List of Japanese films of 2015

A list of Japanese films that were first released in 2015.

Highest-grossing films

The following is a list of the 10 highest-grossing Japanese films at the Japanese box office during 2015, according to the Motion Picture Producers Association of Japan.^[1]

Rank	Title	Gross
1	Yo-kai Watch: The Movie	¥7.80 billion ($64.44 million)
2	The Boy and the Beast	¥5.85 billion ($48.33 million)
3	Hero	¥4.67 billion ($38.58 million)
4	Detective Conan: Sunflowers of Inferno	¥4.48 billion ($37.01 million)
5	Doraemon: Nobita's Space Heroes	¥3.93 billion ($32.47 million)
6	Dragon Ball Z: Resurrection 'F'	¥3.74 billion ($30.9 million)
7	Attack on Titan	¥3.25 billion ($26.85 million)
8	Flying Colors	¥2.84 billion ($23.46 million)
8	Love Live! The School Idol Movie	¥2.84 billion ($23.46 million)
10	Assassination Classroom	¥2.77 billion ($22.88 million)

Film releases

January – March

Opening		Title	Cast and crew	Details	Genre(s)	Ref(s)
J A N U A R Y	9	Psycho-Pass: The Movie	Director: Katsuyuki Motohiro, Naoyoshi Shiotani Cast: Kana Hanazawa, Hiroshi Kamiya, Tomokazu Seki, Ayane Sakura	Based on an anime.	Crime, Sci-fi, Action	[2][3][4]
	10	ST: Red and White investigation Files the Movie	Director: Tōya Satō Cast: Tatsuya Fujiwara, Masaki Okada, Mirai Shida, Sei Ashina, Masataka Kubota	Based on a television series.	Drama, Crime, Mystery	[5][6]
	17	From Kobe	Director: Mitsuhito Shiraha Cast: Izumi Fujimoto, Eiji Sugawara, Arisa Urahama	Based on a novel.	Drama	[7][8]
		Again	Director: Sumio Ōmori Cast: Kiichi Nakai, Emi Wakui, Toshirō Yanagiba	Based on a novel.	Drama, Sports	[9][10]
		Bali Big Brother	Director: Toshio Lee Cast: Shinichi Tsutsumi, Machiko Ono, Naoto Inti Raymi, Nanao	Based on a novel.	Drama, Comedy	[11][12]
		Wonderful World End	Director: Daigo Matsui Cast: Ai Hashimoto, Laurent Lafitte, Jun Aonami, Yu Inaba	Based on a novel.	Drama, Youth, Musical	[13][14]
	24	Kabukicho Love Hotel	Director: Ryūichi Hiroki Cast: Shōta Sometani, Atsuko Maeda, Lee Eun-woo, Son Il-kwon, Kaho Minami	Based on a novel.	Thriller, Action	[15][16][17]
	31	Joker Game	Director: Yu Irie Cast: Kazuya Kamenashi, Yūsuke Iseya, Kyoko Fukada, Keisuke Koide, Harry Yamamoto	Based on a novel.	Historical, Drama	[18][19]
		Maestro!	Director: Shōtarō Kobayashi Cast: Tori Matsuzaka, Miwa, Aoba Kawai	Based on a manga.	Drama, Musical	[20][21]
		A Stitch of Life	Director: Yukiko Mishima Cast: Miki Nakatani, Takahiro Miura, Hairi Katagiri, Haru Kuroki, Hana Sugisaki	Based on a manga.	Drama	[22][23]
		Midnight Diner	Director: Joji Matsuoka Cast: Kaoru Kobayashi, Saki Takaoka, Tokio Emoto, Mikako Tabe	Based on a novel.	Drama, Romance	[24][25]
F E B R U A R Y	7	Sukimasuki	Director: Kōta Yoshida Cast: Keita Machida, Kokone Sasaki, Kokone Sasaki, Eriko Nakamura	Based on a manga.	Drama, Comedy	[26]
	13	Terrace House: Closing Door	Director: Masato Maeda Cast: Tetsuya Sugaya, Yuiko Matsukawa, Maya Izumi, Jin Otabe, Keisuke Yoshino	Based on a television series.	Drama	[27][28]
		Her Granddaughter	Director: Ryūichi Hiroki Cast: Nana Eikura, Etsushi Toyokawa, Osamu Mukai, Sakura Ando, Tomoya Maeno	Based on a manga.	Drama	[29][30]
