A list of Japanese films that were released in Japan in 2013. 591 Japanese films were released, earning ¥117 billion (US$1.14 billion) and accounting for 60.6% of the total box office in Japan. 34 earned over ¥1 billion (US$9.68 million), with the highest-grossing being The Wind Rises with ¥12 billion (US$116 million).[1]

Highest-grossing films

Rank Title Director Cast Gross
1 The Wind Rises Hayao Miyazaki Hideaki Anno ¥12 billion
2 One Piece Film: Z Tatsuya Nagamine Mayumi Tanaka ¥6.87 billion
3 Doraemon: Nobita's Secret Gadget Museum Yukiyo Teramoto Wasabi Mizuta ¥3.98 billion
4 Detective Conan: Private Eye in the Distant Sea Kobun Shizuno Minami Takayama ¥3.63 billion
5 Midsummer's Equation Hiroshi Nishitani Masaharu Fukuyama ¥3.31 billion

List of films

Opening Title Director Cast Genre Notes Ref
12 January Aokigahara Taku Shinjo Aki Maeda, Masahiko Tsugawa Romance Based on a novel [2]
12 January Aragure Hajime Gonno Nobuyuki Suzuki Thriller [3]
12 January Momoiro Sora o Keiichi Kobayashi Ai Ikeda, Ena Koshino, Reiko Fujiwara Coming-of-age Debuted at the 2012 Tokyo International Film Festival [4]
12 January Shing Shing Shing Kouhei Sanada Hoshi Ishida, Miwako Wagatsuma Romance Inspired by a song [5]
12 January Suzuki Sensei Yuto Kawai Hiroki Hasegawa Drama Based on a manga [6]
19 January Flashback Memories 3D Tetsuaki Matsue Goma, Kosuke Tsuji, Kenta Tajika Music documentary [7]
19 January Dead Sushi Noboru Iguchi Rina Takeda Comedy [8]
19 January Tokyo Family Yoji Yamada Bunta Sugawara, Tomiko Ishii, Masahiko Nishimura Drama Based on the film Tokyo Story [9]
26 January Himawari Yoshihiro Oikawa Kyōzō Nagatsuka Drama [10]
26 January Minasan, Sayonara Yoshihiro Nakamura Gaku Hamada Drama Based on a novel [11]
26 January Sayonara Debussy Go Riju Ai Hashimoto, Shinya Kiyozuka Based on a novel [12]
26 January Shiawase Come on Daisuke Nakamura Sawa Suzuki, Yuma Ishigaki Drama [13]
26 January Strawberry Night Yuichi Sato Takao Osawa Mystery Continuation of a television series of the same name [14]
26 January Tsuya no Yoru Isao Yukisada Hiroshi Abe Romance Based on a novel [15]
26 January Night People Hajime Kadoi Eriko Sato Drama Based on a collection of short stories [16]
1 February Documentary of AKB48: No Flower Without Rain Eiki Takahashi Members of AKB48 Documentary [17]
2 February Kiiroi Jou Ryuichi Hiroki Aoi Miyazaki, Osamu Mukai Drama Based on a novel [18]
9 February Nao Otoko Tomoyuki Takimoto Toma Ikuta Mystery Based on a novel [19]
15 February Hello! Junichi Katsuhito Ishii, Kanoko Kawaguchi Amon Kabe, Hikari Mitsushima Drama [20]
22 February It's a Beautiful Day Kayoko Asakura Kim Kkot-bi Horror Japanese-American co-production [21]
23 February Yokomichi Yonosuke Shūichi Okita Kengo Kora, Yuriko Yoshitaka, Sosuke Ikematsu [22]
23 February Sōgen no Isu Izuru Narushima Kōichi Satō Drama Based on a novel; First ever film to be filmed in Hunza [23]
2 March Sue, Mai & Sawa: Righting the Girl Ship Osamu Minorikawa Kou Shibasaki, Yoko Maki, Shinobu Terajima Drama [24]
9 March Doraemon: Nobita no Himitsu Dōgu Museum Yuichi Shinbo Wasabi Mizuda, Megumi Ohara Anime [25]
16 March Bozo Tatsushi Ōmori Shingo Mizusawa Drama Based on actual events [26]
16 March Himawari to Koinu no Nanokakan Emiko Hiramatsu Masato Sakai Drama Based on a novel [27]
23 March Daijōbu 3 Kumi Ryuichi Hiroki Taichi Kokubun Drama Based on a novel [28]
30 March Dragon Ball Z: Battle of Gods Anime Based on a manga; first theatrical Dragon Ball film since Dragon Ball: The Path to Power in 1996 [29]
30 March Hanasaku Iroha: The Movie – Home Sweet Home Masahiro Andō Kanae Itō, Chiaki Omigawa, Aki Toyosaki, Haruka Tomatsu, Mamiko Noto, Yuki Kaji, Takako Honda, Tamie Kubota, Kenji Hamada, Junji Majima, Taro Yamaguchi, Ayumi Tsunematsu, Junichi Suwabe, Chō Anime Side story of Hanasaku Iroha (2011) [30]
6 April Orpheus' Lyre / Sakura, Futatabi no Kanako [ja] Minoru Kurimura [ja] Ryōko Hirosue, Goro Inagaki Drama Based on a novel [31]
