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A list of films released in Japan

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in 1974 (see 1974 in film

1974 in film

The year 1974 in film involved some significant events.-Events:*February 7 - Blazing Saddles is released in the USA.*August 7 - Peter Wolf, lead singer of The J...

1974

Title	Director	Cast	Genre	Notes
1974 1974 in film The year 1974 in film involved some significant events.-Events:February 7 - Blazing Saddles is released in the USA.August 7 - Peter Wolf, lead singer of The J...
The 6 Ultra Brothers vs. the Monster Army The 6 Ultra Brothers vs. the Monster Army , known in Thailand as Hanuman and the 6 Ultramen is a tokusatsu SF/kaiju/superhero film produced in 1974 by Tsuburaya Productions of Japan and Chaiyo Productions of Thailand...	Shohei Tojo Sompote Sands	Ko Kaeoduendee Yodchay Meksuwan		Japanese-Thai co-production
Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Police Tactics Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Police Tactics is part four of a series of yakuza films directed by Kinji Fukasaku.-Cast:Bunta Sugawara as Shozo HironoAkira KobayashiTatsuo UmemiyaToshio KurosawaHiroki MatsukataKunie TanakaNobuo KanekoTakeshi KatôAsao KoikeShingo Yamashiro...	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:...
Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Final Episode Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Final Episode is part five and the final installation of a series of yakuza films directed by Kinji Fukasaku.-Cast:Gorou IbukiNobuo KanekoKinya KitaojiAkira KobayashiHiroki MatsukataBunta Sugawara as Shozo HironoKunie TanakaAsao Uchida*Shingo Yamashiro...	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:...	The last entry 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
Female Ninja Magic: 100 Trampled Flowers Female Ninja Magic: 100 Trampled Flowers is a 1974 Japanese film in Nikkatsu's Roman porno series, directed by Chūsei Sone and starring Junko Miyashita.-Synopsis:In historical times, the Shogun family employs a group of Iga ninjas to take over the Akizuki clan's lands. The Akizuki hire the Fumi ninjas, a group of female warriors who...	Chūsei Sone Chusei Sone is a Japanese film director known primarily for his stylish and popular Roman Porno films for Nikkatsu, particularly the first two installments of the Angel Guts series. Despite a somewhat uneven career, many mainstream critics consider Sone the best of Nikkatsu's Roman Porno directors.-Life and...	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
Flower and Snake Flower and Snake aka Flowers and Serpents is a Japanese soft-core S/M film starring Naomi Tani, directed by Masaru Konuma and produced by Nikkatsu. Based on a novel by Oniroku Dan , Japan's best-known author of S&M fiction, Flower and Snake was the first of Nikkatsu’s Roman Porno films to deal with an S&M theme...	Masaru Konuma Masaru Konuma is a Japanese director most famous for his Roman Porno films for Nikkatsu during the 1970s.-Early life:Masaru Konuma was born in Otaru, Hokkaidō, on December 30, 1937. Konuma retains no memories of his father who was a teacher...	Naomi Tani Naomi Tani is a Japanese actress who is best known for her appearances in Nikkatsu's Roman Porno films with an S&M theme during the 1970s.-Early career:Born October 20, 1948, in the Hakata ward of Fukuoka, Naomi Tani moved to Tokyo at the age of 18. After arrival in Tokyo, she was featured in a photo layout...	Roman porno	First Roman Porno starring Naomi Tani
Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla , originally known in the United States as Godzilla vs. Bionic Monster and subsequently Godzilla vs. Cosmic Monster, is a 1974 science fiction kaiju film. This was the 14th of the Toho studio's Godzilla series , it was directed by Jun Fukuda with special effects by Teruyoshi Nakano and the...	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....
