2012 · Japanese Movies
372 Japanese films opened in 2012, including Thermae Romae, Bayside Shakedown THE FINAL: The New Hope, The Floating Castle. Drama, Comedy, Horror were the most common genres. Thermae Romae led in box office (¥5,980M). 19 titles hold award records.
Award-winning highlights
All 19 award-winning titles from 2012.
372 titles
Thermae Romae
テルマエ・ロマエ
Release date Apr 28 · 108 min
Drama · Comedy · Science Fiction
Directed by Hideki Takeuchi
Cast Hiroshi Abe, Aya Ueto, Masachika Ichimura
Bayside Shakedown THE FINAL: The New Hope
踊る大捜査線 THE FINAL 新たなる希望
Release date Sep 6 · 126 min
Action · Crime
Directed by Katsuyuki Motohiro
Cast Yuji Oda, Eri Fukatsu, Yusuke Santamaria
The Floating Castle
のぼうの城
Release date Nov 2 · 144 min
History · Comedy · Drama
Directed by Shinji Higuchi, Isshin Inudo
Cast Mansai Nomura, Nana Eikura, Hiroki Narimiya
We Were There: True Love
僕等がいた 後篇
Release date Apr 21 · 121 min
Drama · Romance
Directed by Takahiro Miki
Cast Toma Ikuta, Yuriko Yoshitaka, Sousuke Takaoka
We Were There: First Love
僕等がいた 前篇
Release date Mar 17 · 123 min
Romance · Drama
Directed by Takahiro Miki
Cast Toma Ikuta, Yuriko Yoshitaka, Sousuke Takaoka
Lesson of the Evil
悪の教典
Release date Nov 10 · 129 min
Thriller · Horror
Directed by Takashi Miike
Cast Hideaki Ito, Fumi Nikaido, Shota Sometani
Hotaru the Movie: It's Only a Little Light in My Life
映画 ホタルノヒカリ
Release date Jun 9 · 109 min
Romance · Comedy
Directed by Hiroshi Yoshino
Cast Haruka Ayase, Naohito Fujiki, Yuya Tegoshi
Love for Beginners
今日、恋をはじめます
Release date Dec 6 · 121 min
Romance · Comedy
Directed by Takeshi Furusawa
Cast Emi Takei, Tori Matsuzaka, Fumino Kimura
Until the Break of Dawn
ツナグ
Release date Nov 10 · 129 min
Drama
Directed by Yuichiro Hirakawa
Cast Tori Matsuzaka, Kirin Kiki, Ryuta Sato
Beyond Outrage
アウトレイジ ビヨンド
Release date Sep 3 · 112 min
Action · Crime
Directed by Takeshi Kitano
Cast Takeshi Kitano, Ryo Kase, Toshiyuki Nishida
A Chorus of Angels
北のカナリアたち
Release date Nov 3 · 122 min
Drama · Mystery
Directed by Junji Sakamoto
Cast Sayuri Yoshinaga, Kyôhei Shibata, Toru Nakamura
Sadako 3D
貞子3D
Release date May 12 · 96 min
Horror
Directed by Tsutomu Hanabusa
Cast Satomi Ishihara, Koji Seto, Yusuke Yamamoto
Chronicle of My Mother
わが母の記
Release date Apr 28 · 119 min
Drama
Directed by Masato Harada
Cast Koji Yakusho, Kirin Kiki, Aoi Miyazaki
Eight Ranger
エイトレンジャー
Release date Jul 28 · 110 min
Action
Directed by Yukihiko Tsutsumi
Cast You Yokoyama, Subaru Shibutani, Shingo Murakami
Humanoid Monster, Bem
映画 妖怪人間ベム
Release date Dec 15 · 124 min
Mystery · Drama · Family
Directed by Shunsuke Kariyama
Cast Kazuya Kamenashi, Anne Watanabe, Fuku Suzuki
Robo-G
ロボジー
Release date Jan 14 · 112 min
Comedy · Drama
Directed by Shinobu Yaguchi
Cast Mickey Curtis, Gaku Hamada, Jyunya Kawashima
For Love's Sake
愛と誠
Release date Jun 16 · 133 min
Drama · Romance · Music · Comedy
Directed by Takashi Miike
Cast Satoshi Tsumabuki, Emi Takei, Sakura Ando
Beautiful World
任侠ヘルパー
Release date Nov 16 · 134 min
Drama
Directed by Hiroshi Nishitani
Cast Tsuyoshi Kusanagi, Narumi Yasuda, Teruyuki Kagawa
Key of Life
鍵泥棒のメソッド
Release date Sep 16 · 128 min
Comedy · Crime
Directed by Kenji Uchida
Cast Masato Sakai, Teruyuki Kagawa, Ryoko Hirosue
Akko's Secret
ひみつのアッコちゃん
Release date Aug 31 · 120 min
Comedy · Romance · Fantasy
Directed by Taisuke Kawamura
Cast Haruka Ayase, Masaki Okada, Takeshi Kaga