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Kanopy
87
8.0
/1048/
86
/52/
78
/19/
4.2
/7033/
100
/34/
90
/2/
91
/11/

Ryuichi Sakamoto: Opus (2023)
"Ars longa, vita brevis" – art is long, life is short. This is one of Japanese music icon Ryuichi Sakamoto's favorite quotes, and the message that he leaves for viewers at the end of his final concert film, shot before he succumbed to cancer in March 2023. Consisting of only Sakamoto and his piano, Opus features the final live performances of 20 songs that Sakamoto meticulously curated to encapsulate his distinguished 40-year career.
poster
84
7.5
/75447/
75
/2782/
74
/1433/
4.2
/362811/
97
/216/
78
/269/
91
/42/
cc age 15+

Drive My Car (2021)
Yusuke Kafuku, a stage actor and director, still unable, after two years, to cope with the loss of his beloved wife, accepts to direct Uncle Vanya at a theater festival in Hiroshima. There he meets Misaki, an introverted young woman, appointed to drive his car. In between rides, secrets from the past and heartfelt confessions will be unveiled.
poster
Criterion Channel
79
6.7
/2378/
64
/93/
68
/41/
3.7
/21347/
99
/74/
87
/25/

Caught by the Tides (2025)
Years after her boyfriend left her for the big city and promised to bring her there after he’s settled down, a Chinese woman sets out on a journey to be reunited with him.
poster
80
76
7.5
/5615/
79
/225/
75
/137/
4.2
/56976/
88
/16/
87
/247/
74
/6/

Linda Linda Linda (2005)
Only three days before their high school festival, guitarist Kei, drummer Kyoko, and bassist Nozomi are forced to recruit a new lead vocalist for their band. They choose Korean exchange student Son, though her comprehension of Japanese is a bit rough! It's a race against time as the group struggles to learn three songs for the festival's rock concert—including a classic '80s song by the Japanese punk rock band The Blue Hearts called "Linda Linda".
poster
Kanopy
76
7.1
/13819/
72
/419/
71
/369/
3.9
/25397/
95
/92/
74
/89/

A Touch of Sin (2013)
Four independent stories set in modern China about random acts of violence.
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Kanopy
75
6.9
/6981/
71
/252/
69
/241/
3.7
/12865/
89
/87/
69
/24/
79
/23/

Mountains May Depart (2015)
The life of Tao, and those close to her, is explored in three different time periods: 1999, 2014, and 2025.
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MUBI
70
7.1
/6022/
68
/224/
67
/197/
3.8
/35612/
77
/48/
73
/6/
69
/20/

Asako I & II (2018)
Asako lives in Osaka. She falls in love with Baku, a free-spirit. One day, Baku suddenly disappears. Two years later, Asako now lives in Tokyo and meets Ryohei. He looks just like Baku, but has a completely different personality.
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Kanopy
69
6.6
/3444/
66
/156/
67
/98/
3.5
/12540/
89
/56/
60
/6/
79
/16/

Wife of a Spy (2020)
It’s 1940, and the population of Japan is divided over its entry into World War II. Satoko, the wife of a fabric merchant, is devoted to her husband but is beginning to suspect he’s up to something. Soon she allows herself to be drawn into a game in which she enigmatically conceals her intentions.
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Kanopy
68
7.0
/12605/
68
/288/
69
/255/
3.6
/19110/
76
/66/
71
/501/
63
/18/

Tokyo! (2008)
Three distinct tales unfold in the bustling city of Tokyo. Merde, a bizarre sewer-dweller, emerges from a manhole and begins terrorizing pedestrians. After his arrest, he stands trial and lashes out at a hostile courtroom. A man who has resigned himself to a life of solitude reconsiders after meeting a charming pizza delivery woman. And finally, a happy young couple find themselves undergoing a series of frightening metamorphoses.
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Kanopy
75
64
7.1
/2561/
73
/70/
70
/60/
3.8
/6030/
89
/45/
72
/92/
75
/11/

24 City (2008)
As a decades-old state-run aeronautics munitions factory in downtown Chengdu, China is being torn down for the construction of the titular luxury apartment complex, director Jia Zhangke interviews various people affiliated with it about their experiences.
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Criterion Channel
72
63
7.1
/3754/
71
/57/
69
/73/
3.8
/7587/
74
/46/
66
/101/
81
/23/

