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1. Bokura no jidai (2007– )
30 min | Talk-Show
Stars: Satomi Kobayashi, Shun Oguri, Kore-eda Hirokazu, Sawako Agawa
Votes: 25
2. VS Arashi (2008–2020)
31 min | Game-Show
In this highly physical game and variety show, Japanese pop idols Arashi pit their wits, strength and courage against a different team of entertainers or sportspeople every week.
Stars: Arashi, Shô Sakurai, Masaki Aiba, Kazunari Ninomiya
Votes: 85
3. Picu (2022– )
Drama
Takeshiro Shikota is a 27-year-old pediatrician in Hokkaido, Japan. He was born and raised in Hokkaido. One day, Takeshiro is transferred to the newly established PICU (Pediatric Intensive ... See full summary »
Stars: Ryô Yoshizawa, Rin Takanashi, Fumino Kimura, Ken Yasuda
Votes: 22
4. Zoku ningen kakumei (1976)
159 min | Biography
In the second part of a biographical story, a man is released from jail and forges ahead with the business of religion. Then one day he meets a nineteen-year-old who asks him many questions... See full summary »
Director: Toshio Masuda | Stars: Tetsurô Tanba, Teruhiko Aoi, Michiyo Aratama, Junko Natsu
Votes: 25
5. Matthew's Best Hit TV (2001– )
44 min | Comedy, Music
Stars: Takashi Fujii, Kai Atô, Hikomaro, Aya Ueto
Votes: 36
6. Returning the Favor (2006 TV Movie)
90 min | Drama
Kazunori Kitahara, a young man that is diagnosed with Ewing's Sarcoma in his second year of high school. Kazunori decides his best legacy would be to pass the university entrance exam.
Director: Ken Yoshida | Stars: Chizuru Ikewaki, Ryô Katsuji, Masanobu Katsumura, Takehiro Murata
Votes: 29
7.
Soredemo, ikite yuku (2011)
Episode:
Episode #1.1
(2011)
69 min | Drama
Director: Kôzô Nagayama | Stars: Eita Nagayama, Hikari Mitsushima, Sakura Andô, Yasunori Danta
Votes: 8
8. The Wind Rises (2013)
PG-13 | 126 min | Animation, Biography, Drama
Jiro Horikoshi studies assiduously to fulfill his aim of becoming an aeronautical engineer. As WWII begins, fighter aircraft designed by him end up getting used by the Japanese Empire against its foes.
Director: Hayao Miyazaki | Stars: Hideaki Anno, Hidetoshi Nishijima, Miori Takimoto, Masahiko Nishimura
Votes: 99,071 | Gross: $5.21M
9. Soredemo, ikite yuku (2011)
54 min | Drama
Hiroki's sister was killed by a friend. Hiroki then meets the killer's sister, Futaba, 15 years after the incident. Both of their families have been burdened with grief, but through their meeting they struggle to find a brighter tomorrow.
Stars: Maika Yamamoto, Akifumi Uchida, Maki Shinta, Eita Nagayama
Votes: 556
10. Shishi no jidai (1980)
Drama, History
Stars: Shun'ichi Ban, Minoru Chiaki, Bunta Sugawara, Yoshi Katô
Votes: 6
11. Kita no kuni kara '95 himitsu (1995 TV Movie)
183 min | Drama
Director: Shigemichi Sugita | Stars: Kunie Tanaka, Hidetaka Yoshioka, Tomoko Nakajima, Rie Miyazawa
Votes: 34
12. Seishun no mon: Jiritsu hen (1977)
161 min | Drama
Director: Kiriô Urayama | Stars: Ken Tanaka, Shinobu Ôtake, Ayumi Ishida, Tatsuo Umemiya
Votes: 11
13. Fukkatsu no asa (1992)
111 min
Director: Takeshi Yoshida | Stars: Shinobu Ôtake, Emi Wakui, Masayuki Watanabe, Rie Yokoyama
Votes: 7
14. The Boy and the Heron (2023)
PG-13 | 124 min | Animation, Adventure, Drama
In the wake of his mother's death and his father's remarriage, a headstrong boy named Mahito ventures into a dreamlike world shared by both the living and the dead.
