Japan Synopsis
Satoshi Kon, l'illusionniste
A subtle portrait of Japanese director Satoshi Kon by the specialist of Japanese cinema Pascal-Alex Vincent and a dive into a rich work. With interviews of the greatest Japanese, French and American directors inspired by his work.
The 2020–2022 Japan Window
In the crowded 2020-2022 Japan release window, Satoshi Kon: The Illusionist sits at #348 of 452. The leaderboard below contextualises its neighbours.
The 2020s Japan Landscape
2021 was the decade’s peak output year for Japan — 170 titles released, including Satoshi Kon: The Illusionist. Bars below show how the 2020s stacked up year by year (539 total).
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 169 other Japan films in 2021.
The 4297th Japan title from Japan we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1899).
Our Japan catalog contains 4,579 titles in total (2,908 films).
Audience Engagement
10 audience reviews — more than 6% of Japan films in our index.
Popularity sits at the 20th percentile among Japan films.
Thematic Fingerprint
Tags on Satoshi Kon: The Illusionist, grouped by how common each theme is across the full Asian catalog. Rare tags are more distinctive signals.
- japanese man · 5
- biographical · 3
- tribute · 2
- cartoonist · 2
- mangaka · 1
- cinema · 1
- anime director · 1
- cartoon · 6
- biography · 75
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #2,879 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (37th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is -0.2 points below the Japan average of 6.9/10.
Among Japan Documentary productions specifically: #34 of 50 (top 68%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Japan |
|---|---|
| All Production Countries | France, Japan |
| Original Language | En |
| Spoken Languages | French, Japanese, English |
| Production Companies | Allerton Films, Carlotta Films |
| Runtime | 1h 21m |
| Release Date | July 8, 2021 |
| IMDb | tt12998510 |