Japan Synopsis
“Loved for being unique. Hated for being different.”
The story of Oscar Wilde, genius, poet, playwright and the First Modern Man. The self-realisation of his homosexuality caused Wilde enormous torment as he juggled marriage, fatherhood and responsibility with his obsessive love for Lord Alfred Douglas.
Titles With Overlapping Themes
Films and series that share thematic tags with Wilde. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.
Drama + History in Japan
82 Japan titles in our catalog blend the Drama and History genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding Wilde itself).
The 1996–1998 Japan Window
Wilde holds position #83 of 144 Japan films in the 1996–1998 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 Wilde premiered alongside 38 others.
Budget & Box Office Efficiency
At a 1h 58m runtime, production spent $18K per minute on screen and earned $85K per minute back.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 38 other Japan films in 1997.
The 1115th Japan title from Japan we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1899).
Our Japan catalog contains 4,579 titles in total (2,908 films).
Audience Engagement
250 audience reviews — more than 88% of Japan films in our index.
Popularity sits at the 74th percentile among Japan films.
Thematic Fingerprint
Tags on Wilde, grouped by how common each theme is across the full Asian catalog. Rare tags are more distinctive signals.
- coming out · 5
- author · 5
- victorian england · 3
- ireland · 3
- marriage problems · 3
- england · 21
- male homosexuality · 18
- london · 17
- 1900s · 8
- wife · 7
- biography · 75
- lgbt · 73
- gay theme · 67
- prison · 32
- 19th century · 32
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #2,911 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: #1,278 of 1,933 (top 66%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Japan |
|---|---|
| All Production Countries | Germany, Japan, United Kingdom |
| Original Language | En |
| Production Companies | Dove International, BBC, capitol international, Pandora Film |
| Runtime | 1h 58m |
| Release Date | September 1, 1997 |
| IMDb | tt0120514 |
| Official Site | www.oscarwilde.com |