List of Japanese films of 2005

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Highest-grossing films

RankTitleGross
1 Howl's Moving Castle ¥19.6 billion
2 Pokémon: Lucario and the Mystery of Mew ¥4.30 billion
3Negotiator: Mashita Masayoshi¥4.20 billion
4 Nana ¥4.03 billion
5The Suspect: Muroi Shinji¥3.83 billion

List of films

A list of films released in Japan in 2005 (see 2005 in film).

Contents

TitleDirectorCastGenreNotes
All About My Dog Yūki Amami, YosiYosi Arakawa Drama
Always Sanchōme no Yūhi Takashi Yamazaki Maki Horikita
Hidetaka Yoshioka
Japan Academy Prize for Best Film
Based on a manga
Azumi 2: Death or Love Shusuke Kaneko Aya Ueto, Yuma Ishigaki, Chiaki Kuriyama, Shun Oguri Action, Samurai film
Bashing Masahiro Kobayashi Based on actual events Entered into the 2005 Cannes Film Festival
Blind Love Daisuke Gotō Konatsu, Yōta Kawase Pink Silver Prize, Pink Grand Prix
Crayon Shin-chan: Buri Buri 3 Minutes Charg Anime
CUSTOM MADE 10.30 Hajime Ishimine(ANIKI) Kaela Kimura, Erika Saiemon, Tamio Okuda, Kenichi Matsuyama, Susumu Terajima, Ryō Kase, Mickey Curtis, Yoshiko Miyazaki Comedy, Music
Dekaranger vs. Abaranger Action,

Super Sentai

Detective Conan: Strategy Above the Depths Anime
Fullmetal Alchemist the Movie: Conqueror of Shamballa Anime
For Every Fukui Revolution Yoichiro Morikawa Kanji Tsuda
Hiroshi Yamamoto
Frog Song Shinji Imaoka Konatsu
Rinako Hirasawa
Pink Best Film, Pink Grand Prix
Funky Forest Katsuhito Ishii Tadanobu Asano
Susumu Terajima
Comedy
The Great Yokai War Takashi Miike Fantasy
Itsuka dokusho suruhi Akira Ogata Yūko Tanaka, Ittoku Kishibe
Kamataki Claude Gagnon Matthew Smiley, Tatsuya Fuji, Kazuko Yoshiyuki DramaCanada-Japan coproduction
Kamen Rider Hibiki & The Seven Senki Action / Superhero
Kamen Rider the First Action / SuperheroRemake of the original Kamen Rider
Konjiki no Gash Bell!!: Attack of the Mechavulcan Anime
Linda Linda Linda Nobuhiro Yamashita Bae Doona, Aki Maeda, Yu Kashii, Shiori Sekine
Lorelei: The Witch of the Pacific Ocean Shinji Higuchi
Magiranger vs. Dekaranger
Memoirs of a Geisha Rob Marshall Zhang Ziyi
Ken Watanabe
Michelle Yeoh
Kōji Yakusho
Youki Kudoh
Kaori Momoi
Gong Li
Epic period drama
Miss Peach: Peachy Sweetness Huge Breasts Yumi Yoshiyuki Yumika Hayashi
Sakurako Kaoru
Pink romantic comedy Yumika Hayashi's last film
My God, My God, Why Hast Thou Forsaken Me? Shinji Aoyama DramaScreened at the 2005 Cannes Film Festival
Nana Kentarō Ōtani Aoi Miyazaki
Mika Nakashima
Manga;

Drama

Naruto the Movie 2: Great Clash! The Illusionary Ruins at the Depths of the Earth Anime
Negadon: The Monster from Mars
Noriko's Dinner Table
One Piece the Movie: Baron Omatsuri and the Secret Island Mayumi Tanaka, Kazuya Nakai, Akemi Okamura, Kappei Yamaguchi, Hiroaki Hirata, Ikue Ōtani, Yuriko Yamaguchi
Otokotachi no Yamato Historical;

War

Pacchigi! Kazuyuki Izutsu Erika Sawajiri, Shun Shioya
Poketto Monsutā Adobansu Jenerēshon Myū and the Wave Guiding Hero Rukario Anime
The Princess in the Birdcage Kingdom Itsuro Kawasaki Miyu Irino, Yui Makino, Tetsu Inada, Daisuke Namikawa, Mika Kikuchi Anime Based on a manga
Princess Raccoon Seijun Suzuki Zhang Ziyi
Joe Odagiri
Musical fantasy Screened at the 2005 Cannes Film Festival
Rinne Takashi Shimizu Yuka Horror
The Samurai I Loved Mitsuo Kurotsuchi Entered into the 28th Moscow International Film Festival
Sayonara Midori-chan Tomoyuki Furumaya
Shinobi: Heart Under Blade
Strange Circus
A Stranger of Mine
Summer Time Machine Blues
Tetsujin 28: The Movie Shin Togashi Based on a manga
The Prince of Tennis - The Two Samurai: The First Game
Tomie: Beginning
Tomie: Revenge
xxxHolic: A Midsummer Night's Dream Tsutomu Mizushima Jun Fukuyama, Sayaka Ohara Anime Based on a manga
Yaji and Kita: The Midnight Pilgrims

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