Japanese Cinema
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1. Dear Pyongyang (2005)
Not Rated | 107 min | Documentary
A Korean-Japanese daughter tries to understand her father's sworn political loyalty to North Korea.
Director: Yong-hi Yang
Votes: 211
2. Nihon rettou: Ikimonotachi no monogatari (2012)
Documentary
Director: Keizô Ideta | Stars: Masaki Aiba, Gori, Hitomi Kuroki, Masami Nagasawa
Votes: 20
3. Documentary of AKB48: Show Must Go On (2012)
Documentary, Music
Yasushi Akimoto created and produced theater idol group AKB48 in 2005. The group has gone on to become national idols. When the group held 3 concerts at the Seibu Dome, a total of 90,000 ... See full synopsis »
Director: Eiki Takahashi | Stars: Maria Abe, AKB48, Rina Chikano, Reina Fujie
Votes: 86
4. Millennium Actress (2001)
PG | 87 min | Animation, Drama, Fantasy
A TV interviewer and his cameraman meet a former actress and travel through her memories and career.
Directors: Satoshi Kon, Kô Matsuo | Stars: Miyoko Shôji, Shôzô Îzuka, Mami Koyama, Fumiko Orikasa
Votes: 32,097 | Gross: $0.19M
5. Digimon Adventure (1999)
TV-PG | 20 min | Animation, Short, Action
Late at night, in a seemingly normal neighborhood, a monster appears. The story of the first mysterious encounter with Digimon!
Director: Mamoru Hosoda | Stars: Toshiko Fujita, Kae Araki, Chika Sakamoto, Hiroya Ishimaru
Votes: 1,060
6. Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children (2005)
PG-13 | 101 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
An ex-mercenary is forced out of isolation when three mysterious men kidnap and brainwash the city's children afflicted with the Geostigma disease.
Directors: Tetsuya Nomura, Takeshi Nozue | Stars: Takahiro Sakurai, Ayumi Ito, Shôtarô Morikubo, Maaya Sakamoto
Votes: 58,226
7. Digimon Adventure: Our War Game! (2000)
TV-PG | 41 min | Animation, Short, Action
A year after the events of the first season, a virus Digimon called Diaboromon appears and starts attacking the Internet. The DigiDestined unites once more in order to prevent him from destroying every communications network on the planet.
Director: Mamoru Hosoda | Stars: Toshiko Fujita, Yûko Mizutani, Yuto Kazama, Umi Tenjin
Votes: 1,134
8. Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind (1984)
PG | 117 min | Animation, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Warrior and pacifist Princess Nausicaä desperately struggles to prevent two warring nations from destroying themselves and their dying planet.
Director: Hayao Miyazaki | Stars: Sumi Shimamoto, Mahito Tsujimura, Hisako Kyôda, Gorô Naya
Votes: 182,665 | Gross: $0.50M
9. Winter Days (2003)
39 min | Animation, Short
A compilation of short animated clips on winter days in Japan
Directors: Mark Baker, Jacques Drouin, Taku Furukawa, Co Hoedeman, Kihachirô Kawamoto, Yôichi Kotabe, Yuri Norstein, Bretislav Pojar, Raoul Servais, Shin'ichi Suzuki, Isao Takahata, Kôji Yamamura | Stars: Ryuta Kashiwagi, Kyôko Kishida, Noboru Mitani, Mutsumi Sasaki
Votes: 480
10. Summer Wars (2009)
PG | 114 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
A student tries to fix a problem he accidentally caused in OZ, a digital world, while pretending to be the fiancé of his friend at her grandmother's 90th birthday.
Director: Mamoru Hosoda | Stars: Ryunosuke Kamiki, Nanami Sakuraba, Mitsuki Tanimura, Takahiro Yokokawa
Votes: 31,797 | Gross: $0.08M
11. Dou cha (2008)
102 min | Drama
In Sung dynasty, a Japanese man named Yagi... couldn't take the badgering from the male black tea tribe and ridiculed that the male black tea was not the best tea in the world; causing the ... See full synopsis »
Director: Ye-Ming Wang | Stars: Vic Chou, Erika Toda, Janine Chun-Ning Chang, Yôko Fujita
Votes: 116
12. Battle Royale (2000)
Not Rated | 114 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
In the future, the Japanese government captures a class of ninth-grade students and forces them to kill one another under the revolutionary "Battle Royale" act.
