Sort by Popularity - Most Popular Movies and TV Shows tagged with keyword "live-action-manga-adaptation"

1. Golden Kamuy (2024)

127 min | Action, Adventure, History

In the early 20th century in Hokkaido, Japan, a treasure hunt between various parties takes place for a hidden stash of gold.

Director: Shigeaki Kubo | Stars: Kento Yamazaki, Anna Yamada, Yûma Yamoto, Gordon Maeda

Votes: 922

2. One Piece (2023– )

TV-14 | 60 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy

In a seafaring world, a young pirate captain sets out with his crew to attain the title of Pirate King, and to discover the mythical treasure known as 'One Piece.'

Stars: Iñaki Godoy, Emily Rudd, Mackenyu, Morgan Davies

Votes: 151,493

3. Oldboy (2003)

R | 120 min | Action, Drama, Mystery

After being kidnapped and imprisoned for fifteen years, Oh Dae-Su is released, only to find that he must track down his captor in five days.

Director: Park Chan-wook | Stars: Choi Min-sik, Yoo Ji-tae, Kang Hye-jeong, Kim Byeong-Ok

Votes: 638,347 | Gross: $0.71M

4. Alice in Borderland (2020– )

TV-MA | 50 min | Action, Drama, Mystery

Obsessed gamer Arisu suddenly finds himself in a strange, emptied-out version of Tokyo in which he and his friends must compete in dangerous games in order to survive.

Stars: Kento Yamazaki, Tao Tsuchiya, Nijirô Murakami, Eleanor Noble

Votes: 97,564

5. Parasyte: The Grey (2024– )

TV-MA | 61 min | Action, Horror, Sci-Fi

A group of humans wage war against the rising evil of unidentified parasitic life-forms that live off of human hosts and strive to grow their power

Stars: Jeon So-nee, Koo Kyo-hwan, Lee Jung-hyun, Kwon Hae-hyo

Votes: 10,300

6. Drops of God (2023)

TV-MA | Drama

A woman discovers the world's greatest wine collection that's left by her estranged father and competes against his protege to claim her inheritance.

Stars: Fleur Geffrier, Tomohisa Yamashita, Tom Wozniczka, Stanley Weber

Votes: 11,784

7. Alita: Battle Angel (2019)

PG-13 | 122 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi

A deactivated cyborg's revived, but can't remember anything of her past and goes on a quest to find out who she is.

Director: Robert Rodriguez | Stars: Rosa Salazar, Christoph Waltz, Jennifer Connelly, Mahershala Ali

Votes: 294,812 | Gross: $85.71M

8. City Hunter (2024)

TV-MA | 102 min | Action, Comedy, Crime

An exceptional marksman and hopeless playboy, private eye Ryo Saeba reluctantly forms an alliance with his late partner's sister to investigate his death.

Director: Yûichi Satô | Stars: Ryohei Suzuki, Misato Morita, Masanobu Andô, Asuka Hanamura

Votes: 3,478

9. Oldboy (2013)

R | 104 min | Action, Drama, Mystery

Obsessed with vengeance, a man sets out to find out why he was kidnapped and locked into solitary confinement for twenty years without reason.

Director: Spike Lee | Stars: Josh Brolin, Elizabeth Olsen, Samuel L. Jackson, Sharlto Copley

Votes: 81,014 | Gross: $2.19M

10. Ghost in the Shell (2017)

PG-13 | 107 min | Action, Crime, Drama

In the near future, Major Mira Killian is the first of her kind: A human saved from a terrible crash, who is cyber-enhanced to be a perfect soldier devoted to stopping the world's most dangerous criminals.

Director: Rupert Sanders | Stars: Scarlett Johansson, Pilou Asbæk, Takeshi Kitano, Juliette Binoche

Votes: 228,353 | Gross: $40.56M

11. Knights of the Zodiac (2023)

PG-13 | 112 min | Action, Adventure, Drama

When a goddess of war reincarnates in the body of a young girl, street orphan Seiya discovers that he is destined to protect her and save the world. But only if he can face his own past and become a Knight of the Zodiac.

Director: Tomasz Baginski | Stars: Mackenyu, Famke Janssen, Madison Iseman, Diego Tinoco

Votes: 13,416

12. Speed Racer (2008)

PG | 135 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy

Young driver, Speed Racer, aspires to be champion of the racing world with the help of his family and his high-tech Mach 5 automobile.

Directors: Lana Wachowski, Lilly Wachowski | Stars: Emile Hirsch, Matthew Fox, Christina Ricci, Nicholas Elia

Votes: 78,622 | Gross: $43.95M

13. Yu Yu Hakusho (2023)

TV-14 | 55 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy

A teenager dies while saving a young kid and is given a chance to be resurrected, provided he works for the Spirit World as an investigator of supernatural crimes with his newly-given powers.

