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1. Gokusen (2002–2008)
54 min | Comedy, Drama
Gokusen is the story of Kumiko Yamaguchi, aka. Yankumi, a fourth generation crime syndicate member. She's gone straight and wants to be a teacher though, but she's one you don't want to mess with.
Stars: Yukie Nakama, Katsuhisa Namase, Ken Utsui, Ken Kaneko
Votes: 1,755
2. My Hero Academia: Two Heroes (2018)
PG-13 | 96 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
All Might and Deku accept an invitation to visit I Island where they battle against a villain who takes the island hostage.
Director: Kenji Nagasaki | Stars: Daiki Yamashita, Kenta Miyake, Mirai Shida, Nobuhiko Okamoto
Votes: 12,477 | Gross: $5.75M
3. Kamikaze Girls (2004)
102 min | Comedy
Momoko, a strange and seemingly emotionless girl obsessed with 18th century France, befriends a Yanki biker and the two experience the ups and downs of their unusual lives in a rural Japanese town.
Director: Tetsuya Nakashima | Stars: Kyôko Fukada, Anna Tsuchiya, Hiroyuki Miyasako, Sadao Abe
Votes: 8,086
4. Bad Lands (II) (2023)
TV-MA | 143 min | Crime, Thriller
A grifter and her loose-cannon brother get their hands on a massive amount of money, but their ill-gotten gains puts a huge target on their back.
Director: Masato Harada | Stars: Sakura Andô, Noriko Eguchi, Katsuhisa Namase, Canon Nawata
Votes: 396
5. Kotaro Lives Alone (2021–2023)
TV-14 | 30 min | Comedy, Drama
When an unpopular manga artist has to care for his new neighbor, a 5-year-old child living alone, he learns the importance of responsibility and care as an adult.
Stars: Yû Yokoyama, Eito Kawahara, Maika Yamamoto, Katsuhisa Namase
Votes: 477
6. Gokusen: The Movie (2009)
118 min | Comedy, Drama
A young teacher is given the toughest classroom in the school. Based on the TV series.
Director: Tôya Satô | Stars: Yukie Nakama, Katsuhisa Namase, Aya Hirayama, Aki Hoshino
Votes: 635
7. 20th Century Boys 1: Beginning of the End (2008)
142 min | Adventure, Fantasy, Mystery
Years after a schoolboy writes a book of prophecies, a mysterious super-villain uses it as his master-plan of world destruction.
Directors: Kimura Hisashi, Yukihiko Tsutsumi | Stars: Toshiaki Karasawa, Etsushi Toyokawa, Takako Tokiwa, Teruyuki Kagawa
Votes: 2,777
8. Grave of the Fireflies (2005 TV Movie)
148 min | Drama, War
An aunt's struggle to survive in Japan during World War II while caring for her niece and nephew.
Director: Tôya Satô | Stars: Yasunori Danta, Mayuko Fukuda, Mansaku Fuwa, Shota Horie
Votes: 534
9. 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: Gô Ayano, Koshi Mizukami, Philip Hersh, Kumiko Asô
Votes: 694
10. Aibou: Tokyo Detective Duo (2000–2023)
110 min | Drama
Detective Ukyo Sugishita and his partner solve cases by just the two of them as "Special Task Unit" of MPD where demoted people belong.
Stars: Yutaka Mizutani, Atsushi Yamanishi, Kazuhisa Kawahara, Ryo Ono
Votes: 136
11. Love Generation (1997)
45 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Love Generation revolves around the relationship of the two leading protagonists, Katagiri Teppei and Uesugi Riko, who begin their relationship as squabbling colleagues before falling in love.
Stars: Takuya Kimura, Takako Matsu, Yôko Moriguchi, Ryuta Kawabata
Votes: 598
12. Sideways (2009)
Not Rated | 124 min | Comedy, Drama
A middle-aged Japanese man travels to California to attend the wedding of his American-based friend. Prior to the big event, they take one last trip to Napa Valley, where they taste wine, dally with romance.
Director: Cellin Gluck | Stars: Fumiyo Kohinata, Katsuhisa Namase, Rinko Kikuchi, Kyôka Suzuki
Votes: 272
13. Legal High (2012–2013)
54 min | Comedy, Drama
A never-lose lawyer, Kensuke Komikado, uses his way and understanding of the spirit of the law to win every case on the court of law.
