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1. Sukiyaki Western Django (2007)
R | 121 min | Action, Western
A nameless gunfighter arrives in a town ripped apart by rival gangs and, though courted by both to join, chooses his own path.
Director: Takashi Miike | Stars: Hideaki Itô, Kôichi Satô, Quentin Tarantino, Yûsuke Iseya
Votes: 15,841 | Gross: $0.05M
2. Vivant (2023– )
TV-MA | 60 min | Drama
Yusuke travels to Balka to recover a $90M overpayment but money has been spread to subcontractors. Betrayed by a taxi driver and stranded in the desert gets caught in a worldwide vortex and the adventure begins.
Stars: Masato Sakai, Fumi Nikaidô, Nandin-Erdene Khongorzul, Hiroshi Abe
Votes: 542
3. Promare (2019)
PG-13 | 111 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
A futuristic firefighting mecha service is created to protect the world.
Director: Hiroyuki Imaishi | Stars: John Eric Bentley, Steve Blum, Johnny Yong Bosch, Melissa Fahn
Votes: 5,212
4. When the Last Sword Is Drawn (2002)
Not Rated | 143 min | Drama, History
A samurai goes to extraordinary lengths to provide for his family.
Director: Yôjirô Takita | Stars: Kiichi Nakai, Kôichi Satô, Yui Natsukawa, Takehiro Murata
Votes: 5,362
5. Destiny: The Tale of Kamakura (2017)
129 min | Crime, Drama, Fantasy
Not only is Kamakura-based Masakazu Isshiki a mystery novelist, but he is also a good detective himself. His wife Akiko and he are acquainted with all manners of creatures and gods who are ... See full summary »
Director: Takashi Yamazaki | Stars: Masato Sakai, Mitsuki Takahata, Shin'ichi Tsutsumi, Min Tanaka
Votes: 1,409
6. Aoi Bungaku Series (2009)
22 min | Animation, Drama, History
The story of a man who struggles with relating to humans. The man feels utterly detached from everything that makes one truly human. A truly harrowing portrait of brokenness, made all the more frightening for how relatable it is.
Stars: Mamiko Noto, Mamoru Miyano, Daisuke Namikawa, Romi Park
Votes: 1,289
7. 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: 2,351
8. Hanzawa Naoki (2013– )
54 min | Drama, News
An idealistic banker takes on corruption and wrongdoing at his corporate bank. He must use his financial expertise, his instincts about human nature, and his skills of improvisation to try to stay one step ahead of his powerful enemies.
Stars: Masato Sakai, Aya Ueto, Mitsuhiro Oikawa, Teruyuki Kagawa
Votes: 2,468
9. Buddha: The Great Departure (2011)
111 min | Animation, Adventure, Biography
2005 years ago in India, a boy named Siddhartha Gautama of the kingdom Shakya is born. At that time various kingdoms were continuously raging wars with each other. When the boy attained ... See full summary »
Director: Kôzô Morishita | Stars: Hidetaka Yoshioka, Sayuri Yoshinaga, Tomo Adachi, Kenji Akabane
Votes: 491
10. Sanadamaru (2016– )
Drama, History
The life of Japan's last great battlefield commander is chronicled in this historical drama. In war-torn 16th century Japan, Sandana Masayuki bravely leads his small clan to survival during a brutal time through cunning strategy.
Stars: Masato Sakai, Yô Ôizumi, Seiyô Uchino, Masami Nagasawa
Votes: 496
11. The Goddess of 1967 (2000)
119 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Distraught Japanese businessman obsessed with Citroën DS (French car brand nicknamed Goddess) and a troubled blind 17-year-old Aussie girl who promised to sell him one drive through the Australian Outback to kill her abusive grandfather.
Director: Clara Law | Stars: Rose Byrne, Rikiya Kurokawa, Nicholas Hope, Elise McCredie
Votes: 1,936
12. Honey & Clover (2006)
117 min | Drama, Romance
The lives of four art students change forever when gifted young artist Hagumi arrives at their school and befriends their group as each student experiences turbulence in love.
