Japanese films from 2010 to 2014

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1. Outrage (2010)

R | 109 min | Action, Crime, Drama

67 Metascore

The boss of a major crime syndicate orders his lieutenant to bring a rogue gang of drug traffickers in line, a job that gets passed on to his long-suffering subordinate.

Director: Takeshi Kitano | Stars: Takeshi Kitano, Kippei Shîna, Ryô Kase, Fumiyo Kohinata

Votes: 14,666

2. Norwegian Wood (2010)

Not Rated | 133 min | Drama, Romance

58 Metascore

Toru recalls his life in the 1960s, when his friend Kizuki killed himself and he grew close to Naoko, Kizuki's girlfriend, and another woman, the outgoing, lively Midori.

Director: Anh Hung Tran | Stars: Ken'ichi Matsuyama, Rinko Kikuchi, Kiko Mizuhara, Kengo Kôra

Votes: 12,466 | Gross: $0.01M

3. Confessions (2010)

Not Rated | 106 min | Drama, Thriller

A psychological thriller of a grieving mother turned cold-blooded avenger with a twisty master plan to pay back those who were responsible for her daughter's death.

Director: Tetsuya Nakashima | Stars: Takako Matsu, Yoshino Kimura, Masaki Okada, Yukito Nishii

Votes: 42,083

4. 13 Assassins (2010)

R | 141 min | Action, Adventure, Drama

84 Metascore

A group of assassins come together for a suicide mission to kill an evil lord.

Director: Takashi Miike | Stars: Koji Yakusho, Takayuki Yamada, Yûsuke Iseya, Ikki Sawamura

Votes: 68,633 | Gross: $0.80M

5. Kyatapirâ (2010)

Not Rated | 85 min | Drama, History, War

75 Metascore

The story of a village woman given the grueling task of looking after (and fulfilling the sexual needs of) her quadruple amputee husband, a Japanese soldier in the Second Sino-Japanese War who has been decreed a "War God" by the Emperor.

Director: Kôji Wakamatsu | Stars: Shinobu Terajima, Shima Ônishi, Ken Yoshizawa, Keigo Kasuya

Votes: 1,191 | Gross: $0.00M

6. About Her Brother (I) (2010)

126 min | Drama

Ginko seems to be living the good life: She's the respectable owner of a neighborhood drug store in Tokyo, and her daughter Koharu is about to get married to a doctor. However, Koharu's ... See full summary »

Director: Yôji Yamada | Stars: Sayuri Yoshinaga, Tsurube Shôfukutei, Yû Aoi, Ryô Kase

Votes: 849

7. Raiâ gêmu: Za fainaru sutêji (2010)

133 min | Drama, Thriller

It's time for the final challenge of the Liar Game. Only Akiyama and Fukunaga had earned tickets to participate, but when Yokoya decides to drop out, Nao gets invited to join. Unwilling at ... See full summary »

Director: Hiroaki Matsuyama | Stars: Erika Toda, Kento Nagayama, Shôta Matsuda, Michiko Kichise

Votes: 1,350

8. Time Traveller (2010)

Not Rated | 122 min | Adventure, Sci-Fi

A high-school girl acquires the ability to time travel.

Director: Masaaki Taniguchi | Stars: Riisa Naka, Akiyoshi Nakao, Munetaka Aoki, Anna Ishibashi

Votes: 1,721

9. After the Flowers (2010)

107 min | Action, Drama

Ito is a young woman, but is not just a pretty face. She wields a sword better than a samurai; better than any man. That is until one day she finally finds someone who is her match on the ... See full summary »

Director: Kenji Nakanishi | Stars: Keiko Kitagawa, Masahiro Kômoto, Shuntarô Miyao, Akiko Aichiku

Votes: 276

10. Dârin wa gaikokujin (2010)

100 min | Comedy

Set in the Tokyo area, an aspiring Japanese manga writer has a relationship with an American. They live together and they are happy but there is a problem with the relationship. The heroine must do something to heal the rift.