Director: Hayao Miyazaki | Stars: Soma Santoki, Masaki Suda, Kô Shibasaki, Aimyon
Votes: 51,730
15. The Secret World of Arrietty (2010)
G | 94 min | Animation, Adventure, Drama
The Clock family are four-inch-tall people who live anonymously in another family's residence, borrowing simple items to make their home. Life changes for the Clocks when their teenage daughter Arrietty is discovered.
Director: Hiromasa Yonebayashi | Stars: Bridgit Mendler, Amy Poehler, Will Arnett, Mirai Shida
Votes: 104,661 | Gross: $19.20M
16. Our Little Sister (2015)
PG | 127 min | Drama, Family
Three sisters who live in their grandmother's home invite their thirteen-year-old half sister, whom they have just met, to join them.
Director: Kore-eda Hirokazu | Stars: Haruka Ayase, Masami Nagasawa, Kaho, Suzu Hirose
Votes: 16,931 | Gross: $0.46M
17. Ritual (2000)
128 min | Drama
A disillusioned filmmaker has an encounter with a young girl who has a ritual of repeating "Tomorrow is my birthday" everyday. He tries to communicate with her through his video camera.
Director: Hideaki Anno | Stars: Shunji Iwai, Ayako Fujitani, Jun Murakami, Shinobu Ôtake
Votes: 2,711
18. The Gate of Youth (1975)
188 min | Drama
Mainly the story of Shinsuke and his stepmother, ranging from Shinsuke's infanthood to his mid-teens. Coal workers and the mines dominate nearly every aspect of the life of the characters. ... See full summary »
Director: Kiriô Urayama | Stars: Ken Tanaka, Tomohiro Tanabe, Ken Matsuda, Haruhiko Urayama
Votes: 20
19. Shunmao monogatari Taotao (1981)
90 min | Animation, Drama, Family
Directors: Shûichi Nakahara, Tatsuo Shimamura, Yôji Yamada | Stars: Shinobu Ôtake, Takao Yamada, Hisao Dazai, Fuyumi Shiraishi
Votes: 55
20. Go (2001)
122 min | Drama, Romance
Sugihara, born in Japan but with North Korean parents, falls in love with a Japanese girl after changing from a North Korean school to a Japanese school. His boxer dad teaches him boxing - skills used a lot.
Director: Isao Yukisada | Stars: Yôsuke Kubozuka, Kô Shibasaki, Tarô Yamamoto, Hirofumi Arai
Votes: 3,024
21. Round About Midnight (1999)
110 min | Drama, Thriller
Koji, a jazz musician, takes a cigarette break in between sets at a Tokyo nightclub. He witnesses a murder and runs into a girl, Linda, who is being pursued by the killers. For the next two... See full summary »
Director: Makoto Wada | Stars: Hiroyuki Sanada, Michelle Reis, Akira Emoto, Jun'ichi Haruta
Votes: 174
22. The Demon (1978)
110 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller
After a married man stops providing for his mistress, she abandons their three young children with him and his wrathful wife.
Director: Yoshitarô Nomura | Stars: Shima Iwashita, Ken Ogata, Hiroki Iwase, Miyuki Yoshizawa
Votes: 970
23. Princess Go (2011– )
45 min | Drama, History
The play features three women of the Warring States Period, who're the daughters of Oda Yiji, the sister of Nobunaga Oda, known as the "Three Asai Sisters". During Go's life, she experienced many famous battles and events in the period.
Stars: Juri Ueno, Masako Miyaji, Honami Suzuki, Rie Miyazawa
Votes: 63
24. Twelve Months (1980)
65 min | Animation, Adventure, Family
A young girl meets the Spirits of the Twelve Months when she is sent out during a winter snowstorm to collect galanthus, a flower that blooms in April.
