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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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Fandor
75
66
6.7
/4313/
71
/95/
68
/100/
3.7
/6006/
100
/5/
71
/130/

Dead or Alive 2: Birds (2000)
Two contract killers cross paths in the middle of the same job and realize they are childhood friends. Together they take a break from killing and visit the small island they once called home. After reflecting on their past lives they decided to team up and use their talents in killing for good... much to the upset of the crime syndicates.
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74
64
7.1
/3703/
70
/114/
70
/101/
3.9
/9337/
83
/101/

Female Prisoner Scorpion: Jailhouse 41 (1972)
After being used and betrayed by the detective she had fallen in love with, young Matsu is sent to a female prison full of sadistic guards and disobedient prisoners.
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75
48
7.3
/2963/
74
/61/
72
/60/
3.7
/1794/
86
/11/

The Great Passage (2013)
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 immersed in the world of dictionaries. But the team is overwhelmed with problems.
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Criterion Channel
71
42
7.3
/1254/
67
/18/
69
/39/
3.8
/3310/

Under the Blossoming Cherry Trees (1975)
A mountain man beheads his many wives to prove his love to an alluring woman he meets in an enchanted forest.
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66
35
6.5
/877/
63
/34/
68
/25/
3.5
/3362/

The Tokyo Night Sky Is Always the Densest Shade of Blue (2017)
Mika works as a nurse by day; by night she entertains covetous men at a girls' bar. Shinji is blind in one eye and ekes out a living as a construction worker. Young and grown-up at the same time, they both lead a lonely existence, but somehow their paths keep miraculously crossing under the Tokyo sky.
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61
17
6.2
/337/
56
/8/
60
/11/
3.4
/1148/

Helpless (1996)
Yasuo is a gangster just released from jail. Believing his boss double-crossed him, enraged Yasuo is on his way to find the boss. But before setting out for the dangerous trip, Yasuo asks Kenji to take care of his mentally challenged sister, Yuri, and a mysterious black bag.
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72
17
6.8
/154/
78
/9/
69
/10/
3.7
/956/

Kaito Ruby (1988)
Toru Hayashi is an unremarkable bachelor who lives with his mother, until one day a young woman named Rumi moves in in the apartment upstairs. Rumi is a self-proclaimed master thief, but she needs socially awkward Toru's help to actually kickstart her so-called career.
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64
16
6.7
/708/
60
/15/
63
/20/
3.4
/620/
62
/2/

The Light Shines Only There (2014)
A man has thrown away love and a woman has given up on love. The two souls meet in a brief summer in the northern city of Hakodate.
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68
16
6.8
/639/
73
/14/
62
/22/
3.4
/229/

Manhunt (1976)
A tough prosecutor is falsely accused of theft and goes on the run to clear his name. He is assisted by the beautiful daughter of a rich man.
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Criterion Channel
64
14
6.6
/609/
63
/9/
59
/13/
3.4
/450/

Ronin-gai (1990)
Near the end of Japanese civil war, several disgraced ronin living in Edo's red light district attempt to regain their honor by defending a brothel from a hostile militia bent on wiping out local prostitutes.
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54
12
5.6
/237/
45
/6/
50
/9/
3.4
/743/

Woods Are Wet (1973)
Sachiko has just committed a crime. She is helped by a couple to whom she grants her confidence. Quickly this couple blackmails her and threatens to deliver her to the police. Sachiko has no other choice but to obey them.
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65
11
6.2
/518/
71
/11/
61
/12/
3.3
/236/

Tales of Terror: Haunted Apartment (2005)
Aimi and her father move into an old, apartment building and learn quickly that things are not as they seem.
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66
10
6.7
/203/
61
/5/
68
/4/
3.5
/676/

Boxer (1977)
In the midst of a match, a successful boxer - Hayato, has had enough of the sport. He lets himself get knocked, quits boxing, leaving his wife and start living alone with his mangy dog. One day a young mediocre boxer knocks at the door and wants to be Hayato's apprentice.
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?
10
/1/

Apartment Wife: Serial Murders (1986)
Murders of housewives occur one after another in a suburban apartment complex. All of the victims have had an intimate relationship with a certain man, and behind him lies a woman with a past...
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?
10
/1/

