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1. Kikujirô to saki (2001 TV Movie)

130 min | Drama, Family

9.0
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Stars: Takanori Jinnai, Seigo Kuwahara, Naruki Matsukawa, Shigeru Muroi

Votes: 25

2. Shizumanu taiyô (2016– )

60 min | Drama

8.6
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Hajime Onchi leads the committee for labor union of national airline NAL. Hajime Onchi and vice committee head, Shiro Gyoten confront management of NAL, demanding better working conditions.... See full summary »

Stars: Takaya Kamikawa, Yui Natsukawa, Rei Dan, Itsuji Itao

Votes: 24

3. Old Enough! (1990– )

Documentary

8.2
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Toddlers, aged two to four, are followed by cameras as they are sent on their first errands by themselves. From delivering forgotten items to shopping trips, the little ones get to make their first independent journeys into the world.

Stars: George Tokoro, Hiroko Moriguchi, Megumi, Yuika Motokariya

Votes: 1,215

4. Doctor X (2012– )
Episode: Episode #1.7 (2012)

Not Rated | 54 min | Comedy, Drama, Mystery

8.2
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Director: Hidetomo Matsuda | Stars: Ryôko Yonekura, Kei Tanaka, Yuki Uchida, Yasunori Danta

Votes: 15

5. Aibou: Tokyo Detective Duo (2000–2023)

110 min | Drama

8.1
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Detective Ukyo Sugishita and his partner solve cases by just the two of them as "Special Task Unit" of MPD where demoted people belong.

Stars: Yutaka Mizutani, Atsushi Yamanishi, Kazuhisa Kawahara, Ryo Ono

Votes: 136

6. The Ginger Tree (1989– )

240 min | Drama

8.1
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In 1903, a young Scotswoman goes to join her diplomat fiancé in Manchuria. She marries him, and finds herself in a war zone. Disenchanted with her husband, she falls in love with a married ... See full summary »

Stars: Samantha Bond, Daisuke Ryû, Fumi Dan, Joanna McCallum

Votes: 153

7. Afternoon When Flowers Fell (1989)

105 min | Drama

8.1
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Director: Kazuki Ômori | Stars: Yûko Kotegawa, Junko Sakurada, Ryûji Takasaki, Masahiro Takashima

Votes: 13

8. Doctor X (2012– )
Episode: Episode #1.8 (2012)

Not Rated | 54 min | Comedy, Drama, Mystery

8.1
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Director: Naoki Tamura | Stars: Ryôko Yonekura, Kei Tanaka, Yuki Uchida, Yasunori Danta

Votes: 19

9. Mama wa aidoru! (1987– )

Drama

8.0
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A high school teacher marries a popular idol despite the disapproval of his three children and the idol's management.

Stars: Masatoshi Nagase, Kumiko Goto, Miho Nakayama, Jun Fubuki

Votes: 11

10. Doctor X (2012– )
Episode: Ope.1 (2012)

Not Rated | 54 min | Comedy, Drama, Mystery

7.9
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Hikaru Morimoto is a newly recruited doctor at the Teito University Hospital Ⅲ. He is on a blind date at a night club with fellow doctors when a man suddenly falls ill. Morimoto ... See full summary »

Director: Naoki Tamura | Stars: Ryôko Yonekura, Kei Tanaka, Yuki Uchida, Jill Beaufis

Votes: 29

11. Doctor X (2012– )
Episode: Episode #1.6 (2012)

Not Rated | 54 min | Comedy, Drama, Mystery

7.9
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Director: Naoki Tamura | Stars: Ryôko Yonekura, Kei Tanaka, Yasunori Danta, Tatsuo Endô

Votes: 15

12. Whisper of the Heart (1995)

G | 111 min | Animation, Drama, Family

7.8
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A love story between a girl who loves reading books, and a boy who has previously checked out all of the library books she chooses.

Director: Yoshifumi Kondô | Stars: Yoko Honna, Issei Takahashi, Takashi Tachibana, Shigeru Muroi

Votes: 72,760

13. The Naked Director (2019–2021)

TV-MA | 48 min | Biography, Drama

7.7
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Follows the story of Toru Muranishi's unusual and dramatic life filled with big ambitions as well as spectacular setbacks in his attempt to turn Japan's porn industry on its head.

Stars: Takayuki Yamada, Shinnosuke Mitsushima, Misato Morita, Tokio Emoto

Votes: 6,953

14. The Naked Director (2019–2021)
Episode: The Will of a Stone (2021)

TV-MA | 57 min | Biography, Drama

7.6
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Toshi takes matters with the yakuza into his own hands. The other Diamond staff members move on with their lives.

