Sort by Popularity - Most Popular Movies and TV Shows tagged with keyword "live-action-remake-of-anime"

1. One Piece (2023– )

TV-14 | 60 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy

In a seafaring world, a young pirate captain sets out with his crew to attain the title of Pirate King, and to discover the mythical treasure known as 'One Piece.'

Stars: Iñaki Godoy, Emily Rudd, Mackenyu, Morgan Davies

Votes: 150,433

2. City Hunter (2024)

TV-MA | 102 min | Action, Comedy, Crime

An exceptional marksman and hopeless playboy, private eye Ryo Saeba reluctantly forms an alliance with his late partner's sister to investigate his death.

Director: Yûichi Satô | Stars: Ryohei Suzuki, Misato Morita, Masanobu Andô, Fumino Kimura

Votes: 2,918

3. Alice in Borderland (2020– )

TV-MA | 50 min | Action, Drama, Mystery

Obsessed gamer Arisu suddenly finds himself in a strange, emptied-out version of Tokyo in which he and his friends must compete in dangerous games in order to survive.

Stars: Kento Yamazaki, Tao Tsuchiya, Nijirô Murakami, Eleanor Noble

Votes: 97,117

4. Alita: Battle Angel (2019)

PG-13 | 122 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi

A deactivated cyborg's revived, but can't remember anything of her past and goes on a quest to find out who she is.

Director: Robert Rodriguez | Stars: Rosa Salazar, Christoph Waltz, Jennifer Connelly, Mahershala Ali

Votes: 294,219 | Gross: $85.71M

5. Knights of the Zodiac (2023)

PG-13 | 112 min | Action, Adventure, Drama

When a goddess of war reincarnates in the body of a young girl, street orphan Seiya discovers that he is destined to protect her and save the world. But only if he can face his own past and become a Knight of the Zodiac.

Director: Tomasz Baginski | Stars: Mackenyu, Famke Janssen, Madison Iseman, Diego Tinoco

Votes: 13,289

6. Speed Racer (2008)

PG | 135 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy

Young driver, Speed Racer, aspires to be champion of the racing world with the help of his family and his high-tech Mach 5 automobile.

Directors: Lana Wachowski, Lilly Wachowski | Stars: Emile Hirsch, Matthew Fox, Christina Ricci, Nicholas Elia

Votes: 78,532 | Gross: $43.95M

7. Ghost in the Shell (2017)

PG-13 | 107 min | Action, Crime, Drama

In the near future, Major Mira Killian is the first of her kind: A human saved from a terrible crash, who is cyber-enhanced to be a perfect soldier devoted to stopping the world's most dangerous criminals.

Director: Rupert Sanders | Stars: Scarlett Johansson, Pilou Asbæk, Takeshi Kitano, Juliette Binoche

Votes: 228,134 | Gross: $40.56M

8. Cowboy Bebop (2021)

TV-MA | 58 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy

A ragtag crew of bounty hunters chases down the galaxy's most dangerous criminals. They'll save the world--for the right price.

Stars: John Cho, Mustafa Shakir, Daniella Pineda, Elena Satine

Votes: 43,705

9. Dragonball Evolution (2009)

PG | 85 min | Action, Adventure, Fantasy

The young warrior Son Goku sets out on a quest, racing against time and the vengeful King Piccolo, to collect a set of seven magical orbs that will grant their wielder unlimited power.

Director: James Wong | Stars: Justin Chatwin, James Marsters, Chow Yun-Fat, Emmy Rossum

Votes: 79,420 | Gross: $9.35M

10. Death Note (I) (2017)

TV-MA | 101 min | Crime, Drama, Fantasy

A high school student named Light Turner discovers a mysterious notebook that has the power to kill anyone whose name is written within its pages, and launches a secret crusade to rid the world of criminals.

Director: Adam Wingard | Stars: Nat Wolff, LaKeith Stanfield, Margaret Qualley, Shea Whigham

Votes: 90,560

11. Yu Yu Hakusho (2023)

TV-14 | 55 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy

A teenager dies while saving a young kid and is given a chance to be resurrected, provided he works for the Spirit World as an investigator of supernatural crimes with his newly-given powers.

Stars: Takumi Kitamura, Jun Shison, Kanata Hongô, Shûhei Uesugi

Votes: 8,196

12. Attack on Titan Part 1 (2015)

Not Rated | 98 min | Action, Adventure, Drama

In a world where giant humanoid Titans prey on humans, Eren joins the scouting legion to get revenge on the monsters who killed everyone in his town.

