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1. Gaki No Tsukai (1989– )

24 min | Comedy, Game-Show, Reality-TV

9.1

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A mix of game show, talk show and reality show. Downtown sees five comedians humiliate and torture themselves and each other for our amusement.

Stars: Hitoshi Matsumoto, Masatoshi Hamada, Hôsei Tsukitei, Naoki Tanaka

Votes: 538

2. Funny or Spank: Spy for 24 Hours (2010 TV Special)

360 min | Reality-TV

8.5

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Five comedians are faced with a game of no laughing in a spy themed building. Laughing earns a punishment of which other comedians appear to deliberately make them laugh.

Stars: Hitoshi Matsumoto, Masatoshi Hamada, Hôsei Tsukitei, Shôzô Endô

Votes: 23

3. Documental (2016– )

Comedy, Reality-TV

8.1

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Ten artists pay a participation fee of one million Japanese yen to enter a room together for six hours.

Stars: Hitoshi Matsumoto, Toshifumi Fujimoto, Jimmy Ohnishi, Kunihiro Kawashima

Votes: 440

4. Funny or Spank: Airport for 24 Hours (2011 TV Special)

463 min | Comedy

8.1

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Directors: Hiroshi Matsubara, Toshiaki Nanba | Stars: Hitoshi Matsumoto, Masatoshi Hamada, Hôsei Tsukitei, Shôzô Endô

Votes: 21

5. Funny or Spank: Newspaper Co. For 24 Hours (2008 TV Special)

473 min | Comedy, Reality-TV

8.1

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Five comedians are faced with a game of no laughing in a journalist themed building. Laughing earns a punishment of which other comedians appear to deliberately make them laugh.

Director: Yûichi Ohtomo | Stars: Masatoshi Hamada, Hitoshi Matsumoto, Shôzô Endô, Hôsei Tsukitei

Votes: 15

6. Toshiie to Matsu: Kaga hyakumangoku monogatari (2002– )

Drama

7.8

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This follows the life of Toshiie Maeda, January 15, 1539-April 27, 1599, and his loyal wife, as Toshiie rises through the ranks of the Oda Nobunaga and becomes of the of the leading generals.

Stars: Nanako Matsushima, Toshiaki Karasawa, Noriko Sakai, Teruyuki Kagawa

Votes: 38

7. Documental (2016– )
Episode: Episode #6.1 (2018)

Comedy, Reality-TV

7.0

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Stars: Toshifumi Fujimoto, Tomonori Jinnai, Haruna Kondô, Kazuko Kurosawa

Votes: 6

8. Crow's Thumb (2012)

160 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama

6.5

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Constantly on the run from a vicious loan shark, two small-time con artists, Take and Tetsu, plan their biggest and most complex con yet in order to get revenge and retire from a life of ... See full summary »

Director: Tadafumi Itô | Stars: Hiroshi Abe, Shôji Murakami, Bengal, Satomi Ishihara

Votes: 327

9. Kaidan (2007)

Unrated | 115 min | Drama, Horror, Romance

6.1

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Japan, 250 years ago. Soetsu is a moneylender who is killed by the cruel samurai Shinzaemon. His body is dumped in the Kasenega-Fuchi river. According to legend, all who drown in the river ... See full summary »

Director: Hideo Nakata | Stars: Kikunosuke Onoe, Hitomi Kuroki, Mao Inoue, Kumiko Asô

Votes: 1,211

10. Sanma no manma (1985– )

29 min | Talk-Show

5.8

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Stars: Sanma Akashiya, Akimasa Ohmori, Somegorô Ichikawa, Mao Inoue

Votes: 9

11. Gin no enzeru (2004)

110 min | Drama

5.7

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Shoichi finds himself running the night shift at his convenience store. Ludicrous people stop by, making strange things happen, while his daughter ignores him. Will Shoichi be able to deal ... See full summary »

Director: Takayuki Suzui | Stars: Fumiyo Kohinata, Megumi Satô, Moe Yamaguchi, Rie Minemura

Votes: 21

12. Where Florence Sleeps (2016)

121 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

4.9

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The heir to a family-run company, is abducted, and the ransom is the legendary blue diamond.

Directors: Katsuto Kobayashi, Kenji Kobayashi | Stars: Mikihisa Azuma, Ryo Fujimoto, Mansaku Ikeuchi, Asuka Kishi

Votes: 12

13. Asuka (1999–2000)

15 min | Drama

4.5

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The 61st NHK Asadora Drama is Asuka. Set in Kyoto in the home of a traditional Japanese candy-maker, Asuka is the story of one young girl's dream to one day walk in her father's shoes and ... See full summary »

Stars: Misako Konno, Hiroshi Fujioka, Yûko Takeuchi, Gannosuke Ashiya

Votes: 38