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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: 36,230 | Gross: $1.92M
2. Shoplifters (2018)
R | 121 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
On the margins of Tokyo, a dysfunctional band of outsiders are united by loyalty, a penchant for petty theft and playful grifting. When the young son is arrested, secrets are exposed that upend their tenuous, below-the-radar existence.
Director: Kore-eda Hirokazu | Stars: Lily Franky, Sakura Andô, Kirin Kiki, Mayu Matsuoka
Votes: 86,400 | Gross: $3.31M
3. The Blind Swordsman: Zatoichi (2003)
R | 116 min | Action, Comedy, Crime
The blind masseur/swordsman comes to a town in control of warring gangs, and while bunking with a farming family, he meets two women with their own agenda.
Director: Takeshi Kitano | Stars: Takeshi Kitano, Tadanobu Asano, Yui Natsukawa, Michiyo Yasuda
Votes: 51,523 | Gross: $0.85M
4. Egoist (2022)
120 min | Drama, Romance
When Kôsuke was 14 years old, his mother died. He spent his adolescence in a rural village and suppressed his feelings as a gay male. Now, Kôsuke (Ryohei Suzuki) has grown up and works as a... See full summary »
Director: Daishi Matsunaga | Stars: Ryohei Suzuki, Hio Miyazawa, Yûko Nakamura, Iori Wada
Votes: 559
5. Shall We Dance? (1996)
PG | 136 min | Comedy, Drama, Music
A successful but unhappy Japanese accountant finds the missing passion in his life when he begins to secretly take ballroom dance lessons.
Director: Masayuki Suô | Stars: Koji Yakusho, Tamiyo Kusakari, Naoto Takenaka, Eri Watanabe
Votes: 11,730 | Gross: $9.68M
6. Godzilla vs. SpaceGodzilla (1994)
Not Rated | 106 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Godzilla is threatened by two new forces: Mogera - another UN built machine; and Space Godzilla - a beast spawned from Godzilla's particles in space.
Directors: Kenshô Yamashita, Takao Okawara, Kazuki Ômori | Stars: Jun Hashizume, Megumi Odaka, Zenkichi Yoneyama, Akira Nakao
Votes: 5,562
7. Maborosi (1995)
Not Rated | 110 min | Drama
A young woman's husband apparently commits suicide without warning or reason, leaving behind his wife and infant.
Director: Kore-eda Hirokazu | Stars: Makiko Esumi, Takashi Naitô, Tadanobu Asano, Gohki Kashiyama
Votes: 7,326
8. Rental Family (II)
Comedy, Drama | Filming
A lonely, down and out American actor living in Tokyo starts working for a Japanese "rental family" company to play various stand-in roles in other people's lives. Along the way, he discovers unexpected joys within his built-in family.
Director: Hikari | Stars: Brendan Fraser, Takehiro Hira, Mari Yamamoto, Akira Emoto
9. Hard Days (2023)
118 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
Detective Yuji Kudo drives his car to see his mother, who is hospitalized with a serious health condition. Yuji then accidentally hits a man with his car and that man dies. At the hospital, Yuji tries to cover up the death of the man.
Director: Michihito Fujii | Stars: Gô Ayano, Tim Dang, Akira Emoto, Ryôko Hirosue
Votes: 701
10. A Man (2022)
121 min | Drama, Mystery, Romance
Akira works as a lawyer. One day, he meets with his former client Rie, who asks Akira to perform a background check on her late husband Daisuke.
Director: Kei Ishikawa | Stars: Sakura Andô, Yôko Maki, Yumi Kawai, Satoshi Tsumabuki
Votes: 1,421
11. Kiraware Matsuko no isshô (2006)
130 min | Comedy, Drama, Musical
When Matsuko is murdered, her nephew, Sho, gets to progressively unveil the many details of her mysterious past, discovering she wasn't just a forgotten outcast and had led an intriguing yet bizarre life.
Director: Tetsuya Nakashima | Stars: Miki Nakatani, Eita Nagayama, Yûsuke Iseya, Mikako Ichikawa
Votes: 8,737
12. John Rabe (2009)
134 min | Biography, Drama, History
A true-story account of a German businessman who saved more than 200,000 Chinese during the Nanjing massacre in 1937-38.
Director: Florian Gallenberger | Stars: Ulrich Tukur, Daniel Brühl, Steve Buscemi, Anne Consigny
Votes: 6,742 | Gross: $0.07M
13. Umami (2022)
105 min | Comedy, Drama
France's leading chef throws himself into a quest seeking the flavor that has confounded his life since he was defeated by a Japanese chef's bowl of noodles as a young man.
