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1. Bokura no jidai (2007– )
30 min | Talk-Show
Stars: Satomi Kobayashi, Shun Oguri, Kore-eda Hirokazu, Sawako Agawa
Votes: 25
2. 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
3. Professor Layton and the Unwound Future (2008 Video Game)
E10+ | Adventure, Fantasy
Professor Layton and Luke receive a letter from the future and set out to discover its meaning.
Directors: Usuke Kumagai, Jun Suzuki | Stars: Jock Blaney, Maria Darling, Yuri Lowenthal, Christopher Robin Miller
Votes: 280
4. Precure the Movie: Dream Stars! (2017)
A mysterious girl named Sakura escaped after her fox friend, Shizuku was arrested. When he managed to escape, she fell to the Human World only to be found by Ichika Usami. Sakura says she ... See full summary »
Stars: Masumi Asano, Kana Asumi, Saki Fujita, Haruka Fukuhara
Votes: 38
5. Here Comes the Morning (2015–2016)
15 min | Biography, Drama, Romance
In the late Tokugawa Shogunate, Asa was born as the second daughter of a wealthy merchant in Kyoto, Japan. Later, in Osaka, Asa entered various business fields like coal mines, banks, life ... See full summary »
Stars: Hiroshi Tamaki, Haru, Keiko Sugiura, Tomochika
Votes: 63
6. Hôjô Tokimune (2001)
Drama
Set during the Kamakura Shogunate in late-13th century Japan, this 49-episode series details the rise to power firstly of Hojo Tokiyori and then the succession of his young son Hojo ... See full synopsis »
Stars: Toshirô Yanagiba, Motoya Izumi, Atsuro Watabe, Kin'ya Kitaôji
Votes: 26
7. Hatsukoi (2012– )
48 min | Drama
Midori is a married woman with a happy home life, a child, and a job as a speech therapist. One day, Midori is diagnosed with liver cancer and finds herself face to face with her first love... See full summary »
Stars: Yoshino Kimura, Tsuyoshi Ihara, Munetaka Aoki, Ai Hashimoto
Votes: 6
8. Soreike! Anpanman: Yomigaere Bananajima (2012)
47 min | Animation, Adventure, Family
Director: Hiroki Yano | Stars: Keiko Toda, Ryûsei Nakao, Hiroshi Masuoka, Rei Sakuma
Votes: 8
9. 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
10. Beach Boys (1997–1998)
46 min | Comedy, Drama
Happy go lucky Hiromi gets kicked out by his girlfriend, and heads for the sea. He meets Kaito, an elite young businessman. The two start work at a B&B run by aging surfer Masaru and his granddaughter Makoto.
Stars: Takashi Sorimachi, Yutaka Takenouchi, Ryôko Hirosue, Izumi Inamori
Votes: 217
11. 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
12. Seikimatsu no uta (1998– )
50 min | Drama
Just when about to commit suicide after being deserted by his bride-to-be during the wedding, a man meets a university professor who is also at the point of killing himself. A woman nearby ... See full summary »
Stars: Yutaka Takenouchi, Tsutomu Yamazaki, Maki Sakai, Yoshino Kimura
Votes: 18
13. 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
14. Over Time (1999– )
45 min | Drama, Romance
Kasahara Natsuki is a thirty year-old hairdresser from Tokyo who comes to Sapporo to relax and enjoy a vacation during the 2000 New Year's Eve festival/party. Unfortunately, she gets locked... See full summary »
Stars: Takashi Sorimachi, Makiko Esumi, Yoshino Kimura, Haruhiko Katô
Votes: 73
15. Pâfekuto rabu! (1999– )
54 min | Romance
Kusunoki Taketo is a single 30-year old dentist. A playboy, he will hit on all his female patients. Chigusa is a 24-year old typical OL, her only objective in life is to snare a wealthy and... See full summary »
Stars: Yoshino Kimura, Yûsuke Santamaria, Yuka Itaya, Hiroko Hatano
Votes: 12
16. Sanadamaru (2016– )
Drama, History
The life of Japan's last great battlefield commander is chronicled in this historical drama. In war-torn 16th century Japan, Sandana Masayuki bravely leads his small clan to survival during a brutal time through cunning strategy.
