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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
84
8.1
/34224/
81
/2125/
82
/1712/
3.9
/183962/
93
/14/
92
/58/
8.5
/654314/

I Want to Eat Your Pancreas (2018)
After his classmate and crush is diagnosed with a pancreatic disease, an average high schooler sets out to make the most of her final days.
poster
Plex
82
8.0
/57173/
80
/1164/
78
/892/
4.1
/31523/
80
/108/
92
/1971/
68
/27/

Departures (2008)
Daigo, a cellist, is laid off from his orchestra and moves with his wife back to his small hometown where the living is cheaper. Thinking he’s applying for a job at a travel agency he finds he’s being interviewed for work with departures of a more permanent nature – as an undertaker’s assistant.
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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.
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Kanopy
77
6.9
/2017/
69
/93/
72
/98/
3.6
/9510/
87
/38/
93
/1/
67
/17/

Love Life (2022)
Taeko and her husband, Jirō, are living a peaceful existence with her young son, Keita, when a tragic accident brings the boy's long-lost father, Park, back into her life. To cope with the pain and guilt, Taeko throws herself into helping this deaf and homeless man.
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Kanopy
76
6.9
/3076/
67
/95/
65
/95/
3.6
/4281/
100
/40/
77
/4/
84
/16/

Harmonium (2016)
Toshio hires Yasaka to work in his workshop. But then this old acquaintance, who has just been released from prison, begins to meddle in Toshio's family life.
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Amazon Prime Video
75
6.1
/3773/
63
/344/
69
/297/
3.6
/35918/
89
/18/
85
/101/

Shin Kamen Rider (2023)
A man forced to bear power and stripped of humanity. A woman skeptical of happiness. Takeshi Hongo, an Augmentation made by SHOCKER, and Ruriko Midorikawa, a rebel of the organization, escape while fighting off assassins. What’s justice? What’s evil? Will this violence end? Despite his power, Hongo tries to remain human. Along with freedom, Ruriko has regained a heart. What paths will they choose?
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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
Amazon Prime Video
74
6.7
/8726/
68
/504/
67
/321/
3.5
/27350/
98
/121/
88
/3/
77
/25/

First Love (2019)
One night in Tokyo, Leo, a young boxer, meets his first love, Monica, an imprisoned sex worker. Caught up in a drug-smuggling scheme, they find themselves pursued by a corrupt cop, a yakuza, his nemesis, and a female assassin.
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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
77
70
7.5
/4788/
80
/231/
77
/104/
3.9
/21462/

We Made a Beautiful Bouquet (2021)
Two people meet each other after missing the last train home, leading to a beautiful relationship over five years.
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Kanopy
70
6.4
/6753/
65
/319/
66
/209/
3.5
/22324/
91
/53/
57
/33/
76
/13/

Creepy (2016)
After having narrowly escaped an attempt on his life at the hands of a psychopath, detective inspector Takakura quits active service in the police force and takes up a position as a university lecturer in criminal psychology. But his desire to get to the bottom of criminals’ motives remains, and he does not hesitate long when former colleague Nogami asks him to reopen an old case.
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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.
poster
69
6.7
/3714/
67
/273/
67
/152/
3.5
/7521/
93
/59/
70
/26/
74
/16/
7.1
/15390/
cc age 13+

Miss Hokusai (2015)
A daughter is constantly overshadowed by her famous father, but she is determined to make her own mark in the world.
poster
74
65
6.8
/3499/
64
/59/
67
/56/
3.7
/6721/
90
/21/
77
/135/
80
/9/

Café Lumière (2004)
In a distinctly contemporary Tokyo that looks backwards to the city’s disappearing past, Yoko is a writer investigating the life of a modernist composer of the 1930s. She is pregnant by a man she does not want to marry and has found a kindred spirit in a used bookstore owner who aids her research.
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Kanopy
77
62
7.2
/3374/
72
/189/
71
/153/
3.8
/7519/
97
/35/
74
/5/
78
/12/

Onoda: 10,000 Nights in the Jungle (2021)
Japan, 1944. Trained for intelligence work, Hiroo Onoda, 22 years old, discovers a philosophy contrary to the official line: no suicide; stay alive whatever happens; the mission is more important than anything else. Sent to Lubang, a small island in the Philippines where the Americans are about to land, this role will be to wage a guerrilla war until the return of the Japanese troops. The Empire will surrender soon after; Onoda, 10,000 days later.
poster
78
61
7.4
/1634/
75
/115/
73
/151/
3.9
/7643/
93

The Asadas! (2020)
Masashi is a photographer. He has his parents and an older brother Yukihiro. Through the 2011 Tohoku earthquake and tsunami, Masashi begins to take staged photos of his family.
poster
66
59
6.5
/4117/
68
/218/
67
/133/
3.2
/1330/
78
/9/
59
/105/

