Asian films based on comics or comic characters
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1. Dipped in Gold (1970)
150 min | Drama
Married businessman Don Benito (Eddie Garcia) has a steamy affair with driver Diego (Mario O'Hara).
Director: Lino Brocka | Stars: Lolita Rodriguez, Eddie Garcia, Luis Gonzales, Hilda Koronel
Votes: 27
2. Talusaling (1955)
99 min | Comedy, Romance
An experienced archer meets a rich man who helps her settle in the city.
Director: F.H. Constantino | Stars: Nida Blanca, Nestor De Villa, Rebecca Del Rio, Eddie Rodriguez
Votes: 6
3. Diwani (1953)
Action, Adventure
Director: Nardo Vercudia | Stars: Alicia Vergel, Cesar Ramirez, Eddie Garcia, Bella Flores
Votes: 13
4. Uttarayanam (1974)
118 min | Drama
Ravi is a young man who was a union leader in his college days. Now he is seeking a job in Independent India. He faces rejections where he goes. In flashbacks, the independence struggle is shown with the current everyday life of Ravi.
Director: Govindan Aravindan | Stars: D.R. Mohandas, Kunjandi, Balan K. Nair, Adoor Bhasi
Votes: 46
5. Bebî gyangu to oneechan (1961)
Comedy
Director: Toshio Sugie | Stars: Keiju Kobayashi, Keiko Awaji, Kanzaburô Nakamura, Reiko Dan
6. Miyoko (2009)
Not Rated | 86 min | Drama
Manga artist Shinichi Abe created his most popular comic strip living in a tiny apartment in Asagaya District of Tokyo during 1970s, where he drew inspiration from his then model girlfriend... See full summary »
Director: Yoshifumi Tsubota | Stars: Kenji Mizuhashi, Marie Machida, Shôichi Honda, Anji
Votes: 64
7. Acchan no bebi gyangu (1961)
Comedy
Director: Toshio Sugie | Stars: Keiju Kobayashi, Keiko Awaji, Kanzaburô Nakamura, Ichirô Arishima
8. Nariyuki na tamashii (2016)
107 min | Drama
Questioning the meaning of people's lives, the multiple stories include the work of a manga artist, old men get involved in a fight and a murder, a bus incident which affects those who survive it, fishing, cherry-blossom viewing and more.
Director: Takahisa Zeze | Stars: Shirô Sano, Masao Adachi, Akira Emoto, Maho Yamada
9. Bakuman (2015)
119 min | Comedy
Moritaka Mashiro, a junior high student, forgets his notebook in class. His classmate Akito Takagi, notes Mashiro's drawings in it and asks him to become a manga artist to his stories. ... See full summary »
Director: Hitoshi Ône | Stars: Takeru Satoh, Ryunosuke Kamiki, Nana Komatsu, Hirofumi Arai
Votes: 1,822
10. Hanako-san (1943)
71 min | Musical, Comedy
Director: Masahiro Makino | Stars: Yukiko Todoroki, Hideko Takamine, Hisako Yamane, Reizaburô Yamamoto
Votes: 22
11. 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
12. Nihon junjô-den Okashina futari Monokuruoshiki hitobito no mure (1988)
110 min
Director: Nobuhiko Ôbayashi | Stars: Riki Takeuchi, Tomokazu Miura, Toshiyuki Nagashima, Kaho Minami
Votes: 15
13. Riarizumu no yado (2003)
83 min | Comedy, Drama
Tsuboi and Kinoshita have just arrived at a desolate town. Both of them are amateur filmmakers. Tsuboi is a screenwriter and Kinoshita a director. They have come to this town because Funaki... See full summary »
Director: Nobuhiro Yamashita | Stars: Keishi Nagatsuka, Hiroshi Yamamoto, Machiko Ono, Sunny Francis
Votes: 282
14. Hanzo the Razor: The Snare (1973)
Not Rated | 89 min | Action, Drama
During the currency devaluation by the Edo treasury, officer Hanzo deals with a temple priestess who sells her pupils as prostitutes, and a notorious thief who plans to rob the mint.
Director: Yasuzô Masumura | Stars: Shintarô Katsu, Keiko Aikawa, Kazuko Inano, Keizô Kanie
Votes: 1,289
15. Shuffle (1981)
34 min | Short
A cop chases a punk who had a fight with his girlfriend through every kind of urban setting, going on so long the punk starts hallucinating.
Director: Gakuryû Ishii | Stars: Yosuke Nakajima, Tatsuya Mori, Shigeru Muroi, Genjiro Arato
Votes: 294
16. Pumpkin and Mayonnaise (2017)
93 min | Drama
A struggling, unemployed musician living with his girlfriend looks to improve his life after he discovers how she's been paying the rent.
