Good (or interesting) live action adaptations of anime
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- DirectorPhilippe LacheauStarsPhilippe LacheauÉlodie FontanTarek BoudaliNicky Larson, the best private investigator in the business, is called for a high-risk mission: to recover the perfume of Cupid, a perfume that would make irresistible the one who uses it.a French adaptation of City Hunter
- DirectorJing WongStarsJackie ChanRichard NortonJoey WangA self-indulgent private investigator winds up on a cruise ship full of rich patrons, gorgeous women, murderous terrorists, and scarce food.adaptation of City Hunter, starring Jackie Chan, with Street Fighter cameos
- DirectorTakashi YamazakiStarsShôta SometaniEri FukatsuAi HashimotoThe humanity is suffering from murders all over the globe, called "Mincemeat murders". High school student, Izumi Shinichi has a parasite living off him, having replaced his right hand, and he might be the discoverer of truth.adaptation of Parasyte -the maxim-
- DirectorTakashi YamazakiStarsTadanobu AsanoShôta SometaniJun KunimuraHumanity is under attack by human-mimicking flesh-eating alien parasites. One parasite bonds with his young high school student host, and he convinces the parasite to help him stop the others.adaptation of Parasyte -the maxim-
- DirectorYûichi FukudaStarsKanna HashimotoHirofumi AraiHideyuki KasaharaSaiki Kusuo is a powerful psychic who hates attracting attention, yet he is surrounded by colorful characters who always find a way to remove him from his everyday life.adaptation of The Disastrous Life Of Saiki K
- DirectorKentarô OhtaniStarsMika NakashimaAoi MiyazakiHiroki NarimiyaA chance encounter between two girls of the same name, "Nana," triggers a series of events and relationships.adaptation of Nana
- DirectorTony RandelStarsGary DanielsMalcolm McDowellCostas MandylorBased on a graphic novel, this apocalyptic adventure centers on a man who must reverse the cataclysmic conditions of his world.adaptation of Fist of the North Star, hilariously bad
- DirectorShinsuke SatoStarsNoritake KinashiTakeru SatohKanata HongôAn middle-aged office worker encounters aliens and is gifted with alien technology and limitless powers.adaptation of Inuyashiki
- DirectorHayato KawaiStarsMarika MatsumotoKento NakajimaAyami NakajôTwo children of rival gangster families are betrothed to each other to ensure a truce. They dislike each other in the beginning, but over time they start to like each other.adaptation of Nisekoi
- DirectorTakashi MiikeStarsHiroki NarimiyaTakumi SaitôMirei KiritaniFollowing the murder of his mentor, rookie Defense Attorney Phoenix Wright must find the truth behind not only her death, but that of an unsolved case from 15 years prior.adaptation of Ace Attorney games
- DirectorNorihiro KoizumiStarsSuzu HiroseShûhei NomuraMackenyuThe first part of the "Chihayafuru" trilogy. Chihaya is a high school student who loves Karuta, a traditional card game from Japan. Chihaya and her friends start a Karuta club at high school to become the greatest Karuta player in Japan.
- DirectorNorihiro KoizumiStarsSuzu HiroseShûhei NomuraMackenyuThe second part of the "Chihayafuru" trilogy following the Karuta tournament in Tokyo. Chihaya's team is ready for the national competition. However, she is disappointed to hear that her childhood best friend has quit the game.
- DirectorNorihiro KoizumiStarsSuzu HiroseShûhei NomuraMackenyuThe third part of the "Chihayafuru" trilogy that takes place 2 years after "Chihayafuru Part II". Chihaya is now a high school senior who is ready to enter another national competition alongside her friends.
- DirectorShinsuke SatoStarsKento YamazakiRyô YoshizawaMasami NagasawaIn ancient China, a young boy dreams of becoming the greatest general of the Qin Kingdom.
- 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.
- DirectorShûsuke KanekoStarsTatsuya FujiwaraKen'ichi MatsuyamaErika TodaPicking up where the first one leaves off, Light joins the task force searching for Kira in an effort to avert suspicion from himself---and get rid of L.
- DirectorHideo NakataStarsKen'ichi MatsuyamaSota AoyamaShunji FujimuraA spin-out sequel to the popular Japanese thriller. This time it focuses on the character "L."
- DirectorTsutomu HanabusaStarsKeita AraiAya AsahinaYuya HirataA college student spends his year at the seaside town of Izu, having fun on the beach with his school friends.
- DirectorTakashi MiikeStarsKento YamazakiRyunosuke KamikiNana KomatsuA teen gifted with supernatural power discovers the truth behind his cursed and bizarre bloodline, and the evil that lurks within his town.
- DirectorYûichirô HirakawaStarsMiyu AndôMinami HamabeRihito ItagakiA group of the smartest kids at a seemingly perfect orphanage uncover its dark secret, and set in motion a dangerous and desperate escape plan.
- DirectorLana WachowskiLilly WachowskiStarsEmile HirschMatthew FoxChristina RicciYoung driver, Speed Racer, aspires to be champion of the racing world with the help of his family and his high-tech Mach 5 automobile.