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1. Akira (1988)
R | 124 min | Animation, Action, Drama
A secret military project endangers Neo-Tokyo when it turns a biker gang member into a rampaging psychic psychopath who can only be stopped by a teenager, his gang of biker friends and a group of psychics.
Director: Katsuhiro Ôtomo | Stars: Mitsuo Iwata, Nozomu Sasaki, Mami Koyama, Tesshô Genda
Votes: 205,142 | Gross: $0.55M
2. Lupin III: The Castle of Cagliostro (1979)
102 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
A dashing thief, his gang of desperadoes and an intrepid cop struggle to free a princess from an evil count, and learn the secret of a treasure that she holds part of the key to.
Director: Hayao Miyazaki | Stars: Yasuo Yamada, Eiko Masuyama, Kiyoshi Kobayashi, Makio Inoue
Votes: 33,555
3. Legend of the Galactic Heroes (1988–1997)
TV-MA | 25 min | Animation, Action, Drama
Various people, especially two rising commanders, cope with a massive continual space conflict between two interstellar nations.
Stars: Yûsaku Yara, Ryô Horikawa, Katsuji Mori, Nozomu Sasaki
Votes: 4,723
4. Little Nemo: Adventures in Slumberland (1989)
G | 85 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
Each night, young Nemo goes to Slumberland and has adventures and befriends the king of Slumberland, Morpheus. But one night Nemo discovers Nightmare Land, and the evil nightmare king, throwing Slumberland and Nemo himself into danger.
Directors: Masami Hata, Masanori Hata, William T. Hurtz | Stars: Gabriel Damon, Mickey Rooney, Rene Auberjonois, Danny Mann
Votes: 8,260 | Gross: $1.37M
5. Departures (2008)
PG-13 | 130 min | Drama
Soon after buying an expensive cello, Daigo learns that his orchestra is disbanding. He moves back to his hometown with his wife, where he answers an ad for what Daigo thinks is a travel agency but is, in actuality, a mortuary.
Director: Yôjirô Takita | Stars: Masahiro Motoki, Ryôko Hirosue, Tsutomu Yamazaki, Kazuko Yoshiyuki
Votes: 54,965 | Gross: $1.50M
6. Godzilla, Mothra and King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All-Out Attack (2001)
Not Rated | 105 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
A reporter, notorious for working on pseudo-documentaries, must uncover the legend of the three guardian monsters who must rise to defend Japan from the vengeful spirits within Godzilla.
Director: Shûsuke Kaneko | Stars: Chiharu Niiyama, Ryûdô Uzaki, Masahiro Kobayashi, Shirô Sano
Votes: 6,986
7. Record of the Lodoss War (1990–1991)
TV-14 | 25 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
A group of medieval adventurers must participate in a war against dark forces in the land of Lodoss.
Stars: Takeshi Kusao, Yumi Tôma, Kappei Yamaguchi, Hideyuki Tanaka
Votes: 2,858
8. Kingdom Hearts (2002 Video Game)
E | Action, Adventure, Family
When his world is destroyed and his friends mysteriously disappear, a young boy named Sora is thrust into a quest to find his missing friends and prevent the armies of darkness from destroying many other worlds.
Director: Tetsuya Nomura | Stars: Miyu Irino, Mamoru Miyano, Risa Uchida, Kôichi Yamadera
Votes: 7,890
9. Metropolis (2001)
PG-13 | 108 min | Animation, Adventure, Drama
Kenichi and his uncle Shunsaku Ban must find the mystery behind robot girl Tima.
Director: Rintarô | Stars: Toshio Furukawa, Scott Weinger, Yuka Imoto, Kei Kobayashi
Votes: 22,610 | Gross: $0.64M
10. Kingdom Hearts II (2005 Video Game)
E10+ | Action, Adventure, Family
Sora and friends face mysterious new enemies as they continue their journey to save all worlds, and find Riku and King Mickey.
Director: Tetsuya Nomura | Stars: Haley Joel Osment, David Gallagher, Hayden Panettiere, Jesse McCartney
Votes: 7,607
11. Detective Conan: The Time Bombed Skyscraper (1997)
94 min | Animation, Adventure, Crime
The detective genius Conan must solve a series of bombings or his true love will die!
Director: Kenji Kodama | Stars: Minami Takayama, Kappei Yamaguchi, Wakana Yamazaki, Akira Kamiya
Votes: 3,650
12. Violent Cop (1989)
Not Rated | 103 min | Action, Crime, Drama
A violence prone police officer discovers that his colleague is trafficking drugs.
