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1. Emperor (2012)
PG-13 | 105 min | Drama, History, War
As the Japanese surrender at the end of World War II, General Fellers is tasked with deciding if Emperor Hirohito will be hanged as a war criminal. Influencing his ruling is his quest to find Aya, an exchange student he met years earlier in the U.S.
Director: Peter Webber | Stars: Matthew Fox, Colin Moy, Tommy Lee Jones, Eriko Hatsune
Votes: 14,865 | Gross: $3.35M
2. American Pastime (2007)
Not Rated | 105 min | Drama, Romance, Sport
The dramatic impact World War II had on the home front as American families of Japanese descent were uprooted from their daily lives and placed in internment camps in the Western United States in the early 1940s.
Director: Desmond Nakano | Stars: Aaron Yoo, Olesya Rulin, Carleton Bluford, Sami Roe
Votes: 775
3. Hinokio (2005)
111 min | Drama, Sci-Fi
Satoru (Kanata Hongo), a wheelchair-bound elementary student, locks himself away from the outside world after his mother dies. His father designs a remote-controlled robot to go to school ... See full summary »
Director: Takahiko Akiyama | Stars: Masatoshi Nakamura, Kanata Hongô, Mikako Tabe, Maki Horikita
Votes: 627
4. Leonie (2010)
PG-13 | 102 min | Biography, Drama
A film about the life and relationships of the early 20th century American educator, editor, and journalist Leonie Gilmour, the mother of the acclaimed artist and architect Isamu Noguchi.
Director: Hisako Matsui | Stars: Emily Mortimer, Kazuko Yoshiyuki, Shidô Nakamura, Christina Hendricks
Votes: 609
5. A Tale of Samurai Cooking: A True Love Story (2013)
122 min | Drama, History
During the Edo Period of Japan, an excellent cook marries the heir to a renowned cooking family. However, her husband is a terrible chef. With the help of her new mother-in-law, she begins to teach him the ways of the culinary arts.
Director: Yûzô Asahara | Stars: Aya Ueto, Kengo Kôra, Kimiko Yo, Riko Narumi
Votes: 573
6. That Man Bolt (1973)
R | 104 min | Action, Crime, Drama
To take a briefcase from Hong Kong to Mexico City, via Los Angeles, is it necessary to call on that man - Bolt? With the number of dangerous spies and gangsters who are after that briefcase, maybe Jefferson Bolt is not enough.
Directors: Henry Levin, David Lowell Rich | Stars: Fred Williamson, Byron Webster, Miko Mayama, Teresa Graves
Votes: 433
7. The After-Dinner Mysteries (2013)
121 min | Mystery
Kageyama (Sho Sakurai) works as the butler for rich heiress Reiko Hosho (Keiko Kitagawa). Reiko happens to be a novice detective but lacks certain deductive skills needed by detectives. ... See full summary »
Director: Masato Hijikata | Stars: Shô Sakurai, Keiko Kitagawa, Tôru Nomaguchi, Yasuhi Nakamura
Votes: 295
8. Abacus and Sword (2010)
129 min | Drama
A low-income samurai struggling to survive when the philosophy and their reason of existence is being questioned and phased out.
Director: Yoshimitsu Morita | Stars: Masato Sakai, Yukie Nakama, Keiko Matsuzaka, Mina Fujii
Votes: 208
9. Galileo: Kindan no Majutsu (2022 TV Movie)
Mystery
Four years before Silent Parade (2022), Yukawa and Kusanagi investigate the murder of a writer after a video found in his possession piques Yukawa's interest.
