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1. Pulse (2001)
R | 119 min | Horror, Mystery, Sci-Fi
Two groups of people discover evidence that suggests spirits may be trying to invade the human world through the Internet.
Director: Kiyoshi Kurosawa | Stars: Haruhiko Katô, Kumiko Asô, Koyuki, Kurume Arisaka
Votes: 25,350 | Gross: $0.05M
2. Wolf Children (2012)
PG | 117 min | Animation, Drama, Family
After her werewolf lover unexpectedly dies in an accident while hunting for food for their children, a young woman must find ways to raise the werewolf son and daughter that she had with him while keeping their trait hidden from society.
Director: Mamoru Hosoda | Stars: Aoi Miyazaki, Takao Osawa, Haru Kuroki, Yukito Nishii
Votes: 49,154
3. The Boy and the Beast (2015)
PG-13 | 119 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
When a young orphaned boy living on the streets of Shibuya stumbles upon a fantastic world of beasts, he's taken in by a gruff warrior beast looking for an apprentice.
Director: Mamoru Hosoda | Stars: Koji Yakusho, Aoi Miyazaki, Shôta Sometani, Suzu Hirose
Votes: 26,760 | Gross: $0.45M
4. Mirai (2018)
PG | 98 min | Animation, Adventure, Drama
A young boy encounters a magical garden which enables him to travel through time and meet his relatives from different eras, with guidance by his younger sister from the future.
Director: Mamoru Hosoda | Stars: Rebecca Hall, Daniel Dae Kim, Koji Yakusho, John Cho
Votes: 17,977 | Gross: $0.81M
5. Dororo (2007)
139 min | Action, Adventure, Fantasy
A female warrior who was raised as a man joins a young samurai's quest to recover 48 of his body parts from 48 demons and to avenge her parents death.
Director: Akihiko Shiota | Stars: Satoshi Tsumabuki, Kô Shibasaki, Kiichi Nakai, Yoshio Harada
Votes: 2,966
6. Ring 0: Birthday (2000)
Not Rated | 99 min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller
In this prequel to Ring, a young Sadako becomes an actress in hopes of escaping her troubled past. But strange visions and terrifying powers begin to manifest...
Director: Norio Tsuruta | Stars: Yukie Nakama, Seiichi Tanabe, Kumiko Asô, Takeshi Wakamatsu
Votes: 9,862
7. Lonely Castle in the Mirror (2022)
Not Rated | 116 min | Animation, Adventure, Drama
Seven teens discover their bedroom mirrors are portals, and they're pulled from their lonely lives to a wondrous castle filled with winding stairways and watchful portraits. A girl in a wolf mask invites them to play a game.
Directors: Francesca Calo, Keiichi Hara, Takakazu Nagatomo | Stars: Ami Tôma, Mana Ashida, Yûki Kaji, Takumi Kitamura
Votes: 909
8. September 11 (2002)
Unrated | 134 min | Drama
The effects of the 9/11 terrorist attacks are told from different points of view around the world.
Directors: Alejandro González Iñárritu, Youssef Chahine, Amos Gitai, Shôhei Imamura, Alejandro G. Iñárritu, Claude Lelouch, Ken Loach, Samira Makhmalbaf, Mira Nair, Idrissa Ouedraogo, Sean Penn, Danis Tanovic | Stars: Maryam Karimi, Mohamad Dolati, Agelem Habibi, Esmat Vahedi
Votes: 5,911
9. Casshern (2004)
Not Rated | 142 min | Action, Sci-Fi
Live-action sci-fi movie based on a 1973 Japanese animé of the same name (Shinzo Ningen Casshân). Theme song by Utada Hikaru.
Director: Kazuaki Kiriya | Stars: Yûsuke Iseya, Kumiko Asô, Akira Terao, Kanako Higuchi
Votes: 13,773
10. MIU404 (2020)
TV-MA | 45 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
A new detective in the Mobile Investigative Unit (known as "MIU") of the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department who does not trust other people works with an inexperienced detective and attempts to solve cases within 24 hours.
