J-Drama
A list of Japanese dramas and movies that I have watched and enjoyed.
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- StarsHaruna KawaguchiYûsuke YamamotoShunsuke DaitôHaruhi Fujioka stumbles by accident into the school's "host club" which consists of six handsome male students. The six male members of the host club make Haruhi join them - not realizing that Haruhi is actually a girl.
- DirectorChul HanStarsHaruna KawaguchiYûsuke YamamotoRyô RyûseiHaruhi Fujioka (Haruna Kawaguchi) is a female high school student the prestigious Ouran Academy. Unlike most of the students who come from wealthy families, Haruhi Fujioka comes from a modest family background and entered the school with an academic scholarship. One day, she wanders around the campus and stumbles by accident into the school's "host club". The host club consists of six handsome male students who entertain female students. In the room, Haruhi unintentionally breaks an antique vase worth 8 million YEN. To repay for the broken vase, the six male members of the host club makes Haruhi join them - not realizing that Haruhi is actually a girl.
- CreatorNatsumi AidaStarsMariya NishiuchiRen KiriyamaRikako SakataBy day, Nika is the prettiest, most popular girl in school. But as soon as she gets home, she flips the switch and unleashes her true slobbish form.
- CreatorYuki ShiwasuStarsMahiro TakasugiJunki TozukaAsahi Itou14 year old Hana replaces her sister on a meeting for an arranged marriage, she being strong willed storms out but impresses Takane with her independence he decides he likes her and the arranged marriage will stand.
- CreatorKaoru TadaStarsHonoka MikiYûki FurukawaTomomi NishimuraKotoko Aihara, a high school girl who isn't that smart has to follow her father's decision after her father decides to live temporarily with his friend. She is surprised to learn that the boy who she falls in love with lives there as well.
- StarsTaishi NakagawaMaika YamamotoNaomi AkimotoGirl magically shrinks to a 15 cm (6") height and hides out in her former childhood sweetheart's bedroom, both hoping for her return to normal.
- CreatorYue TakasukaStarsHaruka FukuharaShun'ya ShiraishiMoe AraiNao rents her dream apartment, but things are not what they seem when she finds out she will be sharing it with high school heart throb Uehara.
- StarsHayato IchiharaAkari HayamiNozomi SasakiA romantic drama series set in a traditional Kyoto sweet shop with 450 years of history, it depicts the careers, loves and dreams of three distinctive sisters.
- DirectorKeishi OtomoStarsTakeru SatohEmi TakeiYû AoiA former assassin who has resolved to never kill again has his vow sorely tested.
- DirectorKeishi OtomoStarsTakeru SatohEmi TakeiTatsuya FujiwaraKenshin Himura goes up against pure evil Makoto Shishio who is attempting to overthrow the Meiji government. The fate of the country hangs in the balance as Kenshin Himura takes up the sword that he vowed to never draw again.
- DirectorKeishi OtomoStarsTakeru SatohTatsuya FujiwaraEmi TakeiShishio has set sail in his ironclad ship to bring down the Meiji government and return Japan to chaos, carrying Kaoru with him. In order to stop him in time, Kenshin trains with his old master to learn his final technique.
- StarsTakeru SatohAtsuro WatabeMitsuru FukikoshiStory of two detectives and their relationship as father and son.
- StarsTomoya NagaseYui AragakiYûya TegoshiThe series is mainly about a 27 year old man named Makio Sakaki. His purpose is to become a successor after his father. However, he must pass high school first in order to prove himself worthy in the family for if he fails, his younger brother will take over, instead of him. Through the school years, he faces many obstacles such as righteousness, friendship, and perhaps even love.
- DirectorKeishi OtomoStarsTakeru SatohKasumi ArimuraYôsuke EguchiBefore becoming a protector, Kenshin is a fearsome assassin known as Battosai, but his story changes when he meets the gentle Tomoe Yukishiro.
