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1. Departures (2008)
PG-13 | 130 min | Drama
Soon after buying an expensive cello, Daigo learns that his orchestra is disbanding. He moves back to his hometown with his wife, where he answers an ad for what Daigo thinks is a travel agency but is, in actuality, a mortuary.
Director: Yôjirô Takita | Stars: Masahiro Motoki, Ryôko Hirosue, Tsutomu Yamazaki, Kazuko Yoshiyuki
Votes: 54,964 | Gross: $1.50M
2. Wasabi (2001)
R | 94 min | Action, Comedy, Crime
In Japan for the funeral of his long-lost love, a tough French detective learns that he also has a teenage daughter and that her life is in danger from the Yakuza.
Director: Gérard Krawczyk | Stars: Jean Reno, Ryôko Hirosue, Michel Muller, Carole Bouquet
Votes: 42,778 | Gross: $0.08M
3. Hard Days (2023)
118 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
Detective Yuji Kudo drives his car to see his mother, who is hospitalized with a serious health condition. Yuji then accidentally hits a man with his car and that man dies. At the hospital, Yuji tries to cover up the death of the man.
Director: Michihito Fujii | Stars: Gô Ayano, Tim Dang, Akira Emoto, Ryôko Hirosue
Votes: 701
4. Himitsu (1999)
119 min | Drama, Fantasy
A man is shocked to find out that after a deadly car accident involving his wife and daughter, his wife died, but her mind somehow got transferred into their daughter's body.
Director: Yôjirô Takita | Stars: Ryôko Hirosue, Kaoru Kobayashi, Ken Kaneko, Yuriko Ishida
Votes: 781
5. 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
6. 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: 5,551
7. Musashi (2003– )
Adventure, Drama, Romance
Orphaned when he was not yet ten, Musashi grows up skilled in the martial arts. During the Battle of Sekigahara, he fights on the side of the losing Toyotomi forces, but eludes the enemy as... See full summary »
Stars: Ebizô Ichikawa, Ryôko Yonekura, Isao Hashizume, Shin'ichi Tsutsumi
Votes: 130
8. Legal High (2012–2013)
54 min | Comedy, Drama
A never-lose lawyer, Kensuke Komikado, uses his way and understanding of the spirit of the law to win every case on the court of law.
Stars: Masato Sakai, Yui Aragaki, Kôtarô Satomi, Junnosuke Taguchi
Votes: 2,342
9. Riding A Unicorn (2022– )
Drama, Romance
Sana Narukawa is a young CEO who founded the startup "Dream Pony" that deals with educational apps when she was 23. Sana has a goal of making "Dream Pony" into a unicorn company whose its business is available to everyone.
Stars: Mei Nagano, Hidetoshi Nishijima, Yôsuke Sugino, Ryôko Hirosue
Votes: 120
10. 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
11. The Disappearance of Conan Edogawa: The Worst Two Days in History (2014 TV Movie)
91 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
After slipping in a bath house, Conan appears to have lost his memory. Worse yet, it looks like he will be used in a hit job.
Director: Yasuichirô Yamamoto | Stars: Yôsuke Akimoto, Rica Fukami, Megumi Hayashibara, Ryôko Hirosue
Votes: 449
12. Long Vacation (1996)
45 min | Drama, Music
A group of friends do their best to handle life's daily struggles. Two of them, an ambitious musician and a struggling model, are drawn to each other.
Stars: Takuya Kimura, Tomoko Yamaguchi, Yutaka Takenouchi, Izumi Inamori
Votes: 1,366
13. An Artist of the Floating World (2019 TV Movie)
Drama
In the face of the misery in his homeland, the artist Masuji Ono was unwilling to devote his art solely to the celebration of physical beauty. Instead, he put his work in the service of the imperialist movement that led Japan into WW II.
