Sort by Popularity - Most Popular Movies and TV Shows With Akihiko Sai

1. The Last Samurai (2003)

R | 154 min | Action, Drama

Nathan Algren, a US army veteran, is hired by the Japanese emperor to train his army in the modern warfare techniques. Nathan finds himself trapped in a struggle between two eras and two worlds.

Director: Edward Zwick | Stars: Tom Cruise, Ken Watanabe, Billy Connolly, William Atherton

Votes: 471,415 | Gross: $111.11M

2. Kate (I) (2021)

R | 106 min | Action, Adventure, Crime

A jaded assassin assigned to target a yakuza clan has 24 hours to find out who poisoned her and get vengeance before she dies.

Director: Cedric Nicolas-Troyan | Stars: Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Woody Harrelson, Miku Martineau, Tadanobu Asano

Votes: 70,544

3. Biohazard: Death Island (2023)

R | 91 min | Animation, Action, Horror

A t-virus outbreak in San Francisco leads to Alcatraz Island, where a new evil has taken residence.

Director: Eiichirô Hasumi | Stars: Matthew Mercer, Nicole Tompkins, Kevin Dorman, Stephanie Panisello

Votes: 8,807

4. Rurouni Kenshin Part I: Origins (2012)

TV-MA | 134 min | Action, Adventure, Drama

A former assassin who has resolved to never kill again has his vow sorely tested.

Director: Keishi Otomo | Stars: Takeru Satoh, Emi Takei, Yû Aoi, Munetaka Aoki

Votes: 29,027

5. Why Don't You Play in Hell? (2013)

Not Rated | 129 min | Action, Comedy, Horror

A renegade film crew becomes embroiled with a yakuza clan feud.

Director: Sion Sono | Stars: Jun Kunimura, Fumi Nikaidô, Shin'ichi Tsutsumi, Hiroki Hasegawa

Votes: 8,992 | Gross: $0.03M

6. Up to You (2018)

104 min | Romance

There's a man who has many sex slaves. Another man offers him his wife as a sex slave and the slave owner accepts. The consequences are traumatic for the man.

Director: Hideo Jôjô | Stars: Yukihira Aika, Yûki Ashida, Yamane Chiharu, Katsuya Maiguma

Votes: 225

7. Resident Evil: Infinite Darkness (2021)

TV-MA | 26 min | Animation, Action, Horror

Federal agent Leon S. Kennedy teams up with TerraSave staff member Claire Redfield to investigate a zombie outbreak. Based on the popular video game series of the same name by Capcom.

Stars: Nick Apostolides, Stephanie Panisello, Ray Chase, Jona Xiao

Votes: 12,648

8. Resident Evil: Vendetta (2017)

R | 97 min | Animation, Action, Adventure

Chris Redfield enlists the help of Leon S. Kennedy and Rebecca Chambers to stop a death merchant, with a vengeance, from spreading a deadly virus in New York.

Director: Takanori Tsujimoto | Stars: Kevin Dorman, Matthew Mercer, Erin Cahill, John DeMita

Votes: 15,498

9. Himizu (2011)

129 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

After two teenagers from abusive households befriend each other, their lives take a dark adventure into existentialism, despair, and human frailty.

Director: Sion Sono | Stars: Shôta Sometani, Fumi Nikaidô, Tetsu Watanabe, Mitsuru Fukikoshi

Votes: 4,712

10. Detective Chinatown 3 (2021)

R | 136 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy

A major crime occurs in Tokyo when detectives Tang Ren and Qin Feng are invited to investigate the crime. A battle between the strongest detectives in Asia is about to break out with bursts of laughter.

Director: Sicheng Chen | Stars: Baoqiang Wang, Haoran Liu, Satoshi Tsumabuki, Tony Jaa

Votes: 2,620

11. Shinjuku Incident (2009)

R | 119 min | Action, Crime, Drama

A simple Chinese immigrant wages a perilous war against one of the most powerful criminal organizations on the planet.

Director: Tung-Shing Yee | Stars: Jackie Chan, Naoto Takenaka, Daniel Wu, Jinglei Xu

Votes: 13,581

12. Jigen Daisuke (2023)

120 min | Action, Adventure

The legendary gunman Daisuke Jigen comes to Japan to have his pistol examined.

Director: Hajime Hashimoto | Stars: Tetsuji Tamayama, Mitsuko Kusabue, Kotoka Maki, Yôko Maki

Votes: 428

13. Deus Ex (2000 Video Game)

M | Action, Adventure, Drama

In a dark cyberpunk future where poverty, disease, oppression and terrorism are widespread, J.C. Denton, a new cybernetically-enhanced special agent, finds evidence of a massive conspiracy when his brother, also an agent, goes rogue.

