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1. 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: 11,160 | Gross: $0.02M
2. Wolf Children (2012)
PG | 117 min | Animation, Drama, Family
After her werewolf lover unexpectedly dies in an accident while hunting for food for their children, a young woman must find ways to raise the werewolf son and daughter that she had with him while keeping their trait hidden from society.
Director: Mamoru Hosoda | Stars: Aoi Miyazaki, Takao Osawa, Haru Kuroki, Yukito Nishii
Votes: 49,446
3. The Silent Service (2023)
113 min | Action, Drama, Thriller
Follows the unpredictable actions of Kaieda Shiro in the Japan's first nuclear submarine, as he attempts to realize his ideal world. The story makes audience think about true peace amidst the complexities of international relations.
Director: Kohei Yoshino | Stars: Takao Osawa, Rick Amsbury, Massimo Biondi, Massimo Biondi
Votes: 200
4. Kingdom 3 (2023)
129 min | Action, History, War
It follows Li Xin and Wang Qi as they stand on the battlefield for the first time to fight off an invasion by Zhao, and it also follows Ying Zheng's unknown past.
Director: Shinsuke Sato | Stars: Kento Yamazaki, Ryô Yoshizawa, Kanna Hashimoto, Ken Aoki
Votes: 1,090
5. Kingdom (2019)
R | 134 min | Action, History, War
In ancient China, a young boy dreams of becoming the greatest general of the Qin Kingdom.
Director: Shinsuke Sato | Stars: Kento Yamazaki, Ryô Yoshizawa, Masami Nagasawa, Kanna Hashimoto
Votes: 4,084
6. March of the Penguins (2005)
G | 80 min | Documentary, Family
In the Antarctic, every March since the beginning of time, the quest begins to find the perfect mate and start a family.
Director: Luc Jacquet | Stars: Morgan Freeman, Romane Bohringer, Charles Berling, Jules Sitruk
Votes: 59,940 | Gross: $77.44M
7. The Silent Service Season One - The Battle of Tokyo Bay (2024– )
Drama
During the Cold War, the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force jointly developed a nuclear submarine with the United States Navy.
Stars: Takao Osawa, Jeffrey Rowe, Paul Winchester, Dan Ewing
Votes: 105
8. Kingdom II: Harukanaru Daichi e (2022)
TV-14 | 134 min | Action, Adventure, History
It follows a young man who dreams of becoming a general and Ying Zheng, whose goal is unification.
Director: Shinsuke Sato | Stars: Kento Yamazaki, Ryô Yoshizawa, Kanna Hashimoto, Nana Seino
Votes: 1,571
9. Kingdom 4 (2024)
Action, Drama, History
While Qin continues to fight for the unification of the region, its neighboring country invades Qin from the north.
Director: Shinsuke Sato | Stars: Yûko Araki, Kanna Hashimoto, Yusuke Hirayama, Jun Kaname
10. Into the Sun (2005)
R | 97 min | Action, Thriller
When a government official is killed, an American operative with experience in the Yakuza culture is brought in to investigate.
Director: mink | Stars: Steven Seagal, Takao Osawa, Juliette Marquis, Matthew Davis
Votes: 8,027
11. 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: 4,908
12. Goemon (2009)
128 min | Action, Drama, History
Based on a Japanese folk legend that echoes the tale of Robin Hood, this ninja thriller follows the exploits of Goemon Ishikawa (Yôsuke Eguchi), who leaves his fighting clan after its chief... See full summary »
Director: Kazuaki Kiriya | Stars: Yôsuke Eguchi, Takao Osawa, Ryôko Hirosue, Jun Kaname
Votes: 5,549
13. The King and I (2018)
160 min | Drama, Musical, Romance
Set in 1860s Bangkok, the musical tells the story of the unconventional relationship that develops between the King of Siam and Anna, a British schoolteacher whom the King brings to teach his many wives and children.
Directors: Gary Halvorson, Bartlett Sher | Stars: Kelli O'Hara, Ken Watanabe, Ruthie Ann Miles, Dean John-Wilson
Votes: 406
14. 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
15. Crying Out Love in the Center of the World (2004)
138 min | Drama, Romance
While searching for his fiancee Ritsuko, Sakutarou rediscovers through flashbacks the void deep within him caused by the events from his high school days.
Director: Isao Yukisada | Stars: Takao Osawa, Kô Shibasaki, Masami Nagasawa, Mirai Moriyama
Votes: 3,894
16. Jin (2009– )
54 min | Drama, Fantasy, Romance
A brain surgeon named Minakata Jin faints at the hospital and awakens to find himself transported back in time to the Edo period.
Stars: Miki Nakatani, Wayne LeGette, Takao Osawa, Haruka Ayase
Votes: 1,097
17. 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: 133
18. Kano (2014)
Not Rated | 185 min | Biography, Drama, History
A Taiwanese high school baseball team travels to Japan in 1931 to compete in a national tournament.