Director: Toshiyuki Mitsuhashi | Stars: Masaharu Fukuyama, Yûko Araki, Kazuki Kitamura, Ikkei Watanabe
Votes: 131
10. Musashi (2003– )
Adventure, Drama, Romance
Orphaned when he was not yet ten, Musashi grows up skilled in the martial arts. During the Battle of Sekigahara, he fights on the side of the losing Toyotomi forces, but eludes the enemy as... See full summary »
Stars: Ebizô Ichikawa, Ryôko Yonekura, Isao Hashizume, Shin'ichi Tsutsumi
Votes: 130
11. In the City of Dawn (2011)
129 min | Drama, Romance
By chance, Watabe meets subordinate worker Nakanishi at batting center. A friendship occurs which leads to a heated love affair. Watabe then learns that Nakanishi is the prime suspect of a ... See full summary »
Director: Setsurô Wakamatsu | Stars: Gorô Kishitani, Kyôko Fukada, Tae Kimura, Ken Ishiguro
Votes: 99
12. Otoko wa tsurai yo: Torajiro gambare! (1977)
95 min | Comedy
Tora-san becomes friends with Toraya's newest tenant, a pachinko-playing electrician that goes by the nickname Watt. Tora attempts to match Watt with a young waitress.
Director: Yôji Yamada | Stars: Kiyoshi Atsumi, Chieko Baishô, Shiho Fujimura, Shinobu Ôtake
Votes: 89
13. Sakura Guardian in the North (2018)
126 min | Drama
In 1945, the mother fled with her two sons from the Russians to Hokkaido. In 1972, her son returns to Japan after finding success in the U.S.
Director: Yôjirô Takita | Stars: Hiroshi Abe, Ittoku Kishibe, Katsuya Maiguma, Toshiyuki Nagashima
Votes: 85
14. House of the Owl (2024– )
TV-MA | 51 min | Drama
At the height of his career and powers, Japan's master fixer, who has guided politicians and business heads through some of Japan's biggest scandals, discovers that fixing his family is harder than fixing a country.
Stars: Mackenyu, Min Tanaka, Masanobu Andô, Heidi Berger
Votes: 84
15. Two Homelands (2019 TV Movie)
History
Kenji Amo is a 2nd generation Japanese-American. He was born in America but went to school in Japan. He returned to America to study at UCLA. Now, Kenji Amo works as a reporter for a newspaper in the Little Tokyo area of Los Angeles.
Director: Hideta Takahata | Stars: Robert Anderson, Antonio Angelov, Yumi Asô, Thane Camus
Votes: 72
16. Half Blue (2018)
15 min | Drama, Family, History
After losing her hearing in one ear because of a disease, Suzume Nireno's family and her childhood friend always motivate her and help her during life's twists and turns.
Stars: Mei Nagano, Yasuko Matsuyuki, Jun Fubuki, Takeru Satoh
Votes: 71
17. Date My Daughter! (2021)
51 min | Drama
Aoi Minase is a popular writer in her 40's. Aoi is worried about her daughter, who doesn't have a boyfriend. Aoi believes this is because her daughter is an otaku, who enjoys manga and cosplay. Her daughter does want to fall in love.
Stars: Miho Kanno, Minami Hamabe, Koshi Mizukami, Haruka Fukuhara
Votes: 63
18. Three Sisters of Tenmasou (2022)
120 min | Drama
Director: Ryûhei Kitamura | Stars: Non, Mugi Kadowaki, Riku Hagiwara, Hiroyuki Hirayama
Votes: 49
19. Sora e: Sukui no tsubasa resukyû uingusu (2008)
108 min | Action, Drama
Haruka Kawashima has just started off her career as the first female pilot of the rescue helicopter UH-60J which she had admired since the Air Self-Defense Force (SDF) Rescue Squad saved ... See full summary »
Director: Masaaki Tezuka | Stars: Yûko Takayama, Dai Watanabe, Shunya Isaka, Ken Kaneko
Votes: 46
20. Tokujo kabachi!! (2010– )
54 min | Comedy
Katsuhiro Tamura and Misuzu Sumiyoshi are employees of a legal document firm. They have very different personalities and don't always get along well, but gradually develop good relations while working together on various legal cases.
