Japanese Movies I Have Seen
A list of Japanese movies I have seen (live action/animation and feature/short all are included).
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- DirectorShinsuke SatoStarsSôta FukushiHana SugisakiRyô YoshizawaA Japanese teenager with the ability to see ghosts gains a soul reaper's powers and begins his duties as a substitute soul reaper.
- DirectorTakashi MiikeStarsTakuya KimuraHana SugisakiSôta FukushiCursed 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.
- DirectorTakeru NakajimaYoshiyuki OkadaShouta KitamotoStarsRay ChaseDoug StoneKaiji TangOn the planet Latimer, reawakened Takeshi Kovacs must protect a teenage tattooist named Holly while investigating the death of a yakuza boss alongside Gina, a strangely familiar no-nonsense CTAC agent.
- DirectorAkira SaitouA young warrior leaves in search of the sacred place which is said to grant wishes. Better not to stir the wrath of the ancient guardian spirits.
- DirectorKinji FukasakuStarsTatsuya FujiwaraAki MaedaTarô YamamotoIn the future, the Japanese government captures a class of ninth-grade students and forces them to kill one another under the revolutionary "Battle Royale" act.
- DirectorKenta FukasakuKinji FukasakuStarsTatsuya FujiwaraAi MaedaShûgo OshinariThree years after the failure of the last BR program, a second act is forged and a class of students is sent to an island with one objective: kill international terrorist Shuya Nanahara.
- DirectorTetsurô ArakiStarsTasuku HatanakaSayaka SenbongiMaaya UchidaThe film chronicles the attempt of the team to take back Unato castle.
- DirectorHiroyuki SeshitaKôbun ShizunoStarsMamoru MiyanoTakahiro SakuraiKana HanazawaA desperate group of refugees attempts to recolonize Earth 20,000 years after Godzilla took over, but one young man wants revenge above all else.
- DirectorHiroyuki SeshitaKôbun ShizunoStarsMamoru MiyanoTakahiro SakuraiKana HanazawaHumanity's desperate battle to reclaim the Earth from Godzilla continues. The key to defeating the King of the Monsters may be Mechagodzilla, a robotic weapon thought to have been lost nearly 20,000 years ago.
- DirectorHiroyuki SeshitaKôbun ShizunoStarsMamoru MiyanoTakahiro SakuraiKana HanazawaHumanity, their alien allies, and Godzilla all enter their endgame as the powerful destructive entity known as Ghidorah arrives on Earth.
- DirectorIshirô HondaStarsTakashi ShimuraAkihiko HirataAkira TakaradaAfter a dinosaur-like beast - awoken from undersea hibernation by atom bomb testing - ravages Tokyo, a scientist must decide if his similarly dangerous weapon should be used to destroy it.
- DirectorHideaki AnnoKen AndôNaoyasu HabuStarsMegumi OgataMegumi HayashibaraYûko MiyamuraA recap of the first 24 episodes of Neon Genesis Evangelion, followed by a 30-minute continuation of the plot that would later form the first third of The End of Evangelion.
- DirectorHideaki AnnoKazuya TsurumakiStarsMegumi OgataMegumi HayashibaraYûko MiyamuraConcurrent theatrical ending of the TV series Neon Genesis Evangelion (1995).
- DirectorKatsuhiro ÔtomoStarsMitsuo IwataNozomu SasakiMami KoyamaA secret military project endangers Neo-Tokyo when it turns a biker gang member into a rampaging psychic psychopath who can only be stopped by a teenager, his gang of biker friends and a group of psychics.
- DirectorJunpei MizusakiStarsKôichi YamaderaWataru TakagiAi KakumaBatman, along with a number of his allies and adversaries, finds himself transplanted from modern Gotham City to feudal Japan.
- DirectorMizuho NishikuboMamoru OshiiStarsAtsuko TanakaIemasa KayumiAkio ÔtsukaA cyborg policewoman and her partner hunt a mysterious and powerful hacker called the Puppet Master.
- DirectorYoshiaki KawajiriStarsKôichi YamaderaEmi ShinoharaTakeshi AonoA vagabond swordsman is aided by a kunoichi and a spy in battling a demonic clan of killers - led by a ghost from his past - who are bent on overthrowing the Tokugawa Shogunate.
- DirectorSatoshi NishimuraStarsMasaya OnosakaHiromi TsuruSatsuki YukinoA gunfighter with a strict no-kill policy, Vash the Stampede arrives in a town full of bounty hunters competing to collect the reward for catching a robber he saved 20 years ago.