Director: Kinji Fukasaku | Stars: Tatsuya Fujiwara, Aki Maeda, Tarô Yamamoto, Chiaki Kuriyama
Votes: 194,530
13. Battle Royale II (2003)
Not Rated | 155 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
Three years after the failure of the last BR program, a second act is forged and a class of students is sent to an island with one objective: kill international terrorist Shuya Nanahara.
Directors: Kenta Fukasaku, Kinji Fukasaku | Stars: Tatsuya Fujiwara, Ai Maeda, Shûgo Oshinari, Ayana Sakai
Votes: 21,445
14. Moon Child (2003)
120 min | Action, Drama, Sci-Fi
The story of love and friendship on the harsh streets of 2014 Mallepa, a small corner in Asia.
Director: Takahisa Zeze | Stars: Hyde, Gackt, Leehom Wang, Tarô Yamamoto
Votes: 2,103
15. Tokyo Tower (2005)
125 min | Drama, Romance
Toru Kojima and his friend Koji are young student boys with one thing in common - they both love to date older women. Koji is a playboy with several women, young and older, whereas Toru is a romantic with his heart set on on certain lady.
Director: Takashi Minamoto | Stars: Hitomi Kuroki, Jun'ichi Okada, Jun Matsumoto, Shinobu Terajima
Votes: 417
16. Last Quarter (2004)
112 min | Drama, Romance
Do you believe in love after death? On the eve of her 19th birthday, Mizuki (Kuriyama) doesn't have a lot to celebrate about. Her mother recently committed suicide, her stepfamily bothers ... See full summary »
Director: Ken Nikai | Stars: Chiaki Kuriyama, Hiroki Narimiya, Tomoka Kurokawa, Motoki Ochiai
Votes: 664
17. Yôki na gyangu ga chikyû o mawasu (2006)
92 min | Comedy, Crime
A comedy about four strangers who decide to make a gang and start robbing banks just for the fun of it.
Director: Tetsu Maeda | Stars: Takao Osawa, Kyôka Suzuki, Shôta Matsuda, Kôichi Satô
Votes: 166
18. Nana (II) (2005)
Not Rated | 113 min | Drama, Music, Romance
A chance encounter between two girls of the same name, "Nana," triggers a series of events and relationships.
Director: Kentarô Ohtani | Stars: Mika Nakashima, Aoi Miyazaki, Hiroki Narimiya, Yûta Hiraoka
Votes: 4,022
19. Kamikaze Girls (2004)
102 min | Comedy
Momoko, a strange and seemingly emotionless girl obsessed with 18th century France, befriends a Yanki biker and the two experience the ups and downs of their unusual lives in a rural Japanese town.
Director: Tetsuya Nakashima | Stars: Kyôko Fukada, Anna Tsuchiya, Hiroyuki Miyasako, Sadao Abe
Votes: 8,093
20. Honey & Clover (2006)
117 min | Drama, Romance
The lives of four art students change forever when gifted young artist Hagumi arrives at their school and befriends their group as each student experiences turbulence in love.
Director: Masahiro Takada | Stars: Shô Sakurai, Yû Aoi, Yûsuke Iseya, Ryô Kase
Votes: 925
21. 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
22. Ima, ai ni yukimasu (2004)
119 min | Drama, Fantasy, Romance
A young woman returns from the dead to her guilt-ridden husband and son, but she cannot remember them.
Director: Nobuhiro Doi | Stars: Yûko Takeuchi, Shidô Nakamura, Akashi Takei, Karen Miyama
Votes: 5,022
23. 1 Litre of Tears (2005)
98 min | Drama
'1 Litre of Tears' is a Japanese movie mainly based on a published version of Diary.
Director: Riki Okamura | Stars: Asae Ônishi, Kazuko Katô, Kaori Torii, Yoshimi Ashikawa
Votes: 1,342
24. 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: 11,199 | Gross: $0.02M
25. Mezon do Himiko (2005)
130 min | Drama
Saori is a young woman who struggles to make a living, with no financial or romantic prospects in her life. One rainy day, she receives a visit at work from a handsome young man called ... See full summary »
Director: Isshin Inudô | Stars: Joe Odagiri, Kô Shibasaki, Min Tanaka, Kira Aoyama
Votes: 649
26. Warau Mikaeru (2006)
92 min | Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy
Every high school has its misfits, its square pegs, its rebels. St. Michael's Academy, nestled on an impossibly pretty and strangely remote Japanese island, is no exception. In fact, given ... See full summary »
Director: Issei Oda | Stars: Juri Ueno, Megumi Seki, Airi Taira, Yûsuke Iseya
Votes: 225
27. 46-okunen no koi (2006)
Unrated | 85 min | Drama, Fantasy
A visually stylish tale of two male prisoners bonded by emotion, love and murder.
