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1. Farewell to the Ark (1984)
127 min | Fantasy, Mystery, Romance
A surreal, isolated village sees its inhabitants gradually leave behind their mutual traditions and superstitions as they leave for the city. Among them are two cousins who love each other and who get into a quarrel with other villagers.
Director: Shûji Terayama | Stars: Tsutomu Yamazaki, Mayumi Ogawa, Yoshio Harada, Yôko Takahashi
Votes: 632
2. Grass Labyrinth (1979)
40 min | Short, Fantasy, Romance
A young man, haunted by his past, travels the land in search of the lyrics to a lullaby his mother used to sing to him.
Director: Shûji Terayama | Stars: Hiroshi Mikami, Takeshi Wakamatsu, Keiko Niitaka, Yasumi Nakasuji
Votes: 745
3. Onibaba (1964)
Not Rated | 103 min | Drama, Horror, Thriller
Two women kill samurai and sell their belongings for a living. While one of them is having an affair with their neighbor, the other woman meets a mysterious samurai wearing a bizarre mask.
Director: Kaneto Shindô | Stars: Nobuko Otowa, Jitsuko Yoshimura, Kei Satô, Jûkichi Uno
Votes: 21,882
4. Bad Film (2012)
161 min | Action, Comedy, Crime
"BAD FILM" is a legendary production that was shot in 1995 over course of year, but went unfinished due to funding difficulties.
Director: Sion Sono | Stars: Tokyo Gagaga, Yûya Ishikawa, Takeshi Itô, Kôta Mori
Votes: 220
5. Sailor Suit and Machine Gun: Graduation (2016)
112 min | Action, Romance
Yakuza underboss and schoolgirl Hoshi Izumi intends to become a regular student once again following a period of unleashing bloody revenge upon those who murdered the former yakuza boss. ... See full summary »
Director: Kôji Maeda | Stars: Kanna Hashimoto, Hiroki Hasegawa, Masanobu Andô, Tetsuya Takeda
Votes: 220
6. Eko Eko Azarak: Wizard of Darkness (1995)
80 min | Horror
Misa Kuroi is an adorable high-school girl who arrives at her new school when it is falling under an evil supernatural force. Trying to figure out who's behind the supernatural attack, Misa... See full summary »
Director: Shimako Sato | Stars: Kimika Yoshino, Miho Kanno, Shu-Ma, Naozumi Takahashi
Votes: 839
7. 2LDK (2003)
Not Rated | 70 min | Comedy, Drama, Horror
Two actresses who have auditioned for one part, sharing the same apartment with opposite personalities equals a night which either neither of them will forget - if they survive!
Director: Yukihiko Tsutsumi | Stars: Maho Nonami, Eiko Koike, Maki Tsujimura, Runa Tsukishima
Votes: 3,908
8. Throw Away Your Books, Rally in the Streets (1971)
137 min | Drama, Music
An angst-ridden teen dealing with his dysfunctional family hits the streets. The story is inter-cut with various psychedelic, energetic vignettes.
Director: Shûji Terayama | Stars: Eimei Sasaki, Masahiro Saito, Yukiko Kobayashi, Fudeko Tanaka
Votes: 2,300
9. Tokyo Refugees (2014)
130 min | Drama
Could one become a refugee within his own country or city? A college student is down-and-out when he loses contact with his father, is unable to pay for his studies or living and is soon ... See full summary »
Director: Kiyoshi Sasabe | Stars: Shô Aoyagi, Jun Inoue, Nobuaki Kaneko, Aoi Nakamura
Votes: 105
10. Tokyo.sora (2002)
127 min | Drama
Six women attempt to make it in current day Tokyo, living their everyday lives the best and worst they can. For them, every little moment becomes a ritual of the ordinary and the exciting, ... See full summary »
Director: Hiroshi Ishikawa | Stars: Yuka Itaya, Haruka Igawa, Shôzô Endô, Manami Honjô
Votes: 531
11. Tokyo Tribe (2014)
R | 116 min | Action, Musical
In an alternate Japan, territorial street gangs form opposing factions collectively known as the Tokyo Tribes. Merra, leader of the Wu-Ronz tribe of Bukuro crosses the line to conquer all of Tokyo. The war begins.
Director: Sion Sono | Stars: Ryohei Suzuki, Young Dais, Nana Seino, Shunsuke Daitô
Votes: 3,647
12. Tokyo Story (1953)
Not Rated | 136 min | Drama
An old couple visit their children and grandchildren in the city, but receive little attention.
Director: Yasujirô Ozu | Stars: Chishû Ryû, Chieko Higashiyama, Sô Yamamura, Setsuko Hara
Votes: 68,661
13. Exte: Hair Extensions (2007)
R | 108 min | Comedy, Horror
About hair extensions that attack the women that wear them.
