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1. Howl's Moving Castle (2004)
PG | 119 min | Animation, Adventure, Family
When an unconfident young woman is cursed with an old body by a spiteful witch, her only chance of breaking the spell lies with a self-indulgent yet insecure young wizard and his companions in his legged, walking castle.
Director: Hayao Miyazaki | Stars: Chieko Baishô, Takuya Kimura, Tatsuya Gashûin, Akihiro Miwa
Votes: 450,502 | Gross: $4.71M
2. Princess Mononoke (1997)
PG-13 | 134 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
On a journey to find the cure for a Tatarigami's curse, Ashitaka finds himself in the middle of a war between the forest gods and Tatara, a mining colony. In this quest he also meets San, the Mononoke Hime.
Director: Hayao Miyazaki | Stars: Yôji Matsuda, Yuriko Ishida, Yûko Tanaka, Billy Crudup
Votes: 434,429 | Gross: $2.38M
3. Arena (1975– )
60 min | Documentary
Wide-ranging arts program.
Stars: Gavin Millar, Kenneth Tynan, John Walters, Jonathan Miller
Votes: 320
4. Throw Away Your Books, Rally in the Streets (1971)
137 min | Drama, Music
An angst-ridden teen dealing with his dysfunctional family hits the streets. The story is inter-cut with various psychedelic, energetic vignettes.
Director: Shûji Terayama | Stars: Eimei Sasaki, Masahiro Saito, Yukiko Kobayashi, Fudeko Tanaka
Votes: 2,301
5. Pokémon: Arceus and the Jewel of Life (2009)
TV-Y7 | 95 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
Arceus, creator of the world, comes to pass judgement on humanity for the theft of the Jewel of Life, but Ash Ketchum and his friends are sent back in time to discover and possible reverse the events that led to Arceus' vendetta.
Director: Kunihiko Yuyama | Stars: Sarah Natochenny, Michele Knotz, Emily Bauer, James Carter Cathcart
Votes: 2,884
6. Takeshis' (2005)
108 min | Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
Beat Takeshi, a prominent actor, meets a lookalike named Kitano, who is a struggling actor, but after the meeting, Kitano's dreams take a violent, surreal turn.
Director: Takeshi Kitano | Stars: Takeshi Kitano, Kotomi Kyôno, Kayoko Kishimoto, Ren Ôsugi
Votes: 4,047
7. Black Lizard (1968)
86 min | Comedy, Crime, Fantasy
Japanese sixties comedy featuring a cunning female jewel thief named Black Lizard who tries to kidnap Sanaye, a wealthy jeweler's beautiful daughter as part of a plot to steal the jeweler's... See full summary »
Director: Kinji Fukasaku | Stars: Akihiro Miwa, Isao Kimura, Kikko Matsuoka, Jun Usami
Votes: 656
8. Harmagedon (1983)
135 min | Animation, Adventure, Fantasy
A Transylvanian princess, a Japanese high school student and a 2000 year old warrior are selected to be part of a small force of powerful psionic warriors assembled to be the defenders of ... See full summary »
Director: Rintarô | Stars: Tôru Furuya, Mami Koyama, Masako Ikeda, Keiko Han
Votes: 445
9. Tetsuko no heya (1976– )
35 min | Talk-Show
Stars: Tetsuko Kuroyanagi, Meiko Nakamura, Makoto Ôtake, Tomio Umezawa
Votes: 33
10. Hanako & Anne (2014)
15 min | Comedy, Drama, Family
Follows the life of translator Hanako Muraoka; from the turbulent Meiji Period, to the Taisho Period and the Showa Period. Hanako Muraoka would go on to translate novel "Anne of Green Gables," by Canadian author Lucy Maud Montgomery.
Stars: Akihiro Miwa, Yuriko Yoshitaka, Sarah Macdonald, Ryohei Suzuki
Votes: 83
11. Suzuran (1999)
15 min | Drama
Beginning in 1924, a time when both steam engine trains and early Showa Era's first train stations are just beginning. In the waiting room of Asumoe Station, a small country station, a ... See full summary »
Stars: Kiichiro Kawauchi, Shun'ichi Ban, Chieko Baishô, Rumi Hiiragi
Votes: 27
12. Yoshitsune (2005– )
Action, Biography, Drama
Fictionalized account of the last years of Minamoto no Yoshitsune (1159-1189), one of the great folk heroes of Japan, and the political intrigues that sealed his fate.
