Mune ga Naru no wa Kiminosei

2021

Japanese

6.2

♡ 3

Action

based on manga

Drama

live action adaptation of manga

Hiroto Takahashi Director

Nanoka Hara as Mayu Hasebe

Nana Asakawa as Rinako Mano

Sei Shiraishi as Tsukasa Shinohara

Mizuki Itagaki as Yasuhiro Hasebe

When Tsukasa was a middle school student, she had a crush on transfer student Hayato and even confessed her feelings to him. She was turned down by Hayato. Now, Tsukasa and Hayato are classmates in high school. Hayato treats Tsukasa as just a friend, but Tsukasa still has feelings for him. Meanwhile, Hayato becomes attracted to Tsukasa.

Space Brothers

6.4

Yoshitaka Mori Director

Buzz Aldrin as Buzz Aldrin

Sansei Shiomi as Fukuda Naoto

Shun Oguri as Mutta Namba

Gaku Hamada as Yasushi Furuya

When Mutta was 12-years-old and Hibito was 9-years-old the two brothers saw what they thought was an UFO flying towards the moon. They made a pact then to become astronauts and one day fly into space together. Fast forward to the year 2025. Older brother Mutta (Shun Oguri) works as for an automotive company and his younger brother Hibito works as an astronaut. Although Mutta failed to follow through on his childhood promise, after losing his job, he receives a phone call from Hibito which reignites his childhood dream of flying into outer space ...

Tezuka's Barbara

2019

Japanese

5.6

♡ 6

75%

Macoto Tezuka Director

Fumi Nikaidô as Barbara

Kiyohiko Shibukawa as Hiroyuki Yotsuya

Moemi Katayama as Maname Sugata

Gorô Inagaki as Yosuke Mikura

Barbara is an adult-orientated fantasy tale filled with love and the occult from Osamu Tezuka's reimagining of "The Tales of Hoffmann". Its story deals with the erotic and bizarre experiences of a famous novelist called Yosuke Mikura whose life is tossed upside down by a mysterious girl named "Barbara".

The Master Samurai

2018

Japanese

6.2

♡ 8

Kazushi Watanabe Director

Yukijirô Hotaru as

Hayato Ichihara as

Shûgo Oshinari as

Toshiya Nagasawa as

Hanpeita Takeichi, a samurai, finds that he has travelled through time to modern-day Japan. He's taken in by an old man who runs a cram school, and begins to work as a teacher there.

A Girl on the Shore

2021

Japanese

5.4

♡ 3

Atsushi Ueda Director

Seina Nakata as Keiko Kobayashi

Yuzu Aoki as Keisuke Isobe

Jun Murakami as Keisuke's father

Ruka Ishikawa as Koume Sato

Keisuke Isobe and Koume Satou live a rather dull life. But when Koume's crush breaks her heart, their situation becomes quite unordinary. She starts a "no-strings-attached" relationship with Keisuke, whom she had previously rejected, both finding solace in the other in order to fill the emotional voids in their lives.

Astro Boy

2009

English

♡ 104

52%

David Bowers Director

Bill Nighy as Dr. Elefun / Robotsky

Elle Fanning as Grace

Jim Ward as Various

Samuel L. Jackson as Zog

Set in the futuristic Metro City, Astro Boy (Atom) is a young robot with incredible powers created by a brilliant scientist in the image of the son he had lost. Unable to fulfill his creator's expectations, Astro embarks on a journey in search of acceptance, experiencing betrayal and a netherworld of robot gladiators, before returning to save Metro City and reconcile with the father who rejected him.

Blue

2002

Japanese

6.6

♡ 6

Hiroshi Ando Director

Mikako Ichikawa as Kayako Kirishima

Manami Konishi as Masami Endo

Jun Murakami as Older guy

Kenzô Kawarasaki as Teacher of world history

An introverted schoolgirl falls in love and starts a relationship with one of her classmates. Set in a small seaside town in Japan.

Children of the Sea

2019

Japanese

6.5

♡ 12

62%

Ayumu Watanabe Director Yû Aoi

Yû Aoi as Azumi Kanako

Gorô Inagaki as Azumi Masaaki

Mana Ashida as Azumi Ruka

Marie Ôi as Fuyuko

Ruka is a young girl whose parents are separated and whose father works in an aquarium. When two boys, Umi and Sora, who were raised in the sea by dugongs, are brought to the aquarium, Ruka feels drawn to them and begins to realize that she has the same sort of supernatural connection to the ocean that they do. Umi and Sora's special power seems to be connected to strange events that have been occurring more and more frequently, such as the appearance of sea creatures far from their home territory and the disappearance of aquarium animals around the world. However, the exact nature of the boys' power and of the abnormal events is unknown, and Ruka gets drawn into investigating the mystery that surrounds her new friends.

