This is a list of films released in Japan in 1973. In that year, Japan had 2,530 movie theaters, with 1,332 screening only domestic films and 556 showing both domestic and imported films. A total of 405 Japanese films were released in 1973. Domestic films grossed a total of 19.458 million yen that year.
+ Japanese films released in 1973 Title Director Cast Genre NotesAkaitori nigetaYoshio Harada, Kaori Momoi, Masaaki DaimonBattles Without Honor and HumanityBunta Sugawara, Hiroki Matsukata, Nobuo KanekoBattles Without Honor and Humanity: Deadly Fight in HiroshimaBunta Sugawara, Sonny Chiba, Meiko KajiBattles Without Honor and Humanity: Proxy WarBunta Sugawara, Akira Kobayashi, Tsunehiko WataseBelladonna of Sadness Animated filmBishamonten bojoHideo Sunazuka, Hisaya Morishige, Junzaburo BanEsu o nerae! Tenisu okoku no Shinderera Animated shortFemale Convict Scorpion: Beast StableMeiko Kaji, Mikio Narita, Koji NanbaraFemale Prisoner Scorpion: 701's Grudge SongMeiko Kaji, Masakazu Tamura, Toshiyuki HosokawaFemale Yakuza Tale: Inquisition and TortureTeruo IshiiReiko IkePinky ViolentFlying At 'Ya, Android KikaiderHidetoshi KitamuraDaisuke BanTokusatsuGodzilla vs. MegalonKatsuhiko Sasaki, Hiroyuki Kawase, Robert DunhamGokiburi dekaTetsuya Watari, Takeo Jii, Masaaki DaimonGolgo 13 (film)Hangyako no hoshuYujiro Ishihara, Tetsuya Watari, Mieko takamineHanzo the Razor – The SnareShintaro Katsu, Kō Nishimura, Toshio KurosawaHatachi no gentenYuriko Sumi, Takeo Jii, Masaaki DaimonJyanguru Kurobe Animated shortKagaku ninja tai Gacchaman–Densi kaiju Renjiraa Animated shortKagaku ninja tai Gacchaman–Hinotori tai hikuma Animated shortKamen Rider V3Minoru YamadaHiroshi MiyauchiTokusatsuKamen Rider V3 vs. the Destron MonstersMinoru YamadaHiroshi MiyauchiTokusatsuKoju hoshoHisaya Morishige, Etsuko Ichimura, Akira KawaguchiKokosei burai hikae–Kanjiru u~MuramasaMasaaki Daimon, Yachiyo Otori, Toru AbeKokosei burai hikae–Tsuki no MuramasaMasaaki Daimon, Yuriko Hishimi, Sayoko KatoKonketsuji Rika–Hama gure komoriutaRika Aoki, Jiro Kawarazaki, Kunie TanakaKonketsuji Rika–Hitori yuku sasuraitabiRika Aoki, Ryunosuke Minegishi, Kaoru HamaLady SnowbloodMeiko Kaji, Akira Nishimura, Toshio KurosawaChanbaraLittle Adventurer–Sotsugyo ryokoMark Lester, Gerald Lancaster, Zhen ZhenFamilyLone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart in the Land of DemonsTomisaburo Wakayama, Michio Yasuda, Akihiro TomikawaLong Journey into LoveKomaki Kurihara, Go Kato, Kyoko MayaMushukunin Mikogami no Jokichi–Tasogare ni senko ga tondaYoshio Harada, Isao Natsuyagi, Michiyo YasudaMute Samurai Ningen kakumeiTetsuro Tamba, Shinsuke Ashida, Michiyo AratamaNippon kyokaden–Dai ichibu No azami/Dai nibu Aoi botanYoko Maki, Tetsuya Watari, Kinya KitaojiNippon sanjushi–Hakata obi shime ippon dokko no makiKeiju Kobayashi, Yusuke Okada, Mickey YasukawaŌkami no monshōTaro Shigaki, Toshio Kurosawa, Akiko AkiOmocha ya Ken-Chan–Yoso de wa ikoYasuyuki Miyawaki, Tomoko Nagaharu, Masaaki MaedaŌshōShintaro Katsu, Tamao Nakamura, Mikiko OtanashiPanda • kopanda–Amefuri sakasu Animated shortKenichi Hagiwara, Sayoko Ninomiya, Masako YagiRainboo Man–Satsujin PurofesshyonaruYasukuni Mizutani, Masao Murata, Megumi ItoRetreat Through the Wet WastelandYuri Yamashina, Takeo Chii Rise, Fair SunTatsuya Nakadai, Kiny Kitaoji, Keiko Sekine Saeteru yatsuyaKiyotaka Mitsuki, Ichiro Ogura, Rumi MatsumotoSakura no daimonTomisaburo Wakayama, Minoru Oki, Hiroshi SekiguchiSamurai jyaiantsu–Hoeru banbaban Animated shortSarariiman jingiOsami Nabe, Kunie Tanaka, Raita RyuSenso o shiranai kodomatachiYoshiki Shimamura, Sayoko Kato, Wakako SakaiSex & FuryReiko Ike, Christina Lindberg, Masataka NaruseActionTerrifying Girls' High School: Lynch Law ClassroomMiki Sugimoto, Reiko IkeThrillerTidal WaveKeiju Kobayashi, Hiroshi Fujioka, Tetsuro TambaTobidase! SeishunTakenori Murano, Shoji Ishibashi, Ichiro ArishimaTora-san Loves an ArtistKiyoshi Atsumi, Chieko Baisho, Chieko MisakiTora-san's Forget Me NotKiyoshi Atsumi, Chieko Baisho, Chieko MisakiTsugaru Folk Song Kōichi Saitō Twilight YearsHisaya Morishige, Hideko Takamine, Takahiro TamuraUrutoraman Tarou–Moero! Urutora 6 kyodaiSaburo Shinoda, Takahiko Tono, Shusuke TsumuraUrutoraman Tarou–Urutora no haha wa taiyo no yo niSaburo Shinoda, Akira Nagoya, Takahiko HigashinoThe World of GeishaTatsumi KumashiroJunko Miyashita Roman pornoKinema Junpo's 6th best Japanese film of the yearYaju gariHiroshi Fujioka, Junzaburo Ban, Mayumi NagisaYama nezumi Rokkii Chyakku–Ganbare Chatara, Tadamichi Koga Animated shortZa • GokiburiHiroshi Fujioka, Junzaburo Ban, Mayumi NagisaZatoichi's ConspiracyShintaro Katsu, Eiji Okada, Kei Satō
See also 1973 in Japan 1973 in Japanese television
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External links Japanese films of 1973 at the Internet Movie Database