List of Japanese films of 1998
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Highest-grossing films
Rank | Title | Gross |
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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).
Title | Director | Cast | Genre | Notes | ||||||
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A | Tatsuya Mori | Documentary | About Aum Shinrikyo cult | |||||||
After Life | Hirokazu Koreeda | Arata, Erika Oda, Susumu Terajima | Fantasy | [1] | ||||||
Andromedia | Takashi Miike | Hiroko Shimabukuro, Eriko Imai, Takako Uehara | [2] | |||||||
April Story | Shunji Iwai | Takako Matsu, Tanabe Seiichi | Drama | [3] | ||||||
Begging for Love | Hideyuki Hirayama | Mieko Harada, Maho Nonami, Kiichi Nakai | Drama | [4] | ||||||
Beru • Epokku | Joji Matsuoka | Hikaari Ishida, Kyōka Suzuki, Isako Washio | — | [4] | ||||||
The Bird People in China | Takashi Miike | Masahiro Motoki, Renji Ishibashi, Mako | — | [5] | ||||||
Blues Harp | Takashi Miike | Hiroyuki Ikeuchi, Seiichi Tanabe, Saori Sekino | — | [2] | ||||||
Bullet Ballet | Shinya Tsukamoto | Shinya Tsukamoto, Hisashi Igawa | — | [6][7] | ||||||
Case Closed: The Fourteenth Target | Kanetsugu Kodama | — | Animated film[8] | |||||||
Crayon Shin-chan: Blitzkrieg! Pig's Hoof's Secret Mission | Keiichi Hara | — | Animated film[8] | |||||||
Doraemon: Nobita's Great Adventure in the South Seas | Tsutomu Shibayama | — | Animated film[9] | |||||||
The Doraemons ⋆ The Great Springing Inspections Military Operation | Yoshitomo Yonetani | — | Animated short[9][8] | |||||||
Dr. Akagi | Shōhei Imamura | Akira Emoto, Kumiko Asō | Comedy drama | Japanese-French co-production[10][11] | ||||||
Flowers of Shanghai | Hou Hsiao-hsien | Tony Leung Chiu-wai, Annie Yi, Michiko Hada | Drama | Japanese-Taiwanese co-production[12][13] | The Geisha House | Kinji Fukasaku | Maki Miyamoto | [14][15][16] | ||
Kizuna | Kichitaro Negishi | Kōji Yakusho, Ken Watanabe, Yumi Asō | — | [8] | ||||||
Love & Pop | Hideaki Anno | |||||||||
Megaranger vs. Carranger | — | — | ||||||||
Moon Light Dinner | Yutaka Ikejima | Kanae Mizuhara Yumi Yoshiyuki | Pink | Best Film, Best Director, Best Screenplay, and Best New Actress - Pink Grand Prix | ||||||
Odoru daisosasen – The Movie | Katsuyuki Motohiro | Yūji Oda, Toshirō Yanagiba, Eri Fukatsu | — | [4] | ||||||
Ping Pong Hot Springs | Gen Yamakawa | Keiko Matsuzaka, Riho Akise, Satoshi Yamanaka | — | [8] | ||||||
Pokémon: The First Movie | Kunihiko Yuyama | Animated film;[8][4] first film based on the Pokémon franchise. | ||||||||
Rasen | Jōji Iida | Miki Nakatani, Hiroyuki Sanada, Kōichi Satō | Horror | [9] | ||||||
Rebirth of Mothra III | Okihiro Yoneda | Megumi Kobayashi, Misato Tate, Aki Flano | — | [4] | ||||||
Return of Doraemon | Ayumu Watanabe | — | Animated short[9] | |||||||
Ring | Hideo Nakata | Nanako Matsushima, Hiroyuki Sanada, Rikiya Ōtaka | Horror | [9] | ||||||
Sada | Nobuhiko Obayashi | Hitomi Kuroki, Tsurutaro Kataoka, Norihei Miki | Drama | [17] | ||||||
Shark Skin Man and Peach Hip Girl | Katsuhito Ishii | Tadanobu Asano, Sie Kohinata, Ittoku Kishibe | Action | [18] | ||||||
The Story of PuPu | Kensaku Watanabe | Sakura Uehara, Reiko Matsuo | Road movie | |||||||
Tokyo Eyes | Jean-Pierre Limosin | Shinji Takeda, Hinano Yoshikawa, Kaori Mizushima | Thriller, romance | French-Japanese co-production[19][20] | ||||||
Tomie | Ataru Oikawa | Mami Nakamura, Miho Kanno, Yoriko Doguchi | Horror | [21] | ||||||
Ultraman Tiga & Ultraman Dyna: Warriors of the Star of Light | — | |||||||||
Yomigaeru Yūsaku: Tantei Monogatari Tokubetsu-hen |
See also
References
- ^ Crow, Jonathan. "After Life". AllMovie. Retrieved October 13, 2015.
- ^ a b Mes 2006, p. 387.
- ^ Crow, Jonathan. "Shigatsu Monogatari (1998)". AllMovie. Retrieved October 13, 2015.
- ^ a b c d e Galbraith IV 2008, p. 404.
- ^ Mes 2006, p. 386.
- ^ Mes 2005, p. 140.
- ^ Mes 2005, p. 213.
- ^ a b c d e f Galbraith IV 2008, p. 403.
- ^ a b c d e Galbraith IV 2008, p. 402.
- ^ Crow, John. "Dr. Akagi". AllMovie. Retrieved October 13, 2015.
- ^ "Kanzo senseï" (in French). Bifi.fr. Retrieved October 13, 2015.
- ^ Bhob. "Flowers of Shanghai". AllMovie. Retrieved October 13, 2015.
- ^ "Haishang Hua". British Film Institute. Archived from the original on August 4, 2012. Retrieved October 13, 2015.
- ^ Crow, Jonathan. "Omocha (1999) - Kinji Fukasaku | Synopsis, Characteristics, Moods, Themes and Related". Allmovie. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved October 30, 2013.
- ^ Desjardins, 2005. p.15
- ^ "1998". Tokyo International Film Festival. Retrieved October 13, 2015.
- ^ Crow, Jonathan. "Sada". AllMovie. Retrieved October 13, 2015.
- ^ Crow, Jonathan. "Shark Skin Man and Peach Hip Girl". AllMovie. Retrieved October 13, 2015.
This film was screened at the 1998 Toronto Film Festival.
- ^ Stewart, Bhob. "Tokyo Eyes". AllMovie. Retrieved October 13, 2015.
- ^ "Tokyo eyes" (in French). Bifi.fr. Retrieved October 13, 2015.
- ^ Kalat 2007, p. 276.
Bibliography
- 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.
- 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.
External links
- Japanese films of 1998 at the Internet Movie Database