Japan Synopsis
A saga of class relations and changing times in an Edwardian England on the brink of modernity, the film centers on liberal Margaret Schlegel, who, along with her sister Helen, becomes involved with two couples: wealthy, conservative industrialist Henry Wilcox and his wife Ruth, and the downwardly mobile working-class Leonard Bast and his mistress Jackie.
The 1991–1993 Japan Window
109 Japan films released in this three-year window, ranked here by audience rating. Howards End sits at position #40.
#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
Titles With Overlapping Themes
Films and series that share thematic tags with Howards End. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.
Other Titles From Merchant Ivory Productions
The 1990s Japan Landscape
Catalog density by release year in the 1990s. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Howards End premiered. 447 total titles in this decade from Japan.
Budget & Box Office Efficiency
At a 2h 22m runtime, production spent $56K per minute on screen and earned $184K per minute back.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #2,086 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (54th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Among Japan Drama productions specifically: #924 of 1,933 (top 48%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Japan |
|---|---|
| All Production Countries | Japan, United Kingdom, United States of America |
| Original Language | En |
| Spoken Languages | English, German |
| Production Companies | Merchant Ivory Productions, Film4 Productions, Japan Satellite Broadcasting (JSB), IMAGICA, Sumitomo Corporation |
| Runtime | 2h 22m |
| Release Date | March 13, 1992 |
| IMDb | tt0104454 |