Japan Synopsis
中国の鳥人
“The children of the sky.”
Wada, a salary man, is enlisted to venture off to China to investigate a potential Jade mine. After his arrival, Wada encounters a violent, yet sentimental, yakuza, who takes the liberty of joining his adventure through China. Led on their long and disastrous journey to the mine by Shen, the three men come across something even more magical and enticing.
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Adventure + Drama in Japan
292 Japan titles in our catalog blend the Adventure and Drama genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding The Bird People in China itself).
The 1997–1999 Japan Window
The Bird People in China holds position #55 of 162 Japan films in the 1997–1999 window, below highlighted by audience rating.
The 1990s Japan Landscape
1998 was the decade’s peak output year for Japan — 62 titles released, including The Bird People in China. Bars below show how the 1990s stacked up year by year (447 total).
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 61 other Japan films in 1998.
The 1162nd Japan title from Japan we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1899).
Our Japan catalog contains 4,579 titles in total (2,908 films).
Audience Engagement
74 audience reviews — more than 71% of Japan films in our index.
Popularity sits at the 59th percentile among Japan films.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #1,764 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (61st percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is +0.3 points above the Japan average of 6.9/10.
Among Japan Adventure productions specifically: #648 of 1,216 (top 53%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Japan |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Japanese |
| Spoken Languages | Mandarin, English, Japanese |
| Production Companies | Excellent Film, Sedic |
| Runtime | 1h 58m |
| Release Date | June 10, 1998 |
| IMDb | tt0142181 |