List of Japanese films of 1981

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

scope="col" \| Title ! scope="col" \| Director ! scope="col" class="unsortable"\| Cast ! scope="col" \| Genre ! scope="col" \| Notes
class="wikitable sortable" \|+ Japanese films released in 1981
21emon–Uchu e irashai	{{sortname\|Tsutomu\|Shibayama}}		{{n/a}}	Animated feature{{sfn\|Galbraith IV\|2008\|p=327}}
Abandoned	{{sortname\|Shiro\|Moritani}}	Kinya Kitaoji, Tsunehiko Watase, Yoshiko Mita	{{n/a}}	{{sfn\|Galbraith IV\|1996\|p=92}}{{sfn\|Galbraith IV\|2008\|p=326}}
Amoore no kane	{{sortname\|Kunihiko\|Watanabe}}	Maako Kido, Hideto Matsumoto, Akira Oda	{{n/a}}	{{sfn\|Galbraith IV\|2008\|p=328}}
Blue Jeans Memory	{{sortname\|Yoshiyuki\|Kawasaki}}	Masahiko Kondo, Yoshio Nomura, Toshihiko Tahara	{{n/a}}	{{sfn\|Galbraith IV\|2008\|p=326}}
Buriki no kunsho	{{sortname\|Setsuo\|Nakayama}}	Katsuo Nakamura	{{n/a}}	{{fact\|date=April 2017}}
Choko	{{sortname\|Masashi\|Sada}}	Masashi Sada, Seiji Miyaguchi	Semi-documentary	{{sfn\|Galbraith IV\|2008\|p=328}}
Doraemon: The Records of Nobita, Spaceblazer	{{sortname\|Hideo\|Nishimaki}}		{{n/a}}	Animated feature{{sfn\|Galbraith IV\|2008\|p=325}}
Doraemon–Boku Momotaro no nannanosa	{{sortname\|Takeyuki\|Kanada}}		{{n/a}}	{{sfn\|Galbraith IV\|2008\|p=327}}
Eijanaika	{{sortname\|Shohei\|Imamura}}			{{fact\|date=April 2017}}
Flames of Blood	{{sortname\|Tai\|Kato}}	Bunta Sugawara, Mitsuko Baisho, Tomisaburo Wakayama	{{n/a}}	{{sfn\|Galbraith IV\|2008\|p=326}}
Furiten-kun	{{sortname\|Taku\|Sugiyama}}		{{n/a}}	Animated feature{{sfn\|Galbraith IV\|2008\|p=326}}
{{sort\|Gate of Youth\|The Gate of Youth}}	{{sortname\|Kinji\|Fukasaku}}, Koreyoshi Kurahara	Bunta Sugawara, Keiko Matsuzaka	{{n/a}}	{{sfn\|Galbraith IV\|1996\|p=178}}
Guddo rakku Love	{{sortname\|Yoshiyuki\|Kawasaki}}	Masahiko Tahara, Yoshio Nomura, Masahiko Kondo	{{n/a}}	{{sfn\|Galbraith IV\|2008\|p=329}}
Honō no Gotoku				{{fact\|date=April 2017}}
{{sort\|Imperial Navy\|The Imperial Navy}}	{{sortname\|Shue\|Matsubayashi}}	Keiju Kobayashi, Toshiyuki Nagashima, Kenichi Kaneda	{{n/a}}	{{sfn\|Galbraith IV\|2008\|p=327}}
Jarinko Chie	{{sortname\|Isao\|Takahata}}		{{n/a}}	Animated feature{{sfn\|Galbraith IV\|2008\|p=326}}
Kaibutsu-kun	{{sortname\|Hiroshi\|Fukutomi}}		{{n/a}}	Animated feature{{sfn\|Galbraith IV\|2008\|p=326}}
Kagero-za	{{sortname\|Seijun\|Suzuki}}			{{fact\|date=April 2017}}
Kamen Rider Super-1				{{fact\|date=April 2017}}
The Leprechauns' Christmas Gold	Jules Bass, Arthur Rankin, Jr.	Art Carney, Peggy Cass, Bob McFadden	Animation comedy family
Lonely Heart	{{sortname\|Kon\|Ichikawa}}	Yutaka Mizutani, Toshiyuki Nagashima, Rie Nakahara	{{n/a}}	{{sfn\|Galbraith IV\|2008\|p=328}}