Director: Kazuaki Ue | Stars: Mao Inoue, Jonathan Sherr, Ryôko Kuninaka, Naho Toda

Votes: 478

11. Nodame Cantabile: The Movie II (2010)

123 min | Comedy, Drama, Music

Nodame (Juri Ueno) is still pining for the affections of Chiaki (Hiroshi Tamaki), but Chiaki wants them to concentrate on their musical careers and moves out. Chiaki then gets the ... See full synopsis »

Directors: Yasuhiro Kawamura, Hideki Takeuchi | Stars: Juri Ueno, Hiroshi Tamaki, Eita Nagayama, Asami Mizukawa

Votes: 983

12. Shîsaido môteru (2010)

103 min | Comedy, Drama

Seaside Motel" is a romantic-comedy that takes place over the course of one evening at the oddly named Seaside Motel. The motel is in fact surrounded by mountains with no water in sight. ... See full summary »

Director: Kentarô Moriya | Stars: Tôma Ikuta, Kumiko Asô, Takayuki Yamada, Tetsuji Tamayama

Votes: 321

13. Flowers (I) (2010)

Not Rated | 110 min | Drama

A story of six women from three different generations, each living their own journeys in their respective periods, spanning decades of dramatic changes in Japan from the 1930s to the present.

Director: Norihiro Koizumi | Stars: Yû Aoi, Kyôka Suzuki, Yûko Takeuchi, Rena Tanaka

Votes: 334

14. Cast Me If You Can (2010)

97 min | Comedy, Drama

An actor, who always plays supporting roles and lives in the shadow of famous playwright father, falls in love with an energetic aspiring actress and rediscovers himself.

Director: Atsushi Ogata | Stars: Tôru Masuoka, Hiromi Nagasaku, Masahiko Tsugawa, Yukimori Akanoma

Votes: 84

15. Beck (2010)

145 min | Drama, Music

A normal fresh year highschool kid found his daily basis life extremely boring, until one day he met a dog and the owner of it that leads him to a completely new life filled with passion within musical stuff.

Director: Yukihiko Tsutsumi | Stars: Hiro Mizushima, Kenta Kiritani, Aoi Nakamura, Osamu Mukai

Votes: 1,056

16. Cold Fish (2010)

Not Rated | 146 min | Crime, Drama, Horror

66 Metascore

The lives of a bored suburban couple are changed forever when a seemingly nice old man gives their daughter a job at his fish store, and soon his gruesome hobbies are brought to light.

Director: Sion Sono | Stars: Mitsuru Fukikoshi, Denden, Asuka Kurosawa, Megumi Kagurazaka

Votes: 14,533

17. Villain (2010)

139 min | Crime, Drama, Romance

A young woman's murder provokes reflection on the ugliness and villainy of modern society.

Director: Sang-il Lee | Stars: Eri Fukatsu, Satoshi Tsumabuki, Denden, Akira Emoto

Votes: 2,000

18. From Me to You (2010)

128 min | Drama, Romance

A girl that resemble "Sadako" of the movie Ring is being feared by her classmates. She is avoided by everyone.While everyone is avoiding her, the popular boy Shota Kazehaya befriends her, and their love begins to grow.

Director: Naoto Kumazawa | Stars: Mikako Tabe, Haruma Miura, Misako Renbutsu, Haru Aoyama

Votes: 2,945

19. Sketches of Kaitan City (2010)

Not Rated | 152 min | Drama

In the city of Kaitan, during the winter, the local shipyard is downsized and workers are laid off. Futa (Pistol Takehara) lives with his younger sister Honami (Mitsuki Tanimura). He loses ... See full summary »

Director: Kazuyoshi Kumakiri | Stars: Mitsuki Tanimura, Pistol Takehara, Ryô Kase, Kaho Minami

Votes: 186

20. Boku to tsuma no 1778 no monogatari (2011)

139 min | Drama

A science fiction writer finds out his wife has cancer, and decides to write her a story every day to keep her alive, like a reverse Scheherazade or perhaps to cope with the inevitability of his loss.

Director: Mamoru Hoshi | Stars: Kazuyuki Asano, Jun Fubuki, Yôko Imamoto, Tai Kageyama

Votes: 291

21. Kaasan Mom's Life (2011)

114 min | Comedy

Reiko is a mother of two children and works as a cartoonist. She divorces her alcoholic husband, but when she finds out that he's seriously ill, she decides to take him back.