Director: Shinji Higuchi | Stars: Haruma Miura, Kiko Mizuhara, Kanata Hongô, Satomi Ishihara

Votes: 15,504 | Gross: $0.45M

13. City Hunter (2018)

91 min | Action, Comedy, Crime

Nicky Larson, the best private investigator in the business, is called for a high-risk mission: to recover the perfume of Cupid, a perfume that would make irresistible the one who uses it.

Director: Philippe Lacheau | Stars: Philippe Lacheau, Élodie Fontan, Tarek Boudali, Julien Arruti

Votes: 5,584

14. 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: 5,423

15. Teasing Master Takagi-san (2024– )

TV-14 | 30 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

Takagi loves playing good-natured pranks on her classmate Nishikata. But try as he might, he can never prank her back - she's just too clever.

Stars: Rui Tsukishima, Soya Kurokawa

Votes: 122

16. Zom 100: Bucket List of the Dead (2023)

TV-MA | 128 min | Action, Comedy, Fantasy

Bullied by his boss, worked around the clock, he's nothing more than a corporate drone. All it takes is a zombie outbreak for him to finally feel alive.

Director: Yûsuke Ishida | Stars: Eiji Akaso, Mai Shiraishi, Shuntarô Yanagi, Yui Ichikawa

Votes: 6,310

17. Death Note (2006)

Not Rated | 126 min | Crime, Drama, Fantasy

A battle between the world's two greatest minds begins when Light Yagami finds the Death Note, a notebook with the power to kill, and decides to rid the world of criminals.

Director: Shûsuke Kaneko | Stars: Tatsuya Fujiwara, Ken'ichi Matsuyama, Asaka Seto, Yû Kashii

Votes: 31,889

18. The Guyver (1991)

PG-13 | 88 min | Action, Comedy, Horror

Young man merges with mechanical device, becoming cyborg superhero. Strange creatures emerge, seeking to reclaim device. He uncovers plot to genetically engineer monstrous creatures.

Directors: Screaming Mad George, Steve Wang | Stars: Greg Joung Paik, Jimmie 'JJ' Walker, Peter Spellos, Michael Berryman

Votes: 5,948

19. Rurouni Kenshin Part I: Origins (2012)

TV-MA | 134 min | Action, Adventure, Drama

A former assassin who has resolved to never kill again has his vow sorely tested.

Director: Keishi Otomo | Stars: Takeru Satoh, Emi Takei, Yû Aoi, Munetaka Aoki

Votes: 29,047

20. The Silent Service (2023)

113 min | Action, Drama, Thriller

Follows the unpredictable actions of Kaieda Shiro in the Japan's first nuclear submarine, as he attempts to realize his ideal world. The story makes audience think about true peace amidst the complexities of international relations.

Director: Kohei Yoshino | Stars: Takao Osawa, Rick Amsbury, Massimo Biondi, Massimo Biondi

Votes: 218

21. Golden Kamuy (2024)

127 min | Action, Adventure, History

In the early 20th century in Hokkaido, Japan, a treasure hunt between various parties takes place for a hidden stash of gold.

Director: Shigeaki Kubo | Stars: Kento Yamazaki, Anna Yamada, Yûma Yamoto, Gordon Maeda

Votes: 104

22. Rurouni Kenshin: Final Chapter Part I - The Final (2021)

TV-MA | 138 min | Action, Adventure, Drama

Kenshin's past catches up to him causing the destruction of Akabeko Restaurant, which was Kenshin's favorite place to eat. There, he finds a note with the word "Junchu" on it.

Director: Keishi Otomo | Stars: Takeru Satoh, Mackenyu, Emi Takei, Yôsuke Eguchi

Votes: 10,696

23. Blade of the Immortal (2017)

R | 140 min | Action, Drama, Fantasy

Cursed with a life of immortality, a samurai is tasked by a young girl to help avenge the death of her father. Based on the manga series by Hiroaki Samura.

Director: Takashi Miike | Stars: Takuya Kimura, Hana Sugisaki, Sôta Fukushi, Hayato Ichihara

Votes: 19,468 | Gross: $0.15M

24. Spirited Away: Live on Stage (2022)

Not Rated | 170 min | Adventure, Family, Fantasy

A young girl arriving in a new neighborhood, enters the world of spirits, and when her parents are turned into pigs she must go on a quest to rescue them.

Director: John Caird | Stars: Kotaro Daigo, Kanna Hashimoto, Satoshi Hashimoto, Fu Hinami

Votes: 519

25. Naruto (II)

Action, Adventure, Fantasy | Pre-production

An outcast in a village of ninjas sets out to become the leader and strongest warrior of his home.