The World (2004)
At Beijing World Park, a bizarre cross-pollination of Las Vegas and Epcot Center where visitors can interact with famous international monuments without ever leaving the city’s suburbs, a security guard betrays his dancer girlfriend by pursuing another woman.
poster
Criterion Channel
66
55
6.8
/2813/
67
/44/
64
/53/
3.8
/7196/
61
/31/
68
/73/
61
/10/

Unknown Pleasures (2002)
Two disaffected, unemployed Chinese youth drift through life on the streets of their industrial town, their paths crossing with that of a local young singer and dancer working for a liquor company as a spokesmodel.
poster
67
46
6.7
/2643/
68
/32/
60
/43/
3.3
/594/
70
/10/
72
/66/

Hell (2005)
Three sisters who share a connection to a violent childhood incident reunite for the chance to come to terms with their past.
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Kanopy
57
34
5.7
/1084/
58
/26/
56
/48/
3.2
/1735/
55
/20/
54
/1/

Daguerrotype (2016)
An aging photographer's obsession with an early form of photography draws his assistant and daughter into a work of mystery.
poster
69
32
6.5
/293/
68
/24/
70
/21/
3.8
/3030/

One Day, You Will Reach the Sea (2022)
This work is a 12-year story of Mana, a woman who cannot accept the death of her best friend, staring at her as she tries to step forward while having deep sorrow.
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AMC+ Amazon Channel
72
29
7.5
/952/
72
/17/
74
/17/
3.8
/782/
67
/26/

All Around Us (2008)
Kanao, a courtroom portrait artist, observes crimes, scandals and the decline of Japanese values without passing judgement. As he and his wife endure the tragedy of their first child’s death, hope slowly unfolds and their love story flickers to life once again.
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Kanopy
69
28
6.9
/251/
63
/10/
75
/20/
3.6
/1789/

2/Duo (1997)
The slow collapse of the relationship between an out-of-work actor and his girlfriend.
poster
60
26
6.2
/740/
54
/17/
63
/18/
3.2
/1596/

Don't Look Up (1996)
A filmmaker and crew slowly go insane after being continually haunted by the ghost of a dead actress.
poster
74
22
7.1
/280/
75
/4/
78
/5/
3.6
/2947/

Two Seasons, Two Strangers (2025)
In summer, Nagisa and Natsuo meet by the sea. Their vacant gazes reflect each other as they exchange awkward words and wade into the rain-drenched ocean. In winter, Li, a screenwriter, travels to a snow-covered village. There, she finds a guesthouse run by Benzo.
poster
64
21
5.9
/198/
66
/12/
70
/11/
3.2
/1683/

Fly On (2023)
Watako has just lost her lover, Kimura, in a traffic accident in Tokyo. She decides to bury the trauma of this tragedy and carries on with her life with her husband. Although she puts on a facade for a while, the loss of Kimura has left deep marks, and she can't escape his memory any longer. She must now confront her grief.
poster
67
21
6.4
/330/
65
/13/
71
/20/
3.5
/858/

The Lion Sleeps Tonight (2018)
An aging movie actor who is preparing to shoot a death scene finds himself visited by the spirit of a dead, long-ago lover.
poster
61
17
6.2
/309/
44
/7/
76
/14/
3.2
/765/

(Ab)normal Desire (2023)
Director Yoshiyuki Kishi and screenwriter Takehito Minato—the team behind acclaimed boxing epic Wilderness—reunite to adapt Ryo Asai's prize-winning novel. A sensitive drama about the aberrant in a society without regard for diversity, the story unites characters trying to hide abnormalities: a prosecutor who is worried that his pubescent son is a shut-in, an introverted saleswoman with a peculiar habit, and a student tortured by feelings she can’t express. In a world fill with abnormalities, what if it’s actually normal to be abnormal?
poster
63
16
6.5
/858/
59
/12/
71
/13/
3.6
/741/
50
/3/

Cut (2011)
Shuji is an uncompromising young filmmaker at odds with Japanese society. One day he learns that his loan shark brother, who had helped to finance his films, has been executed by his own yakuza gang for failing to repay his debts.
poster
64
15
6.5
/320/
65
/21/
64
/10/
3.2
/874/

One Second Ahead, One Second Behind (2023)
Set in Kyoto, Japan, a love story takes place between Hajime and Reika. Hajime is a handsome young man, who is usually a second quicker than everyone else and straightforward. He works at the post office. Reika is a young woman, who is usually a step slower than everyone else. After Valentine's Day, Hajime wakes up and is unable to remember what happened that day.
poster
64
15
7.1
/441/
57
/11/
56
/12/
3.7
/616/

