My XXI Japanese Movies
by Ekaterine-Kandelaki | created - 08 Jul 2012 | updated - 1 month ago | PublicIt's the list of Japanese films I've watched...
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101. XXXHOLiC (2006–2011)
TV-PG | Animation, Comedy, Drama
Kimihiro Watanuki, a high-schooler, is troubled by monsters and spirits, but meets Yuko Ichihara, a beautiful witch, who grants his wish to not be able to see them. However, there is a price.
Stars: Sayaka Ôhara, Jun Fukuyama, Kazuya Nakai, Shizuka Itou
Votes: 2,055
102. Seven Days: Monday - Thursday (2015)
66 min | Comedy, Romance
Toji is a popular high school boy who is easy to get, but difficult to keep. He will date anyone who asks him on a Monday, but is done with the person by the end of the week. Fellow student... See full summary »
Director: Kenji Yokoi | Stars: Tomoki Hirose, Yûki Hiyori, Rin Ishikawa, Itsuki Sagara
Votes: 632
103. Seven Days: Friday - Sunday (2015)
82 min | Comedy, Romance
The second part, the first part is Seven days Monday - Thursday. The continuation of Seryou and Shinos date week, two high school students.
Director: Kenji Yokoi | Stars: Tomoki Hirose, Yûki Hiyori, Rin Ishikawa, Itsuki Sagara
Votes: 534
104. Ouran High School Host Club (2006)
TV-14 | 24 min | Animation, Comedy, Romance
You'll fall for the Ouran Host Club: Tamaki's truly romantic. Kaoru and Hikaru display brotherly love, Kyoya's brainy, Honey's innocent, and Mori's manly. Oh, and don't forget Haruhi. He knows what girls want, because he's a girl too.
Stars: Maaya Sakamoto, Mamoru Miyano, Masaya Matsukaze, Ken'ichi Suzumura
Votes: 11,626
105. MONSTERZ: Monsutâzu (2014)
112 min | Drama, Sci-Fi
A battle between a man who can control people with a stare, and the only man he cannot control. When their fate cross, the survival battle begins. The two men with inevitable fate, who will survive ?
Director: Hideo Nakata | Stars: Kentez Asaka, Mina Fujii, Tatsuya Fujiwara, Satomi Ishihara
Votes: 535
106. A Snake of June (2002)
R | 77 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery
A woman is being stalked by a stranger. His stalking turns to blackmail when he sends her copies of photos of her in an embarrassing position. Now he controls her and she has to do anything he says. Anything.
Director: Shin'ya Tsukamoto | Stars: Asuka Kurosawa, Yûji Kôtari, Shin'ya Tsukamoto, Yukino Asai
Votes: 5,257
107. This Boy Is a Professional Wizard (2016)
Animation, Short, Fantasy
A wannabe-wizard named Toyoho, falls in love with Chiharo, an experienced and respected wizard.
Stars: Yuki Ono, Taku Yashiro, Yusuke Kuwahata, Yôhei Namekawa
Votes: 94
108. Transit Girls (2015– )
25 min | Comedy, Romance
Despite high school student Sayuri's reluctance to accept her father's fiancee and her daughter Yui, she begins to develop feelings for the girl.
Stars: Sairi Itô, Yui Sakuma, Kentarô Itô, Ai Yoshikawa
Votes: 283
109. Super Lovers (2016–2017)
TV-MA | 24 min | Animation, Comedy, Romance
When Haru gets called to visit his mother in Canada, he finds out that he has a new adoptive brother. The problem? He seems more wild puppy than human. As Haru works to gain his new brother Ren's trust, a powerful bond is formed.
Stars: Tomoaki Maeno, Junko Minagawa, Ayumu Murase, Takuma Terashima
Votes: 1,304
110. The Vortex of Love (2013)
140 min | Comedy
Nine men and women gather at a house party. The men are disappointed with a woman's appearance. People try to lighten the mood, but there is an awkwardness. The house party ends. Dates among the nine men and women begin.
Director: Hitoshi Ône | Stars: Yûmi Gotô, Tokie Hirose, Aya Kunitake, Sadaharu Matsushita
Votes: 137
111. Yuri!!! On Ice (2016–2017)
TV-14 | 20 min | Animation, Comedy, Drama
After suffering defeat, Yuri Katsuki hangs up his ice skates for good. But will an encounter with two top skaters reignite his passion?
Stars: Jun'ichi Suwabe, Toshiyuki Toyonaga, Kôki Uchiyama, Jessie James Grelle
Votes: 10,170
112. No Touching at All (2014)
84 min | Drama, Romance
Toshiaki is a young gay man. On the first day of work, he meets Yosuke in the elevator. Yosuke is Toshiaki's new boss. Toshiaki is attracted to Yosuke. Toshiaki can't be honest with his ... See full summary »
Director: Chihiro Amano | Stars: Shôichi Matsuda, Yuya Mito, Masashi Taniguchi, Shô Tomita
Votes: 863
113. Operetta tanuki goten (2005)
111 min | Comedy, Fantasy, Musical
Amechiyo (The banished prince) falls in love with Tanukihime (a princess of raccoon dog disguised to human). This is an Operetta which includes comedy, singing and dancing, and a love story.
