Sort by Popularity - Most Popular Movies and TV Shows tagged with keyword "rice-cake"

1. Memoirs of a Geisha (2005)

PG-13 | 145 min | Drama, Romance

The heartwarming tale of Nitta Sayuri, a young Japanese woman who transcended from her fishing-village roots and became one of Japan's most celebrated geisha.

Director: Rob Marshall | Stars: Ziyi Zhang, Ken Watanabe, Michelle Yeoh, Suzuka Ohgo

Votes: 161,380 | Gross: $57.49M

2. Mother (2009)

R | 129 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

A mother desperately searches for the killer who framed her son for a girl's horrific murder.

Director: Bong Joon Ho | Stars: Kim Hye-ja, Won Bin, Jin Goo, Yun Je-mun

Votes: 71,973 | Gross: $0.55M

3. Dreams (1990)

PG | 119 min | Drama, Fantasy

A collection of tales based upon eight of director Akira Kurosawa's recurring dreams.

Directors: Akira Kurosawa, Ishirô Honda | Stars: Akira Terao, Mitsuko Baishô, Toshie Negishi, Mieko Harada

Votes: 29,312 | Gross: $1.96M

4. Kwaidan (1964)

Not Rated | 183 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror

A collection of four Japanese folk tales with supernatural themes.

Director: Masaki Kobayashi | Stars: Rentarô Mikuni, Michiyo Aratama, Misako Watanabe, Kenjirô Ishiyama

Votes: 20,090

5. House of Hummingbird (2018)

Not Rated | 138 min | Drama

Seoul 1994, in the year the Seongsu Bridge collapsed, 14-year-old Eunhee wanders the city searching for love.

Director: Bora Kim | Stars: Park Ji-hu, Kim Sae-byeok, Jeong In-gi, Soo-Yeon Park

Votes: 3,806

6. Warm Water Under a Red Bridge (2001)

119 min | Comedy, Drama, Fantasy

A down-and-out businessman travels to a seaside town, where he meets a woman with unusual sexual powers.

Director: Shôhei Imamura | Stars: Koji Yakusho, Misa Shimizu, Mitsuko Baishô, Mansaku Fuwa

Votes: 2,856 | Gross: $0.06M

7. P.U.N.K.S. (1999)

PG | 115 min | Comedy, Sci-Fi

A group of misfit teens evade a corrupt scientist when they steal and attempt to return a suit that delivers supernatural strength to its wearer.

Director: Sean McNamara | Stars: Tim Redwine, Kenneth A. Brown, Patrick Renna, Brandon Baker

Votes: 1,531

8. Legong: Dance of the Virgins (1935)

Passed | 65 min | Drama, Romance

In Bali, a young woman falls in love with a musician, but he may have eyes for her half-sister.

Director: Henri de la Falaise | Stars: Poetoe Aloes Goesti, Bagus Mara Goesti, Saplak Njoman, Njong Njong Njoman

Votes: 264

9. Hollywood, je t'aime (2009)

Not Rated | 95 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

A gay Parisian shows up in Hollywood at Christmastime, ready for his close-up.

Director: Jason Bushman | Stars: Eric Debets, Chad Allen, Jonathan Blanc, Diarra Kilpatrick

Votes: 472

10. Puto (1987)

94 min | Comedy, Fantasy

Ivanhoe's classmates call him Puto because he sells rice cakes. He remains kind even if others bully him; so, three dwarfs grant him his wishes. From a nobody, he becomes a varsity player and soon experiences being a cool kid.

Director: Leroy Salvador | Stars: Herbert Bautista, Janno Gibbs, Dennis Da Silva, Edmund Cupcupin

Votes: 20

11. Hotdog (1989)

Comedy, Family, Fantasy

A spectacular movie about a depressed hotdog that has this itch to become the world's coolest hotdog so he can fulfill his father's dying wish to become a professional skier.

Director: Jose 'Pepe' Wenceslao | Stars: Tito Sotto, Vic Sotto, Joey De Leon, Lotlot De Leon

Votes: 16

12. Nervosa (2019)

12 min | Short, Drama

Jade lives with her friends Rex and Bo in a secluded mobile home, surrounded by a dense conifer hedge. At first sight, it seems like a normal friendship, but soon it turns out to be more like a hostage situation.

Director: Thessa Geertse Meijer | Stars: Nora El Koussour, Merel Pauw, Sarah Janneh, Souad Elaidi Keehnen

Votes: 41

13. Onigiri (2010)

13 min | Short, Action, Drama

One teacher stands in the way of a young girl's dream of becoming a samurai. Desperate to prove to the master of her worth, she realizes that the way to defeat her opponent is with her honesty, ingenuity... and through his stomach.

Director: Lhennards Acuña | Stars: Junko Goda, Taishi Mizuno, James Wong, Oliver Almalel

14. Burnt Popcorn (II) (2016)

Short, Comedy

The humble rice cake is what makes Karen really happy, however, the foul stench of a charred popcorn kernel can drive the woman crazy.

