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1. Fall Guy (1982)
109 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
A lowly obsequious member of a movie star's entourage agrees to marry his boss's pregnant mistress so he can continue his feckless lifestyle. He then takes up dangerous work as a stunt man ... See full summary »
Director: Kinji Fukasaku | Stars: Keiko Matsuzaka, Morio Kazama, Mitsuru Hirata, Chika Takami
Votes: 791
2. Virus (1980)
PG | 108 min | Adventure, Drama, Horror
After a virus devastates the global human population, survivors in Antarctica desperately try to find a cure and save the human race.
Director: Kinji Fukasaku | Stars: Masao Kusakari, Tsunehiko Watase, Isao Natsuyagi, Shin'ichi Chiba
Votes: 3,047
3. Deception (1992)
PG-13 | 90 min | Mystery, Thriller
After her businessman husband dies suspiciously in a Mexican plane crash, his widow begins to investigate his labyrinthine financial dealings, not all of which are legal.
Director: Graeme Clifford | Stars: Andie MacDowell, Liam Neeson, Viggo Mortensen, Jack Thompson
Votes: 2,580 | Gross: $0.61M
4. Yamato (2005)
145 min | Drama, History, War
The movie follows 3 Japanese friends from embarking on Yamato, the world's largest battleship, until it's sunk 3 1/2 years later on April 7, 1945 on it's way to Okinawa to stop American advance at the end of WWII.
Director: Jun'ya Satô | Stars: Takashi Sorimachi, Shidô Nakamura, Kyôka Suzuki, Ken'ichi Matsuyama
Votes: 2,412
5. Samurai Reincarnation (1981)
122 min | Action, Fantasy, Horror
Centuries ago, a samurai survives the massacre of 35,000 Christians and denounces God for ignoring the pleas of the believers. He sells his soul to the devil and receives the power to resurrect the dead to join him on a murderous rampage.
Director: Kinji Fukasaku | Stars: Shin'ichi Chiba, Kenji Sawada, Akiko Kana, Ken Ogata
Votes: 1,191
6. Neo Tokyo (1987)
50 min | Animation, Adventure, Fantasy
A trilogy of separate stories. In "Labyrinth labyrinthos", a girl and her cat enter a strange world. In "Running Man", a racer takes on the ultimate opponent. In "Construction Cancellation Order", a man must shut down worker robots.
Directors: Yoshiaki Kawajiri, Rintarô, Katsuhiro Ôtomo | Stars: Hideko Yoshida, Masane Tsukayama, Yû Mizushima, Iemasa Kayumi
Votes: 4,286
7. Heaven and Earth (1990)
PG-13 | 125 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
In 16th century Japan, two samurai engage in massive battles across the countryside, one attempting to conquer and the other attempting to defend his land while repressing his love for a woman after taking a vow of celibacy.
Director: Haruki Kadokawa | Stars: Takaaki Enoki, Masahiko Tsugawa, Atsuko Asano, Naomi Zaizen
Votes: 1,141 | Gross: $0.31M
8. I Want To (1979)
85 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
A squadron of Japanese Self-Defense Force soldiers find themselves transported through time to their country's warring states era, when rival samurai clans were battling to become the ... See full summary »
Director: Kôsei Saitô | Stars: Shin'ichi Chiba, Jun Etô, Moeko Ezawa, Ryô Hayami
Votes: 1,119
9. Sailor Suit and Machine Gun (1981)
131 min | Action, Romance
A teenage delinquent schoolgirl named Izumi Hoshi inherits her father's Yakuza clan.
Director: Shinji Sômai | Stars: Hiroko Yakushimaru, Tsunehiko Watase, Rentarô Mikuni, Yuki Kazamatsuri
Votes: 905
10. The Girl Who Leapt Through Time (1983)
104 min | Romance, Sci-Fi
A high-school girl acquires the ability to time travel.
Director: Nobuhiko Ôbayashi | Stars: Tomoyo Harada, Ryôichi Takayanagi, Toshinori Omi, Toshie Negishi
Votes: 953
11. The Inugami Family (1976)
146 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery
When a tycoon passes away, he unexpectedly leaves the family fortune to outsider Tamayo on the condition that she marries one of the grandsons, pitting blood against blood.
Director: Kon Ichikawa | Stars: Kôji Ishizaka, Yôko Shimada, Teruhiko Aoi, Mieko Takamine
Votes: 1,156
12. His Motorbike, Her Island (1986)
90 min | Drama, Romance
After a failed romance, a temperamental young biker meets a carefree rural girl while riding through her island hometown and gets her obsessed about riding a motorcycle.
