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Kanopy
90
8.3
/100968/
82
/1727/
83
/1284/
4.5
/178105/
98
/57/
96
/1465/
92
/20/
cc age 11+

Ikiru (1952)
Kanji Watanabe is a middle-aged man who has worked in the same monotonous bureaucratic position for decades. Learning he has cancer, he starts to look for the meaning of his life.
poster
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.
poster
86
8.2
/51451/
80
/1158/
78
/365/
4.2
/1326261/
94
/327/
82
/1507/
89
/58/
cc age 15+

Marty Supreme (2025)
Marty Mauser, a young man with a dream no one respects, goes to hell and back in pursuit of greatness.
poster
Amazon Prime Video
86
8.3
/23111/
81
/387/
81
/392/
4.4
/32161/
73
/15/
94
/388/
90
/10/

Red Beard (1965)
Aspiring to an easy job as personal physician to a wealthy family, Noboru Yasumoto is disappointed when his first post after medical school takes him to a small country clinic under the gruff doctor Red Beard. Yasumoto rebels in numerous ways, but Red Beard proves a wise and patient teacher. He gradually introduces his student to the unglamorous side of the profession, ultimately assigning him to care for a prostitute rescued from a local brothel.
poster
Kanopy
83
7.8
/38945/
77
/786/
76
/894/
4.2
/136150/
96
/46/
89
/628/

Hiroshima Mon Amour (1959)
The deep conversation between a Japanese architect and a French actress forms the basis of this celebrated French film, considered one of the vanguard productions of the French New Wave. Set in Hiroshima after the end of World War II, the couple -- lovers turned friends -- recount, over many hours, previous romances and life experiences. The two intertwine their stories about the past with pondering the devastation wrought by the atomic bomb dropped on the city.
poster
Criterion Channel
82
7.8
/25291/
76
/619/
76
/459/
4.1
/87371/
90
/20/
90
/378/

Onibaba (1964)
While her son, Kichi, is away at war, a woman and her daughter-in-law survive by killing samurai who stray into their swamp, then selling whatever valuables they find. Both are devastated when they learn that Kichi has died, but his wife soon begins an affair with a neighbor who survived the war, Hachi. The mother disapproves and, when she can't steal Hachi for herself, tries to scare her daughter-in-law with a mysterious mask from a dead samurai.
poster
Amazon Prime Video
81
7.8
/13713/
77
/829/
79
/608/
4.1
/39837/
97
/74/
87
/21/
73
/21/
8.2
/83648/
cc age 10+

In This Corner of the World (2016)
Japan, 1943, during World War II. Young Suzu leaves her village near Hiroshima to marry and live with her in-laws in Kure, a military harbor. Her creativity to overcome deprivation quickly makes her indispensable at home. Inhabited by an ancestral wisdom, Suzu impregnates the simple gestures of everyday life with poetry and beauty. The many hardships, the loss of loved ones, the frequent air raids of the enemy, nothing alters her enthusiasm…
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Amazon Prime Video
79
7.4
/96657/
74
/4598/
73
/1962/
4.0
/270826/
99
/87/
81
/394/
81
/19/

The Wailing (2016)
A stranger arrives in a little village and soon after a mysterious sickness starts spreading. A policeman is drawn into the incident and is forced to solve the mystery in order to save his daughter.
poster
YouTube TV
77
7.3
/268453/
75
/11501/
72
/4573/
3.8
/528011/
81
/97/
83
/8945/
61
/16/
cc age 10+

The Karate Kid (1984)
New Jersey teen Daniel LaRusso moves to Los Angeles with his mother, and soon strikes up a relationship with Ali. He quickly finds himself the target of bullying by a group of thugs, led by Ali's ex-boyfriend Johnny, who study karate at the Cobra Kai dojo under ruthless sensei John Kreese. Fortunately, Daniel befriends Mr. Miyagi, an unassuming repairman who just happens to be a martial arts master himself. Miyagi takes Daniel under his wing, training him in a more compassionate form of karate for self-defense and, later, preparing him to compete against the brutal Cobra Kai.
poster
Criterion Channel
83
76
7.9
/6653/
77
/139/
77
/171/
4.1
/12463/
100
/16/
86
/47/

