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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. Haikei, Chichiue-sama (2007– )
Set in an old prestigious Ryotei in a small town in the center of Tokyo, a young Itamae struggles his life, love and work while the long-lasted ryotei and the beloved old town face the change to survive the time.
Stars: Kazunari Ninomiya, Meisa Kuroki, Kayoko Kishimoto, Kaoru Yachigusa
Votes: 63
3.
Doctor X (2012– )
Episode:
Episode #1.7
(2012)
Not Rated | 54 min | Comedy, Drama, Mystery
Director: Hidetomo Matsuda | Stars: Ryôko Yonekura, Kei Tanaka, Yuki Uchida, Yasunori Danta
Votes: 15
4.
Doctor X (2012– )
Episode:
Episode #1.8
(2012)
Not Rated | 54 min | Comedy, Drama, Mystery
Director: Naoki Tamura | Stars: Ryôko Yonekura, Kei Tanaka, Yuki Uchida, Yasunori Danta
Votes: 19
5. Fireworks (1997)
103 min | Crime, Drama, Romance
Nishi leaves the police in the face of harrowing personal and professional difficulties. Spiraling into depression, he makes questionable decisions.
Director: Takeshi Kitano | Stars: Takeshi Kitano, Kayoko Kishimoto, Ren Ôsugi, Susumu Terajima
Votes: 33,239 | Gross: $0.23M
6. Kikujiro (1999)
PG-13 | 122 min | Drama, Comedy
A young, naive boy sets out alone on the road to find his wayward mother. Soon he finds an unlikely protector in a crotchety man and the two have a series of unexpected adventures along the way.
Director: Takeshi Kitano | Stars: Takeshi Kitano, Yusuke Sekiguchi, Kayoko Kishimoto, The Great Gidayû
Votes: 22,203 | Gross: $0.20M
7. Unfortunate Detective (2019)
49 min | Crime, Drama
Oshii Takashi is a detective with excellent reasoning power. Unfortunately, he usually misses the criminal in front of him and other detectives get recognition for the capture. He is ... See full summary »
Stars: Atsuhiro Inukai, Itsuji Itao, Shunsuke Kazama, Ren Ishikawa
Votes: 11
8. Tales of the Bizarre (1990–1992)
54 min | Fantasy, Horror, Sci-Fi
Stars: Tamori, Junji Takada, Ryô Iwamatsu, Toshiya Sakai
Votes: 65
9. The Travel Nurse (2022)
Drama
Travel nurses are highly qualified nurses who travel from one place to another to provide the needed nursing care in various cities. Ayumi Nasuda is a nurse practitioner who worked in the ... See full summary »
Stars: Yuri Tsunematsu, Masaki Okada, Kiichi Nakai, Nanao
Votes: 9
10. Dolls (2002)
114 min | Drama, Romance
Three stories of never-ending love.
Director: Takeshi Kitano | Stars: Miho Kanno, Hidetoshi Nishijima, Tatsuya Mihashi, Kyôko Fukada
Votes: 17,371 | Gross: $0.00M
11. Doctor X (2012– )
Not Rated | 54 min | Comedy, Drama, Mystery
Daimon Michiko is a freelance surgeon who wanders from hospital to hospital because the harsh environment led many doctors to retire. However, Michiko doesn't look like a doctor at all with her flashy clothes and eccentric attitude.
Stars: Ryôko Yonekura, Ittoku Kishibe, Yuki Uchida, Toshiyuki Nishida
Votes: 793
12. Hoshi Furu Yoru ni (2023)
Romance
This is a story of a 35-year-old obstetrician-gynecologist who forgets her emotions and lives a quiet life alone, and a 25-year-old relics organizer who lives freely in a world without sound, get attracted to each other.
Stars: Yuriko Yoshitaka, Takumi Kitamura, Dean Fujioka, Sakura Kiryu
Votes: 39
13. 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
14. 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
15. Star Watching Dog (2011)
128 min | Drama
A middle-aged divorcee (Toshiyuki Nishida) embarks on a journey across Japan with his dog Happy. Along the way, they have to overcome health issues and financial difficulties.
