Japan Synopsis
“Welcome to the next level.”
After settling in Green Hills, Sonic is eager to prove he has what it takes to be a true hero. His test comes when Dr. Robotnik returns, this time with a new partner, Knuckles, in search for an emerald that has the power to destroy civilizations. Sonic teams up with his own sidekick, Tails, and together they embark on a globe-trotting journey to find the emerald before it falls into the wrong hands.
The 2021–2023 Japan Window
389 Japan films released in this three-year window, ranked here by audience rating. Sonic the Hedgehog 2 sits at position #134.
Titles With Overlapping Themes
Films and series that share thematic tags with Sonic the Hedgehog 2. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.
Other Titles From Original Film
The 2020s Japan Landscape
Catalog density by release year in the 2020s. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Sonic the Hedgehog 2 premiered. 539 total titles in this decade from Japan.
Budget & Box Office Efficiency
At a 2h 3m runtime, production spent $894K per minute on screen and earned $3.3M per minute back.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #1,021 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (78th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is +0.7 points above the Japan average of 6.9/10.
Among Japan Action productions specifically: #455 of 1,714 (top 27%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Japan |
|---|---|
| All Production Countries | Japan, United States of America |
| Original Language | En |
| Spoken Languages | English, French, Latin, Greek, Russian |
| Production Companies | Original Film, Blur Studio, Marza Animation Planet, Paramount, SEGA |
| Runtime | 2h 3m |
| Release Date | April 8, 2022 |
| IMDb | tt12412888 |
| Official Site | www.paramountmovies.com |