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1. Guinea Pig 2: Flower of Flesh and Blood (1985 Video)

42 min | Short, Horror

Late at night, a woman is kidnapped by an unknown assailant and taken back to his blood-spattered dungeon, where he turns her into a "flower of blood and flesh" through a series of dismemberment and evisceration.

Director: Hideshi Hino | Stars: Hiroshi Tamura, Kirara Yûgao, Anja Blagojevic

Votes: 4,510

2. Guinea Pig 5: Mermaid in the Manhole (1988 Video)

63 min | Horror

An artist rescues a mermaid in a sewer who develops bleeding sores all over her body, paints a portrait with her oozes and eventually disjoints her.

Director: Hideshi Hino | Stars: Shigeru Saiki, Mari Somei, Masami Hisamoto, Gô Rijû

Votes: 2,518

3. Call Boy (2018)

119 min | Drama, Romance

Ryo Morinaka is a university student and works part-time at a bar. He is bored with his daily life and exists in a state of torpor. One day, his friend Shinya Tajima brings the owner of a ... See full summary »

Director: Daisuke Miura | Stars: Tôri Matsuzaka, Sei Matobu, Ami Tomite, Kenta Izuka

Votes: 906

4. First Love (2019)

TV-MA | 108 min | Action, Comedy, Crime

A young boxer and a call girl get caught up in a drug-smuggling scheme over the course of one night in Tokyo.

Director: Takashi Miike | Stars: Becky, Bengal, Masayuki Deai, Mami Fujioka

Votes: 8,090

5. Ju-on: The Curse (2000 Video)

TV-PG | 70 min | Horror, Mystery

A teacher visits the house of one of his students after the boy goes missing, only to have a horrifying excuse for his absence from school.

Director: Takashi Shimizu | Stars: Yûrei Yanagi, Yue, Ryôta Koyama, Hitomi Miwa

Votes: 9,019

6. Lock-On Love (2018)

95 min | Comedy, Romance

Towa Furuya is a handsome high school student. Since he was little, he has always been surrounded by women. He believes that he is popular with women, but he has never had a girlfriend in ... See full summary »

Director: Noboru Iguchi | Stars: Kentarô Itô, Shôma Kai, Erika Karata, Teppei Koike

Votes: 281

7. Guinea Pig 3: He Never Dies (1986 Video)

39 min | Short, Comedy, Horror

After being dumped by his girlfriend for a friend, he attempts suicide - which turns up pain-free - and decides to scare the guy by literally throwing his own guts at him.

Director: Masayuki Kusumi | Stars: Shinsuke Araki, Ivu, Masahiro Satô, Rie Shibata

Votes: 1,849

8. 12 Suicidal Teens (2019)

117 min | Mystery, Thriller

Twelve kids go into an abandoned hospital to give up on life. In the room where they meet, a boy is already lying dead, and no one knows who he is.

Director: Yukihiko Tsutsumi | Stars: Hana Sugisaki, Mackenyu, Takumi Kitamura, Mahiro Takasugi

Votes: 1,105

9. The Gun (2018)

98 min | Crime, Drama

Toru Nishikawa is a university student. One day, he picks up a gun on the riverside and takes the gun home. He is excited and thrilled by having the gun. Toru is attracted to Yuko Yoshikawa... See full summary »

Director: Masaharu Take | Stars: Lily Franky, Janryu Fujiwara, Junpei Goto, Kyoko Hinami

Votes: 109

10. The Blood of Wolves (2018)

R | 126 min | Crime, Drama

Hiroshima Police detective Ogami Shogo and his partner Hioka Shuichi are investigating the disappearance of a company's employees amidst an escalating yakuza turf war in 1988. Blood, ... See full summary »

Director: Kazuya Shiraishi | Stars: Koji Yakusho, Junko Abe, Yôsuke Eguchi, Gorô Ibuki

Votes: 1,660

11. My Little Monster (2018)

105 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

Haru is a trouble maker absentee. Shizuku is a frigid study geek. They may be a weird combination, but Haru is eager to cling to Shizuku.

Director: Shô Tsukikawa | Stars: Masaki Suda, Tao Tsuchiya, Yûki Furukawa, Minami Hamabe

Votes: 802

12. 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: 494

13. Killing (2018)

Not Rated | 80 min | Action, Drama

Set during the tumultuous mid-19th century Edo period of Japan, Killing is the story of a masterless samurai or ronin named Ikematsu Sosuke. As the prevalent peace and tranquility are sure ... See full summary »

Director: Shin'ya Tsukamoto | Stars: Sôsuke Ikematsu, Yû Aoi, Ryûsei Maeda, Shûji Ôtsuki

Votes: 1,325

14. Guinea Pig 4: Devil Woman Doctor (1986 Video)

52 min | Comedy, Horror

A drag queen doctor named Peter conducts experiments on patients which end up in anguish!

