Subcategory
Japanese Cinema
This index adds up the scores of 4 questions. 82 brands are ranked.
- Edition
- Nov 12, 2026
- Methodology
- v5.0
- Panel
- 6 AI surfaces
AI Visibility Ranking
Brands across every question in this category, ordered by GenRank score.
#BrandScore
- 1Spirited Away148.1
- 2Seven Samurai98.6
- 3Akira Kurosawa95.4
- 4Yasujiro Ozu81.5
- 5Kenji Mizoguchi67.7
- 6Tokyo Story67.0
- 7Princess Mononoke64.7
- 8My Neighbor Totoro64.3
- 9Grave of the Fireflies58.0
- 10Hayao Miyazaki57.1
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- 11Rashomon54.9
- 12Akira54.8
- 13Shoplifters52.8
- 14Tampopo50.7
- 15Perfect Blue49.7
- 16Your Name47.9
- 17Hirokazu Koreeda46.3
- 18Masaki Kobayashi46.1
- 19Ryusuke Hamaguchi44.7
- 20The Tale of the Princess Kaguya39.8
- 21Shohei Imamura39.7
- 22Harakiri37.2
- 23Isao Takahata35.9
- 24High and Low34.4
- 25The Boy and the Heron (2023)33.0
- 26Mikio Naruse32.5
- 27Drive My Car31.2
- 28Ikiru30.2
- 29Nagisa Oshima28.7
- 30Yojimbo28.1
- 31Godzilla Minus One28.0
- 32Kiki’s Delivery Service26.7
- 33Paprika (film)24.4
- 34Ugetsu24.2
- 35Godzilla24.1
- 36Cure21.9
- 37Takeshi Kitano20.5
- 38Ran20.0
- 39Wolf Children (2012)19.1
- 40Late Spring18.0
- 41Woman in the Dunes16.9
- 42Kiyoshi Kurosawa15.5
- 43Ghost in the Shell12.8
- 44Throne of Blood12.4
- 45Satoshi Kon12.1
- 46A Silent Voice12.0
- 47Castle in the Sky11.5
- 48Millennium Actress11.5
- 49Howl's Moving Castle11.0
- 50Survival Family10.6
- 1Spirited Away148.1
- 2Seven Samurai98.6
- 3Akira Kurosawa95.4
- 4Yasujiro Ozu81.5
- 5Kenji Mizoguchi67.7
- 6Tokyo Story67.0
- 7Princess Mononoke64.7
- 8My Neighbor Totoro64.3
- 9Grave of the Fireflies58.0
- 10Hayao Miyazaki57.1
- 11Rashomon54.9
- 12Akira54.8
- 13Shoplifters52.8
- 14Tampopo50.7
- 15Perfect Blue49.7
- 16Your Name47.9
- 17Hirokazu Koreeda46.3
- 18Masaki Kobayashi46.1
- 19Ryusuke Hamaguchi44.7
- 20The Tale of the Princess Kaguya39.8
- 21Shohei Imamura39.7
- 22Harakiri37.2
- 23Isao Takahata35.9
- 24High and Low34.4
- 25The Boy and the Heron (2023)33.0
- 26Mikio Naruse32.5
- 27Drive My Car31.2
- 28Ikiru30.2
- 29Nagisa Oshima28.7
- 30Yojimbo28.1
- 31Godzilla Minus One28.0
- 32Kiki’s Delivery Service26.7
- 33Paprika (film)24.4
- 34Ugetsu24.2
- 35Godzilla24.1
- 36Cure21.9
- 37Takeshi Kitano20.5
- 38Ran20.0
- 39Wolf Children (2012)19.1
- 40Late Spring18.0
- 41Woman in the Dunes16.9
- 42Kiyoshi Kurosawa15.5
- 43Ghost in the Shell12.8
- 44Throne of Blood12.4
- 45Satoshi Kon12.1
- 46A Silent Voice12.0
- 47Castle in the Sky11.5
- 48Millennium Actress11.5
- 49Howl's Moving Castle11.0
- 50Survival Family10.6
Top 50 of 82
The GenRank score sums each brand’s question-level visibility inside this category. Higher means AI names the brand more often and earlier. It is not bounded, so compare brands within one category, not across categories. Methodology
The questions behind this index
4Each question with its top three brands by GenRank score and how many brands its answers named.
Rank trend
Rank trends are drawn once two weekly editions under the same methodology exist. Only the first edition is in so far.
Named by surface
Each cell: of the surface's 4 answers, how many named the brand. Darker means named more often.
