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Amazon Prime Video
79
7.5
/205854/
74
/7472/
72
/3711/
3.9
/385773/
90
/51/
89
/8548/
81
/7/
cc age 17+

Battle Royale (2000)
In the future, the Japanese government captures a class of ninth-grade students and forces them to kill each other under the revolutionary "Battle Royale" act.
poster
Kanopy
73
6.6
/2969/
63
/161/
66
/119/
3.5
/11201/
95
/55/
80
/11/
70
/15/

Plan 75 (2022)
In a Japan of the near future, the government program Plan 75 encourages senior citizens to be voluntarily euthanized to remedy a super-aged society. An elderly woman whose means of survival are vanishing, a pragmatic Plan 75 salesman, and a young Filipino laborer face choices of life and death.
poster
Kanopy
73
7.5
/13695/
78
/468/
74
/270/
4.2
/168871/
68
/40/
89
/511/
73
/18/

All About Lily Chou-Chou (2001)
Charts the troubled teenage years of students Yūichi Hasumi and Shūsuke Hoshino, exploring the shifting and complex power dynamics of their relationship against the backdrop of Yūichi's love for the dreamy and abstract music of pop star Lily Chou-Chou.
poster
Kanopy
72
7.0
/12608/
68
/295/
69
/255/
3.6
/19206/
94
/87/
80
/389/
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.
poster
75
72
6.7
/8674/
72
/831/
74
/488/
3.5
/13884/
91
/11/
76
/31/

I Am a Hero (2016)
A man witnesses a fatal traffic accident on his way home from work, and the victim is clearly killed on impact. A moment later, when the corpse stands up and walks away, it could be a hallucination or something far more extraordinary.
poster
Kanopy
66
6.2
/3093/
63
/140/
65
/96/
3.4
/8229/
82
/51/
54
/11/
64
/14/

Before We Vanish (2017)
Narumi is on bad terms with her husband, Shinji, when, one day, Shinji goes missing. He comes back a couple of days later, but he seems like a totally different person, and he is now gentle and tender. He goes for a walk every day. Meanwhile, journalist Sakurai covers the story of a family that was brutally murdered, when an unexplained phenomenon takes place.
poster
Kanopy
64
6.7
/3230/
64
/89/
68
/106/
3.6
/6163/
52
/23/
63
/7/
58
/9/

Still the Water (2014)
On the Japanese island of Amami, despite lacking parental guidance, Kaito and his girlfriend Kyoko try to find their place in the world. While Kaito suffers from the absence of his father, who moved to Tokyo after his birth, Kyoko must come to grips with her mother’s terminal illness.
poster
63
6.3
/12940/
64
/315/
63
/225/
3.0
/17952/
73
/63/
49
/419/
58
/19/

Norwegian Wood (2010)
Toru recalls his life in the 1960s, when his friend Kizuki killed himself and he grew close to Naoko, Kizuki's girlfriend, and another woman, the outgoing, lively Midori.
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Netflix
74
61
6.3
/2880/
67
/320/
68
/81/
3.4
/5751/
100
/7/
82
/10/
cc age 16+

Golden Kamuy (2024)
On the Hokkaido frontier, a war veteran and Ainu girl race against misfits and military renegades to find treasure mapped out on tattooed outlaws.
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Crunchyroll
77
60
7.3
/2719/
76
/320/
81
/182/
3.7
/21335/
81
/4/
7.9
/175992/

Bungo Stray Dogs: Dead Apple (2018)
A large scale catastrophe is occurring across the planet. Ability users are discovered after the appearance of a mysterious fog, apparently having committed suicide, so the Armed Detective Agency sets out to investigate these mysterious deaths. The case seems to involve an unknown ability user referred to as "Collector," a man who could be the mastermind behind the incident. Trust and courage are put to the test in order to save the city of Yokohama and ability users across the world from the grip of Collector where the Armed Detective Agency forms an unlikely partnership with the dangerous Port Mafia.
poster
Netflix
59
5.9
/1604/
60
/102/
63
/50/
3.0
/5344/
60
/10/
53
/5/
56
/4/
cc age 16+

