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1.
The Queen of Lunch (2002)
Episode:
Episode #1.7
(2002)
Comedy, Romance
Stars: Yûko Takeuchi, Satoshi Tsumabuki, Misaki Itô, Tomohisa Yamashita
Votes: 10
2. Netsuretsu teki chuuka hanten (2003– )
The Star Leo is a luxury cruiser shuttling between Japan and Hong Kong. On this cruise, seven top chefs known as "culinary kings" have been invited for a major event in which guests can savor a fancy dinner that they cook up.
Stars: Kazunari Ninomiya, Kippei Shîna, Kyôka Suzuki, Asaka Seto
Votes: 8
3. Kurama Tengu (2008– )
Drama
A story about a masked samurai who takes sides with the good and wipes out the evil.
Stars: Shunsuke Kariya, Kenji Takechi, Yûki Morinaga, Kôsuke Suzuki
Votes: 7
4. Dr. DMAT (2014– )
54 min | Drama
Stars: Tadayoshi Ohkura, Ai Katô, Miori Takimoto, Yumi Asô
Votes: 11
5. Maison Ikkoku (1986–1988)
TV-14 | 25 min | Animation, Comedy, Drama
The misadventures of a young student and his landlady's romance.
Stars: Janyse Jaud, Shigeru Chiba, Ellen Kennedy, Ron Halder
Votes: 1,227
6.
CRISIS: Special Security Squad (2017)
Episode:
Episode #1.5
(2017)
TV-MA | 54 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Inami went undercover as Nakazawa and infiltrated a small organized crime group.
Director: Kôsuke Suzuki | Stars: Shun Oguri, Hidetoshi Nishijima, Tetsushi Tanaka, Tôru Nomaguchi
Votes: 9
7. 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: 277
8. 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
9. Kabuka Bôraku (2014– )
60 min | Drama
Hiroshi Bando works as a credit officer for a large bank. At the bank, opinions are divided over whether an additional loan to a giant supermarket chain should be approved. Hiroshi opposes ... See full summary »
Stars: Yûji Oda, Masanobu Takashima, Kôji Seto, Umika Kawashima
Votes: 6
10. Hibi (2005)
114 min | Drama
A single mother struggle for her sick son and her pottery.
Director: Banmei Takahashi | Stars: Yûko Tanaka, Shunsuke Kubozuka, Eri Ishida, Ittoku Kishibe
Votes: 53
11. Lady Joker (2013– )
Mystery
The criminal organization has an odd name, but there is nothing lighthearted about their deeds and its consequences. A CD with incriminating material hints at troubles to come and the ... See full summary »
Stars: Takaya Kamikawa, Kyôhei Shibata, Ryo Ishibashi, Satomi Tezuka
Votes: 16
12. Furikaereba yatsu ga iru (1993– )
Drama
This is a story of two physicians who are complete opposites. Although he's a skilled surgeon, Dr. Shiba does not believe that every life is worth saving, but is willing to perform any ... See full summary »
Stars: Yûji Oda, Ken Ishiguro, Akiho Sendô, Yuki Matsushita
Votes: 47
13.
Furuhata Ninzaburô (1994– )
Episode:
Broadcast Murder
(1994)
46 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
During a live broadcast, a TV psychic desperately in need of validation pretends to find a corpse of a man he himself had killed earlier. The only person in the audience not convinced is Inspector Furuhata.
Director: Mamoru Hoshi | Stars: Masakazu Tamura, Ken Ishiguro, Masahiko Nishimura, Tetsuya Ushio
Votes: 13
14. The Last Man: The Blind Profiler (2023– )
Mystery
Hiromi Minami (Masaharu Fukuyama) is a blind investigator for the FBI in the United States. He solves and finishes the most difficult cases and is called Last Man by the FBI. For the aim of... See full summary »
Stars: Kenjirô Tsuda, Yoh Yoshida, Mio Imada, Masaharu Fukuyama
Votes: 74
15. Hero (2001– )
Comedy, Crime, Drama
Kohei Kuryu is a former juvenile delinquent. After passing the law board exams, Kuryu becomes a prosecutor who possesses quick instincts and a kind of cleverness that only someone raised on the streets could have.
