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1. Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster (1964)
Not Rated | 85 min | Action, Adventure, Fantasy
A detective is assigned to protect a princess who prophecies the Earth's end with the arrival of a powerful space monster. Mothra and her fairies must persuade Godzilla and Rodan to set aside their differences or face the invader alone.
Director: Ishirô Honda | Stars: Yôsuke Natsuki, Yuriko Hoshi, Hiroshi Koizumi, Akiko Wakabayashi
Votes: 7,835
2. Battle in Outer Space (1959)
Approved | 90 min | Action, Sci-Fi
The nations of the Earth unite in a common cause to fight off an invader from outer space.
Director: Ishirô Honda | Stars: Ryô Ikebe, Kyôko Anzai, Minoru Takada, Koreya Senda
Votes: 1,532
3. Ultraman: A Special Effects Fantasy Series (1966–1967)
TV-14 | 30 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy
A human member of a defense force is given the life and ability to change into a giant super-hero to battle the monsters that wreaks havoc on Earth.
Stars: Susumu Kurobe, Sandayû Dokumamushi, Masaya Nihei, Bin Furuya
Votes: 1,026
4. Atragon (1963)
TV-Y7 | 94 min | Action, Adventure, Fantasy
When an ancient underground civilization and their snake-like guardian plots to reclaim the surface world, those of the surface fights back.
Directors: Ishirô Honda, Shûe Matsubayashi | Stars: Tadao Takashima, Yôko Fujiyama, Yû Fujiki, Kenji Sahara
Votes: 1,506
5. Love Letter (1953)
98 min | Drama, Romance
Explores the wounds of war, the limits of love and the need to forgive. A sad and troubled man, Reikichi Mayumi finds a new job five years after the end of WWII, where he writes love letters for other people.
Director: Kinuyo Tanaka | Stars: Masayuki Mori, Yoshiko Kuga, Jûkichi Uno, Jûzô Dôsan
Votes: 499
6. Ultra Q (1965–1967)
TV-PG | 30 min | Action, Mystery, Sci-Fi
The first entry of Tsuburaya Productions' "Ultra Series," in which an aviator/amateur sci-fi writer, his plucky assistant, and a young female newspaper reporter investigate strange phenomena, usually involving aliens and giant monsters.
Stars: Kenji Sahara, Yasuhiko Saijô, Hiroko Sakurai, Yoshifumi Tajima
Votes: 323
7. Japan's Longest Day (1967)
157 min | Drama, History, War
Following the detonation of the atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, the Japanese military and the government clash over the demand from the Allies for unconditional surrender. Minister ... See full summary »
Director: Kihachi Okamoto | Stars: Seiji Miyaguchi, Rokkô Toura, Chishû Ryû, Sô Yamamura
Votes: 1,007
8. Attack from Space (1965 TV Movie)
76 min | Action, Sci-Fi
The Supreme Council from the Emerald Planet sends the superhero Starman (Super Giant in Japan) to protect Earth from destruction by an evil alien race from the Sapphire Galaxy. The ... See full summary »
Directors: Koreyoshi Akasaka, Teruo Ishii, Akira Mitsuwa | Stars: Ken Utsui, Sachihiro Ohsawa, Junko Ikeuchi, Minako Yamada
Votes: 689
9. Taiheiyô no washi (1953)
119 min | Drama, History, War
Japanese Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto, a brilliant tactician, is a loyal subject of the emperor, despite his grave misgivings about leading Japan's navy into war with the United States. He ... See full summary »
Director: Ishirô Honda | Stars: Denjirô Ôkôchi, Hiroshi Nihon'yanagi, Masao Shimizu, Eijirô Yanagi
Votes: 123
10. Invaders from Space (1965 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 78 min | Sci-Fi
A bunch of pernicious salamander men from the planet Kulimon in the Moffit Galaxy plan on taking over Earth by unleashing a lethal plague on mankind. It's up to valiant superhero Starman ... See full summary »
Directors: Koreyoshi Akasaka, Teruo Ishii, Akira Mitsuwa | Stars: Ken Utsui, Minako Yamada, Junko Ikeuchi, Sachihiro Ohsawa
Votes: 422
11. Kiganjô no bôken (1966)
100 min | Action, Adventure, Family
Osami, a soldier-of-fortune from Japan, joins with priest Ensai in a quest for the ashes of the great Buddha. Their journey takes them to a kingdom in the Middle East, where they find intrigue and romance in the court of an evil king.