	14	La La La at Rock Bottom	Director: Nobuhiro Yamashita Cast: Subaru Shibutani, Fumi Nikaidō, Sarina Suzuki, Aka Inu, Nezumi Tenjiku	Based on a novel.	Youth, Musical	[31][32]
		The Mourner	Director: Yukihiko Tsutsumi Cast: Kengo Kora, Yuriko Ishida, Arata Iura, Yusuke Yamamoto, Yumi Asō	Based on a novel.	Drama	[33][34]
		Little Forest Part 2	Director: Junichi Mori Cast: Ai Hashimoto, Takahiro Miura, Mayu Matsuoka, Yoichi Nukumizu	Based on a manga.	Fantasy, Drama	[35]
	20	The Case of Hana & Alice	Director: Shunji Iwai Cast: Yū Aoi, Anne Suzuki, Ryo Katsuji, Haru Kuroki	Based on a film, a prequel film from Hana and Alice.	Youth	[36][37]
	27	The Curtain Rises	Director: Katsuyuki Motohiro Cast: Kanako Momota, Shiori Tamai, Ayaka Sasaki, Momoka Ariyasu	Based on a novel.	Drama, Comedy	[38][39]
		Have a Song on Your Lips	Director: Takahiro Miki Cast: Masachika Ichimura, Yukie Nakama, Kanako Yanagihara, Yūsuke Santamaria, Kōta Yokoyama	Based on a novel.	Drama, Youth	[40][41]
M A R C H	6	Knights of Sidonia	Director: Kōbun Shizuno Cast: Ryōta Ōsaka, Aya Suzaki, Aki Toyosaki, Hisako Kanemoto, Yukari Tamura	Based on a manga.	Sci-fi, Action, Space opera	[42][43]
	7	Doraemon: Nobita's Space Heroes	Director: Yoshihiro Osugi Cast: Wasabi Mizuta, Megumi Ōhara	Based on a manga.	Children's	[44][45][46]
		PriPara the Movie: Everyone, Assemble! Prism ☆ Tours	Director: Masakazu Hishida, Nobutaka Yoda Cast: Himika Akaneya, Yū Serizawa, Miyu Kubota, Saki Yamakita, Azuki Shibuya	Based on a manga.	Musical	[47][48]
		Solomon's Perjury Part 1: Suspicion	Director: Izuru Narushima Cast: Ryōko Fujino, Mizuki Itagaki, Anna Ishii, Hiroya Shimizu, Miu Tomita	Based on a novel.	Mystery	[49][50][51]
	14	Pretty Cure All Stars: Carnival of Spring♪	Director: Junji Shimizu Cast: Megumi Nakajima, Megumi Han, Hitomi Nabatame, Minako Kotobuki, Mai Fuchigami	Based on an anime.	Fantasy, Action	[52][53]
		Beyond the Boundary: I'll Be Here – Past	Director: Taichi Ishidate Cast: Risa Taneda, Kenn, Minori Chihara, Tatsuhisa Suzuki	Based on a light novel.	Drama, Dark fantasy, Romance	[54]
		The Lion Standing in the Wind	Director: Takashi Miike Cast: Takao Osawa, Satomi Ishihara, Yōko Maki, Masato Hagiwara	Based on a song.	Historical, Drama	[55][56]
		Strobe Edge	Director: Ryūichi Hiroki Cast: Kasumi Arimura, Sota Fukushi, Jingi Irie, Yūki Yamada	Based on a manga.	Romance	[57][58][59]
		Ultraman Ginga S The Movie	Director: Koichi Sakamoto Cast: Takuya Negishi, Kiyotaka Uji, Taiyo Sugiura, Arisa Komiya, Ryuichi Ohura, Yukari Taki, Takahiro Katou, Takuya Kusakawa, Rina Koike, Moga Mogami	Based on a television series, a sequel to Ultraman Ginga S.	Tokusastsu, Action	[60]
	21	Assassination Classroom	Director: Eiichirō Hasumi Cast: Sota Fukushi, Yuma Nakayama, Yuki Furukawa, Renn Kiriyama	Based on a manga.	Sci-fi, Action, Comedy	[61][62][63]
		Super Hero Taisen GP: Kamen Rider 3	Director: Takayuki Shibasaki Cast: Ryoma Takeuchi, Rio Uchida, Yu Inaba, Rei Yoshii, Kenta Hamano, Shunsuke Nishikawa, Gaku Matsumoto, Kaito Nakamura, Yuuka Yano, Kasumi Yamaya, Takashi Sasano	Based on the Kamen Rider Drive and Shuriken Sentai Ninninger television series.	Tokusastu, Action	[64]