- Window
- Oct 18, 2026 ~ Nov 8, 2026
| Brand |  Google AI Overviews |  ChatGPT |  Claude |  Gemini | Google AI Mode |  Microsoft Copilot |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Spirited Away | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 |
| 2Seven Samurai | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 3Akira Kurosawa | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 4Yasujiro Ozu | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 5Kenji Mizoguchi | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 6Tokyo Story | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 7Princess Mononoke | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 8My Neighbor Totoro | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 9Grave of the Fireflies | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 10Hayao Miyazaki | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 11Rashomon | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 12Akira | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 13Shoplifters | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| 14Tampopo | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 15Perfect Blue | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
Named alongside
Brands named in the same answers in the last four weeks. Circle size: answers naming the brand. Line width: answers naming both.
- Answers naming the brand
- 4
- 8
- 19
- Answers naming both
- 1
- 13
- Answers naming the brand
- 4
- 8
- 19
- Answers naming both
- 1
- 13
| Brand | Answers naming the brand | Named alongside |
|---|---|---|
| Spirited Away | 19 | Seven Samurai (13), Rashomon (12), Tokyo Story (12) |
| Seven Samurai | 14 | Spirited Away (13), Rashomon (12), Tokyo Story (12) |
| Akira Kurosawa | 11 | Hayao Miyazaki (11), Yasujiro Ozu (11), Hirokazu Koreeda (10) |
| Yasujiro Ozu | 11 | Akira Kurosawa (11), Hayao Miyazaki (11), Hirokazu Koreeda (10) |
| Kenji Mizoguchi | 9 | Akira Kurosawa (9), Hayao Miyazaki (9), Yasujiro Ozu (9) |
| Tokyo Story | 12 | Seven Samurai (12), Spirited Away (12), Rashomon (11) |
| Princess Mononoke | 9 | Spirited Away (9), My Neighbor Totoro (6), Grave of the Fireflies (6) |
| My Neighbor Totoro | 9 | Spirited Away (8), Seven Samurai (6), Princess Mononoke (6) |
| Grave of the Fireflies | 10 | Spirited Away (10), Akira (8), Perfect Blue (7) |
| Hayao Miyazaki | 11 | Akira Kurosawa (11), Yasujiro Ozu (11), Hirokazu Koreeda (10) |
| Rashomon | 12 | Seven Samurai (12), Spirited Away (12), Tokyo Story (11) |
| Akira | 8 | Spirited Away (8), Grave of the Fireflies (8), Perfect Blue (7) |
| Shoplifters | 12 | Spirited Away (12), Seven Samurai (11), Rashomon (10) |
| Tampopo | 10 | Seven Samurai (9), Spirited Away (9), Shoplifters (8) |
| Perfect Blue | 8 | Spirited Away (8), Akira (7), Grave of the Fireflies (7) |
| Your Name | 8 | Spirited Away (8), My Neighbor Totoro (6), Princess Mononoke (6) |
| Hirokazu Koreeda | 10 | Akira Kurosawa (10), Hayao Miyazaki (10), Yasujiro Ozu (10) |
| Masaki Kobayashi | 8 | Akira Kurosawa (8), Kenji Mizoguchi (8), Hayao Miyazaki (8) |
| Ryusuke Hamaguchi | 8 | Akira Kurosawa (8), Hirokazu Koreeda (8), Hayao Miyazaki (8) |
| The Tale of the Princess Kaguya | 5 | Spirited Away (4), Akira (4), Grave of the Fireflies (4) |
| Shohei Imamura | 8 | Akira Kurosawa (8), Kenji Mizoguchi (8), Hayao Miyazaki (8) |
| Harakiri | 7 | Seven Samurai (7), Rashomon (7), Spirited Away (7) |
| Isao Takahata | 5 | Ryusuke Hamaguchi (5), Akira Kurosawa (5), Hirokazu Koreeda (5) |
| High and Low | 5 | Seven Samurai (5), Drive My Car (5), Spirited Away (5) |
| The Boy and the Heron (2023) | 4 | Spirited Away (4), Perfect Blue (4), Princess Mononoke (4) |
| Mikio Naruse | 4 | Ryusuke Hamaguchi (4), Akira Kurosawa (4), Hirokazu Koreeda (4) |
| Drive My Car | 8 | Seven Samurai (8), Spirited Away (8), Tokyo Story (8) |
| Ikiru | 8 | Seven Samurai (8), Rashomon (8), Spirited Away (8) |
| Nagisa Oshima | 6 | Akira Kurosawa (6), Kenji Mizoguchi (6), Hayao Miyazaki (6) |
| Yojimbo | 5 | Seven Samurai (5), Rashomon (5), Spirited Away (5) |
Most cited sources
Sites cited by the answers to this category's questions and its subcategories'. Counts are citing answers. All of this week's questions. Earlier ranks appear once two weekly runs of the same methodology exist.
