A list of films released in Japan in 1974 (see 1974 in film).
| Title | Director | Cast | Genre | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abayo Dachi Kō | ||||
| Akumei–Nawabari arashi | Shintaro Katsu, Kinya Kitaoji, Kiwako Taichi | |||
| Akumyō: Shima Arashiaka | ||||
| Aoba shigereru | Masao Kusakari, Kumiko Akiyoshi, Yoshitaka Tanba | |||
| Ali the Man: Ali, the Fighter | , William Greaves | Muhammad Ali | Documentary | Japanese-American co-production |
| Arupusu no shojo haiji–Mou hitori no kazoku | Animated short | |||
| Bunta Sugawara, Tatsuo Umemiya, Toshio Kurosawa | [1] | |||
| Bunta Sugawara, Kinya Kitaoji, Hiroki Matsukata | [2] | |||
| Bitterness of Youth | Kenichi Hagiwara, Kaori Momoi, Fumi Dan | |||
| Castle of Sand | ||||
| Demon Spies | Masaomi Kondo, Keiko Aramaki, Ryunosuke Minegishi | Chambara, horror | ||
| ESPY | Hiroshi Fujioka, Kaoru Yumi, Masao Kusakari | Fantasy, thriller | ||
| Evil of Dracula | Toshio Kurosawa, Kunie Tanaka, Mariko Mochizuki | |||
| Shin Saburi, Yumeji Tsukioka, Tatsuya Nakadai | ||||
| Junko Miyashita | Roman porno | |||
| Flower and Snake | Naomi Tani | [3] | ||
| Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla | Masaaki Daimon, Kazuya Aoyama, Reiko Tajima | |||
| Hanzo the Razor: Who's Got the Gold? | Shintaro Katsu, Kō Nishimura, Mako Midori | |||
| Haroo! Fingaa 5 | Finger 5 | Documentary | Short film | |
| Himiko | Masahiro Shinoda | Shima Iwashita | Drama | |
| Isoge! Wakamono–Tomorrow Never Waits | Koji Kata, Masao Orimo, Toshiya Egi | |||
| Izu no odoriko | Momoe Yamaguchi, Tomokazu Miura, Hitoshi Nakayama | |||
| Kamen Rider X | ||||
| Kamen Rider X: The Five Riders vs. King Dark | ||||
| Kanda kawa | Keiko Sekine, Masao Kursakari, Tokue Hanazawa | |||
| Karafuto 1945 Summer Hyosetsu no mon | ||||
| Kigeki Damashi no jingi | Kei Tani, Shiro Kishibe, Jiro Sakagami | |||
| Koi wa midori no kaze no naka | Yusuke Sato, Mieko Harada, Yoshiko Mita | |||
| Meiko Kaji, Yoshio Harada, Juzo Itami | ||||
| Last Swordsman | Shigeru Koyama, Jiro Kawaraski, Masao Kusakari | |||
| Tomisaburo Wakayama, Akihiro Tomikawa, Junko Hitomi | ||||
| Yuki Meguro, Kunie Tanaka, Shiro Ito | ||||
| Moscow, My Love | , Aleksandr Mitta | Komaki Kurihara, Oleg Vidov, Makoto Sato | Japanese-Soviet co-production | |
| Mr. Giants–The Eternal Number on the Player's Jersey | Shigeo Nagashima | Documentary | ||
| New Battles Without Honor and Humanity | ||||
| Nyobo o hayajine saseru | Yosuke Natsuki, Miyoko Akaza, Michiko Tsukasa | |||
| Kantaro Suga | Drama | |||
| Prophecies of Nostradamus | Tetsuro Tamba, Kaoru Yumi, Toshio Kurosawsa | Fantasy | ||
| Return of the Street Fighter | Martial Arts | |||
| Ryōma Ansatsu | ||||
| Samurai jyaiantsu–Sessho gawara no ketto | Animated short | |||
| Sandakan No. 8 | ||||
| School of the Holy Beast | Yumi Takigawa | [4] | ||
| Seishun no umi | ||||
| Shiawase | Yuriko Sumi, Yusuke Okada, Nobuko Otowa | |||
| Shinzo ningen Kyashan–Fujimi no choseusha | Animated short | |||
| Sister Street Fighter | Action | [5] | ||
| Action | [6] | |||
| Action | [7] | |||
| Tomodachi | ||||
| Tora-san's Lovesick | Yoji Yamada | Kiyoshi Atsumi | ||
| Tora-san's Lullaby | Yoji Yamada | Kiyoshi Atsumi | ||
| Three Old Women | Aiko Mimasu, Kinuyo Tanaka, Michiyo Kogure | |||
| Urutoraman Taro–Chi o su hana wa shojo no sei | ||||
| Wife to be Sacrificed | Naomi Tani | [8] | ||
| Yahu shisubeshi–Fukushu no mekanikku | Hiroshi Fujioka, Mako Midori, Akemi Mari | |||
| The Year Without a Santa Claus | Jules Bass, Arthur Rankin Jr. | Shirley Booth, Mickey Rooney, Dick Shawn, George S. Irving | Animated | |
| Zao Zessho | Yoko Takahashi, Akira Oda, Yoshitaka Tanba | |||