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1. Onoda: 10,000 Nights in the Jungle (2021)
173 min | Adventure, Drama, History
When Japan surrenders at the end of World War II, soldier Hiroo Onoda retreats into the jungles of the Philippines to continue the war himself for another 10,000 days.
Director: Arthur Harari | Stars: Yûya Endô, Kanji Tsuda, Yûya Matsuura, Tetsuya Chiba
Votes: 2,915
2. Midnight Diner (2009–2014)
TV-MA | 24 min | Drama
Shinya Shokudo is a tv series from Japan since 2009. It tells many stories about ordinary people eat in shinya shokudo, which means a restaurant at midnight. This small restaurant opens from 12 in the evening to 7 in the morning.
Stars: Kaoru Kobayashi, Mansaku Fuwa, Toshiki Ayata, Shôhei Uno
Votes: 3,166
3. The Taste of Tea (2004)
143 min | Comedy, Fantasy
A spell of time of a rural family's slightly surreal life.
Director: Katsuhito Ishii | Stars: Maya Banno, Takahiro Satô, Tadanobu Asano, Satomi Tezuka
Votes: 7,201
4. Quartet (2017)
TV-PG | 45 min | Comedy, Drama, Music
Maki, Suzume, Iemori, and Beppu accidentally met in a karaoke one day while bringing instruments. They then decided to form a musical quartet and live together in Karuizawa during the winter.
Stars: Takako Matsu, Hikari Mitsushima, Issei Takahashi, Ryûhei Matsuda
Votes: 1,640
5. The Lowlife (2017)
120 min | Drama
This is the story of three Japanese women in the glamourous world of adult film. There is Miho who is a house wife in her thirties and needs to do something new with herself. There is Ayako... See full summary »
Director: Takahisa Zeze | Stars: Aina Yamada, Kim Dao, Noriko Eguchi, Ayano Moriguchi
Votes: 198
6. Don't Call it Mystery (2022–2023)
54 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Follows mystery-solving college student Kuno Totono. At the beginning of the story, the police bring him in for questioning on suspicion of murdering his classmate.
Stars: Masaki Suda, Sairi Itô, Matsuya Onoe, Michitaka Tsutsui
Votes: 491
7. Naisu no mori: The First Contact (2005)
150 min | Comedy, Fantasy
An outrageous collection of surreal, short attention span non-sequiturs largely revolving around Guitar Brother, his randy older sibling, and the pair's portly Caucasian brother.
Directors: Katsuhito Ishii, Hajime Ishimine, Shunichirô Miki | Stars: Andrew Alfieri, Hideaki Anno, Moyoco Anno, Tadanobu Asano
Votes: 2,731
8. One Missed Call 3: Final (2006)
Not Rated | 109 min | Horror, Mystery
The timid, young Asuka is bullied by her classmates. When they embark on a class field trip to Korea, Asuka plans revenge by sending them a cursed phone message they can either pass on or die.
Director: Manabu Asô | Stars: Maki Horikita, Meisa Kuroki, Jang Keun-suk, Erika Asakura
Votes: 2,224
9. Nirvana Island: The Last 47 Days (2016)
117 min | Action, Comedy, Fantasy
The movie depicts the confrontation between younger brother Akira Miyamoto (Shunya Shiraishi) and older brother Atsushi Miyamoto (Ryohei Suzuki) on Higanjima.
Director: Takeshi Watanabe | Stars: Shun'ya Shiraishi, Ryohei Suzuki, Shôhei Abe, Yûya Endô
Votes: 75
10. Suspect X (2008)
128 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
It's another battle of the wits for the brilliant but eccentric physicist, Yukawa, and detective, Kaoru.
Director: Hiroshi Nishitani | Stars: Masaharu Fukuyama, Kô Shibasaki, Kazuki Kitamura, Yasuko Matsuyuki
Votes: 4,064
11. Dr. Storks (2015–2017)
54 min | Drama
Follow Kounotori Sakura, a gynecologist who works at the General Medical Center and is also a talented jazz pianist.
Stars: Gô Ayano, Mayu Matsuoka, Yoh Yoshida, Kentarô Sakaguchi
Votes: 231
12. Invisible (2022– )
Crime
A detective, who has a reputation of not following the rules, becomes obsessed in finding mysterious criminals who are unknown to most police. He encounters a mysterious woman, who seems to... See full summary »
Stars: Issei Takahashi, Kô Shibasaki, Kenta Kiritani, Rihito Itagaki
Votes: 190
13. The Tale of Iya (2013)
169 min | Drama
As a tunnel construction project threatens the natural order of one of Japan's last untouched regions, an old man and his granddaughter Haruna's humble lifestyle begins to influence the outlook of a man from Tokyo.
