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1. 1 Litre of Tears (2005–2007)
TV-14 | 48 min | Drama, Romance
The story of a 15-year-old high school student, Ikeuchi Aya, who soon discovers she has an incurable disease that affects the cerebellum of the brain. Aya lived her life to the fullest until her death at 25.
Stars: Erika Sawajiri, Ryô Nishikido, Hiroko Yakushimaru, Takanori Jinnai
Votes: 2,887
2. Always: Sunset on Third Street (2005)
133 min | Comedy, Drama, Family
Leaving her provincial home, teenage Mutsuko arrives in Tokyo by train to take a job in a major automotive company but finds that she is employed by a small auto repair shop owned by ... See full summary »
Director: Takashi Yamazaki | Stars: Maki Horikita, Hidetaka Yoshioka, Shin'ichi Tsutsumi, Koyuki
Votes: 2,467
3. Unnatural (2018)
54 min | Drama, Mystery
Stories of Unnatural Death Investigation, a Japanese non-governmental organization as they work on unnatural death cases and try to reveal the truth behind the deaths.
Stars: Satomi Ishihara, Masataka Kubota, Yutaka Matsushige, Arata Iura
Votes: 2,058
4. Megane (2007)
106 min | Comedy, Drama
Taeko is a stressed career woman who leaves her life in the city for an island vacation. The vacation does not become what she expected as everyone on the island is strange.
Director: Naoko Ogigami | Stars: Satomi Kobayashi, Mikako Ichikawa, Ryô Kase, Ken Mitsuishi
Votes: 1,891
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: 1,410
6. Legend of the Eight Samurai (1983)
133 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
Princess Shizu was born under a terrible curse. Only the eight legendary samurai, hailing from across Japan, can protect her from an ancient supernatural clan to fulfill their destinies as foretold by prophecy.
Director: Kinji Fukasaku | Stars: Hiroko Yakushimaru, Hiroyuki Sanada, Shin'ichi Chiba, Etsuko Shihomi
Votes: 1,313
7. Dogwood Tree (2010)
128 min | Adventure, Drama, Romance
This is a love story of a couple over the span of 10 years. Kouhei fell in love with Sae at first sight and soon they became a couple. But they had to part as Sae aims to go to a college in Tokyo while Kouhei is an aspiring fisherman.
Director: Nobuhiro Doi | Stars: Yui Aragaki, Tôma Ikuta, Nichola Grant, Manatsu Hayashi
Votes: 1,306
8. Café Funiculi Funicula (2018)
117 min | Adventure, Drama, Fantasy
In a specific cafe and chair in Japan, one can travel back in time while drinking a cup of coffee. There are, however, 5 rules/restrictions. It opens for closure and changing one's future but not present.
Director: Ayuko Tsukahara | Stars: Kasumi Arimura, Motoki Fukami, Haru, Kento Hayashi
Votes: 1,304
9. I Want To (1979)
85 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
A squadron of Japanese Self-Defense Force soldiers find themselves transported through time to their country's warring states era, when rival samurai clans were battling to become the ... See full summary »
Director: Kôsei Saitô | Stars: Shin'ichi Chiba, Jun Etô, Moeko Ezawa, Ryô Hayami
Votes: 1,120
10. Always: Sunset on Third Street 2 (2007)
146 min | Comedy, Drama, Family
Chagawa finds it increasing difficult to support his young ward Junnosuke in his store across the street from the Suzuki garage on Third Street. Unless he can provide a better life, ... See full summary »
Director: Takashi Yamazaki | Stars: Shin'ichi Hatori, Maki Horikita, Fumiyo Kohinata, Kazuki Koshimizu
Votes: 1,107
11. The 8-Year Engagement (2017)
119 min | Drama, Romance
Hisashi and Mai are set to have their wedding ceremony in three months. Unfortunately, Mai falls ill and lapses into a coma.
Director: Takahisa Zeze | Stars: Takeru Satoh, Tao Tsuchiya, Tetta Sugimoto, Hiroko Yakushimaru
Votes: 1,105
12. Sailor Suit and Machine Gun (1981)
131 min | Action, Romance
A teenage delinquent schoolgirl named Izumi Hoshi inherits her father's Yakuza clan.
