Japan’s box office came roaring back to good health in 2025 — a hopeful indicator for the battered global theatrical business, delivered from what remains the world’s third-largest film market. Annual grosses surged 32 percent to a record 274.45 billion yen ($1.79 billion), according to figures released Thursday by the Motion Picture Producers Association of Japan. The 2025 total significantly surpassed the previous high of 261.18 billion yen ($1.70 billion) set in 2019, underscoring a decisive recovery after several years of pandemic-era disruption. The rebound was driven overwhelmingly by high-quality local hits, led by anime mega-blockbuster Demon Slayer: Infinity Castle – Part 1, which dominated the market with 39.14 billion yen ($255 million).
Nearly as significant for Japan’s domestic industry was the breakout success of Kokuho, a nearly three-hour-long live-action kabuki drama whose 19.55 billion yen ($127 million) haul made it the highest-grossing Japanese live-action film ever released domestically. Widely praised by critics, the film’s performance signaled renewed audience appetite for culturally specific,…
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