April – June

Opening		Title	Cast and crew	Details	Genre(s)	Ref(s)
A P R I L	1	April Fools	Director: Junichi Ishikawa Cast: Erika Toda, Tori Matsuzaka, Yūsuke Santamaria, Yukiyoshi Ozawa	Based on a novel.	Drama, Comedy drama	[65][66]
	4	A Farewell to Jinu	Director: Suzuki Matsuo Cast: Ryuhei Matsuda, Sadao Abe, Takako Matsu, Toshiyuki Nishida	Based on a manga.	Comedy	[67][68]
		Persona 3 The Movie: No. 3, Falling Down	Director: Keitaro Motonaga Cast: Akira Ishida, Megumi Toyoguchi, Kōsuke Toriumi, Rie Tanaka	Based on a video game.	Dark fantasy, Action	[69][70]
		Tamayura ~Graduation Photo~	Director: Junichi Sato Cast: Ayana Taketatsu, Kana Asumi, Yūko Gibu, Yuka Iguchi	Based on a manga.	Comedy drama, Drama	[71][72]
	11	Solomon's Perjury Part 1: Suspicion	Director: Izuru Narushima Cast: Ryōko Fujino, Mizuki Itagaki, Anna Ishii, Hiroya Shimizu, Miu Tomita	Based on a novel.	Mystery	[49][50]
	17	Detective Conan: Sunflowers of Inferno	Director: Kōbun Shizuno Cast: Minami Takayama, Wakana Yamazaki	Based on a manga.	Mystery	[73][74]
		Crayon Shin-chan: My Moving Story! Cactus Large Attack!	Director: Masakazu Hashimoto Cast: Cast: Yumiko Kobayashi, Miki Narahashi, Toshiyuki Morikawa	Based on a manga.	Comedy	[75][76]
		Vampire in Love	Director: Mai Suzuki Cast: Cast: Mirei Kiritani, Shōta Totsuka, Seiichi Tanabe, Nene Otsuka	Based on a novel.	Romance, Comedy	[77][78]
	18	Dragon Ball Z: Resurrection 'F'	Director: Tadayoshi Yamamuro Cast: Masako Nozawa, Ryō Horikawa, Ryūsei Nakao, Masako Nozawa, Masaharu Satō	Based on a manga.	Fantasy, Action	[79][80][81]
	25	Ryuzo and the Seven Henchmen	Director: Takeshi Kitano Cast: Tatsuya Fuji, Masaomi Kondō, Tōru Shinagawa, Ben Hiura	Based on a novel.	Action, Comedy	[82][83]
		Parasyte: Part 2	Director: Takashi Yamazaki Cast: Shōta Sometani, Eri Fukatsu, Sadao Abe, Ai Hashimoto	Based on a manga.	Horror, Action	[84][85]
		Beyond the Boundary: I'll Be Here – Future	Director: Taichi Ishidate Cast: Risa Taneda, Kenn, Minori Chihara, Tatsuhisa Suzuki	Based on a light novel.	Drama, Dark fantasy, Romance	[86]
M A Y	2	Flying Colors	Director: Nobuhiro Doi Cast: Kasumi Arimura, Atsushi Itō, Shūhei Nomura, Yūhei Ōuchida	Based on a novel.	Political, Comedy	[87][88]
		The Next Generation: Patlabor	Director: Mamoru Oshii Cast: Erina Mano, Seiji Fukushi, Rina Ōta, Shigeru Chiba	Based on a manga.	Sci-fi, Action	[89][90][91]
	8	Poison Berry in My Brain	Director: Yūichi Satō Cast: Yoko Maki, Hidetoshi Nishijima, Ryunosuke Kamiki, Yō Yoshida	Based on a manga.	Romance, Comedy	[92][93]
		Miss Hokusai	Director: Keiichi Hara Cast: Anne Watanabe, Yutaka Matsushige, Gaku Hamada, Kengo Kora, Jun Miho	Based on a manga.	Histortical, Drama	[94][95]
	16	Akegarasu	Director: Yuichi Fukuda Cast: Masaki Suda, Yu Shirota, Ryuya Wakaba, Riho Yoshioka, Hayato Kakizawa	Based on a stage.	Drama, Thriller	[96][97][98]
