# List of Japanese films of 2025

Japanese films released in 2025 (令和7年) include 694 domestic titles distributed theatrically in Japan, a year in which the domestic market reached a record ¥274.4 billion in total box office and four Japanese films each grossed more than ¥10 billion (100 億円).<sup>[1](https://www.eiren.org/toukei/)</sup><sup> • </sup><sup>[2](https://natalie.mu/eiga/news/657900)</sup> The year was led by *Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba – The Movie: Infinity Castle* (劇場版「鬼滅の刃」無限城編 第一章 猗窩座再来), with the live-action period film *[Kokuho](https://www.edgepedia.org/kokuho-film)* (国宝) becoming the highest-grossing local live-action title of all time.<sup>[3](https://www.eiren.org/toukei/img/eiren_kosyu/data_current_2025.pdf)</sup><sup> • </sup><sup>[4](https://unic-cinemas.org/fileadmin/user_upload/Publications/2026/UNIC_Annual_Report_2026.pdf)</sup>

| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Total box office | ¥274,452 million, 132.6% of 2024's ¥206,983 million; Japanese films took ¥207,569 million, a 75.6% share<sup>[1](https://www.eiren.org/toukei/)</sup> |
| Record year | The highest annual gross recorded in the Japanese market, per the Motion Picture Producers Association of Japan (Eiren) figures<sup>[5](https://gagalog.com/feature/46134)</sup> |
| Releases | 694 Japanese films and 611 imported films, 1,305 total, on 3,697 screens<sup>[1](https://www.eiren.org/toukei/)</sup> |
| Admissions | 188,756 thousand (130.7% of 2024); average admission ¥1,454<sup>[1](https://www.eiren.org/toukei/)</sup> |
| #1 film | *Demon Slayer: Infinity Castle*, 391.4 億円 (Toho/Aniplex)<sup>[3](https://www.eiren.org/toukei/img/eiren_kosyu/data_current_2025.pdf)</sup> |
| #2 film | *Kokuho*, 195.5 億円, the highest-grossing local live-action title of all time<sup>[3](https://www.eiren.org/toukei/img/eiren_kosyu/data_current_2025.pdf)</sup><sup> • </sup><sup>[4](https://unic-cinemas.org/fileadmin/user_upload/Publications/2026/UNIC_Annual_Report_2026.pdf)</sup> |
| Worldwide standing | *Infinity Castle* grossed about $690 million worldwide, seventh-highest globally in 2025 and the only Japanese film in the worldwide top 20<sup>[4](https://unic-cinemas.org/fileadmin/user_upload/Publications/2026/UNIC_Annual_Report_2026.pdf)</sup> |

## The year in overview

The Motion Picture Producers Association of Japan (Eiren), which publishes annual industry figures each January, reported 2025 box office of ¥274,452 million, 132.6% of the 2024 figure of ¥206,983 million. Admissions rose to 188,756 thousand from 144,441 thousand the previous year, and the average admission price rose from ¥1,433 to ¥1,454. Japanese films earned 75.6% of the total, against 24.4% for imported films, on 694 domestic and 611 imported releases across 3,697 screens.<sup>[1](https://www.eiren.org/toukei/)</sup> A JETRO market summary using the same association data confirms these series figures, showing domestic share between 66.9% (2023) and 79.3% (2021) over recent years.<sup>[6](https://www.jetro.go.jp/ext_images/industry/contents/coh/pdf/CMN_JAPAN_SPECIAL_2026.pdf)</sup> The United International Cinemas (UNIC) annual report describes Japan as a standout market in 2025, up 31% over 2024 and 16% above the pre-pandemic average in local currency.<sup>[4](https://unic-cinemas.org/fileadmin/user_upload/Publications/2026/UNIC_Annual_Report_2026.pdf)</sup>

**Different counters, different totals.** [Box Office Mojo](https://www.edgepedia.org/box-office-mojo), which uses its own calendar and currency conversion, recorded $1,330,790,858 for the Japanese market in 2025, up 57.7% year on year, across 177 releases.<sup>[7](https://www.boxofficemojo.com/year/?area=JP)</sup> Its historical series places 2025 well above 2024's $843,926,036 (which fell 18.4% that year), above 2023's $1,033,811,322, and above 2022's $1,121,651,255.<sup>[7](https://www.boxofficemojo.com/year/?area=JP)</sup>

