Japan Synopsis
“A magician's spell, the innocence of young love and a dream of revenge unite to create a tempest.”
An exiled magician finds an opportunity for revenge against his enemies muted when his daughter and the son of his chief enemy fall in love in this uniquely structured retelling of the 'The Tempest'.
The 1990–1992 Japan Window
Prospero's Books holds position #43 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 Prospero's Books premiered alongside 36 others.
Budget & Box Office Efficiency
At a 2h 0m runtime, production spent $14K per minute on screen and earned $15K per minute back.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 36 other Japan films in 1991.
The 858th Japan title from Japan we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1899).
Our Japan catalog contains 4,579 titles in total (2,908 films).
Audience Engagement
83 audience reviews — more than 73% of Japan films in our index.
Review volume (73th percentile) outruns trending popularity (33th) — a durable title with sustained audience attention.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #2,332 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (49th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Among Japan Fantasy productions specifically: #826 of 1,274 (top 65%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Japan |
|---|---|
| All Production Countries | Japan, United Kingdom, France, Netherlands, Italy |
| Original Language | En |
| Production Companies | Caméra One, Allarts, Cinéa |
| Runtime | 2h 0m |
| Release Date | August 30, 1991 |
| IMDb | tt0102722 |