Lumberjack the Monster (2023)
A self-proclaimed psychopath, coldblooded lawyer Ninomiya becomes obsessed with stopping an ax-wielding serial killer who's made him their next target.
poster
70
57
6.7
/2289/
70
/79/
65
/68/
3.6
/3688/
73
/11/
75
/250/

Sakuran (2006)
Anna Tsuchiya blasts back in time playing an oiran, a top-notched geisha of the Edo period’s Yoshiwara District, navigating brothel politics while trying to cling to the man she loves.
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Amazon Prime Video
63
56
6.5
/3817/
67
/90/
62
/89/
3.3
/3762/
57
/14/
68
/169/
62
/8/

Zebraman (2004)
A down-and-out schoolteacher receives the calling to become the real life personification of an old television superhero, Zebraman.
poster
66
53
6.2
/2175/
63
/118/
63
/86/
3.8
/12527/
66

Cutie Honey (2004)
When Honey's uncle gets kidnapped by the evil criminal gang known as "Panther Claw," she must use her magical powers of transformation to save him. Meanwhile the same crime group has been responsible for a number of other crime sprees across Tokyo. In the process, Honey teams up with the seemingly cold police woman Natsuko Aki and hot shot journalist Seiji Hayami as well as battle the four "claws" of the Panther Claw gang to save her uncle and the rest of the city.
poster
66
50
6.4
/3105/
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
AMC+ Amazon Channel
80
49
7.0
/1882/
73
/59/
72
/35/
3.6
/2088/
100
/9/
94
/3/

The Blood of Wolves (2018)
Set in 1988 in Hiroshima, Japan, prior to the enactment of the anti-organized crime law. A rumor exists that Detective Shogo Ogami has ties with the yakuza. He is partnered with Detective Shuichi Hioka and they investigate a missing person case involving a financial company employee. Conflicts between opposing yakuza groups become more serious.
poster
71
46
7.2
/2758/
67
/43/
69
/68/
3.8
/2911/
71
/10/

The Kirishima Thing (2012)
A story about the disappearance of Kirishima, a star athlete of the volleyball club, and how his disappearance affects every person in school.
poster
65
44
6.2
/2153/
65
/54/
57
/33/
3.3
/1305/
78
/146/

Moon Child (2003)
Moon Child follows a group of childhood friends as they advance in a futuristic criminal underworld. Sho feels he is doomed to walk in his idol Kei's footsteps as a vampire with the gift of eternal life and the curse of blood thirst. Over time, their tight friendship becomes corrupted because of their rivalry and love for the same woman.
poster
Hoopla
62
43
6.1
/745/
63
/94/
62
/50/
3.0
/3185/
6.5
/21271/

Fragtime (2019)
Misuzu Moritani is an introvert who has always had difficulty interacting with her classmates, quickly becoming flustered whenever someone tries to talk to her. Sometimes, she will use her ability to stop time for three minutes to escape troublesome social situations. One day, as Misuzu watches the suspended environment around her, she observes that her classmate, Haruka Murakami, is somehow able to move despite her temporal influence. From that moment on, Misuzu experiences new wonders as she explores more of the world she has long avoided; no matter where time may take her, Misuzu can count on Haruka to always be at her side.
poster
67
43
6.6
/2547/
67
/66/
65
/42/
3.3
/422/
75

Mumon: The Land of Stealth (2017)
Raised suckling poison arrows among the sparring Iga ninja factions, Mumon is a carefree 16th-century mercenary. When the ninja council makes a power play to defeat the young Nobukatsu Oda struggling to step into his father’s warlord shoes as they expand rule across the country, Mumon jumps into the fray to satisfy his new bride Okuni’s demand that he make good on his promises of wealth. Yet Mumon soon finds what is worth fighting for beyond money or nation.
poster
Kanopy
59
42
6.3
/2166/
63
/79/
65
/69/
3.5
/5389/
54
/24/
46
/2/
52
/6/

