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1. Kwaidan (1964)
Not Rated | 183 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror
A collection of four Japanese folk tales with supernatural themes.
Director: Masaki Kobayashi | Stars: Rentarô Mikuni, Michiyo Aratama, Misako Watanabe, Kenjirô Ishiyama
Votes: 20,023
2. Kill! (1968)
Not Rated | 115 min | Action, Comedy, Drama
Two ronin - an ex-samurai and an ex-farmer - get caught up in a local official's complex game of murder and betrayal.
Director: Kihachi Okamoto | Stars: Tatsuya Nakadai, Etsushi Takahashi, Yuriko Hoshi, Tadao Nakamaru
Votes: 3,180
3. The Challenge (1982)
R | 108 min | Action, Drama
A down-and-out American boxer becomes involved in a feud between two Japanese brothers.
Director: John Frankenheimer | Stars: Scott Glenn, Toshirô Mifune, Donna Kei Benz, Atsuo Nakamura
Votes: 2,676 | Gross: $3.53M
4. 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: 2,351
5. Monkey (1978–2004)
Action, Adventure, Comedy
An adaptation of a Chinese folktale about a pilgrimage to the West undertaken by a monk and his divine guardians.
Stars: Masaaki Sakai, Shirô Kishibe, Masako Natsume, Miriam Margolyes
Votes: 2,135
6. The Vampire Doll (1970)
Not Rated | 85 min | Horror
Keiko and her friend are trying to find her missing brother after he disappeared visiting his girlfriend Yuko.
Director: Michio Yamamoto | Stars: Kayo Matsuo, Akira Nakao, Yukiko Kobayashi, Yôko Minakaze
Votes: 1,346
7. The Ceremony (1971)
123 min | Comedy, Drama
Upon receiving a shocking telegram from his cousin, a man recounts his early life, as a member of a broad family full of dark secrets that slowly reveal themselves through the clan ceremonies.
Director: Nagisa Ôshima | Stars: Kenzô Kawarasaki, Atsuko Kaku, Atsuo Nakamura, Kiyoshi Tsuchiya
Votes: 1,234
8. Jin (2009– )
54 min | Drama, Fantasy, Romance
A brain surgeon named Minakata Jin faints at the hospital and awakens to find himself transported back in time to the Edo period.
Stars: Miki Nakatani, Wayne LeGette, Takao Osawa, Haruka Ayase
Votes: 1,097
9. The Water Margin (1973– )
45 min | Action, Drama, History
Nearly a thousand years ago in ancient China, there was a cruel government. 108 renegade will try to change the story.
Stars: Atsuo Nakamura, Sanae Tsuchida, Burt Kwouk, Wolfgang Spier
Votes: 735
10. 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: 559
11. Owls' Castle (1999)
138 min | Action, Drama
As the great military commander Nobunaga Oda was consolidating his power across Japan, one of his actions was to wipe out a clan of assassins, killing every man, woman and child he found in... See full summary »
Director: Masahiro Shinoda | Stars: Kiichi Nakai, Mayu Tsuruta, Riona Hazuki, Takaya Kamikawa
Votes: 548
12. Brass Knuckle Boys (2008)
125 min | Comedy, Music
A record company office worker named Kanna Kurita discovers a punk rock band called Shonen Meriken Sakku / Brass Knuckle Boys through the internet and subsequently decides to represent them... See full summary »
Director: Kankurô Kudô | Stars: Aoi Miyazaki, Yûichi Kimura, Ryô Katsuji, Tomorô Taguchi
Votes: 543
13. Change (2008– )
Drama
Keita Asakura, 35, a primary school teacher from rural Nagano Prefecture whose recently deceased father had been a dietman from Kyushu.
Stars: Takuya Kimura, Eri Fukatsu, Akira Terao, Rosa Katô
Votes: 524
14. Inugami-ke no ichizoku (2006)
134 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller
A web of deceit, adultery and greed manifests in Kon Ichikawa's remake of his own 1976 hit about a murder investigation that reveals years of hidden skeletons and a shocking family secret.
Director: Kon Ichikawa | Stars: Kôji Ishizaka, Nanako Matsushima, Kikunosuke Onoe, Sumiko Fuji
Votes: 421
15. Priceless (2012)
54 min | Comedy
Originally a mid-level manager with a promising future in a big corporation, the life of this elite employee changes dramatically one day. Having attracted the attention of his superiors ... See full summary »
Stars: Takuya Kimura, Kiichi Nakai, Karina, Issei Ogata
Votes: 341
16. Ballad: Na mo naki koi no uta (2009)
127 min | Action, Drama, Romance
A movie examining a young boy's first encounter with true fear in his endless pursuit of courage.