Director: Takeshi Kitano | Stars: Takeshi Kitano, Maiko Kawakami, Makoto Ashikawa, Shirô Sano
Votes: 12,988 | Gross: $0.00M
13. Quill: The Life of a Guide Dog (2004)
Not Rated | 100 min | Drama
As a Labrador puppy, Quill is sent to live with a couple, Isamu and Mitsuko Nii, who work as volunteers, training guide dogs (seeing eye dogs). When he grows to an adult dog, he is taken to... See full summary »
Director: Yôichi Sai | Stars: Kaoru Kobayashi, Kippei Shîna, Teruyuki Kagawa, Keiko Toda
Votes: 1,765 | Gross: $0.01M
14. Fist of the North Star (1986)
Not Rated | 110 min | Animation, Action, Drama
In a post-nuclear hellscape, a master of the deadly martial art "Hokuto Shinken" allies with two kids and an expert in "Nanto Suicho-Ken" to battle the tyrants who kidnapped his lover.
Director: Toyoo Ashida | Stars: Akira Kamiya, Yuriko Yamamoto, Kenji Utsumi, Chikao Ôtsuka
Votes: 7,286
15. 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
16. One Piece: Dead End Adventure (2003)
TV-14 | 95 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
Luffy and his gang finds out about and joins the death race DeadEnd and the ex-marine Gasparde and the bounty hunter Shuraiya clash as the conspiracy of the race unfolds.
Director: Kônosuke Uda | Stars: Sarah Chaney, Hiroaki Hirata, Shûichi Ikeda, Tarô Ishida
Votes: 2,738
17. Crayon Shin-chan: Blitzkrieg! Pig's Hoof's Secret Mission (1998)
99 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
Everything begins when a secret agent hides in the boat where the Futaba students are having dinner. The bad guys follow her and take the boat with her, Shin Chan and her friends on board. ... See full summary »
Director: Keiichi Hara | Stars: Akiko Yajima, Keiji Fujiwara, Miki Narahashi, Satomi Kôrogi
Votes: 284
18. One Million Yen Girl (2008)
121 min | Drama
A 21-year-old girl is released from prison, only to deal with the neighborhood gossip about her and family conflicts. She decides to save one million yen, move to where no one knows her and keep repeating the process.
Director: Yuki Tanada | Stars: Yû Aoi, Mirai Moriyama, Pierre Taki, Terunosuke Takezai
Votes: 1,704
19. Astro Boy (2003–2004)
TV-Y7 | 30 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
Starring Astro, Japan's first Superhero and a modern folk hero- an anime adaption for the new century based on the seminal manga 'Astro Boy' by the 'God of Manga' Osamu Tezuka.
Stars: Makoto Tsumura, Hisashi Katsuta, Roland Angelo Crisolo, Banjô Ginga
Votes: 604
20. Space Cobra (1982–1983)
TV-14 | 24 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
In the 24th Century, space pirate Cobra, a womanizing vagabond with a mysterious past and a powerful "psychogun" for a hand, fights the galaxy spanning crime syndicate, The Pirate Guild.
Stars: Nachi Nozawa, Yoshiko Sakakibara, Gara Takashima, Yûji Mikimoto
Votes: 875
21. Arcadia of My Youth (1982)
Not Rated | 130 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
Space captain Harlock, the latest in a family of proud aerial warriors, begins his journey to free the oppressed Earth from the despotic Illumidas Command.
Director: Tomoharu Katsumata | Stars: Makio Inoue, Kei Tomiyama, Yûjirô Ishihara, Shûichi Ikeda
Votes: 1,020
22. Short Peace (2013)
TV-MA | 72 min | Animation, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
A traveler is confronted by spirits in an abandoned shrine; a story of honor and firefighting in ancient Japan; a white bear defends the royal family from a monstrous red demon; ragtag soldiers battle a robotic force in futuristic Japan.
Directors: Hiroaki Andô, Hajime Katoki, Kôji Morimoto, Shûhei Morita, Katsuhiro Ôtomo | Stars: Kôichi Yamadera, Aoi Yûki, Takeshi Kusao, Saori Hayami
Votes: 1,842
23. Juken Sentai Gekiranger (2007–2008)
TV-PG | 25 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy
RinJyuDen, the evil Jyuken school led by Rio, turns the city into chaos by gathering people's screams and despair. Opposing them are the Gekirangers, who fight in justice to protect. ... See full summary »
Stars: Hiroki Suzuki, Mina Fukui, Manpei Takagi, Ichirô Nagai
Votes: 172
24. Furuhata Ninzaburô (1994– )
46 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
The cases of Furuhata Ninzaburô, a Japanese detective inspired by Columbo who solves inverted mysteries with the help of his bumbling sidekick Shintaro Imaizumi.