Director: Slony Sow | Stars: Gérard Depardieu, Kyôzô Nagatsuka, Pierre Richard, Rod Paradot
Votes: 627
14. Unforgiven (2013)
R | 135 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Japanese-Korean filmmaker Sang-il Lee (Villain) has decided to reinterpret Eastwood's Oscar®-winning Unforgiven as a Japanese period film.
Director: Sang-il Lee | Stars: Ken Watanabe, Shioli Kutsuna, Jun Kunimura, Yûya Yagira
Votes: 2,789
15. The Eel (1997)
Not Rated | 117 min | Drama
A businessman kills his adulterous wife and is sent to prison. After the release, he opens a barbershop and meets new people, talking almost to no one except an eel he befriended while in prison.
Director: Shôhei Imamura | Stars: Koji Yakusho, Misa Shimizu, Mitsuko Baishô, Akira Emoto
Votes: 6,399 | Gross: $0.41M
16. The Great Yokai War (2005)
PG-13 | 124 min | Adventure, Family, Fantasy
A young boy is chosen as the defender of good and must team up with Japan's ancient spirits and creatures of lore to attempt to destroy the forces of evil.
Director: Takashi Miike | Stars: Ryunosuke Kamiki, Hiroyuki Miyasako, Chiaki Kuriyama, Bunta Sugawara
Votes: 2,666
17. Hanzawa Naoki (2013– )
54 min | Drama, News
An idealistic banker takes on corruption and wrongdoing at his corporate bank. He must use his financial expertise, his instincts about human nature, and his skills of improvisation to try to stay one step ahead of his powerful enemies.
Stars: Masato Sakai, Aya Ueto, Mitsuhiro Oikawa, Teruyuki Kagawa
Votes: 2,464
18. It Feels So Good (2019)
115 min | Drama, Romance
Kenji returns to Akita to attend his old squeeze's wedding and Naoko proposes they have sex again, marking a new beginning.
Director: Haruhiko Arai | Stars: Tasuku Emoto, Kumi Takiuchi, Akira Emoto
Votes: 914
19. Private Lessons II (1993)
Unrated | 85 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
An insecure young Asian man, played by Japanese pop star Goro Inagaki, meets an interesting sensual European woman who teaches him the secrets of love and life.
Director: Akiyoshi Kimata | Stars: Gorô Inagaki, Joanna Pacula, Masahiro Nakai, Akira Emoto
Votes: 135
20. Sumo Do, Sumo Don't (1992)
105 min | Comedy, Drama, Sport
Chronicling the turmoil and pandemonium that ensues at a derelict university sumo club, and the rise of some unlikely heroes.
Director: Masayuki Suô | Stars: Masahiro Motoki, Misa Shimizu, Naoto Takenaka, Akira Emoto
Votes: 1,006
21. Sailor Suit and Machine Gun (1981)
131 min | Action, Romance
A teenage delinquent schoolgirl named Izumi Hoshi inherits her father's Yakuza clan.
Director: Shinji Sômai | Stars: Hiroko Yakushimaru, Tsunehiko Watase, Rentarô Mikuni, Yuki Kazamatsuri
Votes: 903
22. Survival Family (2016)
117 min | Adventure, Comedy, Family
After a sudden worldwide power cut, a Tokyo family are caught up in the chaos as millions traverse the country in search of electricity.
Director: Shinobu Yaguchi | Stars: Fumiyo Kohinata, Eri Fukatsu, Yuki Izumisawa, Wakana Aoi
Votes: 3,011
23. September 11 (2002)
Unrated | 134 min | Drama
The effects of the 9/11 terrorist attacks are told from different points of view around the world.
Directors: Alejandro González Iñárritu, Youssef Chahine, Amos Gitai, Shôhei Imamura, Alejandro G. Iñárritu, Claude Lelouch, Ken Loach, Samira Makhmalbaf, Mira Nair, Idrissa Ouedraogo, Sean Penn, Danis Tanovic | Stars: Maryam Karimi, Mohamad Dolati, Agelem Habibi, Esmat Vahedi
Votes: 5,925
24. Rage (2016)
142 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller
A grisly unsolved murder links three seemingly unrelated stories in three different Japanese cities.
Director: Sang-il Lee | Stars: Ken Watanabe, Mirai Moriyama, Aoi Miyazaki, Satoshi Tsumabuki
Votes: 3,409
25. September 1923 (2023)
137 min | Drama, History, Thriller
A incident happened on 1923 on the Great Kanto earthquake
Director: Tatsuya Mori | Stars: Koshi Misaki, Yuka Kouri, Akira Emoto, Suidôbashi Hakase
Votes: 96
26. Lu Over the Wall (2017)
PG | 112 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
The story centers on Kai, a gloomy middle school student whose life changes after meeting Lu, a mermaid.
