2018 · Japanese Movies
460 Japanese films opened in 2018, including Killing for the Prosecution, Stolen Identity, Recall. Drama, Comedy, Romance were the most common genres. Killing for the Prosecution led in box office (¥2,960M). 17 titles hold award records.
Award-winning highlights
All 17 award-winning titles from 2018.
460 titles
Killing for the Prosecution
検察側の罪人
Release date Aug 24 · 124 min
Mystery · Drama · Crime · Thriller
Directed by Masato Harada
Cast Takuya Kimura, Kazunari Ninomiya, Yuriko Yoshitaka
Stolen Identity
スマホを落としただけなのに
Release date Nov 2 · 116 min
Crime · Mystery
Directed by Hideo Nakata
Cast Keiko Kitagawa, Kei Tanaka, Yudai Chiba
Recall
空飛ぶタイヤ
Release date Jun 15 · 120 min
Drama
Directed by Katsuhide Motoki
Cast Tomoya Nagase, Dean Fujioka, Issey Takahashi
Cafe Funiculi Funicula
コーヒーが冷めないうちに
Release date Sep 21 · 116 min
Fantasy · Drama
Directed by Ayuko Tsukahara
Cast Kasumi Arimura, Kentaro Ito, Haru
What a Wonderful Family! 3
妻よ薔薇のように 家族はつらいよIII
Release date May 25 · 123 min
Drama · Comedy
Directed by Yoji Yamada
Cast Isao Hashizume, Kazuko Yoshiyuki, Masahiko Nishimura
Sakura Guardian in the North
北の桜守
Release date Mar 10 · 126 min
Drama
Directed by Yojiro Takita
Cast Sayuri Yoshinaga, Masato Sakai, Ryoko Shinohara
My Teacher, My Love
センセイ君主
Release date Aug 1 · 105 min
Romance · Comedy
Directed by Sho Tsukikawa
Cast Ryoma Takeuchi, Minami Hamabe, Taiki Sato
A Banana? At This Time of Night?
こんな夜更けにバナナかよ 愛しき実話
Release date Dec 28 · 120 min
Comedy · Drama
Directed by Tetsu Maeda
Cast Yo Oizumi, Mitsuki Takahata, Haruma Miura
Color Me True
今夜、ロマンス劇場で
Release date Feb 10 · 108 min
Drama · Romance · Fantasy
Directed by Hideki Takeuchi
Cast Haruka Ayase, Kentaro Sakaguchi, Tsubasa Honda
The House Where the Mermaid Sleeps
人魚の眠る家
Release date Nov 30 · 120 min
Drama
Directed by Yukihiko Tsutsumi
Cast Ryoko Shinohara, Hidetoshi Nishijima, Kurumi Inagaki
Sunny: Our Hearts Beat Together
SUNNY 強い気持ち・強い愛
Release date Aug 31 · 118 min
Drama · Comedy
Directed by Hitoshi One
Cast Ryoko Shinohara, Suzu Hirose, Yuka Itaya
The Lies She Loved
嘘を愛する女
Release date Jan 20 · 118 min
Drama · Mystery
Directed by Kazuhito Nakae
Cast Masami Nagasawa, Issey Takahashi, Kotaro Yoshida
Falling Camellia
散り椿
Release date Sep 28 · 111 min
Drama
Directed by Daisaku Kimura
Cast Junichi Okada, Hidetoshi Nishijima, Haru Kuroki
Inuyashiki
いぬやしき
Release date Apr 20 · 127 min
Action · Adventure · Science Fiction · Fantasy
Directed by Shinsuke Sato
Cast Noritake Kinashi, Takeru Satoh, Kanata Hongo
After the Rain
恋は雨上がりのように
Release date May 25 · 111 min
Romance · Drama
Directed by Akira Nagai
Cast Nana Komatsu, Yo Oizumi, Nana Seino
Nomitori Samurai
のみとり侍
Release date May 18 · 115 min
Comedy
Directed by Yasuo Tsuruhashi
Cast Hiroshi Abe, Shinobu Terajima, Etsushi Toyokawa
Million Dollar Man
億男
Release date Oct 19 · 116 min
Drama
Directed by Keishi Otomo
Cast Takeru Satoh, Issey Takahashi, Erika Sawajiri
The Scythian Lamb
羊の木
Release date Feb 3 · 126 min
Crime · Drama
Directed by Daihachi Yoshida
Cast Ryo Nishikido, Fumino Kimura, Ryuhei Matsuda
Life in Overtime
終わった人
Release date Jun 9 · 125 min
Drama · Comedy
Directed by Hideo Nakata
Cast Hiroshi Tachi, Hitomi Kuroki, Hirosue Ryoko
Hibiki
響 -HIBIKI-
Release date Sep 14 · 106 min
Action · Comedy
Directed by Sho Tsukikawa
Cast Yurina Hirate, Keiko Kitagawa, Ayaka Wilson