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Kanopy
89
8.1
/193687/
79
/3134/
80
/2417/
4.2
/259677/
98
/64/
93
/2665/
98
/18/
cc age 15+

Rashomon (1950)
Four people recount different versions of the story of a man's murder and the rape of his wife.
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Fandor
89
8.2
/21093/
80
/445/
80
/449/
4.3
/57652/
100
/25/
92
/256/
93
/18/

Late Spring (1949)
Noriko is perfectly happy living at home with her widowed father, Shukichi, and has no plans to marry -- that is, until her aunt Masa convinces Shukichi that unless he marries off his 27-year-old daughter soon, she will likely remain alone for the rest of her life. When Noriko resists Masa's matchmaking, Shukichi is forced to deceive his daughter and sacrifice his own happiness to do what he believes is right.
poster
87
8.3
/961655/
80
/32621/
80
/11039/
4.2
/3631578/
93
/513/
91
/6024/
90
/69/
cc age 15+

Oppenheimer (2023)
The story of J. Robert Oppenheimer's role in the development of the atomic bomb during World War II.
poster
Kanopy
84
7.9
/16172/
78
/479/
78
/330/
4.4
/98678/
79
/72/
90
/267/
84
/15/

Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters (1985)
A fictional account of the life of Japanese author Yukio Mishima, combining dramatizations of three of his novels and a depiction of the events of November 25th, 1970.
poster
Criterion Channel
84
7.7
/520056/
75
/13466/
73
/7770/
3.8
/1270938/
95
/234/
85
/22275/
91
/44/
cc age 16+

Lost in Translation (2003)
Two lost souls visiting Tokyo -- the young, neglected wife of a photographer and a washed-up movie star shooting a TV commercial -- find an odd solace and pensive freedom to be real in each other's company, away from their lives in America.
poster
Criterion Channel
82
7.9
/22335/
76
/514/
77
/430/
4.2
/50771/
91
/46/
89
/336/

Kwaidan (1965)
Taking its title from an archaic Japanese word meaning "ghost story," this anthology adapts four folk tales. A penniless samurai marries for money with tragic results. A man stranded in a blizzard is saved by Yuki the Snow Maiden, but his rescue comes at a cost. Blind musician Hoichi is forced to perform for an audience of ghosts. An author relates the story of a samurai who sees another warrior's reflection in his teacup.
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Kanopy
82
8.4
/39555/
81
/1416/
80
/656/
4.2
/35726/
75
/77/
87
/439/
65
/24/

Samsara (2011)
Filmed over nearly five years in twenty-five countries on five continents, and shot on seventy-millimetre film, Samsara transports us to the varied worlds of sacred grounds, disaster zones, industrial complexes, and natural wonders.
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Hoopla
78
7.6
/1165/
73
/93/
70
/4/
3.7
/4441/
93
/55/
91
/4/
75
/9/

Leap of Faith: William Friedkin on The Exorcist (2023)
A lyrical and spiritual cinematic essay on The Exorcist, the last film of Alexandre O. Philippe explores the uncharted depths of William Friedkin’s mind’s eye, the nuances of his filmmaking process, and the mysteries of faith and fate that have shaped his life and filmography.
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Netflix
76
7.1
/3057/
73
/226/
72
/144/
3.9
/25555/
91
/57/
88
/16/
77
/16/
7.7
/12347/
cc age 14+

Inu-Oh (2022)
A cursed dancer and a blind musician — both ostracized by society — become business partners and inseparable friends as their larger-than-life concerts propel them to stardom in 14th century Japan.
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Netflix
76
7.5
/19680/
76
/1327/
75
/626/
3.6
/13322/
84
/62/

Rurouni Kenshin Part II: Kyoto Inferno (2014)
Kenshin has settled into his new life with Kaoru and his other friends when he is approached with a request from the Meiji government. Makoto Shishio, a former assassin like Kenshin, was betrayed, set on fire and left for dead. He survived, and is now in Kyoto, plotting with his gathered warriors to overthrow the new government. Against Kaoru's wishes, Kenshin reluctantly agrees to go to Kyoto and help keep his country from falling back into civil war.
poster
Netflix
76
75
7.5
/15857/
76
/1097/
77
/539/
3.7
/11484/
81
/36/