Director: Takashi Yamazaki | Stars: Tsuyoshi Kusanagi, Yui Aragaki, Akashi Takei, Michitaka Tsutsui
Votes: 302
17. The Scandalous Adventures of Buraikan (1970)
104 min | Comedy, Drama
An outlaw pushes the residents of Edo's red light district to rebel against a growing number of stifling, moralistic laws.
Director: Masahiro Shinoda | Stars: Tatsuya Nakadai, Shima Iwashita, Shôichi Ozawa, Fumio Watanabe
Votes: 269
18. Trail of Blood (1972)
88 min | Action, Drama
Can a sinful man change and find peace? It's unlikely in gang-plagued Japan. Jokichi of Mikogami, a drifter (and hired sword), goes straight after protecting a woman in distress: they marry... See full summary »
Director: Kazuo Ikehiro | Stars: Yoshio Harada, Atsuo Nakamura, Kayo Matsuo, Sanae Kitabayashi
Votes: 178
19. The Highest Honor (1982 TV Movie)
R | 144 min | Drama, War
The true story of a daring raid on Japanese-occupied Singapore Harbour by Australian and British troops during WWII.
Directors: Peter Maxwell, Seiji Maruyama | Stars: John Howard, Atsuo Nakamura, Stuart Wilson, Steve Bisley
Votes: 168
20. Mushukunin mikogami no jôkichi: Kawakaze ni kako wa nagareta (1972)
80 min | Action
Thirsting for revenge, Jokichi rashly attempts to assassinate the evil Chogoro but ends up being captured by Yakuza. His life is spared by Boss Juzaburo, in order that the harmony of an ... See full summary »
Director: Kazuo Ikehiro | Stars: Tôru Abe, Yoshio Harada, Akio Hasegawa, Etsuko Ichihara
Votes: 138
21. Runway Beat (2011)
126 min | Drama
Transfer student Biito Mizorogi, talented in fashion design, brings classmates together to stage a fashion show for the school's annual festival.
Director: Kentarô Ohtani | Stars: Yumi Endô, Imalu, Masaki Kaji, Michiko Kichise
Votes: 92
22. Mare (2015)
15 min | Comedy, Drama, Family
Mare is an elementary school student. She lives with her family in the city, but, right before her father goes bankrupt, they run away and settle down at a fishing village in Noto. The ... See full summary »
Stars: Tao Tsuchiya, Takako Tokiwa, Kento Yamazaki, Yûko Tanaka
Votes: 87
23. Taira no Kiyomori (2012–2013)
Drama, History
The 51st NHK Taiga drama recounts the life of Taira no Kiyomori (1118-1181), a general of the Heian period, who established the first samurai-based government in Japan.
Stars: Ken'ichi Matsuyama, Takaya Kamikawa, Masaki Okada, Kyôko Fukada
Votes: 67
24. Chokolietta (2014)
159 min | Drama
At the age of 5, girl's mother dies in a car accident. Ever since then, the girl closes herself within. In high school, she borrows a famous Film from a boy, a graduate of the movie study ... See full summary »
Director: Shiori Kazama | Stars: Masaki Suda, Tôko Miura, Aoi Morikawa, Atsuo Nakamura
Votes: 65
25. Dolittle the Veterinary Physician (2010– )
Drama
Kenichi Tottori is a veterinarian known as "Doolittle". He's strict with his money and also the pet owners he comes across with. He is also a highly competent vet, who also helps pet owners... See full summary »
Stars: Shun Oguri, Mao Inoue, Kôji Ishizaka, Jun Kunimura
Votes: 65
26. Love and Faith (1978)
154 min | Drama
Sen Rikyu is a ceremonial tea master who advises warlord Hideyoshi in sixteenth-century feudal Japan. His daughter, the beautiful Lady Ogin, has an unrequited love for Lord Ukon, who has ... See full summary »
Director: Kei Kumai | Stars: Ryôko Nakano, Kichiemon Nakamura, Takashi Shimura, Toshirô Mifune
Votes: 50
27. Wasted Land (2009– )
Drama
Iki Tadashi is a military leader who was captured by the Soviets during World War II. Treated as a war criminal, he was sentenced to many years of labor in a harsh Siberian detention camp. ... See full summary »
Stars: Hiroo Ôtaka, Toshiaki Karasawa, Emi Wakui, Mikako Tabe
Votes: 50
28. Hasen no marisu (1999)
108 min
Director: Satoshi Isaka | Stars: Hitomi Kuroki, Takanori Jinnai, Tetsuo Yamashita, Toshio Kakei
Votes: 48
29.
