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86
8.1
/26860/
80
/582/
77
/343/
4.1
/12191/
99
/69/
94
/817/
82
/25/

The Twilight Samurai (2002)
Seibei Iguchi leads a difficult life as a low ranking samurai at the turn of the nineteenth century. A widower with a meager income, Seibei struggles to take care of his two daughters and senile mother. New prospects seem to open up when the beautiful Tomoe, a childhood friend, comes back into he and his daughters' life, but as the Japanese feudal system unravels, Seibei is still bound by the code of honor of the samurai and by his own sense of social precedence. How can he find a way to do what is best for those he loves?
poster
HBO Max Amazon Channel
84
8.0
/195332/
81
/6679/
79
/3947/
4.2
/429996/
89
/19/
90
/72/
86
/7/
8.3
/255011/
cc age 11+

Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind (1984)
After a global war, the seaside kingdom known as the Valley of the Wind remains one of the last strongholds on Earth untouched by a poisonous jungle and the powerful insects that guard it. Led by the courageous Princess Nausicaä, the people of the Valley engage in an epic struggle to restore the bond between humanity and Earth.
poster
HBO Max Amazon Channel
83
7.6
/41655/
74
/1951/
74
/1205/
3.9
/159047/
100
/63/
82
/66/
90
/19/
7.4
/83893/
cc age 11+

Only Yesterday (1991)
In lyrical switches between the present and the past, Taeko contemplates the arc of her life, and wonders if she has been true to the dreams of her childhood self.
poster
HBO Max Amazon Channel
82
7.8
/81877/
79
/3502/
79
/2205/
4.2
/410102/
95
/21/
90
/1522/
75
/4/
8.2
/224797/
cc age 10+

Whisper of the Heart (1995)
Shizuku lives a simple life, dominated by her love for stories and writing. One day she notices that all the library books she has have been previously checked out by the same person: 'Seiji Amasawa'.
poster
Crunchyroll
82
8.0
/223545/
81
/10807/
79
/4619/
4.3
/754805/
91
/55/
90
/8615/
68
/22/
8.1
/556914/
cc age 16+

Akira (1988)
A secret military project endangers Neo-Tokyo when it turns a biker gang member into a rampaging psychic psychopath that only two teenagers and a group of psychics can stop.
poster
Kanopy
75
7.4
/13995/
76
/650/
74
/588/
3.9
/28219/
84
/58/
85
/47/
60
/16/

Sweet Bean (2015)
The master of a dorayaki pastry store hires a 76-year-old woman whose talents attract customers from all over. But she's hiding a troubling secret. Life's joys are found in the little details, and no matter what may be weighing you down, everyone loves a good pastry.
poster
HBO Max Amazon Channel
73
7.1
/17525/
71
/1028/
70
/587/
3.6
/51748/
78
/9/
75
/293/
75
/4/
7.0
/29128/
cc age 7+

My Neighbors the Yamadas (1999)
The Yamadas are a typical middle class Japanese family in urban Tokyo and this film shows us a variety of episodes of their lives. With tales that range from the humorous to the heartbreaking, we see this family cope with life's little conflicts, problems, and joys in their own way.
poster
Amazon Prime Video
72
6.7
/4557/
66
/188/
74
/159/
3.6
/13131/
78
/153/

Gamera: Guardian of the Universe (1995)
A ship runs aground on a mysterious atoll leading to an investigation by insurance representative Kusanagi, who discovers an ancient bead that he gives to his daughter Asagi. Meanwhile, ornithologist Nagamine investigates reports of a new species of large bird named Gyaos. As the Gyaos begin to attack, an ancient guardian with a bond to Asagi emerges.
poster
Kanopy
68
6.6
/30537/
66
/1196/
66
/638/
3.7
/153243/
76
/54/
60
/811/
68
/21/

Pulse (2001)
In the immense city of Tokyo, the darkness of the afterlife lures some of its inhabitants who are desperately trying to escape the sadness and isolation of the modern world.
poster
74
67
7.4
/5807/
78
/219/
75
/194/
3.6
/11476/