Director: Seijun Suzuki | Stars: Ziyi Zhang, Joe Odagiri, Hiroko Yakushimaru, Mikijirô Hira
Votes: 817
114. Rage (2016)
142 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller
A grisly unsolved murder links three seemingly unrelated stories in three different Japanese cities.
Director: Sang-il Lee | Stars: Ken Watanabe, Mirai Moriyama, Aoi Miyazaki, Satoshi Tsumabuki
Votes: 3,409
115. Yi Yi (2000)
Not Rated | 173 min | Drama, Romance
Each member of a middle-class Taipei family seeks to reconcile past and present relationships within their daily lives.
Director: Edward Yang | Stars: Nien-Jen Wu, Elaine Jin, Issei Ogata, Kelly Lee
Votes: 28,394 | Gross: $1.14M
116. The Light Shines Only There (2014)
120 min | Drama
Two troubled souls living on the fringes of a port town fall in love, but their trials are far from over.
Director: Mipo Oh | Stars: Gô Ayano, Chizuru Ikewaki, Masaki Suda, Kazuya Takahashi
Votes: 668
117. Antiporno (2016)
Not Rated | 76 min | Drama, Horror
Japan's oldest major movie studio asks a batch of venerable filmmakers to revive its high-brow soft-core Roman Porno series.
Director: Sion Sono | Stars: Ami Tomite, Mariko Tsutsui, Fujiko, Sayaka Kotani
Votes: 5,006
118. The Great Passage (2013)
134 min | Drama
Majime, an eccentric man in publishing company, who has unique ability of words, joins the team that will compile a new dictionary, 'The Great Passage.' In the eclectic team, he becomes ... See full summary »
Director: Yûya Ishii | Stars: Ryûhei Matsuda, Aoi Miyazaki, Joe Odagiri, Kaoru Kobayashi
Votes: 2,872
119. Kemonozume (2006)
Animation, Action, Drama
Shokujinki can take a human form while feeding on humans. Kifuken hunt them down. Toshihiko, latest heir of the Kifuuken, is in love with Yuka, a shokujinki.
Stars: Ken Uo, Tomoyuki Shimura, Masahito Yabe, Katsuhiro Harasawa
Votes: 941
120. Does the Flower Bloom? (2018)
88 min | Drama
Kazuaki Sakurai is a 37-year-old man working at an advertising agency. For a CM shooting, he goes to a beautiful house. At the house, he meets Yoichi Mizukawa while he is painting a picture... See full summary »
Director: Kaori Tanimoto | Stars: Tsurugi Watanabe, Kôsei Amano, Yumi Kawase, Atom Mizuishi
Votes: 107
121. Tony Takitani (2004)
75 min | Drama
When technical illustrator Tony Takitani asks his wife to resist her all-consuming obsession for designer clothes, the consequences are tragic.
Director: Jun Ichikawa | Stars: Issei Ogata, Rie Miyazawa, Shinohara Takahumi, Hidetoshi Nishijima
Votes: 4,941
122. Ai no kotodama (2008)
72 min | Drama, Romance
Ootani and Tachibana have been inseparable since high school. Now that they're in college, they live together, they're happy and everything seems prefect. But their little world is ... See full summary »
Director: Satoshi Kaneda | Stars: Hidenori Tokuyama, Yasuka Saito, Rinako Matsuoka, Masashi Kagami
Votes: 316
123. Ossan's Love (2016 TV Movie)
49 min | Comedy, Drama
Soichi Haruta is unpopular among women due to his poor social skills. However, he accidentally finds out his middle-aged boss and his roommate have a crush on him. But they are all men.
Director: Yuki Saito | Stars: Kei Tanaka, Kôtarô Yoshida, Motoki Ochiai, Sae Miyazawa
Votes: 261
124. Dangerous Drugs of Sex (2020)
Not Rated | 89 min | Drama
Katsuragi is a disillusioned office worker who drunkenly attempts to commit suicide. However, with the help of a mysterious saviour, he soon discovers there are fates even worse than death.
Director: Hideo Jôjô | Stars: Seiki Chiba, Takashi Kitadai, Sho Watanabe
Votes: 620
125. A Stranger in Shanghai (2019 TV Movie)
80 min | Drama
In 1921, the already acclaimed young Japanese writer Akutagawa Ryunosuke agreed to serve as the Osaka Times' correspondent in Shanghai for six months. This short film, based on his journals... See full summary »
Director: Taku Katô | Stars: Xue Bayi, Ryûhei Matsuda, Takashi Okabe, Kim Scar
Votes: 88
126. Parasyte: Part 1 (2014)
109 min | Action, Drama, Horror
The humanity is suffering from murders all over the globe, called "Mincemeat murders". High school student, Izumi Shinichi has a parasite living off him, having replaced his right hand, and he might be the discoverer of truth.
Director: Takashi Yamazaki | Stars: Shôta Sometani, Eri Fukatsu, Ai Hashimoto, Kazuki Kitamura
Votes: 5,391
127. Kashin (2016)
95 min | Drama, Romance
When Sonoko enters a traditional Japanese arranged marriage with Amamiya facilitated by her parents the resulting union is loveless including the functional and goal-oriented sex. When the ... See full summary »
Director: Hiroshi Ando | Stars: Eri Murakawa, Kento Hayashi, Masanobu Andô, Izumi Fujimoto
Votes: 141
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