List of Japanese films of 1997

Highest-grossing films
RankTitleGross
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).

TitleDirectorCastGenreNotes
Carranger vs. Ohranger
Cat's EyeKaizo HayashiYuki Uchida, Izumi Inamori, Norika Fujiwara[1]
Crayon Shin-chan: Pursuit of the Dark Tama TamaAnime
CureKiyoshi KurosawaKōji Yakusho, Tsuyoshi Ujiki, Anna NakagawaThriller[2][3]
Detective Conan: The Time-Bombed Skyscraper
The EelShohei ImamuraWon the Palme d'Or at Cannes
The End of EvangelionHideaki AnnoAnimeFinale 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 RebirthHideaki AnnoAnimeClip show of episodes 1-24 of the TV series Neon Genesis Evangelion, followed by 27 minutes of a draft of The End of Evangelion.
FireworksTakeshi Kitano
I Thought About YouYukio KitazawaYōta KawaseGay PinkPink Grand Prix, Best Film
Magunichuudo - ashita heno kakehashiHiroshi SugawaraKumie Tanaka, Naoto Ogata, Hiroko YakushimaruDrama[4]
Moonlight SerenadeMasahiro ShinodaEntered into the 47th Berlin International Film Festival
Parasite EveMasayuki OchiaiHiroshi Mikami, Riona Haduki, Tomoko Nakajima—[2][5]
Perfect BlueSatoshi KonMystery, thrillerAnimated film[6][7]
Princess MononokeHayao MiyazakiFantasy, adventureAnimated film[4][8]
Rainy DogTakashi MiikeShow AikawaCrime[9][10]
Rebirth of Mothra IIKunie MiyoshiMegumi Kobayashi, Sayaka Yamaguchi, Aki HanoScience fiction[11][12]
Rurouni Kenshin: Ishin Shishi no Requiem
School Ghost Stories 3Shusuke KanekoNaomi Nishida, Hitomi Kuroki, Hideki Noda—[1]
Sharan Q no enka no hanamichiYōjirō TakitaTsunku, Hatake, Takanori JinnaiComedy[13]
Tekken: The Motion PictureAnimated
Tokyo BiyoriNaoto TakenakaNaoto Takenaka, Miho Nakayama, Yakako MatsuComedy-drama[1][11]
Welcome Back, Mr. McDonaldKoki MitaniJun inoue, Yasukiyo Umeno, Kaoru OkunukiComedy[11]
Woman of the Police Protection ProgrammeJuzo ItamiNobuko Miyamoto, Masahiko Nishimura, Takehiro Murata—[1]

See also

Footnotes
  1. Galbraith IV 2008, p. 400.
  2. Kalat 2007, p. 273.
  3. Crow, Jonathan. "Cure". AllMovie. Retrieved September 12, 2016.
  4. 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. 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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