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1. Suzume (2022)
PG | 122 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
A modern action adventure road story where a 17-year-old girl named Suzume helps a mysterious young man close doors from the other side that are releasing disasters all over in Japan.
Director: Makoto Shinkai | Stars: Nanoka Hara, Hokuto Matsumura, Eri Fukatsu, Shôta Sometani
Votes: 39,895
2. Grave of the Fireflies (1988)
Not Rated | 89 min | Animation, Drama, War
A young boy and his little sister struggle to survive in Japan during World War II.
Director: Isao Takahata | Stars: Tsutomu Tatsumi, Ayano Shiraishi, Akemi Yamaguchi, Yoshiko Shinohara
Votes: 311,053
3. Sayonara (1957)
Not Rated | 147 min | Drama, Romance
A US Air Force major in Kobe confronts his own opposition to marriages between American servicemen and Japanese women when he falls for a beautiful performer.
Director: Joshua Logan | Stars: Marlon Brando, Ricardo Montalban, Patricia Owens, James Garner
Votes: 7,750 | Gross: $26.30M
4. Happy Hour (2015)
Not Rated | 317 min | Drama
A slow-burning epic chronicling the emotional journey of four thirty something women in the misty seaside city of Kobe.
Director: Ryûsuke Hamaguchi | Stars: Sachie Tanaka, Hazuki Kikuchi, Maiko Mihara, Rira Kawamura
Votes: 2,959
5. Love Letter (1995)
PG | 117 min | Drama, Romance
When exchanging letters two women discover new things about a man they knew.
Director: Shunji Iwai | Stars: Miho Nakayama, Etsushi Toyokawa, Bunjaku Han, Katsuyuki Shinohara
Votes: 11,029
6. The Street Fighter (1974)
R | 91 min | Action, Crime, Thriller
After failing to reach a deal with her enemies, a mercenary karateka protects the daughter of a recently-deceased oil tycoon from the evil conglomerate gunning for her inheritance.
Director: Shigehiro Ozawa | Stars: Shin'ichi Chiba, Goichi Yamada, Yutaka Nakajima, Chiyoko Kazama
Votes: 5,671
7. Street of Shame (1956)
Not Rated | 86 min | Drama
The personal tales of various prostitutes who occupy a brothel.
Director: Kenji Mizoguchi | Stars: Machiko Kyô, Aiko Mimasu, Ayako Wakao, Michiyo Kogure
Votes: 4,874
8. Wife of a Spy (2020 TV Movie)
115 min | Drama, History, War
A Japanese merchant who leaves his wife behind in order to travel to Manchuria, where he witnesses an act of barbarism. His subsequent actions cause misunderstanding, jealousy and legal problems for his wife.
Director: Kiyoshi Kurosawa | Stars: Yû Aoi, Issei Takahashi, Masahiro Higashide, Ryôta Bandô
Votes: 3,116
9. 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
10. Tombstone of the Fireflies (2008)
100 min | Drama, War
Set during World War II, the film follows a young brother and sister as they attempt to survive the aftermath of the firebombing of Kobe City.
Director: Tarô Hyûgaji | Stars: Reo Yoshitake, Rina Hatakeyama, Keiko Matsuzaka, Seiko Matsuda
Votes: 380
11. Hatsuyuki no koi (2007)
102 min | Romance
Min is a Korean boy moves to Japan with his father who is a potter. One day at a local shrine, he meets Nanae, a beautiful Japanese girl with stunning eyes who is aspiring to be a painter. ... See full summary »
Director: Han Sang-hee | Stars: Lee Joon-gi, Aoi Miyazaki, Seon-Yeong Baek, Yeon-hui Gu
Votes: 971
12. Snatcher (1988 Video Game)
T | Action, Mystery, Sci-Fi
Set in the mid-21st century, Gillian Seed and his trusty robot sidekick Metal Gear investigate the mysterious infiltration of deadly snatchers into the general population of Neo Kobe City.
Directors: Hideo Kojima, Shinya Inoue, Yoshinori Sasaki | Stars: Yûsaku Yara, Mami Koyama, Kikuko Inoue, Kaneto Shiozawa
Votes: 268
13. Hear the Song of the Wind (1982)
98 min | Drama
A student travels back to Kobe for the summer. Once there, he meets his friend Rat, hangs on the usual place, listening to the Beach Boys and meets a mysterious twin girl.
