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Kanopy
88
7.9
/94128/
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.
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Kanopy
87
7.9
/26199/
80
/997/
78
/409/
4.3
/142155/
100
/58/
93
/725/
87
/18/

Tampopo (1985)
In this humorous paean to the joys of food, a pair of truck drivers happen onto a decrepit roadside shop selling ramen noodles. The widowed owner, Tampopo, begs them to help her turn her establishment into a paragon of the "art of noodle-soup making". Interspersed are satirical vignettes about the importance of food to different aspects of human life.
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Kanopy
86
8.3
/707925/
83
/17777/
82
/9511/
4.4
/1366709/
82
/160/
94
/11753/
78
/33/
cc age 17+

Oldboy (2003)
With no clue how he came to be imprisoned, drugged and tortured for 15 years, a desperate man seeks revenge on his captors.
poster
Amazon Prime Video
82
7.8
/39549/
80
/2050/
77
/752/
4.0
/57570/
99
/93/
91
/1008/
77
/27/
cc age 11+

Jiro Dreams of Sushi (2011)
Revered sushi chef Jiro Ono strives for perfection in his work, while his eldest son, Yoshikazu, has trouble living up to his father's legacy.
poster
82
8.1
/874420/
80
/31751/
79
/14639/
4.1
/1327762/
89
/132/
91
/25113/
84
/15/
cc age 16+

Blade Runner (1982)
In the smog-choked dystopian Los Angeles of 2019, blade runner Rick Deckard is called out of retirement to terminate a quartet of replicants who have escaped to Earth seeking their creator for a way to extend their short life spans.
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Netflix
81
7.7
/663070/
76
/21250/
75
/11264/
4.0
/1727555/
90
/264/
77
/27623/
79
/40/
cc age 18+

Zodiac (2007)
Over the course of a decade, editors of the San Francisco Chronicle entice themselves in the murders of the Zodiac Killer. However, as time runs its course, interest in the case dwindles in the eyes of the professionals. The Killer stops interacting with the public. However, believing he has the answers, an amateur cartoonist from the initial sightings races against time to prevent what he believes is another murder.
poster
81
7.6
/13660/
75
/364/
74
/267/
4.2
/39170/
94
/87/
80
/389/
80
/22/

Tokyo Sonata (2008)
A young boy takes interest in piano while his family begins to disintegrate around him after his father loses his job.
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.
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Kanopy
75
7.4
/13992/
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.
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Disney Plus
74
7.8
/208465/
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.
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Pluto TV
73
6.8
/1132/
66
/116/
71
/62/
3.4
/4685/
92
/24/
84
/5/
68
/7/
7.2
/4231/
cc age 10+

Fortune Favors Lady Nikuko (2021)
Brash single mother Nikuko is well-known for her bold spirit, much to the embarrassment of Kikuko, her pensive yet imaginative daughter. In contrast to her mother, Kikuko wants nothing more than to fit in as she navigates the everyday social dramas of middle school. Life in the harbor is peaceful until a shocking revelation from the past threatens to uproot the pair's tender relationship.
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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MUBI
70
7.1
/6021/
68
/224/
67
/197/
3.8
/35612/
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.
poster
79
68
7.8
/5248/
77
/94/
74
/87/
3.7
/2487/
92
/306/

Be with You (2004)
Takumi and his six-year-old son, Yuji, haven't come to terms with their wife and mother's death. One day, they meet a woman with an uncanny resemblance to her sheltering from the rain near their home.
poster
74
67
7.4
/5807/
78
/219/
75
/194/
3.6
/11476/

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
83
65
7.6
/3298/
75
/99/
74
/86/
4.2
/13592/
100
/15/
90
/9/
87
/4/

Happy Hour (2015)
Four women in their thirties reevaluate their relationships, both shared and private, after a startling revelation concerning one's marriage forces each of them to ask one of life's biggest questions: "Am I who I want to be?"
poster
69
64
7.0
/5348/
70
/166/
69
/152/
3.8
/11819/
64
/11/
79
/150/
59
/7/

Noriko's Dinner Table (2005)
A teenager named Noriko Shimabara runs away from her family in Toyokawa, to meet Kumiko, the leader of an Internet BBS, Haikyo.com. She becomes involved with Kumiko's family circle, which grows darker after the mass suicide of 54 high school girls.
poster
75
63
7.2
/3267/
73
/94/
70
/63/
3.8
/3845/
87
/75/

Adrift in Tokyo (2007)
A thug offers to pay a law student's gambling debt if the student will accompany him on a trip across Tokyo.
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Kanopy
74
62
7.4
/2343/
72
/142/
78
/136/
3.7
/4014/
75
/35/
7.4
/8412/

