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HBO Max Amazon Channel
87
8.3
/473735/
84
/15292/
83
/8621/
4.4
/1409438/
93
/123/
94
/12007/
78
/31/
8.6
/871132/
cc age 12+

Princess Mononoke (1997)
Ashitaka, a prince of the disappearing Emishi people, is cursed by a demonized boar god and must journey to the west to find a cure. Along the way, he encounters San, a young human woman fighting to protect the forest, and Lady Eboshi, who is trying to destroy it. Ashitaka must find a way to bring balance to this conflict.
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82
7.7
/35090/
77
/806/
76
/740/
4.2
/67082/
96
/24/
92
/611/
83
/17/

Fireworks (1997)
Beleaguered police detective Nishi takes desperate measures to try and set things right in a world gone wrong. With his wife suffering from leukemia and his business partner paralyzed from a brutal gangster attack, Nishi borrows from a yakuza loan shark and then robs a bank to clear his debt.
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80
7.4
/24882/
74
/636/
75
/666/
4.1
/54450/
93
/27/
89
/406/
73
/22/

Sonatine (1993)
Murakawa, an aging Tokyo yakuza tiring of gangster life, is sent by his boss to Okinawa along with a few of his henchmen to help end a gang war, supposedly as mediators between two warring clans. He finds that the dispute between the clans is insignificant and whilst wondering why he was sent to Okinawa at all, his group is attacked in an ambush. The survivors flee and make a decision to lay low at the beach while they await further instructions.
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Kanopy
78
7.7
/31889/
77
/658/
77
/523/
4.2
/89237/
67
/30/
86
/799/

Dreams (1990)
Eight visually rich vignettes drawn from Kurosawa’s own dreams—fox weddings and vanished orchards, a soldier’s ghosts, a walk through Van Gogh’s canvases, nuclear nightmares, and a water-mill utopia—meditate on childhood, art, mortality, and humanity’s uneasy bond with nature.
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Kanopy
78
7.2
/131187/
71
/6146/
71
/3193/
4.0
/240998/
83
/288/
70
/1046/
79
/48/
cc age 16+

Silence (2016)
In the 17th century, two Portuguese Jesuit priests travel to Japan in an attempt to locate their mentor, who is rumored to have committed apostasy, and to propagate Catholicism.
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Criterion Channel
77
7.3
/6601/
73
/110/
73
/127/
3.8
/6640/
88
/16/
81
/112/
79
/11/

Madadayo (1993)
In postwar Tokyo, beloved writer-professor Hyakken Uchida retires and is buoyed through hardship by the fierce devotion of his former students, who honor him each year with a raucous “Not yet!” birthday toast. Told in warm, gently comic vignettes, Kurosawa’s farewell celebrates aging, friendship, and the sustaining ritual of teacher and pupils refusing to say goodbye.
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82
77
7.8
/9384/
79
/237/
78
/174/
4.2
/14639/
93
/290/

Memories of Matsuko (2006)
While combing through the belongings of his recently deceased aunt, Matsuko, nephew Sho pieces together the crucial events that sank Matsuko's life into a despairing tragedy.
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HBO Max Amazon Channel
76
6.9
/43909/
70
/3784/
72
/1479/
3.9
/227715/
87
/86/
80
/856/
66
/15/
cc age 13+

Shin Godzilla (2016)
When a massive, gilled monster emerges from the deep and tears through the city, the government scrambles to save its citizens. A rag-tag team of volunteers cuts through a web of red tape to uncover the monster's weakness and its mysterious ties to a foreign superpower. But time is not on their side - the greatest catastrophe to ever befall the world is about to evolve right before their very eyes.
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75
7.1
/9481/
74
/466/
73
/309/
4.0
/22165/
83
/41/
80
/73/
68
/11/

Why Don't You Play in Hell? (2013)
In Japan, gonzo filmmakers hatch a three-pronged plan to save an actress's career, end a yakuza war and make a hit movie.
poster
HBO Max Amazon Channel
75
7.1
/70806/
74
/3545/
71
/2367/
3.6
/245465/
88
/24/
82
/1554/
70
/11/
7.7
/186455/
cc age 10+

The Cat Returns (2002)
Young Haru rescues a cat from being run over, but soon learns it's no ordinary feline; it happens to be the Prince of the Cats.
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Amazon Prime Video
72
6.8
/4523/
66
/181/
74
/158/
3.6
/12484/
78
/152/

Gamera: Guardian of the Universe (1995)
A ship runs aground on a mysterious atoll leading to an investigation by insurance representative Kusanagi, who discovers an ancient bead that he gives to his daughter Asagi. Meanwhile, ornithologist Nagamine investigates reports of a new species of large bird named Gyaos. As the Gyaos begin to attack, an ancient guardian with a bond to Asagi emerges.
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78
71
7.5
/7262/
75
/203/
74
/204/
4.1
/20696/
85
/1871/

