April 1997
525 items
| Date | Type | Title | Country | Details | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4/4 | EventsOccurred | Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Dignity of the Human Being with regard to the Application of Biology and Medicineオヴィエド条約（人権および生物医学に関する条約） | Unknown | Place: Oviedo | Q166270 |
| 4/29 | EventsOccurred | 50th British Academy Film Awards第50回英国アカデミー賞 | United Kingdom | Place: Royal Albert Hall | Q2494010 |
| 4/11 | EventsOccurred | Lisbon Recognition Conventionリスボン認証条約 | Portugal | Place: Lisbon | Q1546127 |
| 4/19 | EventsOccurred | 1997 Bulgarian parliamentary election1997年ブルガリア国民議会選挙 | Bulgaria | Q3658987 | |
| 4/1 | EventsOccurred | April 19971997年4月 | Unknown | Q2874574 | |
| 4/20 | EventsOccurred | 1997 Japanese motorcycle Grand PrixJapan1997年の日本グランプリ | Japan | Place: Suzuka Circuit | Q3114533 |
| 4/19 | EventsOccurred | 1997 Kids' Choice Awards1997年キッズ・チョイス・アワード | United States | Place: Grand Olympic Auditorium | Q4592566 |
| 4/19 | EventsOccurred | Merpati Nusantara Airlines Flight 106 | Indonesia | Q15927922 | |
| 4/4 | EventsOccurred | Thalit massacre | Algeria | Place: Thalit | Q2738493 |
| 4/20 | EventsOccurred | In Your House 14: Revenge of the 'Taker | United States | Q3797205 | |
| 4/23 | EventsOccurred | Omaria massacre | Algeria | Q6470770 | |
| 4/13 | EventsOccurred | 16th Hong Kong Film Awards第16回香港電影金像奨 | British Hong Kong | Place: Hong Kong Cultural Centre | Q963479 |
| 4/13 | EventsOccurred | 1997 Croatian Chamber of Counties election | Croatia | Q1251785 | |
| 4/22 | EventsOccurred | Haouch Khemisti massacre | Algeria | Q3069286 | |
| 4/20 | EventsOccurred | 42nd David di Donatello Awards第42回ダヴィッド・ディ・ドナテッロ賞 | Italy | Place: Rome | Q3703430 |
| 4/1 | EventsOccurred | Deaths in April 1997訃報 1997年4月 | Unknown | Q4475389 | |
| 4/15 | EventsOccurred | Mecca fire of 1997 | Saudi Arabia | Place: Mina | Q6804417 |
| 4/16 | EventsOccurred | 1997 La Flèche Wallonneフレッシュ・ワロンヌ1997 | Belgium | Q2779769 | |
| 4/22 | EventsOccurred | Operation Chavín de Huántarチャビン・デ・ワンタル作戦 | Peru | Q7096889 | |
| 4/4 | EventsOccurred | 1997 World Short Track Speed Skating Team Championships | Unknown | Place: Seoul | Q73914715 |
| 4/14 | EventsOccurred | Murder of Pai Hsiao-yen | Taiwan | Place: Taipei County | Q122215863 |
| 4/1 | EventsOccurred | 1997 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships Group D | Andorra | Place: Canillo | Q4150662 |
| 4/1 | EventsOccurred | 1997 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships Group B | Poland | Place: Katowice | Q4150722 |
| 4/25 | EventsOccurred | AS 7007 incident | Unknown | Q4654436 | |
| 4/6 | EventsOccurred | 1997 Eastern Slavonia integrity referendum | Eastern Slavonia, Baranja and Western Syrmia | Q112701873 | |
| 4/27 | EventsOccurred | 115th Tenno ShoJapan第115回天皇賞 | Japan | Place: Kyoto Racecourse | Q11600080 |
| 4/29 | EventsOccurred | 1997 Rongjiawan train collision | People's Republic of China | Place: Yueyangnan Railway Station | Q16064122 |
| 4/13 | EventsOccurred | 1997 London Marathonロンドン・マラソン1997 | United Kingdom | Place: London | Q2126910 |
| 4/21 | EventsOccurred | 1997 Boston Marathonボストン・マラソン1997 | United States | Place: Boston | Q2718068 |
| 4/23 | EventsOccurred | 1997 Scheldeprijs | Belgium | Q36423577 | |
| 4/20 | EventsOccurred | murder of Eva Blanco | Spain | Place: Algete | Q37825699 |
| 4/1 | EventsOccurred | 1997 Paris–Camembert | France | Q3895895 | |
| 4/27 | EventsOccurred | 1997 Yemeni parliamentary election | Yemen | Q8052128 | |
| 4/3 | EventsOccurred | Itaewon murder case梨泰院ハンバーガー屋殺人事件 | South Korea | Place: Itaewon-dong | Q11266922 |
| 4/13 | EventsOccurred | 1997 Food City 500 | United States | Place: Bristol Motor Speedway | Q114495851 |
| 4/20 | EventsOccurred | murder of Galdino dos Santos | Brazil | Place: Praça Índio Pataxó Galdino Jesus dos Santos | Q124465256 |
| 4/9 | EventsOccurred | Capture of Lubumbashi | Democratic Republic of the Congo | Place: Lubumbashi | Q127608912 |
| 4/26 | EventsOccurred | 1996–97 Kazakhstan Cup Final | Kazakhstan | Place: Almaty Central Stadium | Q25057344 |
| 4/13 | EventsOccurred | 1997 Zagreb local elections | Croatia | Q25068123 | |
| 4/6 | EventsOccurred | Spring Stampede | United States | Q28451244 | |
| 4/4 | EventsOccurred | 1997 Route Adélie | France | Q29415155 | |
| 4/27 | EventsOccurred | 1997 Tour de Vendée | France | Q3996139 | |
| 4/6 | EventsOccurred | 1997 Sunbelt IndyCarnival | Australia | Place: Surfers Paradise Street Circuit | Q4592826 |
| 4/29 | EventsOccurred | British Academy Television Awards 1997 | United Kingdom | Place: Royal Albert Hall | Q4969381 |
| 4/1 | EventsOccurred | Comic strip switcherooザ・グレート・コミック・ストリップ・スイッチャルーニー | Unknown | Q5151795 | |
| 4/5 | EventsOccurred | 1997 Trofeo Foral de Navarra | Spain | Q55601528 | |
| 4/6 | EventsOccurred | 1997 Haitian parliamentary election | Haiti | Q5639761 | |
| 4/1 | Laws (Japan)Promulgated | 森林組合法及び森林組合合併助成法の一部を改正する法律Japan | Japan | Law No.: 平成9年法律第30号 · Diet session: 140th | House of Rep. |
| 4/9 | Laws (Japan)Promulgated | 教育公務員特例法の一部を改正する法律Japan | Japan | Law No.: 平成9年法律第31号 · Diet session: 140th | House of Rep. |
| 4/9 | Laws (Japan)Promulgated | 障害者の雇用の促進等に関する法律の一部を改正する法律Japan | Japan | Law No.: 平成9年法律第32号 · Diet session: 140th | House of Rep. |
| 4/9 | Laws (Japan)Promulgated | 民間活動に係る規制の改善及び行政事務の合理化のための通商産業省関係法律の一部を改正する等の法律Japan | Japan | Law No.: 平成9年法律第33号 · Diet session: 140th | House of Rep. |
| 4/11 | Laws (Japan)Promulgated | 家畜伝染病予防法の一部を改正する法律Japan | Japan | Law No.: 平成9年法律第34号 · Diet session: 140th | House of Rep. |
| 4/11 | Laws (Japan)Promulgated | 中東・北アフリカ経済協力開発銀行への加盟に伴う措置に関する法律Japan | Japan | Law No.: 平成9年法律第35号 · Diet session: 140th | House of Rep. |
| 4/18 | Laws (Japan)Promulgated | 特定通信・放送開発事業実施円滑化法の一部を改正する法律Japan | Japan | Law No.: 平成9年法律第36号 · Diet session: 140th | House of Rep. |
| 4/18 | Laws (Japan)Promulgated | 新エネルギー利用等の促進に関する特別措置法Japan | Japan | Law No.: 平成9年法律第37号 · Diet session: 140th | House of Rep. |
| 4/23 | Laws (Japan)Promulgated | 不動産特定共同事業法の一部を改正する法律Japan | Japan | Law No.: 平成9年法律第38号 · Diet session: 140th | House of Rep. |
| 4/23 | Laws (Japan)Promulgated | 日本国とアメリカ合衆国との間の相互協力及び安全保障条約第六条に基づく施設及び区域並びに日本国における合衆国軍隊の地位に関する協定の実施に伴う土地等の使用等に関する特別措置法の一部を改正する法律Japan | Japan | Law No.: 平成9年法律第39号 · Diet session: 140th | House of Rep. |
| 4/19 | OpeningsOpened | Helsinki Halliハートウォールアリーナ | Finland | Type: arena · Place: Helsinki | Q33176 |
| 4/18 | OpeningsOpened | Newseumニュージアム | United States | Type: museum · Place: Washington, D.C. | Q1519128 |
| 4/22 | OpeningsOpened | Asian Civilisations Museumアジア文明博物館 | Singapore | Type: history museum · Place: Downtown Core | Q633033 |
| 4/30 | OpeningsOpened | Sosa Station素砂駅 | South Korea | Type: railway station | Q490350 |
| 4/28 | OpeningsOpened | Gare de Vaise - Gérard Collomb | France | Type: metro station · Place: 9th arrondissement of Lyon | Q2085825 |
| 4/1 | OpeningsOpened | Osaka Airport StationJapan大阪空港駅 | Japan | Type: dead-end railway station · Place: Toyonaka | Q3968801 |
| 4/28 | OpeningsOpened | Valmy | France | Type: metro station · Place: 9th arrondissement of Lyon | Q3497362 |
| 4/24 | OpeningsOpened | Trolleybus transport in Khimkiヒムキ・トロリーバス | Russia | Type: trolleybus system · Place: Khimki | Q4497754 |
| 4/1 | OpeningsOpened | Hachiōjiminamino StationJapan八王子みなみ野駅 | Japan | Type: railway station · Place: Minamino | Q844693 |
| 4/3 | OpeningsOpened | Alliance Bank Stadiumアライアンス・バンク・スタジアム | United States | Type: stadium · Place: Syracuse | Q2837990 |
| 4/19 | OpeningsOpened | NTT InterCommunication CenterJapanNTTインターコミュニケーション・センター | Japan | Type: art museum · Place: Nishi-Shinjuku | Q3788869 |
| 4/5 | OpeningsOpened | Ñuble | Chile | Type: metro station · Place: Ñuñoa | Q602955 |
| 4/11 | OpeningsOpened | Shrine on Airlineゼファー・フィールド | United States | Type: sports venue · Place: Jefferson Parish | Q3575242 |
| 4/5 | OpeningsOpened | Carlos Valdovinos | Chile | Type: metro station · Place: Macul | Q384837 |