Director: Sion Sono | Stars: Chiaki Kuriyama, Megumi Satô, Tsugumi, Eri Machimoto
Votes: 3,355
14. Dear Pyongyang (2005)
Not Rated | 107 min | Documentary
A Korean-Japanese daughter tries to understand her father's sworn political loyalty to North Korea.
Director: Yong-hi Yang
Votes: 211
15. Rubber's Lover (1996)
Not Rated | 91 min | Horror, Sci-Fi
Scientists use a brain-altering drug to conduct experiments, after one such project goes astray, they need to find another test subject in this Japanese splatter-punk film.
Director: Shozin Fukui | Stars: Nao, Norimizu Ameya, Yôta Kawase, Mika Kunihiro
Votes: 1,089
16. Black Tight Killers (1966)
87 min | Action, Crime, Thriller
A military photographer takes a cute stewardess out to dinner where she is promptly kidnapped. Deciding that he has fallen in love with the girl, our "hero" decides to investigate her kidnapping himself.
Director: Yasuharu Hasebe | Stars: Akira Kobayashi, Chieko Matsubara, Akemi Kita, Mieko Nishio
Votes: 396
17. An Actor's Revenge (1963)
Not Rated | 115 min | Drama
Yukinojo, a Kabuki actor, seeks revenge by destroying the three men who caused the deaths of his parents. Also involved are the daughter of one of Yukinojo's targets, two master thieves, and a swordsman who himself is out to kill Yukinojo.
Director: Kon Ichikawa | Stars: Kazuo Hasegawa, Fujiko Yamamoto, Ayako Wakao, Eiji Funakoshi
Votes: 2,870
18. Orgies of Edo (1969)
Not Rated | 94 min | Drama, Horror
A collection of stories dealing with punishment toward women.
Director: Teruo Ishii | Stars: Teruo Yoshida, Toyozô Yamamoto, Masumi Tachibana, Michiko Ai
Votes: 569
19. Orgies of Edo (1969)
Not Rated | 94 min | Drama, Horror
A collection of stories dealing with punishment toward women.
Director: Teruo Ishii | Stars: Teruo Yoshida, Toyozô Yamamoto, Masumi Tachibana, Michiko Ai
Votes: 569
20. Black Angel Vol. 1 (1998)
107 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Ikko, the six year old daughter of a yakuza gang boss witnesses the brutal slaying of her parents and is only saved from sharing their fate by an underground hitwoman who goes by the ... See full summary »
Director: Takashi Ishii | Stars: Riona Hazuki, Reiko Takashima, Jinpachi Nezu, Kippei Shîna
Votes: 921
21. I Am Keiko (1997)
61 min | Drama
Keiko Suzuki is a lonely waitress in Tokyo. Her father passes away of cancer and she becomes obsessed with the passage of time. And so, three weeks before her 22nd birthday, she decides to ... See full summary »
Director: Sion Sono | Star: Keiko Suzuki
Votes: 338
22. Bitter Honey (2016)
105 min | Drama, Fantasy, History
Based on novelist Muro Saisei's 1959 book, Bitter Honey narrates the story of a poet who informed by his physician of his impending death finds renewed flights of fantasy. He is visited by ... See full summary »
Director: Gakuryû Ishii | Stars: Fumi Nikaidô, Ren Ôsugi, Seiko Iwaidô, Hanae Kan
Votes: 198
23. Undulant Fever (2014)
118 min | Drama
Emiko since high school meets Yo at the press club. After the first kiss, she gave him the most precious thing. She clings to her relationship with Yo even though he only sees her as a passing love for temporary satisfaction.
Director: Hiroshi Ando | Stars: Yui Ichikawa, Sôsuke Ikematsu, Madoka Sakai, Masaki Miura
Votes: 166
24. Fe (1994)
Not Rated | 67 min | Drama
Near the remains of an iron factory, an old painter faces the challenges of creation, as his longtime muse has not appeared in some time. A young girl lends her curiosity to discover what ... See full summary »
Director: Kanji Nakajima | Stars: Fumiko Kawahara, Eiji Maruyama, Reina Oshibe
Votes: 104
25. Tokyo Blood (1993 TV Short)
37 min | Short, Drama
Tokyo Blood is an omnibus film of 4 short stories featuring various characters entrapped in Tokyo landscapes.
