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1. New York, I Love You (2008)
R | 103 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Eleven love stories set in one of the most loved and hated cities of the world, New York City.
Directors: Fatih Akin, Yvan Attal, Randall Balsmeyer, Allen Hughes, Shunji Iwai, Wen Jiang, Shekhar Kapur, Joshua Marston, Mira Nair, Natalie Portman, Brett Ratner | Stars: Shia LaBeouf, Natalie Portman, Bradley Cooper, Hayden Christensen
Votes: 47,823 | Gross: $1.59M
2. Your Name. (2016)
PG | 106 min | Animation, Drama, Fantasy
Two teenagers share a profound, magical connection upon discovering they are swapping bodies. Things manage to become even more complicated when the boy and girl decide to meet in person.
Director: Makoto Shinkai | Stars: Ryunosuke Kamiki, Mone Kamishiraishi, Ryo Narita, Aoi Yûki
Votes: 319,996 | Gross: $5.02M
3. All About Lily Chou-Chou (2001)
Unrated | 146 min | Crime, Drama, Music
The problematic lives of teenager students for whom the singer Lily Chou-Chou's dreamy music is the only way to escape an alienating, violent and insensitive society.
Director: Shunji Iwai | Stars: Hayato Ichihara, Shûgo Oshinari, Ayumi Ito, Takao Osawa
Votes: 11,163 | Gross: $0.02M
4. Love Letter (1995)
PG | 117 min | Drama, Romance
When exchanging letters two women discover new things about a man they knew.
Director: Shunji Iwai | Stars: Miho Nakayama, Etsushi Toyokawa, Bunjaku Han, Katsuyuki Shinohara
Votes: 10,991
5. Tokyo! (2008)
Unrated | 112 min | Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
A triptych examines the nature of one unforgettable city as it's shaped by the disparate people who live, work (and even run amok) inside one enormous, constantly evolving, densely populated megalopolis, the ravishing and inimitable Tokyo.
Directors: Leos Carax, Michel Gondry, Bong Joon Ho | Stars: Ayako Fujitani, Ryô Kase, Ayumi Ito, Nao Ômori
Votes: 11,867 | Gross: $0.35M
6. Ritual (2000)
128 min | Drama
A disillusioned filmmaker has an encounter with a young girl who has a ritual of repeating "Tomorrow is my birthday" everyday. He tries to communicate with her through his video camera.
Director: Hideaki Anno | Stars: Shunji Iwai, Ayako Fujitani, Jun Murakami, Shinobu Ôtake
Votes: 2,689
7. Vampire (I) (2011)
R | 118 min | Drama, Horror, Thriller
A biology teacher looks for young suicidal women online to satisfy his taste for blood. Rather than violent, his acts are quite peaceful and always consented.
Director: Shunji Iwai | Stars: Kevin Zegers, Keisha Castle-Hughes, Amanda Plummer, Trevor Morgan
Votes: 1,816
8. Hana and Alice (2004)
135 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
When two best friends develop a crush on the same boy, they develop a plan to trick him into dating them.
Director: Shunji Iwai | Stars: Anne Suzuki, Yû Aoi, Tomohiro Kaku, Sei Hiraizumi
Votes: 4,910
9. The 12 Day Tale of the Monster That Died in 8 (2020)
88 min | Comedy, Drama, Sci-Fi
An actor who has lost his job due to the coronavirus buys capsule monsters online and begins to raise them.
Director: Shunji Iwai | Stars: Takumi Saitô, Shinji Higuchi, Moeka Hoshi, Non
Votes: 101
10. April Story (1998)
67 min | Drama, Romance
In spring, a young girl leaves the island of Hokkaido to attend university in Tokyo.
Director: Shunji Iwai | Stars: Takako Matsu, Seiichi Tanabe, Kazuhiko Kato, Kaori Fujii
Votes: 4,079
11. Swallowtail Butterfly (1996)
148 min | Crime, Drama
The struggles of a group of immigrant outcasts living in an alternative-future, xenophobic Japanese metropolis.
Director: Shunji Iwai | Stars: Hiroshi Mikami, Chara, Ayumi Ito, Yôsuke Eguchi
Votes: 4,420
12. Last Letter (I) (2020)
120 min | Romance
It is only at their sister's and mother's funeral when a woman meets her niece after many years. The niece is now a grown girl. The sister takes on the task of informing the deceased's ... See full summary »
Director: Shunji Iwai | Stars: Hideaki Anno, Masaharu Fukuyama, Suzu Hirose, Ryunosuke Kamiki
Votes: 1,315
13. A Bride for Rip Van Winkle (2016)
179 min | Drama, Mystery, Romance
Nanami is an apathetic, part-time junior high school teacher, whose only solace comes from connecting with others on "Planet".
Director: Shunji Iwai | Stars: Haru Kuroki, Cocco, Gô Ayano, Gô Jibiki
Votes: 2,281
14. Tales of the Bizarre (1990–1992)
54 min | Fantasy, Horror, Sci-Fi
Stars: Tamori, Junji Takada, Ryô Iwamatsu, Toshiya Sakai
Votes: 65
15. The Murder Case of Hana & Alice (2015)
100 min | Animation, Comedy, Drama
Alice transfers to a new school, where students believe that one student per school year is cursed, whom they call Judas Iscariot. Alice is deemed the new Judas, but what happened to the former Judas?