Stars: Masato Sakai, Yô Ôizumi, Seiyô Uchino, Masami Nagasawa
Votes: 494
17. Avalanche (2021)
Drama
A mysterious group named AVALANCHE has been appearing in various places of Japan, doing extreme activities. This is the new sense of justice in the new Reiwa era of Japan which people with ... See full summary »
Stars: Gô Ayano, Sôta Fukushi, Yoshino Kimura, Atsuro Watabe
Votes: 48
18. Gôruden bouru (2002– )
50 min | Comedy, Drama
Shu Akutagawa,is a security analyst who relieves the stress with nightly sessions at local bowling alley.But when it comes to life and relationships,are focus,concentration all that it takes?
Stars: Takeshi Kaneshiro, Hitomi Kuroki, Saburô Shinoda, Hideji Ôtaki
Votes: 78
19. Love Complex (2000– )
Drama, Romance
Someone has been stealing money within the company and the fingers are pointing to seven beautiful secretaries. Each who look so pure (well some of them) but at the same time, each can have... See full summary »
Stars: Toshiaki Karasawa, Takashi Sorimachi, Yoshino Kimura, Naomi Nishida
Votes: 53
20. Confessions (2010)
Not Rated | 106 min | Drama, Thriller
A psychological thriller of a grieving mother turned cold-blooded avenger with a twisty master plan to pay back those who were responsible for her daughter's death.
Director: Tetsuya Nakashima | Stars: Takako Matsu, Yoshino Kimura, Masaki Okada, Yukito Nishii
Votes: 42,041
21. Daremo mamorenai (2009 TV Movie)
107 min | Drama
Director: Yasukazu Sugiyama | Stars: Miki Fujimoto, Yuichi Haba, Ryô Iwamatsu, Hitomi Katayama
Votes: 7
22.
Beach Boys (1997–1998)
Episode:
Special
(1998)
54 min | Comedy, Drama
Kaito and Hiromi have both ended up on South Mariana Island without realizing that the other is there. Kaito is working catching dolphins to deliver to overseas aquariums. Hiromi stopped ... See full summary »
Director: Rieko Miyamoto | Stars: Takashi Sorimachi, Yutaka Takenouchi, Ryôko Hirosue, Izumi Inamori
Votes: 9
23. The Boy and the Heron (2023)
PG-13 | 124 min | Animation, Adventure, Drama
In the wake of his mother's death and his father's remarriage, a headstrong boy named Mahito ventures into a dreamlike world shared by both the living and the dead.
Director: Hayao Miyazaki | Stars: Soma Santoki, Masaki Suda, Kô Shibasaki, Aimyon
Votes: 50,665
24. Forever (II) (2006)
Unrated | 95 min | Documentary
Forever is a film about the power and vitality of art and a place where love and death go hand in hand and beauty lives on: the Père-Lachaise cemetery in Paris.
Director: Heddy Honigmann | Stars: Yoshino Kimura, Bertrand Beyern, Camille Solari
Votes: 342
25. Boku no yabai tsuma (2016)
54 min | Thriller
Mochizuki Kohei married Maria, the beautiful and talented daughter of a wealthy family. He quit his job at a medium-sized advertising agency to run a cafe and appears to have everything ... See full summary »
Stars: Hideaki Itô, Yoshino Kimura, Saki Aibu, Ryûta Satô
Votes: 478
26.
Sanadamaru (2016– )
Episode:
Funade / Sailing Out
(2016)
Drama, History
Director: Takafumi Kimura | Stars: Masato Sakai, Ken'ichi Endô, Takaaki Enoki, Takashi Fujii
Votes: 7
27. Masters of Horror (2005–2007)
TV-MA | 1,531 min | Horror
Anchor Bay's collection, which has amassed some of the best horror film anthologies.