Rurouni Kenshin Part III: The Legend Ends (2014)
Shishio sets sail in his ironclad ship to bring down the government. In order to stop him, Kenshin trains with his old master to learn his final technique.
poster
Netflix
75
7.4
/30806/
75
/1984/
75
/869/
3.5
/20994/
85
/230/

Rurouni Kenshin Part I: Origins (2012)
In 1868, after the Bakumatsu war ends, the ex-assassin Kenshin Himura traverses Japan with an inverted sword, to defend the needy without killing.
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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
Hoopla
70
6.8
/18503/
69
/847/
68
/387/
3.6
/76513/
74
/153/

Noroi: The Curse (2005)
A documentary filmmaker explores seemingly unrelated paranormal incidents connected by the legend of an ancient demon.
poster
70
6.8
/8389/
64
/130/
65
/117/
3.6
/7790/
71
/21/
71
/193/
75
/17/

Taboo (1999)
Set during Japan's Shogun era, this film looks at life in a samurai compound where young warriors are trained in swordfighting. A number of interpersonal conflicts are brewing in the training room, all centering around a handsome young samurai named Sozaburo Kano. The school's stern master can choose to intervene, or to let Kano decide his own path.
poster
Hoopla
70
6.5
/14127/
62
/183/
63
/178/
3.5
/10761/
68
/56/
80
/623/
64
/20/

The Pillow Book (1995)
A woman with a body writing fetish seeks to find a combined lover and calligrapher.
poster
67
7.2
/11370/
71
/249/
71
/201/
3.7
/13162/
49
/55/
72
/151/

The Yakuza (1974)
When George Tanner does business with high-ranking Yakuza Tono, Tono kidnaps his daughter, and George summons his old friend, private eye Harry Kilmer, to Japan to investigate.
poster
74
67
7.4
/5762/
78
/218/
75
/193/
3.6
/10567/

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
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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Amazon Prime Video
66
7.3
/515798/
74
/24472/
74
/7086/
3.6
/1900577/
52
/341/
76
/3516/
49
/61/
cc age 16+

Bullet Train (2022)
Unlucky assassin Ladybug is determined to do his job peacefully after one too many gigs gone off the rails. Fate, however, may have other plans, as Ladybug's latest mission puts him on a collision course with lethal adversaries from around the globe—all with connected, yet conflicting, objectives—on the world's fastest train.
poster
Amazon Prime Video
70
64
6.9
/2917/
68
/318/
69
/89/
3.8
/17220/

River (2023)
The one-hundred-year-old Fujiya inn stands in the quiet region of Kyoto. Mikoto is standing in front of the Kibune river at the back of the building when she is called back to work. But two minutes later, she finds herself back at the river again. The whole inn seems to be stuck in a time loop!
poster
Netflix
78
64
7.4
/12115/
75
/935/
76
/511/
3.6
/10808/
93
/8/

Rurouni Kenshin: The Beginning (2021)
Before he was a protector, Kenshin was a fearsome assassin known as Battosai. But when he meets gentle Tomoe Yukishiro, a beautiful young woman who carries a huge burden in her heart, his life will change forever.
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Criterion Channel
76
63
7.4
/3214/
71
/52/
70
/79/
3.8
/5841/
89
/9/
77
/37/

Sisters of the Gion (1936)
Umekichi, a geisha in the Gion district of Kyoto, feels obliged to help her lover Furusawa when he asks to stay with her after becoming bankrupt and leaving his wife. However her younger sister Omocha tells her she is wasting her time and money on a loser. She thinks that they should both find wealthy patrons to support them. Omocha therefore tries various schemes to get rid of Furusawa, and set themselves up with better patrons.
poster
59
6.6
/45110/
71
/1681/
66
/1369/
3.3
/23807/
44
/41/
69
/608/
53
/15/

Wasabi (2001)
Hubert is a French policeman with very sharp methods. After being forced to take 2 months off by his boss, who doesn't share his view on working methods, he goes back to Japan, where he used to work 19 years ago, to settle the probate of his girlfriend who left him shortly after marriage without a trace.
poster
80
59
7.7
/1490/
72
/40/
73
/44/
4.1
/3989/
100

