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1. Midnight Diner: Tokyo Stories (2016–2019)
TV-14 | 24 min | Drama
An anthology of human relationship stories connected by the only open in the wee hours diner the characters frequent. Resolutions are often facilitated by the owner/chef.
Stars: Kaoru Kobayashi, Mansaku Fuwa, Asako Kobayashi, Joe Odagiri
Votes: 4,931
2.
Garireo (2007– )
Episode:
Salvation of a Saint: Part Two
(2013)
54 min | Drama, Mystery
Director: Kensaku Sawada | Stars: Masaharu Fukuyama, Ikkei Watanabe, Rina Aizawa, Yûki Amami
Votes: 15
3. Sleepeeer Hit! (2016– )
54 min | Comedy, Drama
A woman who used to be a contender for the Olympic Judo Team had to give up on her dream due to an injury. She ends up working at manga magazine when the publishing industry is going through a turbulent time.
Stars: Haru Kuroki, Joe Odagiri, Kentarô Sakaguchi, Yoshiyoshi Arakawa
Votes: 511
4.
The Naked Director (2019–2021)
Episode:
Uncensored
(2019)
TV-MA | Biography, Drama
Muranishi and Toshi move onto selling porn magazines, starting their own bookstore chain in Hokkaido. But their success attracts unwanted attention.
Director: Eiji Uchida | Stars: Takayuki Yamada, Shinnosuke Mitsushima, Misato Morita, Yoshimasa Kondô
Votes: 242
5. The Naked Director (2019–2021)
TV-MA | 48 min | Biography, Drama
Follows the story of Toru Muranishi's unusual and dramatic life filled with big ambitions as well as spectacular setbacks in his attempt to turn Japan's porn industry on its head.
Stars: Takayuki Yamada, Shinnosuke Mitsushima, Misato Morita, Tokio Emoto
Votes: 6,954
6. Ya Boy Kongming! (2023)
54 min | Comedy, Fantasy, Music
When ancient strategist Kongming is transported to modern Japan, he employs military tactics to turn his new friend Eiko into a music star and the music industry becomes a battlefield.
Stars: Osamu Mukai, Moka Kamishiraishi, Aoi Okuyama, Dean Fujioka
Votes: 31
7. The Quiz Show (2008–2009)
Action, Drama, Thriller
The Quiz Show features tormented characters in twelve episodes, with one common thread - the mysterious relationship between the deviant Producer and enigmatic Host of The Quiz Show. The ... See full summary »
Stars: Shigeyuki Totsugi, Jin Katagiri, Yasuhiro Nakamura, Reika Kirishima
Votes: 60
8. You Made My Dawn (2023)
100 min | Romance
Seiji Fukagawa is a high school student with silver-colored hair. He is is free-spirited and fond of painting. He tells people exactly what he thinks, but he also has a mysterious side. His... See full summary »
Director: Mai Sakai | Stars: Takafumi Imai, Rinka Kumada, Ruki Shiroiwa, Mayu Tsuruta
Votes: 89
9. Garireo (2007– )
Drama, Mystery
Yukawa Manabu, also known as Detective Galileo, is a genius physicist and university professor who solves unusual mysteries. His partner, Utsumi Kaoru, is a rookie cop.
Stars: Masaharu Fukuyama, Ikkei Watanabe, Yuriko Yoshitaka, Kô Shibasaki
Votes: 1,069
10.
The Files of Young Kindaichi (2022– )
Episode:
Kindaichi shônen no satsujin kaiketsu-hen
(2022)
Crime, Drama, Mystery
Kindaichi is charged with assaulting police officers and stealing their service weapons. Kindaichi's quest to find the real killer grows when he learns about Miyuki's concern for him.
Director: Shunpei Maruya | Stars: Shunsuke Michieda, Moka Kamishiraishi, Taisho Iwasaki, Ikki Sawamura
Votes: 6
11.
Garireo (2007– )
Episode:
Bend
(2013)
54 min | Drama, Mystery
Director: Mizuki Nishisaka | Stars: Masaharu Fukuyama, Yuriko Yoshitaka, Ikkei Watanabe, Rina Aizawa
Votes: 17
12.
Garireo (2007– )
Episode:
Closed Doors
(2013)
54 min | Drama, Mystery
Director: Mizuki Nishisaka | Stars: Masaharu Fukuyama, Ikkei Watanabe, Rina Aizawa, Junichi Gamou
Votes: 14
13.
