Japanese Movies
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1. Seven Days: Monday - Thursday (2015)
66 min | Comedy, Romance
Toji is a popular high school boy who is easy to get, but difficult to keep. He will date anyone who asks him on a Monday, but is done with the person by the end of the week. Fellow student... See full summary »
Director: Kenji Yokoi | Stars: Tomoki Hirose, Yûki Hiyori, Rin Ishikawa, Itsuki Sagara
Votes: 634
2. Seven Days: Friday - Sunday (2015)
82 min | Comedy, Romance
The second part, the first part is Seven days Monday - Thursday. The continuation of Seryou and Shinos date week, two high school students.
Director: Kenji Yokoi | Stars: Tomoki Hirose, Yûki Hiyori, Rin Ishikawa, Itsuki Sagara
Votes: 537
3. L.DK (2014)
113 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Aoi lives in an apartment by herself. Shusei moves in next to Aoi's apartment. Shusei is a very popular student. Due to a mistake, Aoi makes the sprinkler go off in his room. Until his room is fixed, he stays with Aoi.
Director: Taisuke Kawamura | Stars: Kento Yamazaki, Ren Kiriyama, Miho Shiraishi, Takashi Fujii
Votes: 1,660
4. Say 'I Love You' (2014)
102 min | Drama, Romance
About one gloomy girl named Mei who injures the most popular male student named Yamato. Somehow, Yamato likes Mei and one day, Yamato saves Mei from a stalker by kissing her. From that kiss, their love story begins.
Director: Asako Hyuga | Stars: Haruna Kawaguchi, Sôta Fukushi, Nanami Abe, Rika Adachi
Votes: 1,322
5. Junjô (2010)
87 min | Drama, Romance
Through a coincidence Tozaki runs into Kurata, his first crush from high school. They begin a relationship, but Kurata's jealousy starts causing problems.
Director: Satoshi Kaneda | Stars: Rakuto Tochihara, Yûta Takahashi, Mitsuyoshi Shinoda, Miki Isa
Votes: 153
6. Rich Man, Poor Woman in New York (2013 TV Movie)
144 min | Comedy, Drama
Makoto who is working in Brazil is back in Japan for a short stay. However, not having a place for the week she stays over at Toru's house. Their lifestyles though are not exactly good matches and soon the tension begins to simmer.
Director: Masaki Nishiura | Stars: Saki Aibu, Yôsuke Asari, Brandon Francis, Shô Ikushima
Votes: 332
7. Innocent Lilies (2013)
98 min | Action
A young girl who lost her sister enrolls in a magical school for witches hoping to save other girls. Once there strange things start to happen and she must come to terms with the cost of ... See full synopsis »
Director: Kôichi Sakamoto | Stars: Moga Mogami, Nemu Yumemi, Mirin Furukawa, Eimi Naruse
Votes: 15
8. Takumi-kun Series: Soshite harukaze ni sasayaite (2007)
74 min | Comedy, Drama
A 2nd year student is assigned a handsome new roommate at the start of the school year.
Director: Kazuhiro Yokoyama | Stars: Tomo Yanagishita, Keisuke Kato, Yasuka Saito, Yukihiro Takiguchi
Votes: 245
9. Tokyo Ghoul (2017)
TV-MA | 119 min | Action, Drama, Fantasy
A Tokyo college student is attacked by a ghoul, a superpowered human who feeds on human flesh. He survives, but has become part ghoul and becomes a fugitive on the run.
Director: Kentarô Hagiwara | Stars: Masataka Kubota, Fumika Shimizu, Nobuyuki Suzuki, Hiyori Sakurada
Votes: 3,909
10. Hana yori dango: Fainaru (2008)
131 min | Drama
Makino and Domyoji have decided to marry, but are they really ready to take that step? F4 (Flower Four), 4 close friends, are crucial to helping them determine if they are ready to make a lifetime commitment to each other.
