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1. Shin Megami Tensei IV (2013 Video Game)
M | Action, Adventure, Fantasy
East Mikado is a fantasy land reminiscent of the feudal Japan. The protagonist of the game is a young samurai entrusted with the task of tracking down a mysterious being known as the Black ... See full summary »
Director: Kazuyuki Yamai | Stars: Orion Acaba, Yôsuke Akimoto, JB Blanc, Chô
Votes: 130
2. Love Exposure (2008)
Unrated | 237 min | Action, Comedy, Drama
A bizarre love triangle forms between a young Catholic upskirt photographer, a misandric girl and a manipulative cultist.
Director: Sion Sono | Stars: Takahiro Nishijima, Hikari Mitsushima, Sakura Andô, Yutaka Shimizu
Votes: 15,914
3. Unfinished (2019)
Crime, Drama
Stars: Atom Mizuishi, Hitoshi Ozawa, Wataru Ichinose, Yoshiyuki Yamaguchi
Votes: 18
4. Hedoroba (2017)
79 min | Comedy, Horror
Problems with the neighborhood? Grandmother Yang and her two slightly mentally challenged grandchildren solve them in their very own way. Her neighbor Kazuya not only has to take care of ... See full summary »
Director: Yûki Kobayashi | Stars: Yuni Hong, Wataru Ichinose, Itsuji Itao, Minehiro Kinomoto
Votes: 18
5. Karma (III) (2010)
21 min | Short, Crime, Thriller
What was supposed to be a normal day, took a turn for the worse for Kishimoto. Sitting in a quiet cafe by himself, a mysterious girl, Rie, approaches him for a chat.
Director: Alex Paille | Stars: Natsumi Nishida, Akira Yasuda, Shigeo Ôsako
Votes: 7
6.
Penance (2012)
Episode:
To tsuki to oka
(2012)
Crime, Horror, Mystery
When Yuka was a child, her mother always favored her sickly elder sister, Mayu. Now the successful proprietor of a flower shop with the help of Noguchi, a married man with whom she had ... See full summary »
Director: Kiyoshi Kurosawa | Stars: Chizuru Ikewaki, Ayumi Ito, Tomoharu Hasegawa, Kyôka Shibata
Votes: 51
7. Cold Fish (2010)
Not Rated | 146 min | Crime, Drama, Horror
The lives of a bored suburban couple are changed forever when a seemingly nice old man gives their daughter a job at his fish store, and soon his gruesome hobbies are brought to light.
Director: Sion Sono | Stars: Mitsuru Fukikoshi, Denden, Asuka Kurosawa, Megumi Kagurazaka
Votes: 14,526
8. Noriko's Dinner Table (2005)
Not Rated | 159 min | Drama, Horror
A teenager called Noriko Shimabara runs away from her family in Tokoyama, to meet Kumiko, the leader of an Internet BBS, Haikyo.com. She becomes involved with Kumiko's "family circle", ... See full summary »
Director: Sion Sono | Stars: Kazue Fukiishi, Tsugumi, Yuriko Yoshitaka, Shirô Namiki
Votes: 4,993
9. 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: 1,199
10. 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
11. The Ancient Dogoo Girls (2010– )
Action, Comedy, Fantasy
In the sequel, a college student named Shouta Tsuikimiya moves into the house where his archaeologist father, Yuzo, had last been living when he disappeared. Shouta inadvertently awakens ... See full summary »
Stars: Misaki Momose, Rina Takeda, Manami Nomoto, Maria Yoshikawa
Votes: 18
12.
Penance (2012)
Episode:
PTA rinji soukai
(2012)
TV-MA | 51 min | Crime, Horror, Mystery
Maki is now a teacher at a rigorous elementary school, and engages in self-defense training in an attempt to overcome her sense of helplessness. When an attack occurs at Maki's school, it ... See full summary »
Director: Kiyoshi Kurosawa | Stars: Eiko Koike, Kyôko Koizumi, Manatsu Kimura, Hazuki Kimura
Votes: 63
13.
Penance (2012)
Episode:
Tsugunai
(2012)
Crime, Horror, Mystery
Fifteen years since the murder of her daughter, Asako is still overtaken with grief and resentment. One day she receives a vital new clue as to the identity of Emili's killer and sets out ... See full summary »
Director: Kiyoshi Kurosawa | Stars: Kyôko Koizumi, Hirofumi Arai, Chizuru Ikewaki, Teruyuki Kagawa
Votes: 49
14.