Director: Kazuki Ômori | Stars: Kaoru Kobayashi, Kimie Shingyôji, Kai Atô, Masato Furuoya
Votes: 131
14. Red Pier (1958)
Not Rated | 99 min | Action, Crime, Thriller
50s subculture icon Yujiro Ishihara (Crazed Fruit) stars in Masuda's Red Pier as "Jiro the Lefty", a killer with a natural talent. Shortly after arriving in Kobe, he witnesses a man die in ... See full summary »
Director: Toshio Masuda | Stars: Yûjirô Ishihara, Mie Kitahara, Yukiko Todoroki, Shirô Ôsaka
Votes: 229
15. Fu shih kuang ying (2005)
105 min | Drama, Romance
A fine art restorer discovers a famous painting from decades ago that triggers her curiosity about the deceased painter and his life.
Director: Yu-Shan Huang | Stars: Ding-ya An, Chih-yu Chang, Huei-Wun Chang, Janine Chun-Ning Chang
Votes: 10
16. The Diary of Yumechiyo (1985)
128 min | Drama
The beautiful Yumechiyo returns home with the crushing news that her atom-bomb-induced illness is leukemia. With less than 6 months to live she falls in love with a young man.
Director: Kiriô Urayama | Stars: Sayuri Yoshinaga, Kin'ya Kitaôji, Kirin Kiki, Mayumi Ogawa
Votes: 33
17. Deadline: A Magazine Bridging the Gap (2007)
15 min | Documentary, Short
Papers flying, editors screaming, ink splattering everywhere - the stereotypical scenario of editorial staff rushing to meet a deadline. Deadline is a look in to the world of magazines and ... See full summary »
Director: Darryl Knickrehm
Votes: 10
18. Kôbe zaijû (2015 TV Movie)
90 min | Drama
Nineteen-year-old Kei is a fine arts students at college who relocates, due to her father's work, from Tokyo to the earthquake stricken city of Kobe. She comes to learn about that city's ... See full summary »
Director: Mitsuhito Shiraha | Stars: Mire Aika, Izumi Fujimoto, Nagisa Matsunaga, Takashi Matsuo
19. G.O.D: Mezameyo to yobu koe ga kikoe (1996 Video Game)
Action, Adventure, Comedy
Director: Yuki Denda
Votes: 9
20. Our Whole Association of Brothers (2000 Video)
44 min | Documentary, Short
Stars: Marco Brito, Takow Jingugi, Shigeki Omori, Gerry Ronco
Votes: 29
21. King of the Monsters (1991 Video Game)
E10+ | Action, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
A one-on-one beat-em-up where you can play a big monster. You can also smash the background graphics and collect power-ups.
Director: Hamachi Papa
Votes: 58
22.
The Love Boat (1977–1987)
Episode:
Japan Cruise: When Worlds Collide/The Captain and the Geisha/The Lottery Winners/The Emperor's Fortune: Part 1
(1983)
TV-G | 60 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Photographer Lila falls for businessman Bud. Teacher Martha poses as a geisha. Barney and wife Gladys show off their lottery winnings and make the crew uncomfortable. Several people own silk artwork containing pieces of a treasure map.
Director: Jerome Courtland | Stars: Gavin MacLeod, Bernie Kopell, Fred Grandy, Ted Lange
Votes: 78
23.
Burgerimiehet Aasiassa (2024)
Episode:
Samuraiden kosto
(2024)
60 min | Documentary
Director: Hannu Pyyhtiä | Stars: Akseli Herlevi, Ossi Lahtinen, Bjorn Heiberg, Wes-P
24.
Burgerimiehet Aasiassa (2024)
Episode:
Sakeaa menoa Kobessa
(2024)
60 min | Documentary
Director: Hannu Pyyhtiä | Stars: Akseli Herlevi, Ossi Lahtinen
25.
Amazing Train Journeys (2011– )
Episode:
Japon
(2014)
Documentary
Beginning of the journey in Tokio: the main railway station looks like a mall.Philippe takes the Shinkansen to Kyoto (the first one started his travel on 1964 with a speed of 210 kilometers... See full summary »
Director: Alex Badin | Star: Philippe Gougler
Votes: 6
26.
Top 10 Architecture (2016– )
Episode:
Bridges-City Icons
(2016)
Reality-TV
Here are ten of the world greatest modern bridges - engineering marvels and architectural masterpieces from around the world .
Directors: Bettina Dalton, Vojteck Filcev, Max Serio | Stars: Robert Alexander, Robert Russel
Votes: 13