"Set in Japan" Movies

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Movies at least partially set in Japan.

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TitleProduction
Budget
Opening
Weekend
Domestic
Box Office
Worldwide
Box Office
Dec 31, 2025The Ostracized Generation (…
Dec 31, 2025Just the Two of Us (ふたりのまま)…
Dec 31, 2025Tsushima
Dec 31, 2025A Sky Full of Stars (満天の星)…
Dec 31, 2025Atsushi Omuta’s Youth (オオムタ…
Dec 31, 2025Treasure Island (宝島)
Dec 31, 2025Unai: Transparent Darkness:…
Dec 31, 2025On the sand in summer (夏の砂の…
Nov 14, 2025Kokuho $95,000,000
Oct 31, 2025AMÉLIE ou la Métaphysique d…
Oct 7, 2025Samurai Fury
Apr 23, 2025Bullet Train Explosion
Apr 18, 2025COLORFUL STAGE! The Movie: … $2,826,012$3,659,632$11,364,670
Mar 7, 2025Bloat
Jan 17, 2025Hold Me Close $525
Dec 31, 2024Last Mile (ラストマイル) $39,895,335
Dec 31, 2024The Sun Sets (陽が落ちる)
Dec 5, 2024Pushpa: The Rule — Part 2 $4,800,000$13,000,000$154,621,981
Dec 31, 2023Across the Furious Sea (涉过愤… $76,360,102
Dec 1, 2023Godzilla Minus One (ゴジラ最新作)… $15,000,000$11,419,975$57,144,669$105,089,318
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, 2020Meitantei Konan Hiiro no Da… $102,541,050
Dec 31, 2020People Just Do Nothing: Big… $3,227,805
Aug 18, 2020Notzilla
Dec 31, 2019Detective Chinatown 3 (唐人街探… $117,000,000$570,051,257
May 17, 2019Netemo Sametemo $128,751
Apr 22, 2019Waka Okami wa Shogakusei! $763$134,787$1,667,750
Apr 12, 2019Penguin Highway (ペンギン・ハイウェイ… $4,203,055
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$72,625,674
Oct 19, 2018Caniba
Sep 28, 2018Huang Jin Xiong Di $121,391$285,795$46,165,078
Sep 7, 2018Kusama: Infinity $30,998$360,931$574,629
Aug 21, 2018Yoru Wa Mijikashi Aruke Yo … $18,302$406,490$3,892,674
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$998,885
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$58,657,202
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, 2017Your Name $1,637,510$5,000,181$354,753,183
Dec 31, 2016Eiga Doraemon: Shin Nobita … $51,509,375
Dec 31, 2016Meitantei Konan: Junkoku no… $66,265,957
Dec 28, 2016Ocean Waves (海がきこえる)… $4,942$87,737$88,435
Dec 23, 2016Silence $46,500,000$130,880$7,100,177$23,709,894
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$5,950,174$79,646,922
Sep 23, 2016The Age of Shadows (밀정) $8,600,000$165,685$540,268$54,500,169
Sep 12, 2016Rurôni Kenshin: Kyôto taika…
Sep 12, 2016The People Garden
Sep 9, 2016The Last Princess $11,607$25,753$39,258,608
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, 2014Koi no tsumi $50,758
Mar 14, 2014Himizu $10,390
Mar 8, 2013Emperor $1,014,099$3,346,264$14,905,469
Dec 31, 2012Thermae Romae $75,387,554
Dec 31, 2012Meitantei Conan: Juichi-nin… $41,863,105
Dec 31, 2012Always 3 Chome no yuhi '64 3 $36,119,625
May 7, 2010Babies $2,161,460$7,320,323$12,146,819
Mar 21, 2008Shutter $8,000,000$10,447,559$25,928,550$47,782,426
UnknownThe Sinking of Japan $53,000,000
Dec 31, 2005Nana $36,000,000
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
Dec 5, 2003The Last Samurai $140,000,000$24,271,354$111,110,575$456,810,575
Jan 17, 1997Beverly Hills Ninja $12,220,920$31,245,344$37,639,029
Mar 5, 1996My Neighbor Totoro $28,323,911
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
Feb, 1979The Glacier Fox $3,500,000$3,500,000
1978The Bad News Bears Go To Japan $14,000,000$14,000,000
UnknownAi no korîda
Feb 20, 1976Onna Hissatsu Ken
Jun 13, 1967You Only Live Twice $9,500,000$43,100,000$111,600,000
Jan 1, 1966Walk, Don’t Run $7,500,000$7,500,000
May 10, 1962Mosura $92
Nov 29, 1956The Teahouse of the August …
Nov 19, 1956Seven Samurai (七人の侍) $500,000$753,994$1,082,530
Jan 31, 1951Call Me Mister $5,000,000$5,000,000
Nov, 1949Tokyo Joe $204


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1930s7 - 1940s10 - 1960s7 - Action Adventure6 - Action Thriller7 - Anime11 - Coming of Age5 - Disaster5 - Dysfunctional Family8 - Historical Drama5 - LGBTQ+4 - Musicians5 - Non-Chronological7 - Organized Crime6 - Orphan5 - Prostitution4 - Relationships Gone Wrong10 - Remake4 - Revenge6 - Romance15 - Set in Korea6 - Set in Tokyo16 - Sex Crimes6 - Suicide7 - Supernatural7 - Time Travel5 - Voiceover/Narration8 - World War II11 - Yakuza5 - Young Child Dealing with the Death of a Parent6

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Action22 - Adventure13 - Black Comedy1 - Comedy9 - Concert/Performance1 - Documentary15 - Drama40 - Horror7 - Musical4 - Romantic Comedy2 - Thriller/Suspense10 - Western1

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Contemporary Fiction52 - Dramatization8 - Factual15 - Fantasy5 - Historical Fiction27 - Kids Fiction5 - Science Fiction11 - Super Hero2

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Based on Comic/Graphic Novel13 - Based on Factual Book/Article1 - Based on Fiction Book/Short Story14 - Based on Game1 - Based on Musical or Opera2 - Based on Play1 - Based on Real Life Events22 - Based on Short Film1 - Based on TV1 - Original Screenplay66 - Spin-Off1

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Animation/Live Action1 - Digital Animation13 - Hand Animation5 - Live Action105 - Stop-Motion Animation2

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Not Rated39 - PG13 - PG-1315 - R13