Japanese Releases
by rworne | created - 25 Feb 2021 | updated - 25 Feb 2021 | Public- Instant Watch Options
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1. Final Stage (2021)
95 min | Animation
After his superb driving skills were discovered, the leading actor Fujiwara takohai was constantly challenged by many drivers from other places,The plot of this film follows the TV Version, describing the decisive battle in detail.
Director: Tomohiko Itô
Votes: 10
2. The Greatest Gift of Life (2021)
90 min | Family
A widower makes a living as a translator in Tokyo after retiring as a college instructor. His only daughter has married and moved to a different part of the country, so he is surprised when... See full summary »
Director: Kan Ishibashi | Stars: Satomi Ishihara, Takuzô Kadono, Ryô Katsuji, Midoriko Kimura
Votes: 56
3. Angry Rice Wives (2021)
106 min | Drama, History
Ito has a husband and three children. Life is difficult and food is expensive. Rice, which is a staple of their diet, is expensive and becoming more dear by the week. Needing to feed ... See full summary »
Director: Katsuhide Motoki | Stars: Mitsuru Fukikoshi, Tokie Hidari, Shota Ikoma, Mao Inoue
Votes: 58
4. Gekijouban Seitokai Yakuindomo 2 (2021)
80 min | Animation
Director: Hiromitsu Kanazawa | Stars: Yôko Hikasa, Satomi Satô, Sayuri Yahagi
Votes: 66
5. Sasaki, in, mai main (2020)
118 min | Drama
The story of a would-be actor, his larger-than-life classmate and their friends. Unfolding their past and present, Sasaki in My Mind looks head-on at adolescent sparkle and the pathos of bygone days.
Director: Takuya Uchiyama | Stars: Kisetsu Fujiwara, Minori Hagiwara, Gaku Hosokawa, Satoru Iguchi
Votes: 120
6. Silence and Sunset (2020)
136 min | Drama
Contemplative and almost without dialogues, the film shows the routine of inhabitants in a city: a young woman who lives alone; an eldery that lives in the street, next to the river; a ... See full summary »
Director: Kazufumi Umemura
Votes: 10
7. Yakuza and the Family (2020)
136 min | Crime, Drama
Kenji Yamamoto's father died from using a stimulant drug. His life fell into desperation. Kenji then joined a crime syndicate. There, he meets the gang's boss Hiroshi Shibasaki. Hiroshi ... See full summary »
Director: Michihito Fujii | Stars: Gô Ayano, Naoyuki Fernandez, Hayato Ichihara, Hayato Isomura
Votes: 3,225
14. AMI.exe (2020)
88 min | Completed
Director: Meisekimu Genshi | Stars: Haruka Kuwana, Ayaka Takezaki, Jet Linda, Hinden
15. Okinawanokowaihanashi 2019-rei wa gan'nen natsu (2019)
47 min | Horror
Directors: Yosuke Kawata, Yurina Shimoju, Miyagi Takahiro
16. Deemo Memorial Keys (2021)
89 min | Animation, Fantasy, Music
Deemo lives in a castle all by herself and one day, a little girl falls from the sky. Alice doesn't remember anything about her past and Deemo tries to help her. A tree begins to grow whenever the piano plays, weaving a mystery.
Directors: Shûhei Matsushita, Jun'ichi Fujisaku | Stars: Luci Christian, Gaku Hamada, Akari Kitô, Michelle Marie
Votes: 61
17. Viral Dead (2020)
81 min | Action, Horror
Directors: Teruyoshi Ishii, Hideki Oka | Stars: Ji Lin, Sydney Stampher, Yasuko Tsuji
18. Namonaihi: A day with no name (2021)
123 min | Drama
Director: Yûichi Hibi | Stars: Masatoshi Nagase, Joe Odagiri, Miki Imai, Yôko Maki
Votes: 5
19. The Skyless Stars
139 min | Thriller | Post-production
It happened in Burma in 1945, during World War II. A Japanese military captain is chasing a famous Burmese spy, hiding in a district hospital near Rangoon.
