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1. Audition (1999)
R | 115 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery
A widower takes an offer to screen girls at a special audition, arranged for him by a friend to find him a new wife. The one he fancies is not who she appears to be after all.
Director: Takashi Miike | Stars: Ryo Ishibashi, Eihi Shiina, Tetsu Sawaki, Jun Kunimura
Votes: 89,341
2. Wood Job! (2014)
116 min | Adventure, Comedy
After failing to get into university, a soft city boy randomly picks a job in forestry.
Director: Shinobu Yaguchi | Stars: Hideaki Itô, Masami Nagasawa, Shôta Sometani, Nana Seino
Votes: 3,795
3. Gemini (1999)
84 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror
A successful doctor, Yukio's picture perfect life is gradually wrecked, and taken over by his avenging twin brother, who bumps off his family members one by one and reclaims his lover who is now Yukio's wife.
Director: Shin'ya Tsukamoto | Stars: Masahiro Motoki, Ryô, Yasutaka Tsutsui, Masako Motai
Votes: 2,885
4. A Story of Yonosuke (2012)
160 min | Drama
Were people's lives changed by having known Yonosuke?
Director: Shûichi Okita | Stars: Ayumi Ito, Kengo Kôra, Gô Ayano, Jun Kunimura
Votes: 2,312
5. What a Wonderful Family! (2016)
108 min | Comedy
For her birthday, the grandma of a traditional Tokyo family asks her apathetic husband a gift: divorce. This shocks not only the incredulous husband, but the whole family, and they all will try to prevent the catastrophe at any cost.
Director: Yôji Yamada | Stars: Isao Hashizume, Kazuko Yoshiyuki, Masahiko Nishimura, Yui Natsukawa
Votes: 1,286
6. Ghost Train (2006)
92 min | Horror
On her way to school, high school girl Nana sees a train accident. Then Nana and her friend Kanae start to come across various bizarre phenomena, including red fingerprints and a female ... See full summary »
Director: Takeshi Furusawa | Stars: Erika Sawajiri, Chinatsu Wakatsuki, Shun Oguri, Aya Sugimoto
Votes: 919
7. What a Wonderful Family (2017)
113 min | Comedy
In this sequel to the first It's A Wonderful Family, the characters who are still based on those in Tokyo Family (which itself was based on Tokyo Story), are a couple of years older with ... See full summary »
Director: Yôji Yamada | Stars: Isao Hashizume, Kazuko Yoshiyuki, Masahiko Nishimura, Shôzô Hayashiya
Votes: 783
8. Monsters (2012– )
54 min | Mystery
Heihachi Hiratsuka is a strange detective. Kosuke Saionji who is full of justice, naive, and honest is designated to the investigation team. Unfortunately, his job is to watch over Heihachi who manages to solve all of the cases by himself.
Stars: Shingo Katori, Tomohisa Yamashita, Kanako Yanagihara, Tomoya Warabino
Votes: 623
9. Byakkotai (2007– )
240 min | Drama, History
This TV-drama follows Sakai Shintaro, descendant of Sakai Mineji -a Byakkotai samurai-, and traces the tragedy of the Byakkotai, a military force composed of 340 16 to 17 years old boys during the Boshin War (Aizu war).
Stars: Shun Sugata, Tomohisa Yamashita, Meisa Kuroki, Yutaka Matsushige
Votes: 556
10. It's a Flickering Life (2021)
125 min | Drama
In this tale of love and friendship spanning a lifetime, the "god of cinema" that Go has worshipped since he was young will transcend time, and work a miracle in the lives of one family.
Director: Yôji Yamada | Stars: Kenji Sawada, Masaki Suda, Mei Nagano, Nobuko Miyamoto
Votes: 518
11. The Solitary Gourmet (2012– )
30 min | Drama
A solitary businessman travels across Japan, eating at its various establishments and experiencing the various delicacies of Japanese cuisine.
Stars: Yutaka Matsushige, Tomoki Uekusa, Atsushi Kashiwagi, Masayuki Kusumi
Votes: 510
12. Haha to kuraseba (2015)
130 min | Drama, Fantasy
A midwife in Nagasaki is stunned when she is suddenly visited by her son, whom she thought had died when an atomic bomb fell on the city.
