2021 · Japanese Movies
496 Japanese films opened in 2021, including Tokyo Revengers, We Made a Beautiful Bouquet, Masquerade Night. Drama, Romance, Comedy were the most common genres. Tokyo Revengers led in box office (¥4,500M). 12 titles hold award records.
Award-winning highlights
All 12 award-winning titles from 2021.
496 titles
Tokyo Revengers
東京リベンジャーズ
Release date Jul 9 · 120 min
Action · Drama · Crime
Directed by Tsutomu Hanabusa
Cast Takumi Kitamura, Ryo Yoshizawa, Yuki Yamada
We Made a Beautiful Bouquet
花束みたいな恋をした
Release date Jan 29 · 124 min
Romance · Drama
Directed by Nobuhiro Doi
Cast Masaki Suda, Kasumi Arimura, Kaya Kiyohara
Masquerade Night
マスカレード・ナイト
Release date Sep 17 · 129 min
Crime · Mystery
Directed by Masayuki Suzuki
Cast Takuya Kimura, Masami Nagasawa, Fumiyo Kohinata
99.9 Criminal Lawyer: The Movie
99.9-刑事専門弁護士-THE MOVIE
Release date Dec 30 · 120 min
Drama · Comedy · Crime
Directed by Hisashi Kimura
Cast Jun Matsumoto, Teruyuki Kagawa, Hana Sugisaki
Rurouni Kenshin: The Final
るろうに剣心 最終章 The Final
Release date Apr 23 · 138 min
Action · Adventure · History · Drama
Directed by Keishi Otomo
Cast Takeru Satoh, Emi Takei, Mackenyu
Rurouni Kenshin: The Beginning
るろうに剣心 最終章 The Beginning
Release date Jun 4 · 138 min
Action · Adventure · Drama · Romance
Directed by Keishi Otomo
Cast Takeru Satoh, Kasumi Arimura, Issey Takahashi
TOBAKU MOKUSHIROKU KAIJI
賭博黙示録カイジ
Release date Apr 26
Drama · Thriller
Directed by Akira Yamazaki
Cast Taiki Yamazaki, Kosuke Kujirai, Ryoma Baba
Your Turn to Kill: The Movie
あなたの番です 劇場版
Release date Dec 10 · 142 min
Mystery · Thriller
Directed by Noriyoshi Sakuma
Cast Tomoyo Harada, Kei Tanaka, Nanase Nishino
The Fable: The Killer Who Doesn't Kill
ザ・ファブル 殺さない殺し屋
Release date Feb 5 · 132 min
Action · Comedy · Crime
Directed by Kan Eguchi
Cast Junichi Okada, Fumino Kimura, Shinichi Tsutsumi
Caution, Hazardous Wife: The Movie
劇場版 奥様は、取り扱い注意
Release date Mar 19 · 120 min
Action · Comedy · Romance
Directed by Tōya Satō
Cast Haruka Ayase, Hidetoshi Nishijima, Kosuke Suzuki
A Morning of Farewell
いのちの停車場
Release date May 21 · 119 min
Drama
Directed by Izuru Narushima
Cast Sayuri Yoshinaga, Tori Matsuzaka, Suzu Hirose
Honey Lemon Soda
ハニーレモンソーダ
Release date Jul 9 · 111 min
Romance · Comedy · Drama
Directed by Kōji Shintoku
Cast Raul, Ai Yoshikawa, Mayu Hotta
Brave: Gunjyou Senki
ブレイブ -群青戦記-
Release date Mar 12 · 116 min
Action · History · Mystery · Fantasy
Directed by Katsuyuki Motohiro
Cast Mackenyu, Hirona Yamazaki, Nobuyuki Suzuki
The Night Is Short, Walk On Girl
夜は短し歩けよ乙女
Release date Jun 6
Comedy · Romance · Fantasy
Directed by Makoto Ueda
Cast Shiori Kubo, Nakamura Kazutaro, Reo Tamaoki
The Great Yokai War: Guardians
妖怪大戦争 ガーディアンズ
Release date Jul 1 · 118 min
Fantasy · Family · Adventure · Horror
Directed by Takashi Miike
Cast Kokoro Terada, Hana Sugisaki, Ray Inomata
A Family
ヤクザと家族 The Family
Release date Jan 29 · 136 min
Crime · Drama
Directed by Michihito Fujii
Cast Go Ayano, Hiroshi Tachi, Machiko Ono
Into the Dreams... And Horror Experiences
夢判断、そして恐怖体験へ
Release date Aug 27 · 85 min
Horror
Directed by Takayuki Okutsu
Cast Rio Aoki, mei yamagishi, Ryoma Ichihara
The Mole Song: Final
土竜の唄 FINAL
Release date Nov 19 · 129 min
Comedy · Action · Crime
Directed by Takashi Miike
Cast Toma Ikuta, Riisa Naka, Ryohei Suzuki
It's a Summer Film!
サマーフィルムにのって
Release date Aug 6 · 98 min
Comedy · Drama · Romance · Science Fiction
Directed by Soushi Matsumoto
Cast Marika Ito, Daichi Kaneko, Yuumi Kawai
Liar x Liar
ライアー×ライアー
Release date Feb 19 · 117 min
Comedy · Romance
Directed by Saiji Yakumo
Cast Nana Mori, Hokuto Matsumura, Mayu Hotta