Director: Shôtarô Kobayashi | Stars: Kyôko Koizumi, Masatoshi Nagase, Shinta Furuta, Akira Hokuto

Votes: 74

23. You & Me (2011)

45 min | Drama

Nakamura Aoi stars as a young aspiring manga artist who's able to deal with loneliness and separation from his family through the companionship of an American Shorthair cat named Gin-o-gou.

Director: Takashi Kubota | Stars: Aoi Nakamura, Maaya Sakamoto, Yuto Kobayashi, Eriko Nakamura

Votes: 190

24. Hara-Kiri: Death of a Samurai (2011)

Not Rated | 128 min | Drama

76 Metascore

A tale of revenge, honor and disgrace, centering on a poverty-stricken samurai who discovers the fate of his ronin son-in-law, setting in motion a tense showdown of vengeance against the house of a feudal lord.

Director: Takashi Miike | Stars: Koji Yakusho, Munetaka Aoki, Naoto Takenaka, Hikari Mitsushima

Votes: 9,158 | Gross: $0.08M

25. I Wish (2011)

PG | 128 min | Drama

80 Metascore

Twelve-year-old Koichi, who has been separated from his brother Ryunosuke due to his parents' divorce, hears a rumor that the new bullet trains will precipitate a wish-granting miracle when they pass each other at top speed.

Director: Kore-eda Hirokazu | Stars: Kôki Maeda, Oshiro Maeda, Ryôga Hayashi, Seinosuke Nagayoshi

Votes: 7,941 | Gross: $0.15M

26. Bunny Drop (2011)

114 min | Comedy, Drama

A man adopts his six-year-old aunt and raises her as his own kid.

Director: Sabu | Stars: Ken'ichi Matsuyama, Karina, Mana Ashida, Mirei Kiritani

Votes: 1,802

27. Himizu (2011)

129 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

66 Metascore

After two teenagers from abusive households befriend each other, their lives take a dark adventure into existentialism, despair, and human frailty.

Director: Sion Sono | Stars: Shôta Sometani, Fumi Nikaidô, Tetsu Watanabe, Mitsuru Fukikoshi

Votes: 4,711

28. Tokyo Playboy Club (2011)

Not Rated | 92 min | Action, Comedy, Crime

(Japanese with English subtitles) When Katsutoshi finds trouble at work and hides out at his friend's titular nightclub, lives intersect and strange situations arise in this dark comedy set in the seedy underbelly of Tokyo nightlife.

Director: Yôsuke Okuda | Stars: Nao Ômori, Ken Mitsuishi, Asami Usuda, Masaaki Akahori

Votes: 132

29. The Woodsman and the Rain (2011)

129 min | Comedy, Drama

Rookie movie director Koichi and his crew travels to the mountain village of Yamamura to film his next movie. The villagers are eventually enlisted to help film the movie and, in particular... See full summary »

Director: Shûichi Okita | Stars: Koji Yakusho, Shun Oguri, Tsutomu Yamazaki, Kengo Kôra

Votes: 995

30. Ace Attorney (2012)

135 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama

Following the murder of his mentor, rookie Defense Attorney Phoenix Wright must find the truth behind not only her death, but that of an unsolved case from 15 years prior.

Director: Takashi Miike | Stars: Hiroki Narimiya, Takumi Saitô, Mirei Kiritani, Akiyoshi Nakao

Votes: 3,058

31. Rent-a-Cat (2012)

110 min | Comedy, Drama

A single woman runs a rent-a-cat service to provide companions for lonely people.

Director: Naoko Ogigami | Stars: Mikako Ichikawa, Reiko Kusamura, Ken Mitsuishi, Maho Yamada

Votes: 2,191

32. Isn't Anyone Alive? (2012)

113 min | Comedy, Horror

From cult director Gakuryû Ishii, the apocalyptic story begins largely around a college campus and beyond where everyone is suffering horrible deaths in the most unusual and gruesome ways ... See full summary »

Director: Gakuryû Ishii | Stars: Eri Aoki, Kôta Fudauchi, Keisuke Hasebe, Tatsuya Hasome

Votes: 186

33. Afro Tanaka (2012)

114 min | Comedy

A young man with a new hair style falls for a beautiful neighbor in this romantic comedy.