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: 69
15. Strange Circus (2005)
Unrated | 108 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery
The erotic novelist Taeko is writing a morbid story of a family destroyed by incest, murder and abuse. Her assistant, Yuji, sets on a mission to uncover the reality of this story, but the reality might be too much to bear.
Director: Sion Sono | Stars: Masumi Miyazaki, Issei Ishida, Rie Kuwana, Seiko Iwaidô
Votes: 6,259
16. Doguchan: The Ancient Dogoo Girl (2009)
24 min | Action, Comedy, Drama
A stay-at-home nerd's dream comes true when he unearths a strange breastplate and awakens a sexy monster hunter named Dogoo, who brings him along her adventure with wacky monsters.
Stars: Erika Yazawa, Masataka Kubota, Romi Park, Rina Kirishima
Votes: 47
17. Shin Godzilla (2016)
Not Rated | 120 min | Action, Drama, Horror
Japan is plunged into chaos upon the appearance of a giant monster.
Directors: Hideaki Anno, Shinji Higuchi | Stars: Hiroki Hasegawa, Yutaka Takenouchi, Satomi Ishihara, Ren Ôsugi
Votes: 36,321 | Gross: $1.92M
18. Jhon Jatenjor's Interviews (2021– )
Talk-Show
Colombian TV show interviewing international film celebrities through translations, highlighting interviewees' artistic passion without societal prejudice.
Stars: Jean Cárdenas, Grant Workman, Mary Workman, Harley Wallen
Votes: 29
19. Kaiki Daisakusen - Second File (2007– )
Mystery
Stars: Chisun, Moeki Tsuruoka, Hidetoshi Nishijima, Naoki Tanaka
Votes: 17
20. Tokyo Dragon Chef (2020)
95 min | Action, Comedy, Crime
Retired Yakuzas, Ryu and Tatsu, open a ramen restaurant and become an instant hit. But a mysterious upstart gang is taking down every Yakuza family one by one, luring the duo back to the ... See full summary »
Director: Yoshihiro Nishimura | Stars: Subaru Andô, Yûki Ashida, Yûta Chatani, Chiaki Ikeyama
Votes: 47
21. Constructing a House (2010 Video)
46 min | Documentary
Retrospective documentary on the making of the Japanese horror movie House (1977).
Director: Marc Walkow | Stars: Chiho Katsura, Chigumi Ôbayashi, Nobuhiko Ôbayashi
Votes: 21
22.
Attack on Titan: Counter Rockets (2015)
Episode:
Episode #1.1
(2015)
Action
While developing the ODMG, Hans secretly conducts experiments to learn more about the Titans.
Director: Kimiyoshi Adachi
Votes: 21
23. Suicide Club (2001)
R | 99 min | Crime, Drama, Horror
A detective is trying to find the cause of a string of suicides.
Director: Sion Sono | Stars: Ryo Ishibashi, Masatoshi Nagase, Mai Hosho, Tamao Satô
Votes: 22,225
24. Tomio (2011)
Not Rated | 61 min | Horror
A young couple, Tomio and Madoka, decide to get married after graduate school. Madoka convinces Tomio to visit a fortune teller to have their future foretold. Tomio is immediately attracted... See full summary »
Director: Junji Ito | Stars: Yûki Furukawa, Yoshifumi Ikeda, Aya Kiguchi, Maria Koiwai
Votes: 83
25. Meatball Machine: Reject of Death (2007 Video)
10 min | Short, Action, Horror
Director: Yoshihiro Nishimura | Stars: Asami, Maki Hamada, Kika, Oppe Ma
Votes: 99
26. Bad Film (2012)
161 min | Action, Comedy, Crime
"BAD FILM" is a legendary production that was shot in 1995 over course of year, but went unfinished due to funding difficulties.
Director: Sion Sono | Stars: Tokyo Gagaga, Yûya Ishikawa, Takeshi Itô, Kôta Mori
Votes: 220
27. The Real Body (2000)
110 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
This faux-documentary follows a butoh master, a fashion designer, and a filmmaker racing against time to create art and help a young girl in love.