Director: Tony Diaz | Stars: Amber Marie Bollinger, Drue Schaefer Crookston, Tammie Baird, Sharon Eisman

15. Batman Beyond (1999–2001)
Episode: The Curse of the Kobra: Part 1 (2001)

Not Rated | 22 min | Animation, Action, Adventure

Terry goes for advanced martial arts training at a special dojo, but there is far more to one of his fellow students than he realizes.

Director: James Tucker | Stars: Will Friedle, Kevin Conroy, Alexis Denisof, Cree Summer

Votes: 424

16. The Nanny (1993–1999)
Episode: Fran's Roots (1997)

TV-PG | 30 min | Comedy, Family, Romance

A woman shows up claiming to be Fran's mother due to a mix-up at the hospital.

Director: Dorothy Lyman | Stars: Fran Drescher, Charles Shaughnessy, Daniel Davis, Lauren Lane

Votes: 315

17. Food Unwrapped (2012– )
Episode: Does Snacks (2020)

47 min | Documentary, Comedy

A celebratory look back at some favourite snack-centred stories, from funny-shaped crisps to pork scratchings, rice cakes and nuts, and the perils of double-dipping tortilla chips

Directors: Salvatore Assenza, Lizzie Bolton, Bella Falk, Jamie Hammick, Alistair Smith, Hannah Tilley, Rose Wilkinson | Stars: Jimmy Doherty, Kate Quilton, Matt Tebbutt, Helen Lawal

18. Jamie: Keep Cooking Family Favourites (2020– )
Episode: Prosciutto Pork Fillet and Easy Prawn Curry (2021)

24 min | Reality-TV

Jamie shares his clever tips and tricks for making the perfect prosciutto-wrapped roasted pork fillet, and whips up an easy but beautiful prawn curry, served on a stunning giant crispy rice cake.

Director: Ed St. Giles | Star: Jamie Oliver

19. Rules of Engagement (2007–2013)
Episode: Third Wheel (2010)

TV-PG | 21 min | Comedy, Romance

Audrey's white lie to a needy friend puts Jeff in a awkward predicament, Timmy introduces Russell to the joys of charity work, and Adam tries to protect his snacks from a dieting Jennifer.

Director: Andy Cadiff | Stars: Patrick Warburton, Megyn Price, Oliver Hudson, Bianca Kajlich

Votes: 434

20. Blue Exorcist (2011)
Episode: Shinkai no akuma (2011)

TV-14 | 25 min | Animation, Action, Drama

Rin, Shima and Izumo have been sent on a mission, only to end up working instead. They meet a boy named Yohei and learn of the "Demon of the Deep." Yohei lost his father to this monster, ... See full summary »

Directors: Shin'ya Kawatsura, Tensai Okamura | Stars: Nobuhiko Okamoto, Eri Kitamura, Kôji Yusa, Ayahi Takagaki

Votes: 168

21. Beautiful Excursions (2006– )
Episode: Surprenante Singapour (2023)

Documentary

Beginning of the journey at the Southern Ridges canopy walkways: Sophie enjoys the canopy walkways (18 meters above the ground).Then Sophie meets Mathilde Bagein (The Theater Ensemble) and ... See full summary »

Director: Frédéric Mianne | Star: Sophie Jovillard

22. Neko zamurai (2013– )
Episode: Episode #2.4 (2015)

TV-14 | Action, Comedy, History

The tenant and his landlady have a potential big clash, but disaster is averted in the last minute. Where there was one problem there is soon potentially two problems. That is how our brave samurai becomes a shopkeeper.

Director: Takeshi Watanabe | Star: Kazuki Kitamura

23. Neko zamurai (2013– )
Episode: Episode #2.10 (2015)

TV-14 | Action, Comedy, History

When mother-in-law arrives in town armed with a cane, a choice and an ultimatum she makes demands and asks for a decision as soon as she is freed from jail. Searching for a job the samurai ... See full summary »

Director: Takeshi Watanabe | Star: Kazuki Kitamura

24. Click Your Heart (2016– )
Episode: Episode #1.3 (2016)

TV-14 | 15 min | Romance

In not answering Ro-woon's summons, Min-ah gets to know Kang Chan-hee, a free-spirited boy-band dancer, but discovers ex-boyfriend Baek Ju-ho coming back into her life, too.

Director: Doo-sik Min | Stars: Min-ah Kwon, Da-won Lee, Kim Ro-Woon, Ju-ho Baek

Votes: 6

25. Food Unwrapped (2012– )
Episode: Kippers, Gherkins, Rice Cakes (2018)

24 min | Documentary, Comedy

Kate checks out a space-age high-speed German pickling machine. How do you make a kipper, and why don't we eat them for breakfast any more? And rice cakes are made from brown rice. Why are they white?

Directors: Hannah Assenza, Ben Borland, Bella Falk, Sam Pinkstone, Nicola Tremain | Stars: Jimmy Doherty, Kate Quilton, Matt Tebbutt, Helen Lawal