Stars: Hideaki Takizawa, Noriko Nakagoshi, Mutsumi Fujita, Tatsuo Ito
Votes: 100
13. Danryû (1957)
94 min | Drama, Romance
A young doctor running a small hospital has to choose between two women: a dedicated nurse or a wealthy girl who has been spoiled.
Director: Yasuzô Masumura | Stars: Jun Negami, Sachiko Hidari, Hitomi Nozoe, Eiji Funakoshi
Votes: 96
14. Japanese Belly Button (1977)
102 min | Comedy, Musical
Helen and her associates stage a confession play in order to remedy stuttering, but things go amiss.
Director: Eizô Sugawa | Stars: Mako Midori, Akihiro Miwa, Hajime Hana, Osami Nabe
Votes: 21
15. Black Rose (1969)
90 min | Drama
When the enigmatic woman Ryoko (played by Mishima-discovered female impersonator Akihiro Miwa) arrives at the Black Rose Mansion to perform, not only do the gentleman patrons seem smitten ... See full summary »
Director: Kinji Fukasaku | Stars: Akihiro Miwa, Eitarô Ozawa, Masakazu Tamura, Ayako Hôshô
Votes: 250
16. Un siècle d'écrivains (1995– )
Documentary
From 1995 through 2001,France 3 Tv presented a series of 257 hour long documentaries on authors of the 2oth century.
Stars: Bernard Rapp, Philippe Sollers, Jean-Claude Dauphin, François Marthouret
Votes: 29
17. Smap×Smap (1996–2016)
Comedy, Game-Show, Music
SMAP×SMAP is a Japanese iconic television show hosted by boy band SMAP. Debuting on April 15, 1996(produced by Kansai TV and Fuji TV, aired on Fuji TV) until it ended on December 26, 2016. ... See full summary »
Stars: Masahiro Nakai, SMAP, Takuya Kimura, Gorô Inagaki
Votes: 191
18. The Hunter's Diary (1964)
123 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Leaving his wife in Osaka, Honda leads a double life in Tokyo. While living in a hotel, he is also renting an apartment for fulfilling his sexual appetite. There, he records the results of ... See full summary »
Director: Kô Nakahira | Stars: Noboru Nakaya, Masako Togawa, Kazuo Kitamura, Yukiyo Toake
Votes: 59
19. Onna de aru koto (1958)
100 min
Married for a decade, a couple have no child. He is a lawyer, however, and as a result of one of his cases has the daughter of an imprisoned man living with them. The girl, who is ... See full summary »
Director: Yûzô Kawashima | Stars: Masayuki Mori, Setsuko Hara, Yoshiko Kuga, Tatsuya Mihashi
Votes: 13
20. Bokura no jidai (2007– )
30 min | Talk-Show
Stars: Satomi Kobayashi, Shun Oguri, Kore-eda Hirokazu, Sawako Agawa
Votes: 25
21. Zoku beran me-e geisha (1960)
83 min
Director: Eiichi Koishi | Stars: Hibari Misora, Ken Takakura, Kyômi Sakura, Hitomi Nakahara
22. Aijô no miyako (1958)
100 min
Romantic melodrama with Tsukasa a bar owner who falls for the son of a company president (Takarada), who also keeps a mistress, and whose family disapproves of his relationship with the bar hostess.
Director: Toshio Sugie | Stars: Yôko Tsukasa, Akira Takarada, Mitsuko Kusabue, Hiroshi Koizumi
Votes: 5
23. Yukinojô henge (1970)
55 min | Drama
Stars: Akihiro Miwa, Kazuko Yoshiyuki, Isao Natsuyagi, Toshiyuki Hosokawa
24. Sekai fushigi hakken! (1986– )
54 min | Game-Show
Stars: Hitoshi Kusano, Tetsuko Kuroyanagi, Makoto Nonomura, Yôko Moriguchi
25. Sawako no asa (2011– )
30 min | Talk-Show
Stars: Sawako Agawa, Ayano Toyoda, Ken Watanabe, Kumiko Asô
26. Bakamasa horamasa toppamasa (1976)
90 min | Action, Comedy, Crime
Three men, all named Masa, join forces to capitalize on each of their unique yet questionable talents against a hyper-competitive Tokyo underworld.
