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Kanopy
90
8.1
/76222/
81
/1411/
82
/1162/
4.4
/133439/
100
/52/
93
/871/
100
/19/

Tokyo Story (1953)
The elderly Shukishi and his wife, Tomi, take the long journey from their small seaside village to visit their adult children in Tokyo. Their elder son, Koichi, a doctor, and their daughter, Shige, a hairdresser, don't have much time to spend with their aged parents, and so it falls to Noriko, the widow of their younger son who was killed in the war, to keep her in-laws company.
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Kanopy
85
7.5
/8213/
76
/237/
74
/184/
4.1
/26100/
100
/24/
83
/101/
92
/8/

Maborosi (1995)
A tragedy strikes a young woman's life without warning or reason. She continues living while searching for meaning in a lonely world.
poster
The Roku Channel
82
7.6
/399012/
76
/22392/
77
/7515/
3.9
/920317/
94
/386/
93
/4041/
78
/58/
cc age 17+

John Wick: Chapter 4 (2023)
With the price on his head ever increasing, John Wick uncovers a path to defeating The High Table. But before he can earn his freedom, Wick must face off against a new enemy with powerful alliances across the globe and forces that turn old friends into foes.
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Criterion Channel
82
73
7.8
/4795/
74
/110/
78
/124/
4.1
/8470/
94
/18/
91
/37/

The Story of the Last Chrysanthemum (1939)
In late 19th century Tokyo, Kikunosuke Onoue, the adopted son of a legendary actor, himself an actor specializing in female roles, discovers that he is only praised for his acting due to his status as his father's heir. Devastated by this, he turns to Otoku, a servant of his family, for comfort, and they fall in love. Kikunosuke becomes determined to leave home and develop as an actor on his own merits, and Otoku faithfully follows him.
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78
73
7.5
/11862/
74
/174/
72
/157/
3.9
/10353/
90
/40/
90
/608/
73
/15/

Last Life in the Universe (2003)
An obsessive-compulsive Japanese librarian living in Bangkok spends most of his days contemplating suicide in his apartment. His life changes when he witnesses the death of a young girl and becomes acquainted with her elder sister.
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Criterion Channel
84
71
8.0
/5337/
76
/102/
77
/145/
4.2
/8890/
100
/7/
92
/24/

Chikamatsu Monogatari (1954)
When the wife of a 17th century Kyoto scroll-maker is falsely accused of having an affair with his best employee, the pair flee the city and find themselves falling for one another.
poster
71
7.1
/17683/
73
/1789/
73
/799/
3.4
/20670/
69
/61/
7.4
/63864/

GANTZ:O (2016)
After being brutally murdered in a subway station, a teen boy awakens to find himself resurrected by a strange computer named Gantz, and forced to fight a large force of invading aliens in Osaka.
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Fandor
70
7.1
/5978/
68
/216/
67
/193/
3.8
/34758/
77
/48/
73
/6/
69
/20/

Asako I & II (2018)
Asako lives in Osaka. She falls in love with Baku, a free-spirit. One day, Baku suddenly disappears. Two years later, Asako now lives in Tokyo and meets Ryohei. He looks just like Baku, but has a completely different personality.
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Hoopla
68
6.7
/3251/
70
/68/
61
/57/
3.3
/939/
64
/11/
73
/38/

Come See the Paradise (1990)
In this drama from director Alan Parker, on-the-lam Jack McGurn flees to Los Angeles and takes a job as a projectionist at a movie theater owned by a Japanese-American man. Jack falls for the owner's daughter, Lily, but they are forced to elope to Seattle when her father forbids the relationship. The couple marry and have a daughter, but when World War II breaks out, Jack is powerless to stop his new family's forced internment.
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Criterion Channel
79
67
7.6
/2802/
66
/46/
69
/56/
4.0
/4957/
100
/7/
86
/54/

Double Suicide (1969)
Successful and married with children, paper-mill owner Jihei knows better than to contradict the strict social and moral codes of 18th-century Japan. But when he meets the lovely courtesan Koharu, he becomes a man obsessed. Koharu returns his love, even foregoing other customers while Jihei schemes to somehow buy her freedom. His efforts yield ruinous consequences for his business and his family life, and Koharu is meanwhile purchased by another client.
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Criterion Channel
79
67
7.8
/5300/
77
/86/
77
/143/
4.1
/11253/
80
/10/
82
/31/

Street of Shame (1956)
The lives of five sex workers employed at a Japanese brothel while the nation is debating the passage of an anti-prostitution law.
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Netflix
66
7.3
/170228/
75
/4596/
76
/3270/
3.5
/156708/
35
/165/
83
/20576/
54
/38/
cc age 13+