Monkey (1978–2004)
Episode:
Monkey Turns Nursemaid
(1978)
Action, Adventure, Comedy
Buddha sends a messenger to find a holy man to make the journey from China to India. She chooses the boy priest and bestows upon him the name Tripitaka. Joined by the irrepressible Monkey - with his magic wishing staff and magic powers.
Director: Jun Fukuda | Stars: Masaaki Sakai, Toshiyuki Nishida, Shirô Kishibe, Masako Natsume
Votes: 37
30. Makete, katsu: Sengo wo tsukutta otoko Yoshida Shigeru (2012– )
73 min | Biography
Yoshida Shigeru was a proud, stubborn man who stuck to his own principles even when tossed into jail during wartime. He also held his own against General MacArthur, the supreme commander of... See full summary »
Stars: Michael Steinebach, Eric Bossick, Cynthia Cheston, Yoshiki Arizono
Votes: 34
31. Sugata Sanshirô (1977)
143 min | Action, Drama
The story of Sanshiro Sugata, a young man who wants to learn the new art of judo. A wise teacher reveals to Sanshiro that judo is not merely a means of combat nor a demonstration of ... See full summary »
Director: Kihachi Okamoto | Stars: Tomokazu Miura, Kumiko Akiyoshi, Tatsuya Nakadai, Shinsuke Ashida
Votes: 33
32. 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
33. Legend of the Devil (1996)
Not Rated | 90 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
A gang of evil ninjas has stolen the sacred sword of the Lady Mayu and are demanding that her family exchange her for the family treasure. The world's greatest swordsman, Shuranosuke Sakaki, is called in to get the sword back.
Director: Masaru Tsushima | Stars: Masaki Kyômoto, Atsuo Nakamura, Daisuke Ryû, Takeshi Yamato
Votes: 27
34. The Days of No Return (1978)
99 min | Drama
The story of a high school boy (Toshiyuki Nagashima) in Tokyo returning to his home town of Nagano upon the death of his father.
Director: Toshiya Fujita | Stars: Jun Etô, Toshiyuki Nagashima, Mayumi Asano, Kaori Takeda
Votes: 27
35.
Legal High (2012–2013)
Episode:
Episode #1.11
(2012)
54 min | Comedy, Drama
As a continuation of an earlier episode where the law firm took on the giant chemical company the lawyers represent the dismissed chemical engineer, but not before a firm and a lawyer ... See full summary »
Director: Jun'ichi Ishikawa | Stars: Masato Sakai, Yui Aragaki, Katsuhisa Namase, Kôtarô Satomi
Votes: 21
36.
The Water Margin (1973– )
Episode:
Daisôkoku no ryûsei
(1973)
Action, Drama, History
The Emperor dispatches his favourite, wicked Kao Chiu, to the sacred mountain to exorcise the evil behind the terrible plague that grips China. Kao Chiu discovers an ancient temple, its ... See full summary »
Director: Toshio Masuda | Stars: Atsuo Nakamura, Hajime Hana, Takeshi Ôbayashi, Sanae Tsuchida
Votes: 21
37.
Legal High (2012–2013)
Episode:
Episode #1.8
(2012)
54 min | Comedy, Drama
A very popular and precocious child actress decides to sue her mother as a way of breaking free from the pressure she feels. Her mother's defense lawyer turns out to be none other than ... See full summary »
Director: Hidenori Jôhô | Stars: Masato Sakai, Yui Aragaki, Katsuhisa Namase, Kôtarô Satomi
Votes: 20
38. Lust of a Eunuch (1977)
Short
Director: Atom Egoyan | Stars: Ed Begley Jr., Barbara Kelly, Atsuo Nakamura, Ryôhei Uchida
Votes: 19
39. Kikyo (2019 TV Movie)
119 min | Drama, History
A samurai drama The Return tells the story of an ailing outlaw who returns to his hometown after a 30-year journey. In the village of his youth, he decides to save a girl in dire straits.