Director: Gakuryû Ishii | Stars: Mai Hosho, Hairi Katagiri, Masashi Kojima, Suzuki Matsuo
Votes: 153
26. Himeanole (2016)
99 min | Crime, Thriller
Getting two stories in one, Himeanôru depicts the story of co-workers where one of them is gunning to make a cafe's waitress his. When the co-worker visits the said cafe to see the waitress... See full summary »
Director: Keisuke Yoshida | Stars: Gô Morita, Gaku Hamada, Aimi Satsukawa, Tsuyoshi Muro
Votes: 776
27. Himeanole (2016)
99 min | Crime, Thriller
Getting two stories in one, Himeanôru depicts the story of co-workers where one of them is gunning to make a cafe's waitress his. When the co-worker visits the said cafe to see the waitress... See full summary »
Director: Keisuke Yoshida | Stars: Gô Morita, Gaku Hamada, Aimi Satsukawa, Tsuyoshi Muro
Votes: 776
28. Himeanole (2016)
99 min | Crime, Thriller
Getting two stories in one, Himeanôru depicts the story of co-workers where one of them is gunning to make a cafe's waitress his. When the co-worker visits the said cafe to see the waitress... See full summary »
Director: Keisuke Yoshida | Stars: Gô Morita, Gaku Hamada, Aimi Satsukawa, Tsuyoshi Muro
Votes: 776
29. Irma Vep (1996)
Not Rated | 99 min | Comedy, Drama
A Hong Kong actress, Maggie Cheung playing a fictional version of herself, is cast in France to star in a remake of Les vampires (1915), but petty intrigues and clashing egos plague the production.
Director: Olivier Assayas | Stars: Maggie Cheung, Jean-Pierre Léaud, Nathalie Richard, Antoine Basler
Votes: 9,732 | Gross: $0.19M
30. Stray Cat Rock: Sex Hunter (1970)
Not Rated | 85 min | Crime, Thriller
A street girl gang clashes with racist local gangsters after one of the girls starts dating an Afro-Japanese man.
Director: Yasuharu Hasebe | Stars: Meiko Kaji, Rikiya Yasuoka, Tatsuya Fuji, Jirô Okazaki
Votes: 886
31. Massacre Gun (1967)
Not Rated | 89 min | Action, Crime
Kuroda (Jô Shishido) is a mob hitman who turns on his employers after being forced to execute his lover. Joining forces with his similarly wronged brothers, hot-headed Eiji (Tatsuya Fuji) ... See full summary »
Director: Yasuharu Hasebe | Stars: Jô Shishido, Hideaki Nitani, Yôko Yamamoto, Jirô Okazaki
Votes: 544
32. The Cherry Orchard (1990)
96 min | Drama
At an all-girls school, a group of girls prepare for a stage performance of Anton Chekhov's "The Cherry Orchard".
Director: Shun Nakahara | Stars: Hiroko Nakajima, Miho Tsumiki, Yasuyo Shirashima, Miho Miyazawa
Votes: 272
33. The Top Secret: Murder in Mind (2016)
148 min | Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Company tries to make a science fiction murder mystery using the worst caption translation methods in history. Can their elite detectives learn to understand one another well enough to ... See full summary »
Director: Keishi Otomo | Stars: Tôma Ikuta, Masaki Okada, Chiaki Kuriyama, Nao Ômori
Votes: 296
34. Golden Slumber (2010)
139 min | Action, Drama, Thriller
Aoyagi meets an old friend and ends up framed for the murder of the prime minister.
Director: Yoshihiro Nakamura | Stars: Yûko Takeuchi, Nao Ômori, Teruyuki Kagawa, Masato Sakai
Votes: 1,375
35. Taboo (1999)
Unrated | 100 min | Drama, History, Thriller
The new member of a samurai militia unit causes disruption as several of his colleagues fall in love with him, threatening to disturb the rigid code of their squad.
Director: Nagisa Ôshima | Stars: Takeshi Kitano, Ryûhei Matsuda, Shinji Takeda, Tadanobu Asano
Votes: 8,077 | Gross: $0.05M
36. Isoroku Yamamoto, the Commander-in-Chief of the Combined Fleet (2011)
140 min | Biography, Drama, History
The life of Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto from the early 1930's to his death at the hands of the US military in 1943.
Director: Izuru Narushima | Stars: Koji Yakusho, Hiroshi Abe, Shûichi Azumaya, Mitsugorô Bandô
Votes: 1,255
37. Norwegian Wood (2010)
Not Rated | 133 min | Drama, Romance
Toru recalls his life in the 1960s, when his friend Kizuki killed himself and he grew close to Naoko, Kizuki's girlfriend, and another woman, the outgoing, lively Midori.
Director: Anh Hung Tran | Stars: Ken'ichi Matsuyama, Rinko Kikuchi, Kiko Mizuhara, Kengo Kôra
Votes: 12,466 | Gross: $0.01M
38. All-Round Appraiser Q: The Eyes of Mona Lisa (2014)
119 min | Fantasy, Mystery
A store owner and a magazine editor were hired as a temporary employee by The Louvre for a Mona Lisa exhibition to be held in Japan. The two soon discover a hidden puzzle of the Mona Lisa that will change their lives.