Memoirs of a Geisha (2005)
In the years before World War II, a penniless Japanese child is torn from her family to work as a maid in a geisha house.
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Criterion Channel
76
62
7.2
/2772/
70
/59/
67
/66/
3.7
/5448/
100
/9/
76
/35/

Osaka Elegy (1936)
Ayako becomes the mistress of her boss so she can pay her father's debt and prevent him from going to prison for embezzlement.
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Hoopla
59
6.6
/63318/
68
/1612/
65
/1173/
3.2
/36339/
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.
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Criterion Channel
76
56
7.6
/1971/
66
/25/
75
/44/
3.9
/2877/
84
/366/

Repast (1951)
Michiyo lives in the small place Osaka and is not happy with her marriage; all she does is cook and clean for her husband.
poster
Criterion Channel
76
56
7.2
/1876/
69
/30/
74
/48/
3.6
/1950/
100
/10/
70
/25/

The Makioka Sisters (1983)
This sensuously beautiful film chronicles the activities of four sisters who gather in Kyoto every year to view the cherry blossoms. It paints a vivid portrait of the pre-war lifestyle of the wealthy Makioka family from Osaka, and draws a parallel between their activities and the seasonal variations in Japan.
poster
Netflix
54
6.3
/75769/
66
/5147/
66
/1634/
2.9
/74666/
45
/95/
52
/279/
47
/22/
cc age 16+

Kate (2021)
A ruthless criminal operative has less than 24 hours to exact revenge on her enemies and in the process forms an unexpected bond with the daughter of one of her past victims.
poster
Criterion Channel
54
5.7
/9468/
56
/518/
59
/315/
2.7
/31365/
64
/11/
36
/140/

Godzilla Raids Again (1955)
Two fishing scout pilots make a horrifying discovery when they encounter a second Godzilla alongside a new monster named Anguirus. Without the weapon that killed the original, authorities attempt to lure Godzilla away from the mainland. But Anguirus soon arrives and the two monsters make their way towards Osaka as Japan braces for tragedy.
poster
63
53
6.3
/4038/
61
/100/
60
/114/
3.2
/4598/
67
/168/

Urotsukidōji: Legend of the Overfiend (1989)
Legend has it that the human race is not the only dominant civilization living on Earth. Two other races exist in this world: the Makai (a demon race) and the Jujinkai (a half-man, half-beast race). Once every 3,000 years, a supreme being known as the "Choujin" (Overfiend) will emerge and bring balance to all three realms on Earth. In present-day Japan, after 300 years of endless searching, a Jujinkai named Amano Jyaku has discovered the presence of the Choujin inside high school slacker Tatsuo Nagumo. But now, Amano, along with his sister Megumi and their sidekick Kuroko must protect Nagumo and his new girlfriend Akemi Ito from the Makai, who believe that Nagumo is not the Choujin, but an evil entity bent on destroying all living beings on Earth.
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62
53
6.6
/2931/
71
/169/
67
/102/
3.3
/2085/
36
/11/
67
/210/

20th Century Boys: Beginning of the End (2008)
In 1969, Kenji, an elementary school kid and his friends built a secret base during their summer holidays. They fantasized that they had to fight villains who were out to conquer the world and wrote them in the Book of Prophecies. Years later in 1997, Kenji becomes a convenience store manager and leads a regular life after giving up his dreams to become a rock star. His boring life is suddenly turned upside down when his old classmate dies mysteriously and an entire family in the neighbourhood disappears. At the same time, a religious cult and its mysterious leader, Friend emerges and a strange chain of events duplicating exactly the events described in the Book of Prophecies follow. Is this the beginning of the end of the world? Who is Friend?
poster
52
6.3
/78982/
66
/3018/
66
/1683/
2.8
/36323/
25
/115/
54
/7515/
34
/20/
cc age 18+

Ninja Assassin (2009)
Ninja Assassin follows Raizo, one of the deadliest assassins in the world. Taken from the streets as a child, he was transformed into a trained killer by the Ozunu Clan, a secret society whose very existence is considered a myth. But haunted by the merciless execution of his friend by the Clan, Raizo breaks free from them and vanishes. Now he waits, preparing to exact his revenge.
poster
Netflix
48
6.3
/31146/
64
/1821/
61
/676/
2.7
/21515/
13
/23/
67
/254/
30
/12/
cc age 17+

The Outsider (2018)
A former American G.I. joins a yakuza family after his release from prison in post-World War II Osaka.
poster
68
48
6.8
/2386/
63
/45/
62
/48/
3.5
/659/
67
/6/
78
/60/