Mobile Suit Gundam the Movie	{{sortname\|Yoshiyuki\|Tomino}}			{{fact\|date=April 2017}}
Mobile Suit Gundam II: Soldiers of Sorrow	{{sortname\|Yoshiyuki\|Tomino}}			{{fact\|date=April 2017}}
Muddy River	{{sortname\|Kōhei\|Oguri}}			{{fact\|date=April 2017}}
Nerawareta gakuen	{{sortname\|Nobuhiko\|Obayashi}}	Hiroko Yakushimaru, Ryoichi Takayanagi, Masami Hasegawa	{{n/a}}	{{sfn\|Galbraith IV\|2008\|p=327}}
Nihon no atsui hibi bôsatsu: Shimoyama jiken	{{sortname\|Kei\|Kumai}}			{{fact\|date=April 2017}}
Office Lady Rope Slave	{{sortname\|Katsuhiko\|Fujii}}	Junko Mabuki	Roman porno	{{fact\|date=April 2017}}
Return of the Champ	{{sortname\|Tsugunobu\|Kotani}}	Yūzō Kayama, Kunie Tanaka, Ryoko Sakaguchi	{{n/a}}	{{sfn\|Galbraith IV\|2008\|p=325}}
Sailor Suit and Machine Gun	{{sortname\|Shinji\|Sōmai}}	Hiroko Yakushimaru	Comedy/Action	{{fact\|date=April 2017}}
Seishun gurafitii–Suniikaa buruusu	{{sortname\|Yoshiyuki\|Kawasaki}}	Masahiko Kondo, Yoshio Nomura, Toshihiko Tahara	{{n/a}}	{{sfn\|Galbraith IV\|2008\|p=325}}
Shikake-nin Baian	{{sortname\|Yasuo\|Furuhata}}	Katsuo Nakamura		{{fact\|date=April 2017}}
Station	{{sortname\|Yasuo\|Furuhata}}	Ken Takakura, Chieko Baisho, Ayumi Ishida	Drama	{{sfn\|Galbraith IV\|2008\|p=328}}
Sukkari...Sonokide!	{{sortname\|Tsugunobu\|Kotani}}	Setsuko Karasumu, Takeshi Kitano, Hitoshi Ueki	{{n/a}}	{{sfn\|Galbraith IV\|2008\|p=329}}
Swan Lake	Kimio Yabuki		Anime
Sun Vulcan Movie	{{sortname\|Shohei\|Tōjō}}			{{sfn\|Galbraith IV\|2008\|p=329}}
This is Noriko	{{sortname\|Zenzo\|Matsuyama}}	Noriko Tsuji	{{n/a}}	{{sfn\|Galbraith IV\|2008\|p=328}}
Tora-san's Love in Osaka	{{sortname\|Yoji\|Yamada}}	Kiyoshi Atsumi	{{n/a}}	{{sfn\|Galbraith IV\|2008\|p=413}}{{sfn\|Galbraith IV\|1996\|p=414}}
Tora-san's Promise	{{sortname\|Yoji\|Yamada}}	Kiyoshi Atsumi	{{n/a}}	{{sfn\|Galbraith IV\|1996\|p=415}}
Woman Who Exposes Herself	{{sortname\|Masaru\|Konuma}}	Maiko Kazama	Roman Porno	{{fact\|date=April 2017}}

References

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{{cite book |last=Galbraith IV |first=Stuart |title=The Japanese Filmography: 1900 through 1994 |publisher=McFarland |date=1996 |isbn=0-7864-0032-3 }}
{{cite book |last=Galbraith IV |first=Stuart |title=The Toho Studios Story: A History and Complete Filmography |year=2008 |publisher=Scarecrow Press |isbn=978-1461673743}}

External links

[https://www.imdb.com/List?year=1981&&countries=Japan&&tv=on&&heading=8;1981;Japan&&related=8;1981;1981;Japan;Japan&&nav=/Sections/Years/1981/include-bycountry Japanese films of 1981] at the Internet Movie Database

1981

Japanese

Films

List of Japanese films of 1981

See also

References

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