Journey to the Shore (2015)
Mizuki's husband Yusuke has been missing for three years. He suddenly comes back home as a ghost and asks Mizuki to go on a trip with him. Their trip consists of visiting the people that helped Yusuke on his previous travel.
poster
Fandango at Home Free
41
4.6
/22245/
51
/857/
49
/519/
2.3
/17891/
27
/11/
29
/1659/

Battle Royale II: Requiem (2003)
It's three years after the events of the original Battle Royale, and Shuya Nanahara is now an internationally-known terrorist determined to bring down the government. His terrorist group, Wild Seven, stages an attack that levels several buildings in Tokyo on Christmas Day, killing 8000 people. In order for the government to study the benefits of "teamwork", the new students work in pairs, with their collars electronically linked so that if one of them is killed, the other dies as well. They must kill Nanahara in three days - or die.
poster
66
40
7.1
/1374/
74
/17/
73
/42/
3.6
/2406/
Popcorn
50
/4/
58
/7/

Penance (2013)
The murder of a young girl leaves the inhabitants of a small Japanese village in shock. The body of Emili is found by four classmates with whom she was playing. The murder is never solved. Emili's mother, Asako, is torn by grief and puts a curse on the four girls when they claim not to remember the killer's face. Each of the girls, in their own way, will do penance for their silence.
poster
73
40
7.0
/1051/
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.
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Netflix
60
39
5.8
/1024/
56
/77/
68
/48/
2.9
/2564/
cc age 15+

The Village (2023)
In a once-scenic village now dominated by a vast trash disposal site, a young man yearns to break free from a cruel fate tying him to the very grounds.
poster
76
38
7.4
/1630/
73
/24/
73
/41/
3.9
/3955/
87
/2/

Suzaku (1997)
Depicts the life of a family in a remote Japanese timber village. Family head Tahara Kozo lives with his mother Sachiko, wife Yasuyo, nephew Eisuke and young daughter Michiru. Economic recession and failed development plans cause tragedy in the family.
poster
Netflix
60
37
6.1
/1129/
57
/59/
65
/67/
3.0
/1804/
cc age 15+

Hard Days (2023)
After going to extremes to cover up an accident, a corrupt cop's life spirals out of control when he starts receiving threats from a mysterious witness.
poster
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
56
33
5.8
/1171/
61
/55/
62
/66/
3.2
/1367/
57
/7/
38
/3/

Real (2013)
Neurosurgeon Koichi uses an experimental technique to enter the brain of his beloved Atsumi, who is in a coma after attempting suicide. In his quest, Koichi drifts steadily further into the sweltering marshes of the spirit. It is soon no longer clear what is real and what is not.
poster
62
31
6.1
/944/
56
/18/
68
/40/
3.4
/377/
61
/37/

Gojoe: Spirit War Chronicle (2001)
Benkei, a master fighter and killer, vows never to take another life after his conversion to Buddhism. His faith in pacifism, however, is shaken and ultimately broken by the attacks from a trio of fighters known only as the demons. Taking up his sword once more, he sets out to end their murderous terror.
poster
67
28
6.3
/340/
60
/5/
75
/17/
70

64: Part 2 (2016)
1989: 64th and last year of the Showa era. A girl is kidnapped and killed. The unsolved case is called Case 64 ('rokuyon'). 2002: Yoshinobu Mikami, who was the detective in charge of the Case 64, moves as a Public Relations Officer in the Police Affairs Department. His relation with the reporters is conflicted and his own daughter is missing. The statute of limitations for the Case 64 will expire in one year. Then a kidnapping case, similar to the Case 64, takes place. The rift between the criminal investigation department and police administration department deepens. Mikami challenges the case as a public relations secretary.
poster
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
61
28
6.1
/165/
61
/26/
50
/22/
7.4
/18087/