Director: Shinji Sômai | Stars: Hiroko Yakushimaru, Tsunehiko Watase, Rentarô Mikuni, Yuki Kazamatsuri
Votes: 908
13. Operetta tanuki goten (2005)
111 min | Comedy, Fantasy, Musical
Amechiyo (The banished prince) falls in love with Tanukihime (a princess of raccoon dog disguised to human). This is an Operetta which includes comedy, singing and dancing, and a love story.
Director: Seijun Suzuki | Stars: Ziyi Zhang, Joe Odagiri, Hiroko Yakushimaru, Mikijirô Hira
Votes: 817
14. Always: Sunset on Third Street '64 (2012)
142 min | Comedy, Drama, Family
The Tokyo Olympics are about to open, and Rynosuke Chagawa is excited to receive a new TV set to watch the upcoming events. His wife Hiromi is pregnant and he has built a second level on ... See full summary »
Director: Takashi Yamazaki | Stars: Hidetaka Yoshioka, Shin'ichi Tsutsumi, Koyuki, Maki Horikita
Votes: 740
15. Amachan (2013)
15 min | Short, Comedy, Drama
A young girl from Tokyo moves to the Tohoku region to become a female diver. A so-called 'Ama' diver.
Stars: Non, Kyôko Koizumi, Tetta Sugimoto, Ai Hashimoto
Votes: 583
16. 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
17. Tiger & Dragon (2005– )
Comedy, Drama
The show revolves around Rakugo, a traditional Japanese comedy that can look back on a 400 year long history. It tells about a Yakuza who goes to a Rakugo performer to collect debts, and a talented comedian who tries to change his destiny.
Stars: Yû Aoi, Jun'ichi Okada, Sadao Abe, Tomoya Nagase
Votes: 510
18. School in the Crosshairs (1981)
90 min | Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Mitamura Yuka (Hiroko Yakushimaru) is a normal shy middle school student that has psychic powers. When a new student with similar powers begins to show her skills by stealing the student ... See full summary »
Director: Nobuhiko Ôbayashi | Stars: Hiroko Yakushimaru, Ryôichi Takayanagi, Masami Hasegawa, Miyoko Akaza
Votes: 502
19. 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: 442
20. Dearest (2021)
TV-14 | Crime, Drama, Romance
In 2006, Sanada Rio (Yoshitaka Yuriko) becomes entangled in a crime. Fifteen years later, she is the president of a successful drug development company when she is involved in a murder case.
Stars: Yuriko Yoshitaka, Kôhei Matsushita, Arata Iura, Hiroko Yakushimaru
Votes: 431
21. Terra e... (1980)
113 min | Animation, Action, Drama
A young boy learns he is part of a powerful race of psionic humans who must fight the normal humans determined to keep them from Earth.
Director: Hideo Onchi | Stars: Jun'ichi Inoue, Masaya Oki, Kumiko Akiyoshi, Tarô Shigaki
Votes: 368
22. Mio's Cookbook (2020)
131 min | Drama
When Mio was young, she lost her parents in a great flood and also became separated from her best friend Noe. Afterwards, Mio found her talent in cooking and eventually became a cook. ... See full summary »
Director: Haruki Kadokawa | Stars: Honoka Matsumoto, Nao Honda, Mayumi Wakamura, Atsuko Asano
Votes: 366
23. Riverside Mukolitta (2021)
120 min | Drama, Family
Takeshi Yamada arrives in a small village in the Hokuriku region. There, he begins to work at a small factory which makes shiokara (salted fish paste). Through the introduction of the CEO ... See full summary »
Director: Naoko Ogigami | Stars: Noriko Eguchi, Tasuku Emoto, Daisuke Kuroda, Ken'ichi Matsuyama
Votes: 327
24. W no higeki (1984)
108 min | Drama, Mystery
Young college student Shizuka is given the opportunity to act in a stage play with professionals. Shizuka is willing to go to great lengths to master this role of a lifetime, but as the ... See full synopsis »
Director: Shin'ichirô Sawai | Stars: Hiroko Yakushimaru, Yoshiko Mita, Masanori Sera, Seiji Endô
Votes: 291
25. Lakeside Murder Case (2004)
118 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Three couples are staying at a lakeside cottage with their children. They want them to prepare intensely for a prestigious high school's entrance exam with the help of a private tutor. One ... See full summary »
Director: Shinji Aoyama | Stars: Koji Yakusho, Hiroko Yakushimaru, Akira Emoto, Etsushi Toyokawa
Votes: 279
26. Heaven's Door (2009)
106 min | Drama
"Heaven's Door" starts off with rugged Katsuhito Aoyama (Tomoya Nagase) getting canned from his job as a car mechanic. While leaving work, he suffers from a migraine that causes him to ... See full summary »
Director: Michael Arias | Stars: Tomoya Nagase, Mayuko Fukuda, Keishi Nagatsuka, Kôji Ohkura
Votes: 265
27. Tantei monogatari (1983)
111 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
A private detective and a college student find themselves in hot water while investigating the murder of a night club owner.