- DirectorKeishi OtomoStarsTakeru SatohMackenyuEmi TakeiKenshin's past catches up to him causing the destruction of Akabeko Restaurant, which was Kenshin's favorite place to eat. There, he finds a note with the word "Junchu" on it.
- CreatorNaoko TakeuchiStarsJun MasuoMiyû SawaiRika IzumiLive-action series which is an original re-telling of the original Bishoujo Senshi Sailormoon manga and anime series.
- DirectorTakehiko ShinjôStarsKento YamazakiSuzu HiroseAnna IshiiA piano prodigy who lost his ability to play after suffering a traumatic event in his childhood is forced back into the spotlight by an eccentric girl with a secret of her own.
- StarsNana SeinoDean FujiokaMariko ShinodaA rich, handsome businessman, Hokuto, proposes marriage to Chiwa, whose father has a large debt. Hokuto apparently has a secret reason for marrying Chiwa. Will this marriage work out?
- DirectorYûichi FukudaStarsMitsuki TakahataKento YamazakiNanaoTwo office workers, who are also fans of otaku culture, meet and develop a relationship.
- StarsYûdai ChibaRen ÔsugiMako IshinoA son tries to reconnect with his father by secretly interacting with him in the fantasy MMORPG (Massively Multiplayer Online Role Playing Game) 'Final Fantasy XIV.'
- StarsMatsuya OnoeRen IshikawaSarutoki MinagawaA stoic book salesman leads a double life as he plays hooky from work to write his sweets blog. In his journey to attain a glimpse of sweets heaven Kantaro samples various Japanese and Western sweets.
- 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.
- StarsRyôko ShinoharaHaruma MiuraNaohito Fujiki39-yo Sakura Toyama is a hairdresser and salon assistant manager, who is concerned by her stagnant life. She decides to at least do something about her love life. She accepts a party invitation from Chiyoko Ogami and confusion develops.
- StarsFumika BabaEiji AkasoRyubi MiyaseThis is a love romance between hit manga artist Aoi Hana an a handsome stylist, Kido Riichi.
- DirectorMami SunadaStarsHayao MiyazakiYumiko MiyoshiToshio SuzukiFollows the routines of those employed at Studio Ghibli, including filmmakers Hayao Miyazaki, Isao Takahata, and Toshio Suzuki as they work to release two films simultaneously, The Wind Rises and The Tale of the Princess Kaguya.
- StarsTakako TokiwaJonathan SherrDocumentary series in pursuit of "Japan's Heart" exploring themes such as sushi, sake, tea, ramen, Zen, design, fashion, crafts and other elements.
- DirectorTsutomu HanabusaStarsJunpei MizobataIto OnoMasaki SudaHaruna who devoted herself to softball decide to find a boyfriend in high school by instruction from Yoh, who is willingly to teach her how to get a boyfriend but with only one condition, don't fall in love with him at all.
- CreatorChristopher L. YostStarsJohn ChoMustafa ShakirDaniella PinedaA ragtag crew of bounty hunters chases down the galaxy's most dangerous criminals. They'll save the world--for the right price.
- StarsKenjirô TsudaWeb series of shorts starring Kenjiro Tsuda, the voice actor of The Way of the Househusband (2021), as himself who is a retired gangster who spends his time as a househusband.
- DirectorAkira KurosawaStarsToshirô MifuneTatsuya NakadaiKeiju KobayashiA crafty samurai helps a young man and his fellow clansmen trying to save his uncle, who has been framed and imprisoned by a corrupt superintendent.
- DirectorKeisuke YoshidaStarsKento NakajimaAlice HiroseTomohiro IchikawaYuugo, who grew up in the city, finds himself in an unfamiliar environment at Ooejo Agricultural High School, surrounded by nature and animals. Yuugo is also the only one who doesn't know what type of career he wants to pursue. He goes through struggles everyday, but he begins to grow as a person.
