Highest-grossing films Rank Title Gross 1 Bayside Shakedown 2 Pokémon: The First Movie 3 Doraemon: Nobita's Great Adventure in the South Seas
List of films A list of films released in Japan in 1998 (see 1998 in film).
+ Japanese films released in 1998 Title Director Cast Genre NotesA Documentary About Aum Shinrikyo cult After Life Arata, Erika Oda, Susumu Terajima Fantasy AndromediaHiroko Shimabukuro, Eriko Imai, Takako Uehara April Story Takako Matsu, Tanabe Seiichi Drama Begging for Love Mieko Harada, Maho Nonami, Kiichi NakaiDrama Beru • Epokku Hikaari Ishida, Kyōka Suzuki, Isako Washio Masahiro Motoki, Renji Ishibashi, Mako Blues Harp Hiroyuki Ikeuchi, Seiichi Tanabe, Saori Sekino Bullet Ballet Shinya Tsukamoto, Hisashi Igawa Case Closed: The Fourteenth Target Animated filmCrayon Shin-chan: Blitzkrieg! Pig's Hoof's Secret Mission Animated filmDoraemon: Nobita's Great Adventure in the South Seas Animated film Animated shortDr. Akagi Akira Emoto, Kumiko AsōComedy drama Japanese-French co-productionFlowers of ShanghaiTony Leung Chiu-wai, Annie Yi, Michiko HadaDramaJapanese-Taiwanese co-productionMaki Miyamoto Desjardins, 2005. p.15Kizuna Kōji Yakusho, Ken Watanabe, Yumi Asō Love & Pop Megaranger vs. Carranger Moon Light Dinner Kanae MizuharaYumi Yoshiyuki PinkBest Film, Best Director, Best Screenplay, and Best New Actress - Pink Grand PrixOdoru daisosasen – The Movie Yūji Oda, Toshirō Yanagiba, Eri FukatsuPing Pong Hot Springs Keiko Matsuzaka, Riho Akise, Satoshi Yamanaka Pokémon: The First Movie Animated film; first film based on the Pokémon franchise.Rebirth of Mothra III Megumi Kobayashi, Misato Tate, Aki Flano Return of Doraemon Animated shortRing Nanako Matsushima, Hiroyuki Sanada, Rikiya Ōtaka HorrorSada Hitomi Kuroki, Tsurutaro Kataoka, Norihei MikiDrama Shark Skin Man and Peach Hip GirlTadanobu Asano, Sie Kohinata, Ittoku KishibeAction Spiral Miki Nakatani, Hiroyuki Sanada, Kōichi Satō HorrorThe Story of PuPu Sakura Uehara, Reiko Matsuo Road movie Tokyo Eyes Shinji Takeda, Hinano Yoshikawa, Kaori Mizushima Thriller, romance French-Japanese co-productionTomieAtaru Oikawa Mami Nakamura, Miho Kanno, Yoriko Doguchi HorrorUltraman Tiga & Ultraman Dyna: Warriors of the Star of Light Yomigaeru Yūsaku: Tantei Monogatari Tokubetsu-hen
See also 1998 in Japan 1998 in Japanese television
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External links Japanese films of 1998 at the Internet Movie Database