2025 · Japanese Movies
531 Japanese films opened in 2025, including 1st Kiss, Black Showman, Stigmatized Properties: Possession. Drama, Music, Comedy were the most common genres. 1st Kiss led in box office (¥2,880M). 13 titles hold award records.
Award-winning highlights
All 13 award-winning titles from 2025.
531 titles
1st Kiss
ファーストキス 1ST KISS
Release date Feb 7 · 124 min
Drama · Fantasy · Romance
Directed by Ayuko Tsukahara
Cast Takako Matsu, Hokuto Matsumura, Riho Yoshioka
Black Showman
ブラック・ショーマン
Release date Sep 12 · 127 min
Mystery
Directed by Akira Tanaka
Cast Masaharu Fukuyama, Kasumi Arimura, Ryo Narita
Stigmatized Properties: Possession
事故物件ゾク 恐い間取り
Release date Jul 25 · 113 min
Horror
Directed by Hideo Nakata
Cast Shota Watanabe, Mei Hata, Kotaro Yoshida
Trillion Game
劇場版 トリリオンゲーム
Release date Feb 14 · 118 min
Drama
Directed by Yoshiaki Murao
Cast Ren Meguro, Hayato Sano, Mio Imada
Tokyo Taxi
TOKYOタクシー
Release date Nov 21 · 103 min
Drama
Directed by Yoji Yamada
Cast Chieko Baisho, Takuya Kimura, Yu Aoi
One Last Throw
栄光のバックホーム
Release date Nov 28 · 135 min
Drama
Directed by Jun Akiyama
Cast Takaya Matsutani, Kyoka Suzuki, Kentaro Maeda
Under Ninja
アンダーニンジャ
Release date Jan 24 · 123 min
Action
Directed by Yuichi Fukuda
Cast Kento Yamazaki, Minami Hamabe, Amane Okayama
KINKI
近畿地方のある場所について
Release date Aug 8 · 103 min
Horror · Mystery
Directed by Koji Shiraishi
Cast Miho Kanno, Eiji Akaso, Atom Shukugawa
Re/Member: The Last Night
カラダ探し THE LAST NIGHT
Release date Sep 5 · 94 min
Horror
Directed by Eiichiro Hasumi
Cast Kanna Hashimoto, Gordon Maeda, Kaito Sakurai
The 35-Year Promise
35年目のラブレター
Release date Mar 7 · 120 min
Romance · Drama
Directed by Renpei Tsukamoto
Cast Tsurube Shofukutei, Tomoyo Harada, Daiki Shigeoka
The Solitary Gourmet
劇映画 孤独のグルメ
Release date Jan 10 · 111 min
Adventure · Comedy · Drama
Directed by Yutaka Matsushige
Cast Yutaka Matsushige, Yuki Uchida, Hayato Isomura
5 Centimeters per Second
秒速5センチメートル
Release date Oct 10 · 121 min
Drama · Romance
Directed by Yoshiyuki Okuyama
Cast Hokuto Matsumura, Mitsuki Takahata, Yuzu Aoki
Suzuki=Bakudan
爆弾
Release date Oct 31 · 136 min
Thriller · Mystery · Crime
Directed by Akira Nagai
Cast Yuki Yamada, Sairi Ito, Shota Sometani
Bullet Train Explosion
新幹線大爆破
Release date Apr 23 · 137 min
Action · Thriller · Crime · Drama
Directed by Shinji Higuchi
Cast Tsuyoshi Kusanagi, Machiko Ono, Jun Kaname
Wind Breaker
WIND BREAKER／ウィンドブレイカー
Release date Dec 5 · 120 min
Adventure
Directed by Kentaro Hagiwara
Cast Koshi Mizukami, Coki Yamashita, Motoki Nakazawa
BAKA's Identity
愚か者の身分
Release date Oct 24 · 130 min
Crime · Drama · Thriller
Directed by Koto Nagata
Cast Takumi Kitamura, Yuta Hayashi, Go Ayano
Sham
でっちあげ 〜殺人教師と呼ばれた男
Release date Jun 27 · 129 min
Drama · Thriller
Directed by Takashi Miike
Cast Go Ayano, Ko Shibasaki, Kazuya Kamenashi
Demon City
Demon City 鬼ゴロシ
Release date Feb 26 · 106 min
Action · Crime · Fantasy · Thriller
Directed by Seiji Tanaka
Cast Toma Ikuta, Masahiro Higashide, Miou Tanaka
Sunset Sunrise
サンセット・サンライズ
Release date Jan 17 · 139 min
Drama
Directed by Yoshiyuki Kishi
Cast Masaki Suda, Mao Inoue, Masatoshi Nakamura
Welcome, Now Get Lost
罵倒村
Release date May 13 · 115 min
Comedy
Cast Koji Higashino, Ken Watabe, Takashi Watanabe