A list of Japanese films that were first released in 2015.
The following is a list of the 10 highest-grossing Japanese films at the Japanese box office during 2015, according to the Motion Picture Producers Association of Japan.[1]
Rank | Title | Gross | |
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1 | |||
2 | The Boy and the Beast | ||
3 | Hero | ||
4 | |||
5 | |||
6 | |||
7 | Attack on Titan | ||
8 | Flying Colors | ||
8 | Love Live! The School Idol Movie | ||
10 | Assassination Classroom |
Opening | Title | Cast and crew | Details | Genre(s) | ||
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J A N U A R Y | 9 | Based on an anime. | [2] [3] [4] | |||
10 | ST: Red and White investigation Files the Movie | Based on a television series. | [5] [6] | |||
17 | From Kobe | Director: Mitsuhito Shiraha Cast: Izumi Fujimoto, Eiji Sugawara, Arisa Urahama | Based on a novel. | [7] [8] | ||
Again | Based on a novel. | [9] [10] | ||||
Bali Big Brother | Based on a novel. | [11] [12] | ||||
Wonderful World End | Based on a novel. | [13] [14] | ||||
24 | Kabukicho Love Hotel | Based on a novel. | [15] [16] [17] | |||
31 | Joker Game | Director: Yu Irie Cast: Kazuya Kamenashi, Yūsuke Iseya, Kyoko Fukada, Keisuke Koide, Harry Yamamoto | Based on a novel. | [18] [19] | ||
Maestro! | Director: Shōtarō Kobayashi Cast: Tori Matsuzaka, Miwa, Aoba Kawai | Based on a manga. | [20] [21] | |||
A Stitch of Life | Based on a manga. | [22] [23] | ||||
Midnight Diner | Based on a novel. | [24] [25] | ||||
F E B R U A R Y | 7 | Sukimasuki | Based on a manga. | [26] | ||
13 | Director: Masato Maeda Cast: Tetsuya Sugaya, Yuiko Matsukawa, Maya Izumi, Jin Otabe, Keisuke Yoshino | Based on a television series. | [27] [28] | |||
Her Granddaughter | Director: Ryūichi Hiroki Cast: Nana Eikura, Etsushi Toyokawa, Osamu Mukai, Sakura Ando, Tomoya Maeno | Based on a manga. | [29] [30] | |||
14 | La La La at Rock Bottom | Director: Nobuhiro Yamashita Cast: Subaru Shibutani, Fumi Nikaidō, Sarina Suzuki, Aka Inu, Nezumi Tenjiku | Based on a novel. | [31] [32] | ||
The Mourner | Based on a novel. | [33] [34] | ||||
Little Forest Part 2 | Based on a manga. | [35] | ||||
20 | The Case of Hana & Alice | Based on a film, a prequel film from Hana and Alice. | [36] [37] | |||
27 | The Curtain Rises | Based on a novel. | [38] [39] | |||
Have a Song on Your Lips | Director: Takahiro Miki Cast: Masachika Ichimura, Yukie Nakama, Kanako Yanagihara, Yūsuke Santamaria, Kōta Yokoyama | Based on a novel. | [40] [41] | |||
M A R C H | 6 | Knights of Sidonia | Based on a manga. | [42] [43] | ||
7 | Based on a manga. | [44] [45] [46] | ||||
PriPara the Movie: Everyone, Assemble! Prism ☆ Tours | Director: Masakazu Hishida, Nobutaka Yoda Cast: Himika Akaneya, Yū Serizawa, Miyu Kubota, Saki Yamakita, Azuki Shibuya | Based on a manga. | [47] [48] | |||
Solomon's Perjury Part 1: Suspicion | Based on a novel. | [49] [50] [51] | ||||
14 | Pretty Cure All Stars: Carnival of Spring♪ | Based on an anime. | [52] [53] | |||
Based on a light novel. | [54] | |||||
The Lion Standing in the Wind | Based on a song. | [55] [56] | ||||
Strobe Edge | Based on a manga. | [57] [58] [59] | ||||
Ultraman Ginga S The Movie | Director: Koichi SakamotoCast: Takuya Negishi, Kiyotaka Uji, Taiyo Sugiura, Arisa Komiya, Ryuichi Ohura, Yukari Taki, Takahiro Katou, Takuya Kusakawa, Rina Koike, Moga Mogami | Based on a television series, a sequel to Ultraman Ginga S. | Tokusastsu, Action | [60] | ||
21 | Assassination Classroom | Based on a manga. | [61] [62] [63] | |||
Director: Takayuki ShibasakiCast: Ryoma Takeuchi, Rio Uchida, Yu Inaba, Rei Yoshii, Kenta Hamano, Shunsuke Nishikawa, Gaku Matsumoto, Kaito Nakamura, Yuuka Yano, Kasumi Yamaya, Takashi Sasano | Based on the Kamen Rider Drive and Shuriken Sentai Ninninger television series. | Tokusastu, Action | [64] | |||