My Tomorrow, Your Yesterday (2016)
Takatoshi Minamiyama majors in art at an university in Kyoto. On the train to the school, he sees Emi Fukuju and falls in love with her at first sight. Gathering up all his courage, he speaks to her. They begin to date and enjoy happy days together, but Emi reveals her secret to him.
poster
64
6.1
/604/
57
/14/
63
/12/
3.4
/229/
63
/16/
46
/56/
68
/4/

The Go Master (2007)
The life of Go master Wu Qingyuan from his meteoric rise as a child prodigy to fame and fortune as a revolutionary strategic thinker, as well as the tumultuous conflicts between his homeland of China and his adopted nation of Japan.
poster
Netflix
75
63
6.8
/5263/
71
/357/
72
/143/
3.5
/7225/
93
/15/
96
/7/
62
/5/

Kingdom (2019)
Set in Qin Dynasty during the warring states period in ancient China. Shin was a war orphan. He has a dream of becoming a great general Shin has a fateful encounter with young King Eisei. King Eisei aims to unify all of China.
poster
76
63
7.6
/4788/
73
/100/
73
/94/
3.8
/2191/
86
/31/

After the Rain (2000)
A group of travelers is stranded in a small country inn when the river floods during heavy rains. As the bad weather continues, tensions rise amongst the trapped travelers.
poster
Kanopy
76
58
7.3
/2489/
74
/52/
69
/51/
3.8
/3116/
91
/39/

Josee, the Tiger and the Fish (2003)
A part-time employee in a mahjong parlour runs across a young woman, who is unable to walk, in baby carriage. He becomes friends with the woman and begins to feel enamoured with her.
poster
71
55
6.8
/2261/
74
/143/
72
/106/
3.6
/8767/

Orange (2015)
A girl mysteriously receives advice from her future self and as a result her group of friends, along with a newly arrived, troubled classmate, learn how to be better friends and a better community.
poster
77
54
7.1
/3651/
79
/157/
70
/103/
3.5
/5829/
88
/1/
8.5
/654314/

Let Me Eat Your Pancreas (2017)
A dying girl meets a nonchalant boy who found out her secret. She decided to fulfill her bucket list with none-other-than the boy who couldn't care less about the world.
poster
69
47
6.8
/1711/
69
/78/
74
/59/
3.3
/2563/

After the Rain (2018)
Akira Tachibana is a soft-spoken high school student who used to be a part of the track and field club. Working part-time at a restaurant, she finds herself inexplicably falling in love with her manager, a divorced 45-year-old man.
poster
59
47
5.9
/6206/
60
/192/
56
/135/
3.1
/1170/

One Point O (2004)
Paranoid computer programmer Simon wakes up to find a package in his room one day. Despite attempts at securing his apartment, the packages keep arriving. While cameras watch Simon's every move, he struggles to find the answers to the mysterious forces taking over his life.
poster
Netflix
71
45
7.2
/1678/
76
/93/
67
/670/
3.5
/1498/

Kingdom: Return of the Great General (2024)
Depicts a continuation of the "Battle of Mayang", an all-out war against the neighboring country Zhao that Shin and Wang Ki fought in in the previous work "Flame of Fate".
poster
Netflix
71
45
6.8
/2049/
73
/152/
75
/133/
3.3
/2105/
76
/5/

Kingdom III: The Flame of Destiny (2023)
To defend their kingdom against a sudden invasion, a mighty general returns to the battlefield alongside a war orphan, now grown up, who dreams of glory.
poster
Netflix
67
44
6.7
/2488/
69
/158/
72
/125/
3.2
/2801/
67
/2/

Kingdom 2: Far and Away (2022)
It follows a young man who dreams of becoming a general and Ying Zheng, whose goal is unification.
poster
Kanopy
59
42
6.3
/2165/
63
/77/
65
/69/
3.5
/5378/
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
74
41
7.2
/1117/
68
/25/
73
/23/
3.8
/1188/
81
/45/

The Blue Light (2003)
Shuichi Kushimori is a 17 year old high school student who lives happily with his mother and stepsister. One day, without warning, his estranged stepfather returns home from a long absence. He quickly falls into a circle of drinking and starts abusing his ex-wife and daughter. When he begins making sexual advances towards Shuichi’s stepsister, Shuichi is compelled to take matters into his own hands.
poster
68
38
6.9
/2240/
67
/79/
64
/61/
3.4
/1463/
73
/6/