Director: Daigo Matsui | Stars: Shôta Matsuda, Nozomi Sasaki, Atsushi Tsutsumishita, Kei Tanaka

Votes: 253

34. Toilet and Women (2012)

81 min | Drama

Narumi, a tormented young woman, leaves prison to find her brother. This reunion will mark the breakup of the abusive and incestuous relationship that Narumi has had with her brother for many years.

Director: Haruhi Oguri | Stars: Nahana, Kuniaki Nakamura, Keiko Sugawara, Shun Sugata

Votes: 54

35. Like Someone in Love (2012)

Not Rated | 109 min | Drama

76 Metascore

In Tokyo, a young sex worker develops an unexpected connection with a widower over a period of two days.

Directors: Abbas Kiarostami, Banafsheh Modaressi | Stars: Rin Takanashi, Tadashi Okuno, Ryô Kase, Denden

Votes: 13,089 | Gross: $0.22M

36. 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: 2,696

37. Key of Life (2012)

Not Rated | 128 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama

A failed actor switches identities with a stranger at a bath house thinking it is his way out of his life of misery but only to find himself filling the shoes of an elite assassin.

Director: Kenji Uchida | Stars: Masato Sakai, Teruyuki Kagawa, Ryôko Hirosue, Yoshiyoshi Arakawa

Votes: 2,902

38. The Kirishima Thing (2012)

103 min | Drama

A story about the disappearance of Kirishima, a star athlete of the volleyball club, and how this affects every person in his school.

Director: Daihachi Yoshida | Stars: Ryunosuke Kamiki, Ai Hashimoto, Suzuka Ohgo, Masahiro Higashide

Votes: 2,623

39. Rurouni Kenshin Part I: Origins (2012)

TV-MA | 134 min | Action, Adventure, Drama

A former assassin who has resolved to never kill again has his vow sorely tested.

Director: Keishi Otomo | Stars: Takeru Satoh, Emi Takei, Yû Aoi, Munetaka Aoki

Votes: 29,025

40. A Story of Yonosuke (2012)

160 min | Drama

Were people's lives changed by having known Yonosuke?

Director: Shûichi Okita | Stars: Ayumi Ito, Kengo Kôra, Gô Ayano, Jun Kunimura

Votes: 2,312

41. Double Face: Sen'nyû sôsa hen (2012 TV Movie)

Action

A Japanese made-for-TV remake of Hong Kong crime thriller Infernal Affairs (2002).

Director: Eiichirô Hasumi | Stars: Hidetoshi Nishijima, Teruyuki Kagawa, Emi Wakui, Yû Aoi

Votes: 83

42. Tokyo Family (2013)

146 min | Drama

In this update of Yasujiro Ozu's "Tokyo Story", a retired schoolteacher and his wife visit their three working children in modern-day Tokyo.

Director: Yôji Yamada | Stars: Isao Hashizume, Kazuko Yoshiyuki, Masahiko Nishimura, Yui Natsukawa

Votes: 2,237

43. The Last Chance: Diary of Comedians (2013)

115 min | Comedy

The story revolves around two struggling comics, Takashi Komoto (Keisuke Koide) and Yohei Tanaka (Atsushi Ito), who have been performing together as a manzai comedy duo called "Boso ... See full summary »

Director: Teruyoshi Uchimura | Stars: Atsushi Itô, Keisuke Koide, Masami Nagasawa, Becky

Votes: 138

44. The Great Passage (2013)

134 min | Drama

Majime, an eccentric man in publishing company, who has unique ability of words, joins the team that will compile a new dictionary, 'The Great Passage.' In the eclectic team, he becomes ... See full summary »

Director: Yûya Ishii | Stars: Ryûhei Matsuda, Aoi Miyazaki, Joe Odagiri, Kaoru Kobayashi

Votes: 2,871

45. Petaru dansu (2013)

90 min | Drama

Four women, who have their own different sorrows, embark on a road trip. They look back at their past and restart their lives.

Director: Hiroshi Ishikawa | Stars: Aoi Miyazaki, Shioli Kutsuna, Sakura Andô, Kazue Fukiishi

Votes: 425

46. It's Me, It's Me (2013)

119 min | Comedy, Drama, Sci-Fi

63 Metascore

The world is full of me.

