Sort by Popularity - Most Popular Movies and TV Shows tagged with keyword "japanese-film"

1. Interstella 5555: The 5tory of the 5ecret 5tar 5ystem (2003)

Not Rated | 68 min | Animation, Adventure, Music

A continuation of the story told in the Daft Punk music videos "One More Time," "Aerodynamic," "Digital Love," and "Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger."

Directors: Daisuke Nishio, Hirotoshi Rissen, Leiji Matsumoto, Kazuhisa Takenouchi | Stars: Romanthony, Thomas Bangalter

Votes: 15,574

2. Wife of a Spy (2020 TV Movie)

115 min | Drama, History, War

A Japanese merchant who leaves his wife behind in order to travel to Manchuria, where he witnesses an act of barbarism. His subsequent actions cause misunderstanding, jealousy and legal problems for his wife.

Director: Kiyoshi Kurosawa | Stars: Yû Aoi, Issei Takahashi, Masahiro Higashide, Ryôta Bandô

Votes: 3,110

3. Heaven and Earth (1990)

PG-13 | 125 min | Action, Adventure, Drama

In 16th century Japan, two samurai engage in massive battles across the countryside, one attempting to conquer and the other attempting to defend his land while repressing his love for a woman after taking a vow of celibacy.

Director: Haruki Kadokawa | Stars: Takaaki Enoki, Masahiko Tsugawa, Atsuko Asano, Naomi Zaizen

Votes: 1,141 | Gross: $0.31M

4. Project A-Ko (1986)

Unrated | 86 min | Animation, Action, Adventure

A plucky, super-powered redhead finds herself saving her crybaby best friend from an amorous, bikini armor-clad classmate at their new school and aliens seeking to bring her home.

Directors: Katsuhiko Nishijima, Shigeru Morikawa | Stars: Miki Itô, Emi Shinohara, Michie Tomizawa, Julia Braams

Votes: 1,474

5. Sweet Home (1989)

Not Rated | 100 min | Horror

A TV production crew are making a documentary about the infamous painter Mamiya Ichiro. When they start filming at his old home, they come under attack from the ghost of the painter's wife.

Director: Kiyoshi Kurosawa | Stars: Nobuko Miyamoto, Shingo Yamashiro, Nokko, Fukumi Kuroda

Votes: 1,117

6. Pistol Opera (2001)

Not Rated | 112 min | Crime, Action, Drama

The No. 3 assassin of Japan is given the chance to usurp No. 1 and take their place.

Director: Seijun Suzuki | Stars: Makiko Esumi, Sayoko Yamaguchi, Hanae Kan, Masatoshi Nagase

Votes: 1,519

7. Tokyo Dragon Chef (2020)

95 min | Action, Comedy, Crime

Retired Yakuzas, Ryu and Tatsu, open a ramen restaurant and become an instant hit. But a mysterious upstart gang is taking down every Yakuza family one by one, luring the duo back to the ... See full summary »

Director: Yoshihiro Nishimura | Stars: Subaru Andô, Yûki Ashida, Yûta Chatani, Chiaki Ikeyama

Votes: 47

8. Gatekeeper (2016)

39 min | Documentary, Short

Patrolling a popular tourist destination of steep cliffs that plummet into the Sea of Japan, a retired police officer vigilantly intercepts troubled souls looking to jump, his count of lives saved now over 500.

Director: Yung Chang | Stars: Misako Kawagoshi, Kenji Morioka, Yukio Shige

Votes: 68

9. Tsurezure Kankan (2021)

Short, Drama

Noboru and his fiancée Kaho are on the way to Kaho's parents house to meet her brother Seitaro in attempt to invite him over to their wedding and to get his blessing.

Directors: Yûki Kedôin, Takashi Okado | Stars: Yûki Kedôin, Takashi Okado, Yo Osamu

10. Nighty Night: Midnight Nightmares (1986)

74 min | Horror

"Nighty Night: Mayonaka No Akuma" ("Nighty Night: Midnight Nightmares") is a non-hosted horror anthology movie from Japan; released in 1986.

Director: Hirohisa Kokushô | Stars: Sachiko Hara, Yukari Matsuzaki, Tami Wakasugi, Shiho Wakui

Votes: 13

11. Kurosawa's Way (2011)

52 min | Documentary

Eleven major filmmakers from Europe, Asia and America talk about Akira Kurosawa and explore some ways on which he influenced their own work.

Director: Catherine Cadou | Stars: Theodoros Angelopoulos, Bernardo Bertolucci, Clint Eastwood, Alejandro G. Iñárritu

Votes: 152

12. Broken Down Film (1985)

6 min | Animation, Short, Comedy

A cowboy is hampered by the imperfections in the film print showcasing his story.

Director: Osamu Tezuka

Votes: 941

13. Moment (1981)

72 min

Pocky, an upbeat high-schooler, is told she will die in three days by a psychic whose predictions always come true. Can she prove his predictions wrong, or will she fall victim to a tragic fate?

Director: Macoto Tezuka | Stars: Hiromi Yano, Megumi Imai, Yumi Saikawa, Yoshiaki Nishimura

14. Sword of the Dead (2018)

8 min | Short, Action

SWORD OF THE DEAD is a proof of concept short film that follows a Ronin who upon returning home from exile finds the island he once knew plagued by a dark curse and overrun with zombies.

Director: Stephen Vitale | Stars: Rome Kanda, Masami Kosaka

Votes: 32

15. Ozuland: David Bordwell on Good Morning (2017 Video)

19 min | Documentary, Short, Biography

An interview with film scholar David Bordwell on Yasujiro Ozu's themes and style and a comparison of Ozu's 1959 film Good Morning and 1932 film I was born, but..

Star: David Bordwell

16. GACHI-BAN: WORST MAX (2012)

70 min | Action, Adventure, Crime

Hayato gets hired by a shady model agency as a bodyguard for their main model, Kurenai Reo. Despite his nice looks, Reo is actually a loan shark and firmly believes that money can rule the world.

Director: Takashi Motoki | Stars: Atsushi Arai, Tomoki Hirose, Masataka Kubota, Daisuke Nagakura

Votes: 28

17. GACHI-BAN: TRIBAL (2012)

110 min | Action

A money-hungry model's side business as a loan shark really starts to take off until he starts stepping on some dangerous toes. He lives for one thing, and one thing only: Money makes his world go round, and he doesn't care who gets hurt.

Director: Takashi Motoki | Stars: Atsushi Arai, Tomoki Hirose, Tomonori Hirose, Daisuke Munakata

18. The Benza (2018)

14 min | Short, Comedy

Chris and Kyle live in Japan. One day they wake up to find they have a cracked toilet seat. How did the toilet break? How do you say toilet in Japanese? Where do you buy a toilet seat in Japan? Find out in this short comedy film.

Director: Raito Nishizaka | Stars: Kyle Card, Inko Haku, Masahito Kawahata, Christopher McCombs

Votes: 21

19. Sin Padre (2023)

32 min | Short, Drama

A Brooklyn native runs a local barbershop in Tokyo. He and his clients find themselves at odds with foreign life in Japan and the absence of their children.

Director: Humphrey Lena Rodriguez | Stars: Maurice Shelton, Jude Greaves, Michael Placido, Yaritza Peña