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1. Battle Royale (2000)
Not Rated | 114 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
In the future, the Japanese government captures a class of ninth-grade students and forces them to kill one another under the revolutionary "Battle Royale" act.
Director: Kinji Fukasaku | Stars: Tatsuya Fujiwara, Aki Maeda, Tarô Yamamoto, Chiaki Kuriyama
Votes: 194,909
2. 13 Assassins (2010)
R | 141 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
A group of assassins come together for a suicide mission to kill an evil lord.
Director: Takashi Miike | Stars: Koji Yakusho, Takayuki Yamada, Yûsuke Iseya, Ikki Sawamura
Votes: 68,765 | Gross: $0.80M
3. Concrete (2004)
113 min | Crime, Drama, Horror
A high-school girl is kidnapped by gang lords and held captive for several months. Over this time, she repeatedly beaten, raped, and tortured.
Director: Hiromu Nakamura | Stars: Katsuya Kobayashi, Miki Komori, Masanori Machida, Kensuke Mano
Votes: 514
4. Blue Spring (2001)
83 min | Drama
A group of a run-down Tokyo high school students face the struggles of growing up, growing apart from their friends and worrying about their future, while living in a highly violent environment.
Director: Toshiaki Toyoda | Stars: Ryûhei Matsuda, Hirofumi Arai, Sôsuke Takaoka, Yûsuke Ôshiba
Votes: 4,406
5. Crows Zero (2007)
130 min | Action, Comedy, Crime
A transfer student attempts to take over the most violent high school in the country, whose students form factions and battle each other for power.
Director: Takashi Miike | Stars: Shun Oguri, Kyôsuke Yabe, Meisa Kuroki, Kenta Kiritani
Votes: 8,954
6. Crows Zero II (2009)
133 min | Action, Comedy, Crime
Tension escalates and violence ensues when a young student unwittingly breaks a non-aggression pact between two rival high schools.
Director: Takashi Miike | Stars: Shun Oguri, Kyôsuke Yabe, Meisa Kuroki, Kenta Kiritani
Votes: 5,437
7. Tiger & Dragon (2005– )
Comedy, Drama
The show revolves around Rakugo, a traditional Japanese comedy that can look back on a 400 year long history. It tells about a Yakuza who goes to a Rakugo performer to collect debts, and a talented comedian who tries to change his destiny.
Stars: Yû Aoi, Jun'ichi Okada, Sadao Abe, Tomoya Nagase
Votes: 512
8. Blue (II) (2002)
116 min | Drama, Romance
An introverted schoolgirl falls in love and starts a relationship with one of her classmates. Set in a small seaside town in Japan, the love of her life eventually leaves her for her boyfriend in Tokyo.
Director: Hiroshi Ando | Stars: Mikako Ichikawa, Manami Konishi, Asami Imajuku, Jun Murakami
Votes: 709
9. Haru no yuki (2005)
150 min | Drama, History, Romance
Early 20th century Japan. Kiyoaki Matsugae, a young aristocrat falls in love with a girl he grew up with; Satoko Ayakura, who is to be married to a prince of the royal family.
Director: Isao Yukisada | Stars: Satoshi Tsumabuki, Yûko Takeuchi, Sôsuke Takaoka, Mitsuhiro Oikawa
Votes: 351
10. We Were There: First Love (2012)
123 min | Drama, Romance
It chronicles the love relationship between a boy called Motoharu Yano and a girl called Nanami Takahashi, starting from their teenage years and continuing during their early twenties.
Director: Takahiro Miki | Stars: Tôma Ikuta, Yuriko Yoshitaka, Sôsuke Takaoka, Yuika Motokariya
Votes: 701
11. Zatoichi: The Last (2010)
132 min | Action, Drama
A blind master swordsman attempts to lead a quiet life with his wife but he is provoked back into battle.
