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1. Shall We Dance? (1996)
PG | 136 min | Comedy, Drama, Music
A successful but unhappy Japanese accountant finds the missing passion in his life when he begins to secretly take ballroom dance lessons.
Director: Masayuki Suô | Stars: Koji Yakusho, Tamiyo Kusakari, Naoto Takenaka, Eri Watanabe
Votes: 11,714 | Gross: $9.68M
2. Warm Water Under a Red Bridge (2001)
119 min | Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
A down-and-out businessman travels to a seaside town, where he meets a woman with unusual sexual powers.
Director: Shôhei Imamura | Stars: Koji Yakusho, Misa Shimizu, Mitsuko Baishô, Mansaku Fuwa
Votes: 2,842 | Gross: $0.06M
3. Memoirs of a Teenage Amnesiac (2010)
124 min | Drama, Romance
Diving to save a camera from a fall down a flight of stairs, high school junior Naomi Sukuse wakes with no memory of the last four years. Naomi must remember who she was and figure out who ... See full summary »
Director: Hans Canosa | Stars: Maki Horikita, Ken'ichi Matsuyama, Yûya Tegoshi, Anton Yelchin
Votes: 684
4. The Eel (1997)
Not Rated | 117 min | Drama
A businessman kills his adulterous wife and is sent to prison. After the release, he opens a barbershop and meets new people, talking almost to no one except an eel he befriended while in prison.
Director: Shôhei Imamura | Stars: Koji Yakusho, Misa Shimizu, Mitsuko Baishô, Akira Emoto
Votes: 6,394 | Gross: $0.41M
5. Rain Fall (2009)
R | 111 min | Action, Crime, Drama
A hit man looks to protect the daughter of one of his victims against CIA assassins.
Director: Max Mannix | Stars: Kippei Shîna, Gary Oldman, Kyoko Hasegawa, Misa Shimizu
Votes: 1,403
6. Sumo Do, Sumo Don't (1992)
105 min | Comedy, Drama, Sport
Chronicling the turmoil and pandemonium that ensues at a derelict university sumo club, and the rise of some unlikely heroes.
Director: Masayuki Suô | Stars: Masahiro Motoki, Misa Shimizu, Naoto Takenaka, Akira Emoto
Votes: 1,006
7. 47 Ronin (1994)
132 min | Action, Drama
A group of disgraced samurai plan a decade long revenge against a corrupt lord.
Director: Kon Ichikawa | Stars: Ken Takakura, Kiichi Nakai, Rie Miyazawa, Kôichi Iwaki
Votes: 556
8. Watch Sumo Do, Sumo Don't (2022– )
TV-14 | 48 min | Comedy, Drama, Sport
Ryota Moriyama, a senior at Kyoritsu University, receives a job offer at a first-rate company but gets dumped by Saki Nishino. His professor tells him that he can graduate on the condition ... See full summary »
Stars: Shôno Hayama, Rikka Ihara, Miyuu Teshima, Atsushi Mori
Votes: 177
9. The Sea Is Watching (2002)
R | 119 min | Romance, Drama
O-Shin is a young brothel worker who, one night, helps a young samurai escape from his pursuers. Against the warnings of her fellow workers, particularly Kikuno and the brothel's owner, O-Shin falls in love with the samurai.
Director: Kei Kumai | Stars: Misa Shimizu, Nagiko Tôno, Masatoshi Nagase, Hidetaka Yoshioka
Votes: 1,605
10. The Trusted Confidant (2007– )
Drama, History
2007's Japanese NHK Taiga drama Furin Kazan (meaning 'Wind, Forest, Fire & Mountain' NOT The Trusted Confidant as stated above) contains everything you could want in this type of series- ... See full synopsis »
Stars: Issei Takahashi, Seiyô Uchino, Fusako Urabe, Ennosuke Ichikawa IV
Votes: 179
11. Crosspoint (2024)
95 min | Drama | Completed
An illegal Filipino entertainer in Japan, Manuel, meets a bankrupt Japanese businessman, Shigeru. After knowing the whereabouts of a high-profile serial killer at large, the two men decide to capture the killer to get a big bounty.
Director: Donie Ordiales | Stars: Carlo Aquino, Takehiro Hira, Shô Ikushima, Kei Kurosawa
12. 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: 1,616 | Gross: $0.07M
13. I Just Didn't Do It (2006)
143 min | Drama
A young man is falsely accused of molesting a high-school girl on a train. He is arrested and charged, and goes through endless court sessions, all the while insisting that he is innocent.