- DirectorKôzô KusubaStarsRikako AikawaChiakiYuzuru FujimotoNobita and Doraemon use time tree Mochi and catches a big bird Moa, which has been extinct for 500 years ago. To protect extinct the animal, Nobita and Doramon go to Beremon Island which is protected by a golden beetle named Herakles. They meet a girl from the Rokkoro tribe and a boy who looks exactly like Nobita on Beremon Island.
- DirectorTsutomu ShibayamaStarsNobuyo ÔyamaNoriko OharaMichiko NomuraNobita and his friends go to rescue Shizuka into the world of the "Arabian Nights (Thousand and One Nights)".
- DirectorTsutomu ShibayamaStarsNobuyo ÔyamaNoriko OharaMach FumiakeNobita coaxes his friends to join him for a treasure hunt but an eerie event transports them to the past. However, their hunt for treasure is not easy as they come face-to-face with pirates.
- StarsYûki KajiReina KondouWataru TakagiCaiman, Nikaido and members of the En family offer glimpses into their macabre world in these six OVA shorts.
- DirectorHiroyuki SeshitaStarsTakahiro SakuraiKana HanazawaSora AmamiyaIn the distant future, humans are declared "illegal residents" and hunted to near extinction by murderous robots. One day, a group of human scavengers come across a strange man named Killy, who may be the key to humanity's survival.
- DirectorIsao TakahataStarsTsutomu TatsumiAyano ShiraishiAkemi YamaguchiA young boy and his little sister struggle to survive in Japan during World War II.
- DirectorShûsuke KanekoStarsTatsuya FujiwaraKen'ichi MatsuyamaAsaka SetoA battle between the world's two greatest minds begins when Light Yagami finds the Death Note, a notebook with the power to kill, and decides to rid the world of criminals.
- DirectorHiroyuki KitakuboShirow MasamuneStarsYû MizushimaIchirô NagaiShinji OgawaA freelance reporter discovers that two killer androids are running loose and have a little girl for a kill target.
- DirectorItsurô KawasakiStarsChafûrinChôYasunori MatsumotoIn a strange town in a strange time, a festival is about to begin, a festival of demons. Two rather harmless demons try their best to recruit people into their little group, but eventually give up and go off into the woods for a little adventure involving a giant robot cat named Gonzalez that sings about beating him up and getting silver points. Finally they stop Gonzalez and a few familiar faces show up.
- DirectorMotoyoshi OdaIshirô HondaStarsHiroshi KoizumiSetsuko WakayamaMinoru ChiakiScout pilots for a fishing company are startled to discover a second Godzilla, whose battle with rival monster Anguirus threatens to destroy Osaka.
- DirectorMorio AsakaTetsuya NomuraStarsKen'ichi SuzumuraToshiyuki MorikawaTakahiro SakuraiLast Order explores the incidents that occurred in Nibelheim revolving around Sephiroth, Tifa, Cloud and Zack. Last Order explains in more detail the events that follow after the annihilation of Nibelheim.
- DirectorToshifumi AkaiStarsSachika MisawaA lonely teenager whose entire existence is a series of futuristic simulations learns the heartbreaking truth behind her life in isolation.
- DirectorTakefumi TeradaToru OsanaiStarsKeiji FujiwaraDaisuke NamikawaSaori SetoThe story of Ardyn Izunia, the main nemesis in Final Fantasy XV. The story of suffering, death, and resurrection leading up to the main story in FFXV.
- DirectorDaizen KomatsudaStarsMegumi HanEri KitamuraJunko MinagawaArriving in New York during Christmas time for her international exchange training program, Tokyo Metropolitan Police officer Akari Kido encounters a witch-like lady whose powers pose a threat to the city.
- DirectorTensai OkamuraStarsJunko TakeuchiChie NakamuraNoriaki SugiyamaNaruto and his team are hired to protect a young actress from three rogue warriors in the Land of the Snow.
- DirectorKenji NagasakiStarsDaiki YamashitaKenta MiyakeMirai ShidaAll Might and Deku accept an invitation to visit I Island where they battle against a villain who takes the island hostage.
- DirectorKenji NagasakiStarsDaiki YamashitaNobuhiko OkamotoYuka TerasakiA group of youths aspiring to become professional superheroes, fight in a world full of people with abilities, also known as quirks. Deku and his fellow classmates from Hero Academy face Nine, the strongest villain yet.
- StarsKenta MiyakeMie SonozakiMasamichi KitadaA short special about All Might included with the Blu-ray/DVD release of My Hero Academia: Two Heroes.
- DirectorKenji NagasakiIkurô SatôStarsDaniel CostaKiyotaka FurushimaTasuku HatanakaStory about a joint practice session between Izuku's class and Isami High students at Yuuei Academy, takes place after the field training arc in the second season.