Opening | Title | Cast and crew | Details | Genre(s) | ||
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A P R I L | 1 | April Fools | Based on a novel. | [65] [66] | ||
4 | A Farewell to Jinu | Based on a manga. | [67] [68] | |||
Based on a video game. | [69] [70] | |||||
Tamayura ~Graduation Photo~ | Based on a manga. | [71] [72] | ||||
11 | Solomon's Perjury Part 1: Suspicion | Based on a novel. | ||||
17 | Based on a manga. | [73] [74] | ||||
Based on a manga. | [75] [76] | |||||
Vampire in Love | Based on a novel. | [77] [78] | ||||
18 | Based on a manga. | [79] [80] [81] | ||||
25 | Ryuzo and the Seven Henchmen | Based on a novel. | [82] [83] | |||
Director: Takashi Yamazaki Cast: Shōta Sometani, Eri Fukatsu, Sadao Abe, Ai Hashimoto | Based on a manga. | [84] [85] | ||||
Based on a light novel. | [86] | |||||
M A Y | 2 | Flying Colors | Director: Nobuhiro Doi Cast: Kasumi Arimura, Atsushi Itō, Shūhei Nomura, Yūhei Ōuchida | Based on a novel. | [87] [88] | |
Based on a manga. | [89] [90] [91] | |||||
8 | Poison Berry in My Brain | Based on a manga. | [92] [93] | |||
Miss Hokusai | Based on a manga. | [94] [95] | ||||
16 | Akegarasu | Director: Yuichi Fukuda Cast: Masaki Suda, Yu Shirota, Ryuya Wakaba, Riho Yoshioka, Hayato Kakizawa | Based on a stage. | [96] [97] [98] | ||
Kakekomi | Based on a novel. | [99] [100] | ||||
Deadman Inferno: Z Island | Director: Hiroshi Shinagawa Cast: Show Aikawa, Sawa Suzuki, Yūichi Kimura, Daisuke Migakawa | Based on a novel. | [101] | |||
23 | Initiation Love | Based on a novel. | [102] [103] | |||
30 | Shinjuku Swan | Based on a manga. | [104] [105] | |||
Sweet Bean | Based on a novel. | [106] [107] | ||||
J U N E | 6 | Mother's Trees | Based on a novel. | [108] [109] | ||
Pieta in the Toilet | Based on a novel. | [110] [111] [112] | ||||
Prophecy | Based on a novel. | [113] [114] | ||||
13 | Love Live! The School Idol Movie | Based on a manga. | [115] [116] [117] | |||
Our Little Sister | Based on a manga. | [118] [119] [120] | ||||
Innocent Lilies 2 | Director: Koichi Sakamoto Cast: Moga Mogami, Yumeni Nemu, Furukawa Mirin, Eimi Naruse, Fujisaki Ayane, Aizawa Risa | Based on a novel. | [121] [122] [123] | |||
20 | The Pearls of the Stone Man | Based on a novel. | [124] [125] | |||
Yakuza Apocalypse | Based on a novel. | [126] [127] [128] | ||||
Director: Kazuya Nomura Cast: Maaya Sakamoto, Ikkyuu Juku, Kenichirou Matsuda, Tarusuke Shingaki, Shunsuke Sakuya | Based on a manga. | [129] [130] [131] | ||||
Director: Masayuki Ochiai Cast: Airi Taira, Renn Kiriyama, Nonoka Ono, Yurina Yanagi, Miyabi Matsuura, RIMI | Based on a franchise. | [132] [133] | ||||
28 | Strayer's Chronicle | Based on a novel. | [134] [135] | |||
Chasuke's Journey | Based on a novel. | [136] [137] | ||||
Love & Peace | Director: Sion Sono Cast: Hiroki Hasegawa, Kumiko Asō, Kiyohiko Shibukawa, Eita Okuno, Makita Sports | Based on a novel. | [138] | |||
Opening | Title | Cast and crew | Details | Genre(s) | ||
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J U L Y | 4 | Ao Oni ver2.0 | Based on a video game. | [139] [140] | ||
11 | The Boy and the Beast | Based on a novel. | [141] [142] [143] | |||
Tag | Based on a novel. | [144] [145] | ||||
18 | Meiji Tokyo Renka the Movie: Serenade of the Crescent Moon | Based on a television series. | [146] [147] [148] | |||
HERO | Based on a television series. | [149] [150] | ||||
Based on a video game. | [151] [152] | |||||
25 | Nowhere Girl | Director: Mamoru Oshii Cast: Nana Seino, Nobuaki Kaneko, Lily, Hirotarō Honda | [153] [154] | |||
Brain Fluid Explosion Girl | Director: Yuichi Abe Cast: Hinata Kashiwagi, Haruka, Shiraishimoka Kami, Sae Okazaki | Based on a song. | [155] [156] [157] | |||
