Tuesday, January 25, 2022

Top 32 Japanese movies in 2021 with box office takings above JPY 1 billion


Please take note of the following:
- titles with a * are still showing in cinemas so the box office takings figures quoted here are not final
- numbers in the brackets are the box office takings
- as the top 3 movies are all animation films, No.4's "ARASHI Anniversary Tour 5×20 FILM “Record of Memories”" is the top real-life action film in 2021

1) Shin Evangelion Gekijouban (10.28 bn)
2) Meitantei Conan Hiiro no dangan (7.65 bn)
3) Ryu to sobakasu no hime (6.6 bn)
4) ARASHI Anniversary Tour 5×20 FILM “Record of Memories” (4.55 bn) *
5) Tokyo Revengers (4.5 bn)
6) Rurouni Kenshin Saishusho The Final (4.35 bn)
7) Shin Kaishaku Sangokushi (4.03 bn)
8) Hanataba mitai na koi wo shita (3.81 bn)
9) Masquerade Night (3.81 bn)
10) Boku no Hero Academy THE MOVIE World Heroes Mission (3.39 bn) *

11) STAND BY ME Doraemon 2 (2.78 bn) 
12) Eiga Entotsu machi no Poupelle (2.7 bn)
13) Rurouni Kenshin Saishusho The Beginning (2.5 bn)
14) Kido Senshi Gundam Senkou no Hathaway (2.23 bn)
15) Takizawa Kabuki ZERO 2020 The Movie (2.14 bn)
16) Yakusoku no Neverland (2.03 bn)
17) Gekijouban Pocket Monster Koko (2.02 bn)
18) Gintama THE FINAL (1.9 bn)
19) Eiga Crayon Shin-chan Nazo meki! Hana no Tenkasu Gakuen (1.77 bn)
20) Soshite, baton wa watasareta (1.72 bn) *

21) Character (1.6 bn)
22) Gekijouban Sword Art Online Progressive Hoshinaki yoru no Aria (1.43 bn)
23) The Fable Korosanai koroshiya (1.42 bn)
24) Gekijouban Kinou nani tabeta (1.39 bn) *
25) Eiga Sumikkogurashi Aoi tsukiyo no hohou no ko (1.26 bn) *
26) Meitantei Conan Hiiro no fuzai shoumei (1.24 bn)
27) Rougo no shikin ga arimasen! (1.24 bn) *
28) Okusama wa, toriatsukai chuui (1.19 bn)
29) Moeyo Ken (1.18 bn)
30) Inochi no teishaba (1.12 bn)

31) Kaguyasama wa kokurasetai ~ Tensaitachi no renai zunousen ~ Final (1.06 bn)
32) Honey Lemon Soda (1 bn)

Source: Natalie

Thursday, January 20, 2022

Winners of the 76th Mainichi Film Awards (2021)


