List of Japanese films of 1974

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A list of films released in Japan in 1974 (see 1974 in film).

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Japanese films released in 1974
TitleDirectorCastGenreNotes
The 6 Ultra Brothers vs. the Monster Army Shohei Tojo , Sompote Sands Ko Kaeoduendee
Yodchay Meksuwan 		[ citation needed ]
Abayo Dachi Kō[ citation needed ]
Akumei–Nawabari arashi Yasuzo Masumura Shintaro Katsu, Kinya Kitaoji, Kiwako Taichi — [1]
Akumyō: Shima Arashiaka[ citation needed ]
Aoba shigereru Kihachi Okamoto Masao Kusakari, Kumiko Akiyoshi, Yoshitaka Tanba — [2]
Ali the Man: Ali, the Fighter Rick Baxter , William Greaves Muhammad Ali DocumentaryJapanese-American co-production [2]
Arupusu no shojo haiji–Mou hitori no kazoku Isao Takahata Animated short [1] [3]
Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Police Tactics Kinji Fukasaku Bunta Sugawara, Tatsuo Umemiya, Toshio Kurosawa — [4]
Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Final Episode Kinji Fukasaku Bunta Sugawara, Kinya Kitaoji, Hiroki Matsukata — [5]
Bitterness of Youth Tatsumi Kamiyo Kenichi Hagiwara, Kaori Momoi, Fumi Dan — [6]
Castle of Sand Yoshitarō Nomura [ citation needed ]
Demon Spies Takashi Tsuboshima Masaomi Kondo, Keiko Aramaki, Ryunosuke Minegishi Chambara , horror [7] [3]
ESPY Jun Fukuda Hiroshi Fujioka, Kaoru Yumi, Masao Kusakari Fantasy, thriller [8]
Evil of Dracula Michio Yamamoto Toshio Kurosawa, Kunie Tanaka, Mariko Mochizuki — [6]
The Family Satsuo Yamamoto Shin Saburi, Yumeji Tsukioka, Tatsuya Nakadai — [7]
Female Ninja Magic: 100 Trampled Flowers Chūsei Sone Junko Miyashita Roman porno
Flower and Snake Masaru Konuma Naomi Tani — [9]
Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla Jun Fukuda Masaaki Daimon, Kazuya Aoyama, Reiko Tajima — [3]
Hanzo the Razor: Who's Got the Gold? Yoshio Inoue Shintaro Katsu, Kō Nishimura, Mako Midori — [7]
Haroo! Fingaa 5 Susumu Fukuhara Finger 5 DocumentaryShort film [3]
Himiko Masahiro Shinoda Shima Iwashita Drama [ citation needed ]
The Homeless Kōichi Saitō Shintaro Katsu, Ken Takakura. Meiko Kaji — [2]
Isoge! Wakamono–Tomorrow Never Waits Tsugunobu Kotani Koji Kata, Masao Orimo, Toshiya Egi — [6]
Izu no odoriko Katsumi Nishikawa Momoe Yamaguchi, Tomokazu Miura, Hitoshi Nakayama — [8]
Kamen Rider X ———[ citation needed ]
Kamen Rider X: The Five Riders vs. King Dark ———[ citation needed ]
Kanda kawa Masanobu Deme Keiko Sekine, Masao Kursakari, Tokue Hanazawa — [1]
Karafuto 1945 Summer Hyosetsu no mon Mitsuo Murayama —[ citation needed ]
Kigeki Damashi no jingi Jun Fukuda Kei Tani, Shiro Kishibe, Jiro Sakagami — [1]
Koi wa midori no kaze no naka Miyoharu Ieki Yusuke Sato, Mieko Harada, Yoshiko Mita — [8]
Lady Snowblood: Love Song of Vengeance Toshiya Fujita Meiko Kaji, Yoshio Harada, Juzo Itami — [6]
Last Swordsman Masanobu Deme Shigeru Koyama, Jiro Kawaraski, Masao Kusakari — [8]
Lone Wolf and Cub: White Heaven in Hell Yoshiyuki Kuroda Tomisaburo Wakayama, Akihiro Tomikawa, Junko Hitomi — [1]
Lupin the Third: Strange Psychokinetic Strategy Takashi Tsuboshima Yuki Meguro, Kunie Tanaka, Shiro Ito — [2]
Moscow, My Love Kenji Yoshida , Aleksandr Mitta Komaki Kurihara, Oleg Vidov, Makoto Sato —Japanese-Soviet co-production [6]