Stars: Masato Sakai, Yui Aragaki, Kôtarô Satomi, Junnosuke Taguchi
Votes: 2,343
14. Yattâman (2009)
111 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy
A toy shop owner/hero and his assistant/heroine battle a leather-clad vixen and her minions to prevent them from acquiring the pieces of a mystical skull.
Directors: Takashi Miike, Eisuke Naitô, Hatsuki Yokoo | Stars: Shô Sakurai, Saki Fukuda, Kyôko Fukada, Kendô Kobayashi
Votes: 2,035
15. Trick (2000– )
60 min | Adventure, Comedy, Drama
Quirky professor Jiro Ueda and struggling magician Naoko Yamada investigate and unmask the fraudulent people who claim to have supernatural abilities.
Stars: Yukie Nakama, Hiroshi Abe, Katsuhisa Namase, Yôko Nogiwa
Votes: 549
16. Kamen Rider Zi-O (2018–2019)
TV-PG | 24 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy
Sougo Tokiwa who always dreamed of becoming a king encounters a mysterious girl who came from the future and warns him that he would become the king of all time, Kamen Rider Zi-O, who destined to rule the world.
Stars: So Okuno, Gaku Oshida, Shieri Ohata, Keisuke Watanabe
Votes: 389
17. Ryômaden (2010– )
45 min | Drama, History, War
The story focuses on the life of Sakamoto Ryoma, who lived from 1835 to 1867. He was an important leader in the movement to overthrow the Tokugawa Bakufu, eventually bringing about the Meiji Restoration.
Stars: Masaharu Fukuyama, Shimba Tsuchiya, Masaomi Kondô, Teruyuki Kagawa
Votes: 363
18. Doctor X (2012– )
Not Rated | 54 min | Comedy, Drama, Mystery
Daimon Michiko is a freelance surgeon who wanders from hospital to hospital because the harsh environment led many doctors to retire. However, Michiko doesn't look like a doctor at all with her flashy clothes and eccentric attitude.
Stars: Ryôko Yonekura, Ittoku Kishibe, Yuki Uchida, Toshiyuki Nishida
Votes: 793
19. Houtei Yugi (2023)
97 min | Mystery
Kiyoshi Kuga attends law school, aiming to work in the legal field as a lawyer. His childhood friend Mirei Orimoto also attends the same law school. One day, a leaflet is distributed by an ... See full summary »
Director: Yoshihiro Fukagawa | Stars: Akira Emoto, Takumi Kitamura, Ren Nagase, Katsuhisa Namase
Votes: 23
20. Ranma ½ (2011 TV Movie)
120 min | Comedy, Romance
Ranma, who suffers from a curse that turns him into a girl whenever he is splashed with cold water. In order to remove the curse and inherit a dojo, Ranma seeks out a secret hot spring, but he encounters a mysterious enemy.
Director: Ryo Nishimura | Stars: Yui Aragaki, Kento Kaku, Natsuna, Arata Furuta
Votes: 343
21. Kikazaru Koi ni wa Riyuu ga Atte (2021– )
Romance
Kurumi Mashiba works for home decor company. While she is busy with work, she forgets to renew the contract of her apartment. Because of this, she gets kicked out of her apartment and she doesn't have a place to stay.
Stars: Ryûsei Yokohama, Yûki Kudô, Yui Natsukawa, Fumiya Takahashi
Votes: 251
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: 156
23. The Water Flows to the Sea (2023)
123 min | Drama
High school student Naotatsu travels to live at his uncle's house. In the pouring rain, he is picked up at the nearest station by a strange adult woman named Sakaki who guides him to an unexpected share house where a life together begins.
Director: Tetsu Maeda | Stars: Suzu Hirose, Masanobu Katsumura, Yukiya Kitamura, Kengo Kôra
Votes: 114
24. Masquerade Hotel (2019)
133 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
A serial (3) killer leaves a GPS code of his next target with each victim - this time Hotel Cortesia Tokyo. A detective goes undercover as hotel staff - haircut, manners etc.
Director: Masayuki Suzuki | Stars: Takuya Kimura, Masami Nagasawa, Fumiyo Kohinata, Zen Kajihara
Votes: 2,262
25. I'll Give It My All... Tomorrow (2013)
103 min | Comedy
A man who had raised his daughter after he was a divorced, quitted his job suddenly to find himself. Then he wastes his time for a while, but one day he begins to try to be a comic artist.