Director: Kimio Yabuki | Stars: Shinobu Ôtake, Ai Kanzaki, Tokuko Sugiyama, Mariko Mukai
Votes: 425
25. I'm Sorry, I Love You (2017)
54 min | Romance
Ritsu was abandoned by his mother Reiko when he was little, so now he belongs in the lower social strata. One day, Ritsu gets involved in a case and his head is severely injured, so he can ... See full summary »
Stars: Tomoya Nagase, Riho Yoshioka, Kentarô Sakaguchi, Shinobu Ôtake
Votes: 46
26. Tales of the Bizarre: 2020 Fall Special (2020 TV Movie)
130 min | Drama
Directors: Shin'ichi Kitabô, Yoshinori Kobayashi, Tsukuru Matsuki, Yasushi Ueda | Stars: Suzu Hirose, Keiko Horiuchi, Mayu Yokota, Takumi Kizu
Votes: 13
27. Oh! The Nomugi Pass (1979)
154 min | Drama, History
The story of the silk industry and the young girls who worked as silk spinners in the early 1900's in Japan. The silk mills were located in Okaya which lies just beyond the Nomugi Pass. The... See full summary »
Director: Satsuo Yamamoto | Stars: Shinobu Ôtake, Mieko Harada, Chikako Yuri, Yûko Kotegawa
Votes: 57
28. Yasashii jikan (2005– )
This is the story about one small coffee shop located in the northern island of Hokkaido. Yukichi Wakui used to work as a successful businessman at a prestigious trading firm. He worked for... See full summary »
Stars: Gen Hoshino, Tae Kimura, Masami Nagasawa, Jun Kunimura
Votes: 86
29. Oka ni agatta gunkan (2007)
95 min | Documentary, War
Director: Yasuhiro Yamamoto | Stars: Kaneto Shindô, Shinobu Ôtake, Ippei Kanie, Ken'ichi Takitô
Votes: 9
30. Family Without a Dinner Table (1985)
143 min | Crime, Drama
This gripping docudrama is a fictionalized account of what could happen to a Japanese family when one of their sons shames them in front of the entire nation.
Director: Masaki Kobayashi | Stars: Tatsuya Nakadai, Mayumi Ogawa, Kie Nakai, Kiichi Nakai
Votes: 76
31. Quiet room ni yôkoso (2007)
118 min | Comedy, Drama
Asuka Sakura wakes up in the mental asylums quiet room, with no recollection of how she got there.
Director: Suzuki Matsuo | Stars: Yuki Uchida, Kankurô Kudô, Yû Aoi, Ryô
Votes: 713
32. Railroad Man (1999)
112 min | Drama
The touching reminiscing of an elderly railroad-station manager is interrupted by the sudden appearance of some good-natured girls.
Director: Yasuo Furuhata | Stars: Ken Takakura, Shinobu Ôtake, Ryôko Hirosue, Hidetaka Yoshioka
Votes: 1,329
33. Postcard (2010)
114 min | Drama, Romance, War
Toward the end of World War II, middle-aged soldier Keita is entrusted with a postcard from a comrade who is sure he will die in battle. After the war ends, Keita visits his comrade's wife ... See full summary »
Director: Kaneto Shindô | Stars: Etsushi Toyokawa, Shinobu Ôtake, Naomasa Musaka, Akira Emoto
Votes: 265
34. Leaving on the 15th Spring (2013)
114 min | Drama
A minor island of Okinawa in Southern Japan has limited technology and no high school. When teenagers reach the age of 15, they have to decide to stay on the island or leave for higher education.
Director: Yasuhiro Yoshida | Stars: Kaoru Kobayashi, Toshihito Kokubo, Ayaka Miyoshi, Saori
Votes: 185
35. Original Sin (1992)
117 min | Drama, Romance
The story about an extramarital affair between the wife of an estate agent and a 22 year old man.
Director: Takashi Ishii | Stars: Shinobu Ôtake, Masatoshi Nagase, Hideo Murota, Ryô Iwamatsu
Votes: 100
36. Mahjong Horoki (1984)
109 min | Drama
A mahjong neophyte loses everything to game master only to hone his skills, take on all challenges and plan for an ultimate revenge match.
Director: Makoto Wada | Stars: Hiroyuki Sanada, Shinobu Ôtake, Takeshi Kaga, Mariko Kaga
Votes: 82
37. Tokyo 2020: Games of the XXXII Olympiad (2021)
Sport
NBC Sports coverage of the Tokyo 2020: Games of the XXXII Olympiad, an international multi-sport competition that took place in and around Tokyo, Japan from 21 July 2021 through 08 August 2021.
