List of Japanese films of 2013 explained

A list of Japanese films that were released in Japan in 2013. 591 Japanese films were released, earning ¥117 billion (US$1.14 billion) and accounting for 60.6% of the total box office in Japan. 34 earned over ¥1 billion (US$9.68 million), with the highest-grossing being The Wind Rises with ¥12 billion (US$116 million).^[1]

Highest-grossing films

Rank	Title	Director	Cast	Gross
1	The Wind Rises	Hayao Miyazaki	Hideaki Anno
2		Tatsuya Nagamine	Mayumi Tanaka
3		Yukiyo Teramoto	Wasabi Mizuta
4		Kobun Shizuno	Minami Takayama
5	Midsummer's Equation	Hiroshi Nishitani	Masaharu Fukuyama

List of films

Opening	Title	Director	Cast	Genre	Notes	Ref
	Aokigahara				Based on a novel	^[2]
	Aragure					^[3]
	Momoiro Sora o					^[4]
	Shing Shing Shing				Inspired by a song	^[5]
	Suzuki Sensei				Based on a manga	^[6]
	Flashback Memories 3D		Goma, Kosuke Tsuji, Kenta Tajika			^[7]
	Dead Sushi					^[8]
	Tokyo Family				Based on the film Tokyo Story	^[9]
	Himawari					^[10]
	Minasan, Sayonara				Based on a novel	^[11]
	Sayonara Debussy				Based on a novel	^[12]
	Shiawase Come on					^[13]
	Strawberry Night				Continuation of a television series of the same name	^[14]
	Tsuya no Yoru				Based on a novel	^[15]
	Night People				Based on a collection of short stories	^[16]
						^[17]
	Kiiroi Jou				Based on a novel	^[18]
	Nao Otoko				Based on a novel	^[19]
	Hello! Junichi					^[20]
	It's a Beautiful Day	Kayoko Asakura	Kim Kkot-bi	Horror	Japanese-American co-production	^[21]
	Yokomichi Yonosuke					^[22]
	Sōgen no Isu					^[23]
						^[24]
						^[25]
	Bozo				Based on actual events	^[26]
	Himawari to Koinu no Nanokakan				Based on a novel	^[27]
	Daijōbu 3 Kumi				Based on a novel	^[28]
					Based on a manga; first theatrical Dragon Ball film since in 1996	^[29]
		Masahiro Andō			Side story of Hanasaku Iroha (2011)	^[30]
	Orpheus' Lyre /				Based on a novel	^[31]
	The Great Passage				Based on a novel	^[32]
		Kobun Shizuno			Based on a manga	^[33]
	Chūgakusei Maruyama					^[34]
					Based on a video game	^[35]
	Wara no Tate				Based on a novel	^[36]
	Library Wars					^[37]
	Kenchou Omotenashi Ka				Based on a novel	^[38]
	Tantei Wa Bar Ni Iru 2				Based on a novel	^[39]
						^[40] ^[41]
	The Complex					^[42]
	Kuchizuke				Based on a stage play	^[43]
	Ore Ore				Based on a novel	^[44]
	Taishibōkei Tanita no Shain Shokudō				Based on a true story	^[45]
					Based on a novel	^[46]
	Zekkyō Gakkyū				Based on a manga	^[47]
	Midsummer's Equation				Based on novels	^[48] ^[49]
					Based on a manga series	^[50]
					Based on an anime series	^[51]
	Short Peace
	Kaze Tachinu				Based on a manga	^[52]
	Shanidaru no Hana					^[53]
	Enoshima Prism	Yasuhiro Yoshida				^[54]
	School Girl Complex Hōsōbu Hen	Yūichi Onuma				^[55]
	Gatchaman				Based on an anime series	^[56]
	Jōkyō Monogatari				Based on a manga	^[57]
	Natsu no Owari				Based on a novel	^[58]
	Space Pirate Captain Harlock					^[59]
	Usotsuki Paradox				Based on a manga
	Why Don't You Play in Hell?					^[60] ^[61]
	Soshite Chichi ni Naru					^[62]
	Judge					^[63]
	The Kiyosu Conference					^[64]
	Patema Inverted					^[65] ^[66]
	Shijukunichi no Recipe				Based on a novel	^[67]
						^[68] ^[69]
						^[70]
	Kaguya-Hime no Monogatari				Based on the Japanese folktale of the same name.
		Hajime Kamegaki
	Ask This of Rikyu				Based on a novel	^[71]
	Kanojo wa Uso o Aishisugiteru				Based on a manga	^[72]
	Mugiko-san to					^[73]
	The Eternal Zero				Based on a novel	^[74]
						^[75]
	Majocco Shimai no Yoyo to Nene					^[76]

