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Kanopy
88
7.9
/94138/
79
/3604/
78
/2225/
4.3
/282556/
99
/230/
92
/197/
93
/40/
cc age 16+

Shoplifters (2018)
In the outskirts of Tokyo, a poor but close-knit group living on the fringes of society survives through shoplifting and odd jobs. When Osamu and his son take in a neglected young girl, their already fragile existence begins to unravel. As the family grows attached to her, buried secrets surface, forcing them to confront the true meaning of love, belonging, and what makes a family.
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MUBI
84
7.8
/39927/
79
/1993/
79
/813/
4.3
/390089/
97
/173/
90
/88/
79
/40/

Monster (2023)
After an outburst at school involving her son, a concerned single mother demands answers, triggering a sequence of deepening suspicion and turmoil.
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Amazon Prime Video
82
8.2
/7366/
81
/352/
83
/366/
4.1
/18553/
91
/54/
93
/7/
75
/16/

Ennio (2022)
A portrait of Ennio Morricone, the most popular and prolific film composer of the 20th century, the one most loved by the international public, a two-time Oscar winner and the author of over five hundred unforgettable scores.
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MUBI
81
7.4
/14048/
73
/497/
72
/370/
4.0
/28097/
96
/136/
80
/31/
84
/26/

After the Storm (2016)
Ryota is an unpopular writer although he won a literary award 15 years ago. Now, Ryota works as a private detective. He is divorced from his ex-wife Kyoko and he has an 11-year-old son Shingo. His mother Yoshiko lives alone at her apartment. One day, Ryota, his ex-wife Kyoko, and son Shingo gather at Yoshiko's apartment. A typhoon passes and the family must stay there all night long.
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Kanopy
81
7.8
/30697/
77
/947/
76
/775/
4.2
/62115/
86
/102/
89
/162/
73
/33/

Like Father, Like Son (2013)
Ryota Nonomiya is a successful businessman driven by money. He learns that his biological son was switched with another child after birth. He must make a life-changing decision and choose his true son or the boy he raised as his own.
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Amazon Prime Video
80
7.4
/8441/
74
/214/
73
/171/
3.9
/13003/
93
/76/
84
/81/
80
/22/
cc age 10+

I Wish (2011)
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.
poster
79
7.6
/18688/
77
/736/
75
/535/
4.1
/49146/
93
/121/
83
/73/
75
/31/

Our Little Sister (2015)
After the death of their estranged father, 3 adult sisters invite their teenaged half-sister to live with them.
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Hoopla
76
7.1
/2579/
74
/239/
72
/114/
3.5
/4905/
100
/15/
82
/27/
70
/5/
7.5
/10221/
cc age 9+

Okko's Inn (2018)
12-year-old Oriko Seki, who lost her parents in a car accident, ended up living in her grandmother's Onsen Ryokan "Haru no Ya." With the ghost "Uribou" cohabitating with her and all the other odds, she ended up training to be a young female innkeeper. At first, she didn't like the training, but gradually felt her admiration for her title and began to train seriously. Thus, the growth of the young warrior Oriko begins.
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Netflix
75
7.4
/30991/
75
/2000/
75
/878/
3.5
/21874/
85
/231/

Rurouni Kenshin Part I: Origins (2012)
In 1868, after the Bakumatsu war ends, the ex-assassin Kenshin Himura traverses Japan with an inverted sword, to defend the needy without killing.
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Fandor
71
6.5
/6430/
65
/338/
64
/204/
3.4
/24596/
67
/18/
62
/19/
55
/5/

The World of Kanako (2014)
When Kanako, a model daughter and a brilliant student, disappears, her mother asks her ex-husband, a violent former policeman, to find her. As his investigation progresses, his idealized image of Kanako cracks: the girl hides a dark life that her father can not even imagine.
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MUBI
71
6.7
/8828/
67
/296/
66
/276/
3.5
/16519/
87
/83/
69
/21/
68
/18/

The Third Murder (2017)
A lawyer tasked with defending a robbery-and-murder suspect begins developing doubts about what truly happened.
poster
75
70
7.1
/5256/
72
/194/
70
/168/
4.0
/25283/
100
/21/
71
/36/
66
/9/

Himizu (2011)
Two 14-year-olds from troubled, abusive homes come together sharing misery and pain. In the aftermath of an earthquake, the classmates learn how to survive while relying on one another for emotional and physical support.
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Hoopla
62
6.3
/5551/
65
/451/
67
/459/
3.4
/25018/
71
/76/
74
/9/
51
/19/

Final Cut (2022)
Things go badly for a small film crew shooting a low-budget zombie movie when they are attacked by real zombies.
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Crunchyroll
71
61
6.9
/2809/
72
/305/
66
/414/
3.3
/4157/
79
/23/
7.5
/104852/

