With Hakuhodo DY Media Partners (Sorted by Popularity Ascending)
1. Kôdo giasu - Hangyaku no rurûshu: Code Geass - Lelouch of the Rebellion (2006–2012)
24 min | Animation, Action, Drama
After being given a mysterious power to control others, an outcast prince becomes the masked leader of the rebellion against an all powerful empire
Stars: Johnny Yong Bosch, Yuri Lowenthal, Jun Fukuyama, Takahiro Sakurai
Votes: 48,520
2. Ponyo à Beira-Mar (2008)
101 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
A five-year-old boy develops a relationship with Ponyo, a young goldfish princess who longs to become a human after falling in love with him.
Director: Hayao Miyazaki | Stars: Cate Blanchett, Matt Damon, Liam Neeson, Tomoko Yamaguchi
Votes: 122,933 | Gross: $15.09M
3. As Asas do Vento (2013)
M/12 | 126 min | Animation, Biography, Drama
A look at the life of Jiro Horikoshi, the man who designed Japanese fighter planes during World War II.
Director: Hayao Miyazaki | Stars: Hideaki Anno, Hidetoshi Nishijima, Miori Takimoto, Masahiko Nishimura
Votes: 72,074 | Gross: $5.21M
4. O Mundo Secreto de Arrietty (2010)
94 min | Animation, Adventure, Family
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: Mirai Shida, Ryûnosuke Kamiki, Tatsuya Fujiwara, Tomokazu Miura
Votes: 79,453 | Gross: $19.20M
5. O Conto da Princesa Kaguya (2013)
M/6 | 137 min | Animation, Adventure, Drama
Found inside a shining stalk of bamboo by an old bamboo cutter and his wife, a tiny girl grows rapidly into an exquisite young lady. The mysterious young princess enthralls all who encounter her, but ultimately she must confront her fate, the punishment for her crime.
Director: Isao Takahata | Stars: Chloë Grace Moretz, James Caan, Mary Steenburgen, James Marsden
Votes: 37,626 | Gross: $1.51M
6. Memórias de Marnie (2014)
PG | 103 min | Animation, Drama, Family
Due to 12 y.o. Anna's asthma, she's sent to stay with relatives of her guardian in the Japanese countryside. She likes to be alone, sketching. She befriends Marnie. Who is the mysterious, blonde Marnie.
Directors: James Simone, Hiromasa Yonebayashi | Stars: Sara Takatsuki, Kasumi Arimura, Nanako Matsushima, Susumu Terajima
Votes: 31,811 | Gross: $0.77M
7. A Colina das Papoilas (2011)
PG | 91 min | Animation, Drama, Family
A group of Yokohama teens look to save their school's clubhouse from the wrecking ball in preparations for the 1964 Tokyo Olympics.
Director: Gorô Miyazaki | Stars: Sarah Bolger, Chris Noth, Anton Yelchin, Christina Hendricks
Votes: 34,403 | Gross: $1.00M
8. Contos de Terramar (2006)
M/12 | 115 min | Animation, Adventure, Fantasy
In a mythical land, a man and a young boy investigate a series of unusual occurrences.
Director: Gorô Miyazaki | Stars: Timothy Dalton, Willem Dafoe, Mariska Hargitay, Jun'ichi Okada
Votes: 34,852 | Gross: $0.05M
9. A tartaruga vermelha (2016)
PG | 80 min | Animation, Family, Fantasy
A man is shipwrecked on a deserted island and encounters a red turtle, which changes his life.
Director: Michael Dudok de Wit | Stars: Emmanuel Garijo, Tom Hudson, Baptiste Goy, Axel Devillers
Votes: 30,677 | Gross: $0.92M
10. Tóquio! (2008)
M/16 | 112 min | Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
A cinematic triptych of three Tokyo-set stories.
Directors: Leos Carax, Michel Gondry, Bong Joon Ho | Stars: Ayako Fujitani, Ryô Kase, Ayumi Itô, Nao Ohmori
Votes: 9,652 | Gross: $0.35M
11. Kokuhaku (2010)
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: 35,369
12. Darker Than Black: Kuro no keiyakusha (2007–2010)
24 min | Animation, Action, Drama
In Tokyo, an impenetrable field known as "Hell's Gate" appeared ten years ago. At the same time, psychics who wield paranormal powers at the cost of their conscience also emerged. Hei is ... See full summary »
Stars: Jason Liebrecht, Kate Oxley, Christopher Sabat, Brina Palencia
Votes: 10,865
13. Mahô shôjo Madoka magika: Puella Magi Madoka Magica (2011)
24 min | Animation, Drama, Fantasy
A creature named Kyubey offers Madoka and Sayaka a wish if they agree to become 'magical girls' and fight abstract beings called 'witches'. However, a magical girl named Homura is, for uncertain reasons, determined to stop this agreement.