Director: Kazuki Watanabe | Stars: Natsuko Akiyama, Shunsuke Daitô, Masato Hagiwara, Hatsunori Hasegawa
Votes: 45
14. Railroad Man (1999)
112 min | Drama
The touching reminiscing of an elderly railroad-station manager is interrupted by the sudden appearance of some good-natured girls.
Director: Yasuo Furuhata | Stars: Ken Takakura, Shinobu Ôtake, Ryôko Hirosue, Hidetaka Yoshioka
Votes: 1,324
15. Miporin's Dimple (2010 TV Movie)
143 min | Drama, Family
When she was two years old, Miho had leukemia. Now, at twelve years old, a fresh junior high student, she turns ill again. But examinations at the hospital don't show any signs of relapse. ... See full summary »
Director: Tôya Satô | Stars: Mayuko Fukuda, Ryôko Hirosue, Kisuke Iida, Manatsu Kimura
Votes: 26
16. Key of Life (2012)
Not Rated | 128 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
A failed actor switches identities with a stranger at a bath house thinking it is his way out of his life of misery but only to find himself filling the shoes of an elite assassin.
Director: Kenji Uchida | Stars: Masato Sakai, Teruyuki Kagawa, Ryôko Hirosue, Yoshiyoshi Arakawa
Votes: 2,903
17. Beach Boys (1997–1998)
46 min | Comedy, Drama
Happy go lucky Hiromi gets kicked out by his girlfriend, and heads for the sea. He meets Kaito, an elite young businessman. The two start work at a B&B run by aging surfer Masaru and his granddaughter Makoto.
Stars: Takashi Sorimachi, Yutaka Takenouchi, Ryôko Hirosue, Izumi Inamori
Votes: 217
18. Viyon no tsuma (2009)
114 min | Drama
This enticing period melodrama depicts a long-suffering woman's relationship with her brilliant but self-destructive writer husband in postwar Tokyo. Based on a semi-autobiographical 1947 ... See full summary »
Director: Kichitarô Negishi | Stars: Takako Matsu, Tadanobu Asano, Shigeru Muroi, Masatô Ibu
Votes: 427
19. The Eternal Zero (2015– )
361 min | Drama, Mystery, War
The story of Saeki Kentaro, who continues to fail the National Bar Examinations and lose sight of the goal of his life, and his old sister Keiko, who is a freelance writer looking up their ... See full summary »
Stars: Osamu Mukai, Mikako Tabe, Kenta Kiritani, Ryôko Hirosue
Votes: 75
20. VS Arashi (2008–2020)
31 min | Game-Show
In this highly physical game and variety show, Japanese pop idols Arashi pit their wits, strength and courage against a different team of entertainers or sportspeople every week.
Stars: Arashi, Shô Sakurai, Masaki Aiba, Kazunari Ninomiya
Votes: 85
21. 2 Women (2022)
139 min | Drama
The special relationship between a man and two women.
Director: Ryûichi Hiroki | Stars: Shinobu Terajima, Etsushi Toyokawa, Ryôko Hirosue, Kengo Kôra
Votes: 29
22. 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
23. The Confidence Man JP: Episode of the Hero (2022)
120 min | Drama
Dako, Boku-chan, and Richard commit their next con on Malta Island.
Director: Ryô Tanaka | Stars: Masami Nagasawa, Fumiyo Kohinata, Masahiro Higashide, Shinya Kote
Votes: 502
24. The Confidence Man JP: Princess (2020)
124 min | Comedy, Crime
Set in Langkawi, Malaysia, the con artists: Dako (Masami Nagasawa), Boku-chan (Masahiro Higashide), and Richard (Fumiyo Kohinata) target the Fuu Family when their head of the family passed away and he left behind 10 trillion yen.
Director: Ryô Tanaka | Stars: Yôsuke Eguchi, Yuta Furukawa, Gaku Hamada, Mari Hamada
Votes: 1,317
25. Tetsuko no heya (1976– )
35 min | Talk-Show
Stars: Tetsuko Kuroyanagi, Meiko Nakamura, Makoto Ôtake, Tomio Umezawa
Votes: 33
26. Legal High Special 2 (2014 TV Movie)
108 min | Comedy, Drama
Attorneys Kensuke and Machiko receive a request from a general hospital. They go up against veteran attorney Kazuma Kuzyo who is trying to extract money from the general hospital by a medical malpractice lawsuit.