Director: Warren Spector | Stars: Jay Anthony Franke, Brent Anderson, Ralph Barbagallo, Chad Bannon

Votes: 3,436

14. Hitman: Absolution (2012 Video Game)

M | Action, Crime, Drama

After assassinating his former handler Diana, Agent 47 goes on a mission on her request to track down a young girl named Victoria. Meanwhile, his own employers hunt him. and arms manufacturer Blake Dexter pursues Victoria.

Directors: Tore Blystad, Peter Fleckenstein, James D. Mortellaro | Stars: David Bateson, Keith Carradine, Powers Boothe, Traci Lords

Votes: 6,927

15. Enter the Fat Dragon (2020)

TV-14 | 96 min | Action, Comedy

A cop is assigned to a case of escorting a criminal to Japan while dealing with relationship problems, and his enormous change in appearance as a result of being dumped.

Directors: Kenji Tanigaki, Aman Chang | Stars: Donnie Yen, Niki Chow, Teresa Mo, Jing Wong

Votes: 2,219

16. Crazy Samurai Musashi (2020)

91 min | Action

The most famous battle of the swordsman Miyamoto Musashi. Miyamoto fights against 588 enemies, one after the other. There is no room for error, no room for trivial, outdated, or unconvincing movements.

Director: Yûji Shimomura | Stars: Tak Sakaguchi, Kento Yamazaki, Arata Yamanaka, Shinji Sasahara

Votes: 910

17. Kamui Gaiden (2009)

Unrated | 120 min | Action, Adventure, Drama

The adventurous story of a fugitive ninja.

Director: Yôichi Sai | Stars: Ken'ichi Matsuyama, Koyuki, Kaoru Kobayashi, Kôichi Satô

Votes: 1,115

18. Aibou: Tokyo Detective Duo (2000–2023)

110 min | Drama

Detective Ukyo Sugishita and his partner solve cases by just the two of them as "Special Task Unit" of MPD where demoted people belong.

Stars: Yutaka Mizutani, Atsushi Yamanishi, Kazuhisa Kawahara, Ryo Ono

Votes: 136

19. Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes (2014 Video Game)

M | Action, Adventure, Drama

Set in March 1975, a few months after the events of Peace Walker, Snake infiltrates an American black site on Cuban soil called Camp Omega to extract two prisoners.

Director: Hideo Kojima | Stars: Kiefer Sutherland, Robin Atkin Downes, Tara Strong, Antony Del Rio

Votes: 3,331

20. Silver Hawk (2004)

PG-13 | 99 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi

Lulu Wong lives a double life - part urban social butterfly, part vigilante superhero. Armed with ancient fighting techniques and high tech hardware, Lulu is a beautiful masked millionaire battling to defeat a greedy tyrant.

Director: Jingle Ma | Stars: Michelle Yeoh, Kôichi Iwaki, Brandon Chang, Luke Goss

Votes: 2,506

21. High & Low: The Movie 2 - End of Sky (2017)

124 min | Action

The most brutal new gangs appear. These gangs are Doubt and Prison gang, and they try to dominate the area controlled by SWORD. They also go up against other gangs in the area and challenge White Rascals to fight.

Directors: Shigeaki Kubo, Tsuyoshi Nakakuki | Stars: Takanori Iwata, Nobuyuki Suzuki, Keita Machida, Kenjirô Yamashita

Votes: 587

22. Resident Evil: Revelations 2 (2015 Video Game)

M | Action, Adventure, Horror

Revelations 2 sees the return of Claire Redfield, whom along with the daughter of Barry Burton, Moira Burton, must try to escape off a monster-infested island.

Directors: Yasuhiro Anpo, Koushi Nakanishi, Ken Sakamoto | Stars: Yûko Kaida, Yûsaku Yara, Ayumi Fujimura, Aoi Yûki

Votes: 1,726

23. Fish Story (2009)

113 min | Action, Comedy, Music

Several seemingly unrelated but surprisingly intertwined tales reveal how a Japanese band that independently invented punk rock in 1975 is, 37 years later, connected to a comet that is about to destroy the world.

Director: Yoshihiro Nakamura | Stars: Atsushi Itô, Kiyohiko Shibukawa, Noriko Eguchi, Hidekazu Mashima

Votes: 3,433

24. Angel Heart (2015)

55 min | Mystery

Saeba Ryo is a private detective and gun-for-hire who acts as the arbiter of justice. He is an urban bounty hunter out for good not exclusively using or deploying noble tactics. His partner... See full summary »

Stars: Takaya Kamikawa, Ayaka Miyoshi, Saki Aibu, Shôhei Miura

Votes: 37

25. Detoroito Metaru Shiti (2008)

104 min | Comedy, Drama, Music

A nerd who dreams of becoming a sappy pop star ends up leading a death metal group.