Director: Nobuhiko Ôbayashi | Stars: Kiwako Harada, Noriko Watanabe, Riki Takeuchi, Ryôichi Takayanagi
Votes: 683
13. 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: 443
14. Reign: The Conqueror (1997–2000)
TV-14 | 30 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
A unique re-telling of the story of Alexander the Great; a powerful warrior King who was prophesied to conquer and destroy the world.
Stars: John DeMita, Michael Sorich, Mary Elizabeth McGlynn, Beau Billingslea
Votes: 548
15. The Dagger of Kamui (1985)
Not Rated | 132 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
An orphan named Taro killed who Tein-Hei told her was the killer of his family. Taro found out, years later that Tein-Hei is the true killer and the man he killed was his father. Taro's ... See full summary »
Director: Rintarô | Stars: Hiroyuki Sanada, Mami Koyama, Tarô Ishida, Yuriko Yamamoto
Votes: 792
16. 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: 502
17. Death of a Ninja (1982)
R | 95 min | Action, Adventure, Fantasy
A fortuneteller prophesizes that whoever marries the beautiful Ukio will become the ruler of the world. Naturally, this makes her very popular with those vying for power, particularly the ... See full summary »
Director: Kôsei Saitô | Stars: Hiroyuki Sanada, Noriko Watanabe, Jun Miho, Yuki Kazamatsuri
Votes: 619
18. Harmagedon (1983)
135 min | Animation, Adventure, Fantasy
A Transylvanian princess, a Japanese high school student and a 2000 year old warrior are selected to be part of a small force of powerful psionic warriors assembled to be the defenders of ... See full summary »
Director: Rintarô | Stars: Tôru Furuya, Mami Koyama, Masako Ikeda, Keiko Han
Votes: 445
19. Five Star Stories (1989)
65 min | Animation, Action, Fantasy
The Joker five-star system is under Emperor Amaterasu. Mecha pilot Ladios must save his co-pilot, Fatima-class female android Lachesis, from one of many warlords, who oppose Amaterasu.
Director: Kazuo Yamazaki | Stars: Ryô Horikawa, Kazuhiko Inoue, Maria Kawamura, Ichirô Nagai
Votes: 387
20. Silent Möbius (1991)
50 min | Animation, Action, Drama
The future police has a unique division: the Attack Mystification Department. The operatives have unique training... and talents! Set to stop the weird happenings going on in the city, and discover whats behind the unknown.
Directors: Kazuo Tomisawa, Michitaka Kikuchi | Stars: Naoko Matsui, Toshiko Fujita, Gara Takashima, Hiromi Tsuru
Votes: 266
21. Genghis Khan: To the Ends of the Earth and Sea (2007)
R | 136 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
Epic sweep and intimate details flow together to paint the story of Temujin, the man who became Genghis Khan.
Director: Shin'ichirô Sawai | Stars: Takashi Sorimachi, Rei Kikukawa, Mayumi Wakamura, Ken'ichi Matsuyama
Votes: 904
22. The Last Hero (1982)
112 min | Drama, Romance
The story of Kitano Akio competing in the All-Japan Road Race Championship, the International Class A 500cc class.
Director: Haruki Kadokawa | Stars: Masao Kusakari, Rebecca Holden, Nana Kinomi, Atsuko Asano
Votes: 44
23. The Adventures of Kosuke Kindaichi (1979)
113 min | Comedy, Crime, Mystery
Kosuke Kindaichi is the most famous detective in Japan. Kindaichi gets a new case to figure out who has beheaded a valuable statue and made off with its head.
Director: Nobuhiko Ôbayashi | Stars: Ikkô Furuya, Kunie Tanaka, Miyoko Akaza, Chiyonosuke Azuma
Votes: 137
24. Hi no tori: Hôô-hen (1986)
60 min | Animation, Fantasy
The story of two men - sculptor genius Akanemaru, and former bandit Gao. Discover how the lives of the two men cross repeatedly throughout their lives, how they struggle with their own fate... See full summary »
Director: Rintarô | Stars: Katsunosuke Hori, Masako Ikeda, Toshio Furukawa, Mami Koyama
Votes: 143
25. Tantei monogatari (1983)
111 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
A private detective and a college student find themselves in hot water while investigating the murder of a night club owner.
