List of Japanese films of 2016

A list of Japanese films that will be first released in 2016.

Highest-grossing films

The following is a list of the 10 highest-grossing Japanese films at the Japanese box office during 2016.

Rank Title Gross
1 Nobunaga Concerto: The Movie US$36.2 million[1]
2 Saraba Abunai Deka US$13.1 million[2]
3 Doraemon: Nobita and the Birth of Japan 2016 US$10.6 million[3]
4 Kizumonogatari Part 1: Tekketsu US$6.16 million[4]
5 Born in the Exile: Sandaime J Soul Brothers no Kiseki US$5.2 million[5]
6 Pink and Gray US$4.2 million[6]
7 Kurosaki-kun no Iinari ni Nante Naranai US$4 million[7]
8 The Inerasable US$3.9 million[8]
9 Jinsei no Yakusoku US$3.4 million[9]
10 Shuriken Sentai Ninninger vs. ToQger the Movie: Ninja in Wonderland US$2.9 million[10]

List of films

Opening Title Director Cast Genre Notes Ref
January 8 Kizumonogatari Part 1: Tekketsu Tatsuya Oishi Hiroshi Kamiya, Maaya Sakamoto, Yui Horie Horror Based on Monogatari series [11][12][13]
January 9 Garakowa: Restore the World Masashi Ishihama Yumiri Hanamori, Ayane Sakura, Risa Taneda Science fiction, Fantasy Based on D.Backup [14]
January 9 Jinsei no Yakusoku Kan Ishibashi Yutaka Takenouchi, Yōsuke Eguchi, Tori Matsuzaka Drama [15]
January 9 King of Prism by PrettyRhythm Masakazu Hishida Tetsuya Kakihara, Tomoaki Maeno, Toshiki Masuda Based on an arcade game and anime TV series [16]
January 9 Pink and Gray Isao Yukisada Yuto Nakajima, Masaki Suda, Kaho Drama [17][18]
January 23 Persona 3 The Movie: No. 4, Winter of Rebirth Tomohisa Taguchi Detective drama, Supernatural Based on a video game [19]
January 23 Nobunaga Concerto Hiroaki Matsuyama Historical Based on Anime and Manga
January 23 Shuriken Sentai Ninninger vs. ToQger the Movie: Ninja in Wonderland Shōjirō Nakazawa Superheroes [20][21]
January 30 Saraba Abunai Deka Toru Murakawa Shun Oguri Action Based on TV Series [22][23] [23][24]
January 30 The Inerasable Yoshihiro Nakamura Horror Based on a novel [25][26]
February 13 selector destructed WIXOSS Takuya Satō Detective drama, Dark fantasy, Mystery Based on an anime series [27][28]
February 20 Tamayura 4 Drama Based on a manga [29]
February 27 Kurosaki-kun no Iinari ni Nante Naranai Shō Tsukikawa Kento Nakajima, Nana Komatsu, Yudai Chiba Romance Based on a manga [30][31]
February 27 Gekijōban Tantei Opera Milky Holmes ~Gyakushū no Milky Holmes~ Hiroaki Sakurai Suzuko Mimori, Sora Tokui, Mikoi Sasaki Detective drama [32]
March 5 Sailor Suit and Machine Gun: Graduation Kōji Maeda Kanna Hashimoto, Hiroki Hasegawa, Masanobu Ando Youth drama Based on film/novel and true events of 2000s [33][34]
March 5 Doraemon: Nobita and the Birth of Japan 2016 Shinnosuke Yakuwa Anime, Historical Based on The Birth of Japan (1959) and Doraemon: Nobita and the Birth of Japan (1989) [35]
March 12 PriPara Mi~nna no Akogare Let's Go PriPari Makoto Moriwaki Himika Akaneya, Yū Serizawa, Miyu Kubota Dance, Idol Based on an arcade game and anime TV series [36][37][38]
March 12 The Summit of the Gods Hideyuki Hirayama Historical Based on a manga series [39]
March 12 What a Wonderful Family! Yoji Yamada Isao Hashizume, Kazuko Yoshiyuki, Masahiko Nishimura Comedy [40]
March 19 Pretty Cure All Stars: Singing with Everyone♪ Miraculous Magic! Action, Comedy, Comedy-drama, Drama, Magical girl Based on an anime series [41]