Stars: Aoi Yûki, Chiwa Saitô, Emiri Kato, Christine Marie Cabanos
Votes: 7,132
14. Durarara!! (2010)
24 min | Animation, Comedy, Crime
Tired of his mundane life, Mikado Ryugamine decides to move to Ikebukuro, a district in Tokyo, when a friend invites him. With everything from invisible gangs to rumored beings, Ikebukuro is full of connected mysteries where people's pasts intertwine with the present.
Stars: Brian Beacock, Johnny Yong Bosch, Doug Erholtz, Crispin Freeman
Votes: 6,218
15. Mary e a Flor da Feiticeira (2017)
M/6 | 103 min | Animation, Adventure, Family
Based on "The Little Broomstick" by Mary Stewart, a strange flower grants a girl magic powers.
Directors: Hiromasa Yonebayashi, Giles New | Stars: Hana Sugisaki, Ryûnosuke Kamiki, Yûki Amami, Fumiyo Kohinata
Votes: 11,809 | Gross: $2.42M
16. Ao Haru Ride (2014– )
122 min | Animation, Comedy, Drama
Revolves around Futaba, a girl who was in love with a boy named Ko Tanaka in middle school. However, its not work because he transferred but in high school, her world is turned around once again when she meets him again.
Stars: Tsubasa Honda, Ai Kayano, Masahiro Higashide, Mikako Komatsu
Votes: 3,053
17. Space Dandy (2014)
24 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
The cosmic and comic adventures of Space Dandy, a handsome space explorer tasked to tour the universe and discover new alien beings.
Stars: Jun'ichi Suwabe, Uki Satake, Hiroyuki Yoshino, Joel McDonald
Votes: 3,267
18. I Am a Hero (2015)
126 min | Action, Comedy, Horror
A manga artist assistant is surprised by a zombie apocalypse.
Director: Shinsuke Sato | Stars: Yô Ôizumi, Kasumi Arimura, Masami Nagasawa, Hisashi Yoshizawa
Votes: 5,534
19. Space Battleship Yamato (2010)
138 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
In 2199, the crew of the space battleship Yamato embark on a dangerous journey to the planet Iskandar to acquire a device that will rejuvenate the war-ravaged Earth.
Director: Takashi Yamazaki | Stars: Takuya Kimura, Meisa Kuroki, Toshirô Yanagiba, Naoto Ogata
Votes: 5,814
20. Shimotsuma monogatari (2004)
102 min | Comedy
Momoko, a strange and seemingly emotionless girl obsessed with 18th century France, befriends a Yanki biker and the two experience the ups and downs of their unusual lives in a rural Japanese town.
Director: Tetsuya Nakashima | Stars: Kyoko Fukada, Anna Tsuchiya, Hiroyuki Miyasako, Sadao Abe
Votes: 6,888
21. Girls und Panzer (2012– )
25 min | Animation, Action, Comedy
Miho Nishizumi comes from a family famous for their skills in Senshado, the art of tank warfare. However, she dishonored her family name, so she attends the no-name high school called Oorai... See full summary »
Stars: Mai Fuchigami, Ai Kayano, Mami Ozaki, Ikumi Nakagami
Votes: 894
22. Sonata de Tóquio (2008)
M/12 | 120 min | Drama
An ordinary Japanese family slowly disintegrates after its patriarch loses his job at a prominent company.
Director: Kiyoshi Kurosawa | Stars: Teruyuki Kagawa, Kyôko Koizumi, Yû Koyanagi, Kai Inowaki
Votes: 8,814 | Gross: $0.28M
23. Kakushi ken oni no tsume (2004)
R | 132 min | Action, Drama, History
A 19th Century samurai, held in low esteem due to an action by his late father, must resolve his history with a maid and with his close friend.
Director: Yôji Yamada | Stars: Masatoshi Nagase, Takako Matsu, Hidetaka Yoshioka, Yukiyoshi Ozawa
Votes: 6,147 | Gross: $0.04M
24. Yokomichi Yonosuke (2013)
160 min | Drama
Were people's lives changed by having known Yonosuke?
