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1. The Taste of Tea (2004)
143 min | Comedy, Fantasy
A spell of time of a rural family's slightly surreal life.
Director: Katsuhito Ishii | Stars: Maya Banno, Takahiro Satô, Tadanobu Asano, Satomi Tezuka
Votes: 7,187
2. Séance (2000 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 118 min | Crime, Drama, Fantasy
A psychic housewife and her husband become burdened with a kidnapped girl who escaped her assailant. Junko will not let her husband call the hospital or the police for purely selfish ... See full summary »
Director: Kiyoshi Kurosawa | Stars: Koji Yakusho, Jun Fubuki, Tsuyoshi Kusanagi, Hikari Ishida
Votes: 1,992
3. Doomsday: The Sinking of Japan (2006)
PG-13 | 135 min | Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi
Japan will sink down to the deep sea. The governments only hope is evacuate all Japanese to some other countries.
Director: Shinji Higuchi | Stars: Tsuyoshi Kusanagi, Kô Shibasaki, Etsushi Toyokawa, Mao Daichi
Votes: 1,544
4. A Ghost of a Chance (2011)
142 min | Comedy, Crime
When a not-so-stellar lawyer is in need of something to help her case she has to rely on an unconventional witness for testimony. Will the court agree to hear testimony from and will the ... See full summary »
Director: Kôki Mitani | Stars: Eri Fukatsu, Toshiyuki Nishida, Hiroshi Abe, Kyôko Fukada
Votes: 1,249
5. Midnight Swan (2020)
124 min | Drama
Nagisa is transgender. She grew up in Hiroshima as a man, but now lives in Shinjuku, Tokyo as a woman. Due to an incident, she begins to live with middle school student Ichika, who is a ... See full summary »
Director: Eiji Uchida | Stars: Tsuyoshi Kusanagi, Misaki Hattori, Shunsuke Tanaka, Kaito Yoshimura
Votes: 667
6. Dearest (2012)
110 min | Drama
A prison officer hands in his resignation after his wife's death, to drive to the port where she wants her ashes scattered at sea.
Director: Yasuo Furuhata | Stars: Ken Takakura, Yûko Tanaka, Kôichi Satô, Tsuyoshi Kusanagi
Votes: 521
7. Yomigaeri (2002)
126 min | Fantasy, Romance
When the dead come back to life, an inspector is sent to the town of Aso.
Director: Akihiko Shiota | Stars: Tsuyoshi Kusanagi, Yûko Takeuchi, Yuriko Ishida, Shô Aikawa
Votes: 517
8. Like a Virgin (2006)
116 min | Comedy, Sport
OH Dong-gu believes himself to be female. Although overweight and on the short side, he dreams of becoming perfect some day, and devotes himself to mimicking Madonna's singing and dancing ... See full summary »
Directors: Lee Hae-jun, Hae-Young Lee | Stars: Baek Yun-shik, Lee Sang-ah, Eon Lee, Ryu Deok-hwan
Votes: 422
9. Monkey Magic (2007)
120 min | Adventure, Fantasy, History
On the way to India to get some holy scrolls, priest Tripitaka and his followers are led by Monkey and implored by a princess to protect her people from a warlord and his brother. They've ... See full summary »
Director: Kensaku Sawada | Stars: Shingo Katori, Teruyoshi Uchimura, Atsushi Itô, Eri Fukatsu
Votes: 312
10. 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: 302
11. Boku to tsuma no 1778 no monogatari (2011)
139 min | Drama
A science fiction writer finds out his wife has cancer, and decides to write her a story every day to keep her alive, like a reverse Scheherazade or perhaps to cope with the inevitability of his loss.
Director: Mamoru Hoshi | Stars: Kazuyuki Asano, Jun Fubuki, Yôko Imamoto, Tai Kageyama
Votes: 292
12. The Diary of Anne Frank (1995)
102 min | Animation, Biography, Drama
During World War II, a teenage Jewish girl named Anne Frank and her family are forced into hiding in the Nazi-occupied Netherlands.
Director: Akinori Nagaoka | Stars: Rena Takahashi, Gô Katô, Fumie Kashiyama, Seiko Nakano
Votes: 289
13. Furuhata Ninzaburô (1994– )
46 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
The cases of Furuhata Ninzaburô, a Japanese detective inspired by Columbo who solves inverted mysteries with the help of his bumbling sidekick Shintaro Imaizumi.
