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Amazon Prime Video
81
7.5
/71305/
75
/2540/
73
/1220/
3.9
/56367/
95
/129/
88
/1792/
84
/33/
cc age 18+

13 Assassins (2010)
A bravado period action film set at the end of Japan's feudal era in which a group of unemployed samurai are enlisted to bring down a sadistic lord and prevent him from ascending to the throne and plunging the country into a war-torn future.
poster
79
7.7
/44701/
77
/1634/
75
/950/
4.0
/62957/
81
/16/
88
/554/

Confessions (2010)
Devastated at the death of her four-year-old daughter, a grieving middle school teacher is horrified to discover that her students aren't as innocent as she thinks.
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MUBI
74
73
7.3
/9999/
73
/351/
71
/194/
3.8
/11418/
76
/42/
75
/149/
76
/19/

Hara-Kiri: Death of a Samurai (2011)
A tale of revenge, honor and disgrace, centering on a poverty-stricken samurai who discovers the fate of his ronin son-in-law, setting in motion a tense showdown of vengeance against the house of a feudal lord.
poster
73
7.2
/8720/
74
/508/
73
/390/
3.7
/14659/
80
/30/
75
/37/
65
/11/
7.5
/37027/
cc age 9+

A Letter to Momo (2012)
A shy 11-year-old's life takes a strange turn when she discovers three hungry goblins living in the attic of her new house. She misses her old life. She misses her father so very much. Until she makes some new ghoulish friends.
poster
78
69
7.7
/4567/
76
/111/
74
/92/
3.9
/1980/
81
/21/
84
/159/

Love and Honor (2006)
A look at the relationship between a young blind samurai and his wife, who will make a sacrifice in order to defend her husband's honor.
poster
68
61
6.8
/5872/
67
/415/
70
/301/
3.2
/4316/
73
/19/

Parasyte: Part 1 (2014)
Humanity is suffering from a series of mysterious murders across the globe, known as the 'Mincemeat murders'. High school student Izumi Shinichi has a parasite living off him, having replaced his right hand, and he might be the discoverer of truth.
poster
66
61
6.7
/7974/
70
/356/
66
/168/
3.1
/1032/
65
/458/
6.8
/11118/

Vexille (2007)
2067: Isolation: Japan seals herself off from the eyes of the world in the face of unilateral international policy setting strict limits on the use of robotic technology. The island nation exists only behind a veil of seclusion. No soul shall enter. No soul shall leave. 2077: Revelation: The veil is breached. Japan is infiltrated by agents of the organization S.W.O.R.D., a fighting force operating outside of the protection of the United States and her allies. Their mission: Determine if the Japanese are developing banned robotic bio-technology, forbidden due to its threat to humankind. In the battle between machine and man, humanity stands to suffer most.
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The Roku Channel
65
57
6.4
/4423/
72
/328/
67
/160/
3.9
/90679/
47
/11/

Helter Skelter (2012)
Top model Lilico, having recently undergone multiple cosmetic surgeries, begins to experience troubling side effects. As she desperately tries to retain her perfect image, Lilico descends into a world of nightmares and makes those around her miserable.
poster
67
56
6.5
/3556/
65
/297/
70
/201/
3.1
/2677/
73
/19/

Parasyte: Part 2 (2015)
Humanity is under attack by human-mimicking flesh-eating alien parasites. One parasite bonds with his young high school student host, and he convinces the parasite to help him stop the others.
poster
67
53
6.6
/2744/
69
/120/
64
/65/
3.4
/1528/
72
/294/

Detroit Metal City (2008)
Soichi Negishi moved to Tokyo to chase his dream of becoming a musician playing stylish, Swedish-style pop. Instead, he finds himself leading the death metal band Detroit Metal City, or DMC, as the costumed and grotesquely made-up "demon emperor" Johannes Krauser II. Although he hates the role and the things he has to do as a member of the band, he has a definite talent for it.
poster
78
50
7.6
/1580/
77
/27/
73
/40/
3.7
/646/
88
/16/
80
/37/