Director: Sion Sono | Stars: Shinichirô Arakawa, Nobuyoshi Araki, Kazushi Fueki, Ginji
Votes: 259
28. Yûheisha - terorisuto (2007)
113 min | Drama, Thriller
During a suicide attack on an airport, the hand grenade of 'M', one of three terrorists, malfunctions and he is captured. Exposed to maltreatment in prison he slowly loses his grip on ... See full summary »
Director: Masao Adachi | Stars: Tomorô Taguchi, Panta, Taka Ôkubo, Jôji Kajiwara
Votes: 60
29. Ghost Zombie (2007 Video)
71 min | Horror
Director: Kôji Shiraishi | Stars: Yui Iizuka, Hiroya Matsumoto, Chise Nakamura, Nocchi
Votes: 17
30. Exte: Hair Extensions (2007)
R | 108 min | Comedy, Horror
About hair extensions that attack the women that wear them.
Director: Sion Sono | Stars: Chiaki Kuriyama, Megumi Satô, Tsugumi, Eri Machimoto
Votes: 3,355
31. Rubber's Lover (1996)
Not Rated | 91 min | Horror, Sci-Fi
Scientists use a brain-altering drug to conduct experiments, after one such project goes astray, they need to find another test subject in this Japanese splatter-punk film.
Director: Shozin Fukui | Stars: Nao, Norimizu Ameya, Yôta Kawase, Mika Kunihiro
Votes: 1,089
32. Ten Nights of Dreams (2006)
Not Rated | 100 min | Fantasy
Based on renowned Japanese writer Natsume Soseki's same-titled short story collection, Ten Nights of Dreams brings ten fantastical dream sequences to film with great visual and ... See full summary »
Directors: Yoshitaka Amano, Kon Ichikawa, Akio Jissôji, Masaaki Kawahara, Suzuki Matsuo, Miwa Nishikawa, Atsushi Shimizu, Takashi Shimizu, Keisuke Toyoshima, Yûdai Yamaguchi, Nobuhiro Yamashita | Stars: Kyôko Koizumi, Suzuki Matsuo, Harumi Ogawa, Masami Horiuchi
Votes: 466
33. Karate-Robo Zaborgar (2011)
Not Rated | 114 min | Action, Sci-Fi
A young man with a motorcycle that has the ability to transform into a karate-fighting robot hunts down a gang of evil cyborgs to avenge the death of his father.
Director: Noboru Iguchi | Stars: Itsuji Itao, Asami, Akira Emoto, Yasuhisa Furuhara
Votes: 557
34. Akumu no erebêtâ (2009)
107 min | Thriller
(Japanese with English subtitles) Three seemingly unacquainted men and a woman find themselves trapped in an elevator. As the hours pass and anxiety rises, they recount darkly funny tales ... See full summary »
Director: Keisuke Horibe | Stars: Seiyô Uchino, Aimi Satsukawa, Shôtarô Ashida, Sei Ashina
Votes: 137
35. Kaidan Shin Mimibukuro: Yûrei manshon (2005)
93 min | Horror
Aimi and her father move into an old, apartment building and learn quickly that things are not normal here. The landlord warns Aimi and her father of the curfew. First, all residents must ... See full summary »
Director: Akio Yoshida | Stars: Mei Kurokawa, Yoshihiko Hosoda, Yûta Sone, Ayaka Maeda
Votes: 491
36. Tag (2015)
85 min | Action, Drama, Fantasy
A girl's life cascades into chaos as everyone around her suffers a gruesome fate while she becomes less certain of who she is and her once-once normal.
Director: Sion Sono | Stars: Reina Triendl, Mariko Shinoda, Erina Mano, Yuki Sakurai
Votes: 8,099
37. Woman of the Photographs (2020)
89 min | Drama, Romance
A misogynistic photographer begins a twisted romance with a woman suffering from body dysmorphia.
Director: Takeshi Kushida | Stars: Toshiaki Inomata, Toki Koinuma, Hideki Nagai, Itsuki Otaki
Votes: 215
38. Hijoshi zukan (2009)
105 min | Comedy
This is an omnibus of six short films by six different directors, whose lead characters are unconventional women. They are "Hijoshi," females who live true to themselves and their desires.
Directors: Yoshihiro Fukagawa, Kôji Kawano, Takashi Shimizu, Keisuke Toyoshima, Renpei Tsukamoto, Yûdai Yamaguchi, Yûka Ôsumi | Stars: Rika Adachi, Toshiki Ayata, Jiji Bû, Noriko Eguchi
Votes: 94
39. Death Note: L Change the World (2008)
Not Rated | 129 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
A spin-out sequel to the popular Japanese thriller. This time it focuses on the character "L."
