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 125 mins.
2. 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 | Drama 207 mins.
3. Dragon Ball Z: Battle of Gods (2013) Dragon Ball Z: Battle of Gods (2013)
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The Z-Fighters must contend with Bills, the God of Destruction. But it takes a god to fight a god, and none of them are gods... not even the Saiyans. Dir: Masahiro Hosoda With: Masako Nozawa, Shigeru Chiba, Hiroko Emori Animation 85 mins.
4. 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 | Family | Fantasy | Romance 119 mins.
5. Inuyasha the Movie 4: Fire on the Mystic Island (2004) Inuyasha the Movie 4: Fire on the Mystic Island (2004)
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 6.9/10 X  
50 years ago, Inuyasha was marked with a blood scar on his back, and as of yet, he hasn't gotten revenge... Dir: Toshiya Shinohara With: Kappei Yamaguchi, Satsuki Yukino, Kôji Tsujitani Animation | Action | Adventure | Comedy
6. 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 134 mins.
7. 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 114 mins.
8. My Neighbor Totoro (1988) My Neighbor Totoro (1988)
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When two girls move to the country to be near their ailing mother, they have adventures with the wonderous forest spirits who live nearby. Dir: Hayao Miyazaki With: Hitoshi Takagi, Noriko Hidaka, Toshiyuki Amagasa Animation | Family | Fantasy 86 mins.
9. Tampopo (1985) Tampopo (1985)
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A truck driver stops at a small family-run noodle shop and decides to help its fledgling business. The story is intertwined with various vignettes about the relationship of love and food. Dir: Jûzô Itami With: Ken Watanabe, Tsutomu Yamazaki, Nobuko Miyamoto Comedy 114 mins.
10. 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 94 mins.
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