| 4/5 | OpeningsOpened | Bellavista de La Florida | Chile | Type: metro station · Place: La Florida | Q4883560 |
| 4/5 | OpeningsOpened | Camino Agrícola | Chile | Type: metro station · Place: San Joaquín | Q5026775 |
| 4/5 | OpeningsOpened | Mirador | Chile | Type: metro station · Place: La Florida | Q610924 |
| 4/5 | OpeningsOpened | Rodrigo de Araya | Chile | Type: metro station · Place: Macul | Q6110846 |
| 4/5 | OpeningsOpened | Santa Isabel | Chile | Type: metro station · Place: Providencia | Q6120443 |
| 4/5 | OpeningsOpened | Irarrázaval | Chile | Type: metro station · Place: Ñuñoa | Q6449255 |
| 4/27 | OpeningsOpened | Lantau Link | People's Republic of China | Type: bridge · Place: Kwai Tsing District | Q6487542 |
| 4/5 | OpeningsOpened | Parque Bustamante | Chile | Type: metro station · Place: Providencia | Q7139629 |
| 4/5 | OpeningsOpened | Pedrero | Chile | Type: metro station · Place: Macul | Q7159396 |
| 4/5 | OpeningsOpened | San Joaquín | Chile | Type: metro station · Place: San Joaquín | Q7414420 |
| 4/5 | OpeningsOpened | Santiago Metro Line 55号線 | Chile | Type: rapid transit line · Place: Santiago | Q9025969 |
| 4/30 | OpeningsOpened | José Cândido da Silveira Stationホセ・カンディド・ダ・シルベイラ駅 | Brazil | Type: railway station · Place: Belo Horizonte | Q10275900 |
| 4/30 | OpeningsOpened | Minas Shopping Station | Brazil | Type: metro station · Place: Belo Horizonte | Q18475686 |
| 4/1 | OpeningsOpened | Sekisui Heim Super ArenaJapan宮城県総合運動公園総合体育館 | Japan | Type: arena · Place: Rifu | Q7447209 |
| 4/17 | OpeningsOpened | K-MuseumJapan共同溝展示館 | Japan | Type: museum · Place: Ariake | Q11392654 |
| 4/3 | OpeningsOpened | Nagoya Noh TheaterJapan名古屋能楽堂 | Japan | Type: theatre building · Place: 三の丸 | Q11415238 |
| 4/29 | OpeningsOpened | DenparkJapan安城産業文化公園デンパーク | Japan | Type: park · Place: Anjō | Q11450483 |
| 4/4 | OpeningsOpened | Yamanashi Prefectural Maglev Exhibition CenterJapan山梨県立リニア見学センター | Japan | Type: railway museum · Place: Tsuru | Q21655058 |
| 4/17 | OpeningsOpened | Jockey Plaza | Peru | Type: shopping center · Place: Lima | Q6207557 |
| 4/27 | SportsHeld | 1997 San Marino Grand Prix1997年サンマリノグランプリ | San Marino | Place: Imola · Winner: Williams Racing | Q516220 |
| 4/13 | SportsHeld | 1997 Argentine Grand Prix1997年アルゼンチングランプリ | Argentina | Place: Buenos Aires · Winner: Jacques Villeneuve | Q12646 |
| 4/12 | SportsHeld | 1997 Tippeligaenティッペリーガーン1997 | Norway | Winner: Rosenborg BK | Q2299499 |
| 4/6 | SportsHeld | 1997 Allsvenskanフットボールス・アルスヴェンスカン1997 | Sweden | Winner: Halmstads BK | Q1082277 |
| 4/19 | SportsHeld | 1997 Veikkausliiga | Finland | Winner: Helsingin Jalkapalloklubi | Q1091843 |
| 4/13 | SportsHeld | 1997 Paris–Roubaixパリ〜ルーベ1997 | France | Winner: Johan Museeuw | Q2434281 |
| 4/24 | SportsHeld | 1997 World Table Tennis Championships第44回世界卓球選手権 | United Kingdom | Place: Manchester | Q1361952 |
| 4/16 | SportsHeld | 1997 UNCAF Nations Cup | Guatemala | Place: Guatemala City | Q253547 |
| 4/12 | SportsHeld | 1997 Latvian Higher League | Latvia | Q2662809 | |
| 4/11 | SportsHeld | 1997 Belarusian Premier League | Belarus | Winner: FC Dinamo Minsk | Q2391087 |
| 4/19 | SportsHeld | 1997 World Snooker Championship | United Kingdom | Place: Sheffield · Winner: Ken Doherty | Q2700831 |
| 4/12 | SportsHeld | 1997 Kazakhstan Premier League | Kazakhstan | Winner: FC Irtysh Pavlodar | Q642833 |
| 4/25 | SportsHeld | 1997 1. deild | Faroe Islands | Winner: B36 Tórshavn | Q1479001 |
| 4/20 | SportsHeld | 1997 Liège–Bastogne–Liègeリエージュ〜バストーニュ〜リエージュ1997 | Belgium | Winner: Laurent Jalabert | Q3257365 |
| 4/16 | SportsHeld | 1997 Football League Cup Final | United Kingdom | Place: Hillsborough Stadium · Winner: Leicester City F.C. | Q4592469 |
| 4/6 | SportsHeld | 1997 Tour of Flandersロンド・ファン・フラーンデレン1997 | Belgium | Winner: Rolf Sørensen | Q953468 |
| 4/20 | SportsHeld | 1997 Japan Football LeagueJapan第6回ジャパンフットボールリーグ | Japan | Winner: Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo | Q4592540 |
| 4/26 | SportsHeld | 1997 Amstel Gold Raceアムステルゴールドレース1997 | Netherlands | Winner: Bjarne Riis | Q899220 |
| 4/13 | SportsHeld | ECW Barely Legalベアリー・リーガル | United States | Place: 2300 Arena | Q1134809 |
| 4/24 | SportsHeld | Grand Prix de Denain 1997 | France | Winner: Stuart O'Grady | Q3775240 |
| 4/29 | SportsHeld | 1997 Pan American Women's Handball Championship | Brazil | Place: Poços de Caldas | Q11782217 |
| 4/19 | SportsHeld | 1997 Belarusian First League | Belarus | Winner: FC Gomel | Q281766 |
| 4/12 | SportsHeld | 1997 Ford World Women's Curling Championship1997年世界女子カーリング選手権大会 | Switzerland | Place: PostFinance Arena | Q4592473 |
| 4/9 | SportsHeld | 1997 Gent–Wevelgemヘント〜ウェヴェルヘム1997 | Belgium | Winner: Andrei Tchmil | Q3758053 |
| 4/12 | SportsHeld | 1997 Coupe de la Ligue Final | France | Place: Parc des Princes · Winner: RC Strasbourg Alsace | Q4592328 |
| 4/7 | SportsHeld | 1997 Tour of the Basque Countryバスク一周1997 | Spain | Place: Basque Country · Winner: Marco Pantani | Q12252551 |
| 4/12 | SportsHeld | 1997 Ford World Men's Curling Championship | Switzerland | Place: PostFinance Arena | Q1772946 |
| 4/7 | SportsHeld | 1997 Chennai Open | India | Q3667134 | |
| 4/19 | SportsHeld | 1997 IAAF World Race Walking Cup1997年IAAFワールドカップ競歩 | Czech Republic | Place: Poděbrady | Q4592506 |
| 4/15 | MusicReleased | Ultraウルトラ | United Kingdom | Artist: Depeche Mode · Label: Mute Records | Q724698 |
| 4/7 | MusicReleased | Song 2ソング2 | United Kingdom | Artist: Blur · Label: Food Records | Q85357 |
| 4/6 | MusicReleased | Enter | Netherlands | Artist: Within Temptation · Label: Season of Mist | Q129108 |
| 4/1 | MusicReleased | Engel | Germany | Artist: Rammstein · Label: Motor Music | Q608380 |
| 4/28 | MusicReleased | Visionsヴィジョンズ | Finland | Artist: Stratovarius · Label: Noise Records | Q900956 |
| 4/19 | MusicReleased | MMMBopキラメキ☆MMMBOP（ンー・バップ） | United States | Artist: Hanson · Label: Mercury Records | Q1847429 |
| 4/14 | MusicReleased | My Own Prisonマイ・オウン・プリズン | United States | Artist: Creed | Q1538063 |
| 4/29 | MusicReleased | Kill Fuck DieKILL FUCK DIE | United States | Artist: W.A.S.P. · Label: Castle Communications | Q2628476 |
| 4/22 | MusicReleased | First Rays of the New Rising Sunファースト・レイズ・オブ・ザ・ニュー・ライジング・サン | United States | Artist: Jimi Hendrix · Label: MCA Records | Q1001664 |
| 4/8 | MusicReleased | Greatest Kiss | United States | Artist: Kiss · Label: Mercury Records | Q1754251 |
| 4/25 | MusicReleased | Foot in Mouth爆発ライヴ!+5 | United States | Artist: Green Day · Label: Reprise Records | Q1930905 |
| 4/22 | MusicReleased | Ecuador | Germany | Artist: SASH!, Adrian Rodriguez · Label: PolyGram | Q2347797 |
| 4/4 | MusicReleased | The End Is the Beginning Is the End | United States | Artist: The Smashing Pumpkins · Label: Warner Bros. Records | Q2673179 |
| 4/15 | MusicReleased | Staring at the Sunステアリング・アット・ザ・サン | Ireland | Artist: U2 · Label: Island Records | Q2724156 |
| 4/29 | MusicReleased | Twenty | United States | Artist: Lynyrd Skynyrd · Label: CMC International | Q3095518 |
| 4/15 | MusicReleased | Savage GardenFirst released: March 1997 (Australia) | Australia | Artist: Savage Garden · Label: Columbia Records | Q948737 |
| 4/22 | MusicReleased | Answer That and Stay Fashionable | United States | Artist: AFI · Label: Reprise Records | Q1703535 |
| 4/28 | MusicReleased | Monkey Wrench | United States | Artist: Foo Fighters · Label: Capitol Records | Q2306319 |
| 4/14 | MusicReleased | Old Before I Die | United Kingdom | Artist: Robbie Williams · Label: Chrysalis Records | Q1085681 |
| 4/8 | MusicReleased | Have I Offended Someone? | United States | Artist: Frank Zappa · Label: Rykodisc | Q3434098 |
| 4/22 | MusicReleased | Full Circle | United States | Artist: Pennywise · Label: Epitaph Records | Q650584 |
| 4/1 | MusicReleased | Midget Tossing | United States | Artist: Yellowcard | Q769292 |
| 4/21 | MusicReleased | In It for the Money | United Kingdom | Artist: Supergrass · Label: Parlophone | Q1041871 |
| 4/22 | MusicReleased | Share My Worldシェア・マイ・ワールド | United States | Artist: メアリー・J・ブライジ · Label: MCA Records | Q2261050 |