Himiko Himiko (film) Himiko is a 1974 Japanese drama film directed by Masahiro Shinoda. It was entered into the 1974 Cannes Film Festival.-Cast:* Shima Iwashita - Himiko* Masao Kusakari - Takehiko* Rentaro Mikuni - Nashime* Rie Yokoyama - Adahime* Jun Hamamura - Narrator...	Masahiro Shinoda Masahiro Shinoda is a Japanese film director, originally associated with the Shochiku Studio, who came to prominence as part of the Japanese New Wave in the 1960s.-Career:...	Shima Iwashita	Drama Drama film A drama film is a film genre that depends mostly on in-depth development of realistic characters dealing with emotional themes. Dramatic themes such as alcoholism, drug addiction, infidelity, moral dilemmas, racial prejudice, religious intolerance, poverty, class divisions, violence against women...	Entered into the 1974 Cannes Film Festival 1974 Cannes Film Festival - Jury :René Clair Jean-Loup Dabadie Kenne Fant Félix Labisse Irwin Shaw Michel Soutter Monica Vitti Alexander Walker *Rostislav Yurenev -Feature film competition:...
The Homeless The Homeless (film) is a 1974 Japanese film directed by Kōichi Saitō.-External links:* at Midnight Eye...	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...	Shintaro Katsu Shintaro Katsu , born Toshio Okumura was a Japanese actor, singer, producer, and director... Ken Takakura Ken Takakura , born , is a Japanese actor best known for his brooding style and the stoic presence he brings to his roles.Takakura gained his streetwise swagger and tough-guy persona watching yakuza turf battles over the lucrative black market and racketeering in postwar Fukuoka... Meiko Kaji
Kamen Rider X Kamen Rider X , translated as Masked Rider X, is a Japanese tokusatsu superhero television series. It was broadcast in 1974 on NET . It is the third entry in the Kamen Rider Series of tokusatsu shows...		Ryu Hayama	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 X Kamen Rider X , translated as Masked Rider X, is a Japanese tokusatsu superhero television series. It was broadcast in 1974 on NET . It is the third entry in the Kamen Rider Series of tokusatsu shows... episode 3
Kamen Rider X: The Five Riders vs. King Dark Kamen Rider , is a weekly science fiction story created by Japanese manga artist Shotaro Ishinomori. It debuted as a tokusatsu television series on April 3, 1971 and ran until February 10, 1973, airing on the Mainichi Broadcasting System and NET TV . A manga adaptation was also featured in Shōnen Magazine...		Ryu Hayama	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 ....
Karafuto 1945 Summer Hyosetsu no mon Karafuto 1945 Summer Hyosetsu no mon is a 1974 Japanese film based on the Soviet Union's military action on Karafuto during the Soviet–Japanese War near the ending of World War II. The movie is set in Maoka , at the time of a tragedy of the death of nine maidens who worked in the postal telegraph office in the city...	Mitsuo Murayama		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 ....
Pastoral: To Die in the Country Pastoral: To Die in the Country , and also known as Pastoral Hide and Seek, is a 1974 Japanese drama film directed by Shūji Terayama. It was entered into the 1975 Cannes Film Festival.-Cast:* Kantaro Suga - Me* Hiroyuki Takano - Me, as a boy* Yoshio Harada - Arashi...	Shūji Terayama Shuji Terayama was an avant-garde Japanese poet, dramatist, writer, film director, and photographer. According to many critics and supporters, he was one of the most productive and provocative creative artists to come out of Japan. He was born December 10, 1935, the only son of Hachiro and Hatsu Terayama in...	Kantaro Suga Kantarō Suga , was a leading Japanese actor. His film credits span three decades, from 1960 to 1990. One of his prominent appearances was in the lead role in Pastoral: To Die in the Country...	Drama Drama film A drama film is a film genre that depends mostly on in-depth development of realistic characters dealing with emotional themes. Dramatic themes such as alcoholism, drug addiction, infidelity, moral dilemmas, racial prejudice, religious intolerance, poverty, class divisions, violence against women...	Entered into the 1975 Cannes Film Festival 1975 Cannes Film Festival - Jury :Jeanne Moreau, President, actressAndré Delvaux, directorAnthony Burgess, writerFernando Rey, actorGeorge Roy Hill, directorGérard Ducaux-Rupp, producerLéa Massari, actressPierre Mazars, journalist*Pierre Salinger, writer...
Return of the Street Fighter Return of the Street Fighter is a 1974 martial arts film and the second in a series starting with The Street Fighter starring Sonny Chiba. In this sequel, Martial artist Takuma Tsurugi returns to take on a Yakuza family that may be embezzling money from charities to finance their own operations...	Shigehiro Ozawa	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,... , Yoko Ichiji	Martial Arts