Stars: Takuya Kimura, Takashi Ukaji, Shingo Ippongi, Aki Hayakawa
Votes: 1,080
16. Hey Handsome! (2022)
Drama
58-year-old Ito Gentaro lives with his wife Chizuru in a house in Tokyo. Each of their three daughters should have left home and lived well. However, their eldest daughter 28-year-old Yuka ... See full summary »
Stars: Kôtarô Yoshida, Haruka Kinami, Yui Sakuma, Rena Takeda
Votes: 35
17. Shomuni Special 2nd: New Year Drama Special (2000 TV Movie)
175 min | Comedy, Drama
As the year 2000 nears, the Y2K bug threatens Manpan's systems, so a team of experts have been drafted in to help. Chief Inoue mysteriously vanishes and a ransom is demanded. There are rats in the building, but how can Shomuni trap them?
Director: Masayuki Suzuki | Stars: Makiko Esumi, Mai Hosho, Kotomi Kyôno, Atsuko Sakurai
Votes: 10
18. Emergency Room 24 Hours (2001– )
Drama
Stars: Kazuyuki Aijima, Shingo Ippongi, Yôsuke Eguchi, Nanako Matsushima
Votes: 33
19. Midnight Rain (2002– )
Drama, Mystery
Tokura Takashi is a young surgeon who works in a private hospital in Japan, who comes in contact with a female police officer as a patient. How are they connected?
Stars: Ryûichi Sugahara, Taiju Nakane, Adeyto, Maiko Yamada
Votes: 13
20. Firentsue no kaze ni dakarete (1991)
Director: Akiyoshi Kimata | Stars: Mayumi Wakamura, Raffaele Buranelli, Giuliano Gemma, Ken Ishiguro
Votes: 10
21. The Quiz Show (2008–2009)
Action, Drama, Thriller
The Quiz Show features tormented characters in twelve episodes, with one common thread - the mysterious relationship between the deviant Producer and enigmatic Host of The Quiz Show. The ... See full summary »
Stars: Shigeyuki Totsugi, Jin Katagiri, Yasuhiro Nakamura, Reika Kirishima
Votes: 59
22. Tsuribaka Nisshi: Shin'nyû Shain Hamasaki Densuke (2015– )
54 min | Comedy
Densuke often gets distracted at his job, because he can't stop thinking about fishing. One day he becomes friends with a man who also likes fishing above anything else, without realizing that the man is actually the owner of his company.
Stars: Gaku Hamada, Alice Hirose, Mitsuru Fukikoshi, Tarô Suruga
Votes: 8
23. Last Hope (2013– )
54 min | Drama
The serial takes place at a clinic where bright physicians employ bleeding edge medical technology to tend to their patients. While the doctors have different characters and backgrounds ... See full summary »
Stars: Masaki Aiba, Mikako Tabe, Seiichi Tanabe, Yukiya Kitamura
Votes: 17
24. Shomuni Forever (2003 TV Movie)
129 min | Comedy
Ukyo heads a major medical scheme which will be of global importance to Manpan and he's due to meet an important customer soon. When word reaches the company that organized criminals may attack, crime prevention training becomes paramount.
Director: Masato Hijikata | Stars: Makiko Esumi, Mai Hosho, Kotomi Kyôno, Atsuko Sakurai
Votes: 11
25. Heisei Sasameyuki (2018)
Drama
Stars: Ayumi Ito, Saki Takaoka, Tasuku Emoto, Miho Nakayama
Votes: 13
26. The Confidence Man JP (2018)
45 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
Dako (Masami Nagasawa) is a con woman who takes money from wealthy people like yakuza bosses and evil businessmen. She works with Boku-chan (Masahiro Higashide) and Richard (Fumiyo Kohinata) to carry their plans using fantastic teamwork.
Stars: Masami Nagasawa, Masahiro Higashide, Fumiyo Kohinata, Michael Keida
Votes: 956
27. Change (2008– )
Drama
Keita Asakura, 35, a primary school teacher from rural Nagano Prefecture whose recently deceased father had been a dietman from Kyushu.