Garireo (2007– )
Episode:
Disturb
(2013)
54 min | Drama, Mystery
Stars: Masaharu Fukuyama, Ikkei Watanabe, Rina Aizawa, Takafumi Imai
Votes: 14
14.
House of Ninjas (2024– )
Episode:
The Resurrection
(2024)
TV-MA | Action, Drama, Thriller
Karen confides in Haru about a longstanding suspicion. In the meantime, Soichi receives a shocking phone call that keeps him up at night.
Director: Dave Boyle | Stars: Kento Kaku, Yôsuke Eguchi, Tae Kimura, Nobuko Miyamoto
Votes: 266
15.
House of Ninjas (2024– )
Episode:
The Eclipse
(2024)
TV-MA | Action, Drama, Thriller
With a massive attack on the horizon, the Tawaras must band together to save their family, honor and many lives before a solar eclipse.
Director: Dave Boyle | Stars: Kento Kaku, Yôsuke Eguchi, Tae Kimura, Kengo Kôra
Votes: 273
16. 99.9: Criminal Lawyer (2016– )
Drama
The conviction rate for criminal offenses in Japan is 99.9%. This is a drama about a team of criminal lawyers trying to find the truth that may have been hidden in the other 0.1%.
Stars: Jun Matsumoto, Mei Hata, Teruyuki Kagawa, Jin Katagiri
Votes: 470
17.
House of Ninjas (2024– )
Episode:
The Offer
(2024)
TV-MA | Action, Drama, Thriller
While Haru Tawara develops a crush on a mysterious young woman at work, an unusual opportunity arises at his father's financially struggling brewery.
Director: Dave Boyle | Stars: Kento Kaku, Yôsuke Eguchi, Tae Kimura, Kengo Kôra
Votes: 388
18.
Garireo (2007– )
Episode:
Camouflage
(2013)
54 min | Drama, Mystery
Director: Mizuki Nishisaka | Stars: Masaharu Fukuyama, Ikkei Watanabe, Rina Aizawa, Katsuhiko Hamada
Votes: 13
19.
House of Ninjas (2024– )
Episode:
The Confession
(2024)
TV-MA | Action, Drama, Thriller
As Riku probes into his family's secrets, information about Gentenkai - a peculiar cult - reminds the Tawaras of a tragedy from six years ago.
Director: Yoshiaki Murao | Stars: Kento Kaku, Yôsuke Eguchi, Tae Kimura, Aju Makita
Votes: 253
20.
House of Ninjas (2024– )
Episode:
The Stranger
(2024)
TV-MA | Action, Drama, Thriller
An unexpected reunion stirs up more questions at the Tawara household. Soichi and Yoko inch closer to a sinister conspiracy.
Director: Tomoyuki Takimoto | Stars: Kento Kaku, Yôsuke Eguchi, Tae Kimura, Kengo Kôra
Votes: 253
21. House of Ninjas (2024– )
TV-MA | 60 min | Action, Drama, Thriller
The Tawara family, the last shinobi clan. It had abandoned its roots after an incident in the past, but now the family must take on the greatest crisis in Japanese history, one that threatens to shake the nation to its core.
Stars: Kento Kaku, Yôsuke Eguchi, Tae Kimura, Nobuko Miyamoto
Votes: 6,158
22. ISHIKO and HANEO: You're Suing Me? (2022)
Comedy
Ishiko is a legal assistant working at the Ushio firm, which is run by her father Wataro. Ishiko is astonished and concerned when lawyer Habio makes aggressive comments and behaves peculiarly with his clients.
Stars: Kasumi Arimura, Tomoya Nakamura, Eiji Akaso, Oideyasu Oda
Votes: 167
23. Saibanchô! Onaka Sukimashita (2013– )
15 min | Comedy
Stars: Hiromitsu Kitayama, Jirô Satô, Shigeyuki Totsugi, Keiichi Noda
Votes: 6
24.
Garireo (2007– )
Episode:
Delusion
(2013)
54 min | Drama, Mystery
Director: Mizuki Nishisaka | Stars: Masaharu Fukuyama, Yuriko Yoshitaka, Kazuki Kitamura, Ikkei Watanabe
Votes: 35
25.
Garireo (2007– )
Episode:
Guide
(2013)
54 min | Drama, Mystery
Director: Mizuki Nishisaka | Stars: Masaharu Fukuyama, Yuriko Yoshitaka, Ikkei Watanabe, Rina Aizawa
Votes: 15
26.
