List of Japanese films of 2018

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A list of Japanese films that were first released in 2018.

The following is a list of the top 10 highest-grossing Japanese films released at the Japanese box office in 2018.

RankTitleGross[1]
1 Code Blue ¥9.30 billion ($84.22 million)
2 Detective Conan: Zero the Enforcer ¥9.18 billion ($83.13 million)
3 Doraemon the Movie: Nobita's Treasure Island ¥5.37 billion ($48.63 million)
4 Shoplifters ¥4.55 billion ($41.21 million)
5 Gintama 2 ¥3.70 billion ($55.2 million)
6 Destiny: The Tale of Kamakura ¥3.21 billion ($29.07 million)
7 One Cut of the Dead ¥3.12 billion ($28.25 million)
8 Pokémon the Movie: The Power of Us ¥3.09 billion ($27.98 million)
9 Killing for the Prosecution ¥2.96 billion ($26.81 million)
10 Mirai ¥2.88 billion ($26.08 million)

Film releases

January – March

Opening Title Director Cast Ref(s)
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Y		 5 We Make Antiques!Masaharu TakeKiichi Nakai, Kuranosuke Sasaki[2][3]
6 Love, Chunibyo & Other Delusions! Take on MeTatsuya IshiharaJun Fukuyama, Maaya Uchida, Azumi Asakura, Chinatsu Akasaki, Sumire Uesaka, Juri Nagatsuma[4]
Garo: Kami no KibaKeita AmemiyaWataru Kuriyama, Junya Ikeda, Tsunenori Aoki[5][6]
13 Attack on Titan: The Roar of AwakeningTetsurō Araki, Masashi KoizukaYūki Kaji, Yui Ishikawa, Marina Inoue, Hiro Shimono[7][8]
Mazinger Z: InfinityKeita AmemiyaWataru Kuriyama, Junya Ikeda, Tsunenori Aoki[9][10]
Evil and the MaskTeppei NakamuraHiroshi Tamaki, Yuko Araki, Ryo Yoshizawa, Tatsuya Nakamura[11][12]
19 Saki Achiga-hen episode of Side-AYuichi OnumaHiyori Sakurada, Momoka Ito, Yuri Tsunematsu, Kōme Watanabe, Riko Nakayama, Nao Minamisawa[13][14]
The Lies She LovedKazuhito NakaeMasami Nagasawa, Issey Takahashi, Daigo, Rina Kawaei, Maho Nonami, Eriko Hatsune[15][16]
26 Colours of WindKwak Jae-yongYuki Furukawa, Takemi Fujii, Tomoya Ishii, Yoshihiko Hakamada, Mantaro Koichi, Yoshiko Nakada[17]
The Crimes That BindKatsuo FukuzawaHiroshi Abe, Nanako Matsushima, Junpei Mizobata, Rena Tanaka, Erina Mano[18][19]
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Y		 2 Impossibility DefenseKōji ShiraishiTori Matsuzaka, Erika Sawajiri, Mackenyu, Shotaro Mamiya, Tet Wada, Tetsuya Sugaya[20][21]
3 The Scythian LambDaihachi YoshidaRyo Nishikido, Fumino Kimura, Yuka, Kazuki Kitamura, Mikako Ichikawa, Shingo Mizusawa[22]