Stars: Takumi Kitamura, Jun Shison, Kanata Hongô, Shûhei Uesugi

Votes: 8,315

14. Dragonball Evolution (2009)

PG | 85 min | Action, Adventure, Fantasy

The young warrior Son Goku sets out on a quest, racing against time and the vengeful King Piccolo, to collect a set of seven magical orbs that will grant their wielder unlimited power.

Director: James Wong | Stars: Justin Chatwin, James Marsters, Chow Yun-Fat, Emmy Rossum

Votes: 79,511 | Gross: $9.35M

15. Death Note (I) (2017)

TV-MA | 101 min | Crime, Drama, Fantasy

A high school student named Light Turner discovers a mysterious notebook that has the power to kill anyone whose name is written within its pages, and launches a secret crusade to rid the world of criminals.

Director: Adam Wingard | Stars: Nat Wolff, LaKeith Stanfield, Margaret Qualley, Shea Whigham

Votes: 90,675

16. Boys Over Flowers (2009)

TV-14 | 70 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

Poor girl attends the elite Shin Hwa High and is bullied by the leader of F4 (the four richest boys). He becomes attracted to her; however, she has a crush on his best friend. Whom will she choose?

Stars: Ku Hye-Sun, Lee Min-ho, Kim Hyun-joong, Kim Bum

Votes: 14,509

17. Death Note (2006)

Not Rated | 126 min | Crime, Drama, Fantasy

A battle between the world's two greatest minds begins when Light Yagami finds the Death Note, a notebook with the power to kill, and decides to rid the world of criminals.

Director: Shûsuke Kaneko | Stars: Tatsuya Fujiwara, Ken'ichi Matsuyama, Asaka Seto, Yû Kashii

Votes: 31,924

18. Meteor Garden (2018)

TV-14 | 45 min | Drama, Romance

An ordinary girl is admitted to the most prestigious school in the country where she encounters F4, an exclusive group comprised of the four wealthiest and handsomest boys in the school - Dao Ming Si, Hua Ze Lei, Xi Men and Mei Zuo.

Stars: Dylan Wang, Shen Yue, Yiwen Chen, Caesar Wu

Votes: 5,349

19. Kingdom (2019)

R | 134 min | Action, History, War

In ancient China, a young boy dreams of becoming the greatest general of the Qin Kingdom.

Director: Shinsuke Sato | Stars: Kento Yamazaki, Ryô Yoshizawa, Masami Nagasawa, Kanna Hashimoto

Votes: 4,160

20. Ride or Die (2021)

TV-MA | 142 min | Crime, Drama, Romance

Rei helps the woman she's been in love with for years escape her abusive husband. While on the run, their feelings for each other catch fire.

Director: Ryûichi Hiroki | Stars: Kiko Mizuhara, Honami Satô, Shinya Niiro, Shunsuke Tanaka

Votes: 2,559

21. Zom 100: Bucket List of the Dead (2023)

TV-MA | 128 min | Action, Comedy, Fantasy

Bullied by his boss, worked around the clock, he's nothing more than a corporate drone. All it takes is a zombie outbreak for him to finally feel alive.

Director: Yûsuke Ishida | Stars: Eiji Akaso, Mai Shiraishi, Shuntarô Yanagi, Yui Ichikawa

Votes: 6,369

22. F4 Thailand: Boys Over Flowers (2021–2022)

TV-14 | 62 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

An ordinary, poor girl, Gorya, stands up to and through a series of mishaps and conflicts, falls in love with Thyme, the leader of the F4, the most powerful young men in Thailand.

Stars: Vachirawit Chivaaree, Metawin Opas-Iamkajorn, Jirawat Sutivanisak, Hirunkit Changkham

Votes: 3,080

23. Rurouni Kenshin Part I: Origins (2012)

TV-MA | 134 min | Action, Adventure, Drama

A former assassin who has resolved to never kill again has his vow sorely tested.

Director: Keishi Otomo | Stars: Takeru Satoh, Emi Takei, Yû Aoi, Munetaka Aoki

Votes: 29,087

24. Rurouni Kenshin: Final Chapter Part I - The Final (2021)

TV-MA | 138 min | Action, Adventure, Drama

Kenshin's past catches up to him causing the destruction of Akabeko Restaurant, which was Kenshin's favorite place to eat. There, he finds a note with the word "Junchu" on it.

Director: Keishi Otomo | Stars: Takeru Satoh, Mackenyu, Emi Takei, Yôsuke Eguchi

Votes: 10,721

25. Gannibal (2022– )

TV-MA | 45 min | Drama, Horror, Sci-Fi

There is a rumor about this beautiful village: people get eaten here. Police officer Agawa Daigo uncovers a horrifying truth lurking in everyday life.