Director: Masaaki Yuasa | Stars: Kanon Tani, Shôta Shimoda, Minako Kotobuki, Sôma Saitô
Votes: 2,688 | Gross: $0.11M
27. Wood Job! (2014)
116 min | Adventure, Comedy
After failing to get into university, a soft city boy randomly picks a job in forestry.
Director: Shinobu Yaguchi | Stars: Hideaki Itô, Masami Nagasawa, Shôta Sometani, Nana Seino
Votes: 3,788
28. Journey to the Shore (2015)
Not Rated | 127 min | Drama, Fantasy, Romance
Mizuki's husband Yusuke drowned at sea three years ago. When he suddenly comes back home, she is not that surprised. Instead, Mizuki is wondering what took him so long. She agrees to let Yusuke take her on a journey.
Director: Kiyoshi Kurosawa | Stars: Eri Fukatsu, Tadanobu Asano, Masao Komatsu, Mika Muraoka
Votes: 1,952
29. Ichi (2008)
R | 120 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Ichi is a blind woman who roams about town with her shamisen (a three-stringed Japanese guitar), but she has exceptional sword skills with which she fights off yakuza and other villains.
Director: Fumihiko Sori | Stars: Haruka Ayase, Shidô Nakamura, Yôsuke Kubozuka, Takao Osawa
Votes: 3,980
30. Ace Attorney (2012)
135 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
Following the murder of his mentor, rookie Defense Attorney Phoenix Wright must find the truth behind not only her death, but that of an unsolved case from 15 years prior.
Director: Takashi Miike | Stars: Hiroki Narimiya, Takumi Saitô, Mirei Kiritani, Akiyoshi Nakao
Votes: 3,058
31. The Long Goodbye (2014– )
58 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
In this unauthorized adaptation of the novel "The Long Goodbye" by Raymond Chandler set in Tokyo during the 1950', Tamotsu is suspected of murdering his actress wife Shizuka Harada. He ... See full summary »
Stars: Tadanobu Asano, Rina Ohta, Gô Ayano, Akira Emoto
Votes: 65
32. Rain Fall (2009)
R | 111 min | Action, Crime, Drama
A hit man looks to protect the daughter of one of his victims against CIA assassins.
Director: Max Mannix | Stars: Kippei Shîna, Gary Oldman, Kyoko Hasegawa, Misa Shimizu
Votes: 1,403
33. Isoroku Yamamoto, the Commander-in-Chief of the Combined Fleet (2011)
140 min | Biography, Drama, History
The life of Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto from the early 1930's to his death at the hands of the US military in 1943.
Director: Izuru Narushima | Stars: Koji Yakusho, Hiroshi Abe, Shûichi Azumaya, Mitsugorô Bandô
Votes: 1,256
34. Tales of the Bizarre (1990–1992)
54 min | Fantasy, Horror, Sci-Fi
Stars: Tamori, Junji Takada, Ryô Iwamatsu, Toshiya Sakai
Votes: 65
35. The Wandering Moon (2022)
150 min | Drama, Mystery
In a park on a rainy evening, a 19-year-old university student, Fumi, offers an umbrella to a soaking wet 10-year-old girl, Sarasa. Realizing her reluctance to go home, Fumi lets her stay ... See full summary »
Director: Sang-il Lee | Stars: Suzu Hirose, Tôri Matsuzaka, Ryûsei Yokohama, Mikako Tabe
Votes: 775
36. Baragaki: Unbroken Samurai (2021)
148 min | Action, Drama, History
Set in the 19th century, "Moeyo Ken" follows the life of Toshizo Hijikata. He was the vice-commander of the Shinsengumi and fought against the Meiji Restoration.
Director: Masato Harada | Stars: Jun'ichi Okada, Kô Shibasaki, Ryohei Suzuki, Ryôsuke Yamada
Votes: 274
37. 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: 1,554
38. Tonight, at the Movies (2018)
109 min | Fantasy, Romance
An assistant director and film fan gets his wish come true when his favourite heroine, a princess from an old film, appears in the real world.
Director: Hideki Takeuchi | Stars: Haruka Ayase, Kentarô Sakaguchi, Akira Emoto, Tsubasa Honda
Votes: 1,198
39. Yudo: The Way of the Bath (2022)
126 min | Comedy, Drama
Two estranged brothers inherit a small-town bathhouse. One sees it as an homage to their late father; the other a struggling architect as lucrative real estate for condos.