Stars: Masakazu Tamura, Masahiko Nishimura, Takashi Kobayashi, Masanori Ishii
Votes: 277
25. 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
26. Bio Hunter (1995 Video)
Unrated | 58 min | Animation, Fantasy, Horror
Two biologists attempt to distribute the cure for a demonic virus spreading throughout Japan, but when one of them is infected, he must learn to harness his demon side.
Directors: Yûzô Satô, Yoshiaki Kawajiri | Stars: Matt McKenzie, Matt K. Miller, Sherry Lynn, Mike Reynolds
Votes: 1,273
27. Kingdom Hearts II: Final Mix+ (2007 Video Game)
Action, Adventure, Family
Sora and friends must set out on another adventure to find his long lost friends and stop Organization XIII.
Director: Tetsuya Nomura | Stars: Haley Joel Osment, David Gallagher, Hayden Panettiere, Jesse McCartney
Votes: 1,404
28. Giant Robo the Animation: The Day the Earth Stood Still (1992–1998)
TV-PG | 339 min | Animation, Action, Comedy
A superhero organization battles a super-villain group that is intent on destroying the world using a recently discovered perfect source of energy named the Shizuma Drive, which powers the entire planet.
Stars: Kappei Yamaguchi, Michelle Newman, Eva Kaminsky, Sumi Shimamoto
Votes: 487
29. Kingdom Hearts HD 1.5 Remix (2013 Video Game)
E10+ | Action, Adventure, Family
A compilation of three classic games, Kingdom Hearts Final Mix (updated version of the original Kingdom Hearts game, Kingdom Hearts Re: Chain of Memories (2007) and Kingdom Hearts: 358/2 Days (2009).
Directors: Tetsuya Nomura, Tai Yasue | Stars: Haley Joel Osment, Hayden Panettiere, David Gallagher, Billy Zane
Votes: 899
30. Kingdom Hearts HD 2.5 Remix (2014 Video Game)
E10+ | Action, Adventure, Family
After the events of Kingdom Hearts HD 1.5 Remix (2013), a boy named Roxas wakes up in Twilight Town trying to make it through his last days of summer vacation when he finds out that his dreams are actually Sora's memories and he must return them to him.
Directors: Tetsuya Nomura, Tai Yasue | Stars: Haley Joel Osment, David Gallagher, Hayden Panettiere, Jesse McCartney
Votes: 941
31. Kamen Rider 555 (2003–2004)
TV-14 | 25 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
Smart Brain Corporation is trying to take over the world using Orphnoch, the next stage in humanity's evolution. The Rider Gears they develop are then stolen and used to stop them from achieving their goal and fight to save humanity.
Stars: Kento Handa, Yuria Haga, Louie Paraboles, Masayuki Izumi
Votes: 689
32. Brave Story (2006)
112 min | Animation, Adventure, Fantasy
When eleven-year-old Wataru is told he can change his destiny by entering a magic gateway into another world, he jumps at the chance. But on his quest to find the Tower of Fortune and be granted any wish, he must conjure up all his bravery to battle a world of demons, his own friends and ultimately himself.
Directors: Makoto Bessho, Kôichi Chigira, Mahiro Maeda, Yukio Takahashi, Tomihiko Ôkubo | Stars: Takako Matsu, Eiji Wentz, Joe Cappelletti, Dorothy Elias-Fahn
Votes: 1,559
33. Coo: Come from a Distant Ocean Coo (1993)
116 min | Animation, Action, Family
Director: Tetsuo Imazawa | Stars: Takeshi Aono, Nobutoshi Canna, Shigeru Chiba, Hiroko Emori
Votes: 108
34. CSI: Crime Scene Talks (2011– )
Drama
"CSI: Crime Scene Talks" depicts the work of a group of detectives who solve murder cases by looking for clues in the articles left by victims.
Stars: Takaya Kamikawa, Masahiro Kômoto, Chiaki Kuriyama, Masaru Nagai
Votes: 31
35. Doomsday: The Sinking of Japan (2006)
PG-13 | 135 min | Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi
Japan will sink down to the deep sea. The governments only hope is evacuate all Japanese to some other countries.
Director: Shinji Higuchi | Stars: Tsuyoshi Kusanagi, Kô Shibasaki, Etsushi Toyokawa, Mao Daichi
Votes: 1,544
36. Carnation (2011–2012)
15 min | Drama
Based on the life of the fashion designer Ayako Koshino in Kishiwada, Osaka
Stars: Machiko Ono, Yumi Asô, Yûko Genkaku, Miyu Yagyu
Votes: 93
37. Dissidia 012: Final Fantasy (2011 Video Game)
T | Action, Drama, Fantasy
The heroes and villains of the Final Fantasy games are locked in an endless struggle between two gods, fighting to find a way to break the cycle and return to their home worlds.
