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.
Audience Engagement
303 audience reviews — more than 90% of Japan films in our index.
Popularity sits at the 93th percentile among Japan films.
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
Other Titles From Shueisha
Animation + Fantasy in Japan
1095 Japan titles in our catalog blend the Animation and Fantasy genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding Yu-Gi-Oh! The Movie itself).
The 2003–2005 Japan Window
In the crowded 2003-2005 Japan release window, Yu-Gi-Oh! The Movie sits at #216 of 298. The leaderboard below contextualises its neighbours.
The 2000s Japan Landscape
Catalog density by release year across the 2000s in Japan, 1020 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Yu-Gi-Oh! The Movie premiered alongside 95 others.
Budget & Box Office Efficiency
At a 1h 30m runtime, production spent $222K per minute on screen and earned $324K per minute back.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 95 other Japan films in 2004.
The 1616th 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 Yu-Gi-Oh! The Movie, grouped by how common each theme is across the full Asian catalog. Rare tags are more distinctive signals.
- card game · 5
- artifact · 5
- puzzle · 4
- pyramid · 3
- world supremacy · 1
- based on card game · 1
- trading cards · 1
- egypt · 29
- duel · 9
- anime · 711
- monster · 91
- fight · 60
- based on tv series · 37
- based on anime · 35
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 |