Late Autumn (1960)
A woman and her daughter are each forced to contend with an increasing pressure to marry, particularly from three men who knew her late husband.
poster
75
7.3
/10137/
76
/264/
72
/407/
3.8
/8577/
88
/69/
83
/230/
64
/22/

The Hedgehog (2009)
Paloma is a serious and highly articulate but deeply bored 11-year-old who has decided to kill herself on her 12th birthday. Fascinated by art and philosophy, she questions and documents her life and immediate circle, drawing trenchant and often hilarious observations on the world around her. But as her appointment with death approaches, Paloma finally meets some kindred spirits in her building's grumpy janitor and an enigmatic, elegant neighbor, both of whom inspire Paloma to question her rather pessimistic outlook on life.
poster
75
7.1
/11389/
76
/530/
73
/388/
3.5
/7740/
73
/11/
90
/450/
66
/11/
cc age 17+

American Me (1992)
During his 18 years in Folsom Prison, street-gang leader Santana rules over all the drug-and-murder activities behind bars. Upon his release, Santana goes back to his old neighborhood, intending to lead a peaceful, crime-free life. But his old gang buddies force him back into his old habits.
poster
Disney Plus
74
7.8
/208497/
78
/9492/
78
/5261/
4.0
/1086975/
87
82
/55/
cc age 11+

Isle of Dogs (2018)
In the future, an outbreak of canine flu leads the mayor of a Japanese city to banish all dogs to an island used as a garbage dump. The outcasts must soon embark on an epic journey when a 12-year-old boy arrives on the island to find his beloved pet.
poster
Amazon Prime Video
73
7.2
/10872/
70
/531/
71
/303/
3.5
/11526/
80
/5/
78
/596/
7.1
/21532/

Street Fighter II: The Animated Movie (1994)
Bison, the ruthless leader of the international terrorist organization Shadowlaw, has been desperately searching for the greatest fighter on the planet for years. He finds it in Ryu, a young wanderer who never stays in one place long enough for Bison to find him. He does, however, get a fix on Ken Masters, an American martial arts champion who studied with Ryu as a child under the same master. Meanwhile, Major Guile of the United States Army is forced to team up with Chun Li from China in hopes of apprehending Bison and putting a stop his international ring of crime.
poster
Kanopy
71
6.9
/19535/
71
/715/
73
/545/
3.5
/9363/
71
/38/
73
/1074/

Chocolate (2008)
Zen, an autistic teenage girl with powerful martial arts skills, gets money to pay for her sick mother Zin's treatment by seeking out all the people who owe Zin money and making them pay.
poster
Criterion Channel
71
7.0
/3550/
69
/52/
68
/92/
3.6
/4027/
79
/14/
70
/25/
83
/15/

Intervista (1987)
Federico Fellini welcomes us into his world of film making with a mockumentary about his life in film, as a Japanese film crew follows him around.
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Kanopy
71
7.1
/44218/
74
/1633/
73
/1234/
3.6
/43542/
87
/15/
86
/1320/
58
/7/
cc age 15+

The Way of the Dragon (1972)
After a Chinese restaurant in Rome is threatened by the mafia, who will stop at nothing to acquire the property, the owner recruits a family friend in Hong Kong, kung fu expert Tang Lung, to help them defend their business.
poster
Criterion Channel
85
69
8.1
/2352/
80
/77/
75
/48/
4.3
/7872/
100
/6/
90
/37/

The Emperor's Naked Army Marches On (1987)
Kenzo Okuzaki, a 62-year-old veteran of the New Guinea campaign in World War II, sets out to conduct interviews with survivors and relatives to find the truth behind atrocities committed while the Japanese garrison was surrounded, in particular the unexplained killing of two Japanese privates in his unit.
poster
Amazon Prime Video
75
69
7.1
/4622/
72
/185/
67
/110/
3.7
/10246/
86
/7/
81
/122/