## Top-grossing Japanese films of 2025

Eiren's list of 2025 titles grossing at least 10 億円, published at the end of January 2026, ranks the year's domestic films as follows; figures are in units of 100 million yen (億円).<sup>[3](https://www.eiren.org/toukei/img/eiren_kosyu/data_current_2025.pdf)</sup>

| Rank | Film | Gross (億円) | Distributor | Release month |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 劇場版「鬼滅の刃」無限城編 第一章 猗窩座再来 (*Demon Slayer: Infinity Castle*) | 391.4 | Toho/Aniplex | July |
| 2 | 国宝 (*Kokuho*) | 195.5 | Toho | June |
| 3 | 名探偵コナン 隻眼の残像（フラッシュバック） (*Detective Conan: One-Eyed Flashback*) | 147.4 | Toho | April |
| 4 | 劇場版「チェンソーマン レゼ篇」 (*Chainsaw Man – The Movie: Reze Arc*) | 104.3 | Toho | September |
| 5 | はたらく細胞 (*Cells at Work!*) | 63.6 | Warner Bros. | December 2024 |
| 6 | 劇場版「TOKYO MER〜走る緊急救命室〜南海ミッション」 | 52.9 | Toho | August |
| 7 | 8番出口 (*Exit 8*) | 51.7 | Toho | August |

Titles marked with a star in the Eiren table, including *Infinity Castle*, *Kokuho*, and *Chainsaw Man – The Movie: Reze Arc*, were still in release when the list was compiled.<sup>[3](https://www.eiren.org/toukei/img/eiren_kosyu/data_current_2025.pdf)</sup> Lower down the list, *Under Ninja* (January, 15.9), *About a Place in the Kinki Region* (August, 15.6), *[Colorful Stage! The Movie: A Miku Who Can't Sing](https://www.edgepedia.org/colorful-stage-the-movie-a-miku-who-cant-sing)* (January, 15.0), and the *Princess Mononoke* 4K remaster (October, 12.8) also crossed 10 億円; the table records *Princess Mononoke*'s cumulative gross across releases as 214.6 億円. Japanese films grossing at least 10 億円 summed to 1,672.2 億円.<sup>[3](https://www.eiren.org/toukei/img/eiren_kosyu/data_current_2025.pdf)</sup>

By the Box Office Mojo calendar, the top releases in Japan in 2025 were *Infinity Castle* ($247,265,354), *Kokuho* ($117,187,894), *Detective Conan: One-Eyed Flashback* ($96,996,115), *Chainsaw Man – The Movie: Reze Arc* ($63,555,393), *Zootopia 2* ($52,002,123), *Tokyo Mer the Movie: Nankai Mission* ($33,931,597), *Jurassic World: Rebirth* ($33,095,050), *Exit 8* ($32,472,663), *[Doraemon: Nobita's Art World Tales](https://www.edgepedia.org/doraemon-nobitas-art-world-tales)* ($31,100,000), and *A Minecraft Movie* ($26,630,230).<sup>[8](https://www.boxofficemojo.com/year/2025/?area=JP)</sup>

## Demon Slayer: Infinity Castle and record setting

The UNIC annual report states that *Infinity Castle* ranked first in Japan "by some distance," grossing nearly ¥40 billion ($258 million), and became Japan's second highest-grossing film of all time, surpassed only by its 2020 predecessor *Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba – The Movie: Mugen Train*. Worldwide it reached approximately $690 million, the seventh highest-grossing film of 2025 globally and the only Japanese film in the worldwide top 20, breaking multiple records as the highest-grossing anime/Japanese title of all time. The report adds that two new *Demon Slayer* films are in the pipeline, likely to be released from 2027.<sup>[4](https://unic-cinemas.org/fileadmin/user_upload/Publications/2026/UNIC_Annual_Report_2026.pdf)</sup>

*Kokuho*, directed by Lee Sang-il, renewed the all-time box office record for a live-action Japanese film, as Cinema Today reported in its year-end ranking of the domestic top ten.<sup>[9](https://www.cinematoday.jp/news/N0152661)</sup> A JETRO report on the Mexican market notes that *Infinity Castle* opened there on about 3,000 screens, a scale comparable to Hollywood blockbusters.<sup>[10](https://www.jetro.go.jp/ext_images/_Reports/02/2026/c2fd1b28858aec75/202603.pdf)</sup>