Director: Tomoyuki Takimoto | Stars: Toshiyuki Nishida, Tetsuji Tamayama, Umika Kawashima, Kimiko Yo
Votes: 254
16. Ano Toki Kiss Shite Okeba (2021– )
Comedy, Fantasy, Romance
A supermarket employee is happy with his job. One of his pastimes is to read manga and so is excited to meet the author of one of his favourite mangas at the supermarket shopping one day. ... See full summary »
Stars: Kumiko Asô, Tôri Matsuzaka, Arata Iura, Shôhei Miura
Votes: 27
17. Farewell for Today (2013 TV Movie)
109 min | Drama
Fujioka Kouta, a 29-year-old man is suddenly diagnosed with a type of blood cancer called malignant lymphoma. While given 3 months to live, he makes a resolve to accept his fate and face death properly.
Stars: Kyôko Fukada, Kayoko Kishimoto, Satoshi Ohno, Yasuko Sawaguchi
Votes: 120
18. Hanchô: Jinnansho Azumihan (2009– )
Drama
This is a story about the detectives at the Jinnan Police Station in Harajuku, Tokyo. Azumi Tsuyoshi, head of the Criminal Affairs Department trusts his staff and usually does not interfere... See full summary »
Stars: Kuranosuke Sasaki, Shunsuke Nakamura, Muga Tsukaji, Megumi Yasu
Votes: 23
19. Oshin (2013)
110 min | Biography, Drama, Family
A young girl named Oshin is sent to work for another family because of her family's financial situation.
Director: Shin Togashi | Stars: Kokone Hamada, Aya Ueto, Kayoko Kishimoto, Manami Igashira
Votes: 818
20. Kaseifu no Mitazono (2016– )
54 min | Comedy, Drama, Mystery
Meet Kaoru Mitazono. A professional housekeeper who is the best at the field and loves to pry into dirty secrets of every household. But Mitazono has secrets, too. One of them is, obviously, that he is a cross dresser.
Stars: Masahiro Matsuoka, Kimiko Yo, Atsuko Hirata, Kei Inoo
Votes: 41
21. Daisuki!! (2008– )
Drama
Yuzu, a 23-year-old mentally disabled woman with the mind of an 8-year-old, falls in love with Sosuke, a man with a similar disability. After Sosuke is involved in a fatal accident, Yuzu's ... See full summary »
Stars: Kimiko Yo, Kayoko Kishimoto, Yûta Hiraoka, Saki Fukuda
Votes: 21
22. Doctor X: Gekai Daimon Michiko Special (2016 TV Movie)
108 min | Mystery
The show follows Daimon Michiko, a freelance surgeon who works at university hospitals in Japan. Also known as Doctor-X, Daimon is introduced at new hospitals by walking into surgery staff ... See full summary »
Director: Naoki Tamura | Stars: Ryôko Yonekura, Ken'ichi Endô, Yuki Uchida, Masanobu Katsumura
Votes: 209
23. Totto TV (2016– )
28 min | Comedy
Kuroyanagi Tetsuko became NHK's first television actress in 1953 (Showa 28), which was the start of television broadcasting. She has brought laughter and tears to TV viewers and many people... See full summary »
Stars: Hikari Mitsushima, Rie Mimura, Gaku Hamada, Kôtarô Yoshida
Votes: 104
24. Himitsu (1999)
119 min | Drama, Fantasy
A man is shocked to find out that after a deadly car accident involving his wife and daughter, his wife died, but her mind somehow got transferred into their daughter's body.
