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1. Tiger & Dragon Special (2005 TV Special)
95 min | Comedy
The prequel of the TV series "Tiger and Dragon" aired as a TV film before the series.
Director: Osamu Katayama | Stars: Sadao Abe, Yû Aoi, Tomoya Nagase, Tsubaki Nekoze
Votes: 8
2. Bokura no jidai (2007– )
30 min | Talk-Show
Stars: Satomi Kobayashi, Shun Oguri, Kore-eda Hirokazu, Sawako Agawa
Votes: 25
3. 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
4. Zipang Punk (2014)
183 min | Comedy, Drama
Director: Hidenori Inoue | Stars: Yûki Amami, Yû Aoi, Makoto Awane, Arata Furuta
Votes: 8
5.
Tiger & Dragon (2005– )
Episode:
"Ake garasu" no kai
(2005)
Comedy, Drama
Donta and Ryuji think that Donkichi should get a girlfriend, so they have a blind dating party with Megumi's help. The woman Donkichi likes at the party is actually in debt and trying to ... See full summary »
Directors: Fuminori Kaneko, Osamu Katayama | Stars: Sadao Abe, Yû Aoi, Yoshiyoshi Arakawa, Yôsuke Asari
Votes: 11
6. Osen (2008– )
Comedy
Handa Sen is the "okami" (proprietress) of a long-standing restaurant in one of the lower parts of Tokyo. Though she is normally air-headed and loves to drink, she has an impressive mastery... See full summary »
Stars: Orie Tôjô, Yû Aoi, Ranran Suzuki, Hiroki Uchi
Votes: 139
7. Ryômaden (2010– )
45 min | Drama, History, War
The story focuses on the life of Sakamoto Ryoma, who lived from 1835 to 1867. He was an important leader in the movement to overthrow the Tokugawa Bakufu, eventually bringing about the Meiji Restoration.
Stars: Masaharu Fukuyama, Shimba Tsuchiya, Masaomi Kondô, Teruyuki Kagawa
Votes: 364
8.
Tiger & Dragon (2005– )
Episode:
Episode #1.11
(2005)
Comedy, Drama
Three years have passed since the incident. Some things have changed, but some things will never change. It's busy at the Yose theater today as always.
Directors: Fuminori Kaneko, Osamu Katayama | Stars: Sadao Abe, Yû Aoi, Yoshiyoshi Arakawa, Yôsuke Asari
Votes: 7
9.
Tiger & Dragon (2005– )
Episode:
"Cha no yu" no kai
(2005)
Comedy, Drama
Toraji becomes a popular rakugo storyteller for playing funny stories based on events that have happened around him, but he has trouble memorizing classic rakugo stories. Ryuji is excited ... See full summary »
Directors: Fuminori Kaneko, Osamu Katayama | Stars: Sadao Abe, Yû Aoi, Yoshiyoshi Arakawa, Yôsuke Asari
Votes: 10
10. 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
11. 24 Eyes (2005 TV Movie)
Drama
Stars: Yû Aoi, Akira Emoto, Mari Hoshino, Saburô Ishikura
Votes: 6
12.
Tiger & Dragon (2005– )
Episode:
Episode #1.10
(2005)
Comedy, Drama
The peaceful days come to an end for Toraji when Kaji begins hunting him to pay him back. His people try every way to protect him.
Directors: Fuminori Kaneko, Osamu Katayama | Stars: Sadao Abe, Yû Aoi, Yoshiyoshi Arakawa, Yôsuke Asari
Votes: 7
13. All About Lily Chou-Chou (2001)
Unrated | 146 min | Crime, Drama, Music
The problematic lives of teenager students for whom the singer Lily Chou-Chou's dreamy music is the only way to escape an alienating, violent and insensitive society.
Director: Shunji Iwai | Stars: Hayato Ichihara, Shûgo Oshinari, Ayumi Ito, Takao Osawa
Votes: 11,231 | Gross: $0.02M
14. Redline (2009)
Not Rated | 102 min | Animation, Action, Sci-Fi
A story about the most popular racing event in the galaxy, the Redline, and the various racers who compete in it.
Director: Takeshi Koike | Stars: Takuya Kimura, Yû Aoi, Tadanobu Asano, Yoshiyuki Morishita
Votes: 17,260
15. Tekkonkinkreet (2006)
R | 111 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
Two boys defend Treasure Town and Yakuza try to take over and clear it for new development.