Virgin Story (1991)
Kotaru's Life is turned upside down when his favorite AV actress moves in next door.
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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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?
5.7
/14/
70
/6/

Route29 (2024)
Adapted from a book of poems by poet Taichi Nakao, the film is a road story set in beautiful nature and tranquil landscapes about a lonely janitor who doesn't communicate well and Haru, a teenage girl who is different, who travels on Route 29, which connects Hyogo-Himeji City to Tottori City, and through their encounters with marvelous people, they gain a richness of feelings, strengthen their bonds, and become fulfilled in their hearts.
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30
/2/

Hariko no tora (1983)
N/A
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10
/1/

The Girl from the Darkness (1993)
A popular author becomes concerned when she learns of the unusual behavior of a man's eight-year-old daughter before her marriage to a used bookstore owner.
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?
10
/1/

Women’s Secrets Behind Bars (1983)
After being falsely charged with murdering her husband, Nao is sent to a prison for women where her fellow inmates try to help her escape.
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?
20
/1/

Junji Inagawa's the Story of Terror II (1998)
Second "The Story of Terror" film by Junji Inagawa.
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?
5.6
/9/
40
/1/

New - No Longer Human (1978)
Based on the novel by Osamu Dazai and distributed by ATG. The story of a young man who is caught between the breakup of the traditions of a northern Japanese aristocratic family and the impact of Western ideas. In consequence, he feels himself "disqualified from being human" (a literal translation of the Japanese title) and goes down the stairs to self-destruction step by step.
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?
20
/1/

Young Thugs: Kaoru-chan's Strongest Legend EPISODE I (2001)
N/A
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?
6.7
/31/
20
/1/
70
/1/

Kazoku Cinema (1998)
A savage look at food and sex, helms this black comedy about Japan's sizable and often beleaguered Korean-Japanese community. Motomi Hayashi (Eri Yu), a producer who is thoroughly dedicated to her career, returns to her abode to discover that her porn star sister (Ichio Matsuda) is going to make a film about her family's first reunion in 20 years. Motomi is less than thrilled with the prospect, seeing as all is not well at the Hayashi household. Motomi's father recently got canned from his longtime job at a Pachinko parlor, while her mother secretly plans to mortgage the house to finance her affair with a younger lover. Motomi grows more uneasy when she learns that the porn director in charge of the undertaking is known for mixing fact with fantasy.
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?
6.4
/9/

Kawachi Rascal Is Spurred On (1976)
N/A
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?
5.8
/32/
45
/3/

Teacher Deer (1978)
Mejika, reputed for her iron discipline, is hired as a biology teacher at a renowned high school. But her provocative attitude starts to worry the school's administration as she reveals vice and corruption that are running rampant in the school.
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?
20
/1/

Mogura (1996)
Mogura, a shut-in former musician, falls in love with a young cellist after seeing her photo in a magazine.
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?
5.9
/67/
20
/4/
30
/4/

Sex Hunter: Wet Target (1972)
While rotting away in jail, Okamoto learns of the death of his beloved sister, Natsuko. Violently assaulted by a group of U.S. military men during a drunken joyride, she was found dead by local authorities. Haunted by the tragedy, Okamoto escapes from jail to hunt down and kill those who destroyed the life of his sister. What he uncovers during his investigation is much more horrifying than he could ever imagine...
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57
?
5.7
/123/
52
/8/
63
/6/

Yes, I Can't Swim (2022)
Yuji Takanashi is a university philosophy professor who can't swim. Making awkward justifications to himself about the relationship between water and people, still he decides on the spur of the moment to enroll in a swimming class. There he encounters the teacher Shizuka Usuhara, who ignores his last-minute hesitation and enrolls him.
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?
5.4
/8/
80
/1/

The Yakuza Principal (2007)
Junji, the protagonist of FM89.3MHz, must become the principal of a nursery school in Kabukicho after the death of Okawa Clan's boss.
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?
4.6
/16/
20
/1/

