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6.9

♡ 6

Kazuo Ikehiro Director

Sei Hiraizumi as

Yoshio Inaba as

Raizô Ichikawa as Saizo Kirigakure

Tomisaburô Wakayama as Sanada Yukimura

[Period covered: 1616] On May 8th, 1615 the summer campaign of Osaka has reached the climax. This film takes place immediately following 'Ninja 4: Mist Saizo, Last of The Ninja'. Staying one step ahead of the Shogun’s forces, “Mist” Saizo tries to save the Sanada Clan, and avenge the death of his lord by assassinating the first Tokugawa Shogun. Following the first four films in this remarkable series, more previously unknown Ninja skills are shown to the world for the first time. The action heats up as Saizo single-handedly attacks the Shogun’s Palace!

Rurouni Kenshin: Final Chapter Part I - The Final

2021

7.2

♡ 120

100%

Keishi Ohtomo Director

Shingo Tsurumi as Chief Uramura

Takeru Satoh as Kenshin Himura

Tao Tsuchiya as Misao Makimachi

Kasumi Arimura as Tomoe Yukishiro

In 1879, Kenshin and his allies face their strongest enemy yet: his former brother-in-law Enishi Yukishiro and his minions, who've vowed their revenge.

Good Morning

1959

parent child relationship

7.8

♡ 19

94%

protest

television

Yasujirô Ozu Director

Fujio Suga as Itô Sensei - Minoru's Teacher

Keijirô Morozumi as Junsa

Kôji Shitara as Minoru Hayashi

Eijirô Tôno as Tomizawa

A lighthearted take on director Yasujiro Ozu’s perennial theme of the challenges of intergenerational relationships, Good Morning tells the story of two young boys who stop speaking in protest after their parents refuse to buy a television set. Ozu weaves a wealth of subtle gags through a family portrait as rich as those of his dramatic films, mocking the foibles of the adult world through the eyes of his child protagonists. Shot in stunning color and set in a suburb of Tokyo where housewives gossip about the neighbors’ new washing machine and unemployed husbands look for work as door-to-door salesmen, this charming comedy refashions Ozu’s own silent classic I Was Born, But . . . to gently satirize consumerism in postwar Japan.

Silk

2007

5.8

♡ 11

7%

29%

19th century

based on novel or book

François Girard Director

Keira Knightley as Hélène Joncour

Michael Pitt as Hervé Joncour

Kenneth Welsh as Mayor Joncour

Callum Keith Rennie as Schuyler

French silkworm trader Hervé is married to the beautiful Hélène. When an outbreak of disease ravages European silkworms, Hervé must travel to Japan to retrieve healthy eggs. After a long journey, Hervé finally arrives at a village where he can buy them. He becomes infatuated with a young concubine and goes to great lengths to see her again. But, when war breaks out in Japan, the concubine flees, forcing Hervé to return home to his wife.

Yakuza Apocalypse

2015

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.

The Yakuza

1974

7.2

♡ 30

49%

Sydney Pollack Director

Richard Jordan as Dusty

Brian Keith as George Tanner

Ken Takakura as Tanaka Ken

Eiji Okada as Tono

When George Tanner does business with high-ranking Yakuza Tono, Tono kidnaps his daughter, and George summons his old friend, private eye Harry Kilmer, to Japan to investigate.

Unbroken

2014

7.2

♡ 174

53%

70%

based on novel or book

Angelina Jolie Director

Jai Courtney as Cup

Garrett Hedlund as Fitzgerald

Ken Watanabe as Omori Officer

Robert Roldan as Soldier

A chronicle of the life of Louis Zamperini, an Olympic runner who was taken prisoner by Japanese forces during World War II.

Getting Any?

1994

6.1

♡ 4

59%

Comedy

japan

Takeshi Kitano Director

Shunsuke Sakuya as Bank Clerk

Yuki Uchida as Bank Clerk

Susumu Terajima as Bloody Yakuza

Kanji Tsuda as Omega Sector Defence Force

While pursuing his dream of having car sex, a goofy middle-aged man makes all the wrong moves and ends up enrolling in a number of crazy escapades.

Kumiko, The Treasure Hunter

2014

6.6

♡ 16

88%

David Zellner Director

Joel Thingvall as Airline Passenger

Rinko Kikuchi as Kumiko

Asami Tano as Office Lady

David Zellner as Policeman

Frustrated with her mundane life, a Tokyo office worker becomes obsessed with a fictional movie that she mistakes for a documentary. Fixating on a scene where stolen cash is buried in North Dakota, she travels to America to find it.

