A Japanese restaurant cook/owner dies after answering his daughter's cellphone. Other people are getting strange, same ringtone calls as well and dying painfully. It happened in Taiwan as well. Can the police stop it if it's a ghost?

Yakuza Apocalypse

2015

Japanese

5.5

♡ 24

62%

Takashi Miike Director

Yôko Mitsuya as

Yuki Sakurai as Nurse Mikiko

Pierre Taki as Rival yakuza boss

Yoshiyuki Morishita as Sawada

When young protege Akira Kageyama is bitten by his dying vampire boss, Genyo Kamiura, he must get used to his new powers before seeking revenge.

Gantz: Perfect Answer

2011

Japanese

6.2

♡ 28

50%

live action adaptation of manga

Shinsuke Sato Director

Gô Ayano as Man in Black 1

Takayuki Yamada as Masamitsu Shigeta

Naho Toda as Reiko Kitakura

Yuriko Yoshitaka as Tae Kojima

Summoned by the black sphere, Kei and Masaru fight against extraterrestrials until Masaru grows tired of fighting and refuses to continue.

The Girl Who Leapt Through Time

1983

Japanese

6.5

♡ 7

Nobuhiko Ôbayashi Director

Tomoyo Harada as Kazuko Yoshiyama

Toshie Negishi as Naoko Tachibana

Akiko Kitamura as Sadako Horikawa

Takako Irie as Tatsu Fukamachi

Kazuko Yoshiyama is a third-year junior-high-school student. One day, while cleaning the lab, she smells lavender and faints. From then on, she has the power to travel through time.

Parasyte: Part 2

2015

Japanese

6.5

♡ 32

live action adaptation of manga

Sci-Fi

Takashi Yamazaki Director

Takashi Yamanaka as

Pierre Taki as Miki

Ai Hashimoto as Satomi Murano

Kazuki Kitamura as Takeshi Hirokawa

Humanity is under attack by human-mimicking flesh-eating alien parasites. One parasite bonds with his young high school student host, and he convinces the parasite to help him stop the others.

The Yellow Handkerchief

1977

Japanese

7.3

♡ 12

Yôji Yamada Director

Kaori Momoi as Akemi Ogawa

Sabu Kawahara as (as Hiromasa Kawahara)

Hisao Dazai as Ryokan Manager

Ken Takakura as Yûsaku Shima

The story is about a convict released from prison for an old murder who is thinking about returning to his ex-wife and his former life. If she puts a yellow handkerchief on the window, it would mean that she wants him back at home.

A Scene at the Sea

1991

Japanese

7.5

♡ 19

Takeshi Kitano Director

Susumu Terajima as

Tetsu Watanabe as

Claude Maki as Shigeru

Sabu Kawahara as Takoh

A deaf garbage collector happens upon a broken and discarded surfboard. The discovery plants in him dreams of becoming a surf champion. Encouraged by his also deaf girlfriend, he persists against all odds.

Love Letter

1995

Japanese

7.9

♡ 44

96%

Shunji Iwai Director

Kumi Nakamura as Hamaguchi, teacher

Takashi Kashiwabara as Male itsuki fujii

Mariko Kaga as Male itsuki's mother

Kaori Oguri as Suzumi

Hiroko attends the memorial service of her fiancé, Itsuki Fujii, who died in a mountain-climbing incident. Although Itsuki's mother says that their old house is gone, Hiroko records the address listed under his name in his yearbook and sends him a letter. Surprisingly, she receives a reply, and discovers it came from his old classmate, a girl who also happens to be called Itsuki Fujii.

Dogwood Tree

2010

Japanese

6.8

♡ 3

japanese high school student

Romance

Nobuhiro Doi Director

Osamu Mukai as Junichi Kitami

Yutaka Matsushige as Kenjiro Kiuchi

Hiroko Yakushimaru as Ryoko Hirasawa

Yui Aragaki as Sae

A young girl tries to maintain a long-distance relationship with an aspiring fisherman.

My Blood & Bones in a Flowing Galaxy

2020

Japanese

6.6

♡ 5

Action

based on novel or book

SABU Director

Tomoyo Harada as

Kaya Kiyohara as

Takumi Kitamura as Arashi

Kai Inowaki as Gengo Tamaru

Kiyosumi's affection for his schoolmate Hari grows after he saves her from bullying, but a dark secret she's unwilling to share threatens their bond.

Tokyo Ghoul

2017

Japanese

5.7

♡ 36

82%

live action adaptation of manga

Thriller

Kentarô Hagiwara Director

Luci Christian as Additional Voices Yû Aoi

Yû Aoi as Kamishiro Rize

Nozomi Sasaki as Kaya Irimi

Yô Ôizumi as Kureo Mado

A Tokyo college student is attacked by a ghoul, a super-powered human who feeds on human flesh. He survives, but has become part ghoul and becomes a fugitive on the run.

