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.
Rank Title Gross 1 Yo-kai Watch: The Movie () 2 The Boy and the Beast () 3 Hero () 4 Detective Conan: Sunflowers of Inferno () 5 Doraemon: Nobita's Space Heroes () 6 Dragon Ball Z: Resurrection 'F' () 7 Attack on Titan () 8 Flying Colors () 8 Love Live! The School Idol Movie () 10 Assassination Classroom ()
Film releases January – March Opening Title Cast and crew Details Genre(s) JANUARY 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 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 17 From Kobe Director: Mitsuhito Shiraha Cast: Izumi Fujimoto, Eiji Sugawara, Arisa Urahama Based on a novel. Drama Again Director: Sumio Ōmori Cast: Kiichi Nakai, Emi Wakui, Toshirō Yanagiba Based on a novel. Drama, Sports Bali Big Brother Director: Toshio Lee Cast: Shinichi Tsutsumi, Machiko Ono, Naoto Inti Raymi, Nanao Based on a novel. Drama, Comedy Wonderful World End Director: Daigo Matsui Cast: Ai Hashimoto, Laurent Lafitte, Jun Aonami, Yu Inaba Based on a novel. Drama, Youth, Musical 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 31 Joker Game Director: Yu Irie Cast: Kazuya Kamenashi, Yūsuke Iseya, Kyoko Fukada, Keisuke Koide, Harry Yamamoto Based on a novel. Historical, Drama Maestro! Director: Shōtarō Kobayashi Cast: Tori Matsuzaka, Miwa, Aoba Kawai Based on a manga. Drama, Musical A Stitch of Life Director: Yukiko Mishima Cast: Miki Nakatani, Takahiro Miura, Hairi Katagiri, Haru Kuroki, Hana Sugisaki Based on a manga. Drama Midnight Diner Director: Joji Matsuoka Cast: Kaoru Kobayashi, Saki Takaoka, Tokio Emoto, Mikako Tabe Based on a novel. Drama, Romance FEBRUARY 7 Sukimasuki Director: Kōta Yoshida Cast: Keita Machida, Kokone Sasaki, Kokone Sasaki, Eriko Nakamura Based on a manga. Drama, Comedy 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 公開初週成績の出典。 Her Granddaughter Director: Ryūichi Hiroki Cast: Nana Eikura, Etsushi Toyokawa, Osamu Mukai, Sakura Ando, Tomoya Maeno Based on a manga. Drama 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 The Mourner Director: Yukihiko Tsutsumi Cast: Kengo Kora, Yuriko Ishida, Arata Iura, Yusuke Yamamoto, Yumi Asō Based on a novel. Drama Little Forest Part 2 Director: Junichi Mori Cast: Ai Hashimoto, Takahiro Miura, Mayu Matsuoka, Yoichi Nukumizu Based on a manga. Fantasy, Drama 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 27 The Curtain Rises Director: Katsuyuki Motohiro Cast: Kanako Momota, Shiori Tamai, Ayaka Sasaki, Momoka Ariyasu Based on a novel. Drama, Comedy 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 MARCH 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 7 Doraemon: Nobita's Space Heroes Director: Yoshihiro Osugi Cast: Wasabi Mizuta, Megumi Ōhara Based on a manga. Children's 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 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 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 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 The Lion Standing in the Wind Director: Takashi Miike Cast: Takao Osawa, Satomi Ishihara, Yōko Maki, Masato Hagiwara Based on a song. Historical, Drama Strobe Edge Director: Ryūichi Hiroki Cast: Kasumi Arimura, Sota Fukushi, Jingi Irie, Yūki Yamada Based on a manga. Romance Ultraman Ginga S The MovieDirector: Koichi Sakamoto Cast: Takuya Negishi, Kiyotaka Uji, Taiyo Sugiura, Arisa Komiya, Ryuichi Ohura, Yukari Taki, Takahiro Katou, Takuya Kusakawa, Rina Koike, Moga MogamiBased on a television series, a sequel to Ultraman Ginga S.Tokusastsu, Action 21 Assassination Classroom Director: Eiichirō Hasumi Cast: Sota Fukushi, Yuma Nakayama, Yuki Furukawa, Renn Kiriyama Based on a manga. Sci-fi, Action, Comedy Super Hero Taisen GP: Kamen Rider 3Director: Takayuki Shibasaki Cast: Ryoma Takeuchi, Rio Uchida, Yu Inaba, Rei Yoshii, Kenta Hamano, Shunsuke Nishikawa, Gaku Matsumoto, Kaito Nakamura, Yuuka Yano, Kasumi Yamaya, Takashi SasanoBased on the Kamen Rider Drive and Shuriken Sentai Ninninger television series.Tokusastu, Action
