Japan Synopsis
It's the start of the 20th century, and Tuccio, resident playwright of a theatre repertory company offers the owners of the company his new play, "Illuminata". They reject it, saying it's not finished, and intrigue starts that involves influential critic Bevalaqua, theatre star Celimene, young lead actors and other theatre residents
The 1997–1999 Japan Window
In the crowded 1997-1999 Japan release window, Illuminata sits at #145 of 162. The leaderboard below contextualises its neighbours.
The 1990s Japan Landscape
1998 was the decade’s peak output year for Japan — 62 titles released, including Illuminata. Bars below show how the 1990s stacked up year by year (447 total).
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 61 other Japan films in 1998.
The 1159th Japan title from Japan we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1899).
Our Japan catalog contains 4,579 titles in total (2,908 films).
Audience Engagement
19 audience reviews — more than 34% of Japan films in our index.
Popularity sits at the 16th percentile among Japan films.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #4,225 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (8th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is -1.4 points below the Japan average of 6.9/10.
Among Japan Drama productions specifically: #1,826 of 1,933 (top 94%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Japan |
|---|---|
| All Production Countries | Spain, United States of America, Japan |
| Original Language | En |
| Production Companies | Sogepaq, Overseas FilmGroup, CDI, GreeneStreet Films, JVC |
| Runtime | 1h 59m |
| Release Date | May 21, 1998 |
| IMDb | tt0120709 |