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1. Oyayubihime (1999 TV Movie)
Comedy, Fantasy, Horror
Saeko Machida is a high-school girl with a crush on a boy in her class named Yuichi Kimijima. Becoming obsessed with him, she tries to gain his attention and win his affections, but ... See full summary »
Directors: Atsuya Asano, Natsuki Imai, Fuminori Kaneko | Stars: Chiaki Kuriyama, Issei Takahashi, Erina Asai, Hisoka Yamamoto
Votes: 45
2. Bio-Zombie (1998)
Not Rated | 94 min | Comedy, Horror, Sci-Fi
A group of young shoppers and employees must band together when a zombie outbreak over runs their Hong Kong shopping center in the middle of the shopping day.
Director: Wilson Yip | Stars: Jordan Chan, Emotion Cheung, Sam Lee, Yiu-Cheung Lai
Votes: 2,728
3. Dim Sum Funeral (2008)
R | 95 min | Comedy, Drama
A story about a group of estranged Chinese-American siblings who reunite after the death of their mother.
Director: Anna Chi | Stars: Bai Ling, Steph Song, Talia Shire, Russell Wong
Votes: 747
4. Con Artist (2009)
Not Rated | 84 min | Documentary
A once-famous millionaire "business artist" is forced to confront his own legendary obnoxious behavior, while trying to find love through fame.
Director: Michael Sládek | Stars: Molly Barnes, Andy Behrman, Mike Cockrill, Jacob Collins
Votes: 115
5. Maurizio Cattelan: Be Right Back (2016)
95 min | Documentary
An art world upstart, provocative and elusive artist Maurizio Cattelan made his career on playful and subversive works that send up the artistic establishment, until a retrospective at the ... See full summary »
Director: Maura Axelrod | Stars: Francesco Bonami, Maurizio Cattelan, Massimiliano Gioni, Rosemary Melene
Votes: 151
6. The Great Contemporary Art Bubble (2009)
90 min | Documentary
Investigating art prices and their rapid value-loss.
Director: Ben Lewis
Votes: 124
7. Death Zone: Cleaning Mount Everest (2018)
99 min | Documentary, Adventure, Drama
The dramatic self-documented story of 20 elite Nepali climbers who venture into the "Death Zone" of Mount Everest to restore their sacred mountain and the contaminated water source of 1.3 billion people.
Director: Marina Martins | Stars: Namgyal Sherpa, Chakra B. Karki, Purna Kumar Sherpa, Patrick Stewart
Votes: 420
8. Chips (2012)
68 min | Comedy, Drama
Tadashi Imamura is a burglar who idolizes Ozaki, a star baseball player he shares a birthday with. One day he realizes their connection is much deeper than that and decides to find out more.
Director: Yoshihiro Nakamura | Stars: Gaku Hamada, Fumino Kimura, Nao Ômori, Eri Ishida
Votes: 216
9. Big in Japan (2014)
Not Rated | 100 min | Comedy, Music
A struggling Seattle Rock band, Tennis Pro, take one last shot at making it big as they embark on a comical musical odyssey in Tokyo with hopes to prevent their day jobs from becoming their careers.
Director: John Jeffcoat | Stars: David Drury, John Jeffcoat, Aya Kawahara, Yuko Kawahara
Votes: 204
10. Parallel Worlds, Parallel Lives (2007)
60 min | Documentary, Biography, Music
Mark Oliver Everett, singer of the band EELS, on his quest to get to know his later father, quantum physicist Hugh Everett III, who invented the Many Worlds theory.
Director: Louise Lockwood | Stars: Mark Oliver Everett, Annie Mac, Max Tegmark
Votes: 196
11. Hi, How Are You Daniel Johnston? (2015)
15 min | Animation, Short, Biography
Daniel Johnston stars in this psychedelic short film about an aging musician coming to terms with the dreams of yesteryear.
Director: Gabriel Sunday | Stars: Don Goede, Daniel Johnston, Greg McLeod, Myles McLeod
Votes: 320
12. Atomic: Living in Dread and Promise (2015)
71 min | Documentary
Experimental documentary that looks at the Hiroshima nuclear bomb and its legacy.
Director: Mark Cousins
Votes: 232
13. Dial H-I-S-T-O-R-Y (1997)
Not Rated | 68 min | Documentary
An experimental documentary detailing the history of plane hijackings.
Director: Johan Grimonprez
Votes: 246
14. Bugs (2016)
73 min | Documentary
In an effort to determine their sustainability as a food source, two chefs travel throughout the world tasting insects.
Director: Andreas Johnsen | Stars: Josh Evans, Roberto Flore, Ben Reade
Votes: 243 | Gross: $0.00M
15. Atman (1975)
12 min | Short
A lone figure sitting outdoors and wearing a Hannya mask is seen from different angles in a succession of crash zooms and encircling jump cuts.