A Scene at the Sea (1991)
A deaf garbage collector happens upon a broken and discarded surfboard. The discovery plants in him dreams of becoming a surf champion. Encouraged by his also deaf girlfriend, he persists against all odds.
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71
7.1
/15754/
72
/539/
69
/374/
3.7
/24730/
75
/24/
74
/141/
66
/5/

Cold Fish (2011)
Shamoto runs a small tropical fish shop. When his daughter Mitsuko is caught shoplifting at a grocery store a man named Murata steps in to settle things between the girl and the store manager. Murata also runs a tropical fish shop and he and Shamoto soon become friendly. However Murata hides many dark secrets behind his friendly face.
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75
69
7.1
/5200/
72
/187/
70
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4.0
/22420/
100
/21/
71
/36/
66
/9/

Himizu (2011)
After two teenagers from abusive households befriend each other, their lives take a dark adventure into existentialism, despair, and human frailty.
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78
67
7.5
/4807/
76
/82/
74
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4.0
/7364/
89
/105/

Swallowtail Butterfly (1996)
The struggles of a group of outcasts living in "Yentown", in an alternate-future Japan.
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The Roku Channel
69
66
6.6
/6121/
68
/277/
74
/231/
3.5
/14994/
72
/233/

Godzilla Against MechaGodzilla (2002)
JSDF pilot Akane has a fateful encounter when a new Godzilla emerges in Tateyama. As a countermeasure, a cyborg named Kiryu is constructed from the remains of the original. The machine is discovered to harbor the restless soul of the original monster as Akane must learn to find value in her own life as well.
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Criterion Channel
66
64
6.2
/6138/
65
/285/
69
/211/
3.3
/15664/
78
/9/
61
/165/

Godzilla vs. Mothra (1992)
Mothra's dark counterpart, Battra, emerges to eliminate humanity on behalf of the Earth. Two tiny fairies called the Cosmos offer their help by calling Mothra to battle the creature. Unfortunately a meteorite has awoken a hibernating Godzilla as a three way battle for the Earth begins.
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The Roku Channel
59
5.5
/4726/
60
/279/
59
/175/
3.1
/7205/
62
/39/
40
/26/
62
/16/

Yakuza Apocalypse (2015)
When young protege Akira Kageyama is bitten by his dying vampire boss, Genyo Kamiura, he must get used to his new powers before seeking revenge.
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Amazon Prime Video
71
50
6.3
/1402/
65
/129/
66
/48/
3.5
/5904/
100
/10/
67
/8/

Baby Assassins: 2 Babies (2023)
Chisato and Mahiro must pay four years of overdue fees or lose their membership in their assassin guild. They take part-time jobs, but find themselves in the middle of an armed robbery and being hunted by other assassins.
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Amazon Prime Video
67
50
6.6
/1634/
66
/56/
69
/78/
3.4
/3483/
69
/555/

Gamera the Brave (2006)
A young boy in a peaceful seaside town gets more than he bargained for when he takes home a mysterious egg. When it hatches, out comes a baby turtle that grows into a new version of Gamera. But will it become powerful enough in time to defeat the rampaging monster Zedus?
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50
6.3
/4206/
67
/71/
60
/84/
3.5
/3399/
40
/5/
60
/133/

Takeshis' (2005)
Beat Takeshi lives the busy and sometimes surreal life of a showbiz celebrity. One day he meets his blond lookalike named Kitano, a shy convenience store cashier, who, still an unknown actor, is waiting for his big break. After their paths cross, Kitano seems to begin hallucinating about becoming Beat.
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Hoopla
49
4.2
/15484/
45
/1416/
50
/641/
2.4
/34820/
62
/158/
49
/91/
53
/33/
cc age 16+

Prisoners of the Ghostland (2021)
In the treacherous frontier city of Samurai Town, a ruthless bank robber is sprung from jail by wealthy warlord The Governor, whose adopted granddaughter Bernice has gone missing. The Governor offers the prisoner his freedom in exchange for retrieving the runaway. Strapped into a leather suit that will self-destruct within five days, the bandit sets off on a journey to find the young woman—and his own path to redemption.
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69
48
6.9
/1915/
70
/43/
63
/54/
3.6
/2892/
71
/30/

