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1. Goemon (2009)
128 min | Action, Drama, History
Based on a Japanese folk legend that echoes the tale of Robin Hood, this ninja thriller follows the exploits of Goemon Ishikawa (Yôsuke Eguchi), who leaves his fighting clan after its chief... See full summary »
Director: Kazuaki Kiriya | Stars: Yôsuke Eguchi, Takao Osawa, Ryôko Hirosue, Jun Kaname
Votes: 5,552
2. Cyborg She (2008)
115 min | Action, Comedy, Romance
A lonely university student develops a romance with a beautiful interesting woman, who turns out to be a cyborg from the future.
Director: Jae-young Kwak | Stars: Haruka Ayase, Keisuke Koide, Risa Ai, Nya Daigo
Votes: 4,252
3. Exte: Hair Extensions (2007)
R | 108 min | Comedy, Horror
About hair extensions that attack the women that wear them.
Director: Sion Sono | Stars: Chiaki Kuriyama, Megumi Satô, Tsugumi, Eri Machimoto
Votes: 3,358
4. Waterboys (2001)
91 min | Comedy, Sport
In a Japanese high school, a class of adolescent geeks joins the new synchronized swimming teacher and takes up the challenge to take part in the competition, in spite of the mockeries of the "real sportsmen".
Director: Shinobu Yaguchi | Stars: Satoshi Tsumabuki, Hiroshi Tamaki, Akifumi Miura, Kôen Kondô
Votes: 3,062
5. Thermae Romae (2012)
108 min | Comedy, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Lucius, a Roman architect, is transported through time to modern-day Japan, where he learns about Japanese bathhouses and uses this to his gain back home.
Director: Hideki Takeuchi | Stars: Hiroshi Abe, Aya Ueto, Kazuki Kitamura, Riki Takeuchi
Votes: 2,699
6. Battlefield Baseball (2003)
Not Rated | 87 min | Action, Comedy, Horror
Battlefield Baseball is a tough game--it doesn't end until all the members on the opposing team are dead. In this game the Gedo High team is composed of blue-faced zombies, and their ... See full summary »
Director: Yûdai Yamaguchi | Stars: Tak Sakaguchi, Atsushi Itô, Hideo Sakaki, Yoshikazu Ebisu
Votes: 1,522
7. Doctor X (2012– )
Not Rated | 54 min | Comedy, Drama, Mystery
Daimon Michiko is a freelance surgeon who wanders from hospital to hospital because the harsh environment led many doctors to retire. However, Michiko doesn't look like a doctor at all with her flashy clothes and eccentric attitude.
Stars: Ryôko Yonekura, Ittoku Kishibe, Yuki Uchida, Toshiyuki Nishida
Votes: 793
8. Fireworks, Should We See It from the Side or the Bottom? (1995)
45 min | Drama, Family
On the day when a fireworks display is planned, Norimichi, Yusuke, and their friends at school in a Japanese seaside town cannot agree whether or not fireworks are "flat" or "round" when ... See full summary »
Director: Shunji Iwai | Stars: Yûta Yamazaki, Megumi Okina, Takayuki Sorita, Randy Havens
Votes: 745
9. Pretty Proofreader (2016)
54 min | Comedy, Drama
Kouno Etsuko joins a publishing company with her sights set on becoming a fashion editor. But she is assigned to the proofreading department which examines and fixes errors in manuscripts.
Stars: Satomi Ishihara, Masaki Suda, Tsubasa Honda, Masato Wada
Votes: 722
10. The Solitary Gourmet (2012– )
30 min | Drama
A solitary businessman travels across Japan, eating at its various establishments and experiencing the various delicacies of Japanese cuisine.
Stars: Yutaka Matsushige, Tomoki Uekusa, Atsushi Kashiwagi, Masayuki Kusumi
Votes: 510
11. Saka no ue no kumo (2009–2011)
Drama
The 19th Century was a turbulent one for Japan. Enduring the throes of change brought about by the Meiji era, it still struggled to join the world and be considered a "civilized, modern ... See full summary »
Stars: Masahiro Motoki, Aleksandr Veremyuk, Hiroshi Abe, Teruyuki Kagawa
Votes: 504
12. Jigyaku no uta (2007)
115 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Despite all signs pointing toward potential heartbreak, a woman and man begin a romance.
