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1. Monkey (1978–2004)
Action, Adventure, Comedy
An adaptation of a Chinese folktale about a pilgrimage to the West undertaken by a monk and his divine guardians.
Stars: Masaaki Sakai, Shirô Kishibe, Masako Natsume, Miriam Margolyes
Votes: 2,133
2. Cleopatra (1970)
X | 112 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
To decipher a scheme plotted by enemy aliens, three agents from the future travel to Cleopatra's time, where they witness her romances with Caesar and Mark Antony.
Directors: Osamu Tezuka, Eiichi Yamamoto | Stars: Chinatsu Nakayama, Kotoe Hatsui, Tsubame Yanagiya, Nobuo Tsukamoto
Votes: 852
3. The Water Margin (1973– )
45 min | Action, Drama, History
Nearly a thousand years ago in ancient China, there was a cruel government. 108 renegade will try to change the story.
Stars: Atsuo Nakamura, Sanae Tsuchida, Burt Kwouk, Wolfgang Spier
Votes: 730
4. Private Lessons II (1993)
Unrated | 85 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
An insecure young Asian man, played by Japanese pop star Goro Inagaki, meets an interesting sensual European woman who teaches him the secrets of love and life.
Director: Akiyoshi Kimata | Stars: Gorô Inagaki, Joanna Pacula, Masahiro Nakai, Akira Emoto
Votes: 135
5. Graveyard of Honor (1975)
Not Rated | 94 min | Action, Crime
A self-destructive man becomes a powerful member of the Japanese mafia but quickly loses his self control. Based on the true story of Rikio Ishikawa.
Director: Kinji Fukasaku | Stars: Tetsuya Watari, Tatsuo Umemiya, Yumi Takigawa, Eiji Gô
Votes: 1,958
6. Proof of the Man (1977)
100 min | Crime, Drama
When an American is murdered in a Japanese inn, Tokyo police Detective Munesue follows the trail of the killer to New York City. There he is joined by Detective Shuftan, and together they sort out the crime.
Director: Jun'ya Satô | Stars: George Kennedy, Mariko Okada, Yûsaku Matsuda, Broderick Crawford
Votes: 441
7. School in the Crosshairs (1981)
90 min | Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Mitamura Yuka (Hiroko Yakushimaru) is a normal shy middle school student that has psychic powers. When a new student with similar powers begins to show her skills by stealing the student ... See full summary »
Director: Nobuhiko Ôbayashi | Stars: Hiroko Yakushimaru, Ryôichi Takayanagi, Masami Hasegawa, Miyoko Akaza
Votes: 500
8. Hunter in the Dark (1979)
Not Rated | 137 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
An aging Yakuza boss in the the late 18th century runs a thriving lantern and silk dying business. However, he is also a Hunter in the Dark, an shady underworld figure who unravels a ... See full summary »
Director: Hideo Gosha | Stars: Tatsuya Nakadai, Tetsurô Tanba, Yoshio Harada, Ayumi Ishida
Votes: 578
9. A Distant Cry from Spring (1980)
95 min | Drama
A mysterious stranger appears at door of a farmhouse on a stormy night and asks for shelter.
Director: Yôji Yamada | Stars: Ken Takakura, Chieko Baishô, Hidetaka Yoshioka, Tetsuya Takeda
Votes: 681
10. Tekken (1990)
128 min | Drama
A directionless young man, recently released from prison, tries to make a new start in life as a boxer.
Director: Junji Sakamoto | Stars: Takeshi Yamato, Bunta Sugawara, Karen Kirishima, Toshiya Fujita
Votes: 213
11. Dog of Fortune (1979)
137 min | Crime, Drama
From Hokkaido to Tokyo, hunting dog Goro embarks on a long and grueling journey to reach home. Goro's master held a weapons smuggling case and the corruptions of those who are involved.
