Movies Using the Japanese Language and Released in 2020

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The list below includes all films using the Japanese language, including movies using other languages as well.

Note: Since we are still actively researching languages, we consider this chart to be in beta mode. While we make every effort to collect all available data, there are inevitably omissions and errors. Please help us by sending corrections to corrections@the-numbers.com.

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MovieLanguage(s)GenreProduction
Budget		Worldwide
Box Office
to Date		Trailer
Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba—The Movie: Mugen Train (劇場版「鬼滅の刃」 無限列車編) Japanese Adventure $15,750,000 $507,119,058  
Stand by Me Doraemon 2 English,
German,
Hindi,
Japanese,
Korean,
Spanish,
Urdu		 Comedy   $66,606,471  
I’m From Today! Japanese Action   $47,895,889  
Eiga Doraemon: Nobita no shin kyôryû Japanese Adventure   $43,035,655  
Digimon Adventure: Last Evolution Kizuna Japanese Adventure   $21,914,375  
New Interpretations Records of the Three Kingdoms Japanese Comedy   $21,843,413  
Jiko Bukken: Kowai Madori Japanese   $21,204,112  
Eiga Entotsu Machi no Poupelle Japanese Adventure   $20,643,297  
Yarn Japanese Drama   $20,474,171  
Gekijouban Violet Evergarden Japanese Drama   $20,224,281  
Kaiji: Fainaru gêmu Japanese Adventure   $17,631,172  
Takizawa Enbujo Zero Japanese Multiple Genres   $15,179,804  
Gekijouban Poketto monsutâ: koko Japanese Adventure   $13,296,722  
Kureyon Shinchan: Gekitotsu Rakugakingudamu to Hobo Shi-Ri no Yusha Japanese Adventure   $12,225,829  
Wotaku ni Koi wa Muzukashii Japanese Romantic Comedy   $11,702,371  
Inunaki Mura Japanese Horror   $11,655,005  
Tsumi no Koe Japanese Action   $10,983,063  
Asada-ke Japanese Drama   $10,097,254  
Sumaho o otoshita dake na no ni: Toraware no satsujinki Japanese Thriller/Suspense   $9,687,188  
Kimi no Me ga Toikakete Iru Japanese Drama   $7,994,078  
AI Houkai Japanese Thriller/Suspense   $7,932,191  
Omoi, Omoware, Furi, Furare Japanese   $6,501,023  
Midnight Swan Japanese Drama   $6,397,065  
Doctor Death no Isan: Black File Japanese   $6,024,046  
Fukushima 50 Japanese Drama   $5,948,122  
Last Letter Japanese Drama   $5,645,911  
Kamen byôtô Japanese Thriller/Suspense   $5,106,794  
Made in Abyss: Fukaki Tamashî no Reimei Japanese Adventure   $4,971,973  
Ichido shinde mita Japanese Comedy   $4,258,270  
Guranburu Japanese Comedy   $3,930,159  
Fate/Grand Order Shinsei Entaku Ryoiki Camelot: Zenpen Wandering; Agateram Japanese Action   $3,658,090  
Movie Pretty Cure Miracle Leap A Mysterious Day With Everyone Japanese   $3,474,150  
Damashie No Kiba (騙し絵の牙) Japanese Drama   $3,391,799  
Kiokuya: Anata o wasurenai Japanese   $2,662,177  
Gekijôban Shirobako Japanese   $2,624,403  
Aokute Itakute Moroi Japanese Drama   $2,305,766  
Kishiryû Sentai Ryuusoujâ Bui Esu Rupanrenjâ Bui Esu Patorenjâ Japanese Action   $2,242,513  
Spy no Tsuma Japanese Thriller/Suspense   $1,987,947  
Watashi ga Motete Dosunda Japanese Romantic Comedy   $1,669,719  
Kyuso Wa Chizu No Yume Wo Miru Japanese Drama   $1,464,976  
Suiyoubi ga Kieta Japanese   $1,390,871  
Silent Tokyo Japanese Thriller/Suspense   $1,287,161  
Mishima Yukio vs Tôdai zenkyôtô: 50 nenme no shinjitsu Japanese Documentary   $1,229,264  
Farewell: Comedy of Life Begins with A Lie Japanese Comedy   $1,162,920  
Hinatazaka46 Documentary Movie: Debut After 3 Years Japanese Documentary   $1,143,074  
Mother Japanese Thriller/Suspense   $1,123,459  
Eizoken ni wa Te o Dasu na! Japanese Comedy   $1,034,117  
Given Japanese Action   $955,989  
Secret x Heroine Phantomirage!: Eiga ni Natte Chodaishimasu Japanese   $899,992  
10 Manbun no 1 Japanese   $841,737  
Step Japanese   $725,513  
Tonkatsu DJ Age-Taro Japanese   $698,683  
Yayoi, sangatsu: Kimi o ai shita 30-nen Japanese Drama   $652,161  
