Japan Synopsis
フランダースの犬
Poor but happy, young Nello and his grandfather live alone, delivering milk as a livelihood, in the outskirts of Antwerp, a city in Flanders (the Flemish or Dutch-speaking part of modern-day Belgium). They discover a beaten dog (a Bouvier, a large sturdy dog native to Flanders) and adopt it and nurse it back to health, naming it Patrasche, the middle name of Nello's mother Mary, who died when Nello was very young. Nello's mother was a talented artist, and like his mother, he delights in drawing, and his friend Aloise is his model and greatest fan and supporter.
The 1996–1998 Japan Window
144 Japan films released in this three-year window, ranked here by audience rating. The Dog of Flanders sits at position #25.
Other Titles From Nippon Animation
The 1990s Japan Landscape
Catalog density by release year in the 1990s. Highlighted year (yellow) is when The Dog of Flanders premiered. 447 total titles in this decade from Japan.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #735 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (84th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is +1.0 points above the Japan average of 6.9/10.
Among Japan Animation productions specifically: #617 of 2,532 (top 24%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Japan |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Japanese |
| Production Companies | Nippon Animation, Onkyo Eizo System Co., Ltd. |
| Runtime | 1h 33m |
| Release Date | March 15, 1997 |
| IMDb | tt0304072 |