Stars: Karen Elizabeth Austin, J. Winston Carroll, Miho Ninagawa, Anthony Harrison
Votes: 13,275
28. Rondo (2006– )
Action, Drama
Japan and Korea's biggest names star in this big-scale drama. Nishijima Sho is a Japanese detective whose father was murdered in Korea when he was still a boy. In hopes of discovering the ... See full summary »
Stars: Terunosuke Takezai, Yuka Hôshaku, Chisato Morishita, Ryushin Tei
Votes: 59
29.
Boku no yabai tsuma (2016)
Episode:
Episode #1.2
(2016)
54 min | Thriller
Director: Yoshishige Miyake | Stars: Hideaki Itô, Yoshino Kimura, Saki Aibu, Ryûta Satô
Votes: 6
30. Mothers in Love (2020)
Drama
Mothers in Love follows the lives of three mothers who have sons that attend the same school.
Stars: Sadao Abe, Taiyu Fujiwara, Hayato Isomura, Yoshino Kimura
Votes: 7
31. ISHIKO and HANEO: You're Suing Me? (2022)
Comedy
Ishiko is a legal assistant working at the Ushio firm, which is run by her father Wataro. Ishiko is astonished and concerned when lawyer Habio makes aggressive comments and behaves peculiarly with his clients.
Stars: Kasumi Arimura, Tomoya Nakamura, Eiji Akaso, Oideyasu Oda
Votes: 161
32. Heart of a Samurai (2009– )
Drama, History
The story centers on Naoe Kanetsugu, a loyal and devoted samurai in Echigo Province in the 16th century. Kanetsugu was trained in his early childhood by Uesugi Kenshin and after his death, ... See full summary »
Stars: Satoshi Tsumabuki, Nobuko Miyamoto, Kazuki Kitamura, Anne Watanabe
Votes: 115
33. Ichigo no kakera (2005)
91 min | Drama
The series deals with a female manga artist Ichigo Nekoda, whose career is heading into a downward spiral as she can't reinvent the success of her 12-year-old hit the Cherry Road. Now in ... See full summary »
Directors: Shun Nakahara, Tsutomu Takahashi | Stars: Maki Carousel, Renji Ishibashi, Aki Kajiwara, Yoshino Kimura
Votes: 55
34. Shôta no sushi (1996– )
Drama
Stars: Takashi Kashiwabara, Tetta Sugimoto, Kôji Imada, Masaki Kitahara
Votes: 31
35. Yakô no kaidan (2009– )
Drama
Stars: Rieko Miura, Shûichirô Masuda, Manabu Hamada, Federico Aletta
Votes: 12
36. Miss Devil (2018)
Drama
Mako Tsubaki works as a HR consultant at a company. Her job entails solving problems like sexual harassment, power harassment and factional disputes using bold methods like a devil.
Stars: Sei Shiraishi, Yoshino Kimura, Nanao, Shingo Tsurumi
Votes: 39
37. Semishigure (2005)
131 min | Drama, Romance
A young swordsman is forced into a tough situation. He must resolve a potential power struggle that involves his adolescent crush Fuku.
Director: Mitsuo Kurotsuchi | Stars: Somegorô Ichikawa, Yoshino Kimura, Kôji Imada, Ryo Fukawa
Votes: 311
38. Jiyû ren'ai (2005)
117 min | Drama, Romance
Set during Japan's Taisho Era (1912-1926), "Bluestockings" tells the tale story of a love triangle between wealthy businessman Yuichiro (Etsushi Toyokawa), his wife Akiko (Kyoko Hasegawa), and Kiyoko (Yoshino Kimura).
Director: Masato Harada | Stars: Kyoko Hasegawa, Yoshino Kimura, Etsushi Toyokawa, Mark Chinnery
Votes: 45
39. My Dad Is a Heel Wrestler (2018)
111 min | Comedy, Drama, Family
Pro wrestling champion Hiroshi makes his debut as the gentle dad to nine-year-old Shota, whose understanding of goodies versus baddies is challenged when he discovers his father is actually the despicable heel wrestler Cockroach Mask.