Director: Masaharu Take | Stars: Takayuki Yamada, Shinnosuke Mitsushima, Misato Morita, Tokio Emoto

Votes: 93

15. Doctor X (2012– )
Episode: I can't die. I won't fail (2012)

Not Rated | 54 min | Comedy, Drama, Mystery

7.6
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Noboru Nikaido, president of a publishing company, checks into the Teito University Hospital Ⅲwith pancreatic cancer. Ryunosuke Busujima ,the director gives him the VIP treatment. ... See full summary »

Director: Hidetomo Matsuda | Stars: Ryôko Yonekura, Kei Tanaka, Yuki Uchida, Amii

Votes: 18

16. Doctor X (2012– )

Not Rated | 54 min | Comedy, Drama, Mystery

7.5
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Daimon Michiko is a freelance surgeon who wanders from hospital to hospital because the harsh environment led many doctors to retire. However, Michiko doesn't look like a doctor at all with her flashy clothes and eccentric attitude.

Stars: Ryôko Yonekura, Ittoku Kishibe, Yuki Uchida, Toshiyuki Nishida

Votes: 793

17. Hikikomori Sensei (2021)

Drama

7.5
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Ueshima Yohei is a so-called "hikikomori survivor" who was withdrawn from the world for 11 years. After he finally escaped from his room 3 years ago, he opened a yakitori restaurant with ... See full summary »

Stars: Rio Suzuki, Jirô Satô, Yui Sakuma, Honami Suzuki

Votes: 8

18. Prescription Police (2006– )

Comedy

7.5
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Kiriyama Shuichiro works as an information management officer in the prefectural police station. As he is very observant and has interest in the unresolved cases which have gone past the ... See full summary »

Stars: Joe Odagiri, Kumiko Asô, Kôsuke Toyohara, Eri Fuse

Votes: 251

19. The Naked Director (2019–2021)
Episode: The Fall (2021)

TV-MA | 52 min | Biography, Drama

7.5
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Kaoru is hospitalized. Inspired by industry changes, Wada recruits Toshi, Kawada and Mitamura to make videos for his chain. Muranishi's debt comes due.

Director: Masaharu Take | Stars: Takayuki Yamada, Shinnosuke Mitsushima, Misato Morita, Tokio Emoto

Votes: 84

20. Doctor X (2012– )
Episode: Episode #1.4 (2012)

Not Rated | 54 min | Comedy, Drama, Mystery

7.5
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Hideki Kaji, Surgeon from Surgical Dept 2 and the "Laparoscopy Wiz," appears on a television show about super doctors. He makes a name for himself and his high school friend wants Kaji to takes over his illness.

Director: Hidetomo Matsuda | Stars: Ryôko Yonekura, Kei Tanaka, Yuki Uchida, Tamao Akae

Votes: 17

21. Hell Girl (2005–2006)

TV-MA | Animation, Drama, Family

7.4
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When someone wants revenge, they post about it on a special website at midnight. Then Hell Girl appears to do their bidding.

Stars: Mamiko Noto, Masaya Matsukaze, Takako Honda, Takayuki Sugô

Votes: 1,981

22. Kurokawa no techou (2004– )

60 min | Drama, Mystery, Romance

7.4
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Stars: Tae Hitoto, Mitsunari Sakamoto, Yôko Mori, Yôko Yamamoto

Votes: 31

23. Peter no sôretsu (2014– )

54 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

7.4
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Sugimuro Saburo and some of his staff get caught in a bus hijack. The hijacker tells the hostages that he will pay compensation money to them when the hijack has ended. However, the hijack takes an unexpected turn and the mystery begins.

Stars: Kôtarô Koizumi, Kyoko Hasegawa, Ryôko Kuninaka, Tsuyoshi Muro

Votes: 18

24. The Naked Director (2019–2021)
Episode: Diamond in the Rough (2021)

TV-MA | Biography, Drama

7.4
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Sapphire Pictures is rebranded into the more upscale Diamond Visual. A shy woman named Miyuki responds to a casting call and winds up shadowing Kaoru.

Director: Kôtarô Gotô | Stars: Takayuki Yamada, Shinnosuke Mitsushima, Misato Morita, Tokio Emoto

Votes: 82

25. Doctor X (2012– )
Episode: I do not need it. The naming is strange and bad (2012)

Not Rated | 54 min | Comedy, Drama, Mystery

7.4
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Mitsue Hanayama, a celebrity chef and food blogger checks into Teito University Hospital 3 and picks a fight with Michiko Daimon because she says her food is awful.