Director: Toshio Lee | Stars: Ken'ichi Matsuyama, Yoshihiko Hosoda, Ryûji Akiyama, Rosa Katô

Votes: 2,676

26. High & Low: The Story of S.W.O.R.D. (2015– )

Action

The legend begins at a certain town that used to be under the rule of a legendary organization called "Mugen". And fighting against the rule of this town's overlords were two legendary brothers - the brutal and unbeatable Amamiya Brothers.

Stars: Ryôhei Abe, Akira, Shô Aoyagi, Kaname Endô

Votes: 379

27. Crows Zero II (2009)

133 min | Action, Comedy, Crime

Tension escalates and violence ensues when a young student unwittingly breaks a non-aggression pact between two rival high schools.

Director: Takashi Miike | Stars: Shun Oguri, Kyôsuke Yabe, Meisa Kuroki, Kenta Kiritani

Votes: 5,418

28. Deadball (2011)

Not Rated | 99 min | Comedy, Horror, Sport

Baseball prodigy Jubeh Yakyu (Tak Sakaguchi) is the most feared and dangerous juvenile delinquent in all of Japan. After accidentally causing the death of his father with a super-powered, ... See full summary »

Director: Yûdai Yamaguchi | Stars: Tak Sakaguchi, Mari Hoshino, Miho Ninagawa, Takamasa Suga

Votes: 614

29. Sailor Suit and Machine Gun: Graduation (2016)

112 min | Action, Romance

Yakuza underboss and schoolgirl Hoshi Izumi intends to become a regular student once again following a period of unleashing bloody revenge upon those who murdered the former yakuza boss. ... See full summary »

Director: Kôji Maeda | Stars: Kanna Hashimoto, Hiroki Hasegawa, Masanobu Andô, Tetsuya Takeda

Votes: 220

30. Ushijima the Loan Shark (2010– )

Comedy

This drama depicts the harsh reality of those at the bottom of society through the eyes of the loan shark Ushijima. He is the head of Kaukau Finance which is a ruthless black market lending... See full summary »

Stars: Takayuki Yamada, Gô Ayano, Hiromi Sakimoto, Kyôsuke Yabe

Votes: 108

31. Shenmue III (2019 Video Game)

T | Action, Adventure, Crime

Ryo Hazuki returns for the big adventure and must deal with his old nemesis Lan Di while some familiar faces return.

Director: Yu Suzuki | Stars: Corey Marshall, Brianna Knickerbocker, Kyle McCarley, Greg Chun

Votes: 205

32. Code Name Mirage (2017)

30 min | Mystery

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Stars: Ren Kiriyama, Jun Kaname, Hinako Sano, Tarô Suruga

Votes: 7

33. Gokudô heiki (2011)

TV-14 | 105 min | Action, Sci-Fi

After his father is killed, a young yakuza comes back to Japan for revenge - and a machine gun for an arm.

Directors: Tak Sakaguchi, Yûdai Yamaguchi | Stars: Tak Sakaguchi, Akaji Maro, Shingo Tsurumi, Mei Kurokawa

Votes: 610

34. The Brothers Karamazov (2013)

54 min | Drama, Mystery

Set in present day Japan in a provincial town, Bunzo Kurosawa, a greedy and violent father, is murdered in his own home. Bunzo has 3 sons: oldest son Mitsuru (Takumi Saito), second son Isao... See full summary »

Stars: Tsubasa Yadome, Hayato Ichihara, Takumi Saitô, Kento Hayashi

Votes: 59

35. Vanquish (2010 Video Game)

M | Action, Sci-Fi

In the near future, Sam Gideon and a team of soldiers are hired by the president of the United States to recover a space station that's been taken over by a Russian ultra nationalist.

Directors: Shinji Mikami, Olivier Deslandes, Orine Fukushima, Scott Martin Gershin, Michael Hülsmann, Guillermo Reinlein, Alessandro Ricci, Shinobu Shindo, Chris Southall, Mitsuru Toda | Stars: Ken'ichirô Matsuda, Chieko Honda, Teruyuki Tanzawa, Hitoshi Bifu

Votes: 829

36. Love You as the World Ends (2021–2023)

60 min | Action, Horror, Mystery

A car mechanic fights to survive an invasion of the living dead while holding onto the hope that he'll be reunited with the woman he loves.

Stars: Marie Iitoyo, Ryoma Takeuchi, Ayami Nakajô, Shô Kasamatsu

Votes: 178

37. Shizumanu taiyô (2009)

202 min | Drama

A drama based on the 1985 plane crash that caused 520 deaths, the worst aviation event in Japanese history.