Director: Masahiro Takada | Stars: Shô Sakurai, Yû Aoi, Yûsuke Iseya, Ryô Kase
Votes: 927
13. Yukikaze (2002– )
47 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
Thirty-three years ago, an alien force known as the "JAM" invaded Earth through a dimensional portal over Antarctica. Earth's forces managed to drive the JAM away to a distant planet ... See full summary »
Stars: Yôko Asagami, Takaya Hashi, Noriaki Sugiyama, Takuya Kirimoto
Votes: 358
14. Tsure ga utsu ni narimashite. (2011)
121 min | Drama
A husband is suffering from melancholia, and he wants to commit suicide. His wife, who is a cartoonist, forces him to quit his job for the therapy. The wife's optimism influence the husband, and they live happily ever after.
Director: Kiyoshi Sasabe | Stars: Aoi Miyazaki, Masato Sakai, Mitsuru Fukikoshi, Kanji Tsuda
Votes: 723
15. 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: 2,904
16. Shinsengumi! (2004– )
45 min | Drama, History, War
Japan, July 1853. Scores of people lined the beaches at Uraga Harbor near the Shogunate Capitol of Edo. They came to get a glimpse of the American Fleet of Commodore Perry's infamous Black ... See full summary »
Stars: Kôji Yamamoto, Shingo Katori, Takayuki Takuma, Kôen Okumura
Votes: 157
17. Atsuhime (2008)
45 min | Drama, History
The 47th NHK Taiga Drama is a life story of Atsuhime who was born in Kagoshima Prefecture, then called Satsuma, and became the wife of Tokugawa Iesada, the 13th shogun of the Tokugawa shogunate.
Stars: Takehiro Hira, Aoi Miyazaki, Yumiko Takahashi, Marina Kozawa
Votes: 253
18. Sky High (II) (2002)
R | 122 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
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: 1,498
19. The Chef of South Polar (2009)
125 min | Comedy, Drama
Nishimura has a passion for cooking, but never would he have imagined the task before him now: He is unexpectedly assigned to a south polar mission to serve as head chef at the Dome Fuji ... See full summary »
Director: Shûichi Okita | Stars: Kengo Kôra, Masato Sakai, Kôsuke Toyohara, Katsuhisa Namase
Votes: 1,549
20. Seven Days of Himawari and Her Puppies (2012)
117 min | Drama
Set within an animal shelter, where if the owner of an animal doesn't claim their pet in 7 days, the animal is put to sleep. Himawari, is a female dog and a mother. She tries to desperately save her baby dogs.
Director: Emiko Hiramatsu | Stars: Masato Sakai, Miki Nakatani, Denden, Masayasu Wakabayashi
Votes: 150
21. Abacus and Sword (2010)
129 min | Drama
A low-income samurai struggling to survive when the philosophy and their reason of existence is being questioned and phased out.
Director: Yoshimitsu Morita | Stars: Masato Sakai, Yukie Nakama, Keiko Matsuzaka, Mina Fujii
Votes: 208
22. Golden Slumber (2010)
139 min | Action, Drama, Thriller
Aoyagi meets an old friend and ends up framed for the murder of the prime minister.
Director: Yoshihiro Nakamura | Stars: Yûko Takeuchi, Nao Ômori, Teruyuki Kagawa, Masato Sakai
Votes: 1,375
23. Gôruden bouru (2002– )
50 min | Comedy, Drama
Shu Akutagawa,is a security analyst who relieves the stress with nightly sessions at local bowling alley.But when it comes to life and relationships,are focus,concentration all that it takes?