Director: Naoki Tamura | Stars: Ryôko Yonekura, Kei Tanaka, Yuki Uchida, Yasunori Danta

Votes: 15

26. The Little House (2014)

136 min | Drama, Romance

7.3
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A woman looks back on her family's life in Tokyo before and during WWII. A maid arrives from the countryside to work for an upper middle class family. She fits in well, but everyone's emotions are stirred up with the arrival of a student.

Director: Yôji Yamada | Stars: Takako Matsu, Haru Kuroki, Isao Hashizume, Kazuko Yoshiyuki

Votes: 1,455

27. The Woman of S.R.I. (1999– )

55 min | Drama

7.3
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As criminals become more sophisticated and crimes more complex, the police must turn to speedier and more scientific means of weeding through clues and narrowing down suspects. That's where... See full summary »

Stars: Yasuko Sawaguchi, Takashi Naitô, Satoru Saitô, Mayumi Wakamura

Votes: 23

28. Kaiki daikazoku (2004–2005)

25 min | Comedy, Drama, Horror

7.3
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Kiyoshi Imawano and his family move into a haunted house. The entire family, except the occult-obsessed father, gains the power to see ghosts and spirits. An undead monk, secret government ... See full summary »

Stars: Issei Takahashi, Asuka Shibuya, Moro Morooka, Shunji Fujimura

Votes: 69

29. Nemo & Friends SeaRider (2017)

Animation, Short

7.3
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Visit the Marine Life Institute in Port Discovery at Tokyo DisneySea and shrink to the size of a fish aboard the SeaRider and go on an adventure with Nemo, Dory, Marlin and all your aquatic friends from "Finding Nemo" and "Finding Dory".

Directors: Roger Gould, Owen Yoshino | Stars: Noritake Kinashi, Shigeru Muroi

Votes: 8

30. The Copycat Criminal (2016– )

Crime

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Stars: Miki Nakatani, Tatsuomi Hamada, Isao Hashizume, Shinnosuke Mitsushima

Votes: 23

31. Mai gâru (2009– )

49 min | Drama

7.2
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The story revolves around a 23-year-old man named, Masamune Kazama. During high school, he had a girlfriend four years older than him, but she suddenly leaves to go abroad. Six years later,... See full summary »

Stars: Masaki Aiba, Yûka, Yukiya Kitamura, Shigenori Yamazaki

Votes: 44

32. Parallel Tokyo (2019)

32 min | Drama, Thriller

7.2
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A fictional story about news team at a TV station in Tokyo struggling after an earthquake.

Stars: Fuka Koshiba, Katsunori Takahashi, Atsushi Itô, Katsuya Takagi

Votes: 8

33. Bakayarô! 3: Henna yatsura (1990)

94 min | Comedy

7.2
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Directors: Yasuo Hasegawa, Tsutomu Kashima, Naoto Yamakawa | Stars: Mitsuru Hirata, Hideko Hara, Rikako Murakami, Katsunobu Ito

Votes: 13

34. The Naked Director (2019–2021)
Episode: The Bubble Bursts (2021)

TV-MA | 55 min | Biography, Drama

7.2
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Muranishi gives Miyuki a new name: Mariko Nogi. But Diamond is running out of money and, as the bubble economy bursts, they have to find new revenues.

Directors: Kôtarô Gotô, Masaharu Take | Stars: Takayuki Yamada, Shinnosuke Mitsushima, Misato Morita, Tokio Emoto

Votes: 81

35. A Girl, She Is 100% (1983)

11 min | Short, Romance

7.1
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A guy passes by on the street a girl who is "a pure 100% all him".

Director: Naoto Yamakawa | Stars: Kassei Kumamoto, Shigeru Muroi, Kazunao Sakaguchi

Votes: 117

36. Kichiku (2002 TV Movie)

150 min | Drama

7.1
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Director: Noboru Tanaka | Stars: Takeshi Kitano, Hitomi Kuroki, Shigeru Muroi, Yôjin Hino

Votes: 22

37. Totto Channel (1987)

97 min | Comedy, Drama

7.1
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Early days of the Japanese television broadcasting, through the eyes of an ingenue who is trained as a contract actress.

Director: Kazuki Ômori | Stars: Yuki Saitô, Noriko Watanabe, Rikako Murakami, Naoko Amihama

Votes: 17

38. Nasake no onna - kokuzeikyoku sasatsukan (2010– )

Drama

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Matsuko Matsudaira is a tax investigator from the countryside who is suddenly called to work at the Tokyo Tax Investigation Bureau. Her rather unorthodox methods of investigating tax ... See full summary »

Stars: Ryôko Yonekura, Toshirô Yanagiba, Takashi Tsukamoto, Naoko Iijima

Votes: 11

39. Gokuaku Gambo (2014– )

54 min | Comedy

7.1
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Stars: Machiko Ono, Kippei Shîna, Shôhei Miura, Riisa Naka

Votes: 31

40. Hell Girl (2005–2006)
Episode: Yûgata no kanata yori (2005)

TV-MA | 25 min | Animation, Drama, Family

7.1
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A girl who is bullied and forced to do things that end up getting her in trouble, hears of a website that allows you to send someone to Hell.