Stars: Emma McKeon, Caeleb Dressel, Luc Abalo, Macris Carneiro
Votes: 119
38. Jônetsu tairiku (1998– )
30 min | Documentary
Stars: Hitoshi Kubota, Kenta Maeda, Ryôta Murata, Hikari Ôta
Votes: 21
39. Ashura no gotoku (2003)
135 min | Comedy, Drama
The ups and downs of the Takezawa family after one of the four daughters found out that their father had been in an unknown love affair.
Director: Yoshimitsu Morita | Stars: Shinobu Ôtake, Hitomi Kuroki, Eri Fukatsu, Kyôko Fukada
Votes: 286
40. Ikitai (1999)
119 min | Drama
It is based on the story of The Ballad of Narayama updated to the present day, with the substitution of putting a parent into an old people's home for the abandonment of the original.
Director: Kaneto Shindô | Stars: Rentarô Mikuni, Shinobu Ôtake, Akira Emoto, Hideko Yoshida
Votes: 138
42. Mary and the Witch's Flower (2017)
PG | 103 min | Animation, Adventure, Family
Based on "The Little Broomstick" by Mary Stewart, a strange flower grants a girl magic powers.
Director: Hiromasa Yonebayashi | Stars: Hana Sugisaki, Ryunosuke Kamiki, Yûki Amami, Fumiyo Kohinata
Votes: 16,366 | Gross: $2.42M
43. Fortune Favors Lady Nikuko (2021)
Not Rated | 97 min | Animation, Comedy, Drama
A heartwarming comedy-drama about the bonds shared by an unconventional mother and daughter in a sleepy seaside town.
Director: Ayumu Watanabe | Stars: Shinobu Ôtake, Cocomi, Natsuki Hanae, Ikuji Nakamura
Votes: 922
44. The Mouse and His Child (1977)
G | 83 min | Animation, Adventure, Drama
Adaptation of Russell Hoban's novel about two mechanical toy mice, and their quest to become "self-winding".
Directors: Charles Swenson, Fred Wolf | Stars: Peter Ustinov, Cloris Leachman, Sally Kellerman, Andy Devine
Votes: 533
45. My Son! My Son! (1979)
131 min | Drama
A man whose son has been murdered pushes to create laws to financially protect victims' families.
Director: Keisuke Kinoshita | Stars: Tomisaburô Wakayama, Hideko Takamine, Ken Tanaka, Shinobu Ôtake
Votes: 119
46. Children of Nagasaki (1983)
128 min | Drama, War
The atom-bombing of Nagasaki, Japan in 1945 is recalled by a survivor.
Director: Keisuke Kinoshita | Stars: Gô Katô, Yukiyo Toake, Masatomo Nakabayashi, Mami Nishijima
Votes: 169
47. Hell Dogs (2022)
TV-MA | 138 min | Action, Crime, Drama
A traumatized former officer hell-bent on revenge receives an order to go undercover within the Yakuza by befriending their most frenetic member.
Director: Masato Harada | Stars: Jun'ichi Okada, Kentarô Sakaguchi, Mayu Matsuoka, Miyavi
Votes: 2,106
48. Koi no mon (2004)
114 min | Romance, Comedy, Drama
Live-action adaptation of a madcap manga about art, opposites, love and a whole lot of cosplay.
Directors: Suzuki Matsuo, Hideaki Anno | Stars: Ryûhei Matsuda, Wakana Sakai, Suzuki Matsuo, Kiyoshirô Imawano
Votes: 583
49. Eien no 1/2 (1987)
101 min | Comedy, Drama
Director: Kichitarô Negishi | Stars: Saburô Tokitô, Shinobu Ôtake, Tomoko Nakajima, Fukuko Sayo
Votes: 22
50. The House of the Lost on the Cape (2021)
105 min | Animation, Drama, Family
A 17-year old girl experiencing a sense of yearning and comfort in the traditional Japanese house "Mayoiga".
Director: Shin'ya Kawatsura | Stars: Mana Ashida, Sari Awano, Ben Balmaceda, Casey Casper
Votes: 320