Fairy Tail: Dragon Cry (2017)
Dragon Cry is a magical artifact of deadly power, formed into a staff by the fury and despair of dragons long gone. Now, this power has been stolen from the hands of the Fiore kingdom by the nefarious traitor Zash Caine, who flees with it to the small island nation of Stella. Frightened that the power has fallen into the wrong hands, the King of Fiore hastily sends Fairy Tail to retrieve the staff. But this task proves frightening as a shadowy secret lies in the heart of the kingdom of Stella. Dragon Cry follows their story as they muster up all their strength to recover the stolen staff and save both kingdoms.
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Hoopla
69
60
6.9
/4422/
70
/175/
72
/143/
3.3
/1650/
72
/261/

Cyborg She (2008)
A lonely university student develops a romance with a beautiful interesting woman, who turns out to be a cyborg from the future.
poster
76
59
7.2
/2386/
73
/84/
74
/37/
3.7
/5836/
90
/21/

Under the Open Sky (2021)
Mikami, an ex-yakuza of middle age with most of his life in prison, gets released after serving 13 years of sentence for murder. Hoping to find his long lost mother, from whom he was separated as a child, he applies for a TV show and meets a young TV director Tsunoda. Meanwhile, he struggles to get a proper job and fit into society. His impulsive, adamant nature and ingrained beliefs cause friction in his relationship with Tsunoda and those who want to help him.
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Hoopla
83
52
7.4
/2509/
80
/166/
85
/500/
3.9
/26079/
100
/3/

Your Eyes Tell (2020)
A tragic accident lead to Akari's blindness, but she clings to life and the smaller pleasures it can still afford her. She meets Rui and begins to talk to him. Rui was once a promising kickboxer, but something happened in his past. Akari's smile brings out a change in Rui. However, the two are connected in more than one way. Rui attempts to do what is right.
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Netflix
71
50
6.8
/3659/
67
/146/
70
/94/
3.5
/13484/
81
/8/
cc age 16+

MOTHER (2020)
Shuhei is leading a tough life. His alcoholic mother Akiko can only hook up with bad guys and order Shuhei to go get money from his disapproving grandparents instead of going to school. Except raising the little half-sister, his rock-bottom life seems to have no end.
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Amazon Prime Video
58
45
6.1
/2939/
64
/270/
68
/130/
3.3
/3547/
20
/5/
73
/11/

Gintama (2017)
In an era where aliens have invaded and taken over feudal Tokyo, a young samurai finds work however he can.
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Amazon Prime Video
67
43
5.7
/811/
62
/38/
62
/22/
3.0
/2203/
95
/21/

#Manhole (2023)
Kawamura is a promising young man with everything going for him. On the eve of his wedding, he falls into a deep manhole. Despite sustaining a debilitating injury, he is determined to attend his wedding as planned, and resorts to social networks for help.
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Rakuten Viki
63
43
5.9
/1804/
66
/68/
61
/80/
3.3
/31606/

Drowning Love (2016)
Natsume Mochizuki works as a teen model in Tokyo, but she learns that she has to move to her father's hometown of Ukigumo. She is in a desperate situation because she can't do the things she wants to do in Ukigumo. One day, she meets Koichiro Hasegawa. He is the successor of the Hasegawa family. His family is wealthy and is respected in the area. Natsume Mochizuki and Koichiro Hasegawa become attracted to each other, but something changes their fate.
poster
63
42
6.1
/1984/
67
/149/
71
/123/
2.9
/1836/
59
/14/

Black Butler (2014)
Set in the year 2020, following her supposed death, a young woman returns as the son of her noble family to precede the family's prestigious company, with a demon at her side to avenge her parent's murder.
poster
67
41
6.1
/832/
72
/70/
73
/78/
3.1
/4760/

Kakegurui: The Movie (2019)
Hyakkaou Private Academy. An institution for the privileged with a very peculiar curriculum. You see, when you're the sons and daughters of the wealthiest of the wealthy, it's not athletic prowess or book smarts that keep you ahead. It's reading your opponent, the art of the deal. What better way to hone those skills than with a rigorous curriculum of gambling? At Hyakkaou Private Academy, the winners live like kings, and the losers are put through the wringer. But when Yumeko Jabami enrols, she's gonna teach these kids what a high roller really looks like!
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Netflix
69
35
6.6
/428/
60
/12/
70
/14/
3.5
/1425/
80
/5/

