A list of Japanese films that were first released in 2018.
Highest-grossing films The following is a list of the top 10 highest-grossing Japanese films released at the Japanese box office in 2018.
Rank Title Gross 1 Code Blue () 2 Detective Conan: Zero the Enforcer () 3 Doraemon the Movie: Nobita's Treasure Island () 4 Shoplifters () 5 Gintama 2 () 6 Destiny: The Tale of Kamakura () 7 One Cut of the Dead () 8 Pokémon the Movie: The Power of Us () 9 Killing for the Prosecution () 10 Mirai ()
Film releases January – March Opening Title Director Cast JANUARY 5 We Make Antiques! Masaharu Take Kiichi Nakai, Kuranosuke Sasaki 6 Love, Chunibyo & Other Delusions! Take on Me Tatsuya Ishihara Jun Fukuyama, Maaya Uchida, Azumi Asakura, Chinatsu Akasaki, Sumire Uesaka, Juri Nagatsuma Garo: Kami no Kiba Keita Amemiya Wataru Kuriyama, Junya Ikeda, Tsunenori Aoki 13 Attack on Titan: The Roar of Awakening Tetsurō Araki, Masashi Koizuka Yūki Kaji, Yui Ishikawa, Marina Inoue, Hiro Shimono Mazinger Z: Infinity Keita Amemiya Wataru Kuriyama, Junya Ikeda, Tsunenori Aoki Evil and the Mask Teppei Nakamura Hiroshi Tamaki, Yuko Araki, Ryo Yoshizawa, Tatsuya Nakamura 19 Saki Achiga-hen episode of Side-A Yuichi Onuma Hiyori Sakurada, Momoka Ito, Yuri Tsunematsu, Kōme Watanabe, Riko Nakayama, Nao Minamisawa The Lies She Loved Kazuhito Nakae Masami Nagasawa, Issey Takahashi, Daigo, Rina Kawaei, Maho Nonami, Eriko Hatsune 26 Colours of Wind Kwak Jae-yong Yuki Furukawa, Takemi Fujii, Tomoya Ishii, Yoshihiko Hakamada, Mantaro Koichi, Yoshiko Nakada The Crimes That Bind Katsuo Fukuzawa Hiroshi Abe, Nanako Matsushima, Junpei Mizobata, Rena Tanaka, Erina Mano FEBRUARY 2 Impossibility Defense Kōji Shiraishi Tori Matsuzaka, Erika Sawajiri, Mackenyu, Shotaro Mamiya, Tet Wada, Tetsuya Sugaya 3 The Scythian Lamb Daihachi Yoshida Ryo Nishikido, Fumino Kimura, Yuka, Kazuki Kitamura, Mikako Ichikawa, Shingo Mizusawa 9 Macross Delta the Movie: Passionate Walkūre Kenji Yasuda Yuuma Uchida, Minori Suzuki, Asami Seto, Ami Koshimizu, Kiyono Yasuno, Nao Tōyama 10 Color Me True Hideki Takeuchi Haruka Ayase, Kentaro Sakaguchi, Tsubasa Honda, Kazuki Kitamura, Akiyoshi Nakao, Anna Ishibashi Code Geass Lelouch of the Resurrection the Movie: Rebellion Path Gorō Taniguchi Jun Fukuyama, Takahiro Sakurai, Yukana, Ami Koshimizu, Kaori Nazuka, Fumiko Orikasa 16 River's Edge Isao Yukisada Fumi Nikaidō, Ryo Yoshizawa, Shuhei Uesugi, Sumire, Shiori Doi, Aoi Morikawa 17 Sunny 32 Kazuya Shiraishi Pierre Taki, Rie Kitahara, Mugi Kadowaki, Lily Franky, Taro Suruga, Takuma Otoo Dharuriser the Movie Katsunori Sato Takeaki Wachi, Kunihiko Ida, Taro Yamaguchi 24 Maquia: When the Promised Flower Blooms Mari Okada