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1. The Naked Director (2019–2021)
TV-MA | 48 min | Biography, Drama
Follows the story of Toru Muranishi's unusual and dramatic life filled with big ambitions as well as spectacular setbacks in his attempt to turn Japan's porn industry on its head.
Stars: Takayuki Yamada, Shinnosuke Mitsushima, Misato Morita, Tokio Emoto
Votes: 6,977
2. Ichiko (2023)
126 min | Thriller
A woman is driven to shroud her identity, caught in a web of secrecy. As she conceals herself, the intricate layers of her hidden life unravel, revealing her
Director: Akihiro Toda | Stars: Ruka Ishikawa, Yuki Kura, Yûki Morinaga, Yuri Nakamura
Votes: 268
3. Midnight Diner (2009–2014)
TV-MA | 24 min | Drama
Shinya Shokudo is a tv series from Japan since 2009. It tells many stories about ordinary people eat in shinya shokudo, which means a restaurant at midnight. This small restaurant opens from 12 in the evening to 7 in the morning.
Stars: Kaoru Kobayashi, Mansaku Fuwa, Toshiki Ayata, Shôhei Uno
Votes: 3,181
4. Ghost Cat Anzu (2024)
97 min | Animation, Drama, Family
Friendship shared between Karin, a strong-minded girl sent to live with her monk granddad in the Japanese countryside, and Anzu, the even-more unpredictable phantom feline who acts as her guardian.
Directors: Yôko Kuno, Nobuhiro Yamashita | Stars: Mirai Moriyama, Noa Gotô, Munetaka Aoki, Miwako Ichikawa
Votes: 10
5. Midnight Diner: Tokyo Stories (2016–2019)
TV-14 | 24 min | Drama
An anthology of human relationship stories connected by the only open in the wee hours diner the characters frequent. Resolutions are often facilitated by the owner/chef.
Stars: Kaoru Kobayashi, Mansaku Fuwa, Asako Kobayashi, Joe Odagiri
Votes: 4,940
6. 37 Seconds (2019)
115 min | Drama
Yuma is a young Japanese woman with cerebral palsy. Torn between her obligations towards her family and her dream to become a manga artist, she struggles to lead a self-determined life.
Director: Hikari | Stars: Eita Okuno, Makiko Watanabe, Nanami Kawakami, Yuka Itaya
Votes: 3,132
7. Occult (2009)
110 min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Koji Shiraishi is interested in strange indiscriminate murder at a sightseeing resort. He goes behind the camera to investigate the circumstances surrounding strange occurrences and interview the survivors.
Director: Kôji Shiraishi | Stars: Mika Azuma, Horiken, Kôen Kondô, Shinobu Kuribayashi
Votes: 1,865
8. Seiyoku (2023)
134 min | Drama
Hiroki Terai is a prosecutor at the Yokohama Public Prosecutors' Office. He is married and and has a elementary school aged son, who is often truant. Hiroki worries his son might shut ... See full summary »
Director: Yoshiyuki Kishi | Stars: Yui Aragaki, Nozomi Bandô, Ayaka Higashino, Gorô Inagaki
Votes: 162
9. Midnight Diner (2014)
119 min | Comedy, Drama
A cook opens a restaurant that only serves from midnight till dawn. One day, he discovers an obituary urn. Follow the stories of his regulars tangled around this urn.
Director: Joji Matsuoka | Stars: Kaoru Kobayashi, Saki Takaoka, Tokio Emoto, Mikako Tabe
Votes: 2,523
10. Kamen Rider Ex-Aid (2016–2017)
TV-PG | 24 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy
The bugster Virus, formed from video games, threatens humanity and seeks to turn Bugsters into complete beings. A hospital intern, Emu Hojou and three other Kamen Riders (Brave, Snipe and Lazer) must defeat the virus and save humanity.
Stars: Hiroki Iijima, Toshiki Seto, Ukyô Matsumoto, Ruka Matsuda
Votes: 560
11. 100 Yen Love (2014)
113 min | Comedy, Drama
A 32-year-old woman living with her parents meets a boxer and finally starts a life.
Director: Masaharu Take | Stars: Sakura Andô, Hirofumi Arai, Yôzaburô Itô, Miyoko Inagawa
Votes: 2,741
12. Exte: Hair Extensions (2007)
R | 108 min | Comedy, Horror
About hair extensions that attack the women that wear them.
