• Collections

    japan

    Sort

    New IMDB Likes Tomatometer Audience Year A - Z

    View

    Galery List
    Rurouni Kenshin: The Legend Ends 2014 POSTER

    Rurouni Kenshin: The Legend Ends

    2014

    Japanese

    7.5

    72

    81%

    81%

    Action

    Adventure

    based on manga

    Drama

    Fantasy

    japan

    jidaigeki

    live action anime

    samurai

    samurai sword

    Keishi Ohtomo Keishi Ohtomo Director Takeru Satoh Takeru Satoh as Kenshin Himura Tatsuya Fujiwara Tatsuya Fujiwara as Makoto Shishio Yû Aoi Yû Aoi as Megumi Takani Tao Tsuchiya Tao Tsuchiya as Misao Makimachi
    Shishio sets sail in his ironclad ship to bring down the government. In order to stop him, Kenshin trains with his old master to learn his final technique.
    In This Corner of the World 2016 POSTER

    In This Corner of the World

    2016

    Japanese

    7.8

    99

    97%

    87%

    Action

    Animation

    based on manga

    Drama

    Family

    family relationships

    Fantasy

    hiroshima, japan

    History

    husband wife relationship

    japan

    War

    world war ii

    Sunao Katabuchi Sunao Katabuchi Director Joe Ochman Joe Ochman as Additional Voices Kira Buckland Kira Buckland as Keiko Laura Post Laura Post as Suzu Non Non as Suzu
    Japan, 1943, during World War II. Young Suzu leaves her village near Hiroshima to marry and live with her in-laws in Kure, a military harbor. Her creativity to overcome deprivation quickly makes her indispensable at home. Inhabited by an ancestral wisdom, Suzu impregnates the simple gestures of everyday life with poetry and beauty. The many hardships, the loss of loved ones, the frequent air raids of the enemy, nothing alters her enthusiasm…
    Recently, My Sister Is Unusual 2014 POSTER

    Recently, My Sister Is Unusual

    2014

    Japanese

    4.9

    17

    Action

    afterlife

    body possession

    Comedy

    Fantasy

    gateway to paradise

    japan

    possessed girl

    possessed human

    Romance

    Yûki Aoyama Yûki Aoyama Director Hajime Inoue Hajime Inoue as Reiko Hayama Reiko Hayama as Yûki Aoyama Yûki Aoyama as Yukichi Kobayashi Yukichi Kobayashi as Yûya Kanzaki
    Mitsuki and Yuya become stepsister and stepbrother because of their parents' marriage. Mitsuki can't get along with her new family and Yuya doesn't know how to approach his new stepsister. One day, Mitsuki becomes possessed by the spirit of Hiyori. Hiyori likes Yuya and believes Yuya can help her get to heaven. Hiyori places a leather chastity belt upon on Mitsuki and a plan takes place to help send Hiyori to heaven.
    The Burmese Harp 1956 POSTER

    The Burmese Harp

    1956

    Japanese

    8.0

    18

    90%

    91%

    Action

    buddhism

    buddhist monk

    burma

    choir

    Drama

    japan

    Music

    War

    world war ii

    Kon Ichikawa Kon Ichikawa Director Kô Nishimura Kô Nishimura as Baba Rentarô Mikuni Rentarô Mikuni as Captain Inouye Toshiaki Itô Toshiaki Itô as Hashimoto Kunitarô Sawamura Kunitarô Sawamura as Old man
    In Burma during the closing days of WWII, a Japanese soldier separated from his unit disguises himself as a Buddhist monk to escape imprisonment as a POW.
    Love and Honor 2006 POSTER

    Love and Honor

    2006

    Japanese

    7.7

    11

    81%

    84%

    Action

    based on novel or book

    betrayal

    Drama

    History

    honor

    japan

    Romance

    samurai

    sword fight

    Yôji Yamada Yôji Yamada Director Kaori Momoi Kaori Momoi as Ine Hatano Takuya Kimura Takuya Kimura as Shinnojo Mimura Ken Ogata Ken Ogata as Shinnojo's fencing instructor Takashi Sasano Takashi Sasano as Tokuhei
    A look at the relationship between a young blind samurai and his wife, who will make a sacrifice in order to defend her husband's honor.
    All About Lily Chou-Chou 2001 POSTER