Manaka Iwami, Miyu Irino, Ai Kayano, Yūki Kaji Infini-T Force Jun Matsumoto Ai Kayano, Kenichi Suzumura, Atsushi Ono, Tomokazu Seki, Takahiro Sakurai, Soma Saito MARCH 3 Principal! Tetsuo Shinohara Yuina Kuroshima, Nozomu Kotaki, Mahiro Takasugi, Rina Kawaei, Mitsuki Tanimura Bungo Stray Dogs: Dead Apple Takuya Igarashi Yūto Uemura, Mamoru Miyano, Yoshimasa Hosoya, Toshiyuki Toyonaga Doraemon the Movie: Nobita's Treasure Island Kazuaki Imai Wasabi Mizuta, Megumi Ohara, Yumi Kakazu, Subaru Kimura, Tomokazu Seki ドラえもん 新劇場版は川村元気が脚本 傑作「宝島」がモチーフで18年3月公開 毎日新聞 2017年6月14日 10 Kids on the Slope Takahiro Miki Yuri Chinen, Taishi Nakagawa, Nana Komatsu, Erina Mano Last Winter, We Parted Tomoyuki Takimoto Takanori Iwata, Mizuki Yamamoto, Takumi Saito, Reina Asami, Kaho Tsuchimura, Kazuki Kitamura (2017年8月1日のアーカイブ） Sakura Guardian in the North Yōjirō Takita Sayuri Yoshinaga, Masato Sakai, Ryoko Shinohara, Ittoku Kishibe, Reiko Takashima, Toshiyuki Nagashima Ultraman Geed The Movie: Connect the Wishes!Koichi SakamotoTatsuomi Hamada, Chihiro Yamamoto, Mayu Hasegawa, Hideyoshi Iwata, Yûta Ozawa, Yuika Motokariya 17 Chihayafuru Part 3 Norihiro Koizumi Suzu Hirose, Shuhei Nomura, Mackenyu, Mone Kamishiraishi Pretty Cure Superstars! Yoko Ikeda Rie Hikisaka, Rina Honnizumi, Yui Ogura, Konomi Tada 21 Laughing Under the Clouds Katsuyuki Motohiro Sota Fukushi, Yuma Nakayama, Yuki Furukawa, Renn Kiriyama 30 Honey So Sweet Kōji Shintoku Sho Hirano, Yuna Taira, Ryusei Yokohama, Kaho Mizutani
April - June Opening Title Director Cast APRIL 6 The Bastard and the Beautiful World Various Sion Sono, Kenji Yamauchi, Hikari Ōta, Yuichi Kodama 7 Servamp: Alice in the Garden Hideaki Nakano Takuma Terashima, Yūki Kaji, Hiro Shimono, Kazuma Horie 13 Detective Conan: Zero the Enforcer Tachikawa Yuzuru Minami Takayama, Wakana Yamazaki, Rikiya Koyama, Tōru Furuya Crayon Shin-chan: Burst Serving! Kung Fu Boys ~Ramen Rebellion~ Wataru Takahashi Akiko Yajima, Miki Narahashi, Toshiyuki Morikawa, Satomi Kōrogi, Mari Mashiba, Tamao Hayashi 20 Inuysashiki Shinsuke Sato Noritake Kinashi, Takeru Satoh, Fumi Nikaidō, Kanata Hongō 27 Batman Ninja Junpei Mizusaki Kōichi Yamadera, Wataru Takagi, Ai Kakuma, Roger Craig Smith, Tony Hale, Grey DeLisle My Little Monster Sho Tsukikawa Masaki Suda, Tao Tsuchiya, Yuki Furukawa, Yuki Yamada, Elaiza Ikeda Marmalade Boy Ryūichi Hiroki Hinako Sakurai, Ryo Yoshizawa, Miho Nakayama, Rei Dan MAY 4 Laplace's Witch Takashi Miike Sho Sakurai, Suzu Hirose, Sota Fukushi, Tao Okamoto, Masanobu Takashima, Mirai Shida 5 PriPara and Kiratto Pri Chan the Movie! Nobutaka Yoda Coco Hayashi, Miyu Kubota, Nanami Atsugi, Himika Akaneya 11 Love × Doc Osamu Suzuki Yō Yoshida, Shuhei