Director: Junji Sakamoto | Stars: Shingo Katori, Takashi Sorimachi, Satomi Ishihara, Chieko Baishô
Votes: 396
12. True Horror Stories (1999–2010)
Horror
Stars: Yuria Haga, Ayako Ômura, Natsuhi Ueno, Kyôko Yanagihara
Votes: 32
13. Rookies (II) (2008– )
45 min | Drama
Koichi Kawato is the new Japanese Literature teacher at the ill-famed Futakotamagawa high school, whose baseball club is composed of thugs and bullies who have been suspended for a year ... See full summary »
Stars: Ryûta Satô, Hayato Ichihara, Keisuke Koide, Takeru Satoh
Votes: 211
14. We Were There: True Love (2012)
121 min | Drama, Romance
Nanami and Yano were in-love. But because of unavoidable circumstances, they cannot commit to their plans and promises. They can decided whether they want to live life as it is, or find a way back to each other's arms.
Director: Takahiro Miki | Stars: Tôma Ikuta, Yuriko Yoshitaka, Narumi Akizuki, Yumi Asô
Votes: 545
15. The Millennial Rapture (2012)
118 min | Drama
A curse on the lives of a noble but unholy family including a womanizer and a yakuza in Shingu, Wakayama Prefecture, Japan, a remote community, casts its shadow over several generations.
Director: Kôji Wakamatsu | Stars: Tomori Abe, Mayu Harada, Anna Ishibashi, Tanroh Ishida
Votes: 98
16. Tetsujin niju-hachigo (2005)
119 min | Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Director: Shin Togashi | Stars: Sôsuke Ikematsu, Yû Aoi, Teruyuki Kagawa, Ayako Kawahara
Votes: 168
17. Red Shadow: Akakage (2001)
108 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy
A love triangle blooms between a team of three ninjas before tragedy strikes and forces them to reassess their clan's principles.
Director: Hiroyuki Nakano | Stars: Masanobu Andô, Megumi Okina, Kumiko Asô, Jun Murakami
Votes: 967
18. Atenshon purîzu (2006– )
Comedy, Drama
A young woman struggles against the odds in achieving her dream of becoming a Japan Airlines Cabin Attendant.
Stars: Aya Ueto, Ryô Nishikido, Saki Aibu, Misa Uehara
Votes: 376
19. Conflict: Saidai no kôsô (2016)
Action, Crime
Director: Ken'ichi Fujiwara | Stars: Hitoshi Ozawa, Hakuryû, Shô Aikawa, Hidekazu Akai
20. Pacchigi! (2004)
118 min | Action, Comedy, Drama
Kyoto 1968. Several high school students deal with their life as Korean-Japanese trying to earn each other's love and respect. But the times are not kind to them.
Director: Kazuyuki Izutsu | Stars: Shun Shioya, Sôsuke Takaoka, Erika Sawajiri, Kyôko Yanagihara
Votes: 436
21. Cutie Honey: Tears (2016)
92 min | Action, Sci-Fi
Scientist Dr. Kisaragi creates Cutie Honey, an android that possesses human emotions, in order to stop an evil organization.
Directors: Takeshi Asai, Ryo Higuchi | Stars: Keita Arai, Hina Fukatsu, Ren Imai, Nicole Ishida
Votes: 300
22. Rookies: Sotsugyô (2009)
137 min | Drama, Sport
Futakotamagawa High School HAD a Baseball Club/Team, but because of a fight during one one of their games, they were suspended for a year from all games. Kawato Koichi is the new Literature... See full summary »
Director: Yûichirô Hirakawa | Stars: Ryûta Satô, Hayato Ichihara, Keisuke Koide, Yu Shirota
Votes: 216
23. Be Sure to Share (2009)
109 min | Drama
Shiro is twenty-seven years old and is tormented by his father's terminal cancer diagnosis. He copes by communicating his care and love to his father. We see the father and son relationship... See full summary »
Director: Sion Sono | Stars: Akira, Eiji Okuda, Ayumi Ito, Keiko Takahashi
Votes: 465
24. Ôoka Echizen (2013– )
59 min | Drama
Ooka Tadasuke was a magistrate of Ise Yamada (modern-day Ise City in Mie Prefecture). In 1712, he sentenced a thief who was causing a stir in the village. The culprit was a great-grandson ... See full summary »
Stars: Noriyuki Higashiyama, Masanobu Katsumura, Ryôko Kuninaka, Chieko Matsubara
Votes: 13
25. Flowers and Rain (2019)
114 min | Drama
Inspired by the masterpiece album of the same name by Japanese hip-hop artist SEEDA, this film portrays the "dream and reality", "life and death" and "identity" of a young man with stunning visuals.