Director: Shigeyuki Yamane | Stars: Kôji Tsuruta, Yôko Shimada, Isao Natsuyagi, Takeo Chii
Votes: 86
12. Alone on the Pacific (1963)
104 min | Adventure
Kenichi Horie is determined to challenge his family, the law and the nature crossing the Pacific to America in a small sailboat. Despite his careful planning many unforeseen events will test his determination.
Director: Kon Ichikawa | Stars: Yûjirô Ishihara, Masayuki Mori, Kinuyo Tanaka, Ruriko Asaoka
Votes: 503
13. Kureji ogon sakusen (1967)
157 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy
The Crazy Cats, a Japanese musical-comedy group, were showcased a series of comic adventures throughout the 1960s. Las Vegas Free-For-All, one of their most popular movies, featured scenes ... See full summary »
Directors: Takashi Tsuboshima, Yoshinori Wada | Stars: Hitoshi Ueki, Hajime Hana, Kei Tani, Mie Hama
Votes: 18
14. Twilight of the Cockroaches (1987)
105 min | Animation, Drama, Horror
A colony of cockroaches lives peacefully in a messy bachelor's apartment until his new girlfriend moves in.
Director: Hiroaki Yoshida | Stars: Kaoru Kobayashi, Setsuko Karasuma, Kanako Fujiwara, Eri Watanabe
Votes: 299
15. Hokuriku Proxy War (1977)
98 min | Action, Crime, Drama
A Yakuza group from Osaka with dreams of national dominance moves into the snowy Hokuriku region, sparking a bloody turf war with local gangs.
Director: Kinji Fukasaku | Stars: Hiroki Matsukata, Yumiko Nogawa, Shin'ichi Chiba, Mikio Narita
Votes: 199
16. Preparation for the Festival (1975)
117 min | Drama
A young Japanese man comes to the realization that he must leave his village if he is to ever have a chance at a full life.
Director: Kazuo Kuroki | Stars: Jun Etô, Haruko Mabuchi, Hajime Hana, Yoshio Harada
Votes: 123
17. Kai (1985)
Not Rated | 134 min | Drama
The story of Iwago, a troubled Japanese man who has grave personal problems and strained relationships with his wife and step children.
Director: Hideo Gosha | Stars: Ken Ogata, Yukiyo Toake, Yûko Natori, Mariko Ishihara
Votes: 141
18. Taiyô ni hoero! (1972–1986)
60 min | Drama
Stars: Yûjirô Ishihara, Keiko Takahashi, Tappei Shimokawa, Raita Ryû
Votes: 19
19. The Detective Story (1979–1980)
Action, Comedy
A cop from San Francisco sets up as a detective in Japan and takes on cases.
Stars: Yûsaku Matsuda, Mikio Narita, Kaori Takeda, Michihiro Yamanishi
Votes: 36
20. Final Take: The Golden Age of Movies (1986)
135 min | Comedy, Drama
This is Japanese melo-dramatist director Yoji Yamada's ode to 1930s film production during the transition from silent film to talkies. With many loose associations we can see the rise of a ... See full summary »
Director: Yôji Yamada | Stars: Kiyoshi Atsumi, Kiichi Nakai, Narimi Arimori, Chieko Baishô
Votes: 191
21. Japanese Belly Button (1977)
102 min | Comedy, Musical
Helen and her associates stage a confession play in order to remedy stuttering, but things go amiss.
Director: Eizô Sugawa | Stars: Mako Midori, Akihiro Miwa, Hajime Hana, Osami Nabe
Votes: 21
22. Ten Dark Women (1961)
103 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
A man has a wife and nine girlfriends, all ten of whom are fed up with his shameless polygamy and plot to kill him. However, this is easier said than done.
Director: Kon Ichikawa | Stars: Fujiko Yamamoto, Mariko Miyagi, Tamao Nakamura, Kyôko Kishida
Votes: 259
23. Where Spring Comes Late (1970)
106 min | Drama
A poor family of miners from Kyushu uproot themselves and make the long journey to what they hope is a better life in Hokkaido. Their journey is beset with hardship and tragedy.