Nomura, Kayoko Okubo, Atsushi Shinohara 12 Last Hold! Yukinori Makabe Ryoichi Tsukada, Iwamoto Hikaru, Tatsuya Fukasawa, Shōta Watanabe The Blood of Wolves Kazuya Shiraishi Kōji Yakusho, Tori Matsuzaka, Yōko Maki, Kenichi Takito 18 Nomitori Zamurai Yasuo Tsuruhashi Hiroshi Abe, Shinobu Terajima, Etsushi Toyokawa, Takumi Saito Godzilla: City on the Edge of Battle Hiroyuki Seshita, Kōbun Shizuno Mamoru Miyano, Takahiro Sakurai, Tomokazu Sugita, Junichi Suwabe 19Kamen Rider Amazons the Movie: The Last JudgementHidenori IshidaTom Fujita, Masashi Taniguchi, Rena Takeda, Ayu Higashi, Mitsutoshi Shundo 25 What a Wonderful Family 3! Yoji Yamada Isao Hashizume, Kazuko Yoshiyuki, Masahiko Nishimura, Yui Natsukawa My Friend: A Takahisa Zeze Toma Ikuta, Eita, Kōichi Satō, Kaho After the Rain Akira Nagai Nana Komatsu, Yo Oizumi, Nana Seino, Hayato Isomura, Shono Hayama 26 Code Geass Lelouch of the Resurrection the Movie: Imperial Path Gorō Taniguchi Jun Fukuyama, Takahiro Sakurai, Yukana, Ami Koshimizu My Brother's Friend Ryo Nakajima Ryusei Yokohama, Risa Matsukaze, Kōdai Matsuoka, Tsuyoshi Furukawa JUNE 1 Over Drive Eiichirō Hasumi Masahiro Higashide, Mackenyu, Aoi Morikawa, Takumi Kitamura, Keita Machida 50 First Kiss Yuichi Fukuda Takayuki Yamada, Masami Nagasawa, Tsuyoshi Muro, Katsuya 2 Peacemaker Kurogane Hiroshi Takeuchi Yūki Kaji, Yumiko Kobayashi, Jouji Nakata, Mitsuki Saiga 8 A Forest of Wool and Steel Kōjirō Hashimoto Kento Yamazaki, Mone Kamishiraishi, Tomokazu Miura, Moka Kamishiraishi Shoplifters Hirokazu Kore-eda Lily Franky, Sakura Ando, Mayu Matsuoka, Kairi Jo, Sosuke Ikematsu, Kirin Kiki 9 Life in Overtime Hideo Nakata Hiroshi Tachi, Hitomi Kuroki, Ryōko Hirosue, Asami Usuda 15 Recall Katsuhide Motoki Tomoya Nagase, Dean Fujioka, Issey Takahashi, Kyoko Fukada 22 Yakiniku Dragon Wui Shin Chong Yōko Maki, Mao Inoue, Yo Oizumi, Nanami Sakuraba 23 One Cut of the Dead Shinichiro Ueda Takayuki Hamatsu, Mao, Harumi Syuhama, Yuzuki Akiyama The Cat in His Arms Isshin Inudo Erika Sawajiri, Ryo Yoshizawa, Kazunobu Mineta, KOM_I Missions of Love Toru Yamamoto Tina Tamashiro, Yuta Koseki, Kanta Sato, Anna Yamada 30 Punk Samurai Slash Down! Gakuryū Ishii Gō Ayano, Keiko Kitagawa, Masahiro Higashide, Shōta Sometani
July - September Opening Title Director Cast JULY 6 Rainbow Days Ken Iizuka Reo Sano, Taishi Nakagawa, Mahiro Takasugi, Ryusei Yokohama 7 You, Your, Yours Daigo Matsui Sosuke Ikematsu, Kim Kkot-bi, Shinnosuke Mitsushima, Koji Okura 13 Pokémon the Movie: The Power of Us Tetsuo Yajima Rica Matsumoto, Ikue Ōtani, Megumi Hayashibara, Shinichiro Miki 20 Bleach Shinsuke Sato Sota Fukushi, Hana Sugisaki, Ryo Yoshizawa, Taichi Saotome Mirai Mamoru Hosoda