Directors: Umin Boya, Te-Sheng Wei | Stars: Takao Osawa, Togo Igawa, Masatoshi Nagase, Ken Aoki
Votes: 2,454
19. Sky High (II) (2002)
R | 122 min | Action, Adventure, Fantasy
A detective hunts a killer who is removing girls hearts. When his own fiancée falls victim to the killer, the detective discovers the otherworldly intentions of the killer and is helped from beyond the grave by his fiancée.
Director: Ryûhei Kitamura | Stars: Yumiko Shaku, Takao Osawa, Shôsuke Tanihara, Dorothy Elias-Fahn
Votes: 1,497
20. Shield of Straw (2013)
117 min | Action, Crime, Drama
A team of cops must protect an accused killer with a billion-yen bounty on his head.
Director: Takashi Miike | Stars: Takao Osawa, Nanako Matsushima, Gorô Kishitani, Masatô Ibu
Votes: 2,711
21. Garireo (2007– )
Drama, Mystery
Yukawa Manabu, also known as Detective Galileo, is a genius physicist and university professor who solves unusual mysteries. His partner, Utsumi Kaoru, is a rookie cop.
Stars: Masaharu Fukuyama, Ikkei Watanabe, Yuriko Yoshitaka, Kô Shibasaki
Votes: 1,067
22. Aragami (2003)
78 min | Action, Fantasy, Horror
A raging god of battle and a master samurai duke it out in a series of sword fights in a remote temple.
Director: Ryûhei Kitamura | Stars: Takao Osawa, Masaya Katô, Kanae Uotani, Tak Sakaguchi
Votes: 2,296
23. Tetsuko no heya (1976– )
35 min | Talk-Show
Stars: Tetsuko Kuroyanagi, Meiko Nakamura, Makoto Ôtake, Tomio Umezawa
Votes: 33
24. One Day (2023)
Drama
This drama shares the stories of three men and women during the "one day" on Christmas eve. Despite them being completely unrelated, their stories and fates gradually become intertwined.
Stars: Yôsuke Eguchi, Takao Osawa, Riko Fukumoto, Taishi Nakagawa
Votes: 7
25. AI Amok (2020)
133 min | Sci-Fi, Thriller
Artificial Intelligence has permeated every aspect of planetary life in 2030. Tokyoites experience AI in every aspect of their lives whether medical, finance, transportation or their ... See full summary »
Director: Yû Irie | Stars: Sei Ashina, Sumire Ashina, Burney, Alice Hirose
Votes: 196
26. Hoshi no kinka (1995– )
Drama, Romance
A woman named Aya is working in Hokkaido for a doctor, Shuichi, that left Tokyo for personal reasons. Aya is both deaf and mute and she's secretly in love with Shuichi. After awhile Aya ... See full summary »
Stars: Noriko Sakai, Takao Osawa, Masatô Ibu, Yutaka Takenouchi
Votes: 76
27. 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
28. 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
29. Strawberry Night (2013)
127 min | Crime, Thriller
A female detective investigates a homicide involving the murder of a gang member. The police suspect the murder came about from gang disputes, but evidence is lacking and the case is deadlocked.
Director: Yûichi Satô | Stars: Shôta Sometani, Hidetoshi Nishijima, Yûko Takeuchi, Renji Ishibashi
Votes: 295
30. Tengoku de kimi ni aetara (2007)
120 min | Drama
Director: Takehiko Shinjô | Stars: Takao Osawa, Misaki Itô, Miki Maya, Yoshihiko Hakamada
Votes: 60
31. The Terminal Trust (2012)
144 min | Drama
Shinzo Egi is an asthma sufferer who does not want to be place on life support. As a last request, Shinzo Egi asks his doctor Ayano Orii if she could follow his wish. Doctor Ayano Orii is ... See full summary »
Director: Masayuki Suô | Stars: Tamiyo Kusakari, Koji Yakusho, Takao Osawa, Tadanobu Asano
Votes: 147
32. Gege (2004)
113 min | Drama
Takayuki (Takao Osawa) is an elementary school teacher in Tokyo. He is seized with Behçet's syndrome, and will gradually lose his sight. He resigns from his job and leaves his girlfriend, ... See full summary »
Director: Itsumichi Isomura | Stars: Takao Osawa, Yuriko Ishida, Sumiko Fuji, Arata Furuta
Votes: 76
33. 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
34. Ballad: Na mo naki koi no uta (2009)
127 min | Action, Drama, Romance
A movie examining a young boy's first encounter with true fear in his endless pursuit of courage.
Director: Takashi Yamazaki | Stars: Tsuyoshi Kusanagi, Yui Aragaki, Akashi Takei, Michitaka Tsutsui
Votes: 302
35. The Island Tales (2000)
103 min | Drama
The story of seven people stuck on a remote island, quarantined by the government due to a viral outbreak.
Director: Stanley Kwan | Stars: Takao Osawa, Shu Qi, Michelle Reis, Julian Cheung
Votes: 121
36. Sakurada Gate Incident (2010)
137 min | History
The Sakurada Gate Incident recounts the story of Mito Domain Samurai coming off house arrest named Seki Tetsunosuke (played by Osawa Takao). He along with other prominent Mito Clansmen are ... See full summary »
Director: Jun'ya Satô | Stars: Takao Osawa, Kyoko Hasegawa, Minosuke Bandô, Akira Emoto
Votes: 86
37. Flowers (I) (2010)
Not Rated | 110 min | Drama
A story of six women from three different generations, each living their own journeys in their respective periods, spanning decades of dramatic changes in Japan from the 1930s to the present.