- DirectorMasayuki SuzukiStarsTakashi SorimachiNorika FujiwaraRena TanakaA live action film version of the hit Japanese TV series staring Takashi Sorimachi as Eikichi Onizuka.
- DirectorTen ShimoyamaStarsYukie NakamaJoe OdagiriTomoka KurotaniStar-crossed lovers must fight on opposing sides in a battle that will determine the next Shogun.
- StarsYouReina TriendlAzusa BabazonoSix strangers share a fabulous house in Tokyo, looking for love while living under the same roof. With no script what happens next is up to them.
- StarsKarinaYuriko YoshitakaYûko ÔshimaFor three women, life is tough enough to handle - don't even try adding love to the mix! Emi Fuji (Karina Nose) is a lighting tech whose colleagues are all men. She's largely disinterested in fashion and love, but still harbors feelings for her ex, who also happens to be a coworker. Meanwhile, Mako Hanzawa (Yuko Oshima), a diligent administrative worker, lacks experience in all things romance, which proves tricky when she gets involved with a colleague. Saki Ogura (Yuriko Yoshitaka) aspires to be a journalist, but winds up working at a hostess bar, where she looks for love in all the wrong places. Will she give up on her dreams so easily?
- DirectorAkira KurosawaStarsToshirô MifuneMisa UeharaMinoru ChiakiLured by gold, two greedy peasants unknowingly escort a princess and her general across enemy lines.
- DirectorYôji YamadaStarsHiroyuki SanadaRie MiyazawaNenji KobayashiAs the feudal Japan era draws to a close, a widower samurai experiences difficulty balancing clan loyalties, 2 young daughters, an aged mother, and the sudden reappearance of his childhood sweetheart.
- StarsYu ShirotaAkiraLyan ChengWith more Taiwanese students studying at Japanese universities in recent years, Japanese teachers need to better understand these students. When Onizuka (AKIRA) is invited for a one-week teaching exchange program at a Taiwanese high school, he is eager for the experience and takes his friend Ryuuji (Yuu Shirota) with him. On their first day there, Onizuka and Ryuuji meet Saejima (Yusuke Yamamoto), a local legend.
- DirectorAkira KurosawaStarsToshirô MifuneEijirô TônoTatsuya NakadaiA crafty ronin comes to a town divided by two criminal gangs and decides to play them against each other to free the town.
- StarsBeckyMayuko KawakitaMasayasu WakabayashiSeven people in pursuit of true love -- four boys and three girls -- come together from various parts of Japan and travel on a journey through Asia (in a pink bus).
- DirectorKaneto ShindôStarsNobuko OtowaJitsuko YoshimuraKei SatôTwo women kill samurai and sell their belongings for a living. While one of them is having an affair with their neighbor, the other woman meets a mysterious samurai wearing a bizarre mask.
- DirectorYûichi FukudaStarsTakayuki YamadaErika TodaKen YasudaSix guys wacky guys, who worked together at a summer beach bar job, come across a letter from dream girl Eriko. The letter isn't addressed to anyone in particular, but asks if the recipient would meet her at the beach bar on Christmas Eve. Each of the men believe they are the one Eriko wants to meet and a heated battle between the lovelorn men begins. A seventh man, attorney Sekiguichi, then appears and also enters the competition!
- DirectorShinsuke OgawaXiaolian PengThe ostensible subject of this remarkably beautiful film is the growing, drying, peeling and packaging of persimmons in the tiny Japanese village of Kaminoyama. The inhabitants explain that it is the perfect combination of earth, wind and rain that makes their village's persimmons superior to those grown anywhere else, including the village just a few miles away. The film's larger subject, however, is the disappearance of Japan's traditional culture, the end of a centuries-old way of life.
- 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.
- DirectorShinji NishikawaStarsYû TejimaYuzuki AikawaJun SuzukiFive sexy girls turn into fighting rangers when a gigantic monster shows up to terrorize their town.