ICHI (2008)
Ichi is a blind entertainer that travels the countryside with her traditional Japanese guitar and walking stick. She’s in search for the kind man that brought her up as a child, but because of her beauty she encounters problems every step of the way. Fortunately for Ichi, she is also a gifted swordswoman and carries a lethal blade within her walking stick.
poster
74
58
7.0
/1743/
67
/42/
71
/39/
3.7
/10341/
88
/24/
74
/6/

My Sunshine (2024)
Two young skaters, polar opposites in personality, team up to train for an ice-dancing competition, their growing bond blurring the lines between partners and more as winter unfolds.
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Netflix
77
57
7.1
/3661/
73
/154/
73
/76/
3.7
/7193/
83
/6/
90
/6/

A Family (2021)
Taken in by the yakuza at a young age, Kenji swears allegiance to his old-school boss, pledging to adhere to the family code amid ever-changing times.
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The Roku Channel
74
57
7.0
/2766/
71
/124/
72
/93/
3.8
/13779/
84
/19/
7.3
/10897/

Night on the Galactic Railroad (1985)
Giovanni currently lives a dreary life of near non-stop work. At school, his peers ridicule him incessantly, and his employer at work is distant and cold. As his isolation from society becomes unbearable, he suddenly finds himself on a train heading far away from his miserable home. Accompanied by Campanella, an acquaintance from school, Giovanni embarks on a journey that will define the rest of his life.
poster
74
55
7.5
/4204/
76
/152/
74
/83/
3.8
/5053/
72
/8/

Wood Job! (2014)
After failing his university entrance exam, Yuki Hirano sets his eyes on the role of a forestry trainee. Setting off for training he doubts his decision many times, but eventually after passing the training course, he is sent to Kamusari Village for a year of work experience - where he becomes assimilated with the beauty of nature and the warm-hearted people of the village.
poster
75
52
6.9
/1501/
65
/71/
70
/54/
3.7
/6791/
100
/16/
71
/1/
79
/5/

Small, Slow But Steady (2022)
A hearing-impaired woman with dreams of becoming a professional boxer due to the pandemic is threatened closure of her boxing club and the illness of its ageing president, who has been her biggest supporter, push her to the limit.
poster
73
52
7.1
/1384/
76
/56/
73
/64/
3.7
/2494/
71

Every Day a Good Day (2018)
A university student attends a Japanese tea ceremony near her house with her cousin. There she has the Japanese tea ceremony in her life and it's there for her during moments when she is sad or happy.
poster
52
5.0
/16398/
59
/1707/
61
/808/
3.0
/29827/
47
/15/
35
/213/

Attack on Titan (2015)
100 years ago, titans suddenly appeared on Earth. Soon, human civilization veered on collapse due to the titans. Humans then built a giant wall to defend themselves. Within the giant walls, humans lived in peace, but, 100 years later, the giant wall is broken.
poster
75
51
7.0
/1903/
71
/196/
78
/188/
3.4
/5678/
93
/3/
7.5
/14983/

Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon Eternal the Movie Part 1 (2021)
After a total solar eclipse, a dark circus troupe appears, Mamoru is stricken with a mysterious malady and bad things start happening across the city. Sequel to the Sailor Moon Crystal TV series.
poster
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.
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
AMC+ Amazon Channel
80
48
7.0
/1875/
73
/57/
72
/35/
3.6
/2081/
100
/9/
93
/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
75
48
7.3
/2980/
74
/61/
72
/60/
3.7
/1836/
86
/11/

The Great Passage (2013)
Majime, an eccentric man in publishing company, who has unique ability of words, joins the team that will compile a new dictionary, The Great Passage. In the eclectic team, he becomes immersed in the world of dictionaries. But the team is overwhelmed with problems.
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
48
4.7
/6479/
56
/690/
62
/382/
2.1
/5543/
47
/15/
35
/212/

Attack on Titan II: End of the World (2015)
Eren Yeager leaves to restore a break in the wall destroyed by a Titan. He comes under attack by the Titans and is cornered. Shikishima comes to his aid. The titans never stops attacking. Eren is now injured and tries to protect Armin, but is swallowed by a titan. A Titan with black hair appears and begins to expel the other titans.
poster
72
46
7.3
/3017/
67
/85/
70
/69/
3.6
/1249/
78
/14/

The Eternal Zero (2013)
A brother and sister learn their biological grandfather was a kamikaze pilot who died during World War II. During their research into his life, they get conflicting accounts from his former comrades about his character and how he joined his squadron.
poster
65
45
6.7
/1197/
66
/46/
71
/41/
3.5
/2831/
55

Tremble All You Want (2017)
Yoshika has had a crush on Ichimiya, whom she calls "the One" since she was in middle school. Now, a 24-year-old salarywoman, her all-consuming fixation has prevented her from even considering another candidate for boyfriend until an office colleague asks her out.
poster
74
41
7.4
/886/
77
/70/
70
/28/
3.8
/6241/