Director: Kyôhei Fujimura | Stars: Hiroshi Tanahashi, Yoshino Kimura, Kokoro Terada, Yasushi Fuchikami
Votes: 256
40. Yo-kai Watch the Movie 6 (2019)
100 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
Set in Y-Academy, an elite school that only allows students with top class abilities to enter. The protagonist, Jinpei Jiba, and his unique friends take on the mysteries of the school as transforming heroes.
Director: Shigeharu Takahashi | Stars: Mutsumi Tamura, Marina Inoue, Aya Endô, Haruka Tomatsu
Votes: 28
41. Ashura no gotoku (2003)
135 min | Comedy, Drama
The ups and downs of the Takezawa family after one of the four daughters found out that their father had been in an unknown love affair.
Director: Yoshimitsu Morita | Stars: Shinobu Ôtake, Hitomi Kuroki, Eri Fukatsu, Kyôko Fukada
Votes: 287
42. Namae wo nakushita onnatachi (2011– )
54 min | Drama
Stars: Anne Watanabe, Yoshino Kimura, Kana Kurashina, Machiko Ono
Votes: 25
43. Nakanai to kimeta hi (2010– )
54 min | Comedy, Drama
Stars: Ian Moore, Ryo Tajima, Marie Machida, Nana Katase
Votes: 16
44. Araibu Gansenmoni no karute (2020)
Drama
A doctor's picture-perfect life is destroyed when her husband has an accident and is in a coma.
Stars: Yoshino Kimura, Kin'ya Kitaôji, Shô Kiyohara, Seiichi Tanabe
Votes: 7
45. Home Sweet Tokyo (2017–2020)
Comedy
Englishman Bryan Jenkins was living peacefully with his Japanese wife Itsuki and daughter Alice in London, when his Japanese mother-in-law suddenly passes away, and the family decides to ... See full summary »
Stars: B.J. Fox, Tetsu Watanabe, Yoshino Kimura, Mone Kamishiraishi
Votes: 19
46. First Class (2014– )
45 min | Drama
Yoshinari Chinami, who has been selling buttons and fabric at a clothing material store in an old neighborhood of Tokyo, unexpectedly finds herself working at the editorial division of a ... See full summary »
Stars: Erika Sawajiri, Nozomi Sasaki, Nanao, Tomoko Tabata
Votes: 76
47. Nezu no ban (2005)
110 min | Comedy, Drama
A dying old man named Shomantei has one last request. It is a different one. He would like to see the vagina of a young and pretty virgin. The family scrambles to fulfill his wish, but soon... See full summary »
Director: Masahiko Tsugawa | Stars: Kiichi Nakai, Yoshino Kimura, Hôka Kinoshita, Akira Tanaka
Votes: 127
48. Run! Ichiro (2001)
105 min
Various individuals named Ichiro undergo life-changing events while being inspired by the baseball player Ichiro Suzuki, better known as simply Ichiro. A heartwarming movie about the people... See full summary »
Director: Kazuki Ômori | Stars: Masatoshi Nakamura, Yûko Asano, Kazuhisa Kawaguchi, Miyoko Asada
Votes: 20
49. Iki mo dekinai natsu (2012– )
Romance
18 year old Rei discovers that she is not entered in her Family Registry. She won't be able to get a job, a passport, health insurance, vote.
Stars: Emi Takei, Yôsuke Eguchi, Yoshino Kimura, Aoi Nakamura
Votes: 9
50. Pretty Proofreader Special (2017 TV Movie)
94 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Etsuko has been transferred to the editorial department of the fashion magazine LASSY. But she has a difficult time accepting the coldhearted ways of the editorial department and the constant jokes about proofreaders.
Director: Tôya Satô | Stars: Satomi Ishihara, Masaki Suda, Tsubasa Honda, Masato Wada
Votes: 169