9 Macross Delta the Movie: Passionate WalkūreKenji YasudaYuuma Uchida, Minori Suzuki, Asami Seto, Ami Koshimizu, Kiyono Yasuno, Nao Tōyama[23][24][25]
10 Color Me TrueHideki TakeuchiHaruka Ayase, Kentaro Sakaguchi, Tsubasa Honda, Kazuki Kitamura, Akiyoshi Nakao, Anna Ishibashi[26][27][28]
Code Geass Lelouch of the Resurrection the Movie: Rebellion PathGorō TaniguchiJun Fukuyama, Takahiro Sakurai, Yukana, Ami Koshimizu, Kaori Nazuka, Fumiko Orikasa[29]
16 River's EdgeIsao YukisadaFumi Nikaidō, Ryo Yoshizawa, Shuhei Uesugi, Sumire, Shiori Doi, Aoi Morikawa[30][31]
17 Sunny 32Kazuya ShiraishiPierre Taki, Rie Kitahara, Mugi Kadowaki, Lily Franky, Taro Suruga, Takuma Otoo[32][33][34]
Dharuriser the MovieKatsunori SatoTakeaki Wachi, Kunihiko Ida, Taro Yamaguchi[35][36][37]
24 Maquia: When the Promised Flower BloomsMari OkadaManaka Iwami, Miyu Irino, Ai Kayano, Yūki Kaji[38][39]
Infini-T ForceJun MatsumotoAi Kayano, Kenichi Suzumura, Atsushi Ono, Tomokazu Seki, Takahiro Sakurai, Soma Saito[40][41]
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H		 3 Principal!Tetsuo ShinoharaYuina Kuroshima, Nozomu Kotaki, Mahiro Takasugi, Rina Kawaei, Mitsuki Tanimura[42][43]
Bungo Stray Dogs: Dead AppleTakuya IgarashiYūto Uemura, Mamoru Miyano, Yoshimasa Hosoya, Toshiyuki Toyonaga[44][45]
Doraemon the Movie: Nobita's Treasure IslandKazuaki ImaiWasabi Mizuta, Megumi Ohara, Yumi Kakazu, Subaru Kimura, Tomokazu Seki[46][47][48][49]
10 Kids on the SlopeTakahiro MikiYuri Chinen, Taishi Nakagawa, Nana Komatsu, Erina Mano[50]
Last Winter, We PartedTomoyuki TakimotoTakanori Iwata, Mizuki Yamamoto, Takumi Saito, Reina Asami, Kaho Tsuchimura, Kazuki Kitamura[51][52][53][54]
Sakura Guardian in the NorthYōjirō TakitaSayuri Yoshinaga, Masato Sakai, Ryoko Shinohara, Ittoku Kishibe, Reiko Takashima, Toshiyuki Nagashima[55][56]
Ultraman Geed The Movie: Connect the Wishes! Koichi Sakamoto Tatsuomi Hamada, Chihiro Yamamoto, Mayu Hasegawa, Hideyoshi Iwata, Yûta Ozawa, Yuika Motokariya [57][58]
17 Chihayafuru Part 3Norihiro KoizumiSuzu Hirose, Shuhei Nomura, Mackenyu, Mone Kamishiraishi[59][60][61]
Pretty Cure Superstars!Yoko IkedaRie Hikisaka, Rina Honnizumi, Yui Ogura, Konomi Tada[62][63][64]
21 Laughing Under the CloudsKatsuyuki MotohiroSota Fukushi, Yuma Nakayama, Yuki Furukawa, Renn Kiriyama[65][66][67][68]
30 Honey So SweetKōji ShintokuSho Hirano, Yuna Taira, Ryusei Yokohama, Kaho Mizutani[69][70][71]