Director: Yukihiko Tsutsumi | Stars: Miki Nakatani, Hiroshi Abe, Maki Carousel, Dante Carver
Votes: 353
13. A Tale of Mari and Three Puppies (2007)
124 min | Drama
Mari and her puppies survive an earthquake by protecting their puppies and waiting for their owner's return.
Director: Ryûichi Inomata | Stars: Yoshikazu Ebisu, Eiichirô Funakoshi, Ryohei Hirota, Yukijirô Hotaru
Votes: 326
14. Fancy Dance (1989)
101 min | Comedy, Drama
Yohei, a punk rocker, has to become a Buddhist monk in order to inherit a mountain temple. Yohei though initially rebelling against the tough monastic discipline learns to adjust. Then his ... See full summary »
Director: Masayuki Suô | Stars: Masahiro Motoki, Honami Suzuki, Ken Ohsawa, Hikomaro
Votes: 317
15. Prescription Police (2006– )
Comedy
Kiriyama Shuichiro works as an information management officer in the prefectural police station. As he is very observant and has interest in the unresolved cases which have gone past the ... See full summary »
Stars: Joe Odagiri, Kumiko Asô, Kôsuke Toyohara, Eri Fuse
Votes: 251
16. Blank 13 (2017)
70 min | Drama, Family
A son discovers the unknown life of his deserted father's after his death.
Director: Takumi Saitô | Stars: Cookie, Yoshikazu Ebisu, Lily Franky, Seiji Fukushi
Votes: 247
17. Bananya (2016–2019)
TV-G | 3 min | Animation, Comedy, Family
The daily adventures of Bananya, a cat with dreams to become a chocolate-covered banana, and his friends.
Stars: Lindsay Sheppard, Frank Matano, Eterno, Franktheshow
Votes: 219
18. Kamen Rider Ryuki: Episode Final (2002)
78 min | Action, Drama, Fantasy
Picking of episode 46 left off, Ryuki and four other Riders remain standing, but one of them, somewhat-related to Ryuki, threatens to speeden the deaths of the remaining Riders.
Director: Ryuta Tasaki | Stars: Takamasa Suga, Satoshi Matsuda, Ayano Sugiyama, Kenzaburou Kikuchi
Votes: 194
19. Yûsha Yoshihiko (2016– )
Action, Comedy
The Hero Yoshihiko returns with his three companions to find seven people chosen by fate to battle the Demon King.
Stars: Takayuki Yamada, Haruka Kinami, Tsuyoshi Muro, Jirô Satô
Votes: 169
20. Moon & Cherry (2004)
82 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
When an alluring young woman joins an erotic writing class, she begins a game of sexual cat and mouse with a naive college student. As they venture into more and more unpredictable ... See full summary »
Director: Yuki Tanada | Stars: Yoshikazu Ebisu, Noriko Eguchi, Akira Emoto, Misako Hirata
Votes: 138
21. Nezu no ban (2005)
110 min | Comedy, Drama
A dying old man named Shomantei has one last request. It is a different one. He would like to see the vagina of a young and pretty virgin. The family scrambles to fulfill his wish, but soon... See full summary »
Director: Masahiko Tsugawa | Stars: Kiichi Nakai, Yoshino Kimura, Hôka Kinoshita, Akira Tanaka
Votes: 127
22. Yoshitsune (2005– )
Action, Biography, Drama
Fictionalized account of the last years of Minamoto no Yoshitsune (1159-1189), one of the great folk heroes of Japan, and the political intrigues that sealed his fate.
Stars: Hideaki Takizawa, Noriko Nakagoshi, Mutsumi Fujita, Tatsuo Ito
Votes: 100
23. Moppu gâru (2007– )
Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
Momoko has just started a new job at a company that offers funeral services and cleans up after crime scenes when she discovers she has an amazing supernatural power. When she touches an ... See full summary »
Stars: Keiko Kitagawa, Natsuna, Sôsuke Takaoka, Shôsuke Tanihara
Votes: 94
24. Mom Thinks I'm Crazy to Marry a Japanese Guy (2017)
92 min | Comedy, Romance
Lin, has a thing for Japanese culture while living in Taiwan. Lin got a Facebook message from a Japanese guy, Mogi. The two start to interact through Facebook. During the golden week holiday, they finally met in person in Taiwan.