Stars: Yûya Yagira, Shô Kasamatsu, Riho Yoshioka, Rairu Sugita

Votes: 1,689

26. Riki-Oh: The Story of Ricky (1991)

R | 91 min | Action, Comedy, Crime

Riki-Oh, a young man who has superhuman strength, is incarcerated in a private prison, where inmates are treated like slaves. He is forced to use his unstoppable form of martial arts to destroy the corrupt officials and their lackeys.

Director: Ngai Choi Lam | Stars: Siu-Wong Fan, Mei Sheng Fan, Ka-Kui Ho, Yukari Ôshima

Votes: 15,125

27. Burn the House Down (2023– )

TV-14 | 45 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller

Follows Anzu Murata, who thirteen years after the home of the wealthy Mitarai family was burned in an fire, infiltrates the house of the Mitarais as a housekeeper in order to reclaim the house and family that was taken from her.

Stars: Mei Nagano, Asuka Kudô, Taishi Nakagawa, Yuri Tsunematsu

Votes: 1,519

28. Rurouni Kenshin: Final Chapter Part II - The Beginning (2021)

TV-MA | 137 min | Action, Adventure, Drama

Before becoming a protector, Kenshin is a fearsome assassin known as Battosai, but his story changes when he meets the gentle Tomoe Yukishiro.

Director: Keishi Otomo | Stars: Takeru Satoh, Kasumi Arimura, Yôsuke Eguchi, Kazuki Kitamura

Votes: 10,858

29. Re/Member (2022)

102 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery

A high school student and her friends are trapped in a time loop by a ghost and the only way to escape is to find the corpse of the ghost's previous victim.

Director: Eiichirô Hasumi | Stars: Kanna Hashimoto, Gordon Maeda, Maika Yamamoto, Fûju Kamio

Votes: 3,889

30. Kingdom 3 (2023)

129 min | Action, History, War

It follows Li Xin and Wang Qi as they stand on the battlefield for the first time to fight off an invasion by Zhao, and it also follows Ying Zheng's unknown past.

Director: Shinsuke Sato | Stars: Kento Yamazaki, Ryô Yoshizawa, Kanna Hashimoto, Ken Aoki

Votes: 1,159

31. Little Forest (2018)

PG-13 | 103 min | Drama

A young woman grows tired of life in the city and returns to her hometown in the countryside.

Director: Soon-rye Yim | Stars: Kim Tae-ri, Ryu Jun-yeol, Jin Ki-joo, Moon So-ri

Votes: 3,948

32. The Fable (2019)

123 min | Action, Comedy

Trained as a ruthless assassin since childhood, a mob hitman is ordered to become a normal law-abiding citizen.

Director: Kan Eguchi | Stars: Jun'ichi Okada, Fumino Kimura, Mizuki Yamamoto, Sôta Fukushi

Votes: 2,843

33. Death Note (2015)

TV-14 | 46 min | Crime, Drama, Fantasy

Light Yagami, an ordinary university student, receives a death note which changes his life. The death note awakens his warped sense of justice and genius.

Stars: Masataka Kubota, Kento Yamazaki, Mio Yûki, Hinako Sano

Votes: 1,904

34. Helter Skelter (2012)

Unrated | 127 min | Crime, Drama, Horror

Top star Lilico undergoes multiple cosmetic surgeries to her entire body. As her surgeries show side effect.

Director: Mika Ninagawa | Stars: Erika Sawajiri, Nao Ômori, Shinobu Terajima, Gô Ayano

Votes: 3,352

35. Our Little Sister (2015)

PG | 127 min | Drama, Family

Three sisters who live in their grandmother's home invite their thirteen-year-old half sister, whom they have just met, to join them.

Director: Kore-eda Hirokazu | Stars: Haruka Ayase, Masami Nagasawa, Kaho, Suzu Hirose

Votes: 16,978 | Gross: $0.46M

36. Blade of the Immortal (2017)

R | 140 min | Action, Drama, Fantasy

Cursed with a life of immortality, a samurai is tasked by a young girl to help avenge the death of her father. Based on the manga series by Hiroaki Samura.

Director: Takashi Miike | Stars: Takuya Kimura, Hana Sugisaki, Sôta Fukushi, Hayato Ichihara

Votes: 19,496 | Gross: $0.15M

37. An Incurable Case of Love (2020– )

48 min | Comedy, Romance

Nanase Sakura met Doctor Kairi Tendo and fell in love with him. She then studied hard to became a nurse and finally meets Kairi Tendo again. But she realizes that he has a totally different personality than what she imagined.

Stars: Mone Kamishiraishi, Takeru Satoh, Katsuya Maiguma, Nana Katase

Votes: 1,633

38. Teasing Master Takagi-san (2024– )

TV-14 | 30 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

Takagi loves playing good-natured pranks on her classmate Nishikata. But try as he might, he can never prank her back - she's just too clever.