References

• 2013 in Japan
• 2013 in Japanese television
• List of 2013 box office number-one films in Japan

Notes and References

1. Web site: Japan B.O. down 0.5% in 2013 . Kevin Ma . 29 January 2014 . 30 January 2014 . . dead . https://archive.today/20140130204641/http://www.filmbiz.asia/news/japan-bo-down-05-in-2013 . 30 January 2014 .
2. Web site: http://eiga.com/movie/58129/ . ja:青木ヶ原 . 2013-01-02. eiga.com . eiga.com. ja.
3. Web site: http://eiga.com/movie/77865/ . ja:アラグレ . 2013-01-02. eiga.com . eiga.com. ja.
4. Web site: http://eiga.com/movie/57455/ . ja:ももいろそらを . 2013-01-02. eiga.com . eiga.com. ja.
5. Web site: http://eiga.com/movie/77500/ . ja:しんしんしん . 2012-01-02. eiga.com . eiga.com. ja.
6. Web site: http://eiga.com/movie/57878/ . ja:鈴木先生 . 2012-07-08. eiga.com . eiga.com. ja.
7. Web site: Flashback Memories 3D. Mark Adams. 30 October 2012. 27 June 2014. Screen Daily.
8. Web site: http://eiga.com/movie/77290/ . ja:デッド寿司 . 2013-01-02. eiga.com . eiga.com. ja.
9. Web site: http://eiga.com/movie/55930/. ja:東京家族 . 2012-07-08. eiga.com . eiga.com. ja.
10. Web site: http://eiga.com/movie/58145/ . ja:ひまわり　沖縄は忘れない　あの日の空を . 2013-01-02. eiga.com . eiga.com. ja.
11. Web site: http://eiga.com/movie/57982/ . ja:みなさん、さようなら . 2012-11-07. eiga.com . eiga.com. ja.
12. Web site: http://eiga.com/movie/77386/ . ja:さよならドビュッシー . 2012-12-18. eiga.com . eiga.com. ja.
13. Web site: http://eiga.com/movie/57894/ . ja:しあわせカモン . 2013-01-02. eiga.com . eiga.com. ja.
14. Web site: http://eiga.com/movie/58333/ . ja:ストロベリーナイト . 2012-07-08. eiga.com . eiga.com. ja.
15. Web site: http://eiga.com/movie/77187/ . ja:つやのよる . 2012-07-13. eiga.com . eiga.com. ja.
16. Web site: http://www.cinematoday.jp/movie/T0016262 . ja:ナイトピープル . 2012-11-09. Cinema Today . Cinema Today. ja.
17. Web site: DOCUMENTARY of AKB48 No flower without rain 少女たちは涙の後に何を見る？ . 2013-01-02. eiga.com . eiga.com. ja.
18. Web site: http://eiga.com/news/20120907/1/ . ja:人気子役＆実力派俳優、宮崎＆向井初共演作「きいろいゾウ」に勢ぞろい . 2012-09-07 . 2012-09-07. eiga.com . eiga.com. ja.
19. Web site: http://eiga.com/movie/77146/ . ja:脳男 . 2012-10-19 . eiga.com . eiga.com. ja.
20. Web site: http://www.cinematoday.jp/page/N0040823 . ja:満島ひかり、石井克人監督最新作『ハロー！純一』で"ギャル風"教育実習生に！. 2012-04-02 . 2012-07-08 . Cinema Today . Cinema Today . ja.
21. Web site: It's a Beautiful Day. Film Business Asia. June 25, 2013. June 15, 2013. Elley, Derek.
22. Web site: http://eiga.com/movie/57830/ . ja:横道世之介 . 2013-02-10 . eiga.com . ja.
23. Web site: http://eiga.com/movie/77245/ . ja:草原の椅子 . 2012-07-09. eiga.com . eiga.com. ja.
24. Web site: http://eiga.com/movie/58082/ . ja:すーちゃん　まいちゃん　さわ子さん . 2012-10-13 . eiga.com . eiga.com. ja.
25. Web site: http://eiga.com/movie/77280/ . ja:映画ドラえもん　のび太のひみつ道具博物館（ミュージアム） . 2013-01-02 . eiga.com . eiga.com. ja.