Kabei: Our Mother (2008)
Set in Tokyo in 1940, the peaceful life of the Nogami Family suddenly changes when the father, Shigeru, is arrested and accused of being a Communist. His wife Kayo works frantically from morning to night to maintain the household and bring up her two daughters with the support of Shigeru's sister Hisako and Shigeru's ex-student Yamazaki, but her husband does not return. WWII breaks out and casts dark shadows on the entire country, but Kayo still tries to keep her cheerful determination, and sustain the family with her love. This is an emotional drama of a mother and an eternal message for peace.
poster
66
50
6.4
/3102/
70
/159/
70
/145/
3.2
/877/
65
/274/

Dororo (2007)
Hyakkimaru, a warrior on a quest to reclaim 48 of his body parts which were each taken by a demon, is joined by Dororo, a thief on a quest to avenge the death of her parents.
poster
75
49
7.1
/2033/
76
/51/
73
/29/
3.5
/1290/
86
/184/

Midnight Sun (2006)
Kaoru has a sickness that hindered her to go out when the sun is up. Despite this sickness, she fell in love with a boy named Koji. If she decides to pursue her love, it will mean risking her life.
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Kanopy
74
49
7.3
/3098/
76
/103/
76
/110/
3.7
/1780/
75
/9/

Key of Life (2012)
A failed actor switches identities with a stranger at a bath house thinking it is his way out of his life of misery but only to find himself filling the shoes of an elite assassin.
poster
72
48
7.2
/1999/
77
/136/
71
/79/
3.7
/3397/
70
/10/

Bunny Drop (2011)
Daikichi learns that his recently deceased grandfather has an illegitimate daughter with an unknown mother. The girl's name is Rin and she is just 6 years old. Everybody in Daikichi's family looks at the girl as an embarrassment and wants no part of her. Daikichi, annoyed by his family's attitude, decides to raise Rin by himself. Even though Daikichi himself has no experience raising a child and is still single.
poster
67
47
7.0
/2096/
69
/50/
66
/43/
3.5
/1029/
57
/14/
71
/40/

Villain (2010)
Shimizu Yuichi is a shy and lonely day laborer looking for love. He aimlessly spends time corresponding with girls via telephone dating services and going on random encounters with girls looking for spending cash. His world is shattered one day when he is involved in the murder of one of his former encounters, the sweet-faced Ishibashi Yoshino who, after being jilted by playboy Masuo Keijo, berates and mocks the troubled loner.
poster
78
47
7.6
/2494/
77
/83/
70
/71/
4.1
/4350/
86
/4/

A Story of Yonosuke (2013)
The year is 1987 and Japan is just reaching the peak of its economic success. Eighteen-year old Yonosuke Yokomichi arrives in Tokyo from Nagasaki. Ordinary in every way possible, he lives in a suburb far from the excitement of the big city and commutes to a university in the center of Tokyo.
poster
71
47
6.9
/2346/
76
/76/
73
/48/
3.8
/5024/
65
/11/

Rent-a-Cat (2012)
A young woman who rents out cats to lonely old folks finds her life turned upside down when a young man from her past shows back up in her life.
poster
66
46
6.4
/1813/
70
/121/
70
/65/
3.0
/1881/

Paradise Kiss (2011)
Hyasaka Yukari only wants one thing: to enter the college that her mom wants. One day, she meets an extravagant group that loves fashion. They were searching for a model and Yukari fits their ideal model. From now Yukari will know the world of fashion and modeling, and what she really wants.
poster
71
40
7.0
/1660/
73
/50/
71
/49/
3.7
/1689/
70
/11/

The Chef of South Polar (2009)
When eight men are assigned to live 14,000 kilometers from home in inhumanly cold conditions, food becomes their new existence.
poster
73
40
7.0
/1049/
76
/60/
68
/25/
3.9
/5560/

Solanin (2010)
Meiko and Taneda are a couple graduated from university two years ago. Unhappy with their lives, Meiko quits her job and encourages Taneda to have his band become professional.
poster
54
40
6.2
/2822/
65
/96/
64
/115/
3.2
/1714/
45
/11/
44
/13/
35
/6/

