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poster
Criterion Channel
83
81
7.8
/12214/
78
/350/
77
/304/
4.2
/57870/
94
/16/
87
/177/
87
/9/

Good Morning (1959)
A lighthearted take on director Yasujiro Ozu’s perennial theme of the challenges of inter­generational relationships, Good Morning tells the story of two young boys who stop speaking in protest after their parents refuse to buy a television set. Ozu weaves a wealth of subtle gags through a family portrait as rich as those of his dramatic films, mocking the foibles of the adult world through the eyes of his child protagonists. Shot in stunning color and set in a suburb of Tokyo where housewives gossip about the neighbors’ new washing machine and unemployed husbands look for work as door-to-door salesmen, this charming comedy refashions Ozu’s own silent classic I Was Born, But . . . to gently satirize consumerism in postwar Japan.
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
Criterion Channel
73
65
7.3
/6077/
71
/101/
73
/118/
3.7
/9404/
73
/11/
76
/59/

I Live in Fear (1955)
An aging foundry patriarch, gripped by terror of nuclear annihilation, tries to uproot his family to Brazil. When they petition to have him declared incompetent, a family-court counselor witnesses his obsession slide into ruin—and asks whether ignoring the atomic threat is any saner.
poster
Criterion Channel
71
62
7.0
/5529/
68
/110/
68
/129/
3.6
/10363/
80
/5/
70
/56/

Empire of Passion (1978)
In a small Japanese village at the end of the 19th century, a rickshaw driver's wife takes on a much younger lover and the two conspire to murder him.
poster
YouTube TV
58
6.2
/108417/
67
/5250/
63
/2407/
3.2
/155544/
49
/74/
52
/2174/
55
/9/
cc age 11+

The Karate Kid Part II (1986)
Summoned by his dying father, Miyagi returns to his homeland of Okinawa, with Daniel, after a 40-year exile. There he must confront Yukie, the love of his youth, and Sato, his former best friend turned vengeful rival. Sato is bent on a fight to the death, even if it means the destruction of their village. Daniel finds his own love in Yukia's niece, Kumiko, and his own enemy in Sato's nephew, the vicious Chozen. Now, far away from the tournaments, cheering crowds and safety of home, Daniel will face his greatest challenge ever when the cost of honor is life itself.
poster
Criterion Channel
78
51
7.5
/2140/
73
/46/
73
/66/
4.0
/3597/
91
/18/

Profound Desires of the Gods (1968)
Tokyo engineer Kariya arrives on a primitive tropical island, where he interacts with the Futori clan, to drill a well to power a sugar mill.
poster
74
38
7.1
/1006/
75
/32/
71
/31/
3.8
/1495/
81
/18/

Hanging Garden (2005)
On the surface, the Kyobashis appear to be a happy family. Despite a family agreement that they are all open with each other, the entire household knows the opposite is true.
poster
AMC+
73
37
7.1
/1268/
69
/42/
68
/27/
3.8
/4018/
85
/9/

The Crazy Family (1984)
Shortly after moving to the suburbs, the Kobayashis start to come undone. Convinced a family curse is at the root of their erratic behavior, the man of the house takes it upon himself to course-correct before it takes the last of their sanity.
poster
Criterion Channel
68
34
6.8
/1109/
57
/15/
62
/32/
3.6
/1642/
73
/11/
78
/2/

Odd Obsession (1959)
A middle-aged husband of a younger woman finds her youth intimidating to the point that he cannot become aroused. His solution involves the introduction of his daughter's lover to his wife.
poster
71
34
7.1
/1274/
64
/28/
68
/24/
3.8
/2621/
75
/8/

The Family Game (1983)
A sendup of the stereotypical Japanese family: dad is a salaryman jerk, unable to relate to anyone; mom is a hopeless housewife; the older son is a moderate academic success; but the younger son is a rebellious goof-off for whom a tutor must be hired. The tutor, played by the prototypical bad boy actor Matsuda Yusaku, proceeds to blow the entire family apart.
poster
Hoopla
70
30
7.4
/570/
58
/9/
71
/17/
3.9
/1955/

Elegant Beast (1962)
A greedy, materialistic family attempts to cover-up the embezzlement committed by the son while keeping their other schemes active. They discover there are other, equally conniving players involved.
poster
70
17
7.4
/475/
62
/11/
71
/9/
3.8
/851/

Daughters, Wives and a Mother (1960)
Sanae is left a widow after her prestigious husband dies, but holds the proceeds of a million yen insurance policy. Being childless, her former in-laws have no objection to her return to her own family.
poster
Fandor
66
16
6.4
/483/
65
/5/
67
/15/
3.4
/651/

Army (1944)
Though plagued by ill health all his life, a young Japanese man is obligated to fulfill his family's longstanding military tradition.
poster
72
15
7.6
/328/
65
/6/
76
/15/
3.8
/401/