Stars: Koshi Mizukami, Gô Ayano, Gen Hoshino, Kumiko Asô
Votes: 680
11. Miss Hokusai (2015)
PG-13 | 93 min | Animation, Biography, Drama
The life and works of Japanese artist and ukiyo-e painter Katsushika Hokusai, as seen from the eyes of his daughter, Katsushika O-Ei.
Directors: Keiichi Hara, Stephanie Sheh, Michael Sinterniklaas | Stars: Yutaka Matsushige, Anne Watanabe, Erica Lindbeck, Richard Epcar
Votes: 3,494 | Gross: $0.22M
12. Colorful (2010)
TV-14 | 126 min | Animation, Drama, Fantasy
A sinful spirit is granted the opportunity to prove worthy for rebirth, inhabiting the body of a student who killed himself.
Director: Keiichi Hara | Stars: Kumiko Asô, Chris Ayres, Greg Ayres, Clint Bickham
Votes: 7,002
13. Love & Peace (2015)
117 min | Comedy, Drama, Musical
Bullied and diminished by his fellow employees, demure and bashful Ryoichi Suzuki finds support in an unusual friendship with a turtle. Together they will share many adventures and finally conquer the world.
Director: Sion Sono | Stars: Hiroki Hasegawa, Kumiko Asô, Motoki Fukami, Suidôbashi Hakase
Votes: 1,300
14. Zebraman (2004)
115 min | Action, Comedy, Sci-Fi
A down-and-out school teacher receives the calling to become the real life personification of an old television superhero, Zebraman.
Director: Takashi Miike | Stars: Shô Aikawa, Kyôka Suzuki, Atsuro Watabe, Yui Ichikawa
Votes: 3,653
15. Adrift in Tokyo (2007)
101 min | Comedy
Takemura has no friends and no family. He's a law student but he doesn't have any particular ambitions. A thug offers to pay Takemura's considerable gambling debt if the student accompanies him on a trip across Tokyo.
Director: Satoshi Miki | Stars: Joe Odagiri, Tomokazu Miura, Kyôko Koizumi, Yuriko Yoshitaka
Votes: 3,080
16. Gaki No Tsukai (1989– )
24 min | Comedy, Game-Show, Reality-TV
A mix of game show, talk show and reality show. Downtown sees five comedians humiliate and torture themselves and each other for our amusement.
Stars: Hitoshi Matsumoto, Masatoshi Hamada, Hôsei Tsukitei, Naoki Tanaka
Votes: 536
17. Unknown (2023)
Drama, Mystery, Romance
Kokoro Yamihara and Toramatsu Asada live in a town that is quite peaceful, until a serial murder case happened where the bodies all had their blood drained out. Five years have passed but ... See full summary »
Stars: Keita Machida, Kumiko Asô, Mitsuki Takahata, Kei Tanaka
Votes: 14
18. The Wonderland (2019)
Unrated | 115 min | Animation, Adventure, Family
A girl without self-confidence meets a mysterious alchemist Hippocrates and his student Pipo who are on a mission to save the world. Together, they laid the groundwork for "Wonderland" and Akane is labeled as Wonderland's savior.
Director: Keiichi Hara | Stars: Mayu Matsuoka, Anne Watanabe, Kumiko Asô, Nao Tôyama
Votes: 1,023
19. Nada sô sô (2006)
118 min | Drama, Romance
8-year old Yotaro gains a 3-year old step-sister, Kaoru, when his mother marries a jazz musician who plays in a club in Naha, Okinawa where they live. Before long Kaoru's father deserts ... See full summary »
Director: Nobuhiro Doi | Stars: Satoshi Tsumabuki, Masami Nagasawa, Kumiko Asô, Eiichirô Funakoshi
Votes: 1,181
20. Samurai Resurrection (2003)
106 min | Action, Adventure, Fantasy
37,000 Peasants perished in the Shimbara Revolt: among them, the leader of that uprising, Shiro Amakusa. Amakusa is resurrected from hell bent on revenging the death of his fellow comrades ... See full summary »
Director: Hideyuki Hirayama | Stars: Yôsuke Kubozuka, Kumiko Asô, Tetta Sugimoto, Tomoka Kurotani
Votes: 442
21. Masquerade Night (2021)
129 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
An anonymous letter is delivered to the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department. The letter states that a criminal of a murder case will appear at the countdown party Masquerade Night that will be held at Hotel Cortesia Tokyo.
