Japan Synopsis
“The glamour, the strife, the intrigue of 18th century France!”
Oscar François de Jarjayes was born female, but her father insisted she be raised as a boy as he had no sons. She becomes the captain of the guards at Versailles under King Louis XVI and Marie Antonette. Her privileged, noble life comes under fire as she discovers the hard life of the poor people of France. She is caught up in the French Revolution, and must choose between her loyalty and love.
Titles With Overlapping Themes
Films and series that share thematic tags with Lady Oscar. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.
4 sharedMarie Antoinette
★ 6.7 · Japan
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★ 7.2 · Japan
2 sharedBerserk: The Golden Age Arc II – The Battle for Doldrey
★ 7.3 · Japan
2 sharedGhost in the Shell
★ 6.1 · China
2 sharedCrouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
★ 7.4 · China
2 sharedBerserk: The Golden Age Arc III – The Advent
★ 7.6 · Japan
Other Titles From TOHO
History + Drama in Japan
82 Japan titles in our catalog blend the History and Drama genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding Lady Oscar itself).
The 1978–1980 Japan Window
In the crowded 1978-1980 Japan release window, Lady Oscar sits at #51 of 56. The leaderboard below contextualises its neighbours.
The 1970s Japan Landscape
Catalog density by release year across the 1970s in Japan, 197 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Lady Oscar premiered alongside 18 others.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 18 other Japan films in 1979.
The 511th Japan title from Japan we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1899).
Our Japan catalog contains 4,579 titles in total (2,908 films).
Audience Engagement
25 audience reviews — more than 44% of Japan films in our index.
Popularity sits at the 36th percentile among Japan films.
Thematic Fingerprint
Tags on Lady Oscar, grouped by how common each theme is across the full Asian catalog. Rare tags are more distinctive signals.
- strong woman · 5
- french revolution · 3
- marie antoinette · 2
- versailles · 2
- tomboy · 2
- louis xvi · 2
- nobility · 2
- people · 1
- gender confusion · 1
- peasants vs. royalty · 1
- woman soldier · 1
- poverty · 24
- france · 19
- 18th century · 14
- lie · 6
- mistress · 6
- based on manga · 297
- sword fight · 56
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #4,287 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (6th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is -1.5 points below the Japan average of 6.9/10.
Among Japan History productions specifically: #97 of 100 (top 97%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Japan |
|---|---|
| All Production Countries | France, Japan |
| Original Language | En |
| Production Companies | TOHO, Nippon Television Network Corporation, Shiseido Co. Ltd., Kitty Films |
| Runtime | 2h 4m |
| Release Date | March 3, 1979 |
| IMDb | tt0077827 |