2022 · Japanese Movies
160 Japanese films opened in Q4 (Oct–Dec) 2022, including Whisper of the Heart, Fragments of the Last Will, Re/Member. Drama, Horror, Crime were the most common genres. Whisper of the Heart led in box office (¥3,150M). 8 titles hold award records.
160 titles
Whisper of the Heart
耳をすませば
Release date Oct 14 · 114 min
Drama · Romance
Directed by Yuichiro Hirakawa
Cast Nana Seino, Yōko Moriguchi, Tori Matsuzaka
Fragments of the Last Will
ラーゲリより愛を込めて
Release date Dec 9 · 134 min
History · Drama
Directed by Takahisa Zeze
Cast Kazunari Ninomiya, Keiko Kitagawa, Tori Matsuzaka
Re/Member
カラダ探し
Release date Oct 14 · 103 min
Horror · Thriller
Directed by Eiichiro Hasumi
Cast Kanna Hashimoto, Gordon Maeda, Kotaro Daigo
Solitary Gourmet New Year’s Eve Special ~Crab Errand Sure is Tough~
孤独のグルメ 2022大晦日スペシャル 年忘れ、食の格闘技。カニの使いはあらたいへん。
Release date Dec 31 · 75 min
Drama
Cast Yutaka Matsushige, Kie Kitano, Shono Hayama
The Divine Protector: Master Salt Begins
呪い返し師―塩子誕生
Release date Oct 7 · 121 min
Horror · Drama
Directed by Hiroshi Akabane
Cast Rin Kijima, Rina Sakuragi, Mariya Suzuki
The Lines That Define Me
線は、僕を描く
Release date Oct 21 · 107 min
Drama
Directed by Norihiro Koizumi
Cast Ryusei Yokohama, Kaya Kiyohara, Kanata Hosoda
The Zen Diary
土を喰らう十二ヵ月
Release date Nov 11 · 112 min
Drama
Directed by Yuji Nakae
Cast Kenji Sawada, Takako Matsu, Naomi Nishida
7 Secretaries: The Movie
七人の秘書 THE MOVIE
Release date Oct 7
Drama · Crime
Directed by Naoki Tamura
Cast Fumino Kimura, Alice Hirose, Nanao
2 Women
あちらにいる鬼
Release date Nov 11 · 139 min
Drama
Directed by Ryuichi Hiroki
Cast Shinobu Terajima, Etsushi Toyokawa, Hirosue Ryoko
To the Supreme!
もっと超越した所へ。
Release date Oct 14 · 120 min
Drama · Romance
Directed by Santa Yamagishi
Cast Atsuko Maeda, Fuma Kikuchi, Shuri
Goodbye, Bad Magazines
グッドバイ、バッドマガジンズ
Release date Oct 28
Drama
Directed by Shoichi Yokoyama
Cast Kyoka Shibata, Nanase Iwai, Seina Kasugai
Sadako DX
貞子DX
Release date Oct 28 · 100 min
Horror · Mystery · Comedy
Directed by Hisashi Kimura
Cast Fuka Koshiba, Kazuma Kawamura, Naomi Nishida
A Man
ある男
Release date Nov 18 · 121 min
Drama · Thriller · Mystery
Directed by Kei Ishikawa
Cast Satoshi Tsumabuki, Sakura Ando, Masataka Kubota
Suzume
すずめの戸締まり
Release date Nov 11 · 122 min
Drama · Adventure · Fantasy
Directed by Makoto Shinkai
Cast Nanoka Hara, Hokuto Matsumura, Eri Fukatsu
Motherhood
母性
Release date Nov 23 · 116 min
Drama · Mystery
Directed by Ryuichi Hiroki
Cast Erika Toda, Mei Nagano, Mao Daichi
Phases of the Moon
月の満ち欠け
Release date Dec 2 · 128 min
Drama · Fantasy · Romance
Directed by Ryuichi Hiroki
Cast Yo Oizumi, Kasumi Arimura, Ren Meguro
What She Likes
彼女が好きなものは
Release date Nov 27 · 122 min
Drama · Romance
Directed by Shogo Kusano
Cast Fuju Kamio, Anna Yamada, Oshirō Maeda
Mondays: See You 'This' Week!
MONDAYS／このタイムループ、上司に気づかせないと終わらない
Release date Oct 14 · 82 min
Comedy · Science Fiction
Directed by Ryo Takebayashi
Cast Wan Marui, Makita Sports, Kohki Osamura
出張中、居酒屋で飲んだ帰り路 へべれけに酔った女上司に突然仕掛けた情熱的な路上キスは女の理性を狂わせる…。 TPIN-041
Release date Nov 10
Cast Ayaka Mutou
Small, Slow But Steady
ケイコ 目を澄ませて
Release date Dec 16 · 99 min
Drama
Directed by Sho Miyake
Cast Yukino Kishii, Tomokazu Miura, Masaki Miura