The Adventures of Milo and Otis
1986 1h 16m movie Film Japan

The Adventures of Milo and Otis

子猫物語

“Milo is one lucky cat. He's got nine lives and a best friend.”

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.

The 1985–1987 Japan Window

100 Japan films released in this three-year window, ranked here by audience rating. The Adventures of Milo and Otis sits at position #61.

  1. Touch
    #1

    Touch

    ★ 9.2 · 1985

  2. The Transformers: More Than Meets The Eye
    #2

    The Transformers: More Than Meets The Eye

    ★ 8.6 · 1986

  3. Silver Fang
    #3

    Silver Fang

    ★ 8.6 · 1986

  4. Saint Seiya
    #4

    Saint Seiya

    ★ 8.5 · 1986

  5. Robotech
    #5

    Robotech

    ★ 8.5 · 1985

  6. Dengeki Sentai Changeman
    #6

    Dengeki Sentai Changeman

    ★ 8.3 · 1985

  7. The Wonderful Wizard of Oz
    #7

    The Wonderful Wizard of Oz

    ★ 8.3 · 1986

  8. Dragon Ball
    #8

    Dragon Ball

    ★ 8.2 · 1986

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.

Other Titles From Fuji Television Network

The 1980s Japan Landscape

Catalog density by release year in the 1980s. Highlighted year (yellow) is when The Adventures of Milo and Otis premiered. 280 total titles in this decade from Japan.

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Budget & Box Office Efficiency

$7.5M
Budget
$13.3M
Revenue
$5.8M
Net Profit
1.8×
Return Ratio

At a 1h 16m runtime, production spent $99K per minute on screen and earned $175K per minute back.

Reception Benchmarks

6.4
TMDB Rating
179
Audience Reviews
Well Received
Critical Tier

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

Themes & Motifs

  • fight
  • pig
  • cat
  • chicken
  • barn
  • milk
  • survival
  • dog
  • pets

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