The Japanese portal Eiga.com reported on the list of the ten most successful films in Japan released this year (with the data registered by 12/12/2021). The first nine positions were filled by national films, the first five by anime or live-action adaptations, and the first three by anime films.
Many of this year’s films will continue to be shown in cinemas in Japan, with some of them being released after the last record-breaking date. At 2.69 billion yen through December 26, 2021, the movie is Jujutsu Kaisen 0 would not be included in the ranking even if it were taken into account, but the distributor would TOHO predicts it will hit the 10 billion yen target (about 87 million yen) in income, as “Figure who makes a feature film a legendFinally, the full list looked like this:
- 1. Evangelion: 3.0 + 1.0 three times at a time – 10.28 billion yen ($ 89.5 million).
- 2. Detective Conan: The Scarlet Orb – 7.65 billion yen ($ 66.6 million).
- 3. Ryuu to Sobakasu no Hime (Lovely) – 6.53 billion yen ($ 56.9 million).
- 4. Tokyo Avenger (Live-Action) – 4.47 billion yen ($ 38.9 million).
- 5. Rurouni Kenshin: The finale – 4.34 billion yen ($ 37.8 million).
- 6. The untold story of the three kingdoms (Live-Action) – 4.03 billion yen ($ 4.0 million).
- 7th ARASHI anniversary tour 5 × 20 FILM “Record of Memories” (Live-Action) – 4.0 billion yen ($ 35 million)
- 8. We have made a beautiful bouquet (Live-Action) – 3.81 billion yen ($ 33.2 million).
- 9. Mask night (Live-Action) – 3.77 billion yen ($ 32.8 million).
- 10. Boku no Hero Academia the Movie 3: Mission of the World Heroes – 3.37 billion yen ($ 29.3 million).
Neon Genesis Evangelion Synopsis
In a post-apocalyptic world, the last remaining human settlement in Japan is the heavily fortified city of Tokyo-3. 14-year-old Shinji Ikari is taken to the headquarters of NERV, an underground organization run by his estranged father, Gendou. He challenges Shinji to become the pilot of an “Evangelion”, a colossal android built to fight the monstrous and destructive extraterrestrial creatures known as “angels” that are ravaging the planet and threatening the survival of the remaining human race .
Although initially hesitant, Shinji is convinced of the idea of reconciliation with his father and agrees to help as a pilot for Unit Evangelion-01 in mankind’s dangerous undertaking against the alien threat. In the midst of a dangerous battlefield, Shinji must find the courage and determination to face the angels’ attacks before it’s too late.
Fountain: Comic Natalie
© カ ラ ー