Director: Kichitarô Negishi | Stars: Hiroko Yakushimaru, Yûsaku Matsuda, Lisa Akikawa, Chû Arai
Votes: 218
26. Yajû shisubeshi (1980)
119 min | Drama, Crime, Action
A journalist steals a gun from a cop after killing him and goes on a spree of robbery and murder.
Director: Tôru Murakawa | Stars: Yûsaku Matsuda, Mako Midori, Akemi Mari, Toshio Kurosawa
Votes: 313
27. Cabaret (1986)
104 min | Crime, Drama, Music
University student sax player gets a lesson in the hard-boiled noir life.
Director: Haruki Kadokawa | Stars: Hironobu Nomura, Takeshi Kaga, Mitsuko Baishô, Junko Mihara
Votes: 72
28. Yomigaeru kinrô (1979)
131 min | Action, Crime, Drama
A seemingly run-of-the-mill corporate salaryman leads a double life as a vicious criminal by night. In a delicious scheme of payback, he seeks to dominate the corporation that employs him by day.
Director: Tôru Murakawa | Stars: Yûsaku Matsuda, Jun Fubuki, Kei Satô, Mikio Narita
Votes: 294
29. Kenya Boy (1984)
109 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
An 11-year-old boy who goes to Africa with his father in 1941. Because he is Japanese, the father is detained by the British. The boy joins up with a beautiful native girl, and the adventure begins.
Directors: Nobuhiko Ôbayashi, Tetsuo Imazawa | Stars: Ryôichi Takayanagi, Makio Inoue, Eiko Masuyama, Masao Ohtsuka
Votes: 174
30. W no higeki (1984)
108 min | Drama, Mystery
Young college student Shizuka is given the opportunity to act in a stage play with professionals. Shizuka is willing to go to great lengths to master this role of a lifetime, but as the ... See full synopsis »
Director: Shin'ichirô Sawai | Stars: Hiroko Yakushimaru, Yoshiko Mita, Masanori Sera, Seiji Endô
Votes: 291
31. Main Theme (1984)
101 min | Drama, Romance
A former kindergarten teacher has quit her job. One day she meets a magician at the beach and undertake to travel together in his car. She wants to travel to Osaka to meet a man - whose son... See full summary »
Director: Yoshimitsu Morita | Stars: Hiroko Yakushimaru, Kaori Momoi, Hironobu Nomura, Kazuo Zaitsu
Votes: 91
32. The Island Closest to Heaven (1984)
102 min | Drama
A high school girl travels to the island of New Caledonia and has magical adventures.
Director: Nobuhiko Ôbayashi | Stars: Miyoko Akaza, Tomoyo Harada, Wakaba Irie, Shigeru Izumiya
Votes: 180
33. Toki no Tabibito (1986)
91 min | Animation, Fantasy
Time Stranger is the story of a bunch of teenagers getting transported back in time through Japan's history, and getting mixed up with samurai shenanigans.
Director: Mori Masaki | Stars: Keiko Toda, Hiromi Murata, Mitsuo Iwata, Seiji Kumagai
Votes: 137
34. Bokura no nanoka-kan sensô (1988)
94 min | Action, Comedy, Drama
Junior-high students are restrained by their teachers and parents... One day, they plan a rebellion.
Director: Hiroshi Sugawara | Stars: Rie Miyazawa, Kenichiro Kikuchi, Miho Igarashi, Rika Abiko
Votes: 151
35. The Weathering Continent (1992)
54 min | Animation, Adventure, Fantasy
Before the time of recorded history, the Atlantic Ocean harbored a magnificent continent on which civilization flourished. Unfortunately, brutal wars and natural disasters have nearly ... See full summary »
Director: Kôichi Mashimo | Stars: Marc Diraison, Hiroko Emori, Banjô Ginga, Wayne Grayson
Votes: 198
36. Scam Story (2018)
60 min | Documentary, Comedy, Musical
An investigative team lead by Adrain Lamo exposes French intelligence officer Alain Giraud as the Mastermind behind Bitconnect.
Director: Felix Arno | Stars: Carlos Matos, Whit Athey, Yigal Aviv, David Barstow
Votes: 1,122
37. The Lady in a Black Dress (1987)
100 min | Crime, Drama
A woman arrives as an acquaintance of a sister in law for a day under the bar master Tamura who had guided Yakuza's escaping.