Late Night Shopping (2001)
Four friends Sean, Vincent, Lenny and Jody find themselves at something of a deadend. Trapped in a twilight world of permanent night shift work, they hang out together in the local cafe, drinking coffee and entertaining themselves by observing Vincent's unwavering success in pulling women. There seems to be little prospect of change...until Vincent accidently sleeps with Sean's girlfriend.
poster
Netflix
64
47
6.6
/3287/
68
/210/
66
/80/
3.3
/3998/
54
/5/

The Fable (2019)
The Fable is a legendary yakuza hitman equal to none—but his boss orders him and his sultry associate to lay low and learn how to live a "normal life" in Osaka.
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Criterion Channel
59
44
6.1
/2182/
60
/51/
57
/56/
3.3
/4263/
52
/547/

Goké, Body Snatcher from Hell (1968)
The survivors of a plane crash in a remote area are attacked by blob-like alien creatures that turn their victims into blood-thirsty vampires.
poster
Criterion Channel
71
44
7.3
/1736/
73
/36/
73
/51/
3.8
/2352/
60
/15/

The Castle of Sand (1974)
Two detectives are tasked to investigate the murder of an old man, found bludgeoned to death in a Tokyo rail yard.
poster
69
44
7.1
/805/
66
/40/
67
/41/
3.7
/1547/
7.0
/2047/

Chie the Brat (1981)
Chie Takemoto is a dependable girl who struggles to help her troublesome father run a small tavern in Osaka. Unbeknown to her dad, she occasionally visits her mother who left him not too long ago. She plans on trying to reunite them, but not until her father gets a job.
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Kanopy
41
4.8
/4978/
59
/429/
61
/216/
2.4
/2194/
34
/41/
33
/15/
34
/11/
cc age 16+

Yakuza Princess (2021)
In Brazil, Akemi finds out that she's the heiress to the Yakuza empire. Just after that, her destiny enters a spiral of violence and mystery, where a gaijin (foreigner) who's been protecting her all this time, Shirô, may have been actually sent to kill her.
poster
76
41
7.3
/530/
60
/11/
67
/18/
4.0
/2050/
100
/30/

Silence Has No Wings (1966)
Following the journey of a caterpillar along the Japanese islands from Nagasaki to Hokkaido, this allegorical and oblique first feature film by Kuroki depicts in exquisite images a series of encounters and life's turning points.
poster
77
39
7.2
/348/
66
/3/
70
/13/
3.6
/383/
100
/14/
89
/66/

Kenji Mizoguchi: The Life of a Film Director (1975)
In 39 interviews with actors and actresses, writers, producers and staff members, interspersed with film excerpts and stills, Shindō recounts the life and career of his friend and mentor Mizoguchi.
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Criterion Channel
63
26
6.8
/524/
65
/10/
68
/15/
3.6
/979/
45

Being Two Isn't Easy (1962)
The days leading up to a toddler's second birthday are seen alternately from the child's point of view as well as that of his parents.
poster
62
24
7.1
/381/
60
/10/
63
/18/
3.9
/1481/
40
/15/

Noisy Requiem (1988)
In the slums of Osaka, various marginalized misfits have their own interpretations of love. Completely alienated from the outside world, they commit sexual perversions, violence and cannibalism.
poster
58
22
6.0
/419/
46
/20/
65
/96/
3.1
/401/

Urotsukidōji III: Return of the Overfiend (1993)
As the Overfiend slumbers, the mad emperor Caesar rises to power, enslaving a new race of demon beasts. Into this cruel existence is born the Lord of Chaos, the Overfiend's nemesis. As the blood-thirsty beasts capture the tyrant's daughter in a brutal coup, the Overfiend must awaken to an apocalyptic battle of the Gods.
poster
62
19
6.4
/347/
61
/15/
53
/17/
3.4
/298/
68
/25/

Girl Boss Revenge: Sukeban (1973)
The Kanto Gypsies, a tough girl gang, hide out from the law in the middle of a disputed gang territory, where they end up getting kidnapped by sinister underworld thugs. After breaking free, the girls set their sights on one thing: revenge. Miki Sugimoto stars as girl boss Komasa, the ruthless and sadistic leader of the Kanto Gypsies who possesses more than enough brains to match her killer looks.
poster
39
13
5.7
/31/
21
/7/
28
/5/
5.0
/1342/

Compiler (1994)
When a world of 2-D beings discovers the existence of our universe, they send a team of beautiful Domni-Matrixes into our world to prepare it for total integration. However, once liberated from their flat and dreary 2-D existence, Compiler and Assembler quickly discovered that cybersex with a couple of 3-D guys is a lot more fun than world conquest.
poster
64
13
7.0
/535/
50
/10/
69
/12/
3.5
/341/

