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1. Black Mirror (2011– )
TV-MA | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Featuring stand-alone dramas -- sharp, suspenseful, satirical tales that explore techno-paranoia -- "Black Mirror" is a contemporary reworking of "The Twilight Zone" with stories that tap into the collective unease about the modern world.
Stars: Wunmi Mosaku, Monica Dolan, Daniel Lapaine, Hannah John-Kamen
Votes: 641,531
2. Tokyo Vice (2022– )
TV-MA | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
A Western journalist working for a publication in Tokyo takes on one of the city's most powerful crime bosses.
Stars: Ansel Elgort, Ken Watanabe, Rachel Keller, Shô Kasamatsu
Votes: 45,517
3. Godzilla (2014)
PG-13 | 123 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
The world is beset by the appearance of monstrous creatures, but one of them may be the only one who can save humanity.
Director: Gareth Edwards | Stars: Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Elizabeth Olsen, Bryan Cranston, Ken Watanabe
Votes: 441,617 | Gross: $200.68M
4. The Wolverine (2013)
PG-13 | 126 min | Action, Sci-Fi
Wolverine comes to Japan to meet an old friend whose life he saved years ago, and gets embroiled in a conspiracy involving yakuza and mutants.
Director: James Mangold | Stars: Hugh Jackman, Will Yun Lee, Tao Okamoto, Rila Fukushima
Votes: 492,757 | Gross: $132.56M
5. House of the Owl (2024– )
TV-MA | 51 min | Drama
At the height of his career and powers, Japan's master fixer, who has guided politicians and business heads through some of Japan's biggest scandals, discovers that fixing his family is harder than fixing a country.
Stars: Mackenyu, Min Tanaka, Masanobu Andô, Heidi Berger
Votes: 89
6. Tetris (2023)
R | 118 min | Biography, Drama, History
Video game designer Henk Rogers seeks to secure global rights for Tetris (1984), leading to tense negotiations in the Soviet Union, involving creators, government, and corporate intrigues.
Director: Jon S. Baird | Stars: Taron Egerton, Mara Huf, Miles Barrow, Rick Yune
Votes: 84,548
7. Giri/Haji (2019)
TV-MA | 58 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
A detective from Tokyo scours London for his missing brother, who's been involved with the Yakuza and accused of murder.
Stars: Takehiro Hira, Kelly Macdonald, Yôsuke Kubozuka, Will Sharpe
Votes: 16,919
8. Earthquake Bird (2019)
R | 107 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
An enigmatic translator with a dark past is brought in for questioning after an ex-pat friend, who came between her and her photographer boyfriend, ends up missing and presumed dead.
Director: Wash Westmoreland | Stars: Alicia Vikander, Kiki Sukezane, Kenichi Masuda, Chiaki Kawamo
Votes: 15,822
9. Sekigahara (2017)
150 min | Drama, History, War
A depiction of Japan's 17th Century Battle of Sekigahara where the Army of the East takes up arms against the Army of the West.
Director: Masato Harada | Stars: Jun'ichi Okada, Koji Yakusho, Kasumi Arimura, Takehiro Hira
Votes: 879
10. 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: 276
11. People Just Do Nothing: Big in Japan (2021)
R | 97 min | Comedy, Music
Kurupt FM, innit. The rest is irrelevant. After Brentford's largest pirate radio station has ended, the boys from Kurupt FM find their way to Japan on an epic adventure in search of fortune and fame.
Director: Jack Clough | Stars: Allan Mustafa, Hugo Chegwin, Asim Chaudhry, Steve Stamp
Votes: 3,931
12. Dates in Real Life (2024– )
Comedy, Drama | Active
Ida spends most of her life online. When her boyfriend Marvin, whom she's never met in person, announces he's dating another woman in real life, her world collapses. Ida sets out on a quest to find her own physical partner.
Stars: Gina Bernhoft Gørvell, Jacques Colimon, Heidi Goldmann, Ifeoma Anene
13. Gitling (2023)
105 min | Comedy, Drama
While creating the subtitles of a film, a young Filipina translator and a middle-aged Japanese director test the limits of language and understanding.
Director: Jopy Arnaldo | Stars: Gabby Padilla, Ken Yamamura, Emmanuel Dela Cruz, Carlos Sison
Votes: 18
14. Tokyo Project (2017)
TV-MA | 32 min | Short, Drama, Romance
On a business trip to Tokyo, a man explores the city with a mysterious woman he keeps running into.
Director: Richard Shepard | Stars: Elisabeth Moss, Ebon Moss-Bachrach, Shusaku Kakizawa, Rogerio Igarashi Vaz
Votes: 1,354
15. Story Game (2020)
97 min | Thriller
Who can tell the scariest story? Three friends try to out wit each other on a camping trip in Hawaii. But only one can win The Story Game.