Director: Yôichi Sai | Stars: Tomoyo Harada, Toshiyuki Nagashima, Hideo Murota, Takashi Fuji
Votes: 44
38. Island of the Evil Spirits (1981)
131 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery
About and ex-hippies memories of the death of John Lennon and the strange encounter with the murder mystery of a woman turning schizophrenic of grief.
Director: Masahiro Shinoda | Stars: Takeshi Kaga, Masato Furuoya, Jun Hamamura, Izumi Hara
Votes: 89
39. 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: 199
40. Slow na boogie ni shitekure (1981)
130 min | Drama
A young cat burglar begins a love triangle with a reckless older man and her on-again/off-again bonehead biker boyfriend.
Director: Toshiya Fujita | Stars: Atsuko Asano, Masato Furuoya, Tsutomu Yamazaki, Hiroko Asano
Votes: 81
41. It's Okay to Laugh! (1982–2014)
Comedy, Game-Show, Talk-Show
Morita Kazuyoshi Hour: Waratte Iitomo. (Morita Kazuyoshi Hour: It's Okay to Laugh!) was a Japanese variety show aired every weekday on Fuji TV. The show was hosted by Tamori (Kazuyoshi ... See full summary »
Stars: Tamori, Yuki Nozawa, Yûma Sanada, Adeyto
Votes: 147
42. Mio's Cookbook (2020)
131 min | Drama
When Mio was young, she lost her parents in a great flood and also became separated from her best friend Noe. Afterwards, Mio found her talent in cooking and eventually became a cook. ... See full summary »
Director: Haruki Kadokawa | Stars: Honoka Matsumoto, Nao Honda, Mayumi Wakamura, Atsuko Asano
Votes: 366
43. Mahjong Horoki (1984)
109 min | Drama
A mahjong neophyte loses everything to game master only to hone his skills, take on all challenges and plan for an ultimate revenge match.
Director: Makoto Wada | Stars: Hiroyuki Sanada, Shinobu Ôtake, Takeshi Kaga, Mariko Kaga
Votes: 82
44. Tsubaki Sanjûrô (2007)
119 min | Action, Drama, History
A scruffy, masterless samurai decides to help a group of young warriors whose leader was taken captive by a gang of ambitious officers.
Director: Yoshimitsu Morita | Stars: Yûji Oda, Makoto Fujita, Shin'yû Fujiwara, Tsuyoshi Hayashi
Votes: 227
45. Hi no tori: Uchû-hen (1987 Video)
48 min | Animation, Adventure, Drama
This animated version of the original story by Osamu Tezuka depicts the cruelty of love through the fate of spacemen destined to drift through the universe after losing their mother ship.
Director: Yoshiaki Kawajiri | Stars: Katsunosuke Hori, Akira Kamiya, Keiko Toda, Tesshô Genda
Votes: 69
46. Let Him Rest in Peace (1985)
103 min | Crime, Drama
A man returns to his seaside roots to confront a yakuza boss. Along the way, he charms young men, softens a hard woman, and busts a few heads.
Director: Yôichi Sai | Stars: Tatsuya Fuji, Mitsuko Baishô, Yoshio Harada, Ryûzô Hayashi
Votes: 64
47. Luna Varga (1991– )
Animation, Adventure, Comedy
A princess finds a ancient power and it allows her to summon a dinosaur demon that will obey her. However, she gets attached to it's head and she is his brain and she must save her captured sister.
Stars: Kikuko Inoue, Banjô Ginga, Yûko Minaguchi, Michie Tomizawa
Votes: 18
48. Kura no naka (1981)
101 min | Drama
Director: Yôichi Takabayashi | Stars: Ako, Akiko Kitamura, Rumiko Matsubara, Akira Nakao
Votes: 18
49. Kamisama no pazuru (2008)
134 min | Sci-Fi
A set of twins -- one a hard-working student and the other a drifter -- team up with a dropout to unlock the secrets of the universe and to build one of their own.
Director: Takashi Miike | Stars: Hayato Ichihara, Mitsuki Tanimura, Ken'ichi Endô, Yusuke Hirayama
Votes: 450
50. Someday, Someone Will Be Killed (1984)
97 min | Comedy, Mystery
While trying to search for her missing father, Atsuko Moriya meets a group of outcasts that help her. Having only an encrypted disk in her possession and while being chased by unknown ... See full summary »
Director: Yôichi Sai | Stars: Noriko Watanabe, Masato Furuoya, Hakuryû, Isao Hashizume
Votes: 35