2019 · Japanese Movies
475 Japanese films opened in 2019, including Masquerade Hotel, Whistleblower, The Great War of Archimedes. Drama, Comedy, Horror were the most common genres. Masquerade Hotel led in box office (¥4,640M). 18 titles hold award records.
Award-winning highlights
All 18 award-winning titles from 2019.
475 titles
Masquerade Hotel
マスカレード・ホテル
Release date Mar 21 · 133 min
Crime · Mystery
Directed by Masayuki Suzuki
Cast Takuya Kimura, Masami Nagasawa, Takako Matsu
Whistleblower
七つの会議
Release date Feb 1 · 119 min
Mystery
Directed by Katsuo Fukuzawa
Cast Mansai Nomura, Teruyuki Kagawa, Mitsuhiro Oikawa
The Great War of Archimedes
アルキメデスの大戦
Release date Jul 26 · 130 min
War · Action · Mystery · Drama
Directed by Takashi Yamazaki
Cast Masaki Suda, Tasuku Emoto, Minami Hamabe
The Fable
ザ・ファブル
Release date Jun 21 · 123 min
Action · Comedy · Crime
Directed by Kan Eguchi
Cast Junichi Okada, Fumino Kimura, Koichi Sato
12 Suicidal Teens
十二人の死にたい子どもたち
Release date Jan 25 · 118 min
Mystery · Drama
Directed by Yukihiko Tsutsumi
Cast Mahiro Takasugi, Yūto Fuchino, Kotone Furukawa
Tora-san, Wish You Were Here
男はつらいよ お帰り 寅さん
Release date Dec 27 · 115 min
Comedy · Drama
Directed by Yoji Yamada
Cast Kiyoshi Atsumi, Chieko Baisho, Hidetaka Yoshioka
Fortuna's Eye
フォルトゥナの瞳
Release date Feb 15 · 110 min
Drama
Directed by Takahiro Miki
Cast Ryunosuke Kamiki, Kasumi Arimura, Jun Shison
No Longer Human
人間失格 太宰治と3人の女たち
Release date Sep 13 · 120 min
Drama · Thriller
Directed by Mika Ninagawa
Cast Shun Oguri, Rie Miyazawa, Erika Sawajiri
Diner
Diner ダイナー
Release date Jul 5 · 117 min
Crime · Thriller · Action
Directed by Mika Ninagawa
Cast Tatsuya Fujiwara, Tina Tamashiro, Masataka Kubota
Come Kiss Me at 0:00AM
午前0時、キスしに来てよ
Release date Dec 6 · 115 min
Comedy · Romance
Directed by Takehiko Shinjo
Cast Ryota Katayose, Kanna Hashimoto, Alissa Yagi
Aircraft Carrier Ibuki
空母いぶき
Release date May 24 · 134 min
Drama
Directed by Setsuro Wakamatsu
Cast Hidetoshi Nishijima, Tsubasa Honda, Koichi Sato
Tokyo Ghoul 'S'
東京喰種 トーキョーグール【S】
Release date Jul 19 · 97 min
Action · Horror · Science Fiction · Fantasy
Directed by Takuya Kawasaki, Kazuhiko Hiramaki
Cast Masataka Kubota, Shota Matsuda, Maika Yamamoto
You Shine in the Moonlight
君は月夜に光り輝く
Release date Mar 15 · 101 min
Drama · Romance
Directed by Sho Tsukikawa
Cast Mei Nagano, Takumi Kitamura, Shouma Kai
Murders at the House of Death
屍人荘の殺人
Release date Dec 13 · 119 min
Mystery · Crime · Horror · Thriller
Directed by Hisashi Kimura
Cast Ryunosuke Kamiki, Minami Hamabe, Yuki Furukawa
Listen to the Universe
蜜蜂と遠雷
Release date Oct 4 · 119 min
Drama · Music
Directed by Kei Ishikawa
Cast Mayu Matsuoka, Tori Matsuzaka, Win Morisaki
Matinee
マチネの終わりに
Release date Nov 1 · 124 min
Romance · Drama
Directed by Hiroshi Nishitani
Cast Masaharu Fukuyama, Yuriko Ishida, Yūsuke Iseya
Immortal Hero
世界から希望が消えたなら。
Release date Oct 18 · 118 min
Drama
Directed by Hiroshi Akabane
Cast Hisaaki Takeuchi, Kei Kinoshita, Tamao Sato
Prince of Legend
PRINCE OF LEGEND
Release date Mar 21 · 91 min
Comedy · Romance
Directed by Hayato Kawai, Kentaro Moriya
Cast Ryota Katayose, Hiroki Iijima, Akihisa Shiono
L♡DK: Two Loves Under One Roof
L♡DK ひとつ屋根の下、「スキ」がふたつ。
Release date Mar 21 · 107 min
Romance
Directed by Taisuke Kawamura
Cast Mone Kamishiraishi, Yosuke Sugino, Ryusei Yokohama
Dance with Me
ダンスウィズミー
Release date Aug 16 · 103 min
Comedy · Music
Directed by Shinobu Yaguchi
Cast Ayaka Miyoshi, Yuu Yashiro, Chay