Director: Yûichi Fukuda | Stars: Shin'ichi Tsutsumi, Donald Ash, Gaku Hamada, Ai Hashimoto
Votes: 197
26. Hanasaki Mai ga damatteinai (2014– )
54 min | Comedy
Stars: Anne Watanabe, Takaya Kamikawa, Muga Tsukaji, Katsuhisa Namase
Votes: 33
27. Kamen Rider Heisei Generations Forever (2018)
TV-PG | 100 min | Action, Adventure, Fantasy
As their "companions" lose their memories, Sougo Tokiwa and Sento Kiryu find that an enemy has appeared in the Kuriogatake mountain.
Director: Kyohei Yamaguchi | Stars: So Okuno, Atsuhiro Inukai, Gaku Oshida, Eiji Akaso
Votes: 180
28. The Chef of South Polar (2009)
125 min | Comedy, Drama
Nishimura has a passion for cooking, but never would he have imagined the task before him now: He is unexpectedly assigned to a south polar mission to serve as head chef at the Dome Fuji ... See full summary »
Director: Shûichi Okita | Stars: Kengo Kôra, Masato Sakai, Kôsuke Toyohara, Katsuhisa Namase
Votes: 1,550
29. Second Love (2015)
Drama
A down-on-his-luck dancer falls in love with a unhappy teacher at an all girls school.
Stars: Kazuya Kamenashi, Kyôko Fukada, Akari Hayami, Fuka Koshiba
Votes: 178
30. Samurai Commando: Mission 1549 (2005)
119 min | Action, Sci-Fi
An accident during tests of an anti-plasma artificial magnetic shield at Japan's Ground Self Defense Force East Fuji practice range sends the 3rd Special Experimental Company, under Colonel... See full summary »
Director: Masaaki Tezuka | Stars: Yôsuke Eguchi, Kyôka Suzuki, Haruka Ayase, Masatô Ibu
Votes: 606
31. The Snow White Murder Case (2014)
126 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
A young woman who works at cosmetic company becomes the prime suspect after her beautiful co-worker is murdered.
Director: Yoshihiro Nakamura | Stars: Mao Inoue, Gô Ayano, Nanao, Misako Renbutsu
Votes: 2,096
32. 20th Century Boys 2: The Last Hope (2009)
139 min | Drama, Fantasy
Childhood friends continue their battle against a dangerous cult.
Director: Yukihiko Tsutsumi | Stars: Toshiaki Karasawa, Etsushi Toyokawa, Takako Tokiwa, Muneyoshi Abiko
Votes: 1,972
33. 20th Century Boys 3: Redemption (2009)
156 min | Adventure, Fantasy
It is 2017 and a resurrected Tomodachi rules world. The prophecies of The New Book have all come true.
Director: Yukihiko Tsutsumi | Stars: Ryunosuke Kamiki, Qyoko Kudo, Takumi Saitô, Kôichi Yamadera
Votes: 1,243
34. 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
35. Zebraman 2: Attack on Zebra City (2010)
106 min | Action, Sci-Fi
Zebraman awakens fifteen years in the future, unclear on what has happened to him, and quickly discovers that the evil Zebra Queen has a hold on Tokyo.
Director: Takashi Miike | Stars: Shô Aikawa, Riisa Naka, Tsuyoshi Abe, Masahiro Inoue
Votes: 819
36. It Is Your Turn (2019– )
46 min | Crime, Mystery
Nana and Shota who a newlywed couples with 15 years of age difference are both enjoy mystery. They then move to an apartment and become involved in murder cases that take place at the apartment. Now they are drawn to solve the mysteries.
Stars: Katsuhisa Namase, Kei Tanaka, Nanase Nishino, Nao Honda
Votes: 785
37. Garireo (2007– )
Drama, Mystery
Yukawa Manabu, also known as Detective Galileo, is a genius physicist and university professor who solves unusual mysteries. His partner, Utsumi Kaoru, is a rookie cop.
Stars: Masaharu Fukuyama, Ikkei Watanabe, Yuriko Yoshitaka, Kô Shibasaki
Votes: 1,067
38. The Confidence Man JP: Episode of the Hero (2022)
120 min | Drama
Dako, Boku-chan, and Richard commit their next con on Malta Island.
Director: Ryô Tanaka | Stars: Masami Nagasawa, Fumiyo Kohinata, Masahiro Higashide, Shinya Kote
Votes: 502
39. Gomenne seishun! (2014– )
54 min | Comedy
Heisuke Hara works as a teacher at an all-boys high school where he had an unfortunate accident 15 years ago. Now, it's decided that the boys school where he works will be merged with a girls school because of a decline in student numbers.
