Japan Synopsis
Bilbo Baggins the Hobbit was just minding his own business, when his occasional visitor Gandalf the Wizard drops in one night. One by one, a whole group of dwarves drop in, and before he knows it, Bilbo has joined their quest to reclaim their kingdom, taken from them by the evil dragon Smaug. The only problem is that Gandalf has told the dwarves that Bilbo is an expert burglar, but he isn't…
Titles With Overlapping Themes
Films and series that share thematic tags with The Hobbit. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.
Other Titles From Rankin/Bass Productions
Family + Fantasy in Japan
105 Japan titles in our catalog blend the Family and Fantasy genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding The Hobbit itself).
The 1976–1978 Japan Window
The Hobbit holds position #24 of 49 Japan films in the 1976–1978 window, below highlighted by audience rating.
The 1970s Japan Landscape
The Hobbit premiered in 1977 — a quieter year for Japan cinema with only 13 titles in our catalog. The 1970s overall landed 197 films and series across 10 years of activity.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 12 other Japan films in 1977.
The 484th Japan title from Japan we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1899).
Our Japan catalog contains 4,579 titles in total (2,908 films).
Audience Engagement
272 audience reviews — more than 89% of Japan films in our index.
Review volume (89th percentile) outruns trending popularity (72th) — a durable title with sustained audience attention.
Thematic Fingerprint
Tags on The Hobbit, grouped by how common each theme is across the full Asian catalog. Rare tags are more distinctive signals.
- eagle · 3
- orcs · 2
- dwarf · 2
- rivendell · 1
- cartoon spider · 1
- dragon · 26
- robbery · 20
- elves · 8
- gold · 7
- magic · 84
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #2,908 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (36th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is -0.3 points below the Japan average of 6.9/10.
Among Japan Family productions specifically: #163 of 229 (top 71%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Japan |
|---|---|
| All Production Countries | Japan, United States of America |
| Original Language | En |
| Production Companies | Rankin/Bass Productions, Topcraft |
| Runtime | 1h 17m |
| Release Date | November 27, 1977 |
| IMDb | tt0077687 |