M/Other (1999)
Tetsuro is living with his young girlfriend Aki in a pleasant house in Tokyo. They both spend a lot of time at their jobs. However their routine is upset when Tetsuro brings his 8-year-old son Shun to live with them, while his ex-wife recovers from a car accident.
poster
69
15
6.6
/487/
78
/5/
65
/20/
3.4
/339/

Centaur (2017)
Centaur lives a modest life with his family in rural Kyrgyzstan until he abruptly becomes the center of attention when he is caught stealing a racehorse at night. A story inspired by the myth when horses became the wings of men.
poster
67
13
7.0
/322/
62
/9/
67
/9/
3.6
/641/

Ramblers (2003)
Two young men arrive at a deserted countryside train station. They are Tsuboi and Kinoshita, amateur filmmakers on their way to a meeting with a genuine film star who might be interested in appearing in their next production.
poster
63
13
6.2
/297/
55
/5/
67
/9/
3.4
/684/

Blue Hour (2019)
Trapped in her anemic career and love relationship, a 30-year-old TV commercial director returns to her countryside home in the company of a free-spirited friend. In a bittersweet reunion with an alienated family, her childhood memories of freedom and yearnings creep in the dreamlike blue hour, transcending into a lyricism of self-realization – at once whimsical, agonizing and yet hopeful.
poster
60
13
6.2
/399/
54
/18/
57
/22/
3.3
/493/
62
/1/

Backwater (2013)
Toma lives in a small riverside town with his brutish father and his father's girlfriend. Witnessing his father's predilections for abuse, Toma becomes anxious that he will have inherited those urges.
poster
AMC+
38
6
4.6
/413/
50
/8/
39
/6/
20
/23/

Plastic City (2009)
Yuda, a Chinese immigrant, and his adopted son Kirin, who he saved being eaten by a tiger in the jungle, stand at the head of a massive pirated goods operation that brings in both money and influence. But their empire is crumbling, as corrupt politicians and rival gangs seek to end their power in the city. Yuda is soon got arrested and his dedicated son tries his best to save not just the family business, but his father's reputation.
poster
61
?
6.1
/14/
3.1
/216/

White Flowers and Fruits (2025)
Set in an all-girls Christian boarding school, Anna always feels like an outsider due to her ability to see ghosts. Her roommate, Rika, is the complete opposite: an effortlessly popular, well-liked honors student admired by everyone. But when Rika takes her own life, the entire school is shaken, none more so than her closest friend, Shiori, who struggles to make sense of the loss. After discovering Rika’s diary, Anna begins to feel her spirit manifest before her, slowly seeping into her body…
poster
Netflix
61
?
5.1
/78/
55
/4/
77
/7/
3.2
/383/

After the Quake (2025)
Based on four of the six short stories compiled in Murakami Haruki's anthology, After the Quake explores the complex aftermath of Japan’s earthquakes and other global crises. (Movie version of the TV drama).
poster
60
?
6.7
/38/
40
/2/
70
/9/
3.3
/401/

The Boy and the Dog (2025)
6 months after the earthquake disaster in Sendai City, Nakagaki Kazumasa is a young man who has lost his job. He encounters a dog named Tamon on its dog tag, who lost its owner in the earthquake disaster. Kazumasa decides to take Tamon in, and the dog becomes attached to him and his family, but Tamon always seems concerned about something in the south direction. One day, while Kazumasa is involved in a dangerous incident, Tamon disappears. Later, in Shiga, Tamon is with Sugai Miwa, who has a sad secret. Kazumasa reunites with Tamon, and they start a new life together. Nevertheless, Tamon heads south because Tamon has a promise it wants to keep to a boy.
poster
?
30
/1/

Shuffle (2011)
N/A
poster
?
5.2
/59/
42
/4/
60
/6/
40

After the Fever (2024)
Sanae, who went to prison after failing to kill her ex-boyfriend six years ago, meets Kenta, a forest ranger, and gets married. Sanae and Kenta's married life takes a new turn when the wife of Sanae's ex-boyfriend appears. Sanae still can't forget her ex-boyfriend, and Kenta is having a hard time dealing with her.
poster
?
5.7
/18/

Skin of Youth (2025)
Two young LGBTQ+ lovers in 1990s Saigon get entangled in the criminal underground and must do battle with dark forces that threaten their relationship and test the limits of their humanity.
poster
?
6.3
/38/

