List of Japanese films of 1981

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A list of films released in Japan in 1981 (see 1981 in film).

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Japanese films released in 1981
TitleDirectorCastGenreNotes
21emon–Uchu e irashai Tsutomu Shibayama —Animated feature [1]
Abandoned Shiro Moritani Kinya Kitaoji, Tsunehiko Watase, Yoshiko Mita — [2] [3]
Amoore no kane Kunihiko Watanabe Maako Kido, Hideto Matsumoto, Akira Oda — [4]
Blue Jeans Memory Yoshiyuki Kawasaki Masahiko Kondo, Yoshio Nomura, Toshihiko Tahara — [3]
Buriki no kunsho Setsuo Nakayama Katsuo Nakamura —[ citation needed ]
Choko Masashi Sada Masashi Sada, Seiji Miyaguchi Semi-documentary [4]
Doraemon: The Records of Nobita, Spaceblazer Hideo Nishimaki —Animated feature [5]
Doraemon–Boku Momotaro no nannanosa Takeyuki Kanada — [1]
Eijanaika Shohei Imamura [ citation needed ]
Flames of Blood Tai Kato Bunta Sugawara, Mitsuko Baisho, Tomisaburo Wakayama — [3]
Furiten-kun Taku Sugiyama —Animated feature [3]
The Gate of Youth Kinji Fukasaku , Koreyoshi Kurahara Bunta Sugawara, Keiko Matsuzaka — [6]
Guddo rakku Love Yoshiyuki Kawasaki Masahiko Tahara, Yoshio Nomura, Masahiko Kondo — [7]
Honō no Gotoku[ citation needed ]
The Imperial Navy Shue Matsubayashi Keiju Kobayashi, Toshiyuki Nagashima, Kenichi Kaneda — [1]
Jarinko Chie Isao Takahata —Animated feature [3]
Kaibutsu-kun Hiroshi Fukutomi —Animated feature [3]
Kagero-za Seijun Suzuki [ citation needed ]
Kamen Rider Super-1 [ citation needed ]
The Leprechauns' Christmas Gold Jules Bass, Arthur Rankin, Jr. Art Carney, Peggy Cass, Bob McFadden Animation comedy family
Lonely Heart Kon Ichikawa Yutaka Mizutani, Toshiyuki Nagashima, Rie Nakahara — [4]
Mobile Suit Gundam the Movie Yoshiyuki Tomino [ citation needed ]
Mobile Suit Gundam II: Soldiers of Sorrow Yoshiyuki Tomino [ citation needed ]
Muddy River Kōhei Oguri [ citation needed ]
Nerawareta gakuen Nobuhiko Obayashi Hiroko Yakushimaru, Ryoichi Takayanagi, Masami Hasegawa — [1]
Nihon no atsui hibi bôsatsu: Shimoyama jiken Kei Kumai [ citation needed ]
Office Lady Rope Slave Katsuhiko Fujii Junko Mabuki Roman porno [ citation needed ]
Return of the Champ Tsugunobu Kotani Yūzō Kayama, Kunie Tanaka, Ryoko Sakaguchi — [5]
Sailor Suit and Machine Gun Shinji Sōmai Hiroko Yakushimaru Comedy/Action [ citation needed ]
Seishun gurafitii–Suniikaa buruusu Yoshiyuki Kawasaki Masahiko Kondo, Yoshio Nomura, Toshihiko Tahara — [5]
Shikake-nin Baian Yasuo Furuhata Katsuo Nakamura [ citation needed ]
Station Yasuo Furuhata Ken Takakura, Chieko Baisho, Ayumi Ishida Drama [4]
Sukkari...Sonokide! Tsugunobu Kotani Setsuko Karasumu, Takeshi Kitano, Hitoshi Ueki — [7]
Swan Lake Kimio Yabuki Anime
Sun Vulcan Movie Shohei Tōjō [7]
This is Noriko Zenzo Matsuyama Noriko Tsuji — [4]
Tora-san's Love in Osaka Yoji Yamada Kiyoshi Atsumi — [8] [9]
Tora-san's Promise Yoji Yamada Kiyoshi Atsumi — [10]
Woman Who Exposes Herself Masaru Konuma Maiko Kazama Roman Porno [ citation needed ]

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Footnotes

  1. 1 2 3 4 Galbraith IV 2008, p. 327.
  2. ↑ Galbraith IV 1996, p. 92.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Galbraith IV 2008, p. 326.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 Galbraith IV 2008, p. 328.
  5. 1 2 3 Galbraith IV 2008, p. 325.
  6. ↑ Galbraith IV 1996, p. 178.
  7. 1 2 3 Galbraith IV 2008, p. 329.
  8. ↑ Galbraith IV 2008, p. 413.
  9. ↑ Galbraith IV 1996, p. 414.
  10. ↑ Galbraith IV 1996, p. 415.

Sources

  • Galbraith IV, Stuart (1996). The Japanese Filmography: 1900 through 1994. McFarland. ISBN   0-7864-0032-3.
  • Galbraith IV, Stuart (2008). The Toho Studios Story: A History and Complete Filmography. Scarecrow Press. ISBN   978-1461673743.
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