"Set in Japan" Movies

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Movies at least partially set in Japan.

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Release
Date
TitleProduction
Budget
Opening
Weekend
Domestic
Box Office
Worldwide
Box Office
Dec 1, 2023Godzilla Minus One (ゴジラ最新作)… $15,000,000$11,419,975$56,418,793$104,355,741
Dec 31, 2022Sabakan (サバカン) $55,563
Dec 31, 2022Tama tsuki no yume (たまつきの夢)…
Dec 16, 2022Bôryoku gai (暴力街)
Aug 12, 2022Inu-Oh $191,004$351,558$896,713
Aug 5, 2022Bullet Train $85,900,000$30,030,156$103,368,602$238,534,963
Mar 11, 2022Aikoku Joshi: Kurenai Michi $7,781$19,100$19,100
Dec 15, 2021Minamata $655,593
Mar 5, 2021Fukushima 50 $5,948,122
Feb 23, 2021Tokugawa onna keibatsu-shi
Feb 2, 2021To Tokyo
Jan 8, 2021The Reason I Jump $114,828
Dec 31, 2020People Just Do Nothing: Big… $3,227,805
Aug 18, 2020Notzilla
May 17, 2019Netemo Sametemo $128,751
Apr 22, 2019Waka Okami wa Shogakusei! $763$134,787$1,667,750
Apr 12, 2019Penguin Highway $3,902,796
Dec 7, 2018Gekijoban Haikara san-ga To…
Nov 29, 2018Mirai no Mirai $63,325$812,794$30,430,147
Nov 23, 2018Manbiki kazoku $89,264$3,313,513$72,625,771
Oct 19, 2018Caniba
Sep 28, 2018Huang Jin Xiong Di $121,391$285,795$46,165,078
Sep 7, 2018Kusama: Infinity $30,998$360,931$541,221
Aug 21, 2018Yoru Wa Mijikashi Aruke Yo … $18,302$406,490$3,886,903
Aug 17, 2018Okujirasama: Futatsu no sei… $6,747$6,747
Aug 7, 2018Gendai Yakuza
Jul 20, 2018Sandome no satsujin $10,670$89,315$13,411,818
Jul 6, 2018Ryuichi Sakamoto: Coda $12,827$117,460$990,877
Jun 22, 2018The Catcher Was A Spy $114,771$725,223$796,706
Apr 13, 2018Sign Gene
Mar 23, 2018Isle of Dogs $1,620,294$32,015,231$58,497,750
Mar 16, 2018Ramen Heads $7,085$57,346$57,346
Mar 2, 2018Oh Lucy! $14,569$375,393$609,104
Feb 16, 2018Mind Game $5,609$36,613$36,613
Feb 2, 2018Sanpo Suru Shinryakusha $8,370$52,087$449,806
Dec 31, 2017The Outsider $3,053
Nov 3, 2017On Wings of Eagles
Sep 8, 2017Hirune-hime: Shiranai watas… $10,865$48,198$1,182,321
Sep 1, 2017Temple
Aug 11, 2017Kono sekai no katasumi ni $3,750,000$19,794,935
Aug 4, 2017Gunhamdo $1,104,957$45,872,441
Jun 9, 2017Bara no sôretsu
Apr 7, 2017Kimi no na wa $1,637,510$5,000,181$347,641,192
Dec 28, 2016Umi ga kikoeru $4,942$87,737$87,737
Dec 23, 2016Silence $46,500,000$130,880$7,100,177$23,726,626
Oct 21, 2016We are X $7,526$45,270$3,132,486
Oct 21, 2016A Ga ssi $92,129$2,006,788$38,571,040
Oct 11, 2016Shin Godjira $451,293$1,908,028$75,614,390
Sep 23, 2016The Age of Shadows (밀정) $8,600,000$165,685$540,268$54,500,169
Sep 12, 2016The People Garden
Sep 12, 2016Rurôni Kenshin: Kyôto taika…
Aug 26, 2016The Sea of Trees $1,877$20,444$908,926
Aug 19, 2016Kampai! For the Love of Sake
Aug 19, 2016Kubo and the Two Strings $55,000,000$12,608,372$48,023,088$77,548,122
Jul 22, 2016For a Few Bullets $17,138$30,142$7,871,627
Jul 8, 2016Umimachi Diary $25,118$467,555$15,712,752
Apr 2, 2016The Met: Live in HD - Madam… $1,700,900$1,700,900$2,331,048
Mar 25, 2016Gwi-Hyang $123,704$23,427,657
Mar 18, 2016Mad Tiger $1,119$6,823$6,823
Feb 17, 2016DONGJU; The Portrait of A Poet $56,184$8,004,283
Jan 8, 2016The Forest $10,000,000$12,741,176$26,594,261$40,749,230
Oct 23, 2015Tokyo Tribe
Aug 7, 2015Assassination $287,700$1,904,682$96,934,299
Jul 17, 2015Mr. Holmes $2,434,908$17,737,646$30,247,787
Apr 10, 2015Wa-shoku: Beyond Sushi $8,570$8,570
Mar 18, 2015Kumiko, The Treasure Hunter $34,114$623,383$774,341
Jan 23, 2015R100 $5,500,000$7,263$24,956$24,956
Jan 23, 2015Killers
Dec 5, 2014Uzumasa raimuraito
Nov 11, 2014The Compleat Al
Mar 14, 2014Himizu $10,390
Mar 14, 2014Koi no tsumi $50,758
Mar 8, 2013Emperor $1,014,099$3,346,264$14,905,469
Mar 21, 2008Shutter $8,000,000$10,447,559$25,928,550$47,782,426
Dec 9, 2005Memoirs of a Geisha $85,000,000$682,504$57,010,853$161,510,853
May 7, 2004Gojira $38,030$491,389$491,389
Jan 17, 1997Beverly Hills Ninja $12,220,920$31,245,344$37,639,029
Mar 5, 1996Tonari no Totoro $27,810,582
Feb 24, 1995The Hunted $2,723,495$6,420,615$6,420,615
Mar 19, 1993Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle… $21,000,000$12,419,597$42,273,609$42,273,609
Oct 2, 1992Mr. Baseball $5,240,375$20,883,046$20,883,046
Sep 22, 1989Black Rain $30,000,000$9,677,102$45,892,212$133,892,212
Dec 9, 1987Empire of the Sun $1,314,509$22,238,696$22,238,696
Oct 10, 1980Kagemusha $4,000,000$4,001,058
1978The Bad News Bears Go To Japan $14,000,000$14,000,000
UnknownAi no korîda
Feb 20, 1976Onna Hissatsu Ken
Jan 1, 1966Walk Don't Run $7,500,000$7,500,000
May 10, 1962Mosura
Nov 29, 1956The Teahouse of the August …
Jan 31, 1951Call Me Mister $5,000,000$5,000,000