Stars: Takeshi Kaneshiro, Hitomi Kuroki, Saburô Shinoda, Hideji Ôtaki
Votes: 78
24. Enjin (2005– )
Drama
Kanzaki Jiro (Takuya Kimura) (who used to be a star driver back in Japan) is a backup F3000 driver in Europe. During a practice run, he accidentally crashes into his first driver and loses ... See full summary »
Stars: Koyuki, Takuya Kimura, Kaho, Yoshio Harada
Votes: 418
25. Audrey (2000–2001)
15 min | Drama
Mizuki is a would-be actress who has yet to attain her goal, struggles to keep the dream in her heart alive while dealing with the reality of her normal life, far away from lights, cameras,... See full summary »
Stars: Ichirô Yûki, Maika Kimura, Aya Okamoto, Jun Kunimura
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: 1,426
27. Promare: Galo-hen (2019)
10 min | Animation, Short, Action
A prequel set one day before the events of the Promare (2019) film.
Director: Hiroyuki Imaishi | Stars: Ken'ichi Matsuyama, Ayane Sakura, Hiroyuki Yoshino, Tetsu Inada
Votes: 202
28. Climbers High (2008)
145 min | Drama
A newspaper editor (played by Shin'ichi Tsutsumi) who deals with the crash of Japan Airlines Flight 123.
Director: Masato Harada | Stars: Shin'ichi Tsutsumi, Masato Sakai, Machiko Ono, Masahiro Takashima
Votes: 257
29. Tsukahara bokuden (2011– )
Drama
Stars: Dante Carver, Kôzô Nogami, Masato Sakai, Chiaki Kuriyama
Votes: 13
30. The Legacy of the Sun (2011)
Drama
Director: Kiyoshi Sasabe | Stars: Adeyto, Mark Chinnery, Seiji Fukushi, Motoki Kobayashi
Votes: 81
31. Afutâ sukûru (2008)
102 min | Comedy, Mystery
A middle school teacher, Jinno, is friends with a young couple that is about to have a baby. But on the eve of the birth, the father, Kimura, disappears. Then, a hired private detective appears and ask Jinno's help to find Kimura.
Director: Kenji Uchida | Stars: Yô Ôizumi, Kuranosuke Sasaki, Masato Sakai, Tomoko Tabata
Votes: 397
32. Bokura no jidai (2007– )
30 min | Talk-Show
Stars: Satomi Kobayashi, Shun Oguri, Kore-eda Hirokazu, Sawako Agawa
Votes: 25
33. Sakura Guardian in the North (2018)
126 min | Drama
In 1945, the mother fled with her two sons from the Russians to Hokkaido. In 1972, her son returns to Japan after finding success in the U.S.
Director: Yôjirô Takita | Stars: Hiroshi Abe, Ittoku Kishibe, Katsuya Maiguma, Toshiyuki Nagashima
Votes: 85
34. 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: 330
35. The Castle of Crossed Destinies (2012)
124 min | Drama, Sci-Fi
Director: Fuminori Kaneko | Stars: Machiko Ono, Shinnosuke Mitsushima, Masato Sakai, Masaaki Sakai
Votes: 114
36. Jônetsu tairiku (1998– )
30 min | Documentary
Stars: Hitoshi Kubota, Kenta Maeda, Ryôta Murata, Yûji Tanaka
Votes: 21
37. The Samurai That Night (2012)
119 min | Drama
A widower sends daily reminders to the petty criminal who killed his wife in a traffic accident that on the anniversary of her death, he will kill him.
Director: Masaaki Akahori | Stars: Masato Sakai, Takayuki Yamada, Sakura Andô, Hirofumi Arai
Votes: 162
38. Jeneraru rûju no gaisen (2009)
123 min | Comedy, Drama, Mystery
The talented medical staff at Tojo University Hospital finds themselves ensnared in a web of intrigue and scandal.
Director: Yoshihiro Nakamura | Stars: Yûko Takeuchi, Hiroshi Abe, Michiko Hada, Yasufumi Hayashi
Votes: 227
39. Joker: Yurusarezaru sôsakan (2010)
Drama
Detective Date Kazuyoshi appears gentle by day, pouring efforts into each case. By night, his anger towards criminals transforms him into a cruel punisher, raising questions about justice and evil.
