Japan Synopsis
“The Case of Claus Von Bulow. An American Saga of Money and Mystery.”
Wealthy Sunny von Bülow lies brain-dead, husband Claus guilty of attempted murder; but he says he's innocent and hires Alan Dershowitz for his appeal.
Titles With Overlapping Themes
Films and series that share thematic tags with Reversal of Fortune. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.
The 1989–1991 Japan Window
Reversal of Fortune holds position #61 of 114 Japan films in the 1989–1991 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 Reversal of Fortune premiered alongside 32 others.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 32 other Japan films in 1990.
The 831st Japan title from Japan we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1899).
Our Japan catalog contains 4,579 titles in total (2,908 films).
Audience Engagement
253 audience reviews — more than 88% of Japan films in our index.
Popularity sits at the 75th percentile among Japan films.
Thematic Fingerprint
Tags on Reversal of Fortune, grouped by how common each theme is across the full Asian catalog. Rare tags are more distinctive signals.
- legal drama · 5
- socialite · 2
- law student · 1
- diabetes · 1
- coma · 8
- based on memoir or autobiography · 6
- based on novel or book · 288
- murder · 155
- biography · 75
- lawyer · 31
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #2,909 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (36th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is -0.3 points below the Japan average of 6.9/10.
Among Japan Drama productions specifically: #1,277 of 1,933 (top 66%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Japan |
|---|---|
| All Production Countries | Japan, United Kingdom, United States of America |
| Original Language | En |
| Production Companies | Shochiku-Fuji Company, Sovereign Pictures, Reversal Films Inc. |
| Runtime | 1h 51m |
| Release Date | October 19, 1990 |
| IMDb | tt0100486 |