Five Fingers of Death (1972)
A young boxer joins a martial arts school to increase his skill so he can enter a martial arts competition. He leaves the school when he hears that a local gangster is terrorizing the town. He comes to the aid of a young singer and brings on the wrath of the local gang. He eventually enters the martial arts competition after learning iron palm technique and takes out all competition.
poster
HBO Max Amazon Channel
68
6.7
/371071/
71
/35308/
65
/10935/
3.1
/556619/
75
/390/
70
/3715/
62
/50/
cc age 14+

Kong: Skull Island (2017)
Explore the mysterious and dangerous home of the king of the apes as a team of explorers ventures deep inside the treacherous, primordial island.
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Kanopy
68
6.9
/109911/
69
/2703/
68
/1636/
3.5
/123073/
74
/61/
72
/1934/
67
/16/
cc age 17+

Fatal Attraction (1987)
A married man's one-night stand comes back to haunt him when that lover begins to stalk him and his family.
poster
70
67
6.9
/13312/
71
/279/
67
/228/
3.7
/17736/
71
/56/
80
/662/
58
/19/

Gozu (2003)
Minami mistakenly kills a gangster associate of his named Brother. Almost as soon as the murder takes place, the body of the deceased man is gone, prompting Minami to conduct a search. While looking, he finds a mysterious isolated hotel where he decides to take a rest. Not only are the front desk clerks a bit strange, but even the ambiance feels unusual. Minami soon realizes he may have gotten more than he bargained for.
poster
FXNow
67
6.7
/282920/
69
/8424/
64
/3707/
3.2
/369102/
72
/166/
76
/34129/
55
/34/
cc age 14+

DodgeBall: A True Underdog Story (2004)
When megalomaniacal White Goodman, the owner of a trendy, high-end fitness center, makes a move to take over the struggling local gym run by happy-go-lucky Pete La Fleur, there's only one way for La Fleur to fight back: dodgeball. Aided by a dodgeball guru and Goodman's attorney, La Fleur and his rag-tag team of underdogs launch a knock-down, drag-out battle in which the winner takes all.
poster
Criterion Channel
78
66
7.6
/4357/
72
/108/
74
/108/
3.9
/8214/
80
/5/
88
/29/

Three Outlaw Samurai (1964)
Shiba, a wandering ronin, encounters a band of peasants who have kidnapped the daughter of their dictatorial magistrate, in hopes of coercing from him a reduction in taxes. Shiba takes up their fight, joined by two renegades from the magistrate's guard, Sakura and Kikyo. The three outlaws find themselves in a battle to the death.
poster
65
6.3
/214/
72
/13/
65
/10/
71
/14/
44
/6/

Late Bloomer (2004)
Late Bloomer is the story of Sumida-san, a severely handicapped man, and his downward spiral into hell.
poster
63
6.6
/61582/
70
/2173/
64
/781/
2.9
/34646/
70
/40/
73
/1733/
44
/6/
cc age 16+

Revenge of the Nerds (1984)
At Adams College, the jocks rule the school from their house on high, the Alpha Beta fraternity. So when a group of socially-challenged misfits try to go Greek, they're instantly rejected by every house on campus. Deciding to start their own fraternity to protect their outcast brothers, the campus nerds soon find themselves in a battle royale as the Alpha Betas try to crush their new rivals.
poster
65
60
6.6
/7200/
69
/306/
67
/225/
3.4
/8466/
59
/27/

Lesson of the Evil (2012)
Seiji Hasumi is a popular English teacher in a private high school. He is also a violent and sociopathic killer who concocts an extreme plan to deal with the rise of bullying and bad behavior among the student body.
poster
The Roku Channel
60
6.3
/11809/
66
/478/
64
/358/
3.0
/12026/
51
/474/