House of Ninjas (2024– )
Episode:
The Trail
(2024)
TV-MA | Action, Drama, Thriller
Haru accompanies Karen to investigate a whistleblower's apartment. Meanwhile, several other Tawaras are tempted to step out of their ordinary lives.
Director: Dave Boyle | Stars: Kento Kaku, Yôsuke Eguchi, Tae Kimura, Kengo Kôra
Votes: 317
27.
House of Ninjas (2024– )
Episode:
The Flower
(2024)
TV-MA | Action, Drama, Thriller
As Haru and Yoko's respective missions take unexpected turns, Nagi's mischievous adventures start attracting unwanted attention.
Director: Dave Boyle | Stars: Kento Kaku, Yôsuke Eguchi, Tae Kimura, Kengo Kôra
Votes: 284
28.
House of Ninjas (2024– )
Episode:
The Trade
(2024)
TV-MA | Action, Drama, Thriller
To save Karen's life, Haru makes a promise to Hama-san. Riku, Nagi and their grandmother face an unprecedented challenge at home.
Stars: Kento Kaku, Yôsuke Eguchi, Tae Kimura, Kengo Kôra
Votes: 238
29.
Midnight Diner: Tokyo Stories (2016–2019)
Episode:
Corn Dog
(2016)
TV-14 | Drama
The arrogance of an old comedian master causes a childish argument over a corn dog, that leads to the breakup between the master and it's assistant, in a roller-coaster of feelings that eventually make the master know a bit of humility.
Director: Nobuhiro Yamashita | Stars: Kaoru Kobayashi, Tamae Andô, Hirofumi Arai, Yûko Daike
Votes: 198
30. The After-Dinner Mysteries (2011– )
54 min | Drama
Kageyama is a butler working for a rich heiress, Reiko Hosho. Needed by detectives, Reiko is a novice detective that lacks a few deductive skills. Because of this, Kageyama is relied on by ... See full summary »
Stars: Shô Sakurai, Keiko Kitagawa, Kippei Shîna, Tôru Nomaguchi
Votes: 185
31.
The After-Dinner Mysteries (2011– )
Episode:
Episode #1.1
(2011)
Drama
Director: Masato Hijikata | Stars: Shô Sakurai, Keiko Kitagawa, Kippei Shîna, Anri Ban
Votes: 6
32.
The Files of Young Kindaichi (2022– )
Episode:
Kindaichi shônen no satsujin
(2022)
Crime, Drama, Mystery
Saki finds Kindaichi holding a murder weapon next to a dead body.
Director: Shunpei Maruya | Stars: Shunsuke Michieda, Moka Kamishiraishi, Taisho Iwasaki, Ikki Sawamura
Votes: 5
33. Sweat and Soap (2022– )
TV-MA | 24 min | Comedy, Romance
Natori Kotaro is a product development planner under cosmetics and bath products manufacturer "Lilia Drop" and is specialized in sniffing various scents. One day, Kotaro encounters an ... See full summary »
Stars: Kanta Satô, Yuno Ohara, Shûzô Ôhira, Mansaku Ikeuchi
Votes: 56
34. Robo-G (2012)
111 min | Comedy, Drama
When some technicians with no knowledge of robotics are ordered to quickly design an advanced robot, they concoct a madcap plan to save their jobs.
Director: Shinobu Yaguchi | Stars: Mickey Curtis, Yuriko Yoshitaka, Gaku Hamada, Chan Kawai
Votes: 798
35.
Invisible (2022– )
Episode:
Episode #1.8
(2022)
Crime
A new mysterious criminal known as the Showman of the Dark is used by Kirihito to live stream his next crime to his clients. The live stream is by invitation, and the police receive an invite.
Stars: Issei Takahashi, Kô Shibasaki, Daiki Arioka, Takenori Gotô
Votes: 6
36. Galileo XX (2013 TV Movie)
120 min | Crime, Mystery
A spin-off from popular Japanese TV series "Galileo". Episode XX tells the story of female detective Utsumi Kaoru's final case before she went to Oklahoma for further training.
Director: Hiroshi Nishitani | Stars: Kô Shibasaki, Rina Aizawa, Masaharu Fukuyama, Masatô Ibu
Votes: 354
37. Super Salaryman Saenai-shi (2017)
54 min | Comedy
52-year-old Saenai is an ordinary middle management salaryman. One day, he is forcibly handed a super suit by a strange old man and reluctantly takes over as superman. With a wife from hell... See full summary »
Stars: Shin'ichi Tsutsumi, Kyôko Koizumi, Haruka Shimazaki, Ayumu Yokoyama
Votes: 44
38.
