The "Torture Club" is an official after-school activity at the private school Saint Honesty Gakuen. Yuzuki has no idea about the club when she enrolls, and gets abducted by the club members and hauled off the club-room. There, she finds out that upper-class student Aoi, her secret idol, is in the club, and decides to join, but…

All Under the Moon

1993

Japanese

6.6

♡ 3

Yôichi Sai Director

Ken'ichi Endô as

Masato Hagiwara as Businessman

Moeko Ezawa as Eijun, Tadao's mother

Gorô Kishitani as Tadao

A Korean taxi-driver interacts both humorously and tragically with his customers and employers in '90s Tokyo.

Appleseed

1988

Japanese

6.3

♡ 9

Kazuyoshi Katayama Director

Yasunori Matsumoto as Cop A

Yôsuke Akimoto as Newsman

Kôji Totani as Terrorist Leader

Yûji Mitsuya as Yoshitsune Miyamoto

In the futuristic city of Olympus, built on the ashes of the third world war, a police officer and her cyborg partner fight terrorism.

Venus Wars

1989

Japanese

6.6

♡ 13

Yoshikazu Yasuhiko Director

Scott Gibbs as Jack

Kiyoyuki Yanada as Jack

Luci Christian as Maggie

Hôchû Ôtsuka as Will

The new frontier of Venus has degenerated into a dystopia ravaged by the civil war between Ishtar and Aphrodia. Bubbly reporter Susan Sommers arrives in the capitol of Aphrodia just before it's captured by Ishtar. She falls in with a bunch of teen-agers who live for a sort of motorcycle version of Roller Derby. Daredevil rider Hiro and his friends reluctantly join the struggle to free Aphrodia from the invaders. Not surprisingly, Hiro proves an ace at piloting the mono-cycles that are the Aphrodians' secret weapon in the key battle.

Instant Swamp

2009

Japanese

6.8

♡ 1

Action

Comedy

Satoshi Miki Director

Ryô Kase as Gas

Yutaka Matsushige as Kawabata

Keiko Matsuzaka as Midori Jinchoge

Takashi Sasano as Nishiohtachime

A woman finds out her father is not her real one after her mother falls into a coma while searching for a mythical creature. She decides to meet her real father who happens to be an off-beat antique shopkeeper.

Kotoko

2011

Japanese

6.8

♡ 5

59%

Shin'ya Tsukamoto Director

Rika Nakamura as

Hiromi Kuronuma as

Yûko Nakamura as (as Yûko Nakamura)

Shin'ya Tsukamoto as Seitaro Tanaka

Suffering from double vision, a single mother tries to take care of her baby in the grip of terrifying hallucinations. Experiencing a nervous breakdown, she is deemed unfit to take care of her child and has it taken away from her. The only respite the mother has from her visions is when she sings. An award-winning novelist overhears her singing whilst riding the bus and the pair subsequently develop a volatile relationship.

Zatoichi Challenged

1967

Japanese

7.4

♡ 6

86%

Kenji Misumi Director

Jôtarô Senba as Chokichi

Osami Nabe as Dice Player Hanzo

Kôji Fujiyama as Gokishi

Jûshirô Konoe as Tajuro Akazuka

Ichi is staying at an inn when a woman dies. Her dying wish is that Ichi take her son to his father, an artist living in a nearby town. After arriving in the town, Ichi finds out that the father has been forced by a local boss to create illegal pornography to pay off his gambling debts. Ichi makes it his mission to save the man and reunite the family, even though it brings him into conflict with a samurai he sort of befriended on his way to the town.

Zatoichi the Outlaw

1967

Japanese

7.0

♡ 7

56%

Satsuo Yamamoto Director

Rentarô Mikuni as Asagoro

Tatsuo Endô as Boss Tomizo

Mizuho Suzuki as Shusui Ohara

Kenjirô Ishiyama as Tatsugoro

When a local gambling house kidnaps some peasants because they failed to pay their debts, a rival gambling house pays their debts and sets them free.

We Make Antiques! Osaka Dreams

5.4

Masaharu Take Director

Satoru Matsuo as Chairman

Takashi Sasano as Morio Koide

Kuranosuke Sasaki as Sasuke Noda

Tomoya Maeno as Seiji Noda

A treasure appears in front of antique dealer Norio Koike (Kiichi Nakai) and potter Sasuke (Kuranosuke Sasaki). The treasure is Hideyoshi Toyotomi’s chawan (procelain tea bowl) called Houou, that has been missing.

Zatoichi's Conspiracy

1973

Japanese

7.0

♡ 5

75%

Kimiyoshi Yasuda Director

Tatsuo Endô as Boss Iwagoro

Kei Satô as Magistrate

Eiji Okada as Shinbei of Hitachiya

Rie Yokoyama as Yuri / Lily

Zatoichi, the famed blind swordsman, returns to his home village for the first time in many years. He is befriended by Omiyo, who had the same wet-nurse as Zatoichi. He also encounters a boyhood friend, Shinbei, who now is wealthy and appears not to remember Zatoichi. Shinbei seems to be interested in repaying the villagers' debts, but is in reality manipulating the ownership of a now-valuable rock quarry. Zatoichi learns of the subterfuge and confronts his old friend, who has a score of yakuza swordsmen backing his play.