Director: Tetsuichirô Tsuta | Stars: Rina Takeda, Shima Ônishi, Min Tanaka, Hitoshi Murakami
Votes: 373
14. Bôkoku no îjisu (2005)
126 min | Action, Drama, Thriller
A biological weapon is smuggled aboard a high tech battleship named Aegis. Militants are determined to unleash it on Japan. But a brave Chief Petty Officer has other ideas. He and an undercover agent attempt to stop them.
Director: Junji Sakamoto | Stars: Hiroyuki Sanada, Akira Terao, Kôichi Satô, Kiichi Nakai
Votes: 297
15. Love That Makes You Cry (2016– )
54 min | Romance
Six young men and women who move from the countryside to the big city of Tokyo, each with their own dreams and aspirations. Among them is Sugihara Oto and Soda Ren. After her mother died, ... See full summary »
Stars: Kasumi Arimura, Kengo Kôra, Mitsuki Takahata, Takahiro Nishijima
Votes: 288
16. Heaven and Hell: Soul Exchange (2021)
Crime
Ayako Mochizuki investigates a murder case. From the evidence she collects, she targets Haruto Hidaka as the murder suspect.
Stars: Haruka Ayase, Kazuki Kitamura, Issei Takahashi, Tasuku Emoto
Votes: 696
17. The Great Passage (2013)
134 min | Drama
Majime, an eccentric man in publishing company, who has unique ability of words, joins the team that will compile a new dictionary, 'The Great Passage.' In the eclectic team, he becomes ... See full summary »
Director: Yûya Ishii | Stars: Ryûhei Matsuda, Aoi Miyazaki, Joe Odagiri, Kaoru Kobayashi
Votes: 2,871
18. The Emperor's Cook (2015)
54 min | Biography, Drama, History
A young man named Akiyama Tokuzo cannot find his passion for living. One day he tasted meat cutlet for the first time and have been absorbed to learn about Western style cuisine. He set out... See full summary »
Stars: Takeru Satoh, Haru Kuroki, Sei Ashina, Ryû Morioka
Votes: 733
19. Kinki (2014)
73 min | Drama
A teacher is sexually involved with an underage student. She visits her father's home and discovers a boy who's been kept as a sex slave. The teacher continues harboring the boy out of fear and begins to feel sexually attracted to him.
Director: Kôtarô Wajima | Stars: Shôko Fujimura, Hayate Matsuzaki, Ryû Morioka, Taiga Nakano
Votes: 76
20. Special Investigation Nine (2018–2023)
Crime, Drama
The #9 investigation team has been disbanded and members of the #9 investigation team have been scattered around. One year later, the Chief of the National Police Agency, Sojiro Kandagawa, ... See full summary »
Stars: Yuki Yamada, Mitsuru Fukikoshi, Noriko Nakagoshi, Yoshihiko Inohara
Votes: 14
21. Parks (2017)
118 min | Drama, Family
University student Jun has a lot of free time on her hands. She encounters Haru who is in high school and looks a woman she knew in her past. They meet Tokio, who is the grandson of the ... See full summary »
Director: Natsuki Seta | Stars: Ai Hashimoto, Mei Nagano, Shôta Sometani, Shizuka Ishibashi
Votes: 959
22. Kakera (I) (2009)
107 min | Drama
The story of the relationship between a college student whose relationship with her boyfriend is going nowhere and a bisexual medical artist who makes prosthetic body parts.
Director: Momoko Andô | Stars: Hikari Mitsushima, Eriko Nakamura, Ken Mitsuishi, Tasuku Nagaoka
Votes: 392
23. Gibo to Musume no Blues (2018)
Family
Akiko Iwaki is a career woman who works very hard at her job. She gets married to Ryoichi Miyamoto who has a daughter. Akiko must now deal with housework and raising her stepdaughter.
Stars: Takeru Satoh, Haruka Ayase, Yumi Asô, Yutaka Takenouchi
Votes: 334
24. Aoi-chan wa yarasete kurenai (2021)
98 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Shingo wants to become a film director. One day, Kawashita's ghost appears to him. Kawashita says that he was revived because he wanted to have sex with Aoi, with whom he was in love when he was in college.
Director: Shinji Imaoka | Stars: Shôhei Matsuzaki, Ryû Morioka, Mako Komaki, Sakura Kizuna
25. Piece of Cake (2015)
121 min | Drama, Romance
Shino is the type of girl that is easy and available to men. She detests being alone. She cheats and moves on even to new regions. Shino meets her new neighbour Kyoshiro who just happens to... See full summary »
Director: Tomorô Taguchi | Stars: Mikako Tabe, Gô Ayano, Tôri Matsuzaka, Fumino Kimura
Votes: 166
26. Shodô Girls!! (2010)
Drama
School girls compete in a shodo competition.