Happy People (1997)
Japanese anthology follows the depressing lives of several people just trying to keep going in a nihilistic world. Movie version of Kosuke Suzuki‘s previous SOV movie by the same title.
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?
5.8
/92/
32
/4/
44
/11/

Delicate Skillful Fingers (1972)
A girl falls for a pickpocketer who gets arrested, so she hooks up with his ex-girlfriend and his ex-cellmate.
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?
6.6
/100/
57
/4/
70
/2/

Shadow Hunters 2: Echo of Destiny (1972)
The great Daimyo enlists the aid of the three Shadow Hunters in ensuring the delivery of an illegal cannon in this sequel to Toshio Masuda's bloody adaptation of the manga by Takao Saito. Despite the Shadow Hunters's remarkable skill, this mission is no walk in the park, and in order to survive they must face a relentless army of ninjas and female warriors willing to sacrifice their lives to disrupt the delivery and claim the cannon for themselves.
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?
5.3
/27/
10
/1/

Hell Riders in Kyoto (1973)
The rich punk Junya has only one thing in mind: to race with the police on his motorcycle. That makes him unpopular, not only with the police, even with his Bosozoku buddies, who slowly but surely distance themselves from him. Junya falls in love with the equally speed-hungry Hiroko.
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4.5
/10/
10
/1/

Mitabi no kaikyô (1995)
N/A
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?
6.8
/10/
10
/1/

Bakayarō! 4 You! (1991)
N/A
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?
5.9
/27/
10
/1/
100
/1/

Inamura Jane (1990)
N/A
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?
6.5
/31/
60
/1/

The Perennial Weed (1975)
A detective wonders that his sister is a murder suspect.
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?
5.8
/55/
60
/1/

Case of the Disjointed Murder (1977)
In the summer of 1947, various men and women gather at a mansion in the countryside at the invitation of Kazuma Utagawa. They are artists, novelists, poets, painters, playwrights, actresses, etc. Then the murders begin, one after another. The incident seemed to have no continuity...
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?
6.9
/52/
46
/3/

Manon (1981)
A story about a woman who is a research student of a theater company and the three men who are at the mercy of her.
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7.2
/14/
20
/1/

The Man with Two Hearts (1996)
N/A
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?
5.9
/67/
10
/1/
60
/1/

Turning Point (1994)
A middle-aged journalist looking to make her big break. After working the same beat on the "women's page", Yumiko gets promoted to editorials.
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?
4.8
/17/
15
/2/
37
/4/

That's Roman Porno: Smile of Goddesses (1988)
A documentary compilation that shows various clips from the Roman Porno series of movies from 1971 to 1988.
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57
?
5.3
/314/
50
/11/
50
/6/
3.3
/278/

Ichijo's Wet Lust (1972)
Ichijo Sayuri, once the legendary queen of Osaka strippers, has retired to run a sushi shop. She is awaiting her day in court after having been arrested for indecency at her farewell performance. While she was active, she was both the rival and the model for many young strippers. Harumi was one of them. Ichijo Sayuri was the real-life queen of Osaka strippers who was arrested on her final performance.
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66
?
6.5
/270/
65
/9/
64
/7/
3.5
/254/

Disconcerto (2014)
Set within the fictional city of Mahoro, Keisuke Tada runs a "benriya" - a general problem solver for hire. His assistant is his former high school classmate Haruhiko Gyoten. A big crisis then occurs for them.
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?
7.3
/10/
75
/2/
75
/5/

FM89.3MHz (2007)
Okawa Family’s yakuza, Junji, is released from prison, and is told to take over a local radio station by his boss. Junji tries to explain that it is not a yakuza’s job to talk on the radio, but no one listens to him. He reluctantly goes to the radio building, and is met by a young, upbeat girl broadcasting a talk show and playing pop music. Will this seasoned gangster really fit in on such a show?
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?
4.8
/79/
27
/4/
34
/5/

Sweet Scent of Eros (1973)
Yukie, Koichi and Akira are rogues looking for a place to crash. They move into a house which Etsuko (Kaori Momoi) inherited from her parents. Soon after getting settled, the hippies slip into a communal lifestyle. They eat, have sex, and generally share everything together.


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