March 19 Boku Dake ga Inai Machi Yūichirō Hirakawa Tatsuya Fujiwara, Kasumi Arimura, Rio Suzuki, Yuriko Ishida Horror, Fantasy, mystery Based on a manga and anime series [42]
March 19 Chihayafuru: Kami no Ku Norihiro Koizumi Suzu Hirose, Shūhei Nomura, Mackenyu Youth, Drama Based on a manga series and true events of 2000s [43][44]
March 19 Tenshi ni I'm Fine Hideto Sonoda Kirara, Yoshimi Yashikawa, Noboru Kaneko Fantasy, drama [45]
March 25 Assassination Classroom: Graduation Takeshi Furusawa Action, Science Fiction, Comedy Based on a manga series and true events of 2000s [46]
April 9 Joshikō Kōki Yamamoto Minami Minegishi, Riho Takada, Haru Izumi Mystery, Suspense Based of true events of 2000s [47][48]
April 16 Detective Conan: The Darkest Nightmare Minami Takayama Detective drama, Mystery Based on a manga series [49]
April 23 Gekijō-ban Hibike! Euphonium ~ Kitauji Kōkō Suisōraku-Bu e Yōkoso~ Youth music drama Based on a manga series [50]
April 23 Yu-Gi-Oh!: The Dark Side of Dimensions Action Based on a manga series [51]
April 23 I Am a Hero Shinsuke Sato Yo Oizumi Horror Based on a manga series [52]
April 29 Terra Formars Takashi Miike Based on a manga series [53]
May 21 After the Storm Hirokazu Koreeda Hiroshi Abe, Kirin Kiki, Yōko Maki, Satomi Kobayashi, Sosuke Ikematsu, Lily Franky Drama [54][55][56]
June 4 Kōdai-ke no Hitobito Masato Hijikata Haruka Ayase, Takumi Saito, Kiko Mizuhara Romantic comedy Based on a manga series [57]
June 4 Shokubutsu Zukan: Unmei no Koi, Hiroimashita Kōichirō Miki Takanori Iwata, Mitsuki Takahata, Hana Imai Romance Based on a novel [58][59]
July 2 Setoutsumi Tatsushi Ōmori Sosuke Ikematsu, Masaki Suda, Ayami Nakajo Based on a manga series [60][61]
July 23 One Piece Film: Gold Mayumi Tanaka Action Anime, based on a manga series [62]
July 16 Pokémon the Movie: Volcanion and the Exquisite Magearna Action Based on a video game [63]
July 29 The Godzilla Resurgence Science fiction, Kaiju, Action Based on Godzilla films [64]
August 13 Aikatsu!: The Targeted Magical Aikatsu Card Dance, Idol Based on an arcade game and anime TV series [65]
August 26 Your Name Makoto Shinkai Drama [66]
September 3 Planetarian: Hoshi no Hito Naokatsu Tsuda Post-apocalyptic, Drama Based on a visual novel [67]
September Anger Lee Sang-il Supernatural Based on a novel [68]
October 29 Death Note: Light Up the New World Shinsuke Sato Based on Death Note series. Supernatural [69]
Fall Itazura na Kiss the Movie ~High School-Hen~ Minoru Mizoguchi Kanta Satō, Reina Bisa Romantic comedy Based on a manga series [70]
Fall-Winter Kagerou Daze -in a days- Sidu Action, Supernatural, Tragedy, Spy Based on Kagerou Project [71]
Fall-Winter KanColle: The Movie Keizō Kusakawa Historical, Action, Military, Spy Based on the video game series and true events of World War II and Cold War era [72][73][74][75]
Winter Pop In Q Naoki Miyahara Shiori Izawa, Ari Ozawa, Tomoyo Kurosawa Dance [76][77]
December 10 A Man Called Pirate Takashi Yamazaki Historical Based on a novel and the life of Sazō Idemitsu [78]
Over Fence Nobuhiro Yamashita Romantic comedy, sports Based on a manga series [79]
The Whispering Star Sion Sono Megumi Kagurazaka, Kenji Endō, Yūto Ikeda Science fiction [80][81]

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