| 4/7 | MusicReleased | Restless | Netherlands | Artist: Within Temptation · Label: DSFA Records | Q2579887 |
| 4/1 | MusicReleased | Ty Cobb | United States | Artist: Soundgarden · Label: A&M Records | Q2744090 |
| 4/28 | MusicReleased | Young Boyヤング・ボーイ | United Kingdom | Artist: Paul McCartney · Label: Parlophone | Q8057984 |
| 4/22 | MusicReleased | A Pleasant Shade of Grayプレザント・シェイド・オブ・グレイ | United States | Artist: Fates Warning · Label: Metal Blade Records | Q1757367 |
| 4/9 | MusicReleased | EverlastingJapan | Japan | Artist: Every Little Thing · Label: Avex Trax | Q3275227 |
| 4/3 | MusicReleased | Fire Water Burn | United States | Artist: Bloodhound Gang · Label: Jimmy Franks Recording Company | Q3443059 |
| 4/1 | MusicReleased | How the West Was Won and Where It Got Us | United States | Artist: R.E.M. · Label: Warner Bros. Records | Q2306442 |
| 4/23 | MusicReleased | GrapefruitJapanグレープフルーツ | Japan | Artist: Maaya Sakamoto · Label: Victor Entertainment | Q907581 |
| 4/1 | MusicReleased | The Trilogie – Three Journeyes Through the Norwegian Netherworlde | Norway | Artist: Ulver · Label: Century Media Records | Q1758812 |
| 4/1 | MusicReleased | Abuse Me | Australia | Artist: Silverchair · Label: Murmur | Q4670680 |
| 4/14 | MusicReleased | Dead Man Walking | United Kingdom | Artist: David Bowie · Label: RCA Corporation | Q5245310 |
| 4/11 | MusicReleased | Stardust We Areスターダスト・ウィ・アー | Sweden | Artist: The Flower Kings · Label: Inside Out Music | Q535255 |
| 4/22 | MusicReleased | I Can Hear the Heart Beating as One | United States | Artist: Yo La Tengo · Label: Matador Records | Q13586166 |
| 4/8 | MusicReleased | Third Eye Blind | United States | Artist: Third Eye Blind · Label: Elektra | Q2068610 |
| 4/22 | MusicReleased | Pranzo Oltranzista | United States | Artist: Mike Patton · Label: Tzadik Records | Q2343225 |
| 4/18 | MusicReleased | Anclado En Mi Corazón | Mexico | Artist: Anahí | Q495695 |
| 4/25 | MusicReleased | Love Won't Waitラヴ・ウォント・ウェイト | United Kingdom | Artist: Gary Barlow · Label: RCA Records | Q6691529 |
| 4/7 | MusicReleased | Polydistortion | Iceland | Artist: GusGus · Label: 4AD | Q7226291 |
| 4/8 | MusicReleased | Vapors | United States | Artist: Snoop Dogg, Teena Marie · Label: Interscope Records | Q7915343 |
| 4/17 | MusicReleased | Ten Rapid | United Kingdom | Artist: Mogwai · Label: Sub Pop | Q1026365 |
| 4/23 | MusicReleased | Happy Birthday (杏子の曲)Japan | Japan | Artist: Kyoko · Label: Polydor Records | Q11223039 |
| 4/8 | MusicReleased | Doggfather | United States | Artist: Snoop Dogg, Charlie Wilson · Label: Interscope Records | Q1234686 |
| 4/7 | MusicReleased | Clumsy | Canada | Artist: Our Lady Peace · Label: Columbia Records | Q2980389 |
| 4/28 | MusicReleased | Hard Normal Daddy | United Kingdom | Artist: Squarepusher · Label: Warp | Q3127336 |
| 4/29 | MusicReleased | Anywhere but Here | United States | Artist: The Ataris · Label: Kung Fu Records | Q3620521 |
| 4/23 | MusicReleased | Don't Be DiscouragedJapandon't be discouraged | Japan | Artist: Megumi Hayashibara · Label: Starchild | Q3713409 |
| 4/1 | MusicReleased | Really Love You | United Kingdom | Artist: Paul McCartney · Label: Parlophone | Q385025 |
| 4/22 | MusicReleased | Carrying Your Love with Me | United States | Artist: George Strait · Label: Universal Music Group Nashville | Q5046824 |
| 4/15 | MusicReleased | You Don't Know | United States | Artist: Cyndi Lauper · Label: Epic Records | Q6170364 |
| 4/16 | MusicReleased | Nagisa ni Matsuwaru Et CeteraJapan渚にまつわるエトセトラ | Japan | Artist: Puffy AmiYumi · Label: Epic Records Japan | Q6958854 |
| 4/22 | MusicReleased | Piel de ángel | Mexico | Artist: Lucero · Label: Melody | Q7191643 |
| 4/1 | MusicReleased | Sleep to Dream | United States | Artist: フィオナ・アップル · Label: Columbia Records | Q7539774 |
| 4/22 | MusicReleased | The Heart of Chicago 1967–1997 | United States | Artist: Chicago · Label: Reprise Records | Q7739170 |
| 4/23 | MusicReleased | Hate tell a lieJapan | Japan | Artist: Tomomi Kahala · Label: NBCUniversal Entertainment Japan LLC | Q11223109 |
| 4/3 | MusicReleased | キミがいればJapan | Japan | Artist: Iori | Q11296934 |
| 4/22 | MusicReleased | Waterbed Hev | United States | Artist: Heavy D · Label: Universal Records | Q1463939 |
| 4/16 | MusicReleased | Travma | Cyprus, Greece | Artist: Anna Vissi · Label: Columbia Records | Q3557288 |
| 4/22 | MusicReleased | Saturday Night | United States | Artist: Zhané · Label: Motown | Q3950824 |
| 4/6 | MusicReleased | Lozin' Must | Sweden | Artist: Millencolin · Label: Epitaph Records | Q4355440 |
| 4/6 | MusicReleased | Twenty Two | Sweden | Artist: Millencolin · Label: Shock | Q4355587 |
| 4/21 | MusicReleased | Iros todos a tomar por culo | Spain | Artist: Extremoduro · Label: DRO | Q5217524 |
| 4/9 | MusicReleased | Give Me a ShakeJapanGive me a Shake | Japan | Artist: MAX · Label: Avex Trax | Q5565729 |
| 4/22 | MusicReleased | Living in Clip | United States | Artist: Ani DiFranco · Label: Righteous Babe Records | Q6659399 |
| 4/7 | MusicReleased | Lonely | Germany | Artist: Nana | Q6671548 |
| 4/1 | MusicReleased | One Hour of Girl Power | United Kingdom | Artist: Spice Girls · Label: Virgin Records | Q7092732 |
| 4/9 | MusicReleased | Anytime Smokin' CigaretteJapanAnytime smokin' cigarette | Japan | Artist: Globe · Label: Avex Globe | Q11190353 |
| 4/23 | MusicReleased | GlassJapan | Japan | Artist: Ryuichi Kawamura · Label: Victor Entertainment | Q11221636 |
| 4/21 | MusicReleased | Level 4JapanLEVEL 4 | Japan | Artist: T.M. Revolution · Label: Epic Records Japan | Q11228968 |
| 4/23 | MusicReleased | 空を見上げて (白井貴子の曲)Japan | Japan | Artist: Takako Shirai · Label: Victor Entertainment | Q11597358 |
| 4/14 | MusicReleased | Jamma nich | Germany | Artist: Nena · Label: Polydor Records | Q1353740 |
| 4/7 | MusicReleased | Halo | United Kingdom | Artist: Texas · Label: Mercury Records | Q16993592 |
| 4/15 | MusicReleased | Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery – Original Soundtrack | Unknown | Artist: various artists · Label: Hollywood Records | Q18486401 |
| 4/1 | MusicReleased | La Llorona | Canada | Artist: Lhasa de Sela · Label: Atlantic Records | Q264465 |
| 4/3 | MusicReleased | 本気がいっぱいJapan | Japan | Artist: V6 | Q2898502 |
| 4/22 | MusicReleased | Louise Attaque | France | Artist: Louise Attaque · Label: Atmosphériques | Q3263662 |
| 4/11 | MusicReleased | Adiemus II: Cantata Mundi | Unknown | Artist: Adiemus · Label: Venture | Q3605339 |
| 4/1 | MusicReleased | Tripping the Light Fantastic | United States | Artist: Lit | Q3999002 |
| 4/22 | MusicReleased | Azabache | Spain | Artist: Marta Sánchez · Label: PolyGram | Q4832005 |
| 4/1 | MusicReleased | Barafundle | United Kingdom | Artist: Gorky's Zygotic Mynci · Label: Fontana Records | Q4858164 |
| 4/16 | MusicReleased | Bonedriven | United Kingdom | Artist: Bush · Label: Interscope Records | Q4941595 |
| 4/22 | MusicReleased | Burn, Berlin, Burn! | Germany | Artist: Atari Teenage Riot · Label: Grand Royal | Q4999472 |
| 4/1 | MusicReleased | Butterfly Kisses | United States | Artist: Bob Carlisle · Label: Jive Records | Q5002942 |
| 4/15 | MusicReleased | Feelin' It | United States | Artist: ジェイ・Z · Label: Roc-A-Fella Records | Q5441367 |
| 4/23 | MusicReleased | Forever LoveJapanForever Love (観月ありさの曲) | Japan | Artist: Alisa Mizuki · Label: Nippon Columbia | Q5469410 |
| 4/18 | MusicReleased | Heaven's KitchenJapanHeaven's Kitchen (BONNIE PINKの曲) | Japan | Artist: BONNIE PINK · Label: Pony Canyon | Q5694506 |
| 4/21 | MusicReleased | I Left Something Turned On at Home | United States | Artist: Trace Adkins · Label: Capitol Records | Q5977909 |
| 4/29 | MusicReleased | Juntos otra vez | Spain, Mexico | Artist: Pablo Sánchez, Rocío Dúrcal · Label: Ariola | Q6314387 |
| 4/8 | MusicReleased | Kerouac: Kicks Joy Darkness | Unknown | Artist: various artists · Label: Rykodisc | Q6394282 |
| 4/7 | MusicReleased | Mirador | United States | Artist: Paula Frazer · Label: 4AD | Q7197147 |