Director: Masanori Tominaga | Stars: Asami Usuda, Taiga Nakano, Kôdai Asaka, Ken Mitsuishi
Votes: 119
17. Blue (II) (2002)
116 min | Drama, Romance
An introverted schoolgirl falls in love and starts a relationship with one of her classmates. Set in a small seaside town in Japan, the love of her life eventually leaves her for her boyfriend in Tokyo.
Director: Hiroshi Ando | Stars: Mikako Ichikawa, Manami Konishi, Asami Imajuku, Jun Murakami
Votes: 695
18. The Visitor in the Eye (1977)
100 min | Mystery, Sci-Fi
Komori Tiaki is a budding tennis student. However, one day in training her coach hits the ball into her eye accidentally. She is taken to hospital but is advised that she will never regain the sight in her eye.
Director: Nobuhiko Ôbayashi | Stars: Jô Shishido, Nagisa Katahira, Shingo Yamamoto, Etsuko Shihomi
Votes: 155
19. Hi no tori (1978)
137 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy
Evil Queen Himiko and her army invade a small rural province in order to kill a Phoenix in order to achieve immortality, a young boy survives and goes on an adventure to amend the injustices.
Director: Kon Ichikawa | Stars: Tomisaburô Wakayama, Toshinori Omi, Masao Kusakari, Kaoru Yumi
Votes: 210
20. Neji-shiki (1998)
Not Rated | 87 min | Drama
It has been two years since unsuccessful cartoonist, Tsube (Asano), started to live with Kuniko (Fujitani) casually in a small apartment. They are in the depths of poverty and can no longer... See full summary »
Director: Teruo Ishii | Stars: Tadanobu Asano, Miki Fujitani, Yûko Fujimori, Kazuhiko Kanayama
Votes: 268
21. Nowhere Man (1991)
107 min | Comedy, Drama
Sukezo, a former manga comic artist, takes up the art rock business by setting up a shop in a shed by the river. He tries hard to be successful, but business does not go well and the family becomes progressively poorer.
Director: Naoto Takenaka | Stars: Naoto Takenaka, Jun Fubuki, Kotaro Santo, Miyako Yamaguchi
Votes: 104
22. Gensen-Kan Inn (1993)
98 min | Drama
Director: Teruo Ishii | Stars: Shirô Sano, Mayo Kawasaki, Kitarô, Kaoru Mizuki
Votes: 17
23. Bohachi Bushido: Code of the Forgotten Eight (1973)
81 min | Action, Drama, Thriller
A ronin Shino Asu (I die Tomorrow) gets rescued by the Bohachi clan. Their leader Shirobei Daimon, charged by the Shogun with running Edo's brothels enlists him to kill clients of tea-house whores who are stealing his business.
Director: Teruo Ishii | Stars: Tetsurô Tanba, Gorô Ibuki, Tatsuo Endô, Ryôhei Uchida
Votes: 683
24. Xi lu xiang (1950)
80 min | Drama
The English was actually The Kid.
Director: Fung Fung | Stars: Bruce Lee, Chau-Shui Yee, Hoi-Chuen Lee, Fung Fung
Votes: 171
25. The Drifting Classroom (1987)
104 min | Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
An international school in Kobe, Japan is catapulted into the future after a time-slip occurs.
Director: Nobuhiko Ôbayashi | Stars: Yasufumi Hayashi, Aiko Asano, Vajra Barzaghi, Leana D'Aloisio
Votes: 293
26. Strawberry Shortcakes (2006)
127 min | Drama
Strawberry Shortcakes (2006) is a Japanese film by director Hitoshi Yazaki. The film, based on the Japanese manga of the same name by Kiriko Nananan, concerns the life of four girls, as ... See full summary »
Director: Hitoshi Yazaki | Stars: Chizuru Ikewaki, Noriko Nakagoshi, Yûko Nakamura, Kiriko Nananan
Votes: 800
27. James Batman (1966)
94 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy
An evil syndicate is set to conquer the world, and the mission is to stop them from fulfilling their vicious plans. The consequences of their failure may mean the destruction of all ... See full summary »
Director: Artemio Marquez | Stars: Dolphy, Shirley Moreno, Boy Alano, Bella Flores
Votes: 100
28. Zuma (1985)
141 min | Action, Drama, Fantasy
Zuma is a movie remake of one of the oldest and most popular comic books in the Philippines. It stars Zuma, a creature donning a snake over his shoulder which perfectly accentuates his monster-like features.
