List of Japanese films of 2004

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Highest-grossing films

RankTitleGross
1 Crying Out Love in the Center of the World ¥8.50 billion
2 Be with You ¥4.80 billion
3 Pokémon: Destiny Deoxys ¥4.38 billion
4 Doraemon: Nobita in the Wan-Nyan Spacetime Odyssey ¥3.05 billion
5 Detective Conan: Magician of the Silver Sky ¥2.80 billion

List of films

A list of films released in Japan in 2004 (see 2004 in film).

Contents

TitleDirectorCastGenreNotes
2LDK Yukihiko Tsutsumi Maho Nonami Thriller [1]
Appleseed Shinji Aramaki [2]
Abaranger vs. Hurricanger
Be with You Nobuhiro Doi Yūko Takeuchi, Shido Nakamura Drama [3]
Beyblade: Fierce Battle
Casshern Kazuaki Kiriya Yusuke Iseya, Kumiko Asō, Toshiaki Karasawa Science fiction [4]
Crayon Shin-chan: The Storm Called: The Kasukabe Boys of the Evening Sun Tsutomu Mizushima — [5]
Cutie Honey Hideaki Anno Eriko Sato, Mikako Ichikawa, Jun Murakami Science fiction [6]
Dark Tales of Japan Masayuki Ochiai , Norio Tsuruta, Takashi Shimizu, Yoshiro Nakamura, Koji Shiraishi HorrorTelevision film [7]
Dead Leaves Hiroyuki Imaishi [ citation needed ]
Detective Conan: Magician of the Silver Sky Taiichiro Yamamoto — [5]
Doraemon: Nobita in the Wan-Nyan Spacetime Odyssey Tsutomu Shibayama — [5]
The Face of Jizo Kazuo Kuroki Rie Miyazawa, Yoshio Harada, Tadanobu Asano Drama, History
Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence Mamoru Oshii Science fiction [5] [8]
Godzilla: Final Wars Ryuhei Kitamura Masahiro Matsuoka, Rei Kikukawa, Kazuki Kitamura Science fiction [9] [10]
Half a Confession Kiyoshi Sasabe Akira Terao
Mieko Harada 		Japan Academy Prize for Best Film
Hana and Alice Shunji Iwai Anne Suzuki, Yū Aoi, Tomohiro Kaku — [5]
Howl's Moving Castle Hayao Miyazaki Fantasy [3] [11] [9]
Infection Masayuki Ochiai Kōichi Satō, Michiko Hada, Yōko Maki Horror. [12] [3] [13]
Inuyasha the Movie: Fire on the Mystic Island Toshiya Shinohara — [9]
Izo Takashi Miike Mickey Curtis, Daisaku Akino, Chisato Amate Action [14]
Ju-Rei: The Uncanny Koji Shiraishi Chinatsu Wakatsuki, Miku Ueno, Eriko Ichinohe Horror [15] [16]
Kamen Rider Blade: Missing Ace
Kamikaze Girls Tetsuya Nakashima Kyoko Fukada, Anna Tsuchiya Comedy [17]
Konjiki no Gash Bell!!: 101 Banme no Mamono
Lunch Box Shinji Imaoka Yumika Hayashi Pink Best Film, Pink Grand Prix
Mind Game Masaaki Yuasa Fantasy [18]
Marebito Takashi Shimizu Shinya Tsukamoto, Tomomi Miyashita, Kazuhiro Nakahara Horror [12] [19]
Naruto the Movie: Ninja Clash in the Land of Snow Tensai Okamura [20]
Naruto - Konoha Sports Festival Hayato Date [20]
Nin x Nin: Ninja Hattori-kun, the Movie Masayuki Suzuki Kazuyuki Asano, Mikihisa Azuma, Yuri Chinen [20]
Nobody Knows Hirokazu Koreeda Yūya Yagira Drama [21]
One Piece the Movie: Curse of the Sacred Sword
Pokémon: Destiny Deoxys Kunihiko Yuyama — [20]
Premonition Tsuruta Norio Hiroshi Mikami, Noriko Sakai, Hana Inoue Horror [3] [22]
Saint Seiya: Heaven Chapter ~ Overture
Steamboy Katsuhiro Otomo Science fiction [20] [23] [24]
Survive Style 5+ Gen Sekiguchi Vinnie Jones, Tadanobu Asano, Reika Hashimoto [25] [26]
Swing Girls Shinobu Yaguchi Juri Ueno, Yuta Hiraoka, Shihori Kanjiya Comedy [20] [3] [27]
The Taste of Tea Katsuhito Ishii Comedy-drama [28] [29]
Three... Extremes Fruit Chan , Takashi Miike, Park Chan-wook Miriam Yeung, Lee Byung-hun, Kyōko Hasegawa HorrorHong Kong-South Korean-Japanese co-production [30] [31]
Tony Takitani Jun Ichikawa Issey Ogata, Rie Miyazawa, Takahumi Shinohara Drama [32] [33]
Ultraman: The Next Kazuya Konaka
Vital Shinya Tsukamoto Tadanobu Asano, Nami Tsukamoto Drama [34] [35]
Yu-Gi-Oh! The Movie: Pyramid of Light Hatsuki Tsuji American-Japanese co-production [36]
Zebraman Takashi Miike Atsuro Watabe, Teruyoshi Uchimura, Yui Ichikawa Comedy [37] [38]