His (2020)
Shun and Nagisa first meet and fall in love during their first year of high school. While Shun is graduating from university, Nagisa tells him that he doesn't see a future for them. Despite Shun's strong feelings, they go their separate ways. Years later, Shun is now a store owner, living alone in a rural area. Out of the blue, Nagisa arrives with his six-year-old daughter, Sora. Spending time together, Shun realizes he still harbors feelings for Nagisa. Can Nagisa reconcile with his feelings for Shun, which have been there all along?
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
Amazon Prime Video
65
39
6.2
/1382/
67
/88/
60
/54/
3.2
/1495/
70
/10/
69
/5/

Samurai Marathon (2019)
When feudal lord Itakura Katsuakira decides to prepare his samurai troops for the onslaught of modernization by having them compete in a marathon, his independent-minded daughter Yuki secretly joins the race.
poster
70
38
6.7
/1711/
71
/78/
69
/47/
3.3
/1606/
81
/7/

The Miracles of the Namiya General Store (2017)
In 2012, Atsuya and his 2 childhood friends do something bad and run into an old general store. They decide to stay there until the morning. Late into the night, Atsuya sees a letter in the mailbox. The letter is addressed to the Namiya General Store and the letter was written by someone to consult about worries. Incredibly, the letter was written 32 years ago. The mailbox is somehow connected to the year 1980. Atsuya and his friends decide to write a reply and place their letter in the mailbox.
poster
Amazon Prime Video
52
36
5.0
/1681/
56
/132/
58
/100/
2.7
/4083/
57
/7/
42
/4/

Howling Village (2020)
After her brother goes missing, a young psychologist visits an infamous haunted and cursed location known as ‘Howling Village’ to investigate his disappearance and uncover her family’s dark history.
poster
Amazon Prime Video
69
36
6.7
/1355/
69
/50/
65
/32/
3.4
/763/
80
/25/

The Great War of Archimedes (2019)
It is the early 1930s and the command of the Japanese Imperial Navy determines to construct the world's biggest and most formidable battleship, Yamato. One of the admirals, Yamamoto Isoroku, disagrees. He recruits the upstart and mathematics' expert Tadashi Kai who discovers there are discrepancies between the official cost estimates and the actual figures. They soon find out that they have stumbled upon a conspiracy.
poster
66
35
6.5
/879/
63
/35/
68
/25/
3.5
/3442/

The Tokyo Night Sky Is Always the Densest Shade of Blue (2017)
Mika works as a nurse by day; by night she entertains covetous men at a girls' bar. Shinji is blind in one eye and ekes out a living as a construction worker. Young and grown-up at the same time, they both lead a lonely existence, but somehow their paths keep miraculously crossing under the Tokyo sky.
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
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
Crunchyroll Amazon Channel
69
32
6.4
/1004/
73
/165/
66
/32/
3.3
/827/
77
/8/

Erased (2016)
Struggling manga author Satoru Fujinuma is beset by his fear to express himself. However, he has a supernatural ability of being forced to prevent deaths and catastrophes by being sent back in time before the incident occurred, repeating time until the accident is prevented. One day, he gets involved in an accident that has him framed as a murderer. Desperate to save the victim, he sends himself back in time only to find himself as a grade-schooler one month before fellow classmate Kayo Hinazuki went missing. Satoru now embarks on a new quest: to save Kayo and solve the mystery behind her disappearance.
poster
62
30
6.6
/318/
55
/16/
59
/20/
3.5
/1164/
6.3
/3157/

The Tale of Genji (1987)
Genji, the son of the emperor, is the talk of the Kyoto nobility for his charm and good looks, yet he cannot stop himself from pursuing an unobtainable object of desire: his father's young and beautiful bride. Following the tragic consequences of his obsession, Genji wanders from one affair to another, always seeking some sort of completion to his life.
poster
71
28
7.2
/657/
68
/23/
74
/23/
3.6
/1039/

Intolerance (2021)
A teenage girl's accidental death incites a media frenzy and causes her harsh father to turn his rage against those he believes are responsible.
poster
Plex
60
28
6.0
/691/
59
/22/
60
/25/
3.2
/1576/

No Longer Human (2019)
The story of Osamu Dazai, one of Japan's most celebrated novelists, absorbed in alcohol and love; married and in a relationship with two other lovers.
poster
69
26
6.7
/909/
69
/26/
70
/26/
3.5
/730/

Last of the Wolves (2021)
After Shogo Ogami’s death in Hiroshima, Detective Shuichi Hioka successfully implemented Shogo Ogami’s plan, which was to control the yakuza to prevent further gang wars and save innocent people from getting harmed. Shuichi Hioka manages the criminal organizations, but, due to one evil person who gets released from prison, the situation drastically changes.


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