List of Japanese films of 2014

A list of Japanese films that were released in 2014.

Highest-grossing films

The following is a list of the 10 highest-grossing Japanese films at the Japanese box office during 2014, according to the Motion Picture Producers Association of Japan.^[1]

Rank	Title	Gross
1	The Eternal Zero	¥8.76 billion
2	Stand by Me Doraemon	¥8.38 billion
3	Rurouni Kenshin: Kyoto Inferno	¥5.22 billion
4	Thermae Romae II	¥4.42 billion
5	Rurouni Kenshin: The Legend Ends	¥4.35 billion
6	Lupin the 3rd vs. Detective Conan: The Movie	¥4.26 billion
7	Detective Conan: Dimensional Sniper	¥4.11 billion
8	Doraemon: New Nobita's Great Demon—Peko and the Exploration Party of Five	¥3.58 billion
9	When Marnie Was There	¥3.53 billion
10	Pokémon the Movie: Diancie and the Cocoon of Destruction	¥2.91 billion

Film releases

January – March

Opening		Title	Cast and crew	Details	Genre(s)	Ref(s)
J A N U A R Y	10	Wake Up, Girls! – Seven Idols	Director: Yutaka Yamamoto Cast: Mayu Yoshioka, Airi Eino, Minami Tanaka, Yoshino Aoyama, Nanami Yamashita	Based on a light novel.	Musical	[2][3]
	17	Black Butler	Director: Kentaro Otani, Keiichi Sato, Choi Dong-hoon Cast: Hiro Mizushima, Ayame Gōriki, Yuka, Mizuki Yamamoto	Based on a manga.	Historical, Fantasy, Action	[4][5]
	24	Genome Hazard	Director: Kim Sung-soo Cast: Hidetoshi Nishijima, Kim Hyo-jin, Yōko Maki, Yuri Nakamura	Based on a novel.	Thriller, Action	[6][7]
	25	The Idolmaster Movie: Beyond the Brilliant Future!	Director: Atsushi Nishigori Cast: Eriko Nakamura, Akiko Hasegawa, Asami Imai	Based on a video game.	Drama, Musical	[8][9]
		The Little House	Director: Yoji Yamada Cast: Takako Matsu, Haru Kuroki, Hidetaka Yoshioka, Satoshi Tsumabuki, Chieko Baisho	Based on a novel.	Historical, Drama	[10][11]
F E B R U A R Y	1	Haganai	Director: Takurō Oikawa Cast: Kōji Seto, Kie Kitano, Mio Otani, Sayu Kubota, Aki Asakura, Sara Takatsuki	Based on a manga.	Drama, Romance	[12][13][14]
		I Just Wanna Hug You	Director: Akihiko Shiota Cast: Keiko Kitagawa, Ryo Nishikido, Yusuke Kamiji, Takumi Saitoh, Aya Hirayama		Drama, Romance	[15][16]
	8	Buddha 2	Director: Toshiaki Komura Cast: Sayuri Yoshinaga, Hidetaka Yoshioka, Ken'ichi Matsuyama	Based on a manga.	Historical, Fantasy	[17][18]
		Tiger & Bunny: The Rising	Director: Yoshitomo Yonetani Cast: Hiroaki Hirata, Masakazu Morita, Minako Kotobuki, Go Inoue	Based on an anime.	Drama, Action, Mecha	[19][20][21]
		Bodacious Space Pirates: Abyss of Hyperspace	Director: Tatsuo Satō Cast: Mikako Komatsu, Kana Hanazawa, Shizuka Itō, Masaya Matsukaze	Based on a light novel.	Action, Sci-fi	[22][23]
