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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