Director: Mitsunori Takahashi | Stars: Grant George, Johnny Yong Bosch, Aaron Spann, Yuri Lowenthal
Votes: 209
38. Second Virgin (2010– )
42 min | Drama
Nakamura Rui is a divorced but highly successful producer in publishing. She meets Suzuki Kou, an ambitious business man 17 years her junior, and finds herself getting aggressively pursued ... See full summary »
Stars: Ian Moore, Orie Tôjô, Kyôka Suzuki, Kyôko Fukada
Votes: 14
39. A Taxing Woman's Return (1988)
127 min | Comedy, Crime
Ryoko Itakura returns as the government tax agent willing to tackle the toughest cases. This time she takes on a fanatical but lucrative religious cult run by a vile lecher.
Director: Jûzô Itami | Stars: Nobuko Miyamoto, Rentarô Mikuni, Masahiko Tsugawa, Tetsurô Tanba
Votes: 719 | Gross: $0.33M
40. 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
41. The New Adventures of Gigantor (1980–1981)
30 min | Animation
At the beginning of the 21st century, scientists found that with new computers and super alloys, they could build an even bigger, faster Gigantor. They built the new Gigantor.
Stars: Barbara Goodson, Tom Wyner, Doug Stone, Keiko Toda
Votes: 129
42. Hyouge Mono (2011–2012)
25 min | Animation, Comedy, History
During the Age of Warring States, the upcoming warlord Sasuke Furuta is torn between his political ambition and his love of the tea ceremony.
Stars: Rikiya Koyama, Kôji Ohkura, Masashi Ebara, Hiroshi Yanaka
Votes: 93
43. Dissidia: Final Fantasy (2008 Video Game)
T | Action, Adventure, Drama
Cosmos, the goddess of harmony. Chaos, god of discord. Two deities of equal strength, locked in a never-ending war have gathered warriors from various worlds.
Directors: Takeshi Arakawa, Bob Buchholz, Isao Nakajima, Teruaki Shiraishi, Shu Ikegami | Stars: Steve Burton, Keith David, George Newbern, Grant George
Votes: 342
44. Slight Fever of a 20-Year-Old (1993)
Not Rated | 114 min | Drama, Romance
The story of two young hustlers, Tatsuro and Shin, and her two female friends. Everything seems to work, until the day Shin declares he's in love with Tatsuro.
Director: Ryosuke Hashiguchi | Stars: Yoshihiko Hakamada, Reiko Kataoka, Masashi Endô, Sumiyo Yamada
Votes: 372
45. Aoi tokugawa sandai (2000– )
Drama, History
The 39th NHK Taiga Drama is Aoi Tokugawa Sandai. It is James Miki's dynamic and colorful tale of three generations of the Tokugawa dynasty--from its founder Ieyasu to Iemitsu, the third Shogun who solidified the Tokugawa power base.
Stars: Baijaku Nakamura, Toshiyuki Nishida, Kazuyo Asari, Machiko Washio
Votes: 38
46. Sagishi Ririko (2009– )
36 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
Stars: Akiko Hinagata, Ryûichi Ôura, Gentaro Takahashi, Miho Hayashi
47. Uchû senkan Yamato: Kanketsuhen (1983)
152 min | Animation, Action, Drama
A watery world called Aquarius that is destined to destroy all of the planet Earth. Can the great Yamato stop this devastation?
Directors: Tomoharu Katsumata, Yoshinobu Nishizaki, Takeshi Shirato, Toshio Masuda, Leiji Matsumoto | Stars: Kei Tomiyama, Yôko Asagami, Gorô Naya, Isao Sasaki
Votes: 235
48. Shomuni (1998– )
Comedy, Drama
Tsukahara Sawako, a newcomer in a big company, starts going out with a superior, only to realise that the latter is married. Due to this scandal, she is demoted to Shyomu ni, a department ... See full summary »
Stars: Makiko Esumi, Kotomi Kyôno, Yumiko Takahashi, Keiko Toda
Votes: 280
49. Tuesday Suspense Theater (1981–2005)
Crime, Drama, Mystery
Stars: Kaori Momoi, Ryôko Nakano, Eiji Okada, Yoshio Harada
50. Kimi no Te ga Sasayaite Iru (1997 TV Movie)
95 min | Drama
This drama is about a deaf woman and her struggles with love, family and everyday life. This is made of 5 special episodes, aired one per year.
Stars: Hirotarô Honda, Tarô Ishida, Mariko Kaga, Miho Kanno
Votes: 12