List of Japanese films of 2004

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## Highest-grossing films

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Rank | Title | Gross

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1  | Crying Out Love in the Center of the World | ¥8.50 billion
2  | Be with You | ¥4.80 billion
3  | Pokémon: Destiny Deoxys | ¥4.38 billion
4  | Doraemon: Nobita in the Wan-Nyan Spacetime Odyssey | ¥3.05 billion
5  | Detective Conan: Magician of the Silver Sky | ¥2.80 billion

## List of films

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A list of films released in Japan in 2004 (see 2004 in film).

Title | Director | Cast | Genre | Notes

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2LDK | Yukihiko Tsutsumi | Maho Nonami | Thriller | [1]
Appleseed | Shinji Aramaki |  |  | [2]
Abaranger vs. Hurricanger |  |  |  |
Be with You | Nobuhiro Doi | Yūko Takeuchi, Shido Nakamura | Drama | [3]
Beyblade: Fierce Battle |  |  |  |
Casshern | Kazuaki Kiriya | Yusuke Iseya, Kumiko Asō, Toshiaki Karasawa | Science fiction | [4]
Crayon Shin-chan: The Storm Called: The Kasukabe Boys of the Evening Sun | Tsutomu Mizushima |  | — | [5]
Cutie Honey | Hideaki Anno | Eriko Sato, Mikako Ichikawa, Jun Murakami | Science fiction | [6]
Dark Tales of Japan | Masayuki Ochiai, Norio Tsuruta, Takashi Shimizu, Yoshiro Nakamura, Koji Shiraishi |  | Horror | Television film[7]
Dead Leaves | Hiroyuki Imaishi |  |  | [citation needed]
Detective Conan: Magician of the Silver Sky | Taiichiro Yamamoto |  | — | [5]
Doraemon: Nobita in the Wan-Nyan Spacetime Odyssey | Tsutomu Shibayama |  | — | [5]
The Face of Jizo | Kazuo Kuroki | Rie Miyazawa, Yoshio Harada, Tadanobu Asano | Drama, History
Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence | Mamoru Oshii |  | Science fiction | [5][8]
Godzilla: Final Wars | Ryuhei Kitamura | Masahiro Matsuoka, Rei Kikukawa, Kazuki Kitamura | Science fiction | [9][10]
Half a Confession | Kiyoshi Sasabe | Akira Terao
Mieko Harada |  | Japan Academy Prize for Best Film
Hana and Alice | Shunji Iwai | Anne Suzuki, Yū Aoi, Tomohiro Kaku | — | [5]
Howl's Moving Castle | Hayao Miyazaki |  | Fantasy | [3][11][9]
Infection | Masayuki Ochiai | Kōichi Satō, Michiko Hada, Yōko Maki | Horror | .[12][3][13]
Inuyasha the Movie: Fire on the Mystic Island | Toshiya Shinohara |  | — | [9]
Izo | Takashi Miike | Mickey Curtis, Daisaku Akino, Chisato Amate | Action | [14]
Ju-Rei: The Uncanny | Koji Shiraishi | Chinatsu Wakatsuki, Miku Ueno, Eriko Ichinohe | Horror | [15][16]
Kamen Rider Blade: Missing Ace |  |  |  |
Kamikaze Girls | Tetsuya Nakashima | Kyoko Fukada, Anna Tsuchiya | Comedy | [17]
Konjiki no Gash Bell!!: 101 Banme no Mamono |  |  |  |
Lunch Box | Shinji Imaoka | Yumika Hayashi | Pink | Best Film, Pink Grand Prix
Mind Game | Masaaki Yuasa |  | Fantasy | [18]
Marebito | Takashi Shimizu | Shinya Tsukamoto, Tomomi Miyashita, Kazuhiro Nakahara | Horror | [12][19]
Naruto the Movie: Ninja Clash in the Land of Snow | Tensai Okamura |  |  | [20]
Naruto - Konoha Sports Festival | Hayato Date |  |  | [20]
Nin x Nin: Ninja Hattori-kun, the Movie | Masayuki Suzuki | Kazuyuki Asano, Mikihisa Azuma, Yuri Chinen |  | [20]
Nobody Knows | Hirokazu Koreeda | Yūya Yagira | Drama | [21]
One Piece the Movie: Curse of the Sacred Sword |  |  |  |
Pokémon: Destiny Deoxys | Kunihiko Yuyama |  | — | [20]
Premonition | Tsuruta Norio | Hiroshi Mikami, Noriko Sakai, Hana Inoue | Horror | [3][22]
Saint Seiya: Heaven Chapter ~ Overture |  |  |  |
Steamboy | Katsuhiro Otomo |  | Science fiction | [20][23][24]
Survive Style 5+ | Gen Sekiguchi | Vinnie Jones, Tadanobu Asano, Reika Hashimoto |  | [25][26]
Swing Girls | Shinobu Yaguchi | Juri Ueno, Yuta Hiraoka, Shihori Kanjiya | Comedy | [20][3][27]
The Taste of Tea | Katsuhito Ishii |  | Comedy-drama | [28][29]
Three... Extremes | Fruit Chan, Takashi Miike, Park Chan-wook | Miriam Yeung, Lee Byung-hun, Kyōko Hasegawa | Horror | Hong Kong-South Korean-Japanese co-production[30][31]
Tony Takitani | Jun Ichikawa | Issey Ogata, Rie Miyazawa, Takahumi Shinohara | Drama | [32][33]
Ultraman: The Next | Kazuya Konaka |  |  |
Vital | Shinya Tsukamoto | Tadanobu Asano, Nami Tsukamoto | Drama | [34][35]
Yu-Gi-Oh! The Movie: Pyramid of Light | Hatsuki Tsuji |  |  | American-Japanese co-production[36]
Zebraman | Takashi Miike | Atsuro Watabe, Teruyoshi Uchimura, Yui Ichikawa | Comedy | [37][38]