Stars: Rui Tsukishima, Soya Kurokawa

Votes: 152

39. Golden Kamuy: Hokkaido Shisei Shujin Soudatsuhen (2024)

TV-14 | 30 min | Action, Adventure, History | Completed

Retired soldier Saichi Sugimoto and Ainu girl Asirpa seek the hidden Ainu gold while hunting escaped convicts with tattooed maps leading to its location.

Stars: Kento Yamazaki, Anna Yamada, Yûma Yamoto, Gordon Maeda

40. Fullmetal Alchemist (2017)

TV-14 | 135 min | Action, Adventure, Fantasy

Two alchemist brothers go on a quest for the Philosopher's Stone after an attempt to revive their dead mother goes horribly wrong.

Director: Fumihiko Sori | Stars: Ryôsuke Yamada, Tsubasa Honda, Dean Fujioka, Misako Renbutsu

Votes: 21,146

41. Crying Freeman (1995)

102 min | Action, Crime, Thriller

A woman sees an assassin outside San Francisco killing yakuza men and later in Vancouver. She's been told that he leaves no witness. Will she be his next victim or...?

Director: Christophe Gans | Stars: Julie Condra, Kevan Ohtsji, Mark Dacascos, Debbie Podowski

Votes: 13,648

42. Prison School (2015)

TV-MA | 30 min | Comedy

The student council places 5 male students in a prison on charges of peeping on the girls in the showers, and they struggle to escape.

Stars: Taishi Nakagawa, Hirona Yamazaki, Aoi Morikawa, Asana Mamoru

Votes: 566

43. Initial D (2005)

TV-PG | 107 min | Action, Comedy, Drama

After winning his first competition, Takumi focuses his attention on drift racing, a sport he has unknowingly perfected while delivering tofu in his father's Toyota AE86.

Directors: Andrew Lau, Alan Mak, Ralph Rieckermann | Stars: Jay Chou, Anthony Chau-Sang Wong, Edison Chen, Shawn Yue

Votes: 9,773

44. Kingdom 4 (2024)

Action, Drama, History

While Qin continues to fight for the unification of the region, its neighboring country invades Qin from the north.

Director: Shinsuke Sato | Stars: Yûko Araki, Kanna Hashimoto, Yusuke Hirayama, Jun Kaname

45. Call Me Chihiro (2023)

TV-14 | 131 min | Drama

An unapologetic former sex worker starts working at a bento stand in a small seaside town, bringing comfort to the lonely souls who come her way.

Director: Rikiya Imaizumi | Stars: Kasumi Arimura, Hana Toyoshima, Tetta Shimada, Van

Votes: 3,476

46. The Fable: The Killer Who Doesn't Kill (2021)

133 min | Action, Comedy, Mystery

The Fable/Akira Sato killed 5 men 4 years ago. He meets the girl injured back then in a wheelchair. She's staying with the 6th on his kill list canceled last moment. The 6th is now scamming/extorting people.

Director: Kan Eguchi | Stars: Jun'ichi Okada, Fumino Kimura, Yurina Hirate, Masanobu Andô

Votes: 2,438

47. Meet Me After School (2018)

TV-14 | 57 min | Drama, Romance

Emotions resurface when a school teacher and her former student reconnect three years after sharing a forbidden attraction that scarred them both.

Stars: Kasumi Arimura, Koshi Mizukami, Keita Machida, Yui Natsukawa

Votes: 494

48. The Makanai: Cooking for the Maiko House (2023– )

13+ | 45 min | Comedy, Drama

Two inseparable friends move to Kyoto to chase their dreams of becoming maiko, but decide to pursue different passions while living under the same roof.

Stars: Nana Mori, Natsuki Deguchi, Ai Hashimoto, Takako Tokiwa

Votes: 2,789

49. Rurouni Kenshin Part II: Kyoto Inferno (2014)

TV-MA | 138 min | Action, Adventure, Drama

Kenshin Himura goes up against pure evil Makoto Shishio who is attempting to overthrow the Meiji government. The fate of the country hangs in the balance as Kenshin Himura takes up the sword that he vowed to never draw again.

Director: Keishi Otomo | Stars: Takeru Satoh, Emi Takei, Tatsuya Fujiwara, Yôsuke Eguchi

Votes: 18,388

50. Let's Go Karaoke! (2023)

108 min | Comedy, Music

Nothing worries Satomi Oka more than the upcoming final choir competition of his middle school career-right up until he is accosted by a stranger from the shadows who demands, "Let's go ... See full summary »

Director: Nobuhiro Yamashita | Stars: Jun Saito, Gô Ayano, Kazuki Kitamura, Kyôko Yoshine

Votes: 199