Japan Synopsis
子猫物語
“Milo is one lucky cat. He's got nine lives and a best friend.”
When Milo the cat and Otis the dog are separated, they each set off on an adventurous and often perilous quest across mountains, plains, and snow-covered lands to reunite with one another.
Other Titles From Fuji Television Network
Adventure + Drama in Japan
292 Japan titles in our catalog blend the Adventure and Drama genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding The Adventures of Milo and Otis itself).
Titles With Overlapping Themes
Films and series that share thematic tags with The Adventures of Milo and Otis. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.
The 1985–1987 Japan Window
The Adventures of Milo and Otis holds position #61 of 100 Japan films in the 1985–1987 window, below highlighted by audience rating.
The 1980s Japan Landscape
Catalog density by release year across the 1980s in Japan, 280 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when The Adventures of Milo and Otis premiered alongside 38 others.
Budget & Box Office Efficiency
At a 1h 16m runtime, production spent $99K per minute on screen and earned $175K per minute back.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 38 other Japan films in 1986.
The 681st Japan title from Japan we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1899).
Our Japan catalog contains 4,579 titles in total (2,908 films).
Audience Engagement
179 audience reviews — more than 85% of Japan films in our index.
Popularity sits at the 76th percentile among Japan films.
Thematic Fingerprint
Tags on The Adventures of Milo and Otis, grouped by how common each theme is across the full Asian catalog. Rare tags are more distinctive signals.
- milk · 3
- pig · 2
- chicken · 2
- barn · 2
- pets · 1
- survival · 28
- dog · 23
- cat · 21
- fight · 60
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #3,263 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (29th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is -0.5 points below the Japan average of 6.9/10.
Among Japan Adventure productions specifically: #1,006 of 1,216 (top 83%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Japan |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Japanese |
| Production Companies | Fuji Television Network |
| Runtime | 1h 16m |
| Release Date | June 27, 1986 |
| IMDb | tt0097050 |