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1. Classroom of the Elite (2017– )
TV-14 | 24 min | Animation, Drama, Thriller
When Kiyotaka enters government-sponsored elite high school, he finds out just how merit-based this education system is.
Stars: Shoya Chiba, Brandon McInnis, Justin Briner, Felecia Angelle
Votes: 13,662
2. Hyouka (2012)
TV-14 | 24 min | Animation, Comedy, Drama
Hyouka centers on Oreki Hotarou and his life in the Classic Literature Club. His mundane world is flipped upside down as they begin to solve various mysteries.
Stars: Yûichi Nakamura, Satomi Satô, Adam Gibbs, Madeleine Morris
Votes: 6,158
3. Ikki tousen (2003– )
TV-MA | 325 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
Seven rival high schools battle each other for victory and total supremacy. The students will do what ever it takes to come out on top and see their school leading the way.
Stars: Yûko Kaida, Masumi Asano, Satoshi Hino, Kei Shindo
Votes: 1,301
4. Love Letter (1995)
PG | 117 min | Drama, Romance
When exchanging letters two women discover new things about a man they knew.
Director: Shunji Iwai | Stars: Miho Nakayama, Etsushi Toyokawa, Bunjaku Han, Katsuyuki Shinohara
Votes: 11,012
5. Azumanga Daioh: The Animation (2002)
TV-PG | 24 min | Animation, Comedy, Fantasy
A humorous and highly unpredictable animated series following a group of high school girls and their teachers.
Stars: Tomoko Kaneda, Yuki Matsuoka, Chieko Higuchi, Rie Tanaka
Votes: 3,476
6. Noriko's Dinner Table (2005)
Not Rated | 159 min | Drama, Horror
A teenager called Noriko Shimabara runs away from her family in Tokoyama, to meet Kumiko, the leader of an Internet BBS, Haikyo.com. She becomes involved with Kumiko's "family circle", ... See full summary »
Director: Sion Sono | Stars: Kazue Fukiishi, Tsugumi, Yuriko Yoshitaka, Shirô Namiki
Votes: 4,994
7. Orange (2015)
139 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
A girl mysteriously receives advice from her future self and as a result her group of friends, along with a newly arrived, troubled classmate, learn how to be better friends and a better community.
Director: Kôjirô Hashimoto | Stars: Tao Tsuchiya, Kento Yamazaki, Ryô Ryûsei, Hirona Yamazaki
Votes: 1,972
8. Tokyo Revengers (2021)
TV-14 | 120 min | Action, Crime, Drama
A 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.
Director: Tsutomu Hanabusa | Stars: Takumi Kitamura, Yuki Yamada, Yôsuke Sugino, Keita Arai
Votes: 1,906
9. The Foolish Angel Dances with the Devil (2024– )
TV-14 | 23 min | Animation, Comedy, Fantasy
When demon Akutsu Masatora successfully infiltrates a high school, he falls for an "ordinary" girl named Lily. However, there's more to Lily than meets the eye.
Stars: Yuma Uchida, Ayane Sakura, Lindsay Sheppard, Nao Tôyama
Votes: 275
10. Brynhildr in the Darkness (2014)
TV-MA | 22 min | Animation, Action, Drama
When he was a child, Murakami was infatuated with a girl he called Kuroneko. She insisted on knowing about aliens and having met them, but no one believed her, even young Murakami was skeptical.
Stars: Jamie Marchi, Blake Shepard, Ryôta Ôsaka, Risa Taneda
Votes: 1,119
11. Everyone Is Psychic! (2013– )
29 min | Comedy, Sci-Fi
It happens that many inhabitants of Oita Prefecture in southern Japan have extrasensory powers. One student can read others' minds. he is not alone, however, and soon bands with others, who... See full summary »
Stars: Shôta Sometani, Kaho, Erina Mano, Makita Sports
Votes: 279
12. August in the Water (1995)
117 min | Drama, Sci-Fi
A teenage girl gains supernatural power after an accident and comes to understand her place in the universe.
Director: Gakuryû Ishii | Stars: Rena Komine, Shinsuke Aoki, Reiko Matsuo, Masaaki Takarai
Votes: 781
13. Erotic Campus: Rape Reception (1977)
66 min | Comedy
A serial rapist transfers to a new high school, and starts sexually assaulting a group of female students, including the school's top athlete and its most influential student, a track and field star.
