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1. The Boy and the Heron (2023)

PG-13 | 124 min | Animation, Adventure, Drama

In the wake of his mother's death and his father's remarriage, a headstrong boy named Mahito ventures into a dreamlike world shared by both the living and the dead.

Director: Hayao Miyazaki | Stars: Soma Santoki, Masaki Suda, Kô Shibasaki, Aimyon

Votes: 52,256

2. Millennium Actress (2001)

PG | 87 min | Animation, Drama, Fantasy

A TV interviewer and his cameraman meet a former actress and travel through her memories and career.

Directors: Satoshi Kon, Kô Matsuo | Stars: Miyoko Shôji, Shôzô Îzuka, Mami Koyama, Fumiko Orikasa

Votes: 32,330 | Gross: $0.19M

3. The Little House (2014)

136 min | Drama, Romance

A woman looks back on her family's life in Tokyo before and during WWII. A maid arrives from the countryside to work for an upper middle class family. She fits in well, but everyone's emotions are stirred up with the arrival of a student.

Director: Yôji Yamada | Stars: Takako Matsu, Haru Kuroki, Isao Hashizume, Kazuko Yoshiyuki

Votes: 1,456

4. March 1945, Tokyo (2018)

6 min | Animation, Short, Drama | Completed

The story takes place in Tokyo during the World War II. In 1945, Tokyo had been bombed by the US Army Air Forces. An old man, who lives in Tokyo, keeps a photo of his lost wife with him all... See full summary »

Director: Jun Tanaka

5. Battlefield (1995–2004)
Episode: Guadalcanal (2000)

Documentary, History, War

Tim Pigott-Smith narrates the story of the battle for Guadalcanal and the capture of this strategically crucial island in World War 2 during which more than 25,000 Japanese lost their lives.

Stars: Tim Pigott-Smith, Frank Jack Fletcher, Robert L. Ghormley, Hirohito

Votes: 7

6. World War Weird (2017– )
Episode: Episode #1.1 (2017)

Documentary, History, War

Discover some of the more remarkable tales that came out of the world wars. Hear about a weird Japanese weapon and the U-boat activity that awakened something strange in the oceans.

Director: Pascal Hughes | Stars: Guy Walters, Mike Pavelec, Dominic Selwood, Andrew Gough

7. World War II in Colour (2009)
Episode: Victory in the Pacific (2009)

TV-MA | 51 min | Documentary, History, War

Japan keeps continues its suicidal resistance, and invading it looks costly. After 2 atomic bombs, the Emperor intervenes and stops the War. Stalin grabs territory in East Asia. The War is over, and the Atomic Era and the Cold War start.

Stars: Chester W. Nimitz, Douglas MacArthur, Harry S. Truman, Winston Churchill

Votes: 209

8. World War II in Colour (2009)
Episode: Red Sun Rampant (2009)

TV-MA | 51 min | Documentary, History, War

Japan attacks the USA on 7 Dec 1941. For the next 6 months, they continue to have successful attacks. However, by the end of the battle for Guadalcanal in Feb 1943, they are completely on the defensive.

Stars: Robert Powell, Franklin D. Roosevelt, Hideki Tôjô, Isoroku Yamamoto

Votes: 272

9. How to Lose a War (2023)
Episode: The Homefront (2023)

Documentary, History, War

In our final episode, we examine how each Axis Power had troubles on their own home front, leading to disaster in the final days of the war.

Director: Tim Bosanquet | Stars: Alexander Henry, Giuseppe Finaldi, Russell A. Hart, Guy Walters