Director: Masayuki Suzuki | Stars: Masami Nagasawa, Takuya Kimura, Ryo Ishibashi, Yoshino Kimura
Votes: 863
22. Shinsengumi! (2004– )
45 min | Drama, History, War
Japan, July 1853. Scores of people lined the beaches at Uraga Harbor near the Shogunate Capitol of Edo. They came to get a glimpse of the American Fleet of Commodore Perry's infamous Black ... See full summary »
Stars: Kôji Yamamoto, Shingo Katori, Takayuki Takuma, Kôen Okumura
Votes: 154
23. Akiresu to kame (2008)
119 min | Comedy, Drama
Machisu is a painter. He never had the success he thinks he is entitled to. Regardless of this, he always remains trying to be successful. His wife Sachiko keeps supporting him, despite all setbacks.
Director: Takeshi Kitano | Stars: Takeshi Kitano, Kanako Higuchi, Makoto Araki, Kumiko Asô
Votes: 3,800
24. Tonde Saitama (2019)
106 min | Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
In a world where people are discriminated based on their birthplace, a resident of the much-reviled Saitama Prefecture embarks on a revolutionary campaign to improve things for his home.
Director: Hideki Takeuchi | Stars: Fumi Nikaidô, Gackt, Yûsuke Iseya, Brother Tom
Votes: 844
25. The Great Passage (2013)
134 min | Drama
Majime, an eccentric man in publishing company, who has unique ability of words, joins the team that will compile a new dictionary, 'The Great Passage.' In the eclectic team, he becomes ... See full summary »
Director: Yûya Ishii | Stars: Ryûhei Matsuda, Aoi Miyazaki, Joe Odagiri, Kaoru Kobayashi
Votes: 2,864
26. Kaidan (2007)
Unrated | 115 min | Drama, Horror, Romance
Japan, 250 years ago. Soetsu is a moneylender who is killed by the cruel samurai Shinzaemon. His body is dumped in the Kasenega-Fuchi river. According to legend, all who drown in the river ... See full summary »
Director: Hideo Nakata | Stars: Kikunosuke Onoe, Hitomi Kuroki, Mao Inoue, Kumiko Asô
Votes: 1,206
27. Grasshopper (I) (2015)
119 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Movie contains the stories of three people: Suzuki (Toma Ikuta), Kujira (Tadanobu Asano) and Semi (Ryosuke Yamada). Suzuki is a former middle school teacher. His girlfriend was killed, ... See full summary »
Director: Tomoyuki Takimoto | Stars: Tadanobu Asano, Kumiko Asô, Toyotaka Hanazawa, Haru
Votes: 371
28. VS Arashi (2008–2020)
31 min | Game-Show
In this highly physical game and variety show, Japanese pop idols Arashi pit their wits, strength and courage against a different team of entertainers or sportspeople every week.
Stars: Arashi, Shô Sakurai, Masaki Aiba, Kazunari Ninomiya
Votes: 85
29. Takano Tofu (2023)
119 min | Drama
Tatsuo and his daughter Haru run Takano Tofu Store in Onomichi. When Tatsuo discovers he is ill, he worries his daughter will be left on her own and, unbeknownst to her, sets out to find ... See full summary »
Director: Mitsuhiro Mihara | Stars: Mariko Akama, Kumiko Asô, Tatsuya Fuji, Joe Hyûga
Votes: 7
30. Dr. Akagi (1998)
Not Rated | 129 min | Comedy, Drama, History
At the end of WWII, Japanese doctor Akagi searches for the cure for hepatitis in the prisoner-of-war camp.
