"Set in Japan" Movies
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Movies at least partially set in Japan.
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Release Date | Title | Production Budget | Opening Weekend | Domestic Box Office | Worldwide Box Office |
Dec 1, 2023 | Godzilla Minus One (ゴジラ最新作)… |
$15,000,000 | $11,419,975 | $56,418,793 | $104,355,741 |
Dec 31, 2022 | Sabakan (サバカン) |
| | | $55,563 |
Dec 31, 2022 | Tama tsuki no yume (たまつきの夢)… |
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Dec 16, 2022 | Bôryoku gai (暴力街) |
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Aug 12, 2022 | Inu-Oh |
| $191,004 | $351,558 | $896,713 |
Aug 5, 2022 | Bullet Train |
$85,900,000 | $30,030,156 | $103,368,602 | $238,534,963 |
Mar 11, 2022 | Aikoku Joshi: Kurenai Michi |
| $7,781 | $19,100 | $19,100 |
Dec 15, 2021 | Minamata |
| | | $655,593 |
Mar 5, 2021 | Fukushima 50 |
| | | $5,948,122 |
Feb 23, 2021 | Tokugawa onna keibatsu-shi |
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Feb 2, 2021 | To Tokyo |
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Jan 8, 2021 | The Reason I Jump |
| | | $114,828 |
Dec 31, 2020 | People Just Do Nothing: Big… |
| | | $3,227,805 |
Aug 18, 2020 | Notzilla |
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Dec 31, 2019 | Tang Ren Jie Tan An 3 |
$117,000,000 | | | $625,136,211 |
May 17, 2019 | Netemo Sametemo |
| | | $128,751 |
Apr 22, 2019 | Waka Okami wa Shogakusei! |
| $763 | $134,787 | $1,667,750 |
Apr 12, 2019 | Penguin Highway |
| | | $3,902,796 |
Dec 7, 2018 | Gekijoban Haikara san-ga To… |
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Nov 29, 2018 | Mirai no Mirai |
| $63,325 | $812,794 | $30,430,147 |
Nov 23, 2018 | Manbiki kazoku |
| $89,264 | $3,313,513 | $72,625,771 |
Oct 19, 2018 | Caniba |
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Sep 28, 2018 | Huang Jin Xiong Di |
| $121,391 | $285,795 | $46,165,078 |
Sep 7, 2018 | Kusama: Infinity |
| $30,998 | $360,931 | $541,221 |
Aug 21, 2018 | Yoru Wa Mijikashi Aruke Yo … |
| $18,302 | $406,490 | $3,892,674 |
Aug 17, 2018 | Okujirasama: Futatsu no sei… |
| | $6,747 | $6,747 |
Aug 7, 2018 | Gendai Yakuza |
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Jul 20, 2018 | Sandome no satsujin |
| $10,670 | $89,315 | $13,411,818 |
Jul 6, 2018 | Ryuichi Sakamoto: Coda |
| $12,827 | $117,460 | $998,885 |
Jun 22, 2018 | The Catcher Was A Spy |
| $114,771 | $725,223 | $796,706 |
Apr 13, 2018 | Sign Gene |
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Mar 23, 2018 | Isle of Dogs |
| $1,620,294 | $32,015,231 | $58,497,750 |
Mar 16, 2018 | Ramen Heads |
| $7,085 | $57,346 | $57,346 |
Mar 2, 2018 | Oh Lucy! |
| $14,569 | $375,393 | $609,104 |
Feb 16, 2018 | Mind Game |
| $5,609 | $36,613 | $36,613 |
Feb 2, 2018 | Sanpo Suru Shinryakusha |
| $8,370 | $52,087 | $449,806 |
Dec 31, 2017 | The Outsider |
| | | $3,053 |
Nov 3, 2017 | On Wings of Eagles |
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Sep 8, 2017 | Hirune-hime: Shiranai watas… |
| $10,865 | $48,198 | $1,182,321 |
Sep 1, 2017 | Temple |
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Aug 11, 2017 | Kono sekai no katasumi ni |
$3,750,000 | | | $19,794,935 |
Aug 4, 2017 | Gunhamdo |
| | $1,104,957 | $45,872,441 |
Jun 9, 2017 | Bara no sôretsu |
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Apr 7, 2017 | Kimi no na wa |
| $1,637,510 | $5,000,181 | $361,219,507 |
Dec 28, 2016 | Umi ga kikoeru |
| $4,942 | $87,737 | $87,737 |
Dec 23, 2016 | Silence |
$46,500,000 | $130,880 | $7,100,177 | $23,726,626 |
Oct 21, 2016 | We are X |
| $7,526 | $45,270 | $3,132,486 |
Oct 21, 2016 | A Ga ssi |
| $92,129 | $2,006,788 | $38,571,040 |