- DirectorTaichi IshidateNaoko YamadaStarsMiyu IrinoSaori HayamiAoi YûkiA young man is ostracized by his classmates after he bullies a deaf girl to the point where she moves away. Years later, he sets off on a path for redemption.
- DirectorHayato DateStarsChie NakamuraNoriaki SugiyamaJunko TakeuchiNaruto struggles to use the restroom as he and his friends compete in a sports festival.
- DirectorYasunori UrataHayato DateStarsJunko TakeuchiNoriaki SugiyamaChie NakamuraNaruto is summoned by the Third Hokage's grandson Konohamaru to find a wish-fulfilling crimson leaf clover he must hand over to the girl he has a crush on.
- DirectorYûzô SatôStarsJunko TakeuchiChie NakamuraNoriaki SugiyamaNaruto: The Cross Roads (Za Kurosurozu) is the sixth Naruto OVA. It uses the same CGI graphics as Naruto: Ultimate Ninja Storm and was released during Naruto: Shippuden. This OVA premiered at the Jump Festa Anime Tour 2009. Between the Prologue - Land of Waves and Chunin Exams arcs, Team 7 is waiting for Kakashi, who is late again, to start a new mission (B-ranked as Sasuke states). The team sets off while Kakashi explains that Genmai from the Inaho Village is missing, who has vanished in the hills.
- 201014m6.0 (173)ShortDirectorTakashi IkehataStarsJunko TakeuchiChie NakamuraNoriaki SugiyamaDuring a field trip, Naruto finds a bottle in the sand, containing a genie that will grant 3 wishes. Konoha's genins will fight to obtain a wish.
- DirectorMasahiko MurataHayato DateStarsJunko TakeuchiNoriaki SugiyamaChie NakamuraNaruto and his friends must get back a jug of stolen holy water from a band of higher class ninjas.
- DirectorHayato DateStarsMasashi EbaraKazuhiko InoueAkira IshidaNaruto participates in a contest made by the Fifth Hokage called Jonin vs Genin where players have to collect crystals for points. Continues in Naruto: Ultimate Ninja 3 (2005).
- DirectorHaruo SotozakiStarsNatsuki HanaeAkari KitôYoshitsugu MatsuokaAfter his family was brutally murdered and his sister turned into a demon, Tanjiro Kamado's journey as a demon slayer began. Tanjiro and his comrades embark on a new mission aboard the Mugen Train, on track to despair.
- DirectorIshirô HondaTom MontgomeryStarsTadao TakashimaKenji SaharaYû FujikiA UN reporter covers the appearance of a prehistoric monster that emerges from hibernation, while a pharmaceutical company seeks publicity with a monster of their own.
- DirectorNoriyuki AbeStarsHideo IshikawaKentarô ItôTomoko KawakamiA Shinigami named Baishin who was sealed by Soul Society long ago is set free on Earth. It's now up to Ichigo and the Soul Society to finally put a stop to Baishin and his destruction destruction.
- DirectorIshirô HondaStarsKenji SaharaYumi ShirakawaAkihiko HirataA mining engineer investigates the deaths of his colleagues, discovering prehistoric nymphs and a creature capable of flying - and wrecking havoc - at supersonic speeds.
- DirectorIshirô HondaStarsAkira TakaradaYuriko HoshiHiroshi KoizumiWhen opportunistic tycoons refuse to return Mothra's egg to Infant Island, its people must decide if they are willing to answer Japan's own pleas for help when Godzilla arises near Nagoya.
- DirectorIshirô HondaStarsYôsuke NatsukiYuriko HoshiHiroshi KoizumiA detective protects a princess who prophecies Earth's destruction by a powerful alien dragon, which Mothra and her fairies - aided by Godzilla and Rodan - must battle against.
- DirectorShin'ichirô WatanabeStarsJovan JacksonLuci ChristianBryson BaugusIn 2022, a powerful weapon causes a global blackout that has massive implications all over the world.
- DirectorAkira KurosawaStarsToshirô MifuneMachiko KyôMasayuki MoriThe rape of a bride and the murder of her samurai husband are recalled from the perspectives of a bandit, the bride, the samurai's ghost and a woodcutter.
- DirectorMakoto ShinkaiStarsMakoto ShinkaiMika ShinoharaA lonely young woman adopts a cat on a rainy day.
- DirectorAtsuya UkiStarsKana HanazawaRyohei KimuraSatomi MoriyaA high school boy named Tetsu must protect his transforming pet monster Cenco when a mysterious boy comes to town looking to steal Cenco for his own purposes.
