| Country: | Japan |
| Year: | 1985 |
| Champion: | Hanshin Tigers (4) |
| Champion Manager: | Yoshio Yoshida |
| Champion Games: | 74-49-7 |
| Runnerup: | Seibu Lions (2) |
| Runnerup Manager: | Tatsuro Hirooka |
| Runnerup Games: | 79-45-6 |
| Date: | October 26 – November 2 |
| Mvp: | Randy Bass (Hanshin) |
| Fsa: | Hiromichi Ishige (Seibu) |
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| Announcers: | Akira Ishikawa (TBS), Etsuro Matsukura (Fuji TV), Akio Kuroda (ABC), Sadao Uekusa (ABC), Teruhisa Inoue (MBS), Toshiharu Shimamura (NHK), Shuichi Itchoda (Yomiuri TV) |
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The 1985 Japan Series was the 36th edition of Nippon Professional Baseball's postseason championship series. It matched the Central League champion Hanshin Tigers against the Pacific League champion Seibu Lions. Making their first appearance in the Japan Series since 1964, the Tigers finally won their first Japan Series championship. For 38 years, it's the only Japan Series that was won by the Tigers until 2023, when they defeated fellow Kansai region team, Orix Buffaloes, breaking the Curse of the Colonel in the process.
| Game | Score | Date | Location | Attendance | |
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| 1 | Seibu Lions – 0, Hanshin Tigers – 3 | October 26 | Seibu Lions Stadium | 32,463[1] | |
| 2 | Seibu Lions – 1, Hanshin Tigers – 2 | October 27 | Seibu Lions Stadium | 32,593 | |
| 3 | Hanshin Tigers – 4, Seibu Lions – 6 | October 29 | Hanshin Koshien Stadium | 51,355 | |
| 4 | Hanshin Tigers – 2, Seibu Lions – 4 | October 30 | Hanshin Koshien Stadium | 51,554 | |
| 5 | Hanshin Tigers – 7, Seibu Lions – 2 | October 31 | Hanshin Koshien Stadium | 51,430 | |
| 6 | Seibu Lions – 3, Hanshin Tigers – 9 | November 2 | Seibu Lions Stadium | 32,371 |