Director: Shinsuke Sato | Stars: Haruka Ayase, Tôri Matsuzaka, Eriko Hatsune, Hiroaki Murakami
Votes: 380
39. Kame wa igai to hayaku oyogu (2005)
90 min | Comedy
Suzume Katagura is a bored housewife who spends her days doing chores and taking care of her husband's pet turtle. One day she sees a wanted ad for spies. Hoping for some excitement she decides to give them a call.
Director: Satoshi Miki | Stars: Juri Ueno, Yû Aoi, Ryô Iwamatsu, Eri Fuse
Votes: 984
40. Tokyo! (2008)
Unrated | 112 min | Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
A triptych examines the nature of one unforgettable city as it's shaped by the disparate people who live, work (and even run amok) inside one enormous, constantly evolving, densely populated megalopolis, the ravishing and inimitable Tokyo.
Directors: Leos Carax, Michel Gondry, Bong Joon Ho | Stars: Ayako Fujitani, Ryô Kase, Ayumi Ito, Nao Ômori
Votes: 11,873 | Gross: $0.35M
41. Hito no sekkusu o warauna (2007)
137 min | Comedy, Romance
The love story of a young male student and a woman lecturer at art college.
Director: Nami Iguchi | Stars: Hiromi Nagasaku, Ken'ichi Matsuyama, Yû Aoi, Shûgo Oshinari
Votes: 534
42. Soranin (2010)
126 min | Drama
Meiko and Taneda are a couple graduated from university two years ago. Unhappy with their lives, Meiko quits her job and encourages Taneda to have this band become professional. They ... See full summary »
Director: Takahiro Miki | Stars: Takao Handa, Arata Iura, Kenta Kiritani, Yoichi Kondo
Votes: 922
43. The Drudgery Train (2012)
112 min | Comedy, Drama
Kitamichi is a 19-year-old labor worker. He develops feelings for Yasuko who works in a used used bookstore, but he has never had a girlfriend. He also befriends Kusakabe, but jealousy soon threatens their friendship.
Director: Nobuhiro Yamashita | Stars: Mirai Moriyama, Kengo Kôra, Atsuko Maeda, Makita Sports
Votes: 452
44. The Gift of Memory (2016)
40 min | Short, Drama
It turns out he is trailing Toko's mother when a mysterious man in a black coat appears at her place of work. Toko hires Tamaya as a bodyguard for her mother. The film was shot in Kumamoto ... See full summary »
Director: Isao Yukisada | Stars: Ai Hashimoto, Eri Ishida, Sang-jung Kang, Kengo Kôra
Votes: 11
45. My Man (2014)
129 min | Crime, Drama, Romance
After losing everything in a tsunami, 10-year-old Hana is taken in by 26-year-old distant relative Jungo Kusarino. They live as father and daughter but share a profound sense of loss. Jungo... See full summary »
Director: Kazuyoshi Kumakiri | Stars: Fumi Nikaidô, Tadanobu Asano, Aoba Kawai, Tatsuya Fuji
Votes: 711
46. Mahoro ekimae kyôsôkyoku (2014)
124 min | Comedy
One of the handyman duo finds himself in a jam when he ends up being the caretaker of the other's daughter, and gets caught up in the dealings of a mysterious cult.
Director: Tatsushi Ômori | Stars: Eita Nagayama, Ryûhei Matsuda, Kengo Kôra, Yôko Maki
Votes: 257
47. Yellow Elephant (2013)
131 min | Drama, Romance
Movie adaptation of the Japanese novel "Kiroi Jou". A married couple Ayumu Muko (Mukai) and Aiko Tsumari (Miyazaki) live a peaceful life in a cozy old house in the countryside. Ayumu works ... See full summary »
Director: Ryûichi Hiroki | Stars: Aoi Miyazaki, Osamu Mukai, Tatsuomi Hamada, Himeka Asami
Votes: 249
48. The Egoists (2011)
136 min | Drama
Two troubled young lovers - a gambler and a stripper - run off to the tranquil Japanese countryside to marry and start a new life. But their dark past follows them in the form of a veteran loan shark.
Director: Ryûichi Hiroki | Stars: Anne Suzuki, Kengo Kôra, Sora Aoi, Yasushi Fuchikami
Votes: 99
49. Kenta to Jun to Kayo-chan no kuni (2009)
131 min | Drama
Kenta and Jun are like brothers. Having grown up together in an orphanage, they now work in a demolition squad, bullied and blackmailed by their boss. One night, they pick up a simple-minded girl called Kayo and go on a road trip.
Director: Tatsushi Ômori | Stars: Shôta Matsuda, Kengo Kôra, Sakura Andô, Hirofumi Arai
Votes: 128
50. Kanikôsen (2009)
109 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
(Japanese with English subtitles) Aboard the Japanese crab ship 'Kanikosen' equipped with a cannery facility, workers are forced to labor under pitiful conditions at minimum wages. Sick of ... See full summary »
Director: Sabu | Stars: Ryûhei Matsuda, Hidetoshi Nishijima, Kengo Kôra, Hirofumi Arai
Votes: 243
51. The Vulture (2009)
134 min | Drama
A Japanese company is being targeted by a Chinese financial group that takes advantage of weak and struggling firms - in other words, a vulture. A Japanese financier/former vulture Masahiko Washizu is recruited to fight the threat.
