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A list of films released in Japan

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in 1973 (see 1973 in film

1973 in film

The year 1973 in film involved some significant events.-Events:*The Marx Brothers' Zeppo Marx divorces his second wife, Barbara Blakely. Blakely would later marry actor/singer Frank Sinatra....

1973

Title	Director	Cast	Genre	Notes
1973 1973 in film The year 1973 in film involved some significant events.-Events:*The Marx Brothers' Zeppo Marx divorces his second wife, Barbara Blakely. Blakely would later marry actor/singer Frank Sinatra....
*Battles Without Honor and Humanity*	Kinji Fukasaku Kinji Fukasaku was a Japanese film actor, screenwriter, and best known as a celebrated and innovative filmmaker. He was born in Mito, Ibaraki, Japan, and died in Tokyo, from prostate cancer...	Bunta Sugawara	Yakuza Yakuza film is a popular film genre in Japanese cinema which focuses on the lives and dealings of yakuza, also referred to as the Japanese Mafia.-Ninkyo eiga:...	First in Fukasaku Kinji Fukasaku was a Japanese film actor, screenwriter, and best known as a celebrated and innovative filmmaker. He was born in Mito, Ibaraki, Japan, and died in Tokyo, from prostate cancer... 's series of Yakuza Yakuza film is a popular film genre in Japanese cinema which focuses on the lives and dealings of yakuza, also referred to as the Japanese Mafia.-Ninkyo eiga:... films
Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Hiroshima Deathmatch Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Hiroshima Deathmatch is part two of a series of yakuza films directed by Kinji Fukasaku.-Cast:Sonny Chiba as Katsutoshi OtomoKinya Kitaoji as Shoji YamanakaMeiko Kaji as YasukoToshie Kimura as Mrs...	Kinji Fukasaku Kinji Fukasaku was a Japanese film actor, screenwriter, and best known as a celebrated and innovative filmmaker. He was born in Mito, Ibaraki, Japan, and died in Tokyo, from prostate cancer...	Sonny Chiba Sonny Chiba , also known as Sonny Chiba, is a Japanese actor, singer, film producer, film director and martial artist.Chiba was one of the first actors to achieve stardom through his skills in martial arts, initially in Japan and later before an international audience.- Early life :Born in Fukuoka, Fukuoka,... , Bunta Sugawara	Yakuza Yakuza film is a popular film genre in Japanese cinema which focuses on the lives and dealings of yakuza, also referred to as the Japanese Mafia.-Ninkyo eiga:...
Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Proxy War Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Proxy War is part three of a series of yakuza films directed by Kinji Fukasaku.-Cast:Bunta Sugawara as Shozo HironoAkira KobayashiTsunehiko Watase as Kuramoto TakeshiShingo YamashiroReiko IkeKoshinitsue HoriHideko NakamuraNobuo Kaneko*Toshie Kimura as Mrs...	Kinji Fukasaku Kinji Fukasaku was a Japanese film actor, screenwriter, and best known as a celebrated and innovative filmmaker. He was born in Mito, Ibaraki, Japan, and died in Tokyo, from prostate cancer...	Bunta Sugawara	Yakuza Yakuza film is a popular film genre in Japanese cinema which focuses on the lives and dealings of yakuza, also referred to as the Japanese Mafia.-Ninkyo eiga:...
Female Yakuza Tale: Inquisition and Torture Female Yakuza Tale: Inquisition and Torture ,is a 1973 Japanese film in Toei's Pinky violent genre of Pink film. Directed by prolific genre-director, Teruo Ishii the film was a sequel to director Norifumi Suzuki's Sex & Fury made earlier the same year.-Availability:...	Teruo Ishii Teruo Ishii was a Japanese film director best known in the West for his early films in the Super Giant series, and for his films in the Ero guro subgenre of pinku eiga such as Shogun's Joys of Torture . He also directed the 1965 film, Abashiri Prison, which helped to make Ken Takakura a major star in Japan...	Reiko Ike Reiko Ike , is a Japanese actress, singer, and entertainer. She is best known for her roles in the genre of action/erotic movies known as pink films. Ike also released an album of songs in 1971, Kôkotsu No Sekai...	Pinky Violent
Godzilla vs. Megalon Godzilla vs. Megalon is a 1973 Japanese science fiction kaiju film directed and co-written by Jun Fukuda with special effects by Teruyoshi Nakano. It was the thirteenth film in the Godzilla franchise...	Jun Fukuda Jun Fukuda , was a Japanese director. He was born in Manchuria. He has directed dozens of films, perhaps best known for his contributions to the Godzilla film series in the 1970s...		Kaiju Kaiju is a Japanese word that means "strange beast," but often translated in English as "monster". Specifically, it is used to refer to a genre of tokusatsu entertainment....
