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.
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.
Action + Adventure in Japan
1030 Japan titles in our catalog blend the Action and Adventure genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding Sonic the Hedgehog: The Movie itself).
The 1995–1997 Japan Window
Sonic the Hedgehog: The Movie holds position #86 of 142 Japan films in the 1995–1997 window, below highlighted by audience rating.
The 1990s Japan Landscape
Catalog density by release year across the 1990s in Japan, 447 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Sonic the Hedgehog: The Movie premiered alongside 42 others.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 42 other Japan films in 1996.
The 1052nd Japan title from Japan we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1899).
Our Japan catalog contains 4,579 titles in total (2,908 films).
Audience Engagement
50 audience reviews — more than 64% of Japan films in our index.
Popularity sits at the 57th percentile among Japan films.
Thematic Fingerprint
Tags on Sonic the Hedgehog: The Movie, grouped by how common each theme is across the full Asian catalog. Rare tags are more distinctive signals.
- edited from ova · 5
- darkness · 4
- eggman · 1
- tails · 1
- knuckles · 1
- land of the sky · 1
- anime · 711
- based on video game · 90
- robot · 45
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 |