Director: Yôji Yamada | Stars: Sayuri Yoshinaga, Kazunari Ninomiya, Haru Kuroki, Tadanobu Asano
Votes: 496
13. Gegege no Kitarô (2007)
103 min | Animation, Fantasy, Horror
Kitaro is half-human and half-yokai (a general term for creatures and supernatural beings), orphaned as a child and dedicated to keeping the peace between the human and yokai worlds. Kitaro... See full summary »
Director: Katsuhide Motoki | Stars: Eiji Wentz, Mao Inoue, Rena Tanaka, Yô Ôizumi
Votes: 398
14. Isola: Multiple Personality Girl (2000)
94 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery
When a woman, able to read the thoughts of others, comes to help survivors of the 1995 Kobe earthquake, she encounters a girl with Multiple Personality Disorder whose dangerous 13th personality, Isola, must be stopped.
Director: Toshiyuki Mizutani | Stars: Yoshino Kimura, Yû Kurosawa, Ken Ishiguro, Makiko Watanabe
Votes: 377
15. Fancy Dance (1989)
101 min | Comedy, Drama
Yohei, a punk rocker, has to become a Buddhist monk in order to inherit a mountain temple. Yohei though initially rebelling against the tough monastic discipline learns to adjust. Then his ... See full summary »
Director: Masayuki Suô | Stars: Masahiro Motoki, Honami Suzuki, Ken Ohsawa, Hikomaro
Votes: 317
16. Inu no eiga (2005)
96 min | Drama, Family
It is no secret that dogs are superlative of superlatives when it comes to life and existence on this planet so it should be no surprise a film, or anthology, on these noble beings would tug at heart.
Directors: Nagai Akira, Isshin Inudou, Isshin Inudô, Hideki Kuroda, Yoshio Kuroda, Satoshi Nagai, Atsushi Sanada, Shinsuke Sato, Tetsuhisa Yazu | Stars: Shidô Nakamura, Aoi Miyazaki, Misaki Itô, Manami Konishi
Votes: 201
17. Ring: The Final Chapter (1999)
54 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery
Asakawa is a journalist. He is witness to the strange death of a biker. Later this day, he learned that his niece Tomoko died suddenly of heart failure at the same time as the biker .So, he... See full summary »
Stars: Toshirô Yanagiba, Tomoya Nagase, Kotomi Kyôno, Akiko Yada
Votes: 193
18. Ikisudama (2001)
117 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery
A two part horror film. The first segment deals with a teenage girl who leaves her body to torment the lovers of classmate Ryoji - whom she loves. The second segment deals with a girl's new haunted apartment.
Director: Toshiharu Ikeda | Stars: Kozue Ayuse, Hyôe Enoki, Makiko Fujii, Yuriko Hirooka
Votes: 158
19. Little Miss Period (2019)
75 min | Comedy, Drama
A sentient period goes around harassing women at their time of the month.
Director: Shunsuke Shinada | Stars: Miyu Andô, Mitsuhiro Fujiwara, Yuriko Hirooka, Manami Iida
Votes: 150
20. Setoutsumi (2017)
31 min | Drama
Stars: Mahiro Takasugi, Shôno Hayama, Kaya Kiyohara, Yûki Morinaga
Votes: 138
21. 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
22. The Key (1997)
95 min | Drama
Mr. Kenmochi is older and loss of sexual potency. He discovers that jealousy is the remedy, reviving his loss of sexual vigor. To do so, he forces his wife Ikuko to take an interest in young Kimura, his daughter Toshiko's fiancé.
Director: Toshiharu Ikeda | Stars: Naomi Kawashima, Akira Emoto, Mikio Ôsawa, Kenji Imai
Votes: 112
23. Manhattan rabu stôrî (2003– )
46 min | Comedy
Next door to Chuo TV's offices is "Manhattan," a coffee shop for aficionados. The owner's passion for coffee is almost a sickness and all he wants is for his customers to enjoy their coffee... See full summary »
Stars: Masahiro Matsuoka, Mitsuhiro Oikawa, Wakana Sakai, Takashi Tsukamoto
Votes: 103
24. Yes, I Can't Swim (2022)
120 min | Drama
A mid-life university professor who reluctantly decides to face up to his fear of water and his inability to swim.