Director: Setsurô Wakamatsu | Stars: Ken Watanabe, Shun Sugata, Tae Kimura, Tomokazu Miura

Votes: 251

38. Knack (2013 Video Game)

E10+ | Action, Adventure, Family

Knack and his creator go on a journey to save humankind from a species known as the Goblins.

Directors: Mark Cerny, James D. Mortellaro | Stars: Ike Amadi, JB Blanc, Josh Keaton, Travis Willingham

Votes: 635

39. SD Gundam Force (2003– )

25 min | Animation, Comedy, Family

A Gundam series with super deformed robots.

Stars: Rick Zieff, Yuri Lowenthal, Dominic Catrambone, Deborah Sale Butler

Votes: 136

40. Zombrex: Dead Rising Sun (2010)

Horror

2 brothers break into a warehouse to escape zombies. They are beaten by thugs and a nurse rescues one brother but they are both bitten by zombies...they must find a cure in time to prevent themselves from becoming zombies.

Directors: Keiji Inafune, William Winckler | Stars: Taiki Yoshida, Hiroshi Yazaki, Sei Andô, Shohei Suzuki

Votes: 92

41. Anaïs (2022)

96 min | Drama

This Road Movie tells the story of 14 year old French girl ANAÏS in the quest of finding her Japanese father, who disappeared before she was born. Her journey leads her from Kyoto to the Southern island of Amami.

Director: Roger Walch | Stars: Mireï Elizabeth Dyment, Lydia Faure, Mayuko Goto, Mamika Hashi

42. The Brand New Legend of the Stardust Brothers (2016)

132 min | Comedy

A sequel to the 1980 movie The Legend of the Stardust Brothers. As well as being a rock musical comedy, it also borrows elements from other genres such as road movies, westerns, and meta fiction.

Director: Macoto Tezuka | Stars: Ryosuke Miura, Kôhei Takeda, Chika Arakawa, Tadanobu Asano

Votes: 12

43. 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: 301

44. Kamen Teacher (2013– )

54 min | Action, Comedy, Drama

Gota Araki (Taisuke Fujigaya) begins work at a new high school. He is assigned to the school's notorious 2nd Year, Class C as their homeroom teacher. All of the students in Class C are ... See full summary »

Stars: Taisuke Fujigaya, Aya Ohmasa, Fuma Kikuchi, Ayano Fujisawa

Votes: 32

45. SP: The Motion Picture I (2010)

98 min | Drama

When Kaoru Inoue (Junichi Okada) opposes Soichiro Ogata (Shin'ichi Tsutsumi), Soichiro makes the cryptic remark "It couldn't be helped. It was for a greater cause ..."

One month later, at an... See full synopsis »

Director: Takafumi Hatano | Stars: Yôko Maki, Jun'ichi Okada, Shin'ichi Tsutsumi, Teruyuki Kagawa

Votes: 142

46. Zombie TV (2013)

77 min | Action, Comedy, Horror

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Directors: Maelie Makuno, Yoshihiro Nishimura, Naoya Tashiro | Stars: Maki Mizui, Takashi Nishina, Tomoya Maeno, Miyuki Torii

Votes: 36

47. Nasake no onna - kokuzeikyoku sasatsukan (2010– )

Drama

Matsuko Matsudaira is a tax investigator from the countryside who is suddenly called to work at the Tokyo Tax Investigation Bureau. Her rather unorthodox methods of investigating tax ... See full summary »

Stars: Ryôko Yonekura, Toshirô Yanagiba, Takashi Tsukamoto, Naoko Iijima

Votes: 11

48. River's Edge: The Ohkawabata Detective Agency (2014– )

Comedy

Set along the Sumida river, there is a company by the name of "Ookawabata Tanteisha". It is a small private investigators' agency, run by 3 people. Specializes in strange cases.

Stars: Joe Odagiri, Maya Koizumi, Renji Ishibashi, Akihiko Sai

Votes: 141

49. Gekijô-ban: Erîto Yankî Saburô (2009)

66 min | Comedy

The story of Saburo Nagakami.. Saburo goes on a journey with his sidekick Avarice in order to find the fresh brownies by using their Kung Fu Powers.

Director: Yûdai Yamaguchi | Stars: Hideo Ishiguro, Toshiyuki Itakura, Hitoshi Ozawa, Hikaru Yamamoto

Votes: 34

50. Lucky Seven (2012)

54 min | Drama

7 detectives, each with their own unique style in problem solving, work at the same detective agency. Each detective is in charge of their own case file until one day, the cases somehow ... See full summary »

Stars: Jun Matsumoto, Riisa Naka, Nanako Matsushima, Yô Ôizumi

Votes: 131