A Hundred Flowers (2022)
Diagnosed with dementia, Yuriko's mind quickly begins to fade. Yet, for her son Izumi, memories of the mother feel as vivid as when he lived them. One in particular, when he believed she had disappeared, haunts him terribly.
poster
68
35
6.7
/675/
65
/19/
72
/26/
3.5
/2931/

Farewell Song (2019)
Haru and Reo perform as musical duo Haru-Reo. With their indie music, they suddenly get popular. Even with their newfound success, they decide to disband the duo. Haru-Reo go on one last tour together. Their roadie Shima goes with the girls on the tour.
poster
65
34
6.9
/974/
63
/28/
63
/25/
3.4
/2370/

Wandering (2022)
In a park on a rainy evening, a 19-year-old university student, Fumi, offers an umbrella to a soaking wet 10-year-old girl, Sarasa. Realizing her reluctance to go home, Fumi lets her stay in his place, where she spends the next two months in peace.
poster
53
33
5.1
/1745/
58
/38/
45
/47/
3.0
/1069/
53
/96/

Stacy: Attack of the Schoolgirl Zombies (2001)
Girls surrounding 17 years old are affected by an illness that make her to be 'Stacies': they feel a strange and momentary happiness until they become zombies.
poster
68
32
7.1
/888/
71
/42/
61
/16/
3.6
/2518/

My Small Land (2022)
Sarya lives between three worlds: Having fled from Turkey to Japan, her small family tries to maintain their Kurdish traditions. On the other hand, Sarya, who arrived when she was five, feels at home in Japan. But then, the family loses its refugee-status. Life becomes unpredictable and their days in Japan seem numbered. A haunting story about the balancing act of finding your place in the world.
poster
70
31
6.8
/299/
73
/10/
81
/8/
3.4
/2622/
63
/16/

A Pale View of Hills (2025)
Dual timelines explore a Japanese widow's memories spanning post-war Nagasaki in 1950s and England during 1980s Cold War era, unraveling secrets that intertwine her past and present experiences across borders.
poster
71
30
7.0
/161/
77
/7/
58
/8/
3.9
/1304/
7.5
/2703/

Dead Dead Demon's Dededede Destruction Part 1 (2024)
A large spaceship appears over Tokyo three years before the story starts. A one-sided war against the seemingly harmless aliens ensues, sparking controversy and pacifism. Despite this unique and tragic event, high school girls Koyama Kadode and Nakagawa Ouran behave as if nothing has changed. They live their days like they always have. The focus of this story is not the alien invasion, but human nature, dialogue, growing up, and life.
poster
68
26
7.1
/157/
65
/8/
56
/6/
3.8
/898/
7.5
/2703/

Dead Dead Demon's Dededede Destruction Part 2 (2024)
A large spaceship appears over Tokyo three years before the story starts. A one-sided war against the seemingly harmless aliens ensues, sparking controversy and pacifism. Despite this unique and tragic event, high school girls Koyama Kadode and Nakagawa Ouran behave as if nothing has changed. They live their days like they always have. The focus of this story is not the alien invasion, but human nature, dialogue, growing up, and life.
poster
66
26
6.5
/244/
65
/19/
68
/13/
3.2
/694/
6.8
/1796/

Komada – A Whisky Family (2023)
Kotaro visits Komada Distillery for a project on Japanese craft whisky. Led by young female president Rui, who took over the family business, the distillery works hard to reproduce its signature whisky, Koma, which they had to stop making years ago. However, not to mention financial backing, too many clues are missing to revive the once lost whisky.
poster
66
25
6.3
/356/
71
/31/
66
/18/
3.2
/1465/

Kakegurui 2: Desperate Russian Roulette (2021)
A school appears peaceful from a distance, but a fierce gambling battle takes place once again. Yumeko Jabami is involved in the battle.
poster
65
24
6.4
/551/
70
/20/
68
/11/
3.1
/2533/

Silent Love (2024)
A silent love story of a young man who wishes to make the dream come true of a young woman who lost her light.
poster
66
24
6.3
/202/
62
/13/
71
/10/
6.9
/2757/

Magic Tree House (2012)
Jack and Annie are young siblings who find a magic tree house on their way home after chasing a weasel. By using the books available on the tree house, they are able to travel through time and location. The two end up with the difficult task of collecting four medallions, each one hidden in a different place and epoch, in order to help a magician named Morgan.
poster
Crunchyroll
61
21
5.3
/72/
64
/7/
69
/11/
6.0
/546/

Bloody Escape: Bats Out of Hell (2024)
After being turned into a cyborg, Kisaragi faces pursuit from vampires and vengeful yakuza.
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Plex
57
19
6.4
/65/
36
/8/
50
/10/
73
/8/
6.2
/736/