Alone Across the Pacific (1963)
Kenichi Horie is determined to challenge his family, the law and the nature crossing the Pacific to America in a small sailboat. Despite his careful planning, many unforeseen events will test his determination.
poster
?
8.0
/10/

Land of the Rising Fastball (2010)
A history of baseball in Japan told by three Journalists from different parts of the world .
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?
6.7
/76/
10
/1/
53
/8/

Painful Bliss: Final Twist (1977)
A young executive has a really bad night after an encounter with a crazed bisexual wannabe yakuza and his horny girlfriend.
poster
70
?
6.9
/213/
76
/8/
67
/5/

Kisarazu Cat's Eye: World Series (2006)
After terminally ill Bussan finally passes away he misses hanging out with his still living friends and decides to return to Kisarazu. In his ghost form however only his most trusted friends can see him, and his meddling in the lives of the living results in the return of Ozzy and a long dead team of American baseball players who drowned off the shores of Kisarazu. It's down to Bussan and the Cats to save the day and restore the town to order, but can Bussan bring himself to say bye-bye once and for all?
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?
10
/1/
20

Yun’s Town (1989)
A Japanese boy in love with a girl of Korean origin must battle the prejudices of those around him in order to sustain the relationship.
poster
74
?
7.2
/146/
65
/2/
87
/3/

Where I Belong (2017)
Izumi (Kento Hayashi) was abandoned by his parents. He now commits burglary, targeting women and the elderly. He is chased by the cops. While on the run, in the mountains of Miyazaki Prefecture, he helps an injured elderly woman, Suma (Etsuko Ichihara). Izumi then stays at Suma's home. At first, Izumi keeps an eye for money that he can steal. The people though in the village think Izumi is Suma's grandson and take care of him. A change takes place in Izumi.
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?
5.6
/16/
10
/1/

Yaruki (2020)
This improv, art film was initially going to be about movement, then It became a documentary about 5 girls in Tokyo, and my travel experiences in Japan, then it evolved into an inside joke about the film, Lost In Translation. Everything in this film from the cinematography, the film editing, the sound, and every photograph was done by one man with one camera.
poster
?
5.7
/17/
30
/3/

Soul Flower Train (2013)
Amamoto travels from his small village to Osaka to find his estranged daughter. When he meets a friendly young woman, she gives him a unique guide of the big city and helps him in his search.
poster
52
?
6.5
/24/
32
/4/
60
/1/
5.2
/530/

Compiler Festa (1995)
Compiler and Assembler have been given 3 days to return the the 2-D world. If they do not return the council has sworn to destroy it. How will the they spend their last days on earth. Will they be able to confess their love. If only things were that simple. Now a mysterious character is eliminating other individuals from the 2-D world. Can Compiler and Assembler stop this new fiend and be together with those they love.
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?
10
/1/
10
/1/

Rough Sketch of a Spiral (1991)
The first gay Japanese documentary, Rough Sketch of a Spiral, takes an intimate look at the personal lives of gay men in Osaka. The star is 25-year-old Yoshiichi Yano who has written a play he hopes will open the public’s eyes to the status of gays in contemporary Japan, a society with deep-rooted prejudices against homosexuality. With abundant humor and nonchalant candor, director Yasufumi Kojima follows the day-to-day efforts of Yano to produce his play while introducing us to Yano’s friends and actors in the play, including a stunning drag queen and a charming 60-year-old man who claims to be gay but a virgin.
poster
58
?
5.5
/379/
60
/3/
59
/8/

Princess Toyotomi (2011)
National Audit Bureau member Hajime Matsudaira (Shinichi Tsutsumi), Tadako Torii (Haruka Ayase) & Asahi Gainsbourg (Masaki Okada) travel from their homebase of Tokyo to the city of Osaka. Their mission is to discover any financial irregularities & to ensure the correct use of federal money in the Osaka city government. Their initial audits go smoothly, but things turn more interesting once they enter the Karahori shopping district - the area with a long history reaching back to the Meiji era.
poster
60
?
6.4
/208/
47
/4/
71
/7/

Lovers Lost (1982)
A poignant love story between a 29-year-old woman, who has once been a prostitute but is now the mistress of a wealthy jewelry merchant, and a 19-year-old college student.
poster
69
?
6.8
/111/
55
/4/
85
/2/

Tora-san's Love in Osaka (1981)
When his travels bring him to Osaka, Tora-san falls in love with a local geisha. He helps her to track down her estranged brother, and informs his family that he plans to marry her. His plans are foiled when the geisha informs Tora-san that she is engaged.


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