Director: Takafumi Tsuchiya | Stars: Masato Hanazawa, Kisuke Iida, Leland Johnson, Shô Kasamatsu
Votes: 23
26. Sankaku (2010)
99 min | Drama
Momose (played by Sousuke Takaoka), who used to be a street punk, lives with girlfriend Kayo (played by Tomoko Tabata). Trouble brews for the couple when Kayo's younger sister Momo (played ... See full summary »
Director: Keisuke Yoshida | Stars: Sôsuke Takaoka, Erena Ono, Tomoko Tabata, Masaaki Akahori
Votes: 86
27. Sugar & Spice (2006)
125 min | Drama, Romance
After graduating from high school, Shiro is clueless how to proceed with his education. For the moment, he takes a small job at a local gas station, to much displease of his parents. His ... See full summary »
Director: Isamu Nakae | Stars: Yûya Yagira, Erika Sawajiri, Mari Natsuki, Yô Ôizumi
Votes: 321
28. Tengoku no kiss (1999– )
Romance
High school girl Asumi is a huge fan of visual rock star Shu. When Shu suddenly announces he is giving up singing, she is devastated. She desperately wants Shu to return to music. At the ... See full summary »
Stars: Megumi Okina, Tatsuya Fujiwara, Sôsuke Takaoka, Keiko Toda
29. Prayer beads (2004)
270 min | Horror
This horror anthology is featuring nine independent episodes, each 30 minutes long, that are revolving around bad karma and terror.
Stars: Jun Haichi, Joe Odagiri, Kei Satô, Takashi Yuki
Votes: 68
30. Taiyo no kisetsu (2002– )
45 min | Drama, Romance
Tatsuya, a tormented college student who was once an all-around nice guy but now seems to be balancing a gigantic grudge on his shoulder. For some reason, he has taken to hanging around ... See full summary »
Stars: Hideaki Takizawa, Chizuru Ikewaki, Ken'ichi Endô, Marika Matsumoto
Votes: 29
31. Ashita no watashi no tsukurikata (2007)
97 min | Drama
Juri secretly admires Kanako, who is popular in their class. Juri is like this even at home, where she acts the part of an ideal daughter for her parents because she wants them to stop ... See full summary »
Director: Jun Ichikawa | Stars: Riko Narumi, Atsuko Maeda, Mariko Ishihara, Yoshizumi Ishihara
Votes: 325
32. Dare to Stop Us (2018)
119 min | Drama
Spring, 1969. The Japanese New Wave, represented on international screens mainly by the films of Nagisa Oshima, reaches new heights. 21-year-old Megumi Yoshizumi goes to Wakamatsu ... See full summary »
Director: Kazuya Shiraishi | Stars: Kisetsu Fujiwara, Arata Iura, Kuu Izima, Mugi Kadowaki
Votes: 164
33. A Summer Song (2016)
88 min | Drama
Kenichi Ichihara is absorbed in surfing, because he admires his father who is also a surfer. His father dies in an unexpected accident. Since then, Kenichi is estranged from surfing and the... See full summary »
Director: Yûji Nakamae | Stars: Ryô Yoshizawa, Kôdai Asaka, Tomoru Akazawa, Miwako Kakei
34. Sakura: Jiken wo kiku onna (2014– )
54 min | Mystery
Sakura Mizusawa is the ultimate "good listener". In the morning, she hears the voices of listeners as the DJ of a small FM radio network. In the afternoon, she lends a ear to residents' ... See full summary »
Stars: Yukie Nakama, Ryûta Satô, Kazuyuki Aijima, Hana Kino
Votes: 16
35. Aozora no rûretto (2007)
103 min | Drama
Window cleaners Tatsuyo, Yuusuke, Kazuma, Kudou, and Hagiwara are of different ages and backgrounds, but work side by side with their heads in the clouds. One day an accident at work completely changes their lives.
Director: Shinichi Nishitani | Stars: Shun Shioya, Shihori Kanjiya, Yasuhito Shimao, Shûgo Oshinari
36. Saru Lock the Movie (2010)
112 min | Comedy
Beautiful Mayumi enlists the help of Yataro Sarumaru a master locksmith and a notorious womanizer to open a bank safe deposit box. This results in Yataro fleeing from the police who are in hot pursuit.
