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1. Audition (1999)
R | 115 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery
A widower takes an offer to screen girls at a special audition, arranged for him by a friend to find him a new wife. The one he fancies is not who she appears to be after all.
Director: Takashi Miike | Stars: Ryo Ishibashi, Eihi Shiina, Tetsu Sawaki, Jun Kunimura
Votes: 89,191
2. The Grudge (2004)
PG-13 | 91 min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller
An American nurse living and working in Tokyo is exposed to a mysterious supernatural curse, one that locks a person in a powerful rage before claiming their life and spreading to another victim.
Director: Takashi Shimizu | Stars: Sarah Michelle Gellar, Jason Behr, Clea DuVall, William Mapother
Votes: 150,830 | Gross: $110.36M
3. Masters of Horror (2005–2007)
TV-MA | 1,531 min | Horror
Anchor Bay's collection, which has amassed some of the best horror film anthologies.
Stars: Karen Elizabeth Austin, J. Winston Carroll, Miho Ninagawa, Anthony Harrison
Votes: 13,275
4. War (2007)
R | 103 min | Action, Crime, Thriller
An FBI Agent seeks vengeance on a mysterious assassin known as "Rogue" who murdered his partner.
Director: Philip G. Atwell | Stars: Jet Li, Jason Statham, Nadine Velazquez, John Lone
Votes: 96,804 | Gross: $22.49M
5. The Crossing Guard (1995)
R | 111 min | Drama, Thriller
Freddy Gale is a seedy jeweller who has sworn to kill the drunk driver who killed his little girl.
Director: Sean Penn | Stars: Jack Nicholson, David Morse, Anjelica Huston, Robin Wright
Votes: 14,443 | Gross: $0.83M
6. The Grudge 2 (2006)
PG-13 | 102 min | Horror, Thriller
Three interwoven stories about a terrible curse. A young woman encounters a malevolent supernatural force while searching for her missing sister in Tokyo; a mean high school prank goes horribly wrong; a woman with a deadly secret moves into a Chicago apartment building.
Director: Takashi Shimizu | Stars: Amber Tamblyn, Edison Chen, Arielle Kebbel, Sarah Michelle Gellar
Votes: 51,451 | Gross: $39.14M
7. 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: 6,934
8. Suicide Club (2001)
R | 99 min | Crime, Drama, Horror
A detective is trying to find the cause of a string of suicides.
Director: Sion Sono | Stars: Ryo Ishibashi, Masatoshi Nagase, Mai Hosho, Tamao Satô
Votes: 22,206
9. American Yakuza (1993)
R | 96 min | Action, Crime, Drama
An American FBI agent is lured away by the Japanese Mafia--the Yakuza--in this action film.
Director: Frank A. Cappello | Stars: Viggo Mortensen, Ryo Ishibashi, Michael Nouri, Franklyn Ajaye
Votes: 2,904
10. Brother (I) (2000)
R | 114 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
A Japanese gangster is exiled to Los Angeles where his brother lives with a small but respectable multi-racial gang, who he inspires to expand their influence.
Director: Takeshi Kitano | Stars: Takeshi Kitano, Claude Maki, Omar Epps, Masaya Katô
Votes: 24,382 | Gross: $0.45M
11. Modern Love Tokyo (2022– )
40 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Each story, which depicts various forms of love in a variety of expressive ways, will bring laughter and tears and move the hearts of people everywhere.
Stars: Ren Hanami, Asami Mizukawa, Sôsuke Ikematsu, Atsuko Maeda
Votes: 268
12. Aibou: Tokyo Detective Duo (2000–2023)
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. Back to Back (1996 TV Movie)
R | 86 min | Action, Drama
Bob Malone, a disgraced ex-cop who finds himself trapped between local homegrown thugs and the Japanese ganglords of the Yakuza when he investigates the frame-up that ruined his career.
Director: Roger Nygard | Stars: Michael Rooker, Ryo Ishibashi, Danielle Harris, John Laughlin
Votes: 848
14. Parasite in Love (2021)
100 min | Romance
A man named Kengo Kosaka is germaphobe, Due to his disorder, he is also a lonely young man. Meanwhile, high school student Hijiri Sanagi has Ommatophobia. Both Kengo Kosaka and Hijiri Sanagi do not expect to find love with another person.
