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.
Other Titles From Nippon Animation
Animation + Drama in Japan
730 Japan titles in our catalog blend the Animation and Drama genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding The Dog of Flanders itself).
The 1996–1998 Japan Window
The Dog of Flanders holds position #25 of 144 Japan films in the 1996–1998 window, below highlighted by audience rating.
The 1990s Japan Landscape
Catalog density by release year across the 1990s in Japan, 447 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when The Dog of Flanders premiered alongside 38 others.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 38 other Japan films in 1997.
The 1095th Japan title from Japan we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1899).
Our Japan catalog contains 4,579 titles in total (2,908 films).
Audience Engagement
19 audience reviews — more than 34% of Japan films in our index.
Popularity sits at the 17th percentile among Japan films.
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 |