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    Grave Halloween 2013 POSTER

    Grave Halloween

    2013

    English

    4.2

    3

    13%

    13%

    Action

    college

    evil spirit

    forest

    ghost

    Horror

    suicide

    tokyo, japan

    Steven R. Monroe Steven R. Monroe Director Jeffrey Ballard Jeffrey Ballard as Craig Kaitlyn Leeb Kaitlyn Leeb as Maiko Kevan Ohtsji Kevan Ohtsji as Policeman Tom Stevens Tom Stevens as Skylar
    After inadvertently unleashing an ancient curse, a documentary crew of American exchange students is haunted by angry spirits in Japan's infamous Suicide Forest.
    Midnight Swan 2020 POSTER

    Midnight Swan

    2020

    Japanese

    6.8

    2

    100%

    Action

    ballet

    Drama

    japan

    japanese film

    shemale

    shinjuku

    tokyo, japan

    Eiji Uchida Eiji Uchida Director Eriko Satô Eriko Satô as Misaki Hattori Misaki Hattori as Ichika Sakurada Tsuyoshi Kusanagi Tsuyoshi Kusanagi as Nagisa Asami Mizukawa 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.
    Aristocrats 2020 POSTER

    Aristocrats

    2020

    Japanese

    6.9

    4

    83%

    Action

    based on novel or book

    class society

    Drama

    Family

    inequality

    japan

    japanese film

    tokyo, japan

    Yukiko Sode Yukiko Sode Director Mugi Kadowaki Mugi Kadowaki as Hanako Kengo Kôra Kengo Kôra as Koichiro Aoki Kiko Mizuhara Kiko Mizuhara as Miki Rio Yamashita 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.
    Tokyo Oasis 2011 POSTER

    Tokyo Oasis

    2011

    Japanese

    5.8

    Action

    Drama

    tokyo

    tokyo, japan

    Kana Matsumoto Kana Matsumoto Director Mikako Ichikawa Mikako Ichikawa as Tomoyo Harada Tomoyo Harada as Kikuchi Ryô Kase Ryô Kase as Nagano Haru Kuroki Haru Kuroki as Yasuko
    In Tokyo, actress Touko leaves the filming set of her latest project and comes across three people by random chance: she gives a ride to a man named Nagano, whom she has never met before; at a small theater, runs into Kikuchi, a former screenwriter; lastly, meets Yasuko at the zoo.
    Asakusa Kid 2021 POSTER

    Asakusa Kid

    2021

    Japanese

    7.1

    5

    82%

    82%

    Action

    based on novel or book

    based on true story

    Biography

    comedian

    Drama

    japan

    manzai

    tokyo, japan

    Gekidan Hitori Gekidan Hitori Director Mugi Kadowaki Mugi Kadowaki as Chiharu Honami Suzuki Honami Suzuki as Mari Yô Ôizumi Yô Ôizumi as Senzaburo Fukami Yûya Yagira Yûya Yagira as Takeshi Kitano
    Before he hit it big, Takeshi Kitano got his start apprenticing with comedy legend Fukami of Asakusa. But as his star rises, his mentor's declines.
    Wild Tokyo 2020 POSTER

    Wild Tokyo

    2020

    English

    7.5

    4

    Action

    Documentary

    metropolis

    nature

    tokyo, japan

    wildlife

    Steve Gooder Steve Gooder Director Toby Jones Toby Jones as Narrator
    It may be the largest and most densely populated city on Earth, but Tokyo’s 14 million human residents share their home with an astonishing array of wildlife. From jewel beetles and goshawks in the city’s shrines to the forests of Okutama where bears, monkeys and tanuki feast, this film reveals the power of nature in Japan’s capital.
    Miss Hokusai 2015 POSTER

    Miss Hokusai

    2015

    Japanese

    6.7

    24

    93%

    70%

    Action

    Animation

    art history

    artist

    biography

    Biography

    Drama

    edo period

    History

    japan

    tokyo, japan

    Stephanie Sheh Stephanie Sheh Director David Howard Thornton David Howard Thornton as Additional Voices Miyu Irino Miyu Irino as Kiichiya Ikuko Tani Ikuko Tani as Male brothel mama Kengo Kôra Kengo Kôra as Utagawa Kuninao
    A daughter is constantly overshadowed by her famous father, but she is determined to make her own mark in the world.
    Gantz 2010 POSTER

    Gantz

    2010

    Japanese

    6.4

    42

    58%

    58%

    Action

    Adventure

    alien

    based on manga

    Drama

    Fantasy

    father son relationship

    Horror

    japan

    Mystery

    Sci-Fi

    self sacrifice

    tokyo, japan

    Shinsuke Sato Shinsuke Sato Director Kazunari Ninomiya Kazunari Ninomiya as Kei Kurono Ryûya Wakaba Ryûya Wakaba as Koki Takahashi Takayuki Yamada Takayuki Yamada as Masamitsu Shigeta Yuriko Yoshitaka Yuriko Yoshitaka as Tae Kojima
    After trying to rescue a man on the subway tracks, two teens wake up in a room dominated by a mysterious black sphere that sends them to hunt down and kill aliens hiding on Earth.
    Girls of the White Orchid 1983 POSTER

