Japan Synopsis
“Everything else was just practice!”
After the conclusion of the Battle City Tournament, deep below the sands of Egypt, an ancient evil has awakened. Anubis, who was defeated centuries ago by Yugi’s mysterious alter ego – the ancient Pharaoh – has returned for revenge. Wielding the power of the Eighth Millennium Item, Anubis is determined to destroy Yugi and take over the world.
The 2003–2005 Japan Window
298 Japan films released in this three-year window, ranked here by audience rating. Yu-Gi-Oh! The Movie sits at position #216.
Titles With Overlapping Themes
Films and series that share thematic tags with Yu-Gi-Oh! The Movie. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.
4 sharedYu-Gi-Oh!: Bonds Beyond Time
★ 6.0 · Japan
4 sharedDigimon: The Movie
★ 6.6 · Japan
4 sharedDigimon Adventure tri. Part 5: Coexistence
★ 7.3 · Japan
4 sharedDigimon Adventure tri. Part 4: Loss
★ 6.9 · Japan
3 sharedDemon Slayer -Kimetsu no Yaiba- The Movie: Mugen Train
★ 8.3 · Japan
3 sharedSailor Moon S the Movie: Hearts in Ice
★ 7.8 · Japan
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The 2000s Japan Landscape
Catalog density by release year in the 2000s. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Yu-Gi-Oh! The Movie premiered. 1020 total titles in this decade from Japan.
Budget & Box Office Efficiency
At a 1h 30m runtime, production spent $222K per minute on screen and earned $324K per minute back.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #3,685 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (20th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is -0.8 points below the Japan average of 6.9/10.
Among Japan Animation productions specifically: #2,219 of 2,532 (top 88%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Japan |
|---|---|
| All Production Countries | Japan, United States of America |
| Original Language | En |
| Production Companies | Shueisha, Gallop, TV Tokyo, NAS, 4Kids Entertainment |
| Runtime | 1h 30m |
| Release Date | August 13, 2004 |
| IMDb | tt0403703 |
| Official Site | yugioh.warnerbros.com |