Director: Sion Sono | Stars: Chiaki Kuriyama, Megumi Satô, Tsugumi, Eri Machimoto
Votes: 3,369
13. Seto and Utsumi (2016)
75 min | Drama
In a series of segments two different and contrasting high school students share experiences in their young lives as they idle away the extra time on their hands. One is serious and the ... See full summary »
Director: Tatsushi Ômori | Stars: Sôsuke Ikematsu, Motomi Makiguchi, Takuya Matsumoto, Ayami Nakajô
Votes: 829
14. Kaiji: The Ultimate Gambler (2009)
130 min | Drama
Kaiji, a young gambler who is constantly in debt, enters a deadly gambling competition in order to wipe away his loans.
Director: Tôya Satô | Stars: Tatsuya Fujiwara, Ken'ichi Matsuyama, Kei Satô, Yûki Amami
Votes: 2,061
15. The Fish Tale (2022)
139 min | Biography, Comedy, Drama
A young child is obsessed with learning about and drawing fish. The child seems a little odd, but if you are understanding and supportive you will be cheering in the end.
Director: Shûichi Okita | Stars: Non, Yûya Yagira, Kaho, Hayato Isomura
Votes: 378
16. Ultraman Ginga (2013–2014)
TV-14 | 30 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy
All of the Ultramen and monsters have been turned into figures known as Spark Dolls and became scattered throughout the universe. A young man named Hikaru Raido finds an item called the ... See full summary »
Stars: Takuya Negishi, Takuya Kusakawa, Hiroya Ishimaru, Kiyotaka Uji
Votes: 144
17. The Scissors Massacre (2008)
98 min | Drama, Horror
Three sisters grow up on a chicken farm in a small town of Gifu. The oldest sister, Sachiko Sawada, is engaged to be married, the middle sister, Yukie works at a beauty salon and the ... See full summary »
Director: Kôtarô Terauchi | Stars: Rin Asuka, Yukie Kawamura, Akihiro Mayama, Yôsuke Saitô
Votes: 453
18. Last Mile (2024)
A cardboard box explodes on Black Friday, terrorizing the nation. Erena Funado, center director for Kanto distribution warehouse, must control the situation with Kou Nashimoto.
Director: Ayuko Tsukahara | Stars: Sadao Abe, Tamae Andô, Kumiko Asô, Gô Ayano
19. Believers (2022)
118 min | Drama
On a small island somewhere near Japan, three cult members have devoted themselves to the "Deserted Island Program". Calling each other by rank, these people-two men and one women-have been... See full summary »
Director: Hideo Jôjô | Stars: Hayato Isomura, Yuto Isomura, Yui Kitamura, Katsuya Maiguma
Votes: 96
20. Love You as the World Ends (2021–2024)
60 min | Action, Horror, Mystery
A car mechanic fights to survive an invasion of the living dead while holding onto the hope that he'll be reunited with the woman he loves.
Stars: Marie Iitoyo, Ryoma Takeuchi, Ayami Nakajô, Shô Kasamatsu
Votes: 178
21. Nightmare Detective (2006)
Unrated | 106 min | Action, Crime, Fantasy
Three people in Tokyo take a surreal voyage of self-discovery through memory and nightmares. "O" intends suicide while talking on a cell-phone with a stranger he meets on line who plans a ... See full summary »
Director: Shin'ya Tsukamoto | Stars: Ryûhei Matsuda, Hitomi, Masanobu Andô, Ren Ôsugi
Votes: 2,761
22. Mamorarenakatta mono tachi e (2021)
135 min | Crime
Nine years after the 2011 Tohoku earthquake and tsunami, two murder cases take place in Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture. The two victims are assumed to have been murdered by the same person. Both... See full summary »
Director: Takahisa Zeze | Stars: Takeru Satoh, Hiroshi Abe, Mitsuko Baishô, Seiji Chihara
Votes: 365
23. He's Expecting (2022– )
TV-PG | 23 min | Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
When a successful ad executive who's got it all figured out becomes pregnant, he's forced to confront social inequities he'd never considered before.
Stars: Takumi Saitô, Juri Ueno, Mariko Tsutsui, Ryô Iwamatsu
Votes: 3,395
24. Midnight Diner 2 (2016)
108 min | Drama
Follow the stories of ordinary individuals with a lot on their plates. As they pore over their worries, Master serves up homely delights and timely life advice. And as other customers begin to console one another, a family is born.