Kamen Rider V3 Kamen Rider V3 is a Japanese tokusatsu television series. It is the second installment in the popular Kamen Rider Series, and the direct sequel to the original Kamen Rider...	Minoru Yamada	Hiroshi Miyauchi Hiroshi Miyauchi is a prolific Japanese actor from Chiba Prefecture. He is best known for playing some of the most memorable roles in Tokusatsu history, such as Kazami Shiro in Kamen Rider V3 and Ken Hayakawa in Kaiketsu Zubat...	Tokusatsu Tokusatsu is a Japanese term that applies to any live-action film or television drama that usually features superheroes and makes considerable use of special effects ....	Movie version of Kamen Rider V3 Kamen Rider V3 is a Japanese tokusatsu television series. It is the second installment in the popular Kamen Rider Series, and the direct sequel to the original Kamen Rider... episode 2
Kamen Rider V3 vs. the Destron Monsters Kamen Rider V3 is a Japanese tokusatsu television series. It is the second installment in the popular Kamen Rider Series, and the direct sequel to the original Kamen Rider...	Minoru Yamada	Hiroshi Miyauchi Hiroshi Miyauchi is a prolific Japanese actor from Chiba Prefecture. He is best known for playing some of the most memorable roles in Tokusatsu history, such as Kazami Shiro in Kamen Rider V3 and Ken Hayakawa in Kaiketsu Zubat...	Tokusatsu Tokusatsu is a Japanese term that applies to any live-action film or television drama that usually features superheroes and makes considerable use of special effects ....
Kanashimi no Belladonna Kanashimi no Belladonna , also known as "The Tragedy of Belladonna", is a 1973 feature film produced by the Japanese animation studio Mushi Production and distributor Nippon Herald Films...	Eiichi Yamamoto Eiichi Yamamoto Eiichi Yamamoto is a Japanese film director and screenwriter of Anime. He directed ten films between 1962 and 1986. His 1973 film Kanashimi no Belladonna was entered into the 23rd Berlin International Film Festival....			Entered into the 23rd Berlin International Film Festival 23rd Berlin International Film Festival The 23rd annual Berlin International Film Festival was held from June 22 to July 3, 1973.-Jury:* David Robinson * Freddy Buache* Hiram Garcia Borja* Eberhard Hauff* Harish Khanna* Paul Moor* Walter Müller-Bringmann* René Thévenet...
Lady Snowblood Lady Snowblood (film) is a 1973 Japanese film directed by Toshiya Fujita and starring Meiko Kaji. It is based on the manga of the same name by writer Kazuo Koike and artist Kazuo Kamimura and follows the story of the eponymous assassin seeking vengeance upon the bandits who raped her mother and murdered her father.It...	Toshiya Fujita Toshiya Fujita Toshiya Fujita is a professional footballer for J. League Division 2 side JEF United Ichihara Chiba.-Playing career:...	Meiko Kaji	Exploitation Exploitation film Exploitation film is a type of film that is promoted by "exploiting" often lurid subject matter. The term "exploitation" is common in film marketing, used for all types of films to mean promotion or advertising. These films then need something to exploit, such as a big star, special effects, sex,...	Was a major influence on Quentin Tarantino Quentin Tarantino Quentin Jerome Tarantino is an American film director, screenwriter, producer, cinematographer and actor. In the early 1990s, he began his career as an independent filmmaker with films employing nonlinear storylines and the aestheticization of violence... 's Kill Bill Kill Bill Kill Bill Volume 1 is a 2003 action thriller film written and directed by Quentin Tarantino. It is the first of two volumes that were theatrically released several months apart, the second volume being Kill Bill Volume 2.... films
*Flying At 'Ya, Android Kikaider*	Hidetoshi Kitamura	Daisuke Ban Daisuke Ban , born , is a Japanese actor. He was born on May 5, 1947 in Saitama prefecture, north of Tokyo. He is best known for his role as Jiro in Android Kikaider....	Tokusatsu Tokusatsu is a Japanese term that applies to any live-action film or television drama that usually features superheroes and makes considerable use of special effects ....	Shot and exhibited in 3D 3-D film A 3-D film or S3D film is a motion picture that enhances the illusion of depth perception...
Retreat Through the Wet Wasteland Retreat Through the Wet Wasteland is a 1973 Japanese film in Nikkatsu's Roman porno series, directed by Yukihiro Sawada and starring Yuri Yamashina and Takeo Chii.-Synopsis:A group of five policemen engages in all sorts of corrupt activity including the rape of a girl resulting in her death. They rob a church of funds intended to...	Yukihiro Sawada	Yuri Yamashina Takeo Chii	Roman porno	Nihilistic story of police corruption. Influenced later anti-hero films.
Rise, Fair Sun Rise, Fair Sun is a 1973 Japanese drama film directed by Kei Kumai. It was entered into the 24th Berlin International Film Festival.-Cast:* Tatsuya Nakadai - Sakuzo* Kinya Kitaoji - Asao, Haruko's lover* Keiko Takahashi - Haruko, Sakuzo's daughter...	Kei Kumai Kei Kumai was a Japanese film director from Azumino, Nagano prefecture. After his studies in literature at Shinshu University, he worked as director's assistant....			Entered into the 24th Berlin International Film Festival 24th Berlin International Film Festival The 24th annual Berlin International Film Festival was held from June 21 to July 2, 1974.-Jury:* Rodolfo Kuhn * Margaret Hinxmann* Pietro Bianchi* Gérard Ducaux-Rupp* Kurt Heinz* Akira Iwasaki* Arthur Knight* Manfred Purzer...
