Films from the country "japon", sorted by revenue

, 2h22
Directed by Yukihiko Tsutsumi
Origin Japon
Genres Drama, Science fiction, Action, Adventure
Actors Toshiaki Karasawa, Arata Iura, Takako Tokiwa, Yoriko Dōguchi, Teruyuki Kagawa, Takashi Ukaji

En 1969, Kenji et sa bande de copains passent leurs vacances d’été à rêver de l’exposition universelle d’Osaka et à s’inventer un scénario catastrophe de fin du monde dans leur cahier des prédictions. À cette époque, Kenji voulait devenir une rock star et sauver l’humanité. En 1997, Kenji aide sa mère dans la supérette de quartier tout en jouant la baby-sitter pour sa nièce Kanna. Ses rêves de gamin resurgissent lorsque la police le questionne sur une mystérieuse organisation dont le symbole serait identique à celui inventé dans le cahier des prédictions de sa jeunesse. Tous les indices mènent à une mystérieuse secte dont le chef se fait appeler Ami.

, 1h54
Directed by Kinji Fukasaku
Origin Japon
Genres Drama, Thriller, Social science fiction, Action, Adventure, Horror
Themes Films about education, Films about children, Seafaring films, Transport films, Films based on science fiction novels, Political films, Dystopian films
Actors Tatsuya Fujiwara, Aki Maeda, Masanobu Ando, Tarō Yamamoto, Chiaki Kuriyama, Kō Shibasaki

Japanese middle school student Shuya Nanahara copes with life after his father's suicide. Meanwhile, schoolmate Noriko Nakagawa is the only student attending class 3-B. Their teacher, Kitano, resigns after being impulsively attacked by a student.

, 2h9
Directed by Hideo Nakata
Origin Japon
Genres Science fiction, Thriller, Fantasy, Action
Themes Medical-themed films, Films about terrorism, Films about viral outbreaks, Disaster films
Actors Kenichi Matsuyama, Shunji Fujimura, Mayuko Fukuda, Erika Toda, Shingo Tsurumi, Tatsuya Fujiwara

In the final 23 days of L's life, he meets one final case involving a bioterrorist group that aims to wipe out much of humanity with a virus. The virus has an infection rate that is one hundred times the infection rate of the SARS virus. He takes a boy he names Near, the sole survivor of its use in a village in Thailand, and an elementary school student named Maki Nikaido under his wing.

, 2h12
Directed by Naoko Yamada
Origin Japon
Genres Drama, Animation, Romance
Actors Miyu Irino, Aoi Yūki, Yūki Kaneko, Yui Ishikawa, Megumi Han, Toshiyuki Toyonaga

Nishimiya est une élève douce et attentionnée. Chaque jour, pourtant, elle est harcelée par Ishida, car elle est sourde. Dénoncé pour son comportement, le garçon est à son tour mis à l'écart et renvoyé du lycée. Des années plus tard, il apprend la langue des signes et part à la recherche de la jeune fille.

, 2h13
Directed by Takashi Miike
Origin Japon
Genres Thriller, Martial arts, Comedy, Action
Themes Films about education, Sports films, Martial arts films, Gangster films, Films about school violence
Actors Shun Oguri, Sōsuke Takaoka, Takayuki Yamada, Meisa Kuroki, Yusuke Izaki, Hisato Izaki

8 months after triumphing over Serizawa Tamao (Takayuki Yamada), Takiya Genji (Shun Oguri) still struggles to attain supremacy at Suzuran All-Boys High School. Following a decisive defeat at the hands of the legendary Rindaman, and on the verge of graduating without fulfilling his goal, Genji grows quietly desperate. He begins challenging Rindaman regularly, but consistently fails to beat him. His situation escalates when he unwittingly breaks a non-aggression pact between Suzuran and a rival school, Housen Academy, by coming to the aid of Kawanishi Noboru (Shinnosuke Abe) during a heated confrontation. Genji learns that the agreement between the two schools was established two years prior when, during a skirmish, Noboru violated a gang law and used a weapon to fatally wound Housen's former leader, Bitō Makio. Suzuran had subsequently sworn not to interfere with Housen's retribution upon Noboru's release from prison. Genji's protection of Kawanishi provokes Housen's current leader, Narumi Taiga (Nobuaki Kaneko), to declare war against Suzuran. Genji and his allies go on the defensive, engaging in several violent conflicts with Housen's "Army of Killers".

, 1h38
Directed by Mamoru Hosoda
Origin Japon
Genres Drama, Fantasy, Adventure, Animation
Actors Haru Kuroki, Kumiko Asō, Gen Hoshino, Masaharu Fukuyama, Kōji Yakusho

La vie d'un enfant est bouleversée par l'arrivée de sa petite sœur, Mirai. Il est alors confronté à l'esprit de sa sœur venue du futur pour l'aider à accepter sa présence ainsi qu'à ceux des autres membres de sa famille à différentes périodes de leur vie.

, 2h6
Directed by Shūsuke Kaneko
Origin Japon
Genres Thriller, Fantasy
Actors Tatsuya Fujiwara, Kenichi Matsuyama, Erika Toda, Asaka Seto, Shunji Fujimura, Yuu Kashii

Light Yagami is a Japanese college student whose life undergoes a drastic change when he discovers a mysterious notebook, known as the "Death Note", lying on the ground. The Death Note's instructions claim that if a person's name is written within while picturing that person's face, that person will die. Light is initially skeptical of the Death Note's authenticity, but after experimenting with it, he realizes it is real. After meeting with the previous owner of the Death Note, a Shinigami named Ryuk, Light seeks to become "god of the new world" by passing his judgment on those he deems to be evil or who get in his way. He begins using the Death Note to kill scores of criminals, becoming a notorious serial killer known as "Kira.

