List of Japanese films of 1996

Highest-grossing films
RankTitleGross
1 Godzilla vs. Destoroyah ¥2.00 billion
2 Shall We Dance? ¥1.60 billion
2 Doraemon: Nobita and the Galaxy Super-express ¥1.60 billion
2 Gakkō no Kaidan 2 ¥1.60 billion
5 Supermarket Woman ¥1.50 billion

List of films

A list of films released in Japan in 1996 (see 1996 in film).

TitleDirectorCastGenreNotes
Adultery Diary: One More Time While I'm Still WetToshiki SatōHotaru HazukiPinkBest Film, Best Actress, Best Screenplay: Pink Grand Prix
Atashi wa juiceToshiki SatōNaomi Akimoto, Natsuki Ozawa, Shingo Tsurumi
Boys Be AmbitiousKazuyuki IzutsuTakashi Okamura, Hiroyuki Yabe
Ohranger vs. KakurangerShōhei TōjōMasaru Shishido, Kunio Masaoka, Masashi GōdaTokusatsuDirect-to-video crossover
Crayon Shin-chan: Adventure in HenderlandMitsuru Hongō—Animated feature[1]
Don't Look UpHideo NakataYūrei Yanagi, Yasuyo Shirashima, Kei IshibashiHorror[2]
Doraemon: Nobita and the Galaxy Super-expressTsutomu Shibayama—Animated feature[3]
Dorami & the Doraemons - Seven Strange Tales of the Robot SchoolYoshitomo Yonetani—Animated short[3][1]
Dragon Ball: The Path to PowerShigeyasu YamauchiMasako Nozawa, Hiromi Tsuru, Naoki TatsutaAnimePart of the Dragon Ball series; last theatrical film in the series until Dragon Ball Z: Battle of Gods in 2013
Emperor Tomato KetchupShūji TerayamaGoro Abashiri, Tarō Apollo, Shiro Demaemochi
Gakko IIYoji YamadaToshiyuki Nishida, Hidetaka Yoshioka, Masatoshi Nagase
Gakkō no Kaidan 2Hideyuki HirayamaHironobu Nomura, Naomi Nishida, Kyōko KishidaHorrorPart of the Gakkō no Kaidan series
Gamera 2: Attack of LegionShusuke KanekoShinobu Nakayama, Ai Maeda, Toshiyuki Nagashima—[4]
Heisei Harenchi GakuenHiroyuki MuramatsuSenna Matsuda, Yoshiyuki Yamaguchi, Rika HaradaBased on a manga
HaruYoshimitsu MoritaMasaaki Uchino, Eri Fukatsu, Kazufumi MiyazawaComedy-drama, romance[1][5]
Kids ReturnTakeshi KitanoMasanobu Andō, Ken Kaneko, Leo Morimoto
Lupin III: Dead or AliveMonkey Punch—Animated feature[1]
Mari's PreyKeiichirō YoshidaMakiko Kuno, Takeshi Yamato, Kenichi EndōErotic thriller
Naked BloodHisayasu SatōMisa Aika, Yumika Hayashi, Mika KiriharaHorror
Neighborhood StoryAtsuji ShimizuAnimeBased on a manga
OrganKei FujiwaraKei Fujiwara, Kimihiko Hasegawa, Yosiaki MaekawaHorror
PicnicShunji IwaiChara, Tadanobu Asano, Koichi Hashizume
Rebirth of MothraOkihiro YonedaMegumi Kobayashi, Sayaka Yamaguchi, Aki Hano—[6]
Revive! UltramanMasahiro TsuburayaSusumu Kurobe, Masanari Nihei, Akiji KobayashiTokusatsuPart of the Ultra Series
Shall We Dance?Masayuki SuoKōji Yakusho, Tamiyo Kusakari, Naoto TakenakaComedy-drama[3][7]
SM Teacher: Tied Up by StudentsYutaka IkejimaRuna Hayama, Kazuhiro SanoPink
Supermarket WomanJuzo ItamiNobuko Miyamoto, Masahiko Tsugawa, Ryunosuke KanedaComedy[1][4]
Swallowtail ButterflyShunji IwaiHiroshi Mikami, Chara, Ayumi ItoEntered into the 20th Moscow International Film Festival
Village of DreamsYōichi HigashiMieko Harada, Keigo Matsuyama, Shogo MatsuyamaEntered into the 46th Berlin International Film Festival
The WartShinji ImaokaYōta Kawase, Maako Mizuno, Yumika HayashiPink
The Way to FightTakashi MiikeTakeshi Caesar, Ryoko Imamura, Kazuki KitamuraDirect-to-video
Women at a Secret Meeting: From Wives to CoedsSachio KitazawaYūki Morishita, Shun'ichi Yajima, Kyōsuke SasakiPink
XX: Beautiful PreyToshiharu IkedaKei Marimura, Makiko Watanabe, Ren ŌsugiErotic thriller

See also

References
  1. Galbraith IV 2008, p. 394.
  2. Ralske, Josh. "Joyurei". AllMovie. Retrieved November 10, 2015.
  3. Galbraith IV 2008, p. 393.
  4. Galbraith IV 2008, p. 395.
  5. "Haru". All Movie. Retrieved November 9, 2015.
  6. Galbraith IV 2008, p. 397.
  7. Williams, Karl. "Shall We Dance?". AllMovie. Retrieved November 9, 2015.

Bibliography
  • Galbraith IV, Stuart (2008). The Toho Studios Story: A History and Complete Filmography. Scarecrow Press. ISBN 978-1461673743.
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