Sandakan No. 8 Sandakan No. 8 is a 1974 Japanese film directed by Kei Kumai. It was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film.-Plot:A young female journalist is researching an article on the history of Japanese women who were forced to work as prostitutes in Asian brothels during the early 20th century...	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....	Kinuyo Tanaka Kinuyo Tanaka was a Japanese actress and director.Tanaka was born in Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan. She became a leading actress at an early age, appearing in Yasujirō Ozu's I Graduated, But... in 1929...		Tanaka won the Best Actress Award at Berlin 25th Berlin International Film Festival The 25th annual Berlin International Film Festival was held from June 27 to July 8, 1975.-Jury:* Sylvia Syms * Ottokar Runze* Henry Chapier* Else Goelz* Albert Johnson* Rostislav Yurenev* Carlo Martins* S...
School of the Holy Beast School of the Holy Beast is a film in the nunsploitation sub-genre of Pinky violence made by Toei Company in 1974.-Plot:A young woman becomes a nun at the Sacred Heart Convent to find out what happened to her mother years earlier. She encounters a lesbian mother superior, lecherous archbishops, and uncovers many dark...	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...	Yumi Takigawa	Pinky Violent/ Nunsploitation Nunsploitation Nunsploitation is a subgenre of exploitation film which had its peak in Europe in the 1970s. These films typically involve Christian nuns living in convents during the Middle Ages. The main conflict of the story is usually of a religious or sexual nature, such as religious oppression or sexual...
Sister Street Fighter Sister Street Fighter is a spin off of The Street Fighter . The plot revolves around Lǐ Hóng-Lóng , the female martial artist of the title. When her brother Lǐ Wàn-Qīng is kidnapped by drug lords, she seeks revenge. The drug lord's colorful collection of "killers" includes a toga-clad group of Thai Boxers called the...	Kazuhiko Yamaguchi Kazuhiko Yamaguchi is a Japanese film director.-Career:Born in Nagano Prefecture, Yamaguchi graduated from Waseda University and began working at the Tōei studios in Kyoto...	Etsuko Shihomi, 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,...	Martial Arts
The Street Fighter The Street Fighter , literally Clash, Killer Fist!, is a Japanese martial arts film released in 1974 and produced by Toei Company Ltd. It was released in the US by New Line Cinema and became one of the first films to be a commercial success for the distributor....	Shigehiro Ozawa	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,...	Martial Arts
Tora-san's Lovesick Tora-san's Lovesick aka Tora-san's Lovesickness is a 1974 Japanese comedy film directed by Yoji Yamada. It stars Kiyoshi Atsumi as Torajirō Kuruma , and Sayuri Yoshinaga 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...	13th 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 Lullaby Tora-san's Lullaby is a 1974 Japanese comedy film directed by Yoji Yamada. It stars Kiyoshi Atsumi as Torajirō Kuruma , and Yukiyo Toake as his love interest or "Madonna". Tora-san's Lullaby is the fourteenth entry in the popular, long-running Otoko wa Tsurai yo series. It marks the debut of actor Masami Shimojō in...	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...	14th 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
Wife to be Sacrificed Wife to Be Sacrificed is a Japanese soft-core pornographic S/M film starring Naomi Tani and directed by Masaru Konuma. The film was produced by Nikkatsu studios as part of their Roman Porno series.- Background :...	Masaru Konuma Masaru Konuma is a Japanese director most famous for his Roman Porno films for Nikkatsu during the 1970s.-Early life:Masaru Konuma was born in Otaru, Hokkaidō, on December 30, 1937. Konuma retains no memories of his father who was a teacher...	Naomi Tani Naomi Tani is a Japanese actress who is best known for her appearances in Nikkatsu's Roman Porno films with an S&M theme during the 1970s.-Early career:Born October 20, 1948, in the Hakata ward of Fukuoka, Naomi Tani moved to Tokyo at the age of 18. After arrival in Tokyo, she was featured in a photo layout...	Roman porno

External links

Japanese films of 1974 at the Internet Movie Database
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