		The Tale of Nishino	Director: Nami Iguchi Cast: Yutaka Takenouchi, Machiko Ono, Riko Narumi, Fumino Kimura	Based on a novel.	Drama	[24][25]
	15	The Mole Song: Undercover Agent Reiji	Director: Katsushi Sakurabi Cast: Toma Ikuta, Eita, Tsubasa Honda, Shinichi Tsutsumi	Based on a manga.	Comedy, Action	[26][27]
	22	Girl's Blood	Director: Koichi Sakamoto Cast: Yuria Haga, Asami Tada, Ayame Misaki, Rina Koike	Based on a novel.	Action	[28][29]
		Giovanni's Island	Director: Mizuho Nishikubo Cast: Masachika Ichimura, Yukie Nakama, Kanako Yanagihara, Yūsuke Santamaria, Kōta Yokoyama	Based on a novel.	Historical, Drama	[30][31]
		Kamen Teacher	Director: Kentaro Moriya Cast: Taisuke Fujigaya, Aya Ōmasa, Takumi Saitoh, Fuma Kikuchi, Jesse Lewis	Based on a manga.	Action, Drama	[32][31]
M A R C H	1	Kiki's Delivery Service	Director: Takashi Shimizu Cast: Fūka Koshiba, Ryōhei Hirota, Machiko Ono, Hiroshi Yamamoto, Miho Kanazawa	Based on a novel.	Romance	[33][34][35]
		Love's Whirlpool	Director: Daisuke Miura Cast: Sosuke Ikematsu, Mugi Kadowaki, Kenichi Takitō, Eriko Nakamura, Hirofumi Arai	Based on a novel.	Romance	[36][37][38]
	7	Silver Spoon	Director: Keisuke Yoshida Cast: Kento Nakajima, Alice Hirose, Tomohiro Ichikawa, Haru Kuroki, Ryuhei Ueshima	Based on a manga.	Drama, Comedy	[39][40]
	8	Doraemon: New Nobita's Great Demon—Peko and the Exploration Party of Five	Director: Shinnosuke Yakuwa Cast: Wasabi Mizuta, Megumi Ōhara	Based on a manga.	Children's	[41][42][43]
		Puzzle	Director: Eisuke Naito Cast: Kaho, Shuhei Nomura, Kazuya Takahashi, Saori Yagi	Based on a novel.	Horror, Mystery	[44][45]
	15	Pretty Rhythm All Star Selection: Prism Show Best Ten	Director: Masakazu Hishida Cast: Kana Asumi, Sayuri Hara, Azusa Enoki, Madoka Yonezawa, Satomi Akesaka	Based on a manga.	Musical	[46][45]
		Pretty Cure All-Stars New Stage 3: Eien no Tomodachi	Director: Kouji Ogawa Cast: Megumi Nakajima, Megumi Han, Hitomi Nabatame, Minako Kotobuki, Mai Fuchigami	Based on an anime.	Fantasy, Action	[47][48]
		Sekai-ichi Hatsukoi: Yokozawa Takafumi no Baai	Director: Chiaki Kon Cast: Takashi Kondō, Katsuyuki Konishi, Yukari Tamura, Shinnosuke Tachibana	Based on a manga.	Romance	[49][50]
	21	In His Chart 2	Director: Yoshihiro Fukagawa Cast: Sho Sakurai, Aoi Miyazaki, Tatsuya Fujiwara	Based on a novel.	Drama	[51][52][53]
	29	The Snow White Murder Case	Director: Yoshihiro Nakamura Cast: Mao Inoue, Gou Ayano, Misako Renbutsu	Based on a novel.	Drama, Crime	[54][55][56]