Director: Senkichi Taniguchi | Stars: Toshirô Mifune, Tatsuya Mihashi, Makoto Satô, Tadao Nakamaru
Votes: 119
12. Sekai daisensô (1961)
110 min | Drama, Sci-Fi
This Japanese film speculates on the events which lead the U.S. and the Soviet Union into a nuclear Armageddon.
Director: Shûe Matsubayashi | Stars: Furankî Sakai, Akira Takarada, Yuriko Hoshi, Nobuko Otowa
Votes: 263
13. Walk Cheerfully (1930)
95 min | Crime, Drama, Romance
A small-time hood wants to go straight for a good girl but finds that starting over isn't as simple as it sounds.
Director: Yasujirô Ozu | Stars: Minoru Takada, Hiroko Kawasaki, Satoko Date, Takeshi Sakamoto
Votes: 746
14. Evil Brain from Outer Space (1966 TV Movie)
78 min | Action, Sci-Fi
A monstrous evil brain from outer space leads his minions on a crusade to conquer the universe, and unleashes hideous monsters on Earth that spread deadly diseases.
Directors: Koreyoshi Akasaka, Teruo Ishii, Akira Mitsuwa | Stars: Ken Utsui, Junko Ikeuchi, Minoru Takada, Makoto Abe
Votes: 893
15. The Invisible Avenger (1954)
70 min | Crime, Mystery, Sci-Fi
A car strikes an unseen object. Blood spreads from an invisible source, which becomes visible as the bleeding man dies. He carries with him a suicide note dedicated to his only friend, who ... See full summary »
Director: Motoyoshi Oda | Stars: Seizaburô Kawazu, Miki Sanjô, Minoru Takada, Yoshio Tsuchiya
Votes: 163
16. Campus A-Go-Go (1965)
94 min | Drama, Music
Director: Katsumi Iwauchi | Stars: Yûzô Kayama, Yuriko Hoshi, Chôko Iida, Kunie Tanaka
Votes: 26
17. Atomic Rulers (1965 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 83 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Super criminals are planning to infiltrate Earth with mass nuclear destruction! Only Starman can defend civilization by thwarting evil!
Directors: Koreyoshi Akasaka, Teruo Ishii, Akira Mitsuwa | Stars: Ken Utsui, Sachihiro Ohsawa, Junko Ikeuchi, Minako Yamada
Votes: 452
18. Jigoku no kifujin (1949)
72 min
Director: Motoyoshi Oda | Stars: Michiyo Kogure, Eitarô Ozawa, Ichirô Ryûzaki, Minoru Takada
Votes: 29
19. I Graduated, But... (1929)
70 min | Comedy
Feeling the position to be beneath him, a college graduate turns down a receptionist job, but soon finds it necessary to fool his mother and fiancé into thinking that he is employed.
Director: Yasujirô Ozu | Stars: Minoru Takada, Kinuyo Tanaka, Utako Suzuki, Kenji Ôyama
Votes: 552
20. Emperor Meiji and the Great Russo-Japanese War (1957)
113 min | Drama, History, War
Meiji Tenno portrayed the ramp up to the Russo-Japan War. In addition to showing the political events that led to war, it also showed the era from the story of a farm family in rural Japan ... See full summary »
Director: Kunio Watanabe | Stars: Kanjûrô Arashi, Kusuo Abe, Minoru Takada, Shin Takemura
Votes: 39
21. Sûpâ jaiantsu (1957)
49 min | Sci-Fi, Action, Adventure
The 1st film in the Super Giant movie series, in which the title hero saves the world from foreign terrorsts threatening Japan with a nuclear attack (Part 1 of 2)
Director: Teruo Ishii | Stars: Ken Utsui, Junko Ikeuchi, Minoru Takada, Shôji Nakayama
Votes: 51
22. Priestess with the Sullied Flesh (1958)
77 min
A sensual love-story between two lesbian nuns.