Director: Masayuki Suô | Stars: Ryô Kase, Asaka Seto, Kôji Yamamoto, Masako Motai
Votes: 1,907
14. Sensitive Samurai (1992–1993)
45 min | Drama
the story is set at the beginning of the 18th century in feudal Japan.Having become embroiled in a feud in his home domain, a young swordsman named Matahachiro leaves for the city of Edo (... See full summary »
Stars: Hiroaki Murakami, Yôko Moriguchi, Toshi Shioya, Thunder Sugiyama
Votes: 21
15. Shonan bakusozoku: Bomber Bikers of Shonan (1987)
90 min | Animation, Action, Comedy
Adapted from the manga of the same name Shonan Bakusouzoku gives the viewer a brief glimpse into the life of Eguchi Yousuke, who is not only the leader of a high-school Biker Gang but also the school's Arts and Crafts club.
Directors: Nobutaka Nishizawa, Daiki Yamada | Stars: Yôsuke Eguchi, Yûji Oda, Miyuki Sugiura, Misa Shimizu
Votes: 52
16. The Harimaya Bridge (2009)
TV-G | 120 min | Drama
After the sudden death of his estranged son in rural Japan, an American man must go there to claim some important family items. While there, he discovers some secrets his son left behind.
Director: Aaron Woolfolk | Stars: Bennet Guillory, Saki Takaoka, Misa Shimizu, Danny Glover
Votes: 222 | Gross: $0.05M
17. Tenkôsei: Sayonara anata (2007)
120 min | Drama
A Japanese boy and girl meet again at 15 at school after many years apart. They magically switch bodies. They are forced to switch lives as well.
Director: Nobuhiko Ôbayashi | Stars: Misako Renbutsu, Naoyuki Morita, Takuro Atsuki, Hiroshi
Votes: 313
18. Tokyo MPD - From ZERO to HERO (2016– )
54 min | Mystery
The title character, Junichi Oiwa, leads the most coveted section of Tokyo MPD as the head of over 400 elite detectives. He is present at all serious crime scenes, spearheading multiple ... See full summary »
Stars: Takashi Naitô, Yuki Saitô, Akio Kaneda, Hiroki Suzuki
Votes: 10
19. Paper Moon Affair (2005)
82 min | Drama, Romance
An enigmatic Japanese woman, abandoned by her wealthy Chinese husband in a remote Pacific Northwest village, becomes entwined in the lives of two rugged locals.
Director: David Tamagi | Stars: Misa Shimizu, Sebastian Spence, Brendan Fletcher, Philip Granger
Votes: 136
20. Border: Keishichô Sôsa Ikka Satsujinhan Sôsa Dai 4-gakkari (2014– )
54 min | Drama
Ishikawa Ango is a very capable detective that lives only for his job. One day, while investigating a crime scene, he gets shot in the head by the criminal that was still lurking about. ... See full summary »
Stars: Shun Oguri, Munetaka Aoki, Haru, Ken'ichi Endô
Votes: 408
21. Okoge (1992)
120 min | Drama, Romance
Sayoko, a young woman, meets Goh and his older gay lover Tochi, and invites them to use a room in her apartment. The three become good friends until Tochi's wife threatens to expose Tochi ... See full summary »
Director: Takehiro Nakajima | Stars: Misa Shimizu, Takehiro Murata, Takeo Nakahara, Atsushi Fukazawa
Votes: 226 | Gross: $0.25M
22. The Woman of S.R.I. (1999– )
55 min | Drama
As criminals become more sophisticated and crimes more complex, the police must turn to speedier and more scientific means of weeding through clues and narrowing down suspects. That's where... See full summary »
Stars: Yasuko Sawaguchi, Takashi Naitô, Satoru Saitô, Mayumi Wakamura
Votes: 23
23. Little Love Song (2019)
123 min | Drama, Music, Romance
Inspired by a hit song by Mongol800, there is a small town in Okinawa where the US occupation forces are stationed and have fenced off their base. A popular high school band is scouted by a... See full summary »
Director: Kôjirô Hashimoto | Stars: Katrina Bourdo, Leigh Carmichael, Tomiko Claire, Kazuhiko Kanayama
Votes: 189
24. Traffic Jam (1991)
108 min | Comedy
A hard working salaryman takes off five days from his busy job and sets off with his wife and two children to visit his parents in his hometown for the 1991 new year holidays. He decides ... See full summary »
Director: Mitsuo Kurotsuchi | Stars: Ken'ichi Hagiwara, Hitomi Kuroki, Junko Takarada, Shingo Yuzawa
Votes: 63
25. Shizumanu taiyô (2009)
202 min | Drama
A drama based on the 1985 plane crash that caused 520 deaths, the worst aviation event in Japanese history.