Director: Kensaku Watanabe | Stars: Hiroki Hasegawa, Junko Abe, Kumiko Asô, Haruka Ayase
Votes: 98
25. Ojuken (1999)
114 min | Comedy, Drama, Family
Director: Yôjirô Takita | Stars: Eikichi Yazawa, Masahiko Nishimura, Yûko Tanaka, Ren Ôsugi
Votes: 98
26. Mom, Is That You?! (2023)
110 min | Comedy, Drama
Akio's job as a human resources supervisor has been a daily nerve wracking experience, and to make matters worse, he is on the brink of divorce from his wife, and his relationship with the ... See full summary »
Director: Yôji Yamada | Stars: Sayuri Yoshinaga, Yô Ôizumi, Mei Nagano, You
Votes: 82
27. Half Blue (2018)
15 min | Drama, Family, History
After losing her hearing in one ear because of a disease, Suzume Nireno's family and her childhood friend always motivate her and help her during life's twists and turns.
Stars: Mei Nagano, Yasuko Matsuyuki, Jun Fubuki, Takeru Satoh
Votes: 71
28. 0.5 no Otoko (2023)
Drama
It is a story of a 2.5 generation household where children and parents live together under one roof, and one of the children is single, or "0.5".
Stars: Ryûhei Matsuda, Jun Fubuki, Tamaki Shiratori, Asami Usuda
Votes: 67
29. Princess Go (2011– )
45 min | Drama, History
The play features three women of the Warring States Period, who're the daughters of Oda Yiji, the sister of Nobunaga Oda, known as the "Three Asai Sisters". During Go's life, she experienced many famous battles and events in the period.
Stars: Juri Ueno, Masako Miyaji, Honami Suzuki, Rie Miyazawa
Votes: 63
30. A Little Princess (2009– )
Drama
Seira was raised in India, but she is sent back to Japan to continue her education at an affluent boarding high school. Although she has lived in luxury, the well-bred Seira is kind and ... See full summary »
Stars: Mirai Shida, Shioli Kutsuna, Hiroshi Koizumi, Arisa Nakamura
Votes: 52
31. Kanzen-naru shiiku: Himitsu no chika-shitsu (2003)
110 min | Drama
A shy man finds an unconscious schoolgirl near a Tokyo park and decides to bring her home, and locks her up in a secret basement.
Director: Toshiyuki Mizutani | Stars: Yuriko Hirooka, Satoshi Izumi, Haruko Katô, Yoichiro Kawakami
Votes: 49
32. Yonimo kimyô na monogatari: 2019 Rain Special (2019 TV Movie)
Horror, Mystery
Directors: Kazuyuki Iwata, Yoshinori Kobayashi, Keita Kôno, Yasushi Ueda | Stars: Sari Awano, Mark Chinnery, Hiromi Gô, Minami Hamabe
Votes: 39
33. Abarenbô mama (2007– )
Drama
Ayu Kawano (Aya Ueto) is a tomboy-ish girl of the sea. She isn't well-educated, but she's upbeat and has an honest heart. Married to her is a once-divorced stylist, Tetsu Kawano (Yo Oizumi ... See full summary »
Stars: Aya Ueto, Yô Ôizumi, Takeru Shibuya, Nana Katase
Votes: 39
34. Yawaraka na hou (2001)
201 min | Drama, Mystery
The story of a person who is looking for her own daughter. She is married and has an affair with her husband's business partner. Her family and her lover's family were close and travelled ... See full summary »
Director: Shunichi Nagasaki | Stars: Yûki Amami, Shunsuke Matsuoka, Merii Ajima, Rina Akiyama
Votes: 37
35. Tôkyô kyôdai (1995)
92 min | Drama
Living in an old Tokyo district, Kenichi works at a second-hand bookshop to support his sister, Yoko, a high school student. When Yoko graduates, she starts work at a photo shop. By the ... See full summary »
Director: Jun Ichikawa | Stars: Yuriko Hirooka, Urara Awata, Rie Minemura, Naoto Ogata
Votes: 36
36. True Horror Stories (1999–2010)
Horror
Stars: Yuria Haga, Ayako Ômura, Natsuhi Ueno, Kyôko Yanagihara
Votes: 30
37. Berlin (1995)
107 min | Drama