    Girls of the White Orchid

    1983

    English

    5.1

    7

    29%

    29%

    Action

    american embassy

    aspiring singer

    Crime

    Drama

    passport

    prostitution

    tokyo, japan

    yakuza

    Jonathan Kaplan Jonathan Kaplan Director Keone Young Keone Young as Akira Jennifer Jason Leigh Jennifer Jason Leigh as Carol Heath James Saito James Saito as Officer #1 Jim Beaver Jim Beaver as Pedestrian
    In Los Angeles, naive and lonely waitress and aspirant singer Carol finds an advertisement for a job opportunity in Tokyo. Traveling to Japan to work at the White Orchid nightclub, she discovers the scheme of prostitution in the club that belongs to Yakuza. Alone, without money and her passport, she is protected by Shiro, but pressed by the managers Madame Mori and her husband Hatanaka to be receptive to client's proposals.
    Oh Lucy! 2017 POSTER

    Oh Lucy!

    2017

    Japanese

    6.8

    14

    98%

    82%

    Action

    california

    Comedy

    Drama

    english teacher

    Romance

    suicide attempt

    tattoo

    tokyo, japan

    Atsuko Hirayanagi Atsuko Hirayanagi Director Josh Hartnett Josh Hartnett as John Shiori Kutsuna Shiori Kutsuna as Mika Ogawa Shinobu Terajima Shinobu Terajima as Setsuko Kawashima / Lucy Miyoko Yamaguchi Miyoko Yamaguchi as Yoshiko
    A lonely, chain-smoking office lady in Tokyo falls for her teacher when she decides to take English lessons. When her teacher disappears, she sets out on a journey to find him.
    Tokyo Drifter 1966 POSTER

    Tokyo Drifter

    1966

    Japanese

    7.1

    16

    93%

    79%

    1960s

    Action

    Crime

    hitman

    japanese new wave

    japanese noir

    tokyo, japan

    yakuza

    Seijun Suzuki Seijun Suzuki Director Ken Mizoguchi Ken Mizoguchi as Yûzô Kiura Yûzô Kiura as Fujimura Takeshi Yoshida Takeshi Yoshida as Keiichi Michio Hino Michio Hino as Yoshii
    After yakuza boss Kurata dissolves his own criminal empire, a rival kingpin offers a position to Kurata's top operative, Tetsuya "Phoenix Tetsu" Hondo. When the fiercely loyal Tetsu declines, Otsuka taps unstoppable Tatsuzo the "Viper", a ruthless gun-for-hire, to assassinate him. As the Viper trails his target through the countryside, the agile Phoenix Tetsu grows concerned that one of his former associates has betrayed him.
    Gacchaman 2013 POSTER

    Gacchaman

    2013

    Japanese

    5.0

    8

    18%

    18%

    Action

    alien invasion

    Drama

    Fantasy

    japan

    Sci-Fi

    superhero

    superhero team

    tokyo, japan

    villainess

    Tôya Satô Tôya Satô Director Gorô Kishitani Gorô Kishitani as Dr. Kozaburo Nanbu Tatsuomi Hamada Tatsuomi Hamada as Jinpei Otsuki Gô Ayano Gô Ayano as Joe Asakura Tôri Matsuzaka Tôri Matsuzaka as Ken Washio
    By the year 2050 AD, a mysterious organization called Galactor has occupied half of the Earth and threatens to exterminate the human race. Around the same time, the International Science Organization had uncovered mysterious stones that bear unusual powers. It is said that one person out of approximately eight million is able to harness the power of the stones; they are known as a "Receptor". Dr. Kozaburo Nambu gathers a team of these five lucky Receptors together. Known as the "Gatchaman" team, it is their mission to defeat Galactor.
    Lost Girls and Love Hotels 2020 POSTER

    Lost Girls and Love Hotels

    2020

    English

    4.7

    67

    50%

    34%

    Action

    based on novel or book

    Drama

    Mystery

    Thriller

    tokyo, japan

    William Olsson William Olsson Director Tarô Suruga Tarô Suruga as Cute Construction Worker Takehiro Hira Takehiro Hira as Kazu / Yakuza Alexandra Daddario Alexandra Daddario as Margaret Eri Ishida Eri Ishida as Yuki
    Searching for escape in Tokyo's back alleys, a haunted English teacher explores love and lust with a dashing Yakuza, as their tumultuous affair takes her on a journey through the city's dive bars and three-hour love hotels.
    A Gentle Breeze in the Village 2007 POSTER