Ley Lines (1999)
The story follows a trio of Japanese youths of Chinese descent who escape their semi-rural upbringing and relocate to Shinjuku, Tokyo, where they befriend a troubled Shanghai prostitute and fall foul of a local crime syndicate. Like many of Miike's works, the film examines the underbelly of respectable Japanese society and the problems of assimilation faced by non-ethnically Japanese people in Japan.
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54
46
5.8
/4737/
67
/579/
61
/205/
2.8
/1043/
30
/13/

Darc (2018)
To bring down a global human trafficking ring, an Interpol agent recruits the help of a brutal criminal with inside knowledge of the yakuza.
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Amazon Prime Video
65
45
5.8
/2434/
62
/241/
63
/123/
2.8
/2105/
64
/14/
91
/3/

Enter the Fat Dragon (2020)
After being dumped by his fiancé, heartbroken Hong Kong police officer Fallon Zhu gains 200+ pounds. His superiors demote him to the job of escorting convicts to Japan. When a convict in his custody mysteriously dies, he must team up with citizen Thor to solve the mystery.
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61
45
6.3
/2323/
63
/35/
63
/57/
3.3
/1927/
52
/81/

Glory to the Filmmaker! (2007)
Takeshi Kitano plays a version of himself in which he's a struggling director cycling through a number of different genres in an effort to complete his latest project.
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Fandor
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44
7.2
/1109/
76
/38/
74
/32/
4.0
/5072/

Red Post on Escher Street (2020)
A genius film director, Tadashi Kobayashi holds an audition for his new film project. Several actors and actresses answer the open call, but most will only be cast as extras. Can the film come to a completion without accident?
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Criterion Channel
74
38
7.4
/1266/
77
/31/
67
/21/
3.9
/3566/

Minbo, or the Gentle Art of Japanese Extortion (1992)
An upscale Japanese hotel hires Mahiru Inoue, a lawyer adept at dealing with the Yakuza, to help them rid their hotel of the local gangsters so they can get a contract for a meeting of important foreign officials.
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38
6.8
/978/
74
/37/
69
/25/
3.6
/1496/
67
/9/
75
/4/
56
/17/

Dangan Runner (1996)
A would-be bank robber forgets his mask on his first big heist, and then botches an attempt to shoplift a replacement mask from a nearby convenience store. The store's clerk, a washed-up rock star, chases the thief and literally runs into a Yakuza to whom he owes money. Thus begins an all-night, three-way pursuit through the streets of Tokyo.
poster
64
31
6.3
/640/
63
/29/
56
/25/
3.8
/1733/

A New Love in Tokyo (1994)
A look at the lives of two sex workers in Tokyo: Rei, who works as an S&M dominatrix, and Ayumi, in the more straightforward profession of call girl. In addition to their working life, the film also looks at their private lives. Rei is acting in an amateur theatre company along with the receptionist from Ayumi's escort service, while Ayumi is living with her student-boyfriend as he struggles to finally get accepted to college.
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61
26
6.5
/1127/
68
/48/
62
/45/
3.4
/904/
45
/1/

The Mole Song: Undercover Agent Reiji (2013)
Reiji Kikukawa, who has a strong sense of justice, graduated from the police academy with the lowest score ever. He becomes a police constable, but is suddenly fired by the Police Chief due to "disciplinary" issues. In actuality, the firing is part of a carefully orchestrated plan to set him up as an undercover cop in the Yakuza.
poster
76
24
7.6
/781/
76
/13/
61
/11/
3.8
/820/
91
/15/

Kamikaze Taxi (1995)
A young foot soldier in the yakuza seeks revenge when his prostitute girlfriend dies after a session with a high-ranking Japanese politician with a taste for torture. He sets out on a 'kamikaze' mission to kill his bosses and the politician; along the way, he acquires the aid of a taxi driver who has recently returned to Japan after living in South America for several decades and is struggling to cope with poverty and the prejudices of native-born Japanese.
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Fandor
48
24
4.7
/1429/
47
/57/
48
/40/
2.7
/786/

Onechanbara: Bikini Samurai Squad (2008)
In the year 20xx, scientifically created zombies roam the world in record numbers. Despite this, Aya is determined to track down her father's killer, a person who was once close to her. With sword in hand and wearing nothing but her trademark bikini and cowboy hat, she sets off to settle the score.
poster
54
22
5.7
/620/
52
/27/
58
/28/
3.2
/1161/
38
/9/

Tomie: Forbidden Fruit (2002)
When a lonely high school girl befriends a strange, mysterious and beautiful girl, it is soon becomes clear that the two girls' meeting was not purely accidental.
poster
54
19
6.4
/1031/
59
/12/
54
/9/
42
/1167/