Director: Yôji Yamada | Stars: Chieko Baishô, Hisashi Igawa, Chishû Ryû, Gin Maeda
Votes: 285
24. Haru kuru oni (1989)
137 min | Drama, Romance
Island villagers find a young woman and young man swept ashore near their remote village in northeastern Japan. The two have tried to escape the girl's enforced marriage to another man, in ... See full summary »
Director: Akira Kobayashi | Stars: Toshirô Mifune, Masaru Matsuda, Sachiko Wakayama, Sakae Takita
Votes: 24
25. Kureji no daiboken (1965)
107 min | Action, Comedy, Musical
Director: Kengo Furusawa | Stars: Hitoshi Ueki, Reiko Dan, Fubuki Koshiji, Kei Tani
Votes: 29
26. The Money Dance (1964)
90 min | Action, Crime
Too bad it so to find.
Director: Kon Ichikawa | Stars: Shintarô Katsu, Chiemi Eri, Eiji Funakoshi, Jun Hamamura
Votes: 28
27. Ashi ni sawatta onna (1960)
85 min | Comedy
A pretty pickpocket is travelling on an express train from Osaka to her home village. She is an orphan, but wants to show off her wealth to the villagers who accused her father of being a ... See full summary »
Director: Yasuzô Masumura | Stars: Machiko Kyô, Hajime Hana, Eiji Funakoshi, Jerry Fujio
Votes: 21
28. Paris interdit (1970)
90 min
Paris interdit follows the pattern of the Italian mondo style documentaries which began in 1962 with MONDO CANE. The film jumps from one strange scenario to the next, including a woman who ... See full summary »
Director: Jean-Louis van Belle | Stars: Hajime Hana, Ben-Ghou-Bey, Charles Buhr, Jean-Noël Delamarre
Votes: 61
29. Yasei no shômei (1978)
143 min | Crime
A Japanese Warrior leaves the secretive battalion he is apart of. As a skilled soldier, he confronts evil and serves his people.
Director: Jun'ya Satô | Stars: Ken Takakura, Ryôko Nakano, Hiroko Yakushimaru, Rentarô Mikuni
Votes: 198
30. Donmai (1990)
110 min | Drama
Director: Seijirô Kôyama | Stars: Kaori Momoi, Toshiyuki Nagashima, Hajime Hana, Nobuko Otowa
31. The Kôsuke Kindaichi Series 1: The Honjin Murder Case (1983 TV Movie)
100 min | Mystery
Director: Akira Inoue | Stars: Ikkô Furuya, Hajime Hana, Takuya Fujioka, Akira Nagoya
32. Kon'nichiwa akachan (II) (1964)
81 min | Comedy
Director: Shûe Matsubayashi | Stars: Keiju Kobayashi, Yasuo Tanabe, Michiyo Azusa, Kaoru Yachigusa
33. The Horizon (1984)
136 min | Drama
Director: Kaneto Shindô | Stars: Toshiyuki Nagashima, Miwako Fujitani, Nobuko Otowa, Kumiko Akiyoshi
Votes: 12
34. Mexican Free-for-All (1968)
162 min | Comedy
Comedy shot in Mexico, starring a popular group of comedians, "The Crazy Cats."
Directors: Takashi Tsuboshima, Tsugunobu Kotani | Stars: Hitoshi Ueki, Hajime Hana, Kei Tani, Hiroshi Inuzuka
35. Kaisha monogatari: Memories of You (1988)
99 min | Comedy, Drama
In this downbeat, comedic portrait of '80s corporate Japan, a section chief and family man (Hajime Hana) fights off the gloom of his impending retirement by rekindling his youthful love of jazz music.
Director: Jun Ichikawa | Stars: Hajime Hana, Yumi Nishiyama, Hitoshi Ueki, Kei Tani
Votes: 80
36. Hokkaido satsujin ryokou: Watashi no konyaku nikki (1981 TV Movie)
100 min | Crime, Thriller
Mari and Koji go on a trip and Koji accidentally breaks a leg. A passer-by named Kosugi saves them from trouble. In fact, Kosugi is wanted by the police for murdering his lover who is Mari's lookalike.