When a woman whose job is to professionally date men disappears suddenly a TV crew who wanted to film a documentary about women like her begin searching for her. Coincidentally, a salaryman... See full summary »
Director: Gô Rijû | Stars: Masatoshi Nagase, Michiko Ameku, Duncan, Masayuki Fukouka
Votes: 27
38. Higanbana: Keishichô Sôsa 7-ka (2016– )
54 min | Drama
Nagisa Kinomiya is a detective for the 7 Investigation Division. The team consists of female detectives and they seek out female criminals and to help female victims. Nagisa Kinomiya has a ... See full summary »
Stars: Maki Horikita, Rei Dan, Kang Ji-young, Rin Takanashi
Votes: 26
39. The Woman of S.R.I. (1999– )
55 min | Drama
As criminals become more sophisticated and crimes more complex, the police must turn to speedier and more scientific means of weeding through clues and narrowing down suspects. That's where... See full summary »
Stars: Yasuko Sawaguchi, Takashi Naitô, Satoru Saitô, Mayumi Wakamura
Votes: 23
40. Specialist (2016– )
54 min | Thriller
Years ago, Takuma Yoshito (Kusanagi Tsuyoshi) was arrested and prosecuted for attempted murder. He received a 15-year prison sentence, but it was proven that he was wrongfully convicted and... See full summary »
Stars: Tsuyoshi Kusanagi, Kaho Minami, Sei Ashina, Yûta Hiraoka
Votes: 20
41. Boku no mahô tsukai (2003– )
Comedy
Stars: Hideaki Itô, Ryôko Shinohara, Masahiko Nishimura, Sadao Abe
Votes: 18
42. Kazoku no uta (2012)
54 min | Drama
Stars: Joe Odagiri, Yûsuke Santamaria, Shihori Kanjiya, Tsuyoshi Muro
Votes: 17
43. Caseworker's Diary (2018)
Drama
Stars: Riho Yoshioka, Yuki Yamada, Arata Iura, Ken'ichi Endô
Votes: 15
44.
Monsters (2012– )
Episode:
Episode #1.8
(2012)
54 min | Mystery
Directors: Katsuo Fukuzawa, Shun'ichi Hirano | Stars: Shingo Katori, Tomohisa Yamashita, Kanako Yanagihara, Tomoya Warabino
Votes: 15
45.
The Solitary Gourmet (2012– )
Episode:
Korean tempura and samgye-tang ramen in Ginza
(2014)
47 min | Drama
Window shopping leads Goro into an art gallery and later a tea shop for a quick treat. Later, Goro finds himself eating outside in the alley to avoid a crowd.
Director: Kenji Mizoguchi | Stars: Yutaka Matsushige, Atsushi Kashiwagi, Tomoki Uekusa, Moeri Aizumi
Votes: 12
46. Swindle Detective (2019)
Mystery
Karen Imamiya is a detective who deals with fraud and scam cases. She arrests Hayato Kaji, who is involved in a voice phishing case. Karen and her colleagues do not know who is at the top ... See full summary »
Stars: Min Tanaka, Munetaka Aoki, Kyôko Kagawa, Fumino Kimura
Votes: 8
47. Japanese Style (2022)
Comedy, Drama
Tetsuro Kakioka is supposed to be the fourth-generation owner of a hot spring inn, Nijinoya, that has been run for a century. However, Tetsuro decides to rebel against his father and ran ... See full summary »
Stars: Mikako Ichikawa, Akira Emoto, Taiga Nakano, Jun Kaname
Votes: 7
48.
Ring: The Final Chapter (1999)
Episode:
Kon'ya Sadako ga arawareru
(1999)
46 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery
Director: Hiroshi Nishitani | Stars: Toshirô Yanagiba, Tomoya Nagase, Kotomi Kyôno, Akiko Yada
Votes: 7
49.
Ring: The Final Chapter (1999)
Episode:
Noroi wo toku to dare ka ga shinu
(1999)
46 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery
Director: Hidetomo Matsuda | Stars: Toshirô Yanagiba, Tomoya Nagase, Kotomi Kyôno, Akiko Yada
Votes: 7
50. Meguru mirai (2024– )
Drama, Mystery, Thriller
On the 18th of January, Meguru and Mirai's wedding anniversary, Meguru falls down the emergency stairs at her workplace and dies. Mirai, overwhelmed by sadness, develops a mysterious ... See full summary »
Stars: Akari Hayami, Riku Hagiwara, Masanobu Katsumura, Ayaka Ônishi