List of Japanese films of 2004

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).

TitleDirectorCastGenreNotes
2LDKYukihiko TsutsumiMaho NonamiThriller[1]
AppleseedShinji Aramaki[2]
Abaranger vs. Hurricanger
Be with YouNobuhiro DoiYūko Takeuchi, Shido NakamuraDrama[3]
Beyblade: Fierce Battle
CasshernKazuaki KiriyaYusuke Iseya, Kumiko Asō, Toshiaki KarasawaScience fiction[4]
Crayon Shin-chan: The Storm Called: The Kasukabe Boys of the Evening SunTsutomu MizushimaN/a[5]
Cutie HoneyHideaki AnnoEriko Sato, Mikako Ichikawa, Jun MurakamiScience fiction[6]
Dark Tales of JapanMasayuki Ochiai, Norio Tsuruta, Takashi Shimizu, Yoshiro Nakamura, Koji ShiraishiHorrorTelevision film[7]
Dead LeavesHiroyuki Imaishi
Detective Conan: Magician of the Silver SkyTaiichiro YamamotoN/a[5]
Doraemon: Nobita in the Wan-Nyan Spacetime OdysseyTsutomu ShibayamaN/a[5]
The Face of JizoKazuo KurokiRie Miyazawa, Yoshio Harada, Tadanobu AsanoDrama, History
Ghost in the Shell 2: InnocenceMamoru OshiiScience fiction[5][8]
Godzilla: Final WarsRyuhei KitamuraMasahiro Matsuoka, Rei Kikukawa, Kazuki KitamuraScience fiction[9][10]
Half a ConfessionKiyoshi SasabeAkira Terao
Mieko Harada
Japan Academy Prize for Best Film
Hana and AliceShunji IwaiAnne Suzuki, Yū Aoi, Tomohiro KakuN/a[5]
Howl's Moving CastleHayao MiyazakiFantasy[3][11][9]
InfectionMasayuki OchiaiKōichi Satō, Michiko Hada, Yōko MakiHorror.[12][3][13]
Inuyasha the Movie: Fire on the Mystic IslandToshiya ShinoharaN/a[9]
IzoTakashi MiikeMickey Curtis, Daisaku Akino, Chisato AmateAction[14]
Ju-Rei: The UncannyKoji ShiraishiChinatsu Wakatsuki, Miku Ueno, Eriko IchinoheHorror[15][16]
Kamen Rider Blade: Missing Ace
Kamikaze GirlsTetsuya NakashimaKyoko Fukada, Anna TsuchiyaComedy[17]
Konjiki no Gash Bell!!: 101 Banme no Mamono
Lunch BoxShinji ImaokaYumika HayashiPinkBest Film, Pink Grand Prix
Mind GameMasaaki YuasaFantasy[18]
MarebitoTakashi ShimizuShinya Tsukamoto, Tomomi Miyashita, Kazuhiro NakaharaHorror[12][19]
Naruto the Movie: Ninja Clash in the Land of SnowTensai Okamura[20]
Naruto - Konoha Sports FestivalHayato Date[20]
Nin x Nin: Ninja Hattori-kun, the MovieMasayuki SuzukiKazuyuki Asano, Mikihisa Azuma, Yuri Chinen[20]
Nobody KnowsHirokazu KoreedaYūya YagiraDrama[21]
One Piece the Movie: Curse of the Sacred Sword
Pokémon: Destiny DeoxysKunihiko YuyamaN/a[20]
PremonitionTsuruta NorioHiroshi Mikami, Noriko Sakai, Hana InoueHorror[3][22]
Saint Seiya: Heaven Chapter ~ Overture
SteamboyKatsuhiro OtomoScience fiction[20][23][24]
Survive Style 5+Gen SekiguchiVinnie Jones, Tadanobu Asano, Reika Hashimoto[25][26]
Swing GirlsShinobu YaguchiJuri Ueno, Yuta Hiraoka, Shihori KanjiyaComedy[20][3][27]
The Taste of TeaKatsuhito IshiiComedy-drama[28][29]
Three... ExtremesFruit Chan, Takashi Miike, Park Chan-wookMiriam Yeung, Lee Byung-hun, Kyōko HasegawaHorrorHong Kong-South Korean-Japanese co-production[30][31]
Tony TakitaniJun IchikawaIssey Ogata, Rie Miyazawa, Takahumi ShinoharaDrama[32][33]
Ultraman: The NextKazuya Konaka
VitalShinya TsukamotoTadanobu Asano, Nami TsukamotoDrama[34][35]
Yu-Gi-Oh! The Movie: Pyramid of LightHatsuki Tsuji
ZebramanTakashi MiikeAtsuro Watabe, Teruyoshi Uchimura, Yui IchikawaComedy[36][37]

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. ↑ Young, Debirag (February 12, 2005). "Review: 'Zebraman'". Variety. Retrieved April 28, 2016.
  37. ↑ Buchanan, Jason. "Zebraman". AllMovie. Retrieved April 28, 2016.

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