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51. 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
52. Under the Flag of the Rising Sun (1972)
96 min | Drama, Mystery, War
One woman's search to find the truth about her husband's death in World War II.
Director: Kinji Fukasaku | Stars: Tetsurô Tanba, Sachiko Hidari, Shinjirô Ebara, Isao Natsuyagi
Votes: 1,175
53. Poruno no teiô (1971)
88 min | Crime
Umemiya stars as a sexist son-of-a-bitch yakuza involved with the sex business.
Director: Makoto Naitô | Stars: Tatsuo Umemiya, Shingo Yamashiro, Tomoko Mayama, Naoko Fujiyama
54. Black Lizard (1968)
86 min | Comedy, Crime, Fantasy
Japanese sixties comedy featuring a cunning female jewel thief named Black Lizard who tries to kidnap Sanaye, a wealthy jeweler's beautiful daughter as part of a plot to steal the jeweler's... See full summary »
Director: Kinji Fukasaku | Stars: Akihiro Miwa, Isao Kimura, Kikko Matsuoka, Jun Usami
Votes: 655
55. The Battle of Port Arthur (1980)
185 min | Drama, History, War
The lives and battles of soldiers leading up to the 1904 siege of Port Arthur during the Russo-Japanese War.
Director: Toshio Masuda | Stars: Tatsuya Nakadai, Teruhiko Aoi, Toshirô Mifune, Hisaya Morishige
Votes: 339
56. 13 Assassins (1990)
96 min | Action
The notorious Mayer of Akashi, Naritsugu Matsudaira was elected to be the post-Rozyu. The present Rozyu, Doi (Tetsuro Niwa) ordered Shinzaemon (Tatsuya Nakadai) to assassinate Narihira. 13 ... See full summary »
Director: Takuji Tominaga | Stars: Hisako Manda, Tatsuya Nakadai, Isao Natsuyagi, Ken Tanaka
Votes: 10
57. Tokyo: The Last War (1989)
103 min | Fantasy, Horror, Sci-Fi
The year is 1945. After the horrific fire-bombings of the Pacific War levels Japan to the ground, the government decides to consult spiritual psychics to aid them in winning the war. ... See full summary »
Director: Takashige Ichise | Stars: Masaya Katô, Takeshi Kusaka, Brian Matt-Uhl, Kaho Minami
Votes: 138
58. Prophecies of Nostradamus (1974)
88 min | Action, Sci-Fi
A scientist fears that the prophecies of Nostradamus, including the end of all life on Earth, are coming true one after another.
Directors: Toshio Masuda, Shûe Matsubayashi, Shirô Moritani | Stars: Tetsurô Tanba, Toshio Kurosawa, Kaoru Yumi, Yôko Tsukasa
Votes: 313
59. A Taxing Woman's Return (1988)
127 min | Comedy, Crime
Ryoko Itakura returns as the government tax agent willing to tackle the toughest cases. This time she takes on a fanatical but lucrative religious cult run by a vile lecher.
Director: Jûzô Itami | Stars: Nobuko Miyamoto, Rentarô Mikuni, Masahiko Tsugawa, Tetsurô Tanba
Votes: 721 | Gross: $0.33M
60. Assassination (1964)
104 min | Action, Crime, Drama
In 1863, when Americans warships approach Japan, a enigmatic ronin becomes a important figure in a complex game of power between the Shogunate and the empire.
Director: Masahiro Shinoda | Stars: Tetsurô Tanba, Shima Iwashita, Eiji Okada, Isao Kimura
Votes: 970
61. 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
62. G-Men '75 (1976–1982)
54 min | Crime, Drama
Stars: Tetsurô Tanba, Ralph Jesser, Yôsuke Natsuki, Gô Wakabayashi
Votes: 22
63. Hakkodasan (1977)
169 min | Drama
Two infantry regiments of the Imperial Japanese Army tackled Mount Hakkoda in the winter of 1902 to prepare for war with Russia.
Director: Shirô Moritani | Stars: Shôgo Shimada, Ken Takakura, Hideji Ôtaki, Kin'ya Kitaôji
Votes: 215
64. Hunter in the Dark (1979)
Not Rated | 137 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
An aging Yakuza boss in the the late 18th century runs a thriving lantern and silk dying business. However, he is also a Hunter in the Dark, an shady underworld figure who unravels a ... See full summary »
Director: Hideo Gosha | Stars: Tatsuya Nakadai, Tetsurô Tanba, Yoshio Harada, Ayumi Ishida
Votes: 581
65. Kikoku (2003 Video)
100 min | Action, Crime
Two brothers in a very small branch of the Japanese crime syndicate must make a hard choice when their loyalties are stretched in too many directions.