Stars: Masakazu Tamura, Masahiko Nishimura, Takashi Kobayashi, Masanori Ishii
Votes: 276
14. Messengers (1999)
118 min | Action, Drama, Romance
Naomi Shimizu is a young career woman working for Enrico Dandolo, an Italian fashion house. That is until one day the company declares bankruptcy. Accustomed to living in luxury she tries ... See full summary »
Director: Yasuo Baba | Stars: Naoko Iijima, Tsuyoshi Kusanagi, Hiroyuki Yabe, Kotomi Kyôno
Votes: 257
15. Nin x Nin: Ninja Hattori-kun, the Movie (2004)
102 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy
Kanzo Hattori, an apprentice ninja, leaves his hometown of Iga to go to Edo (Tokyo). There, for his final training, he must find himself a master, and protect his master with his life, whilst upholding the ninja code.
Director: Masayuki Suzuki | Stars: Shingo Katori, Rena Tanaka, Gori, Yuri Chinen
Votes: 206
16. Hoteru bînasu (2004)
125 min | Drama
In a strange alienated world there is a secret hotel in a shabby diner called the Venus Café, harboring some unusual people where compelling secrets lie in each resident's heart. Torturing ... See full summary »
Director: Hideta Takahata | Stars: Tsuyoshi Kusanagi, Miki Nakatani, Jung-Woo Park, Do-Hee Go
Votes: 197
17. 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
18. Sabakan (2022)
96 min | Drama
Nagasaki in 1986. Young friends Hisada and Takemoto decide to go to Boomerang Island to "see the dolphins". The friendship between the two deepens as a result of this adventure.
Director: Tomoki Kanazawa | Stars: Ichiro Banka, Konosuke Harada, Machiko Ono, Tsuyoshi Kusanagi
Votes: 183
19. A Swinging Single (2013– )
54 min | Comedy
Two brothers are in the film business and run a production company. With his divorce proceedings underway the younger brother has moved in with his older brother. A last-minute cancellation... See full summary »
Stars: Tsuyoshi Kusanagi, Keiko Kitagawa, Hideaki Itô, Misako Renbutsu
Votes: 171
20. 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: 156
21. Yama no anata - Tokuichi no koi (2008)
94 min | Comedy, Drama
At a hot springs resort in the mountains of 1930s Japan, a blind masseur becomes fixated on an alluring woman from Tokyo.
Director: Katsuhito Ishii | Stars: Tsuyoshi Kusanagi, Maiko, Ryô Kase, Hirofumi Arai
Votes: 152
22. It's Okay to Laugh! (1982–2014)
Comedy, Game-Show, Talk-Show
Morita Kazuyoshi Hour: Waratte Iitomo. (Morita Kazuyoshi Hour: It's Okay to Laugh!) was a Japanese variety show aired every weekday on Fuji TV. The show was hosted by Tamori (Kazuyoshi ... See full summary »
Stars: Tamori, Yuki Nozawa, Yûma Sanada, Adeyto
Votes: 147
23. Maruyama, the Middle Schooler (2013)
119 min | Comedy, Family
Of what does a fourteen-year-old boy often think and fantasize? Well, supposedly the answer is mostly of an erotic nature and, more particularly, quite often self-eroticism. In this case ... See full summary »
Director: Kankurô Kudô | Stars: Tsuyoshi Kusanagi, Takuma Hiraoka, Kenji Endo, Fumina Hara
Votes: 132
24. Mezamashi TV (1994– )
News
Stars: Shin'ichi Karube, Yôko Shôno, Masaharu Miyake, Yuki Yamasaki
Votes: 115
25. Gift (1997– )
550 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
Naomi, a middle-aged woman, goes to a house to meet her boyfriend with whom she had planned to skip the country, along with 50 billion yen in cash. When she gets to the house, there is no ... See full summary »
Stars: Takuya Kimura, Ryôko Shinohara, Mitsuko Baishô, Satomi Kobayashi
Votes: 114
26. 2013 FNS Kayôsai (2013 TV Special)
258 min | Music, Reality-TV
The event "2013 FNS Kayousai" is a music event that invites more than 70 artists annually held at Grand Prince Hotel Shin Takanawa for 4 hours aired on TBS TV on December 4, 2013. [In Synopsis are listed 76 artists].
