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1. Shin Godzilla (2016)
Not Rated | 120 min | Action, Drama, Horror
Japan is plunged into chaos upon the appearance of a giant monster.
Directors: Hideaki Anno, Shinji Higuchi | Stars: Hiroki Hasegawa, Yutaka Takenouchi, Satomi Ishihara, Ren Ôsugi
Votes: 37,220 | Gross: $1.92M
2. Fireworks (1997)
103 min | Crime, Drama, Romance
Nishi leaves the police in the face of harrowing personal and professional difficulties. Spiraling into depression, he makes questionable decisions.
Director: Takeshi Kitano | Stars: Takeshi Kitano, Kayoko Kishimoto, Ren Ôsugi, Susumu Terajima
Votes: 33,331 | Gross: $0.23M
3. Sonatine (1993)
R | 94 min | Action, Comedy, Crime
Several yakuza from Tokyo are sent to Okinawa to help end a gang war. The war then escalates and the Tokyo drifters decide to lay low at the beach.
Director: Takeshi Kitano | Stars: Takeshi Kitano, Aya Kokumai, Tetsu Watanabe, Masanobu Katsumura
Votes: 23,375
4. Trillion Game (2023)
TV-14 | 45 min | Drama
Two old friends go into business together - one's a master communicator, and the other's a great engineer. Their goal? To make a trillion dollars.
Stars: Jun Kunimura, Ren Meguro, Mio Imada, Hayato Sano
Votes: 395
5. One Million Yen Girl (2008)
121 min | Drama
A 21-year-old girl is released from prison, only to deal with the neighborhood gossip about her and family conflicts. She decides to save one million yen, move to where no one knows her and keep repeating the process.
Director: Yuki Tanada | Stars: Yû Aoi, Mirai Moriyama, Pierre Taki, Terunosuke Takezai
Votes: 1,736
6. Fukushima 50 (2020)
TV-PG | 122 min | Action, Drama, Thriller
Workers at the Fukushima Daiichi facility in Japan risk their lives and stay at the nuclear power plant to prevent total destruction after the region is devastated by an earthquake and tsunami in 2011.
Director: Setsurô Wakamatsu | Stars: Ken Watanabe, Hidetaka Yoshioka, Riho Yoshioka, Takumi Saitô
Votes: 3,389
7. MIU404 (2020)
TV-MA | 45 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
A new detective in the Mobile Investigative Unit (known as "MIU") of the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department who does not trust other people works with an inexperienced detective and attempts to solve cases within 24 hours.
Stars: Gô Ayano, Koshi Mizukami, Kumiko Asô, Gen Hoshino
Votes: 716
8. Flying Colors (2015)
117 min | Comedy, Drama
Fact-based tale of a slacker high-school girl, years behind in her studies, who decides to start working hard and pass the entrance exams to a prestigious university in Japan.
Director: Nobuhiro Doi | Stars: Kasumi Arimura, Nanami Abe, Morio Agata, Atsushi Itô
Votes: 4,026
9. Gemini (1999)
84 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror
A successful doctor, Yukio's picture perfect life is gradually wrecked, and taken over by his avenging twin brother, who bumps off his family members one by one and reclaims his lover who is now Yukio's wife.
Director: Shin'ya Tsukamoto | Stars: Masahiro Motoki, Ryô, Yasutaka Tsutsui, Masako Motai
Votes: 2,901
10. Furuhata Ninzaburô (1994– )
46 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
The cases of Furuhata Ninzaburô, a Japanese detective inspired by Columbo who solves inverted mysteries with the help of his bumbling sidekick Shintaro Imaizumi.
Stars: Masakazu Tamura, Masahiko Nishimura, Takashi Kobayashi, Masanori Ishii
Votes: 278
11. High & Low: The Movie 2 - End of Sky (2017)
124 min | Action
The most brutal new gangs appear. These gangs are Doubt and Prison gang, and they try to dominate the area controlled by SWORD. They also go up against other gangs in the area and challenge White Rascals to fight.
Directors: Shigeaki Kubo, Tsuyoshi Nakakuki | Stars: Takanori Iwata, Nobuyuki Suzuki, Keita Machida, Kenjirô Yamashita
Votes: 589
12. Aibou: Tokyo Detective Duo (2000–2024)
110 min | Drama
Detective Ukyo Sugishita and his partner solve cases by just the two of them as "Special Task Unit" of MPD where demoted people belong.
Stars: Yutaka Mizutani, Atsushi Yamanishi, Kazuhisa Kawahara, Ryo Ono
Votes: 136
13. The Great War of Archimedes (2019)
130 min | Action, Drama, Mystery
In 1933, a young naval officer and math prodigy uncovers a conspiracy regarding the construction of Japanese warships for the ongoing World War 2.