    A Gentle Breeze in the Village

    2007

    Japanese

    7.1

    29

    74%

    74%

    Action

    classroom

    Drama

    rural area

    teenage girl

    tokyo, japan

    village life

    village school

    Nobuhiro Yamashita Nobuhiro Yamashita Director Satoru Saitô Satoru Saitô as Atsuko's Father Kôichi Satô Kôichi Satô as Father Masaki Okada Masaki Okada as Hiromi Osawa Kaho Kaho as Soyo Migita
    When eighth-grade cool guy Hiromi transfers from Tokyo to a small elementary/middle school with only six kids enrolled, wholesome and honest Soyo becomes enthralled with his sophisticated world.
    Carmen 1945 1988 POSTER

    Carmen 1945

    1988

    Japanese

    6.0

    Action

    Crime

    Drama

    post war japan

    prostitution

    tokyo

    tokyo, japan

    Hideo Gosha Hideo Gosha Director Jinpachi Nezu Jinpachi Nezu as Tsunehiko Watase Tsunehiko Watase as Shinsuke Ashida Shinsuke Ashida as Rino Katase Rino Katase as Maya
    Prostitutes in burnt out Tokyo ghetto of post-WWII Japan peddle their flesh and save one-third of their money for a proposed dancehall to be named Paradise. The hookers live in a bombed-out building, but they accept the precarious situation with typical resolve.
    A Woman's Place 1962 POSTER

    A Woman's Place

    1962

    Japanese

    7.4

    3

    Drama

    family

    marriage

    tokyo, japan

    Mikio Naruse Mikio Naruse Director Kunio Ôtsuka Kunio Ôtsuka as Akira Takarada Akira Takarada as Rokkakuya Kou, Aki no senpu no ko Akemi Kita Akemi Kita as Yasuko, Matsuyo no musume Hideko Takamine Hideko Takamine as Yoshiko, Ishikawa-ke no yome
    Drama about the lives of the five daughters and daughter-in-law of a store owner.
    Tokyo Vampire Hotel 2017 POSTER

    Tokyo Vampire Hotel

    2017

    Japanese

    5.9

    3

    71%

    58%

    beheading

    blood splatter

    Fantasy

    Horror

    romania

    tokyo, japan

    vampire

    Sion Sono Sion Sono Director Arisa Komiya Arisa Komiya as Yuka Someya Yuka Someya as Yumi Adachi Yumi Adachi as Empress / Princess Kaho Kaho as K
    Manami is captured by blood thirsty trigger happy vampires, and taken to their hotel, where they keep prisoners as future meals. They are all instructed to find a partner to survive, when a vampire clan from Transylvania interferes.
    The Neighbor No. Thirteen 2005 POSTER

    The Neighbor No. Thirteen

    2005

    Japanese

    6.3

    6

    11%

    58%

    Action

    based on manga

    bullying

    Horror

    psychological thriller

    revenge

    Thriller

    tokyo, japan

    vindictive

    Yasuo Inoue Yasuo Inoue Director Gekidan Hitori Gekidan Hitori as Comedian on TV Shun Oguri Shun Oguri as Jûzô Murasaki Takashi Miike Takashi Miike as Kaneda Liam O'Brien Liam O'Brien as Toru Akai
    Juzo Murasaki is a young man traumatized by his experience of bullying at school. He returns to his hometown and takes a job on a building site with his old nemesis Toru Akai. But Juzo's trauma has created a monster; he harbors a second personality, Neighbor No. 13, a vicious, brutal and disfigured character intent on exacting a painful revenge on his bully.
    An Autumn Afternoon 1962 POSTER

    An Autumn Afternoon

    1962

    Japanese

    8.0

    10

    95%

    90%

    Action

    criterion

    Drama

    existential loneliness

    family relationships

    japan

    tokyo, japan

    widower

    Yasujirô Ozu Yasujirô Ozu Director Masao Oda Masao Oda as Dousousei Watanabe Eijirô Tôno Eijirô Tôno as Sakuma - The 'Gourd' Shinobu Asaji Shinobu Asaji as Youko Sasaki, hisho Teruo Yoshida Teruo Yoshida as Yutaka Miura
    Shuhei Hirayama is a widower with a 24-year-old daughter. Gradually, he comes to realize that she should not be obliged to look after him for the rest of his life, so he arranges a marriage for her.
    The Locker 2004 POSTER

    The Locker

    2004

    Japanese

    5.0

    4

    36%

    36%

    ghost

    ghost story

    Horror

    locker

    surrealism

    Thriller

    tokyo, japan

    urban legend

    Kei Horie Kei Horie Director Sôkô Wada Sôkô Wada as Akihiko Maki Horikita Maki Horikita as Ayano Kubo Kanji Tsuda Kanji Tsuda as Businessman Chisato Morishita Chisato Morishita as Yûna Matsukawa
    A group of teenagers unleash a curse when they use haunted public lockers in Shibuya. Supposedly, if you leave a gift in one of the lockers you will be lucky in love. However, the results are anything but lucky as a creepy female ghost with long black hair soon shows up to kill them off one by one.
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