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1930s6 - 1940s8 - Anime9 - Artists4 - Coming of Age5 - Death of a Sibling4 - Dysfunctional Family7 - Early / Simultaneous Video-on-Demand release3 - Historical Drama4 - Intertitle4 - Missing Person4 - Monster4 - Musicians4 - Non-Chronological7 - Organized Crime5 - Orphan5 - Prostitution4 - Relationships Gone Wrong10 - Revenge4 - Romance13 - Set in Korea5 - Set in New York City4 - Set in Tokyo9 - Sex Crimes5 - Suicide6 - Supernatural7 - Voiceover/Narration6 - World War II9 - Yakuza4 - Young Child Dealing with the Death of a Parent6

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Action11 - Adventure11 - Black Comedy1 - Comedy8 - Concert/Performance1 - Documentary10 - Drama31 - Horror6 - Musical3 - Romantic Comedy2 - Thriller/Suspense5 - Western1

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Contemporary Fiction33 - Dramatization6 - Factual10 - Fantasy5 - Historical Fiction21 - Kids Fiction4 - Science Fiction9 - Super Hero1

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Based on Comic/Graphic Novel7 - Based on Factual Book/Article1 - Based on Fiction Book/Short Story10 - Based on Movie1 - Based on Musical or Opera2 - Based on Play1 - Based on Real Life Events16 - Based on Short Film1 - Based on TV1 - Original Screenplay45 - Remake1 - Spin-Off1

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Animation/Live Action1 - Digital Animation9 - Hand Animation3 - Live Action76 - Stop-Motion Animation2

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Not Rated36 - PG8 - PG-1314 - R11