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.
The 1974–1976 Japan Window
65 Japan films released in this three-year window, ranked here by audience rating. The First Christmas: The Story of the First Christmas Snow sits at position #59.
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.
Other Titles From Rankin/Bass Productions
The 1970s Japan Landscape
Catalog density by release year in the 1970s. Highlighted year (yellow) is when The First Christmas: The Story of the First Christmas Snow premiered. 197 total titles in this decade from Japan.
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 |