Japan Synopsis
A young shepherd, Lucas, is blinded by lightening, and some kindly nuns at a nearby abbey take him in. Sister Catherine describes snow to Lucas, who has never seen it. Lucas gets chosen to play an angel in the abbey's Christmas pageant, and the Christmas snow that falls during the pageant works a small miracle.
Titles With Overlapping Themes
Films and series that share thematic tags with The First Christmas: The Story of the First Christmas Snow. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.
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The 1974–1976 Japan Window
In the crowded 1974-1976 Japan release window, The First Christmas: The Story of the First Christmas Snow sits at #59 of 65. The leaderboard below contextualises its neighbours.
The 1970s Japan Landscape
Catalog density by release year across the 1970s in Japan, 197 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when The First Christmas: The Story of the First Christmas Snow premiered alongside 21 others.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 21 other Japan films in 1975.
The 455th Japan title from Japan we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1899).
Our Japan catalog contains 4,579 titles in total (2,908 films).
Audience Engagement
13 audience reviews — more than 20% of Japan films in our index.
Popularity sits at the 6th percentile among Japan films.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #4,122 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (10th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is -1.2 points below the Japan average of 6.9/10.
Among Japan Animation productions specifically: #2,393 of 2,532 (top 95%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Japan |
|---|---|
| All Production Countries | Japan, United States of America |
| Original Language | En |
| Production Companies | Rankin/Bass Productions |
| Runtime | 22m |
| Release Date | December 19, 1975 |
| IMDb | tt0073751 |