List of Japanese films of 2008
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Highest-grossing films[]
Rank | Title | Gross |
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1 | Ponyo | ¥15.5 billion |
2 | Boys Over Flowers: Final | ¥7.75 billion |
3 | Suspect X | ¥4.92 billion |
4 | Pokémon: Giratina & the Sky Warrior | ¥4.80 billion |
5 | AIBOU: The Movie | ¥4.44 billion |
List of films[]
A list of films produced in Japan in 2008 (see 2008 in film).
Title | Director | Cast | Genre | Notes | |
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10 Promises to My Dog | Katsuhide Motoki | Rena Tanaka, Mayuko Fukuda, Etsushi Toyokawa | Drama | ||
20th Century Boys 1: Beginning of the End | Yukihiko Tsutsumi | Toshiaki Karasawa, Etsushi Toyokawa, Takako Tokiwa | Science fiction, Mystery | Based on a manga | |
Achilles and the Tortoise | Takeshi Kitano | Beat Takeshi | |||
Bleach: Fade to Black | Noriyuki Abe | Voices of Masakazu Morita, Fumiko Orikasa, Kentarō Itō | Supernatural/action/anime | Based on a manga/anime series created by Tite Kubo/Sequel to The DiamondDust Rebellion | |
Ichihara Hayato | Comedy | ||||
Cafe Isobe | Keisuke Yoshida | Hiroyuki Miyasako, Riisa Naka, Kumiko Asō, Mari Hamada | |||
Cruel Restaurant | Mihiro, | Erotic horror | Released with unrated edition | ||
Cyborg She | Keisuke Koide, Haruka Ayase | Science Fiction, Time travel | |||
Deep Sea Monster Reigo | Shinpei Hayashiya | Taiyo Sugiura, Mai Nanami, Yukijiro Hotaru | |||
Departures | Yōjirō Takita | Masahiro Motoki | Won best foreign film in the 2009 Academy Awards | ||
Detective Conan: Full Score of Fear | Minami Takayama, Wakana Yamazaki, Akira Kamiya | ||||
Doraemon Movie: Nobita and the Green Giant Legend | Wasabi Mizuta, Megumi Ōhara, Yumi Kakazu, Subaru Kimura, Tomokazu Seki | ||||
Engine Sentai Go-onger: Boom Boom! Bang Bang! GekijōBang!! | Noboru Takemoto | Yasuhisa Furuhara, Shinwa Kataoka, Rina Aizawa, Masahiro Usui, Kenji Ebisawa, Nao Oikawa, Hidenori Tokuyama, Yumi Sugimoto | |||
Flowers in the Shadows | Junichi Okada, Aoi Miyazaki, Atsushi Itō, Aya Hirayama | Drama | Based on a novel | ||
Hana yori Dango Final | Mao Inoue, Jun Matsumoto, Shun Oguri, Shota Matsuda | Romance | Based on a manga | ||
Happy Flight | Shinobu Yaguchi | Seiichi Tanabe, Saburō Tokitō, Haruka Ayase | Comedy | ||
The Homeless Student | Tomoyuki Furumaya | ||||
The Monster X Strikes Back | Minoru Kawasaki | Natsuki Katō, Kazuki Kato, Takeshi Kitano | Comedy | ||
K-20: Legend of the Mask | Shimako Sato | Takeshi Kaneshiro | Action | ||
Kamen Rider Den-O & Kiva: Climax Deka | |||||
Kamen Rider Kiva: King of the Castle in the Demon World | |||||
Kurosagi | Tomohisa Yamashita, Maki Horikita, Yui Ichikawa | Thriller | |||
L: Change the WorLd | Hideo Nakata | Kenichi Matsuyama | Death Note films Spin-off | ||
Love Exposure | Shion Sono | Atsuro Watabe, Itsuji Itao, Mami Nakamura, Hikari Mitsushima, Takahiro Nishijima, Sakura Ando | romance, comedy, drama, , action | Japanese | |
The Machine Girl | Noboru Iguchi | Minase Yashiro, Asami, | Horror, action comedy | ||
Naruto Shippūden 2: Bonds | |||||
One Piece the Movie: Episode of Chopper: Bloom in the Winter, Miracle Sakura | Mayumi Tanaka, Kazuya Nakai, Akemi Okamura, Kappei Yamaguchi, Hiroaki Hirata, Ikue Ōtani, Yuriko Yamaguchi, Kazuki Yao | Series creator Eiichirō Oda took part in screenwriting | |||
Orochi | Norio Tsuruta | Yoshino Kimura, Noriko Nakagoshi, Mitsuki Tanimura | Based on a manga | ||
Pokémon: Giratina and the Sky Warrior | |||||
Ponyo on the Cliff by the Sea | Hayao Miyazaki | Fantasy anime | |||
Pyū to Fuku! Jaguar - The Movie | Makkoi Saitō | Jun Kaname, Hiroaki Ogi, Mai Takahashi | Comedy, Musical | Live-Action film based on a manga | |
Sakigake!! Otokojuku | Tak Sakaguchi | Tak Sakaguchi, Shōei, Akaji Maro, Hideo Sakaki, Tetsushi Tanaka, Hiroyuki Onoue, Shintaro Yamada, Shun Sugata | Live-Action film based on a manga | ||
School Days with a Pig | Satoshi Tsumabuki, Mieko Harada, Tomoko Tabata | Based on a true event | |||
Shaolin Girl | Katsuyuki Motohiro | Kou Shibasaki, Toru Nakamura, Kitty Zhang Yuqi, Tin Kai Man, Lam Chi Chung, Takashi Okamura, Yōsuke Eguchi | Comedy | Inspired by the 2001 Hong Kong film Shaolin Soccer | |
Superior Ultraman 8 Brothers | Takeshi Yagi | Hiroshi Nagano | Comedy | This Has King Gesura King Pandon Super Alien Hipporit King Goldras King Silvergon Ultraman Tiga Ultraman Dyna Ultraman Gaia Ultraman Ultraseven Ultraman Jack Ultraman Ace Ultraman Mebius and Giga Chimera | |
A Tale of Mari and Three Puppies | Eiichiro Funakoshi, Akiko Matsumoto, | ||||
The Taste of Fish | Takao Osawa, Rena Tanaka, Tsuyoshi Ihara, Yoko Moriguchi, Shiro Ito, Akira Emoto | Drama | Based on a manga | ||
Tokyo Gore Police | Yoshihiro Nishimura | Itsuji Itao, , | Action, Horror | ||
Tokyo Sonata | Kiyoshi Kurosawa | Teruyuki Kagawa, Kyōko Koizumi | Drama | ||
Tsuribaka Nisshi 19: Yokoso! Suzuki Kensetsu Goikko Sama | Toshiyuki Nishida, Miyoko Asada |
External links[]
- Japanese films of 2008 at the Internet Movie Database
- 2008 in Japan
- 2008 in Japanese television
- List of 2008 box office number-one films in Japan
Categories:
- Lists of Japanese films by year
- Lists of 2008 films by country or language
- 2008 in Japanese cinema