April – June

Opening		Title	Cast and crew	Details	Genre(s)	Ref(s)
A P R I L	5	Sakurasaku ~Blossoms Bloom~	Director: Mitsutoshi Tanaka Cast: Naoto Ogata, Kaho Minami, Masato Yano, Karen Miyama, Tatsuya Fuji	Based on a novel.	Drama	[57]
		Walk Together	Director: Masaki Miyamoto Cast: Ryota Ozawa, Noriko Iriyama, Aoba Kawai, Naomi Nagashima	Based on a novel.	Drama	[58]
	12	L DK	Director: Taisuke Kawamura Cast: Ayame Goriki, Kento Yamazaki, Rei Okamoto, Miho Shiraishi	Based on a manga.	Romance	[59][60]
	18	Detective Conan: Dimensional Sniper	Director: Kōbun Shizuno Cast: Minami Takayama, Wakana Yamazaki	Based on a manga.	Mystery	[61][62]
		Crayon Shin-chan: Intense Battle! Robo Dad Strikes Back	Director: Wataru Takahashi Cast: Cast: Yumiko Kobayashi, Miki Narahashi, Toshiyuki Morikawa	Based on a manga.	Comedy	[63][64][65]
	26	Heaven's Lost Property Final: Eternal My Master	Director: Hisashi Saitō Cast: Soichiro Hoshi, Saori Hayami, Mina, Tatsuhisa Suzuki	Based on a manga.	Fantasy	[66][67]
		Thermae Romae II	Director: Hideki Takeuchi Cast: Cast: Hiroshi Abe, Aya Ueto, Kazuki Kitamura, Riki Takeuchi	Based on a manga.	Comedy	[68][69][70][71]
M A Y	2	Akumu-chan	Director: Noriyoshi Sakuma Cast: Keiko Kitagawa, Manatsu Kimura, Fumiyo Kohinata, Gackt	Based on a novel.	Fantasy, Comedy	[72][73]
	10	Wood Job!	Director: Shinobu Yaguchi Cast: Shōta Sometani, Masami Nagasawa, Hideaki Itō, Yuka	Based on a novel.	Comedy	[74][75]
		LIVE	Director: Noboru Iguchi Cast: Yūki Yamada, Ito Ōno, Yūki Morinaga, Mari Iriki	Based on a novel.	Horror, Mystery	[76][77]
	17	Flower and Snake: Zero	Director: Hajime Hashimoto Cast: Maiko Amano, Noriko Hamada, Rina Sakuragi	Based on a film series.	Drama, Thriller	[78]
		Recently, My Sister Is Unusual	Director: Yuki Aoyama Cast: Tenka Hashimoto, Yukichi Kobayashi, Mayu, Mika Yano	Based on a light novel.	Comedy, Romance	[79][80]
	23	Kotodama – Spiritual Curse	Director: Masayuki Ochiai Cast: Ayano Konishi, Miyu Yamabe, Hitomi Arai	Based on a television series.	Horror	[81][82]。
	24	A Bolt from the Blue	Director: Hitori Gekidan Cast: Yo Oizumi, Ko Shibasaki, Hitori Gekidan, Takashi Sasano, Morio Kazama	Based on a novel.	Drama, Comedy drama	[83][84]
