Though not the powerhouse it once was, Japan is still a major producer of movies in Asia. These days, quirky movies and manga/anime adaptations continue to shape Japanese cinema’s distinctive flavor.
Have put together a list of the 10 Best Japanese movies of 2017 to help you easily choose which Japanese films to watch. This list includes not only highly popular movies, but also more artistic and thoughtful movies. Take a read!
Based on a 2015 novel of the same name, Let Me Eat Your Pancreas is a tear-jerking romance that doesn’t actually involve anyone eating pancreases. Instead, it is a tear-jerking romance about a high school student who finds out that his female friend has a terminal pancreatic disease.
Made In Abyss
Was a pretty big hit in Japan this year. It was the fifth-highest grossing Japanese movie of 2017, and the highest-grossing one that wasn’t adapted from an existing anime or manga.
FYI, the movie’s full official title is actually Let’s Go, JETS! From Small Town Girls to U.S. Champions?! The preponderance of punctuation and capitalization accurately reflects the movie’s tone… it’s as peppy as a cheerleading squad might be.
Particularly interesting is how it looks at what I consider a uniquely American phenomenon (cheerleading) from an Asian perspective. The premise of Japanese high schoolers becoming “US champions” is too interesting to pass up.
One Week Friends (2017)
While we’re on the note of teenage Japanese girls performing sexualized routines, let’s make a transition to Tokyo Idols, which is one of the most interesting documentaries of 2017.
Idol culture is huge in Japan. At one end of this phenomenon are teenage girls who perform in idol groups; at the other end are the oftentimes middle-aged male fans who worship the girls. To Western viewers, this may seem highly unusual, and contribute to the perception of Japan as a kitschy, eccentric country.
Explores the idol phenomenon through the eyes of a 19 year-old idol named Rio Hiiragi. It’s one of the most incisive looks at the “alternative emotional outlets” (host clubs and cuddle cafes come to mind as other examples) of Japan’s famously sexless and aging society. If you want to learn more about modern Japan,
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I consider Survival Family one of the more unique Japanese movies of 2017. It’s a rare family-themed post-apocalyptic movie, and is even more unique for its completely original script (not an adaptation).
The premise of the movie is simple: all electronic devices suddenly stop working, and a city-dwelling family of four must figure out a way to survive.
Besides showing scenes of a post-apocalyptic Japan, the movie also explores many thought-provoking themes relevant to Japanese society today. Today, Japan suffers from a loneliness epidemic. Husbands don’t sleep with their wives, and parents die alone when they fall out of contact with children.
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Its two main characters are Rinko (a female office worker) and Isamu (a male grad student), who used to be girlfriend and boyfriend but have since broken up. However, the two are still living together, which creates an interesting relationship-but-not-relationship dynamic that evokes certain Haruki Murakami novels.
Ready for another quirky indie Japanese movie? Well, director Sion Sono’s movie Antiporno certainly reinforces a lot of stereotypes about Japan as a place that, well, exports many weird movies and porn movies.
There’s actually a good backstory to this movie though. It’s part of something called the “Roman Porno Reboot Project”, an initiative of Nikkatsu — one of Japan’s biggest movie production companies. Back in the 1970s, Nikkatsu was in dire financial straits. In order to save itself from ruin, Nikkatsu started making softcore porn movies, known as “roman pornos” (roman = “romantic”).
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This is definitely a Not-Safe-for-Work kind of movie, and one that’s more on the artistic side. It’s somewhat reminiscent of Kabukicho Love Hotel and Lowlife Love, which I’ve reviewed here on CE. If you’re into that kind of stuff, definitely check out
The movie isn’t by Ghibli — it’s actually the first feature production of Studio Ponoc, a new animation studio. However, it certainly has many Ghibli-like characteristics.
The film centers on a young girl who named Mary who stumbles upon a flower that can turn her into a witch for a single night. It’s got high quality animation, cats, trippy supernatural elements, and sweeping fantasy… all elements that’ll appeal to Ghibli fans.
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Cat lovers of the world rejoice! The popular cat-collecting game Neko Atsume inspired a movie that came out earlier this year called Neko Atsume No Ie (alternatively translated as
The premise is simple: a writer moves into an empty house in order to spark his muse. After he leaves some food and toys outside, cats start congregating at his house. This is probably the most cat-dense Japanese movie that has come out in a while so, again, if you’re a cat lover, you should really check it out.