Director: Michiyoshi Doi | Stars: Miyuki Takakura, Mayumi Ôzora, Minoru Takada, Junko Uozumi
Votes: 8
23. Learn from Experience, Part I (1937)
78 min | Drama, Romance
Director: Mikio Naruse | Stars: Minoru Takada, Takako Irie, Chieko Takehisa, Sadao Maruyama
Votes: 107
24. Learn from Experience, Part II (1937)
79 min | Drama, Romance
Director: Mikio Naruse | Stars: Minoru Takada, Takako Irie, Chieko Takehisa, Sadao Maruyama
Votes: 99
25. Tasogare sakaba (1955)
94 min | Drama
Director: Tomu Uchida | Stars: Shigeru Amachi, Korema Arima, Ureo Egawa, Daisuke Katô
Votes: 67
26. Sensuikan I-57 kôfuku sezu (1959)
104 min | War
A story set in the time of WWII about one of the most famous Japansese submarines fighting through hardships to achieve its final goal
Director: Shûe Matsubayashi | Stars: Ryô Ikebe, Tatsuya Mihashi, Akihiko Hirata, Akira Kubo
Votes: 25
27. Sûpâ jaiantsu - Kaiseijin no majô (1957)
51 min | Sci-Fi, Action, Adventure
The 3rd Super Giant film, in which he saves Earth from the threat of the reptile-like Kapia Aliens. (Part 1 of 2)
Directors: Koreyoshi Akasaka, Teruo Ishii, Akira Mitsuwa | Stars: Ken Utsui, Minako Yamada, Masao Takamatsu, Ryo Iwashita
Votes: 49
28. Fue no shiratama (1929)
101 min | Drama
Toshie, a young, conservative secretary-typist has fallen in love with Shozo Narita, a young man she has met through her work.
Director: Hiroshi Shimizu | Stars: Emiko Yagumo, Minoru Takada, Michiko Oikawa, Jun Arai
Votes: 94
29. Daitoa senso to kokusai saiban (1959)
105 min | Drama, War
Director: Kiyoshi Komori | Stars: Kanjûrô Arashi, Minoru Takada, Miyuki Takakura, Kôtarô Bandô
Votes: 12
30. Kato hayabusa sento-tai (1944)
110 min | Action, War
Biographical movie about Colonel Kato, an officer serving with the Imperial Japanese Army Air Force in Southeast Asia, he was highly respected by his pilots for his fairness and excellent flying ability.
Director: Kajirô Yamamoto | Stars: Susumu Fujita, Minoru Takada, Denjirô Ôkôchi, Takashi Shimura
Votes: 75
31. Nippon romansu ryokô (1959)
87 min | History, Romance
Directors: Teruo Ishii, Gorô Kadono, Kiyoshi Komori, Morihei Magatani, Masaki Môri, Nobuo Nakagawa, Yoshiki Onoda, Michiyoshi Tsuchiya, Tatsuo Yamada, Tatsuo Yamada, Toshirô Ômi | Stars: Toshiaki Minami, Yoshitaro Sadato, Ken Utsui, Mayumi Ôzora
32. Kibô no aozora (1942)
95 min | Comedy, Drama
Director: Kajirô Yamamoto | Stars: Hideko Takamine, Ryô Ikebe, Setsuko Hara, Takako Irie
Votes: 13
33. Introduction to Marriage (1930)
71 min | Comedy
Director: Yasujirô Ozu | Stars: Tatsuo Saitô, Sumiko Kurishima, Shin'yô Nara, Minoru Takada
Votes: 45
34. Let's Go, Young Guy! (1967)
92 min | Comedy
Director: Katsumi Iwauchi | Stars: Yûzô Kayama, Yuriko Hoshi, Akira Takarada, Bibari Maeda
35. Kureji no daiboken (1965)
107 min | Action, Comedy, Musical
Director: Kengo Furusawa | Stars: Hitoshi Ueki, Reiko Dan, Fubuki Koshiji, Kei Tani
Votes: 29
36. Bôrô no kesshitai (1943)
95 min | Action, War
The story centres around a border security team in 1935 Korea. Upon receiving new recruits they hold a welcome party including a restaurant owner and his daughter. The border's commander ... See full summary »
