List of Japanese films of 1984

A list of films released in Japan in 1984 (see 1984 in film).

Title Director Cast Genre Notes
1984
Abnormal Family: Older Brother's Bride Masayuki Suo Ren Osugi
Shirō Shimomoto
Pink film
Bioman Movie Sci-fi for children
Farewell to the Ark Shūji Terayama Entered into the 1985 Cannes Film Festival
The Funeral Juzo Itami Tsutomu Yamazaki
Nobuko Miyamoto
Drama Japan Academy Prize for Best Film
Kinnikuman the Movie: Great Riot! Justice Superman Anime for Children
Kinnikuman the Movie: Stolen Championship Belt Anime for Children
Kōichirō Uno's Wet and Swinging Shūsuke Kaneko Natsuko Yamamoto
Arisa Hayashi
Roman porno Kaneko's directorial debut, winner of Best New Director, Yokohama Film Festival
MacArthur's Children Masahiro Shinoda Ken Watanabe
Masako Natsume
Drama
Marriage Counselor Tora-san Yoji Yamada Kiyoshi Atsumi Comedy 33rd in the Otoko wa Tsurai yo series
Mermaid Legend Toshiharu Ikeda Mari Shirato
Junko Miyashita
The Miracle of Joe Petrel Toshiya Fujita Saburō Tokitō
Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind Hayao Miyazaki Anime
The Return of Godzilla Kaiju First Heisei era Godzilla film.
The Super Dimension Fortress Macross: Do You Remember Love? Anime
Tora-san's Forbidden Love Yoji Yamada Kiyoshi Atsumi Comedy 34th in the Otoko wa Tsurai yo series, entered into Moscow
Tragedy of W Shinichiro Sawai Yakushimaru Hiroko Suspense
Ultraman Story Kōichi Takano Tarō Ishida Kaiju
Ultraman Zoffy: Ultra Warriors vs. the Giant Monster Army Kōichi Takano Hikaru Urano Kaiju
Urusei Yatsura: Beautiful Dreamer Mamoru Oshii Fumi Hirano
Toshio Furukawa
Anime
Romantic comedy
Science fiction