Director: Shunji Iwai | Stars: Yû Aoi, Anne Suzuki, Shôko Aida, Sei Hiraizumi
Votes: 2,325
16. Picnic (1996)
68 min | Drama, Fantasy
Believing that the world will end that very day, three mental patients Coco, Tsumuji, and Satoru set out upon a journey. Walking upon the tops of the walls of the city, they seek to find a ... See full summary »
Director: Shunji Iwai | Stars: Chara, Tadanobu Asano, Koichi Hashizume, Naomasa Musaka
Votes: 2,274
17. Fireworks (2017)
TV-PG | 90 min | Animation, Drama, Fantasy
In this sci-fi tinged story of young love and teenage turmoil, a mysterious glowing ball offers Norimichi a second chance at securing his dream date.
Directors: Yukihiro Miyamoto, Akiyuki Shinbô, Nobuyuki Takeuchi | Stars: Suzu Hirose, Masaki Suda, Mamoru Miyano, Shintarô Asanuma
Votes: 3,827 | Gross: $0.53M
18. Kyrie (2023)
178 min | Music
Director: Shunji Iwai | Stars: Aina the End, Hokuto Matsumura, Suzu Hirose, Yûko Andô
Votes: 109
19. Undo (1994)
47 min | Drama, Romance
Moemi is not overly pleased when Yukio brings home a couple of turtles to keep her company. Although Yukio works at home as a writer, Moemi feels neglected and desired a dog or a cat, but ... See full summary »
Director: Shunji Iwai | Stars: Etsushi Toyokawa, Tomoko Yamaguchi, Tomorô Taguchi
Votes: 818
20. Niji no megami (2006)
118 min | Drama, Romance
Incompetent film set gopher Tomoya finds out that the girl he loved has died in a plane crash, after he e-mails a picture of a rainbow to her. While her family sets off to retrieve a body, he recalls the love affair they never really had.
Director: Naoto Kumazawa | Stars: Hayato Ichihara, Juri Ueno, Yû Aoi, Wakana Sakai
Votes: 1,495
21. Last Letter (2018)
114 min | Drama, Romance
Attending the reunion in lieu of her late elder sister, Zhihua accidentally runs into Yin Chuan, on whom she had a crush in her youth. As old memories are evoked Zhihua slowly uncovers the intricate story of the trio.
Director: Shunji Iwai | Stars: Xun Zhou, Hao Qin, Jiang Du, Zifeng Zhang
Votes: 775 | Gross: $0.18M
22. Fireworks, Should We See It from the Side or the Bottom? (1995)
45 min | Drama, Family
On the day when a fireworks display is planned, Norimichi, Yusuke, and their friends at school in a Japanese seaside town cannot agree whether or not fireworks are "flat" or "round" when ... See full summary »
Director: Shunji Iwai | Stars: Yûta Yamazaki, Megumi Okina, Takayuki Sorita, Randy Havens
Votes: 744
23. Jam Films (2002)
122 min | Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
"The Messenger" is a mysterious woman who appears to a mobster hiding underground to tell him about his ultimate fate. A bag with a "Kendama" ball and string toy gets mixed up with a bag of... See full summary »
Directors: Daizaburo Hanada, Jôji Iida, Shunji Iwai, Ryûhei Kitamura, Rokuro Mochizuki, Tetsuo Shinohara, Yukihiko Tsutsumi, Isao Yukisada | Stars: Morio Agata, Natsuko Akiyama, Samuel Pop Aning, Hirofumi Arai
Votes: 570
24. Harufuwei (2009)
85 min | Drama, Romance
In this high school romance Hiro is dismayed to learn her new love Shu will be going away to college in Tokyo. She asks him not to go.
Director: Eriko Kitagawa | Stars: Kie Kitano, Masaki Okada, Junpei Mizobata, Riisa Naka
Votes: 445
25. I Have to Buy New Shoes (2012)
115 min | Drama, Romance
Freelance writer Aoi Teshigahara lives in Paris, France; photographer Sen Yagami came to Paris at his younger sister Suzume's insistence. Over the next three days, Aoi Teshigahara and Sen ... See full summary »
Director: Eriko Kitagawa | Stars: Miho Nakayama, Osamu Mukai, Mirei Kiritani, Gô Ayano
Votes: 369
26. Chang-ok's Letter (2017)
Drama
A sweet home-maker's journey.
Stars: Bae Doona, Shin Eun-soo, Kim Ju-hyuk, Lee Joo-sil
Votes: 36
27. Bandeiji (2010)
119 min | Drama, Music, Romance
Four boys have their friendship and musical talents tested in the ever changing worlds of the music industry and real life in 1990s Japan.