Director: Shigemichi Sugita | Stars: Tatsuya Nakadai, Takako Tokiwa, Kazuki Kitamura, Naoto Ogata
Votes: 17
40. Shudan-sasen (1994)
107 min | Comedy, Drama, Thriller
In the midst of a bad economy, Yokoyama, the vice president of Taiyo Real Estate, launches a plan to cut back on his labor force. Fifty employees are segregated into a special assignment ... See full summary »
Director: Shunichi Kajima | Stars: Kyôhei Shibata, Atsuo Nakamura, Masahiko Tsugawa, Kazuya Kosaka
Votes: 15
41.
Monkey (1978–2004)
Episode:
Saishuppatsu Tenjiku e no michi
(1979)
Action, Adventure, Comedy
Monkey, Pigsy and Sandy become disillusioned with the pilgrimage and go their separate ways. Tripitaka continues his journey. When lightning strikes the horse and it turns into a human. Tripitaka soon finds himself in grave danger.
Director: Jun Fukuda | Stars: Masaaki Sakai, Masako Natsume, Shirô Kishibe, Tonpei Hidari
Votes: 15
42.
Jin (2009– )
Episode:
Saishû wa
(2009)
68 min | Drama, Fantasy, Romance
The doctor faces a dilemma and struggles with his prognosis. The friendship and professional input of two others help him make a decision. In the meantime, Saki is confronted with the ... See full summary »
Director: Yûichirô Hirakawa | Stars: Takao Osawa, Miki Nakatani, Haruka Ayase, Keisuke Koide
Votes: 15
43. Kogarashi Monjiro Returns (1993 TV Movie)
96 min | Action, Drama
Director: Kon Ichikawa | Stars: Atsuo Nakamura, Ryôko Sakaguchi, Ittoku Kishibe, Takeshi Katô
Votes: 12
44.
The Water Margin (1973– )
Episode:
Sôshû no neppû
(1973)
Action, Drama, History
Lin Chung continues his journey to the prison; along the way he makes friends with group of mountain bandits and the tattooed dragon, a noble man living in the village, in the prison, Lin ... See full summary »
Director: Toshio Masuda | Stars: Atsuo Nakamura, Teruhiko Aoi, Takeshi Ôbayashi, Sanae Tsuchida
Votes: 12
45. A Narcotics Agent's Ballad (1972)
84 min | Crime, Thriller
Undercover cop Kikuchi teams up with the Okinawa local police to clean up the narcotics and prostitution underworld.
Director: Shin Takakuwa | Stars: Shin'ichi Chiba, Eiko Takehara, Hiroshi Miyauchi, Atsuo Nakamura
Votes: 11
46. Yokomizo Seishi shirîzu (1977–1978)
54 min | Mystery
Stars: Isamu Nagato, Ikkô Furuya, Akiko Nomura, Tamotsu Hayakawa
Votes: 11
47.
Jin (2009– )
Episode:
Dai kyû wa
(2009)
46 min | Drama, Fantasy, Romance
The doctor receives an invitation to the brothel where a surprise awaits him. yet despite being asked to arrive alone he has another man in tow. At the same time a fire breaks out, and ... See full summary »
Director: Daisuke Yamamuro | Stars: Takao Osawa, Miki Nakatani, Haruka Ayase, Keisuke Koide
Votes: 9
48.
Priceless (2012)
Episode:
Episode #1.1
(2012)
80 min | Comedy
Director: Masayuki Suzuki | Stars: Takuya Kimura, Kiichi Nakai, Karina, Gaku Adachi
Votes: 8
49. Song of Vengeance (1968)
90 min | Action, Crime
Directors: Masahisa Sadanaga, Shigeyuki Yamane | Stars: Yoshio Harada, Ryôhei Uchida, Eijirô Tôno, Hisashi Yokomori
Votes: 7
50.
The Water Margin (1973– )
Episode:
Both At Last Will Reach The Sea
(1973)
Action, Drama, History
After fleeing prison; Lin Chung tries to go back to find his wife whom is in a journey too to find her husband; the soldiers set an ambush for Lin Chung using his wife which ends up in her own death to save Lin Chung.
Director: Shigeo Takahashi | Stars: Burt Kwouk, Atsuo Nakamura, Wolfgang Spier, Sanae Tsuchida
Votes: 7