| 4/8 | MusicReleased | Rumor Has It | United States | Artist: Clay Walker · Label: Giant Records | Q7379341 |
| 4/23 | MusicReleased | Yasashii KimochiJapanやさしい気持ち | Japan | Artist: Chara · Label: Epic Records Japan | Q8049650 |
| 4/23 | MusicReleased | Absolute Music 14 | Unknown | Artist: various artists · Label: EVA Records | Q98346673 |
| 4/29 | MusicReleased | This Is Space: The Space Daze Trilogy | Unknown | Artist: various artists · Label: Cleopatra Records | Q104853317 |
| 4/18 | MusicReleased | Second Birth | South Korea | Artist: UP | Q109456531 |
| 4/1 | MusicReleased | Love is a Miracle | British Hong Kong, People's Republic of China | Artist: Andy Lau · Label: Bertelsmann Music Group | Q11073711 |
| 4/1 | MusicReleased | Jeff Chang's Compilation | Taiwan | Artist: Jeff Chang · Label: EMI Hong Kong | Q11078859 |
| 4/23 | MusicReleased | 60 CANDLES | Unknown | Artist: various artists · Label: BMG Japan | Q11188094 |
| 4/9 | MusicReleased | Busy NowJapanBUSY NOW | Japan | Artist: Hitomi · Label: Avex Trax | Q11191905 |
| 4/23 | MusicReleased | FLOWER & FLOWER 〜はなとはな〜Japan | Japan | Artist: KIX-S · Label: BMG Japan | Q11199230 |
| 4/23 | MusicReleased | Just as... I don't wanna fall in love againJapan | Japan | Artist: Kahoru Kohiruimaki | Q11227036 |
| 4/19 | MusicReleased | LOVE LOVE SHOWJapan | Japan | Artist: The Yellow Monkey | Q11229530 |
| 4/15 | MusicReleased | Maji de Koisuru Gobyōmae/TomadoiJapanMajiでKoiする5秒前/とまどい | Japan | Artist: Ryōko Hirosue · Label: Warner Music Japan | Q11232694 |
| 4/10 | MusicReleased | Nite & DayJapanNITE&DAY | Japan | Artist: Kuroyume · Label: EMI Music Japan | Q11235716 |
| 4/28 | MusicReleased | OneJapanONE (ASKAの曲) | Japan | Artist: Aska · Label: EMI Music Japan | Q11237273 |
| 4/21 | MusicReleased | ZeroになれJapan | Japan | Artist: Hiromi Go · Label: Sony Music Records | Q11255918 |
| 4/9 | MusicReleased | あじさい (RAZZ MA TAZZの曲)Japan | Japan | Artist: Razz Ma Tazz · Label: For Life Music | Q11257404 |
| 4/23 | MusicReleased | この街で君と暮らしたいJapan | Japan | Artist: Field of View · Label: Zain Records | Q11266785 |
| 4/16 | MusicReleased | そんなもんだろうJapan | Japan | Artist: Sharam Q · Label: BMG Japan | Q11270672 |
| 4/16 | MusicReleased | シャレになんないJapan | Japan | Artist: Sarina Suzuki · Label: EMI Music Japan | Q11307819 |
| 4/21 | MusicReleased | 初恋 (シンシアの曲)Japan | Japan | Artist: Saori Minami · Label: Sony Music Entertainment Japan | Q11396485 |
| 4/23 | MusicReleased | 夢じゃないJapan | Japan | Artist: Spitz · Label: Polydor Records | Q11431389 |
| 4/20 | MusicReleased | Habera | Slovakia | Artist: Pavol Habera · Label: Polydor Records | Q114389686 |
| 4/21 | MusicReleased | 宇宙フーテン・スイングJapan | Japan | Artist: Soul Flower Union · Label: Kioon Music | Q11449296 |
| 4/23 | MusicReleased | ひまわりの家Japan | Japan | Artist: Kazuo Zaitsu · Label: Victor Entertainment | Q115114161 |
| 4/23 | MusicReleased | 私だけの天使〜Angel〜/あなたのその胸にJapan | Japan | Artist: Seiko Matsuda · Label: Universal Music Japan | Q11594585 |
| 4/23 | MusicReleased | 紙飛行機 (鵜島仁文の曲)Japan | Japan | Artist: Yoshifumi Ushima · Label: King Records | Q11605548 |
| 4/29 | MusicReleased | La poupée que fait non | France, Canada | Artist: ミレーヌ・ファルメール · Label: Polydor Records | Q116107732 |
| 4/21 | MusicReleased | Kaze ni naruJapan風になる (佐藤朱美の曲) | Japan | Artist: Akemi Satō | Q11665259 |
| 4/10 | MusicReleased | 風のように空のようにJapan | Japan, Korea | Artist: Akiko Wada · Label: Warner Music Japan | Q11665288 |
| 4/14 | MusicReleased | Koncert '97 | Poland | Artist: Closterkeller · Label: Izabelin Studio | Q11742248 |
| 4/21 | MusicReleased | Bare ræva | Norway | Artist: Luxus Leverpostei | Q11960202 |
| 4/1 | MusicReleased | De aller beste | Norway | Artist: Tor Endresen · Label: CNR | Q11964904 |
| 4/25 | MusicReleased | FIRE EMBLEM THE BEST2Japan | Japan | Artist: Yuka Tsujiyoko · Label: Polystar | Q119867984 |
| 4/4 | MusicReleased | Shu-bi-du@ 16 | Denmark | Artist: Shu-bi-dua · Label: CMC | Q12335152 |
| 4/1 | MusicReleased | Jag lever nu | Sweden | Artist: Christer Sandelin · Label: Sony Music Records | Q130375702 |
| 4/25 | MusicReleased | Día de pesca | Peru | Artist: Rio | Q137888408 |
| 4/1 | MusicReleased | 為你等 | People's Republic of China | Artist: Sammi Cheng · Label: Warner Music Hong Kong | Q15912842 |
| 4/8 | MusicReleased | 請将手放開 | British Hong Kong | Artist: Beyond · Label: Rock (HK) Co., Ltd. | Q16689431 |
| 4/22 | MusicReleased | Restraining Bolt | United States | Artist: Radish · Label: Mercury Records | Q17121535 |
| 4/25 | MusicReleased | EARLY TIMES〜KOJI TAMAKI IN KITTY RECORDSJapan | Japan | Artist: Kōji Tamaki · Label: Universal Music Japan | Q17190589 |
| 4/25 | MusicReleased | 抱きしめたいJapan | Japan | Artist: Katsumi · Label: Warner Music Japan | Q17209783 |
| 4/7 | MusicReleased | Lucie | France | Artist: Pascal Obispo | Q17634451 |
| 4/9 | MusicReleased | 幸福な朝食 退屈な夕食Japan | Japan | Artist: Kazuyoshi Saitō | Q17991030 |
| 4/21 | MusicReleased | Domani / OggiJapan | Japan | Artist: Kenjirō Sakiya · Label: Pony Canyon | Q18234035 |
| 4/21 | MusicReleased | 炎と嵐Japan | Japan | Artist: Chiharu Taira | Q22129631 |
| 4/28 | MusicReleased | THE SEXTETJapan | Japan | Artist: Junko Onishi, Tetsuro Kawashima · Label: EMI Music Japan | Q24870593 |
| 4/19 | MusicReleased | GiuliettaJapan | Japan | Artist: The Collectors | Q24901560 |
| 4/23 | MusicReleased | FINE FEATHERS MAKE FINE BIRDSJapan | Japan | Artist: Ua · Label: Speedstar Records | Q28682213 |
| 4/21 | MusicReleased | Baiser | France | Artist: Miossec · Label: Play It Again Sam | Q2879980 |
| 4/24 | MusicReleased | Olympia Public Concert / M6 acoustic concert | France | Artist: France Gall · Label: Warner Music Group | Q2991713 |
| 4/1 | MusicReleased | Smile 'n' Shine | Sweden | Artist: Pandora · Label: Universal Music Group | Q30634853 |
| 4/26 | MusicReleased | All the Good Ones Are Gone | United States | Artist: Pam Tillis · Label: Arista Nashville | Q4730125 |
| 4/18 | MusicReleased | Arkangel | United Kingdom | Artist: John Wetton · Label: Eagle Records | Q4791697 |
| 4/25 | MusicReleased | Black | United States | Artist: Sevendust · Label: TVT Records | Q4920230 |
| 4/28 | MusicReleased | Cement | United Kingdom | Artist: Feeder · Label: Echo | Q5058644 |
| 4/28 | MusicReleased | Come Cryin' to Me | United States | Artist: Lonestar · Label: BNA Records | Q5151125 |
| 4/8 | MusicReleased | Come On Home | United States | Artist: Boz Scaggs · Label: Virgin Records | Q5151224 |
| 4/28 | MusicReleased | Dancemania 5 | Unknown | Artist: various artists · Label: Intercord Japan | Q5215370 |
| 4/8 | MusicReleased | Dancin' on the Boulevard | United States | Artist: Alabama · Label: RCA Records | Q5215442 |
| 4/29 | MusicReleased | Dare to Be Surprised | United States | Artist: The Folk Implosion | Q5222477 |
| 4/8 | MusicReleased | Emotionsエモーションズ | United States | Artist: Twista · Label: Atlantic Records | Q5373813 |
| 4/22 | MusicReleased | For Sentimental Reasons – 25 Early Vocal Classics | United States | Artist: The King Cole Trio · Label: ASV Records | Q5466872 |
| 4/8 | MusicReleased | Frank Sinatra with the Red Norvo Quintet: Live in Australia, 1959 | United States, Italy | Artist: Frank Sinatra · Label: Blue Note | Q5489638 |
| 4/15 | MusicReleased | Free Mars | United States | Artist: Lusk · Label: Zoo Entertainment | Q5499918 |
| 4/21 | MusicReleased | Going Out of My Head | United Kingdom | Artist: Fatboy Slim · Label: Astralwerks | Q5577820 |
| 4/29 | MusicReleased | In Their Own Sweet Way | United States | Artist: Dave Brubeck · Label: Telarc International Corporation | Q56189283 |
| 4/28 | MusicReleased | He Left a Lot to Be Desired | United States | Artist: Ricochet · Label: Columbia Records | Q5688842 |
| 4/1 | MusicReleased | My Spring | Iran | Artist: Shadmehr Aghili | Q5714749 |
| 4/19 | MusicReleased | I Will, If You Will | United States | Artist: John Berry · Label: Capitol Records Nashville | Q5979743 |
| 4/22 | MusicReleased | Monsoon | United States | Artist: Caroline's Spine · Label: Hollywood Records | Q6902611 |
