Japan Synopsis
わが青春のアルカディア
After a drawn-out, viciously-fought war, the earth has been conquered by the alien Illumidus Empire. Harlock, a captain in earth's fleet, crashes his ship to prevent the Illumidus from using it, and flat-out refuses to join them. With the help of his allies, Tochiro and the space pirate Emereldas, and his lover Miya, he wages a private and bitter war against the Illumidus.
The 1981–1983 Japan Window
68 Japan films released in this three-year window, ranked here by audience rating. Space Pirate Captain Harlock: Arcadia of My Youth sits at position #33.
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The 1980s Japan Landscape
Catalog density by release year in the 1980s. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Space Pirate Captain Harlock: Arcadia of My Youth premiered. 280 total titles in this decade from Japan.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #2,748 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: #1,797 of 2,532 (top 71%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Japan |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Japanese |
| Production Companies | Toei Animation |
| Runtime | 2h 10m |
| Release Date | July 28, 1982 |
| IMDb | tt0084881 |