Stars: Takuya Kimura, Eri Fukatsu, Akira Terao, Rosa Katô
Votes: 522
28. Ashi Girl (2017)
38 min | Comedy, History
Yui Hayakawa (Yuina Kuroshima) is a 16-year-old high school student. The one area that she has talent is that she can run fast. One day, Yui Hayakawa travels through time and finds herself ... See full summary »
Stars: Yuina Kuroshima, Kentaro, Yûya Matsushita, Rie Tomosaka
Votes: 64
29. Shomuni Special (1998 TV Movie)
149 min | Comedy, Drama
Director: Masato Hijikata | Stars: Makiko Esumi, Mai Hosho, Kotomi Kyôno, Atsuko Sakurai
Votes: 14
30. Do S Deka (2015– )
54 min | Comedy
Maya Kuroi has no loyalty to her organization and doesn't follow any rules. She's a detective who enjoys seeing people's troubled faces.She chose to become a detective because she thought ... See full summary »
Stars: Mikako Tabe, Tadayoshi Ohkura, Yoh Yoshida, Hikaru Yaotome
Votes: 25
31. Shichô shisu (2012 TV Movie)
140 min | Mystery
Director: Masaki Nishiura | Stars: Takashi Sorimachi, Issei Ogata, Tae Kimura, Mitsuko Baishô
Votes: 14
32.
The Confidence Man JP (2018)
Episode:
The Art Dealer
(2018)
Comedy, Crime, Drama
Bokuchan (Masahiro Higashide) meets Yuki, a part time worker at the cafe. Eventually, he realizes that Yuki had almost been forced into a point of suicide by a famous art critic. After ... See full summary »
Director: Toshiyuki Mitsuhashi | Stars: Masami Nagasawa, Masahiro Higashide, Fumiyo Kohinata, Ken Ishiguro
Votes: 11
33. Good Luck!! (2003– )
Drama
Hajime is a pilot on an international jetliner. He can't seem to please Captain Koda since an incident years ago. To complicate matters, he begins a relationship with a mechanic, Ayumi, whose parents died many years ago in the plane crash.
Stars: Takuya Kimura, Shin'ichi Tsutsumi, Kô Shibasaki, Rina Uchiyama
Votes: 602
34. Strawberry Night (2012– )
Crime, Drama, Mystery
Coming out of a traumatic experience a girl is inspired by a policewoman to join the force herself. Rising to lead a group of male detectives, the girl has to balance her professional ... See full summary »
Stars: Yûko Takeuchi, Hidetoshi Nishijima, Keisuke Koide, Takashi Ukaji
Votes: 172
35. Yonimo kimyô na monogatari: Aki no tokubetsu hen (2001 TV Movie)
144 min | Fantasy
Directors: Masato Hijikata, Mamoru Hoshi, Tetsuya Nakashima, Hiroshi Nishitani, Masayuki Ochiai | Stars: Tamori, Yumi Asô, Shio Chino, Libbey Genaro
Votes: 14
36. Chakushin ari (2005)
45 min | Horror, Mystery
A remake of the 2004 hit horror movie of the same name, Chakushin Ari (One Missed Call) in which the "message of death" is spread throughout the city via cellphones. Yumi the ex-student of ... See full summary »
Stars: Rei Kikukawa, Kanji Tsuda, Akiko Kinouchi, Haruna Yabuki
Votes: 102
37. The Queen of Lunch (2002)
54 min | Comedy, Romance
Natsumi loves lunch. By chance she starts working for "Kitchen Macaroni", posing as the fiance of the owner's eldest son, Kenichiro. Kenichiro's father Kenzo and his three younger brothers ... See full summary »
Stars: Yûko Takeuchi, Satoshi Tsumabuki, Misaki Itô, Tomohisa Yamashita
Votes: 698
38. Shiroi te (1990)
100 min | Drama, Family
Director: Seijirô Kôyama | Stars: Yôko Minamino, Shô Aikawa, Ken Ishiguro, Masao Ishiguro
Votes: 13
39. Zettai reido: Tokushu hanzai sennyû sôsa (2011– )
Drama
Stars: Aya Ueto, Kenta Kiritani, Sayaka Yamaguchi, Tomomi Maruyama
Votes: 33
40. Little DJ: Chiisana koi no monogatari (2007)
128 min | Drama, Romance
Taro is a 12 year old boy who loves baseball and radio, where his favorite program is 'Music Express'. His illness keeps him in a hospital but one day he gets the opportunity to take over ... See full summary »
Director: Koto Nagata | Stars: Ryunosuke Kamiki, Mayuko Fukuda, Yoshio Harada, Ryôko Hirosue
Votes: 168
41.