| 4/1 | MusicReleased | One, Two, I Love You | United States | Artist: Clay Walker · Label: Giant Records | Q7092273 |
| 4/8 | MusicReleased | Right Now | United States | Artist: Melle Mel, Scorpio | Q7333542 |
| 4/19 | MusicReleased | She's Going Home with Me | United States | Artist: Travis Tritt · Label: Warner Bros. Records | Q7491799 |
| 4/29 | MusicReleased | Sprung – Music from and Inspired by the Motion Picture | Unknown | Artist: various artists · Label: Qwest Records | Q7581449 |
| 4/28 | MusicReleased | Step into My World | United Kingdom | Artist: Hurricane #1 · Label: Creation Records | Q7608019 |
| 4/4 | MusicReleased | Stereo | United States | Artist: Christie Front Drive | Q7611196 |
| 4/22 | MusicReleased | Straightaways | United States | Artist: Son Volt · Label: Warner Bros. Records | Q7621109 |
| 4/1 | MusicReleased | The New Transistor Heroesニュー・トランジスター・ヒーローズ | Scotland | Artist: Bis · Label: Wiiija | Q7753771 |
| 4/22 | MusicReleased | The Old Apartment | Canada | Artist: Barenaked Ladies · Label: Reprise Records | Q7754795 |
| 4/14 | MusicReleased | The Remix Wars: Strike 3 – 16 Volt vs. Hate Dept | United States | Artist: 16Volt, Hate Dept. · Label: 21st Circuitry | Q7760159 |
| 4/1 | MusicReleased | U16 Girls | United Kingdom | Artist: Travis · Label: Independiente | Q7863574 |
| 4/1 | MusicReleased | Sig mig … er De klar over, hvem vi var? | Denmark | Artist: Danser med Drenge · Label: Pladecompagniet | Q85952191 |
| 4/28 | MusicReleased | Angel Blood | Australia | Artist: Leonardo's Bride · Label: Mushroom Records | Q96372083 |
| 4/8 | MusicReleased | Nerelerdesin? | Turkey | Artist: Müslüm Gürses · Label: Elenor Plak | Q97947305 |
| 4/11 | FilmsPremiered | Anacondaアナコンダ | United States | Director: Luis Llosa · Cast: Jennifer Lopez, Jon Voight, Ice Cube · Distributor: Netflix · Production: Columbia Pictures | Q464042 |
| 4/10 | FilmsPremiered | Lost Highwayロスト・ハイウェイFirst premiered: January 1997 (France) | Germany | Director: David Lynch · Cast: David Lynch, Marilyn Manson, Patricia Arquette · Distributor: Netflix · Production: Ciby 2000 | Q289204 |
| 4/17 | FilmsPremiered | Donnie Brascoフェイク | Germany | Director: Mike Newell · Cast: Johnny Depp, Al Pacino, Michael Madsen · Distributor: iTunes · Production: Mandalay Entertainment | Q738456 |
| 4/10 | FilmsPremiered | Dante's Peakダンテズ・ピークFirst premiered: February 1997 (United States) | Germany | Director: Roger Donaldson · Cast: Pierce Brosnan, Linda Hamilton, Grant Heslov · Distributor: Netflix · Production: Universal Pictures | Q914247 |
| 4/2 | FilmsPremiered | Chasing Amyチェイシング・エイミーFirst premiered: January 1997 (1997 Sundance Film Festival) | United States, Philippines | Director: Kevin Smith · Cast: Matt Damon, Ben Affleck, Casey Affleck · Distributor: Miramax · Production: View Askew Productions | Q40115 |
| 4/3 | FilmsPremiered | Michael Collinsマイケル・コリンズFirst premiered: August 1996 (Venice Film Festival) | Germany | Director: Neil Jordan · Cast: Julia Roberts, Liam Neeson, Alan Rickman · Distributor: Warner Bros. Entertainment · Production: Warner Bros. Entertainment | Q430535 |
| 4/25 | FilmsPremiered | Volcanoボルケーノ | United States | Director: Mick Jackson · Cast: Tommy Lee Jones, Don Cheadle, Richard Schiff · Distributor: Netflix · Production: 20th Century Studios | Q1059532 |
| 4/3 | FilmsPremiered | Ridiculeリディキュール | Germany | Director: Patrice Leconte · Cast: Fanny Ardant, Jean Rochefort, Judith Godrèche · Distributor: Netflix | Q661142 |
| 4/17 | FilmsPremiered | First Strikeファイナル・プロジェクトFirst premiered: February 1996 (Hong Kong) · In Japan: December 1996 | Australia | Director: Stanley Tong · Cast: Jackie Chan, Nonna Grishayeva, Bill Tung · Distributor: Netflix · Production: Orange Sky Golden Harvest | Q1144962 |
| 4/10 | FilmsPremiered | EmmaEmma エマ | Germany | Director: Douglas McGrath · Cast: Gwyneth Paltrow, Ewan McGregor, Toni Collette · Distributor: Netflix · Production: Miramax | Q1338008 |
| 4/4 | FilmsPremiered | Double Teamダブルチーム (映画) | United States | Director: Tsui Hark · Cast: Jean-Claude Van Damme, Mickey Rourke, Dennis Rodman · Distributor: Netflix · Production: Film Workshop | Q1251504 |
| 4/25 | FilmsPremiered | Romy and Michele's High School Reunionロミーとミッシェルの場合 | United States | Director: David Mirkin · Cast: Lisa Kudrow, Mira Sorvino, Alan Cumming · Distributor: Netflix · Production: Touchstone Pictures | Q1854476 |
| 4/14 | FilmsPremiered | Prisoner of the Mountainsコーカサスの虜First premiered: March 1996 (Russia) · In Japan: March 1997 | Germany, Singapore International Film Festival, Spain | Director: Sergei Bodrov · Cast: Sergey Bodrov, Jr., Oleg Menshikov, Aleksei Zharkov · Distributor: Orion Pictures · Production: Caravan JSC | Q764734 |
| 4/17 | FilmsPremiered | Beverly Hills Ninjaビバリーヒルズ・ニンジャ | Germany | Director: Dennis Dugan · Cast: クリス・ロック, Chris Farley, Nicollette Sheridan · Distributor: Netflix · Production: Motion Picture Corporation of America | Q851810 |
| 4/18 | FilmsPremiered | The Island of Dr. MoreauD.N.A./ドクター・モローの島First premiered: August 1996 (United States) · In Japan: October 1996 | Portugal | Director: John Frankenheimer · Cast: Marlon Brando, Val Kilmer, Neil Young · Distributor: New Line Cinema · Production: New Line Cinema | Q1091580 |
| 4/24 | FilmsPremiered | Ghosts of Mississippiゴースト・オブ・ミシシッピー | Germany | Director: Rob Reiner · Cast: Whoopi Goldberg, Alec Baldwin, James Woods · Distributor: Netflix · Production: Castle Rock Entertainment | Q997206 |
| 4/4 | FilmsPremiered | Inventing the Abbotts秘密の絆 | United States | Director: Pat O'Connor · Cast: Joaquin Phoenix, Jennifer Connelly, Liv Tyler · Distributor: Netflix | Q766847 |
| 4/17 | FilmsPremiered | The Associateチャンス! (1996年の映画) | Germany | Director: Donald Petrie · Cast: Donald J. Trump, Whoopi Goldberg, Eli Wallach · Distributor: Netflix · Production: Hollywood Pictures | Q1974702 |
| 4/24 | FilmsPremiered | Big Nightシェフとギャルソン、リストランテの夜 | Germany | Director: Stanley Tucci · Cast: Isabella Rossellini, Allison Janney, Stanley Tucci · Distributor: Netflix | Q859143 |
| 4/25 | FilmsPremiered | All Over Meオール・オーバー・ミーFirst premiered: February 1997 (47th Berlin International Film Festival) | United States | Director: Alex Sichel · Cast: ヴィンセント・パストーレ, Cole Hauser, Ann Dowd · Distributor: Netflix | Q2713475 |
| 4/17 | FilmsPremiered | Mother and Sonマザー、サンFirst premiered: February 1997 (47th Berlin International Film Festival) · In Japan: September 1997 | German-speaking Switzerland | Director: Alexander Sokurov | Q2290357 |
| 4/1 | FilmsPremiered | Space Truckersスペース・トラッカー | United States | Director: Stuart Gordon · Cast: Dennis Hopper, George Wendt, Charles Dance · Distributor: Netflix · Production: Goldcrest Films | Q749794 |
| 4/24 | FilmsPremiered | Thieves夜の子供たち | Germany | Director: André Téchiné · Cast: Catherine Deneuve, Daniel Auteuil, Chiara Mastroianni | Q1220064 |
| 4/3 | FilmsPremiered | Twelfth Night十二夜 | Germany | Director: Trevor Nunn · Cast: Ben Kingsley, Helena Bonham Carter, Imelda Staunton · Distributor: Netflix · Production: Summit Entertainment | Q1525083 |
| 4/24 | FilmsPremiered | The Evening Star夕べの星 | Germany | Director: Robert Harling · Cast: Jack Nicholson, Shirley MacLaine, Bill Paxton · Distributor: Netflix | Q1678645 |
| 4/11 | FilmsPremiered | The Island on Bird Streetマイ・リトル・ガーデン | Denmark | Director: Søren Kragh-Jacobsen · Cast: Jack Warden, Michael Byrne, Patrick Bergin · Distributor: Netflix | Q3422806 |
| 4/12 | FilmsPremiered | SiddharthaシッダールタFirst premiered: August 1972 (Venice Film Festival) · In Japan: November 1997 | Singapore International Film Festival | Director: Conrad Rooks · Cast: Shashi Kapoor, Simi Garewal, ロメシュ・シャルマ · Distributor: Columbia Pictures | Q505260 |
| 4/25 | FilmsPremiered | Female Perversionsイヴの秘かな憂鬱First premiered: November 1996 (Germany) | United States | Director: Susan Streitfeld · Cast: Tilda Swinton, Marcia Cross, Amy Madigan · Distributor: Netflix | Q321454 |
| 4/11 | FilmsPremiered | Twin Townツイン・タウン | United Kingdom | Director: Kevin Allen · Cast: Rhys Ifans, Dougray Scott, Di Botcher · Distributor: PolyGram Filmed Entertainment | Q3400744 |