Directors: Michael Arias, Hiroaki Andô | Stars: Kazunari Ninomiya, Yû Aoi, Yûsuke Iseya, Kankurô Kudô
Votes: 14,571
16. Rurouni Kenshin Part II: Kyoto Inferno (2014)
TV-MA | 138 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
Kenshin Himura goes up against pure evil Makoto Shishio who is attempting to overthrow the Meiji government. The fate of the country hangs in the balance as Kenshin Himura takes up the sword that he vowed to never draw again.
Director: Keishi Otomo | Stars: Takeru Satoh, Emi Takei, Tatsuya Fujiwara, Yôsuke Eguchi
Votes: 18,363
17. Rurouni Kenshin: The Legend Ends (2014)
TV-MA | 134 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
Shishio has set sail in his ironclad ship to bring down the Meiji government and return Japan to chaos, carrying Kaoru with him. In order to stop him in time, Kenshin trains with his old master to learn his final technique.
Director: Keishi Otomo | Stars: Takeru Satoh, Tatsuya Fujiwara, Emi Takei, Munetaka Aoki
Votes: 14,617
18. Garireo (2007– )
Drama, Mystery
Yukawa Manabu, also known as Detective Galileo, is a genius physicist and university professor who solves unusual mysteries. His partner, Utsumi Kaoru, is a rookie cop.
Stars: Masaharu Fukuyama, Ikkei Watanabe, Yuriko Yoshitaka, Kô Shibasaki
Votes: 1,069
19. Tokyo Family (2013)
146 min | Drama
In this update of Yasujiro Ozu's "Tokyo Story", a retired schoolteacher and his wife visit their three working children in modern-day Tokyo.
Director: Yôji Yamada | Stars: Isao Hashizume, Kazuko Yoshiyuki, Masahiko Nishimura, Yui Natsukawa
Votes: 2,239
20. 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
21.
Garireo (2007– )
Episode:
Acting
(2013)
54 min | Drama, Mystery
Director: Kensaku Sawada | Stars: Masaharu Fukuyama, Ikkei Watanabe, Rina Aizawa, Yû Aoi
Votes: 14
22. Rurouni Kenshin Part I: Origins (2012)
TV-MA | 134 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
A former assassin who has resolved to never kill again has his vow sorely tested.
Director: Keishi Otomo | Stars: Takeru Satoh, Emi Takei, Yû Aoi, Munetaka Aoki
Votes: 29,042
23. Tamatama (2011)
53 min | Drama
A young woman travels to Ireland. She comes across unexpected meetings, inspiration and even miracles.
Director: Mayumi Komatsu | Stars: Yû Aoi, Kaiji Moriyama, Ger O'Leary, Niamh Shaw
Votes: 37
24.
Tiger & Dragon (2005– )
Episode:
Episode #1.1
(2005)
Comedy, Drama
Toraji is a yakuza debt collector and a yakuza trainer for his boss's son, and an apprentice of a rakugo storyteller Donbe. Ryuji, Donbe's son who runs a clothing store, is fed up with his ... See full summary »
Directors: Fuminori Kaneko, Osamu Katayama | Stars: Sadao Abe, Yû Aoi, Yoshiyoshi Arakawa, Yôsuke Asari
Votes: 11
25.
Tiger & Dragon (2005– )
Episode:
"Neko no sara" no kai
(2005)
Comedy, Drama
Sayuri tells Toraji why Ryuji quit his career as a brilliant rakugo storyteller. Toraji considers how Ryuji can get his life back.
Directors: Fuminori Kaneko, Osamu Katayama | Stars: Sadao Abe, Yû Aoi, Yoshiyoshi Arakawa, Yôsuke Asari
Votes: 7
26. Niji no megami (2006)
118 min | Drama, Romance
Incompetent film set gopher Tomoya finds out that the girl he loved has died in a plane crash, after he e-mails a picture of a rainbow to her. While her family sets off to retrieve a body, he recalls the love affair they never really had.
Director: Naoto Kumazawa | Stars: Hayato Ichihara, Juri Ueno, Yû Aoi, Wakana Sakai
Votes: 1,495
27. High School Teacher 2003 (2003)
45 min | Drama, Romance
The story revolves around doomed relationship between a teacher Koga Ikumi, who is dying of an inoperable brain tumor, and his 16-year-old student Hina.
Stars: Aya Ueto, Shôta Saitô, Hijiri Kojima, Naohito Fujiki
Votes: 77
28.
Tiger & Dragon (2005– )
Episode:
"Dekigokoro" no kai
(2005)
Comedy, Drama
Ginjiro tries to find material evidence to scare the hell out of his father's enemy because he wants to be the son his father would be proud of.
