Japan 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.
Titles With Overlapping Themes
Films and series that share thematic tags with Stormy Night. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.
Other Titles From Shogakukan
Animation + Drama in Japan
730 Japan titles in our catalog blend the Animation and Drama genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding Stormy Night itself).
The 2004–2006 Japan Window
Stormy Night holds position #118 of 347 Japan films in the 2004–2006 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 Stormy Night premiered alongside 116 others.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 116 other Japan films in 2005.
The 1769th Japan title from Japan we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1899).
Our Japan catalog contains 4,579 titles in total (2,908 films).
Audience Engagement
42 audience reviews — more than 60% of Japan films in our index.
Review volume (60th percentile) outruns trending popularity (40th) — a durable title with sustained audience attention.
Thematic Fingerprint
Tags on Stormy Night, grouped by how common each theme is across the full Asian catalog. Rare tags are more distinctive signals.
- goat · 4
- forest · 23
- animal · 21
- anthropomorphism · 20
- wolf · 8
- anime · 711
- friendship · 134
Reception Benchmarks
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 |