, 1h26
Origin Japon
Genres Science fiction, Thriller, Comedy, Fantasy, Action, Adventure, Animation
Themes L'adolescence, Films about education, Films about children, L'enfance marginalisée, Children's films, Films about school violence
Actors Shunsuke Kazama, Hiroki Takahashi, Kenjiro Tsuda, Junko Takeuchi, Tadashi Miyazawa, Kōji Ishii

The story takes places in the middle of the second anime, between the third and the fourth seasons, according to original chronology in Japan.

, 1h36
Origin Japon
Genres Comedy, Horror comedy, Action, Horror
Themes Films about films, Zombie films

Une équipe décide de tourner un film de zombie en un seul plan-séquence dans un vieil entrepôt abandonné de la Seconde Guerre mondiale. La situation dégénère lorsqu'elle rencontre de véritables zombies qui les attaquent.

, 1h38
Directed by Shinji Higuchi
Origin Japon
Genres Drama, Science fiction, Thriller, Fantastic, Fantasy, Action, Horror
Themes Films set in the future, Disaster films
Actors Haruma Miura, Kiko Mizuhara, Kanata Hongō, Nanami Sakuraba, Hiroki Hasegawa, Satomi Ishihara

One hundred years ago, the Titans suddenly appeared and decimated most of humanity. To stop their advance, humanity built the Walls and peacefully lived there for another 100 years.

, 1h52
Directed by Yasuo Furuhata
Origin Japon
Genres Drama
Themes Transport films, Rail transport films
Actors Ken Takakura, Shinobu Ōtake, Ryōko Hirosue, Hidetaka Yoshioka, Masanobu Ando, Tomoko Naraoka

A railway stationmaster at a dying end-of-the-line village in Hokkaido is haunted by memories of his dead wife and daughter. When the railroad line is scheduled to be closed, he is offered a job at a hotel, but he is emotionally unable to part with his career as a railroader. His life takes a turn when he meets a young woman with an interest in trains who resembles his daughter.

, 1h50
Directed by Eiichirō Hasumi
Origin Japon
Genres Science fiction, Comedy, Action, Adventure, Animation
Actors Masaki Suda, Maika Yamamoto, Mio Yūki, Kang Ji-young, Kanna Hashimoto, Seishirō Katō

Le 14 mars 2015, la Lune est détruite a 70 %. Une créature étrange menace de faire subir la Terre le même sort en mars 2016. Quasi invulnérable, il se déplace à Mach 20 et possède des tentacules. Avant de mettre sa menace à exécution, il fait une offre au gouvernement japonais. Il devient professeur de la classe 3-E, la classe des cancres du collège Kunugigaoka, à laquelle il doit enseigner à devenir des assassins. Le gouvernement japonais offre une récompense de dix milliards de yens à celui qui tuerait cette créature, et fait venir des tueurs professionnels dans la classe.

, 1h47
Directed by Takao Okawara
Origin Japon
Genres Science fiction, Fantasy, Action, Adventure, Horror
Themes Films about animals, Dinosaur films, La fin du monde, Kaiju films, Films about magic and magicians, Seafaring films, La préhistoire, Transport films, Animaux préhistoriques, Giant monster films, Godzilla films, Films about extraterrestrial life, Disaster films
Actors Hiroshi Abe, Naomi Nishida, François Chau, Shirō Sano, Masahiko Nishimura, Jim Lau

Godzilla is a literal force of nature to Japan. The Godzilla Prediction Network (GPN) functions independently to study the monster and predict its landfalls. Meanwhile, the scientists of Crisis Control Intelligence (CCI) find a sixty million year old UFO deep in the Japan Trench. As CCI attempts to raise the UFO to study it, it takes off into the sky on its own. Godzilla arrives and battles the Japan Self Defense Forces, now equipped with powerful Full Metal Missiles, but the UFO appears, searching for genetic information that only Godzilla possesses. It defeats Godzilla, driving the monster underwater, and then lands to replenish its solar power.

, 2h17
Directed by Isao Takahata
Origin Japon
Genres Drama, Fantastic, Fantasy, Historical, Animation
Themes Space adventure films, Feminist films, Seafaring films, Transport films, Sur la Lune, Political films, Alternate history films, Space opera, Children's films
Actors Kengo Kora, Takeo Chii, Nobuko Miyamoto, Atsuko Takahata, Tomoko Tabata, Darren Criss

A bamboo cutter named Sanuki no Miyatsuko discovers a miniature girl inside a glowing bamboo shoot. Believing her to be a divine presence, Miyatsuko and his wife decide to raise her as their own, calling her "Princess". The girl grows rapidly and conspicuously, marveling her parents and earning her the nickname "Takenoko" (Little Bamboo) from the other children in the village. Sutemaru, the oldest among Kaguya's friends, develops a particularly close relationship with her.

, 51minutes
Origin Japon
Genres Science fiction, Fantastic, Fantasy, Action, Adventure, Animation
Themes Films based on mythology, Sports films, Martial arts films
Actors Masako Nozawa, Shin Aomori, Takeshi Kusao, Hiromi Tsuru, Ryō Horikawa, Megumi Urawa

On a distant planet, a young alien boy frantically searches his surroundings, sword at the ready, but before he can react, he is crushed by a giant foot while someone laughs maniacally in the background.