Stars: Shô Sakurai, Maki Horikita, Ken'ichi Endô, Masatoshi Nakamura
Votes: 38
21. Tetsuko no heya (1976– )
35 min | Talk-Show
Stars: Tetsuko Kuroyanagi, Meiko Nakamura, Makoto Ôtake, Tomio Umezawa
Votes: 33
22. 60-sai no rabu retâ (2009)
Drama
Three parallel love stories involving Tokyo couples well into the second half of their lives. A workaholic man leaves his wife after 30 years of a loveless marriage. A couple that is ... See full summary »
Director: Yoshihiro Fukagawa | Stars: Chie Ayado, Jung Ayul, Yûko Genkaku, Sachie Hara
Votes: 30
23. 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: 24
24. Funny or Spank: Airport for 24 Hours (2011 TV Special)
463 min | Comedy
Directors: Hiroshi Matsubara, Toshiaki Nanba | Stars: Hitoshi Matsumoto, Masatoshi Hamada, Hôsei Tsukitei, Shôzô Endô
Votes: 21
25. Run! Ichiro (2001)
105 min
Various individuals named Ichiro undergo life-changing events while being inspired by the baseball player Ichiro Suzuki, better known as simply Ichiro. A heartwarming movie about the people... See full summary »
Director: Kazuki Ômori | Stars: Masatoshi Nakamura, Yûko Asano, Kazuhisa Kawaguchi, Miyoko Asada
Votes: 20
26. Kaze no Tôge: Ginkan no Fu (2015– )
43 min | Drama
Kusakabe Gengo, of the Tsukigase domain in Western Japan, is handed an order to execute the chief retainer, Matsuura Shogen. Kusakabe and Matsuura are childhood friends and also went to the... See full summary »
Stars: Masatoshi Nakamura, Kyôhei Shibata, Nanami Sakuraba, Takehiro Hira
Votes: 13
27. Bakayarô! 3: Henna yatsura (1990)
94 min | Comedy
Directors: Yasuo Hasegawa, Tsutomu Kashima, Naoto Yamakawa | Stars: Mitsuru Hirata, Hideko Hara, Rikako Murakami, Katsunobu Ito
Votes: 13
28. Seigi no Tenbin (2021–2023)
Drama, Mystery
Kazuya Takano is a lawyer who previously worked as a surgeon. He is a thorough rationalist and is a genius when it comes to thinking and reasoning. Takano was invited to join the ... See full summary »
Stars: Naoto Takenaka, Kazuya Kamenashi, Tomoko Yamaguchi, Nao Honda
Votes: 11
29. Yonigeya hompo 2 (1993)
100 min | Comedy, Drama
Director: Takahito Hara | Stars: Masatoshi Nakamura, Tôru Masuoka, Morio Kazama, Toshiyuki Hosokawa
Votes: 11
30.
House of the Owl (2024– )
Episode:
Episode #1.1
(2024)
TV-MA | Drama
Directors: Yûya Ishii, Yusaku Matsumoto, Yoshitaka Mori | Stars: Mackenyu, Min Tanaka, Ako, Ako
Votes: 11
31.
House of the Owl (2024– )
Episode:
Episode #1.2
(2024)
TV-MA | Drama
Directors: Yûya Ishii, Yusaku Matsumoto, Yoshitaka Mori | Stars: Mackenyu, Min Tanaka, Ako, Masanobu Andô
Votes: 11
32. Dansou no reijin (2008 TV Movie)
120 min | Biography, Drama, History
About the Manchu princess Yoshiko Kawashima who served as a spy for the Kwantung Army and as a military leader for Manchukuo.
Director: Meiji Fujita | Stars: Meisa Kuroki, Miki Maya, Yûki Yagi, Jirô Dan
Votes: 10
33. The 63rd Annual NHK kôhaku uta gassen (2012 TV Special)
Music
Stars: Takuya Kimura, Haruka Ayase, Kaho Minami, Yôji Yamada
Votes: 10
34. Oretachi no kunshô (1975– )
54 min | Drama
Stars: Yûsaku Matsuda, Masatoshi Nakamura, Willie Dorsey, Tamotsu Hayakawa
Votes: 9
35.