Director: Ryûichi Inomata | Stars: Win Morisaki, Mitsuki Takahata, Nanami Sakuraba, Rio Yamashita
Votes: 82
27. Amachan (2013)
15 min | Short, Comedy, Drama
A young girl from Tokyo moves to the Tohoku region to become a female diver. A so-called 'Ama' diver.
Stars: Non, Kyôko Koizumi, Tetta Sugimoto, Ai Hashimoto
Votes: 583
28. The Higashino Keigo Mysteries (2012– )
54 min | Mystery
11 mysteries, 11 actors. Japan's favorite mystery author, the world of Higashino Keigo comes to life on screen through an assortment of short stories. For every episode, there will be a ... See full summary »
Stars: Kiichi Nakai, Yukari Kanasawa, Anna Odaka, Ryûki Nishimoto
Votes: 89
29. Happy Flight (2008)
103 min | Comedy
A great variety of aviation professionals such as pilots, flight attendants, the ground crew, mechanics, dispatchers, controllers, and the bird patrol crew all support a single flight. They... See full summary »
Director: Shinobu Yaguchi | Stars: Seiichi Tanabe, Saburô Tokitô, Haruka Ayase, Kazue Fukiishi
Votes: 1,040
30. Ichikei no karasu (2021– )
Drama
Iruma Michio is a devil-may-care, unorthodox criminal judge at the Tokyo District Court's first criminal court. He used to be a lawyer and was deeply involved in a past case that was behind... See full summary »
Stars: Yutaka Takenouchi, Mackenyu, Haru Kuroki, Yuki Sakurai
Votes: 83
31. The Warped Forest (2011)
82 min | Comedy, Fantasy
A giant shopgirl struggles to fit in her store. Mysterious green pods populate bedrooms. Heartbroken woman meets wood nymphs who offer her special fruit. In the end we wonder if it's all a dream.
Director: Shunichirô Miki | Stars: Kanoko Kawaguchi, Rinko Kikuchi, Ryû Morioka, Yoshiyuki Morishita
Votes: 208
32. Sorasoi (2008)
88 min | Comedy, Music
An ensemble of college students is staying at a hostel called Sorasoi close to a beach. They are not experienced, talented or proficient in dancing, but they are nonetheless practicing a ... See full summary »
Directors: Katsuhito Ishii, Shunichirô Miki, Yûka Ôsumi | Stars: Jun Abe, Sota Aoyama, Tsubasa Fukazawa, Soichiro Hiramoto
Votes: 38
33. Matinee (2019)
124 min | Romance
Boy & girl meet; boy & girl lose each other; boy & girl find each other. Except the boy & girl are 40ish, he a classical guitarist & she an international news reporter.
Director: Hiroshi Nishitani | Stars: Masaharu Fukuyama, Yuriko Ishida, Yûsuke Iseya, Yuki Sakurai
Votes: 197
34. Higanjima: Love Is Over (2016– )
30 min | Mystery
Higanjima is a remote island in Japan. Bloodthirsty vampires dwell on Higanjima as a result of a virus that infected people. Miyamoto Akira who has come to Higanjima in search of his ... See full summary »
Stars: Shun'ya Shiraishi, Ryohei Suzuki, Rio Yamashita, Megumi Satô
Votes: 9
35. Yama no anata - Tokuichi no koi (2008)
94 min | Comedy, Drama
At a hot springs resort in the mountains of 1930s Japan, a blind masseur becomes fixated on an alluring woman from Tokyo.
Director: Katsuhito Ishii | Stars: Tsuyoshi Kusanagi, Maiko, Ryô Kase, Hirofumi Arai
Votes: 152
36. Five Million Dollar Life (2019)
112 min | Mystery
Takatsuki Mirai suffered from a life threatening disease when he was young. Through donations and the compassion of acquaintances and strangers his life was turned around. On the down side ... See full summary »
Director: Sungho Moon | Stars: Sumire Ashina, Junko Emoto, Satoru Matsuo, Shingo Mizusawa
Votes: 40
37. Cops 'n Robbers (2018)
TV-PG | 60 min | Drama, Mystery
Rookie police detective Tsutomu Madarame and legendary thief Smoky Crow team up as forbidden buddies to tackle a variety of difficult cases.