Director: Yôjirô Takita | Stars: Ryôko Hirosue, Kaoru Kobayashi, Ken Kaneko, Yuriko Ishida
Votes: 782
25. Tetsuko no heya (1976– )
35 min | Talk-Show
Stars: Tetsuko Kuroyanagi, Meiko Nakamura, Makoto Ôtake, Tomio Umezawa
Votes: 33
26. Kewaishi (2001)
113 min | Drama, History
Director: Mitsutoshi Tanaka | Stars: Kippei Shîna, Miho Kanno, Chizuru Ikewaki, Shirô Sano
Votes: 36
27. Jiu: Keishichô Tokushuhan Sôsagakari (2011– )
Drama
Stars: Meisa Kuroki, Mikako Tabe, Kim Myung-soo, Yû Koyanagi
Votes: 24
28. Sora ga konnani aoi wake ga nai (1993)
94 min | Comedy, Drama
Director: Akira Emoto | Stars: Tomokazu Miura, Yui Natsukawa, Yoshiko Kuga, Kayoko Kishimoto
Votes: 9
29. Citizen Kitano (2020 TV Movie)
52 min | Documentary, Biography
Takeshi Kitano is an international icon known as actor and multi-award-winning filmmaker, but the former street kid from Tokyo close to the Yakuza has also an double personality as a crazy TV star and political satirist who blasted taboos.
Director: Yves Montmayeur | Stars: Jacques Obadia, Gergana Muskalla, Laurent Lederer, Catherine Lairaud
Votes: 105
30. Tora-san's Promise (1981)
101 min | Comedy
Tora-san returns to his family's home to attend an elementary school class reunion. After he embarrasses himself by getting drunk and insulting all his ex-classmates, he resumes his travels... See full summary »
Director: Yôji Yamada | Stars: Kiyoshi Atsumi, Chieko Baishô, Mikiko Otonashi, Masami Shimojô
Votes: 82
31. Shôwa kayô daizenshû (2003)
Not Rated | 112 min | Drama, Horror
One of a gang of karaoke loving middle aged women is murdered by a young man. Her friends track him down and kill him. His friends track them down and kill the killer ..... and it escalates!
Director: Tetsuo Shinohara | Stars: Ryûhei Matsuda, Kayoko Kishimoto, Hiroyuki Ikeuchi, Yôichirô Saitô
Votes: 517
32. Shirato osamu no jikenbo (2012– )
30 min | Comedy
Shirato Osamu (Chiba Yudai), who is into his second year as a jobless university graduate, is very soft-hearted and timid. He is ignored by girls who treat him just like air. However, his ... See full summary »
Stars: Yûdai Chiba, Kanata Hongô, Shizuka Nakamura, Fumihiko Tachiki
Votes: 7
33. Time Never Stops (2014 TV Movie)
110 min | Drama
The Saigo family is about to marry their daughter, Chiaki, to her boyfriend, Hamaguchi Shuichi, whose family have been fishermen for generations. While the two families are not satisfied ... See full summary »
Director: Tonkô Horikawa | Stars: Mitsuko Baishô, Isao Hashizume, Kanako Higuchi, Ryunosuke Kamiki
Votes: 7
34. Lying to Mom (2018)
133 min | Drama
Koichi is a son in the Suzuki family. He is a hikikomori ("recluse") and dies suddenly. The rest of Suzuki family, father Yukio, mother Yuko and daughter Fumi, fall into confusion.
Director: Katsumi Nojiri | Stars: Ittoku Kishibe, Hideko Hara, Mai Kiryû, Ryô Kase
Votes: 174
35. Experimental Detective Totori (2012–2013)
Mystery
Stars: Hiroshi Mikami, Mitsuomi Takahashi, Chiaki Kuriyama, Takashi Sasano
Votes: 5
36. Takeshis' (2005)
108 min | Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
Beat Takeshi, a prominent actor, meets a lookalike named Kitano, who is a struggling actor, but after the meeting, Kitano's dreams take a violent, surreal turn.
Director: Takeshi Kitano | Stars: Takeshi Kitano, Kotomi Kyôno, Kayoko Kishimoto, Ren Ôsugi
Votes: 4,049
37. Kantoku · Banzai! (2007)
108 min | Comedy, Drama
Takeshi Kitano plays a version of himself in which he's a struggling director cycling through a number of different genres in an effort to complete his latest project.