House of the Owl (2024– )
Episode:
Episode #1.3
(2024)
TV-MA | Drama
Directors: Yûya Ishii, Yusaku Matsumoto, Yoshitaka Mori | Stars: Mackenyu, Min Tanaka, Ako, Masanobu Andô
Votes: 9
36.
House of the Owl (2024– )
Episode:
Episode #1.4
(2024)
TV-MA | Drama
Directors: Yûya Ishii, Yusaku Matsumoto, Yoshitaka Mori | Stars: Mackenyu, Min Tanaka, Ako, Masanobu Andô
Votes: 9
37. Nippon keishichô no haji to iwareta futari: keiji chindôchû (1980)
97 min | Comedy
Director: Kôsei Saitô | Stars: Masatoshi Nakamura, Hiroshi Katsuno, Junzaburô Ban, Takashi Ebata
Votes: 8
38. Yonigeya hompo (1992)
106 min | Comedy
Director: Takahito Hara | Stars: Masatoshi Nakamura, Miho Takagi, Tôru Masuoka, Haruhiko Saitô
Votes: 8
39.
House of the Owl (2024– )
Episode:
Episode #1.10
(2024)
TV-MA | Drama
Directors: Yûya Ishii, Yusaku Matsumoto, Yoshitaka Mori | Stars: Mackenyu, Min Tanaka, Masanobu Andô, Heidi Berger
Votes: 7
40.
House of the Owl (2024– )
Episode:
Episode #1.7
(2024)
TV-MA | Drama
Directors: Yûya Ishii, Yusaku Matsumoto, Yoshitaka Mori | Stars: Mackenyu, Min Tanaka, Masanobu Andô, Heidi Berger
Votes: 6
41. Touch (I) (2024)
Drama, Romance | Filming
It centers on a widower's journey to find his first love before time runs out.
Director: Baltasar Kormákur | Stars: Egill Ólafsson, Palmi Kormákur, Kôki, Masahiro Motoki
42. Dai kuko (1978–1980)
55 min | Crime, Drama
Stars: Kôji Tsuruta, Takeo Chii, Yukiko Ebina, Tetsuo Gotô
43. Asaki yumemishi - yaoya oshichi ibun (2013– )
30 min | Drama
In February, 1681, a large fire takes place at Hongo Maruyama. The fire spreads to Komagome. Due to the fire, Yoaya (a vegetable store) is burned down. Kihee is the owner of vegetable store... See full summary »
Stars: Atsuko Maeda, Sôsuke Ikematsu, Yumi Asô, Yûta Hiraoka
44. The Silent Sword: Loyalty and Honor (2008 TV Movie)
Drama, History
The true identity of Keinosuke Yuki (Masakazu Tamura), a master swordsman known as "Onmae of the Escape," was the illegitimate child of Himeji lord Naonori Matsudaira (Ken Utsui), but now ... See full summary »
Director: Hajime Hashimoto | Stars: Ryûji Harada, Isao Hashizume, Meiko Kaji, Minoru Kobayashi
45. This Story of Love (1987)
117 min | Action
Director: Toshio Masuda | Stars: Miwako Fujitani, Yoshio Harada, Yuko Kazu, Masahiko Kondô
46. Kashin (1977)
45 min | Drama, History
Stars: Ruriko Asaoka, Tony Cetera, Jun Hamamura, Renji Ishibashi
47. Tuesday Suspense Theater (1981–2005)
Crime, Drama, Mystery
Stars: Kaori Momoi, Ryôko Nakano, Eiji Okada, Yoshio Harada
48. Kasugano Tsubone (1989– )
Drama
Stars: Yôsuke Eguchi, Tetsurô Tanba, Kyôko Kagawa, Teruyuki Kagawa
49. Onna taikôki (1981)
45 min | Drama, History
Stars: Yoshiko Sakuma, Toshiyuki Nishida, Harue Akagi, Yôko Asaji
50. Kagemusha Tokugawa Ieyasu (2014 TV Movie)
250 min | Drama, History
Director: Akihiko Shigemitsu | Stars: Toshiyuki Nishida, Alisa Mizuki, Hideki Takahashi, Tokio Emoto