		Kikaider Reboot	Director: Ten Shimoyama Cast: Jingi Irie, Kazushige Nagashima, Aimi Satsukawa, Yuto Ikeda, Ryuji Harada	Based on a television series.	Sci-fi, Action	[85][86]
	31	Samurai Pirates	Director: Kenichi Omori Cast: Kyoka Shibata, Masaki Izawa, Wakana Aoi	Based on a novel.	Historical, Drama	[87][88][89]
		All-Round Appraiser Q: The Eyes of Mona Lisa	Director: Shinsuke Sato Cast: Haruka Ayase, Tori Matsuzaka, Eriko Hatsune, Pierre Deladonchamps	Based on a novel.	Drama, Mystery	[90][91][92][93]
J U N E	7	Jossy's	Director: Yuichi Fukuda Cast: Mirei Kiritani, Mina Fujii, Mitsuki Takahata, Kasumi Arimura,	Based on a manga.	Superheroes, Comedy	[94][95]
		Persona 3 The Movie: No. 2, Midsummer Knight's Dream	Director: Tomohisa Taguchi Cast: Akira Ishida, Megumi Toyoguchi, Kōsuke Toriumi, Rie Tanaka	Based on a video game.	Dark fantasy, Action	[96][97]
	14	Climbing to Spring	Director: Daisaku Kimura Cast: Shinichi Tsutsumi, Yūya Yagira	Based on a novel.	Drama	[98][99][100]
		My Man (2014 film)	Director: Kazuyoshi Kumakiri Cast: Fumi Nikaidō, Tadanobu Asano, Kengo Kora, Mochika Yamada, Moroka Moro	Based on a novel.	Fantasy, Drama	[101][102]
		Sweet Poolside	Director: Daigo Matsui, Luc Besson Cast: Kenta Suga, Yuiko Kariya, Shota Matsuda, Mitsuki Tanimura, Takayuki Kinoshita	Based on a novel.	Drama, Romance	[103][104]
		My Hawaiian Discovery	Director: Koji Maeda Cast: Nana Eikura, Rin Takanashi, Kōji Seto, Ryo Kase, Sosuke Ikematsu		Drama	[105]
	21	Samurai Hustle	Director: Katsuhide Motoki Cast: Kuranosuke Sasaki, Kyoko Fukada, Tsuyoshi Ihara, Yasufumi Terawaki, Yusuke Kamiji	Based on a novel.	Historical, Comedy	[106][107]
		Saint Seiya: Legend of Sanctuary	Director: Keiichi Sato Cast: Kaito Ishikawa, Ayaka Sasaki, Kenshō Ono, Nobuhiko Okamoto	Based on a manga series.	Fantasy, Action	[108][109][110]
	28	Gaki Rock	Director: Yūji Nakamae Cast: Taiko Katono, Kōki Maeda, Yōsuke Kawamura, Ryōji Nakamura	Based on a manga.	Drama, Musical, Youth	[111][112]
		Doreiku: Tokyo Slaves	Director: Sakichi Sato Cast: Sayaka Akimoto, Kanata Hongō, Hikaru Ōsawa, Yūki Yamada	Based on a novel.	Drama, Thriller	[113][114][115][116]
		Ju-On: The Beginning of the End	Director: Masayuki Ochiai Cast: Nozomi Sasaki, Sho Aoyagi, Reina Triendl, Miho Kanazawa	Based on a franchise.	Horror	[117][118]