Garireo (2007– )
Episode:
Convulsions
(2013)
54 min | Drama, Mystery
Director: Kensaku Sawada | Stars: Masaharu Fukuyama, Yuriko Yoshitaka, Ikkei Watanabe, Rina Aizawa
Votes: 16
39.
99.9: Criminal Lawyer (2016– )
Episode:
Episode #1.7
(2016)
54 min | Drama
Director: Hisashi Kimura | Stars: Jun Matsumoto, Teruyuki Kagawa, Nana Eikura, Munetaka Aoki
Votes: 8
40. The Files of Young Kindaichi (2022– )
60 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Follow Kindaichi Hajime, a high school student and a private detective with an IQ of 180 solves murder cases that are riddled with difficult clues with his friend, Nanase Miyuki and Kenmochi Isamu.
Stars: Shunsuke Michieda, Moka Kamishiraishi, Taisho Iwasaki, Ikki Sawamura
Votes: 285
41. Gintama 2 - The Exceedingly Strange Gintama-chan (2018)
25 min | Action, Comedy, Drama
Miniseries based on the movie Gintama 2: Rules are Made to be Broken (2018) which focuses on the strange adventures of the Yorozuya gang and their friends in their daily life.
Stars: Yûya Yagira, Shun Oguri, Kanna Hashimoto, Ryô Yoshizawa
Votes: 389
42. Arisu no toge (2014– )
Thriller
A young woman tried to take revenge on the doctors who are responsible for her father's death.
Stars: Juri Ueno, Joe Odagiri, Chiaki Kuriyama, Aoi Nakamura
Votes: 83
43. Bad Girl: Glass Ceiling Crushers (2022– )
Comedy
Maririn Tanaka (Mio Imada) is a super positive person. She begins to work at a big IT company and she is assigned to the equipment management division. The employees in that department are ... See full summary »
Stars: Mio Imada, Fumiya Takahashi, Nobuyuki Suzuki, Noriko Eguchi
Votes: 12
44. A Bolt from the Blue (2014)
96 min | Comedy, Drama
40 years before Time traveling magician story!
Director: Gekidan Hitori | Stars: Kô Shibasaki, Tasuku Emoto, Yô Ôizumi, Takafumi Imai
Votes: 200
45. Uchi no otto wa shigoto ga dekinai (2017)
54 min | Drama
Tsukasa Kobayashi is an ideal husband to his wife Sayaka. Tsukasa possesses a good appearance, impressive educational background and earns a high salary. However, he holds a secret from ... See full summary »
Stars: Ryô Nishikido, Mayu Matsuoka, Ryûta Satô, Mitsu Dan
Votes: 27
46. Tamagawa Kuyakusho of the Dead (2014)
Comedy, Horror
16 years ago, there was an occurrence of zombies in western Mexico. They rapidly spread around the world through the transmission of a virus. The world was thrown into panic with the ... See full summary »
Stars: Kento Hayashi, Alice Hirose, Nobuaki Kaneko, Tsutomu Takahashi
Votes: 17
47. 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: 192
48. #Rimorabu: Futsuu no koi wa jadou (2020– )
Romance
Mimi is a physician who is diligent, meticulous and uncompromising. She sees her work as critical and refuses to take short-cuts when it comes to anyone's health. Unfortunately, her ... See full summary »
Stars: Dai Watanabe, Haru, Shôtarô Mamiya, Noriko Eguchi
Votes: 29
49. Kichijoji Losers (2022– )
38 min | Comedy, Romance
6 people considered "losers" in life begin to live together in a mysterious share house. Satoshi Abiko (Takahisa Masuda) is a high school teacher. His life went by smoothly, until a case ... See full summary »
Stars: Takahisa Masuda, Minami Tanaka, Jin Katagiri, Jun Kunimura
Votes: 12
50. Yôkoso, Wagaya e (2015– )
54 min | Drama
Kurata Kenta lives with his father, Taichi, his mother, Keiko, and his younger sister, Nana in an isolated home in the suburbs. He works as an unpopular commercial designer. Kurata Kenta ... See full summary »
Stars: Masaki Aiba, Kasumi Arimura, Kaho Minami, Akira Terao
Votes: 42