Director: Jun Raquiza | Stars: Max Laurel, Snooky Serna, Mark Gil, Dang Cecilio
Votes: 78
29. Anak ni Zuma (1987)
115 min | Action, Horror, Sci-Fi
IN THIS SEQUEL, ZUMA, THE SERPENT-MAN-MONSTER COMES BACK WITH A VENGEANCE AND THIS TIME HE IS WITH HIS SON WHO IS JUST AS VICIOUS.
Director: Ben Yalung | Stars: Max Laurel, Dang Cecilio, Rey 'PJ' Abellana, Lorraine Schuck
Votes: 54
30. Red Hawk: Weapon of Death (1995 Video)
86 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
A Spiritual person who fights to an Evil when the right time comes, to save his land.
Director: Sang Il Sim | Stars: Jang Gwang, Han Sugyeong, Jang Sejun, Yu Heamu
Votes: 76
31. Tôkyô zonbi (2005)
Not Rated | 103 min | Action, Comedy, Horror
A horror-comedy about two blue-collar factory workers (who happen to be jiu-jitsu experts) dealing with a ravenous, flesh-eating zombie uprising in Tokyo.
Director: Sakichi Sato | Stars: Tadanobu Asano, Shô Aikawa, Erika Okuda, Arata Furuta
Votes: 2,108
32. Visions of Frank (2005 Video)
45 min | Animation
Collects 8 wild Frank animations made by some of Japan's most innovative and idiosyncratic filmmakers. Each piece is an interpretation of a classic Frank comic and is scored by musicians from Japan and the USA.
Directors: Cocoa, Drop, Taruto Fuyama, Kanako Kawaguchi, Naomi Nagata, Masaki Naito, Jim Woodring, Eri Yoshimura
Votes: 36
33. Mother (2014)
83 min | Horror
This is an autobiographical flick that details incidents that occur even as a publishing company is working on a book on Umezu' s life.Chief editor,Sakura, is aware of the overwhelming ... See full summary »
Director: Kazuo Umezu | Stars: Ainosuke Kataoka, Kimie Shingyôji, Mimi Maihane, Shôko Nakagawa
Votes: 25
34. Killer Toon (2013)
104 min | Horror, Thriller
Popular horror web-comic artist Ji Yoon finds life imitating her own work when her publisher turns up dead in a way, precisely mirrors the images in her latest comic.
Director: Yong-gyun Kim | Stars: Lee Si-young, Uhm Ki-joon, Lee Do-yeop, Oh Gwang-Rok
Votes: 2,267
35. Dyesebel (1973)
114 min | Adventure, Drama, Family
Dyesebel is a popular mermaid character in the Philippines. The comic book character was originally conceived by the Filipino comic book illustrator, Mars Ravelo and drawn by Elpidio Torres.
Director: Emmanuel H. Borlaza | Stars: Vilma Santos, Romeo Miranda, Divina Valencia, Mina Aragon
Votes: 16
36. Dyesebel (1990)
101 min | Drama, Fantasy, Romance
A MERMAID REALIZED HER DREAM TO BE FULLY HUMAN AND LIVE WITH THE MAN SHE LOVES.
Director: Mel Chionglo | Stars: Alice Dixson, Richard Gomez, Nadia Montenegro, Dennis Roldan
Votes: 24
37. Darna (1991)
103 min | Action, Adventure, Family
A young girl is chosen by an angel to become superheroine to which she must face offer against a satanic worshipper and his lackeys.
Director: Joel Lamangan | Stars: Nanette Medved, Nida Blanca, Edu Manzano, Pilar Pilapil
Votes: 64
38. Darna! Ang pagbabalik (1994)
105 min | Action, Adventure, Fantasy
With Dr Valentine and Valentina's master plan threatening the entire world, Narda must find a way to get her magical stone and become Darna again to foil their plans.
