List of Japanese films of 1995

Highest-grossing films

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Rank Title Gross
1 Whisper of the Heart ¥1.85 billion
2 Godzilla vs. SpaceGodzilla ¥1.65 billion
3 Tora-san's Easy Advice ¥1.55 billion

List of films

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A list of films released in Japan in 1995 (see 1995 in film).

Japanese films released in 1995
Title Director Cast Genre Notes
Blissful Genuine Sex: Penetration! Toshiki Satō Hotaru Hazuki Pink Pink Grand Prix for Best Film
Crayon Shin-chan: Unkokusai's Ambition Mitsuru Hongo [1]
Deep River Kei Kumai Kumiko Akiyoshi, Eiji Okuda, Hisashi Igawa Drama [1][2]
Dragon Ball Z: Fusion Reborn Shigeyasu Yamauchi Anime
Dragon Ball Z: Wrath of the Dragon Mitsuo Hashimoto Anime The final Dragon Ball Z animated film to be released in theaters until Dragon Ball Z: Battle of Gods in 2013.
East Meets West Kihachi Okamoto Hiroyuki Sanada [3]
Eko Eko Azarak: Wizard of Darkness Shimako Sato Kimika Yoshino, Miho Kanno, Miho Tamura Horror [4][5]
Eternal Moment Seijiro Koyama Yasuko Sawaguchi, Kumiko Goto, Masahiro Takashima [1]
Farewell to Nostradamus Takeshi Shirato [1]
Flirt Hal Hartley Martin Donovan, Parker Posey Comedy-drama, romance American-German-Japanese co-production[6][7]
Gamera: Guardian of the Universe Shusuke Kaneko Shinobu Nakayama, Ayako Fujitani, Yukijiro Hotaru Science fiction [1][8][9]
Getting Any? Takeshi Kitano Dannkann Comedy
Ghost in the Shell Mamoru Oshii Science fiction [10]
Godzilla vs. Destoroyah Takao Okawara Takurō Tatsumi, Yōko Ishino, Yasufumi Hayashi Science fiction [11]
Gonin Takashi Ishii Takeshi Kitano, Kōichi Satō, Masahiro Motoki Crime, thriller [12]
Good Men, Good Women Hou Hsiao-hsien Lim Giong, Annie Shizuka Inoh, Jack Kao Drama Taiwanese-Japanese co-production[13]
Hana Yori Dango Yasuyuki Kusuda Yuki Uchida Romance
Hiroshima Koreyoshi Kurahara, Roger Spottiswoode Kenneth Welsh, Hisashi Igawa Drama
Kamikaze Taxi Masato Harada
Kura Yasuo Furuhata Yūko Asano
A Last Note Kaneto Shindō Haruko Sugimura
Nobuko Otowa
Japan Academy Prize for Best Film, entered into Moscow
Like Grains of Sand Ryosuke Hashiguchi Yoshinori Okada, Ayumi Hamasaki Drama
Listen to the Voices of the Sea Hideo Sekigawa Akitake Konō, Hajime Izu, Yasumi Hara War [14]
Love Letter Shunji Iwai Miho Nakayama, Etsushi Toyokawa, Bunjaku Han Drama, romance [15]
Maborosi Hirokazu Koreeda Makiko Esumi, Tadanobu Asano, Akira Emoto Drama, mystery [16]
Mechanical Violator Hakaider
Memories Katsuhiro Otomo, Koji Morimoto, Tensai Okamura Fantasy, science fiction [17]
Mr. Children in Film Takeshi Kobayashi Kazutoshi Sakurai, Kenichi Tahara, Keisuke Nakagawa Documentary [1]
Ohranger Movie
Ring: Kanzenban Chisui Takigawa Katsunori Takahashi, Yoshio Harada, Mai Tachihara Television film[5][18]
Sailor Moon SuperS: The Movie Hiroki Shibata Anime The final Sailor Moon film released in theaters.
School Ghost Stories Hideyuki Hirayama Hironobu Nomura, Ayako Sugiyama, Masahiro Sato [1]
Sexual Desires in the Ladies' Restroom: Dripping! Yutaka Ikejima Kimitake Hiraoka
Kaoru Yuzu
Pink Silver Prize at the Pink Grand Prix
Sharaku Masahiro Shinoda Entered into the 1995 Cannes Film Festival
Slam Dunk: Howling Basketman Spirit!! Anime
Slam Dunk: Shohoku's Greatest Challenge! Anime
Sleeping Beauty Toshi Hiruma Garry Chalk, Ian James Corlett, Terry Klassen, Andrea Libman Animation Japanese American co-production
Tokyo Fist Shinya Tsukamoto Shinya Tsukamoto, Kahori Fujii, Kōji Tsukamoto Avant-garde, horror [19][20][21]
Tora-san to the Rescue Yoji Yamada Kiyoshi Atsumi Comedy 48th and last in the Otoko wa Tsurai yo series
Whisper of the Heart Yoshifumi Kondō Drama [22][1][23]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h Galbraith IV 2008, p. 390.
  2. ^ Crow, Jonathan. "Deep River". AllMovie. Retrieved October 22, 2015.
  3. ^ Crow, Jonathan. "East Meets West". AllMovie. Retrieved October 22, 2015.
  4. ^ Kalat 2007, p. 59.
  5. ^ a b Kalat 2007, p. 272.
  6. ^ Blaise, Judd. "Flirt". AllMovie. Retrieved October 22, 2015.
  7. ^ "Flirt". Filmportal.de. Retrieved October 22, 2015.
  8. ^ Galbraith IV 2008, p. 389.
  9. ^ Brennan, Sandra. "Gamera: Guardian of the Universe". AllMovie. Retrieved October 22, 2015.
  10. ^ Townsend, Emru. "Ghost in the Shell". AllMovie. Retrieved October 22, 2015.
  11. ^ Crow, Jonathan. "Godzilla vs. Destoroyah". AllMovie. Retrieved October 22, 2015.
  12. ^ Crow, Jonathan. "Gonin". AllMovie. Retrieved October 22, 2015.
  13. ^ Crow, Jonathan. "Good Men, Good Women". AllMovie. Retrieved October 22, 2015.
  14. ^ Reid, T. R. (August 14, 1995). "WWII re-fought, revised in Japanese media". The Washington Post. Retrieved November 11, 2022.
  15. ^ Crow, Jonathan. "Love Letter". AllMovie. Retrieved October 22, 2015.
  16. ^ Deming, Mark. "Maborosi". AllMovie. Retrieved October 22, 2015.
  17. ^ Crow, Jonathan. "Memories". AllMovie. Retrieved October 22, 2015.
  18. ^ Kalat 2007, p. 273.
  19. ^ Mes 2005, p. 119.
  20. ^ Mes 2005, p. 213.
  21. ^ Crow, Jonathan. "Tokyo Fist". AllMovie. Retrieved October 22, 2015.
  22. ^ Crow, Jonathan. "Whisper of the Heart". AllMovie. Retrieved October 22, 2015.
  23. ^ Galbraith IV 2008, p. 391.

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