A list of films released in Japan in 1985 (see 1985 in film).
| Title | Cast and crew | class=unsortable | Notes | class=unsortable | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Burmese Harp | (director); Kōji Ishizaka, Kiichi Nakai | [1] | |||
| Changeman Movie | |||||
| Changeman: Shuttle Base in Danger! | |||||
| Fire Festival | (director); Kiwako Taichi, Ryota Nakamoto, Norihei Miki | [2] | |||
| Four Sisters | (director); Misako Konno, Atsuko Asano, Yasuko Sawaguchi | ||||
| Genmusenki reda | (director) | ||||
| Godzilla 1985 | R. J. Kiser, Koji Hashimoto (directors) | ||||
| Gray Sunset | (director); Yukiyo Toake, Minoru Chiaki | ||||
| Satoru Ogura (director) | Direct-to-video | [3] | |||
| (director); Hiroshi Tamura, Kirara Yūgao | Direct-to-video | [4] | |||
| Haru no kane | (director); Kin'ya Kitaōji | ||||
| Kinnikuman the Movie: Counterattack! The Underground Space Choujins | |||||
| Kinnikuman the Movie: Hour of Triumph! Justice Superman | |||||
| Kinnikuman the Movie: Justice Superman vs. Ancient Superman | |||||
| The Legend of the Stardust Brothers | Macoto Tezuka (director); Shingo Kubota, Kazuhiro Takagi, Kyoko Togawa, ISSAY, Kiyohiko Ozaki | ||||
| The Life and Adventures of Santa Claus | Jules Bass, Arthur Rankin, Jr. (directors); J.D. Roth, Earl Hammond, Alfred Drake, Lesley Miller, Bob McFadden, Earle Hyman | Animated film | |||
| Lonely Heart | (director); Satomi Kobayashi | ||||
| , Shigetsugu Yoshida (directors) | Animated film | [5] | |||
| Minna Agechau | (director) | ||||
| (director); Ken Ogata, Masayuki Shionoya, Hiroshi Mikami | American-Japanese co-production | [6] [7] | |||
| Night on the Galactic Railroad | (director) | Animated film | [8] | ||
| Ran | (director); Tatsuya Nakadai, Mieko Harada, Jinpachi Nezu | Japanese-French co-production | [9] | ||
| Seburi monogatari | (director); Kenichi Hagiwara, Yumiko Fujita, Ken Mitsuishi | [10] | |||
| Sorekara | |||||
| Tampopo | (director); Tsutomu Yamazaki, Nobuko Miyamoto, Kōji Yakusho | ||||
| The Time Étranger | Animated film | ||||
| Tora-san, the Go-Between | Yoji Yamada (director); Kiyoshi Atsumi | 35th in the Otoko wa Tsurai yo series | |||
| Tora-san's Island Encounter | Yoji Yamada (director); Kiyoshi Atsumi | 36th in the Otoko wa Tsurai yo series | |||
| Typhoon Club | Shinji Sōmai (director) | ||||
| Urusei Yatsura: Remember My Love | Kazuo Yamazaki (director); Fumi Hirano and Toshio Furukawa | Animated film | |||
| Vampire Hunter D | (director) | Animated film | [11] | ||
| Yamata no Orochi no Gyakushū | Takami Akai (director); Kakumi Takahashi, Tatsuto Nagayama, Kenichiro Mera | ||||
| Yuki no dansho – Jonetsu | (director); Yuki Saito, Takaaki Enomoto, Masanori Sera | ||||
| Karate Cop 3 (Keiji monogatari 3 - Shiosai no uta) | Rokuro Sugimura (director) | Comedy | [12] |