Director: Kensaku Kakimoto | Stars: Kento Hayashi, Ryo Ishibashi, Arata Iura, Nana Komatsu
Votes: 355
15. Kids Return (1996)
107 min | Crime, Drama, Sport
Dropping out of high school, two friends at first find success, one as a up-and-coming boxer and one as a low level gangster. Yet, their life decisions still find a way of catching up with them.
Director: Takeshi Kitano | Stars: Ken Kaneko, Masanobu Andô, Leo Morimoto, Hatsuo Yamaya
Votes: 6,767
16. 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: 3,057
17. Trapped Ashes (2006)
R | 105 min | Horror
Seven strangers on a Hollywood movie studio tour are trapped inside an infamous House of Horror and forced to tell their most terrifying stories to get out alive.
Directors: Sean S. Cunningham, Joe Dante, John Gaeta, Monte Hellman, Ken Russell | Stars: Jayce Bartok, Henry Gibson, Lara Harris, Scott Lowell
Votes: 1,805
18. Blue Tiger (1994)
R | 88 min | Action, Crime, Thriller
A woman dedicates her life to seeking revenge after her son is killed by crossfire as Japanese gangsters perform a hit.
Director: Norberto Barba | Stars: Virginia Madsen, Tôru Nakamura, Dean Hallo, Ryo Ishibashi
Votes: 865
19. Ryômaden (2010– )
45 min | Drama, History, War
The story focuses on the life of Sakamoto Ryoma, who lived from 1835 to 1867. He was an important leader in the movement to overthrow the Tokugawa Bakufu, eventually bringing about the Meiji Restoration.
Stars: Masaharu Fukuyama, Shimba Tsuchiya, Masaomi Kondô, Teruyuki Kagawa
Votes: 363
20. Masquerade Hotel (2019)
133 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
A serial (3) killer leaves a GPS code of his next target with each victim - this time Hotel Cortesia Tokyo. A detective goes undercover as hotel staff - haircut, manners etc.
Director: Masayuki Suzuki | Stars: Takuya Kimura, Masami Nagasawa, Fumiyo Kohinata, Zen Kajihara
Votes: 2,262
21. Smoking (2018– )
Crime
Seeking a greater justice, a band of homeless assassins flays their human targets and delivers the tattooed skins as proof of a contract fulfilled.
Stars: Ryo Ishibashi, Ryûhei Matsuda, Nobuaki Kaneko, Tomomi Maruyama
Votes: 588
22. No Money (1994– )
25 min | Comedy, Drama
The main character, Kentaro Hagiwara, is a 25-year-old man working at a small factory in a small town. Although he is very poor with a large amount of debt left by his late parents, he ... See full summary »
Stars: Yûji Oda, Ryo Ishibashi, Naomi Zaizen, Mikihisa Azuma
Votes: 128
23. Masquerade Night (2021)
129 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
An anonymous letter is delivered to the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department. The letter states that a criminal of a murder case will appear at the countdown party Masquerade Night that will be held at Hotel Cortesia Tokyo.
Director: Masayuki Suzuki | Stars: Masami Nagasawa, Takuya Kimura, Ryo Ishibashi, Kumiko Asô
Votes: 866
24. Kirin ga kuru (2020– )
45 min | Drama
"Kirin ga Kuru" revolves around the life of Mitsuhide Akechi (Hiroki Hasegawa). He was a samurai and a general during the Sengoku period.
Stars: Hiroki Hasegawa, Ebizô Ichikawa, Mugi Kadowaki, Shôta Sometani
Votes: 55
25. 46-okunen no koi (2006)
Unrated | 85 min | Drama, Fantasy
A visually stylish tale of two male prisoners bonded by emotion, love and murder.
Director: Takashi Miike | Stars: Ryûhei Matsuda, Masanobu Andô, Shunsuke Kubozuka, Kiyohiko Shibukawa
Votes: 2,100
26. Doctor White (2022)
Drama
A mysterious unidentified woman in white coat was found collapsed in a park early in the morning. The woman, who calls herself "Byakuya" (white night), lost her memory and has no general ... See full summary »
Stars: Minami Hamabe, Tasuku Emoto, Miori Takimoto, Sae Okazaki
Votes: 52
27. Moon Child (2003)
120 min | Action, Drama, Sci-Fi
The story of love and friendship on the harsh streets of 2014 Mallepa, a small corner in Asia.