13 April The Great Passage Yuya Ishii Ryuhei Matsuda, Aoi Miyazaki Drama Based on a novel [32]
20 April Detective Conan: Private Eye in the Distant Sea Kobun Shizuno Animation Based on a manga [33]
20 April Chūgakusei Maruyama Kankuro Kudo Tsuyoshi Kusanagi, Hiraoka Takuma Drama [34]
20 April Steins;Gate: Fuka Ryōiki no Déjà vu Animation Based on a video game [35]
26 April Wara no Tate Takashi Miike Tatsuya Fujiwara Thriller Based on a novel [36]
27 April Toshokan Sensō Shinsuke Sato Junichi Okada, Nana Eikura Sci-fi Based on a light novel [37]
11 May Kenchou Omotenashi Ka Yoshishige Miyake Ryo Nishikido, Maki Horikita Romance Based on a novel [38]
11 May Tantei Wa Bar Ni Iru 2 Hajime Hashimoto [ja] Yo Oizumi, Ryuhei Matsuda Mystery Based on a novel [39]
18 May Tabidachi no Shimauta: Jūgo No Haru Yasuhiro Yoshida Ayaka Miyoshi Coming-of-age [40][41]
18 May The Complex Hideo Nakata Atsuko Maeda, Hiroki Narimiya Horror [42]
25 May Kuchizuke Yukihiko Tsutsumi Shihori Kanjiya, Takayuki Takuma Romance Based on a stage play [43]
25 May Ore Ore Satoshi Miki Kazuya Kamenashi Mystery Based on a novel [44]
25 May Taishibōkei Tanita no Shain Shokudō Toshio Lee Yūka, Masao Kusakari, Kenta Hamano Drama Based on a true story [45]
1 June Riaru Kanzen: Naru Kubinagaryu no Hi Kiyoshi Kurosawa Takeru Sato, Haruka Ayase Drama Based on a novel [46]
14 June Zekkyō Gakkyū Haruna Kawaguchi, Alice Hirose Horror Based on a manga [47]
29 June Midsummer's Equation Hiroshi Nishitani Masaharu Fukuyama, Yuriko Yoshitaka, Kazuki Kitamura police procedural Based on novels [48][49]
6 July Gintama: The Movie: The Final Chapter: Be Forever Yorozuya Anime Based on a manga series [50]
13 July ExtremeSpeed Genesect: Mewtwo Awakens Kunihiko Yuyama Anime Based on an anime series [51]
20 July Short Peace Shuhei Morita, Katsuhiro Otomo, Hiroaki Ando, Hajime Katoki Anime
20 July Kaze Tachinu Hayao Miyazaki Anime Based on a manga [52]
20 July Shanidaru no Hana Gakuryu Ishii Gou Ayano, Haru Kuroki Drama [53]
10 August Enoshima Prism Yasuhiro Yoshida Sota Fukushi, Shūhei Nomura, Tsubasa Honda Sci-fi fantasy [54]
17 August School Girl Complex Hōsōbu Hen Yūichi Onuma Aoi Morikawa, Mugi Kadowaki, Maaya Kondō [55]
24 August Gatchaman Toya Sato Tori Matsuzaka Based on an anime series [56]
24 August Jōkyō Monogatari Kii Kitano, Fumino Kimura, Asuka Kurosawa Based on a manga [57]
31 August Natsu no Owari Kazuyoshi Kumakiri Hikari Mitsushima, Kaoru Kobayashi, Gou Ayano Drama Based on a novel [58]
7 September Space Pirate Captain Harlock Shinji Aramaki Anime [59]
7 September Usotsuki Paradox Kōta Yoshida Based on a manga
28 September Why Don't You Play in Hell? Sion Sono Jun Kunimura, Shinichi Tsutsumi Drama [60][61]
5 October Soshite Chichi ni Naru Hirokazu Koreeda Masaharu Fukuyama Drama [62]
8 November Judge [63]
9 November The Kiyosu Conference Kōki Mitani Kōji Yakusho, Yo Oizumi, Kenichi Matsuyama period comedy [64]
9 November Patema Inverted Yasuhiro Yoshiura Anime fantasy [65][66]
9 November Shijukunichi no Recipe Yuki Tanada Renji Ishibashi Drama Based on a novel [67]
23 November Bayonetta: Bloody Fate Fuminori Kizaki Anime [68][69]
23 November Persona 3 The Movie: Chapter 1, Spring of Birth Anime [70]
23 November Kaguya-Hime no Monogatari Isao Takahata Anime Based on the Japanese folktale of the same name. [52]
7 December Lupin the 3rd vs. Detective Conan: The Movie Hajime Kamegaki Anime
7 December Ask This of Rikyu Mitsutoshi Tanaka Ebizo Ichikawa Drama Based on a novel [71]
14 December Kanojo wa Uso o Aishisugiteru Norihiro Koizumi Romance Based on a manga [72]
21 December Mugiko-san to Keisuke Yoshida Maki Horikita, Ryuhei Matsuda [73]
21 December The Eternal Zero Takashi Yamazaki Haruma Miura Drama Based on a novel [74]
27 December Hunter × Hunter: The Last Mission Keiichiro Kawaguchi Anime [75]
28 December Majocco Shimai no Yoyo to Nene Takayuki Hirao Sumire Morohoshi, Ai Kakuma Anime fantasy [76]

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