		Kakekomi	Director: Masato Harada Cast: Yo Oizumi, Erika Toda, Hikari Mitsushima, Rina Uchiyama	Based on a novel.	Historical, Comedy	[99][100]
		Deadman Inferno: Z Island	Director: Hiroshi Shinagawa Cast: Show Aikawa, Sawa Suzuki, Yūichi Kimura, Daisuke Migakawa	Based on a novel.	Horror, Action	[101]
	23	Initiation Love	Director: Yukihiko Tsutsumi Cast: Atsuko Maeda, Kanro Morita, Shota Matsuda, Fumino Kimura, Takahiro Miura	Based on a novel.	Romance	[102][103]
	30	Shinjuku Swan	Director: Sion Sono Cast: Gō Ayano, Takayuki Yamada, Erika Sawajiri, Yūsuke Iseya, Jun Murakami	Based on a manga.	Comedy, Action	[104][105]
		Sweet Bean	Director: Naomi Kawase Cast: Kirin Kiki, Masatoshi Nagase, Kyara Uchida, Etsuko Ichihara	Based on a novel.	Historical, Drama	[106][107]
J U N E	6	Mother's Trees	Director: Itsumichi Isomura Cast: Kyōka Suzuki, Mirai Shida, Takahiro Miura, Takehiro Hira, Seiichi Tanabe	Based on a novel.	Historical	[108][109]
		Pieta in the Toilet	Director: Daishi Matsunaga Cast: Yojiro Noda, Hana Sugisaki, Lily Franky, Saya Ichikawa, Shinobu Otake	Based on a novel.	Drama, Youth	[110][111][112]
		Prophecy	Director: Yoshihiro Nakamura Cast: Toma Ikuta, Erika Toda, Ryohei Suzuki, Gaku Hamada	Based on a novel.	Mystery, Thriller	[113][114]
	13	Love Live! The School Idol Movie	Director: Takahiko Kyōgoku Cast: Emi Nitta, Yoshino Nanjō, Aya Uchida, Suzuko Mimori	Based on a manga.	Musical	[115][116][117]
		Our Little Sister	Director: Hirokazu Kore-eda Cast: Haruka Ayase, Masami Nagasawa, Kaho, Suzu Hirose, Ryo Kase	Based on a manga.	Drama	[118][119][120]
		Innocent Lilies 2	Director: Koichi Sakamoto Cast: Moga Mogami, Yumeni Nemu, Furukawa Mirin, Eimi Naruse, Fujisaki Ayane, Aizawa Risa	Based on a novel.	Fantasy, Action	[121][122][123]
	20	The Pearls of the Stone Man	Director: Yūzō Asahara Cast: Koichi Sato, Kanako Higuchi, Keiko Kitagawa, Shūhei Nomura, Hana Sugisaki	Based on a novel.	Drama	[124][125]
		Yakuza Apocalypse	Director: Takashi Miike Cast: Hayato Ichihara, Yayan Ruhian, Riko Narumi, Lily Franky	Based on a novel.	Horror, Dark fantasy, Action	[126][127][128]
		Ghost in the Shell: The New Movie	Director: Kazuya Nomura Cast: Maaya Sakamoto, Ikkyuu Juku, Kenichirou Matsuda, Tarusuke Shingaki, Shunsuke Sakuya	Based on a manga.	Sci-fi, Action	[129][130][131]
		Ju-On: The Final Curse	Director: Masayuki Ochiai Cast: Airi Taira, Renn Kiriyama, Nonoka Ono, Yurina Yanagi, Miyabi Matsuura, RIMI	Based on a franchise.	Horror	[132][133]
	28	Strayer's Chronicle	Director: Takahisa Zeze Cast: Masaki Okada, Shōta Sometani, Riko Narumi, Mayu Matsuoka	Based on a novel.	Science fantasy, Action, Youth	[134][135]
		Chasuke's Journey	Director: Sabu Cast: Kenichi Matsuyama, Ito Ohno, Ren Osugi, Yūsuke Iseya	Based on a novel.	Fantasy, Drama, Comedy drama	[136][137]
		Love & Peace	Director: Sion Sono Cast: Hiroki Hasegawa, Kumiko Asō, Kiyohiko Shibukawa, Eita Okuno, Makita Sports	Based on a novel.	Sci-fi	[138]

