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).
Highest-grossing films Rank Title Director Cast Gross 1 The Wind Rises Hayao Miyazaki Hideaki Anno 2 One Piece Film: Z Tatsuya Nagamine Mayumi Tanaka 3 Doraemon: Nobita's Secret Gadget Museum Yukiyo Teramoto Wasabi Mizuta 4 Detective Conan: Private Eye in the Distant Sea Kobun Shizuno Minami Takayama 5 Midsummer's Equation Hiroshi Nishitani Masaharu Fukuyama
List of films Opening Title Director Cast Genre Notes Ref Aokigahara Taku Shinjo Aki Maeda, Masahiko Tsugawa Romance Based on a novel Aragure Hajime Gonno Nobuyuki Suzuki Thriller Momoiro Sora o Keiichi Kobayashi Ai Ikeda, Ena Koshino, Reiko Fujiwara Coming-of-age Debuted at the 2012 Tokyo International Film Festival Shing Shing Shing Kouhei Sanada Hoshi Ishida, Miwako Wagatsuma Romance Inspired by a song Suzuki Sensei Yuto Kawai Hiroki Hasegawa Drama Based on a manga Flashback Memories 3D Tetsuaki Matsue Goma, Kosuke Tsuji, Kenta Tajika Music documentary Dead Sushi Noboru Iguchi Rina Takeda Comedy Tokyo Family Yoji Yamada Bunta Sugawara, Tomiko Ishii, Masahiko Nishimura Drama Based on the film Tokyo Story Himawari Yoshihiro Oikawa Kyōzō Nagatsuka Drama Minasan, Sayonara Yoshihiro Nakamura Gaku Hamada Drama Based on a novel Sayonara Debussy Go Riju Ai Hashimoto, Shinya Kiyozuka Based on a novel Shiawase Come on Daisuke Nakamura Sawa Suzuki, Yuma Ishigaki Drama Strawberry Night Yuichi Sato Takao Osawa Mystery Continuation of a television series of the same name Tsuya no Yoru Isao Yukisada Hiroshi Abe Romance Based on a novel Night People Hajime Kadoi Eriko Sato Drama Based on a collection of short stories Documentary of AKB48: No Flower Without Rain Eiki Takahashi Members of AKB48 Documentary Kiiroi Jou Ryuichi Hiroki Aoi Miyazaki, Osamu Mukai Drama Based on a novel Nao Otoko Tomoyuki Takimoto Toma Ikuta Mystery Based on a novel Hello! Junichi Katsuhito Ishii, Kanoko Kawaguchi Amon Kabe, Hikari Mitsushima Drama It's a Beautiful Day Kayoko Asakura Kim Kkot-biHorrorJapanese-American co-production Yokomichi Yonosuke Shūichi Okita Kengo Kora, Yuriko Yoshitaka, Sosuke Ikematsu Sōgen no Isu Izuru Narushima Kōichi Satō Drama Based on a novel; First ever film to be filmed in Hunza Sue, Mai & Sawa: Righting the Girl Ship Osamu Minorikawa Kou Shibasaki, Yoko Maki, Shinobu Terajima Drama Doraemon: Nobita no Himitsu Dōgu Museum Yuichi Shinbo Wasabi Mizuda, Megumi Ohara Anime Bozo Tatsushi Ōmori Shingo Mizusawa Drama Based on actual events Himawari to Koinu no Nanokakan Emiko Hiramatsu Masato Sakai Drama Based on a novel Daijōbu 3 Kumi Ryuichi Hiroki Taichi Kokubun Drama Based on a novel 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 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) Orpheus' Lyre / Ryōko Hirosue, Goro Inagaki Drama Based on a novel The Great Passage Yuya Ishii Ryuhei Matsuda, Aoi Miyazaki Drama Based on a novel Detective Conan: Private Eye in the Distant Sea Kobun Shizuno Animation Based on a manga Chūgakusei Maruyama Kankuro Kudo Tsuyoshi Kusanagi, Hiraoka Takuma Drama Steins;Gate: Fuka Ryōiki no Déjà vu Animation Based on