Director: Hajime Tabe | Stars: Mitsuru Fukikoshi, Kobuhei Hayashiya, Masami Hisamoto, Nezumi Imamura

Votes: 1,120

15. It Comes (I) (2018)

135 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery

One day, a visitor leaves Hideki a memo of his unborn daughter's name "Chisa". Two years later, Hideki's house is attacked by a sinister presence. To protect his family, Hideki asks for help to perform a ritual to break an unknown spell.

Director: Tetsuya Nakashima | Stars: Jun'ichi Okada, Nana Komatsu, Satoshi Tsumabuki, Haru Kuroki

Votes: 1,401

16. Ju-on: The Curse 2 (2000)

Not Rated | 76 min | Horror, Mystery

On his request, the sensitive sister of a real estate agent visits a house he intends to sell, only to cross paths with its resident curse.

Director: Takashi Shimizu | Stars: Yûrei Yanagi, Takako Fuji, Takashi Matsuyama, Ryôta Koyama

Votes: 4,085

17. Kakegurui (2019)

TV-MA | 119 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller

Hyakaou Academy is an institute where the academic ranking is based on the pupils' gambling winnings. Yumeko is new to the academy. Her pretty enchantress looks are only surpassed by her voracious appetite to gamble it all and win it all.

Director: Tsutomu Hanabusa | Stars: Minami Hamabe, Mahiro Takasugi, Aoi Morikawa, Yurika Nakamura

Votes: 693

18. Satsujinki o kau onna (2019)

82 min | Horror

When Kyoko was a child her stepfather sexually abused her. She took refuge in the world of fantasy and multiple personalities. Kyoko has three flat-mates now one of whom is a lesbian who is... See full summary »

Director: Hideo Nakata | Stars: Rin Asuka, Shin'ya Hamada, Airi Matsuyama, Kenji Mizuhashi

Votes: 330

19. Hell Girl (2019)

107 min | Fantasy, Horror

Tormented and bullied people can access a special website, run by a Hell Girl who will enable them to take revenge on their torturers. The price for such a service is only that the person must join their torturer in damnation.

Director: Kôji Shiraishi | Stars: Tina Tamashiro, Tom Fujita, Manami Hashimoto, Hazuki Kimura

Votes: 238

20. Sadako (2019)

99 min | Horror

A group of people must find out how to stop the newborn deadly curse, which has born and gone viral after a Youtuber accidentally captured a vengeful ghost on camera.

Director: Hideo Nakata | Stars: Elaiza Ikeda, Takashi Tsukamoto, Hiroya Shimizu, Himeka Himejima

Votes: 1,093

21. Rise of the Machine Girls (2019)

Not Rated | 75 min | Action, Fantasy, Sci-Fi

Outfitted with special weapons, two sisters take on the boss of an organ-harvesting ring and her army of henchmen

Director: Yûki Kobayashi | Stars: Yûki Ashida, Kanon Hanakage, Yûya Ishikawa, Rie Kitahara

Votes: 229

22. Tonde Saitama (2019)

106 min | Adventure, Comedy, Drama

In a world where people are discriminated based on their birthplace, a resident of the much-reviled Saitama Prefecture embarks on a revolutionary campaign to improve things for his home.

Director: Hideki Takeuchi | Stars: Fumi Nikaidô, Gackt, Yûsuke Iseya, Brother Tom

Votes: 852

23. When I Get Home, My Wife Always Pretends to Be Dead. (2018)

115 min | Comedy, Drama

A man posted questions to Yahoo Answers about his wife's eccentric behaviour, which became the basis for the story of the married couple.

Director: Toshio Lee | Stars: Nana Eikura, Ken Yasuda, Ryôhei Ohtani, Sumika Nono

Votes: 945

24. Voices in the Wind (2020)

139 min | Drama

Inspired by an actual occurrence in Japan Haru who has relocated to Hiroshima in southern Japan comes across a rogue telephone booth in the middle of nowhere when she returns to Iwate ... See full summary »

Director: Nobuhiro Suwa | Stars: Shoko Ikezu, Shinsuke Kato, Tomokazu Miura, Serena Motola

Votes: 483

25. Tokyo Ghoul: 'S' (2019)

M | 101 min | Action, Drama, Fantasy

A sketchy ghoul named Gourmet invites a college student named Kaneki to dine with him at a special restaurant where the young man may find himself on the menu.