Directors: Peque Gallaga, Lore Reyes | Stars: Anjanette Abayari, Edu Manzano, Cherie Gil, Pilita Corrales
Votes: 93
40. Boku wa tenshi ja naiyo (1977)
90 min
Director: Morio Agata | Stars: Morio Agata, Tadanori Yokoo, Eiichi Ohtaki, Mako Midori
Votes: 7
41. Kôkôsei burai hikae: Tsuki no Muramasa (1973)
Comedy
Director: Mio Ezaki | Stars: Masaaki Daimon, Yuriko Hishimi, Yayoi Watanabe, Sayoko Katô
42. Kôkôsei burai hikae: Kanjirû Muramasa (1973)
Action, Comedy
Director: Mio Ezaki | Stars: Masaaki Daimon, Yukiko Kuwahara, Jirô Okazaki, Eiji Gô
43. Wârudo apâtomento horâ (1991)
97 min | Comedy, Horror
A Yakuza underling is given the assignment to rid an apartment of its tenants within a week. He tries a variety of desperate tactics to no avail. Soon his problems get worse as an evil ... See full summary »
Director: Katsuhiro Ôtomo | Stars: Sabu, Jazz Cutz, Kaei Okina, Mohammed Abdul Sahib
Votes: 343
44. Jack & Jill (1987)
123 min | Comedy
The gender-bending brother/sister tandem of the 1950s (then portrayed by Lolita Rodriguez and Dolphy) returns in the 1980s, this time portrayed by Sharon Cuneta and Herbert Bautista and ... See full summary »
Director: Leroy Salvador | Stars: Sharon Cuneta, Herbert Bautista, Edu Manzano, Panchito
Votes: 35
45. Wanted: Perfect Mother (1970)
128 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Based on the novel by Mars Ravelo and serialized in Pilipino Komiks, "Wanted: Perfect Mother"--Lino Brocka's directorial debut--is described as a "light, heartwarming dramatic story for ... See full summary »
Director: Lino Brocka | Stars: Dante Rivero, Liza Lorena, Boots Anson-Roa, Caridad Sanchez
Votes: 23
46. Durugin si Totoy Bato (1979)
Action, Drama, Sport
THE MAIN EVENT in a decade of Motion Pictures...A MOVIE you will never Forger.
Director: Armando A. Herrera | Stars: Fernando Poe Jr., Charo Santos-Concio, Julie Vega, Roland Dantes
47. Dugong buhay (1983)
119 min | Action, Drama, Thriller
It tells the story of a hacienda or ranch worker Samuel (Ramon Revilla Sr.), who is seeking revenge against the cruelty of the de Lara family. Because of his hatred, Samuel uses his own son... See full summary »
Director: Carlo J. Caparas | Stars: Ramon Revilla, Ramon 'Bong' Revilla Jr., Imelda Ilanan, Maria Isabel Lopez
Votes: 16
48. Tuklaw (1986)
Comedy, Drama
A social outcast with Hunchback-of-Notre-Dame vibe finds comfort in the company of his pet reptiles that are deadly when provoked.
Director: Carlo J. Caparas | Stars: Richard Gomez, Nadia Montenegro, Charito Solis, Anjo Yllana
49. Pieta (1983)
Action, Drama
The story of a mother's passionate, undying love for her criminal son even in the most trying, compromising, difficult situations.
Director: Carlo J. Caparas | Stars: Charito Solis, Vivian Velez, Ace Vergel, Luis Gonzales
Votes: 11
50. Pieta: Ikalawang aklat (1984)
Action, Drama
Rigor dies but in Marta's fear that Noel might turn out like his amoral father, she raises her son with an iron hand.
Director: Carlo J. Caparas | Stars: Ramon 'Bong' Revilla Jr., Charito Solis, Vivian Velez, Dante Rivero
Votes: 8
51. Pedro Penduko (1954)
Fantasy
Director: Gerardo de Leon | Stars: Efren Reyes, Edna Luna, Lopito, Ramon D'Salva
Votes: 9
52. Pedro Penduko, Episode II: The Return of the Comeback (2000)
130 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy
Director: Erik Matti | Stars: Janno Gibbs, Ramon Zamora, Ace Espinosa, LJ Moreno
Votes: 52
53. Lapu-Lapu (1955)
Biography, Drama, History
LVN's top stars Delia Razon and Mario Montenegro were reunited for the nth time in this 1955 Lamberto Avellana's monumental epic, "Lapu-Lapu". Based form the celebrated Francisco V. ... See full summary »
Director: Lamberto V. Avellana | Stars: Delia Razon, Mario Montenegro, Priscilla Cellona, Oscar Keesee
Votes: 10
54. Pasan ko ang daigdig (1987)
128 min | Drama, Musical, Romance
Lupe, a poor woman, wishes to terminate her long-suffering and poverty, and improve not only her own life but that of her crippled mother, through her singing. With the help of her three ... See full summary »
Director: Lino Brocka | Stars: Sharon Cuneta, Tonton Gutierrez, Loretta Marquez, Mark Gil
Votes: 141
55. Malvarosa (1958)
TV-PG | 101 min | Drama
Story of a family's struggles in life. Rosa lives in the slums near the railroad tracks, with her mother and five brothers. Her mother wallows in guilt and depression, when her drunkard father is run over by a train.