    All About Lily Chou-Chou

    2001

    Japanese

    7.5

    33

    68%

    89%

    best friend

    bullying

    Crime

    Drama

    high school

    japan

    japanese film

    Music

    okinawa

    Romance

    Thriller

    Shunji Iwai Shunji Iwai Director Ryô Katsuji Ryô Katsuji as Hitoshi Terawaki Yuki Ito Yuki Ito as Kamino Tetsu Sawaki Tetsu Sawaki as Retsuya Inubushi Yû Aoi Yû Aoi as Shiori Tsuda
    Charts the troubled teenage years of students Yūichi Hasumi and Shūsuke Hoshino, exploring the shifting and complex power dynamics of their relationship against the backdrop of Yūichi's love for the dreamy and abstract music of pop star Lily Chou-Chou.
    Creepy 2016 POSTER

    Creepy

    2016

    Japanese

    6.4

    27

    91%

    57%

    Action

    based on novel or book

    Crime

    Drama

    fire

    Horror

    investigation

    japan

    mind control

    Mystery

    professor

    Thriller

    Kiyoshi Kurosawa Kiyoshi Kurosawa Director Toru Baba Toru Baba as Hidetoshi Nishijima Hidetoshi Nishijima as Takakura Takashi Sasano Takashi Sasano as Tanimoto Yûko Takeuchi Yûko Takeuchi as Yasuko
    After having narrowly escaped an attempt on his life at the hands of a psychopath, detective inspector Takakura quits active service in the police force and takes up a position as a university lecturer in criminal psychology. But his desire to get to the bottom of criminals’ motives remains, and he does not hesitate long when former colleague Nogami asks him to reopen an old case.
    A Certain Killer 1967 POSTER

    A Certain Killer

    1967

    Japanese

    6.7

    6

    Action

    Crime

    drug deal

    hitman

    japan

    post war japan

    yakuza

    Kazuo Mori Kazuo Mori Director Yumiko Nogawa Yumiko Nogawa as Raizô Ichikawa Raizô Ichikawa as Tatsuo Matsushita Tatsuo Matsushita as Jôtarô Senba Jôtarô Senba as
    A former soldier, reduced to working at a restaurant post-war, becomes a contract killer for the yakuza gangs he's in contact with.
    Godzilla and Mothra: The Battle for Earth 1992 POSTER

    Godzilla and Mothra: The Battle for Earth

    1992

    Japanese

    6.2

    12

    78%

    61%

    Action

    Adventure

    ecology

    environmentalism

    Family

    Fantasy

    giant egg

    godzilla

    japan

    Sci-Fi

    volcano

    Takao Okawara Takao Okawara Director Tetsu Watanabe Tetsu Watanabe as Army Commander Akira Takarada Akira Takarada as Environmental Planning Board Chief Joji Minamino Takehiro Murata Takehiro Murata as Kenji Andoh Kenzo Ogiwara Kenzo Ogiwara as Takeo Shimura
    Mothra's dark counterpart, Battra, emerges to eliminate humanity on behalf of the Earth. Two tiny fairies called the Cosmos offer their help by calling Mothra to battle the creature. Unfortunately a meteorite has awoken a hibernating Godzilla as a three way battle for the Earth begins.
    Ox-Head Village 2022 POSTER

    Ox-Head Village

    2022

    Japanese

    4.9

    6

    Action

    Horror

    japan

    japanese film

    japanese folklore

    japanese horror

    missing person

    Mystery

    occult

    Takashi Shimizu Takashi Shimizu Director Satoru Matsuo Satoru Matsuo as Naoki Tanaka Naoki Tanaka as Riko Riko as Keiko Horiuchi Keiko Horiuchi as
    Having launched a social media prank about a haunted building, three girls suddenly vanish. Rumours circulate that they were victims of The Ox-Head Village curse, triggering an investigation by two of their friends, desperate to find the truth about what has happened…
    Highlander: The Final Dimension 1994 POSTER