Directors: Jun'ichi Ishikawa, Hidenori Jôhô | Stars: Masato Sakai, Yui Aragaki, Kôtarô Satomi, Junnosuke Taguchi
Votes: 1,425
27. Mr. Brain (2009– )
58 min | Comedy, Drama, Mystery
A Japanese crime scene investigation team recruits a neuroscientist to aid them as they try to solve cases. With his intelligence, he uses logic to deduce who commits the crime and how.
Stars: Takuya Kimura, Teruyuki Kagawa, Haruka Ayase, Hiro Mizushima
Votes: 857
28. Mix (2017)
119 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Tamiko used to be a very good ping pong player as a child, but she is now twenty-eight years old and left the sport behind. Her mother Hanako had taught her how to play imposing discipline ... See full summary »
Director: Jun'ichi Ishikawa | Stars: Yui Aragaki, Eita Nagayama, Ryôko Hirosue, Kôji Seto
Votes: 1,167
29. Ouroboros (2015)
54 min | Action, Crime, Mystery
Ikuo and Tatsuya grow up in an orphanage, tragically witnessing their beloved teacher's murder. Years later, Ikuo is now a detective while Tatsuya leads a crime syndicate. Resolved to find the perpetrator, they can only trust each other.
Stars: Tôma Ikuta, Shun Oguri, Juri Ueno, Ken Mitsuishi
Votes: 636
30. Baburu e go!! Taimu mashin wa doramu-shiki (2007)
116 min | Comedy, Sci-Fi
When a brilliant researcher accidentally turns an ordinary washing machine into a time-machine, the Japanese government convinces her to travel back to 1990 and prevent the announcement of ... See full summary »
Director: Yasuo Baba | Stars: Hiroshi Abe, Ryôko Hirosue, Hiroko Yakushimaru, Kazue Fukiishi
Votes: 443
31. 20-seiki nosutarujia (1997)
93 min | Drama, Sci-Fi
A young student believes spirit of an alien from another planet has gone back in time.
Director: Masato Hara | Stars: Ryôko Hirosue, Kiyoshi Koga, Sato Masahiro, Kichitarô Negishi
Votes: 134
32. Legal High Special (2013 TV Movie)
110 min | Comedy, Drama
A middle school student falls off from the school's rooftop. The school insists it was students playing around and did not involve bullying. The student's mother doesn't believe it and goes to see attorney Kensuke to take her case out.
Director: Jun'ichi Ishikawa | Stars: Masato Sakai, Yui Aragaki, Kin'ya Kitaôji, Ryôko Hirosue
Votes: 329
33. 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
34. Orpheus' Lyre (2013)
106 min | Drama
Yoko loses her young daughter Kanako through an accident and she grieves heavily. The guilt that Yoko feels drives her to commit suicide in her daughter's bedroom. Yoko is saved, but, since then, acts strange.
Director: Minoru Kurimura | Stars: Ryôko Hirosue, Gorô Inagaki, Sei Andô, Kyôko Enami
Votes: 48
35. Naomi & Kanako (2016– )
54 min | Drama, Mystery
Kanako suffered domestic violence by her husband. Her friend Naomi wanted to help, and both of them murdered Kanako's husband and buried him in the forest. They found a lookalike to help ... See full summary »
Stars: Ryôko Hirosue, Yuki Uchida, Yoh Yoshida, Atsuko Takahata
Votes: 51
36. 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
37. Snow on the Blades (2014)
119 min | Action, Drama, History
Shimura Kingo fails his duty to protect the life of the Shogun's chief minister, and spends his life tracking down the assassins. However, all but one of the assassins die before Kingo can reach them. Still, Kingo presses on.
