Japan Synopsis
ソニック★ザ★ヘッジホッグ
“Scrape your knuckles. Catch some tails.”
Sonic's arch nemesis Dr. Robotnik has been banished from the Land of Darkness by an evil Metal Robotnik. The devious doctor tells Sonic that the Robot Generator has been sabotaged and will blow Planet Freedom to kingdom come. But it's not until the President's beautiful daughter Sara turns on the charm that Sonic springs into action.
The 1995–1997 Japan Window
142 Japan films released in this three-year window, ranked here by audience rating. Sonic the Hedgehog: The Movie sits at position #86.
Titles With Overlapping Themes
Films and series that share thematic tags with Sonic the Hedgehog: The Movie. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.
2 sharedResident Evil: Death Island
★ 7.6 · Japan
2 sharedSpirited Away
★ 8.5 · Japan
2 sharedResident Evil: Vendetta
★ 6.9 · Japan
2 sharedPokémon the Movie: Secrets of the Jungle
★ 7.2 · Japan
2 sharedPokémon the Movie: I Choose You!
★ 7.0 · Japan
2 sharedResident Evil: Damnation
★ 6.9 · Japan
The 1990s Japan Landscape
Catalog density by release year in the 1990s. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Sonic the Hedgehog: The Movie premiered. 447 total titles in this decade from Japan.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #2,756 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (40th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is -0.2 points below the Japan average of 6.9/10.
Among Japan Action productions specifically: #1,089 of 1,714 (top 64%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Japan |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Japanese |
| Spoken Languages | English, Japanese |
| Production Companies | General Entertainment Co. LTD, Pierrot, ADV Films, SEGA |
| Runtime | 54m |
| Release Date | January 26, 1996 |
| IMDb | tt0237765 |