July – September

Opening		Title	Cast and crew	Details	Genre(s)	Ref(s)
J U L Y	4	Ao Oni ver2.0	Director: Daisuke Nibayashi Cast: Anna Iriyama, Kenta Suga, Seika Furuhata	Based on a video game.	Horror, Action	[139][140]
	11	The Boy and the Beast	Director: Mamoru Hosoda Cast: Kōji Yakusho, Shōta Sometani, Suzu Hirose, Yo Oizumi, Lily Franky	Based on a novel.	Fantasy, Action	[141][142][143]
		Tag	Director: Sion Sono Cast: Reina Triendl, Mariko Shinoda, Erina Mano, Yuki Sakurai, Maryjun Takahashi	Based on a novel.	Horror, Comedy	[144][145]
	18	Meiji Tokyo Renka the Movie: Serenade of the Crescent Moon	Director: Hiroshi Watanabe Cast: Sumire Morohoshi, Nobuhiko Okamoto, Daisuke Namikawa, KENN, Kōsuke Toriumi	Based on a television series.	Historical, Romance	[146][147][148]
		HERO	Director: Masayuki Suzuki Cast: Noriko Kijima, Haruna Yoshizumi, Yuki Mamiya	Based on a television series.	Comedy drama, Mystery, Thriller	[149][150]
		Pokémon the Movie: Hoopa and the Clash of Ages	Director: Kunihiko Yuyama, Mikinori Sakakibara Cast: Rica Matsumoto, Ikue Ōtani, Masachika Ichimura	Based on a video game.	Fantasy, Action	[151][152]
	25	Nowhere Girl	Director: Mamoru Oshii Cast: Nana Seino, Nobuaki Kaneko, Lily, Hirotarō Honda		Mystery, Action	[153][154]
		Brain Fluid Explosion Girl	Director: Yuichi Abe Cast: Hinata Kashiwagi, Haruka, Shiraishimoka Kami, Sae Okazaki	Based on a song.	Drama, Science fantasy, Youth	[155][156][157]
A U G U S T	1	Corpse Party	Director: Masafumi Yamada Cast: Rina Ikoma, Ryōsuke Ikeoka, Nozomi Maeda, Ren Ishikawa	Based on a video game.	Horror, Drama	[158][159]
		Attack on Titan	Director: Shinji Higuchi Cast: Haruma Miura, Hiroki Hasegawa, Kiko Mizuhara, Kanata Hongō, Takahiro Miura	Based on a manga.	Horror, Dark fantasy, Action	[160][161][162][163]
	7	Boruto: Naruto the Movie	Director: Hiroyuki Yamashita Cast: Yūko Sanpei, Kokoro Kikuchi, Junko Takeuchi, Noriaki Sugiyama, Ryūichi Kijima	Based on a manga.	Fantasy, Action, Superheroes	[164][165]
	8	The Emperor in August	Director: Masato Harada Cast: Kōji Yakusho, Masahiro Motoki, Yumi Kakazu, Tori Matsuzakai, Kenichi Yajima	Based on a manga.	Historical, Drama	[166][167]
	22	Date A Live: Mayuri Judgement	Director: Keitaro Motonaga Cast: Nobunaga Shimazaki, Marina Inoue, Misuzu Togashi, Ayana Taketatsu	Based on an original story.	Fantasy, Action	[168][169][170]
		Hikawa Maru Monogatari	Director: Shunji Ōga Cast: Chihiro Kusaka, Keisuke Kōmoto	Based on the book of the same name.		[171]
	28	Yowamushi Pedal The Movie	Director: Norihiro Naganuma Cast: Daiki Yamashita, Kōsuke Toriumi, Jun Fukushima, Hiroki Yasumoto, Showtaro Morikubo	Based on a manga.	Fantasy, Drama	[172][173][174]
		S The Last Policeman - Recovery of Our Future	Director: Shunichi Hirano Cast: Osamu Mukai, Gō Ayano, Yui Aragaki, Kazue Fukiishi, Munetaka Aoki	Based on a manga.	Sci-fi, Action	[175][176]
		Romance	Director: Yuki Tanada Cast: Yuko Oshima, Koji Okura, Yoshimi Nozaki, Masataka Kubota, Megumi Nishimuta	Based on a novel.	Drama, Romance	[177][178][179]
S E P T E M B E R	4	The Virgin Psychics	Director: Sion Sono Cast: Shōta Sometani, Mika Akizuki, Tokio Emoto, Motoki Fukami, Mizuki Hoshina	Based on a manga.	Horror, Comedy, Science fantasy	[180][181][182]
		Unfair: The End	Director: Shimako Satō Cast: Ryoko Shinohara, Kento Nagayama, Sadao Abe, Masaya Kato, Akira	Based on a television series.	Thriller, Action	[183][184][185]
	5	Piece of Cake	Director: Tomorowo Taguchi Cast: Mikako Tabe, Gō Ayano, Tori Matsuzaka, Fumino Kimura, Kaoru Mitsumune	Based on a manga.	Romance, Youth	[186][187]
	12	The Big Bee	Director: Yukihiko Tsutsumi Cast: Yōsuke Eguchi, Masahiro Motoki, Yukie Nakama, Gō Ayano, Jun Kunimura	Based on a novel.	Action, Sci-fi	[188][189][190]
	19	Attack on Titan	Director: Shinji Higuchi Cast: Haruma Miura, Hiroki Hasegawa, Kiko Mizuhara, Kanata Hongō, Takahiro Miura	Based on a manga.	Horror, Dark fantasy, Action	[160][161][162][163]
		The Anthem of the Heart	Director: Tatsuyuki Nagai Cast: Inori Minase, Kōki Uchiyama, Sora Amamiya, Yoshimasa Hosoya	Based on a novel.	Drama, Romance	[191][192][193]
		How Heroine’s Disqualified	Director: Tsutomu Hanabusa Cast: Mirei Kiritani, Kento Yamazaki, Kentaro Sakaguchi, Ayano Fukuda	Based on a manga.	Drama, Romance	[194][195][196]
	26	Gonin Saga	Director: Takashi Ishii Cast: Masahiro Higashide, Kenta Kiritani, Anna Tsuchiya, Tasuku Emoto	Based on a 1995 film.	Action	[197][198]
		Gassoh	Director: Tatsuo Kobayashii Cast: Koji Seto, Yūya Yagira, Amane Okayama	Based on a samurai.	Historical, Drama

