List of Japanese films of 2002

The following is a list of Japanese films distributed in 2002.

Highest-grossing films

RankTitleGrossRef.
1 The Cat Returns / Ghiblies Episode 2 ¥6.48 billion [1]
2 Case Closed: The Phantom of Baker Street ¥3.4 billion
3 Godzilla, Mothra and King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All-Out Attack
/ Hamtaro: Adventures in Ham-Ham Land		 ¥2.71 billion
4 Pokémon Heroes / Camp Pikachu ¥2.67 billion
5 Doraemon: Nobita in the Robot Kingdom
/ The Day When I Was Born / Goal! Goal! Goal!!		 ¥2.31 billion
6 Sennen no Koi Story of Genji ¥2.08 billion
7 Chopper's Kingdom on the Island of Strange Animals
/ Digimon Tamers: Runaway Locomon / Dream Soccer King!		 ¥2 billion
8 Copycat Killer ¥1.61 billion
9 Inuyasha the Movie: Affections Touching Across Time ¥1.54 billion
10 Leave It to the Nurses ¥1.44 billion

List of films

A list of films released in Japan in 2002 (see 2002 in film).

TitleDirectorCastGenreNotes
6 AngelsMakoto Kobayashi
AliveRyuhei KitamuraHideo Sakaki, Tak SakaguchiHorror
The Cat ReturnsHiroyuki MoritaFantasy, Anime
Crayon Shin-chan: The Battle of the Warring States
Dark WaterHideo NakataHorror
Dead or Alive: FinalTakashi MiikeRiki Takeuchi, Show AikawaAction, Science fiction
Detective Conan: The Phantom of Baker Street
DollsTakeshi KitanoMiho Kanno, Hidetoshi NishijimaDrama
Doing TimeYoichi SaiTsutomu Yamazaki, Teruyuki KagawaDrama
Doraemon: Nobita and the Robot KingdomTsutomu ShibayamaNobuyo Ōyama, Nobita Nobi, Michiko Nomura, Kaneta Kimotsuki, Kazuya TatekabeAnime26th film in the Doraemon film series.
Godzilla Against MechagodzillaMasaaki TezukaKaiju
Harmful InsectAkihiko ShiotaAoi Miyazaki, Seiichi TanabeDrama
Hurricanger Movie
Hurricanger vs. Gaoranger
Inuyasha the Movie: The Castle Beyond the Looking GlassKappei Yamaguchi, Satsuki YukinoFantasy anime
Kamen Rider Ryuki: Episode Final
Kinnikuman Nisei: Muscle Carrot Competition! The Great Choujin War
The Laughing FrogHideyuki HirayamaKyōzō Nagatsuka, Nene Ootsuka, Yuika MotokariyaComedy
One Piece the Movie: Chopper's Kingdom on the Island of Strange AnimalsMayumi Tanaka, Kazuya Nakai, Akemi Okamura, Kappei Yamaguchi, Hiroaki Hirata, Ikue ŌtaniFantasy anime
Poketto Monsutā Ratiasu and Ratiosu, the Guardian Gods of the Water CapitalFantasy anime
ReturnerTakashi YamazakiAnne Suzuki, Takeshi KaneshiroScience fiction[2]
The RingGore VerbinskiNaomi Watts, Martin Henderson, Brian CoxPsychological supernatural horror
A Saloon Wet with Beautiful WomenTatsurō KashiharaKoharu YamasakiPinkBest Film, Pink Grand Prix
Suicide ClubShion SonoRyo Ishibashi, Masatoshi NagaseHorror
Tomie: The Final Chapter -Forbidden Fruit-
The Twilight SamuraiYoji YamadaHiroyuki SanadaSamurai filmBlue Ribbon Award winner
Japan Academy Prize for Best Film
Ultraman Cosmos 2: The Blue PlanetKaori Sakagami, Hidekazu Ichinose
Women in the MirrorYoshishige YoshidaMariko Okada, Yoshiko TanakaDramaScreened at the 2002 Cannes Film Festival

See also

References

Footnotes

  1. ↑ "2002年（平成14年）興収10億円以上番組" [Releases that grossed over 1 billion yen in 2002 (Heisei 14)] (pdf). Eiren (in Japanese). Motion Picture Producers Association of Japan. Archived (PDF) from the original on April 30, 2026. Retrieved May 20, 2026.
  2. ↑ Galbraith IV 2008, p. 424.

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