Shogun's Shadow

1989

Japanese

6.9

♡ 7

85%

Yasuo Furuhata Director

Shin'ichi Chiba as Iba Shoemon

Ken Ogata as Igo Gyobu

Sayoko Ninomiya as Oman no Kata

Hiroyuki Nagato as Tagaya Rokubee

A shogun's eldest son must do whatever it takes to survive a series of attempts on his life. He receives much-needed aid from seven warriors who are led by a strong leader.

Ryuzo and the Seven Henchmen

2015

Japanese

6.4

♡ 7

Action

Comedy

japanese film

Takeshi Kitano Director

Yasukaze Motomiya as Keihin Union Member

Takeshi Kitano as Murakami

Ken Yasuda as Nishi

Shigenori Yamazaki as Tamura

Ryuzo and his 7 former henchmen are all retired yakuza, but they now live as regular old men. One day, Ryuzo becomes the victim of a phishing fraud. He calls his 7 men together to reform their society.

Samurai I: Musashi Miyamoto

1954

Japanese

7.4

♡ 15

100%

Hiroshi Inagaki Director

Rentarô Mikuni as Honiden Matahachi

Toshirô Mifune as Musashi Miyamoto

Masanobu Ôkubo as Petty Official

Kusuo Abe as Temma Tsujikaze

Struggling to elevate himself from his low caste in 17th century Japan, Miyamoto trains to become a mighty samurai warrior.

Terror of Mechagodzilla

1975

Japanese

6.1

♡ 16

43%

Ishirô Honda Director

Yasuzô Ogawa as

Shigeo Katô as

Kenji Sahara as Defense Force Commander

Tadao Nakamaru as Interpol Chief Tagawa

A submarine expedition to salvage the remains of Mechagodzilla is thwarted by a massive dinosaur named Titanosaurus. An Interpol investigation leads biologist Ichinose to uncover the work of Dr. Mafune and his mysterious daughter Katsura. Aligned with the Black Hole Aliens, Katsura's life becomes entwined with the resurrected machine.

Beyond Outrage

2012

Japanese

6.7

♡ 14

Takeshi Kitano Director

Takahiro Kuroishi as

Tomokazu Miura as Chairman Kato

Yutaka Matsushige as Detective Shigeta

Ryô Kase as Underboss Ishihara

As the police launch a full-scale crackdown on organized crime, it ignites a national yakuza struggle between the Sanno of the East and Hanabishi of the West. What started as an internal strife in Outrage has now become a nationwide war in Outrage Beyond.

Air Doll

2009

Japanese

6.9

♡ 26

66%

Hirokazu Koreeda Director

Takashi Yamanaka as

Doona Bae as Nozomi

Susumu Terajima as Policeman

Kimiko Yo as Receptionist

A life-size, inflatable sex doll suddenly comes to life one day. Without her owner knowing, she goes for a walk around town and falls in love with Junichi. She starts to date Junichi and gets a job at the same store where he works. Everything seems to be going perfectly for her until something unexpected happens.

High and Low

1963

Japanese

8.4

♡ 55

97%

Akira Kurosawa Director

Eijirô Tôno as Factory Worker

Masao Oda as First Executor at Tax Office

Tsutomu Yamazaki as Ginjirô Takeuchi - Medical Intern

Toshirô Mifune as Kingo Gondo

A Yokohama shoe executive faces a wrenching choice when kidnappers mistakenly seize his chauffeur’s son but demand the ransom anyway.

I Wish

2011

Japanese

7.3

♡ 17

93%

brother brother relationship

Hirokazu Koreeda Director

Kanna Hashimoto as Kanna

Hiroshi Abe as Mr. Sakagami

Masami Nagasawa as Ms. Mimura

Yoshio Harada as Wataru

Twelve-year-old Koichi, who has been separated from his brother Ryunosuke due to his parents' divorce, hears a rumor that the new bullet trains will precipitate a wish-granting miracle when they pass each other at top speed.

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Kakegurui Part 2: Desperate Russian Roulette

One Missed Call 2

Yakuza Apocalypse

Gantz: Perfect Answer

The Girl Who Leapt Through Time

Parasyte: Part 2

The Yellow Handkerchief

A Scene at the Sea

Love Letter

Dogwood Tree

My Blood & Bones in a Flowing Galaxy

Tokyo Ghoul

Shogun's Shadow

Ryuzo and the Seven Henchmen

Samurai I: Musashi Miyamoto

Terror of Mechagodzilla

Beyond Outrage

Air Doll

High and Low

I Wish