Director: Satoshi Miki | Stars: Kazuya Kamenashi, Yuki Uchida, Ryô Kase, Ai Aita

Votes: 348

47. Hospitality Department (2013)

123 min | Comedy

Set within the hospitality division of the Kochi Prefecuture, employees attempt to find new ideas to promote tourism in the region.

The hospitality division in Kochi Prefecture can't promote... See full synopsis »

Director: Yoshishige Miyake | Stars: Ryô Nishikido, Maki Horikita, Kengo Kôra, Megumi Seki

Votes: 101

48. Like Father, Like Son (2013)

Not Rated | 121 min | Drama

73 Metascore

Ryota is a successful workaholic businessman. When he learns that his biological son was switched with another boy after birth, he faces the difficult decision to choose his true son or the boy he and his wife have raised as their own.

Director: Kore-eda Hirokazu | Stars: Masaharu Fukuyama, Machiko Ono, Yôko Maki, Lily Franky

Votes: 28,156 | Gross: $0.28M

49. I'll Give It My All... Tomorrow (2013)

103 min | Comedy

A man who had raised his daughter after he was a divorced, quitted his job suddenly to find himself. Then he wastes his time for a while, but one day he begins to try to be a comic artist.

Director: Yûichi Fukuda | Stars: Shin'ichi Tsutsumi, Donald Ash, Gaku Hamada, Ai Hashimoto

Votes: 197

50. Midsummer's Equation (2013)

129 min | Mystery

An adaptation of Higashino Keigo's sixth novel in the popular Galileo series. Professor Yukawa Manabu must solve the mysteries of seemingly accidental death of another guest at the countryside motel he was spending his vacation in.

Director: Hiroshi Nishitani | Stars: Masaharu Fukuyama, Yuriko Yoshitaka, Kazuki Kitamura, Anne Watanabe

Votes: 1,236

51. The Apology King (2013)

128 min | Comedy

Why merely say 'sorry' when you could truly make amends by hiring the expert to do the right thing? The Apology King, one Mr. Kuroshima, is advertising his service to an audience at a ... See full summary »

Director: Nobuo Mizuta | Stars: Sadao Abe, Mao Inoue, Yutaka Takenouchi, Masaki Okada

Votes: 440

52. Seventh Code (2013)

60 min | Mystery, Thriller

Akiko travels to Vladivostok Russia to meet Matsunaga who she first met in Tokyo and is unable to forget. Even though Akiko meets Matsunaga again, Matsunaga does not remember her. Matsunaga... See full summary »

Director: Kiyoshi Kurosawa | Stars: Atsuko Maeda, Ryohei Suzuki, Aissy, Hiroshi Yamamoto

Votes: 607

53. Pecoross' Mother and Her Days (2013)

113 min | Comedy, Drama, Family

Yuuichi Okano is a baby boomer born and raised in Nagasaki, Japan. His bald-head looks like a pecoross, a small onion. His Mother, Mitsue has dementia that began soon after her husband, ... See full summary »

Director: Azuma Morisaki | Stars: Naoto Takenaka, Ryô Kase, Wakana Matsumoto, Sahel Rosa

Votes: 205

54. The Liar and His Lover (2013)

117 min | Romance

A love story between a famous 25-year-old songwriter, who keeps his identity hidden from the public, and a 16-year-old high school student who possesses a gifted voice.

Director: Norihiro Koizumi | Stars: Takeru Satoh, Ryô Yoshizawa, Masataka Kubota, Takashi Sorimachi

Votes: 1,593

55. Judge! (2014)

105 min | Comedy

After taking the blame for another disastrous advertising campaign, Ota Kiichiro is asked by his arrogant boss Otaki Ichiro to take his place as a judge at the world's biggest advertising competition in Los Angeles.

Director: Akira Nagai | Stars: Satoshi Tsumabuki, Keiko Kitagawa, Etsushi Toyokawa, Kyôka Suzuki

Votes: 464

56. The Tale of Nishino (2014)

122 min | Romance

Yukihiko Nishino is very popular with women, but, in the end, he is always dumped by a woman. Yukihiko seeks out his true love.

