List of Japanese films of 1981

A list of films released in Japan in 1981 (see 1981 in film).

Japanese films released in 1981
Title Director Cast Genre Notes
21emon–Uchu e irashai Tsutomu Shibayama — Animated feature[1]
Abandoned Shiro Moritani Kinya Kitaoji, Tsunehiko Watase, Yoshiko Mita — [2][3]
Amoore no kane Kunihiko Watanabe Maako Kido, Hideto Matsumoto, Akira Oda — [4]
Blue Jeans Memory Yoshiyuki Kawasaki Masahiko Kondo, Yoshio Nomura, Toshihiko Tahara — [3]
Buriki no kunsho Setsuo Nakayama Katsuo Nakamura — [citation needed]
Choko Masashi Sada Masashi Sada, Seiji Miyaguchi Semi-documentary [4]
Doraemon: The Records of Nobita, Spaceblazer Hideo Nishimaki — Animated feature[5]
Doraemon–Boku Momotaro no nannanosa Takeyuki Kanada — [1]
Eijanaika Shohei Imamura [citation needed]
Flames of Blood Tai Kato Bunta Sugawara, Mitsuko Baisho, Tomisaburo Wakayama — [3]
Furiten-kun Taku Sugiyama — Animated feature[3]
The Gate of Youth Kinji Fukasaku, Koreyoshi Kurahara Bunta Sugawara, Keiko Matsuzaka — [6]
Guddo rakku Love Yoshiyuki Kawasaki Masahiko Tahara, Yoshio Nomura, Masahiko Kondo — [7]
Honō no Gotoku [citation needed]
The Imperial Navy Shue Matsubayashi Keiju Kobayashi, Toshiyuki Nagashima, Kenichi Kaneda — [1]
Jarinko Chie Isao Takahata — Animated feature[3]
Kaibutsu-kun Hiroshi Fukutomi — Animated feature[3]
Kagero-za Seijun Suzuki [citation needed]
Kamen Rider Super-1 [citation needed]
The Leprechauns' Christmas Gold Jules Bass, Arthur Rankin, Jr. Art Carney, Peggy Cass, Bob McFadden Animation comedy family
Lonely Heart Kon Ichikawa Yutaka Mizutani, Toshiyuki Nagashima, Rie Nakahara — [4]
Mobile Suit Gundam the Movie Yoshiyuki Tomino [citation needed]
Mobile Suit Gundam II: Soldiers of Sorrow Yoshiyuki Tomino [citation needed]
Muddy River Kōhei Oguri [citation needed]
Nerawareta gakuen Nobuhiko Obayashi Hiroko Yakushimaru, Ryoichi Takayanagi, Masami Hasegawa — [1]
Nihon no atsui hibi bôsatsu: Shimoyama jiken Kei Kumai [citation needed]
Office Lady Rope Slave Katsuhiko Fujii Junko Mabuki Roman porno [citation needed]
Return of the Champ Tsugunobu Kotani Yūzō Kayama, Kunie Tanaka, Ryoko Sakaguchi — [5]
Sailor Suit and Machine Gun Shinji Sōmai Hiroko Yakushimaru Comedy/Action [citation needed]
Seishun gurafitii–Suniikaa buruusu Yoshiyuki Kawasaki Masahiko Kondo, Yoshio Nomura, Toshihiko Tahara — [5]
Shikake-nin Baian Yasuo Furuhata Katsuo Nakamura [citation needed]
Station Yasuo Furuhata Ken Takakura, Chieko Baisho, Ayumi Ishida Drama [4]
Sukkari...Sonokide! Tsugunobu Kotani Setsuko Karasumu, Takeshi Kitano, Hitoshi Ueki — [7]
Swan Lake Kimio Yabuki Anime
Sun Vulcan Movie Shohei Tōjō [7]
This is Noriko Zenzo Matsuyama Noriko Tsuji — [4]
Tora-san's Love in Osaka Yoji Yamada Kiyoshi Atsumi — [8][9]
Tora-san's Promise Yoji Yamada Kiyoshi Atsumi — [10]
Woman Who Exposes Herself Masaru Konuma Maiko Kazama Roman Porno [citation needed]
  1. ^ a b c d Galbraith IV 2008, p. 327.
  2. ^ Galbraith IV 1996, p. 92.
  3. ^ a b c d e f Galbraith IV 2008, p. 326.
  4. ^ a b c d e Galbraith IV 2008, p. 328.
  5. ^ a b c Galbraith IV 2008, p. 325.
  6. ^ Galbraith IV 1996, p. 178.
  7. ^ a b c Galbraith IV 2008, p. 329.
  8. ^ Galbraith IV 2008, p. 413.
  9. ^ Galbraith IV 1996, p. 414.
  10. ^ Galbraith IV 1996, p. 415.