Director: Jason K. Lau | Stars: Ayumi Ito, Hyunri, Mari Yamamoto, Alberto Rosende
Votes: 132
16. Killing for the Prosecution (2018)
123 min | Mystery
Mogami Takeshi works at the Tokyo prosecutor's office focusing on violent criminal cases. Okino Keiichiro admires him and is happy to be assigned to work with Mogami. When a money lender is... See full summary »
Director: Masato Harada | Stars: Takuya Kimura, Kazunari Ninomiya, Yuriko Yoshitaka, Takehiro Hira
Votes: 1,021
17. Crosspoint (2024)
95 min | Drama | Completed
An illegal Filipino entertainer in Japan, Manuel, meets a bankrupt Japanese businessman, Shigeru. After knowing the whereabouts of a high-profile serial killer at large, the two men decide to capture the killer to get a big bounty.
Director: Donie Ordiales | Stars: Carlo Aquino, Takehiro Hira, Sho Ikushima, Kei Kurosawa
18. Massan (2014–2015)
15 min | Biography, Drama, History
Massan is based on the lives of Masataka Taketsuru and his wife Jessie Roberta "Rita" Cowan, a Scotswoman Taketsuru met while studying abroad. American actress Charlotte Kate Fox stars as ... See full synopsis »
Stars: Tetsuji Tamayama, Charlotte Kate Fox, Youko Matsuoka, Norito Yashima
Votes: 56
19. X-Men Mondays (2018– )
Short
Christian Frates does reviews of the X-Men film series including Wolverine and Deadpool that are produced by Fox.
Star: Christian Frates
Votes: 31
20. The Hybrid: Nue no ko (2015)
83 min | Action, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
A young college graduate name Chiaki brings her friend Mai to visit her hometown called Nuegabuchi, a hot spring village. The village has many legends of a mysterious monster called nue. In... See full summary »
Directors: Toru Hano, Yoshio Kuratani | Stars: Honoka Ishibashi, Ken Yamamura, Mai Aida, Kazue Aoki
21. Kaze no Tôge: Ginkan no Fu (2015– )
43 min | Drama
Kusakabe Gengo, of the Tsukigase domain in Western Japan, is handed an order to execute the chief retainer, Matsuura Shogen. Kusakabe and Matsuura are childhood friends and also went to the... See full summary »
Stars: Masatoshi Nakamura, Kyôhei Shibata, Nanami Sakuraba, Takehiro Hira
Votes: 13
22. Henkan Koshonin Itsuka, Okinawa o Torimodosu (2018)
100 min | Drama
Director: Tsuyoshi Yanagawa | Stars: Arata Iura, Naho Toda, Toshinori Omi, Ren Ôsugi
23. Yasuragi no toki (2019–2020)
Drama, History
A screenwriter who writes a script based on his recollection of an event.
Stars: Sôtarô, Sayaka Akimoto, Nana Seino, Ken Yamamura
24. Double Happiness Uranium (2013)
88 min | Sci-Fi
The newly formed Independent Republic of South Australia is the phoenix that rises from the ashes of a decaying and corrupt Australian Commonwealth, becoming wealthy beyond imagination on ... See full summary »
Director: Cole Larsen | Stars: Nicholas Hope, Jodie Dry, Jo Stone, Adam Schmerl
Votes: 12
25. Henkan Koshonin Itsuka, Okinawa o Torimodosu (2017 TV Movie)
89 min | Drama
Director: Tsuyoshi Yanagawa | Stars: Arata Iura, Naho Toda, Toshinori Omi, Ren Ôsugi
26.
Tokyo Vice (2022– )
Episode:
The Test
(2022)
TV-MA | 58 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
Hired as Meicho Shimbun's first American crime reporter, Jake Adelstein is quickly tasked with covering two cases that initially appear unrelated, but soon stakes his career - and life - on connecting the dots.
Director: Michael Mann | Stars: Ansel Elgort, Ken Watanabe, Rachel Keller, Hideaki Itô
Votes: 2,080
27.
Dates in Real Life (2024– )
Episode:
Episode #1.3
(2024)
Comedy, Drama | Post-production
Director: Jakob Rørvik | Stars: Gina Bernhoft Gørvell, Jacques Colimon, Ken Yamamura, Amund Sigurdssønn Karlsen
28.
House of the Owl (2024– )
Episode:
Episode #1.5
(2024)
TV-MA | Drama
Directors: Yûya Ishii, Yusaku Matsumoto, Yoshitaka Mori | Stars: Mackenyu, Min Tanaka, Ako, Masanobu Andô
Votes: 9
29.