Director: Keishi Otomo | Stars: Nao Ômori, Tetsuji Tamayama, Chiaki Kuriyama, Kengo Kôra
Votes: 92
52. Sad Vacation (2007)
136 min | Drama
Kenji, abandoned by his mother, scrapes out a meager existence doing odd jobs including driving bar hostesses and their customers home. Besides this he takes care of the sister of an old ... See full summary »
Director: Shinji Aoyama | Stars: Tadanobu Asano, Kaori Fujimitsu, Eri Ishida, Yuka Itaya
Votes: 484
53. M (2006)
Not Rated | 110 min | Drama
Satoko is a housewife who lives a comfortable life with her businessman husband Hideyuki and her six-year-old son Masato. One day on her way to pick up Masato, she meets Minoru - a ... See full summary »
Director: Ryûichi Hiroki | Stars: Miwon, Kengo Kôra, Nao Ômori, Tomoaki Hamatsu
Votes: 164
54. Metro ni notte (2006)
121 min | Drama
When Shinji Hasebe got off a subway, he finds himself in 1964 on the day of his brother's death. He travels between present and past and comes to know of his father's past. Going back to the past shows him the truth about his parents.
Director: Tetsuo Shinohara | Stars: Shin'ichi Tsutsumi, Aya Okamoto, Min Tanaka, Takashi Sasano
Votes: 188
55. The Snow White Murder Case (2014)
126 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
A young woman who works at cosmetic company becomes the prime suspect after her beautiful co-worker is murdered.
Director: Yoshihiro Nakamura | Stars: Mao Inoue, Gô Ayano, Nanao, Misako Renbutsu
Votes: 2,099
56. Sky of Love (2007)
120 min | Drama, Romance
Mika is a fresh high school student who starts texting a mysterious boy. She is shocked when he reveals who he is - Hiro, a delinquent attending her school. What she doesn't know is that Hiro isn't as bad as he seems.
Director: Natsuki Imai | Stars: Yui Aragaki, Haruma Miura, Yûko Asano, Yôsuke Asari
Votes: 3,764
57. The Great Passage (2013)
134 min | Drama
Majime, an eccentric man in publishing company, who has unique ability of words, joins the team that will compile a new dictionary, 'The Great Passage.' In the eclectic team, he becomes ... See full summary »
Director: Yûya Ishii | Stars: Ryûhei Matsuda, Aoi Miyazaki, Joe Odagiri, Kaoru Kobayashi
Votes: 2,871
58. From Me to You (2010)
128 min | Drama, Romance
A girl that resemble "Sadako" of the movie Ring is being feared by her classmates. She is avoided by everyone.While everyone is avoiding her, the popular boy Shota Kazehaya befriends her, and their love begins to grow.
Director: Naoto Kumazawa | Stars: Mikako Tabe, Haruma Miura, Misako Renbutsu, Haru Aoyama
Votes: 2,945
59. Distance (2001)
Unrated | 132 min | Drama
Members of a cult, modeled on Aum Shinrikyo, sabotage a city's water supply, then commit mass suicide near the shores of a lake. Family members of those affected by it meet at the lake to observe the anniversary of their loved ones' deaths.
Director: Kore-eda Hirokazu | Stars: Arata Iura, Yûsuke Iseya, Susumu Terajima, Yui Natsukawa
Votes: 1,806
60. Ranpo jigoku (2005)
134 min | Fantasy, Horror
This four-part anthology takes its cue from the short fiction of legendary horror writer Edogawa Rampo.
Directors: Akio Jissôji, Atsushi Kaneko, Hisayasu Satô, Suguru Takeuchi | Stars: Tadanobu Asano, Yûko Daike, Chisako Hara, Masami Horiuchi
Votes: 1,195
61. Rampo (1994)
R | 100 min | Drama, Mystery
Edogawa Rampo is a writer whose latest work is censored by the government, deemed too disturbing and injurious to the public to be allowed to be published. However, after burning his drafts... See full summary »
Directors: Rintarô Mayuzumi, Kazuyoshi Okuyama | Stars: Naoto Takenaka, Michiko Hada, Masahiro Motoki, Teruyuki Kagawa
Votes: 611 | Gross: $0.31M
62. Quartet (2017)
TV-PG | 45 min | Comedy, Drama, Music
Maki, Suzume, Iemori, and Beppu accidentally met in a karaoke one day while bringing instruments. They then decided to form a musical quartet and live together in Karuizawa during the winter.