The Ramen Girl (2008)
An American woman is stranded in Tokyo after breaking up with her boyfriend. Searching for direction in life, she trains to be a ramen chef under a tyrannical Japanese master.
poster
The Roku Channel
59
6.1
/202375/
63
/13768/
69
/6174/
2.5
/266408/
55
/300/
85
/1910/
44
/43/
cc age 16+

Mortal Kombat (2021)
Washed-up MMA fighter Cole Young, unaware of his heritage, and hunted by Emperor Shang Tsung's best warrior, Sub-Zero, seeks out and trains with Earth's greatest champions as he prepares to stand against the enemies of Outworld in a high stakes battle for the universe.
poster
Amazon Prime Video
59
6.4
/2544/
67
/283/
64
/99/
3.5
/1384/
83
/12/
53
/20/
54
/5/

God of War (2017)
During the 16th century, pirates rule the Chinese coastline, pillaging the small villages and terrorizing the citizens. When maverick leader Commander Yu enlists the help of a sharp young general, they devise a plan to defeat the pirates. A violent clash of wit and weapons will decide who will rule the land.
poster
fuboTV
59
6.6
/63666/
68
/1619/
65
/1187/
3.3
/37533/
52
/25/
55
/740/
56
/18/
cc age 15+

Black Rain (1989)
Two New York cops get involved in a gang war between members of the Yakuza, the Japanese Mafia. They arrest one of their killers and are ordered to escort him back to Japan. However, in Japan he manages to escape, and as they try to track him down, they get deeper and deeper into the Japanese Mafia scene and they have to learn that they can only win by playing the game—the Japanese way.
poster
Kanopy
59
6.5
/129567/
66
/3771/
62
/1914/
3.2
/85877/
44
/128/
64
/10433/
52
/26/
cc age 14+

Rat Race (2001)
In an ensemble film about easy money, greed, manipulation and bad driving, a Las Vegas casino tycoon entertains his wealthiest high rollers -- a group that will bet on anything -- by pitting six ordinary people against each other in a wild dash for $2 million jammed into a locker hundreds of miles away. The tycoon and his wealthy friends monitor each racer's every move to keep track of their favorites. The only rule in this race is that there are no rules.
poster
64
58
6.1
/7446/
64
/192/
64
/296/
3.2
/3108/
67
/69/

Nirvana (1997)
Jimi, a computer game designer, finds that his latest product has been infected by a virus which has given consciousness to the main character of the game, Solo. Tormented by the memory of his fled girlfriend Lisa and begged by Solo to end its useless "life", Jimi begins a search for people who can help him both to discover what happened to Lisa and to delete his game before it is released.
poster
Amazon Prime Video
58
6.4
/24933/
68
/614/
62
/400/
3.1
/17289/
53
/30/
48
/330/
55
/25/
cc age 15+

Pacific Heights (1990)
A couple works hard to renovate their dream house and become landlords to pay for it. Unfortunately one of their tenants has plans of his own.
poster
59
56
6.1
/8128/
61
/259/
61
/237/
3.1
/9443/
52
/127/

Men Behind the Sun (1988)
Japanese troops round up Chinese and Russian prisoners of war and take them to unit 731, where they're horribly tortured and experimented on to test new biological weapons.
poster
56
6.3
/20126/
67
/744/
65
/488/
3.2
/11559/
53
/15/
52
/296/
31
/12/

Blind Fury (1989)
A blind Vietnam vet, trained as a swordfighter, comes to America and helps to rescue the son of a fellow soldier.
poster
fuboTV
54
6.3
/14823/
66
/347/
60
/209/
3.1
/6735/
39
/23/
46
/193/
48
/9/