Terrifying Girls' High School: Lynch Law Classroom Terrifying Girls' High School: Lynch Law Classroom is a 1973 Japanese film in the sukeban sub-genre of Toei's "Pinky violence" style of Pink film. The second in the Terrifying Girls' High School series, this was the last entry in the series directed by Norifumi Suzuki and to pair Reiko Ike and Miki Sugimoto...	Norifumi Suzuki Norifumi Suzuki ', also known as Norifumi Suzuki, is a Japanese film director and screenwriter. He is best known for his works for studio Toei , especially the Red Peony Gambler and Truck Yarō series.Suzuki was born November 26, 1933 in Shizuoka...	Reiko Ike Reiko Ike , is a Japanese actress, singer, and entertainer. She is best known for her roles in the genre of action/erotic movies known as pink films. Ike also released an album of songs in 1971, Kôkotsu No Sekai... Miki Sugimoto Miki Sugimoto is a Japanese actress best known for her roles in the sukeban sub-genre of Toei's action/erotic form of "pink film" known as Pinky Violence.-Life and career:...	Pinky Violent
Tora-san Loves an Artist Tora-san Loves an Artist aka Tora-san Goes French is a 1973 Japanese comedy film directed by Yoji Yamada. It stars Kiyoshi Atsumi as Torajirō Kuruma , and Keiko Kishi as his love interest or "Madonna"...	Yoji Yamada Yoji Yamada is a Japanese film director best known for his Otoko wa Tsurai yo series of films and his Samurai Trilogy ....	Kiyoshi Atsumi Kiyoshi Atsumi Kiyoshi Atsumi , born Yasuo Tadokoro , was a Japanese film actor....	Comedy Comedy film Comedy film is a genre of film in which the main emphasis is on humour. They are designed to elicit laughter from the audience. Comedies are mostly light-hearted dramas and are made to amuse and entertain the audiences...	12th in the Otoko wa Tsurai yo Otoko wa Tsurai yo Otoko wa tsurai yo is a Japanese film series starring Kiyoshi Atsumi as "Tora-san" , a kind-hearted vagabond who is always unlucky in love. The series itself is often referred to as "Tora-san" by its fans... series
Tora-san's Forget Me Not Tora-san's Forget Me Not aka Torasan and his Forget-Me-Not is a 1973 Japanese comedy film directed by Yoji Yamada. It stars Kiyoshi Atsumi as Torajirō Kuruma , and Ruriko Asaoka as his love interest or "Madonna"...	Yoji Yamada Yoji Yamada is a Japanese film director best known for his Otoko wa Tsurai yo series of films and his Samurai Trilogy ....	Kiyoshi Atsumi Kiyoshi Atsumi Kiyoshi Atsumi , born Yasuo Tadokoro , was a Japanese film actor....	Comedy Comedy film Comedy film is a genre of film in which the main emphasis is on humour. They are designed to elicit laughter from the audience. Comedies are mostly light-hearted dramas and are made to amuse and entertain the audiences...	11th in the Otoko wa Tsurai yo Otoko wa Tsurai yo Otoko wa tsurai yo is a Japanese film series starring Kiyoshi Atsumi as "Tora-san" , a kind-hearted vagabond who is always unlucky in love. The series itself is often referred to as "Tora-san" by its fans... series
Tsugaru Folk Song Tsugaru Folk Song is a 1973 Japanese film directed by Kōichi Saitō. The story is about the search for the basis of Japanese national identity, and the escape of lovers to the wonderfulness of nature.-Awards:28th Mainichi Film Award*Won: Best Film-External links:...	Kōichi Saitō Kōichi Saitō (film director) was a Japanese film director and photographer.-Career:Born in Tokyo, Saitō started studying at Rikkyo University but ended up graduating from the Tokyo College of Photography...
The World of Geisha The World of Geisha aka A Man and a Woman Behind the Fusuma Screen is a 1973 Japanese film in Nikkatsu's Roman porno series, directed by Tatsumi Kumashiro and starring Junko Miyashita...	Tatsumi Kumashiro Tatsumi Kumashiro was a Japanese film director best known for his critically acclaimed, award-winning Roman Porno films, such as Ichijo's Wet Lust and The Woman with Red Hair...	Junko Miyashita Junko Miyashita is a Japanese actress who had a long and varied career working both in pink film and mainstream cinema.- Career :Junko Miyashita was born in Tokyo on January 29, 1949. She was working as a waitress at a coffee shop when she was recruited to work in Pink films....	Roman porno	Kinema Junpo Kinema Junpo , commonly called , is a Japanese film magazine which began publication in July 1919. The magazine was founded by a group of four students, including Saburō Tanaka, at the Tokyo Institute of Technology . In that first month, it was published three times on days with a "1" in them. These first three... 's 6th best Japanese film of the year

External links

Japanese films of 1973 at the Internet Movie Database
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