Stars: Kento Nakajima, Ken'ichi Endô, Tomoya Nakamura, Itsuji Itao
Votes: 21
38. Frankenstein in Love (2017)
54 min | Romance
A man who died 120 years ago was brought back to life as what he thought was a monster who could never be around humans. Rescues a girl who makes him want to become human. He has to ... See full summary »
Stars: Gô Ayano, Fumi Nikaidô, Yûya Yagira, Rina Kawaei
Votes: 39
39. Lady: Saigo no hanzai purofairu (2011– )
Drama
Rookie investigator Shoko Kazuki has just returned from the U.S. after being trained by the FBI in the art of criminal profiling. Recruited by a newly-formed Crime Profiling Support unit (... See full summary »
Stars: Keiko Kitagawa, Tae Kimura, Yûta Hiraoka, Jun Kaname
Votes: 65
40. You, Me, and Bach (2019)
Music, Romance
A woman who gets left by her fiance and loses her job but finds purpose in playing the violin again.
Stars: Taishi Nakagawa, Yuki Sakurai, Haru, Nobuyuki Suzuki
Votes: 41
41. Kansatsui Asagao (2019– )
Crime, Drama, Mystery
Asago is a medical examiner and instructor and works at a university's school of medicine. Her widowed father is a detective and respected in his field as is she. Her class works with the ... See full summary »
Stars: Juri Ueno, Kami Hiraiwa, Itsuji Itao, Shunsuke Kazama
Votes: 63
42. Norioka Workshop (2022)
30 min | Short, Comedy
The story set in the "house" directed by Ishii is a work that attracts not only movie fans but also movie fans with unexpected developments that draw you into the unique Ishii world.
Director: Katsuhito Ishii | Stars: Jun Abe, Yuka Harada, Ryû Morioka, Saki Taniuchi
Votes: 18
43. Denei Shojo: Video Girl Mai 2019 (2019)
25 min | Drama, Mystery, Romance
Whoever plays the video with Video Girl Mai, becomes Mai's master. To grant her master's wishes, Video Girl Mai carries her orders using her femme fatale charm. She fascinates people and trifles with them, but what is her real purpose?
Stars: Mizuki Yamashita, Riku Hagiwara, Shigeyuki Totsugi, Yoshinori Okada
Votes: 8
44. Kawa no soko kara konnichi wa (2010)
112 min | Drama
After 5 years in Tokyo, 5 part-time jobs, 5 boyfriends, Sawako's life is going nowhere. When her father gets seriously ill she have to take over his struggling factory. Gradually she becomes the decider of her own life.
Director: Yûya Ishii | Stars: Hikari Mitsushima, Kôtarô Shiga, Ryô Iwamatsu, Kira Aihara
Votes: 415
45. Tokyo Playboy Club (2011)
Not Rated | 92 min | Action, Comedy, Crime
(Japanese with English subtitles) When Katsutoshi finds trouble at work and hides out at his friend's titular nightclub, lives intersect and strange situations arise in this dark comedy set in the seedy underbelly of Tokyo nightlife.
Director: Yôsuke Okuda | Stars: Nao Ômori, Ken Mitsuishi, Asami Usuda, Masaaki Akahori
Votes: 132
46. Sirens No Zange (2020– )
Crime, Drama, Mystery
Takami is a television reporter for the Japan This Afternoon program. Unfortunately, the ratings are bleak and the program may be about to be cancelled. Takami is diligent, however, and ... See full summary »
Stars: Yûko Araki, Hiroyuki Ikeuchi, Rin Takanashi, Yuichi Haba
Votes: 17
47. A Sky Too Far to See (2011)
Not Rated | 99 min | Drama
Ken directs his graduation film "Koko ni Iru Dake" with his colleagues. The movie will be his last film as a student. While shooting the movie, Ken has conflicts with lead actress Risa. On ... See full summary »
Director: Norio Enomoto | Stars: Ryû Morioka, Natsuki Okamoto, Daichi Watanabe, Ichirô Hashimoto
Votes: 17
48. Mitsuko Delivers (2011)
109 min | Comedy
Naka Riisa will play a 24-year-old woman named Mitsuko who is 9 months pregnant to an unknown father, but still puts aside her own problems to help others. Her character is described as ... See full summary »
Director: Yûya Ishii | Stars: Riisa Naka, Aoi Nakamura, Ryo Ishibashi, Yukijirô Hotaru
Votes: 216
49. Saru (2003)
107 min | Horror, Thriller
Six young men volunteer to enter hospital for a clinical drug trial.
Stars: Kenji Mizuhashi, Nao Ômori, Jun Toba, Asami Mizukawa
Votes: 18
50. Kagura me (2015)
112 min | Drama, Family
A woman bears a 13 year grudge with her father over the traditional dance he was performing that caused him to be absent from her mother's death, until they reconnect over the very same dance.
Director: Yasuo Okuaki | Stars: Tomomitsu Adachi, Mayumi Asaka, Masayuki Imai, Tsunehiko Kamijô
Votes: 11