Directors: Fuminori Kaneko, Osamu Katayama | Stars: Sadao Abe, Yû Aoi, Yoshiyoshi Arakawa, Yôsuke Asari
Votes: 6
29. Rurouni Kenshin: Final Chapter Part I - The Final (2021)
TV-MA | 138 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
Kenshin's past catches up to him causing the destruction of Akabeko Restaurant, which was Kenshin's favorite place to eat. There, he finds a note with the word "Junchu" on it.
Director: Keishi Otomo | Stars: Takeru Satoh, Mackenyu, Emi Takei, Yôsuke Eguchi
Votes: 10,694
30. Hana and Alice (2004)
135 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
When two best friends develop a crush on the same boy, they develop a plan to trick him into dating them.
Director: Shunji Iwai | Stars: Anne Suzuki, Yû Aoi, Tomohiro Kaku, Sei Hiraizumi
Votes: 4,919
31. MOZU (2014– )
Action, Crime, Drama
Kuraki (Hidetoshi Nishijima) is a police superintendent. He lost his beloved wife in a bomb incident. Kuraki, Detective Osugi (Teruyuki Kagawa) and Miki (Yoko Maki) from the Secret Police ... See full summary »
Stars: Hidetoshi Nishijima, Teruyuki Kagawa, Yôko Maki, Yusuke Hirayama
Votes: 149
32. The Youngsters (2014– )
54 min | Drama
The life of five brothers living in the same house, each of them with his own drama, love and tragedy.
Stars: Satoshi Tsumabuki, Eita Nagayama, Hikari Mitsushima, Tasuku Emoto
Votes: 135
33.
Tiger & Dragon (2005– )
Episode:
Episode #1.2
(2005)
Comedy, Drama
Ryuji's brother Donta is a TV comedian, but he suffers from his lack of popularity among women. The boss heard that Hyuga broke up with his daughter and decided to marry a young woman, so ... See full summary »
Directors: Fuminori Kaneko, Osamu Katayama | Stars: Sadao Abe, Yû Aoi, Yoshiyoshi Arakawa, Yôsuke Asari
Votes: 8
34.
Tiger & Dragon (2005– )
Episode:
"Sokotsu nagaya" no kai
(2005)
Comedy, Drama
A familiar gangster asks Toraji to help him due to betraying his boss.
Directors: Fuminori Kaneko, Osamu Katayama | Stars: Sadao Abe, Yû Aoi, Yoshiyoshi Arakawa, Yôsuke Asari
Votes: 7
35. Pengin haiwei (2018)
Not Rated | 117 min | Animation, Adventure, Family
A fourth-grader, Aoyama-kun, investigates the mysterious reason behind the sudden appearance of penguins in his village, which is somehow related to a power from a young woman working at a dental clinic.
Director: Hiroyasu Ishida | Stars: Kana Kita, Yû Aoi, Rie Kugimiya, Megumi Han
Votes: 3,848
36. One Million Yen Girl (2008)
121 min | Drama
A 21-year-old girl is released from prison, only to deal with the neighborhood gossip about her and family conflicts. She decides to save one million yen, move to where no one knows her and keep repeating the process.
Director: Yuki Tanada | Stars: Yû Aoi, Mirai Moriyama, Pierre Taki, Terunosuke Takezai
Votes: 1,717
37. The Murder Case of Hana & Alice (2015)
100 min | Animation, Comedy, Drama
Alice transfers to a new school, where students believe that one student per school year is cursed, whom they call Judas Iscariot. Alice is deemed the new Judas, but what happened to the former Judas?
Director: Shunji Iwai | Stars: Yû Aoi, Anne Suzuki, Shôko Aida, Sei Hiraizumi
Votes: 2,330
38. Penance (2012)
270 min | Crime, Horror, Mystery
The murder of a young girl is never solved. Her mother who is torn by grief puts a curse on the four of the girl's classmates. These four girls are forced into adulthood which eventually triggers a tragic chain of events.
Stars: Kyôko Koizumi, Hazuki Kimura, Manatsu Kimura, Kyôka Shibata
Votes: 1,200
39. Quiet room ni yôkoso (2007)
118 min | Comedy, Drama
Asuka Sakura wakes up in the mental asylums quiet room, with no recollection of how she got there.