a video game Wara no Tate Takashi Miike Tatsuya Fujiwara Thriller Based on a novel Library Wars Shinsuke Sato Junichi Okada, Nana Eikura Sci-fi Based on a light novel Kenchou Omotenashi Ka Yoshishige Miyake Ryo Nishikido, Maki Horikita Romance Based on a novel Tantei Wa Bar Ni Iru 2 Yo Oizumi, Ryuhei Matsuda Mystery Based on a novel Tabidachi no Shimauta: Jūgo No Haru Yasuhiro Yoshida Ayaka Miyoshi Coming-of-age The Complex Hideo Nakata Atsuko Maeda, Hiroki Narimiya Horror Kuchizuke Yukihiko Tsutsumi Shihori Kanjiya, Takayuki Takuma Romance Based on a stage play Ore Ore Satoshi Miki Kazuya Kamenashi Mystery Based on a novel Taishibōkei Tanita no Shain Shokudō Toshio Lee Yūka, Masao Kusakari, Kenta Hamano Drama Based on a true story Riaru Kanzen: Naru Kubinagaryu no Hi Kiyoshi Kurosawa Takeru Sato, Haruka Ayase Drama Based on a novel Zekkyō Gakkyū Haruna Kawaguchi, Alice Hirose Horror Based on a manga Midsummer's Equation Hiroshi Nishitani Masaharu Fukuyama, Yuriko Yoshitaka, Kazuki Kitamura police procedural Based on novels Gintama: The Movie: The Final Chapter: Be Forever Yorozuya Anime Based on a manga series ExtremeSpeed Genesect: Mewtwo Awakens Kunihiko Yuyama Anime Based on an anime series Short Peace Shuhei Morita, Katsuhiro Otomo, Hiroaki Ando, Hajime Katoki Anime Kaze Tachinu Hayao Miyazaki Anime Based on a manga Shanidaru no Hana Gakuryu Ishii Gou Ayano, Haru Kuroki Drama Enoshima Prism Yasuhiro Yoshida Sota Fukushi, Shūhei Nomura, Tsubasa Honda Sci-fi fantasy School Girl Complex Hōsōbu Hen Yūichi Onuma Aoi Morikawa, Mugi Kadowaki, Maaya Kondō Gatchaman Toya Sato Tori Matsuzaka Based on an anime series Jōkyō Monogatari Kii Kitano, Fumino Kimura, Asuka Kurosawa Based on a manga Natsu no Owari Kazuyoshi Kumakiri Hikari Mitsushima, Kaoru Kobayashi, Gou Ayano Drama Based on a novel Space Pirate Captain Harlock Shinji Aramaki Anime Usotsuki Paradox Kōta Yoshida Based on a manga Why Don't You Play in Hell? Sion Sono Jun Kunimura, Shinichi Tsutsumi Drama Soshite Chichi ni Naru Hirokazu Koreeda Masaharu Fukuyama Drama Judge The Kiyosu Conference Kōki Mitani Kōji Yakusho, Yo Oizumi, Kenichi Matsuyama period comedy Patema Inverted Yasuhiro Yoshiura Anime fantasy Shijukunichi no Recipe Yuki Tanada Renji Ishibashi Drama Based on a novel Bayonetta: Bloody Fate Fuminori Kizaki Anime Persona 3 The Movie: Chapter 1, Spring of Birth Anime Kaguya-Hime no Monogatari Isao Takahata Anime Based on the Japanese folktale of the same name. Lupin the 3rd vs. Detective Conan: The Movie Hajime Kamegaki Anime Ask This of Rikyu Mitsutoshi Tanaka Ebizo Ichikawa Drama Based on a novel Kanojo wa Uso o Aishisugiteru Norihiro Koizumi Romance Based on a manga Mugiko-san to Keisuke Yoshida Maki Horikita, Ryuhei Matsuda The Eternal Zero Takashi Yamazaki Haruma Miura Drama Based on a novel Hunter × Hunter: The Last Mission Keiichiro Kawaguchi Anime Majocco Shimai no Yoyo to Nene Takayuki Hirao Sumire Morohoshi, Ai Kakuma Anime fantasy
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2013 in Japan 2013 in Japanese television List of 2013 box office number-one films in Japan