Director: Takashi Miike | Stars: Riki Takeuchi, Yûta Sone, Mickey Curtis, Ken'ichi Endô
Votes: 679
66. Onihei hankachô (1989–2001)
54 min | Drama
Stars: Kichiemon Nakamura, Yôko Moriguchi, Fuyukichi Maki, Ryûnosuke Kaneda
Votes: 15
67. Samurai Spy (1965)
Not Rated | 99 min | Action, Drama
The legendary samurai Sasuke Sarutobi gets caught in a web of political intrigue, deception and espionage during the early 17th century.
Director: Masahiro Shinoda | Stars: Hiroshi Aoyama, Jun Hamamura, Osamu Hitomi, Minoru Hodaka
Votes: 1,860
68. The Wolves (1971)
131 min | Crime, Drama
After going to prison for killing the boss of the Kanno gang, a gangster gets released early - only to find that his ex-gang has merged with the Kannos. But with bitter resentments lingering on both sides, bloodshed is bound to begin anew.
Director: Hideo Gosha | Stars: Rumi Aiki, Hideyo Amamoto, Noboru Andô, Mitsuko Aoi
Votes: 619
69. Four Days of Snow and Blood (1989)
114 min | Action, Drama, War
Based on the "2.26 Incident", an attempted coup d'état in Japan 1936, launched by radical ultra-nationalist parts of the military. Several leading politicians were killed and the center of ... See full summary »
Director: Hideo Gosha | Stars: Ken'ichi Hagiwara, Tomokazu Miura, Masahiro Motoki, Katsutoshi Arata
Votes: 219
70. Suspicion (1982)
127 min | Drama, Crime, Mystery
The story follow a court case of a woman accused of having killed her husband.
Director: Yoshitarô Nomura | Stars: Kaori Momoi, Shima Iwashita, Akira Emoto, Akihiko Hanyû
Votes: 204
71. All Men Are Brothers (1975)
101 min | Action, Adventure
Based on one of China's enduring epic novels, written in the 14th century, "All Men Are Brothers" continues the patriotic story of righteous warriors battling despotic leaders, featuring ... See full summary »
Directors: Cheh Chang, Wu Ma | Stars: David Chiang, Michael Wai-Man Chan, Yang Chang, Chuan Chen
Votes: 396
72. Whicker's World (1959–1994)
Documentary
Renowned journalist John Whicker travels the globe, uncovering unique cultural, historical, and social stories in witty and insightful episodes.
Stars: Alan Whicker, Robert Arnott, Patrick Lichfield, Christopher Lee
Votes: 52
73. Mekurano Oichi inochi moraimasu (1970)
86 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
Oichi, the blind bounty hunter, frees a woman from unjust prison and is now hunted by order of the local magistrate. She is concerned with the poor fishermen, who are oppressed and robbed by a gang in collusion with the authorities.
Director: Hirokazu Ichimura | Stars: Yôko Matsuyama, Yûki Meguro, Meichô Soganoya, Reiko Ôshida
Votes: 73
74. Bandits vs. Samurai Squadron (1978)
163 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
Kumokiri Nizaemon, a former samurai warrior, has abandoned his class to become the leader of a gang of thieves. He leads his outlaws in an attempt to rob the castle of his former clan.
Director: Hideo Gosha | Stars: Tatsuya Nakadai, Kôshirô Matsumoto, Shima Iwashita, Keiko Matsuzaka
Votes: 435
75. Red Peony Gambler: Here Comes Oryu (1969)
110 min | Action, Crime
After collecting her sickly follower from jail, Oryu is taken in by a fishing village. Feeling indebed to their generosity, she stays to work for the village and promises to leave her ... See full summary »
Director: Kôsaku Yamashita | Stars: Bin Amatsu, Hiroshi Arikawa, Daisuke Awaji, Tatsuko Azuma
Votes: 101
76. Battle Anthem (1983)
131 min | Drama, War
The story of Japan's victory in the battle of Tsushima Strait
Director: Toshio Masuda | Stars: Toshirô Mifune, Tadashi Yokouchi, Hiroyuki Okita, Junko Mihara
Votes: 82
77. Dai Nippon teikoku (1982)
180 min | Drama, History, War
Favorable portrayal of Japanese Prime Minister Hideki Tojo, who approved of the bombardment of Pearl Harbor, as a patriot. The film is a jingoistic defense of Japanese imperialism.