Director: Akihisa Yachida | Stars: Yuta Nakano, Man-shu Jian, Yoshikazu Ebisu, Lotus Wang
Votes: 93
25. Ryôki teki na kanojo (2008– )
Comedy, Drama
Stars: Tsuyoshi Kusanagi, Rena Tanaka, Nao Matsushita, Shôsuke Tanihara
Votes: 85
26. Hibi Rock: Puke Afro and the Pop Star (2014)
110 min | Comedy, Music
Takuro Hibinuma had no talent for sports or aptitude for studying throughout high school and never had a girlfriend. However, he found his true calling when he began playing rock music. ... See full summary »
Director: Yû Irie | Stars: Fumi Nikaidô, Naoto Takenaka, Shûhei Nomura, Motoki Ochiai
Votes: 71
27. 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
28. Tales of the Bizarre (1990–1992)
54 min | Fantasy, Horror, Sci-Fi
Stars: Tamori, Junji Takada, Ryô Iwamatsu, Toshiya Sakai
Votes: 65
29. Kayôkyoku dayo jinsei wa (2007)
Drama
"Tokyo Rhapsody" consists of 11 short films all centered around the music genre known as "Kayokyoku". Kayokyoku is a catch-all term to describe the music that defined two generations of ... See full summary »
Directors: Itsumichi Isomura, Shinobu Yaguchi | Stars: Ryôhei Abe, Yoshikazu Ebisu, Miki Hayashida, Ayumi Ito
Votes: 56
30. Kôshônin (2008– )
Drama
The Special Investigation Team (SIT) is a high profile team of officers trained to handle cases in kidnappings, hostage situations, corporate blackmail, and other highly volatile criminal ... See full summary »
Stars: Ryôko Yonekura, Ren Ôsugi, Masatô Ibu, Sôsuke Takaoka
Votes: 47
31. May I Blackmail You? (2017–2018)
54 min | Mystery
Kanji Senkawa (Dean Fujioka) receives requests which the police or private investigators can't handle. He solves the cases by threatening people. Kanji Senkawa meets wealthy university ... See full summary »
Stars: Dean Fujioka, Emi Takei, Hiroki Miyake, Haruka Shimazaki
Votes: 35
32. Tetsuko no heya (1976– )
35 min | Talk-Show
Stars: Tetsuko Kuroyanagi, Meiko Nakamura, Makoto Ôtake, Tomio Umezawa
Votes: 33
33. 22 sai no wakare - Lycoris: Ha mizu hana mizu monogatari (2006)
119 min | Drama
It is the second work of the Oita trilogy of Obayashi . Following " Nigori Snow ", Ise Masazo draws a song written by composers and songwriter "Farewell of 22 years old " as a motif and ... See full summary »
Director: Nobuhiko Ôbayashi | Stars: Toshio Kakei, Misa Shimizu, Seina Suzuki, Mirei Nakamura
Votes: 33
34. Jirochô sangokushi (2008)
126 min | Comedy
Jirocho is a gambler who's forced to leave his wife Ocho in Shimizu for three years as he trains as a professional gambler. When he finally returns to Shimizu with his own crew of loyal ... See full summary »
Director: Masahiko Tsugawa | Stars: Kiichi Nakai, Kyôka Suzuki, Kazuki Kitamura, Yôichi Nukumizu
Votes: 25
35. Pretty Woman (2003)
111 min | Comedy, Drama
Director: Takayoshi Watanabe | Stars: Keiko Awaji, Akiko Kazami, Terue Shôji, Reiko Kusamura
Votes: 22
36. Funny or Spank: Private Eyes for 24 Hours (2015 TV Special)
360 min | Comedy, Reality-TV
Five comedians are faced with a game of no laughing in a science themed building. Laughing earns a punishment of which other comedians appear to deliberately make them laugh.
Stars: Hitoshi Matsumoto, Masatoshi Hamada, Hôsei Tsukitei, Naoki Tanaka
Votes: 18
37. If: Moshimo (1993– )
54 min | Fantasy
Stars: Tamori, Yûta Yamazaki, Megumi Okina, Takayuki Sorita
Votes: 17
38. Sumomo mo momo (1995)
90 min
Director: Akiyoshi Imazeki | Stars: Maki Mochida, Ayumi Hamasaki, Asami Katsuragi, Yasufumi Hayashi
Votes: 17
39. Funny or Spank: Space Army for 24 Hours (2013 TV Special)
516 min | Comedy, Reality-TV
Five comedians are faced with a game of no laughing in a Earth Defence Force theme. Laughing earns a punishment of which other comedians appear to deliberately make them laugh.