Director: Joji Matsuoka | Stars: Tamae Andô, Toshiki Ayata, Mansaku Fuwa, Kaoru Hirata
Votes: 1,116
25. Kiyamachi Daruma (2015)
116 min | Crime, Drama
Extreme hardboiled world which unfolds in beautiful Kyoto town - Set in Kyoto's amusement area/Kiyamachi, sad story of a man who carries a burden on his body - Protagonist Katsuura once led... See full summary »
Director: Hideo Sakaki | Stars: Ken'ichi Endô, Tamotsu Ishibashi, Yûta Kajiwara, Setsuko Karasuma
Votes: 24
26. Sailor Suit and Machine Gun: Graduation (2016)
112 min | Action, Romance
Yakuza underboss and schoolgirl Hoshi Izumi intends to become a regular student once again following a period of unleashing bloody revenge upon those who murdered the former yakuza boss. ... See full summary »
Director: Kôji Maeda | Stars: Kanna Hashimoto, Hiroki Hasegawa, Masanobu Andô, Tetsuya Takeda
Votes: 221
27. Gift of Fire (2020)
111 min | Drama
In the midst of WWII, a young Japanese researcher struggles to honor his obligations to science, his family, his country, and his own morality while working to develop an atomic bomb.
Director: Hiroshi Kurosaki | Stars: Yûya Yagira, Kasumi Arimura, Haruma Miura, Issei Ogata
Votes: 56
28. A Story of Yonosuke (2012)
160 min | Drama
Were people's lives changed by having known Yonosuke?
Director: Shûichi Okita | Stars: Ayumi Ito, Jun Kunimura, Gô Ayano, Sôsuke Ikematsu
Votes: 2,313
29. 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
30. The Real Thing (2020)
232 min | Drama, Romance
A man who spends his days in boredom meets a woman, who throws his life into chaos. Koji Fukada's first film adaptation of a comic book.
Director: Kôji Fukada | Stars: Win Morisaki, Kaho Tsuchimura, Shôhei Uno, Kei Ishibashi
Votes: 550
31. Tokyo Tower: Mom and Me, and Sometimes Dad (2007)
142 min | Drama
Masaya is going through a period of intensely rebellious behavior. He then learned that his mom has contracted cancer; suddenly, his mother comes to live with him in Tokyo the entire emotional landscape of his life is altered.
Director: Joji Matsuoka | Stars: Joe Odagiri, Kirin Kiki, Yayako Uchida, Kanato Tanihata
Votes: 1,048
32. Tonbi (2022)
139 min | Drama, Family
Yasuo (Hiroshi Abe) grew up as an orphan. He married a woman he loved and they had a son Akira (later played by Takumi Kitamura). Yasuo's life seemed great at the time, but his life totally... See full summary »
Director: Takahisa Zeze | Stars: Hiroshi Abe, Takumi Kitamura, Anne Watanabe, Ken Yasuda
Votes: 128
33. 64: Part I (2016)
121 min | Mystery
1989 is 64 Shouwa year in Japanese calendar, thus unsolved girl kidnapping-murder case is called "64(rokuyon)" that got up in this year in Criminal Investigation Department in Prefectural Police Department.
Director: Takahisa Zeze | Stars: Kôichi Satô, Gô Ayano, Nana Eikura, Eita Nagayama
Votes: 398
34. The Great Passage (2013)
134 min | Drama
Majime, an eccentric man in publishing company, who has unique ability of words, joins the team that will compile a new dictionary, 'The Great Passage.' In the eclectic team, he becomes ... See full summary »
Director: Yûya Ishii | Stars: Ryûhei Matsuda, Aoi Miyazaki, Joe Odagiri, Kaoru Kobayashi
Votes: 2,871
35. Haman (2015)
Not Rated | 95 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror
A dark fantasy about life, sex, and love that depicts the tragedy of a girl who becomes a monster.
Director: Tetsuya Okabe | Stars: Nonoka Baba, Yusuke Kojima, Maki Mizui, Mukau Nakamura
Votes: 15
36. 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: 110
37. Stigmatized Properties (2020)
111 min | Drama, Horror
Yamame Yamano (Kazuya Kamenashi) is an unpopular comedian. His senior informs him that "...it will air on TV, if you stay at the stigmatized property where a murder took place." That is how... See full summary »
Director: Hideo Nakata | Stars: Kazuya Kamenashi, Nao Honda, Kôji Seto, Shin'ya Arino
Votes: 273
38. Prior Convictions (2022)
133 min | Crime, Drama
Kaya has worked as a probation officer for 3 years, she finds her job rewarding. But one client, Makoto, an ex-murderer, suddenly disappears around the time that the police are investigating a series of murders committed by a mystery man.