Director: Takashi Nomura | Stars: Kanako Higuchi, Kenji Takaoka, Tôru Minegishi, Hajime Hana
37. Rinrin to (1990)
15 min | Drama, Romance
Stars: Minoru Tanaka, Miki Fujitani, Hajime Hana, Masaki Kanda
38. Tenamonya yurei dochu (1967)
90 min | Horror
Director: Shûe Matsubayashi | Stars: Makoto Fujita, Hiroshiko Urodo, Takashi Akiyama, Chû Arai
Votes: 32
39. Nippon musekinin jidai (1962)
86 min | Comedy
Director: Kengo Furusawa | Stars: Hitoshi Ueki, Noriko Shigeyama, Hajime Hana, Asami Kuji
Votes: 56
40. Tono Eijirô no Mito Kômon (1978)
88 min
Director: Tetsuya Yamanouchi | Stars: Eijirô Tôno, Kôtarô Satomi, Shin'ya Ôwada, Ichirô Nakatani
Votes: 15
41. Kureji da yo: kisôtengai (1966)
103 min | Comedy, Sci-Fi
Sixth film in the "Crazy" series in which bumbling alien Mistake 7 is put in a a human body for a mission of nuclear disarmament and becomes a recording star, romancing an earth woman along the way.
Director: Takashi Tsuboshima | Stars: Kei Tani, Yuriko Hoshi, Hitoshi Ueki, Hajime Hana
Votes: 18
42. Tokyo Air Raid Glass Rabbit (1979)
105 min
Director: Yûten Tachibana | Stars: Hiroyuki Nagato, Aiko Nagayama, Yukiko Ebina, Baku Ôwada
43. Subarashii matsu ojisan (1973)
43 min | Short, Drama
A human drama in which Hajime Hana plays an old-fashioned craftsman and conveys the richness of his heart. After losing his only son, Uncle Matsu, a craftsman, gathers neighborhood children... See full summary »
Director: Osamu Sakai | Stars: Kiyoko Fujie, Toyo Fukuda, Hajime Hana, Nobuyuki Tsuchiya
44. Un ga yoke rya (1966)
90 min | Action, Crime
Based on one famous Rakugo comic stories, Un ga yokerya (Gambler's Luck) is a light comedy set in the slums of old Edo.
Director: Yôji Yamada | Stars: Hajime Hana, Chieko Baishô, Hiroshi Inuzuka, Yoji Tominaga
Votes: 32
45. The Donkey Comes on a Tank (1964)
93 min | Comedy
Director: Yôji Yamada | Stars: Hajime Hana, Hiroshi Inuzuka, Shima Iwashita, Kei Tani
Votes: 18
46. Nippon ichi no danzetsu otoko (1969)
94 min | Comedy
Director: Eizô Sugawa | Stars: Hitoshi Ueki, Hajime Hana, Mako Midori, Osami Nabe
47. Yume de aimashô (1962)
88 min | Drama
Director: Kôzô Saeki | Stars: Akira Takarada, Junko Ikeuchi, Mie Nakao, Jun Funato
48. Kigeki: Ippatsu shôbu (1967)
92 min
Director: Yôji Yamada | Stars: Chieko Baishô, Tamae Deguchi, Hajime Hana, Tonpei Hidari
49. Kigeki ippatsu dai hisshou (1969)
92 min | Comedy
The return of a man to Japan from Borneo creates chaos in a village.
Director: Yôji Yamada | Stars: Hajime Hana, Chieko Baishô, Kei Tani, Hiroshi Inuzuka
Votes: 17
50. The Kôsuke Kindaichi Series 6: The Perfume and Suicide (1987 TV Movie)
96 min | Mystery
Director: Kôsei Saitô | Stars: Ikkô Furuya, Mieko Takamine, Hajime Hana, Kôjirô Kusanagi