Stars: Hitoshi Matsumoto, Masatoshi Hamada, Hôsei Tsukitei, Shôzô Endô
Votes: 17
40. Self-Bondage: All Tied Up with My Own Rope (2013)
106 min | Drama
Director: Naoto Takenaka | Stars: Kaoru Hirata, Masanobu Andô, Yûji Ayabe, Guin Poon Chaw
Votes: 16
41. Funny or Spank: Prison Break for 24 Hours (2014 TV Special)
300 min | Comedy, Game-Show
Five comedians are faced with a game of no laughing in a Prison themed building. Laughing earns a punishment of which other comedians appear to deliberately make them laugh.
Stars: Hitoshi Matsumoto, Masatoshi Hamada, Hôsei Tsukitei, Shôzô Endô
Votes: 16
42. London Hearts (1999– )
54 min | Comedy, Reality-TV
Stars: Atsushi Tamura, Ryô Tamura, Rondon Bûtsu 1 Gô 2 Gô, Hiroiki Ariyoshi
Votes: 15
43.
Doctor X (2012– )
Episode:
Episode #5.1
(2017)
Not Rated | 54 min | Comedy, Drama, Mystery
A year since the fall of the corrupt Director Hiruma, Totei University Hospital has a new director, its first-ever female, who has started to clean up the system with her "patients first" ... See full summary »
Director: Naoki Tamura | Stars: Ryôko Yonekura, Kento Nagayama, Yuki Uchida, Ken'ichi Endô
Votes: 15
44. Beauty and the Boy (2015– )
48 min | Comedy
A capable but unpopular showbiz manager, Kazuko, struggles to groom a younger, new male actor, Ryo, whom she had scouted, into a star. An unmotivated Ryo slowly becomes conscious of the ... See full summary »
Stars: Yukie Nakama, Keita Machida, Leo Morimoto, Kyôko Maya
Votes: 13
45.
The Solitary Gourmet (2012– )
Episode:
Fried sablefish at Edogawabashi Station
(2013)
47 min | Drama
Goro visits Edogawa-bashi, in the Bunkyo ward to the Fish Market for lunch where he has Kyoto-style grilled black cod.
Director: Kenji Mizoguchi | Stars: Yutaka Matsushige, Tomoki Uekusa, Atsushi Kashiwagi, Masayuki Kusumi
Votes: 13
46. Funny or Spank: Science Lab. For 24 Hours (2016 TV Special)
360 min | Comedy, Talk-Show
Five comedians are faced with a game of no laughing in a science themed building. Laughing earns a punishment of which other comedians appear to deliberately make them laugh.
Stars: Hitoshi Matsumoto, Masatoshi Hamada, Hôsei Tsukitei, Shôzô Endô
Votes: 12
47. Hou ka go (1992– )
Azusa is a straight A student. Kouhei is a ne'er-do-well rock guitarist. One day after school, they run into each other as lightning strikes, causing them to switch bodies. Can Kouhei pass ... See full summary »
Stars: Alisa Mizuki, Issei Ishida, Nahoko Morooka, Shinji Takeda
Votes: 10
48. 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
49. Sanbiki no ossan (2014– )
56 min | Comedy
Kiyokazu Kiyota, Shigeo Tachibana and Norio Arimura are childhood friends. Upon reaching the retirement age, Kiyokazu had to retire from his job, only to take up contract work at a Game ... See full summary »
Stars: Kin'ya Kitaôji, Shigeru Izumiya, Kôtarô Shiga, Yumiko Fujita
Votes: 10
50. Jaja uma narashi (1993– )
Comedy
Ryuichiro's bride, company president Mayumi Kitahara dies, leaving him to take care of her daughter Natsumi. Natsumi moves into Ryuichiro's flat, but he sets to work to be the father she never had.
Stars: Kiichi Nakai, Alisa Mizuki, Masao Kusakari, Yuki Uchida
Votes: 9