Stars: Ryô Nishikido, Hikari Mitsushima, Kento Nagayama, Daiki Shigeoka
Votes: 604
40. 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: 1,382
41. The Monday Night Mystery Theater (2001–2006)
120 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Getsuyo Mystery Gekijo is a weekly mystery series. Virtually all story-lines follow the same formula of a murder mystery, the protagonist attempting to solve the case, the murderer is found... See full summary »
Stars: Hiroshi Abe, Yuri Adachi, Yôsuke Asari, Yasunori Danta
42. Worst to First: A Teen Baseball Miracle (2023)
54 min | Drama, Sport
Koshiyama High baseball team advances to finals after beating Hoshiba High. Costs a lot to participate in Koshien tourney though. Club members determined to make finals despite financial issues.
Stars: Yuichiro Aida, Sakura Ando, Miu Arai, Kazuyuki Asano
Votes: 31
43. Nobunaga Concerto (II) (2014– )
54 min | Comedy, Drama, Sci-Fi
After time-travelling to Japan's Sengoku Era and taking the identity of Oda Nobunaga, Saboru must fulfill Oda's destiny in unifying Japan. How will Saboru, a teenager from current-day Japan, fare in his duty?
Stars: Shun Oguri, Kô Shibasaki, Osamu Mukai, Takayuki Yamada
Votes: 513
44. The Confidence Man JP: Princess (2020)
124 min | Comedy, Crime
Set in Langkawi, Malaysia, the con artists: Dako (Masami Nagasawa), Boku-chan (Masahiro Higashide), and Richard (Fumiyo Kohinata) target the Fuu Family when their head of the family passed away and he left behind 10 trillion yen.
Director: Ryô Tanaka | Stars: Yôsuke Eguchi, Yuta Furukawa, Gaku Hamada, Mari Hamada
Votes: 1,317
45. A Story to Read When You First Fall in Love (2019)
TV-14 | 67 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
A young academic finds purpose and maybe romance in helping a young student improve his grades.
Stars: Kyôko Fukada, Ryûsei Yokohama, Ai Yoshikawa, Yumi Adachi
Votes: 180
46. Kaiji 2: The Ultimate Gambler (2011)
133 min | Drama
Kaiji erased all of his debts in the first movie. A year later, he's back in the same debt ridden situation. Kaiji then gets a chance to clear himself of his 200 million Yen debt, but he has only 2 weeks.
Director: Tôya Satô | Stars: Tatsuya Fujiwara, Yûsuke Iseya, Yuriko Yoshitaka, Katsuhisa Namase
Votes: 1,058
47. Kamen Rider Zi-O: Over Quartzer (2019)
67 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy
The Quartzers, calling themselves the Wardens of Time, appear after Sougo Tokiwa collected all of the Heisei Ridewatches. A grand conspiracy behind the birth of the King of Time becomes clear.
Director: Ryuta Tasaki | Stars: So Okuno, Gaku Oshida, Shieri Ohata, Keisuke Watanabe
Votes: 95
48. Doctor X: Gekai Daimon Michiko Special (2016 TV Movie)
108 min | Mystery
The show follows Daimon Michiko, a freelance surgeon who works at university hospitals in Japan. Also known as Doctor-X, Daimon is introduced at new hospitals by walking into surgery staff ... See full summary »
Director: Naoki Tamura | Stars: Ryôko Yonekura, Ken'ichi Endô, Yuki Uchida, Masanobu Katsumura
Votes: 208
49. Sharasôju (2003)
100 min | Drama
The Aso family live in the old town of Nara. One Day, Kei, one of the Aso's twin boys suddenly disappears. Five years later seventeen-year old Shun, the remaining twin, is an art student. ... See full summary »
Director: Naomi Kawase | Stars: Kohei Fukungaga, Yuka Hyyoudo, Naomi Kawase, Katsuhisa Namase
Votes: 1,817
50. Legal High Special 2 (2014 TV Movie)
108 min | Comedy, Drama
Attorneys Kensuke and Machiko receive a request from a general hospital. They go up against veteran attorney Kazuma Kuzyo who is trying to extract money from the general hospital by a medical malpractice lawsuit.
Directors: Jun'ichi Ishikawa, Hidenori Jôhô | Stars: Masato Sakai, Yui Aragaki, Kôtarô Satomi, Junnosuke Taguchi
Votes: 1,425