List of Japanese films of 1998

Highest-grossing films

RankTitleGross
1 Bayside Shakedown ¥5.00 billion
2 Pokémon: The First Movie ¥4.15 billion
3 Doraemon: Nobita's Great Adventure in the South Seas ¥2.10 billion

List of films

A list of films released in Japan in 1998 (see 1998 in film).

Japanese films released in 1998
Title Director Cast Genre Notes
ATatsuya MoriDocumentaryAbout Aum Shinrikyo cult
After LifeHirokazu KoreedaArata, Erika Oda, Susumu TerajimaFantasy[1]
AndromediaTakashi MiikeHiroko Shimabukuro, Eriko Imai, Takako Uehara[2]
April StoryShunji IwaiTakako Matsu, Tanabe SeiichiDrama[3]
Begging for LoveHideyuki HirayamaMieko Harada, Maho Nonami, Kiichi NakaiDrama[4]
Beru • EpokkuJoji MatsuokaHikaari Ishida, Kyōka Suzuki, Isako WashioN/A[4]
The Bird People in ChinaTakashi MiikeMasahiro Motoki, Renji Ishibashi, MakoN/A[5]
Blues HarpTakashi MiikeHiroyuki Ikeuchi, Seiichi Tanabe, Saori SekinoN/A[2]
Bullet BalletShinya TsukamotoShinya Tsukamoto, Hisashi IgawaN/A[6][7]
Case Closed: The Fourteenth TargetKanetsugu KodamaN/AAnimated film[8]
Crayon Shin-chan: Blitzkrieg! Pig's Hoof's Secret MissionKeiichi HaraN/AAnimated film[8]
Doraemon: Nobita's Great Adventure in the South SeasTsutomu ShibayamaN/AAnimated film[9]
The Doraemons ⋆ The Great Springing Insections Military OperationYoshitomo YonetaniN/AAnimated short[9][8]
Dr. AkagiShōhei ImamuraAkira Emoto, Kumiko AsōComedy dramaJapanese-French co-production[10][11]
Flowers of ShanghaiHou Hsiao-hsienTony Leung Chiu-wai, Annie Yi, Michiko HadaDramaJapanese-Taiwanese co-production[12][13]
The Geisha HouseKinji FukasakuMaki Miyamoto[14][15][16]
KizunaKichitaro NegishiKōji Yakusho, Ken Watanabe, Yumi AsōN/A[8]
Love & PopHideaki Anno
Megaranger vs. CarrangerN/AN/A
Moon Light DinnerYutaka IkejimaKanae Mizuhara
Yumi Yoshiyuki
PinkBest Film, Best Director, Best Screenplay, and Best New Actress - Pink Grand Prix
Odoru daisosasen – The MovieKatsuyuki MotohiroYūji Oda, Toshirō Yanagiba, Eri FukatsuN/A[4]
Ping Pong Hot SpringsGen YamakawaKeiko Matsuzaka, Riho Akise, Satoshi YamanakaN/A[8]
Pokémon: The First MovieKunihiko YuyamaAnimated film;[8][4] first film based on the Pokémon franchise.
RasenJōji IidaMiki Nakatani, Hiroyuki Sanada, Kōichi SatōHorror[9]
Rebirth of Mothra IIIOkihiro YonedaMegumi Kobayashi, Misato Tate, Aki FlanoN/A[4]
Return of DoraemonAyumu WatanabeN/AAnimated short[9]
RingHideo NakataNanako Matsushima, Hiroyuki Sanada, Rikiya ŌtakaHorror[9]
SadaNobuhiko ObayashiHitomi Kuroki, Tsurutaro Kataoka, Norihei MikiDrama[17]
Shark Skin Man and Peach Hip GirlKatsuhito IshiiTadanobu Asano, Sie Kohinata, Ittoku KishibeAction[18]
The Story of PuPuKensaku WatanabeSakura Uehara, Reiko MatsuoRoad movie
Tokyo EyesJean-Pierre LimosinShinji Takeda, Hinano Yoshikawa, Kaori MizushimaThriller, romanceFrench-Japanese co-production[19][20]
TomieAtaru OikawaMami Nakamura, Miho Kanno, Yoriko DoguchiHorror[21]
Ultraman Tiga & Ultraman Dyna: Warriors of the Star of LightN/A
Yomigaeru Yūsaku: Tantei Monogatari Tokubetsu-hen

See also

References

  1. Crow, Jonathan. "After Life". AllMovie. Retrieved October 13, 2015.
  2. Mes 2006, p. 387.
  3. Crow, Jonathan. "Shigatsu Monogatari (1998)". AllMovie. Retrieved October 13, 2015.
  4. Galbraith IV 2008, p. 404.
  5. Mes 2006, p. 386.
  6. Mes 2005, p. 140.
  7. Mes 2005, p. 213.
  8. Galbraith IV 2008, p. 403.
  9. Galbraith IV 2008, p. 402.
  10. Crow, John. "Dr. Akagi". AllMovie. Retrieved October 13, 2015.
  11. "Kanzo senseï" (in French). Bifi.fr. Retrieved October 13, 2015.
  12. Bhob. "Flowers of Shanghai". AllMovie. Retrieved October 13, 2015.
  13. "Haishang Hua". British Film Institute. Archived from the original on August 4, 2012. Retrieved October 13, 2015.
  14. Crow, Jonathan. "Omocha (1999) - Kinji Fukasaku | Synopsis, Characteristics, Moods, Themes and Related". Allmovie. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved October 30, 2013.
  15. Desjardins, 2005. p.15
  16. "1998". Tokyo International Film Festival. Retrieved October 13, 2015.
  17. Crow, Jonathan. "Sada". AllMovie. Retrieved October 13, 2015.
  18. Crow, Jonathan. "Shark Skin Man and Peach Hip Girl". AllMovie. Retrieved October 13, 2015. This film was screened at the 1998 Toronto Film Festival.
  19. Stewart, Bhob. "Tokyo Eyes". AllMovie. Retrieved October 13, 2015.
  20. "Tokyo eyes" (in French). Bifi.fr. Retrieved October 13, 2015.
  21. Kalat 2007, p. 276.

Bibliography

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  • Kalat, David (2007). J-horror: The Definitive Guide to The Ring, The Grudge and Beyond. Vertical. ISBN 978-1932234084.
  • Mes, Tom (2006). Agitator: The Cinema of Takashi Miike. FAB Press. ISBN 978-1903254417.
  • Mes, Tom (2005). Iron Man. The Cinema of Shinya Tsukamoto. Fab Press. ISBN 1-903254-35-3.
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