Director: Takeshi Kitano | Stars: Takeshi Kitano, Tôru Emori, Kayoko Kishimoto, Anne Suzuki
Votes: 2,235
38. Teacher and Stray Cat (2015)
107 min | Comedy
Following the death of his wife professor Kyoichi leads a solitary life by the sea. A stray cat called Mii, who was being fed by his wife, not only continues to drop by, but also seems to ... See full summary »
Director: Yoshihiro Fukagawa | Stars: Kayoko Kishimoto, Kie Kitano, Sayu Kubota, Masako Motai
Votes: 187
39. Island of the Evil Spirits (1981)
131 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery
About and ex-hippies memories of the death of John Lennon and the strange encounter with the murder mystery of a woman turning schizophrenic of grief.
Director: Masahiro Shinoda | Stars: Takeshi Kaga, Masato Furuoya, Jun Hamamura, Izumi Hara
Votes: 89
40. Korogare! Tamako (2006)
103 min | Comedy
Tamako lives with her Mom who runs a beauty shop and a young brother, a high school student. When she was very young, her Dad moved out of the house while she was playing hide and seek with... See full summary »
Director: Kaze Shindô | Stars: Mickey Curtis, Kami Hiraiwa, Leona Hirota, Kayoko Kishimoto
Votes: 22
41. Time Spiral (2014– )
30 min | Drama
When Natsuki Aizawa was a child, she was kidnapped which left her traumatized. Natsuki grew up relying on her friend Kentaro Yuki. She now studies physics at a university. One day, she ... See full summary »
Stars: Naomi Akimoto, Gackt, Meisa Kuroki, Kayoko Kishimoto
Votes: 34
42. Special Drama: Maison Ikkoku (2007 TV Movie)
107 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Based on a hit manga by Takahashi Rumiko, this is a romantic comedy about the relationship of Otonashi Kyoko, the beautiful widow and manager of a boarding house and Godai Yusaku, a poor student tenant.
Director: Katsuhide Motoki | Stars: Nana Eikura, Ryô Hashizume, Toshiyuki Hosokawa, Misaki Itô
Votes: 22
43. The Big White Tower (2019)
Drama
An esteemed lecturer and surgeon at a university hospital not only has earnt himself a stellar reputation, but also is liked by his students. He has worked hard to get to where he is. He is... See full summary »
Stars: Erika Sawajiri, Ken'ichi Matsuyama, Kaoru Kobayashi, Jun'ichi Okada
Votes: 26
44. When Will You Return? (2017)
114 min | Drama
A wealthy Japanese couple living in Nanjing flee China at the end of the Second World War, and struggle to rebuild their life over the following decade back in Japan.
Director: Yoshihiro Fukagawa | Stars: Osamu Mukai, Machiko Ono, Kayoko Kishimoto, Ishin Narita
Votes: 22
45. Isan sôzoku (2015– )
54 min | Drama
Ikuo Sato met his wife, Kaede Kawamura at the hospital where he is interning at, when her grandfather, Ryutaro Kawamura, was hospitalized for his heart problems. He fell in love with her ... See full summary »
Stars: Osamu Mukai, Nana Eikura, Shirô Itô, Ittoku Kishibe
Votes: 8
46. Kuraimâzu hai (2005– )
75 min | Drama
Stars: Satomi Ishihara, Issei Takahashi, Yutaka Matsushige, Hirofumi Arai
Votes: 13
47. New York Koi Monogatari (1988)
54 min | Romance
The stories of 8 foreign men and women coming to New York City under various circumstances and finding love
Stars: Masakazu Tamura, Kayoko Kishimoto, Junko Sakurada, Hiroyuki Sanada
48. Genji monogatari (1991– )
480 min | Drama, History
Stars: Yoshiko Mita, Kôji Ishizaka, Noriyuki Higashiyama, Harue Akagi
49. Kazoku gêmu (1982 TV Movie)
95 min | Comedy, Drama
Director: Kazuo Ikehiro | Stars: Takeshi Kaga, Kayoko Kishimoto, Hajime Hana, Yôko Minamida
50. Kansai TV 25th Anniversary Shigeru Yoshida (1983 TV Movie)
171 min | Biography, Drama, History
Director: Masanobu Deme | Stars: Hisaya Morishige, Sayuri Yoshinaga, Shinsuke Ashida, Takuya Fujioka