Director: Takashi Miike | Stars: Ryûhei Matsuda, Masanobu Andô, Shunsuke Kubozuka, Kiyohiko Shibukawa
Votes: 2,101
28. Dororo (2007)
139 min | Action, Adventure, Fantasy
A female warrior who was raised as a man joins a young samurai's quest to recover 48 of his body parts from 48 demons and to avenge her parents death.
Director: Akihiko Shiota | Stars: Satoshi Tsumabuki, Kô Shibasaki, Kiichi Nakai, Yoshio Harada
Votes: 2,975
29. Sakuran (2006)
111 min | Drama, History
A young girl is sold into a red-light district brothel and tries to adapt to life as an oiran (courtesan).
Director: Mika Ninagawa | Stars: Anna Tsuchiya, Kippei Shîna, Yoshino Kimura, Hiroki Narimiya
Votes: 2,145
30. Koi no mon (2004)
114 min | Romance, Comedy, Drama
Live-action adaptation of a madcap manga about art, opposites, love and a whole lot of cosplay.
Directors: Suzuki Matsuo, Hideaki Anno | Stars: Ryûhei Matsuda, Wakana Sakai, Suzuki Matsuo, Kiyoshirô Imawano
Votes: 583
31. Sway (2006)
120 min | Crime, Drama
On the anniversary of the death of the mother of a hip and happening Tokyo-based photographer, the son returns to his hometown for the funeral. What follows is a return to the past that is ... See full summary »
Director: Miwa Nishikawa | Stars: Joe Odagiri, Teruyuki Kagawa, Masatô Ibu, Hirofumi Arai
Votes: 1,208
32. Shinobi: Heart Under Blade (2005)
R | 107 min | Action, Drama, Fantasy
Star-crossed lovers must fight on opposing sides in a battle that will determine the next Shogun.
Director: Ten Shimoyama | Stars: Yukie Nakama, Joe Odagiri, Tomoka Kurotani, Erika Sawajiri
Votes: 12,945
33. Ao no hono-o (2003)
116 min | Drama, Crime, Romance
A 17 y.o. Japanese secondary school student is living happily with his mom and sister but one day his stepdad returns, drunk much of the time and cruel to his mom and sister. Is there such a thing as the perfect murder?
Director: Yukio Ninagawa | Stars: Kazunari Ninomiya, Aya Matsuura, Kumiko Akiyoshi, Kansai Yamamoto
Votes: 1,037
34. Mohou-han (2002)
124 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
Leopold and Loeb-styled thriller about serial murders.
Director: Yoshimitsu Morita | Stars: Masahiro Nakai, Kanji Tsuda, Takashi Fujii, Tsutomu Yamazaki
Votes: 204
35. Mushi-Shi: The Movie (2006)
131 min | Drama, Fantasy
A wandering mystical doctor passes through remote regions of Japan uncovering supernatural creatures called the Mushi and curing people of their effects.
Director: Katsuhiro Ôtomo | Stars: Joe Odagiri, Nao Ômori, Yû Aoi, Lily
Votes: 1,185
36. Hôrudo appu daun (2005)
96 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
Two robbers, three cops, a wanted criminal and a former priest's lives are intertwined when a bank heist goes wrong.