April - June

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L		 6 The Bastard and the Beautiful WorldVariousSion Sono, Kenji Yamauchi, Hikari Ōta, Yuichi Kodama[72][73]
7 Servamp: Alice in the GardenHideaki NakanoTakuma Terashima, Yūki Kaji, Hiro Shimono, Kazuma Horie[74][75]
13 Detective Conan: Zero the EnforcerTachikawa YuzuruMinami Takayama, Wakana Yamazaki, Rikiya Koyama, Tōru Furuya[76][77][78]
Crayon Shin-chan: Burst Serving! Kung Fu Boys ~Ramen Rebellion~Wataru TakahashiAkiko Yajima, Miki Narahashi, Toshiyuki Morikawa, Satomi Kōrogi, Mari Mashiba, Tamao Hayashi[79][80]
20 InuysashikiShinsuke SatoNoritake Kinashi, Takeru Satoh, Fumi Nikaidō, Kanata Hongō[81][82][83]
27 Batman NinjaJunpei MizusakiKōichi Yamadera, Wataru Takagi, Ai Kakuma, Roger Craig Smith, Tony Hale, Grey DeLisle[84][85][86][87]
My Little MonsterSho TsukikawaMasaki Suda, Tao Tsuchiya, Yuki Furukawa, Yuki Yamada, Elaiza Ikeda[88][89]
Marmalade BoyRyūichi HirokiHinako Sakurai, Ryo Yoshizawa, Miho Nakayama, Rei Dan[90][91]
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Y		 4 Laplace's WitchTakashi MiikeSho Sakurai, Suzu Hirose, Sota Fukushi, Tao Okamoto, Masanobu Takashima, Mirai Shida[92][93]
5 PriPara and Kiratto Pri Chan the Movie!Nobutaka YodaCoco Hayashi, Miyu Kubota, Nanami Atsugi, Himika Akaneya[94]
11 Love × DocOsamu SuzukiYō Yoshida, Shuhei Nomura, Kayoko Okubo, Atsushi Shinohara[95][96]
12 Last Hold!Yukinori MakabeRyoichi Tsukada, Iwamoto Hikaru, Tatsuya Fukasawa, Shōta Watanabe[97][98]
The Blood of WolvesKazuya ShiraishiKōji Yakusho, Tori Matsuzaka, Yōko Maki, Kenichi Takito[99][100]
18 Nomitori ZamuraiYasuo TsuruhashiHiroshi Abe, Shinobu Terajima, Etsushi Toyokawa, Takumi Saito[101][102]
Godzilla: City on the Edge of BattleHiroyuki Seshita, Kōbun ShizunoMamoru Miyano, Takahiro Sakurai, Tomokazu Sugita, Junichi Suwabe[103]
19 Kamen Rider Amazons the Movie: The Last Judgement Hidenori Ishida Tom Fujita, Masashi Taniguchi, Rena Takeda, Ayu Higashi, Mitsutoshi Shundo [104]
25 What a Wonderful Family 3!Yoji YamadaIsao Hashizume, Kazuko Yoshiyuki, Masahiko Nishimura, Yui Natsukawa[105]
My Friend: ATakahisa ZezeToma Ikuta, Eita, Kōichi Satō, Kaho[106]
After the RainAkira NagaiNana Komatsu, Yo Oizumi, Nana Seino, Hayato Isomura, Shono Hayama[107]
26 Code Geass Lelouch of the Resurrection the Movie: Imperial PathGorō TaniguchiJun Fukuyama, Takahiro Sakurai, Yukana, Ami Koshimizu[108]
My Brother's FriendRyo NakajimaRyusei Yokohama, Risa Matsukaze, Kōdai Matsuoka, Tsuyoshi Furukawa[109]
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50 First KissYuichi FukudaTakayuki Yamada, Masami Nagasawa, Tsuyoshi Muro, Katsuya[111]
2 Peacemaker KuroganeHiroshi TakeuchiYūki Kaji, Yumiko Kobayashi, Jouji Nakata, Mitsuki Saiga[112]
8 A Forest of Wool and SteelKōjirō HashimotoKento Yamazaki, Mone Kamishiraishi, Tomokazu Miura, Moka Kamishiraishi[113]
ShopliftersHirokazu Kore-edaLily Franky, Sakura Ando, Mayu Matsuoka, Kairi Jo, Sosuke Ikematsu, Kirin Kiki[114]
9 Life in OvertimeHideo NakataHiroshi Tachi, Hitomi Kuroki, Ryōko Hirosue, Asami Usuda[115]
15 RecallKatsuhide MotokiTomoya Nagase, Dean Fujioka, Issey Takahashi, Kyoko Fukada[116]
22 Yakiniku DragonWui Shin ChongYōko Maki, Mao Inoue, Yo Oizumi, Nanami Sakuraba[117]
23 One Cut of the DeadShinichiro UedaTakayuki Hamatsu, Mao, Harumi Syuhama, Yuzuki Akiyama[118]
The Cat in His ArmsIsshin InudoErika Sawajiri, Ryo Yoshizawa, Kazunobu Mineta, KOM_I[119][120]
Missions of LoveToru YamamotoTina Tamashiro, Yuta Koseki, Kanta Sato, Anna Yamada[121][122]
30 Punk Samurai Slash Down!Gakuryū IshiiGō Ayano, Keiko Kitagawa, Masahiro Higashide, Shōta Sometani[123][124][125]

