List of Japanese films of 1998 explained

Highest-grossing films

Rank	Title	Gross
1	Bayside Shakedown
2
3

List of films

A list of films released in Japan in 1998 (see 1998 in film).

Japanese films released in 1998

Title	Director	Cast	Genre	Notes
A			Documentary	About Aum Shinrikyo cult
After Life			Fantasy	^[1]
Andromedia
April Story			Drama	^[2]
Begging for Love		Mieko Harada, Maho Nonami, Kiichi Nakai	Drama
Beru • Epokku		Hikaari Ishida, Kyōka Suzuki, Isako Washio
Blues Harp
Bullet Ballet
				Animated film
				Animated film
				Animated film
				Animated short
Dr. Akagi		Akira Emoto, Kumiko Asō	Comedy drama	Japanese-French co-production^[3] ^[4]
Flowers of Shanghai		Tony Leung Chiu-wai, Annie Yi, Michiko Hada	Drama	Japanese-Taiwanese co-production^[5] ^[6]				Maki Miyamoto		^[7] ^[8] ^[9]
Kizuna
Love & Pop
Megaranger vs. Carranger
Moon Light Dinner		Kanae Mizuhara Yumi Yoshiyuki	Pink	Best Film, Best Director, Best Screenplay, and Best New Actress - Pink Grand Prix
Odoru daisosasen – The Movie		Yūji Oda, Toshirō Yanagiba, Eri Fukatsu
Ping Pong Hot Springs
				Animated film; first film based on the Pokémon franchise.
Rasen			Horror
Rebirth of Mothra III
Return of Doraemon				Animated short
Ring			Horror
Sada		Hitomi Kuroki, Tsurutaro Kataoka, Norihei Miki	Drama	^[10]
Shark Skin Man and Peach Hip Girl		Tadanobu Asano, Sie Kohinata, Ittoku Kishibe	Action	^[11]
The Story of PuPu
Tokyo Eyes			Thriller, romance	French-Japanese co-production^[12] ^[13]
Tomie			Horror
Yomigaeru Yūsaku: Tantei Monogatari Tokubetsu-hen

See also

• 1998 in Japan
• 1998 in Japanese television

References

Bibliography

• Book: Galbraith IV, Stuart . The Toho Studios Story: A History and Complete Filmography . Scarecrow Press . 2008 . 978-1461673743 . Stuart Galbraith IV.
• Book: Kalat, David . J-horror: The Definitive Guide to The Ring, The Grudge and Beyond . Vertical . 2007 . 978-1932234084 .
• Book: Mes, Tom . Agitator: The Cinema of Takashi Miike . FAB Press . 2006 . 978-1903254417 .
• Book: Mes, Tom . Iron Man. The Cinema of Shinya Tsukamoto . . 2005 . 1-903254-35-3 .

External links

• Japanese films of 1998 at the Internet Movie Database

Notes and References

1. Web site: After Life. AllMovie. October 13, 2015. Crow, Jonathan.
2. Web site: Shigatsu Monogatari (1998). AllMovie. October 13, 2015. Crow. Jonathan.
3. Web site: Dr. Akagi. AllMovie. Crow. John. October 13, 2015 .
4. Web site: Kanzo senseï. Bifi.fr. October 13, 2015. fr.
5. Web site: Flowers of Shanghai. AllMovie. October 13, 2015. Bhob.
6. Web site: Haishang Hua. https://web.archive.org/web/20120804072337/http://explore.bfi.org.uk/4ce2b80eaafad. dead. August 4, 2012. British Film Institute. October 13, 2015.
7. Web site: Omocha (1999) - Kinji Fukasaku | Synopsis, Characteristics, Moods, Themes and Related. Allmovie. Rovi Corporation. Crow, Jonathan. October 30, 2013.
8. Desjardins, 2005. p.15
9. Web site: 1998. Tokyo International Film Festival. October 13, 2015.
10. Web site: Sada. AllMovie. Crow. Jonathan. October 13, 2015.
11. Web site: Shark Skin Man and Peach Hip Girl. AllMovie. Crow. Jonathan. October 13, 2015. "This film was screened at the 1998 Toronto Film Festival.".
12. Web site: Tokyo Eyes. AllMovie. Stewart. Bhob. October 13, 2015 .
13. Web site: Tokyo eyes. Bifi.fr. October 13, 2015. fr.