This Transient Life (1970)
Near a remote Buddhist monastery, a young man falls in love with his sister and gets her pregnant. After a monk finds out, the young man becomes an assistant to a master sculptor, only to proceed to complicate matters with his affairs.
poster
82
58
7.6
/2604/
72
/60/
75
/56/
3.9
/3557/
100
/8/
94
/11/

A Geisha (1953)
Fleeing a distressing family situation, Eiko, a very young girl, becomes an apprentice to Miyoharu, a veteran geisha. Both, determined to preserve their professional integrity, must face the selfishness and ambition of several petty people.
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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
Hoopla
62
49
5.9
/2871/
62
/185/
59
/84/
2.8
/2221/
75
/8/
66
/14/

DeadTectives (2019)
A team of reality TV paranormal investigators go to Mexico's most haunted house in the pursuit of better ratings. However, when the true dark secrets of the mansion begin to reveal themselves, the hapless team quickly discover that this house is no hoax. With zero genuine ghost-hunting experience, they have to figure out how to stop the ghosts and escape the house with their lives.
poster
67
45
6.6
/1518/
70
/140/
72
/83/
3.3
/1379/
62
/12/
6.9
/15292/

Asura (2012)
Abandoned in the barren wasteland of Kyoto, a savage, enraged orphan does whatever it takes to survive in the wild. When he crosses paths with civilization, he must learn to tame the beast within.
poster
Criterion Channel
71
42
7.3
/1254/
67
/18/
69
/39/
3.8
/3310/

Under the Blossoming Cherry Trees (1975)
A mountain man beheads his many wives to prove his love to an alluring woman he meets in an enchanted forest.
poster
59
41
5.9
/914/
60
/48/
64
/46/
3.0
/4517/
56
/9/

Sidonie in Japan (2024)
Sidonie Perceval, an established French writer, is mourning her deceased husband. Invited to Japan for the reedition of her first book, she is welcomed by her local editor who takes her to Kyoto, the city of shrines and temples. As they travel together through the Japanese spring blossoms, she slowly opens up to him. But the ghost of her husband follows Sidonie: she will have to finally let go of the past to let herself love again.
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
73
41
7.4
/1535/
70
/28/
71
/43/
3.8
/2446/
75
/10/

The Woman in the Rumor (1954)
After living a traumatic experience in Tokyo, Yukiko returns to Kyoto, where Hatsuko, her mother, runs a brothel, which upsets Yukiko very much.
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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Netflix
63
34
5.8
/610/
67
/132/
68
/73/
3.1
/733/
62
/4/
6.5
/1670/
cc age 14+

Ghost in the Shell: SAC_2045 Sustainable War (2021)
In the year 2045, after an economic disaster known as the Synchronized Global Default, rapid developments in AI propelled the world to enter a state of "Sustainable War". However, the public is not aware of the threat that AI has towards the human race. A compilation film with newly added footage.
poster
80
33
6.9
/606/
82
/17/
68
/16/
3.6
/1057/
100
/5/
91
/2/

The Travelling Cat Chronicles (2018)
Satoru is a young man with a warm heart. He has a cat named Nana, but, due to circumstances, he can't raise cat Nana anymore. He travels with Nana to find a person who will take care of Nana. During his travels, he meets various people like his childhood friend and his first love. His unknown past and secret are revealed.
poster
72
32
7.4
/1333/
67
/29/
69
/39/
3.8
/1096/
77
/6/

Tenchu! (1969)
A ronin desperately seeks a way out of financial straits; he allies with the Tosa clan under the ruthless leader Takechi, who quickly takes advantage.
poster
63
29
6.4
/992/
62
/31/
65
/26/
3.2
/271/
65
/76/

Virgin Snow (2007)
Min, a Korean boy, moves to Japan with his father who is a potter. One day at a local shrine, he meets Nanae, a beautiful Japanese girl with stunning eyes who is aspiring to be a painter. Min falls in love at first sight and finds out that Nanae attends the school to which he has just transferred. Their friendship develops fast despite their cultural and language difference. When Min's grandmother falls ill, Min returns to Korea and Nanae is nowhere to be found. Had his true feelings for Nanae not been apparent to her? Why has Nanae disappeared without a word?
poster
65
27
6.5
/665/
68
/22/
59
/26/
3.4
/700/
68
/25/