Director: Shûichi Okita | Stars: Jun Kunimura, Ayumi Itô, Sôsuke Ikematsu, Kimiko Yo
Votes: 1,494
25. Bokudake ga inai machi (2016)
120 min | Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi
Struggling manga author Satoru Fujinuma is beset by his fear to express himself. However, he has a supernatural ability of being forced to prevent deaths and catastrophes by being sent back... See full summary »
Director: Yûichirô Hirakawa | Stars: Tamae Andô, Kasumi Arimura, Yasushi Fuchikami, Kôta Fudauchi
Votes: 748
26. Orenji (2015)
139 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
A girl mysteriously receives advice from her future self and as a result her group of friends, along with a newly arrived, troubled classmate, learn how to be better friends and a better community.
Director: Kôjirô Hashimoto | Stars: Tao Tsuchiya, Kento Yamazaki, Ryô Ryûsei, Hirona Yamazaki
Votes: 1,252
27. Itazura na Kiss: Love in Tokyo (2013– )
49 min | Comedy, Romance
At a high school entrance ceremony, high school student Kotoko Aihara, who isn't that smart, notices pretty boy Naoki Irie. She falls in love with him immediately. Kotoko initially doesn't ... See full summary »
Stars: Honoka Miki, Yûki Furukawa, Tomomi Nishimura, Yoji Tanaka
Votes: 1,029
28. Bushi no ichibun (2006)
122 min | Drama, Romance
A look at the relationship between a young blind samurai (Kimura) and his wife, who will make a sacrifice in order to defend her husband's honor.
Director: Yôji Yamada | Stars: Takuya Kimura, Rei Dan, Mitsugorô Bandô, Takashi Sasano
Votes: 3,398 | Gross: $0.02M
29. Não Olhes Para Cima (2009)
R | 85 min | Horror
Evil spirits released from old celluloid cause a film crew to slowly go insane while in production on a new project.
Director: Fruit Chan | Stars: Rachael Murphy, Eli Roth, Ben DiGregorio, Reshad Strik
Votes: 1,477
30. Aquarion EVOL (2012)
25 min | Animation, Action, Romance
The protagonists live on a planet called Vega, while most of the antagonists originate from its "sister planet", Altair. The main character, Amata Sora, a young man that has kept his ... See full summary »
Stars: Christopher Bevins, Caitlin Glass, Josh Grelle, Brina Palencia
Votes: 104
31. Shuffle! (2005–2006)
24 min | Animation, Comedy, Drama
Rin is a seemingly normal young man in school. Orphaned as a young boy he has since lived with his childhood friend Kaede who lost her mother in the same accident that he lost both of his ... See full summary »
Stars: Tomokazu Sugita, Jerry Jewell, Cherami Leigh, Monica Rial
Votes: 718
32. Gekijouban Mahou shojo Madoka magika Shinpen: Hangyaku no monogatari (2013)
116 min | Animation, Drama, Fantasy
Madoka Kaname used to be a normal girl living happy days of her life. This all ended when she sacrificed herself in order to save other magical girls from the utterly cruel fate that ... See full summary »
Directors: Yukihiro Miyamoto, Akiyuki Shinbo | Stars: Aoi Yûki, Chiwa Saitô, Eri Kitamura, Kaori Mizuhashi
Votes: 2,860 | Gross: $0.38M
33. Wood Job!: Kamusari nânâ nichijô (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: Masami Nagasawa, Hideaki Itô, Shôta Sometani, Yûki Furukawa
Votes: 2,443
34. Aoharaido (2014)
123 min | Drama, Romance
Futaba lost her first love, Kou, in middle school when he suddenly moved. In high school, she met a guy who resembled Kou, but has a different last name. She needs to know if he is the same guy, and why he moved without letting her know.
Director: Takahiro Miki | Stars: Yûdai Chiba, Izumi Fujimoto, Masahiro Higashide, Tsubasa Honda
Votes: 964
35. Ima, ai ni yukimasu (2004)
119 min | Drama, Fantasy, Romance
A young woman returns from the dead to her guilt-ridden husband and son, but she cannot remember them.
Director: Nobuhiro Doi | Stars: Yûko Takeuchi, Shidô Nakamura, Akashi Takei, Karen Miyama
Votes: 4,369
36. Onii-chan Dakedo Ai Sae Areba Kankei Nai yo ne- (2012– )
25 min | Animation
After 6 years of living apart due to the death of their parents, the Himenokoji twins, Akito and Akiko, are finally reunited when Akito desires to live as a family once more. Although ... See full summary »
Stars: Minori Chihara, Ibuki Kido, Eri Kitamura, Sumire Morohoshi
Votes: 170
37. Uma Chamada Perdida - A Maldição da Mina (2005)
M/16 | 105 min | Horror, Mystery
A Japanese restaurant cook/owner dies after answering his daughter's cellphone. Other people are getting strange, same ringtone calls as well and dying painfully. It happened in Taiwan as well. Can the police stop it if it's a ghost?