Director: Koretsugu Kurahara | Stars: Asami Ogawa, Asami Morikawa, Jun Aki, Tatsuya Hamaguchi
Votes: 147
14. Strawberry Marshmallow (2005)
TV-14 | 24 min | Animation, Comedy, Drama
An anime series about girls doing things in strange and cute ways.
Stars: Hitomi Nabatame, Saeko Chiba, Fumiko Orikasa, Ayako Kawasumi
Votes: 381
15. It's a Summer Film! (2020)
97 min | Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
A schoolgirl, underwhelmed by the rom-com being made by the Film Club, sets out with her friends to make a samurai film to compete with it. First step: convince a mysterious stranger to play the lead.
Director: Sôshi Masumoto | Stars: Marika Itô, Daichi Kaneko, Yumi Kawai, Kilala Inori
Votes: 1,218
16. Samurai Sensei (2018)
93 min | Comedy
A samurai imprisoned in 1863 falls asleep and awakens in today's Japan.
Director: Kazushi Watanabe | Stars: Hayato Ichihara, Yukijirô Hotaru, Shûgo Oshinari, Toshiya Nagasawa
Votes: 135
17. Girl Gun Lady (2021)
Action
Tachibana Koharu is a shy and lonely schoolgirl whose rare hobby is to make model toys. She is seemingly beckoned by a model toy box at a shop and is persuaded by the shopkeeper to pick up the models and the gun that goes with it.
Stars: Sei Shiraishi, Anna Ishii, Natsuki Deguchi, Yuno Ohara
Votes: 59
18. Violence at Noon (1966)
99 min | Crime, Drama
Two young women must come to terms with the fact that a man they're deeply linked to is a murdering rapist.
Director: Nagisa Ôshima | Stars: Saeda Kawaguchi, Akiko Koyama, Kei Satô, Rokkô Toura
Votes: 1,192
19. The Girl in the Sun (2013)
128 min | Drama, Fantasy, Romance
A salesman named Kosuke Okuda happens to meet Mao Watarai, a friend from his middle school days. Back then Mao was bullied, but now she is an attractive woman. Kosuke and Mao fall in love and decide to marry, but Mao has a secret.
Director: Takahiro Miki | Stars: Takumi Kitamura, Masaki Suda, Tôko Miura, Tetsuji Tamayama
Votes: 1,023
20. Uwakoi (2014)
Comedy, Romance
Director: Norihisa Yoshimura | Stars: Nao Eguchi, Tomoyuki Ishida, Momo Kido, Miyu Kotohara
Votes: 14
21. About the Pink Sky (2011)
PG-13 | 113 min | Drama
Izumi finds a wallet full of money and loans the cash to an older fishing buddy.
Director: Keiichi Kobayashi | Stars: Ai Ikeda, Ena Koshino, Reiko Fujiwara, Tsubasa Takayama
Votes: 200
22. Saimon & Tada Takashi (2018)
83 min | Drama
Saimon is friends with Takashi. Both are juniors at the same high school. They will go their separate ways upon graduation. Saimon is destined for university. Takashi is headed to his ... See full summary »
Director: Manabu Oda | Stars: Itsuki Sakamoto, Kenta Suga, Yuki Mamiya, Kai Inowaki
Votes: 8
23. Ani ni aisaresugite komattemasu (2017)
30 min | Family, Romance
First comes the comic book and then follows the serial. There is a schoolgirl with so many schoolboys around her. She falls in love. She is rejected. She is accepted and it is all about ... See full summary »
Stars: Tao Tsuchiya, Ryôta Katayose, Yûdai Chiba, Takuya Kusakawa
Votes: 142
24. Sekai no chûshin de, ai wo sakebu (2004)
47 min | Drama, Romance
"I thought I might be using a lifetime's happiness in a moment. I was that happy and she was that beautiful.
Stars: Takayuki Yamada, Haruka Ayase, Naoto Ogata, Jun Toba
Votes: 474
25. Life Back Then (2011)
131 min | Drama
Two young lonely people form a bond as they go through the homes of the recently departed people.
Director: Takahisa Zeze | Stars: Masaki Okada, Nana Eikura, Takuro Atsuki, Rei Dan
Votes: 143
26. Home: The House Imp (2012)
109 min | Drama, Family
A family in ruins recovers through their encounter with a "Zasikiwarashi", the japanese spirit.