Oct 11, 2016 | Shin Godjira |
| $451,293 | $1,908,028 | $75,614,390 |
Sep 23, 2016 | The Age of Shadows (밀정) |
$8,600,000 | $165,685 | $540,268 | $54,500,169 |
Sep 12, 2016 | Rurôni Kenshin: Kyôto taika… |
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Sep 12, 2016 | The People Garden |
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Aug 26, 2016 | The Sea of Trees |
| $1,877 | $20,444 | $908,926 |
Aug 19, 2016 | Kampai! For the Love of Sake |
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Aug 19, 2016 | Kubo and the Two Strings |
$55,000,000 | $12,608,372 | $48,023,088 | $77,548,122 |
Jul 22, 2016 | For a Few Bullets |
| $17,138 | $30,142 | $7,871,627 |
Jul 8, 2016 | Umimachi Diary |
| $25,118 | $467,555 | $15,712,752 |
Apr 2, 2016 | The Met: Live in HD - Madam… |
| $1,700,900 | $1,700,900 | $2,331,048 |
Mar 25, 2016 | Gwi-Hyang |
| | $123,704 | $23,427,657 |
Mar 18, 2016 | Mad Tiger |
| $1,119 | $6,823 | $6,823 |
Feb 17, 2016 | DONGJU; The Portrait of A Poet |
| | $56,184 | $8,004,283 |
Jan 8, 2016 | The Forest |
$10,000,000 | $12,741,176 | $26,594,261 | $40,749,230 |
Oct 23, 2015 | Tokyo Tribe |
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Aug 7, 2015 | Assassination |
| $287,700 | $1,904,682 | $96,934,299 |
Jul 17, 2015 | Mr. Holmes |
| $2,434,908 | $17,737,646 | $30,247,787 |
Apr 10, 2015 | Wa-shoku: Beyond Sushi |
| | $8,570 | $8,570 |
Mar 18, 2015 | Kumiko, The Treasure Hunter |
| $34,114 | $623,383 | $774,341 |
Jan 23, 2015 | Killers |
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Jan 23, 2015 | R100 |
$5,500,000 | $7,263 | $24,956 | $24,956 |
Dec 5, 2014 | Uzumasa raimuraito |
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Nov 11, 2014 | The Compleat Al |
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Mar 14, 2014 | Koi no tsumi |
| | | $50,758 |
Mar 14, 2014 | Himizu |
| | | $10,390 |
Mar 8, 2013 | Emperor |
| $1,014,099 | $3,346,264 | $14,905,469 |
May 7, 2010 | Babies |
| $2,161,460 | $7,320,323 | $12,146,819 |
Mar 21, 2008 | Shutter |
$8,000,000 | $10,447,559 | $25,928,550 | $47,782,426 |
Dec 9, 2005 | Memoirs of a Geisha |
$85,000,000 | $682,504 | $57,010,853 | $161,510,853 |
May 7, 2004 | Gojira |
| $38,030 | $491,389 | $491,389 |
Dec 5, 2003 | The Last Samurai |
$140,000,000 | $24,271,354 | $111,110,575 | $456,810,575 |
Jan 17, 1997 | Beverly Hills Ninja |
| $12,220,920 | $31,245,344 | $37,639,029 |
Mar 5, 1996 | Tonari no Totoro |
| | | $28,158,341 |
Feb 24, 1995 | The Hunted |
| $2,723,495 | $6,420,615 | $6,420,615 |
Mar 19, 1993 | Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle… |
$21,000,000 | $12,419,597 | $42,273,609 | $42,273,609 |
Oct 2, 1992 | Mr. Baseball |
| $5,240,375 | $20,883,046 | $20,883,046 |
Sep 22, 1989 | Black Rain |
$30,000,000 | $9,677,102 | $45,892,212 | $133,892,212 |
Dec 9, 1987 | Empire of the Sun |
| $1,314,509 | $22,238,696 | $22,238,696 |
Oct 10, 1980 | Kagemusha |
| | $4,000,000 | $4,001,058 |
Feb, 1979 | The Glacier Fox |
| | $3,500,000 | $3,500,000 |
1978 | The Bad News Bears Go To Japan |
| | $14,000,000 | $14,000,000 |
Unknown | Ai no korîda |
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Feb 20, 1976 | Onna Hissatsu Ken |
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Jun 13, 1967 | You Only Live Twice |
$9,500,000 | | $43,100,000 | $111,600,000 |
Jan 1, 1966 | Walk Don't Run |
| | $7,500,000 | $7,500,000 |
May 10, 1962 | Mosura |
| | | $92 |
Nov 29, 1956 | The Teahouse of the August … |
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Nov 19, 1956 | Shichinin no samurai |
$500,000 | | $463,287 | $494,802 |
Jan 31, 1951 | Call Me Mister |
| | $5,000,000 | $5,000,000 |
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