Space Travelers
2000 2h 5m movie Film Japan

Space Travelers

スペーストラベラーズ

Synopsis

スペーストラベラーズ

Three bank robbers, who declare themselves to be Space Travelers, take six persons as hostages when they are surrounded by the police. Among the hostages, there is a terrorist with a hidden bomb. In order to escape, the robbers ask the hostages to pretend to be part of the gang. Surprisingly, the hostages soon enjoy doing so. On that strange day, the bank becomes a tropical paradise…

Other Titles From Fuji Television Network

Fantasy + Action in Japan

735 Japan titles in our catalog blend the Fantasy and Action genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding Space Travelers itself).

The 1999–2001 Japan Window

In the crowded 1999-2001 Japan release window, Space Travelers sits at #182 of 205. The leaderboard below contextualises its neighbours.

  1. Hyakujuu Sentai Gaoranger
    #1

    Hyakujuu Sentai Gaoranger

    ★ 8.9 · 2001
  2. One Piece
    #2

    One Piece

    ★ 8.7 · 1999
  3. InuYasha
    #3

    InuYasha

    ★ 8.6 · 2000
  4. Fighting Spirit
    #4

    Fighting Spirit

    ★ 8.6 · 2000
  5. Shaman King
    #5

    Shaman King

    ★ 8.6 · 2001
  6. Digimon Tamers
    #6

    Digimon Tamers

    ★ 8.6 · 2001
  7. Zoids: Chaotic Century
    #7

    Zoids: Chaotic Century

    ★ 8.6 · 1999
  8. Leave it to Kero!
    #8

    Leave it to Kero!

    ★ 8.6 · 2000

The 2000s Japan Landscape

Space Travelers premiered in 2000 — a quieter year for Japan cinema with only 64 titles in our catalog. The 2000s overall landed 1020 films and series across 10 years of activity.

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Position in Catalog

Released alongside 63 other Japan films in 2000.

The 1265th Japan title from Japan we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1899).

Our Japan catalog contains 4,579 titles in total (2,908 films).

Audience Engagement

10
Reviews
6th
Review-volume percentile
16th
Popularity percentile

10 audience reviews — more than 6% of Japan films in our index.

Popularity sits at the 16th percentile among Japan films.

Reception Benchmarks

5.5
TMDB Rating
10
Audience Reviews
Mixed
Critical Tier

Ranked #4,262 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (7th percentile by TMDB audience score).

Rating is -1.4 points below the Japan average of 6.9/10.

Among Japan Fantasy productions specifically: #1,227 of 1,274 (top 96%).

Production Details

Primary CountryJapan
Original LanguageJapanese
Production CompaniesFuji Television Network, Robot Communications, Toei Company
Runtime2h 5m
Release DateApril 8, 2000
IMDbtt0243573