CRISIS: Special Security Squad (2017)
Episode:
Episode #1.2
(2017)
TV-MA | 46 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Saburo Tamaru gets a call from a friend, who seems to have some important information. They agree to meet at the station, but the friend is killed before he can relay his information to ... See full summary »
Director: Kôsuke Suzuki | Stars: Shun Oguri, Hidetoshi Nishijima, Mariko Akama, Yûko Araki
Votes: 10
42.
CRISIS: Special Security Squad (2017)
Episode:
Episode #1.3
(2017)
TV-MA | 46 min | Action, Crime, Drama
After a congressman is killed, the Special Security Squad (SSS) is called to find the culprits.
Director: Keiichiro Shiraki | Stars: Shun Oguri, Hidetoshi Nishijima, Tetsushi Tanaka, Tôru Nomaguchi
Votes: 8
43. Belle (2021)
PG | 121 min | Animation, Adventure, Drama
Suzu is a shy high school student living in a rural village. For years, she has only been a shadow of herself. But when she enters "U", a massive virtual world, she escapes into her online persona as Belle, a globally-beloved singer.
Director: Mamoru Hosoda | Stars: Kaho Nakamura, Ryo Narita, Shôta Sometani, Tina Tamashiro
Votes: 17,092
44. Kowagaru hitobito (1994)
118 min | Comedy, Horror, Thriller
Director: Makoto Wada | Stars: Hiroyuki Sanada, Mieko Harada, Mami Kumagai, Mitsuyo Asaka
Votes: 41
45. Shomuni (1998– )
Comedy, Drama
Tsukahara Sawako, a newcomer in a big company, starts going out with a superior, only to realise that the latter is married. Due to this scandal, she is demoted to Shyomu ni, a department ... See full summary »
Stars: Makiko Esumi, Kotomi Kyôno, Yumiko Takahashi, Keiko Toda
Votes: 280
46. The After-Dinner Mysteries (2011– )
54 min | Drama
Kageyama is a butler working for a rich heiress, Reiko Hosho. Needed by detectives, Reiko is a novice detective that lacks a few deductive skills. Because of this, Kageyama is relied on by ... See full summary »
Stars: Shô Sakurai, Keiko Kitagawa, Kippei Shîna, Tôru Nomaguchi
Votes: 185
47. Kogure shashinkan (2013– )
Drama
The Hanabishi family moves into the old building "Kogure Photo Studio." The first son Eiichi (Ryunosuke Kamiki) is a 2nd year high school student. One day, a neighbor, who is also a high ... See full summary »
Stars: Ryunosuke Kamiki, Riko Narumi, Takashi Sasano, Yuki Matsushita
Votes: 17
48.
Maison Ikkoku (1986–1988)
Episode:
Sorry to Keep You Waiting! I'm Kyoko Otonashi!
(1986)
TV-14 | 25 min | Animation, Comedy, Drama
Kyoko is the new manager and Maison catches her eye and falls in love.
Director: Kazuo Yamazaki | Stars: Sharon Alexander, Kazuyo Aoki, Nicole Bouma, Shigeru Chiba
Votes: 27
49. Mr. Kinpachi in Class 3B (1979–2011)
Drama
Kinpachi Sakamoto is the homeroom teacher for a group of third-year students known as the "B-Group". The students are from a wide range of backgrounds, and have an equally wide range of ... See full summary »
Stars: Hideko Hara, Tetsuya Takeda, Aya Ueto, Miho Konishi
Votes: 50
50. Mirai e no 10 Count (2022)
Drama
Kirisawa Shogo was a high school student, and a good boxer. After his wife died, his life has become a mess. One day, his friend asks him to coach a boxing team. He accepts the coaching position and he begins to feel alive again.
Stars: Nijirô Murakami, Takuya Kimura, Hikari Mitsushima, Yoshihiko Hakamada
Votes: 97