The Snow White Murder Case (2014)
Beautiful Noriko Miki works at a cosmetic company. One day, Noriko is murdered. People begin to suspect her co-worker Miki Shirono might have killed her. Television begins to cover her story. A TV show interviews Miki Shirono's colleagues, family, people from her hometown. Rumors turn into fear. Is she a wicked a woman?
poster
69
35
6.8
/1339/
68
/47/
72
/38/
3.5
/940/

What a Wonderful Family! (2016)
A husband and wife have been married for 50 years. For her birthday, the husband asks the wife what she wants for her birthday present. She replies that she wants a divorce. The wife's divorce announcement sends the entire family into chaos.
poster
66
34
6.8
/1449/
68
/49/
66
/51/
3.3
/1994/
62
/2/

Cafe Funiculi Funicula (2018)
Kazu works at "Funiculi Funicula" cafe. There is a mysterious rumour that if a customer takes a specific seat at the cafe, that customer can travel back to a time of their choice.
poster
74
34
7.3
/1543/
71
/42/
67
/44/
3.7
/1138/
85
/5/

The Little House (2014)
Following the death of the unmarried and childless Taki, Takeshi, a young relative of hers, discovers several pages of closely written lines in which the old lady has recorded her memories. This is how he learns the truth about her youth working as a housemaid and nanny for the Hirai family in a little house in Tokyo with a red gabled roof.
poster
63
32
6.4
/691/
59
/59/
63
/34/
3.4
/1331/

Bilocation (2013)
Shinobu Takamura is an aspiring painter. One day, she is accused of using counterfeit money. Shinobu is confused by the allegation, because she never did such a thing and was at home when the crime occurred. Police Officer Kanou then appears and takes her to a place. When they get there, a group of people are already gathered. All of the people there are concerned over a doppelganger like existence that looks just like them and acts like them. They call that existence "bilocation".
poster
74
31
6.9
/786/
79
/13/
70
/24/
3.6
/844/
81
/24/

Hollywood Hong Kong (2002)
A prostitute named Tong Tong enters the life of a man who runs a barbecue pork restaurant and quickly begins to ruin his life, as well as the life of his two rotund sons, and a local gangster.
poster
73
30
6.9
/230/
72
/14/
80
/7/
3.7
/1479/
7.0
/2117/

Penguin's Memory: A Tale of Happiness (1985)
Mike is a penguin soldier who returns home after being injured during combat. Estranged from his family and friends, he leaves his hometown and starts to roam adrift through the country.
poster
68
28
6.0
/269/
75
/30/
78
/73/
3.1
/650/

Teen Bride (2017)
Karin Oriyama, 16 years old. She is in high school and... she's about to get married!
poster
68
26
6.7
/347/
67
/8/
67
/12/
71

A Chorus of Angels (2012)
Teacher Kawashima Haru takes a position on a remote island off the coast of Hokkaido, where she takes charge of six students. However, she is later forced to leave after an accident occurs. 20 years later, Haru learns that one of her former students has committed a crime, and eventually returns to the island once more.
poster
66
25
6.7
/327/
64
/15/
65
/12/
3.4
/697/
6.7
/2694/

Anne Frank's Diary (1995)
During World War II, a teenage Jewish girl named Anne Frank and her family are forced into hiding in the Nazi-occupied Netherlands.
poster
70
25
7.0
/816/
70
/28/
70
/29/
3.5
/484/

What a Wonderful Family! 2 (2017)
Several years after Shuzo settled his wife’s birthday-surprise divorce proposal (What a Wonderful Family, 40th), the Hirata family faces new problems. Ignoring his family’s worry that he is too old to drive, Shuzo takes his old schoolmate for a spin after carousing. Soon, a new disturbance arises for the Hirata family. Veteran director Yamada Yoji continues his comedy about the “perfect“ Japanese family turned upside down in chaos, laughters and understanding. This time, with an additional taste of death.
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
66
23
6.8
/1045/
61
/20/
63
/32/
3.5
/851/
69
/1/

Pale Moon (2014)
Daily, Rika Umezawa battles a nagging sense of emptiness and dissatisfaction. She works a tiring job, comes home to an unappreciative husband and has little opportunity to enjoy life. But things change when office gossip about affairs and embezzlement inspire Rika to do the unthinkable. Soon, Rika finds herself filling the void with a university student named Kota and the millions entrusted to her by clients. Is her newfound lifestyle the key to happiness? And if so, how long can it last?
poster
52
21
4.8
/293/
48
/20/
63
/38/
2.6
/586/

