howl helps boost japan s cinemas japan s box office received a 3.8% boost last year  with ticket sales worth 211bn yen (£1.08bn).  the surge was led by animated movie howl s moving castle  which took 20bn yen (£102m) to become the biggest film in japan in 2004. it is expected to match the 30.7bn yen (£157m) record of hayao miyazaki s previous film spirited away. japan motion picture producers figures showed that 170 million cinema admissions were made in japan in 2004. the last samurai  starring tom cruise  was the biggest foreign movie hit in japan last year  taking 13.8bn yen (£70.7m).  it was followed by harry potter and the prisoner of azkaban  finding nemo and the lord of the rings: the return of the king. the second highest-grossing japanese film was romantic drama crying out love in the centre of the world  followed by be with you and pocket monsters advanced generation. japanese films accounted for 37.5% of japan s box office total last year  with foreign films taking the remaining 62.5%. this represented a 4.5% gain for the proportion of japanese films in 2004 compared to 2003. the number of japanese films released rose to 310 in 2004 from 287 the previous year. sales of movies on dvd and video amounted to 497bn yen (£2.54bn) for the year.
Howl jẹ ki aṣẹṣe sinima ti Japan gba ọlọlọ. Iṣẹṣe sinima ti Japan gba ọlọlọ 3.8% lọdọọdún sẹhin, pẹlu irepo ti tiketi ti o ju 211bn yen (£1.08bn) lo. Iṣẹṣe yii jẹ ki aṣẹṣe sinima ti Howl's Moving Castle ṣe, ti o gba 20bn yen (£102m) lati di sinima ti o gba ọlọlọ julọ ni Japan ni ọdun 2004. A ṣe aṣẹṣe pe yoo ṣe pataki ju 30.7bn yen (£157m) ti sinima Hayao Miyazaki ti ṣe, Spirited Away. Awọn ọlọlọ ti Japan Motion Picture Producers ṣe aṣẹṣe pe awọn ọlọlọ 170 million ni awọn eniyan ṣe ni Japan ni ọdun 2004. The Last Samurai, ti Tom Cruise ṣe, jẹ ki aṣẹṣe sinima ti o gba ọlọlọ julọ ni Japan lọdọọdún, pẹlu irepo ti 13.8bn yen (£70.7m). O ṣe aṣẹṣe pe Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, Finding Nemo, ati The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King. Sinima Japan ti o gba ọlọlọ julọ ni Crying Out Love in the Centre of the World, Be with You, ati Pocket Monsters Advanced Generation. Awọn sinima Japan jẹ ki aṣẹṣe 37.5% ti irepo sinima ti Japan lọdọọdún, pẹlu awọn sinima ti oke-ọrin ti o gba 62.5%. Iṣẹṣe yii jẹ ki aṣẹṣe 4.5% fun awọn sinima Japan ni ọdun 2004, bakanna si 2003. Awọn sinima Japan ti a ṣe ni ọdun 2004 jẹ 310, bakanna si 287 ni ọdun sẹhin. Awọn irepo ti sinima ni DVD ati video jẹ 497bn yen (£2.54bn) fun ọdun.