Ryoma! The Prince of Tennis (2021)
Inspired by his tennis champion father, Ryoma is determined to take his game to the next level and train in the US. But in the middle of an intense tennis battle to save his classmate Sakuno from dangerous villains, they somehow find themselves transported back to the past, just as Ryoma’s father is about to undertake his final championship match at the US Open – when he was mysteriously forced to retire.
poster
56
19
5.1
/273/
51
/18/
61
/28/
3.1
/687/

Hell Girl (2019)
Tormented and bullied people can access a special website, run by a Hell Girl who will enable them to take revenge on their torturers. The price for such a service is only that the person must join their torturer in damnation.
poster
72
16
6.4
/183/
78
/8/
82
/12/
3.3
/771/

52-Hertz Whales (2024)
After a life of abuse, Kiko moves to a quiet seaside town. There, she meets a young boy who, like her, has also suffered domestic abuse. Through their shared pain, they also find much-needed solace
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Crunchyroll
72
16
7.3
/550/
71
/22/
75
/11/
3.5
/541/

Brave Father Online - Our Story of Final Fantasy XIV (2019)
Akio wishes he had a better relationship with his reserved father Akira. One day Akira suddenly quits his job and retires without giving out any explanation to the family. Thinking it could be a good tool to be close to his father, Akio gives him software of online game "Final Fantasy XIV". By teaching his father how to play the game and secretly interacting with him as an anonymous online avatar, Akio hopes to know his father better through the adventures with other players in the game; little does the young man know what Akira is going through...
poster
63
16
6.2
/476/
58
/15/
67
/16/
3.3
/575/

Little Nights, Little Love (2019)
Sato is an employee conducting a survey in front of Sendai Station. Saki takes the survey and the two ultimately become a couple. 10 years later, Sato proposes to Saki on the occasion of their 10th anniversary.
poster
67
15
6.5
/554/
70
/16/
67
/18/
3.3
/274/

Into the White Night (2011)
A pawn shop owner in Osaka is murdered, but due to a lack of conclusive evidence the police lists the man's death as a suicide. Detective Sasagaki, who investigated the case, can't forget the dark eyes of the main suspect's daughter Yukiho and the pawn shop owner's son Ryouji. As time goes by, more mysterious deaths surround Yukiho & Ryouji. Detective Sasagaki still unable to let go of the pawn shop owner case discovers startling details about Yukiho and Ryouji ...
poster
The Roku Channel
56
15
5.4
/292/
53
/19/
55
/25/
3.1
/367/

Revenge Girl (2017)
Miki Takaraishi is a smart and beautiful 24-year-old woman, but her personality is not as good. She falls in love with Yuga Saito who is handsome and comes from a politician family. They see each other romantically, but Yugo Saito dumps Miki Takaraishi. To get revenge on Yuga Saito, she decides to run for prime minister. For her election campaign, she hires Toshiya Kadowaki as her campaign strategist.
poster
62
14
6.7
/194/
50
/7/
68
/9/
3.3
/815/

My Beloved Stranger (2025)
An aspiring novelist, Riku, and a budding singer-songwriter, Minami, fall deeply in love during their university years. Their romance soon leads to marriage but as Riku’s literary success skyrockets, so does his arrogance, overlooking his wife who sacrificed her own dreams to support him. One fateful morning after quite a fight, Riku wakes up in an alternate reality where everything is reversed. He is now a lowly publishing assistant while she has risen to stardom as a singer who doesn’t even know his name. Desperate to return to his former life, he embarks on a journey to win back the love of his life in a world turned upside down, only to confront the reality of the woman he once took for granted.
poster
71
14
7.1
/223/
71
/7/
71
/6/
3.6
/875/

Living in Two Worlds (2024)
Dai grows up in a small town, interpreting for his loving deaf parents, until he moves to Tokyo in search of his own independent life.
poster
66
13
6.9
/592/
67
/19/
61
/12/
3.5
/378/

19 (2000)
A university student is kidnapped by young men in a car. No ransom is asked as the men are just bored roving thugs who have nothing better to do nor do they have any specific mission or purpose. Fascinated by the men's close bonds, the abused student slowly turns from victim to accomplice.
poster
68
13
6.5
/334/
70
/15/
69
/9/
3.5
/582/

La La La at Rock Bottom (2015)
Shigeo is released from prison and immediately beaten up by some old associates, which results in him losing his memory. Kasumi, who just by chance happens to be the manager of a band, takes him in and discovers his talent for singing.
poster
66
11
6.0
/281/
66
/6/
72
/14/
3.3
/234/

My Friend "A" (2018)
Masuda, an aspiring journalist, plans to write an article in order to expose his co-worker Suzuki, who is a psychopathic murderer according to Masuda.


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