Director: Kichitarô Negishi | Stars: Hiroko Yakushimaru, Yûsaku Matsuda, Lisa Akikawa, Chû Arai
Votes: 218
28. The Full Throttle Girl (2011– )
54 min | Comedy, Romance
Ayukawa Wakaba is full of ambition. She lands a job at an international law firm, but to her disappointment, the first prestigious assignment that is given to her is to babysit the boss' 5 year old daughter, Hinata.
Stars: Yui Aragaki, Ryô Nishikido, Hiroko Yakushimaru, Misako Renbutsu
Votes: 215
29. Red Medaka (2015 TV Movie)
145 min | Comedy, Drama
When 17-year-old high school student Danshun is acquainted by the doodling and drawing art, known as Rakugaki, of Tatekagwa who is at the school for an educational session, he determines ... See full summary »
Director: Hideta Takahata | Stars: Takeshi Kitano, Kazunari Ninomiya, Hirofumi Arai, Tokio Emoto
Votes: 212
30. Unubore deka (2010– )
54 min | Comedy
A 30-year-old single detective, who is under the illusion that he is popular with females is called 'Unubore' by friends. He is an ultra romantic and susceptible to conceitedness. He has ... See full summary »
Stars: Tomoya Nagase, Mika Nakashima, Yoshiyoshi Arakawa, Tôma Ikuta
Votes: 210
31. Kisarazu Cat's Eye (2002– )
45 min | Comedy, Drama
Twenty-one year old former high school baseball player, Kohei (nickname: Bussan), learns that he is dying from cancer. He is told that he only has six months to live, and decides that he ... See full summary »
Stars: Jun'ichi Okada, Shô Sakurai, Wakana Sakai, Yoshinori Okada
Votes: 209
32. Yasei no shômei (1978)
143 min | Crime
A Japanese Warrior leaves the secretive battalion he is apart of. As a skilled soldier, he confronts evil and serves his people.
Director: Jun'ya Satô | Stars: Ken Takakura, Ryôko Nakano, Hiroko Yakushimaru, Rentarô Mikuni
Votes: 199
33. 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
34. Q.10 (2010)
54 min | Drama, Sci-Fi
High school student Heita discovers an android girl only identified with a tattoo Q10 (Kyuuto) and the pair gets into all sorts of trouble at school. But was his discovery really accidental or part of a larger plan?
Stars: Takeru Satoh, Atsuko Maeda, Misako Renbutsu, Kento Kaku
Votes: 188
35. Kisarazu Cat's Eye: World Series (2006)
131 min | Comedy, Drama
Bussan refuses to accept his death and returns to Kisarazu as a ghost to make peace with his friends. Unfortunately his reappearance brings unforeseen consequences.
Director: Fuminori Kaneko | Stars: Jun'ichi Okada, Shô Sakurai, Wakana Sakai, Yoshinori Okada
Votes: 187
36. Kisarazu Cat's Eye: Nihon Series (2003)
123 min | Comedy, Drama, Sport
A TV special aired after a very successful series "Kisarazu Cat's Eye". Bussan learns that he has just a year to live and decides to spend that time with his band "Kisarazu Cat's Eye" enjoying various funny adventures with his friends.