Mr. Giants–The Eternal Number on the Player's Jersey Kauzo Kawabe Shigeo Nagashima Documentary [3]
New Battles Without Honor and Humanity[ citation needed ]
Nyobo o hayajine saseru Susumu Kodama Yosuke Natsuki, Miyoko Akaza, Michiko Tsukasa — [6]
Pastoral: To Die in the Country Shūji Terayama Kantaro Suga Drama [ citation needed ]
Prophecies of Nostradamus Toshio Masuda Tetsuro Tamba, Kaoru Yumi, Toshio Kurosawsa Fantasy [6] [2]
Return of the Street Fighter Shigehiro Ozawa Sonny Chiba, Yoko Ichiji Martial Arts[ citation needed ]
Ryōma Ansatsu [ citation needed ]
Samurai jyaiantsu–Sessho gawara no ketto Tadao Nagahara —Animated short [3]
Sandakan No. 8 Kei Kumai Komaki Kurihara, Kinuyo Tanaka, Yoko Takahashi — [2] [8]
School of the Holy Beast Norifumi Suzuki Yumi Takigawa — [10]
Seishun no umi Aihiko Okamoto Daijiro Harada, Hidenari Aoki, Fujio Tokita — [2]
Shiawase Hideo Onchi Yuriko Sumi, Yusuke Okada, Nobuko Otowa — [1]
Shinzo ningen Kyashan–Fujimi no choseusha Hiroshi Sasagawa —Animated short [3]
Sister Street Fighter Kazuhiko Yamaguchi Etsuko Shihomi, Sonny Chiba Action [11]
Sister Street Fighter: Hanging by a Thread — Yasuaki Kurata Action [12]
The Street Fighter Shigehiro Ozawa Sonny Chiba, Gerald Yamada Action [13]
Tomodachi[ citation needed ]
Tora-san's Lovesick Yoji Yamada Kiyoshi Atsumi Comedy [ citation needed ]
Tora-san's Lullaby Yoji Yamada Kiyoshi Atsumi Comedy [ citation needed ]
Three Old Women Noboru Nakamura Aiko Mimasu, Kinuyo Tanaka, Michiyo Kogure — [1]
Urutoraman Taro–Chi o su hana wa shojo no sei Eizo Yamagina Saburo Shinoda, Takahiro Tono, Hidehiro Tsumura — [3]
Wife to be Sacrificed Masaru Konuma Naomi Tani — [14]
Yahu shisubeshi–Fukushu no mekanikku Eizo Sudo Hiroshi Fujioka, Mako Midori, Akemi Mari — [6]
The Year Without a Santa Claus Jules Bass, Arthur Rankin Jr. Shirley Booth, Mickey Rooney, Dick Shawn, George S. Irving Animated
Zao Zessho Kunihiko Yammamoto Yoko Takahashi, Akira Oda, Yoshitaka Tanba — [8]

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Footnotes

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Galbraith IV 2008, p. 296.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Galbraith IV 2008, p. 298.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Galbraith IV 2008, p. 295.
  4. ↑ Battles Without Honor and Humanity (book). Arrow Films. 2015. p. 10. FCD1185.
  5. ↑ Battles Without Honor and Humanity (book). Arrow Films. 2015. p. 12. FCD1185.
  6. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Galbraith IV 2008, p. 297.
  7. 1 2 3 Galbraith IV 2008, p. 294.
  8. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Galbraith IV 2008, p. 299.
  9. ↑ "花と蛇" (in Japanese). Nikkatsu. Retrieved 19 March 2017.
  10. ↑ Buchanan, Jason. "School of the Holy Beast". AllMovie. Retrieved 19 March 2017.
  11. ↑ Guarisco, Donald. "Sister Street Fighter". AllMovie. Retrieved 19 March 2017.
  12. ↑ Buchanan, Jason. "Sister Street Fighter: Hanging by a Thread]". AllMovie. Retrieved 19 March 2017.
  13. ↑ Fountain, Clarke. "The Street Fighter". AllMovie. Retrieved 19 March 2017.
  14. ↑ "生贄夫人" (in Japanese). Nikkatsu . Retrieved 19 March 2017.

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