Directors: Kazuhiko Hiramaki, Takuya Kawasaki | Stars: Masataka Kubota, Maika Yamamoto, Nobuyuki Suzuki, Kai Ogasawara

Votes: 614

26. 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: 615

27. Minbo (1992)

123 min | Comedy

A luxury hotel extorted by yakusa assigns an ordinary accountant to handle the situation. The chaotic results cause the hotel to rethink its plan.

Director: Jûzô Itami | Stars: Nobuko Miyamoto, Yasuo Daichi, Takehiro Murata, Akira Takarada

Votes: 1,149

28. Concrete-Encased High School Girl Murder Case: Broken Seventeen-Year-Olds (1995)

76 min | Crime, Horror

A 17-year-old boy, Jo Kamisaku, and three other boys abduct a high school girl Junko Furuta.

Director: Katsuya Matsumura | Stars: Yûjin Kitagawa, Satoru Saitô, Eisuke Sasai

Votes: 153

29. On-Gaku: Our Sound (2019)

Not Rated | 71 min | Animation, Comedy, Drama

A trio of delinquent schoolkids form a music band.

Director: Kenji Iwaisawa | Stars: Shintarô Sakamoto, Ren Komai, Tomoya Maeno, Tateto Serizawa

Votes: 909

30. United Red Army (2007)

Not Rated | 190 min | Crime, Drama

The film outlines Japanese students movements in the 60s, then shows the formation of the Japanese United Red Army, a communist armed resistance group.

Director: Kôji Wakamatsu | Stars: Maki Sakai, Arata Iura, Akie Namiki, Gô Jibiki

Votes: 887 | Gross: $0.00M

31. Tokyo Dragon Chef (2020)

95 min | Action, Comedy, Crime

Retired Yakuzas, Ryu and Tatsu, open a ramen restaurant and become an instant hit. But a mysterious upstart gang is taking down every Yakuza family one by one, luring the duo back to the ... See full summary »

Director: Yoshihiro Nishimura | Stars: Subaru Andô, Yûki Ashida, Yûta Chatani, Chiaki Ikeyama

Votes: 49

32. Zebraman 2: Attack on Zebra City (2010)

106 min | Action, Sci-Fi

Zebraman awakens fifteen years in the future, unclear on what has happened to him, and quickly discovers that the evil Zebra Queen has a hold on Tokyo.

Director: Takashi Miike | Stars: Shô Aikawa, Riisa Naka, Tsuyoshi Abe, Masahiro Inoue

Votes: 819

33. Iwane: Sword of Serenity (2019)

121 min | Drama

Iwane, Kinpei and Shinnosuke are childhood friends. They also trained at the same dojo, hung out together and dreamt together. Iwane, Jinpei and Shinnosuke also become relatives through ... See full summary »

Director: Katsuhide Motoki | Stars: Tôri Matsuzaka, Fumino Kimura, Kyôko Yoshine, Tasuku Emoto

Votes: 122

34. The Journalist (2019)

113 min | Drama

It is the job of the press to cover corporate crime, government plots and society. It is in this context that young female reporter on the beat Erika rolls up her sleeves and goes to work ... See full summary »

Director: Michihito Fujii | Stars: Shim Eun-kyung, Tôri Matsuzaka, Tsubasa Honda, Amane Okayama

Votes: 727

35. The Witness (2019)

128 min | Crime, Thriller

There is an accident. A young man dies and a young woman loses her eyesight and becomes blind. She was about to become a cop, but that vocation is not to be. Opportunity to do policing work... See full summary »

Director: Jun'ichi Mori | Stars: Riho Yoshioka, Mahiro Takasugi, Kôdai Asaka, Jun Kunimura

Votes: 431

36. Touken Ranbu: The Movie (2018)

101 min | Action, Drama, Fantasy

A sage travels to the past and collects a set of legendary swords, which he brings to life as a gang of talented but dysfunctional young men, to fight a battle against evil.

Director: Saiji Yakumo | Stars: Yoshihiko Aramaki, Yûta Chatani, Tomoki Hirose, Masami Horiuchi

Votes: 88

37. And Your Bird Can Sing (2018)

106 min | Drama

A love triangle that captures all the magic and melancholy of a summer, concentrating on the fleeting moments and encounters experienced by its three protagonists.