Where Spring Comes Late (1970)
The story is set in 1970 during the time of the first EXPO in Japan. The film’s main figure is a miner who suddenly becomes unemployed because the mine he worked in was shut down. He decides to resettle with his whole family to Hokkaido in northern Japan and start a new life as a farmer.
poster
?
8.0
/46/
80
/1/

First Samurai in New York (2018)
In the late 1800s, a Japanese samurai family, who recently immigrated to New York, clash with local Irish gangsters out for blood.
poster
?
9.1
/11/

Vending Machine (2020)
A young Japanese boy searches for a mysterious vending machine after the passing of his parents.
poster
68
?
7.3
/352/
55
/4/
72
/8/
3.6
/287/

Home from the Sea (1972)
On a beautiful island in Seto Inner Sea, Seichi and Minko make their living by transporting rocks to construction sites by boat. They cherish the deepest affection for this piece of land they call home, and the simple life they lead. But rapid industrial growth makes it all but impossible to continue their chosen living style, and they are forced to leave their beloved hometown in search of a brighter future. But their hometown lingers on their hearts, and they dream of a time when they may once again return.
poster
Filmzie
?
6.4
/16/

When a Tree Falls (2019)
A young couple is devastated when their son is killed by a falling tree during a windstorm. As the distraught father begins to look for answers into his son’s death, what appears to be a tragic accident turns out to have been the result of multiple blunders by multiple people.
poster
60
?
6.5
/50/
45
/2/
62
/8/
3.5
/256/

Soft Skin (1998)
Minako, a Tokyo housewife, is depressed that everyone has an active life outside the home except her. Taking her inspiration from TV reports of a hitch-hiking chainsaw murderer, Minako decides to spice up her life by finding a young lover and running off with him by faking her kidnapping. While her family frets and worries, Minako has a wonderful time. Eventually, though, she decides it's time to go back to her family. Her lover, however, isn't ready for the fun to end, and Minako's fake kidnapping soon becomes all too real.
poster
?
9.2
/24/

Make-Believers (2024)
Masa hires rental actress and aspiring dancer, Kanako, to pose as his fiancée to impress his estranged, terminally-ill father. But as his father's death delays, Masa is forced to confront the spiraling web of lies and to learn to follow his heart.
poster
?
6.3
/97/
45
/4/
83
/7/

Climbing to Spring (2014)
Toru grew up in alpine countryside around Mount Tate. As a child, he resented the yearly trek up the mountain with his father to prepare their mountain hut for the summer season of climbers. When Toru grows up, he leaves his hometown and enters the working world as a stock trader. One day, Toru receives word that his father has passed away. He returns to Mount Tate once again, and becomes conscious of a new calling. But, does Toru have what it takes to follow in his father’s footsteps?
poster
55
?
5.2
/194/
64
/7/
53
/6/

Repas en famille (1897)
A Japanese family having tea.
poster
57
?
6.6
/138/
47
/4/
59
/8/

The Yen Family (1988)
Set in Japan during the bubble era, this unique home comedy cheerfully and humorously depicts the daily life of a strange family that works together to accumulate a small amount of money, while mixing irony and satire.
poster
Criterion Channel
39
?
5.7
/104/
10
/1/
49
/7/

Father (1988)
A middle-aged man's family loses patience with him as he struggles with his seemingly directionless life.
poster
?
7.0
/31/

Hotel Chelsea (2009)
A Japanese couple honeymoon at the Chelsea Hotel in New York. That night the wife finds her husband's dead body and a video tape of the brutal murder. A NYPD Detective, first at the murder scene, attempts to get to the bottom of the mystery of the murder in the locked room.
poster
?

My Blue Heaven (2024)
A son films his elderly mother as she cares for his ailing father on his deathbed.
poster
?

Shinpei (2024)
An older brother who can't fit into society, a father who has given up on his future, and a younger sister who is tied to the house. This is the story of the small steps these three people take. The Great East Japan Earthquake suddenly changed the peaceful daily life of the people of Fukushima. Many people lost their homes and jobs due to not only the earthquake and tsunami, but also the nuclear accident, and left Fukushima. This is the story of a family living in the aftermath three years later, in Fukushima, where deep scars remain.
poster
?

SORA (2021)
Sora and Umi (both played by Lee Tae-kyung) who were born to a Japanese father and a Korean mother and raised in South Korea. Sora now lives in Shanghai and works as an illustrator. When she meets a Japanese guy named Mochizuki, they become close. This is when her sibling Umi visits. Umi was born inter-sex and had undergone gender reassignment surgery to become a woman. Umi encourages Sora and Mochizuki to fall in love, but Sora becomes mentally unstable.


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