Most Popular Japanese-Language Feature Films

1. Spirited Away (2001) Spirited Away (2001)
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In the middle of her family's move to the suburbs, a sullen 10-year-old girl wanders into a world ruled by gods, witches, and monsters; where humans are changed into animals; and a bathhouse for these creatures. Dir: Hayao Miyazaki With: Daveigh Chase, Suzanne Pleshette, Miyu Irino Animation | Adventure | Family | Fantasy PG 125 mins.
2. The Secret World of Arrietty (2010) The Secret World of Arrietty (2010)
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The Clock family are four-inch-tall people who live anonymously in another family's residence, borrowing simple items to make their home. Life changes for the Clocks when their daughter, Arrietty, is discovered. Dir: Hiromasa Yonebayashi With: Bridgit Mendler, Amy Poehler, Will Arnett Animation | Adventure | Family | Fantasy G 94 mins.
3. Howl's Moving Castle (2004) Howl's Moving Castle (2004)
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When an unconfident young woman is cursed with an old body by a spiteful witch, her only chance of breaking the spell lies with a self-indulgent yet insecure young wizard and his companions in his legged, walking home. Dir: Hayao Miyazaki With: Chieko Baishô, Takuya Kimura, Tatsuya Gashûin Animation | Action | Adventure | Fantasy | Romance TV_PG 119 mins.
4. 13 Assassins (2010) 13 Assassins (2010)
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A group of assassins come together for a suicide mission to kill an evil lord. Dir: Takashi Miike With: Kôji Yakusho, Takayuki Yamada, Yûsuke Iseya Action | Adventure | Drama R 141 mins.
5. Seven Samurai (1954) Seven Samurai (1954)
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A poor village under attack by bandits recruits seven unemployed samurai to help them defend themselves. Dir: Akira Kurosawa With: Toshirô Mifune, Takashi Shimura, Keiko Tsushima Action | Adventure | Drama UNRATED 207 mins.
6. Battle Royale (2000) Battle Royale (2000)
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 7.8/10 X  
In the future, the Japanese government captures a class of ninth-grade students and forces them to kill each other under the revolutionary "Battle Royale" act. Dir: Kinji Fukasaku With: Tatsuya Fujiwara, Aki Maeda, Tarô Yamamoto Action | Sci-Fi | Thriller NOT_RATED 114 mins.
7. Princess Mononoke (1997) Princess Mononoke (1997)
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On a journey to find the cure for a Tatarigami's curse, Ashitaka finds himself in the middle of a war between the forest gods and Tatara, a mining colony. In this quest he also meets San, the Mononoke Hime. Dir: Hayao Miyazaki With: Yôji Matsuda, Yuriko Ishida, Yûko Tanaka Animation | Adventure | Fantasy TV_14 134 mins.
8. Yakuza Weapon (2011) Yakuza Weapon (2011)
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Dir: Tak Sakaguchi, Yûdai Yamaguchi With: Dennis Gunn, Cay Izumi, Shinji Kasahara Action | Sci-Fi 105 mins.
9. Planzet (2010) Planzet (2010)
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In the year 2047, an alien life-form codenamed FOS invades Earth and smashes through the world's major cities in one wave... Dir: Jun Awazu With: Kaori Ishihara, Masami Iwasaki, Mamoru Miyano Animation | Action | Sci-Fi 53 mins.
10. Confessions (2010) Confessions (2010)
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A psychological thriller of a grieving mother turned cold-blooded avenger with a twisty master plan to pay back those who were responsible for her daughter's death. Dir: Tetsuya Nakashima With: Takako Matsu, Yoshino Kimura, Masaki Okada Drama | Mystery | Thriller 106 mins.