List of Japanese films of 1996

Highest-grossing films

Rank Title Gross
1 Godzilla vs. Destoroyah ¥2.00 billion
2 Shall We Dance? ¥1.60 billion
2 Doraemon: Nobita and the Galaxy Super-express ¥1.60 billion
2 Gakkō no Kaidan 2 ¥1.60 billion
5 Supermarket Woman ¥1.50 billion

List of films

A list of films released in Japan in 1996 (see 1996 in film).

Title Director Cast Genre Notes
Adultery Diary: One More Time While I'm Still Wet Toshiki Satō Hotaru Hazuki Pink Best Film, Best Actress, Best Screenplay: Pink Grand Prix
Atashi wa juice Toshiki Satō Naomi Akimoto, Natsuki Ozawa, Shingo Tsurumi
Boys Be Ambitious Kazuyuki Izutsu Takashi Okamura, Hiroyuki Yabe
Ohranger vs. Kakuranger Shōhei Tōjō Masaru Shishido, Kunio Masaoka, Masashi Gōda Tokusatsu Direct-to-video crossover
Crayon Shin-chan: Adventure in Henderland Mitsuru Hongō — Animated feature[1]
Don't Look Up Hideo Nakata Yūrei Yanagi, Yasuyo Shirashima, Kei Ishibashi Horror [2]
Doraemon: Nobita and the Galaxy Super-express Tsutomu Shibayama — Animated feature[3]
Dorami & the Doraemons - Seven Strange Tales of the Robot School Yoshitomo Yonetani — Animated short[3][1]
Dragon Ball: The Path to Power Shigeyasu Yamauchi Masako Nozawa, Hiromi Tsuru, Naoki Tatsuta Anime Part of the Dragon Ball series; last theatrical film in the series until Dragon Ball Z: Battle of Gods in 2013
Emperor Tomato Ketchup Shūji Terayama Goro Abashiri, Tarō Apollo, Shiro Demaemochi
Gakko II Yoji Yamada Toshiyuki Nishida, Hidetaka Yoshioka, Masatoshi Nagase
Gakkō no Kaidan 2 Hideyuki Hirayama Hironobu Nomura, Naomi Nishida, Kyōko Kishida Horror Part of the Gakkō no Kaidan series
Gamera 2: Attack of Legion Shusuke Kaneko Shinobu Nakayama, Ai Maeda, Toshiyuki Nagashima — [4]
Heisei Harenchi Gakuen Hiroyuki Muramatsu Senna Matsuda, Yoshiyuki Yamaguchi, Rika Harada Based on a manga
Haru Yoshimitsu Morita Masaaki Uchino, Eri Fukatsu, Kazufumi Miyazawa Comedy-drama, romance [1][5]
Kids Return Takeshi Kitano Masanobu Andō, Ken Kaneko, Leo Morimoto
Lupin III: Dead or Alive Monkey Punch — Animated feature[1]
Mari's Prey Keiichirō Yoshida Makiko Kuno, Takeshi Yamato, Kenichi Endō Erotic thriller
Naked Blood Hisayasu Satō Misa Aika, Yumika Hayashi, Mika Kirihara Horror
Neighborhood Story Atsuji Shimizu Anime Based on a manga
Organ Kei Fujiwara Kei Fujiwara, Kimihiko Hasegawa, Yosiaki Maekawa Horror
Picnic Shunji Iwai Chara, Tadanobu Asano, Koichi Hashizume
Rebirth of Mothra Okihiro Yoneda Megumi Kobayashi, Sayaka Yamaguchi, Aki Hano — [6]
Revive! Ultraman Masahiro Tsuburaya Susumu Kurobe, Masanari Nihei, Akiji Kobayashi Tokusatsu Part of the Ultra Series
Shall We Dance? Masayuki Suo Kōji Yakusho, Tamiyo Kusakari, Naoto Takenaka Comedy-drama [3][7]
SM Teacher: Tied Up by Students Yutaka Ikejima Runa Hayama, Kazuhiro Sano Pink
Supermarket Woman Juzo Itami Nobuko Miyamoto, Masahiko Tsugawa, Ryunosuke Kaneda Comedy [1][4]
Swallowtail Butterfly Shunji Iwai Hiroshi Mikami, Chara, Ayumi Ito Entered into the 20th Moscow International Film Festival
Village of Dreams Yōichi Higashi Mieko Harada, Keigo Matsuyama, Shogo Matsuyama Entered into the 46th Berlin International Film Festival
The Wart Shinji Imaoka Yōta Kawase, Maako Mizuno, Yumika Hayashi Pink
The Way to Fight Takashi Miike Takeshi Caesar, Ryoko Imamura, Kazuki Kitamura Direct-to-video
Women at a Secret Meeting: From Wives to Coeds Sachio Kitazawa Yūki Morishita, Shun'ichi Yajima, Kyōsuke Sasaki Pink
XX: Beautiful Prey Toshiharu Ikeda Kei Marimura, Makiko Watanabe, Ren Ōsugi Erotic thriller

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d e Galbraith IV 2008, p. 394.
  2. ^ Ralske, Josh. "Joyurei". AllMovie. Retrieved November 10, 2015.
  3. ^ a b c Galbraith IV 2008, p. 393.
  4. ^ a b Galbraith IV 2008, p. 395.
  5. ^ "Haru". All Movie. Retrieved November 9, 2015.
  6. ^ Galbraith IV 2008, p. 397.
  7. ^ Williams, Karl. "Shall We Dance?". AllMovie. Retrieved November 9, 2015.

Bibliography

  • Galbraith IV, Stuart (2008). The Toho Studios Story: A History and Complete Filmography. Scarecrow Press. ISBN 978-1461673743.
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