A U G U S T | 1 | Corpse Party | Director: Masafumi Yamada Cast: Rina Ikoma, Ryōsuke Ikeoka, Nozomi Maeda, Ren Ishikawa | Based on a video game. | [158] [159] | |
Attack on Titan | Based on a manga. | [160] [161] [162] [163] | ||||
7 | Based on a manga. | [164] [165] | ||||
8 | The Emperor in August | Based on a manga. | [166] [167] | |||
22 | Based on an original story. | [168] [169] [170] | ||||
Hikawa Maru Monogatari | Director: Shunji Ōga Cast: Chihiro Kusaka, Keisuke Kōmoto | Based on the book of the same name. | [171] | |||
28 | Yowamushi Pedal The Movie | Based on a manga. | [172] [173] [174] | |||
S The Last Policeman - Recovery of Our Future | Based on a manga. | [175] [176] | ||||
Romance | Director: Yuki Tanada Cast: Yuko Oshima, Koji Okura, Yoshimi Nozaki, Masataka Kubota, Megumi Nishimuta | Based on a novel. | [177] [178] [179] | |||
S E P T E M B E R | 4 | The Virgin Psychics | Director: Sion Sono Cast: Shōta Sometani, Mika Akizuki, Tokio Emoto, Motoki Fukami, Mizuki Hoshina | Based on a manga. | [180] [181] [182] | |
Based on a television series. | [183] [184] [185] | |||||
5 | Piece of Cake | Based on a manga. | [186] [187] | |||
12 | The Big Bee | Based on a novel. | [188] [189] [190] | |||
19 | Attack on Titan | Based on a manga. | ||||
The Anthem of the Heart | Based on a novel. | [191] [192] [193] | ||||
How Heroine’s Disqualified | Based on a manga. | [194] [195] [196] | ||||
26 | Gonin Saga | Based on a 1995 film. | [197] [198] | |||
Gassoh | Based on a samurai. |
Opening | Title | Cast and crew | Details | Genre(s) | ||
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O C T O B E R | 1 | Journey to the Shore | Based on a novel. | [199] [200] | ||
2 | Bakuman | Based on a manga. | [201] [202] [203] | |||
The Empire of Corpses | Based on a novel. | [204] [205] | ||||
10 | Based on a manga. | [206] [207] | ||||
Gamba and Friends | Based on a novel. | [208] [209] | ||||
17 | Her Senior | Director: Chihiro Ikeda Cast: Jun Shison, Kyoko Yoshine, Riria, Junki Tozuka, Kaho Mizutani | Based on a manga. | [210] [211] | ||
23 | Fly Out, PriPara: Aim for it with Everyone! Idol☆Grand Prix | Director: Masakazu Hishida, Nobutaka Yoda Cast: Himika Akaneya, Yū Serizawa, Miyu Kubota, Saki Yamakita, Azuki Shibuya | Based on a manga. | [212] [213] | ||
24 | Galaxy Turnpike | Based on a novel. | [214] [215] | |||
31 | My Love Story! | Based on a manga. | [216] [217] [218] | |||
N O V E M B E R | 7 | Grasshopper | Based on a novel. | [219] [220] | ||
MOZU | Based on a television series. | [221] [222] [223] | ||||
Terminal | Based on a novel. | [224] [225] | ||||
13 | Harmony | Based on a novel. | [226] [227] [228] | |||
Three Stories of Love | Director: Ryōsuke Hashiguchi Cast: Atsushi Shinohara, Tōko Narushima, Ryō Ikeda, Tamae Andō, Daisuke Kuroda | Based on a novel. | [229] [230] | |||
Fw:Hamatora | Based on a manga. | [231] [232] | ||||
21 | Digimon Adventure tri. Series | Based on an anime series. | [233] [234] | |||
22 | Ghost Theater | Director: Hideo Nakata Cast: Haruka Shimazaki, Mantaro Koichi, Rika Adachi, Daiichi Watanabe | Based on a 1996 film. | [235] [236] | ||
World of Delight | Director: Yoshishige Miyake Cast: Yuta Tamamori, Mariya Nishiuchi, Kanna Mori, George Abe, Shigenori Yamazaki | Based on a novel. | [237] [238] | |||
Girls und Panzer der Film | Based on a manga. | [239] [240] | ||||
D E C E M B E R | 5 | 125 Years Memory | Based on a novel. | [241] [242] | ||
High Speed! Free! Starting Days | Based on an anime | [243] [244] | ||||
Persona Non Grata | Based on a novel. | [245] [246] | ||||
12 | Orange | Based on a manga. | [247] | |||
Director: Yoji Yamada Cast: Sayuri Yoshinaga, Kazunari Ninomiya, Haru Kuroki, Kenichi Kato | Based on a novel. | [248] [249] [250] | ||||
19 | Yo-kai Watch the Movie 2 | Based on a video game. | [251] [252] | |||
23 | Based on a manga. | [253] [254] | ||||