Director: Tadashi Imai | Stars: Minoru Takada, Setsuko Hara, Hideo Saito, Ichirô Sugai
Votes: 26
37. Sûpâ jaiantsu - Uchûtei to jinkô eisei gekitotsu (1958)
39 min | Sci-Fi, Short, Action
The 6th Super Giant film, in which he continues his battle against the nazi-like satellite group. (Part 2 of 2)
Director: Teruo Ishii | Stars: Ken Utsui, Utako Mitsuya, Hiroshi Hayashi, Teruhisa Ikeda
Votes: 31
38. Den'en kôkyôgaku (1938)
96 min | Drama
The story begins with a Christian father and elementary school headmaster in a snowy village in Hokkaido. He finds a blind girl near Sapporo and takes her in. His wife is unhappy with his ... See full summary »
Director: Satsuo Yamamoto | Stars: Minoru Takada, Setsuko Hara, Ryô Sayama, Tamae Kiyokawa
Votes: 20
39. Shin Nihon chin dôchû: Nishi Nihon no maki (1958)
103 min
Directors: Morihei Magatani, Toshirô Ômi | Stars: Tadao Takashima, Saburô Bôya, Ken Utsui, Hiroshi Ayukawa
40. Inugami-ke no nazo: Akuma wa odoru (1954)
78 min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Director: Kunio Watanabe | Stars: Chiezô Kataoka, Chizuru Kitagawa, Fukuko Sayo, Shinobu Chihara
41. Zoku sûpâ jaiantsu (1957)
52 min | Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Super Giant (Starman in USA films) continues his battle against the foreign terrorists from Merapolia who are trying to destroy Earth with nuclear weapons. They retaliate by framing him for murder among his allies.
Director: Teruo Ishii | Stars: Ken Utsui, Junko Ikeuchi, Minoru Takada, Shôji Nakayama
Votes: 40
42. Senkan Yamato (1953)
104 min | War
Director: Yutaka Abe | Stars: Tôru Abe, Minoru Arita, Hiroshi Ayukawa, Miyuki Chigira
Votes: 12
43. These Foolish Times (1947)
77 min | Comedy
Director: Kajirô Yamamoto | Stars: Roppa Furukawa, Ken'ichi Enomoto, Minoru Takada, Aiko Mieki
Votes: 9
44. Wakôdo no utagoe (1955)
45 min
Director: Masaki Môri | Stars: Gen Funabashi, Takashi Wada, Keiko Hibino, Junko Ebata
45. Hibari no san'yaku: Kei tsuya yuki no jôhenge (1957)
91 min
Director: Kunio Watanabe | Stars: Hibari Misora, Misako Uji, Noriko Kitazawa, Kusuo Abe
46. Kessen no ôzora e (1943)
89 min | Action, Adventure, War
A local family' house also serves as a gathering place for air force cadets. The family's boy is weak and often unhealthy. The boy wants to become a pilot as well given how he is exposed to... See full summary »
Director: Kunio Watanabe | Stars: Minoru Takada, Setsuko Hara, Yuriko Hanabusa, Masaru Kodaka
Votes: 26
47. So Young, So Bright (1955)
92 min | Comedy, Musical, Romance
Director: Toshio Sugie | Stars: Hibari Misora, Chiemi Eri, Izumi Yukimura, Shinji Yamada
Votes: 36
48. Three Dolls from Hong Kong (1959)
98 min | Comedy
Director: Toshio Sugie | Stars: Reiko Dan, Sonomi Nakajima, Noriko Shigeyama, Tatsuyoshi Ehara
49. Nanatsu no hôseki (1950)
Drama
Director: Kôjirô Sasaki | Stars: Sumiko Hidaka, Keiji Sada, Minoru Takada, Yumeji Tsukioka
50. Hibari no san'yaku: Zoku Kei tsuya yuki no jôhenge (1957)
88 min
Director: Kunio Watanabe | Stars: Hibari Misora, Misako Uji, Noriko Kitazawa, Kusuo Abe