Lost in Translation

2003

7.7

♡ 138

95%

Sofia Coppola Director

Scarlett Johansson as Charlotte

Giovanni Ribisi as John

Anna Faris as Kelly

Kazuko Shibata as Press Agent

Two lost souls visiting Tokyo -- the young, neglected wife of a photographer and a washed-up movie star shooting a TV commercial -- find an odd solace and pensive freedom to be real in each other's company, away from their lives in America.

Hanzo the Razor: Sword of Justice

1972

husband wife relationship

6.5

♡ 8

Kenji Misumi Director

Keizô Kanie as

Mari Atsumi as

Kamatari Fujiwara as

Takahiro Tamura as

Fearless Edo-period police inspector Hanzo Itami, nicknamed The Razor, has developed his own unique way of extracting information for his inquiries. His first adventure sees him investigating his superior officer's mistress, whom he suspects of having ties with a reputed criminal on the loose.

Cherry Blossoms

2008

German

7.6

♡ 10

79%

Doris Dörrie Director

Sarah Camp as Butcher

Veith von Fürstenberg as Doctor #2

Floriane Daniel as Emma Angermeier

Hannelore Elsner as Trudi Angermeier

After finding out that her husband, Rudi, has a fatal illness, Trudi Angermeier arranges a trip to Berlin so they can see their children. Of course, the kids don't know the real reason they're visiting -- and the catch is, neither does Rudi...

The Emperor in August

2015

6.6

♡ 14

90%

based on novel or book

Masato Harada Director

Masahiro Motoki as Emperor Showa

Tôri Matsuzaka as Hatanaka, army major

Tsutomu Yamazaki as Prime Minister Suzuki

Hajime Inoue as Soemu Toyoda

In July 1945, during the end of World War II, Japan is forced to accept the Potsdam Declaration. A cabinet meeting has continued through days and nights, but a decision cannot be made. The U.S. drops atomic bombs on the cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Japan. General Korechika Anami is torn over making the proper decision and the Emperor of Japan worries about his people. Prime Minister Kantaro Suzuki leads the cabinet meeting, while Chief Secretary Hisatsune Sakomizu can't do anything, but watch the meeting. At this time, Major Kenji Hatanaka and other young commissioned officers, who are against Japan surrendering, move to occupy the palace and a radio broadcasting station. The radio station is set to broadcast Emperor Hirohito reading out the Imperial Rescript on the Termination of the War.

Gantz: Perfect Answer

2011

live action adaptation of manga

6.2

♡ 28

50%

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.

Dead or Alive 2: Birds

2000

6.7

♡ 7

100%

Takashi Miike Director

Edison Chen as Boo

Shô Aikawa as Mizuki Okamoto

Tôru Tezuka as Teru, informant

Hiroko Isayama as Woman in black hat

Two contract killers cross paths in the middle of the same job and realize they are childhood friends. Together they take a break from killing and visit the small island they once called home. After reflecting on their past lives they decided to team up and use their talents in killing for good... much to the upset of the crime syndicates.

Gamera vs. Gyaos

1967

5.1

♡ 4

Noriaki Yuasa Director

Kenji Ôyama as District Police Commissioner

Kôjirô Hongô as Foreman Shiro Tsutsumi

Teppei Endô as Road Company Local Affairs Director

Kichijirô Ueda as Tatsuemon Kanamura

Unusual volcanic activity in Japan awakens Gyaos, a bloodthirsty flying monster with the power to slice things in half with an ultrasonic ray. While scientists and the military scramble to devise a way to stop this new threat, a young boy forms an alliance with Gamera; a monster no one else seems to trust.

The Sea of Trees

2015

♡ 62

19%

Gus Van Sant Director

Matthew McConaughey as Arthur Brennan

James Saito as Dr. Takahashi

Naomi Watts as Joan Brennan

Ken Watanabe as Takumi Nakamura

In Japan's Aokigahara Forest, a troubled teacher meets a mysterious lost stranger who takes him on a life-changing journey of love and redemption.

Intolerance

2021

7.2

♡ 4

Keisuke Yoshida Director

Shinobu Terajima as Asako Kusakabe

Tôri Matsuzaka as Naoto Aoyagi

Kisetsu Fujiwara as Ryoma Nogi

Tomoko Tabata as Shoko Matsumoto

A teenage girl's accidental death incites a media frenzy and causes her harsh father to turn his rage against those he believes are responsible.

Lone Wolf and Cub: Sword of Vengeance

1972

7.7

♡ 28

85%

Kenji Misumi Director

Kôji Fujiyama as

Michitarô Mizushima as

Yûko Hama as

Tomisaburô Wakayama as Ogami Itto

Official Shogunate executioner Ogami Itto has been framed for disloyalty to the Shogunate by the Yagyu clan, against whom he now is waging a one-man war, along with his infant son, Daigoro.

In the Realm of the Senses

1976

6.6

♡ 33

84%

64%