Director: Hideo Nakata | Stars: Ken'ichi Matsuyama, Sota Aoyama, Shunji Fujimura, Tatsuya Fujiwara
Votes: 8,790
40. My Mother's Eyes (2023)
94 min | Fantasy, Horror, Sci-Fi
Both Hitomi and her daughter Eri are cellists who are involved in a traffic accident, leaving Hitomi without sight and Eri paralyzed. While Hitomi wears camera-equipped contact lenses and Eri wears VR goggles, the two share one vision.
Director: Takeshi Kushida | Stars: Hisashi, Kosuke Hoshi, Takuma Izumi, Toki Koinuma
Votes: 42
41. Hâdo ribenji, Mirî: Buraddi batoru (2009)
72 min | Action, Drama, Sci-Fi
In a post-apocalyptic Japan, Tokyo has become a windswept desert. After witnessing the brutal murder of her husband and child, Milly is butchered and left for dead but she wakes up in a ... See full summary »
Director: Takanori Tsujimoto | Stars: Miki Mizuno, Rei Fujita, Mickey Koga, Masahiro Kômoto
Votes: 488
42. Gekijô-ban: Erîto Yankî Saburô (2009)
66 min | Comedy
The story of Saburo Nagakami.. Saburo goes on a journey with his sidekick Avarice in order to find the fresh brownies by using their Kung Fu Powers.
Director: Yûdai Yamaguchi | Stars: Hideo Ishiguro, Toshiyuki Itakura, Hitoshi Ozawa, Hikaru Yamamoto
Votes: 34
43. Supîkâman: The Boo (2004)
77 min | Fantasy
Director: Yoshihiro Nishimura | Stars: Masayoshi Abe, Motokazu Asakura, Masayuki Denri, Takako Denri
Votes: 26
44. Tokyo Gore Police (2008)
Not Rated | 110 min | Action, Comedy, Horror
In future Tokyo, a young woman in the privatized police force tracks down her father's killer while battling against mutant rebels known as engineers.
Director: Yoshihiro Nishimura | Stars: Eihi Shiina, Itsuji Itao, Yukihide Benny, Jiji Bû
Votes: 12,738
45. The Machine Girl (2008)
Not Rated | 96 min | Action, Comedy, Horror
Maimed while seeking revenge, a girl becomes stronger than ever.
Director: Noboru Iguchi | Stars: Minase Yashiro, Asami, Nobuhiro Nishihara, Kentarô Shimazu
Votes: 10,698
46. Genkai jinkô keisû (1995)
54 min | Action, Horror, Sci-Fi
A man sees a murder in the subways and is soon pursued by the killer, who wants him to join a group called The Engineers, who have taken it upon themselves to reduce Japan's overpopulation.
Director: Yoshihiro Nishimura | Stars: Kisei Ishizuka, Jun Sasaki, Chikako Tone, Tomoko Haseyama
Votes: 182
47. Hâdo ribenji, Mirî (2008)
44 min | Short, Action, Drama
A fierce warrior (Miki Mizuno) becomes embroiled in a vicious cycle of vengeance.
Director: Takanori Tsujimoto | Stars: Hirotsugu Imamura, Mickey Koga, Miki Mizuno, Tetsuya Nakamura
Votes: 430
48. Meatball Machine Kodoku (2017)
TV-MA | 100 min | Action, Comedy, Horror
A long-awaited sequel to the internationally acclaimed full-throttle splatter sci-fi action horror "Meatball Machine".
Director: Yoshihiro Nishimura | Stars: Tomori Abe, Kensuke Ashihara, Satoshi Eishima, Goki
Votes: 612
49. Akihabara@Deep (2006)
TV-PG | 120 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
Set in Tokyo's otaku mecca Akihabara, "Akihabara@DEEP" tells the story of five otaku who drop out of society and end up founding their own successful IT venture called Crook. But Nakagomi, ... See full summary »
Director: Takashi Minamoto | Stars: Hiroki Narimiya, Yû Yamada, Shûgo Oshinari, Yoshiyoshi Arakawa
Votes: 179
50. Kyôretsu môretsu! Kodai shôjo Dogu-chan matsuri! Supesharu mûbî edishon (2010)
Not Rated | 115 min | Action, Comedy, Fantasy
A stay-at-home nerd's dream comes true when he unearths a strange breastplate and awakens a sexy monster hunter named Dogoo, who brings him along her adventure with wacky monsters. (Japanese with English subtitles).
Director: Noboru Iguchi | Stars: Erika Yazawa, Masataka Kubota, Rina Kirishima, Tokio Emoto
Votes: 38