October – December

Opening		Title	Cast and crew	Details	Genre(s)	Ref(s)
O C T O B E R	1	Journey to the Shore	Director: Kiyoshi Kurosawa Cast: Tadanobu Asano, Eri Fukatsu, Masao Komatsu, Yū Aoi, Akira Emoto	Based on a novel.	Drama	[199][200]
	2	Bakuman	Director: Hitoshi Ōne Cast: Takeru Satoh, Ryunosuke Kamiki, Nana Komatsu, Shōta Sometani, Kenta Kiritani	Based on a manga.	Drama, Youth	[201][202][203]
		The Empire of Corpses	Director: Ryoutaro Makihara Cast: Yoshimasa Hosoya, Ayumu Murase, Kana Hanazawa, Taiten Kusunoki	Based on a novel.	Horror, Mystery	[204][205]
	10	Library Wars: The Last Mission	Director: Shinsuke Sato Cast: Junichi Okada, Nana Eikura, Kei Tanaka, Sota Fukushi	Based on a manga.	Drama, Action, Sci-fi	[206][207]
		Gamba and Friends	Director: Tomohiro Kawamura, Yoshihiro Komori Cast: Yūki Kaji, Yasuhiro Takato, Wataru Takagi, Akiko Yajima	Based on a novel.	Fantasy	[208][209]
	17	Her Senior	Director: Chihiro Ikeda Cast: Jun Shison, Kyoko Yoshine, Riria Kojima, Junki Tozuka, Kaho Mizutani	Based on a manga.	Drama, Romance	[210][211]
	23	Fly Out, PriPara: Aim for it with Everyone! Idol☆Grand Prix	Director: Masakazu Hishida, Nobutaka Yoda Cast: Himika Akaneya, Yū Serizawa, Miyu Kubota, Saki Yamakita, Azuki Shibuya	Based on a manga.	Musical	[212][213]
	24	Galaxy Turnpike	Director: Kōki Mitani Cast: Shingo Katori, Haruka Ayase, Shun Oguri, Yuka	Based on a novel.	Comedy, Sci-fi	[214][215]
	31	My Love Story!	Director: Hayato Kawai Cast: Ryohei Suzuki, Mei Nagano, Kentaro Sakaguchi, Yasufumi Terawaki	Based on a manga.	Comedy, Romance	[216][217][218]
N O V E M B E R	7	Grasshopper	Director: Tomoyuki Takimoto Cast: Toma Ikuta, Tadanobu Asano, Ryosuke Yamada, Haru	Based on a novel.	Mystery, Thriller	[219][220]
		MOZU	Director: Eiichirō Hasumi Cast: Hidetoshi Nishijima, Teruyuki Kagawa, Yoko Maki, Sosuke Ikematsu, Atsushi Itō (actor)	Based on a television series.	Action, Crime	[221][222][223]
		Terminal	Director: Tetsuo Shinohara Cast: Koichi Sato, Tsubasa Honda, Nakamura Shidō II, Masato Wada	Based on a novel.	Drama	[224][225]
	13	Harmony	Director: Michael Arias, Takashi Nakamura Cast: Miyuki Sawashiro, Reina Ueda, Aya Suzaki, Yoshiko Sakakibara	Based on a novel.	Science fantasy	[226][227][228]