Shield of Straw (2013)
Ninagawa is a powerful man in Japanese politics and with top economic connections.His granddaughter is then murdered. The suspect is Kunihide Kiyomaru. Kunihide Kiyomaru has a prior conviction for assaulting and killing a girl 8 years ago. The police could never apprehend the suspect in the prior killing.
poster
71
35
7.0
/1475/
71
/46/
70
/52/
3.6
/885/
74
/12/

Golden Slumber (2010)
When easy-going Aoyagi meets an old friend for a fishing trip, he ends up drugged, framed for the Prime Minister's assassination, and on the run from corrupt cops. It's only the beginning of what quickly becomes the worst, weirdest day of his life. But he'll get by with a little help from his friends, who include a famous pop diva, a rockabilly deliveryman, a crippled old gangster, and the world's most cheerful serial killer.
poster
61
33
6.0
/1232/
67
/41/
61
/42/
3.3
/637/
51
/85/

Mushi-Shi: The Movie (2007)
Mushi are beings in touch with the essence of life, far more basic and pure than normal living things. Most humans are incapable of perceiving Mushi and are oblivious to their existence, but there are a few who possess the ability to see and interact with Mushi. One such person is Ginko who travels from place to place to research Mushi and aid people suffering from problems caused by them.
poster
68
32
6.7
/236/
70
/28/
59
/11/
79
/28/
6.9
/1937/

Space Battleship Yamato Resurrection (2009)
In the year 2220 A.D., the Earth Federation launches a plan to evacuate Earth when discovering that a travelling black hole capable of destroying anything in its path is on course towards the solar system. As the people on Earth prepare to relocate to planet Amare, whose ruler offers refuge, the tyrants known as the "S.U.S. Empire" attack the first Earth evacuation fleet. After learning that his wife Capt. Yuki Mori-Kodai disappeared in the battle and that legendary space battleship Yamato has been fully rebuilt, Susumu Kodai accepts command of the ship as he intends to not only help humanity once again, but also find Yuki in the hope of helping his relationship with his daughter Miyuki, who puts the blame on him for her mother's disappearance. But in order to fullfil the mission, the Yamato must go through battles against the SUS Empire, who intend to spoil humanity's hopes of finding a new place to live in and turn Earth into energy for their own selfish needs.
poster
69
29
7.2
/1382/
69
/42/
70
/34/
3.7
/918/
64
/3/

Kisaragi (2007)
The fanclub of a deceased Japanese idol gather together for the one year anniversary of her death. By combining forces they try to unearth the true circumstances surrounding her supposed suicide.
poster
58
26
6.1
/1287/
63
/27/
62
/31/
3.3
/516/
38
/35/

Kaidan (2007)
Japan, 250 years ago. Soetsu is a moneylender who is killed by the cruel samurai Shinzaemon. His body is dumped in the Kasenega-Fuchi river. According to legend, all who drown in the river will never surface again. 20 Years later, Shinkichi, the handsome son of Shinzaemon, coincidentally meets Toyoshiga, the daughter of Soetsu. They fall in love. It is a doomed love, as the spirit of Soetsu is far from dead
poster
67
26
6.8
/1218/
78
/29/
76
/37/
3.3
/476/
50
/7/

Love Strikes! (2011)
Set one year after the drama series "Moteki." 31-year-old Yukiyo Fujimoto doesn't have money, dreams or a girlfriend. He has left his job at a staffing firm and is attempting to start a new life by working as a writer for a news site. Suddenly, Yukiyo experiences "moteki" - a period when a man becomes suddenly popular with woman. Cute magazine editor Miyuki, pure and naive office worker Rumiko, beautiful shop assistant Ai and beautiful, but tough co-worker named Motoko all become interested in Yukiyo. He tries to calm down, but is shaken by the interests of these women.
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.
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Hoopla
56
24
6.0
/881/
67
/31/
60
/35/
3.3
/1023/
29
/6/