Grand Prix - Japanese Film: Drive My Car

Excellence Award: Subarashiki Sekai

Best Foreign Movie: Nomadland

Best Leading Actor: Sato Takeru - Mamorarenakatta monotachi e

Best Leading Actress: Ono Machiko - Akaneiro ni yakareru

Best Supporting Actor: Nakano Taiga - Subarashiki Sekai

Best Supporting Actress: Mamorarenakatta monotachi e

Sponichi Grand Prix - Male Newcomer: Wada Iori - Akaneiro ni yakareru

Sponichi Grand Prix - Female Newcomer: Katayama Yuki - Akaneiro ni yakareru

Best Director: Hamaguchi Ryusuke - Drive My Car

Best Scriptwriter: Yoshida Keisuke - Kuuhaku

Best Cinematography: Kasamatsu Norimichi - Subarashiki Sekai

Best Art: Harada Tetsuo - Moeyo Ken

Best Music: Hayashi Masaki - Subarashiki Sekai

Best Sound: Urata Tomoharu - Korou no Chi LEVEL 2

TSUTAYA Movie Fan Award - Japanese Film: Rurouni Kenshin Saishusho The Final

TSUTAYA Movie Fan Award - Foreign Film: 007 No Time To Die

Source: Natalie

Tuesday, January 18, 2022

Preview of "Dakara korosenakatta" - Winter 2022


Title: Dakara korosenakatta だから殺せなかった (That's why I couldn't kill)
Official website: here
O.A. Start Date: 9 January 2022
Timeslot: Sundays 10pm
Broadcast by: WOWOW
Total number of episodes: 5
Original novel by: Ippongi Tooru
Cast: Tamaki Hiroshi, Matsuda Genta, Hagiwara Masato, Furuta Arata, Takaoka Saki, Watabe Atsuro, Komoto Masahiro, Hasegawa Tomoharu, Takahashi Tsutomu, Kanai Yuta, Yuki Moe, Yasoda Yuichi, Shiraishi Shunya, Ando Yuko, Matsumoto Wakana & Sakou Yoshi

Monday, January 17, 2022

Preview of "Shijuu kara" - Winter 2022


Title: Shijuu kara シジュウカラ (From 40 years old onwards)
Official website: here
Official Twitter: here
O.A. Start Date: 7 January 2022
Timeslot: Fridays at 12.12am
Broadcast by: TV Tokyo
Original manga by: Sakai Eri
Cast: Yamaguchi Sayaka, Itagaki Rihito, Miyazaki Tomu, Ikeuchi Hiroyuki, Sakai Wakana, Iriyama Noriko & Wada Misa

Saturday, January 15, 2022

Preview of "Buchou to shachiku no koi wa modokashii" - Winter 2022


Title: Buchou to shachiku no koi wa modokashii / 部長と社畜の恋はもどかしい 
Official website: here
Official Instagram: here
Official Twitter: here
O.A. Start Date: 5 January 2022
Timeslot: Wednesdays 12.30am
Broadcast by: TV Tokyo
Original manga by: Shimo
Opening theme song: "What's Your Favourite" by ONE N' ONLY
Theme song: "Filter" by mrsrz
Cast: Nakamura Yurika, Takezai Terunosuke, Ono Rina, Nagata Takato, Sano Gaku & Maruyama Tomomi

Friday, January 14, 2022

Preview of "Tonari no Chikara" - Winter 2022


Title: Tonari no Chikara となりのチカラ (Next Door's Chikara)
Official website: here
Official Instagram: here
Official Twitter: here
O.A. Start Date: 20 January 2022
Timeslot: Thursdays at 9pm
Broadcast by: TV Asahi
Cast: Matsumoto Jun, Ueto Aya, Ozawa Yukiyoshi, Emi Kurara, Sonin, Shimizu Hiroya, Nagao Kento, Katsuji Ryo, Shukugawa Atomu, Asano Kazuyuki, Fubuki Jun & Matsushima Nanako

Thursday, January 13, 2022

Preview of "Moshimo, ikemen dake no koukou ga attara" - Winter 2022


Title: Moshimo, ikemen dake no koukou ga attara / もしも。イケメンだけの高校があったら (If there was a senior high school with only handsome guys)
Official website: here
Official Instagram: here
Official TikTok: here
Official Twitter: here
O.A. Start Date: 15 January 2022
Timeslot: Saturdays at 11pm
Broadcast by: TV Asahi
Theme Song: "Be yourself" by Kawasaki Takaya
Cast: Hosoda Kanata, Miyase Ryubi, Fujiwara Taiyu, Endo Sakura, Mizusawa Rintaro, Naito Shuichiro, Fujieda Yoshiki, Minagawa Sarutoki, Saito Nagisa, Hasegawa Momoka, Akiyama Natsuko & Hayami Mokomichi