Director: Renpei Tsukamoto | Stars: Rie Mimura, Hisashi Yoshizawa, Renji Ishibashi, Haruko Wanibuchi
Votes: 3,044
38. Girls und Panzer the Movie (2015)
119 min | Animation, Action, Comedy
Ooari girls academy faces closer once again and the Tankery club girls must participate in another match to save their school from permanent closure!
Director: Tsutomu Mizushima | Stars: Mai Fuchigami, Ai Kayano, Mami Ozaki, Ikumi Nakagami
Votes: 569
39. Koi wa ameagari no yô ni (2018)
112 min | Drama, Romance, Sport
A young student falls in love with her middle-aged boss.
Director: Akira Nagai | Stars: Nana Komatsu, Yô Ôizumi, Nana Seino, Hayato Isomura
Votes: 840
40. Gekijou-ban Mahou Shoujo Madoka*Magica: [Zenpen] Hajimari no monogatari (2012)
130 min | Animation, Drama, Fantasy
A mysterious creature "Kyubey" offers a young girl named Madoka Kaname the chance to have any one wish granted to her. In exchange she must battle evil creatures named "Witches" at the risk of losing her life.
Directors: Yukihiro Miyamoto, Akiyuki Shinbo | Stars: Aoi Yûki, Chiwa Saitô, Eri Kitamura, Kaori Mizuhashi
Votes: 1,266 | Gross: $0.18M
41. Witch Craft Works (2014– )
22 min | Animation, Action, Comedy
About a witch hiding her identity
Stars: Yûsuke Kobayashi, Asami Seto, Shiori Izawa, Ai Kayano
Votes: 246
42. Hirune-hime: Shiranai watashi no monogatari (2017)
111 min | Animation, Adventure, Drama
In the near future, a high school senior discovers that events in her waking life begin to parallel events in her dreams.
Director: Kenji Kamiyama | Stars: Mitsuki Takahata, Shinnosuke Mitsushima, Jamison Boaz, Ray Chase
Votes: 1,089 | Gross: $0.05M
43. Persona 4 the Golden Animation (2014)
24 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
A young man named Yu Narukami arrives in the town of Yasoinaba, where his uncle lives. For family reasons, he will be transferring into the local high school, Yasogami High. And so begins ... See full summary »
Stars: Kana Hanazawa, Yui Horie, Ami Koshimizu, Shôtarô Morikubo
Votes: 155
44. Tôkyô kazoku (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: 1,728
45. Casshern Sins (2008– )
24 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
The world is falling apart and Casshern is to blame. He is said to have killed a robot named "Luna" and by doing so unleashed a plague referred to as "ruin". But Casshern has no ... See full summary »
Stars: Tôru Furuya, Eric Vale, Yûko Minaguchi, Trina Nishimura
Votes: 767
46. Tajomaru (2009)
126 min | Action, Crime, Drama
TAJOMARU is the famous 'bandit' of the forest from RASHOMON. Whoever kills Tajomaru inherits his name, status and sword. A royal brother leaves his kingdom to protect the princess he loves,... See full summary »
Director: Hiroyuki Nakano | Stars: Shun Oguri, Yuki Shibamoto, Kei Tanaka, Kyôsuke Yabe
Votes: 319
47. Arashi no yoru ni (2005)
110 min | Animation, Adventure, Drama
After meeting on a stormy night, a goat Mei and a wolf Gabu become sworn friends. However, trouble sets afoot among the two unlikely friends after their secret gets out, putting them in a perilous yet amazing adventure.
Director: Gisaburô Sugii | Stars: Eiji Bandô, Kaba Chan, Shôzô Hayashiya, Shidô Nakamura
Votes: 1,082
48. Fuyajô (1998)
122 min | Drama
Kabukicho is a forgotten world. A place where people of different tongues and races meet, where they fight against each other to gain money, power and territory. The struggle which never ... See full summary »
Director: Chi-Ngai Lee | Stars: Takeshi Kaneshiro, Mirai Yamamoto, Kippei Shîna, Sihung Lung
Votes: 559
49. Soromon no gishou (2015)
121 min | Thriller
A group of junior high school must find out the truth of their classmate's death; if he was killed by someone or committed suicide.
Director: Izuru Narushima | Stars: Ryôko Fujino, Mizuki Itagaki, Anna Ishii, Hiroya Shimizu
Votes: 494
50. Usagi doroppu (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: 1,349