Director: Shôhei Imamura | Stars: Akira Emoto, Kumiko Asô, Jacques Gamblin, Tomorô Taguchi
Votes: 1,609 | Gross: $0.07M
31. Samurai's Promise (2018)
111 min | Action, History, Romance
Driven away by a corruption scandal, a samurai returns years later, causing consternation among both the guilty and the innocent.
Director: Daisaku Kimura | Stars: Jun'ichi Okada, Hidetoshi Nishijima, Haru Kuroki, Sôsuke Ikematsu
Votes: 241
32. License to Live (1998)
109 min | Drama, Comedy
Yoshi, aged 24, awakes after 10 years in a coma, goes on to start a new life and rebuild his family.
Director: Kiyoshi Kurosawa | Stars: Hidetoshi Nishijima, Shun Sugata, Lily, Kumiko Asô
Votes: 563
33. Ano Toki Kiss Shite Okeba (2021– )
Comedy, Fantasy, Romance
A supermarket employee is happy with his job. One of his pastimes is to read manga and so is excited to meet the author of one of his favourite mangas at the supermarket shopping one day. ... See full summary »
Stars: Kumiko Asô, Tôri Matsuzaka, Arata Iura, Shôhei Miura
Votes: 25
34. Idaten: Tokyo Olympics Story (2019)
TV-14 | 45 min | Comedy, Drama, History
A drama about the 1912 Stockholm Olympics, the 1936 Berlin Olympics, and 1964 Tokyo Olympics.
Stars: Mirai Moriyama, Kankurô Nakamura, Ryunosuke Kamiki, Koji Yakusho
Votes: 104
35. Tonbi (2022)
139 min | Drama, Family
Yasuo (Hiroshi Abe) grew up as an orphan. He married a woman he loved and they had a son Akira (later played by Takumi Kitamura). Yasuo's life seemed great at the time, but his life totally... See full summary »
Director: Takahisa Zeze | Stars: Hiroshi Abe, Takumi Kitamura, Anne Watanabe, Ken Yasuda
Votes: 122
36. Love Strikes! (2011)
118 min | Comedy, Romance
31 years old, broke, single and lonely Yukio encounters four beautiful women suddenly appearing in his life. Will he be able to escape his "Moteki" status?
Director: Hitoshi Ône | Stars: Mirai Moriyama, Masami Nagasawa, Kumiko Asô, Riisa Naka
Votes: 1,188
37. Red Shadow: Akakage (2001)
108 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy
A love triangle blooms between a team of three ninjas before tragedy strikes and forces them to reassess their clan's principles.
Director: Hiroyuki Nakano | Stars: Masanobu Andô, Megumi Okina, Kumiko Asô, Jun Murakami
Votes: 966
38. Suite Dreams (2006)
136 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
New Year's Eve at a posh hotel and all should be shipshape. It is not. There is the traditional party, an official ceremony, entertainment and a special dinner planned and yet there is ... See full summary »
Director: Kôki Mitani | Stars: Koji Yakusho, Takako Matsu, Kôichi Satô, Shingo Katori
Votes: 1,374
39. Yes, I Can't Swim (2022)
120 min | Drama
A mid-life university professor who reluctantly decides to face up to his fear of water and his inability to swim.
Director: Kensaku Watanabe | Stars: Hiroki Hasegawa, Junko Abe, Kumiko Asô, Haruka Ayase
Votes: 95
40. Space Brothers (2012)
129 min | Comedy
As children, two Japanese brothers promise to one day be astronauts and meet each other in space. Years later, the older one has recently lost his job when he remembers that childhood's dream his younger brother is so close to fulfilling.