Stars: Takako Matsu, Hikari Mitsushima, Issei Takahashi, Ryûhei Matsuda
Votes: 1,636
63. A Chorus of Angels (2012)
122 min | Drama, Mystery
20 years ago, an elementary school student falls on an island in the northern tip of Hokkaido. A teacher and 6 students makes contact through songs. What happened to the student who fell? ... See full summary »
Director: Junji Sakamoto | Stars: Ayako Fujitani, Mayu Harada, Shion Iida, Renji Ishibashi
Votes: 333
64. Phone Call to the Bar 2 (2013)
119 min | Comedy
Director: Hajime Hashimoto | Stars: Yô Ôizumi, Ryûhei Matsuda, Tamae Andô, Yuma Asami
Votes: 193
65. The Detective Is in the Bar (2011)
125 min | Drama
In the Susukino red light district of Sapporo, a private detective (Yo Oizumi) drinks alcohol with his driver Takada (Ryuhei Matsuda) in his favorite bar. There he receives a phone call ... See full summary »
Director: Hajime Hashimoto | Stars: Yô Ôizumi, Ryûhei Matsuda, Koyuki, Toshiyuki Nishida
Votes: 398
66. The Devil's Path (2013)
128 min | Thriller
Journalist Shuichi Fujii receives a letter from convicted killer Junji Sudo. Writing from death row, Sudo wants to confess to crimes unknown to the police. On visiting Sudo in prison, Fujii... See full summary »
Director: Kazuya Shiraishi | Stars: Takayuki Yamada, Pierre Taki, Lily Franky, Chizuru Ikewaki
Votes: 1,245
67. Kabukicho Love Hotel (2014)
135 min | Drama, Romance
Over one day at this love hotel in Shinjuku, Tokyo - where guests have the choice of staying for a short time or overnight - the dreams and desires of these characters intersect while aspiring for something greater.
Director: Ryûichi Hiroki | Stars: Shôta Sometani, Atsuko Maeda, Roy 5tion, Asuka Hinoi
Votes: 850
68. The Kiyosu Conference (2013)
138 min | Comedy, History
In this refashion of the 1582 "Honno-ji Incident", two rival groups resort to all sorts of nonsense as they attempt to appoint a new daimyo.
Director: Kôki Mitani | Stars: Koji Yakusho, Yô Ôizumi, Fumiyo Kohinata, Kôichi Satô
Votes: 666
69. The Emperor in August (2015)
135 min | Drama, History
The War ended on August 15th, 1945. What took place in Japan on the previous night? The unknown destiny of the day is unveiled.
Director: Masato Harada | Stars: Koji Yakusho, Masahiro Motoki, Tsutomu Yamazaki, Shin'ichi Tsutsumi
Votes: 714
70. Psycho Gothic Lolita (2010)
TV-14 | 88 min | Action, Horror
After her mother is murdered, a girl dresses-to-kill as a Gothic Lolita. Using a deadly umbrella, she seeks revenge by slicing and dicing the wacky assassins responsible.
Director: Gô Ohara | Stars: Rina Akiyama, Ruito Aoyagi, Asami, Yukihide Benny
Votes: 899
71. I Hate Tokyo (2013)
109 min | Comedy
Based on a manga itself, Tokyo Loser is about Natsumi (Kie Kitano) who moves to Tokyo from the countryside to enter an arts' university and become a recognized manga artist. In Tokyo, ... See full summary »
Director: Toshiyuki Morioka | Stars: Sôsuke Ikematsu, Eri Fukatsu, Fumino Kimura, Ittoku Kishibe
Votes: 69
72. 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: 19,449 | Gross: $0.15M
73. The Lion Standing in the Wind (2015)
139 min | Drama
The story of Dr. Koichiro, who moves from Japan to Kenya to volunteer as a doctor for child soldiers.
Director: Takashi Miike | Stars: Takao Osawa, Satomi Ishihara, Yôko Maki, Masato Hagiwara
Votes: 283
74. The Mole Song: Undercover Agent Reiji (2013)
130 min | Action, Comedy, Crime
Reiji Kikukawa, who has a strong sense of justice, graduated from the police academy with the lowest score ever. He becomes a police constable, but is suddenly fired by the Police Chief due... See full summary »
Director: Takashi Miike | Stars: Tôma Ikuta, Ryôhei Abe, Yoshiki Arizono, Ken'ichi Endô
Votes: 1,082
75. Ai to makoto (2012)
133 min | Action, Comedy, Musical
Troubled high school student Makoto arrives in Tokyo to exact revenge from a past incident. He then falls in love at first sight with Ai, a daughter raised in a wholesome family. Around ... See full summary »
Director: Takashi Miike | Stars: Satoshi Tsumabuki, Emi Takei, Takumi Saitô, Ito Ono
Votes: 806
76. Yurusarezaru mono daiisshô: Shishi no kessen (2003)
95 min | Crime
A member of a Yakuza gang seeks revenge on the people responsible for the death of his boss.