House of the Owl (2024– )
Episode:
Episode #1.7
(2024)
TV-MA | Drama
Directors: Yûya Ishii, Yusaku Matsumoto, Yoshitaka Mori | Stars: Mackenyu, Min Tanaka, Masanobu Andô, Heidi Berger
Votes: 6
30.
House of the Owl (2024– )
Episode:
Episode #1.8
(2024)
TV-MA | Drama
Directors: Yûya Ishii, Yusaku Matsumoto, Yoshitaka Mori | Stars: Mackenyu, Min Tanaka, Ako, Masanobu Andô
Votes: 6
31.
House of the Owl (2024– )
Episode:
Episode #1.9
(2024)
TV-MA | Drama
Directors: Yûya Ishii, Yusaku Matsumoto, Yoshitaka Mori | Stars: Mackenyu, Min Tanaka, Ako, Masanobu Andô
Votes: 6
32.
Massan (2014–2015)
Episode:
Episode #1.23
(2014)
15 min | Biography, Drama, History
Stars: Tetsuji Tamayama, Charlotte Kate Fox, Saki Aibu, Masahiro Kobori
33.
Massan (2014–2015)
Episode:
Episode #1.25
(2014)
15 min | Biography, Drama, History
Stars: Tetsuji Tamayama, Charlotte Kate Fox, Saki Aibu, Chisun
34.
Kaze no Tôge: Ginkan no Fu (2015– )
Episode:
Episode #1.1
(2015)
43 min | Drama
Director: Rintarô Mayuzumi | Stars: Masatoshi Nakamura, Kyôhei Shibata, Nanami Sakuraba, Takehiro Hira
35.
Kaze no Tôge: Ginkan no Fu (2015– )
Episode:
Episode #1.2
(2015)
43 min | Drama
Director: Rintarô Mayuzumi | Stars: Masatoshi Nakamura, Kyôhei Shibata, Nanami Sakuraba, Takehiro Hira
36.
Kaze no Tôge: Ginkan no Fu (2015– )
Episode:
Episode #1.3
(2015)
43 min | Drama
Director: Hideaki Kawano | Stars: Masatoshi Nakamura, Kyôhei Shibata, Nanami Sakuraba, Takehiro Hira
37.
Kaze no Tôge: Ginkan no Fu (2015– )
Episode:
Episode #1.5
(2015)
43 min | Drama
Director: Rintarô Mayuzumi | Stars: Masatoshi Nakamura, Kyôhei Shibata, Nanami Sakuraba, Takehiro Hira
38.
Kaze no Tôge: Ginkan no Fu (2015– )
Episode:
Episode #1.4
(2015)
43 min | Drama
Director: Hideaki Kawano | Stars: Masatoshi Nakamura, Kyôhei Shibata, Nanami Sakuraba, Takehiro Hira
39.
Kaze no Tôge: Ginkan no Fu (2015– )
Episode:
Episode #1.6
(2015)
43 min | Drama
Director: Rintarô Mayuzumi | Stars: Masatoshi Nakamura, Kyôhei Shibata, Nanami Sakuraba, Takehiro Hira
40.
Black Mirror (2011– )
Episode:
Playtest
(2016)
TV-MA | 57 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
An American traveler short on cash signs up to test a revolutionary new gaming system, but soon can't tell where the hot game ends and reality begins.
Director: Dan Trachtenberg | Stars: Wyatt Russell, Hannah John-Kamen, Wunmi Mosaku, Ken Yamamura
Votes: 53,671
41.
Giri/Haji (2019)
Episode:
Episode #1.1
(2019)
TV-MA | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Detective Kenzo Mori based in Tokyo travels to London in search of the brother he thought was dead.
Director: Julian Farino | Stars: Takehiro Hira, Kelly Macdonald, Yôsuke Kubozuka, Will Sharpe
Votes: 598
42.
Giri/Haji (2019)
Episode:
Episode #1.2
(2019)
TV-MA | Crime, Drama, Mystery
As Kenzo searches Saburo's apartment for clues to his brother's whereabouts, he comes face to face with an assassin who gives him a message from the mob boss Mr Abbot - go home or go to the... See full summary »
Director: Julian Farino | Stars: Takehiro Hira, Kelly Macdonald, Yôsuke Kubozuka, Will Sharpe
Votes: 493
43.
X-Men Mondays (2018– )
Episode:
The Wolverine
(2018)
Short
Christian Frates reviews the second Wolverine film featuring Hugh Jackman.
Director: Christian Frates | Star: Christian Frates