## Notable 2025 releases beyond the top ten

Distributor lineups and film databases document a wide range of 2025 releases. Tokyo Theatres distributed *Oi, Oue* (おーい、応為), a film about Hokusai's daughter, on October 17, the war-anniversary rerelease of *In This Corner of the World* (終戦80年上映『この世界の片隅に』) on August 1, and *Danso* (男神) on September 19.<sup>[11](https://mt.ttcg.jp/distribution/2025/)</sup> The Japanese Film Database (JFDB), which catalogs more than 7,200 Japanese films, lists among its 2025 titles *After the Quake*, directed by Inoue Tsuyoshi, a theatrical version of the NHK TV drama based on Murakami Haruki's linked short stories, released October 3; *Dear Stranger*, directed by Mariko Tetsuya, a Japanese-Taiwanese-American co-production shot entirely in New York and released September 12; and *KAEDE: Our Echoing Stars*, directed by Yukisada Isao and based on the band Spitz's song "Kaede."<sup>[12](https://jfdb.jp/en/?mobile-app=true&theme=false)</sup> The film listing service Eiga.com counts 1,687 films with 2025 Japanese theatrical releases in its year-by-year catalog, covering both Japanese and imported titles.<sup>[13](https://cinema.eiga.com/release/)</sup>

## Context in the Japanese market

The 2025 result reversed the market's 2024 decline and restored admissions to a level well above the pandemic-era lows of 106.14 million (2020) and 114.82 million (2021), with total box office of ¥274,452 million against ¥221,482 million in 2023 and ¥206,983 million in 2024.<sup>[6](https://www.jetro.go.jp/ext_images/industry/contents/coh/pdf/CMN_JAPAN_SPECIAL_2026.pdf)</sup> The year's domestic ranking placed animation in three of the top four slots and a live-action period drama, *Kokuho*, at number two, while imported titles such as *Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning* (52.8 億円), *Moana 2* (51.7 億円), and *Jurassic World Rebirth* (49.0 億円) entered the overall year's top ten.<sup>[5](https://gagalog.com/feature/46134)</sup>

## References

1. [2025年（令和7年）全国映画概況, 一般社団法人日本映画製作者連盟 (Eiren)](https://www.eiren.org/toukei/)
2. [2025年興行収入は過去最高の2744億、「鬼滅の刃」「国宝」「コナン」「チェンソーマン」が100億超（映連発表）, 映画ナタリー](https://natalie.mu/eiga/news/657900)
3. [2025年(令和7年) 興行収入10億円以上番組（2026年1月末）, Eiren PDF](https://www.eiren.org/toukei/img/eiren_kosyu/data_current_2025.pdf)
4. [Cinema-going / UNIC Annual Report 2026, UNIC](https://unic-cinemas.org/fileadmin/user_upload/Publications/2026/UNIC_Annual_Report_2026.pdf)
5. [〖2026年最新版〗映画興行収入ランキング（邦画・洋画別）, ガガログ](https://gagalog.com/feature/46134)
6. [THE JAPAN CINEMA MARKET AT A GLANCE, JETRO (source: Motion Picture Producers Association of Japan)](https://www.jetro.go.jp/ext_images/industry/contents/coh/pdf/CMN_JAPAN_SPECIAL_2026.pdf)
7. [Japanese Yearly Box Office, Box Office Mojo](https://www.boxofficemojo.com/year/?area=JP)
8. [Japanese Box Office For 2025, Box Office Mojo](https://www.boxofficemojo.com/year/2025/?area=JP)
9. [2025年興収1位は『鬼滅の刃』！『国宝』『コナン』『チェンソーマン』メガヒット作相次ぐ, シネマトゥデイ](https://www.cinematoday.jp/news/N0152661)
10. [表2-2 2025年 世界興行収入ランキング, JETRO](https://www.jetro.go.jp/ext_images/_Reports/02/2026/c2fd1b28858aec75/202603.pdf)
11. [2025年 東京テアトル配給作品, テアトルシネマグループ](https://mt.ttcg.jp/distribution/2025/)
12. [Latest Titles, JFDB – Japanese Film Database](https://jfdb.jp/en/?mobile-app=true&theme=false)
13. [映画公開年別リスト, 映画.com](https://cinema.eiga.com/release/)

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