Director: Takeshi Kobayashi | Stars: Jin Akanishi, Kie Kitano, Kengo Kôra, Ayumi Ito
Votes: 470
28. Far Away, So Close (2013)
108 min | Drama, Romance
Sakumi was seventeen when she had such a car accident that the next ten years of her life are a blank. She lost any recollection of the ensuing ten years. She would like to regain the ... See full summary »
Director: Masahiko Nagasawa | Stars: Kana Kurashina, Yuta Nakano, Kana, Ema Fujisawa
Votes: 68
29. Rippu Van Winkuru no hanayome. Serial Edition (2016)
40 min | Drama, Romance
A naive and passive woman's engagement to a man she meets through a matchmaking service goes awry, leading her down a spiral of confusion.
Stars: Haru Kuroki, Gô Ayano, Cocco, Gô Jibiki
Votes: 19
30. Baton (2009)
60 min | Animation, Action
Collection of three 20-minute sci-fi anime films dedicated to the 150th anniversary of the establishment of Yokohama city. On Planet Abel, human-like robot Apollo (Ichihara Hayato, Rookies)... See full summary »
Director: Ryûhei Kitamura | Stars: Hayato Ichihara, Aya Ueto, Kane Kosugi, Tatsuya Fujiwara
Votes: 152
31. The Kon Ichikawa Story (2006)
83 min | Documentary
Documentary about the life of Japanese director Kon Ichikawa.
Director: Shunji Iwai | Stars: Kon Ichikawa, Natto Wada
Votes: 131
32. Bokura no jidai (2007– )
30 min | Talk-Show
Stars: Satomi Kobayashi, Shun Oguri, Kore-eda Hirokazu, Sawako Agawa
Votes: 25
33. If: Moshimo (1993– )
54 min | Fantasy
Stars: Tamori, Yûta Yamazaki, Megumi Okina, Takayuki Sorita
Votes: 17
34. Cinemaholic (2004– )
15 min | Talk-Show
Stars: Kazuyuki Aijima, Michiko Iwahashi, Tsuneo Shiobara, Shô Aikawa
35. The Boys Wanted to See Fireworks from the Side (1999)
90 min | Documentary
Directors: Shunji Iwai, Naoko Shiraishi | Stars: Kuniko Asagi, Kanako Fukaura, Kenji Kohashi, Jirô Komaki
36. Dramados (1991–1992)
30 min | Horror, Mystery, Sci-Fi
Stars: Shirô Shimomoto, Takashi Tsumura, Tomoko Nakajima, Masako Yoshida
37. Acri (1996)
108 min | Fantasy
Director: Tatsuya Ishii | Stars: Yôsuke Eguchi, Tadanobu Asano, Tatsuya Fuji, Ron Graham
Votes: 59
38. Year Without a Summer (2010)
87 min | Drama
Azam comes back to his village, and looks for his childhood friend Ali. Ali and his wife Minah invites Azam for fishing and a mid night picnic on a small island. Towards the end of the ... See full summary »
Director: Chui Mui Tan | Stars: Namron, Azman Hassan, Mislina Mustaffa, Mohd. Norsuhaizan Hanafi
Votes: 38
39. Schola: Sakamoto Ryûichi ongaku no gakkô (2010– )
30 min | Music, Talk-Show
Stars: Ryuichi Sakamoto, Junichi Konuma, Akira Asada, Akeo Okada
40. Cities in Love (2015)
117 min | Romance
Florence, Prague, Paris, Shanghai, Otaru of Hokkaido, five different love stories in five different cities.
Directors: Runnian Dong, Tien-Yu Fu, Jiatong Ji, Muye Wen, Han Yi | Stars: Baihe Bai, Hsiao-chuan Chang, Kai-Yuan Cheng, Xuan Huang
Votes: 93
42. La cuisine (1992–1993)
25 min | Drama
Stars: Ken Mitsuishi, Junji Takada, Tsutomu Tôdô, Ranran Suzuki
45. Nazo no tenkôsei (2014– )
40 min | Mystery
Iwata Koichi (Nakamura Aoi) and Kagawa Midori (Sakurai Minami) are second-year students at Tozaiyama High School. One day, while coming home from school, they discover a shooting star ... See full summary »
Stars: Kanata Hongô, Aoi Nakamura, Minami Sakurai, Mickey Curtis
Votes: 32
46. Documentary of AKB48: 1mm saki no mirai (2011 TV Movie)
45 min | Documentary
Director: Yuri Kanchiku | Stars: AKB48, Sayaka Akimoto, Reina Fujii, Tomomi Kasai
Votes: 28
47. Fukushima Day (2011)
50 min | Drama, Family
This is a human drama circling around a son living in Tokyo and his family living in the midst of the area Nuclear Disaster in Japan. This film will help explain why the people of the ... See full summary »
Director: Ami Sakurai | Stars: Rena Fukaya, Kazuaki Nagaya, Kanami Nomoto, Seiko Ozone
48. Friends After 3.11 (2011)
120 min | Documentary
Director: Shunji Iwai | Stars: Miyuki Matsuda, Kokoro Fujinami, Masashi Gotô, Tetsuya Iida
Votes: 45
49. Ryûichi Sakamoto x Shunji Iwai (2012 TV Special)
71 min | Talk-Show
Stars: Shunji Iwai, Ryuichi Sakamoto