Director: Akiyoshi Kimata | Stars: Ai Hashimoto, Renji Ishibashi, Tatsuomi Hamada, Yutaka Mizutani
Votes: 106
27. School Girl's Gestation (2014)
60 min | Drama
Yukie, Takako, Mako and others live in a rural fishing village. They are typically boisterous, but regular schoolgirls. Since the village is not doing well and the living conditions are ... See full summary »
Director: Atsushi Ueda | Stars: Karin Aiba, Kanji Furutachi, Asuka Hinoi, Natsumi Ishizaki
Votes: 22
28. Drive in Gamo (2014)
Drama
Saki and Toshi grew up in the 'Drive-in Gamo,' which has seen better days. Their father is a yakuza outcast. Their family was disliked and they did not fare well. It was not a surprise that... See full summary »
Director: Masaki Tamura | Stars: Tomomitsu Adachi, Kokoro Hirasawa, Yukichi Kobayashi, Daisuke Kuroda
Votes: 14
29. Sprout (2012– )
23 min | Drama, Romance
The love story in 'Sprout' evolves when two high school students, named Souhei and Miku, start living under the same roof after Miku's parents turn their home into a boarding house.
Stars: Aoi Morikawa, Fujiko Kojima, Jesse, Mayuko Kawakita
Votes: 38
30. Futatsu no supika (2003–2004)
25 min | Animation, Drama
Stars: Sarah Hauser, Yûko Takayama, Rika Adachi, Hikaru Kikuzato
Votes: 33
31. Club Activities, So What? (2018)
Sport
Oyama, Nishino, Kubota are sophomore high school boys. They are football players and active in their school's team. However, Nishino and Oyama are lax and too casual about the whole thing. ... See full summary »
Stars: Kotone Furukawa, Amane Okayama, Kôtarô Yoshida, Kaito Takahashi
32. Senchimento no kisetsu: 2 (1999 Video)
81 min
Two short dramas about discovering romance in odd places. In the first part, Sasaki is a struggling salesman, browbeaten by his customers, his boss and his wife. Needing to escape from his ... See full summary »
Director: Ryôji Shinmura | Stars: Yamanori Tatsumi, Shiho Hoshino, Tsuyoshi Shimami, Kumi Shirozaki
33.
Girl Gun Lady (2021)
Episode:
Episode #1.3
(2021)
Action
There is a blast gun up for grabs. It offers more power and range and every team wants it. Unorthodox plans are put into place in order to own the coveted weapon at the expense of bases, ... See full summary »
Director: Yûsuke Taki | Stars: Sei Shiraishi, Anna Ishii, Sakura Ando, Shun Aoi
34.
Strawberry Night (2012– )
Episode:
Episode #1.2
(2012)
Crime, Drama, Mystery
Several deaths are linked to an illegal drug called zebra owing to its black and white capsules. These are linked to an online website, which additionally offers its members chatting ... See full summary »
Stars: Hidetoshi Nishijima, Yûko Takeuchi, Keisuke Koide, Tomoko Abe
35.
Strawberry Night (2012– )
Episode:
Episode #1.4
(2012)
Crime, Drama, Mystery
A girlfriend is murdered with a knife in the belly. A mother is murdered with a knife in the belly. One was a shocking murder that came out of nowhere. The other was a shocking murder that ... See full summary »
Director: Jun'ichi Ishikawa | Stars: Yûko Takeuchi, Hidetoshi Nishijima, Keisuke Koide, Miyuri Arai
Votes: 6
36.
Ramen Daisuki Koizumi San (2015– )
Episode:
Episode #1.2
(2015)
25 min | Comedy, Drama
There is the mystery of what Koizumi does during her lunch break. When one girl breaks up with her man a friend invites her to go out for ramen. With a small change of plan the three girls ... See full summary »
Directors: Yasutomo Ikebe, Tsukuru Matsuki | Stars: Akari Hayami, Karen Miyama, Seika Furuhata, Yutaka Ono
37.
Meet Me After School (2018)
Episode:
Episode #1.1
(2018)
TV-14 | Drama, Romance
The new replacement teacher has arrived and is the subject of rumours, admiration, intimidation and fascination. She is determined and full of dreams, but matters are not helped that one ... See full summary »
Stars: Kasumi Arimura, Nobue Iketani, Masaki Kaji, Kazuna Kawaguchi
Votes: 13
38.
A Story to Read When You First Fall in Love (2019)
Episode:
Episode #1.1
(2019)
TV-14 | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Junko and her boyfriend break up. He is realistic and she confronts the truth and nature of their relationship. She is getting to an age though that makes her want a man for marriage. Then ... See full summary »
Stars: Kyôko Fukada, Ryûsei Yokohama, Yumi Adachi, Fumi Dan