Directors: Makoto Sokuza, Takahiro Ômori | Stars: Mamiko Noto, Masaya Matsukaze, Takako Honda, Takayuki Sugô

Votes: 45

41. Bu su (1987)

95 min | Drama

7.0
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Suzume moved in Tokyo where she will live in aunt's house, basically a geisha house. She have no interest in any social activity, nor any friendship with classmates. She's not into geisha ... See full summary »

Director: Jun Ichikawa | Stars: Yasuko Tomita, Michiyo Yasuda, Kazue Itô, Masahiro Takashima

Votes: 193

42. Mr. Kinpachi in Class 3B (1979–2011)

Drama

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Kinpachi Sakamoto is the homeroom teacher for a group of third-year students known as the "B-Group". The students are from a wide range of backgrounds, and have an equally wide range of ... See full summary »

Stars: Hideko Hara, Tetsuya Takeda, Aya Ueto, Miho Konishi

Votes: 50

43. Viyon no tsuma (2009)

114 min | Drama

7.0
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This enticing period melodrama depicts a long-suffering woman's relationship with her brilliant but self-destructive writer husband in postwar Tokyo. Based on a semi-autobiographical 1947 ... See full summary »

Director: Kichitarô Negishi | Stars: Takako Matsu, Tadanobu Asano, Shigeru Muroi, Masatô Ibu

Votes: 426

44. Shuffle (1981)

34 min | Short

7.0
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A cop chases a punk who had a fight with his girlfriend through every kind of urban setting, going on so long the punk starts hallucinating.

Director: Gakuryû Ishii | Stars: Yosuke Nakajima, Tatsuya Mori, Shigeru Muroi, Genjiro Arato

Votes: 294

45. Namonaki Doku (2013– )

Mystery

7.0
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Saburo Sugimura works for the PR department of a company which his father-in-law Yoshichika Imada runs. One day, Yoshichika Imada asks Saburo Sugimura to find out about Nobuo Kajita. A complicated story unfolds from the request.

Stars: Kôtarô Koizumi, Ryôko Kuninaka, Miki Maya, Yusa Yazaki

Votes: 23

46. Hell Girl (2005–2006)
Episode: Miirareta shôjo (2005)

TV-MA | 25 min | Animation, Drama, Family

7.0
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Already more than year an unknown maniac sends disgusting gifts and constantly keeps ringing to the schoolgirl Reko. A police is powerless, and girl on verge of nervous derangement.

Directors: Masayuki Ôzeki, Takahiro Ômori | Stars: Mamiko Noto, Masaya Matsukaze, Takako Honda, Takayuki Sugô

Votes: 35

47. No yohna mono (1981)

103 min | Comedy, Romance

6.9
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In a film about Rakugo, which is a traditional Japanese sit-down comedy, a man living in Tokyo is a young comic practitioner starting out. On his birthday he visits a Soapland (sexually ... See full summary »

Director: Yoshimitsu Morita | Stars: Kumiko Akiyoshi, Katsunobu Ito, Isao Bitô, Erika Asô

Votes: 99

48. Keishicho Outsider (2023– )

Crime, Drama

6.9
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Eiji Kagawa is an assistant inspector from Sakuramachi Chuo Police Station. He used to be a detective in charge of dealing with organized crime groups, but he got into trouble and was ... See full summary »

Stars: Hidetoshi Nishijima, Takumi Saitô, Moka Kamishiraishi, Gaku Hamada

Votes: 39

49. Izakaya yurei (1994)

110 min | Comedy, Drama

6.9
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One night, as pub owner Sotaro is caring for his sick wife, Shizuko, she asks him to promise that if she dies, he will never remarry. Thinking she is just being dramatic, he promises and ... See full summary »

Director: Takayoshi Watanabe | Stars: Ken'ichi Hagiwara, Tomoko Yamaguchi, Shigeru Muroi, Yûji Miyake

Votes: 52

50. So What (1988)

98 min | Drama, Music

6.9
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In a small town, high school students in their final year try to balance their studies while also playing together in a rock band.

Director: Naoto Yamakawa | Stars: Kazuki Minabuchi, Mikihisa Azuma, Kanako Fukaura, Risa Honda

Votes: 19



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