| 4/4 | FilmsPremiered | Fever Pitchぼくのプレミアライフ フィーバーピッチ | United Kingdom, Ireland | Director: David Evans · Cast: Colin Firth, Mark Strong, Stephen Rea · Production: Film4 Productions | Q774416 |
| 4/16 | FilmsPremiered | Goodbye South憂鬱な楽園First premiered: May 1996 (Taiwan) | France | Director: Hou Hsiao-Hsien · Cast: Annie Yi, Lim Giong, Jack Kao | Q3010510 |
| 4/11 | FilmsPremiered | En brazos de la mujer madura | Spain | Director: Manuel Lombardero · Cast: Faye Dunaway, Juan Diego Botto, Imanol Arias · Production: Sogetel | Q3223618 |
| 4/17 | FilmsPremiered | Little Sister | Germany | Director: Robert Jan Westdijk · Cast: Herman Brood, Kim van Kooten, Roeland Fernhout · Production: Grote Broer Filmwerken | Q2203446 |
| 4/28 | FilmsPremiered | Perfect Targetパーフェクト･ターゲット | United States | Director: Sheldon Lettich · Cast: Robert Englund, Brian Thompson, Daniel Bernhardt | Q3899806 |
| 4/4 | FilmsPremiered | Himalay Putra | India | Director: Pankaj Parashar · Cast: Hema Malini, Vinod Khanna, Akshaye Khanna | Q12460563 |
| 4/10 | FilmsPremiered | Invasion of Privacyザ・プライバシーFirst premiered: November 1996 (United States) | Spain | Director: Anthony Hickox · Cast: Charlotte Rampling, Naomi Campbell, Mili Avital | Q17105980 |
| 4/23 | FilmsPremiered | Port Djemaポート・ドジェマ | France | Director: Éric Heumann · Cast: Frédéric Pierrot, Édouard Montoute, Nathalie Boutefeu | Q2579814 |
| 4/26 | FilmsPremiered | The German Chainsaw MassacreJapanFirst premiered: October 1990 (Hof International Film Festival) | Japan | Director: Christoph Schlingensief · Cast: Volker Spengler, Dietrich Kuhlbrodt, Alfred Edel | Q1171049 |
| 4/3 | FilmsPremiered | 14 Days to Life | Germany | Director: Roland Suso Richter · Cast: Michael Mendl, Kai Wiesinger, Axel Pape | Q191006 |
| 4/27 | FilmsPremiered | First love unlimited | Hong Kong | Director: Joe Ma · Cast: Edward Yang, Stephen Fung, Vincent Kok | Q26121792 |
| 4/10 | FilmsPremiered | Double Happiness | Germany | Director: Mina Shum · Cast: Sandra Oh, Callum Keith Rennie · Distributor: Fine Line Features | Q5299794 |
| 4/19 | FilmsPremiered | OnibiJapan鬼火 | Japan | Director: Rokurō Mochizuki · Cast: Yoshiaki Fujita, Eiji Okuda, Kazuki Kitamura | Q960661 |
| 4/7 | FilmsPremiered | Mijn Franse tante Gazeuse | Netherlands | Director: Ben Sombogaart · Cast: Willeke van Ammelrooy, Nelly Frijda, Loes Luca · Production: AVRO | Q2572379 |
| 4/4 | FilmsPremiered | Tramway to Malvarrosa | Spain | Director: José Luis García Sánchez · Cast: Fernando Fernán Gómez, Ariadna Gil, アントニオ・レシネス · Production: Sogetel | Q75044789 |
| 4/17 | FilmsPremiered | Long Twilight | Hungary | Director: Attila Janisch · Cast: Mari Törőcsik, Gábor Máté · Production: Studio of Young Artists | Q9249502 |
| 4/27 | FilmsPremiered | Sishya | India | Director: Selva · Cast: Karthik | Q18209702 |
| 4/15 | FilmsPremiered | Mama Bagunnava | India | Director: Kodi Ramakrishna · Cast: Brahmanandam, Kota Srinivasa Rao, Rajendra Prasad | Q24884344 |
| 4/23 | FilmsPremiered | Quadrilleカドリーユ (映画) | France | Director: Valérie Lemercier · Cast: Valérie Lemercier, Sandrine Kiberlain, André Dussollier · Production: Canal+ | Q3412599 |
| 4/25 | FilmsPremiered | A Brother's Kiss | United States | Director: Seth Zvi Rosenfeld · Distributor: First Look Studios | Q38463225 |
| 4/11 | FilmsPremiered | CosiハーモニーFirst premiered: March 1996 (Australia) · In Japan: September 1997 | United States | Director: Mark Joffe · Cast: Toni Collette, Rachel Griffiths, David Wenham · Distributor: Roadshow Home Video | Q5173917 |
| 4/25 | FilmsPremiered | Soulmates | United States | Director: Duane Clark | Q55731082 |
| 4/17 | FilmsPremiered | Gone Wrong | Germany | Director: Peter Timm · Cast: Christiane Paul, Bernd Michael Lade, Robert Viktor Minich | Q61993202 |
| 4/4 | FilmsPremiered | Die totale Therapie | Austria | Director: Christian Frosch · Cast: Blixa Bargeld, Sophie Rois, Lars Rudolph | Q66134442 |
| 4/10 | FilmsPremiered | Thaali Pudhusu | India | Director: Kothanda Ramaiah · Cast: Ramki | Q7708803 |
| 4/16 | FilmsPremiered | Gone with the Train | Slovenia | Director: Igor Šterk · Cast: Andrej Rozman-Roza, Lojze Rozman, Marko Mandić · Production: Radiotelevizija Slovenija | Q9252015 |
| 4/19 | FilmsPremiered | Hitler och vi på Klamparegatan | Sweden | Director: Maj Wechselmann · Cast: Kent Andersson | Q10524672 |
| 4/29 | FilmsPremiered | Call Her Madam | Luxembourg | Director: Paul Lesch | Q13101996 |
| 4/28 | FilmsPremiered | I Am Your Child | United States | Director: Rob Reiner | Q137908588 |
| 4/28 | FilmsPremiered | Father vs. Son | South Korea | Q17487146 | |
| 4/30 | FilmsPremiered | Fight and Revenge | United States | Q18424670 | |
| 4/1 | FilmsPremiered | Caligola: Follia del potere | Spain | Director: Joe D'Amato · Cast: Olivia Del Rio, Francesco Malcom, Ursula Moore · Distributor: Rocco Siffredi Productions | Q27997231 |
| 4/1 | FilmsPremiered | The Price of Kissing | United States | Director: Vince DiPersio | Q47063654 |
| 4/1 | FilmsPremiered | Ernest Borgnine on the Bus | United States | Q48314276 | |
| 4/17 | FilmsPremiered | Fitness Tour | Hong Kong | Q5455464 | |
| 4/21 | FilmsPremiered | Kyuketsu Onsen e YokosoJapan吸血温泉にようこそ | Japan | Cast: Keiko Awaji, Aya Sugimoto, Yuka Onishi | Q6452673 |
| 4/22 | FilmsPremiered | Larry-Boy! And the Fib from Outer Space! | United States | Director: Phil Vischer · Production: Big Idea Entertainment | Q6489842 |
| 4/30 | FilmsPremiered | Self-Portrait with a Lover | Poland | Director: Radosław Piwowarski · Cast: Katarzyna Figura, Jerzy Trela, Marek Kondrat | Q9162683 |
| 4/12 | FilmsPremiered | Midnight Zone | British Hong Kong | Director: Wilson Yip · Cast: Anthony Wong, Helena Law, Elvis Tsui | Q123330431 |
| 4/19 | FilmsPremiered | Walk In | Hong Kong | Q123330580 | |
| 4/23 | FilmsPremiered | Mr. Luck | Iran | Director: Rahman Rezaei · Cast: Akbar Abdi | Q14755180 |
| 4/5 | FilmsPremiered | Poisonプワゾン | South Korea | Director: Park Jae-ho | Q16161712 |
| 4/26 | FilmsPremiered | Barricade | South Korea | Q18880632 | |
| 4/3 | FilmsPremiered | Off SeasonFirst premiered: February 1997 (47th Berlin International Film Festival) | Germany | Director: Pepe Danquart | Q23653329 |
| 4/17 | FilmsPremiered | The First Semester | Germany | Director: Uwe Boll · Cast: Michael Rasmussen, Christian Kahrmann | Q3016694 |
| 4/19 | TVFirst aired | Power Rangers Turboパワーレンジャー・ターボ | United States | Network: Fox Broadcasting Company · Cast: Jason David Frank, Johnny Yong Bosch, Blake Foster | Q2014770 |
| 4/18 | TVFirst aired | Lexx機甲戦虫紀LEXX | Canada, Germany | Network: Syfy · Cast: Eva Habermann, Nigel Bennett, Xenia Seeberg | Q657308 |
| 4/28 | TVFirst aired | La jaula de oro | Mexico | Network: Las Estrellas · Cast: Edith González | Q1704424 |
| 4/9 | TVFirst aired | Pacific Palisades | United States | Network: Fox Broadcasting Company · Cast: Natalia Cigliuti | Q2601130 |
| 4/9 | TVFirst aired | Modelモデル | South Korea | Network: Seoul Broadcasting System · Cast: Kim Nam-joo | Q13657796 |
| 4/6 | TVFirst aired | Where the Heart Is | United Kingdom | Network: ITV | Q2202079 |
| 4/30 | TVFirst aired | Happy Family PlanJapanしあわせ家族計画 | Japan | Network: TBS Television | Q3127177 |
| 4/28 | TVFirst aired | Gente bien | Mexico | Network: Las Estrellas · Cast: Patricia Manterola | Q8963776 |
| 4/15 | TVFirst aired | Soul Man | United States | Network: American Broadcasting Company · Cast: Dan Aykroyd | Q1165022 |
| 4/13 | TVFirst aired | The Secret of SagalaFirst aired: January 1997 (Poland) | Germany | Network: TVP1 | Q1168118 |
| 4/29 | TVFirst aired | Touching Evilタッチング・イーブル〜闇を追う捜査官〜 | United Kingdom | Network: ITV · Cast: Nicola Walker, Robson Green, Shaun Dingwall | Q3232733 |
| 4/8 | TVFirst aired | Sōri to Yobanai deJapan総理と呼ばないで | Japan | Network: Fuji Television · Cast: Masakazu Tamura | Q10898259 |
| 4/22 | TVFirst aired | Windkracht 10 | Belgium, Netherlands | Network: VRT 1 · Cast: Gene Bervoets | Q2229899 |
| 4/10 | TVFirst aired | St. Angela | Germany | Network: ドイツ公共放送連盟 | Q2317061 |
