Satoshi: A Move for Tomorrow

2016

Japanese

6.4

♡ 1

Yoshitaka Mori Director

Shôta Sometani as

Ken Yasuda as

Tokio Emoto as

Yûko Araki as

Satoshi Murayama, the shogi (Japanese chess) master known as the arch-rival of Yoshiharu Habu, the shogi genius of the century, died of an intractable disease at age 29. Satoshi devoted his life to fighting not only the disease but also his rivals, feverishly pursuing the highest title, at risk to his life. Director Yoshitaka Mori (Hyakuhachi (2008), Space Brothers (2012)) depicts Murayama's true struggling life, full of love from his parents and teacher, based on the non-fiction novel written by Yoshio Osaki. Kenichi Matsuyama intensely portrays Satoshi and physically embodies the character.

The Flowers of Evil

2019

Japanese

5.8

♡ 7

japanese junior high schooler

junior high school

Romance

Thriller

Noboru Iguchi Director

Marie Iitoyo as Aya Tokiwa

Shingo Tsurumi as Kasuga's father

Shiori Akita as Nanako Saeki

Tina Tamashiro as Sawa Nakamura

A high school student steals the panties of a girl he likes but is witnessed, which sets off a chain of events that send his life and the lives of others around him out of control.

Midnight Swan

2020

Japanese

6.8

♡ 2

100%

Eiji Uchida Director

Eriko Satô as

Misaki Hattori as Ichika Sakurada

Tsuyoshi Kusanagi as Nagisa

Asami Mizukawa as Saori Sakurada

Nagisa is transgender. She grew up in Hiroshima as a man, but now lives in Shinjuku, Tokyo as a woman. Due to an incident, she begins to live with middle school student Ichika, who is a distant relative. Ichika has been neglected by her mother Saori. From living in solitude by herself, to now living with Ichika, Nagisa develops maternal instincts for the first time.

Samurai Cat

2014

Japanese

6.3

♡ 10

Takeshi Watanabe Director

Yasukaze Motomiya as

Kanji Tsuda as

Misako Renbutsu as

Kazuki Kitamura as Madarame Kyutaro

The ever versatile Kazuki Kitamura stars as masterless samurai Kyutaro Madarame, a feared swordsman who has fallen on hard times in old Edo. Caught between two warring gangs in an epic battle of cat lovers and dog lovers, he begrudgingly accepts the canine faction's offer to assassinate the opposite leader's beloved pet: an adorable white cat. Yet upon raising his lethal sword, he cannot bring himself to go through with the act, and the cat melts his ronin heart. But before finding peace as a newly minted cat person, the still fearsome Madarame will have to take on both gangs in a classic samurai street brawl.

The Mole Song: Undercover Agent Reiji

2013

Japanese

6.5

♡ 4

45%

Takashi Miike Director

Susumu Terajima as

Sarutoki Minagawa as

Yûsuke Kamiji as

Takayuki Yamada as Tsukihara

Reiji Kikukawa, who has a strong sense of justice, graduated from the police academy with the lowest score ever. He becomes a police constable, but is suddenly fired by the Police Chief due to "disciplinary" issues. In actuality, the firing is part of a carefully orchestrated plan to set him up as an undercover cop in the Yakuza.

Aristocrats

2020

Japanese

6.9

♡ 4

83%

Action

based on novel or book

Yukiko Sode Director

Mugi Kadowaki as Hanako

Kengo Kôra as Koichiro Aoki

Kiko Mizuhara as Miki

Rio Yamashita as Rie Hirata

Hanako Haibara was born and raised in the city of Tokyo. After she gets dumped by her boyfriend, while in her late 20's, she goes on blind dates to find a man to marry. Miki Tokioka was born in a province. She studied very hard and entered a prestigious university in Tokyo. She experienced difficult financial times, but she now works at an IT company. Due to a man, Hanako Haibara and Miki Tokioka meet each other.