See also

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Ralske, Josh. "2LDK". AllMovie. Retrieved April 28, 2016.
  2. ↑ Felperin, Leslie. "Review: 'Appleseed'". Variety . Retrieved April 28, 2016.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 Galbraith IV 2008, p. 434.
  4. ↑ Buchanan, Jason. "Casshern". AllMovie. Retrieved April 28, 2016.
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 Galbraith IV 2008, p. 431.
  6. ↑ Gibner, Jason. "Cutie Honey". AllMovie. Retrieved April 28, 2016.
  7. ↑ Kalat 2007, p. 294.
  8. ↑ Deming, Mark. "Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence". AllMovie. Retrieved April 28, 2016.
  9. 1 2 3 Galbraith IV 2008, p. 435.
  10. ↑ Deming, Mark. "Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence". AllMovie. Retrieved April 28, 2016.
  11. ↑ Deming, Mark. "Howl's Moving Castle". AllMovie. Retrieved April 28, 2016.
  12. 1 2 Kalat 2007, p. 295.
  13. ↑ Seibert, Perry. "Infection". AllMovie . Retrieved April 28, 2016.
  14. ↑ Ralske, Josh. "Izo". AllMovie . Retrieved April 28, 2016.
  15. ↑ Kalat 2007, p. 292.
  16. ↑ Buchanan, Jason. "Ju-Rei: The Uncanny". AllMovie. Retrieved April 28, 2016.
  17. ↑ Ralske, Josh. "Kamikaze Girls". AllMovie. Retrieved April 28, 2016.
  18. ↑ Deming, Mark. "Mind Game". AllMovie. Retrieved April 28, 2016.
  19. ↑ Deming, Mark. "Marebito". AllMovie. Retrieved April 28, 2016.
  20. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Galbraith IV 2008, p. 433.
  21. ↑ Deming, Mark. "Nobody Knows". AllMovie. Retrieved April 28, 2016.
  22. ↑ Deming, Mark. "Premonition". AllMovie. Retrieved April 28, 2016.
  23. ↑ Galbraith IV 2008, p. 432.
  24. ↑ Deming, Mark. "Steamboy". AllMovie. Retrieved April 28, 2016.
  25. ↑ Weissberg, Jay (August 17, 2004). "Review: 'Survive Style 5+'". Variety. Retrieved April 28, 2016.
  26. ↑ Ralske, Josh. "Survive Style 5+". AllMovie. Retrieved April 28, 2016.
  27. ↑ Buchanan, Jason. "Swing Girls". AllMovie. Retrieved April 28, 2016.
  28. ↑ Buchanan, Jason. "The Taste of Tea". AllMovie. Retrieved April 28, 2016.
  29. ↑ Elley, Derek (May 14, 2004). "Review: 'The Taste of Tea'". Variety. Retrieved April 28, 2016.
  30. ↑ Rooney, David (January 11, 2005). "Review: 'Three … Extremes'". Variety. Retrieved April 28, 2016.
  31. ↑ Ralske, Josh. "Three... Extremes". AllMovie. Retrieved April 28, 2016.
  32. ↑ Elley, Derek (August 17, 2004). "Review: 'Tony Takitani'". Variety. Retrieved April 28, 2016.
  33. ↑ Deming, Mark. "Tony Takitani". AllMovie. Retrieved April 28, 2016.
  34. ↑ Rooney, David (September 28, 2004). "Review: 'Vital'". Variety. Retrieved April 28, 2016.
  35. ↑ Ralske, Josh. "Vital". AllMovie. Retrieved April 28, 2016.
  36. ↑ Koehler, Robert (August 12, 2004). "Review: 'Yu-Gi-Oh! The Movie: Pyramid of Light'". Variety. Retrieved April 29, 2016.
  37. ↑ Young, Debirag (February 12, 2005). "Review: 'Zebraman'". Variety. Retrieved April 28, 2016.
  38. ↑ Buchanan, Jason. "Zebraman". AllMovie. Retrieved April 28, 2016.

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