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Top 10 Japanese Box Office Movies for 2016

by wanderreich • Created 5 years ago • Modified 5 years ago
Since the massive success of Your Name. (2016), I have more interest in Japanese Box Office Movies and made the list of those annually started from 2016.

Here is the list of top 10 Japanese Box Office Movies for 2016.
List based on In-Year Releases and retrieved from Box Office Mojo website
https://www.boxofficemojo.com/year/2016/?area=JP&grossesOption=totalGrosses
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  • Your Name. (2016)

    1. Your Name.

    20161h 46m81Metascore
    8.4 (358K)
    Two teenagers share a profound, magical connection upon discovering they are swapping bodies. Things manage to become even more complicated when the boy and girl decide to meet in person.
    DirectorMakoto ShinkaiStarsRyûnosuke KamikiMone KamishiraishiRyo Narita
  • Godzilla in Shin Godzilla (2016)

    2. Shin Godzilla

    20162hPG-1367Metascore
    6.8 (41K)
    Japan is plunged into chaos upon the appearance of a giant monster.
    DirectorsHideaki AnnoShinji HiguchiStarsHiroki HasegawaYutaka TakenouchiSatomi Ishihara
  • Hiroaki Hirata, Kazuya Nakai, Akemi Okamura, Ikue Ôtani, Mayumi Tanaka, Kappei Yamaguchi, Yuriko Yamaguchi, Kazuhiro Yamaji, Kazuki Yao, Gaku Hamada, Hikari Mitsushima, Kendô Kobayashi, and Nanao in One Piece Film: Gold (2016)

    3. One Piece Film: Gold

    20162h 4mTV-1443Metascore
    7.1 (8.1K)
    Luffy and his pirates can't wait to board the glittering Sin City ship known as Gran Tesoro, but they soon find themselves in way over their heads.
    DirectorHiroaki MiyamotoStarsMayumi TanakaKazuya NakaiAkemi Okamura
  • Shun Oguri in Nobunaga Concerto: The Movie (2016)

    4. Nobunaga Concerto: The Movie

    20162h 6m
    6.2 (487)
    This adaptation to a popular manga is the story of a contemporary teenager travelling back in time to the Sengoku period of the sixteenth century. There he meets with the historical figure Oda Nobunaga who instills in him the mission to deliver peace to Japan. Being aware that Oda may soon die, and the plot that accompanies the occurrence, the protagonist debates altering the outcome of what may yet come to be.
    DirectorHiroaki MatsuyamaStarsShun OguriKô ShibasakiTakayuki Yamada
  • Doraemon the Movie: Nobita and the Birth of Japan (2016)

    5. Doraemon the Movie: Nobita and the Birth of Japan

    20161h 44m
    6.7 (1.2K)
    Doraemon and friends trying to save a boy name Kukuru and his tribe from Gigazombie who want to change history for his own sake in the ancient times.
    DirectorShinnosuke YakuwaStarsChiakiMiki FukuiAya Hisakawa
  • Kazunari Ninomiya, Kippei Shîna, Ryôsuke Yamada, Mirei Kiritani, Seishirô Katô, Kang Ji-young, Masaki Suda, Seika Taketomi, Kanna Hashimoto, and Maika Yamamoto in Assassination Classroom: The Graduation (2016)

    6. Assassination Classroom: The Graduation

    20161h 58mM
    5.7 (989)
    The story of the assassination classroom and their teacher target continues with the students' own conflicts, Korosensei's identity, and the fate of the world as the deadline for assassination approaches.
    DirectorEiichirô HasumiStarsKanna HashimotoMasaki SudaKazunari Ninomiya
  • Yôkai Watch: the Movie: The Flying Whale and the Grand Adventure of the Double Worlds, Meow! (2016)

    7. Yôkai Watch: the Movie: The Flying Whale and the Grand Adventure of the Double Worlds, Meow!

    20161h 39m
    6.5 (102)
    When a giant flying whale suddenly appears over Sakura New Town and its sound is heard the Yo-Kai undergo a transformation. The characters soon realize that as a result they have become corporeal and exist in a material world. This is the third film in the Yok-Kai Watch series based on the hit game.
    DirectorsShinji UshiroTakeshi YokoiStarsRisa AiHibiki AoiNaoki Bando
  • Botanical Books (2016)

    8. Botanical Books

    20161h 52m
    6.2 (532)
    Sayaka works as a property agent. One day after work, she finds a man, named Itsuki, collapsed outside her house. She takes him in and they start to live together. Itsuki teaches her about cooking and plants, but holds many secrets.
    DirectorKôichirô MikiStarsJôji AbeKazuyuki AijimaDuncan
  • In This Corner of the World (2016)

    9. In This Corner of the World

    20162h 9mPG-1373Metascore
    7.8 (13K)
    A spirited 18-year-old woman is married off to a man she barely knows as she combats the daily struggles of living in Hiroshima during World War II.
    DirectorSunao KatabuchiStarsNonAva PickardKenna Pickard
  • A Silent Voice: The Movie (2016)

    10. A Silent Voice: The Movie

    20162h 10mNot Rated78Metascore
    8.1 (121K)
    A deaf girl, Shoko, is bullied by the popular Shoya. As Shoya continues to bully Shoko, the class turns its back on him. Shoko transfers and Shoya grows up as an outcast. Alone and depressed, the regretful Shoya finds Shoko to make amends.
    DirectorNaoko YamadaStarsMiyu IrinoSaori HayamiAoi Yûki

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