List of Japanese films of 1989

A list of films released in Japan in 1989 (see 1989 in film).

TitleDirectorCastGenreNotes
A Sign DaysYoichi SaiAnna Nakagawa, Ryo Ishibashi
Black RainShohei ImamuraYoshiko Tanaka, Kazuo Kitamura, Etsuko IchiharaN/a[1][2]
Blood Reign: Curse of the YomaTakashi AnnoN/aAnimated feature[3]
BuddiesYasuo FuruhataKen Takakura, Eiji Bando, Sumiko FujiMelodrama[4]
The DancerMasahiro ShinodaHiromi Go, Lisa Wolf, Brigitte GrothumN/aJapanese-West German co-production[5]
Death of a Tea MasterKei KumaiEiji Okuda, Toshiro Mifune, Kinnosuke NakamuraN/a[6][4]
Dochini surunoShusuke KanekoMiho Nakayama, Toru Kazama, Rie MiyazawaN/a[6]
Doraemon: Nobita and the Birth of JapanTsutomu ShibayamaN/aAnimated film[7]
Dragon Ball Z: Dead ZoneDaisuke NishioMasako NozawaAnime
Martial Arts
The first Dragon Ball Z film
The Five Star StoriesKazuo YamazakiN/aAnimated feature[3]
Fuyu monogatariHitoshi KurauchiYoichi Yamada, Masumi Miyazaki, Maki MizunoN/a[3]
Godzilla vs. BiollanteKazuki ŌmoriKunihiko Mitamura, Yoshiko Tanaka, Masanobu TakashimaN/a[4]
GunhedMasato HaradaMasahiro Takashima, Brenda Bakke, Yujin HaradaScience fiction, action[5]
Haroo Kiti no ShindereraTameo OhanawaN/aAnimated short[5]
Kamen Rider: Stay in the World
Kanojoga mizugini kigaetaraYasuo BabaTomoyo Harada, Yūji Oda, Kazue ItoN/a[5]
Kiki's Delivery ServiceHayao MiyazakiN/a[8]
Kiki to Rara no AoitoriMasami HataN/aAnimated short[5][6]
Mai FenikkusuKatsumi NishikawaYasuko Tomita, Bunta Sugawara, Atsushi WatanabeN/a[5]
Mai Merodii no akazukinHidemi KuboN/aAnimated short[5]
Mangetsu no KuchizukeRyū KanedaEri Fukatsu, Yasufumi Terawaki, Akiko MatsumuraN/a[3]
Mini-Dora SOSMakoto MoriwakiN/aAnimated short[7]
Saint Seiya: Warriors of the Final Holy Battle
ShasoToshio MasudaHideko Yoshida
Sweet HomeKiyoshi KurosawaNobuko Miyamoto, Shingo Yamashiro, NokkoHorror[7]
Turboranger MovieAction for Children
Tetsuo: The Iron ManShinya TsukamotoTomorowo Taguchi, Kei Fujiwara, Shinya Tsukamoto[9]
Tora-San Goes to ViennaYoji YamadaKiyoshi Atsumi, Chieko Baisho, Chieko MisakiComedy[10]
Tora-san, My UncleYoji YamadaKiyoshi Atsumi, Chieko Baisho, Chieko MisakiComedy[11]
Ultraman: The Adventure BeginsMitsuo HikabeN/a[3]
Urutoraman–Kyofu no ruto 87Yuzo HiguchiAkiji KobayashiN/a[3]
Urutoraman A–Owari choju tai Urutora kyodaiTei MafuneKeiji TakamineN/a[3]
Urutoraman KizzuTei MafuneKeiji TakamineN/a[5]
UtsunomikoKenji YoshidaN/aAnimated feature[7][3]
Violent CopTakeshi KitanoTakeshi Kitano, Maiko KawakamiThriller[12]
YAWARA!Kazuo YoshidaYui Asaka, Keiju Kobayashi, Bunta SugawaraN/a[3]
ZatoichiShintaro KatsuShintaro Katsu, Ken Ogata, Yusaka MatsudaN/a[13]

See also

References

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Galbraith IV 1994, p. 120.
  2. ↑ Galbraith IV 1994, p. 121.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Galbraith IV 2008, p. 364.
  4. 1 2 3 Galbraith IV 2008, p. 367.
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Galbraith IV 2008, p. 365.
  6. 1 2 3 Galbraith IV 2008, p. 366.
  7. 1 2 3 4 Galbraith IV 2008, p. 363.
  8. ↑ Galbraith IV 1994, p. 247.
  9. ↑ Mes 2005, p. 211.
  10. ↑ Galbraith IV 1996, p. 407.
  11. ↑ Galbraith IV 1996, p. 408.
  12. ↑ Crow, Jonathan. "Violent Cop". AllMovie. Archived from the original on 1 May 2013. Retrieved 26 October 2017.
  13. ↑ Galbraith IV 1996, p. 453.

Sources

  • Galbraith IV, Stuart (1994). Japanese Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror Films. McFarland. ISBN 0-89950-853-7.
  • 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.
  • Mes, Tom (2005). Iron Man: The Cinema of Shinya Tsukamoto. Surrey, England: FAB Press. ISBN 1-903254-36-1.