Asako I & II

2018

Japanese

♡ 26

77%

Ryûsuke Hamaguchi Director

Masahiro Higashide as Baku / Ryôhei

Misako Tanaka as Eiko

Kôji Nakamoto as Hirakawa

Rio Yamashita as Maya

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.

Kiki's Delivery Service

2014

Japanese

5.7

♡ 7

50%

Action

Adventure

based on children's book

Takashi Shimizu Director

Hiroshi Yamamoto as Fukuo

Minako Kotobuki as Jiji the black cat

Fûka Koshiba as Kiki

Rie Miyazawa as Kiki's mother

A young girl named Kiki must leave her home for a year to begin training in witchcraft. She leaves on her broom, but first says goodbye to her friends and family. Kiki then begins her new life with her trusted cat Jiji.

The Library Wars: Book of Memories

2015

Japanese

6.3

♡ 5

Shinsuke Sato Director

Kei Tanaka as

Tôri Matsuzaka as

Tao Tsuchiya as

Chiaki Kuriyama as

Iku (Nana Eikura) joined the Library Defense Force after a member from that team retrieved an important book that was targeted for censorship. She is assigned to work under Atsushi’s (Junichi Okada) team. She endures Atsushi's harsh treatment and looks for the member who retrieved her book. She also finds herself becoming attracted to Atsushi. Iku meets female high school student Marie (Tao Tsuchiya) at the library. Maries has a hearing disability. She is also a childhood friend of Mikihisa (Kei Tanaka). Iku senses Marie’s strong feelings for Mikihisa. Asako (Chiaki Kuriyama) works as a clerk for the Library Task Force. She has frequent meetings with curator Shuji (Aoi Nakamura). This creates complicated feelings for Hikaru (Sota Fukushi). One day, Mikihisa is arrested because of a book he recommended to Marie. Official reason given is because the book is unsuitable for disabled people. The members of the Library Task Force are angered by Mikihisa's arrest.

My Love Story!!

2015

Japanese

6.7

♡ 5

Hayato Kawai Director

Kentarô Sakaguchi as Makoto Sunakawa

Mei Nagano as Rinko Yamato

Sawa Suzuki as Yuriko Goda

Yasufumi Terawaki as Yutaka Goda

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.

The Door Into Summer

2021

Japanese

6.4

♡ 6

81%

Action

based on novel or book

Takahiro Miki Director

Naohito Fujiki as Andoid

Kenta Hamano as Gota

Kaya Kiyohara as Riko Matsushita

Kento Yamazaki as Soichiro Takakura

A pioneering roboticist awakens in 2025 after decades in cryosleep. To change the past and reunite with his adopted sister, he seeks a way back to 1995.

Kingdom

2019

Japanese

6.8

♡ 32

93%

Shinsuke Sato Director

Yuki Ito as Chang Wen Jun's Man 4

Masaya Katô as Jie Shi

Kento Yamazaki as Li Xin

Ryô Yoshizawa as Yin Zheng / Piao

Set in Qin Dynasty during the warring states period in ancient China. Shin was a war orphan. He has a dream of becoming a great general Shin has a fateful encounter with young King Eisei. King Eisei aims to unify all of China.

Tokyo Revengers

2021

Japanese

6.5

♡ 24

live action adaptation of manga

Sci-Fi

time leap

time travel

Tsutomu Hanabusa Director

Mio Imada as Hinata Tachibana

Ryô Yoshizawa as Manjiro Sano

Yûki Yamada as Ryûgûji Ken

Shôtarô Mamiya as Tetta Kisaki

An unemployed man learns that his ex-girlfriend was murdered. He suddenly finds himself travelling through time to his middle school years and has chance to change the future and save the girl. He aims to rise to the top of the most brutal delinquent gang.