- DirectorKenji NagasakiStarsDaiki YamashitaNobuhiko OkamotoYûki KajiWhen a cult of terrorists ruins a city by releasing a toxin that causes people's abilities to spiral out of control, Japan's greatest heroes spread around the world in an attempt to track down the mastermind and put him to justice.
- DirectorYoshiteru SatoYoshiaki SatôStarsMinori ChiharaErina NakayamaAsuka AizawaIn the year 2010, the first manned mission to Mars returns to earth. During re-entry, something goes horribly wrong, and the craft explodes, scattering debriss on the earth below. Shortley afterwards, seemingly related to the loss of the Mars mission, strange creatures dubbed 'Ancients' begin to attack the earth. An agency called AAST is formed to fight them, deploying a crack team of all-female specialists in swordplay, firearms, and intelligence. But the key to defeating the Ancients is not these skilled operatives, but Takeru, an inexperienced high-school boy who is the only person capable of wearing the mysterious MARS power suit, the only weapon that can go toe-to-toe with the Ancients in combat. Forced by his father to wear the MARS suit, Takeru is thrown into a deadly battle for the earth.
- DirectorYoshiteru SatoStarsYukitugu MiyoshiMegumi NasuHideyuki TanakaAfter the appearance of an unknown creature in the middle of Tokyo, the special force guided by Otsuya Funagai starts to fight against the threat. But one of the pilots, girl called Rin Ichikawa may jeopardize the mission.
- DirectorMakoto ShinkaiStarsKenshô OnoAyane SakuraMasahiko TanakaTwo different college students cross paths with each other while trying to pass college entrance examinations.
- DirectorMakoto ShinkaiStarsFumi HiranoSatomi HanamuraShinji OgawaA futuristic story about a newly independent female and her maturation into independence. The narrator details the effect her development is having on her relationship with her father.
- DirectorMakoto ShinkaiStarsRyunosuke KamikiMone KamishiraishiRyo NaritaTwo teenagers share a profound, magical connection upon discovering they are swapping bodies. Things manage to become even more complicated when the boy and girl decide to meet in person.
- DirectorShin'ichirô WatanabeMary Elizabeth McGlynnTensai OkamuraStarsBeau BillingsleaMelissa FahnNicholas GuestA terrorist explosion releases a deadly virus on the masses, and it's up to the bounty-hunting Bebop crew to catch the cold-blooded culprit.
- A Corgi can certainly dream. Taking a break from the frequent antics his colleagues get him into, Bebop crew mate Ein envisions himself sipping a tropical beverage on the beach side and scuba diving with Edward amid a barrier reef.
- DirectorTakashi KimuraSayuri is a curious creature who lives on her husband with her equally surreal mother and father. With an antenna-like whip protruding from her head, she is a striking daughter, and her long-awaited time to strike has come. Her family and friends watch eagerly as Sayuri carries out this bizarre ceremony.
- DirectorShinji AramakiAnother time, another place. An activation test of a decisive weapon was underway. With its development and operational trials shrouded in complete secrecy, the Another Number - Unit Null, suddenly breaks free of human control and goes berserk. For what purpose was Another Number - Unit Null created? The story of an Evangelion's activation, rampage and howling in another world.
- DirectorTetsurô ArakiStarsYûki KajiYui IshikawaMarina InoueIn a dystopian world, a young man vows to eliminate the giant humanoid creatures that threatens the remnants of humanity.
- DirectorTetsurô ArakiStarsYûki KajiYui IshikawaMarina InoueAs the Trost District is reclaimed from the Titans, Eren is taken under the wing of Captain Levi and his squad, who decide to try and teach him to master his mysterious abilities.
- DirectorMasashi KoizukaStarsYûki KajiYui IshikawaMarina InoueEren Yeager and others of the 104th Training Corps have just become full members of the Survey Corps. As they ready themselves to face the Titans once again, their preparations are interrupted by the invasion of Wall Rose.
- DirectorMasashi KoizukaTetsurô ArakiStarsYûki KajiYui IshikawaMarina InoueA recap of the popular anime series Shingeki no Kyojin from seasons 1-3.
- The prologue to My Hero Academia: World Heroes' Mission (2021), taking place before Izuku Midoriya and his friends embark on a new mission.
- DirectorShinji HiguchiStarsHaruma MiuraKiko MizuharaKanata HongôIn a world where giant humanoid Titans prey on humans, Eren joins the scouting legion to get revenge on the monsters who killed everyone in his town.
- DirectorShinji HiguchiStarsHaruma MiuraHiroki HasegawaKanata HongôA young boy name Eren Jaeger has to use his gift to know about the mystery of the Titans.