This Is What I Remember (2023)
An amnesiac old man Zarlyk who after twenty-three years of ordeal in a foreign land, returns to his homeland. Events take place in a village in Kyrgyzstan, where he is brought by his matured son Kubat. Much has changed during his absence: the morals of the villagers, mired in the realities of a changing world, radicalization of Islam, growing crime, and moral corrosive corruption began to consume... Zarlyk’s wife Umsunai, having lost hope of his return, went into religion, married the local authority Jaichy. The bright past invades the already accustomed Umsunai’s life. But nothing touches Zarlyk. An inexplicable passion for collecting garbage replaced him everything. Will the memory return to him and will Umsunai gain lost happiness when they are pressed by tight attitudes and immorality of the clergy, when love has eclipsed recklessness?
poster
?
5.9
/33/
57
/3/

Thousand and One Nights (2022)
Tomiko, a middle-aged woman, waits patiently for her husband, who disappeared thirty years ago, to return. She lives alone in a declining fishing village, and continues to search tirelessly for her husband. One day she meets Nami, whose husband has also disappeared.
poster
64
?
6.1
/42/
60
/1/
70
/1/
3.4
/215/

Roleless (2022)
Miyamatsu, who works as a cable-car operator, is also a film extra. Through his different characters he has been living the life of a stranger, only playing that part. Finally he comes face to face with his own life, the one he had lost. Debut film.
poster
?
6.8
/9/
50
/1/

The Catch Man (2006)
Takashi, an unemployed young man, is entrusted with a "catch ball shop" by a stranger he meets in the park. While accepting people's feelings through catch ball, Takashi himself remembers the important things that he had forgotten.
poster
?
6.1
/22/
26
/3/
78
/5/

All Because of Me (2022)
Yuta lives in an orphanage while waiting for her mother to pick her up. One day, Yuta, who happened to know his mother's whereabouts, escaped from the facility with all his heart. However, there was a mother who depended on her cohabiting man and lived a self-deprecating life. Despaired, Yuta meets Sakamoto, a homeless man who lives in a light tiger while walking along the beach. Sakamoto accepts Yuta without asking anything. The two sleep and eat together while earning a small amount of money. Eventually, he became acquainted with Shiori, a girl who grew up in a wealthy family but had no place to live at home or school. Yuta is attracted to Shiori, who has the same loneliness as himself but is kind to him. However, the calm days end with an incident.
poster
?
4.7
/11/
50
/1/

Counterfeit (2009)
Kageko, a teacher in a small mountain village with a thriving Japanese paper industry, is visited by a former student, who proposes a plan to manufacture counterfeit money. She initially refuses, but eventually decides to join the project for the sake of the poor children in the village and her own mentally handicapped child.
poster
?
7.1
/9/
20
/1/
60
/1/

Paradise Sea (1998)
Japanese drama set in a southern Kyushu island where dance-troupe leader Shinji (Shinji Arano) stays on as his touring troupe departs. After Shinji moves in with an old man (Nobuyoshi Tanigawa) cared for by his granddaughter (Reiko Matsuo), he becomes an apprentice to the old man's construction of a wooden boat
poster
?
7.3
/57/
20
/1/
33
/3/

Not Forgotten (2000)
Three WWII veterans, reunited by family circumstances, quickly find their life savings threatened by a private corporation; they band together to fight back.
poster
55
?
5.9
/289/
48
/5/
45
/7/
3.4
/400/

Screwed (1998)
It has been two years since unsuccessful cartoonist Tsube started to live with Kuniko casually in a small apartment.
poster
76
?
5.2
/108/
100
/1/

Abraxas (2010)
Former punk rocker Jonen, now a Buddhist priest, seems to have lost the meaning of his life. His manic depression handicaps him further. Music seems to be the only solution for him to exorcise his demons, against all obstacles and sound volume controllers.
poster
59
?
6.0
/107/
65
/4/
53
/5/

A Man with Style (2011)
Miyata lost his wife early on and single-handedly raised their two children. One day he notices a change in his physical condition, and decides that it must be stomach cancer.
poster
?
6.4
/55/
65
/2/
49
/7/

The Shell Collector (2016)
The latest discovery by a blind shell collector puts the relationship between man and nature on edge: a rare mollusc that is extremely poisonous, but has a healing and hallucinogenic effect on some people. Can people resist the creature’s temptation, or will they put their lives at risk for a heavenly trip?


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