Zebraman 2: Attack on Zebra City (2010)
A post-apocalyptic humankind in 2025 finds a hero in the form of Zebraman. But the Zebra Queen steals his powers, making him lose his ability to survive Zebra Time. But he wants his powers back.
poster
71
22
6.8
/388/
71
/14/
60
/18/
3.6
/347/
86
/2/
7.1
/708/

Cheburashka (2010)
The film based on the book by Eduard Uspensky "Crocodile Gena and his friends". Crocodile Gena works in a zoo - a crocodile. Every evening he returns home to his lonely apartment. Finally he tired of playing with himself in chess, and Gene decides to make friends. On the ads pasted around the city, responding animals and people. First comes a girl with a homeless puppy Gal, followed by the Cheburashka...
poster
66
21
6.4
/652/
64
/18/
73
/28/
3.3
/300/

The Floating Castle (2012)
In the year 1590, the mighty warlord Toyotomi Hideyoshi is close to fulfilling his ambition of unifying all of Japan under his banner when he comes across unexpected resistance in the form of a floating fortress known as Oshi Castle. Narita Nagachika, a frivolous hedonistic fellow and unlikely candidate for the position of rebel general, finds himself in charge of defending the castle. His odds? An army of 500 men to combat Toyotomi Hideyoshi's army of 20,000.
poster
71
20
7.2
/923/
70
/11/
76
/25/
3.5
/456/
69
/4/

Rebirth (2011)
After the collapse of their relationship, Kiwako abducts the 6-month old child of a man she was having an affair with. Raising the child as her own, it is four years before the authorities catch up with her and the young child.
poster
68
20
6.7
/470/
69
/16/
65
/21/
3.6
/639/

Tada's Do-It-All House (2011)
In Mahoro, the fictional suburb of Tokyo, Tada works as a general problem solver for hire. One day, former classmate Gyoten appears unannounced. Both men are over 30 years old and divorced. With no explanation, Gyoten suddenly asks to spend the night at Tada's home. Eventually, Tada accepts Gyoten as his assistant and together they become involved in various cases concerning an assortment of people from different walks of life.
poster
68
20
7.0
/878/
69
/20/
63
/17/
3.5
/346/
69
/16/

About Her Brother (2010)
Ginko's younger brother Tetsuro, a failed comedian, is the oddball of the family. Embarrassing, loud and plain inappropriate at times causes Ginko to disown him. The two reunite when she discovers Tetsuro is terminally ill. Tetsuro’s impending death marks the beginning of love and toleration.
poster
60
17
6.3
/570/
48
/21/
64
/28/
3.3
/422/
60
/4/

Smuggler (2011)
To pay off his loan shark, failed actor Ryōsuke Kinuta is forced to smuggle dead bodies – and one live elite assassin – in the middle of the night.
poster
57
14
5.8
/473/
48
/17/
58
/20/
3.2
/369/

Ninja Kids!!! (2011)
The film stars Seishiro Kato as Rantaro who is sent to a ninja training school by his parents. During the summer, their teacher is invaded by a group of rival ninjas culminating in a race to ring a bell on top of a mountain.
poster
59
11
6.4
/845/
60
/12/
56
/10/
3.4
/391/
Popcorn
48
/3/

Toilet (2010)
A 30-something Gundam fan and engineer is forced to live with his recluse brother Maury and younger sister Lisa to take care of their Japanese grandmother after their mother's funeral.
poster
55
7
6.2
/252/
55
/8/
62
/12/
3.3
/232/
Popcorn
33
/1/

Tokyo Park (2011)
Koji, a university student and budding photographer, is asked by a man to secretly take pictures of his wife Yurika. As a result, his relationships with a girl who visits his part-time workplace called Tominaga and his step-sister Misaki begin to change subtly.
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?
5.8
/74/
60
/2/
45
/2/