- StarsYouReina TriendlYoshimi TokuiSix men and women who start as strangers live together under one roof for the summer. No script, new episode released each week.
- DirectorYûdai YamaguchiStarsTakamasa SugaRyûji AkiyamaRuben ArvizuA satire comedy of a misfit high school with punks, robots, gorillas and much more.
- StarsHisako MandaTakahiro AzumaFind out everything there is to know about Japanese tradition, from food to culture, to objects and arts, and the people who are continuing it today.
- DirectorKenji MizoguchiStarsKinuyo TanakaYoshiaki HanayagiKyôko KagawaIn medieval Japan, a compassionate governor is sent into exile. His wife and children try to join him, but are separated, and the children grow up amid suffering and oppression.
- DirectorLuigi CozziIshirô HondaTerry O. MorseStarsRaymond BurrMikel ConradPaul FreesIn 1977, the film was purchased and colorized by Luigi Cozzi in a terrible way of an old negative print. When American reporter Steve Martin investigates a series of mysterious disasters off the coast of Japan, he comes face to face with an ancient creature so powerful and so terrifying, it can reduce Tokyo to a smoldering graveyard. Nuclear weapon testing resurrected this relic from the Jurassic age, and now it's rampaging across Japan. At night, Godzilla wades through Tokyo leaving death and destruction in his wake, disappearing into Tokyo Bay when his rage subsides. Conventional weapons are useless against him; but renowned scientist Dr. Serizawa has discovered a weapon that could destroy all life in the bay - including Godzilla. But which disaster is worse, Godzilla's fury, of the death of Tokyo Bay?
- DirectorLewis RapkinStarsShugo TokumaruNisennenmondaiDMBQA documentary film about the independent and underground music culture in Tokyo, Japan.
- DirectorNagisa ÔshimaStarsTakeshi KitanoRyûhei MatsudaShinji TakedaThe new member of a samurai militia unit causes disruption as several of his colleagues fall in love with him, threatening to disturb the rigid code of their squad.
- DirectorYasujirô OzuStarsChishû RyûShima IwashitaKeiji SadaAn aging widower arranges a marriage for his only daughter.
- DirectorKenji MizoguchiStarsMasayuki MoriMachiko KyôKinuyo TanakaA tale of ambition, family, love, and war set in the midst of the Japanese Civil Wars of the sixteenth century.
- StarsShôta MatsudaEmi TakeiNorika FujiwaraPopular Japanese actor, Matsuda Shota (Boys Over Flowers), stars in this picturesque and unique medical drama about a traveling doctor who can't seem to separate business from pleasure. A genius in his field, Sezaki Kota's strengths are undermined by his character flaws, namely his tendency to fall in love instantly with beautiful women. Keeping him in line is Nurse Togami Mako (Takei Emi), a former delinquent now dedicated to helping the less fortunate. Will Kota find his bride-to-be waiting on an upcoming island, or could his true love be the woman he hasn't fallen for?
- DirectorNaomi KawaseStarsKirin KikiMasatoshi NagaseKyara UchidaBurdened with a heavy and ever-increasing debt, a dorayaki baker hires a kind ageing woman, after tasting her delicious surprise. Little by little, she unravels her beautiful inner world. Could she be holding the secret to his success?
- DirectorAkira KurosawaStarsToshirô MifuneMinoru ChiakiIsuzu YamadaA war-hardened general, egged on by his ambitious wife, works to fulfill a prophecy that he would become lord of Spider's Web Castle.
- DirectorGareth EdwardsStarsAaron Taylor-JohnsonElizabeth OlsenBryan CranstonThe world is beset by the appearance of monstrous creatures, but one of them may be the only one who can save humanity.
- 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.
- DirectorShôhei ImamuraStarsKen OgataRentarô MikuniChôchô MiyakoChronological exploits of Iwao Enokizu, a murderous thief on the run.