Director: Aww Ratha | Stars: Emi Takei, Sai Sai Kham Leng, Yasuyuki Maekawa, Kôji Yano
20. Wednesday Disappears (2020)
104 min | Mystery
He looks like a normal and well-adjusted young man who is no different than anyone else. There is not a reason for anyone to suspect this man is different or suffers from an internal rage. ... See full summary »
Director: Kohei Yoshino | Star: Tomoya Nakamura
Votes: 93
21. Space Battleship Yamato 2205: The New Voyage (2021)
103 min | Animation, Action, Sci-Fi
Director: Kenji Yasuda
Votes: 43
22. Lip×Lip (2020)
90 min | Animation
Yujiro has worked hard and diligently practiced for the eventuality to be a kabuki star and rule the art form. Nevertheless, he is passed over and not given the chance he expected. Aizo ... See full summary »
Director: Fumie Muroi | Stars: Sora Amamiya, Takuya Eguchi, Joichiro Fujiwara, Jun Fukuyama
Votes: 8
23. Poupelle of Chimney Town (2020)
PG | 100 min | Animation, Family, Fantasy
A factory town is covered by chimney smoke, and as the townspeople haven't see the sky in centuries, they no longer believe that stars exist. A chimney sweep and a friendly monster named Poupelle decide to prove that stars are real.
Director: Yûsuke Hirota | Stars: Masataka Kubota, Mana Ashida, Shingo Fujimori, Rina Honizumi
Votes: 652
24. Two on the Edge (2021)
90 min | Drama
Otose Nishizono ages out of the orphanage system on her 18th birthday to begin a new life in her own apartment and starts her very first job at a hotel cleaning rooms. But her troubling ... See full summary »
Director: Yusuke Kitaguchi | Stars: Meiri Asahina, Akie Namiki, Taiji Doi, Maki Teraura
Votes: 19
25. Pokémon the Movie: Secrets of the Jungle (2020)
TV-Y7 | 99 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
The story of Koko, a young boy raised by Pokémon, and the creation of a new bond between humans and Pokémon.
Director: Tetsuo Yajima | Stars: Sarah Natochenny, Kimlinh Tran, Edward Bosco, Kellen Goff
Votes: 2,515
26. Platonic (II) (2020)
59 min | Drama
Nagisa was dating Tetsuro while hiding her resistance to be touched contact because of obsessive-compulsive disorder, but she received a proposal to live together and told the fact .
Director: Haruka Ono | Stars: Yui Fujiki, Momona, Yichiro Okamoto, Hiroyuki Ono
29. Nezura 1964 (2020)
53 min | Drama
A dramatization about the failed production of Daiei's Giant Horde Beast Nezura.
Director: Hiroto Yokokawa | Stars: Yukijirô Hotaru, Francisco de Borja De la Bella, Shirô Sano, Mach Fumiake
Votes: 39
30. Independence of Japan (2020)
127 min | History
Director: Shun'ya Itô | Stars: Tadanobu Asano, Rie Miyazawa, Kaoru Kobayashi, Melinda Antaramian
Votes: 13
31. Tsuki to neru onna: Matagura no omokage (2020)
Director: Hitoshi Ishikawa | Stars: Saki Okuda, Eri Katô, Miu Akemi, Yoshihiro Satô
32. Kamen Rider Saber: The Phoenix Swordsman and the Book of Ruin (2020)
23 min | Short, Action, Fantasy
The Book of Ruin is released along with the mysterious immortal swordsman, Bacht. Darkness overflows from the book, causing the real world and Wonder World to disappear. The Sword of Logos must challenge Bacht to stop this situation.
Director: Takayuki Shibasaki | Stars: Shuichiro Naito, Takaya Yamaguchi, Asuka Kawazu, Ryo Aoki
Votes: 32
33. Kamen Rider Zero-One: Real×Time (2020)
TV-PG | 80 min | Action, Sci-Fi
Aruto and his friends fight to defend their home from the villainous S, who launches a worldwide terrorist attack in an attempt to bring forth a new "paradise".
Director: Teruaki Sugihara | Stars: Fumiya Takahashi, Ryutaro Okada, Noa Tsurushima, Hiroe Igeta
Votes: 157
34. The Promised Neverland (2020)
119 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
A group of the smartest kids at a seemingly perfect orphanage uncover its dark secret, and set in motion a dangerous and desperate escape plan.
Director: Yûichirô Hirakawa | Stars: Miyu Andô, Minami Hamabe, Rihito Itagaki, Jyo Kairi
Votes: 832
36. Marudase Kintarou (2020)
9 min | Animation, Short
Makoto's grandfather was the principal of the great Onodera Academy, and when he passed away, he left Makoto and his school staff with one very important will - "The one man who is able to ... See full summary »
Director: Hideki Araki
Votes: 33
37. Godai - The Wunderkind (2020)
109 min | Biography, Drama, History
Tomoatsu Godai has the spirit of a warrior and the talents of a merchant. He was born in the Satsuma domain. He worked as a Meiji government officer and became a businessman. He laid the foundation for Osaka to become a commercial city.
