Japan Synopsis
“Everyone has a wild side. Even a legend.”
An aged Charlie Chaplin narrates his life to his autobiography's editor, including his rise to wealth and comedic fame from poverty, his turbulent personal life and his run-ins with the FBI.
Audience Engagement
953 audience reviews — more than 97% of Japan films in our index.
Review volume (97th percentile) outruns trending popularity (74th) — a durable title with sustained audience attention.
Titles With Overlapping Themes
Films and series that share thematic tags with Chaplin. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.
The 1991–1993 Japan Window
Chaplin holds position #23 of 109 Japan films in the 1991–1993 window, below highlighted by audience rating.
#1Slam Dunk
★ 8.6 · 1993
#2Yu Yu Hakusho
★ 8.6 · 1992
#3Tokyo Love Story
★ 8.6 · 1991
#4Sailor Moon
★ 8.4 · 1992
#5Legend of the Galactic Heroes: Overture to a New War
★ 8.3 · 1993
#6Dragon Quest: The Adventure of Dai
★ 8.2 · 1991
#7Ranma ½: The Movie 2 — The Battle of Togenkyo: Rescue the Brides!
★ 8.1 · 1992
#8Ziggy: Soreyuke! R&R Band
★ 8.1 · 1991
The 1990s Japan Landscape
Catalog density by release year across the 1990s in Japan, 447 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Chaplin premiered alongside 36 others.
Budget & Box Office Efficiency
At a 2h 23m runtime, production spent $217K per minute on screen and earned $66K per minute back.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 36 other Japan films in 1992.
The 910th 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 Chaplin, grouped by how common each theme is across the full Asian catalog. Rare tags are more distinctive signals.
- success · 1
- hollywoodland · 1
- mccarthyism · 1
- escape · 22
- 1920s · 18
- 1900s · 8
- based on true story · 98
- biography · 75
- family · 74
- politics · 39
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #1,341 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (71st percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is +0.5 points above the Japan average of 6.9/10.
Among Japan Drama productions specifically: #584 of 1,933 (top 30%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Japan |
|---|---|
| All Production Countries | France, Italy, Japan, United Kingdom, United States of America |
| Original Language | En |
| Production Companies | Japan Satellite Broadcasting (JSB), RCS Video, Le Studio Canal+, Carolco Pictures, TriStar Pictures |
| Runtime | 2h 23m |
| Release Date | December 17, 1992 |
| IMDb | tt0103939 |