Director: Suzuki Matsuo | Stars: Yuki Uchida, Kankurô Kudô, Yû Aoi, Ryô
Votes: 713
40. Nodame Cantabile: The Movie II (2010)
123 min | Comedy, Drama, Music
Nodame (Juri Ueno) is still pining for the affections of Chiaki (Hiroshi Tamaki), but Chiaki wants them to concentrate on their musical careers and moves out. Chiaki then gets the ... See full synopsis »
Directors: Yasuhiro Kawamura, Hideki Takeuchi | Stars: Juri Ueno, Hiroshi Tamaki, Eita Nagayama, Asami Mizukawa
Votes: 983
41. Tokyo! (2008)
Unrated | 112 min | Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
A triptych examines the nature of one unforgettable city as it's shaped by the disparate people who live, work (and even run amok) inside one enormous, constantly evolving, densely populated megalopolis, the ravishing and inimitable Tokyo.
Directors: Leos Carax, Michel Gondry, Bong Joon Ho | Stars: Ayako Fujitani, Ryô Kase, Ayumi Ito, Nao Ômori
Votes: 11,877 | Gross: $0.35M
42. They Say Nothing Stays the Same (2019)
137 min | Drama
Why does one need a ferryman? One needs a ferryman where there is a body of water and a bridge does not exist. The village high in the hills has a ferryman, but a bridge is in the works. ... See full summary »
Director: Joe Odagiri | Stars: Akira Emoto, Ririka Kawashima, Nijirô Murakami, Masatoshi Nagase
Votes: 245
43. Hura gâru (2006)
108 min | Comedy, Drama
Young women in a small Japanese town look to revive their home's declining fortunes by building a Hawaiian village tourist attraction.
Director: Sang-il Lee | Stars: Yasuko Matsuyuki, Etsushi Toyokawa, Yû Aoi, Shizuyo Yamasaki
Votes: 2,272
44. What a Wonderful Family (2017)
113 min | Comedy
In this sequel to the first It's A Wonderful Family, the characters who are still based on those in Tokyo Family (which itself was based on Tokyo Story), are a couple of years older with ... See full summary »
Director: Yôji Yamada | Stars: Isao Hashizume, Kazuko Yoshiyuki, Masahiko Nishimura, Shôzô Hayashiya
Votes: 783
45. About Her Brother (I) (2010)
126 min | Drama
Ginko seems to be living the good life: She's the respectable owner of a neighborhood drug store in Tokyo, and her daughter Koharu is about to get married to a doctor. However, Koharu's ... See full summary »
Director: Yôji Yamada | Stars: Sayuri Yoshinaga, Tsurube Shôfukutei, Yû Aoi, Ryô Kase
Votes: 849
46. Best Wishes for Tomorrow (2007)
110 min | Drama, War
A Japanese Class B war criminal sets out to take full responsibility for the execution of American Airmen.
Director: Takashi Koizumi | Stars: Makoto Fujita, Robert Lesser, Fred Spiker, Richard Neil
Votes: 530
47.
Penance (2012)
Episode:
French Doll
(2012)
TV-MA | 76 min | Crime, Horror, Mystery
Tragedy strikes as schoolgirl Emili is abducted and murdered by a stranger. Four friends - Sae, Maki, Akiko and Yuka - are present at the scene of the crime, but none of them can remember ... See full summary »
Director: Kiyoshi Kurosawa | Stars: Hazuki Kimura, Seika Kuze, Yû Aoi, Asumi Kikuchi
Votes: 70
48. Harmful Insect (2001)
92 min | Drama
Following the divorce of her parents, her mother's suicide attempt, and the rumors of an affair with her teacher, a lonely 7th grader starts skipping school in an attempt to find herself.
Director: Akihiko Shiota | Stars: Aoi Miyazaki, Seiichi Tanabe, Tetsu Sawaki, Ryô Amamiya
Votes: 952
49. A Long Goodbye (2019)
127 min | Drama, Family
Mari and Humi learn from their mother that their father has dementia on his 70th birthday. They help prepare their mother for his farewell and prepare themselves for the emotions to follow.
Director: Ryôta Nakano | Stars: Yû Aoi, Elen, Kisetsu Fujiwara, Mansaku Fuwa
Votes: 543
50. From Miyamoto to You (2019)
129 min | Romance
Following the manga series and the subsequent television serial of the same name, and featuring the same cast, a young and relatively inexperienced man comes across a woman during his working day and sparks fly.
Director: Tetsuya Mariko | Stars: Yû Aoi, Tokio Emoto, Kanji Furutachi, Hidetoshi Hoshida
Votes: 601