    Highlander: The Final Dimension

    1994

    English

    4.5

    34

    Action

    Fantasy

    immortality

    japan

    magic

    martial arts

    new york city

    Romance

    Sci-Fi

    scotland

    Andrew Morahan Andrew Morahan Director Jason Cavalier Jason Cavalier as Banger 4 Bonnie Mak Bonnie Mak as Hooker Michael Jayston Michael Jayston as Jack Donovan John Dunn-Hill John Dunn-Hill as Loony Napoleon
    Starts off in the 15th century, with Connor McLeod training with another immortal swordsman, the Japanese sorcerer Nakano. When an evil immortal named Kane kills the old wizard, the resulting battle leaves him buried in an underground cave. When Kane resurfaces in the 20th century to create havoc, it's up to McLeod to stop him.
    Gappa the Triphibian Monster 1967 POSTER

    Gappa the Triphibian Monster

    1967

    Japanese

    4.4

    Action

    Adventure

    Comedy

    Drama

    Family

    Fantasy

    Horror

    island

    japan

    monster

    photographer

    research

    Sci-Fi

    ship

    Thriller

    Hiroshi Noguchi Hiroshi Noguchi Director Zenji Yamada Zenji Yamada as Captain of the Kamome-maru Yôko Yamamoto Yôko Yamamoto as Itoko Koyanagi Yûji Odaka Yûji Odaka as Prof. Daize Tonooka Kôtarô Sugie Kôtarô Sugie as Reporter #1
    An expedition in the South Pacific lands on a tropical island where the natives worship the mysterious deity Gappa. An earthquake opens up an underground cavern and a baby reptile is discovered inside. The natives warn the foreigners to leave the hatching alone, but they don't listen and take it back to a zoo in Japan. Soon after, moma and papa Gappa start smashing Tokyo looking for their kidnapped child.
    A Strange House 2024 POSTER

    A Strange House

    2024

    Japanese

    5.2

    8

    japan

    Mystery

    Thriller

    Jun'ichi Ishikawa Jun'ichi Ishikawa Director Shôtarô Mamiya Shôtarô Mamiya as Nozomi Miyabe Nozomi Miyabe as Jirô Satô Jirô Satô as Masanobu Takashima Masanobu Takashima as Kiyotsugu Morigaki
    Amemiya is an unpopular Youtuber who specializes in the occult. One day, his manager brings him a floor plan with an inscrutable point. With the help of Kurihara and Yuzuki, he begins to look into the plan and reveal the mystery behind.
    Tomie 1998 POSTER

    Tomie

    1998

    Japanese

    5.3

    6

    amnesia

    back from the dead

    Crime

    detective

    Drama

    Horror

    hypnosis

    japan

    love triangle

    Mystery

    Ataru Oikawa Ataru Oikawa Director Yoriko Dôguchi Yoriko Dôguchi as Dr. Hosono Yôichi Nukumizu Yôichi Nukumizu as Manager Mami Nakamura Mami Nakamura as Tsukiko Izumisawa Kôta Kusano Kôta Kusano as Yuuichi Saiga
    Following some trauma in her past that has since been repressed, a young woman is trying to recover her memories with the help of a psychiatrist. During her hypnosis sessions, she repeats the name "Tomie" but is unable to recall where she knows it from. Meanwhile, a police detective is investigating a string of brutal murders, where he also runs across the name "Tomie." How are the two connected?
    Ninja Scroll 1993 POSTER

    Ninja Scroll

    1993

    Japanese

    7.8

    83

    90%

    89%

    Action

    Adventure

    Animation

    bondage

    Fantasy

    japan

    ninja

    rescue

    sexual abuse

    Thriller

    tragedy

    Yoshiaki Kawajiri Yoshiaki Kawajiri Director Joe Romersa Joe Romersa as Bandit Lackey / Walla Ichirô Nagai Ichirô Nagai as Doujin Daisuke Gôri Daisuke Gôri as Genma Himuro Toshihiko Seki Toshihiko Seki as Yurimaru
    Jubei is a masterless ninja who travels the land alone, lending his services to those with gold—or a worthy cause. His fearsome abilities have served him well, but a plot to overthrow the government threatens to end his wandering ways—and possibly his life.
    Windtalkers 2002 POSTER