Director: Takashi Yamazaki | Stars: Minami Hamabe, Jun Kunimura, Masaki Suda, Min Tanaka
Votes: 1,212
14. The Blood of Wolves (2018)
R | 126 min | Crime, Drama
Hiroshima Police detective Ogami Shogo and his partner Hioka Shuichi are investigating the disappearance of a company's employees amidst an escalating yakuza turf war in 1988. Blood, ... See full summary »
Director: Kazuya Shiraishi | Stars: Koji Yakusho, Junko Abe, Yôsuke Eguchi, Gorô Ibuki
Votes: 1,659
15. Hanasaki Mai Speaks Out 2024 (2024– )
Drama
Mai Hanasaki (Mio Imada) works as a teller for a branch of Tokyo Daiichi Bank. Suddenly, she gets transferred to the Tokyo Daiichi Bank's headquarter office. Her job is to fix problems that... See full summary »
Stars: Mio Imada, Kôji Yamamoto, Kazuki Iio, Jun Kaname
16. Doomsday: The Sinking of Japan (2006)
PG-13 | 135 min | Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi
Japan will sink down to the deep sea. The governments only hope is evacuate all Japanese to some other countries.
Director: Shinji Higuchi | Stars: Tsuyoshi Kusanagi, Kô Shibasaki, Etsushi Toyokawa, Mao Daichi
Votes: 1,547
17. Inugami (2001)
Unrated | 106 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror
Akira, the young new schoolteacher in town falls for secretive Miki, an older woman who takes care of her family's urn that supposedly holds a forest wolf-spirit, inugami. People soon start disappearing and the town blames Akira.
Director: Masato Harada | Stars: Yûki Amami, Atsuro Watabe, Eugene Harada, Shiho Fujimura
Votes: 909
18. Trick (2000– )
60 min | Adventure, Comedy, Drama
Quirky professor Jiro Ueda and struggling magician Naoko Yamada investigate and unmask the fraudulent people who claim to have supernatural abilities.
Stars: Yukie Nakama, Hiroshi Abe, Katsuhisa Namase, Yôko Nogiwa
Votes: 554
19. Killing for the Prosecution (2018)
123 min | Mystery
Mogami Takeshi works at the Tokyo prosecutor's office focusing on violent criminal cases. Okino Keiichiro admires him and is happy to be assigned to work with Mogami. When a money lender is... See full summary »
Director: Masato Harada | Stars: Takuya Kimura, Kazunari Ninomiya, Yuriko Yoshitaka, Takehiro Hira
Votes: 1,022
20. Mr. Hiiragi's Homeroom (2019)
54 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller
10 days away from graduation, homeroom teacher Hiiragi, stands in front of his students and tells them they have now become his hostages. He says that no one can leave unless someone can tell him the reason behind a past student's suicide.
Stars: Masaki Suda, Mei Nagano, Ryôta Katayose, Rina Kawaei
Votes: 1,550
21. Our Textbook (2007– )
TV-14 | 45 min | Drama, Mystery
Tamako, an elite lawyer with a promising future, works for a reputable law firm. She is recently given an opportunity to take a case involving a young child who has been bullied at a local ... See full summary »
Stars: Yôko Maki, Mirai Shida, Hiro Mizushima, Mitsuki Tanimura
Votes: 29
22. Sword of Desperation (2010)
114 min | Action, History
A talented but troubled Edo Period swordsman, Kanemi Sanzaemon. Three years earlier, Kanemi killed a woman, Renko, the corrupt mistress of the powerful daimyo Tabu Ukyou. Unexpectedly, ... See full summary »
Director: Hideyuki Hirayama | Stars: Etsushi Toyokawa, Chizuru Ikewaki, Kôji Kikkawa, Tsumami Edamame
Votes: 857
23. Tokubô - Keisatsuchô Tokushu Bôhan-ka (2014– )
54 min | Drama
Stars: Tsuyoshi Ihara, Kôhei Matsushita, Yumi Adachi, Takayuki Takuma
Votes: 13
24. The Blood of Wolves II (2021)
139 min | Crime, Drama
Set several years after The Blood Of Wolves and Ogami Shogo's death in the Western city of Hiroshima, the detective's plan to surround and control the yakuza low-lives has been implemented ... See full summary »
Director: Kazuya Shiraishi | Stars: Shô Aoyagi, Miwako Kakei, Hiroto Kanai, Rino Katase
Votes: 819
25. Shomuni (1998– )
Comedy, Drama
Tsukahara Sawako, a newcomer in a big company, starts going out with a superior, only to realise that the latter is married. Due to this scandal, she is demoted to Shyomu ni, a department ... See full summary »
Stars: Makiko Esumi, Kotomi Kyôno, Yumiko Takahashi, Keiko Toda
Votes: 280
26. High & Low: The Movie 3 - Final Mission (2017)
118 min | Action, Drama
In order to conceal past corruption by the government, the Kyuryu gang proceeds on a plan to destroy a street and build a casino. To stop the Kyuryu gang, members of the SWORD begin to move.