| 4/14 | TVFirst aired | ¡Despierta América! | United States | Network: Univision | Q3576564 |
| 4/6 | TVFirst aired | Linda e il brigadiere | Italy | Network: Rai 1 · Cast: Nino Manfredi | Q3832619 |
| 4/17 | TVFirst aired | Dotch Cooking ShowJapanどっちの料理ショー | Japan | Cast: Hiroshi Sekiguchi | Q5299420 |
| 4/10 | TVFirst aired | Varan-TV | Sweden | Network: SVT1 | Q6514156 |
| 4/19 | TVFirst aired | Coast Guard (TV series) | Germany | Network: ZDF | Q877138 |
| 4/7 | TVFirst aired | Katrin ist die Beste | Germany | Network: Sat.1 | Q1268353 |
| 4/28 | TVFirst aired | Os Ossos do Barão | Brazil | Network: Sistema Brasileiro de Televisão | Q1972901 |
| 4/16 | TVFirst aired | GiftJapanギフト | Japan | Network: Fuji Television · Cast: Takuya Kimura | Q2817189 |
| 4/10 | TVFirst aired | 1 For 3 | Philippines | Network: GMA Network | Q4595979 |
| 4/1 | TVFirst aired | Maria de los Angeles | Venezuela | Network: RCTV · Cast: Lilibeth Rodríguez | Q5677396 |
| 4/22 | TVFirst aired | Äntligen hemma | Sweden | Network: TV4 | Q8077069 |
| 4/5 | TVFirst aired | Planeta Xuxa | Brazil | Network: TV Globo · Cast: Xuxa | Q10350258 |
| 4/19 | TVFirst aired | FiVEJapan | Japan | Network: Nippon Television · Cast: Kyoko Fukada | Q11200110 |
| 4/1 | TVFirst aired | Shutoken NetworkJapan首都圏ネットワーク | Japan | Network: NHK General TV | Q11667066 |
| 4/22 | TVFirst aired | Polylux | Germany | Network: RBB Brandenburg | Q2102916 |
| 4/12 | TVFirst aired | Gun | United States | Network: American Broadcasting Company | Q2389793 |
| 4/4 | TVFirst aired | Querido maestro | Spain | Network: Telecinco · Cast: Imanol Arias, José Sacristán, Jesús Bonilla | Q30091869 |
| 4/10 | TVFirst aired | Fired Up | United States | Network: NBC · Cast: Jonathan Banks, Leah Remini, Mark Feuerstein | Q3745962 |
| 4/17 | TVFirst aired | Business Mum | Spain | Network: Televisión Española · Cast: Rocío Dúrcal, María Adánez, José Sancho | Q5981030 |
| 4/21 | TVFirst aired | Hombre de mar | Argentina | Network: El Trece · Cast: Gabriel Corrado | Q6444537 |
| 4/7 | TVFirst aired | Muvhango | South Africa | Network: SABC 2 | Q6944281 |
| 4/6 | TVFirst aired | My Life as a Dog | Canada | Network: Showtime | Q6945866 |
| 4/4 | TVFirst aired | The Grand | United Kingdom | Network: ITV | Q7737465 |
| 4/19 | TVFirst aired | Beautiful Lady美しい彼女 | South Korea | Network: Seoul Broadcasting System | Q7925739 |
| 4/10 | TVFirst aired | Våg og vinn | Norway | Network: TV3 Norway | Q7944465 |
| 4/8 | TVFirst aired | 10min. BoxJapan10min.ボックス | Japan | Network: NHK Educational TV | Q11185136 |
| 4/1 | TVFirst aired | NHK Sign Language News 845JapanNHK手話ニュース845 | Japan | Network: NHK Educational TV | Q11235310 |
| 4/6 | TVFirst aired | SPORTS STADIUMJapan | Japan | Network: Chūkyō Television Broadcasting | Q11244224 |
| 4/4 | TVFirst aired | U・SJapan | Japan | Network: Nippon Television | Q11252350 |
| 4/7 | TVFirst aired | AgriJapanあぐり | Japan | Q11257062 | |
| 4/1 | TVFirst aired | おっしょい!福岡Japan | Japan | Network: NHK General TV | Q11261795 |
| 4/1 | TVFirst aired | お好みワイドひろしまJapan | Japan | Network: NHK General TV | Q11263018 |
| 4/1 | TVFirst aired | さぬきいきいき百科Japan | Japan | Network: NHK General TV | Q11268157 |
| 4/14 | TVFirst aired | Seigi no MikataJapanせいぎのみかた | Japan | Network: Yomiuri Telecasting Corporation | Q11270007 |
| 4/6 | TVFirst aired | たかじんnoどォ!Japan | Japan | Network: Yomiuri Telecasting Corporation | Q11270782 |
| 4/18 | TVFirst aired | たけしの誰でもピカソJapan | Japan | Network: TV Tokyo | Q11270931 |
| 4/9 | TVFirst aired | たっくんのオモチャ箱Japan | Japan | Network: NHK Educational TV | Q11271072 |
| 4/8 | TVFirst aired | なぜなぜ日本Japan | Japan | Network: NHK Educational TV | Q11274275 |
| 4/5 | TVFirst aired | Mezamashi TV WeekendJapanめざましテレビ週末号 | Japan | Network: Fuji Television | Q11279711 |
| 4/5 | TVFirst aired | やじうまサタデーJapan | Japan | Network: TV Asahi | Q11280311 |
| 4/19 | TVFirst aired | ウイークエンド・ジョイJapan | Japan | Network: NHK Satellite 2 Television | Q11288451 |
| 4/5 | TVFirst aired | シネマ・パラダイスJapan | Japan | Network: NHK Satellite 2 Television | Q11307441 |
| 4/8 | TVFirst aired | スクール五輪の書Japan | Japan | Network: NHK Educational TV | Q11311570 |
| 4/7 | TVFirst aired | トゥトゥアンサンブルJapan | Japan | Network: NHK Educational TV | Q11321030 |
| 4/4 | TVFirst aired | ドキュメントにっぽんJapan | Japan | Network: NHK General TV | Q11322584 |
| 4/4 | TVFirst aired | ニュース930 (テレビ埼玉)Japan | Japan | Network: Television Saitama | Q11324713 |
| 4/6 | TVFirst aired | ニュースJAPAN WEEKENDJapan | Japan | Network: Fuji Television | Q11324720 |
| 4/1 | TVFirst aired | ニュースパーク関西Japan | Japan | Network: NHK General TV | Q11324804 |
| 4/13 | TVFirst aired | フルーツサンデーJapan | Japan | Network: NHK Satellite 2 Television | Q11333937 |
| 4/6 | TVFirst aired | Music JumpJapanミュージック・ジャンプ | Japan | Network: NHK Satellite 2 Television | Q11342710 |
| 4/7 | TVFirst aired | 列島 福祉リポートJapan | Japan | Network: NHK Educational TV | Q11396381 |
| 4/1 | TVFirst aired | 太陽カンカンワイドJapan | Japan | Network: NHK General TV | Q11444671 |
| 4/14 | TVFirst aired | 弦哲也のFTVカラオケグランプリJapan | Japan | Q11487490 | |
| 4/3 | TVFirst aired | 新幹線'97恋物語Japan | Japan | Network: TBS Television | Q11502139 |
| 4/13 | TVFirst aired | 理想の上司Japan | Japan | Network: TBS Television | Q11573551 |
| 4/20 | TVFirst aired | 素敵な宇宙船地球号Japan | Japan | Network: TV Asahi | Q11605593 |
| 4/9 | TVFirst aired | 虹色定期便Japan | Japan | Network: NHK Educational TV | Q11625467 |
| 4/1 | TVFirst aired | 超豪華オールスター大集合!!番組対抗 炎の熱血バトルJapan | Japan | Network: TV Asahi | Q11636320 |
| 4/7 | TVFirst aired | 趣味悠々Japan | Japan | Network: NHK Educational TV | Q11636722 |
| 4/5 | TVFirst aired | 遊びに行こっ!Japan | Japan | Network: TV Aichi | Q11640311 |
| 4/1 | TVFirst aired | 香取慎吾の特上!天声慎吾Japan | Japan | Network: Nippon Television | Q11667177 |
| 4/1 | TVFirst aired | Tuyul and Mbak Yul | Indonesia | Network: RCTI · Cast: Ersa Mayori, Jamal Bulat, Ony Syahrial | Q12522855 |
| 4/26 | TVFirst aired | Cinderellaシンデレラ | South Korea | Network: Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation | Q12604164 |
| 4/1 | TVFirst aired | オモシロ学問人生Japan | Japan | Network: NHK General TV | Q135886818 |
| 4/6 | TVFirst aired | あなたの声に答えますJapan | Japan | Network: NHK General TV | Q135886820 |
| 4/26 | TVFirst aired | A Bluebird Has It青い鳥はいる | South Korea | Network: KBS 2TV | Q16220510 |
| 4/1 | TVFirst aired | アイドル王Japan | Japan | Network: TBS Television | Q17190720 |
| 4/17 | TVFirst aired | たんねるSAGAJapan | Japan | Network: Saga Television Station | Q17213260 |
| 4/3 | TVFirst aired | Bring Me the Head of Light Entertainment | United Kingdom | Network: Channel 5 | Q4968302 |
| 4/17 | TVFirst aired | Keeping Mum | United Kingdom | Network: BBC One | Q6383253 |
| 4/12 | TVFirst aired | Leaving L.A. | United States | Network: American Broadcasting Company · Cast: Christopher Meloni | Q6510750 |
| 4/5 | TVFirst aired | Night Fever | United Kingdom | Network: Channel 5 | Q7033283 |
| 4/3 | TVFirst aired | No Sweatノー・スウェット | United Kingdom | Network: BBC Children's and Education | Q7045046 |
| 4/13 | TVFirst aired | Reverb | United States | Network: HBO | Q7318068 |
| 4/18 | TVFirst aired | Sunnyside Farm | United Kingdom | Network: BBC Two · Cast: Mark Addy, Phil Daniels | Q7640880 |
| 4/1 | TVFirst aired | Viva Variety | United States | Network: Comedy Central | Q7937495 |
| 4/4 | TVFirst aired | Xarabank | Malta | Network: TVM | Q8043149 |
| 4/1 | AnimeFirst aired | PokémonJapanポケットモンスター | Japan | Network: TV Tokyo · Studio: Nintendo | Q239937 |
| 4/2 | AnimeFirst aired | Revolutionary Girl UtenaJapan少女革命ウテナ | Japan | Network: TV Tokyo · Studio: J.C.Staff | Q696377 |
| 4/1 | AnimeFirst aired | PokémonJapanポケットモンスター | Japan | Network: TX Network · Studio: OLM, Inc. | Q846649 |
| 4/2 | AnimeFirst aired | Haunted JunctionJapanHAUNTEDじゃんくしょん | Japan | Network: TV Tokyo | Q919258 |
| 4/9 | AnimeFirst aired | Hakugei: Legend of the Moby DickJapan白鯨伝説 | Japan | Studio: JUNIO | Q11580515 |
| 4/22 | AnimeFirst aired | First Human GonJapanはじめ人間ゴン | Japan | Network: NHK Satellite 2 Television | Q1536948 |
