Japan Synopsis
SPACE ADVENTURE コブラ
“The most wanted man in the entire universe”
Cobra, a notorious space pirate, is enlisted by bounty hunter Jane to rescue her sister from the strange being known as Crystal Bowie, but then finds himself drawn into a complex struggle over the fate of a mysterious wandering planet.
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Animation + Science Fiction in Japan
314 Japan titles in our catalog blend the Animation and Science Fiction genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding Space Adventure Cobra: The Movie itself).
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★ 8.3 · 1997
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★ 8.3 · 2021
Legend of the Galactic Heroes: Overture to a New War
★ 8.3 · 1993
The Legend of the Galactic Heroes: Die Neue These Seiran 2
★ 8.2 · 2019
Gintama: The Movie: The Final Chapter: Be Forever Yorozuya
★ 8.0 · 2013
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★ 8.0 · 2015
The 1981–1983 Japan Window
Space Adventure Cobra: The Movie holds position #34 of 68 Japan films in the 1981–1983 window, below highlighted by audience rating.
The 1980s Japan Landscape
Catalog density by release year across the 1980s in Japan, 280 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Space Adventure Cobra: The Movie premiered alongside 20 others.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 20 other Japan films in 1982.
The 580th Japan title from Japan we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1899).
Our Japan catalog contains 4,579 titles in total (2,908 films).
Audience Engagement
54 audience reviews — more than 65% of Japan films in our index.
Review volume (65th percentile) outruns trending popularity (46th) — a durable title with sustained audience attention.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #2,751 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 Animation productions specifically: #1,798 of 2,532 (top 71%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Japan |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Japanese |
| Production Companies | Shueisha, Tokyo Movie Shinsha |
| Runtime | 1h 35m |
| Release Date | July 3, 1982 |
| IMDb | tt0163494 |