List of Japanese films of 1997

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Highest-grossing films

Rank Title Gross
1 Princess Mononoke ¥11.3 billion
2 Lost Paradise ¥2.30 billion
3 Doraemon: Nobita and the Spiral City ¥2.00 billion

List of films

A list of films released in Japan in 1997 (see 1997 in film).

Title Director Cast Genre Notes
Carranger vs. Ohranger
Cat's Eye Kaizo Hayashi Yuki Uchida, Izumi Inamori, Norika Fujiwara [1]
Crayon Shin-chan: Pursuit of the Dark Tama Tama Anime
Cure Kiyoshi Kurosawa Kōji Yakusho, Tsuyoshi Ujiki, Anna Nakagawa Thriller [2][3]
Detective Conan: The Time-Bombed Skyscraper
The Eel Shohei Imamura Won the Palme d'Or at Cannes
The End of Evangelion Hideaki Anno Anime Finale to the TV series Neon Genesis Evangelion. Won the Animage Anime Grand Prix, Japanese Academy Prize for "Best Sensation," and "Anime Choice Award" at Animation Kobe.
Evangelion: Death and Rebirth Hideaki Anno Anime Clip show of episodes 1-24 of the TV series Neon Genesis Evangelion, followed by 27 minutes of a draft of The End of Evangelion.
Fireworks Takeshi Kitano
I Thought About You Yukio Kitazawa Yōta Kawase Gay Pink Pink Grand Prix, Best Film
Magunichuudo - ashita heno kakehashi Hiroshi Sugawara Kumie Tanaka, Naoto Ogata, Hiroko Yakushimaru Drama [4]
Moonlight Serenade Masahiro Shinoda Entered into the 47th Berlin International Film Festival
Parasite Eve Masayuki Ochiai Hiroshi Mikami, Riona Hazuki, Tomoko Nakajima [2][5]
Perfect Blue Satoshi Kon Mystery, thriller Animated film[6][7]
Princess Mononoke Hayao Miyazaki Fantasy, adventure Animated film[4][8]
Rainy Dog Takashi Miike Show Aikawa Crime [9][10]
Rebirth of Mothra II Kunie Miyoshi Megumi Kobayashi, Sayaka Yamaguchi, Aki Hano Science fiction [11][12]
Rurouni Kenshin: Ishin Shishi no Requiem
School Ghost Stories 3 Shusuke Kaneko Naomi Nishida, Hitomi Kuroki, Hideki Noda [1]
Sharan Q no enka no hanamichi Yōjirō Takita Tsunku, Hatake, Takanori Jinnai Comedy [13]
Tekken: The Motion Picture Animated
Tokyo Biyori Naoto Takenaka Naoto Takenaka, Miho Nakayama, Yakako Matsu Comedy-drama [1][11]
Welcome Back, Mr. McDonald Koki Mitani Jun inoue, Yasukiyo Umeno, Kaoru Okunuki Comedy [11]
Woman of the Police Protection Programme Juzo Itami Nobuko Miyamoto, Masahiko Nishimura, Takehiro Murata [1]

See also

Footnotes

  1. ^ a b c d Galbraith IV 2008, p. 400.
  2. ^ a b Kalat 2007, p. 273.
  3. ^ Crow, Jonathan. "Cure". AllMovie. Retrieved September 12, 2016.
  4. ^ a b Galbraith IV 2008, p. 414.
  5. ^ Kalat 2007, p. 274.
  6. ^ "Perfect Blue" (PDF). Fantasia Film Festival. p. 64. Retrieved May 6, 2019.
  7. ^ Crow, Jonathan. "Perfect Blue". AllMovie. Retrieved June 11, 2020.
  8. ^ Stewart, Bhob. "Princess Mononoke (1997)". AllMovie. Retrieved September 12, 2016.
  9. ^ Rainy Dog (booklet). Arrow Films. 2017. p. 6. AV078.
  10. ^ Crow, Jonathan. "Rainy Dog". AllMovie. Retrieved June 11, 2020.
  11. ^ a b c Galbraith IV 2008, p. 401.
  12. ^ "Rebirth of Mothra II". AllMovie. Retrieved June 11, 2020.
  13. ^ シャ乱Qの演歌の花道 (1997). allcinema (in Japanese). Stingray. Retrieved 6 July 2014.

References

  • Galbraith IV, Stuart (2008). The Toho Studios Story: A History and Complete Filmography. Scarecrow Press. ISBN 978-1461673743.
  • Kalat, David (2007). J-horror: The Definitive Guide to The Ring, The Grudge and Beyond. Vertical. ISBN 978-1932234084.

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