Mr. Tadano's Secret Mission: From Japan With Love (2008)
Tadano is assigned by the chairman Kurokawa to protect and check the personal affairs of a young idol, Sylvia , who is the main character at the "Flower Earth Festival 2008" organized by Denodo. Sylvia has been threatened by someone to resign from the main character role. Tadano starts investigating while supporting Yamanishi, the event organizer. However, Tadano is struck down by a mysterious giant of a man. Yamanishi, who has obtained important information, is murdered, and Sylvia is kidnapped. Tadano realizes that Anzai, Yamanishi's right-hand man who has been eyeing the chairmanship, is the mastermind behind this. Tadano rescues Sylvia and brings her to the event venue.
poster
?
5.8
/83/
76
/3/
50
/6/

Genkai in a Black Company (2009)
After the death of this mother, Masao Oneta (Teppei Koike) decides to leave the comfort of his room after years of self isolation and get a job. He lands a position at a small IT firm but doesn't yet realise this company is one of many 'black companies', known for overworking their employees.
poster
?
6.9
/99/
83
/3/
55
/2/

We Can't Change the World, But We Wanna Build a School in Cambodia (2011)
A young Japanese man named Kota Tanaka (Osamu Mukai) works to raise money and then build an elementary school in Cambodia.
poster
62
?
6.6
/134/
50
/5/
71
/5/

Sue, Mai & Sawa: Righting the Girl Ship (2013)
Su-chan, Mai-chan, Sawako-san follows the lives of three women who are former co-workers. 34-year-old Su-chan works at a coffee shop and has feelings for the manager there. 34-year-old Mai-chan works at an OA machine maker. She is in a relationship with a married man. 39-year-old Sawako works as a web designer and also takes care of her grandmother. -san and her mother take care of her grandmother.
poster
65
?
6.1
/238/
82
/9/
54
/9/

Rookies the Movie: Graduation (2009)
Futakotamagawa High School had a Baseball Club, but because of a fight during one of their games, they were suspended for a year from all games. Composed of student delinquents, Futakotamagawa High's new Literature teacher Kawato Koichi inspires the Baseball Club to believe in a dream goal once again. For them, it is to play at the Koshien - Japan's National High School Baseball Championship. But, Kawato Koichi and the newly reformed baseball team run into plenty of obstacles along the way...
poster
60
?
6.2
/112/
80
/4/
40
/3/

Sanpei the Fisher Boy (2009)
Sanpei is a young boy who lives with his grandpa in a small village in Akita and they both love fishing and are masters at it. His sister moved to Tokyo when their father died and blames it on the fishing. She thinks it's just a stupid play. Gyoshin, a bass professional fisher who lives and competes in America is in a slump and comes to the small village to try to find the joy of fishing again. Together, they all go to find the legendary big char of Yonakidani (The Crying Valley of The Night), which Sanpei's father once saw, but could never catch, before he died.
poster
55
?
5.1
/265/
59
/7/

Death Water (2006)
Newspaper correspondent Kyoko Togakure visits a nursing home in the outskirts of Tokyo. She finds the dead body of a resident. It was an apparent suicide. He's holding a piece of paper with the mystifying word "Death Water" written on it. Nearby are blood-stained scissors, and his eyes are squashed. She has no idea that this death is just the beginning of a horrendous nightmare.
poster
61
?
6.3
/107/
52
/4/
70
/4/

Girl (2012)
"Girls" follows four beautiful women and depicts the troubles found in their love lives and work place. Yukiko Takigawa (Karina) works at a big advertising firm and has a good looking boyfriend. Seiko Takeda is married and has no children. She works at a large real estate company. Yoko Kosaka is a single woman working at a historic stationary company. Takako Hirai is a single mother who works for a car manufacturer.
poster
76
?
7.3
/294/
80
/12/
75
/16/

Star Watching Dog (2011)
An abandoned car is discovered near a camping ground and inside it is the body of an identified middle-aged man and a dog who seems to have died months later. This is the story of the life of the loving and faithful dog and his owner told from the dog's point of view. City hall employee Kyousuke Okutsu is assigned to uncover the man's identity for a proper funeral. As he investigates the situation, he remembers his late family and his own dog's unfailing loyalty.


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