Director: Yoshitaka Mori | Stars: Buzz Aldrin, Shun Oguri, Shin'ichi Tsutsumi, Kumiko Asô
Votes: 487
41. Shimo Kitazawa Diehard (2017)
30 min | Comedy
A male bargoer and a bar hostess talk about that the story of the worst day in someone's life at Shimokitazawa, Tokyo.
Stars: Arata Furuta, Eiko Koike, Tsutomu Takahashi, Satoru Matsuo
Votes: 24
42. Mayonaka no Yaji-san Kita-san (2005)
124 min | Comedy, Fantasy
Yaji and Kita are two men who live in Edo. They are deeply in love. Yaji is married to a woman, while Kita is an actor addicted to various drugs.
Director: Kankurô Kudô | Stars: Tomoya Nagase, Shichinosuke Nakamura, Sadao Abe, Aja
Votes: 461
43. Oto-na-ri (2009)
119 min | Drama, Romance
Nojima Satoshi (Junichi Okada) is a photographer who wants to photograph scenery, but currently works for a modeling agency where he takes picture of his best friend, a model in his 30, ... See full summary »
Director: Naoto Kumazawa | Stars: Jun'ichi Okada, Kumiko Asô, Mitsuki Tanimura, Yoshinori Okada
Votes: 442
44. Dele (2018)
Drama
Freelance programmer Sakagami Keishi is paralyzed in the lower half of his body because of an unknown illness and confined to a wheelchair.
Stars: Takayuki Yamada, Masaki Suda, Kumiko Asô, Kom I.
Votes: 466
45. Prescription Police (2006– )
Comedy
Kiriyama Shuichiro works as an information management officer in the prefectural police station. As he is very observant and has interest in the unresolved cases which have gone past the ... See full summary »
Stars: Joe Odagiri, Kumiko Asô, Kôsuke Toyohara, Eri Fuse
Votes: 251
46. Oliver na Inu, (Gosh!!) Konoyarou (2021)
Comedy
Aoba Ippei, an officer from the Forensics Division, takes on a series of odd cases along with his trusty police dog, Oliver. Yet what others see as a lovable furry friend, Ippei inexplicably sees as a full-grown man in a dog suit.
Stars: Sôsuke Ikematsu, Joe Odagiri, Masatoshi Nagase, Kumiko Asô
Votes: 22
47. Jun kissa Isobe (2008)
113 min | Comedy, Drama
Sakiko is a typical teenager in many ways. She hates her divorced father, who chases after every skirt he sees. She does not know, if she will ever be loved by the other sex. When her dad ... See full summary »
Director: Keisuke Yoshida | Stars: Hiroyuki Miyasako, Riisa Naka, Kumiko Asô, Chaotic Cosmos
Votes: 249
48. Boku tachi to chûzai san no 700 nichi sensô (2008)
110 min | Comedy
After one of their group is caught for speeding a group of trouble-making teenagers decide to prank the local police officer. It starts with simple speeding pranks but gradually moves to more elaborate and bizarre pranks.
Director: Renpei Tsukamoto | Stars: Hayato Ichihara, Kuranosuke Sasaki, Kumiko Asô, Tamae Andô
Votes: 591
49. Hasami otoko (2005)
124 min | Crime, Thriller
A psychological thriller about a series of murders committed using scissors, the people who carried out the murders, and the police who are trying to catch them.
Director: Toshiharu Ikeda | Stars: Etsushi Toyokawa, Kumiko Asô, Hiroshi Abe, Koji Higuchi
Votes: 203
50. Oh Brother, Oh Sister! (2014)
114 min | Comedy
Since their parents died at an early age, Susumu (Osamu Mukai) and Yoriko (Hairi Katagiri) have lived together. Susumu is now 33-years-old and Yoriko is 40-years-old. Both of them have yet ... See full summary »
Director: Masafumi Nishida | Stars: Osamu Mukai, Hairi Katagiri, Kumiko Asô, Minako Kotobuki
Votes: 89