26. Web site: http://www.allcinema.net/prog/show_c.php?num_c=344526. ja:ぼっちゃん (2012). 17 May 2014. allcinema.net. Stingray. ja.
27. Web site: http://eiga.com/movie/57497/ . ja:ひまわりと子犬の7日間 . 2012-07-14 . 2012-07-19 . eiga.com . eiga.com. ja.
28. Web site: http://eiga.com/movie/57561/ . ja:だいじょうぶ3組 . 2012-07-08. eiga.com . eiga.com. ja.
29. Web site: 「ドラゴンボールZ」17年ぶりに劇場版として復活！ . 2012-07-14 . 2012-07-14 . eiga.com . eiga.com. ja.
30. Web site: Japanese . ja:劇場版 花咲くいろは HOME SWEET HOME . Hanasaku Iroha: The Movie – Home Sweet Home . https://eiga.com/movie/77707/ . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20230318150427/https://eiga.com/movie/77707/ . March 18, 2023 . March 21, 2023 . Eiga.com.
31. Web site: http://eiga.com/movie/77649/ . ja:桜、ふたたびの加奈子 . 2012-10-12. eiga.com . eiga.com. ja.
32. Web site: http://eiga.com/movie/77262/ . ja:舟を編む . 2012-07-13. eiga.com . eiga.com. ja.
33. Web site: 2013's Detective Conan/Case Closed Movie Revealed. 2012-11-16. 2012-12-05. Anime News Network.
34. Web site: http://eiga.com/movie/77240/ . ja:中学生円山 . 2012-07-08. eiga.com . eiga.com. ja.
35. Web site: Steins;Gate Fuka Ryōiki no Déjà vu Film's 2nd Trailer Streamed. 2013-04-09. 2013-04-09. Anime News Network.
36. Web site: http://eiga.com/movie/77330/ . ja:藁の楯 . 2012-07-31. eiga.com . eiga.com. ja.
37. Web site: http://eiga.com/movie/77331/ . ja:図書館戦争 . 2012-08-02. eiga.com . eiga.com. ja.
38. Web site: http://eiga.com/movie/77452/ . ja:県庁おもてなし課 . 2012-08-30. eiga.com . eiga.com. ja.
39. Web site: 探偵はBARにいる2 . 2012-10-19. eiga.com . eiga.com. ja.
40. Web site: http://www.cinematoday.jp/movie/T0013993 . ja:十五の春～旅立ちの唄～ . 2012-07-08. Cinema Today . Cinema Today . ja.
41. Web site: http://www.japanese-cinema-db.jp/Details?id=45643. ja:旅立ちの島唄 十五の春. 2015-05-05. Agency for Cultural Affairs. ja.
42. Web site: http://eiga.com/movie/77733/ . ja:クロユリ団地 . 2012-11-07. eiga.com . eiga.com. ja.
43. Web site: http://eiga.com/news/20120901/1/ . ja:東京セレソンデラックス「くちづけ」を堤幸彦監督、貫地谷しほり主演で映画化 . 2012-09-01 . 2012-09-01. eiga.com . eiga.com. ja.
44. Web site: http://eiga.com/movie/58213/ . ja:俺俺 . 2012-07-08. eiga.com . eiga.com. ja.
45. Web site: http://eiga.com/movie/77644/ . ja:体脂肪計タニタの社員食堂 . 2012-10-12. eiga.com . eiga.com. ja.
46. Web site: http://eiga.com/movie/77269/ . ja:リアル　完全なる首長竜の日 . 2012-07-19 . eiga.com . eiga.com. ja.
47. Web site: Live-Action Zekkyō Gakkyū Shōjo Horror Film's Trailer Posted. 2013-03-22. 2013-03-27. Anime News Network.
48. Web site: http://eiga.com/movie/77534/. ja:真夏の方程式. 2014-01-14. eiga.com. ja.
49. Web site: Midsummer's Equation has hit formula. Kevin Ma. 2013-07-02. 2014-01-14. Film Business Asia.
50. Web site: 2013 Gintama Film's Title, Date, 1st Visual Revealed. 2013-03-13. 2013-03-14. Anime News Network.