Director: Destin Daniel Cretton

26. Kite (2014)

R | 90 min | Action, Crime, Thriller

After her cop father is killed, a young woman tracks the murderer down with the help of his ex-partner.

Director: Ralph Ziman | Stars: India Eisley, Jaco Muller, Annabel Linder, Christina Storm

Votes: 6,737

27. Crying Freeman (1995)

102 min | Action, Crime, Thriller

A woman sees an assassin outside San Francisco killing yakuza men and later in Vancouver. She's been told that he leaves no witness. Will she be his next victim or...?

Director: Christophe Gans | Stars: Julie Condra, Kevan Ohtsji, Mark Dacascos, Debbie Podowski

Votes: 13,636

28. City Hunter (2011)

TV-Y | 60 min | Action, Romance, Thriller

Lee Yun-seong was trained by his father's best friend in order to get revenge on the government for killing everyone in his father's unit.

Stars: Lee Min-ho, Park Min-Young, Kim Sang-jung, Chun Ho-jin

Votes: 6,637

29. Fullmetal Alchemist (2017)

TV-14 | 135 min | Action, Adventure, Fantasy

Two alchemist brothers go on a quest for the Philosopher's Stone after an attempt to revive their dead mother goes horribly wrong.

Director: Fumihiko Sori | Stars: Ryôsuke Yamada, Tsubasa Honda, Dean Fujioka, Misako Renbutsu

Votes: 21,135

30. Parasyte: Part 2 (2015)

117 min | Action, Drama, Horror

Humanity is under attack by human-mimicking flesh-eating alien parasites. One parasite bonds with his young high school student host, and he convinces the parasite to help him stop the others.

Director: Takashi Yamazaki | Stars: Tadanobu Asano, Shôta Sometani, Jun Kunimura, Ai Hashimoto

Votes: 3,254

31. Death Note (2015)

TV-14 | 46 min | Crime, Drama, Fantasy

Light Yagami, an ordinary university student, receives a death note which changes his life. The death note awakens his warped sense of justice and genius.

Stars: Masataka Kubota, Kento Yamazaki, Mio Yûki, Hinako Sano

Votes: 1,897

32. Rurôni Kenshin: Sai shûshô - The Beginning (2021)

TV-MA | 137 min | Action, Adventure, Drama

Before becoming a protector, Kenshin is a fearsome assassin known as Battosai, but his story changes when he meets the gentle Tomoe Yukishiro.

Director: Keishi Otomo | Stars: Takeru Satoh, Kasumi Arimura, Yôsuke Eguchi, Kazuki Kitamura

Votes: 10,824

33. Bleach (2018)

TV-14 | 108 min | Action, Adventure, Fantasy

A Japanese teenager with the ability to see ghosts gains a soul reaper's powers and begins his duties as a substitute soul reaper.

Director: Shinsuke Sato | Stars: Sôta Fukushi, Hana Sugisaki, Ryô Yoshizawa, Erina Mano

Votes: 12,881

34. Attack on Titan

Action, Drama, Fantasy | Announced

Feature adaptation of Hajime Isayama's manga about a monster hunter out for revenge.

Director: Andy Muschietti

35. Erased (2017)

TV-14 | 30 min | Drama, Fantasy, Mystery

After finding his mom killed, Satoru's time-traveling ability takes him back 18 years for a chance to prevent her death and those of three classmates.

Stars: Yûki Furukawa, Tomoka Kurotani, Reo Uchikawa, Brenda Joan Wong

Votes: 4,398

36. JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Diamond Is Unbreakable - Chapter 1 (2017)

TV-14 | 119 min | Action, Adventure, Fantasy

A teen gifted with supernatural power discovers the truth behind his cursed and bizarre bloodline, and the evil that lurks within his town.

Director: Takashi Miike | Stars: Kento Yamazaki, Ryunosuke Kamiki, Nana Komatsu, Masaki Okada

Votes: 1,937

37. Space Battleship Yamato (2010)

TV-14 | 138 min | Action, Adventure, Drama

In 2199, the crew of the space battleship Yamato embark on a dangerous journey to the planet Iskandar to acquire a device that will rejuvenate the war-ravaged Earth.

Director: Takashi Yamazaki | Stars: Takuya Kimura, Meisa Kuroki, Toshirô Yanagiba, Naoto Ogata

Votes: 6,390

38. Kingdom (2019)

R | 134 min | Action, History, War

In ancient China, a young boy dreams of becoming the greatest general of the Qin Kingdom.

