# List of Japanese films of 2006

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

## Highest-grossing films

| Rank | Title | Director | Cast | Gross |
| 1 | Tales from Earthsea | Gorō Miyazaki | Junichi Okada | ¥7.65 billion |
| 2 | Limit of Love: Umizaru | Eiichirō Hasumi | Hideaki Itō | ¥7.1 billion |
| 3 | The Uchōten Hotel | Kōki Mitani | Kōji Yakusho | ¥6.08 billion |
| 4 | Nihon Chinbotsu | Shinji Higuchi | Tsuyoshi Kusanagi | ¥5.34 billion |
| 5 | Death Note 2: The Last Name | Shusuke Kaneko | Tatsuya Fujiwara | ¥5.2 billion |

## List of films

| Title | Director | Cast | Genre | Notes |
| 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 | | | |