51. Web site: http://www.pokemon-movie.jp/ . ja:ポケモン映画公式サイト「神速のゲノセクト」同時上映「ピカチュウとイーブイ☆フレンズ」 . 2013-01-17 . eiga.com . eiga.com. ja.
52. Web site: http://www.cinematoday.jp/page/N0048613 . ja:ジブリ新作、2作一挙公開！宮崎駿＆高畑勲作品でジブリ史上初！ . 2012-12-13 . 2012-12-22. cinematoday . cinematoday. ja.
53. Web site: http://eiga.com/movie/77760/ . ja:シャニダールの花 . 2012-11-07 . eiga.com . eiga.com. ja.
54. Web site: http://enoshimaprism.com/. ja:映画『江ノ島プリズム 』公式サイト(Official Website). 2015-03-23. 江ノ島プリズム製作委員会. ja.
55. Web site: http://eiga.com/movie/78189/. ja:スクールガール・コンプレックス　放送部篇. 2013-02-09. eiga.com. ja.
56. Web site: http://eiga.com/movie/77663/ . ja:ガッチャマン . 2012-10-12. eiga.com . eiga.com. ja.
57. Web site: Rieko Saibara's Jōkyō Monogatari Manga Gets Live-Action Film. 2013-03-22. 2013-03-27. Anime News Network.
58. Web site: http://eiga.com/movie/77197/ . ja:夏の終り . 2012-07-08. eiga.com . eiga.com. ja.
59. Web site: Toei's Harlock captured by GFM. Patrick Frater. 2013-05-10. 2013-05-10. Film Business Asia. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20131028175147/http://www.filmbiz.asia/news/toeis-harlock-captured-by-gfm. 2013-10-28.
60. Web site: 地獄でなぜ悪い Why Don't you play in hell？ . 2012-09-21 . eiga.com . eiga.com. ja.
61. Web site: http://www.japanese-cinema-db.jp/Details?id=45732. ja:地獄でなぜ悪い. 2015-05-05. Agency for Cultural Affairs. ja.
62. Web site: http://eiga.com/movie/58060/ . ja:そして父になる . 2013-01-02. eiga.com . eiga.com. ja.
63. Web site: JUDGE ジャッジ . 2013-11-08. eiga.com . ja.
64. Web site: Kiyosu Conference tops Japan box office. Kevin Ma. 2013-11-12. 2014-01-04. Film Business Asia.
65. Web site: Time of Eve Creator's Patema Inverted TV Ad Streamed. 2013-11-07. 2013-11-12. Anime News Network.
66. Web site: http://eiga.com/movie/57651/. ja:サカサマのパテマ. 2013-11-12. eiga.com. ja.
67. Web site: http://eiga.com/movie/77745/ . ja:四十九日のレシピ . 2012-11-07 . eiga.com . eiga.com. ja.
68. Web site: Bayonetta: Bloody Fate Anime Film's Full Trailer Posted. 2013-10-23. 2013-11-08. Anime News Network.
69. Web site: BAYONETTA Bloody Fate. 2013-11-08. eiga.com. ja.
70. Web site: PERSONA3 THE MOVIE #1 Spring of Birth. 2013-11-09. eiga.com. ja.
71. Web site: http://eiga.com/movie/77761/ . ja:利休にたずねよ . 2012-11-07 . eiga.com . eiga.com. ja.
72. Web site: http://eiga.com/movie/58057/ . ja:カノジョは嘘を愛しすぎてる . 2012-07-08. eiga.com . eiga.com. ja.
73. Web site: Production I.G Produces Anime Segments for Live-Action Film. 2013-10-21. 2013-10-22. .
74. Web site: http://eiga.com/movie/58291/ . ja:永遠の0 . 2012-07-08. eiga.com . eiga.com. ja.
75. Web site: 劇場版 HUNTER×HUNTER The LAST MISSION. 2013-11-10. eiga.com. ja.
76. Web site: Majocco Shimai no Yoyo to Nene's Trailer Streamed. 2013-11-08. 2013-11-08. Anime News Network.