Japan Synopsis
スカイ・クロラ
Youngsters called Kildren, who are destined to live eternally in their adolescence. The Kildren are conscious that every day could be the last, because they fight a war as entertainment, organized and operated by adults. But as they embrace the reality they are faced with, they live their day-to-day lives to the full.
Other Titles From Production I.G
Action + Adventure in Japan
1030 Japan titles in our catalog blend the Action and Adventure genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding The Sky Crawlers itself).
Titles With Overlapping Themes
Films and series that share thematic tags with The Sky Crawlers. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.
The 2007–2009 Japan Window
The Sky Crawlers holds position #202 of 362 Japan films in the 2007–2009 window, below highlighted by audience rating.
The 2000s Japan Landscape
Catalog density by release year across the 2000s in Japan, 1020 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when The Sky Crawlers premiered alongside 124 others.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 124 other Japan films in 2008.
The 2095th Japan title from Japan we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1899).
Our Japan catalog contains 4,579 titles in total (2,908 films).
Audience Engagement
133 audience reviews — more than 80% of Japan films in our index.
Popularity sits at the 69th percentile among Japan films.
Thematic Fingerprint
Tags on The Sky Crawlers, grouped by how common each theme is across the full Asian catalog. Rare tags are more distinctive signals.
- peace · 3
- meat pie · 1
- child smoking · 1
- aftercreditsstinger · 24
- alternate reality · 6
- adult animation · 101
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #2,728 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (40th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is -0.2 points below the Japan average of 6.9/10.
Among Japan Action productions specifically: #1,078 of 1,714 (top 63%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Japan |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Japanese |
| Production Companies | Production I.G, Warner Bros. Entertainment |
| Runtime | 2h 1m |
| Release Date | August 2, 2008 |
| IMDb | tt1056437 |