Girl Boss Guerilla (1972)
Sachiko is the leader of a girl gang from Shinjuku who wind up in Kyoto and make a bid to take over the local girl gangs there.
poster
59
24
6.3
/679/
59
/28/
54
/25/
3.2
/708/
55
/23/

Golgo 13: Assignment Kowloon (1977)
Duke Togo (codename: Golgo 13) is a ruthless assassin who's accepted a tricky assignment from an American drug syndicate. His mission is to "rub out" Hong Kong's underworld kingpin. His main obstacle is the relentless Detective 'Smitty' Smith, determined to stop Togo no matter the cost. The result is an explosive adventure through the seamy, violent streets of Hong Kong.
poster
Amazon Prime Video
41
23
4.5
/1525/
45
/42/
40
/39/
2.7
/1023/
21
/1507/

The House Where Evil Dwells (1982)
At the prompting of his diplomat friend, Alex, writer Ted Fletcher takes his wife, Laura, and daughter, Amy, on an extended working holiday. Alex finds a house for them in Kyoto, Japan, and the Fletchers move in, laughing off rumors that the place is haunted. But the ghost of 19th-century samurai Shigero turns out to be very real, and is intent on making the family re-enact an ancient murder-suicide.
poster
59
20
6.4
/106/
71
/17/
40
/10/
6.5
/7496/

Ikki Tousen in Kyoto (2011)
Immediately following the events of "Ikki tousen: Xtreme Xecutor", the kids from Nanyo Academy head to Kyoto for a school trip. Before long, they run into rival classmates from other Kanto schools and find themselves confronted by Kyoto's best fighters. It's a battle of epic proportions. Hopefully the city of Kyoto will be left standing!
poster
66
16
6.9
/492/
60
/11/
68
/22/
3.4
/259/

Shinsengumi: Assassins of Honor (1969)
Near the end of the nineteenth century, as the balance of power shifts from Shogunate towards the Emperor, Japan restlessly awaits the dawning of a new age. But not all are content...The Shinsengumi, a small army of samurai, farmers and peasants, band together to do battle against the tide of history. Their leader, Isami Kondo is a man who rises from farmer to fighter to head the fierce Shinsengumi brigade. Using a stern hand and a heart of gold, he rallies his men in defense of the tottering Shogunate. But bloodshed and treachery lurk around every corner.
poster
68
13
6.6
/705/
70
/10/
70
/11/
3.4
/288/

The Voice of Sin (2020)
Eiji Akutsu is a newspaper reporter. He is working on unsolved case that took place 30 years ago. The case involved a group of people extorting several companies for money. The group sent cassette tapes to the companies. Eiji Akutsu comes across a mysterious cassette tape. Meanwhile, Toshiya Sone lives in Kyoto and runs a tailor shop. He discovers a cassette tape among his late father's possessions. He plays the cassette tape and hears his voice from his childhood days.
poster
59
10
5.6
/278/
67
/8/
54
/16/
3.1
/240/

Love and Lies (2017)
The Japanese government carries out a program to increase the birth rate in the country. Their program analyzes gene information from its residents and selects a marriage partner for them. Aoi Nisaka is a high school student. She is in a love triangle with childhood friend Yuto Shiba and Sosuke Takachiho. Sosuke Takachiho is appointed by the government to become her husband.
poster
46
5
5.8
/198/
40
/2/
47
/10/
42
/4/

Junk Food (1997)
Junk Food consists of four intertwining stories. The first and fourth sections show the morning routine of an blind, old Japanese woman, waking up, buying bread and milk, praying at the family altar; however, it is the second segment where the true story begins.
poster
?
5.8
/96/
20
/1/
34
/5/

Rope and Breasts (1983)
A husband and wife are on the road doing a traveling BDSM show at various seedy locations. The wife is getting bored with the show and wants to quit. But while on tour in Kyoto a wealthy man and his proper looking wife invite them to do a private show. Little do they know that their stage routine is just child’s play compared to what the couple have in mind for them.
poster
?
7.2
/22/
80
/1/

Ryan Gander: The Idea of Japan (2017)
Artist Ryan Gander explores Japan's highly sophisticated visual culture, expressed through images and symbols. He makes unexpected connections between everything from geisha to tattoo art.


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