Top 10 Japanese Box Office Movies for 2021 (Non-Anime Movies)
by wanderational | created - 8 months ago | updated - 1 month ago | PublicList based on In-Year Releases and retrieved from Box Office Mojo website
https://www.boxofficemojo.com/year/2021/?area=JP&grossesOption=totalGrosses
Note:
Excluding music movies.
1. Tokyo Revengers (2021)
TV-14 | 120 min | Action, Crime, Drama
A middle-aged loser travels in time to his school years, and, in order to save the love of his life from future doom, he must become the leader of a dreaded school gang.
Director: Tsutomu Hanabusa | Stars: Takumi Kitamura, Yûki Yamada, Yôsuke Sugino, Keita Arai
Votes: 1,162
2. Rurouni Kenshin: Final Chapter Part I - The Final (2021)
TV-MA | 138 min | Action, Drama
Kenshin's past catches up to him causing the destruction of Akabeko Restaurant, which was Kenshin's favorite place to eat. There, he finds a note with the word "Junchu" on it.
Director: Keishi Ohtomo | Stars: Takeru Satoh, Mackenyu, Emi Takei, Yôsuke Eguchi
Votes: 8,398
3. I Fell in Love Like a Flower Bouquet (2021)
124 min | Drama, Romance
Two people meet each other at a Tokyo train station and start a love affair.
Director: Nobuhiro Doi | Stars: Masaki Suda, Kasumi Arimura, Kaya Kiyohara, Kanata Hosoda
Votes: 1,799
4. Masquerade Night (2021)
129 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
An anonymous letter is delivered to the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department. The letter states that a criminal of a murder case will appear at the countdown party Masquerade Night that will be held at Hotel Cortesia Tokyo.
Director: Masayuki Suzuki | Stars: Masami Nagasawa, Takuya Kimura, Ryo Ishibashi, Kumiko Asô
Votes: 377
5. 99.9 Criminal Lawyer: The Movie (2021)
120 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
Hiroto Miyama works with rookie lawyer Honoka Kono on a team that specializes with criminal cases for Madarame Law Firm. Atsuhiro Sada has become the director of the law firm. One day, the ... See full summary »
Stars: Jun Matsumoto, Teruyuki Kagawa, Hana Sugisaki, Jin Katagiri
Votes: 21
6. Rurouni Kenshin: Final Chapter Part II - The Beginning (2021)
TV-MA | 137 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
Before becoming a protector, Kenshin is a fearsome assassin known as Battosai, but his story changes when he meets the gentle Tomoe Yukishiro.
Director: Keishi Ohtomo | Stars: Takeru Satoh, Kasumi Arimura, Yôsuke Eguchi, Kazuki Kitamura
Votes: 7,995
7. Your Turn to Kill (2021)
142 min | Drama, Mystery
Newlyweds Nana and Shota Tezuka move into an apartment. Two situations, different from the drama series, take place: "What if Shota attends the resident's meeting and not Nana?" and "What if exchange murder game doesn't begin?"
Director: Noriyoshi Sakuma | Stars: Towa Araki, Kôdai Asaka, Yoshihiko Hakamada, Tomoyo Harada
Votes: 22
8. And So the Baton Is Passed (2021)
137 min | Drama
Yuko Morimiya is a high school student and she lives with her stepfather Morimiya. Morimiya is her third father. Her mother, Rika, is a free spirited person and has remarried several times.... See full summary »
Director: Tetsu Maeda | Stars: Masachika Ichimura, Kurumi Inagaki, Satomi Ishihara, Mei Nagano
Votes: 52
9. Character (I) (2021)
125 min | Crime, Horror, Thriller
A kind man aspires to become a comic creator, but villains and evil deeds do not come easily to him. Things take a surprise turn when he comes across a family who were described as idealized that are no more.
Director: Akira Nagai | Stars: Masaki Suda, Fukase, Mitsuki Takahata, Shidô Nakamura
Votes: 422
10. The Fable: The Killer Who Doesn't Kill (2021)
133 min | Action, Comedy, Mystery
The Fable/Akira Sato killed 5 men 4 years ago. He meets the girl injured back then in a wheelchair. She's staying with the 6th on his kill list canceled last moment. The 6th is now scamming/extorting people.
Director: Kan Eguchi | Stars: Jun'ichi Okada, Fumino Kimura, Yurina Hirate, Masanobu Andô
Votes: 1,347
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