Director: Toshio Matsumoto
Votes: 595
16. See You Tomorrow, Everyone (2013)
120 min | Comedy, Drama
After Satoru Watarai graduated from elementary school, he dropped out of school and decided to live within his apartment complex, never to venture outside. Satoru Watari then meets his old ... See full summary »
Director: Yoshihiro Nakamura | Stars: Gaku Hamada, Bengal, Ami Hachiya, Haru
Votes: 332
17. Big Dreams Little Tokyo (2006)
Not Rated | 86 min | Comedy, Romance
An American with an uncanny ability to speak Japanese aspires to succeed in the world of Japanese business; his Japanese-American roommate aspires to sumo wrestling but is challenged by his health.
Director: Dave Boyle | Stars: Dave Boyle, Jayson Watabe, Rachel Morihiro, Drew Knight
Votes: 316
18. Vampire Clay (2017)
80 min | Horror
A plasticine demon devours the denizens of a rural art school.
Director: Sôichi Umezawa | Stars: Ena Fujita, Asuka Kurosawa, Yuyu Makihara, Ryô Shinoda
Votes: 490
19. Like a Virgin (2006)
116 min | Comedy, Sport
OH Dong-gu believes himself to be female. Although overweight and on the short side, he dreams of becoming perfect some day, and devotes himself to mimicking Madonna's singing and dancing ... See full summary »
Directors: Lee Hae-jun, Hae-Young Lee | Stars: Baek Yun-shik, Lee Sang-ah, Eon Lee, Ryu Deok-hwan
Votes: 422
20. 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
21. Walking on Water (2018)
105 min | Documentary, Adventure, Comedy
An uncensored look into the artistic process and personal relationships of Christo, an artist known for his large-scale installations. For the first time since the passing of his wife and ... See full summary »
Director: Andrey Paounov | Star: Christo
Votes: 711 | Gross: $0.10M
22. Plastic China (2016)
82 min | Documentary
A portrait of poverty, ambition and hope set in a world of waste.
Director: Jiuliang Wang
Votes: 621
23. A Boy and His Samurai (2010)
108 min | Comedy
After praying for a new job, a samurai is transported through time to today's Japan.
Director: Yoshihiro Nakamura | Stars: Shioli Kutsuna, Ryô Nishikido, Hitomi Satô, Keisuke Horibe
Votes: 683
24. Too Young to Die! Wakakushite shinu (2016)
125 min | Comedy, Fantasy, Horror
Supernatural comedy about an unlucky high school student who dies in a bus crash during a school trip only to be press-ganged into a demonic rock band in Hell. Daisuke (Ryunosuke Kamiki) ... See full summary »
Director: Kankurô Kudô | Stars: Tomoya Nagase, Ryunosuke Kamiki, Aoi Morikawa, Kenta Kiritani
Votes: 730
25. Kabukicho Love Hotel (2014)
135 min | Drama, Romance
Over one day at this love hotel in Shinjuku, Tokyo - where guests have the choice of staying for a short time or overnight - the dreams and desires of these characters intersect while aspiring for something greater.
Director: Ryûichi Hiroki | Stars: Shôta Sometani, Atsuko Maeda, Roy 5tion, Asuka Hinoi
Votes: 850
26. The Yes Men Are Revolting (2014)
Unrated | 91 min | Documentary
Comedy troupe The Yes Men stage phony events and press releases in an effort to bring attention to environmental dangers and corporate greed.
Directors: Andy Bichlbaum, Mike Bonanno, Laura Nix | Stars: Mike Bonanno, Andy Bichlbaum, Benadette Chandia Kodili, Albert Mwesigwa
Votes: 792 | Gross: $0.05M
27. Buddha Mountain (2010)
105 min | Drama
When they are evicted from their apartment in a provincial city in Northern China, a young bar singer and her two male friends rent rooms from a retired opera singer in Peking. The ... See full summary »
Director: Yu Li | Stars: Sylvia Chang, Bingbing Fan, Chen Bo-lin, Helong Wang
Votes: 947
28. The Brainwashing of My Dad (2015)
90 min | Documentary
After her dad shifts his politics from left to right, his daughter tries to understand what happened.
Director: Jen Senko | Stars: Glenn Beck, Eric Boehlert, David Brock, Noam Chomsky
Votes: 1,381
29. Dark Money (2018)
TV-14 | 99 min | Documentary
DARK MONEY, a political thriller, examines one of the greatest present threats to American democracy: the influence of untraceable corporate money on our elections and elected officials. ... See full summary »
Director: Kimberly Reed | Stars: Jon Tester, Debra Bonogofsky, Jim Peterson, Ellie Hill
Votes: 935 | Gross: $0.21M
30. Next of Kin (1984)
Not Rated | 70 min | Comedy, Drama
Unhappy living with his loveless parents, a young man convinces a family of Armenian immigrants that he's their long-lost son and moves in with them, improving all of their lives in the process.
Director: Atom Egoyan | Stars: Patrick Tierney, Berj Fazlian, Sirvart Fazlian, Arsinée Khanjian
Votes: 1,047
31. The Pruitt-Igoe Myth (2011)
Not Rated | 79 min | Documentary
2011 "The Pruitt-Igoe Myth" explores the rise & fall of titular housing complex in St. Louis, examining racism & gov. Policies through interviews with former residents & historical footage. Ft racism, urban poverty & inequality in America.