Chinmoku

1971

Japanese

7.1

♡ 3

17th century

based on novel or book

christianity

Drama

History

jesuits (society of jesus)

religious persecution

Masahiro Shinoda Director

Eiji Okada as Inoue Chikugonokami

Tomo'o Nagai as Official

Kappei Matsumoto as Prisoner official

Yoshio Inaba as Prisoner official

Two Jesuit priests encounter persecution when they travel to Japan in the 17th century to spread Christianity and search for their mentor.

One Missed Call 3: Final

2006

Japanese

4.9

♡ 5

58%

Manabu Asô Director

Maki Horikita as Asuka Matsuda

Meisa Kuroki as Emily Kusama

Itsuji Itao as Professor Kibe

Ayumi Takahashi as Tomoka

The timid, young Asuka is bullied by her classmates. When they embark on a class field trip to Korea, Asuka plans revenge by sending them a cursed phone message they can either pass on or die.

Hope and Pain

1988

Japanese

6.5

♡ 2

Drama

Yôji Yamada Director

Toshinori Omi as Arles, Sadaichi Takai

Takeshi Katô as Chief of police

Hiroko Yakushimaru as Fusako Nakahara

Takashi Sasano as Yakuza boss

The adventures and tribulations of a group of students during the years following the II World War.

Kakegurui: The Movie

2019

Japanese

6.1

♡ 2

Tsutomu Hanabusa Director

Haruka Fukuhara as Eri Arukibiju

Elaiza Ikeda as Kirari Momobami

Miki Yanagi as Midari Ikishima

Minami Hamabe as Yumeko Jabami

Hyakkaou Private Academy. An institution for the privileged with a very peculiar curriculum. You see, when you're the sons and daughters of the wealthiest of the wealthy, it's not athletic prowess or book smarts that keep you ahead. It's reading your opponent, the art of the deal. What better way to hone those skills than with a rigorous curriculum of gambling? At Hyakkaou Private Academy, the winners live like kings, and the losers are put through the wringer. But when Yumeko Jabami enrols, she's gonna teach these kids what a high roller really looks like!

Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion I - Initiation

2017

Japanese

7.3

♡ 3

edited from tv series

Gorô Taniguchi Director

Kiyoyuki Yanada as Andreas Darlton

Sayaka Ohara as Milly Ashford

Masayo Kurata as Rakshata

Takahiro Sakurai as Suzaku Kururugi

The world is at war. Lelouch Lamperouge, an exiled prince, encounters a strange girl known as C.C., who gifts him with a great power. With this ability, Lelouch can get anyone to do as he wills. But the power of Geass: is it a blessing…or a curse?

My Pretend Girlfriend

2014

Japanese

6.3

♡ 1

based on novel or book

Saiji Yakumo Director

Akari Hayami as

Anna Ishibashi as

Asuka Kudô as

Osamu Mukai as

Noboru is a high school student who isn't popular at all. He looks up to senior student Miyazaki who is one of the most popular guys at school. Miyazaki has two girlfriends: Momose and Tetsuko. Momose and Tetsuko have totally different personalities. Momose is bright and Tetsuko is a popular student from a wealthy family. One day, Miyazaki is caught with Momose. To keep his relationship with Tetsuko, Miyazaki asks Noboru and Momose to pretend they are dating. They both agree due to their affections for Miyazaki. Noboru and Momose begin to act like a couple in front others and soon Noboru begins to develop feelings for Momose, who is still in love with Miyazaki.

Rohan at the Louvre

2023

Japanese

5.9

♡ 1

Kazutaka Watanabe Director

Bucky Koba as Announcer

Marie Iitoyo as Kyôka Izumi

Fumino Kimura as Nanase

Masanobu Andô as Ryônosuke Tatsumi

The blackest and most evil painting in the world. In pursuit of its mystery, Rohan Kishibe, a manga artist with a special power, visits the Louvre in France. There, a number of horrifying events await him.

Slam Dunk: Shôhoku Saidai no Kiki! Moero Sakuragi Hanamichi

1995

Japanese

7.2

♡ 7

Hiroyuki Kakudô Director

Kiyoyuki Yanada as

Ryôtarô Okiayu as

Hideyuki Tanaka as

Hirohiko Kakegawa as

After losing the titanic match against Kainan High, Team Shohoku and a newly shaven Hanamichi Sakuragi are challenged to an exhibition match by virtual basketball unknowns Ryoukufu High. Coach Anzai sees this as an opportunity for Shohoku to regain their confidence, but Ryoukufu are revealed to have a newly assembled championship calibre lineup and may give Sakuragi & Co their toughest test yet.

Slam Dunk: Zenkoku Seiha da! Sakuragi Hanamichi

1994

Japanese

7.7

♡ 6

Toshihiko Arisako Director

Kiyoyuki Yanada as

Hideyuki Tanaka as

Fumihiko Tachiki as

Masaya Onosaka as

Set during the Inter High Championships, Shohoku take on Tsukubu, one of this year's dark horses. It's a clash of acquaintances as Anzai will face his former student which is now the coach of Tsukubu, while Akagi & Kogure meet Godai their former classmate and Tsukubu's captain. Finally Sakuragi is irked by the presence of Nango, Tsukubu's center, who vies for Haruko's attention.