Director: Shinsuke Sato | Stars: Kento Yamazaki, Ryô Yoshizawa, Masami Nagasawa, Kanna Hashimoto

Votes: 4,122

39. Inuyashiki (2018)

Not Rated | 127 min | Action, Drama, Mystery

An middle-aged office worker encounters aliens and is gifted with alien technology and limitless powers.

Director: Shinsuke Sato | Stars: Noritake Kinashi, Takeru Satoh, Kanata Hongô, Fumi Nikaidô

Votes: 2,815

40. Attack on Titan: Part 2 (2015)

Not Rated | 87 min | Action, Adventure, Fantasy

A young boy name Eren Jaeger has to use his gift to know about the mystery of the Titans.

Director: Shinji Higuchi | Stars: Haruma Miura, Hiroki Hasegawa, Kanata Hongô, Kiko Mizuhara

Votes: 6,037 | Gross: $0.31M

41. The Makanai: Cooking for the Maiko House (2023– )

13+ | 45 min | Comedy, Drama

Two inseparable friends move to Kyoto to chase their dreams of becoming maiko, but decide to pursue different passions while living under the same roof.

Stars: Nana Mori, Natsuki Deguchi, Ai Hashimoto, Takako Tokiwa

Votes: 2,763

42. Terra Formars (2016)

Not Rated | 108 min | Action, Horror, Sci-Fi

To colonize Mars, 21st century scientists seed the planet with algae and cockroaches. 500 years later, the first manned mission to Mars loses contact with Earth, and a second spacecraft is sent to investigate.

Director: Takashi Miike | Stars: Rinko Kikuchi, Rila Fukushima, Tomohisa Yamashita, Hideaki Itô

Votes: 3,376

43. Blood: The Last Vampire (2009)

R | 91 min | Action, Adventure, Fantasy

A vampire named Saya, who is part of a covert government agency that hunts and destroys demons in a post-WWII Japan, is inserted in a military school to discover which one of her classmates is a demon in disguise.

Director: Chris Nahon | Stars: Jun Ji-hyun, Allison Miller, Liam Cunningham, JJ Feild

Votes: 15,298 | Gross: $0.26M

44. Rurouni Kenshin Part II: Kyoto Inferno (2014)

TV-MA | 138 min | Action, Adventure, Drama

Kenshin Himura goes up against pure evil Makoto Shishio who is attempting to overthrow the Meiji government. The fate of the country hangs in the balance as Kenshin Himura takes up the sword that he vowed to never draw again.

Director: Keishi Otomo | Stars: Takeru Satoh, Emi Takei, Tatsuya Fujiwara, Yôsuke Eguchi

Votes: 18,364

45. My Hero Academia

TV-14 | Animation, Action, Adventure | Pre-production

A school is established for super-powered children to learn to be heroes.

Director: Shinsuke Sato | Star: James Marler

46. Fist of the North Star (1995)

R | 103 min | Action, Fantasy, Sci-Fi

Based on a graphic novel, this apocalyptic adventure centers on a man who must reverse the cataclysmic conditions of his world.

Director: Tony Randel | Stars: Gary Daniels, Malcolm McDowell, Costas Mandylor, Downtown Julie Brown

Votes: 3,595

47. Prison School (2015)

TV-MA | 30 min | Comedy

The student council places 5 male students in a prison on charges of peeping on the girls in the showers, and they struggle to escape.

Stars: Taishi Nakagawa, Hirona Yamazaki, Aoi Morikawa, Asana Mamoru

Votes: 561

48. Rurouni Kenshin: The Legend Ends (2014)

TV-MA | 134 min | Action, Adventure, Drama

Shishio has set sail in his ironclad ship to bring down the Meiji government and return Japan to chaos, carrying Kaoru with him. In order to stop him in time, Kenshin trains with his old master to learn his final technique.

Director: Keishi Otomo | Stars: Takeru Satoh, Tatsuya Fujiwara, Emi Takei, Munetaka Aoki

Votes: 14,617

49. Initial D (2005)

TV-PG | 107 min | Action, Comedy, Drama

After winning his first competition, Takumi focuses his attention on drift racing, a sport he has unknowingly perfected while delivering tofu in his father's Toyota AE86.

Directors: Andrew Lau, Alan Mak, Ralph Rieckermann | Stars: Jay Chou, Anthony Chau-Sang Wong, Edison Chen, Shawn Yue

Votes: 9,756

50. Kiki's Delivery Service (2014)

108 min | Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy

A young witch, on her mandatory year of independent life, finds fitting into a new community difficult while she supports herself by running an air courier service.

Director: Takashi Shimizu | Stars: Fuka Koshiba, Ryohei Hirota, Machiko Ono, Hiroshi Yamamoto

Votes: 1,028