Summer Days with Coo (2007)
A small, lone Kappa miraculously survives over 200 years into modern day Japan, when he is found by young Koichi. Coo, who is secretly adopted by Koichi's family, searches with his new human friend for unpopulated places in hopes of finding any remaining of his kind.
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The Roku Channel
60
6.3
/11803/
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.
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HBO Max Amazon Channel
77
59
7.4
/2436/
74
/118/
77
/84/
4.1
/31284/
81
/27/

Love & Pop (1998)
Tokyo schoolgirl Hiromi and her friends engage in a practice known as enjo kosai, or "compensated dating", where older men pay young girls for dates. Hiromi plunges deeper into this world to raise money for an expensive ring.
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YouTube TV
67
58
6.6
/4989/
70
/79/
65
/80/
3.3
/1916/
71
/7/
70
/101/

Walk Don't Run (1966)
During the housing shortage of the Summer Olympic Games in 1964, two men and a woman share a small apartment in Tokyo, and the older man soon starts playing Cupid to the younger pair.
poster
The Roku Channel
77
58
7.1
/3093/
74
/172/
71
/88/
3.7
/5053/
100
/10/
74
/5/

100 Yen Love (2014)
Slacker Ichiko gets into a fight with her younger sister and begins to live on her own, working the late shift at a 100 yen shop. On her way home, she passes a gym and meets boxer Kano who trains there in silence...
poster
74
57
7.2
/2995/
74
/80/
74
/60/
3.9
/5202/

Kamome Diner (2006)
On a quiet street in Helsinki, Sachie has opened a diner featuring rice balls. For a month she has no customers. Then, in short order, she has her first customer, meets Midori, a gangly Japanese tourist, and invites her to stay with her.
poster
80
57
7.6
/3951/
80
/159/
77
/115/
4.0
/10529/
88
/7/

Little Forest: Summer/Autumn (2014)
Fleeing heartbreak in the big city, Ichiko returns to Komori, her rural hometown. She battles summer's rain and humidity, bakes her own bread, grows hothouse tomatoes and tills the fields. During autumn, the time for pickling and preserving fish and sweet potatoes, Ichiko begins reaping rice and recalls her departure five years before.
poster
The Roku Channel
65
57
6.4
/4422/
72
/328/
67
/160/
3.9
/90679/
47
/11/

Helter Skelter (2012)
Top model Lilico, having recently undergone multiple cosmetic surgeries, begins to experience troubling side effects. As she desperately tries to retain her perfect image, Lilico descends into a world of nightmares and makes those around her miserable.
poster
80
55
7.4
/2667/
77
/92/
73
/58/
3.9
/4469/
100
/5/
78
/3/

Her Love Boils Bathwater (2016)
After being diagnosed with a terminal illness, Futaba resolves to spend her remaining time reuniting her broken family, reopening the long-closed bathhouse, and helping her shy daughter Azumi learn to stand on her own.
poster
71
55
6.8
/2261/
74
/143/
72
/106/
3.6
/8767/

Orange (2015)
A girl mysteriously receives advice from her future self and as a result her group of friends, along with a newly arrived, troubled classmate, learn how to be better friends and a better community.
poster
79
54
7.6
/3255/
76
/128/
77
/100/
4.0
/6705/
88
/7/

Little Forest: Winter/Spring (2015)
Ichiko bakes a cake for an end-of-year party with her friends. In the depths of winter, making mochi and curry keeps the people of Komori warm. Later, spring brings thoughts of her absent mother as well as rice planting and sakura, and she begins to think of leaving Komori behind again.
poster
72
53
7.0
/2428/
68
/81/
67
/73/
3.7
/6231/
84
/27/

Female Prisoner Scorpion: Beast Stable (1973)
Following her successful prison break, Scorpion begins this third episode in the series hiding out in a brothel. Her prostitute friend tries to keep her identity secret, but the brothel's madam discovers that Scorpion is the ex-girlfriend of the vice officer who killed her lover.
poster
Criterion Channel
74
53
7.5
/7171/
74
/166/
71
/133/
3.8
/9246/
78
/3/

Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island (1956)
A humble and simple Takezo abandons his life as a knight errant. He's sought as a teacher and vassal by Shogun, Japan's most powerful clan leader. He's also challenged to fight by the supremely confident and skillful Sasaki Kojiro. Takezo agrees to fight Kojiro in a year's time but rejects Shogun's patronage, choosing instead to live on the edge of a village, raising vegetables. He's followed there by Otsu and later by Akemi, both in love with him. The year ends as Takezo assists the villagers against a band of brigands. He seeks Otsu's forgiveness and accepts her love, then sets off across the water to Ganryu Island for his final contest.
poster
The Roku Channel
65
51
5.7
/1949/
63
/108/
56
/80/
3.1
/3104/
100
/6/
52
/28/

Dead Sushi (2012)
A disgruntled researcher injects his former employers' meal with a serum that turns their sushi into flesh-eating monsters.
poster
76
49
7.5
/2740/
76
/149/
75
/63/
3.9
/3856/
80
/2/