Director: Takashi Miike | Stars: Masaya Sato, Shôko Aida, Naomi Akimoto, Narimi Arimori
Votes: 346
77. Yurusarezaru mono dainishô: Shishi-tachi no chinkonka (2003)
108 min | Crime
Director: Takashi Miike | Stars: Naomi Akimoto, Narimi Arimori, Tatsuya Fuji, Eiichi Furui
Votes: 63
78. Hana (2006)
127 min | Comedy, Drama
A troubled young samurai seeks revenge for the death of his father.
Director: Kore-eda Hirokazu | Stars: Jun'ichi Okada, Rie Miyazawa, Arata Furuta, Jun Kunimura
Votes: 1,901
79. Birthday Card (2016)
123 min | Drama, Romance
Is the loss of one's mother at the age of ten made any less dismal if one receives letters from her once a year thereafter? Noriko loses her mother Yoshie and has to contend with life, ... See full summary »
Director: Yasuhiro Yoshida | Stars: Aoi Miyazaki, Ai Hashimoto, Shôsuke Tanihara, Aoi Nakamura
Votes: 160
80. The Chart of Love (2014)
Drama
Dr. Ichito works at Honjo Hospital. His longtime friend Dr. Tatsuya Shindo, who comes from Tokyo, begins working at Honjo Hospital. In their university days, Tatsuya was referred to as "the... See full summary »
Director: Yoshihiro Fukagawa | Stars: Aoi Miyazaki, Tatsuya Fujiwara, Jun Kaname, Michiko Kichise
Votes: 82
81. The Vancouver Asahi (2014)
132 min | Drama, History, Sport
1918 -1942 , A Time Period passed . Vancouver Canada , a Japanese Community and the struggles and triumphs they faced , and the Spirit of a Baseball Team that won over many, and overcame ... See full summary »
Director: Yûya Ishii | Stars: Satoshi Tsumabuki, Kazuya Kamenashi, Ryô Katsuji, Yusuke Kamiji
Votes: 260
82. Dawn of a Filmmaker: The Keisuke Kinoshita Story (2013)
96 min | Biography, Drama, War
As a young man, Keisuke Kinoshita (Ryo Kase) carried his mother on a handcart across a mountain. He grew up as a hotblooded young man and was monitored by the military. He then joined ... See full summary »
Director: Keiichi Hara | Stars: Aoi Miyazaki, Mayu Matsuoka, Yûko Tanaka, Ryô Kase
Votes: 120
83. Tenchi: The Samurai Astronomer (2012)
141 min | Biography, Drama
A chronicle of the life of Yasui Santetsu, a 17th century master of go who turned his attention to astronomy and created a new calendar for Japan.
Director: Yôjirô Takita | Stars: Yasunari Takeshima, Shôta Sometani, Jun'ichi Okada, Aoi Miyazaki
Votes: 352
84. Tsure ga utsu ni narimashite. (2011)
121 min | Drama
A husband is suffering from melancholia, and he wants to commit suicide. His wife, who is a cartoonist, forces him to quit his job for the therapy. The wife's optimism influence the husband, and they live happily ever after.
Director: Kiyoshi Sasabe | Stars: Aoi Miyazaki, Masato Sakai, Mitsuru Fukikoshi, Kanji Tsuda
Votes: 723
85. Tsurugidake: Ten no ki (2009)
139 min | Adventure, Drama
In 1907, a group of men climb an unconquered peak in the last unmapped region of Japan.
Director: Daisaku Kimura | Stars: Tadanobu Asano, Teruyuki Kagawa, Ryûhei Matsuda, Yukiyoshi Ozawa
Votes: 220
86. Kagehinata ni saku (2008)
129 min | Comedy, Drama
Deeply mired in debt, compulsive gambler Maya resorts to joining a scam ring to pay off his loans. While living in the gutters, he meets Hisako, a young woman tracing the story of her ... See full summary »
Director: Yûichirô Hirakawa | Stars: Jun'ichi Okada, Aoi Miyazaki, Atsushi Itô, Aya Hirayama
Votes: 142
87. Children of the Dark (2008)
138 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
A Middle-aged Japanese ex-pat journalist investigates child organ trafficking in Thailand and he uncovers a sinister network.