July - September

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Y		 6 Rainbow DaysKen IizukaReo Sano, Taishi Nakagawa, Mahiro Takasugi, Ryusei Yokohama[126]
7 You, Your, YoursDaigo MatsuiSosuke Ikematsu, Kim Kkot-bi, Shinnosuke Mitsushima, Koji Okura[127][128]
13 Pokémon the Movie: The Power of UsTetsuo YajimaRica Matsumoto, Ikue Ōtani, Megumi Hayashibara, Shinichiro Miki[129]
20 BleachShinsuke SatoSota Fukushi, Hana Sugisaki, Ryo Yoshizawa, Taichi Saotome[130]
MiraiMamoru HosodaMoka Kamishiraishi, Haru Kuroki, Gen Hoshino, Kumiko Asō[131]
27 Code BLUE The MovieMasaki NishimuraTomohisa Yamashita, Yui Aragaki, Erika Toda, Manami Higa, Ryo Narita, Yuko Araki, Fumika Baba, Mackenyu[132]
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T		 1 Sensei KunshuSho TsukikawaRyoma Takeuchi, Minami Hamabe, Taiki Sato, Rina Kawaei[133]
Ao-Natsu: Blue SummerTakeshi FurusawaWakana Aoi, Hayato Sano, Seika Furuhata, Takumi Kizu[134][135]
3 My Hero Academia: Two HeroesKenji NagasakiDaiki Yamashita, Kenta Miyake, Nobuhiko Okamoto, Ayane Sakura[136][137]
4 Kamen Rider Build the Movie: Be The One Kazuya Kamihoriuchi Atsuhiro Inukai, Eiji Akaso, Kouhei Takeda, Kaho Takada, Yuki Ochi, Yukari Taki, Yukiaki Kiyama [138]
10 Flavors of YouthLi Haoling, Jiaoshou Yi Xiaoxing, Yoshitaka TakeuchiTaito Ban, Mariya Ise, Sayuri Sadaoka, Minako Kotobuki[139]
17 Penguin HighwayHiroyasu IshidaKana Kita, Yū Aoi, Rie Kugimiya, Megumi Han[140]
Gintama 2Yuichi FukudaShun Oguri, Masaki Suda, Kanna Hashimoto, Yūya Yagira, Haruma Miura, Masataka Kubota, Ryo Yoshizawa, Masaki Okada, Tsuyoshi Muro[141][142]
18 The Seven Deadly Sins the Movie: Prisoners of the SkyNoriyuki AbeYūki Kaji, Sora Amamiya, Misaki Kuno, Aoi Yūki[143][144]
24 Killing for the ProsecutionsMasato HaradaKazunari Ninomiya, Yuriko Yoshitaka, Yutaka Matsushige, Takehiro Hira[145]
Modest HeroesHiromasa Yonebayashi, Yoshiyuki Momose, Akihiko YamashitaFumino Kimura, Rio Suzuki, Machiko Ono, Kentaro Sakaguchi[146][147]
31 Sunny+Hitoshi ŌneRyoko Shinohara, Suzu Hirose, Eiko Koike, Rie Tomosaka[148][149]
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R		 1 I Want to Eat Your PancreasShinichiro UshijimaMahiro Takasugi, Lynn, Yukiyo Fujii, Yuuma Uchida[150]
AmikoYôko YamanakaAira Sunohara, Hiroro Oshita, Maiko Mineo[151]
7 FLCL Alternative n' Progressive the Movie!Katsuyuki MotohiroMayumi Shintani, Karen Miyama, Yuri Yoshida, Megumi Hayashibara[152][153]
KasaneYūichi SatōKyoko Yoshine, Tao Tsuchiya, You Yokoyama, Mariko Tsutsui[154]
Shottan, The MiracleToshiaki ToyodaRyuhei Matsuda, Yojiro Noda, Kento Nagayama, Shōta Sometani[155]
14 HibikiSho TsukikawaYurina Hirate, Keiko Kitagawa, Ayaka Wilson, Shun Oguri[156][157]
3D Kanojo: Real GirlTsutomu HanabusaAyami Nakajo, Hayato Sano, Hiroya Shimizu, Yuri Tsunematsu[158][159]
21 Eating WomenJiro ShonoKyōko Koizumi, Erika Sawajiri, Atsuko Maeda, Alice Hirose[160]
Cafe Funiculì, FuniculàTsukahara AyukoKasumi Arimura, Kentaro Ito, Haru, Kento Hayashi[161][162]
My Dad is a Heel Wrestler!Kyōhei FujimuraHiroshi Tanahashi, Yoshino Kimura, Kokoro Terada, Riisa Naka[163]
28 Samurai's PromiseDaisaku KimuraJunichi Okada, Hidetoshi Nishijima, Haru Kuroki, Sosuke Ikematsu, Hirofumi Arai, Kyoko Yoshine, Yūya Yagira[164]
29 Natsume's Book of Friends the Movie: Tied to the Temporal WorldTakahiro Omori, Hideaki ItōHiroshi Kamiya, Kazuhiko Inoue, Sanae Kobayashi, Miki Itō[165]