461ko no Obento Japanese   $647,074  
Haisukūru Furīto Japanese Action   $609,346  
Evangelion: 2.0 You Can (Not) Advance/Evangelion: 1.0 You Are (Not) Alone/Evangelion: 3.0 You Can (Not) Redo Japanese   $433,850  
Mio-Tsukushi Ryouri-Chou Japanese Drama   $399,142  
Haikyu!! OVA4 and Haikyu!! OVA5 Japanese Adventure   $311,483  
Shinigami: The Death Handler Japanese   $294,271  
Toei Manga Matsuri 2020 Japanese   $231,148  
Kimetsu no Yaiba: Hashira Gou Kaigi—Chouyashiki Hen Japanese Action   $183,052  
Burûawâ ni buttobasu Japanese Drama   $171,174  
The Long Goodbye Japanese Documentary   $157,346  
Asa ga Kuru English,
Japanese		 Drama   $102,744  
Oshiri Tantei Movie 2 Japanese Comedy   $93,083  
Food Luck! Shaun Japanese Drama   $84,875  
King of Prism All Stars: Prism Show Best 10 Japanese Adventure   $84,510  
Lost Girls and Love Hotels English,
Japanese		 Drama   $83,257  
Saezuru Tori Wa Habatakanai: The Clouds Gather Japanese Drama   $65,367  
Goblin Slayer: Goblin's Crown English,
Japanese		 Action   $63,439  
House of Cardin English,
French,
Italian,
Japanese		 Documentary   $57,347  
Girls und Panzer das Finale: Part I Japanese Action   $37,388  
Fukuoka Japanese,
Korean,
Mandarin		 Drama   $35,356  
Sayonara Made no 30 bu Japanese Drama   $29,759  
Special Actors Japanese Comedy   $24,684  
Eiga toshimaen Japanese Horror   $21,127  
Mori no iru basho Japanese Drama   $18,552  
Kimi no tori wa utaeru Japanese Drama   $17,929  
Shiraisan Japanese Comedy   $17,908  
Action Bulgarian,
English,
Japanese,
Russian		 Action   $13,519  
Neko to jiichan Japanese Drama   $10,651  
Machida-kun no Sekai Japanese Drama   $9,345  
Watashi wo kuitomete Japanese Drama   $7,424  
Ikichatta (生きちゃった) Japanese Drama   $5,912  
Shôjo kaikô Japanese Drama   $5,174  
Family Romance, LLC. English,
Japanese		 Drama   $3,829  
21st Century Girl Japanese Multiple Genres   $3,495  
RADWIMPS Anti Anti Generation Tour 2019 Japanese Concert/Performance   $3,396  
Kokoro ni Fuku Kaze Japanese Drama   $3,368  
Ninzû no machi (人数の町) Japanese Drama   $3,205  
Sensei to mayoi neko Japanese Comedy   $2,920  
74-sai no Perikan wa pan o uru. Japanese Documentary   $2,561  
Yowamushi Pedal Japanese Comedy   $2,111  
Anchiporuno Japanese Drama   $1,012  
Kyô mo iyagarase bentô Japanese Comedy   $1,010  
Dodesukaden Japanese Drama   $980  
Takatsugawa Japanese Drama   $458  
Droste no hate de bokura (ドロステのはてで僕ら) Japanese Comedy   $444  
Tenshi no harawata: Akai inga Japanese Drama   $407  
Jimunopedi ni midareru Japanese Drama   $333  
Howaito rirî Japanese Drama   $319  
Kurobara shôten Japanese Drama   $317  
Koibito-tachi wa nureta Japanese Drama   $260  
Queer Japan English,
Japanese		 Documentary   $0  
Koshien: Japan’s Field of Dreams English,
Japanese		 Documentary   $0  
Yokogao Japanese Drama   $0  
Zan Japanese Action   $0  
Lupin the IIIrd: Mine Fujiko no Uso Japanese Adventure   $0  
Nakitai watashi wa neko wo kaburu Japanese Adventure   $0  
Samurai marason Japanese Action   $0  
Gekijo-ban Non Non Biyori: Vacation Japanese Adventure   $0  
Tôkyô orinpikku Japanese Documentary   $0  
Ongaku Japanese Musical   $0  
Koiya koi nasuna koi Japanese Drama   $0  
Jingi no hakaba Japanese Action   $0  
Lupin III: Goodbye Parter Japanese Adventure   $0  
Tokugawa irezumi-shi: Seme jigoku Japanese Drama   $0  
MONSTERZ: Monsutâzu Japanese Drama   $0  
Sôseiji Japanese Horror   $0  
Tokyo Home Stay Massacre English,
Japanese		 Horror   $0  
Ainu Mosir Japanese Drama   $0  
Meitantei Conan: Karakurenai no raburetâ Japanese Adventure   $0  
37 sekanzu Japanese,
Thai		 Drama   $0  
Monster SeaFood Wars (三大怪獣グルメ) Japanese Comedy   $0  
Uchu de Ichiban Akarui Yane (宇宙でいちばんあかるい屋根) Japanese Drama   $0  
Red Japanese Drama   $0  
Anoko wa kizoku (あのこは貴族) Japanese Drama   $0  
Honki no shirushi: Gekijôban (本気のしるし) Japanese Drama   $0  
AWAKE Japanese Drama   $0