List of Japanese films of 1991

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A list of films released in Japan in 1991 (see 1991 in film).

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Japanese films released in 1991
TitleDirectorCastGenreNotes
!<Ai·Oo> Yukihiko Tsutsumi Kyohei Shibata, Kiyokazu Nishikiori, Kenji Otsuki [1]
964 Pinocchio Shozin Fukui Science fiction [ citation needed ]
Cho shojo REIKO Takao Okawara Arisa Mizuki, Ken Osawa, Wakako Shimazaki [2]
Deer Friend Yukihiro Sawada Tomokazu Miura, Midori Kanazawa, Teppei Yamada [1]
Denei shoujo Ryu Kaneda Ken Osawa, Kaori Sakagami, Hiromi Hamaguchi [3]
Doraemon: Nobita's Dorabian Nights Tsutomu Shibayama , Daikichiro Kusube Animated film [1]
Domo Arigato 3-D travelogue [ citation needed ]
Dragon Ball Z: Lord Slug [ citation needed ]
Dragon Ball Z: Cooler's Revenge [ citation needed ]
Eyecatch Junction Takashi Miike Lisa Tachibana, Hiroko Nakajima, Aiko Asano Direct-to-video release [4]
Fushigi no umi no Nadia Kaoru Umeno Animated film [3]
Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah Kazuki Ōmori Kosuke Toyohara, Anna Nakagawa, Megumi Odaka [2] [5]
Happy Wedding Yoshimitsu Morita Yoshiko Mita, Yuki Saito, Toshiaki Karasawa [3]
Haroo Kiteii-Maho no mori Ohimesama Hidemi Kubo Animated film [2]
Hiruko the Goblin Shinya Tsukamoto Kenji Sawada, Masaki Kudo, Rin Miyama [6]
Journey of Honor Gordon Hessler Sho Kosugi, David Essex, Toshiro Mifune Jidai-geki [7]
Kerokero Keroppi no sanjushi Masami Hata Animated film [3]
Lady Hunter Takashi Miike Yoshie Kashiwabara, Ko Murata, Naomi Morinaga Direct-to-video release [4]
Manatsu no Chikyū Osamu Murakami Kikuchi Kenichirō  [ ja ], Eri Fukatsu, Michitaka Tsutsui  [ ja ]Drama[ citation needed ]
Misty Toshiharu Ikeda Toshiyuki Nagashima, Miho Tsumiki, Yoshie Ichige [2]
Mobile Suit Gundam F91 Yoshiyuki Tomino Science fictionAnimated film [8]
My Sons Yoji Yamada Rentarō Mikuni, Masatoshi Nagase, Emi Wakui [9]
My Soul Is Slashed Shusuke Kaneko Ken Ogata, Tatsuro Morimoto, Narumi Yasuda Vampire [3]
Nami no kazudake dakishimete Yasuo Baba Miho Nakayama, Yūji Oda, Tetsuya Bessho [2]
Only Yesterday Isao Takahata Animated film [3]
Penta no sora Takashi Nagata Norisuke Yamashita, Shino Ikenami, Keisuke Yaosaka [2]
The Princess and the Goblin József Gémes Joss Ackland, Claire Bloom, Roy Kinnear, Sally Ann Marsh, Rik Mayall, Peggy Mount, Peter Murray, Victor Spinetti, Mollie Sugden, Frank Rozelaar Green, William Hootkins, Maxine Howe, Steve Lyons, Robin LyonsAnimated fantasyBritish-Hungarian-Japanese-American-Danish co-production
Rainbow Kids Kihachi Okamoto Tanie Kitabayashi, Toru Kazama, Katsuyasu Uchida Comedy [1]
Rhapsody in August Akira Kurosawa Richard Gere, Sachiko Murase, Hidetaka Yoshioka Drama [10]
Roujin Z Hiroyuki Kitakubo Animated film [11] [12]
A Scene at the Sea Takeshi Kitano Claude Maki, Hiroko OhshimaDrama [2]
Shusho kusensen ijonashi Shusuke Kaneko Yūji Oda, Koji Matoba, Emi Wakui [3]
Strawberry Road Koreyoshi Kurihara Ken Matsudaira, Mako, Mariska Hargitay [1]
Taabo no ryugusei daitanken Mikao Mitsuki Animated film [2]
Tora-san Confesses Yoji Yamada Kiyoshi Atsumi Comedy 44th in the Otoko wa Tsurai yo series[ citation needed ]
Urusei Yatsura: Always, My Darling Katsuhisa YamadaComedy, romance, science fictionAnimated film [13] [14]
Wow, The Kid Gang of Bandits Keiichi Hara Animated film [1]
Yumeji Seijun Suzuki Kenji Sawada Drama [15]
Zeiram Keita Amamiya Yuko Moriyama, Yukijiro Hotaro, Kunihiko Iida [16]

See also

Footnotes

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Galbraith IV 2008, p. 375.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Galbraith IV 2008, p. 377.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Galbraith IV 2008, p. 376.
  4. 1 2 Mes 2006, p. 391.
  5. Galbraith IV 2008, p. 378.
  6. Mes 2005, p. 212.
  7. "Kabuto". 24 September 1992.
  8. Collar, Cammila. "Mobile Suit Gundam F91". AllMovie . Retrieved May 6, 2016.
  9. Crow, Jonathan. "Musuko". AllMovie . Retrieved May 6, 2016.
  10. Crow, Jonathan. "Rhapsody in August". AllMovie. Retrieved May 6, 2016.
  11. Beck, Jerry (October 28, 2005). The Animated Movie Guide. Chicago Review Press. pp.  235–6. ISBN   978-1-55652-591-9.
  12. Rayns, Tony (1994). "Rojin Z/Roujin Z". Sight & Sound . Vol. 4, no. 7. London: British Film Institute. pp. 52–53.
  13. "madhouse.co.jp" (in Japanese). Madhouse . Retrieved May 6, 2016.
  14. Erickson, Hal. "Urusei Yatsura Movie 6: Always My Darling". AllMovie. Retrieved May 6, 2016.
  15. Crow, Jonathan. "Yumeji". AllMovie. Retrieved May 6, 2016.
  16. Galbraith IV 1996, p. 459.

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