Director: Nami Iguchi | Stars: Yutaka Takenouchi, Machiko Ono, Riko Narumi, Fumino Kimura

Votes: 129

57. Kiki's Delivery Service (2014)

108 min | Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy

A young witch, on her mandatory year of independent life, finds fitting into a new community difficult while she supports herself by running an air courier service.

Director: Takashi Shimizu | Stars: Fuka Koshiba, Ryohei Hirota, Machiko Ono, Hiroshi Yamamoto

Votes: 1,026

58. Fuku-chan of FukuFuku Flats (2014)

110 min | Comedy

32-year-old Tatsuo Fukuda, nickname "Fuku-chan" (Miyuki Oshima), is a painter who lives in a run-down apartment complex called Fukufuku Flats. He has been a resident ever since he moved to ... See full summary »

Director: Yosuke Fujita | Stars: Yoshiyoshi Arakawa, Kanji Furutachi, Kami Hiraiwa, Asato Iida

Votes: 345

59. Crows Explode (2014)

129 min | Action, Crime

A new transfer student comes once again to a high school where violent fights among students is a way of life.

Director: Toshiaki Toyoda | Stars: Elly, Motoki Fukami, Masahiro Higashide, Suzu Hirose

Votes: 1,669

60. Wood Job! (2014)

116 min | Adventure, Comedy

After failing to get into university, a soft city boy randomly picks a job in forestry.

Director: Shinobu Yaguchi | Stars: Hideaki Itô, Masami Nagasawa, Shôta Sometani, Nana Seino

Votes: 3,792

61. 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

62. Bon Lin (2014)

91 min | Adventure, Comedy, Drama

Natsuko Yotsuya (Ema Sakura) is a teenager and she is also known as Bon.She lives in a town and has a friend, Miyu-chan, who lives with her boyfriend in Tokyo. Miyu-chan though is abused by... See full summary »

Director: Keiichi Kobayashi | Stars: Rino Higa, Ema Sakura, Emma Sakura, Mahiro Takasugi

Votes: 64

63. No Touching at All (2014)

84 min | Drama, Romance

Toshiaki is a young gay man. On the first day of work, he meets Yosuke in the elevator. Yosuke is Toshiaki's new boss. Toshiaki is attracted to Yosuke. Toshiaki can't be honest with his ... See full summary »

Director: Chihiro Amano | Stars: Shôichi Matsuda, Yuya Mito, Masashi Taniguchi, Shô Tomita

Votes: 863

64. My Man (2014)

129 min | Crime, Drama, Romance

After losing everything in a tsunami, 10-year-old Hana is taken in by 26-year-old distant relative Jungo Kusarino. They live as father and daughter but share a profound sense of loss. Jungo... See full summary »

Director: Kazuyoshi Kumakiri | Stars: Fumi Nikaidô, Tadanobu Asano, Aoba Kawai, Tatsuya Fuji

Votes: 711

65. The World of Kanako (2014)

Not Rated | 118 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller

55 Metascore

As former detective Akikazu searches for his missing daughter, Kanako, he soon learns she has a mysterious secret life.

Director: Tetsuya Nakashima | Stars: Koji Yakusho, Nana Komatsu, Satoshi Tsumabuki, Hiroya Shimizu

Votes: 5,897 | Gross: $0.02M

66. 0.5 mm (2014)

198 min | Drama

Sawa Yamagishi worked as a nursing-care helper. The family of an old man asked Sawa to sleep with him.

Director: Momoko Andô | Stars: Sakura Andô, Miyoko Asada, Bengal, Akira Emoto

Votes: 915

67. Time Trip App (2014)

Action

In 1868, a battle between new government forces and shogunate forces are about to take place in Edo. Katsu Kaishu (Hiroshi Tamaki) wants to avoid useless bloodshed and sends a peace envoy ... See full summary »

Director: Toshio Lee | Stars: Hiroshi Tamaki, Satomi Ishihara, Yûdai Chiba, Akira Emoto

Votes: 142

68. Rurouni Kenshin Part II: Kyoto Inferno (2014)

TV-MA | 138 min | Action, Adventure, Drama

Kenshin Himura goes up against pure evil Makoto Shishio who is attempting to overthrow the Meiji government. The fate of the country hangs in the balance as Kenshin Himura takes up the sword that he vowed to never draw again.