Director: Masayuki Suzuki | Stars: Tôma Ikuta, Gaku Hamada, Kanna Hashimoto, Fumiyo Kohinata
Votes: 250
40. Zebraman (2004)
115 min | Action, Comedy, Sci-Fi
A down-and-out school teacher receives the calling to become the real life personification of an old television superhero, Zebraman.
Director: Takashi Miike | Stars: Shô Aikawa, Kyôka Suzuki, Atsuro Watabe, Yui Ichikawa
Votes: 3,662
41. Houtei Yugi (2023)
97 min | Mystery
Kiyoshi Kuga attends law school, aiming to work in the legal field as a lawyer. His childhood friend Mirei Orimoto also attends the same law school. One day, a leaflet is distributed by an ... See full summary »
Director: Yoshihiro Fukagawa | Stars: Akira Emoto, Takumi Kitamura, Ren Nagase, Katsuhisa Namase
Votes: 23
42. The Key (1997)
95 min | Drama
Mr. Kenmochi is older and loss of sexual potency. He discovers that jealousy is the remedy, reviving his loss of sexual vigor. To do so, he forces his wife Ikuko to take an interest in young Kimura, his daughter Toshiko's fiancé.
Director: Toshiharu Ikeda | Stars: Naomi Kawashima, Akira Emoto, Mikio Ôsawa, Kenji Imai
Votes: 112
43. Waterboys (2001)
91 min | Comedy, Sport
In a Japanese high school, a class of adolescent geeks joins the new synchronized swimming teacher and takes up the challenge to take part in the competition, in spite of the mockeries of the "real sportsmen".
Director: Shinobu Yaguchi | Stars: Satoshi Tsumabuki, Hiroshi Tamaki, Akifumi Miura, Kôen Kondô
Votes: 3,060
44. Submersion of Japan (1973)
PG | 143 min | Action, Drama, Sci-Fi
The shorted re-edited American version of Submersion of Japan, in which Japan slowly sinks into the sea as the US and Japan work together to stop it.
Directors: Shirô Moritani, Andrew Mayer | Stars: Lorne Greene, Keiju Kobayashi, Rhonda Hopkins, Hiroshi Fujioka
Votes: 527
45. Lovers Lost (1982)
123 min | Drama, Romance
A love story between a 29-year-old woman, who has once been a prostitute but is now the mistress of a wealthy jewelry merchant, and a 19-year-old college student.
Director: Kinji Fukasaku | Stars: Keiko Matsuzaka, Hiroyuki Sanada, Tsutomu Yamazaki, Kôichi Satô
Votes: 172
46. Round About Midnight (1999)
110 min | Drama, Thriller
Koji, a jazz musician, takes a cigarette break in between sets at a Tokyo nightclub. He witnesses a murder and runs into a girl, Linda, who is being pursued by the killers. For the next two... See full summary »
Director: Makoto Wada | Stars: Hiroyuki Sanada, Michelle Reis, Akira Emoto, Jun'ichi Haruta
Votes: 172
47. Do Unto Others (2023)
114 min | Drama
A community is shocked when the bodies of an elderly man and the manager of a home-visit nursing centre are found. The passing of 42 elderly patients is connected to Shiba, a caretaker recognised for his affection and dedication.
Director: Tetsu Maeda | Stars: Ken'ichi Matsuyama, Masami Nagasawa, Oji Suzuka, Akira Emoto
Votes: 238
48. Watch Sumo Do, Sumo Don't (2022– )
TV-14 | 48 min | Comedy, Drama, Sport
Ryota Moriyama, a senior at Kyoritsu University, receives a job offer at a first-rate company but gets dumped by Saki Nishino. His professor tells him that he can graduate on the condition ... See full summary »
Stars: Shôno Hayama, Rikka Ihara, Miyuu Teshima, Atsushi Mori
Votes: 177
49. The Great Yokai War: Guardians (2021)
118 min | Adventure, Family, Fantasy
Brothers Dai and Kei are summoned by peace-loving spirits to stop an angry demon from destroying Tokyo. When they become separated, Kei?s mission is to save his brother and restore harmony between human and spirit worlds.
Director: Takashi Miike | Stars: Kokoro Terada, Hana Sugisaki, Rei Inomata, Nanako Matsushima
Votes: 132
50. Bedtime Eyes (1987)
118 min | Drama, Romance
Based on a polemic novel by Amy Yamada, Bedtime Eyes is about the intense love relationship between a second rate Japanese jazz singer and a black American GI on the margins of the law.
Director: Tatsumi Kumashiro | Stars: Kanako Higuchi, Michael Wright, Michiyo Yasuda, Eiji Okuda
Votes: 31