Director: Junji Sakamoto | Stars: Yôsuke Eguchi, Aoi Miyazaki, Satoshi Tsumabuki, Kôichi Satô
Votes: 264
88. Bloody Snake Under the Sun (2007)
124 min | Drama
An Okinawan sansen (3 stringed guitars) player named Ryo and his experiences growing up in Okinawa in 1968. Ryo meets an American military soldier named George, and they discover that they ... See full summary »
Director: Yu Nakai | Stars: Shogen, Aoi Miyazaki, Mickey Koga, Eri Ishida
Votes: 9
89. Hatsukoi (2006)
114 min | Crime, Drama, Romance
Writer Misuzu Nakahara confesses her involvement in the 300 Million Yen Affair. In the chaotic days of the 1960s, Misuzu, a lonely high school girl from a troubled family, finds a sanctuary... See full summary »
Director: Yukinari Hanawa | Stars: Aoi Miyazaki, Keisuke Koide, Masaru Miyazaki, Rena Komine
Votes: 332
90. My God, My God, Why Hast Thou Forsaken Me? (2005)
107 min | Drama, Music, Sci-Fi
A.D. 2015: A virus has been spreading in many cities worldwide. It is a suicidal disease and the virus is infected by pictures. People, once infected, come down with the disease, which ... See full summary »
Director: Shinji Aoyama | Stars: Tadanobu Asano, Aoi Miyazaki, Mariko Okada, Masaya Nakahara
Votes: 627
91. Gimî hebun (2005)
122 min | Thriller
Shinsuke and Mari both share an unusual condition called synesthesia. Mysterious incidents and murders start to occur and Shinsuke suspects that Mari can be the next victim.
Director: Toru Matsuura | Stars: Yôsuke Eguchi, Masanobu Andô, Aoi Miyazaki, Hijiri Kojima
Votes: 303
92. Aoi kuruma (2004)
90 min | Drama
DJ Richio wears sunglasses to hide a scar around his eyes. He is also haunted by nightmares of a childhood accident that led to his scar. Richio also dates Akemi. Meanwhile, Richio notices ... See full summary »
Director: Hiroshi Okuhara | Stars: Arata Iura, Aoi Miyazaki, Kumiko Asô, Tomorô Taguchi
Votes: 186
93. Hanagatami (2017)
169 min | Drama, War
Fulfilling his filmmaking dream of 40 years, Nobuhiko Obayashi's luminous new feature "Hanagatami" delivers a timeless story of the pureness of youth beset by the chaos of war.
Director: Nobuhiko Ôbayashi | Stars: Shunsuke Kubozuka, Shinnosuke Mitsushima, Keishi Nagatsuka, Tokio Emoto
Votes: 774
94. Rabudo gan (2004)
111 min | Drama, Thriller
A story about a hitman named Hayamada who carries a distinctive red gun and his reason for his work, and how he came to be alone. His aim right now is to reach a destination, but he's late.... See full summary »
Director: Kensaku Watanabe | Stars: Masatoshi Nagase, Aoi Miyazaki, Hirofumi Arai, Ittoku Kishibe
Votes: 268
95. Tomie: Forbidden Fruit (2002)
91 min | Horror
Tomie terrorizes an artistically inclined young girl and her widowed father, slowly integrating herself into the family.
Director: Shun Nakahara | Stars: Nozomi Andô, Aoi Miyazaki, Jun Kunimura, Yuka Fujimoto
Votes: 583
96. That Guy (1999)
123 min | Comedy, Drama
Yuta, an absent-minded 5th-grader, is sent to spend the summer with his grandfather, whom Yuta's parents think is becoming senile and could benefit from Yuta's companionship. At first, Yuta... See full summary »
Director: Nobuhiko Ôbayashi | Stars: Takuro Atsuki, Keiju Kobayashi, Kin Sugai, Kyûsaku Shimada
Votes: 40
97. Hoshi ni natta shônen (2005)
113 min | Drama, Family, Romance
A Japanese boy is smitten and finally persuades his mother to give him permission to travel to northern Thailand in order to become an elephant trainer. He would be the first Japanese to ... See full summary »
Director: Shunsaku Kawake | Stars: Yûya Yagira, Takako Tokiwa, Katsumi Takahashi, Yû Aoi
Votes: 250
98. Honey & Clover (2006)
117 min | Drama, Romance
The lives of four art students change forever when gifted young artist Hagumi arrives at their school and befriends their group as each student experiences turbulence in love.
Director: Masahiro Takada | Stars: Shô Sakurai, Yû Aoi, Yûsuke Iseya, Ryô Kase
Votes: 924
99. Sugar & Spice (2006)
125 min | Drama, Romance
After graduating from high school, Shiro is clueless how to proceed with his education. For the moment, he takes a small job at a local gas station, to much displease of his parents. His ... See full summary »
Director: Isamu Nakae | Stars: Yûya Yagira, Erika Sawajiri, Mari Natsuki, Yô Ôizumi
Votes: 321
100. Sukurappu hebun (2005)
117 min | Drama
The lives of a young cop, a sanitation worker and a brooding pharmacist violently intersect on a bus that's hijacked by a suicidal political flunky, then cross paths again months later.
Director: Sang-il Lee | Stars: Ryô Kase, Joe Odagiri, Chiaki Kuriyama, Jirô Dan
Votes: 490
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