Director: Mitsutoshi Tanaka | Stars: Haruma Miura, Shôhei Miura, Takanori Nishikawa, Yûki Morinaga
Votes: 62
38. The Untold Tale of the Three Kingdoms (2020)
113 min | Comedy, History, War
A new interpretation of "Records of the Three Kingdoms," which is historical text of the three states of Wei, Shu, and Wu in China.
Director: Yûichi Fukuda | Stars: Shinnosuke Abe, Kazuaki Hankai, Kanna Hashimoto, Satoshi Hashimoto
Votes: 232
39. Yes ka No ka Hanbun ka (2020)
53 min | Animation, Comedy, Drama
Kei, a popular young TV caster encounters Tsuzuki, an animation artist and gradually starts to have feeling for him but he owns a big secret that he has to pretend being a totally different person.
Director: Masahiro Takata | Stars: Atsushi Abe, Yoshihisa Kawahara
Votes: 649
40. Fate/Grand Order the Movie: Divine Realm of the Round Table: Camelot (2020)
90 min | Animation, Action, Drama
Chaldea agents Ritsuka Fujimaru and Mash Kyrielight travel to Camelot and encounter the heroes of that realm.
Director: Kei Suezawa | Stars: Robbie Daymond, Aya Endô, Tetsu Inada, Ayako Kawasumi
Votes: 381
41. Seiki ningen dai san-gô: Ijigen no kairaku (2020)
Director: Minoru Kunizawa | Stars: Rin Azuma, Urara Kanon, Noa Eikawa, Chisa Hasegawa
42. Silent Tokyo (2020)
99 min | Action, Crime, Thriller
It is Xmas, the time for shopping, consumerism, gifts, late gifts and of course silly hats. This is no time for a call into a television station with an ultimatum about a bomb in a major ... See full summary »
Director: Takafumi Hatano | Stars: Alice Hirose, Kai Inowaki, Yuriko Ishida, Yûta Kanai
Votes: 128
43. Idol Sniper NEO (2020)
Action
A girl in Japan has two lives: one as a pop star and the other one as a hitman.
Director: Tsukasa Inaba | Stars: Ke Maeda, Shun Uematsu
45. Black Pulse (2020)
Drama
A lifelong hitman seeking freedom is confronted with the one choice he always feared. Is this his only way out?
Director: Alex Pychtin | Stars: Jack Mangal, Archibald C. McColl IV, Alex Osmond, Ilar Parsa
46. Monster Strike the Movie: Lucifer - Zetsubou no Yoake (2020)
127 min | Animation
Director: Kôbun Shizuno
Votes: 29
47. Little Busters! Kud Wafter (2020)
50 min | Animation
This anime adapts Key's visual novel Kud Wafter, which follows the romantic relationship between Riki Naoe and Kudryavka Noumi from the game Little Busters.
Director: Kentarô Suzuki
Votes: 43
48. Underdog: Part Two (2020)
146 min | Drama, Sport
Suenaga finds his life on the verge of collapsing as violence consumes those around him. However, he finds a worthy opponent in Omura, an up-and-coming wunderkind who is trying to escape ... See full summary »
Director: Masaharu Take | Stars: Ryô Katsuji, Takumi Kitamura, Mirai Moriyama, Hirobumi Watanabe
Votes: 37
49. Andâdoggu: Zenpen (2020)
132 min | Sport
A gritty, hardhitting boxing saga about the trials and tribulations of Suenaga, a former boxing champion suffering from ennui after a fall from grace. Struggling to survive, he accepts an ... See full summary »
Director: Masaharu Take | Stars: B.T., Ryô Katsuji, Takumi Kitamura, Mirai Moriyama
Votes: 51
50. Sin Samejima Jiken (2020)
80 min | Horror
Nana Sasaki joins an on-line meeting with her former high school classmates, Yuki and Suzu, where they rehash the terrifying Samejima Incident, an urban legend that has been circulating ... See full summary »
Director: Jirô Nagae | Stars: Sakurako Konishi, Harumi Shuhama, Rena Takeda
Votes: 69
51. Over the Sky (2020)
95 min | Animation, Drama, Fantasy
Mio has feelings for her childhood friend Arata, but can't convey her feelings. One day, as they continue their delicate relationship, the two fight over something trivial. After letting ... See full summary »
Director: Yoshinobu Sena | Stars: Saori Hayami, Takehiro Kimoto, Honoka Matsumoto, Mari Natsuki
Votes: 431
52. One in A Hundred Thousand (2020)
112 min | Drama, Romance
Rino Sakuragi is a high school student. She is good friends with Ren Kiritani who attends the same high school. They have been close since their middle school days. Rino holds special ... See full summary »
Director: Kôichirô Miki | Stars: Eiji Okuda, Alan Shirahama, Jin Shirasu, Yûsuke Sugiyama
Votes: 100
53. Ugoku Tokai - Moving City (2020)
95 min
A city person discovers twelve paths with a different sense of time. What makes us come alive? Will we go on the same way?