Director: Takahisa Zeze | Stars: Hyde, Gackt, Leehom Wang, Tarô Yamamoto
Votes: 2,102
28. Nachuraru ûman (1994)
83 min | Drama
Director: Hirohisa Sasaki | Stars: Hirotarô Honda, Ryo Ishibashi, Hihio Iwanaga, Hiroko Nakajima
Votes: 7
29. Gwan gai (2007)
Not Rated | 105 min | Action
After serving time for the murder of his parents, a fighter with a taste for violence enters the world of kickboxing.
Director: Soi Cheang | Stars: Shawn Yue, Annie Liu, Francis Ng, Masato
Votes: 700
30. Persona Non Grata (2015)
139 min | Adventure, Biography, History
Against his country's orders, a Japanese diplomat issues visas to refugees, saving over 6,000 Jewish lives at the outbreak of World War II.
Director: Cellin Gluck | Stars: Toshiaki Karasawa, Koyuki, Borys Szyc, Agnieszka Grochowska
Votes: 246
31. Melancholy (2021)
114 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Koharu holds down a public sector job and does it well. Then disaster strikes. Her family and home are stricken. She is personally affected when her man lusts after other women including a ... See full summary »
Director: Ryôhei Watanabe | Stars: Keito Akutsu, Aya Ayano, Coco, En Ikoma
Votes: 319
32. Sasori (2008)
Not Rated | 101 min | Action
A ruthless pack of thugs force mild-mannered, caught-in-the-middle-of-something-bigger Nami to murder her fiance's sister, decidedly ruining her pending marriage and landing the poor girl ... See full summary »
Director: Joe Ma | Stars: Miki Mizuno, Dylan Kuo, Emme Wong, Nana Natsume
Votes: 408
33. Inju, la bête dans l'ombre (2008)
105 min | Mystery, Thriller
The writer and college professor, Alexandre Fayard, researches and gives lectures about the gruesome literary work of the mysterious Japanese writer Shundei Oe, considered by him to be the ... See full summary »
Director: Barbet Schroeder | Stars: Benoît Magimel, Lika Minamoto, Gen Shimaoka, Ryo Ishibashi
Votes: 972
34. G@me (2003)
112 min | Crime, Thriller
Kidnapping and deceit abound in this thriller. From romance to mild-action, this movie has it all.
Director: Satoshi Isaka | Stars: Naohito Fujiki, Yukie Nakama, Ryûdô Uzaki, Izam
Votes: 480
35. MW (2009)
129 min | Drama, Thriller
6 years ago, an incident occurred and all inhabitants on an island were killed. The truth to this incident was covered up overnight by the authorities. Everything was supposedly blown over ... See full summary »
Director: Hitoshi Iwamoto | Stars: Hiroshi Tamaki, Takayuki Yamada, Kazuaki Hankai, Ryo Ishibashi
Votes: 277
36. Two Punks (1996)
101 min | Crime, Drama
Yoichi comes to Tokyo from Shikoku and starts working at a club run by a yakuza boss, where he meets Michio. They start a horse race bookmaking business, but Michio has an affair with the boss's mistress and disappears.
Director: Shinji Aoyama | Stars: Takao Osawa, Duncan, Reiko Kataoka, Chikako Aoyama
Votes: 91
37. A-hômansu (1986)
99 min | Action, Drama
The story of Kaze; where he comes from and where he is going, nobody knows. A man without a real name and past, and without memory.
