List of Japanese films of 2006

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A list of films released in Japan in 2006 (see 2006 in film).

## Highest-grossing films

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Rank | Title | Gross[1]

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1  | Tales from Earthsea | ¥7.65 billion
2  | Limit of Love: Umizaru | ¥7.10 billion
3  | Suite Dreams | ¥6.08 billion
4  | Sinking of Japan | ¥5.34 billion
5  | Death Note 2: The Last Name | ¥5.20 billion
6  | Yamato | ¥5.09 billion
7  | Pokémon Ranger and the Temple of the Sea | ¥3.40 billion
8  | Doraemon: Nobita's Dinosaur 2006 | ¥3.28 billion
9  | Tears for You | ¥3.10 billion
10  | Detective Conan: The Private Eyes' Requiem | ¥3.03 billion

## List of films

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Title | Director | Cast | Genre | Notes

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Atagoal: Cat's Magical Forest | Mizuho Nishikubo | Kōichi Yamadera
Asahi Uchida | Anime |
Big Tit Sisters: Blow Through the Valley aka Three Rules to be the Witch | Yumi Yoshiyuki | Sakurako Kaoru | Pink love comedy | 7th Best Film of the year at the Pink Grand Prix
BLEACH the Movie: Memories of Nobody | Noriyuki Abe |  | Supernatural/action/anime | Based on a manga/anime series created by Tite Kubo
Boys Love | Kotaro Terauchi | Yoshikazu Kotani
Takumi Saito |  |
Boukenger the Movie: The Greatest Precious |  |  |  |
Crayon Shin-chan: Dance! Amigo! |  |  |  |
Death Note | Shūsuke Kaneko | Tatsuya Fujiwara
Kenichi Matsuyama
Nakamura Shidō
Erika Toda | Detective fiction, Drama |
Death Note 2: The Last Name | Shūsuke Kaneko | Tatsuya Fujiwara
Kenichi Matsuyama
Nakamura Shidō
Erika Toda | Detective fiction, Drama |
Detective Conan: The Private Eyes' Requiem |  |  |  |
Fascinating Young Hostess: Sexy Thighs | Tetsuya Takehora | Akiho Yoshizawa | Pink | Best Film, Screenplay, Cinematography and third Best Actress at the Pink Grand Prix
Gamera the Brave |  |  | Kaiju | First (and currently only) Millennium era Gamera film.
The Girl Who Leapt Through Time | Mamoru Hosoda |  | Anime |
Hula Girls | Sang-il Lee | Yasuko Matsuyuki
Etsushi Toyokawa
Yū Aoi
Shizuyo Yamazaki | Comedy, Drama | Winner of five major awards at the 2007 Japan Academy Awards, including best film, best director, best screenplay, best supporting actress (for Yū Aoi), and most popular film.
The Inugamis | Kon Ichikawa |  |  | Entered into the 29th Moscow International Film Festival
Japan Sinks | Shinji Higuchi | Tsuyoshi Kusanagi
Kou Shibasaki
Etsushi Toyokawa
Mao Daichi | Disaster film |
Letters from Iwo Jima |  |  |  |
Kamen Rider Kabuto: GOD SPEED LOVE |  |  |  |
Kamome Shokudo |  |  |  |
Nana 2 | Kentarō Ōtani | Yui Ichikawa
Mika Nakashima |  |
Naruto the Movie 3: The Animal Riot of Crescent Moon Island |  |  |  |
Oira Sukeban | Noboru Iguchi |  |  | Based on a manga
One Piece the Movie: The Giant Mechanical Soldier of Karakuri Castle |  | Mayumi Tanaka, Kazuya Nakai, Akemi Okamura, Kappei Yamaguchi, Hiroaki Hirata, Ikue Ōtani, Yuriko Yamaguchi |  |
Paprika | Satoshi Kon |  | Science fiction anime |
Poketto Monsutā Adobansu Jenerēshon Pokémon Renjā and the Prince of the Sea, Manafi |  |  |  |
The Prince of Tennis | Yuichi Abe | Kanata Hongo, Yuu Shirota, Hirofumi Araki, Hiroki Suzuki | School, Sports |
Rainbow Song | Naoto Kumazawa | Hayato Ichihara, Juri Ueno, Ami Suzuki, Yū Aoi, Kuranosuke Sasaki |  |
Retribution | Kiyoshi Kurosawa | Kōji Yakusho, Manami Konishi, Tsuyoshi Ihara | Horror film |
Rokkasho Rhapsody | Hitomi Kamanaka |  | Documentary |
Rough | Kentarō Ōtani |  | Romantic comedy, School, Sports |
Tada, Kimi wo Aishiteru | Takehiko Shinjo | Aoi Miyazaki
Hiroshi Tamaki
Meisa Kuroki | Romance, Drama | International title: "Heavenly Forest"
Taiyou no uta | Norihiro Koizumi | YUI
Takashi Tsukamoto | Drama |
Oh! Oku | Toru Hayashi | Yukie Nakama
Hidetoshi Nishijima
Reiko Takashima | History |
Tales from Earthsea | Gorō Miyazaki |  | Fantasy anime |
Tekkon Kinkreet | Michael Arias | Kazunari Ninomiya, Yū Aoi | Science fiction anime |
The Angel's Egg | Shin Togashi | Manami Konishi |  | Based on a novel
Tokyo Friends: The Movie |  |  |  |
Ultraman Mebius & Ultraman Brothers | Kazuya Konaka | Shunji Igarashi, Daisuke Watanabe, Minoru Tanaka |  |
Uncle's Paradise | Shinji Imaoka | Shirō Shimomoto
Minami Aoyama | Pink comedy | Best Actor and Actress, Pink Grand Prix
Water Flower | Yusuke Kinoshita |  |  | Screened at Berlin International Film Festival 2006
We Can't Go Home Again | Toshi Fujiwara |  |  |

## References

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1. ^ "2006". Motion Picture Producers Association of Japan, Inc. Retrieved 1 June 2025.

## External links

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* Japanese films of 2006 at the Internet Movie Database
* 2006 in Japan
* 2006 in Japanese television
* List of 2006 box office number-one films in Japan

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Awards|

| Major seven|

* Kinema Junpo Awards (since 1926)
* Mainichi Film Awards (since 1946)
* Blue Ribbon Awards (since 1950)
* Hochi Film Awards (since 1976)
* Japan Academy Film Prize (since 1978)
* Yokohama Film Festival (since 1980)
* Nikkan Sports Film Awards (since 1988)

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* Akira Kurosawa Memorial Short Film Competition
* Bunshun Kiichigo Awards
* Directors Guild of Japan New Directors Award
* Elan d'or Awards
* Golden Arrow Award
* Japanese Movie Critics Awards
* Japanese Professional Movie Awards

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