Sailor Suit and Machine Gun

1981

Japanese

6.3

♡ 3

Action

based on novel or book

fish out of water

japan

japanese film

japanese high school girl

Romance

yakuza

Shinji Sômai Director

Hiroko Yakushimaru as Izumi Hoshi

Yuki Kazamatsuri as Mayumi Sandaiji

Tatsuya Oka as Tetsuo, Izumi's Friend

Shingo Yanagisawa as Tomoo, Izumi's Friend

A high-school girl inherits a declining yakuza organization, which seeks to repair its fortunes under her leadership.

His

2020

Japanese

7.3

♡ 5

Rikiya Imaizumi Director

Kumi Nakamura as Fumiko Noda

Toshie Negishi as Fusako Yoshimura

Kisetsu Fujiwara as Nagisa Hibino

Wakana Matsumoto as Rena Hibino

Shun and Nagisa first meet and fall in love during their first year of high school. While Shun is graduating from university, Nagisa tells him that he doesn't see a future for them. Despite Shun's strong feelings, they go their separate ways. Years later, Shun is now a store owner, living alone in a rural area. Out of the blue, Nagisa arrives with his six-year-old daughter, Sora. Spending time together, Shun realizes he still harbors feelings for Nagisa. Can Nagisa reconcile with his feelings for Shun, which have been there all along?

The Blood of Wolves II

2021

Japanese

6.7

♡ 11

Kazuya Shiraishi Director

Nijirô Murakami as Kota Chikada

Katsuya Maiguma as Masatoshi Saeki

Tôri Matsuzaka as Shuichi Hioka

Susumu Terajima as Yoji Kakutani

After Shogo Ogami’s death in Hiroshima, Detective Shuichi Hioka successfully implemented Shogo Ogami’s plan, which was to control the yakuza to prevent further gang wars and save innocent people from getting harmed. Shuichi Hioka manages the criminal organizations, but, due to one evil person who gets released from prison, the situation drastically changes.

The Blood of Wolves

2018

Japanese

7.0

♡ 7

100%

Kazuya Shiraishi Director

Pierre Taki as Ginji Takii

Tarô Suruga as Jiro Uewase

Yutaka Takenouchi as Kosuke Nozaki

Tôri Matsuzaka as Shuichi Hioka

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.

Gintama Live Action the Movie

2017

Japanese

6.1

♡ 46

Yûichi Fukuda Director

Shun Oguri as Gintoki Sakata Nanao

Nanao as Matako Kijima

Ryô Yoshizawa as Sougo Okita

Ken Yasuda as Tetsuya Murata

In an era where aliens have invaded and taken over feudal Tokyo, a young samurai finds work however he can.

The 100th Love with You

2017

Japanese

6.7

♡ 2

Shô Tsukikawa Director

Rina Ohta as Haruka Ohara

Kentarô Sakaguchi as Riku Hasegawa

Naomi Nishida as Shuntaro's Wife

Yuki Izumisawa as Tetsuta Nakamura

On July 27th, university student Aoi Hinata has an accident. When she wakes up, Aoi Hinata finds herself in a classroom from one week before the accident.

The Mole Song: Hong Kong Capriccio

2016

Japanese

6.3

♡ 5

Takashi Miike Director

Tsubasa Honda as

Sarutoki Minagawa as Nanao

Nanao as

Yûsuke Kamiji as

A young undercover cop tries to get back with his former love, while unraveling the mystery behind the head of the police force. Meanwhile he has to protect the boss' daughter.

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Satoshi: A Move for Tomorrow

The Flowers of Evil

Midnight Swan

Samurai Cat

The Mole Song: Undercover Agent Reiji

Aristocrats

Asako I & II

Kiki's Delivery Service

The Library Wars: Book of Memories

My Love Story!!

The Door Into Summer

Kingdom

Tokyo Revengers

Sailor Suit and Machine Gun

His

The Blood of Wolves II

The Blood of Wolves

Gintama Live Action the Movie

The 100th Love with You

The Mole Song: Hong Kong Capriccio