Director: Gregorio Fernandez | Stars: Charito Solis, Leroy Salvador, Carlos Padilla Jr., Eddie Rodriguez
Votes: 55
56. Kerubin (1952)
Family, Fantasy
St. Peter is exasperated with the antics of Kerubin, a mischievous little angel, so he sends her to Earth with the proviso that she cannot return to Heaven until she makes one sad soul ... See full summary »
Director: Octavio Silos | Stars: Tessie Agana, Linda Estrella, Chichay, Bella Flores
57. Ang panday (1980)
Action, Fantasy, Horror
Panday is a blacksmith whose real name is Flavio. When a meteor fell from the sky one night, he forged the metal from the meteor into a dagger, the balaraw. When he raises the dagger to the... See full summary »
Director: Fernando Poe Jr. | Stars: Fernando Poe Jr., Liz Alindogan, Max Alvarado, Bentot Jr.
Votes: 93
58. Angela Markado (1980)
150 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
A waitress is repeatedly gang-raped, humiliated, and left for dead by five men whom she systematically hunts down to seek revenge.
Director: Lino Brocka | Stars: Hilda Koronel, Johnny Delgado, Celia Rodriguez, Rez Cortez
Votes: 40
59. Dyesebel (1978)
Drama, Fantasy, Romance
Director: Anthony Taylor | Stars: Alma Moreno, Mat Ranillo III, Gloria Sevilla, Nova Villa
Votes: 12
60. You're My Pet (2011)
Not Rated | 110 min | Comedy, Romance
Eun-Yi (Kim Ha-Neul) works as an editor for a fashion magazine. She keeps failing in relationships with men, but doesn't get along with her colleagues. In-Ho (Jang Keun-Suk) was a promising... See full summary »
Director: Byeong-gon Kim | Stars: Kim Ha-neul, Jang Keun-suk, Ryu Tae-joon, Jeong Yu-mi
Votes: 1,243
61. The King's Affection (2021– )
TV-PG | Drama, Romance
The story is set during the Joseon Dynasty when twins were considered an ominous sign. When the Crown Princess Consort gives birth to twins, an order is sent to kill the daughter. To save her, she is secretly sent out of the palace.
Stars: Park Eun-bin, Kim Ro-Woon, Nam Yoon-Su, Byungchan
Votes: 5,977
62. The Storm Riders (1998)
PG-13 | 128 min | Action, Adventure, Fantasy
An evil warlord takes in 2 students (Wind & Cloud) in an effort to become invincible so he can take over the world.
Director: Andrew Lau | Stars: Aaron Kwok, Ekin Cheng, Shin'ichi Chiba, Kristy Yeung
Votes: 4,140
63. Kenkoy (1950)
Comedy
Director: Ramon Estella | Stars: Lopito, Virginia Montes, Bob Padilla, Benny Mack
64. Kenkoy en rosing (1975)
Comedy
Director: F.H. Constantino | Stars: Chiquito, Eva Reyes, Rodolfo 'Boy' Garcia, Lucita Soriano
65. Start-Up (2019)
102 min | Action, Comedy, Drama
Two boys are becoming real adults during a turbulent time as they experience a world that doesn't go their way.
Director: Jeong-Yeol Choi | Stars: Ma Dong-seok, Park Jeong-min, Jung Hae-in, Kim Dae-gon
Votes: 1,268
66. Cheese in the Trap (2018)
116 min | Romance
Hong Seol is an ordinary university student. She is busy working part-time jobs to pay for her tuition fee and living expenses. Yoo Jung is her senior at the same university. He seems ... See full summary »
Director: Je-Yeong Kim | Stars: Jo Deok-hyeon, Park Gi-woong, Park Hae-Jin, Na Hye-mi
Votes: 612
67. Cheese in the Trap (2016)
60 min | Comedy, Romance
A college student balances her studies and a part-time job with a relationship with an insecure man who manipulates others.
Stars: Park Hae-Jin, Kim Go-eun, Seo Kang-Joon, Nam Joo-hyuk
Votes: 4,723
68. The Neighbors (2012)
Not Rated | 115 min | Mystery, Thriller
Residents of a mansion live in fear when a young girl is murdered. They suspect their neighbor for the crime, and a battle erupts to protect the next victim.
Director: Hwi Kim | Stars: Yunjin Kim, Ma Dong-seok, Kim Sae-ron, Kim Seong-gyoon
Votes: 1,708
69. Ramir (1958)
Action, Fantasy
A fabulous spectacle of unsurpassed splendor - the last word in motion might.
Director: Ramon Estella | Stars: Cesar Ramirez, Merle Tuazon, Norma Reyes, Lito Anzures
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