Stormy Night
2005 1h 50m movie Film Japan

Stormy Night

あらしのよるに

“Born enemies… sworn friends.”

Synopsis

あらしのよるに

“Born enemies… sworn friends.”

A goat named Mei and a wolf named Gabu pledge to be secret friends after meeting on a stormy night, despite the fact that they are supposed to be natural enemies. The two must overcome hardships as they journey far in hopes to find an "Emerald Forest", free from persecution of their kind.

The 2004–2006 Japan Window

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Titles With Overlapping Themes

Films and series that share thematic tags with Stormy Night. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.

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The 2000s Japan Landscape

Catalog density by release year in the 2000s. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Stormy Night premiered. 1020 total titles in this decade from Japan.

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Reception Benchmarks

7.3
TMDB Rating
42
Audience Reviews
Highly Rated
Critical Tier

Ranked #1,611 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (65th percentile by TMDB audience score).

Rating is +0.4 points above the Japan average of 6.9/10.

Among Japan Animation productions specifically: #1,183 of 2,532 (top 47%).

Production Details

Primary Country Japan
Original Language Japanese
Production Companies Shogakukan, Sedic International, TOHO, MBS, Hakuhodo DY Media Partners
Runtime 1h 50m
Release Date December 10, 2005
IMDb tt0498465
Official Site www.toho.co.jp

Themes & Motifs

  • friendship
  • wolf
  • forest
  • goat
  • anthropomorphism
  • animal
  • anime

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