## See also

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* 2004 in Japan
* 2004 in Japanese television

## Footnotes

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1. ^ Ralske, Josh. "2LDK". AllMovie. Retrieved April 28, 2016.
2. ^ Felperin, Leslie. "Review: 'Appleseed'". Variety. Retrieved April 28, 2016.
3. ^ a b c d e Galbraith IV 2008, p. 434.
4. ^ Buchanan, Jason. "Casshern". AllMovie. Retrieved April 28, 2016.
5. ^ a b c d e Galbraith IV 2008, p. 431.
6. ^ Gibner, Jason. "Cutie Honey". AllMovie. Retrieved April 28, 2016.
7. ^ Kalat 2007, p. 294.
8. ^ Deming, Mark. "Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence". AllMovie. Retrieved April 28, 2016.
9. ^ a b c Galbraith IV 2008, p. 435.
10. ^ Deming, Mark. "Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence". AllMovie. Retrieved April 28, 2016.
11. ^ Deming, Mark. "Howl's Moving Castle". AllMovie. Retrieved April 28, 2016.
12. ^ a b Kalat 2007, p. 295.
13. ^ Seibert, Perry. "Infection". AllMovie. Retrieved April 28, 2016.
14. ^ Ralske, Josh. "Izo". AllMovie. Retrieved April 28, 2016.
15. ^ Kalat 2007, p. 292.
16. ^ Buchanan, Jason. "Ju-Rei: The Uncanny". AllMovie. Retrieved April 28, 2016.
17. ^ Ralske, Josh. "Kamikaze Girls". AllMovie. Retrieved April 28, 2016.
18. ^ Deming, Mark. "Mind Game". AllMovie. Retrieved April 28, 2016.
19. ^ Deming, Mark. "Marebito". AllMovie. Retrieved April 28, 2016.
20. ^ a b c d e f Galbraith IV 2008, p. 433.
21. ^ Deming, Mark. "Nobody Knows". AllMovie. Retrieved April 28, 2016.
22. ^ Deming, Mark. "Premonition". AllMovie. Retrieved April 28, 2016.
23. ^ Galbraith IV 2008, p. 432.
24. ^ Deming, Mark. "Steamboy". AllMovie. Retrieved April 28, 2016.
25. ^ Weissberg, Jay (August 17, 2004). "Review: 'Survive Style 5+'". Variety. Retrieved April 28, 2016.
26. ^ Ralske, Josh. "Survive Style 5+". AllMovie. Retrieved April 28, 2016.
27. ^ Buchanan, Jason. "Swing Girls". AllMovie. Retrieved April 28, 2016.
28. ^ Buchanan, Jason. "The Taste of Tea". AllMovie. Retrieved April 28, 2016.
29. ^ Elley, Derek (May 14, 2004). "Review: 'The Taste of Tea'". Variety. Retrieved April 28, 2016.
30. ^ Rooney, David (January 11, 2005). "Review: 'Three … Extremes'". Variety. Retrieved April 28, 2016.
31. ^ Ralske, Josh. "Three... Extremes". AllMovie. Retrieved April 28, 2016.
32. ^ Elley, Derek (August 17, 2004). "Review: 'Tony Takitani'". Variety. Retrieved April 28, 2016.
33. ^ Deming, Mark. "Tony Takitani". AllMovie. Retrieved April 28, 2016.
34. ^ Rooney, David (September 28, 2004). "Review: 'Vital'". Variety. Retrieved April 28, 2016.
35. ^ Ralske, Josh. "Vital". AllMovie. Retrieved April 28, 2016.
36. ^ Koehler, Robert (August 12, 2004). "Review: 'Yu-Gi-Oh! The Movie: Pyramid of Light'". Variety. Retrieved April 29, 2016.
37. ^ Young, Debirag (February 12, 2005). "Review: 'Zebraman'". Variety. Retrieved April 28, 2016.
38. ^ Buchanan, Jason. "Zebraman". AllMovie. Retrieved April 28, 2016.

### Bibliography

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* Galbraith IV, Stuart (2008). The Toho Studios Story: A History and Complete Filmography. Scarecrow Press. ISBN 978-1461673743.
* Kalat, David (2007). J-horror: The Definitive Guide to The Ring, The Grudge and Beyond. Vertical. ISBN 978-1932234084.

## External links

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* Japanese films of 2004 at the Internet Movie Database

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