Director: Chad Freidrichs | Stars: Slyvester Brown, Irvin Dagen, Elmer Fiedler, Robert Fishman
Votes: 931 | Gross: $0.04M
32. Parasite Eve (1997)
120 min | Drama, Horror, Romance
A scientist realizes his dead wife is an organization of mitochondria bent on making a new species that will wipe out humanity.
Director: Masayuki Ochiai | Stars: Hiroshi Mikami, Riona Hazuki, Tomoko Nakajima, Ayako Ômura
Votes: 1,230
33. Sky Ladder: The Art of Cai Guo-Qiang (2016)
76 min | Documentary
Trace the rise of contemporary artist Cai Guo-Qiang from childhood in Mao's China to global art world superstar, and join his quest to realize his lifelong obsession: Sky Ladder.
Director: Kevin Macdonald | Stars: Ian Buruma, Guo-Qiang Cai, Wen-You Cai, Wenhao Cai
Votes: 1,644
34. The Amazing Johnathan Documentary (2019)
91 min | Documentary
What begins as a documentary following the final tour of a dying magician - "The Amazing Johnathan" - becomes an unexpected and increasingly bizarre journey as the filmmaker struggles to separate truth from illusion.
Director: Benjamin Berman | Stars: The Amazing Johnathan, Eric André, Criss Angel, Benjamin Berman
Votes: 1,674
35. Family Viewing (1987)
Not Rated | 86 min | Drama
Van's father, Stan, is fond of video, always taping scenes of daily family life. But he does not take care of Van's grandmother, Armen. Although he could afford having her at home, she is ... See full summary »
Director: Atom Egoyan | Stars: David Hemblen, Aidan Tierney, Gabrielle Rose, Arsinée Khanjian
Votes: 1,456
36. Mega Time Squad (2018)
86 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy
John steals money and a bracelet/temporal dislocator from a Chinese antiques shop. Fleeing, he triggers the device and goes minutes back in time. The time travels result in new Johns and they form the Mega Time Squad.
Director: Tim van Dammen | Stars: Anton Tennet, Jonny Brugh, Hetty Gaskell-Hahn, Charles Chan
Votes: 1,770
37. Genghis Blues (1999)
Not Rated | 88 min | Documentary, Music
San Francisco bluesman and composer, Paul Peña makes a musical pilgrimage to the land of Tuva.
Director: Roko Belic | Stars: Richard Feynman, B.B. King, Kongar-ol Ondar, Paul Pena
Votes: 1,439 | Gross: $0.32M
38. Helldriver (2010)
Not Rated | 117 min | Horror, Sci-Fi
Still reeling from the events of a zombie apocalypse, a young woman, along with a group of allies, makes her way across a dystopian Japan in search of her mother, the Zombie Queen.
Director: Yoshihiro Nishimura | Stars: Yumiko Hara, Eihi Shiina, Kazuki Namioka, Yûrei Yanagi
Votes: 1,776
39. The Foul King (2000)
112 min | Comedy, Sport
A wimpy, incompetent bank clerk decides to become a pro wrestler.
Director: Jee-woon Kim | Stars: Park Sang-Myeon, Song Kang-ho, Jin-young Jang, Jang Hang-seon
Votes: 2,331
40. Finishing the Game (2007)
Not Rated | 84 min | Comedy
Bruce Lee's shocking death left legions of stunned fans and a legacy of 12 minutes from his unfinished Game Of Death. Undeterred, studio executives launched a search for his replacement chronicled here through the eyes of five aspiring thespians who find out what the real game is.
Director: Justin Lin | Stars: Roger Fan, Dustin Nguyen, Sung Kang, Josh Diamond
Votes: 1,904 | Gross: $0.05M
41. Naisu no mori: The First Contact (2005)
150 min | Comedy, Fantasy
An outrageous collection of surreal, short attention span non-sequiturs largely revolving around Guitar Brother, his randy older sibling, and the pair's portly Caucasian brother.
Directors: Katsuhito Ishii, Hajime Ishimine, Shunichirô Miki | Stars: Andrew Alfieri, Hideaki Anno, Moyoco Anno, Tadanobu Asano
Votes: 2,731
42. Psycho Goreman (2020)
Not Rated | 95 min | Comedy, Horror, Sci-Fi
After unearthing a gem that controls an evil monster looking to destroy the Universe, a young girl and her brother use it to make him do their bidding.
Director: Steven Kostanski | Stars: Nita-Josée Hanna, Owen Myre, Matthew Ninaber, Steven Vlahos
Votes: 15,112
43. SubUrbia (1996)
R | 121 min | Comedy, Drama
A group of suburban teenagers try to support each other through the difficult task of becoming adults.
Director: Richard Linklater | Stars: Giovanni Ribisi, Steve Zahn, Jayce Bartok, Amie Carey
Votes: 10,668 | Gross: $0.73M
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