Director: Toshio Masuda | Stars: Tetsurô Tanba, Teruhiko Aoi, Tomokazu Miura, Masako Natsume
Votes: 55
78. Twilight of the Cockroaches (1987)
105 min | Animation, Drama, Horror
A colony of cockroaches lives peacefully in a messy bachelor's apartment until his new girlfriend moves in.
Director: Hiroaki Yoshida | Stars: Kaoru Kobayashi, Setsuko Karasuma, Kanako Fujiwara, Eri Watanabe
Votes: 300
79. Japanese Hell (1999)
Not Rated | 102 min | Horror
16 year old Rika wants to leave a murderous cult but she is sent to Hell where she meets demons and souls who have committed heinous and outrageous crimes.
Director: Teruo Ishii | Stars: Mutsumi Fujita, Hisayoshi Hirayama, Michiko Maeda, Yôko Satomi
Votes: 345
80. Game of Chance 3 (1967)
88 min | Crime
Bungo, fulfilling his duty as a Yakuza, kills a man from a rival gang. Since then, he has escaped the clan's vengeance by staying on the road with his son Kenichi. Tired of running, the two settle in a mountain town.
Director: Ryûichi Takamori | Stars: Shin'ichi Chiba, Tetsurô Tanba, Hiroyuki Sanada, Kenjirô Ishiyama
81. Kita no hotaru (1984)
125 min | Drama
During the Meiji era, a brutal prison warden terrorizes convicts sentenced to forced labor to build the roads needed to open up the territory in the icy wilderness of Hokkaido.
Director: Hideo Gosha | Stars: Tatsuya Nakadai, Shima Iwashita, Kôichi Satô, Ai Saotome
Votes: 124
82. Snake Woman's Curse (1968)
Not Rated | 85 min | Horror
An old man dies of heartbreak when a cruel landlord is about to repossess his land. Since the man died in debt, his wife and daughter are indentured servants and are forced to work in the landlord's factory.
Director: Nobuo Nakagawa | Stars: Yukiko Kuwahara, Yukie Kagawa, Seizaburô Kawazu, Kô Nishimura
Votes: 334
83. Neji-shiki (1998)
Not Rated | 87 min | Drama
It has been two years since unsuccessful cartoonist, Tsube (Asano), started to live with Kuniko (Fujitani) casually in a small apartment. They are in the depths of poverty and can no longer... See full summary »
Director: Teruo Ishii | Stars: Tadanobu Asano, Miki Fujitani, Yûko Fujimori, Kazuhiko Kanayama
Votes: 268
84. Cabaret (1986)
104 min | Crime, Drama, Music
University student sax player gets a lesson in the hard-boiled noir life.
Director: Haruki Kadokawa | Stars: Hironobu Nomura, Takeshi Kaga, Mitsuko Baishô, Junko Mihara
Votes: 75
85. Shigatsu no sakana (1986)
109 min | Comedy
A Francophile filmmaker in a creative rut tries to pass off a free-spirited young actress as his movie-star wife in order to fool a chief from the South Seas.
Director: Nobuhiko Ôbayashi | Stars: Miyoko Akaza, Nao Asuka, Wakaba Irie, Shigeru Izumiya
Votes: 49
86. The Executioner II: Karate Inferno (1974)
Not Rated | 86 min | Action, Crime, Thriller
A former police captain recruits a group of deadly murderers to remove the corrupt and mafia Yakuza . Their first task is to intercept a briefcase from a band that trafficked drugs.
Director: Teruo Ishii | Stars: Shin'ichi Chiba, Etsuko Shihomi, Yutaka Nakajima, Shingo Yamashiro
Votes: 292
87. Station to Heaven (1984)
133 min | Drama
A woman plots her abusive husband's demise with the help of her lover, who only wants her as a prostitute.
Director: Masanobu Deme | Stars: Sayuri Yoshinaga, Toshiyuki Nishida, Tomokazu Miura, Kimie Shingyôji
Votes: 116
88. Portrait of Chieko (1967)
125 min | Drama
Takamura, poet and sculptor, is married to Chieko, who also has artistic desires. However, she is becoming increasingly aware that she can not match her husband's work.