Director: Fuminori Kaneko | Stars: Jun'ichi Okada, Shô Sakurai, Wakana Sakai, Yoshinori Okada
Votes: 187
37. Tetsujin niju-hachigo (2005)
119 min | Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Director: Shin Togashi | Stars: Sôsuke Ikematsu, Yû Aoi, Teruyuki Kagawa, Ayako Kawahara
Votes: 168
38. Twinkle (1992)
98 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Shoko and Mutsuki get married to satisfy their worried parents, but she is well past the age at which a 'good' Japanese woman should marry, and he is in love with a young male college ... See full summary »
Director: Joji Matsuoka | Stars: Hiroko Yakushimaru, Etsushi Toyokawa, Michitaka Tsutsui, Kai Atô
Votes: 154
39. Tonbi (2022)
139 min | Drama, Family
Yasuo (Hiroshi Abe) grew up as an orphan. He married a woman he loved and they had a son Akira (later played by Takumi Kitamura). Yasuo's life seemed great at the time, but his life totally... See full summary »
Director: Takahisa Zeze | Stars: Hiroshi Abe, Takumi Kitamura, Anne Watanabe, Ken Yasuda
Votes: 127
40. Tonda kappuru (1980)
106 min | Drama
Aspiring to be admitted to a good university and to become a lawyer, Tasiro Yuusuke, a tenth-grader from Kyushu, enrols in a prestigious high school in Tokyo. Plans are made for him to live... See full summary »
Director: Shinji Sômai | Stars: Shingo Tsurumi, Hiroko Yakushimaru, Mieko Harada, Mariko Ishihara
Votes: 125
41. Wasao (2011)
116 min | Drama
Wasao, an Akita dog in Aomori Prefecture that became famous as an ugly-yet-cute dog from a traveller's blog. Heartwarming drama starring Wasao himself turns part of the life of this former stray into an original story.
Director: Yoshinari Nishikôri | Stars: Kai Inowaki, Hiroko Yakushimaru, Junko Abe, Mansaku Fuwa
Votes: 123
42. 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
43. Utatama (2008)
120 min | Comedy, Music
Nanahama High school girl Kasumi is in her school's choir. She loses her confidence and esteem when she is told by a would-be photographer how she resembles a salmon when she is singing. ... See full summary »
Director: Makoto Tanaka | Stars: Kaho, Gori, Hiroko Yakushimaru, Masaaki Akahori
Votes: 108
44. Idaten: Tokyo Olympics Story (2019)
TV-14 | 45 min | Comedy, Drama, History
A drama about the 1912 Stockholm Olympics, the 1936 Berlin Olympics, and 1964 Tokyo Olympics.
Stars: Mirai Moriyama, Kankurô Nakamura, Ryunosuke Kamiki, Koji Yakusho
Votes: 106
45. Main Theme (1984)
101 min | Drama, Romance
A former kindergarten teacher has quit her job. One day she meets a magician at the beach and undertake to travel together in his car. She wants to travel to Osaka to meet a man - whose son... See full summary »
Director: Yoshimitsu Morita | Stars: Hiroko Yakushimaru, Kaori Momoi, Hironobu Nomura, Kazuo Zaitsu
Votes: 91
46. Kondo wa aisaika (2009)
128 min | Drama
The heart wrenching love story between a married couple. The jobless husband cheats on his wife and has no love for her. The wife wants to go on a trip to get pregnant.
Director: Isao Yukisada | Stars: Hiroko Yakushimaru, Etsushi Toyokawa, Gaku Hamada, Haruka Igawa
Votes: 88
47. 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
48. 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
49. Cabaret (1986)
104 min | Crime, Drama, Music
University student sax player gets a lesson in the hard-boiled noir life.
Director: Haruki Kadokawa | Stars: Hironobu Nomura, Takeshi Kaga, Mitsuko Baishô, Junko Mihara
Votes: 72
50. Kurumaisu de boku wa sora wo tobu (2012 TV Movie)
101 min | Drama
Hasebe Yasuyuki is a delinquent, whose life is falling apart. After falling from a building, he damages his spinal cord and becomes confined to a wheelchair. He falls into despair, but ... See full synopsis »
Director: Noriyoshi Sakuma | Stars: Kazunari Ninomiya, Aya Ueto, Sôsuke Ikematsu, Ken Yasuda
Votes: 72