		Three Stories of Love	Director: Ryōsuke Hashiguchi Cast: Atsushi Shinohara, Tōko Narushima, Ryō Ikeda, Tamae Andō, Daisuke Kuroda	Based on a novel.	Drama	[229][230]
		Fw:Hamatora	Director: Seiji Kishi Cast: Ryōta Ōsaka, Wataru Hatano, Emiri Katō, Jun Fukuyama, Yuichi Nakamura	Based on a manga.	Mystery, Youth	[231][232]
	21	Digimon Adventure tri. Series	Director: Keitaro Motonaga Cast: Natsuki Hanae, Yoshimasa Hosoya, Suzuko Mimori, Mutsumi Tamura	Based on an anime series.	Fantasy, Action	[233][234]
	22	Ghost Theater	Director: Hideo Nakata Cast: Haruka Shimazaki, Mantaro Koichi, Rika Adachi, Daiichi Watanabe	Based on a 1996 film.	Horror	[235][236]
		World of Delight	Director: Yoshishige Miyake Cast: Yuta Tamamori, Mariya Nishiuchi, Kanna Mori, George Abe, Shigenori Yamazaki	Based on a novel.	Drama, Youth	[237][238]
		Girls und Panzer der Film	Director: Tsutomu Mizushima Cast: Mai Fuchigami, Ai Kayano, Mami Ozaki, Ikumi Nakagami, Yuka Iguchi	Based on a manga.	Action	[239][240]
D E C E M B E R	5	125 Years Memory	Director: Mitsutoshi Tanaka Cast: Seiyō Uchino, Kenan Ece, Shiori Kutsuna, Alican Yücesoy, Yui Natsukawa	Based on a novel.	Historical, Drama	[241][242]
		High Speed! Free! Starting Days	Director: Yasuhiro Takemoto Cast: Nobunaga Shimazaki, Tatsuhisa Suzuki, Toshiyuki Toyonaga, Kōki Uchiyama, Mamoru Miyano	Based on an anime	Youth, Sports	[243][244]
		Persona Non Grata	Director: Cellin Gluck Cast: Toshiaki Karasawa, Koyuki, Borys Szyc, Agnieszka Grochowska, Fumiyo Kohinata	Based on a novel.	Historical, Drama	[245][246]
	12	Orange	Director: Kōjirō Hashimoto Cast: Tao Tsuchiya, Kento Yamazaki, Ryo Ryusei, Hirona Yamazaki, Dori Sakurada	Based on a manga.	Romance, Youth	[247]
		Nagasaki: Memories of My Son	Director: Yoji Yamada Cast: Sayuri Yoshinaga, Kazunari Ninomiya, Haru Kuroki, Kenichi Kato	Based on a novel.	Historical	[248][249][250]
	19	Yo-kai Watch the Movie 2	Director: Shigeharu Takahashi, Shinji Ushiro Cast: Haruka Tomatsu, Tomokazu Seki, Etsuko Kozakura, Romi Park, Yūki Kaji	Based on a video game.	Fantasy, Action	[251][252]
	23	Chibi Maruko-chan: A Boy from Italy	Director: James Takagi Cast: Tarako, Yusaku Yara, Teiyū Ichiryūsai, Yūko Mizutani	Based on a manga.	Comedy	[253][254]

See also

• 2015 in Japan
• 2015 in Japanese television
• List of 2015 box office number-one films in Japan