List of Japanese films of 1983A list of films released in Japan in 1983.TitleDirectorCastGenreNotes1983----Aesop's FablesAnimated filmThe Ballad of NarayamaShohei ImamuraKen OgataSumiko SakamotoDramaJapan Academy Prize for Best Film and Palme d'Or winner at CannesBarefoot GenMasaru MoriIssei MiyazakiAnimeWarDramaDetective StoryDynaman MovieShōhei TōjoJyunichi HarutaSayoko HagiwaraSci-fi for ChildrenThe Family GameYoshimitsu MoritaYūsaku Matsuda, Juzo ItamiDramaFemale CatsShingo YamashiroAi SaotomeRoman pornoHometownSeijirō KōyamaEntered into the 13th Moscow International Film FestivalIzakaya ChojiKandagawa Pervert WarsKiyoshi KurosawaUsagi AsōPink filmLegend of the Eight SamuraiKinji FukasakuHiroko YakushimaruHiroyuki SanadaSamuraiDramaThe Makioka SistersKon IchikawaSayuri YoshinagaKeiko KishiYūko KotegawaDramaMeiso chizuMerry Christmas, Mr. LawrenceNagisa OshimaDavid Bowie Takeshi Kitano Ryuichi SakamotoWarEntered into the 1983 Cannes Film FestivalMiyukiKazuyuki IzutsuAnimeNankyoku MonogatariKoreyoshi KuraharaKen TakakuraTsunehiko WataseDocufictionDramaEntered into the 34th Berlin International Film FestivalRope and BreastsMasaru KonumaNami MatsukawaRoman pornoMatsukawa's farewell appearance as SM QueenToki o Kakeru ShōjoNobuhiko ObayashiTomoyo HaradaRomanceSci-fiTora-san Goes Religious?Yoji YamadaKiyoshi AtsumiComedy32nd in the Otoko wa Tsurai yo seriesTora-san's Song of LoveYoji YamadaKiyoshi AtsumiComedy31st in the Otoko wa Tsurai yo seriesUrusei Yatsura: Only YouMamoru OshiiFumi HiranoToshio FurukawaAnimeRomantic comedyScience fictionMamoru Oshii's first feature film The first Urusei Yatsura filmWorks cited*