This is yet another indie movie that poetically grapples with loneliness and alienation in modern Japan. With a name like The Tokyo Night Sky Is Always the Densest Shade of Blue, what do you expect?
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The movie’s two main characters are Mika and Shinji. By day Mika is a nurse, by night she works at a girlie bar. Shinji is a laborer for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, and the two meet by poetic urban happenstance and things kick off from there.
Has all of the above, and much more. The movie did very well at the Japanese box office, and won praise from critics both inside and outside Japan.
Tags Ami Tomite, Atsushi Ito, Ayami Nakajo, Eri Fukatsu, Fumiyo Kohinata, Hana Sugisaki, Japanese, Keiko Kitagawa, Mariko Tsutsui, Minami Hamabe, Ryohei Suzuki, Ryunosuke Kamiki, Satomi Ishihara, Satoshi Ohno, Shioli Kutsuna, Shun Oguri, Suzu Hirose, Takumi Kitamura, Tomoro Taguchi, Wakana Aoi, Yuki Amami, Yuki IzumisawaI thought it would be helpful to have a cheat sheet of sorts. There have been a lot of announcements of manga being made into movies or drama series recently. Here’s a list of everything we can find that has recently premiered or will premiere this year.
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The story centers on a certain school swim team that is on the verge of being disbanded. The team only has three members: Shūhei, the team captain who looks after the others; Daiki, who is silent, taciturn, and has a great body; and Harumi, a handsome, effeminate man. The three second-year students are looking for more members to last the school year, and the members that end up joining include a complete beginner and someone who can barely swim.
Asuka Takanashi (Mariya Nishiuchi) is a twenty-something woman who works for a megabank and holds various professional qualifications in finance. Despite her successful career, she is extremely eager to get married and become a stay-at-home housewife. One day, she suddenly gets damped by her boyfriend of five years. Desperate to find her next potential husband, she immediately starts searching to find the “love of her life.” Then she meets Ryu Nanami (Ryuta Yamamura), a very popular TV newscaster. He appears to be the most ideal man for Asuka, except that Ryu is 100% against the idea of marriage and determined to never get married. However, despite their different views on marriage, they eventually fall in love and start their relationship. It seemed as though everything was going so well, but this was the beginning of their “Battle of Values.” Where is their romantic relationship headed? Will Asuka be able to announce her marriage and make her dream come true?
Naoki (Kanta Sato) and Kotoko (Reina Visa) enter the same university. Naoki majors in science and technology, while Kotoko majors in literature. A beautiful student, Yuko Matsumoto, appears in front of Naoki. Kotoko is shaken by her new rival in love.
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The story of the manga revolves around Yūki, a boy who wants to become friends with his classmate and desk neighbor Kaori. However, she gently declines his friendship, saying, “But, my… memories of my friends disappear in a week…” Even so, Yūki wants to become her friend, and so the two become friends over and over again as the weeks pass.
Cast includes Haruna Kawaguchi and Kento Yamazaki for the film’s main roles. Kawaguchi plays Kaori Fujimiya (seen left in photo), while Yamazaki plays Yūki Hase.
The manga and television series revolve around Sumire Iwaya, a tall and beautiful editor for a well-known newspaper who was just demoted by her boss and dumped by her fiancé for his pregnant mistress. Depressed, she encounters a homeless boy on the street who resembles her childhood pet Momo, and facetiously offers to take him home as a pet. However, the boy surprises Sumire by agreeing to the proposition.
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The story follows an eccentric girl named Nino who keeps a parrot on her shoulder and a carouser named Kira who passes his days with nonsense. Nino and Kira’s houses are next to each other but they have never spoken, until one day Nino finds out Kira’s secret and their fates intertwine.
Suzume Yosano (Mei Nagano) is a first grade high school student. She lived in the countryside, but, due to her parents transferring overseas for work, Suzume now lives in Tokyo with her uncle (Ryuta Sato). Suzume has never had a boyfriend before, but she has feelings for her homeroom teacher Satsuki Shishio (Shohei Miura).
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