Wednesday, January 12, 2022

Preview of "Itoshii uso ~ Yasashii yami ~" - Winter 2022


Title: Itoshii uso ~ Yasashii yami ~ / 愛しい嘘~優しい闇~ (A lovely lie ~ A gentle darkness)
Official website: here
Official Instagram: here
Official Twitter: here
O.A. Start Date: 14 January 2022
Timeslot: Fridays 11.15pm
Broadcast by: TV Asahi
Original manga by: Aimoto Mizuho
Theme Song: "Illegal Game" by Kami wa saikoro wo furanai
Insert Song: "Anata dake" by Kami wa saikoro wo furanai
Cast: Haru, Hayashi Kento, Mizobata Junpei, Motokariya Yuika, Shinkawa Yua, Kurokawa Tomoka, Tokushige Satoshi, Matsumura Sayuri & Nishio Mari

Tuesday, January 11, 2022

Preview of "Rokuhoudou Yotsuiro Biyori" - Winter 2022


Title: Rokuhoudou Yotsuiro Biyori / 鹿楓堂よついろ日和
Official website: here
Official Instagram: here
Official TikTok: here
Official Twitter: here
O.A. Start Date: 15 January 2022
Timeslot: Saturdays 11.30pm
Broadcast by: TV Asahi
Original manga by: Shimizu Yu
Theme Song: "Reimei" by Johnny's WEST
Cast: Kotaki Nozomu, Hayama Shono, Ohnishi Ryuusei, Saeki Daichi & Shirasu Jin

Monday, January 10, 2022

Preview of "Touboui F" - Winter 2022


Title: Touboui F / 逃亡医F (Fugitive Doctor F)
Official website: here
Official Instagram: here
Official LINE: here
Official TikTok: here
Official Twitter: here
O.A. Start Date: 15 January 2022
Timeslot: 10pm on Saturdays
Broadcast by: NTV
Original manga by: Izuki Keigo & Sato Makoto
Theme Song: "Taiyo ga miteiru" by Okuda Tamio
Cast: Narita Ryo, Mori Nana, Kiriyama Akito, Sakuraba Nanami, Sakai Koharu, Furuya Robin, Wada Soukou, Sakou Yoshi, Maeda Atsuko, Yasuda Ken & Matsuoka Masahiro

Sunday, January 09, 2022

Preview of "KEI x YAKU" - Winter 2022


Title: KEI x YAKU / ケイ x ヤク
Official website: here
Official Instagram: here
Official LINE: here
Official Twitter: here
Official YouTube: here
O.A. Start Date: 13 January 2022
Timeslot: Thursdays 11.59pm
Broadcast by: YTV
Original manga by: Kaoruhara Yoshie
Theme Songs: "IT’S A BOP" & "Be with you" by OCTPATH
Cast: Suzuki Nobuyuki, Inukai Atsuhiro, Tokui Yoshimi, Hagiwara Minori, Matsumoto Toshio, Yoshimura Kaito, Kuriyama Chiaki & Itao Itsuji

Saturday, January 08, 2022

Preview of "Koisenu Futari" - Winter 2022


Title: Koisenu Futari 恋せぬふたり (The two who are not falling in love)
Official website: here
O.A. Start Date: 10 January 2022
Timeslot: Mondays 10.45pm
Broadcast by: NHK
Total number of episodes: 8
Theme Song: "Marugoto" by CHAI
Cast: Kishii Yukino, Takahashi Issei, Hama Shogo, Kojima Fujiko, Kikuchi Akiko, Kita Kana, Abera Hidenobu, Nishida Naomi & Koichi Mantaro

Friday, January 07, 2022

Preview of "Muchaburi! Watashi ga shachou ni naru nante" - Winter 2022


Title: Muchaburi! Watashi ga shachou ni naru nante / ムチャブリ! わたしが社長になるなんて
Official website: here
Official Instagram: here
Official LINE: here
Official TikTok: here
Official Twitter: here
O.A. Start Date: 12 January 2022
Timeslot: 10pm on Wednesdays
Broadcast by: NTV
Theme Song: "Always" by ENHYPEN
Cast: Takahata Mitsuki, Shison Jun, Kaho, Kasamatsu Sho, Yamada Maho, Oshinari Shugo, Katayama Yuki, Sakamoto Keisuke, Matsuoka Koudai, Yuka, Tsubokura Yoshiyuki, Jinbo Satoshi, Arakawa Yoshiyoshi & Matsuda Shota