Director: Aya Hamasaki | Stars: Tomohisa Yamashita, Takuya Kimura, Nana Mizuki, Mitsu Dan
Votes: 109
27. Watashi wa kai ni naritai (2008)
139 min | Drama, War
One relatively peaceful post-war day in Japan, a barber and good family man, is unexpectedly arrested by the Prefectural Police, declared a suspected war criminal, and subsequently sued for murder by the American occupation forces.
Director: Katsuo Fukuzawa | Stars: Masahiro Nakai, Yukie Nakama, Yuki Shibamoto, Masahiko Nishimura
Votes: 108
28. The Bastard and the Beautiful World (2018)
105 min | Drama
The Bastard and the Beautiful World is an omnibus film consisting of four episodes. (1) Fujiko is running as fast as she can, being chased after by a creepy masked man called Mad Dog. They ... See full summary »
Directors: Yûichi Kodama, Sion Sono, Kenji Yamauchi, Hikari Ôta | Stars: Tadanobu Asano, Megumi Kagurazaka, Shinnosuke Mitsushima, Fumika Baba
Votes: 103
29. Sutekina kakushi dori -kanzen muketsu no concierge- (2011 TV Movie)
120 min | Comedy
A comedy about a concierge at a plush hotel who deals with a series of unusual guests.
Director: Kôki Mitani | Stars: Eri Fukatsu, Toshiyuki Nishida, Hiroshi Abe, Yûko Takeuchi
Votes: 97
30. Sazae-san (1969– )
TV-Y | 30 min | Animation, Comedy, Family
The adventures of Sazae Fuguta and her family and friends in their Tokyo suburb.
Stars: Midori Katô, Takako Sasuga, Miyoko Asô, Ichirô Nagai
Votes: 88
31.
Furuhata Ninzaburô (1994– )
Episode:
Furuhata Ninzaburô vs. SMAP
(1999)
135 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
Furuhata is called in to investigate a murder committed by the well-known Japanese boy band SMAP.
Director: Masayuki Suzuki | Stars: Masakazu Tamura, Masahiro Nakai, Takuya Kimura, Gorô Inagaki
Votes: 88
32. Beautiful World (2012)
134 min | Drama
Hikoichi Tsubasa is a mid-level yakuza boss who runs a loan shark business out of Tokyo's Roppongi District. Being a loan shark, Hikoichi has no issues using any means necessary to make the... See full summary »
Director: Hiroshi Nishitani | Stars: Tsuyoshi Kusanagi, Tsuruko Hishinuma, Wataru Ichinose, Teruyuki Kagawa
Votes: 87
33. Typhoon Family (2019)
108 min | Crime
Ittetsu and Maitsuko are married, but they are not just any normal couple. They robbed a bank and took a cool million or two from the capitalists. Then they duly vanished. Years have passed... See full summary »
Director: Masahide Ichii | Stars: Hirofumi Arai, Tatsuya Fuji, Mahiru Koda, Tsuyoshi Kusanagi
Votes: 86
34. Ryôki teki na kanojo (2008– )
Comedy, Drama
Stars: Tsuyoshi Kusanagi, Rena Tanaka, Nao Matsushita, Shôsuke Tanihara
Votes: 85
35. Lost Man Found (2022– )
48 min | Comedy, Drama
Satoru matsudo moves to tokyo in hopes of becoming an actor. He has troubles breaking into the industry, but his luck begins to change when he finds an airplane ticket belonging to a talent agency CEO. (Source: MyDramaList, Disney+)
Stars: Aaron Yamawaki, Nicole Fong, David Chen, Taiga Nakano
Votes: 81
36. Makuko (2019)
108 min | Family, Sci-Fi
Satoshi is only in the fifth grade at elementary school. He is unhappy with his father, his perfidy and the company he keeps. Enter transfer student Kozue who is different and exciting. She... See full summary »
Director: Keiko Tsuruoka | Stars: Hikaru Yamazaki, Ninon, Risa Sudou, Miho Tsumiki
Votes: 81
37. Hit the Goal (1994)
105 min | Drama, Sport
The Golden Trio of junior high school soccer players, Toshi, Kenji and Kazu, enroll at the new Kakegawa High School because they want to play with Kubo, the legendary player who learned his... See full summary »
Director: Kazuki Ômori | Stars: Masahiro Nakai, Takuya Kimura, Katsuyuki Mori, Tsuyoshi Kusanagi
Votes: 61
38. Uso no sensô (2017– )
54 min | Drama