Director: Setsurô Wakamatsu | Stars: Ken Watanabe, Shun Sugata, Tae Kimura, Tomokazu Miura
Votes: 252
26. Mirai no omoide: Last Christmas (1992)
118 min | Romance, Sci-Fi
Based on the 'not quite Sci-Fi, not quite a Romance' manga by the Fujiko F. Fujio. Yuko dreams of being a best selling children's author, but as an adult she has made little progress. In ... See full summary »
Director: Yoshimitsu Morita | Stars: Shizuka Kudô, Misa Shimizu, Fujio Akatsuka, Fujio F. Fujiko
Votes: 62
27. Matataki (2010)
Drama, Romance
A young woman named Izumi (Keiko Kitagawa) suffers the loss of her boyfriend Junichi (Masaki Okada), who died from a fatal motorcycle accident. The shock from her boyfriend's sudden death ... See full summary »
Director: Itsumichi Isomura | Stars: Keiko Kitagawa, Nene Ôtsuka, Masaki Okada, Wakana Chizaki
Votes: 150
28. Yonshimai monogatari (1995)
103 min | Comedy, Mystery
While attending the wedding of a school friend, four teenage sisters investigate the murder of the bride on board a luxury liner.
Director: Masahiro Honda | Stars: Misa Shimizu, Riho Makise, Yuri Nakae, Masami Imamura
Votes: 16
29. Sherry (2014)
111 min | Drama
Junichi Sato is a college student who works part-time at a restaurant. He doesn't have any dreams or goals and spends his days meaninglessly. Junichi's mother ,Eri, raised him alone after ... See full summary »
Director: Masao Kasahara | Stars: Riko Fukuyama, Beat Kiyoshi, Ryohei Kuroyanagi, Win Morisaki
30. Ningen isu (1997)
86 min
Director: Toshiyuki Mizutani | Stars: Misa Shimizu, Jun Kunimura, Kazuhiro Yamaji, Yasuko Mitsuura
Votes: 13
31. Anonymous Detective (2012– )
54 min | Crime, Drama
Although he is not a formal private detective, the main character takes various investigating jobs (mostly in strip clubs). His customers are generally women and he constantly gets into trouble because of them.
Stars: Katsunori Takahashi, Nana Katase, Kôji Moritsugu, Ryôsei Tayama
Votes: 13
32. Yasashii jikan (2005– )
This is the story about one small coffee shop located in the northern island of Hokkaido. Yukichi Wakui used to work as a successful businessman at a prestigious trading firm. He worked for... See full summary »
Stars: Gen Hoshino, Tae Kimura, Masami Nagasawa, Jun Kunimura
Votes: 85
33. Tokugawa Yoshinobu (1998– )
60 min | Drama, History
The series focuses on the life of Tokugawa Yoshinobu, the 15th and final ruler of the Tokugawa period. Born the seventh son of Lord Nariaki of Mito, Yoshinobu is named shogun when he is ... See full summary »
Stars: Masahiro Motoki, Bunta Sugawara, Ayako Wakao, Tôru Emori
Votes: 10
34. Homicide Team 9 (2006– )
Drama
Stars: Yoshihiko Inohara, Michiko Hada, Kanji Tsuda, Mitsuru Fukikoshi
35. Love Scenario (2010)
106 min | Comedy, Romance
Popular TV screenwriter Mayumi Taniyama suffers from the dreaded writer's block. When producer Masaya Mukai asks for a screenplay written for him, Mayumi Taniyama offers to write one if he falls in love with her.
Director: Shôji Kôkami | Stars: Kippei Shîna, Kyôko Fukada, Jun Inoue, Masatoshi Nakamura
Votes: 25
36. Inamura Jên (1990)
120 min | Drama
Director: Keisuke Kuwata | Stars: Taishû Kase, Misa Shimizu, Kazuhiko Kanayama, Kôji Matoba
Votes: 22
37. Isan sôzoku (1990)
109 min
The unexpected death of Fujishima Motoharu, president of a medium-sized firm, triggers a fierce battle over his estate inheritance among family members.