Pompo: The Cinéphile

2021

Japanese

7.2

♡ 13

Takayuki Hirao Director

Joe Ochman as Additional Voices

Ryûichi Kijima as Alan Gardner

Rikiya Koyama as Boss

Mitsuru Ogata as Petersen

Operating out of the movie capital "Nyallywood," Pompo has been shooting one B-grade entertainment flick after another that anyone would enjoy. One day, Pompo's "movie buff" assistant Gene spots a new script written by Pompo and is moved by its exquisite story. In a fit of passion, he proclaims, "I want to see this as a finished work in theaters as soon as possible!" However, Pompo tells him, "So you shoot this film." Thus, Gene takes on his first directing gig. Meanwhile, Natalie, an ordinary girl who just arrived in town with movie actress dreams, has been discovered by Pompo...

Noise

2022

Japanese

6.2

♡ 11

100%

Ryuichi Hiroki Director

Kimiko Yo as Hanae Shoji

Tatsuya Fujiwara as Keita Izumi

Susumu Terajima as Tadashi Okazaki

Masatoshi Nagase as Tsutomu Hatakeyama

Shishikari is a remote island, which is behind the times. The island suffers from a decreasing population and declining industries. Keita Izumi (Tatsuya Fujiwara) begins to produce black fig on Shishikari Island. Because of his well received product, the island is close to receiving a 5 billion yen grant from the government, which is part of the goverment's policy to reinvigorate rural economy. The residents of the island are excited, but their peaceful days changes by the appearance of Mutsuo Komisaka. Keita Izumi and his friends Jun Tanabe (Kenichi Matsuyama) and Rookie Police Officer Shinichiro Moriya are suspicious about him. One night, Keita Izumi's daughter goes missing. Due to that, Keita Izumi, Jun Tanabe and Shinichiro Moriya happen to kill Mutsuo Komisaka. They decide to hide Mutsuo Komisaka’s murder to protect the future of the island and their families. It turns out Mutsuo Komisaka was a psycho killer. Police officers come to Shishikari Island to catch Mutsuo Komisaka.

Arion

1986

Japanese

6.4

♡ 11

71%

Yoshikazu Yasuhiko Director

Ichirô Nagai as Lykaon

Hideyuki Tanaka as Prometheus

Mayumi Tanaka as Seneca

Fumihiko Tachiki as (voice)

The story follows Arion, a young man kidnapped by Hades as a child and raised to believe that his mother was blinded by Zeus and that killing the ruler of Mount Olympus will cure her.

Raiâ gêmu: Za fainaru sutêji

2010

Japanese

7.1

♡ 4

Hiroaki Matsuyama Director

Sôkô Wada as Etou Kouichi

Kôsuke Suzuki as Fukunaga Yuji

Mari Hamada as Sakamaki Mai

Ikkei Watanabe as Tanimura Mitsuo

In Liar game: Final Stage, Players are encouraged to trust each other to win the tournament. However, a mysterious player named X is secretly plotting to sabotage everyone of their chances to win the LGT.

Afro Samurai: Resurrection

2009

English

7.1

♡ 11

72%

Fuminori Kizaki Director

Samuel L. Jackson as Afro Samurai / Ninja Ninja

Mark Hamill as Bin / Oden Shop Master

Lucy Liu as Sio

Grey Griffin as Tomoe / Ogin

Afro Samurai avenged his father and found a life of peace. But the legendary master is forced back into the game by a beautiful and deadly woman from his past. The sparks of violence dropped along Afro’s bloody path now burn out of control – and nowhere are the flames of hatred more intense than in the eyes of Sio.

Bungo Stray Dogs: Dead Apple

2018

Japanese

7.3

♡ 8

83%

Takuya Igarashi Director

Mamoru Miyano as

Kenshô Ono as

Max Mittelman as Atsushi Nakajima

David Vincent as Sakunosuke Oda

A large scale catastrophe is occurring across the planet. Ability users are discovered after the appearance of a mysterious fog, apparently having committed suicide, so the Armed Detective Agency sets out to investigate these mysterious deaths. The case seems to involve an unknown ability user referred to as "Collector," a man who could be the mastermind behind the incident. Trust and courage are put to the test in order to save the city of Yokohama and ability users across the world from the grip of Collector where the Armed Detective Agency forms an unlikely partnership with the dangerous Port Mafia.