Moka Kamishiraishi, Haru Kuroki, Gen Hoshino, Kumiko Asō 27 Code BLUE The Movie Masaki Nishimura Tomohisa Yamashita, Yui Aragaki, Erika Toda, Manami Higa, Ryo Narita, Yuko Araki, Fumika Baba, Mackenyu AUGUST 1 Sensei Kunshu Sho Tsukikawa Ryoma Takeuchi, Minami Hamabe, Taiki Sato, Rina Kawaei Ao-Natsu: Blue Summer Takeshi Furusawa Wakana Aoi, Hayato Sano, Seika Furuhata, Takumi Kizu 3 My Hero Academia: Two Heroes Kenji Nagasaki Daiki Yamashita, Kenta Miyake, Nobuhiko Okamoto, Ayane Sakura 4Kamen Rider Build the Movie: Be The OneKazuya KamihoriuchiAtsuhiro Inukai, Eiji Akaso, Kouhei Takeda, Kaho Takada, Yuki Ochi, Yukari Taki, Yukiaki Kiyama 10 Flavors of Youth Li Haoling, Jiaoshou Yi Xiaoxing, Yoshitaka Takeuchi Taito Ban, Mariya Ise, Sayuri Sadaoka, Minako Kotobuki 17 Penguin Highway Hiroyasu Ishida Kana Kita, Yū Aoi, Rie Kugimiya, Megumi Han Gintama 2 Yuichi Fukuda Shun Oguri, Masaki Suda, Kanna Hashimoto, Yūya Yagira, Haruma Miura, Masataka Kubota, Ryo Yoshizawa, Masaki Okada, Tsuyoshi Muro 18 The Seven Deadly Sins the Movie: Prisoners of the Sky Noriyuki Abe Yūki Kaji, Sora Amamiya, Misaki Kuno, Aoi Yūki 24 Killing for the Prosecutions Masato Harada Kazunari Ninomiya, Yuriko Yoshitaka, Yutaka Matsushige, Takehiro Hira Modest Heroes Hiromasa Yonebayashi, Yoshiyuki Momose, Akihiko Yamashita Fumino Kimura, Rio Suzuki, Machiko Ono, Kentaro Sakaguchi 31 Sunny+ Hitoshi Ōne Ryoko Shinohara, Suzu Hirose, Eiko Koike, Rie Tomosaka SEPTEMBER 1 I Want to Eat Your Pancreas Shinichiro Ushijima Mahiro Takasugi, Lynn, Yukiyo Fujii, Yuuma Uchida Amiko Yôko Yamanaka Aira Sunohara, Hiroro Oshita, Maiko Mineo 7 FLCL Alternative n' Progressive the Movie! Katsuyuki Motohiro Mayumi Shintani, Karen Miyama, Yuri Yoshida, Megumi Hayashibara Kasane Yūichi Satō Kyoko Yoshine, Tao Tsuchiya, You Yokoyama, Mariko Tsutsui Shottan, The Miracle Toshiaki Toyoda Ryuhei Matsuda, Yojiro Noda, Kento Nagayama, Shōta Sometani 14 Hibiki Sho Tsukikawa Yurina Hirate, Keiko Kitagawa, Ayaka Wilson, Shun Oguri 3D Kanojo: Real Girl Tsutomu Hanabusa Ayami Nakajo, Hayato Sano, Hiroya Shimizu, Yuri Tsunematsu 21 Eating Women Jiro Shono Kyōko Koizumi, Erika Sawajiri, Atsuko Maeda, Alice Hirose Cafe Funiculì, Funiculà Tsukahara Ayuko Kasumi Arimura, Kentaro Ito, Haru, Kento Hayashi My Dad is a Heel Wrestler! Kyōhei Fujimura Hiroshi Tanahashi, Yoshino Kimura, Kokoro Terada, Riisa Naka 28 Samurai's Promise Daisaku Kimura Junichi Okada, Hidetoshi Nishijima, Haru Kuroki, Sosuke Ikematsu, Hirofumi Arai, Kyoko Yoshine, Yūya Yagira 29 Natsume's Book of Friends the Movie: Tied to the Temporal World Takahiro Omori, Hideaki Itō Hiroshi Kamiya, Kazuhiko Inoue, Sanae Kobayashi, Miki Itō
October - December