July – September

Opening		Title	Cast and crew	Details	Genre(s)	Ref(s)
J U L Y	4	Ao Oni	Director: Daisuke Nibayashi Cast: Anna Iriyama, Kenta Suga, Seika Furuhata	Based on a video game.	Horror, Action	[119][120]
		The World of Kanako	Director: Tetsuya Nakashima Cast: Kōji Yakusho, Nana Komatsu, Satoshi Tsumabuki, Joe Odagiri, Fumi Nikaidō	Based on a novel.	Drama, Thriller	[121][122]
	12	Say I Love You	Director: Asako Hyuga Cast: Haruna Kawaguchi, Sota Fukushi, Rima Nishizaki, Tasuku Nagase, Rika Adachi	Based on a manga.	Romance, Youth	[123][124]
		K: Missing Kings	Director: Shingo Suzuki Cast: Daisuke Namikawa, Daisuke Ono, Kenjiro Tsuda, Mikako Komatsu, Tomokazu Sugita	Based on an anime.	Drama, Action, Sci-fi	[125]
	19	Pokémon the Movie: Diancie and the Cocoon of Destruction	Director: Kunihiko Yuyama, Mikinori Sakakibara Cast: Rica Matsumoto, Ikue Ōtani, Masachika Ichimura	Based on a video game.	Fantasy, Action	[126][127]
		The Torture Club	Director: Kōta Yoshida Cast: Noriko Kijima, Haruna Yoshizumi, Yuki Mamiya	Based on a manga.	Comedy, Thriller	[128]
		When Marnie Was There	Director: Hiromasa Yonebayashi Cast: Sara Takatsuki, Kasumi Arimura, Hana Sugisaki, Hitomi Kuroki, Ryoko Moriyama	Based on a novel.	Drama	[128]
	26	Still the Water	Director: Naomi Kawase Cast: Nijiro Murakami, Jun Yoshinaga, Tetta Sugimoto, Miyuki Matsuda		Drama, Science fantasy	[129]
A U G U S T	1	Rurouni Kenshin: Kyoto Inferno	Director: Keishi Ōtomo Cast: Takeru Satoh, Emi Takei, Munetaka Aoki, Yū Aoi	Based on a manga.	Historical, Action	[130][131]
	8	Stand by Me Doraemon	Director: Takashi Yamazaki, Ryūichi Yagi Cast: Wasabi Mizuta, Satoshi Tsumabuki, Yumi Kakazu, Tomokazu Seki, Subaru Kimura	Based on a manga.	Drama, Sci-fi	[132][133][134]
		Space Brothers #0	Director: Ayumu Watanabe Cast: Hiroaki Hirata, KENN, Miyuki Sawashiro, Masayuki Katō	Based on a manga.	Comedy, Sci-fi	[135][136]
	16	Hot Road	Director: Takahiro Miki Cast: Rena Nōnen, Hiroomi Tosaka, Yoshino Kimura, Yukiyoshi Ozawa, Ryohei Suzuki	Based on a manga.	Drama, Action	[137][138]
	23	New Initial D the Movie	Director: Masamitsu Hidaka, Tomohito Naka Cast: Mamoru Miyano, Hiroaki Hirata, Maaya Uchida, Hiroshi Tsuchida	Based on a manga.	Action	[139][140]
		Over Your Dead Body	Director: Takashi Miike Cast: Ichikawa Ebizō XI, Ko Shibasaki, Hideaki Itō, Miho Nakanishi, Maiko		Horror, Dark fantasy	[141][142]
	30	Little Forest	Director: Junichi Mori Cast: Ai Hashimoto, Takahiro Miura, Mayu Matsuoka, Yoichi Nukumizu	Based on a manga.	Fantasy, Drama	[143]
		Lupin the 3rd (film)	Director: Ryuhei Kitamura Cast: Shun Oguri, Issey Takahashi, Jerry Yan, Meisa Kuroki, Tetsuji Tamayama, Gō Ayano, Tadanobu Asano	Based on a manga.	Action, Comedy	[144][145][146]
S E P T E M B E R	6	A Record of Sweet Murder	Director: Kōji Shiraishi Cast: Yeon Je-wook, Kim Kkot-bi, Tsukasa Aoi, Ryotaro Yonemura, Park Jeong-yoon	Based on a novel.	Horror, Thriller	[147][148][149]
		Sister Game	Director: Rikya Imaizumi Cast: Tomoya Maeno, Momoko Tani, Kayo Satoh, Yukie Kawamura	Based on a manga.	Romance	[150][151]
	13	Rurouni Kenshin: The Legend Ends	Director: Keishi Ōtomo Cast: Takeru Satoh, Emi Takei, Munetaka Aoki, Yū Aoi	Based on a manga.	Historical, Action	[152][131]
		Lady Maiko	Director: Masayuki Suo Cast: Mone Kamishiraishi, Hiroki Hasegawa, Sumiko Fuji, Tomoko Tabata, Tamiyo Kusakari	Based on a novel.	Drama, Comedy drama, Musical	[153][154]
		Cardfight!! Vanguard: The Movie	Director: Shin Itagaki, Takashi Motoki Cast: Tsubasa Yonaga, Takuya Satō, DAIGO, Suzuko Mimori	Based on a novel.	Action, Youth	[155][156]
	20	Snow on the Blades	Director: Setsurō Wakamatsu Cast: Kiichi Nakai, Hiroshi Abe, Ryōko Hirosue, Masahiro Takashima	Based on a novel.	Historical, Drama	[157][158]
	26	Fatal Frame: The Movie	Director: Mari Asato Cast: Ayami Nakajō, Aoi Morikawa, Fujiko Kojima, Karen Miyama	Based on a video game.	Horror	[159][160]
	27	Mother	Director: Kazuo Umezu Cast: Kataoka Ainosuke VI, Kimie Shingyōji	Based on a manga.	Horror	[161][162]
		Danger Dolls	Director: Shunsuke Tada Cast: Rumi Hanai, Rina Takeda, Kayano Masuyama, Nana Seino	Based on a television series.	Action, Space opera, Sci-fi	[163][164]