| 4/27 | GamesReleased | Star Fox 64Japanスターフォックス64 | Japan | Platform: Wii, Nintendo 64 · Developer: Nintendo Entertainment Analysis & Development · Publisher: Nintendo | Q1141963 |
| 4/30 | GamesReleased | Hexen: Beyond HereticFirst released: October 1995 (United States) | United States | Platform: Linux, Microsoft Windows · Developer: Raven Software · Publisher: id Software | Q1423930 |
| 4/17 | GamesReleased | Carmageddonカーマゲドン | United Kingdom | Platform: Microsoft Windows, Symbian · Developer: Stainless Games · Publisher: Interplay Entertainment | Q379169 |
| 4/11 | GamesReleased | AlundraJapanアランドラ | Japan | Platform: PlayStation Portable · Developer: Matrix Software · Publisher: Sony Interactive Entertainment | Q861322 |
| 4/29 | GamesReleased | Wave Race 64ウエーブレース64First released: September 1996 (Japan) | Europe | Platform: Nintendo 64, Wii U · Developer: Nintendo Entertainment Analysis & Development · Publisher: Nintendo | Q3142278 |
| 4/1 | GamesReleased | Game Dev StoryJapanゲーム発展国++ | Japan | Platform: Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4 · Developer: Kairosoft · Publisher: Kairosoft | Q5519847 |
| 4/30 | GamesReleased | Redneck Rampage | United States | Platform: Linux, Microsoft Windows · Developer: Sunstorm Interactive · Publisher: Interplay Entertainment | Q2136372 |
| 4/17 | GamesReleased | Star Wars: X-Wing vs. TIE Fighter | United States | Platform: Microsoft Windows, Mac · Developer: Totally Games · Publisher: Lucasfilm Games | Q55314 |
| 4/1 | GamesReleased | CasperキャスパーFirst released: December 1996 (North America) · In Japan: March 1997 | Europe | Platform: Super Nintendo Entertainment System, ゲームボーイアドバンス · Developer: Imagineering · Publisher: Winning Entertainment Group | Q5049075 |
| 4/7 | GamesReleased | Fish Fillets NG | Unknown | Platform: Linux, Microsoft Windows · Developer: Altar Games | Q1014621 |
| 4/11 | GamesReleased | Raiden DXJapan雷電DX | Japan | Platform: arcade video game · Developer: Seibu Kaihatsu · Publisher: Seibu Kaihatsu | Q6141713 |
| 4/25 | GamesReleased | Tobal 2Japanトバル2 | Japan | Developer: DreamFactory · Publisher: Square | Q2596087 |
| 4/15 | GamesReleased | Enemy Nations | United States | Platform: Microsoft Windows · Developer: Windward Studios · Publisher: アクティビジョン | Q3054077 |
| 4/30 | GamesReleased | Star Trek Generations | United States | Platform: Microsoft Windows · Developer: MicroProse · Publisher: MicroProse | Q7601040 |
| 4/4 | GamesReleased | Giten Megami Tensei: Tokyo Mokushiroku偽典・女神転生 東京黙示録 | Unknown | Platform: Microsoft Windows, NEC PC-9800 series · Developer: アトラス · Publisher: ASCII Corporation | Q1010780 |
| 4/1 | GamesReleased | Iron Soldier 2 | Germany | Platform: Atari Jaguar | Q2859913 |
| 4/30 | GamesReleased | Battleground 6: Napoleon in Russia | United States | Platform: Microsoft Windows · Developer: TalonSoft · Publisher: TalonSoft | Q4873149 |
| 4/30 | GamesReleased | Battleground 7: Bull Run | United States | Platform: Microsoft Windows · Developer: TalonSoft · Publisher: TalonSoft | Q4873151 |
| 4/25 | GamesReleased | SeaBass Fishing 2Japanシーバス・フィッシング ２ | Japan | Platform: セガサターン · Developer: A Wave, Inc. · Publisher: Victor Interactive Software | Q136399886 |
| 4/30 | GamesReleased | British Open Championship Golf | United States | Platform: Microsoft Windows · Developer: Looking Glass Studios | Q4970573 |
| 4/3 | GamesReleased | Three Dirty Dwarvesスリー・ダーティ・ドワーブズFirst released: September 1996 (North America) · In Japan: May 1997 | Europe | Platform: Microsoft Windows, セガサターン · Developer: Appaloosa Interactive · Publisher: SegaSoft | Q55635805 |
| 4/1 | GamesReleased | The Forgotten Realms Archives | United States | Platform: Microsoft Windows, DOS · Developer: Strategic Simulations · Publisher: Interplay Entertainment | Q7734837 |
| 4/11 | GamesReleased | Adidas Power Soccer International '97 | France | Q113884442 | |
| 4/25 | GamesReleased | Sparkling Featherスパークリングフェザー | Unknown | Platform: PC-FX · Developer: NEC Home Electronics, Ltd. | Q120335949 |
| 4/27 | GamesReleased | Blood Lion | mainland China | Platform: DOS · Developer: Sysnet Info-Tech | Q16321489 |
| 4/16 | GamesReleased | Callahan's Crosstime Saloon | United States | Platform: DOS | Q30668346 |
| 4/25 | GamesReleased | Pro Yakyū Nettō: Puzzle Stadium | Unknown | Platform: Super Nintendo Entertainment System · Publisher: Coconuts Japan | Q3406191 |
| 4/30 | GamesReleased | Soldier Boyz | United States | Platform: Microsoft Windows | Q55633453 |
| 4/18 | GamesReleased | Touge King: the Spirits 2峠KING THE SPIRITS 2 | Unknown | Platform: セガサターン · Developer: CAVE · Publisher: アトラス | Q7828771 |
| 4/30 | MangaSerialized / published | HellsingJapanHELLSING | Japan | Author: Kouta Hirano · Magazine: Young King OURs · Publisher: Young King Comics | Q223155 |
| 4/2 | MangaSerialized / published | Haunted JunctionJapanHAUNTEDじゃんくしょん | Japan | Q919258 | |
| 4/8 | MangaSerialized / published | お礼は見てのお帰り | Unknown | Q11263243 | |
| 4/16 | BooksPublished | Love Lasts Three Years | France | Author: Frédéric Beigbeder · Publisher: Éditions Grasset | Q1755636 |
| 4/14 | BooksPublished | The Harlequin Tea Set and Other Stories | United Kingdom, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland | Author: Agatha Christie | Q6471686 |
| 4/3 | BooksPublished | The Encyclopedia of Fantasy | United Kingdom | Author: John Clute · Publisher: Orbit | Q7732033 |
| 4/2 | BooksPublished | Dora Bruder | France | Author: Patrick Modiano | Q3036950 |
| 4/7 | BooksPublished | Rage of a Demon King | United States | Author: レイモンド・E・フィースト · Publisher: HarperCollins | Q3065168 |
| 4/1 | BooksPublished | Slippage | United States | Author: Harlan Ellison · Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt | Q3044983 |
| 4/1 | BooksPublished | Midwives | United States | Author: Chris Bohjalian · Publisher: Harmony Books | Q6843488 |
| 4/1 | BooksPublished | Plum Island | United States | Author: Nelson DeMille | Q7205326 |
| 4/1 | BooksPublished | Diversity Alliance | United States | Author: Kevin J. Anderson | Q3201718 |
| 4/7 | BooksPublished | Black Lightブラックライト | United States | Author: Stephen Hunter | Q4921177 |
| 4/1 | BooksPublished | The Horns of Elfland | United States | Author: Ellen Kushner · Publisher: Roc Books | Q7740298 |
| 4/1 | BooksPublished | The Memoirs of Cleopatra | United States | Author: Margaret George · Publisher: St. Martin's Press | Q7750953 |
| 4/1 | BooksPublished | The Stranger | United States | Author: Katherine Applegate · Publisher: Scholastic Corporation | Q7766933 |
| 4/1 | BooksPublished | Reasons to Be Cheerfulしあわせの理由 | Australia | Author: Greg Egan | Q91295020 |
| 4/1 | BooksPublished | Aur Acapulco | Wales | Author: Len Evans | Q20559834 |
| 4/10 | BooksPublished | Cyfrinach y mynach gwyn | Wales | Author: Eirlys Gruffydd · Publisher: Gomer Press | Q20563851 |
| 4/28 | BooksPublished | Horrid Henry's Nits | United Kingdom | Author: Francesca Simon | Q20566356 |
| 4/10 | BooksPublished | Corff yn y goedwig | Wales | Author: Alison G. Taylor · Publisher: Gwasg Gwynedd | Q20594518 |
| 4/4 | BooksPublished | The Testimony of Taliesin Jones | Wales | Author: Rhidian Brook · Publisher: HarperCollins | Q21061421 |
| 4/1 | BooksPublished | Nebula Awards 31 | United States | Publisher: Harcourt | Q28419466 |
| 4/1 | BooksPublished | Call and Response: The Riverside Anthology of the African American Literary Tradition | United States | Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt | Q5021599 |
| 4/1 | BooksPublished | Galaxy of Fear: Planet Plague | United States | Publisher: Skylark | Q5518156 |
| 4/1 | BooksPublished | The Dying Days | Unknown | Author: Lance Parkin · Publisher: Virgin Books | Q7731279 |
| 4/1 | BooksPublished | The Squire, His Knight, and His Lady | United States | Author: Gerald Morris · Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt | Q7766120 |
| 4/1 | BooksPublished | The Well-Mannered War | United Kingdom | Author: Gareth Roberts · Publisher: Virgin Books | Q7774195 |