Director: Lars Ostmann | Star: Kuniaki Nakamura
Votes: 8
54. Hide & Sniff (2020)
49 min | Drama, Sci-Fi
"Are you ready?" Koki racks his brain to try and win a game of hide-and-seek over his wife, Arika, who has a sensitive nose. One night, Arika senses an odd smell in Koki's body. The change ... See full summary »
Director: Kôsuke Hishinuma | Stars: Miyuu Teshima, Haruka Imô, Kôta Fudauchi
55. Mibôjin geshuku? Sono 4: Konjaku tamatama kazoeuta (2020)
Director: Daikei Shimizu | Stars: Reno Aihara, Kaoru Kira, Chisa Hasegawa, Riko Matsui
56. Runway (2020)
120 min | Drama
A film adaptation of the posthumous best-selling tanka poetry collection by Shinichiro Hagihara, who suddenly ended his own life. Portraying non-regular employment, bullying, suffering and hope in contemporary society.
Director: Norichika Ôba | Stars: Hana Amano, Kôdai Asaka, Yûto Ikeda, Mansaku Ikeuchi
Votes: 21
57. Stand by Me Doraemon 2 (2020)
Not Rated | 96 min | Animation, Comedy, Drama
Nobita travels to the future to show his beloved grandma his bride, but adult Nobita has fled his own wedding. Can he ever be a good husband to Shizuka?
Directors: Ryuichi Yagi, Takashi Yamazaki | Stars: Bakarhythm, Brian Beacock, Johnny Yong Bosch, Amar Kumar Dang
Votes: 4,868
58. Food Luck (2020)
104 min | Drama
Yoshito Sato grew up with his mother Yasue after his father passed away. His mother ran a yakiniku (grilled meat) restaurant that his father had left behind. Yoshito enjoyed eating his ... See full summary »
Director: Jimon Terakado | Stars: Chizuru Azuma, Hakuryû, Ken Ishiguro, Miwako Kakei
Votes: 154
59. Kintsugi (I) (2020)
91 min | Drama
The film follows the story a man who travels to Saga to expand his pottery business in the Philippines, then falls in love with a Japanese woman who is the heiress of a flourishing pottery factory.
Director: Lawrence Fajardo | Stars: JC Santos, Hiromi Nishiuchi, Phi Palmos, Lui Manansala
Votes: 9
60. The Believers (II) (2020)
110 min | Drama
Director: Wataru Hiranami | Stars: Midori Suiren, Soichiro Tanaka
61. Jinrou Gêmu: Desugêmu no uneinin (2020)
Mystery
Director: Ryo Kawakami | Stars: Fuyuna Asakura, Nayuta Fukuzaki, Nozomi Hanayagi, Ken Nakajima
Votes: 17
62. The Legacy Of Dr. Death: Black File (2020)
121 min | Mystery, Thriller
"I'll kill you without suffering." Dr. Death, a serial killer who was asked to euthanize a person at a dark site. The Metropolitan Police Department's No. 1 combination Inukai (Ayno Go) and... See full summary »
Director: Yoshihiro Fukagawa | Stars: Gô Ayano, Keiko Kitagawa, Koshi Mizukami, Tomoya Maeno
Votes: 105
63. Looking for Magical DoReMi (2020)
91 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
The story follows three adult women from the generation who grew up watching Ojamajo Doremi. A new magical story begins once they embark on a journey together.
Directors: Haruka Kamatani, Jun'ichi Satô | Stars: Tomoko Akiya, Chiemi Chiba, Kenta Hamano, Akira Ishida
Votes: 254
64. Flight Over The Water (2020)
106 min | Sport
Female athlete Haruka shows quite a bit of promise and potential, but an unfortunate accident paralyzes her from the waist down. This not only does damage to her body, but also affects her ... See full summary »
Director: Atsushi Kaneshige | Stars: Ayami Nakajô, Kokoro Hirasawa, Yukiyoshi Ozawa, Yôsuke Sugino
Votes: 12
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