October - December

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R		 5 You Are the Apple of My EyeYasuo HasegawaYuki Yamada, Asuka Saitō, Muko Matsumoto, Takara Sakumoto[166]
Monster Strike the Movie: Sora no KanataHiroshi NishikioriMasataka Kubota, Alice Hirose, Kōichi Yamadera, Yūsuke Kobayashi[167][168]
That's TricoRyo MiyawakiRyo Yoshizawa, Yuko Araki, Yosuke Sugino, Rio Uchida[169]
Perfect WorldKenji ShibayamaTakanori Iwata, Hana Sugisaki, Kenta Suga, Sei Ashina[170][171]
12 Lock-On Love!Noboru IguchiTaishi Nakagawa, Erika Karata, Kentaro Ito, Shouma Kai[172][173]
LOUDER!: Can't Hear What You're Singin', Wimp!Satoshi MikiSadao Abe, Riho Yoshioka, Yudai Chiba, Kumiko Asō[174]
13 Every Day A Good DayTatsushi ŌmoriHaru Kuroki, Kirin Kiki, Mikako Tabe, Mayu Harada[175][176]
19 It's Boring Here, Pick Me UpRyūichi HirokiAi Hashimoto, Mugi Kadowaki, Ryo Narita, Daichi Watanabe[177][178]
Gekijōban Haikara-san ga Tōru Kōhen - Tokyo Dai RomanKazuhiro Furuhashi, Toshiaki KidokoroSaori Hayami, Mamoru Miyano, Takahiro Sakurai, Kazuya Nakai[179][180]
Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha: DetonationTakayuki HamanaCast: Yukari Tamura, Nana Mizuki, Kana Ueda, Haruka Tomatsu[181]
Million Dollar ManKeishi OtomoTakeru Satoh, Issey Takahashi, Tatsuya Fujiwara, Kazuki Kitamura[182][183][184]
26 The Travelling Cat ChroniclesKoichiro MikiSota Fukushi, Mitsuki Takahata, Alice Hirose, Takurō Ōno[185][186]
Oz LandTakafumi Hatano, Toshiaki KidokoroHaru, Hidetoshi Nishijima, Amane Okayama, Motoki Fukami[187]
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R		 1 Memories of the Antique BooksYukiko MishimaHaru Kuroki, Shūhei Nomura, Ryo Narita, Kaho[188][189]
2 Stolen IdentityHideo NakataKeiko Kitagawa, Yudai Chiba, Bakarhythm, Jun Kaname[190][191]
3 Run! T High School Basketball Club!Takeshi FurusawaJun Shison, Hayato Sano, Akari Hayami, Junki Tozuka[192][193]
9 Godzilla: The Planet EaterHiroyuki Seshita, Kōbun ShizunoMamoru Miyano, Takahiro Sakurai, Tomokazu Sugita, Junichi Suwabe[194]
16 The House Where The Mermaid SleepsYukihiko TsutsumiRyoko Shinohara, Hidetoshi Nishijima, Kentaro Sakaguchi, Rina Kawaei[195]
No Matter How My Mom Hates MeOsamu MinorikawaTaiga, Yō Yoshida, Win Morisaki, Shunya Shiraishi[196]
23 GangooseYu IrieMahiro Takasugi, Ryo Kato, Daichi Watanabe, Kento Hayashi[197][198]
Hard CoreNobuhiro YamashitaTakayuki Yamada, Takeru Satoh, Yoshiyoshi Arakawa, Kei Ishibashi[199]
30 Mobile Suit Gundam NarrativeShunichi YoshizawaJunya Enoki, Tomo Muranaka, Ayu Matsuura[200]
Our Departures: Railways 3Yasuhiro YoshidaKasumi Arimura, Jun Kunimura, Nanami Sakuraba, Tatsunari Kiyama[201][202]
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R		 7 It ComesTetsuya NakashimaJunichi Okada, Haru Kuroki, Nana Komatsu, Takako Matsu[203][204]
14 Waiting for SpringYuichiro HirakawaTao Tsuchiya, Takumi Kitamura, Yuta Koseki, Hayato Isomura[205][206]
Dragon Ball Super: BrolyTatsuya NagamineMasako Nozawa, Ryō Horikawa, Ryūsei Nakao, Bin Shimada[207]
Yo-kai Watch: Forever FriendsShigeharu TakahashiShun Oguri, Chiemi Blouson, Nao Tōyama, Etsuko Kozakura[208][209]
21 Nisekoi: False LoveHayato KawaiKento Nakajima, Ayami Nakajo, Natsumi Ikema, Haruka Shimazaki[210]
22 Kamen Rider Heisei Generations Forever Kyohei Yamaguchi So Okuno, Gaku Oshida, Ōhata Shieri, Keisuke Watanabe, Atsuhiro Inukai, Eiji Akaso, Kaho Takada, Kouhei Takeda, Kensei Mikami, Nayuta Fukuzaki [211][212]
28 A Banana? At This Time of Night?!Tetsu MaedaCast: Yo Oizumi, Mitsuki Takahata, Haruma Miura, Masato Hagiwara[213][214]


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