Director: Shô Miyake | Stars: Tasuku Emoto, Shizuka Ishibashi, Tomomitsu Adachi, Shôta Sometani

Votes: 785

38. Grave of Love (2020 Video)

141 min

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Director: Kiyoto Naruse | Stars: Hidenobu Abera, Yukihiro Haruzono, Hito:michan, Yûya Ishikawa

39. Raiga: The Monster from the Deep Sea (2009)

Not Rated | 80 min | Action, Fantasy, Sci-Fi

When the Earth's ecosystem is disrupted due to global warming, a plethora of prehistoric sea monsters wage war on Japan. Led by the powerful Raiga, the monsters ravage the city of Asakusa.

Director: Shinpei Hayashiya | Stars: Ryan Davis, Kazuo Egumi, Manami Enosawa, Tamanosuke Gomeirô

Votes: 106

40. Junk (2000)

R | 83 min | Horror

A team of jewel thieves are caught between a yakuza gang and a mass of zombies when they enter an abandoned factory once used as a site for secret experiments by the U.S. military.

Director: Atsushi Muroga | Stars: Kaori Shimamura, Yûji Kishimoto, Shû Ehara, Gôta Tate

Votes: 1,202

41. Sekigun-P.F.L.P: Sekai sensô sengen (1971)

69 min | Documentary

It was a milestone of film as activism, cinema as movement in Japan's context. Adachi and Wakamatsu went to Beirut on the way back from the Cannes Film Festival. There, in collaboration ... See full summary »

Directors: Masao Adachi, Kôji Wakamatsu | Stars: Mustafa Abu Ali, Masao Adachi, George Habash, Susumu Iwabuchi

Votes: 167

42. Toshimaen: Haunted Park (2019)

81 min | Horror

Set in entertainment venue Toshimaen, the story takes us to young obsessed women who are handy and active with their mobile telephones, which is normal enough. Except the photographs and ... See full summary »

Director: Hiroshi Takahashi | Stars: Rie Kitahara, Fujiko Kojima, Nana Asakawa, Ruka Matsuda

Votes: 94

43. Little Miss Period (2019)

75 min | Comedy, Drama

A sentient period goes around harassing women at their time of the month.

Director: Shunsuke Shinada | Stars: Miyu Andô, Mitsuhiro Fujiwara, Yuriko Hirooka, Manami Iida

Votes: 150

44. Shinkaijû Reigô (2005)

Not Rated | 81 min | Action, Fantasy, Sci-Fi

A giant sea monster wreaks havoc on a battleship after one of it's young is killed by the ship

Director: Shinpei Hayashiya | Stars: Yukijirô Hotaru, Miyu Oriyama, Mao Urata, Manami Enosawa

Votes: 214

45. Vampire Clay 2 (2019)

100 min | Horror

Kakame, the possessed clay monster begins terrorizing the people again.

Director: Sôichi Umezawa | Stars: Karen Aizome, Amiko, Itsuki Fujii, Shinji Kasahara

Votes: 19

46. The House Where the Mermaid Sleeps (2018)

120 min | Drama

Separated mother Kaoruko awaits the graduation of their daughter for the divorce proceedings to begin and subsequently be finalized. Tragedy strikes when the daughter will never graduate. She is comatose and brain dead due to an accident.

Director: Yukihiko Tsutsumi | Stars: Ryôko Shinohara, Hidetoshi Nishijima, Kentarô Sakaguchi, Rina Kawaei

Votes: 340

47. I Was a 'Secret Bitch' (2019)

112 min | Romance

Hiromi (Yui Sakuma) is a 26-year-old single woman. She is popular with guys. Her hobby and speciality is getting men to like her using smalltalk and a shy persona. If a guy confesses his ... See full summary »

Director: Kôichirô Miki | Stars: Yui Sakuma, Nijirô Murakami, Suzuka Ohgo, Yûta Koseki

Votes: 45

48. The Promised Land (2019)

129 min | Crime, Drama

A girl is kidnapped and the perpetrator roams freely. When a similar case occurs along the same road and in similar circumstances a suspect is identified leading to the accused running away... See full summary »

Director: Takahisa Zeze | Stars: Gô Ayano, Akira Emoto, Shizuka Ishibashi, Reiko Kataoka

Votes: 270

49. 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

50. Whistleblower (2019)

119 min | Drama

Tamio Yasumi (Mansai Nomura) works as a subsection chief for a company. He has not received a promotion in a long time. Other members including Makoto Kitagawa (Teruyuki Kagawa) as the ... See full summary »

Director: Katsuo Fukuzawa | Stars: Aki Asakura, Shingo Fujimori, Isao Hashizume, Takeshi Kaga

Votes: 582