Directors: Shigeaki Kubo, Tsuyoshi Nakakuki | Stars: Ryôhei Abe, Akira, Shintarô Akiyama, Kôsei Amano
Votes: 794
27. Onmyoji: The Yin Yang Master (2001)
R | 112 min | Action, Drama, Fantasy
When samurai Hiromasa comes to Seimei, Kyoto's court Onmyoji (a fortune teller in commune with the spirits), to warn of a plot against the government, the two discover that the court's formidable magician, Doson, is indeed planning a coup.
Director: Yôjirô Takita | Stars: Mansai Nomura, Hideaki Itô, Hiroyuki Sanada, Eriko Imai
Votes: 1,557
28. Ryuzo and the Seven Henchmen (2015)
125 min | Action, Comedy
Ryuzo and the Seven Henchmen (2015) is about the story of Ryuzo and the Seven Henchmen who love derby race want to do the last battle with Yakuza guys.
Director: Takeshi Kitano | Stars: Takayuki Akaike, Kiyomi Aratani, Masahiro Asano, Makoto Ashikawa
Votes: 2,130
29. The Ginger Tree (1989– )
240 min | Drama
In 1903, a young Scotswoman goes to join her diplomat fiancé in Manchuria. She marries him, and finds herself in a war zone. Disenchanted with her husband, she falls in love with a married ... See full summary »
Stars: Samantha Bond, Daisuke Ryû, Fumi Dan, Joanna McCallum
Votes: 154
30. Shinsengumi! (2004– )
45 min | Drama, History, War
Japan, July 1853. Scores of people lined the beaches at Uraga Harbor near the Shogunate Capitol of Edo. They came to get a glimpse of the American Fleet of Commodore Perry's infamous Black ... See full summary »
Stars: Kôji Yamamoto, Shingo Katori, Takayuki Takuma, Kôen Okumura
Votes: 157
31. The Emperor in August (2015)
135 min | Drama, History
The War ended on August 15th, 1945. What took place in Japan on the previous night? The unknown destiny of the day is unveiled.
Director: Masato Harada | Stars: Koji Yakusho, Masahiro Motoki, Tsutomu Yamazaki, Shin'ichi Tsutsumi
Votes: 718
32. How to Eliminate My Teacher (2020)
24 min | Mystery, Thriller
Teichi Gakuen is an advanced school in Tokyo with a high rate of students going on to the University of Tokyo. The 3rd year "D" group of students has an excellent academic record. However ... See full summary »
Stars: Yuki Yamada, Fumiya Takahashi, Marika Matsumoto, Kei Tanaka
Votes: 114
33. Cold Case: Shinjitsu No Tobira (2016– )
45 min | Crime, Mystery
A Japanese remake of the American television series Cold Case, featuring a young detective and her team who investigate cases which have been buried and ignored for years in an attempt to solve them.
Stars: Yoh Yoshida, Kento Nagayama, Tomokazu Miura, Ken'ichi Takitô
Votes: 113
34. Red Eyes (2021)
Kyosuke Fushimi is a former detective from Kanagawa Prefectural Police First Division who currently works as a special agent of KSBC (Kanagawa Prefectural Police Investigation and Analysis ... See full summary »
Stars: Hiro Shimono, Hokuto Matsumura, Shuri, Kazuya Kamenashi
Votes: 17
35. Samurai's Promise (2018)
111 min | Action, History, Romance
Driven away by a corruption scandal, a samurai returns years later, causing consternation among both the guilty and the innocent.
Director: Daisaku Kimura | Stars: Jun'ichi Okada, Hidetoshi Nishijima, Haru Kuroki, Sôsuke Ikematsu
Votes: 243
36. Sen wa, boku wo ekaku (2022)
106 min | Drama
Sousuke Aoyama attends a university. His parents died in an accident and he is still unable to get pass his sadness over their deaths. While working his part-time job at an exhibition ... See full summary »
Director: Norihiro Koizumi | Stars: Yôsuke Eguchi, Kanata Hosoda, Sora Inoue, Yumi Kawai
Votes: 139
37. Kamikaze Taxi (1995)
169 min | Action, Crime, Drama
A revenge-seeking man and his foolish friends plan to rob a yakuza gang.
Director: Masato Harada | Stars: Koji Yakusho, Kazuya Takahashi, Mickey Curtis, Reiko Kataoka
Votes: 725
38. Atsuhime (2008)
45 min | Drama, History
The 47th NHK Taiga Drama is a life story of Atsuhime who was born in Kagoshima Prefecture, then called Satsuma, and became the wife of Tokugawa Iesada, the 13th shogun of the Tokugawa shogunate.