Thursday, January 06, 2022

Preview of "Tsuma, shogakusei ni naru" - Winter 2022


Title: Tsuma, shogakusei ni naru 妻、小学生になる。 (My wife has become an elementary school student)
Official website: here
Official Twitter: here
O.A. Start Date: 21 January 2022
Timeslot: Fridays 10pm
Broadcast by: TBS
Original manga by: Murata Yayu
Cast: Tsutsumi Shinichi, Ishida Yuriko, Makita Aju, Morita Misato, Maida Nono, Yanagiya Kyotaro, Iizuka Satoshi, Baba Toru, Tanaka Shunsuke, Mizutani Kaho, Hagiwara Riku, Ogura Rio, Touma Ami & Yoshida Yo

Wednesday, January 05, 2022

Preview of "DCU" - Winter 2022


Title: DCU (Deep Crime Unit)
Official website: here
Official Instagram: here
Official Twitter: here
O.A. Start Date: 16 January 2022
Timeslot: Sundays 9pm
Broadcast by: TBS
Cast: Abe Hiroshi, Yokohama Ryuusei, Nakamura An, Yamazaki Ikusaburo, Shuri, Takahashi Mitsuomi, Okazaki Taiiku, Yuki, Tsukuda Norihiko, Shunputei Shota & Ichikawa Mikako

Monday, January 03, 2022

Preview of "Kamakura dono no 13 nin" - NHK 2022 Taiga


Title: Kamakura dono no 13 nin / 鎌倉殿の13人 (The 13 Lords of the Shogun)
Official website: here
Official Instagram: here
Official Twitter: here
O.A. Start Date: 9 January 2022
Timeslot: Sundays 8pm
Broadcast by: NHK
Scriptwriter: Mitani Koki
Narrator: Nagasawa Masami
Cast: Oguri Shun, Aragaki Yui, Bando Yajuro, Miyazawa Rie, Kataoka Ainosuke, Koike Eiko, Miyazawa Ema, Ooizumi Yo, Kaneko Daichi, Minami Sara, Suda Masaki, Sakota Takaya, Niiro Shinya, Sugimoto Tetta, Eguchi Noriko, Aoki Munetaka, Akimoto Sayaka, Ichikawa Somegoro, Yashima Norito, Asano Kazuyuki, Kajihara Zen, Takezai Terunosuke, Sato Jiro, Horiuchi Keiko, Kusabue Mitsuko, Nakagawa Taishi, Nakamura Shido, Yamamoto Koji, Kunimura Jun, Sato Koichi, Nishida Toshiyuki, Suzuki Kyoka, Matsudaira Ken, Koizumi Kotaro, Tanaka Min, Ichikawa Ennosuke etc.

Sunday, January 02, 2022

Preview of "Fight Song" - Winter 2022


Title: Fight Song ファイトソング
Official website: here
Official Instagram: here
Official TikTok: here
Official Twitter: here
O.A. Start Date: 11 Jan 2022
Timeslot: Tuesdays 10pm
Broadcast by: TBS
Cast: Kiyohara Kaya, Mamiya Shotaro, Kikuchi Fuuma, Higashi Keisuke, Fujiwara Sakura, Wakabayashi Jiei, Kubozuka Airu, Riko, Kuriyama Chiaki, Hashimoto Jun, Totsugi Shigeyuki & Inamori Izumi

Saturday, January 01, 2022

Preview of "Dr. White" - Winter 2022


Title: Dr. White ドクターホワイト
Official website: here
Official Instagram: here
Official Twitter: here
Official YouTube: here
O.A. Start Date: 17 Jan 2022
Timeslot: Mondays 10pm
Original novel by: Kibayashi Shin
Cast: Hamabe Minami, Emoto Tasuku, Takimoto Miori, Okazaki Sae, Katagiri Jin, Takahashi Tsutomu, Takahashi Fumiya, Katsuji Ryo, Miyata Toshiya, Maiguma Katsuya, Kote Shinya & Ishizaka Koji