Stars: Tsuyoshi Kusanagi, Naohito Fujiki, Kiko Mizuhara, Fuma Kikuchi
Votes: 50
39. 99-nen no ai: Japanese Americans (2010– )
Drama
The story follows a family of Japanese immigrants who crossed over to America 99 years ago. Kusanagi plays both the young Hiramatsu Chokichi (later taken over by Nakai) and his son, Ichiro.... See full summary »
Stars: Steve Wiley, Ayako Imoto, Gustavo Mori, Doug Vogel
Votes: 43
40. Sutaa no koi (2001– )
Drama
Sosuke Nakata is just your everyday salaried worker. He is a serious guy, whose life mostly consists of going back and forth to the office each day. One day Nakata just happens to meet a ... See full summary »
Stars: Norika Fujiwara, Tsuyoshi Kusanagi, Kyoko Hasegawa, Takashi Ukaji
Votes: 42
41. Ninkyô herupâ (2009– )
Drama
Tsubasa Hikoichi is a yakuza underling who runs a loan shark operation in Roppongi. Hikoichi is brutal and efficient, and has no compunction about cheating the weak and poor out of their ... See full summary »
Stars: Tsuyoshi Kusanagi, Meisa Kuroki, Ken Matsudaira, Yûsuke Yamamoto
Votes: 42
42. Money Wars (2015– )
54 min | Drama
The story begins with an inventor and entrepreneur's suicide. Despite his company being on the brink of a breakthrough he is out of money and out of time. All is lost. His son vows to put ... See full summary »
Stars: Tsuyoshi Kusanagi, Yûko Ôshima, Fumino Kimura, Shô Takada
Votes: 34
43. Boku no aruku michi (2006– )
Drama
Autism is not easy to understand because if there are ten autistic people, there are ten cases. You have to learn each case otherwise you'd be lost completely. Here's a 31-year old autistic... See full summary »
Stars: Tsuyoshi Kusanagi, Karina, Kuranosuke Sasaki, Yuika Motokariya
Votes: 32
44. Seiten wo Tsuke (2021– )
45 min | Drama
It is the life story of Eiichi Shibusawa (1840-1931), the founder of Japanese capitalism during the Meiji period.
Stars: Ryô Yoshizawa, Kengo Kôra, Ai Hashimoto, Tsuyoshi Kusanagi
Votes: 31
45. Fuyu no sakura (2011– )
45 min | Drama, Romance
"Fuyu no Sakura" is described as a pure love story with similarities to the popular Korean drama "Winter Sonata" (titled "Fuyu no Sonata" in Japan). Kusanagi plays a gentle glass craftsman ... See full summary »
Stars: Miki Imai, Tsuyoshi Kusanagi, Rosa Katô, Masanobu Takashima
Votes: 27
46. Boku to kanojo to kanojo no ikiru michi (2004– )
52 min | Drama
Tetsuro Koyanagi (Tsuyoshi Kusanagi of J-pop group SMAP), a workaholic, is caught off-guard one day by his wife's sudden request for a divorce. He fails to take her seriously, and she ... See full summary »
Stars: Tsuyoshi Kusanagi, Koyuki, Ryô, Mikihisa Azuma
Votes: 25
47. Music Station (1986– )
60 min | Music, Talk-Show
Stars: Tamori, Yuki Rhinehart, Jun Hattori, Yoshie Takeuchi
Votes: 23
48. Wana no sensô (2023– )
Drama
Following Zeni no Senso and Uso no Senso, Wana no Senso is the third work of the "war" series. The drama centers around Washizu Toru, a parliamentary secretary who is betrayed by a member ... See full summary »
Stars: Tsuyoshi Kusanagi, Ai Aida, Hirotarô Honda, Haruka Igawa
Votes: 23
49. Oishii kankei (1996– )
60 min | Drama
Momoe lives a life of luxury until one day, she loses everything - her money, her father and her lover. She must now find a way to support herself. With no experience whatsoever, she ... See full summary »
Stars: Mieko Harada, Miho Nakayama, Shin Takuma, Fumio Watanabe
Votes: 20
50. Koini ochitara (2005– )
54 min | Romance
A success story with depth involving work, love and friendship. Its setting is an IT enterprise which once basked in the limelight because it tried to take over management of a pro-baseball... See full summary »
Stars: Yoshino Kimura, Shin'ichi Tsutsumi, Kôji Yamamoto, Shôsuke Tanihara
Votes: 20