Director: Sabu | Stars: Masayuki Sakamoto, Hiroshi Nagano, Yoshihiko Inohara, Ken Miyake
Votes: 266
37. Hâdo rakku hîrô (2003)
79 min | Action, Comedy, Crime
The story of three pairs of characters involved one way or the other with the yakuza and a rigged boxing match and fleeing the thugs one way or the other. Filmed as a showcase of the ... See full summary »
Director: Sabu | Stars: Masayuki Sakamoto, Hiroshi Nagano, Yoshihiko Inohara, Gô Morita
Votes: 316
38. 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
39. Pika*nchi Life Is Hard Dakedo Happy (2002)
119 min | Drama
Director: Yukihiko Tsutsumi | Stars: Masaki Aiba, Natsuko Akiyama, Anri Ban, Guin Poon Chaw
Votes: 154
40. Pika**nchi Life Is Hard Dakara Happy (2004)
106 min | Drama
Director: Yukihiko Tsutsumi | Stars: Masaki Aiba, Natsuko Akiyama, Anri Ban, Denden
Votes: 121
41. Furîjia (2007)
103 min | Action
Director: Kazuyoshi Kumakiri | Stars: Tetsuji Tamayama, Tsugumi, Hidetoshi Nishijima, Nômaru Abe
Votes: 144
42. Ryû ga gotoku: Gekijô-ban (2007)
Not Rated | 110 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Cult Japanese director Takashi Miike draws inspiration from the popular Playstation 2 title Yakuza for this unhinged tale of underworld violence in Tokyo starring Goro Kishitani and Kazuki ... See full summary »
Director: Takashi Miike | Stars: Kazuki Kitamura, Shun Shioya, Saeko, Natsuo
Votes: 1,848
43. Kimi ni shika kikoenai (2007)
107 min | Drama, Romance
Ryou is a girl isolated by everyone else in her class, she doesn't even have a cell phone because no one would call her anyway. One day, she suddenly starts hearing voices of Shinya, who lives in a different prefecture.
Director: Tatsuya Hagishima | Stars: Riko Narumi, Keisuke Koide, Mika Hada, Shinichirô Ishikawa
Votes: 252
44. 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: 951
45. Tôku no sora ni kieta (2007)
145 min | Drama
Grade schooler Ryonosuke (Kamiki Ryonosuke) has just moved to a small town with his father (Miura Tomokazu), a government official overseeing the area's unpopular airport construction ... See full synopsis »
Director: Isao Yukisada | Stars: Ryunosuke Kamiki, Suzuka Ohgo, Yuma Sasano, Chang Chen
Votes: 154
46. Maiko haaaan!!! (2007)
120 min | Comedy
Kimihiko Onizuka is a salaryman infatuated with maiko (apprentice geisha) and whose greatest goal in life is to play a party game called "yakyuken" with one.
Director: Nobuo Mizuta | Stars: Sadao Abe, Shin'ichi Tsutsumi, Kô Shibasaki, Saori
Votes: 600
47. Azumi (2003)
Not Rated | 128 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
Raised to deal in cold blooded death, the teenage assassin girl Azumi must defeat three evil warlords while also battling her own heart.
Director: Ryûhei Kitamura | Stars: Aya Ueto, Kenji Kohashi, Hiroki Narimiya, Takatoshi Kaneko
Votes: 15,160
48. Azumi 2: Death or Love (2005)
Not Rated | 108 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
Young assassins Azumi and Nagara continue their mission to prevent a civil war. In their hunt for Masayuki Sanada, who is protected by both an army and a dangerous clan, they meet Ginkaku, ... See full summary »
Director: Shûsuke Kaneko | Stars: Aya Ueto, Yûma Ishigaki, Chiaki Kuriyama, Shun Oguri
Votes: 5,716
49. The Great Yokai War (2005)
PG-13 | 124 min | Adventure, Family, Fantasy
A young boy is chosen as the defender of good and must team up with Japan's ancient spirits and creatures of lore to attempt to destroy the forces of evil.
Director: Takashi Miike | Stars: Ryunosuke Kamiki, Hiroyuki Miyasako, Chiaki Kuriyama, Bunta Sugawara
Votes: 2,668
50. Crows Zero (2007)
130 min | Action, Comedy, Crime
A transfer student attempts to take over the most violent high school in the country, whose students form factions and battle each other for power.
Director: Takashi Miike | Stars: Shun Oguri, Kyôsuke Yabe, Meisa Kuroki, Kenta Kiritani
Votes: 8,925
51. Crows Zero II (2009)
133 min | Action, Comedy, Crime
Tension escalates and violence ensues when a young student unwittingly breaks a non-aggression pact between two rival high schools.
Director: Takashi Miike | Stars: Shun Oguri, Kyôsuke Yabe, Meisa Kuroki, Kenta Kiritani
Votes: 5,418
52. Sky of Love (2007)
120 min | Drama, Romance
Mika is a fresh high school student who starts texting a mysterious boy. She is shocked when he reveals who he is - Hiro, a delinquent attending her school. What she doesn't know is that Hiro isn't as bad as he seems.