Director: Yoshiyuki Kishi | Stars: Kasumi Arimura, Gô Morita, Hayato Isomura, Ryûya Wakaba
Votes: 197
39. Uso happyaku (2018)
105 min | Comedy, Crime
Sakai is a city near Osaka by the bay famous for its swords in the old days and kitchen knives today. Norio is an antique dealer in the city. Sasuke is a potter in the city. Seventeenth ... See full summary »
Director: Masaharu Take | Stars: Kiichi Nakai, Kuranosuke Sasaki, Kogan Ashiya, Blake Crawford
Votes: 189
40. The Voice of Sin (2020)
142 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
A newspaper reporter is working on an investigative piece regarding an unsolved mystery dating back thirty years. there was gangsterism and extortion at play. As part of his work the man ... See full summary »
Director: Nobuhiro Doi | Stars: Shun Oguri, Gen Hoshino, Yutaka Matsushige, Kanji Furutachi
Votes: 647
41. Kamen Rider Ex-Aid: True Ending (2017)
61 min | Action, Adventure, Fantasy
A year after defeating Masamune (Kamen Rider Cronus), Emu Hojo and the Doctor Riders venture into the VR Game World to deal with a new Game Disease outbreak hitting Tokyo.
Director: Shôjirô Nakazawa | Stars: Hiroki Iijima, Toshiki Seto, Ukyô Matsumoto, Tetsuya Iwanaga
Votes: 113
42. Welcome to the Occult Forest (2022– )
Comedy, Drama, Horror
A washed up horror film director named Kôji Kuroishi (played by Kôji Shiraishi) and his assistant director named Miho Ichikawa (played by Mayu Hotta) visits a house deep in wooded mountains... See full summary »
Stars: Kôji Shiraishi, Mayu Hotta, Miwako Kakei, Shôhei Uno
Votes: 34
43. Anata ga Shite Kurenakute mo (2023)
Michi Yoshino is a 32-year-old office lady working in the sales department of a construction company. She is happily married to her husband, Youichi. However, the problem is they have not ... See full summary »
Stars: Eita Nagayama, Takanori Iwata, Rena Tanaka, Honami Satô
Votes: 10
44. Remember to Breathe (2022)
106 min | Drama
A woman forced to spend time with her youngest (adult) daughter with whom she has not had a close relationship.
Director: Masakazu Sugita | Stars: Junko Abe, Giiko, Ichirô Hashimoto, Mao Inoue
Votes: 11
45. Viyon no tsuma (2009)
114 min | Drama
This enticing period melodrama depicts a long-suffering woman's relationship with her brilliant but self-destructive writer husband in postwar Tokyo. Based on a semi-autobiographical 1947 ... See full summary »
Director: Kichitarô Negishi | Stars: Takako Matsu, Tadanobu Asano, Shigeru Muroi, Masatô Ibu
Votes: 426
46. Double Life (2016)
126 min | Drama, Mystery
As an adaptation of a Koike Mariko novel, which was inspired by the artwork True Stories by artist Sophie Calle, the film follows philosophy graduate Tamaki who, in turn, follows a man in ... See full summary »
Director: Yoshiyuki Kishi | Stars: Mugi Kadowaki, Hiroki Hasegawa, Masaki Suda, Lily Franky
Votes: 192
48. Chô Akunin (2011)
90 min | Crime, Drama
In an editorial office the staff write about murders and other crimes. A video tape arrives one day. It features a man who calls himself 'a bad person' who claims he has raped 107 women ... See full summary »
Director: Kôji Shiraishi | Stars: Eri Aoki, Hiroaki Kawatsure, Yaeko Kiyose, Chika Kuboyama
Votes: 50
49. The Black Swindler (2022– )
Action, Crime, Drama
Kurosaki Koshiro is a young man who lost his family due to fraud. He decides to devote his life to take revenge against the fraudsters and become a con artist under the name "Kurosagi".
Stars: Shô Hirano, Yuina Kuroshima, Kai Inowaki, Tomokazu Miura
Votes: 43
50. Zenkamono - shinmai hogoshi Agawa Kayo - (2021– )
Drama
Kayo Agawa decides to become a probation officer, an unpaid state employee who helps rehabilitate those who committed crimes. Her first assignment is to take care of Midori Saito, who assaulted an employee of the accessory store she owned.
Stars: Kasumi Arimura, Shizuka Ishibashi, Yukiya Kitamura, Shôhei Uno
Votes: 47