City Hunter: Shinjuku Private Eyes

2019

Japanese

6.4

♡ 12

Amber Lee Connors Director

Marie Iitoyo as Ai Shindo

Kazue Ikura as Kaori Makimura

Takumi Yamazaki as Kei Hieda

Hôchû Ôtsuka as Vince Ingrad

Ryo Saeba works the streets of Tokyo as the City Hunter. He's a "sweeper" and with his sidekick Kaori Makimura, he keeps the city clean. People hire the City Hunter to solve their dangerous problems, which he does with a Colt Python. When Ryo's not working on a case, he's working on getting the ladies, and Kaori must keep him in check with her trusty 10 kg hammer.

Corpse Prison: Part One

2017

Japanese

4.1

♡ 7

Hideo Jôjô Director

Junichiro Asano as Chief Priest

Moemi Katayama as Mikoto Takagi

Ryôichi Inaba as Professor Ashihara

Misa Wada as Woman from 600 Years Ago

From the moment she and her fellow students arrive in the mountain village of Yasaka, Mikoto knows that there is something very wrong with this tiny town. Can it really be true that, for 50 years, not a single girl has been born in this isolated community? Despite the fact that Mayor Amano and the other all male residents have enthusiastically welcomed her and the other three coeds attending Professor Ashihara’s overnight seminar, Mikoto can’t shake the sense of increasing dread that consumes her. Something horrible has happened here. Something that is about to happen again. Because the town has been waiting for her. And the other girls. From the pages of the hit online manga published in Web Comic Gamma, the nightmare is about to begin!

Hello, My Dolly Girlfriend

2013

Japanese

5.2

♡ 9

live action manga adaptation

romance

Romance

Takashi Ishii Director

Mitsu Dan as

Yuki Mamiya as

Tasuku Emoto as Kentaro

Kokone Sasaki as Kokone

A lonely otaku is fired from his job. He is rescued in a ruined building by a strange girl in a sailor suit. When he wakes up, the girl becomes a figure. The young man and the pretty figure begin to live together.

Aria the Benedizione

2021

Japanese

7.5

♡ 7

Jun'ichi Satô Director

Erino Hazuki as Akari Mizunashi

Sayaka Ohara as Alicia Florence

Ai Kayano as Anya Dostoyevskaya

Rina Satô as Athena Glory

Neo-Venezia has reached a long winter. Ai, Azusa and Anya, who were practicing jointly in the cold weather, visit the Undine Museum, led by Akira who seems not her usual self. At the museum, the trio meet its director, Asuka who is Akira's senior known as Himeya's legendary undine. The two of them are the successors to a gondola that has been carefully passed down since the founding of Himeya Company. However, Akira reveals that Aika, who is expected to inherit the gondola, has no intention of doing so. Azusa, who is not convinced, tries to find out why.

Fancy Dance

1989

Japanese

6.8

♡ 4

69%

Masayuki Suo Director

Hiromasa Taguchi as Chinrai Shinada

Yuriko Hirooka as Madonna

Honami Suzuki as Masoho Akashi

Masahiro Motoki as Yohei Shiono

Yohei, a punk rocker, becomes a Buddhist monk in order to inherit a mountain temple. Though initially rebelling against the tough monastic discipline, he learns to adjust. Then his girlfriend shows up, enticing him to return to his rock 'n' roll roots.

Usogui

2022

Japanese

5.6

♡ 8

live action manga adaptation

live action remake

Thriller

Hideo Nakata Director

Ryûsei Yokohama as Baku Madarame

Shôhei Miura as Ikki Sadakuni

Mai Shiraishi as Ranko Kurama

Hayato Sano as Takaomi Kaji

Madarame Baku is a mysterious gambler. His nickname is Usogui (literally The Lie Eater). Club Kakerou is the top illegal gambling den, where gamblers vie to become the best in their profession. Seeing through the lies of others, Madarame Baku challenges a variety of high stakes games at Club Kakerou.

Collections

Sort

View

Search

Mune ga Naru no wa Kiminosei

Space Brothers

Tezuka's Barbara

The Master Samurai

A Girl on the Shore

Astro Boy

Blue

Children of the Sea

Pompo: The Cinéphile

Noise

Arion

Raiâ gêmu: Za fainaru sutêji

Afro Samurai: Resurrection

Bungo Stray Dogs: Dead Apple

City Hunter: Shinjuku Private Eyes

Corpse Prison: Part One

Hello, My Dolly Girlfriend

Aria the Benedizione

Fancy Dance

Usogui