Stars: Takehiro Hira, Aoi Miyazaki, Yumiko Takahashi, Marina Kozawa
Votes: 254
39. Summer Nude (2013– )
54 min | Drama, Romance
Asahi Mikuriya who works at a photo studio located near the sea dreamed of becoming a famous photographer, but now he works as a cameraman for weddings and school events. He was also in love with a woman, but she suddenly left him.
Stars: Tomohisa Yamashita, Karina, Erika Toda, Mizuki Yamamoto
Votes: 875
40. Bôkoku no îjisu (2005)
126 min | Action, Drama, Thriller
A biological weapon is smuggled aboard a high tech battleship named Aegis. Militants are determined to unleash it on Japan. But a brave Chief Petty Officer has other ideas. He and an undercover agent attempt to stop them.
Director: Junji Sakamoto | Stars: Hiroyuki Sanada, Akira Terao, Kôichi Satô, Kiichi Nakai
Votes: 298
41. Cop Seven (2015– )
54 min | Drama
Yu Amagi was working at the lost and found center of The Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) when he was re-assigned to Division 12. Within the MPD, Division 12 is known as the ... See full summary »
Stars: Noriyuki Higashiyama, Kin'ya Kitaôji, Kôtarô Yoshida, Takashi Tsukamoto
Votes: 17
42. I Just Didn't Do It (2006)
143 min | Drama
A young man is falsely accused of molesting a high-school girl on a train. He is arrested and charged, and goes through endless court sessions, all the while insisting that he is innocent.
Director: Masayuki Suô | Stars: Ryô Kase, Asaka Seto, Kôji Yamamoto, Masako Motai
Votes: 1,908
43. Tokugawa Yoshinobu (1998– )
60 min | Drama, History
The series focuses on the life of Tokugawa Yoshinobu, the 15th and final ruler of the Tokugawa period. Born the seventh son of Lord Nariaki of Mito, Yoshinobu is named shogun when he is ... See full summary »
Stars: Reiko Ôhara, Masahiro Motoki, Masayuki Shida, Bunta Sugawara
Votes: 10
44. Angel Flight (2023– )
Drama
A story about specialists who transport the deceased back home. The company Angel Hearse is run by Nami Izawa and Kashiwagi . A drama that portrays love between the deceased and the bereaved.
Stars: Ryôko Yonekura, Yûma Yamoto, Yu Shirota, Honoka Matsumoto
Votes: 60
45. Akira and Akira (2022)
128 min | Drama
Akira Yamazaki and Akira Kaido are new employees at Industrial Central Bank. They are both outstanding at their jobs and fierce rivals, but they come from totally different backgrounds. ... See full summary »
Director: Takahiro Miki | Stars: Takeaki Abe, Yôsuke Eguchi, Kanji Ishimaru, Moka Kamishiraishi
Votes: 109
46. Get Ready! (2023)
Drama
This dark medical drama examines the meaning of human life, centering on a team of unidentified black-market doctors who undertake any kind of surgery with superhuman surgical skills and exorbitant medical expenses.
Stars: Tatsuya Fujiwara, Satoshi Tsumabuki, Kotono Mitsuishi, Takeshi Kaga
Votes: 7
47. CSI: Crime Scene Talks (2011– )
Drama
"CSI: Crime Scene Talks" depicts the work of a group of detectives who solve murder cases by looking for clues in the articles left by victims.
Stars: Takaya Kamikawa, Masahiro Kômoto, Chiaki Kuriyama, Masaru Nagai
Votes: 31
48. The Mole Song: Undercover Agent Reiji (2013)
130 min | Action, Comedy, Crime
Reiji Kikukawa, who has a strong sense of justice, graduated from the police academy with the lowest score ever. He becomes a police constable, but is suddenly fired by the Police Chief due... See full summary »
Director: Takashi Miike | Stars: Tôma Ikuta, Ryôhei Abe, Yoshiki Arizono, Ken'ichi Endô
Votes: 1,084
49. Recall (2018)
120 min | Drama
Tokuro Akamatsu (Tomoya Nagase) runs a transport company. One day, a truck owned by Tokuro Akamatsu is involved in an accident. A tire came off the truck and killed a pedestrian - a mother ... See full summary »
Director: Katsuhide Motoki | Stars: Tomoya Nagase, Dean Fujioka, Issei Takahashi, Kyôko Fukada
Votes: 338
50. Shôri no hôteishiki (2023)
Drama, Mystery
A legal mystery drama showing a lawyer exposing the dark side of the modern society with the help of a mysterious genius screenwriter. Ran Kagura is a lawyer who falsely accused her best ... See full summary »
Stars: Mirai Shida, Shunsuke Kazama, Yuto Takahashi, Ryôko Yûi
Votes: 6