Japan Synopsis
スチームボーイ
“He will save the future.”
After receiving a package from his grandfather, Ray, a young inventor who lives in England during the mid-19th century, finds himself caught in the middle of a deadly conflict related to a revolutionary advance in steam power.
Audience Engagement
367 audience reviews — more than 91% of Japan films in our index.
Review volume (91th percentile) outruns trending popularity (75th) — a durable title with sustained audience attention.
Titles With Overlapping Themes
Films and series that share thematic tags with Steamboy. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.
Other Titles From Bandai Visual
Animation + Fantasy in Japan
1095 Japan titles in our catalog blend the Animation and Fantasy genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding Steamboy itself).
The 2003–2005 Japan Window
Steamboy holds position #132 of 298 Japan films in the 2003–2005 window, below highlighted by audience rating.
The 2000s Japan Landscape
Catalog density by release year across the 2000s in Japan, 1020 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Steamboy premiered alongside 95 others.
Budget & Box Office Efficiency
At a 2h 6m runtime, production spent $206K per minute on screen and earned $150K per minute back.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 95 other Japan films in 2004.
The 1611th Japan title from Japan we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1899).
Our Japan catalog contains 4,579 titles in total (2,908 films).
Thematic Fingerprint
Tags on Steamboy, grouped by how common each theme is across the full Asian catalog. Rare tags are more distinctive signals.
- inventor · 3
- energy · 3
- ball · 1
- industrial revolution · 1
- kugel · 1
- steam · 1
- england · 21
- steampunk · 10
- anime · 711
- adult animation · 101
- 19th century · 32
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #2,303 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (50th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Among Japan Animation productions specifically: #1,555 of 2,532 (top 61%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Japan |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Japanese |
| Production Companies | Bandai Visual, SUNRISE, Steamboy Committee, STUDIO4℃ |
| Runtime | 2h 6m |
| Release Date | July 17, 2004 |
| IMDb | tt0348121 |
| Official Site | www.sonypictures.com |