Gung Ho (1986)
When a western Pennsylvania auto plant is acquired by a Japanese company, brokering auto worker Hunt Stevenson faces the tricky challenge of mediating the assimilation of two clashing corporate cultures. At one end is the Japanese plant manager and the sycophant who is angling for his position. At the other, a number of disgruntled long-time union members struggle with the new exigencies of Japanese quality control.
poster
Amazon Prime Video
64
53
6.1
/3782/
64
/346/
65
/184/
3.0
/2471/
67
/9/
69
/8/
cc age 13+

Fukushima 50 (2020)
Workers at the Fukushima Daiichi facility in Japan risk their lives and stay at the nuclear power plant to prevent total destruction after the region is devastated by an earthquake and tsunami in 2011.
poster
Amazon Prime Video
52
5.6
/2021/
58
/59/
51
/32/
2.7
/1494/
46
/88/

They Call Me Bruce? (1982)
While working as a cook for the Cosa Nostra, an Asian immigrant who everyone calls Bruce because of his resemblance to Bruce Lee, is duped into making deliveries of "Chinese Flour"- cocaine - all across the U.S.
poster
Disney Plus
51
5.6
/176233/
60
/13597/
59
/2893/
2.4
/797075/
46
/367/
75
/4399/
42
/56/
cc age 12+

Captain America: Brave New World (2025)
After meeting with newly elected U.S. President Thaddeus Ross, Sam finds himself in the middle of an international incident. He must discover the reason behind a nefarious global plot before the true mastermind has the entire world seeing red.
poster
Hoopla
56
51
4.6
/11225/
52
/411/
46
/199/
2.5
/25994/
92
/25/

Samurai Cop (1991)
When Japanese organized crime imbeds itself within LA, the police turn to one man to take down the deadly Yakuza — Joe Marshall, aka "The Samurai." With his fearless swagger and rock hard jaw, The Samurai tears a two-fisted hole through the mob and doesn't stop until the job is done.
poster
78
50
7.8
/1537/
76
/55/
69
/27/
4.0
/1475/
88
/172/

The Great Happiness Space: Tale of an Osaka Love Thief (2006)
Welcome to The Great Happiness Space: Rakkyo Café. The club's owner, Issei (22), has a staff of twenty boys all under his training to become the top escorts of Osaka's underground love scene. During their training, they learn how to dress, how to talk, how to walk, and most importantly, how to fake relationships with the girls who become their source of income. Join us as Osaka's number one host boy takes us on a journey through the complex and heartrenching world of love for sale in the Japanese underground.
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
71
46
7.1
/2032/
68
/43/
72
/40/
3.7
/1934/

Glasses (2007)
An overworked career woman leaves her life in the city for an island vacation only to encounter eccentric local inhabitants.
poster
MGM Plus
50
46
5.4
/5779/
63
/210/
60
/139/
3.1
/9083/
33
/9/
53
/146/
25
/7/

Ninja III: The Domination (1984)
An aerobics instructor becomes a ruthless assassin after being possessed by a slain ninja's spirit, leading to a showdown with a martial arts expert.
poster
Plex
56
44
5.7
/10193/
56
/320/
55
/179/
2.6
/1790/
60
/9/

Night Train (2009)
Two Passengers and the conductor discover that a person has passed away on their Night Train cabin. They come across valuable diamonds on his person, that they decide to keep for themselves...
poster
67
43
6.8
/2001/
60
/29/
63
/33/
3.6
/1084/
79
/47/

The Goddess of 1967 (2000)
A rich, young businessman travels to Australia with the intention of buying a 1967 Citroën DS. Once he arrives, things do not go to plan, and he must drive the DS into the outback alongside a blind young woman in order to track down its seller.
poster
Amazon Prime Video
49
43
5.1
/4486/
57
/175/
47
/74/
2.6
/3487/
39
/4/

Hot Dog... The Movie (1984)
When a hopeful young American hot-dogger goes pole-to-pole with an arrogant Austrian pro, the snow really starts to fly! But as hot as it is on the mountain, it gets even hotter off when the pro's ex-girlfriend sets her eyes on the new blood. Who'll win the competition and the girl? Only a race to end all races can determine which skier can really cut the mustard!


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