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A list of films released in Japan in 1997 (see 1997 in film).
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Title | Director | Cast | Genre | Notes |
Carranger vs. Ohranger | | | | |
Cat's Eye | Kaizo Hayashi | Yuki Uchida, Izumi Inamori, Norika Fujiwara | | |
Crayon Shin-chan: Pursuit of the Dark Tama Tama | | | Anime |
Cure | Kiyoshi Kurosawa | Kōji Yakusho, Tsuyoshi Ujiki, Anna Nakagawa | Thriller | [3] |
Detective Conan: The Time-Bombed Skyscraper | | | | |
The Eel | Shohei Imamura | | | Won the Palme d'Or at Cannes |
The End of Evangelion | Hideaki Anno | | Anime | Finale to the TV series Neon Genesis Evangelion. Won the Animage Anime Grand Prix, Japanese Academy Prize for "Best Sensation," and "Anime Choice Award" at Animation Kobe. |
Evangelion: Death and Rebirth | Hideaki Anno | | Anime | Clip show of episodes 1-24 of the TV series Neon Genesis Evangelion, followed by 27 minutes of a draft of The End of Evangelion. |
Fireworks | Takeshi Kitano | | | |
I Thought About You | Yukio Kitazawa | Yōta Kawase | Gay Pink | Pink Grand Prix, Best Film |
Magunichuudo - ashita heno kakehashi | Hiroshi Sugawara | Kumie Tanaka, Naoto Ogata, Hiroko Yakushimaru | Drama | |
Moonlight Serenade | Masahiro Shinoda | | | Entered into the 47th Berlin International Film Festival |
Parasite Eve | Masayuki Ochiai | Hiroshi Mikami, Riona Hazuki, Tomoko Nakajima | — | |
Perfect Blue | Satoshi Kon | | Mystery, thriller | Animated film[6][7] |
Princess Mononoke | Hayao Miyazaki | | Fantasy, adventure | Animated film[8] |
Rainy Dog | Takashi Miike | Show Aikawa | Crime | [9][10] |
Rebirth of Mothra II | Kunie Miyoshi | Megumi Kobayashi, Sayaka Yamaguchi, Aki Hano | Science fiction | [12] |
Rurouni Kenshin: Ishin Shishi no Requiem | | | | |
School Ghost Stories 3 | Shusuke Kaneko | Naomi Nishida, Hitomi Kuroki, Hideki Noda | — | |
Sharan Q no enka no hanamichi | Yōjirō Takita | Tsunku, Hatake, Takanori Jinnai | Comedy | [13] |
Tekken: The Motion Picture | | | | Animated |
Tokyo Biyori | Naoto Takenaka | Naoto Takenaka, Miho Nakayama, Yakako Matsu | Comedy-drama | |
Welcome Back, Mr. McDonald | Koki Mitani | Jun inoue, Yasukiyo Umeno, Kaoru Okunuki | Comedy | |
Woman of the Police Protection Programme | Juzo Itami | Nobuko Miyamoto, Masahiko Nishimura, Takehiro Murata | — | |
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Crow, Jonathan. "Cure". AllMovie. Retrieved September 12, 2016.
"Perfect Blue" (PDF). Fantasia Film Festival. p. 64. Retrieved May 6, 2019.
Crow, Jonathan. "Rainy Dog". AllMovie. Retrieved June 11, 2020.