Director: Norihiro Koizumi | Stars: Yû Aoi, Kyôka Suzuki, Yûko Takeuchi, Rena Tanaka
Votes: 335
38. Utsukushii hito (1999– )
Romance
A young woman visits a plastic surgeon to change her face as a means of hiding from her abusive policeman husband. She asks the doctor to make her look like his first love, so he gives her ... See full summary »
Stars: Masakazu Tamura, Takako Tokiwa, Takao Osawa, Aiko Morishita
Votes: 24
39. Seikimatsu no uta (1998– )
50 min | Drama
Just when about to commit suicide after being deserted by his bride-to-be during the wedding, a man meets a university professor who is also at the point of killing himself. A woman nearby ... See full summary »
Stars: Yutaka Takenouchi, Tsutomu Yamazaki, Maki Sakai, Yoshino Kimura
Votes: 18
40. The Lion Standing in the Wind (2015)
139 min | Drama
The story of Dr. Koichiro, who moves from Japan to Kenya to volunteer as a doctor for child soldiers.
Director: Takashi Miike | Stars: Takao Osawa, Satomi Ishihara, Yôko Maki, Masato Hagiwara
Votes: 283
41. Middonaito îguru (2007)
132 min | Action
As the Americans run Japan they also reserve the right to fly aeroplanes with nuclear weapons on board over the skies of the country. The Japanese mountains are often referred to as the ... See full summary »
Director: Izuru Narushima | Stars: Tatsuya Fuji, Yoshihiko Hakamada, Ken Ishiguro, Takao Osawa
Votes: 152 | Gross: $0.01M
42. Professor Layton and the Diabolical Box (2007 Video Game)
E | Adventure, Family, Mystery
In the second game of the franchise, Professor Layton and his faithful assistant Luke return to solve a new mystery. This time, the duo embark by train across the country to solve the case of a box rumored to kill those who open it.
Director: Tatsuya Shinkai | Stars: Jock Blaney, Mark Carr, Cynthia Geary, Christopher Robin Miller
Votes: 279
43. Metro ni notte (2006)
121 min | Drama
When Shinji Hasebe got off a subway, he finds himself in 1964 on the day of his brother's death. He travels between present and past and comes to know of his father's past. Going back to the past shows him the truth about his parents.
Director: Tetsuo Shinohara | Stars: Shin'ichi Tsutsumi, Aya Okamoto, Min Tanaka, Takashi Sasano
Votes: 189
44. Bokura no jidai (2007– )
30 min | Talk-Show
Stars: Satomi Kobayashi, Shun Oguri, Kore-eda Hirokazu, Sawako Agawa
Votes: 25
45. Bizan (2007)
120 min | Drama
After her mother is suddenly hospitalized because she has terminal cancer Sakiko returns to her home town Tokushima at the foot of Mt. Bizan. The relationship between mother and daughter ... See full summary »
Director: Isshin Inudô | Stars: Nanako Matsushima, Takao Osawa, Nobuko Miyamoto, Aya Enjôji
Votes: 128
46. Hyaku-nen no monogatari (2001– )
Drama, Romance
Each episode of this three-part miniseries centers on the life of one of three generations of women (all played by Nanako Matsushima). The first takes place in Tokyo in the 1920's, at the ... See full summary »
Stars: Kyôko Miyashita, Miri Sugihara, Takeshi Kitano, Takao Osawa
Votes: 27
47. Wish You Were Here (II) (2018)
113 min | Drama, Romance
Yuan Yuan is one of the nation's reputable designers. After studying abroad in Japan, she reaches the peak of her career and impresses with her skills. She has a caring boyfriend named Dong... See full summary »
Director: Kenneth Bi | Stars: Feihong Yu, Takao Osawa, Ayane Kinoshita, Yuriko Hoshi
Votes: 18
48. Ardent Flower (2015– )
45 min | Drama, History
Stars: Mao Inoue, Takao Osawa, Fumi Dan, Yûka
Votes: 17
49. Kogitsune Heren (2006)
104 min | Drama, Family
Helen the Baby Fox tells the story of Taichi and a fox cub, whom Taichi found by the side of the road. The cub is blind, deaf and mute and Taichi names it Helen, after Helen Keller who ... See full summary »
Director: Keita Kôno | Stars: Takao Osawa, Yasuko Matsuyuki, Arashi Fukasawa, Ryôko Kobayashi
Votes: 237
50. Yôki na gyangu ga chikyû o mawasu (2006)
92 min | Comedy, Crime
A comedy about four strangers who decide to make a gang and start robbing banks just for the fun of it.
Director: Tetsu Maeda | Stars: Takao Osawa, Kyôka Suzuki, Shôta Matsuda, Kôichi Satô
Votes: 166