Japan Wolf Children sits in the top 7% of Japan films on this catalog — ranked #337 of 4,579 by TMDB audience score.
Synopsis
おおかみこどもの雨と雪
“Love wildly.”
After her werewolf lover unexpectedly dies in an accident, a woman must find a way to raise the son and daughter that she had with him. However, their inheritance of their father's traits prove to be a challenge for her.
Audience Engagement
2,088 audience reviews — more than 99% of Japan films in our index.
Popularity sits at the 92th percentile among Japan films.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #337 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (93rd percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is +1.3 points above the Japan average of 6.9/10.
Among Japan Animation productions specifically: #287 of 2,532 (top 11%).
Titles With Overlapping Themes
Films and series that share thematic tags with Wolf Children. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.
Animation + Family in Japan
177 Japan titles in our catalog blend the Animation and Family genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding Wolf Children itself).
Other Titles From Studio Chizu
The 2011–2013 Japan Window
Among 482 Japan films we catalog from this window, Wolf Children places #27 — near the top of its class.
The 2010s Japan Landscape
Catalog density by release year across the 2010s in Japan, 1769 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Wolf Children premiered alongside 164 others.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 164 other Japan films in 2012.
The 2644th Japan title from Japan we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1899).
Our Japan catalog contains 4,579 titles in total (2,908 films).
Thematic Fingerprint
Tags on Wolf Children, grouped by how common each theme is across the full Asian catalog. Rare tags are more distinctive signals.
- death of father · 5
- werewolf · 5
- werewolf child · 2
- farming community · 1
- farming · 1
- rural area · 26
- forest · 23
- mother son relationship · 21
- mother daughter relationship · 17
- single mother · 12
- wolf · 8
- growing up · 8
- brother sister relationship · 6
- anime · 711
- adult animation · 101
Production Details
| Primary Country | Japan |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Japanese |
| Production Companies | Studio Chizu, Madhouse, Nippon Television Network Corporation, Kadokawa Shoten, VAP |
| Runtime | 1h 57m |
| Release Date | July 21, 2012 |
| IMDb | tt2140203 |
| Official Site | www.ookamikodomo.jp |