Director: Natsuki Imai | Stars: Yui Aragaki, Haruma Miura, Yûko Asano, Yôsuke Asari
Votes: 3,764
53. Sumairu seiya no kiseki (2007)
124 min | Family
Heartwarming human drama about a former tap dancer who trades in his tap shoes to woo a figure skating instructor. But by a twist of fate, he finds himself coaching a local ice hockey team ... See full summary »
Director: Takanori Jinnai | Stars: Mirai Moriyama, Rosa Katô, Yoshiko Tanaka, Kei Tani
Votes: 75
54. Tegami (2006)
121 min | Drama
How have you been? Takeshi's letter is delivered one each month to his younger brother, Naoki. Takeshi is serving a life term in prison for the crime that he had committed to save his ... See full summary »
Director: Jirô Shôno | Stars: Takayuki Yamada, Tetsuji Tamayama, Erika Sawajiri, Kazue Fukiishi
Votes: 428
55. Tears for You (2006)
118 min | Drama, Romance
8-year old Yotaro gains a 3-year old step-sister, Kaoru, when his mother marries a jazz musician who plays in a club in Naha, Okinawa where they live. Before long Kaoru's father deserts ... See full summary »
Director: Nobuhiro Doi | Stars: Satoshi Tsumabuki, Masami Nagasawa, Kumiko Asô, Eiichirô Funakoshi
Votes: 1,187
56. Seishun kinzoku batto (2006)
96 min | Comedy, Crime
Director: Kazuyoshi Kumakiri | Stars: Pistol Takehara, Masanobu Andô, Maki Sakai, Noriko Eguchi
Votes: 137
57. The Neighbor No. Thirteen (2005)
R | 115 min | Horror, Thriller
Jûzô Murasaki is a boy miscast in his classroom, being frequently abused, tortured, beaten and humiliated by the bully Tôru Akai and his gang of juvenile punks. After years of repression, ... See full summary »
Director: Yasuo Inoue | Stars: Shidô Nakamura, Shun Oguri, Hirofumi Arai, Yumi Yoshimura
Votes: 1,307
58. Seoul (2002)
110 min | Action, Thriller
Detective Hayase is caught in the midst of a truck robbery. Being forced to extend his stay and help identify the robbers, Hayase gets thrown into another situation as Japan's Foreign Minister is kidnapped before the upcoming Asian Summit.
Director: Masahiko Nagasawa | Stars: Tomoya Nagase, Choi Min-soo, Hoon Jang, Seong Choi
Votes: 162
59. Summer Time Machine Blues (2005)
107 min | Comedy, Sci-Fi
A sci-fi club concocts a plan to repair a remote by using a time machine that suddenly appears.
Director: Katsuyuki Motohiro | Stars: Eita Nagayama, Yoshiaki Yoza, Daijirô Kawaoka, Munenori Nagano
Votes: 1,687
60. 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: 4,913
61. Funuke: Show Some Love, You Losers! (2007)
112 min | Comedy, Drama
Traumatic incidents, conflicts, and bloody quarrels awaits the Wago family members who return home to bury their parents.
Director: Daihachi Yoshida | Stars: Eriko Satô, Aimi Satsukawa, Hiromi Nagasaku, Masatoshi Nagase
Votes: 926
62. Kame wa igai to hayaku oyogu (2005)
90 min | Comedy
Suzume Katagura is a bored housewife who spends her days doing chores and taking care of her husband's pet turtle. One day she sees a wanted ad for spies. Hoping for some excitement she decides to give them a call.
Director: Satoshi Miki | Stars: Juri Ueno, Yû Aoi, Ryô Iwamatsu, Eri Fuse
Votes: 984
63. 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: 2,271
64. Goya-champuru (2006)
101 min | Drama
Hiromi, attends junior high school in Tokyo. The combination of getting bullied on campus and her fathers death causes her to stop attending school. One day she is invited by her online ... See full synopsis »
Director: Tetsuya Matsushima | Stars: Mikako Tabe, Jun Fubuki, Kôhei Takeda, Misako Ôshiro
Votes: 40
65. Closed Note (2007)
138 min | Drama
Kae Horii (Erika Sawajiri) moves into her new flat in an undisclosed area of Kyoto. While unpacking her belongings, she discovers a hidden compartment behind a inconspicuous mirror. In that... See full summary »
Director: Isao Yukisada | Stars: Erika Sawajiri, Yûsuke Iseya, Yûko Takeuchi, Urara Awata
Votes: 415
66. Gin iro no shîzun (2008)
108 min | Drama, Sport
The arrival of a bride-to-be shakes a hapless ski resort and proves to the three young down-and-out local skiers that there is much more to life than they think.