| Rank | Source | Citing answers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | imdb.com | 7 |
| 2 | bfi.org.uk | 6 |
| 3 | editorial.rottentomatoes.com | 5 |
| 4 | google.com | 5 |
| 5 | collider.com | 4 |
| 6 | en.wikipedia.org | 3 |
| 7 | japaninsider.com | 3 |
| 8 | letterboxd.com | 3 |
| 9 | movieweb.com | 3 |
| 10 | youtube.com | 3 |
Sources and brands
Which cited sources appear in the answers that name each brand, counted in answers.
| Cited sources | Brand | Answers naming the brand |
|---|---|---|
| bfi.org.uk | Spirited Away | 6 |
| timeout.com | Spirited Away | 5 |
| bfi.org.uk | Seven Samurai | 5 |
| bfi.org.uk | Akira Kurosawa | 4 |
| collider.com | My Neighbor Totoro | 4 |
| bfi.org.uk | Yasujiro Ozu | 4 |
| bfi.org.uk | Tokyo Story | 4 |
| timeout.com | My Neighbor Totoro | 4 |
| bfi.org.uk | Princess Mononoke | 3 |
| imdb.com | Yasujiro Ozu | 3 |
| editorial.rottentomatoes.com | Spirited Away | 3 |
| japaninsider.com | Spirited Away | 3 |
| timeout.com | Tokyo Story | 3 |
| bfi.org.uk | Kenji Mizoguchi | 3 |
| timeout.com | Seven Samurai | 3 |
| imdb.com | My Neighbor Totoro | 3 |
| japaninsider.com | My Neighbor Totoro | 3 |
| collider.com | Seven Samurai | 3 |
| collider.com | Spirited Away | 3 |
| imdb.com | Akira Kurosawa | 3 |
| imdb.com | Spirited Away | 3 |
| timeout.com | Princess Mononoke | 3 |
| imdb.com | Kenji Mizoguchi | 3 |
| movieweb.com | Seven Samurai | 2 |
| bfi.org.uk | My Neighbor Totoro | 2 |
| collider.com | Tokyo Story | 2 |
| collider.com | Princess Mononoke | 2 |
| editorial.rottentomatoes.com | My Neighbor Totoro | 2 |
| editorial.rottentomatoes.com | Princess Mononoke | 2 |
| en.wikipedia.org | Akira Kurosawa | 2 |
| en.wikipedia.org | Spirited Away | 2 |
| en.wikipedia.org | Kenji Mizoguchi | 2 |
| en.wikipedia.org | My Neighbor Totoro | 2 |
| en.wikipedia.org | Yasujiro Ozu | 2 |
| en.wikipedia.org | Princess Mononoke | 2 |
| imdb.com | Seven Samurai | 2 |
| imdb.com | Tokyo Story | 2 |
| imdb.com | Princess Mononoke | 2 |
| japaninsider.com | Seven Samurai | 2 |
| japaninsider.com | Tokyo Story | 2 |
| japaninsider.com | Princess Mononoke | 2 |
| movieweb.com | Spirited Away | 2 |
| movieweb.com | Tokyo Story | 2 |
| movieweb.com | My Neighbor Totoro | 2 |
| editorial.rottentomatoes.com | Akira Kurosawa | 1 |
| timeout.com | Yasujiro Ozu | 1 |
| movieweb.com | Kenji Mizoguchi | 1 |
| editorial.rottentomatoes.com | Seven Samurai | 1 |
| movieweb.com | Yasujiro Ozu | 1 |
| movieweb.com | Princess Mononoke | 1 |
| editorial.rottentomatoes.com | Yasujiro Ozu | 1 |
| timeout.com | Akira Kurosawa | 1 |
| editorial.rottentomatoes.com | Kenji Mizoguchi | 1 |
| en.wikipedia.org | Tokyo Story | 1 |
| editorial.rottentomatoes.com | Tokyo Story | 1 |
| en.wikipedia.org | Seven Samurai | 1 |
| movieweb.com | Akira Kurosawa | 1 |
Citations by source type
How many citations in this edition point at each kind of source.
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