KanColle Movie (2016)
The movie starts off after the events of Episode 3, when Kisaragi had sunk. The Mikawa Fleet (Furutaka, Aoba, Kako, Kinugasa and Tenryuu) are in the middle of Night Battle. Choukai uses Searchlight and gets medium damage, but they win in the end. A New Fleet Girl gets "dropped", emerging from the sea. It is Kisaragi. Kisaragi is brought back to the temporary base in Solomon Islands, but she is suffering from PTSD and has amnesia, unable to remember anyone from back in the anime, excluding Mutsuki...
poster
60
26
6.2
/742/
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
63
25
6.3
/1023/
68
/54/
69
/43/
3.3
/589/
53
/4/

Sekigahara (2017)
The background to and depiction of a watershed battle in Japanese history, at Sekigahara in 1600, when Tokugawa Ieyasu's Army of the East defeated the Army of the West of Ishida Mitsunari. The story includes the intrigues and shifting loyalties of the various retainers, family members, and samurai.
poster
70
24
7.0
/223/
65
/16/
74
/7/
3.7
/2940/

Tokyo Blood (1993)
Tokyo Blood is an omnibus film of 4 short stories featuring various characters entrapped in Tokyo landscapes.
poster
63
24
5.9
/533/
63
/28/
65
/18/
3.3
/1450/

Diner (2019)
A former murderer and genius chef along with a waitress come together with a group of fantastical assassins in a diner. A girl with a hollowness in her heart, who believes that she belongs nowhere, is thrust into a series of attacks where she must struggle to find her will to live.
poster
64
24
6.4
/876/
64
/32/
63
/35/
3.4
/449/

Prophecy (2015)
The cyber crime investigation division at the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department finds a video on website "YOURTUBE." In the video, a man covered by a newspaper, warns that a fire will be set at a food processing company. More crime notices are soon found involving violent crimes. Geitsu is the main guy behind the group "Shinbunshi," which has posted the videos. He used to work as a temporary employee at an IT company, but was unfairly dismissed. He then begins doing manual labor work and meets the other members of "Shinbushi."
poster
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
70
23
6.7
/764/
74
/43/
65
/17/
3.5
/1440/
78
/1/

To Each His Own (2017)
Takashi Aoyama has way too much work to do and pushes himself mentally too hard. He blacks out and collapses at a railroad station. When he is about to be hit by a train, he is saved by Yamamoto. After his encounter with Yamamoto, Takashi recovers his bright personality and gets better results at work. One day, Takashi sees Yamamoto boarding a bus to the cemetery with a serious expression.
poster
66
21
6.4
/653/
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
Netflix
66
19
6.5
/427/
65
/20/
66
/9/
3.4
/1266/

Missing (2024)
A girl vanishes while walking, leaving her family devastated. As months pass without clues, rumors about her mother's actions intensify online, straining her marriage.
poster
62
19
5.9
/1049/
66
/37/
61
/31/
3.3
/422/
58
/3/

Library Wars (2013)
Set in the year 2019 in Japan. In order to crack down on free expression, a new law is passed, which allows for the government to create an armed force to find and destroy objectionable printed material. Meanwhile, to oppose this oppressive crackdown, the Library Force is created. The Library force, including instructor Atsushi Dojo and Iku Kasahara, work to protect the libraries. A fierce battle then ensues between these two groups.
poster
51
18
5.0
/143/
45
/22/
59
/31/
2.5
/604/

Eternal 831 (2022)
In the present day, the world is in turmoil due to an "unprecedented disaster." A young man living in Tokyo, Suzushirō, has a secret he cannot tell anyone. That secret is that he can stop the time around him despite his thoughts. One day, he meets a girl named Nazuna who has the same "power". When he learns that she is being used in a crime, he impulsively reaches out to help her.
poster
Amazon Prime Video
36
18
3.7
/950/
39
/51/
42
/32/
1.8
/2959/
27
/6/
cc age 15+

Tell It Like a Woman (2022)
Tell It Like A Woman comprises of seven segments that are directed by female directors from different parts of the world and shot in Italy, India, Japan, and the U.S. Each segment is an inspirational and empowering story about women, by women, for everyone.
poster
61
18
6.2
/341/
56
/9/
61
/11/
3.4
/1233/

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.
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
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.


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