Midnight Diner (2014)
A restaurant opens at midnight. Both the menu offerings and personality of the owner draw a series of flawed patrons including Tamako, whose boyfriend has passed away, live-in worker Michiru, and ruckus-raising Kenzo.
poster
Netflix
64
47
6.6
/3336/
68
/212/
66
/80/
3.3
/4137/
54
/3/

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.
poster
78
47
7.6
/2493/
77
/83/
70
/71/
4.1
/4350/
86
/4/

A Story of Yonosuke (2013)
The year is 1987 and Japan is just reaching the peak of its economic success. Eighteen-year old Yonosuke Yokomichi arrives in Tokyo from Nagasaki. Ordinary in every way possible, he lives in a suburb far from the excitement of the big city and commutes to a university in the center of Tokyo.
poster
HBO Max Amazon Channel
77
45
7.0
/2313/
75
/99/
71
/113/
3.9
/39269/
94
/3/

The Last 10 Years (2022)
Twenty-year-old Matsuri Takabayashi learns that she only has ten years to live due to an incurable disease. She decides to not dwell on her life and not to fall in love—until she meets a man named Kazuto Manabe at a school reunion.
poster
78
44
6.9
/645/
62
/18/
59
/24/
3.5
/401/
64
/11/
75
/19/

Fine, Totally Fine (2008)
Two listless friends and a clumsy girl try to make sense of their lives, and perhaps find love along the way.
poster
74
42
7.2
/485/
77
/79/
73
/23/
3.5
/1631/
7.8
/148939/

AnoHana: The Flower We Saw That Day (2015)
Friends grow apart after a tragic accident claims one of their number. Years later, the dead girl appears to them to ask for their help in crossing over to the afterlife.
poster
64
40
6.5
/1782/
65
/81/
61
/60/
3.4
/5240/
62
/12/

Blind Woman's Curse (1970)
Akemi is a dragon tattooed leader of the Tachibana Yakuza clan. In a duel with a rival gang Akemi slashes the eyes of an opponent and a black cat appears, to lap the blood from the gushing wound. The cat along with the eye-victim go on to pursue Akemi’s gang in revenge, leaving a trail of dead Yakuza girls, their dragon tattoos skinned from their bodies.
poster
Amazon Prime Video
65
39
6.2
/1381/
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
73
38
7.1
/1189/
80
/41/
73
/55/
3.5
/1200/

The 8-Year Engagement (2017)
Hisashi and Mai are a happy couple in their 20s who are engaged to be married. But three months before their wedding, Mai becomes seriously ill. Her heart stops momentarily, and she falls into a deep coma. Hisashi visits Mai at the hospital every day before work. With no idea if or when she will ever awake, Mai’s parents encourage Hisashi to find someone else, but he refuses to give up and continues to pray for her recovery. As if his prayers are answered, Mai begins to regain consciousness several years later, and even utters a few words. But tragically, she has suffered brain damage and has no memory of Hisashi.
poster
67
37
6.8
/1361/
70
/48/
74
/46/
3.3
/733/
59
/27/

Dogwood Tree (2010)
A young girl tries to maintain a long-distance relationship with an aspiring fisherman.
poster
68
37
6.7
/887/
66
/44/
74
/45/
3.3
/1445/

My Love Story!! (2015)
Takeo Goda is a high school student 2 m tall and weighting more than 100 kg. He has a righteous character. The male students adore him, but female students do not like him. All of the girls Takeo likes prefer his handsome friend Makoto Sunakawa.
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Criterion Channel
73
36
7.3
/1127/
77
/41/
66
/29/
4.1
/10499/
68
/6/

Supermarket Woman (1996)
A struggling Japanese neighborhood supermarket manager chances upon an old classmate, who has plenty of ideas for revitalizing his business.
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Amazon Prime Video
50
34
4.9
/1998/
54
/97/
61
/89/
2.7
/2891/
35
/11/

Martial Law (1990)
An undercover cop teams up with a martial-arts expert to stop a gang of drug smugglers and car thieves.
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Rakuten Viki
77
34
7.4
/1209/
78
/69/
73
/35/
3.9
/1431/
82
/2/

Midnight Diner 2 (2016)
The Master’s late-night diner welcomes a woman troubled by funeral fans, an elderly scam victim, and a noodle delivery man struggling with love.
poster
76
33
6.6
/684/
61
/25/
58
/34/
3.6
/717/
73
/15/

The Clone Returns Home (2008)
Kohei Takahara, an astronaut who dies in the line of duty, is legally resurrected as a clone: however, contrary to the scientists' expectations, he reverts to his childhood memories when his twin brother drowned sacrificing his life for Kohei. Kohei's clone discovers the body of his former self mistakenly believing that it is his deceased twin. Reliving his tragic past, he sets off carrying his corpse body to the beautiful hometown where he lived with his now dead mother.
poster
80
33
6.9
/614/
82
/17/
68
/16/
3.6
/1162/
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.


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