Director: Yasuo Furuhata | Stars: Yoshiko Sakuma, Mayumi Ogawa, Morio Kazama, Shigeru Kôyama
Votes: 15
38. Môryô no hako (2007)
133 min | Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Director: Masato Harada | Stars: Shin'ichi Tsutsumi, Hiroshi Abe, Kippei Shîna, Hiroyuki Miyasako
Votes: 117
39. Bokkusu! (2010)
Action, Comedy, Drama
Set in a high school boxing club in Osaka, Kabu is a likeable delinquent who cuts up during classes, but works masterfully in the boxing ring. Then one day on the subway, Kabu takes out ... See full summary »
Director: Toshio Lee | Stars: Kengo Kôra, Katsuya Maiguma, Hayato Ichihara, Misa Shimizu
Votes: 94
40. Ubume no natsu (2005)
123 min | Horror
Director: Akio Jissôji | Stars: Hiroshi Abe, Nômaru Abe, Yoshiyoshi Arakawa, Chisako Hara
Votes: 110
41. Onna wa sore wo yurusanai (2014– )
54 min | Mystery
31-year-old Iwasaki Urara became a lawyer and did a disservice to client because of her own mistake in her first court case. This traumatised her and she gave up being a lawyer. Fretting ... See full summary »
Stars: Kyôko Fukada, Shinobu Terajima, Yutaka Matsushige, Junpei Mizobata
Votes: 12
42. Shinsengumi (2000)
86 min | Action, Animation
Produced for Fuji TV in 2000, the film reinterprets the story of a special samurai force - the Shinsengumi - at the end of the Edo period.
Director: Kon Ichikawa | Stars: Atsuo Nakamura, Kiichi Nakai, Ryûji Harada, Tsuyoshi Ujiki
Votes: 33
43. Nettai rakuen kurabu (1994)
104 min | Comedy, Romance
Straight-laced, honest Japanese travel agent Misuzu gets a job as a tour guide so that she can the world. On her first assignment in Bangkok, Thailand she does her best for her ungrateful ... See full summary »
Director: Yôjirô Takita | Stars: Misa Shimizu, Masato Hagiwara, Morio Kazama, Hakuryû
Votes: 18
44. Girls' Compass (2011)
113 min | Drama
Director: Shunichi Nagasaki | Stars: Riko Narumi, Shioli Kutsuna, Ayaka Morita, Mayû Kusakari
Votes: 29
45. Zakuro yakata (1997)
107 min
Director: Hidehiro Ito | Stars: Misa Shimizu, Haruko Wanibuchi, Shunsuke Matsuoka, Mayumi Asaka
46. Second Chance (1999)
116 min
3 women have different jobs and are in their 20's, 30's and 40's. They each have a second chance to find their life again and go forwards.
Directors: Toshiyuki Mizutani, Tadafumi Tomioka | Stars: Misa Shimizu, Sawa Suzuki, Mitsuko Baishô, Yoshiki Arizono
47. Tokyo Control (2011– )
Drama
There are various of planes, approximately 30,000 flights, flying everyday in Tokyo Haneda Airport, including jumbo jet helicopter. During peak time, the separation between preceding a/c is... See full summary »
Stars: Saburô Tokitô, Ayako Kawahara, Machiko Kochi, Rome Kanda
Votes: 17
48. Akôkurô (2007)
97 min | Horror
Misaki visits her boyfriend Koichi in Okinawa. To welcome her arrival, Koichi's friend Jinsei holds a welcoming party at his house. At the party, Misaki learns from the granny about the legend behind the bag hanging from the fig tree.
Director: Tsukasa Kishimoto | Stars: Maki Tamaru, Shûgo Oshinari, Erika Oda, Takehiro Murata
Votes: 42
49. Gybe: Carried on a Sea Breeze (2008)
110 min | Drama
Tetsuro is returning to his seaside hometown from Tokyo for the traditional Buddhist ceremony to mark 49 days since his grandmother died. Here he runs into his old high school sweetheart, ... See full summary »
Director: Toshiki Satô | Stars: Misa Shimizu, Ken Ishiguro, Takako Uehara
50. Yassadaru Man (2018)
90 min | Comedy
Hazime Kisaragi and Satomi Akahata are in charge of management operation for the city's mascot character "Yassadaru Man." Yuna Isoya is a big fan of "Yassadaru Man." One day, she is ... See full summary »
Director: Ken'ichi Ohmori | Stars: Hiroki Horikawa, Daisuke Kasuya, Seiichiro Konno, Yûki Meguro
Votes: 17