Stars: Masato Sakai, Anne Watanabe, Ryô Nishikido, Takeshi Kaga
Votes: 93
40. Himawari (2000)
121 min | Drama
The story evolves around the main character and his childhood friends when they gather together to attend a girl's funeral.
Director: Isao Yukisada | Stars: Kumiko Asô, Aya Kawamura, Yoshihiko Hakamada, Magy
Votes: 44
41. Koko ni irukoto (2001)
115 min | Romance
Director: Masahiko Nagasawa | Stars: Machiko Kochi, Masato Sakai, Natsuki Harada, Makoto Inamori
Votes: 79
42. Urutora kyû: Dâku fantajî (2004– )
30 min | Action
Set in the same universe as Ultraman. Reporters investigate a new bizarre occurrence each episode.
Stars: Masahiro Noguchi, Yoshihiko Hakamada, Kumiko Endô, Masao Kusakari
Votes: 25
43. Kanryôtachi no natsu (2009– )
Drama
The story takes place in 1955, ten years after losing in WWII. It tells the story of the government officials at the Ministry of International Trade and Industry (now the Ministry of ... See full summary »
Stars: Kôichi Satô, Masato Sakai, Kei Tanaka, Eri Murakawa
Votes: 13
44. Harikomi (2001)
79 min | Drama
The fourth chapter in the Love Cinema series, is a story of a cloistered and obsessive character who is confining and closed. When many suicides occur in an apartment building the police are by to question a female resident.
Director: Tetsuo Shinohara | Stars: Shiho Wakabayashi, Mantarô Koichi, Masato Sakai, Yuriko Sakaki
Votes: 31
45. Triangle (2009– )
54 min | Drama, Mystery
The series starts with the murder of a 10-year-old girl in 1984. 15 years later, after the case goes unsolved and passes the statute of limitations, a doctor named Goda Ryoji suddenly quits... See full summary »
Stars: Yôsuke Eguchi, Gorô Inagaki, Ryôko Hirosue, Saki Aibu
Votes: 50
46. Nankyoku tairiku: Kami no ryouiki ni idonda otoko to inu no monogatari (2011– )
Adventure, Drama
Set in the 1950's, a Japanese Antarctic research exploration team and 19 dogs that accompanied the team are stationed at the Showa Base in Antarctica. After a year, the exploration team is ... See full summary »
Stars: Takuya Kimura, Haruka Ayase, Masato Sakai, Teruyuki Kagawa
Votes: 289
47. Ôoku: Tanjô - Arikoto · Iemitsu-hen (2012– )
Drama, Sci-Fi
Stars: Masato Sakai, Mikako Tabe, Kôki Tanaka, Hiroyuki Hirayama
Votes: 33
48. Jaji no futari (2008)
93 min | Comedy
A son quits his job and is persuaded by his father to head off to a cottage in the remote mountains. Together, the two of them manage to get through their days while wearing old jerseys ... See full summary »
Director: Yoshihiro Nakamura | Stars: Masato Sakai, Makoto Ayukawa, Miki Mizuno, Asami Tanaka
Votes: 175
49. Dr. Rintarô (2015– )
Drama
Doctor Rintaro Hino listens closely to the aching hearts of people and relieves them of their pain. He is published and makes television appearances. The number of people waiting to receive... See full summary »
Stars: Masato Sakai, Yû Aoi, Michiko Kichise, Yuki Uchida
Votes: 149
50. Sukai hai (2003– )
Action, Drama, Fantasy
"The Gate of Rancor" is where people who had died of unexpected accidents or were murdered return to visit as spirits. The victims who had suffered violent deaths are approached by Izuko, a... See full summary »
Stars: Yumiko Shaku, Leo Morimoto, Miho Miyazawa, Asami Kumakiri
Votes: 33