Director: Eiichirô Hasumi | Stars: Eita Nagayama, Rena Tanaka, Tetsuji Tamayama, Munetaka Aoki
Votes: 90
67. Crying Out Love in the Center of the World (2004)
138 min | Drama, Romance
While searching for his fiancee Ritsuko, Sakutarou rediscovers through flashbacks the void deep within him caused by the events from his high school days.
Director: Isao Yukisada | Stars: Takao Osawa, Kô Shibasaki, Masami Nagasawa, Mirai Moriyama
Votes: 3,896
68. Tengoku no honya - koibi (2004)
111 min | Drama, Romance
KENTA (Tetsuji Tamayama), a young pianist who has just lost his job, is drowning his woes at a bar, when he meets a man in a Hawaiian shirt named YAMAKI (Yoshio Harada). He invites Kenta to... See full summary »
Director: Tetsuo Shinohara | Stars: Yûko Takeuchi, Tetsuji Tamayama, Karina, Hirofumi Arai
Votes: 372
69. Kaze no sotogawa (2007)
123 min | Drama
High school student Mariko (Ando Sakura) sings in the choir at the all-girls school she attends, and her biggest dream right now is to go to a music college. One day on her way home from ... See full synopsis »
Director: Eiji Okuda | Stars: Sakura Andô, Takao Sasaki, Kazu Andô, Yasuhiro Arai
Votes: 86
70. Metro ni notte (2006)
121 min | Drama
When Shinji Hasebe got off a subway, he finds himself in 1964 on the day of his brother's death. He travels between present and past and comes to know of his father's past. Going back to the past shows him the truth about his parents.
Director: Tetsuo Shinohara | Stars: Shin'ichi Tsutsumi, Aya Okamoto, Min Tanaka, Takashi Sasano
Votes: 188
71. Kisaragi (2007)
108 min | Comedy, Mystery
Five devoted fans of a late idol gather for a commemorative meeting, only to uncover surprising revelations about her untimely death, leading them to question what they thought they knew.
Director: Yûichi Satô | Stars: Shun Oguri, Yûsuke Santamaria, Keisuke Koide, Muga Tsukaji
Votes: 1,303
72. Go (2001)
122 min | Drama, Romance
Sugihara, born in Japan but with North Korean parents, falls in love with a Japanese girl after changing from a North Korean school to a Japanese school. His boxer dad teaches him boxing - skills used a lot.
Director: Isao Yukisada | Stars: Yôsuke Kubozuka, Kô Shibasaki, Tarô Yamamoto, Hirofumi Arai
Votes: 3,017
73. Sky High (II) (2002)
R | 122 min | Action, Adventure, Fantasy
A detective hunts a killer who is removing girls hearts. When his own fiancée falls victim to the killer, the detective discovers the otherworldly intentions of the killer and is helped from beyond the grave by his fiancée.
Director: Ryûhei Kitamura | Stars: Yumiko Shaku, Takao Osawa, Shôsuke Tanihara, Dorothy Elias-Fahn
Votes: 1,498
74. Doraibu (2002)
102 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
A salaryman is hijacked by bank robbers.
Director: Sabu | Stars: Shin'ichi Tsutsumi, Ren Ôsugi, Kô Shibasaki, Masanobu Andô
Votes: 936
75. Hoteru bînasu (2004)
125 min | Drama
In a strange alienated world there is a secret hotel in a shabby diner called the Venus Café, harboring some unusual people where compelling secrets lie in each resident's heart. Torturing ... See full summary »
Director: Hideta Takahata | Stars: Tsuyoshi Kusanagi, Miki Nakatani, Jung-Woo Park, Do-Hee Go
Votes: 197
76. Tabi no okurimono 0:00 hatsu (2006)
109 min | Drama
Several strangers experiencing difficulties in their lives decide to board the train leaving Osaka station at midnight to an unknown destination. The trip becomes a journey of self-discovery that will change their lives.
