Japan Synopsis
“A classic tale of sex, revenge, and love”
England, 14th century. King Edward II falls in love with Piers Gaveston, a young man of humble origins, whom he honors with favors and titles of nobility. The cold and jealous Queen Isabella conspires with the evil Mortimer to get rid of Gaveston, overthrow her husband and take power…
Titles With Overlapping Themes
Films and series that share thematic tags with Edward II. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.
Other Titles From BBC Film
History + Romance in Japan
16 Japan titles in our catalog blend the History and Romance genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding Edward II itself).
The 1990–1992 Japan Window
Edward II holds position #73 of 107 Japan films in the 1990–1992 window, below highlighted by audience rating.
The 1990s Japan Landscape
Catalog density by release year across the 1990s in Japan, 447 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Edward II premiered alongside 36 others.
Budget & Box Office Efficiency
At a 1h 30m runtime, production spent $11K per minute on screen and earned $8K per minute back.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 36 other Japan films in 1991.
The 859th Japan title from Japan we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1899).
Our Japan catalog contains 4,579 titles in total (2,908 films).
Audience Engagement
47 audience reviews — more than 63% of Japan films in our index.
Review volume (63th percentile) outruns trending popularity (35th) — a durable title with sustained audience attention.
Thematic Fingerprint
Tags on Edward II, grouped by how common each theme is across the full Asian catalog. Rare tags are more distinctive signals.
- 14th century · 3
- medieval england · 2
- male homosexuality · 18
- based on play or musical · 16
- palace intrigue · 6
- gay theme · 67
- husband wife relationship · 46
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #3,584 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (22nd percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is -0.7 points below the Japan average of 6.9/10.
Among Japan History productions specifically: #84 of 100 (top 84%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Japan |
|---|---|
| All Production Countries | United Kingdom, Japan |
| Original Language | En |
| Production Companies | BBC Film, Working Title Films, British Screen Productions, Uplink |
| Runtime | 1h 30m |
| Release Date | September 3, 1991 |
| IMDb | tt0101798 |