- DirectorJun'ya SatôStarsKen TakakuraShin'ichi ChibaKei YamamotoCriminals plant a bomb on a high-speed train. It will explode when the train slows down, unless a ransom is paid.
- DirectorTsutomu HanabusaStarsTakumi KitamuraYuki YamadaYôsuke SuginoA middle-aged loser travels in time to his school years, and, in order to save the love of his life from future doom, he must become the leader of a dreaded school gang.
- DirectorSunghoo ParkStarsChinatsu AkasakiAya EndôKana HanazawaThe prequel to Jujutsu Kaisen (2020), where a high schooler gains control of an extremely powerful cursed spirit and gets enrolled in the Tokyo Prefectural Jujutsu High School by Jujutsu Sorcerers.
- StarsNana MizukiChie NakamuraNoriaki SugiyamaIn a Naruto Shippûden Alternate Universe, Sakura, Hinata and Ino tell the story of the new student in the prestigious academy "Honoha Gakuen", Naruto Uzumaki, whose dream is to become the leader of all the Yakuza gangs in the country.
- DirectorNoriyuki AbeStarsNobutoshi CannaNoriko HidakaRica MatsumotoThe stand-alone pilot OVA which was shown as part of the "Jump Super Anime Tour" of 1998.
- Naruto x UT is the eighth Naruto OVA. Approximately 200,000 copies of this OVA were distributed by Uniqlo to promote a line of Naruto-themed shirts designed by Masashi Kishimoto in conjunction with Studio Pierrot. It shows the aftermath between a fight between Naruto and Sasuke and shows clips of their times together and the story so far.
- A boy writes on a board, then tips his hat to the viewer.
- DirectorMitsuo HashimotoStarsMasako NozawaKôhei MiyauchiMayumi TanakaGoku and his friends learn about traffic safety!
- DirectorKazuhisa TakenouchiStarsMasako NozawaKôhei MiyauchiMayumi TanakaGoku and his friends are members of a fire brigade and explain how to deal with fires. This comes in handy when Bulma's apartment is on fire.
- DirectorDaisuke NishioStarsMasako NozawaHiromi TsuruNaoki TatsutaGoku and his friends must stop King Gurumes from destroying the city for blood rubies and gathering the seven Dragon Balls.
- DirectorDaisuke NishioStarsMasako NozawaTôru FuruyaMami KoyamaGoku and Krillin want to be trained in the martial arts by the great Master Roshi. The only way he will agree to train them is if they go to Devil's Castle to find the Sleeping Princess, who is being held prisoner by Count Lucifer, and bring her back to his island.
- DirectorKazuhisa TakenouchiStarsMasako NozawaMami KoyamaTôru FuruyaGoku and Krillin are invited to participate in a martial arts tournament taking place in the country of Mifan, where a desperate emperor needs help.
- DirectorShigeyasu YamauchiStarsMasako NozawaHiromi TsuruNaoki TatsutaGoku and friends go to an adventure searching for the legendary Dragon Balls, as they fight against the Red Ribbon army.
- DirectorDaisuke NishioStarsMasako NozawaToshio FurukawaHiromi TsuruGohan is kidnapped by Garlic Jr.'s men so he can have Gohan's Dragon Ball to grant him immortality. Goku and his friends try to stop Garlic Jr. and save the world.
- DirectorTakefumi KurashinaThe back and forth swings of a life.
- DirectorShingo TamagawaSomething is about to change drastically. We can only be witnesses to it.
- DirectorMakoto ShinkaiA man and a woman, talking over their relationship.
- DirectorHiroyuki KitakuboMurphy's get animation talents from Japan in this advert, following the release of Ghost in the Shell in the UK. The ad acts like a non-Asian anime advert should - six samurai rushing through a futuristic megalopolis to get to the pub on time.
- DirectorHayato DateShinji SatôStarsJunko TakeuchiNobuo TobitaIkue ÔtaniChunin Exam on Fire! Naruto vs. Konohamaru! is the ninth Naruto OVA. This OVA aired along with the movie Naruto the Movie: Blood Prison. Konohamaru and Naruto both participate in the Chunin Exams hosted by Sunagakure in the Land of Wind.
- DirectorHiroshi NishikioriStarsTomoko KanedaYu AsakawaChieko HiguchiA short compilation of humourous sketches featuring a group of friends in high school.
- DirectorHideo NakataStarsJun KunimuraKen MitsuishiMasato HagiwaraA handyman becomes involved in the plot to kidnap a businessman's wife, which goes haywire after her mysterious death.