Director: Masaki Harada | Stars: Atsuko Sakurai, Hanako Takigawa, Hideaki Tokunaga, Shirô Taihei
Votes: 70
77. Electric Dragon 80.000 V (2001)
55 min | Action, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
A violent, guitar-playing, electrically charged boxer faces off against an electronic wizard half-merged with a metallic Buddha.
Director: Gakuryû Ishii | Stars: Yoshiki Arizono, Tadanobu Asano, Masakatsu Funaki, Masatoshi Nagase
Votes: 2,714
78. I Like (2005)
104 min | Drama, Romance
A high school student named Yu has a crush on one of her classmates, Yosuke. The boy spends most of his time sitting outside and playing his guitar, and Yu sits nearby and listens. One day,... See full summary »
Director: Hiroshi Ishikawa | Stars: Aoi Miyazaki, Hidetoshi Nishijima, Hiromi Nagasaku, Eita Nagayama
Votes: 1,207
79. University of Laughs (2004)
121 min | Comedy, Drama
In wartime Japan, a government censor tries to make the writer for a theater troupe alter his comedic script. As they work with and against each other, the script ends up developing in unexpected ways.
Director: Mamoru Hoshi | Stars: Koji Yakusho, Gorô Inagaki, Masaya Takahashi, Masao Komatsu
Votes: 1,089
80. Sugar & Spice (2006)
125 min | Drama, Romance
After graduating from high school, Shiro is clueless how to proceed with his education. For the moment, he takes a small job at a local gas station, to much displease of his parents. His ... See full summary »
Director: Isamu Nakae | Stars: Yûya Yagira, Erika Sawajiri, Mari Natsuki, Yô Ôizumi
Votes: 321
81. Sweet Rain: Accuracy of Death (2008)
113 min | Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
Kaneshiro plays a Grim Reaper who appears to his victims in human form and spends a week with them before deciding whether to off them or not.
Director: Masaya Kakehi | Stars: Takeshi Kaneshiro, Manami Konishi, Sumiko Fuji, Yuki Enomoto
Votes: 1,248
82. Yomigaeri (2002)
126 min | Fantasy, Romance
When the dead come back to life, an inspector is sent to the town of Aso.
Director: Akihiko Shiota | Stars: Tsuyoshi Kusanagi, Yûko Takeuchi, Yuriko Ishida, Shô Aikawa
Votes: 518
83. Kabe-otoko (2006)
98 min | Crime, Drama, Horror
The wall man is a strange wall-dwelling creature that is neither human nor ghost.
Director: Wataru Hayakawa | Stars: Mayumi Ono, Masato Sakai, Hineki Mito, Soushi Miyazaki
Votes: 185
84. Gegege no Kitarô (2007)
103 min | Animation, Fantasy, Horror
Kitaro is half-human and half-yokai (a general term for creatures and supernatural beings), orphaned as a child and dedicated to keeping the peace between the human and yokai worlds. Kitaro... See full summary »
Director: Katsuhide Motoki | Stars: Eiji Wentz, Mao Inoue, Rena Tanaka, Yô Ôizumi
Votes: 398
85. Gegege no Kitarô: Sennen noroi uta (2008)
119 min | Adventure, Family, Fantasy
Set in the same world populated by Yokai, demon spirits with supernatural powers - Wentz Eiji of WaT reprises his role as half-human, half-yokai hero Kitaro, who takes it upon himself to ... See full summary »
Director: Katsuhide Motoki | Stars: Eiji Wentz, Kie Kitano, Rena Tanaka, Yô Ôizumi
Votes: 175
86. Dear Friends (2007)
115 min | Drama
Rina is the it girl. She is thin, has long hair, is flaunting and dresses attractively. Every man wants to be with her and every woman wants to be like her. She also happens to be ... See full summary »
Director: Kazuyuki Morosawa | Stars: Kentaro Arai, Avery Fane, Masaya Kikawada, Keiko Kitagawa
Votes: 444
87. 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
88. The Glory of Team Batista (2008)
120 min | Comedy, Drama, Mystery
Toho university hospital has established an outstanding coronary surgery team under the leadership of a up and coming, star, U.S. trained surgeon (Kiji Kikkawa) that specializes in the ... See full synopsis »
Director: Yoshihiro Nakamura | Stars: Yûko Takeuchi, Hiroshi Abe, Sei Hiraizumi, Haruka Igawa
Votes: 245
89. Sabu (2002 TV Movie)
122 min | Action, Drama
When a young man is sent to a prison workhouse for a crime he did not commit his friend on the outside must find evidence to clear his name.