Director: Setsurô Wakamatsu | Stars: Kiichi Nakai, Hiroshi Abe, Ryôko Hirosue, Masahiro Takashima
Votes: 272
38. Step (I) (2020)
118 min
Single father Kenichi has raised his daughter Miki alone for the past ten years, from when she attended nursery school until her graduation from elementary school. Kenichi is currently 30 ... See full summary »
Director: Ken Iizuka | Stars: Takayuki Yamada, Nanami Hidaka, Ryôko Hirosue, Sairi Itô
Votes: 116
39. Seijo (2014– )
Mystery
When I was 17-years-old, Maria was a college student and worked as a private tutor. Her student was me. She left a last massage to me, "when you graduate from college and become an adult, ... See full synopsis »
Stars: Ryôko Hirosue, Kento Nagayama, Misako Renbutsu, Shô Aoyagi
Votes: 24
40. Nippon Noir (2019)
Crime
A detective wakes up with amnesia and a dead body beside him.
Stars: Kento Kaku, Ryôko Hirosue, Kazuki Kitamura, Kaho
Votes: 28
41. Zero Focus (2009)
130 min | Drama, Thriller
Spurred by the disappearance of a newly-wed husband, three women in post-war Japan are drawn into a murder mystery.
Director: Isshin Inudô | Stars: Hidetoshi Nishijima, Ryôko Hirosue, Takeshi Kaga, Miki Nakatani
Votes: 258
42. Lingering Spirits (2014)
118 min | Comedy, Fantasy
Gajiroo does not pose or pretend and instead is honest that he is an average guy who only cares about cash and how pretty the girl is. He is hit by a car one day, but luckily survives it. ... See full summary »
Director: Yûichirô Hirakawa | Stars: Masaki Okada, Ryôko Hirosue, Kokoro Asami, Ep Cho
Votes: 109
43. Life in Overtime (2018)
125 min | Comedy
Sosuke Tashiro is on an elite career course at a major bank until he is transferred - or rather relegated - to a subsidiary company, where he reaches retirement age.
Director: Hideo Nakata | Stars: Hiroshi Tachi, Hitomi Kuroki, Ryôko Hirosue, Asami Usuda
Votes: 171
44. 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
45. Seija no koushin (1998)
50 min | Drama, Music
Exploring the perception and treatment of mentally-challenged youth, this drama series follows the trials and tribulations of a group of adolescents in a work/study program for mentally-challenged teenagers.
Stars: Issei Ishida, Noriko Sakai, Ryôko Hirosue, Akiko Hinagata
Votes: 46
46. Hana's Miso Soup (2015)
118 min | Drama
Chie, who is a recent college graduate, becomes engaged to a man. Her life, however, takes an unexpected turn when she is diagnosed with terminal cancer. The ensuing treatment should render... See full summary »
Director: Tomoaki Akune | Stars: Ryôko Hirosue, Ken'ichi Takitô, Yo Hitoto, Mahiru Konno
Votes: 275
47. Family Bond (2020)
123 min | Drama
Singer-songwriter Nagabuchi Tsuyoshi marks a singular return to film after a 20-year break with this rib-tickling, heartwarming tale of a master builder named Shingo. A fiercely ... See full summary »
Director: Hajime Gonno | Stars: Tsuyoshi Nagabuchi, Naoko Iijima, Mayu Yamaguchi, Yunho
Votes: 8
48. Cherry Blossom Tower (2021– )
Crime
There is almost open rivalry for the future position of superintendent of the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department, the department's highest position. With it comes power, control and ... See full summary »
Stars: Hiroshi Tamaki, Ryôko Hirosue, Riisa Naka, Kippei Shîna
Votes: 27
49. The Youngsters (2014– )
54 min | Drama
The life of five brothers living in the same house, each of them with his own drama, love and tragedy.
Stars: Satoshi Tsumabuki, Eita Nagayama, Hikari Mitsushima, Tasuku Emoto
Votes: 135
50. 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