List of Japanese films of 1990

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A list of films released in Japan in 1990 (see 1990 in film).

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TitleDirectorCastGenreNotes
1990
A-Ge-Man: Tales of a Golden Geisha Juzo Itami Nobuko Miyamoto, Masahiko Tsugawa, Hiroshi Okochi Comedy [1]
Boiling Point Takeshi Kitano Beat Kateshi Thriller
Childhood Days Masahiro Shinoda Yuji Horioka
Tetsuya Fujita
Drama Japan Academy Prize for Best Film
Chinpui-Eri-sama katudo daisasshin Mitusro Hongo Animated film [2]
Dragon Ball Z: The World's Strongest
Dragon Ball Z: The Tree of Might
Dreams Akira Kurosawa Mitsuko Baisho, Toshihiko Nakano, Akira Terao Drama, fantasy [3] [4] [5] [6]
Guinea Pig: Devil Woman Doctor Horror
Heaven and Earth Kadokawa Harukiaka "Ten to chi to"
Hon Kon paradaisu Shusuke Kaneko Yuki Saito, Kaoru Kobayashi, Yoshiyuki Osawa [2]
Maroko Mamoru Oshii Masako Katsuki, Toshio Furukawa, Kenichi Ogata Comedy, drama, science fiction [7]
Graveyard Shift Ralph S. Singleton David Andrews, Kelly Wolf, Stephen Macht, Brad Dourif Horror
Memphis Belle Michael Caton-Jones Matthew Modine, Eric Stoltz, Sean Astin, Harry Connick Jr., Reed Diamond, Tate Donovan, John Lithgow, D. B. Sweeney, Billy Zane, Courtney Gains, Neil Giuntoli, Jane Horrocks, Mac McDonald War, drama British-Japanese-American co-production
Mr. Redei-Yoakeno Shinderera Masaharu Segawa Tsurutaro Kataoka, Akira Onodera, Mari Yagizawa Comedy [2]
Nobita and the Animal Planet Tsutomu Shibayama, Daikichiro Kusube [2]
The Rescuers Down Under Hendel Butoy, Mike Gabriel Bob Newhart, Eva Gabor, John Candy, Adam Ryen, George C. Scott, Tristan Rogers Animated adventure
Reversal of Fortune Barbet Schroeder Glenn Close, Jeremy Irons, Ron Silver DramaAmerican-Japanese-British co-production
Roar of the Crowd Yutaka Osawa Tomokazu Miura, Misako Tanaka, Yasufumi Hayashi [1]
Rōnin-gai
Saga of the Phoenix
Shirokumakun, dokoe? Shinya Sadamitsu [2] [1]
The Sting of Death Kōhei Oguri Won two awards at Cannes
Tasmania Story Yasuo Furuhata Kunie Tanaka, Hiroko Yakushimaru, Jinpachi Nezu [1]
Tekken Junji Sakamoto Takeshi Yamato, Bunta Sugawara Drama
Tora-san Takes a Vacation Yoji Yamada Kiyoshi Atsumi Comedy 43rd in the Otoko wa Tsurai yo series
Uchū no hōsoku Kazuyuki Izutsu Masato Furuoya
Ultra Q The Movie: Legend of the Stars Akio Jissoji Masami Horiuchi, Hiroshi Tsuburaya Kaiju
White Wolf Yosei MaedaAnimated films [2]
The Wonderful Galaxy of Oz Soji Yoshikawa Mariko Kouda, Ai Sato
ZIPANG Kaizo Hayashi Masahiro Takashima, Narumi Yasuda, Haruko Wanibuchi Fantasy adventure, comedy [2]

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Footnotes

  1. 1 2 3 4 Galbraith IV 2008, p. 372.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Galbraith IV 2008, p. 371.
  3. Galbraith IV 1996, p. 97.
  4. Galbraith IV 1996, p. 98.
  5. Galbraith IV 1996, p. 99.
  6. Crow, Jonathan. "Akira Kurosawa's Dream". AllMovie . Retrieved 28 November 2016.
  7. "MAROKO 麿子(1990)". allcinema.net (in Japanese). Stingray. Retrieved December 13, 2014.

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