Director: Takashi Miike | Stars: Tatsuya Fujiwara, Satoshi Tsumabuki, Tomoko Tabata, Kazue Fukiishi
Votes: 427
90. Boku tachi to chûzai san no 700 nichi sensô (2008)
110 min | Comedy
After one of their group is caught for speeding a group of trouble-making teenagers decide to prank the local police officer. It starts with simple speeding pranks but gradually moves to more elaborate and bizarre pranks.
Director: Renpei Tsukamoto | Stars: Hayato Ichihara, Kuranosuke Sasaki, Kumiko Asô, Tamae Andô
Votes: 591
91. Kids (2008)
109 min | Drama, Fantasy
Asato (Koike Teppei) is a young man who returns to a slummy neighbourhood (referred to as 'The Street') to be near his Mum who is in prison. He is like the Empath in Star Trek, able to ... See full summary »
Director: Tatsuya Hagishima | Stars: Teppei Koike, Hiroshi Tamaki, Chiaki Kuriyama, Yuki Saitô
Votes: 243
92. Gachi bôi (2008)
120 min | Comedy, Drama
A comedy about a wrestler struggling with memory lapse.
Director: Norihiro Koizumi | Stars: Ryûta Satô, Saeko, Osamu Mukai, Riisa Naka
Votes: 202
93. Uôtâzu (2006)
107 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Seven young Tokyoites get scammed into working as hosts for "Dog Days" bar. Will they be able to overcome their individual differences and keep the club open?
Director: Ryo Nishimura | Stars: Shun Oguri, Toshinobu Matsuo, Takamasa Suga, Shingo Katsurayama
Votes: 93
94. Laundry (2002)
126 min | Drama, Romance
A young man named Teru, mentally altered by a childhood injury, runs a laundry and falls for Mizue, a lonely young woman with internal scars.
Director: Jun'ichi Mori | Stars: Yôsuke Kubozuka, Koyuki, Takashi Naitô, Ken'ichirô Tanabe
Votes: 658
95. Purei (2005)
Unrated | 77 min | Horror
Two people kidnap a girl, hoping for a ransom.
Director: Yûichi Satô | Stars: Tetsuji Tamayama, Asami Mizukawa, Mitsuyoshi Shinoda, Toshiyuki Toyonaga
Votes: 453
96. Taga tameni (2005)
97 min | Crime, Drama, Romance
When a lonely owner of a photography studio is introduced to a woman not much different from himself in mood and temperament a friendship ensues that soon becomes a deeper bond that leads ... See full summary »
Director: Tarô Hyûgaji | Stars: Tadanobu Asano, Erika Oda, Chizuru Ikewaki, Teppei Koike
Votes: 135
97. Densha otoko (2005)
101 min | Comedy, Romance
The supposedly true story of a 23-year-old otaku (Japanese geek) who intervenes when a drunk man is harassing several women on a train. The otaku ultimately begins dating one of the women, ... See full summary »
Director: Shôsuke Murakami | Stars: Takayuki Yamada, Miki Nakatani, Ryôko Kuninaka, Eita Nagayama
Votes: 2,428
98. Gangu shuriya (2002)
47 min | Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Director: Hakubun | Stars: Rena Tanaka, Shûgo Oshinari, Natsumi Ohira, Akaji Maro
Votes: 62
99. Kiraware Matsuko no isshô (2006)
130 min | Comedy, Drama, Musical
When Matsuko is murdered, her nephew, Sho, gets to progressively unveil the many details of her mysterious past, discovering she wasn't just a forgotten outcast and had led an intriguing yet bizarre life.
Director: Tetsuya Nakashima | Stars: Miki Nakatani, Eita Nagayama, Yûsuke Iseya, Mikako Ichikawa
Votes: 8,747
100. Adrift in Tokyo (2007)
101 min | Comedy
Takemura has no friends and no family. He's a law student but he doesn't have any particular ambitions. A thug offers to pay Takemura's considerable gambling debt if the student accompanies him on a trip across Tokyo.
Director: Satoshi Miki | Stars: Joe Odagiri, Tomokazu Miura, Kyôko Koizumi, Yuriko Yoshitaka
Votes: 3,089
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