    Windtalkers

    2002

    English

    6.1

    66

    33%

    50%

    Action

    based on a true story

    courage

    Drama

    films about indians

    History

    japan

    War

    world war ii

    фильмы об индейцах

    John Woo John Woo Director Peter Stormare Peter Stormare as Hjelmstad Nicolas Cage Nicolas Cage as Joe Enders Christian Slater Christian Slater as Ox Henderson Mark Ruffalo Mark Ruffalo as Pappas
    Joe Enders is a gung-ho Marine assigned to protect a "windtalker" - one of several Navajo Indians who were used to relay messages during World War II because their spoken language was indecipherable to Japanese code breakers.
    Flags of Our Fathers 2006 POSTER

    Flags of Our Fathers

    2006

    English

    7.1

    78

    76%

    69%

    Action

    Adventure

    Drama

    dying and death

    Family

    Fantasy

    History

    Horror

    iwo jima

    japan

    pacific

    pacific war

    War

    world war ii

    Clint Eastwood Clint Eastwood Director Neal McDonough Neal McDonough as Captain Severance Robert Patrick Robert Patrick as Colonel Chandler Johnson Paul Walker Paul Walker as Hank Hansen Erik Aude Erik Aude as Officer
    There were five Marines and one Navy Corpsman photographed raising the U.S. flag on Mt. Suribachi by Joe Rosenthal on February 23, 1945. This is the story of three of the six surviving servicemen - John 'Doc' Bradley, Pvt. Rene Gagnon and Pvt. Ira Hayes - who fought in the battle to take Iwo Jima from the Japanese.
    Yojimbo 1961 POSTER

    Yojimbo

    1961

    Japanese

    8.2

    83

    96%

    96%

    Action

    bodyguard

    Drama

    gambling

    japan

    samurai

    sword

    swordplay

    Thriller

    Akira Kurosawa Akira Kurosawa Director Eijirô Tôno Eijirô Tôno as Gonji - Tavern Keeper Isuzu Yamada Isuzu Yamada as Orin Toshirô Mifune Toshirô Mifune as Sanjuro Kuwabatake / The Samurai Seizaburô Kawazu Seizaburô Kawazu as Seibê - Brothel Operator
    A nameless ronin, or samurai with no master, enters a small village in feudal Japan where two rival businessmen are struggling for control of the local gambling trade. Taking the name Sanjuro Kuwabatake, the ronin convinces both silk merchant Tazaemon and sake merchant Tokuemon to hire him as a personal bodyguard, then artfully sets in motion a full-scale gang war between the two ambitious and unscrupulous men.
    12 Suicidal Teens 2019 POSTER

    12 Suicidal Teens

    2019

    Japanese

    5.8

    31

    Action

    based on novel or book

    bullying

    depression

    Drama

    japan

    Mystery

    suicide

    Thriller

    tragic past

    Yukihiko Tsutsumi Yukihiko Tsutsumi Director Yuina Kuroshima Yuina Kuroshima as Meiko Takumi Kitamura Takumi Kitamura as Nobuo Kanna Hashimoto Kanna Hashimoto as Ryôko Mahiro Takasugi Mahiro Takasugi as Satoshi
    A group of boys and girls, twelve in total, gather at an abandoned hospital to die for various different reasons. There, they find the body of a dead boy. The group of twelve attempt to find the person who killed the boy. During their search, the reasons why they want to die are revealed.
    Atout coeur à Tokyo pour OSS 117 1966 POSTER

    Atout coeur à Tokyo pour OSS 117

    1966

    French

    5.6

    3

    Action

    Crime

    espionage

    japan

    secret agent

    spying

    Thriller

    Michel Boisrond Michel Boisrond Director Hiroshi Katô Hiroshi Katô as Marina Vlady Marina Vlady as Eva Wilson Henri Serre Henri Serre as John Wilson Jitsuko Yoshimura Jitsuko Yoshimura as Tetsuko
    After an American Navy base is annihilated by a secret weapon, Agent OSS 117 is sent to Japan to investigate the organization that's claiming responsibility, and threatening the US with another attack, if they don't pay.
    ×