Director: Keishi Otomo | Stars: Takeru Satoh, Emi Takei, Tatsuya Fujiwara, Yôsuke Eguchi

Votes: 18,354

69. Little Forest: Summer/Autumn (2014)

111 min | Drama

Ichiko lived in a big city, but goes back to her small hometown Komori, located on a mountain in the Tohoku region. She is self-sufficient. Ichiko gains energy living among nature and eating foods she makes from seasonal ingredients.

Director: Jun'ichi Mori | Stars: Ai Hashimoto, Mayu Matsuoka, Yôichi Nukumizu, Karen Kirishima

Votes: 3,472

70. Lupin the 3rd (2014)

133 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy

The grandson of a legendary gentleman burglar assembles a team of thieves to steal a Cleopatran necklace from two parties - an ally-turned-rival, and an underworld tycoon.

Director: Ryûhei Kitamura | Stars: Shun Oguri, Jerry Yan, Tetsuji Tamayama, Gô Ayano

Votes: 1,804

71. Tokyo Tribe (2014)

R | 116 min | Action, Musical

58 Metascore

In an alternate Japan, territorial street gangs form opposing factions collectively known as the Tokyo Tribes. Merra, leader of the Wu-Ronz tribe of Bukuro crosses the line to conquer all of Tokyo. The war begins.

Director: Sion Sono | Stars: Ryohei Suzuki, Young Dais, Nana Seino, Shunsuke Daitô

Votes: 3,647

72. Rurouni Kenshin: The Legend Ends (2014)

TV-MA | 134 min | Action, Adventure, Drama

Shishio has set sail in his ironclad ship to bring down the Meiji government and return Japan to chaos, carrying Kaoru with him. In order to stop him in time, Kenshin trains with his old master to learn his final technique.

Director: Keishi Otomo | Stars: Takeru Satoh, Tatsuya Fujiwara, Emi Takei, Munetaka Aoki

Votes: 14,607

73. Mahoro ekimae kyôsôkyoku (2014)

124 min | Comedy

One of the handyman duo finds himself in a jam when he ends up being the caretaker of the other's daughter, and gets caught up in the dealings of a mysterious cult.

Director: Tatsushi Ômori | Stars: Eita Nagayama, Ryûhei Matsuda, Kengo Kôra, Yôko Maki

Votes: 257

74. 100 Yen Love (2014)

113 min | Comedy, Drama

A 32-year-old woman living with her parents meets a boxer and finally starts a life.

Director: Masaharu Take | Stars: Sakura Andô, Hirofumi Arai, Yôzaburô Itô, Miyoko Inagawa

Votes: 2,715

75. Oh Brother, Oh Sister! (2014)

114 min | Comedy

Since their parents died at an early age, Susumu (Osamu Mukai) and Yoriko (Hairi Katagiri) have lived together. Susumu is now 33-years-old and Yoriko is 40-years-old. Both of them have yet ... See full summary »

Director: Masafumi Nishida | Stars: Osamu Mukai, Hairi Katagiri, Kumiko Asô, Minako Kotobuki

Votes: 89

76. Midnight Diner (2014)

119 min | Comedy, Drama

A cook opens a restaurant that only serves from midnight till dawn. One day, he discovers an obituary urn. Follow the stories of his regulars tangled around this urn.

Director: Joji Matsuoka | Stars: Kaoru Kobayashi, Saki Takaoka, Tokio Emoto, Mikako Tabe

Votes: 2,516

77. Over the L'Arc-en-Ciel (2014)

100 min | Documentary

The documentary of the largest world tour in Japanese Music History, made into a film. Celebrating their 20th anniversary, L'Arc-en-Ciel made the challenge to have a huge scale world tour ... See full summary »

Director: Ray Yoshimoto | Stars: Takeyuki Hatano, Hyde, Ken, Tetsuya

Votes: 10

78. Princess Jellyfish (2014)

126 min | Comedy, Romance

A cross-dressing rich heir meets a jellyfish geek in an incident that comes to turn the lives of her and her several roommates inside out.

Director: Taisuke Kawamura | Stars: Non, Masaki Suda, Hiroki Hasegawa, Chizuru Ikewaki

Votes: 398



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