Blood Oath (1990)
On an obscure Pacific Island just north of Australia, the Japanese Empire has operated a prisoner of war camp for Australian soldiers. At the close of World War II, the liberated POWs tell a gruesome tale of mass executions of over eight hundred persons as well as torture style killings of downed Australian airmen. In an attempt to bring those responsible to justice, the Australian Army establishes a War Crimes Tribunal to pass judgement on the Japanese men and officers who ran the Ambon camp. In an added twist, a high ranking Japanese admiral is implicated, and politics become involoved with justice as American authorities in Japan lobby for the Admiral's release. Written by Anthony Hughes
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Amazon Prime Video
61
19
6.4
/447/
62
/24/
62
/12/
3.4
/1378/
50
/6/

Zëiram 2 (1994)
Intergalactic bounty hunters Iria and Bob return to track down an ancient mystical relic. When a second Zeiram unit shows up and goes berserk, it takes all of Iria's resources to survive a deadly game of cat-and-mouse with the fearsome space creature.
poster
Amazon Prime Video
65
18
6.3
/101/
61
/9/
74
/29/
3.1
/296/

Pure Japanese (2022)
Action actor Tateishi Daisuke who struggles with loneliness after suffering a traumatic experience due to an accident during filming. One day, he comes across a senior high school girl Ayumi who is being harassed consistently by Chinese brokers and the local yakuza. He decides to protect her from them. However, after this incident, he comes to develop a mindset of seeing violence as a way to gain the affirmation and approval of others thus gradually loses himself and behaves in an extreme manner.
poster
Criterion Channel
61
16
6.9
/314/
30
/3/
74
/7/
3.6
/985/

A Quiet Life (1995)
A melodrama about the life of a mentally disabled young man and his devoted sister after their famous novelist father and housewife mother go to Australia on a business trip.
poster
67
16
6.3
/398/
68
/19/
70
/18/
3.4
/433/

The Mole Song: Hong Kong Capriccio (2016)
A young undercover cop tries to get back with his former love, while unraveling the mystery behind the head of the police force. Meanwhile he has to protect the boss' daughter.
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Amazon Prime Video
57
15
5.5
/320/
49
/12/
65
/16/
3.0
/649/

A Janitor (2021)
Fukami is a high school janitor whose father was a gangster. He works at the school as a janitor instead of belonging to the gang so he can watch out for Yui, the daughter of his deceased father's brother Majima Yoshiki. One day, a gang feud erupts and Yoshiki is killed. Yui becomes the next target.
poster
59
13
6.4
/217/
48
/6/
57
/15/
3.4
/574/

Alone in the Night (1994)
An undercover narcotics officer is killed, and after his funeral some yakuza break into his apartment and rape his wife, Nami, while looking for the drugs they claim he stole from them. Afterwards Nami attempts to commit suicide, but after being rescued by a mysterious yakuza she decides to infiltrate the gang and get revenge.
poster
70
13
7.1
/315/
61
/6/
76
/8/
3.7
/596/

Sleeping Man (1996)
Ever since an accident in the mountains outside town, Takuji's slept in a coma; his neighbors care for him as new events occur every day.
poster
61
9
5.9
/290/
62
/9/
60
/11/
3.3
/295/

The Promised Land (2019)
A girl is kidnapped and the perpetrator roams freely. When a similar case occurs along the same road and in similar circumstances a suspect is identified leading to the accused running away and going into hiding.
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?
40
/1/
63
/3/

Detective Ballerino (2016)
In the past, Kurumi Usushima (Yuto Nakajima) wanted to become a ballerino, but he is now a detective. Kurumi Usushima and his senior detective, Takao Washio (Masahiro Takashima), solve a case by using the hypnosis technique past life regression.
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?
100
/1/

Tax Inspector Madogiwa Taro: Case File 30 (2016)
A man is murdered after stealing documents from the Olympic Department of the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology.
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?
10
/1/

Kwaidan (1992)
N/A
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?
50
/2/

Birdcage of Horrors (1999)
A murder mystery told in one-minute clips — one for each day of the year — filmed specifically for the SEGA Dreamcast console. It tells the story of Nao Tsunoda, a 16-year-old schoolgirl who moves to Tokyo’s Grauenheim apartment complex. One day, Nao’s life turns into a nightmare when she suddenly discovers the headless corpse of her neighbor on the roof of the house — and a chain of brutal murders continues, becoming clear that a psychopath is hunting the apartment building's inhabitants.
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?
5.1
/23/
40
/1/
50
/1/

This Man (2024)
An inexplicable wave of tragic deaths plunges two investigators into the heart of a fateful whirlwind, where logic and facts have no value as a far-fetched urban legend seems to come true. A mother plagued by terrifying dreams, seeing her friends and colleagues disappear one after the other, and her family witness the horror unfold.


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