October – December

Opening		Title	Cast and crew	Details	Genre(s)	Ref(s)
O C T O B E R	4	A Samurai Chronicle	Director: Takashi Koizumi Cast: Kōji Yakusho, Junichi Okada, Maki Horikita, Mieko Harada, Shinobu Terajima	Based on a novel.	Historical, Drama	[165][166]
	11	Close Range Love	Director: Naoto Kumazawa Cast: Tomohisa Yamashita, Nana Komatsu, Nozomu Kotaki, Asami Mizukawa, Hirofumi Arai	Based on a manga.	Drama, Romance	[167][168]
		Cape Nostalgia	Director: Izuru Narushima Cast: Ayaka Nanase, Hana Sugisaki, Yō Taichi	Based on a novel.	Drama, Comedy drama	[169][170]
	18	Tada's Do-It-All House: Disconcerto	Director: Tatsushi Ōmori Cast: Eita, Ryuhei Matsuda, Tasuku Emoto, Manami Honjō, Reiko Kataoka	Based on a novel.	Drama, Comedy	[171]
	25	Oh Brother, Oh Sister!	Director: Masafumi Nishida Cast: Osamu Mukai, Hairi Katagiri, Mizuki Yamamoto, Kumiko Asō	Based on a novel.	Comedy	[172][173]
	31	Bayblues: 25 Years and 354 Days	Director: Tomohiro Takayama Cast: Kazuki Namioka, Tamiyasu Cho, Natsumi Ogawa, Eri Ishida	Based on a novel.	Comedy	[174][175]
N O V E M B E R	1	Clover	Director: Takeshi Furusawa Cast: Emi Takei, Tadayoshi Okura, Kento Nagayama, Natsuna Watanabe	Based on a manga.	Drama, Romance	[176][177]
	8	0.5 mm	Director: Marino Ando Cast: Sakura Ando, Akira Emoto, Mayu Matsuoka, Yūko Tanaka, Toshio Sakata, Mitsuko Kusabue, Masahiko Tsugawa	Based on a novel.	Drama	[178][179]
		Twilight: Saya in Sasara	Director: Yoshihiro Fukagawa Cast: Yui Aragaki, Yo Oizumi, Aoi Nakamura, Rila Fukushima	Based on a novel.	Drama, Comedy drama	[180][181]
	15	Expelled from Paradise	Director: Seiji Mizushima Cast: Rie Kugimiya, Shin-ichiro Miki, Hiroshi Kamiya, Megumi Hayashibara, Minami Takayama		Sci-fi, Action	[182][183]
		As the Gods Will	Director: Takashi Miike Cast: Sota Fukushi, Shōta Sometani, Takayuki Yamada, Mitsuru Fukikoshi	Based on a manga.	Horror, Comedy	[184][185][186]
		Pale Moon (film)	Director: Daihachi Yoshida Cast: Rie Miyazawa, Sosuke Ikematsu, Satomi Kobayashi, Yuko Oshima, Seiichi Tanabe	Based on a novel.	Crime, Thriller	[187][188]
	22	Hibi Rock	Director: Yu Irie Cast: Shūhei Nomura, Fumi Nikaidō, Tomoya Maeno, Daiichi Watanabe	Based on a manga.	Comedy, Musical	[189][190]
		Miracle: Devil Claus' Love and Magic	Director: Isshin Inudo Cast: Masaki Aiba, Nana Eikura, Han Hyo-joo, Toma Ikuta, Mantaro Koichi	Based on a novel.	Drama, Comedy, Romance	[191]
	29	Parasyte: Part 1	Director: Takashi Yamazaki Cast: Shōta Sometani, Eri Fukatsu, Sadao Abe, Ai Hashimoto	Based on a manga.	Horror, Action	[192][193]
D E C E M B E R	6	Space Battleship Yamato 2199: Odyssey of the Celestial Ark	Director: Makoto Bessho Cast: Daisuke Ono, Eriko Nakamura, Aya Hisakawa, Masato Kokubun, Yuuya Chikaki	Based on a manga.	Sci-fi, Space opera	[194][195]
		The Last: Naruto the Movie	Director: Tsuneo Kobayashi Cast: Junko Takeuchi, Nana Mizuki, Jun Fukuyama, Chie Nakamura, Showtaro Morikubo	Based on a manga.	Fantasy, Action	[196][197]
	13	Aikatsu! The Movie	Director: Ryuichi Kimura Cast: Tsubasa Honda, Masahiro Higashide, Izumi Fujimoto, Yua Shinkawa, Ryo Yoshizawa	Based on a video game.	Romance, Youth	[198]
		Ao Haru Ride	Director: Takahiro Miki Cast: Ryo Narita, Yuina Kuroshima	Based on a manga.	Romance	[199][200]
	20	The Vancouver Asahi	Director: Yuya Ishii Cast: Satoshi Tsumabuki, Kazuya Kamenashi, Ryo Katsuji, Yusuke Kamiji	Based on a novel.	Historical, Sports	[201][202]
		Yo-kai Watch: The Movie	Director: Shigeharu Takahashi, Shinji Ushiro Cast: Haruka Tomatsu, Tomokazu Seki, Etsuko Kozakura, Romi Park, Yūki Kaji	Based on a video game.	Fantasy, Action	[203][204]
	27	Princess Jellyfish	Director: Taisuke Kawamura Cast: Rena Nōnen, Masaki Suda, Azusa Babazono, Rina Ōta	Based on a manga.	Comedy	[205][206]

See also

• 2014 in Japan
• 2014 in Japanese television
• List of 2014 box office number-one films in Japan