Director: Tetsu Maeda | Stars: Hayato Ichihara, Manami Higa, Sôsuke Takaoka, Sei Ashina
Votes: 45
37. Kadokawa Mystery & Horror Tales Vol. 1 (2003)
Not Rated | 105 min | Drama, Horror
A compilation of 3 short horror stories. 'Desire to Kill' directed by Kenji Nakanishi, 'Meinichi' and 'Cruel Kidnapping' directed by Tomoyuki Akashi.
Directors: Tomoyuki Akashi, Kenji Nakanishi | Stars: Renji Ishibashi, Tôru Masuoka, Asami Mizukawa, Sôsuke Takaoka
38. Slow Dance (2005– )
Drama, Romance
A man who constantly applies the brake in his life, a woman who could do with a brake in her life. It's in summer of 2005 that the journey of their passionate love begins. Here's a bright ... See full summary »
Stars: Eri Fukatsu, Naohito Fujiki, Ryôko Hirosue, Kôtarô Koizumi
Votes: 77
39. Akashia no michi (2001)
90 min | Family, Drama
Director: Joji Matsuoka | Stars: Yui Natsukawa, Misako Watanabe, Sôsuke Takaoka, Tetta Sugimoto
Votes: 15
40. Saru lock (2009– )
Comedy, Drama
Stars: Hayato Ichihara, Sei Ashina, Sôsuke Takaoka, Genki Hirakata
Votes: 25
41. Moppu gâru (2007– )
Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
Momoko has just started a new job at a company that offers funeral services and cleans up after crime scenes when she discovers she has an amazing supernatural power. When she touches an ... See full summary »
Stars: Keiko Kitagawa, Natsuna, Sôsuke Takaoka, Shôsuke Tanihara
Votes: 94
42. Riaru kurôzu (2009– )
Drama
Kinue is a saleswoman in the futon section of a department store. One day, she suddenly gets transferred to the women's clothing department, even though she herself is lacking in fashion ... See full summary »
Stars: Hidetoshi Nishijima, Karina, Sei Ashina, Tarô Yamamoto
Votes: 37
43. Wararaifu!! (2010)
Comedy
Director: Yûichi Kimura | Stars: Yû Kashii, Kôji Kikkawa, Jun Murakami, Ryô Nishikata
44. Kôshônin (2008– )
Drama
The Special Investigation Team (SIT) is a high profile team of officers trained to handle cases in kidnappings, hostage situations, corporate blackmail, and other highly volatile criminal ... See full summary »
Stars: Ryôko Yonekura, Ren Ôsugi, Masatô Ibu, Sôsuke Takaoka
Votes: 47
45. Proof of the Man (2004)
600 min | Crime
Munesue, a Japanese detective assigned to solve the murder of a causasian in Japan, discovers that Ken Schuftan, his American detective counterpart, killed Munuesue's father.
Stars: Yutaka Takenouchi, Keiko Matsuzaka, Ken Ogata, Hiroyuki Ikeuchi
Votes: 54
46. Yamikin Dogs (2015)
88 min | Comedy
Director: Tetsuhiko Tsuchiya | Stars: Tsunenori Aoki, Yûsuke Furusawa, Miyoko Inagawa, Saaya
Votes: 15
47. Odaiba bôken'ô SP: Kareshi sensei!! (2005– )
Drama
48. Ekiro (2009 TV Movie)
130 min | Drama, Mystery
Det. Yobuno is in charge of investigating a retired man's disappearance. Yobuno is about to retire, too, and his domestic problems are in parallel with the missing person's.
Director: Shigemichi Sugita | Stars: Koji Yakusho, Eri Fukatsu, Tae Kimura, Sôsuke Takaoka
Votes: 17
49. Five Percent Man (2016)
25 min | Short, Drama
This story, set in a Japanese independent film industry, portrays an environment that surrounds young film makers today, and the stress and conflict they face every day.
Director: Takeshi Tanaka | Stars: Mika Hijii, Ryô Iwase, Tomoya Maeno, Sôsuke Takaoka
Votes: 243
50. Battle Royal: Previously Unreleased Footage (2000 Video)
Short
Stars: Chiaki Kuriyama, Sôsuke Takaoka