2009 · Japanese Movies
107 Japanese films opened in Q1 (Jan–Mar) 2009, including Pandemic, The Triumphant Return of General Rouge, Brass Knuckle Boys. Drama, Comedy, Horror were the most common genres. Pandemic led in box office (¥1,910M).
107 titles
Pandemic
感染列島
Release date Jan 17 · 138 min
Action · Drama · Science Fiction · Thriller
Directed by Takahisa Zeze
Cast Satoshi Tsumabuki, Rei Dan, Ryoko Kuninaka
The Triumphant Return of General Rouge
ジェネラル・ルージュの凱旋
Release date Mar 7 · 123 min
Drama · Mystery
Directed by Yoshihiro Nakamura
Cast Yuko Takeuchi, Hiroshi Abe, Masato Sakai
Brass Knuckle Boys
少年メリケンサック
Release date Feb 14 · 125 min
Comedy · Music
Directed by Kazushige Tanaka, Kankuro Kudo
Cast Aoi Miyazaki, Koichi Sato, Yuichi Kimura
Asahiyama Zoo Story: Penguins in the Sky
旭山動物園物語 ペンギンが空をとぶ
Release date Feb 7 · 112 min
Drama
Directed by Masahiko Tsugawa
Cast Toshiyuki Nishida, Yasuhi Nakamura, Ai Maeda
AIBOU: CSI Files
相棒シリーズ 鑑識・米沢守の事件簿
Release date Mar 28 · 105 min
Directed by Yasuharu Hasebe
Cast Rokkaku Seiji, Masato Hagiwara, Matsumoto Kōshirō X
Nobody To Watch Over Me
誰も守ってくれない
Release date Jan 24 · 118 min
Drama
Directed by Ryôichi Kimizuka
Cast Mirai Shida, Koichi Sato, Ryuhei Matsuda
20th Century Boys 2: The Last Hope
20世紀少年－第2章－ 最後の希望
Release date Jan 30 · 140 min
Science Fiction · Adventure · Mystery
Directed by Yukihiko Tsutsumi
Cast Toshiaki Karasawa, Etsushi Toyokawa, Takako Tokiwa
Drop
ドロップ
Release date Mar 20 · 121 min
Action · Comedy
Directed by Hiroshi Shinagawa
Cast Hiroki Narimiya, Hiro Mizushima, Yuika Motokariya
Red Cliff II
赤壁：決戰天下
🇨🇳 China
Release date Jan 7 · 141 min
Action · Adventure · Drama · History · War
Directed by John Woo
Cast Tony Leung Chiu-wai, Takeshi Kaneshiro, Zhang Fengyi
Grotesque
グロテスク
Release date Jan 17 · 73 min
Horror · Thriller
Directed by Koji Shiraishi
Cast Hiroaki Kawatsure, Tsugumi Nagasawa, Shigeo Ôsako
Teke Teke
テケテケ
Release date Mar 21 · 70 min
Horror
Directed by Koji Shiraishi
Cast Yuko Oshima, Mami Yamasaki, Ikkei Yamamoto
Goemon
Release date Mar 17 · 128 min
Action · Drama · Fantasy
Directed by Kazuaki Kiriya
Cast Yosuke Eguchi, Ryoko Hirosue, Takao Osawa
Lost Girl
ロストガール
Release date Feb 14 · 63 min
Directed by Daisuke Yamaoka
Cast Makiko Watanabe, Hiroshi Yamamoto, Manami Tanabe
Occult
オカルト
Release date Mar 21 · 110 min
Horror · Mystery · Thriller · Science Fiction
Directed by Koji Shiraishi
Cast Shohei Uno, Koji Shiraishi, Akira Takatsuki
Teke Teke 2
テケテケ2
Release date Mar 21 · 73 min
Horror
Directed by Koji Shiraishi
Cast Sayuri Iwata, Miu Nakamura, Yoko Chosokabe
Island of Dreams
夢の島
Release date Mar 9 · 83 min
Thriller
Directed by Tetsuichirô Tsuta
Cast Makoto Adachi, Toshio Andou, Kakeru Hirasawa
Fish Story
フィッシュストーリー
Release date Mar 20 · 112 min
Music · Drama · Comedy
Directed by Yoshihiro Nakamura
Cast Atsushi Ito, Kengo Kora, Mikako Tabe
63 Minutes Later
63-fun-go
Release date Feb 27 · 45 min
Horror · Action · Comedy
Directed by Yoshihiro Nishimura, Jun Shiozaki
Cast Yoshio Komatsu, Ayano Yamamoto, Takashi Shimizu
Yakuza Legacy
千年の松
Release date Feb 25 · 82 min
Directed by Masatsugu Takase
Cast Hakuryu, Jiro Okazaki, Mami Nomura
Shyness Machine Girl
hajiraiマシンガール
Release date Jan 1 · 22 min
Comedy · Horror · Action · Science Fiction
Directed by Noboru Iguchi
Cast Noriko Kohara, Yuya Ishikawa, Demo Tanaka