Director: Sadao Nakajima | Stars: Bunta Sugawara, Jin Nakayama, Casey Takamine, Mitsuko Baishô
Votes: 19
27. ETV Special (2003– )
Documentary, Talk-Show
Stars: Ryuichi Sakamoto, Motoyo Yamane, Haruomi Hosono, Tomoyo Harada
28. Songs (2007– )
30 min | Music, Talk-Show
Stars: Eikichi Yazawa, Tomoyasu Hotei, Elton Nagata, Hiroko Yakushimaru
29. Gangu shuriya (2002)
47 min | Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Director: Hakubun | Stars: Rena Tanaka, Shûgo Oshinari, Natsumi Ohira, Akaji Maro
Votes: 62
31. Mink Marie (2010 Video)
74 min | Drama, Fantasy
Transvestite prostitute Marî has raised a beautiful young boy, Kinya, as his own. He has never seen the outside world. One day, a beautiful young girl tries to take him out of his house and show him the pleasures of the world.
Director: Kenichiro Suzuki | Stars: Akihiro Miwa, Hidetomo Iura, Kimiaki Makino, Junpei Kusami
32. Tokyo yaro to onna-domo (1958)
77 min | Comedy
Director: Ren Yoshimura | Stars: Shin'ichi Yanagisawa, Shin Morikawa, Tomoko Kô, Nijiko Kiyokawa
33. Ashita Switch (2012– )
24 min | Talk-Show
Stars: Seiichi Tanabe, Aki Nakada, Yoshimi Tokui, Minami
34. Ragpicker's Angel (1958)
110 min | Drama
Director: Heinosuke Gosho | Stars: Kakuko Chino, Kôji Nanbara, Shûji Sano, Kôji Mitsui
Votes: 7
36. Takajin no baâ (1992–1996)
50 min | Comedy, Talk-Show
Stars: Takajin Yashiki, Tomîzu Masa, Kayo Matsuo, Duncan
37. The 63rd Annual NHK kôhaku uta gassen (2012 TV Special)
Music
Stars: Takuya Kimura, Haruka Ayase, Kaho Minami, Yôji Yamada
Votes: 10
38. Kinkyû supesharu! Chôjô genshô o mita!! (1993 TV Movie)
73 min | Game-Show, Horror
Stars: Midori Utsumi, Miki Asakura, Mamiko Asô, Hirofumi Banba
40. The 65th Annual NHK kôhaku uta gassen (2014 TV Special)
270 min | Music, Musical, Talk-Show
Stars: Tao Tsuchiya, Yûki Kaji, Hiroshi Abe, Yukie Nakama
Votes: 10
41. The Hunchback of Aomori (1983 Video)
80 min | Drama, Fantasy
Director: Shûji Terayama | Star: Akihiro Miwa
42. Ginza taikutsu musume (1960)
82 min
Director: Kajirô Yamamoto | Stars: Sonomi Nakajima, Hiroshi Koizumi, Kingorô Yanagiya, Kumi Mizuno
43. The 64th Annual NHK kôhaku uta gassen (2013 TV Special)
270 min | Music, Talk-Show
Stars: Takuya Kimura, Haruka Ayase, Anne Watanabe, Ai Hashimoto
Votes: 13
44. Taiatari suresure musume (1959)
73 min
Director: Toshimasa Hozumi | Stars: Masako Arisawa, Shinobu Asaji, Kenji Furuno, Asuka Hasebe
45. Music Portrait (2011– )
30 min | Music, Talk-Show
Stars: Akihiro Miwa, Kankurô Kudô, Miki Imai, Ennosuke Ichikawa IV
46. Fûryû kokkei-tan: Sennin buraku (1961)
82 min
Director: Morihei Magatani | Stars: Keiko Hamano, Kikuko Hanaoka, Bokuzen Hidari, Akira Hitomi
47. Yoru no haitô (1965– )
54 min | Mystery
Stars: Takashi Ebata, E.H. Eric, Kimiko Fukuda, Misa Hirose
48. The 66th Annual NHK kôhaku uta gassen (2015 TV Special)
270 min | Music, Talk-Show
Stars: Tao Tsuchiya, Masami Nagasawa, Kasumi Arimura, Haruka Ayase
Votes: 10
49. Miwa: Looking for Black Lizard (2010)
65 min | Documentary, Biography
Director: Pascal-Alex Vincent | Stars: Akihiro Miwa, Kinji Fukasaku, Takeshi Kitano, Hayao Miyazaki
Votes: 81
50. Dare datte haran bakushô (2008– )
Talk-Show
Stars: Chiaki Horan, Chris Hart, Francesco Bellissimo, Masaaki Horio