Highest-grossing films

RankTitleGross
1 Ponyo ¥15.5 billion
2 Boys Over Flowers: Final ¥7.75 billion
3 Suspect X ¥4.92 billion
4 Pokémon: Giratina & the Sky Warrior ¥4.80 billion
5 AIBOU: The Movie ¥4.44 billion

List of films

A list of films produced in Japan in 2008 (see 2008 in film).

TitleDirectorCastGenreNotes
10 Promises to My DogKatsuhide MotokiRena Tanaka, Mayuko Fukuda, Etsushi ToyokawaDrama
20th Century Boys 1: Beginning of the EndYukihiko TsutsumiToshiaki Karasawa, Etsushi Toyokawa, Takako TokiwaScience fiction, MysteryBased on a manga
Achilles and the TortoiseTakeshi KitanoBeat Takeshi
Bleach: Fade to BlackNoriyuki AbeVoices of Masakazu Morita, Fumiko Orikasa, Kentarō ItōSupernatural/action/animeBased on a manga/anime series created by Tite Kubo/Sequel to The DiamondDust Rebellion
Us vs the police:700 day warRenpei TsukamotoIchihara HayatoComedy
Cafe IsobeKeisuke YoshidaHiroyuki Miyasako, Riisa Naka, Kumiko Asō, Mari Hamada
Cruel RestaurantKoji KawanoMihiro, Sakae YamazakiErotic horrorReleased with unrated edition
Cyborg SheKwak Jae YoungKeisuke Koide, Haruka AyaseScience fiction, Time travel
Deep Sea Monster Reigo Shinpei Hayashiya Taiyo Sugiura, Mai Nanami, Yukijiro Hotaru
DeparturesYōjirō TakitaMasahiro MotokiWon best foreign film in the 2009 Academy Awards
Detective Conan: Full Score of FearMinami Takayama, Wakana Yamazaki, Akira Kamiya
Doraemon Movie: Nobita and the Green Giant LegendWasabi Mizuta, Megumi Ōhara, Yumi Kakazu, Subaru Kimura, Tomokazu Seki
Engine Sentai Go-onger: Boom Boom! Bang Bang! GekijōBang!!Noboru TakemotoYasuhisa Furuhara, Shinwa Kataoka, Rina Aizawa, Masahiro Usui, Kenji Ebisawa, Nao Oikawa, Hidenori Tokuyama, Yumi Sugimoto
Flowers in the ShadowsYuichiro HirakawaJunichi Okada, Aoi Miyazaki, Atsushi Itō, Aya HirayamaDramaBased on a novel
Hana yori Dango FinalMao Inoue, Jun Matsumoto, Shun Oguri, Shota MatsudaRomanceBased on a manga
Happy FlightShinobu YaguchiSeiichi Tanabe, Saburō Tokitō, Haruka AyaseComedy
The Homeless StudentTomoyuki Furumaya
The Monster X Strikes Back Minoru Kawasaki Natsuki Katō, Kazuki Kato, Takeshi Kitano Comedy
K-20: Legend of the MaskShimako SatoTakeshi KaneshiroAction
Kamen Rider Den-O & Kiva: Climax Deka
Kamen Rider Kiva: King of the Castle in the Demon World
KurosagiTomohisa Yamashita, Maki Horikita, Yui IchikawaThriller
L: Change the WorLdHideo NakataKenichi MatsuyamaDeath Note films Spin-off
Love ExposureShion SonoAtsuro Watabe, Itsuji Itao, Mami Nakamura, Hikari Mitsushima, Takahiro Nishijima, Sakura Andoromance, comedy, drama, Art House & international, actionJapanese
The Machine GirlNoboru IguchiMinase Yashiro, Asami, Ryōsuke KawamuraHorror, action comedy
Naruto Shippūden 2: BondsKamegaki Hajime
One Piece the Movie: Episode of Chopper: Bloom in the Winter, Miracle SakuraMayumi Tanaka, Kazuya Nakai, Akemi Okamura, Kappei Yamaguchi, Hiroaki Hirata, Ikue Ōtani, Yuriko Yamaguchi, Kazuki YaoSeries creator Eiichirō Oda took part in screenwriting
OrochiNorio TsurutaYoshino Kimura, Noriko Nakagoshi, Mitsuki TanimuraBased on a manga
Pokémon: Giratina and the Sky Warrior
Ponyo on the Cliff by the SeaHayao MiyazakiFantasy anime
Pyū to Fuku! Jaguar - The MovieMakkoi SaitōJun Kaname, Hiroaki Ogi, Mai TakahashiComedy, MusicalLive-Action film based on a manga
Sakigake!! OtokojukuTak SakaguchiTak Sakaguchi, Shōei, Akaji Maro, Hideo Sakaki, Tetsushi Tanaka, Hiroyuki Onoue, Shintaro Yamada, Shun SugataLive-Action film based on a manga
School Days with a PigTetsu MaedaSatoshi Tsumabuki, Mieko Harada, Tomoko TabataBased on a true event
Shaolin GirlKatsuyuki MotohiroKou Shibasaki, Toru Nakamura, Kitty Zhang Yuqi, Tin Kai Man, Lam Chi Chung, Takashi Okamura, Yōsuke EguchiComedyInspired by the 2001 Hong Kong film Shaolin Soccer
Superior Ultraman 8 BrothersTakeshi YagiHiroshi NaganoComedyThis Has King Gesura King Pandon Super Alien Hipporit King Goldras King Silvergon Ultraman Tiga Ultraman Dyna Ultraman Gaia Ultraman Ultraseven Ultraman Jack Ultraman Ace Ultraman Mebius and Giga Chimera
A Tale of Mari and Three PuppiesRyuichi InomataEiichiro Funakoshi, Akiko Matsumoto, Ryohei Hirota
The Taste of FishShingo MatsubaraTakao Osawa, Rena Tanaka, Tsuyoshi Ihara, Yoko Moriguchi, Shiro Ito, Akira EmotoDramaBased on a manga
Tokyo Gore PoliceYoshihiro NishimuraItsuji Itao, Camille LaBry, Shōko NakaharaAction, Horror
Tokyo SonataKiyoshi KurosawaTeruyuki Kagawa, Kyōko KoizumiDrama
Tsuribaka Nisshi 19: Yokoso! Suzuki Kensetsu Goikko SamaYūzō AsaharaToshiyuki Nishida, Miyoko Asada
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