most successful movie during that year was the anime "Detective Conan: The Scarlet Bullet," which was released in April 2021.
In 2021, a total of 959 new movies were released to Japanese theaters, down from 1,017 movie releases in the previous year. The Total number of new movies released in cinemas in Japan from 2012 to 2021
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MPPAJ. (January 25, 2022). Total number of new movies released in cinemas in Japan from 2012 to 2021 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 09, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/652997/japan-movie-releases/
MPPAJ. "Total number of new movies released in cinemas in Japan from 2012 to 2021." Chart. January 25, 2022. Statista. Accessed August 09, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/652997/japan-movie-releases/
MPPAJ. (2022). Total number of new movies released in cinemas in Japan from 2012 to 2021. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 09, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/652997/japan-movie-releases/
MPPAJ. "Total Number of New Movies Released in Cinemas in Japan from 2012 to 2021." Statista, Statista Inc., 25 Jan 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/652997/japan-movie-releases/
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