Director: Yûsaku Matsuda | Stars: Yûsaku Matsuda, Ryo Ishibashi, Satomi Tezuka, Ryûji Katagiri
Votes: 66
38. Another Lonely Hitman (1995)
105 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
Tachibana is a mob hit man, just released from 10 years in prison where he kicked his drug habit. He's dismayed to find that the code of conduct he honors no longer counts, and soon gets ... See full summary »
Director: Rokuro Mochizuki | Stars: Ryo Ishibashi, Kazuhiko Kanayama, Asami Sawaki, Tatsuo Yamada
Votes: 200
39. Heaven?: Gokuraku Resutoran (2019– )
Mystery
Kan is an employee at a restaurant. He does fine, but there is a question whether he is suited for his job. Neither customers nor co-workers are in love with him. Kanoko sees potential in ... See full summary »
Stars: Satomi Ishihara, Jun Shison, Sôta Fukushi, Ittoku Kishibe
Votes: 88
40. Ghost Writer (2015– )
54 min | Drama
A young woman, Yuki Kawahara (Mizukawa) is hired as an assistant by a well-known novelist, Risa Tonou (Nakatani). The novelist suffers from writer's block after years of intense pressure ... See full summary »
Stars: Miki Nakatani, Asami Mizukawa, Shôhei Miura, Nanao
Votes: 45
41. Waru (2006)
84 min | Action, Crime, Drama
A member of the Yakuza is imprisoned for violent behaviour including fighting another group of thugs. There he meets another man and the two become friends. Once released the friend is back... See full summary »
Director: Takashi Miike | Stars: Shô Aikawa, Keiko Matsuzaka, Ryo Ishibashi, Yoshihiko Hakamada
Votes: 183
42. An Obsession (1997)
109 min | Crime, Drama
Police detective Sosuke is shot down while chasing down a suspect. While he is unconscious, his gun is stolen. He recovers, but loses his wife and resigns from the police force. All of a sudden, his lost gun used in a series of crimes.
Director: Shinji Aoyama | Stars: Ryo Ishibashi, Yôzaburô Itô, Eiko Nagashima, Tarô Suwa
Votes: 130
43. Kokoro no kizu o iyasu to iu koto (2020)
Drama, History
Kazutaka An is a young psychiatrist at Kobe University Hospital. He enjoys playing jazz, recording his thoughts in a diary and reading books. Suddenly, a devastating earthquake hits Kobe. ... See full summary »
Stars: Tasuku Emoto, Machiko Ono, Ryo Ishibashi, Midoriko Kimura
Votes: 24
44. Yangotonaki Ichizoku (2022)
Sato Shinohara is a young lady who grew up in a normal family that runs a popular cafeteria "Manpuku-ya". She has a strong and cheerful personality which makes her very loved by the ... See full summary »
Stars: Tao Tsuchiya, Ryo Ishibashi, Fumika Baba, Nozomi Sasaki
Votes: 8
45. Bokuno onna ni teodasuna (1986)
95 min | Crime, Drama
A financially desperate young woman gets a job tutoring a rich young boy only to get forced into a kidnapping and ransom scheme.
Director: Shun Nakahara | Stars: Kyôko Koizumi, Ryo Ishibashi, Teppei Yamada, Aiko Morishita
Votes: 35
46. Say Hello to Black Jack (2003– )
54 min | Drama
Saito Eijiro is a graduate of the prestigious Eidai Medical School and is sent to Eidai Hospital as a trainee doctor. There, under the supervision of Dr. Shiratori at the surgery department... See full summary »
Stars: Satoshi Tsumabuki, Tomokazu Miura, Ken Ogata, Tetta Sugimoto
Votes: 20
47. Koroshi (2000)
86 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Director: Masahiro Kobayashi | Stars: Ryo Ishibashi, Nene Ôtsuka, Ken Ogata, Ken Mitsuishi
Votes: 58
48. Lady Joker (2013– )
Mystery
The criminal organization has an odd name, but there is nothing lighthearted about their deeds and its consequences. A CD with incriminating material hints at troubles to come and the ... See full summary »
Stars: Takaya Kamikawa, Kyôhei Shibata, Ryo Ishibashi, Satomi Tezuka
Votes: 16
49. Nemureru mori (1998– )
45 min | Drama, Mystery
Ito Naoki, a mysterious man that seems to have some special childhood connection with Oba Minako. But she lost her memory long ago and doesn't really remember anything about her childhood ... See full summary »
Stars: Miho Nakayama, Takuya Kimura, Tôru Nakamura, Yûsuke Santamaria
Votes: 196
50. Saraba aibô (1982)
58 min | Drama, Music
Rachi has aspirations of becoming a punk rocker. However, his tendency towards self-sabotage and a budding sexual addiction makes matters increasingly difficult for him and his band mates to make it big.
Director: Ryûdô Uzaki | Stars: Ryo Ishibashi, Ayako Ota, Ginji Yamane, Rikiya Yasuoka
Votes: 22