April – June Opening Title Cast and crew Details Genre(s) APRIL 1 April Fools Director: Junichi Ishikawa Cast: Erika Toda, Tori Matsuzaka, Yūsuke Santamaria, Yukiyoshi Ozawa Based on a novel. Drama, Comedy drama 4 A Farewell to Jinu Director: Suzuki Matsuo Cast: Ryuhei Matsuda, Sadao Abe, Takako Matsu, Toshiyuki Nishida Based on a manga. Comedy 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 Tamayura ~Graduation Photo~ Director: Junichi Sato Cast: Ayana Taketatsu, Kana Asumi, Yūko Gibu, Yuka Iguchi Based on a manga. Comedy drama, Drama 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 17 Detective Conan: Sunflowers of Inferno Director: Kōbun Shizuno Cast: Minami Takayama, Wakana Yamazaki Based on a manga. Mystery 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 Vampire in Love Director: Mai Suzuki Cast: Cast: Mirei Kiritani, Shōta Totsuka, Seiichi Tanabe, Nene Otsuka Based on a novel. Romance, Comedy 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 25 Ryuzo and the Seven Henchmen Director: Takeshi Kitano Cast: Tatsuya Fuji, Masaomi Kondō, Tōru Shinagawa, Ben Hiura Based on a novel. Action, Comedy Parasyte: Part 2 Director: Takashi Yamazaki Cast: Shōta Sometani, Eri Fukatsu, Sadao Abe, Ai Hashimoto Based on a manga. Horror, Action 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 MAY 2 Flying Colors Director: Nobuhiro Doi Cast: Kasumi Arimura, Atsushi Itō, Shūhei Nomura, Yūhei Ōuchida Based on a novel. Political, Comedy The Next Generation: Patlabor Director: Mamoru Oshii Cast: Erina Mano, Seiji Fukushi, Rina Ōta, Shigeru Chiba Based on a manga. Sci-fi, Action 8 Poison Berry in My Brain Director: Yūichi Satō Cast: Yoko Maki, Hidetoshi Nishijima, Ryunosuke Kamiki, Yō Yoshida Based on a manga. Romance, Comedy Miss Hokusai Director: Keiichi Hara Cast: Anne Watanabe, Yutaka Matsushige, Gaku Hamada, Kengo Kora, Jun Miho Based on a manga. Histortical, Drama 16 Akegarasu Director: Yuichi Fukuda Cast: Masaki Suda, Yu Shirota, Ryuya Wakaba, Riho Yoshioka, Hayato Kakizawa Based on a stage. Drama, Thriller Kakekomi Director: Masato Harada Cast: Yo Oizumi, Erika Toda, Hikari Mitsushima, Rina Uchiyama Based on a novel. Historical, Comedy Deadman Inferno: Z Island Director: Hiroshi Shinagawa Cast: Show Aikawa, Sawa Suzuki, Yūichi Kimura, Daisuke Migakawa Based on a novel. Horror, Action 23 Initiation Love Director: Yukihiko Tsutsumi Cast: Atsuko Maeda, Kanro Morita, Shota Matsuda, Fumino Kimura, Takahiro Miura Based on a novel. Romance 30 Shinjuku Swan Director: Sion Sono Cast: Gō Ayano, Takayuki Yamada, Erika Sawajiri, Yūsuke Iseya, Jun Murakami Based on a manga. Comedy, Action Sweet Bean Director: Naomi Kawase Cast: Kirin Kiki, Masatoshi Nagase, Kyara Uchida, Etsuko Ichihara Based on a novel. Historical, Drama JUNE 6 Mother's Trees Director: Itsumichi Isomura Cast: Kyōka Suzuki, Mirai Shida, Takahiro Miura, Takehiro Hira, Seiichi Tanabe Based on a novel. Historical Pieta in the Toilet Director: Daishi Matsunaga Cast: Yojiro Noda, Hana Sugisaki, Lily Franky, Saya Ichikawa, Shinobu Otake Based on a novel. Drama, Youth Prophecy Director: Yoshihiro Nakamura Cast: Toma Ikuta, Erika Toda, Ryohei Suzuki, Gaku Hamada Based on a novel. Mystery, Thriller 13 Love Live! The School Idol Movie Director: Takahiko Kyōgoku Cast: Emi Nitta, Yoshino Nanjō, Aya Uchida, Suzuko Mimori Based on a manga. Musical Our Little Sister Director: Hirokazu Kore-eda Cast: Haruka Ayase, Masami Nagasawa, Kaho, Suzu Hirose, Ryo Kase Based on a manga. Drama 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 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 Yakuza Apocalypse Director: Takashi Miike Cast: Hayato Ichihara, Yayan Ruhian, Riko Narumi, Lily Franky Based on a novel. Horror, Dark fantasy, Action 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 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 28 Strayer's Chronicle Director: Takahisa Zeze Cast: Masaki Okada, Shōta Sometani, Riko Narumi, Mayu Matsuoka Based on a novel. Science fantasy, Action, Youth Chasuke's Journey Director: Sabu Cast: Kenichi Matsuyama, Ito Ohno, Ren Osugi, Yūsuke Iseya Based on a novel. Fantasy, Drama, Comedy drama Love & Peace Director: Sion Sono Cast: Hiroki Hasegawa, Kumiko Asō, Kiyohiko Shibukawa, Eita Okuno, Makita Sports Based on a novel. Sci-fi
July – September