Director: Noboru Nakamura | Stars: Tetsurô Tanba, Shima Iwashita, Takamaru Sasaki, Kinuko Obata
Votes: 74
89. The Killing Machine (1975)
R | 87 min | Action, Drama
Sonny Chiba plays the character referred to as "Mr Soh", who is based on the true life founder of Shorinji Kempo, Doshin So. Mr Soh has been acting as a secret agent in Manchuria during the... See full summary »
Director: Norifumi Suzuki | Stars: Shin'ichi Chiba, Yutaka Nakajima, Makoto Satô, Naoya Makoto
Votes: 512
90. Kage gari (1972)
90 min | Action, Adventure, Crime
In the late Tokugawa period, the Edo government is using Spies from Iga Province to cause the downfall of innocent provincial Daimyo. The Shogun needs to claim the assets of fallen clans in order to boost the failing economies of Edo.
Director: Toshio Masuda | Stars: Yûjirô Ishihara, Ruriko Asaoka, Ryôhei Uchida, Mikio Narita
Votes: 143
91. Zero (1984)
128 min | Drama, War
Two young men are recruited into the Japanese air force just before outbreak of WW2 by the testpilot of Japans new super fighter - the Zero. The movie is told in reverse from the point of ... See full summary »
Director: Toshio Masuda | Stars: Daijirô Tsutsumi, Jun Hashizume, Yû Hayami, Yûzô Kayama
Votes: 86
92. Hito goroshi (1976)
82 min | Crime
A cowardly samurai is sent as an official executioner targeting the clan's former sword instructor, a man whose sword and spear skills are second to none.
Director: Hitoshi Ôzu | Stars: Yûsaku Matsuda, Yôko Takahashi, Tetsurô Tanba, Shin Kishida
Votes: 57
93. Love: Take Off (1985)
127 min | Drama, Romance
Director: Toshio Masuda | Stars: Masahiko Kondô, Hiroshi Katsuno, Akina Nakamori, Tetsurô Tanba
Votes: 14
94. The Battle of Manchuria (1970)
197 min | Action, War
Director: Satsuo Yamamoto | Stars: Kei Yamamoto, Hideki Takahashi, Mizuho Suzuki, Shinsuke Ashida
Votes: 65
95. Daredevil in the Castle (1961)
95 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
Mohei is a wandering swordsman. He arrives in the city of Osaka, where the Toyotomi clan accepts him and comes to depend upon his courage and his battlefield skills. Those skills are sorely... See full summary »
Director: Hiroshi Inagaki | Stars: Toshirô Mifune, Kyôko Kagawa, Yuriko Hoshi, Yoshiko Kuga
Votes: 214
96. The Tattooed Hitman (1974)
R | 87 min | Action, Crime, Drama
One of the only pre-1980s yakuza films to be dubbed-into-English.
Director: Kôsaku Yamashita | Stars: Bunta Sugawara, Tsunehiko Watase, Mayumi Nagisa, Tatsuo Umemiya
Votes: 98
97. Blind Beast vs Dwarf (2001)
Not Rated | 95 min | Horror
Monzo Kobayashi is a dime-novel writer. He goes to see the stage of Ranko Mizuki, a star of an all-girls'-operetta company known as Asakusa Revue. Monzo notices a creepy man sitting beside ... See full summary »
Director: Teruo Ishii | Stars: Lily Franky, Shin'ya Tsukamoto, Hisayoshi Hirayama, Little Frankie
Votes: 214
98. Hotel (1990– )
60 min | Drama
Set in a large luxury hotel in Japan, this long-running series focuses on the constant struggles of the hotel's manager as he tries to balance out the unending (and often ridiculous) ... See full summary »
Stars: Michael Hyams, Issabel Eaves, Dennis Falt, Meredith Kaunitz
99. Kii Hantâ (1968–1973)
Action
The Key Hunter unit of International Police is tasked with clandestine investigation and enforcement of laws involving international crime, espionage and political strife. The action-crime serial featured 262 episodes.
Stars: Franz Gruber, Shin'ichi Chiba, Tetsurô Tanba, Hayato Tani
Votes: 10
100. The Incident (1978)
138 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
The body of Sakai Hatsuko, a woman of 23 who has been slain with a knife, has been found in a forest. Some days later, Ueda Hiroshi, a 19-year-old shipyard worker, is arrested and charged ... See full summary »
Director: Yoshitarô Nomura | Stars: Keiko Matsuzaka, Shinobu Ôtake, Toshiyuki Nagashima, Tsunehiko Watase
Votes: 168