You, I Love (2018)
Rin, Yuu, Koyomi and Keita are friends in high school who live in the same apartment building. Rin and Yuu like each other, but they don’t tell each other, until Kazuma shows up.
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
64
20
6.7
/324/
61
/36/
60
/12/
3.4
/1133/

Mom, Is That You?! (2023)
Akio, an HR worker, visits his transformed mother Fukue in Tokyo. Baffled by her new lively self, he encounters a friendly neighbor. Through these interactions, Akio gains new perspectives, noticing overlooked aspects of life.
poster
62
20
6.3
/673/
69
/18/
68
/20/
3.4
/786/
46
/8/

Moonlight Express (1999)
On the eve of her wedding, Hitomi loses her fiance Tatsuya to a car accident. She travels to Hong Kong seeking solace and meets undercover cop Karbo — a dead ringer for Tatsuya. The duo is forced to take it on the lam when a corrupt colleague frames Karbo, and Hitomi soon finds herself torn between her love for Tatsuya and her blossoming feelings for her fellow fugitive.
poster
73
15
6.8
/487/
81
/14/
76
/14/
3.5
/320/

What a Wonderful Family! 3 (2018)
At the Hirata home, three generations of their family live together. A crisis ensues when one afternoon, housewife Fumie falls asleep and wakes up to find a thief has stolen her secret money she kept hidden in the refrigerator.
poster
65
14
6.6
/551/
67
/4/
62
/9/
3.3
/723/

It's a Flickering Life (2021)
The story centers on a man who loves movies, having once worked at movie studio in pursuit of his dreams, surrounded by great directors and famous actors. In this tale of love and friendship spanning a lifetime, the "god of cinema" that Go has worshipped since he was young will transcend time, and work a miracle in the lives of one family.
poster
66
14
6.3
/151/
68
/18/
72
/12/
3.1
/658/

Waiting For Spring (2018)
Mitsuki is shy and rather isolated at school. Towa is on the basketball team and Mitsuki's class-mate. Due to circumstances, Mitsuki soon begins to socialize with four jocks of the basketball team, which affects her self-esteem, her social status, her loneliness and her life. She finds a new lease in her school life.
poster
70
14
7.0
/355/
76
/6/
65
/15/
3.5
/403/

Like Asura (2003)
The four Takezawa sisters discover that their father has an illegitimate child so they hire a private detective to investigate.
poster
68
14
6.2
/367/
70
/15/
75
/8/
3.3
/685/

You Shine in the Moonlight (2019)
Takuya Okada (Takumi Kitamura) is a high school student. He visits his classmate Mamizu Watarase (Mei Nagano) in the hospital. Mamizu Watarase suffers from the mysterious ailment “Luminescence disease.” People who have the disease show a faint sparkle under the moonlight and the sparkle gets brighter as their death gets closer. Mamizu Watarase is not allowed out of the hospital and she will not live long enough to become an adult. Takuya Okada offers to help her carry out her wishes before she passes away. He also tells her how he feels about her, but Mamizu Watarase’s death is approaching. --asianwiki
poster
68
14
6.7
/524/
71
/20/
66
/16/
3.4
/260/

Last Winter, We Parted (2018)
An ambitious, young freelance journalist takes on the closed case of a famous fine arts photographer whose beautiful female subject died on set in a gruesome fire.
poster
66
13
6.4
/534/
64
/24/
66
/15/
3.4
/436/
71
/2/

Nagasaki: Memories of My Son (2015)
Nobuko works in Nagasaki, Japan as a midwife. Her son died 3 years earlier from the atomic bomb. On August 9, 1948, her son appears in front of her again. Since that time, Koji appears in front of her and they reminiscence about pleasant times. These happy, but bizarre moments seem eternal.
poster
67
12
6.9
/489/
70
/9/
59
/15/
3.5
/208/

Kakekomi (2015)
Kakekomi tells the stories of Edo women in the 1800s that escape abusive husbands and lovers by taking refuge in Tokeiji, a monastery in Kamakura.


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