Director: Yasuharu Ishii | Stars: Mao Inoue, Jun Matsumoto, Shun Oguri, Shôta Matsuda
Votes: 1,563
11. Erased (2016)
120 min | Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi
Struggling manga author Satoru Fujinuma is beset by his fear to express himself. However, he has a supernatural ability of being forced to prevent deaths and catastrophes by being sent back... See full summary »
Director: Yûichirô Hirakawa | Stars: Tamae Andô, Kasumi Arimura, Yasushi Fuchikami, Kôta Fudauchi
Votes: 944
12. Parasyte: Part 1 (2014)
109 min | Action, Drama, Horror
The humanity is suffering from murders all over the globe, called "Mincemeat murders". High school student, Izumi Shinichi has a parasite living off him, having replaced his right hand, and he might be the discoverer of truth.
Director: Takashi Yamazaki | Stars: Shôta Sometani, Eri Fukatsu, Ai Hashimoto, Kazuki Kitamura
Votes: 5,408
13. Battle Royale (2000)
Not Rated | 114 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
In the future, the Japanese government captures a class of ninth-grade students and forces them to kill one another under the revolutionary "Battle Royale" act.
Director: Kinji Fukasaku | Stars: Tatsuya Fujiwara, Aki Maeda, Tarô Yamamoto, Chiaki Kuriyama
Votes: 194,542
14. Wolf Girl and Black Prince (2016)
116 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Erika captured a photo of a handsome guy and told her friends that he is her boyfriend. Upon finding this out, the boy proposed to go with her pretense as long as she acts as his pet dog.
Director: Ryûichi Hiroki | Stars: Fumi Nikaidô, Kento Yamazaki, Megumi Abe, Riria Baba
Votes: 1,395
15. Rage (2016)
142 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller
A grisly unsolved murder links three seemingly unrelated stories in three different Japanese cities.
Director: Sang-il Lee | Stars: Ken Watanabe, Mirai Moriyama, Aoi Miyazaki, Satoshi Tsumabuki
Votes: 3,410
16. The First Time (2010)
14 min | Short, Drama, Romance
Yoyoko has offered to help her friend, Koichi, practice his moves as he learns how to seduce his girlfriend. But Yoyoko's own desire leads her astray.
Director: Emmanuel Osei-Kuffour | Stars: Miyu Hamada, Miyuki Kuroda, Eri Osonoe, Shotaro Uzawa
17. No Touching at All (2014)
84 min | Drama, Romance
Toshiaki is a young gay man. On the first day of work, he meets Yosuke in the elevator. Yosuke is Toshiaki's new boss. Toshiaki is attracted to Yosuke. Toshiaki can't be honest with his ... See full summary »
Director: Chihiro Amano | Stars: Shôichi Matsuda, Yuya Mito, Masashi Taniguchi, Shô Tomita
Votes: 863
18. Takumi-kun Series: Nijiiro no garasu (2009)
74 min | Drama
Takumi and Gii are now a couple, but Takumi is still uncomfortable with showing affection. Not only that, but Takumi grows jealous when Gii starts paying attention to a good-looking first year student. Is Gii's love really that fickle?
Director: Takeshi Yokoi | Stars: Kyosuke Hamao, Daisuke Watanabe, Yukihiro Takiguchi, Yûta Takahashi
Votes: 178
19. Cold Fish (2010)
Not Rated | 146 min | Crime, Drama, Horror
The lives of a bored suburban couple are changed forever when a seemingly nice old man gives their daughter a job at his fish store, and soon his gruesome hobbies are brought to light.
Director: Sion Sono | Stars: Mitsuru Fukikoshi, Denden, Asuka Kurosawa, Megumi Kagurazaka
Votes: 14,539
20. Crows Zero (2007)
130 min | Action, Comedy, Crime
A transfer student attempts to take over the most violent high school in the country, whose students form factions and battle each other for power.
Director: Takashi Miike | Stars: Shun Oguri, Kyôsuke Yabe, Meisa Kuroki, Kenta Kiritani
Votes: 8,926
21. Grotesque (2009)
Not Rated | 73 min | Horror, Thriller
A doctor kidnaps a young couple and forces them into a game of torment that slowly extinguishes their hopes for survival.
Director: Kôji Shiraishi | Stars: Kotoha Hiroyama, Hiroaki Kawatsure, Shigeo Ôsako, Tsugumi Nagasawa
Votes: 7,462
22. Ichi the Killer (2001)
R | 129 min | Action, Crime, Drama
As sadomasochistic yakuza enforcer Kakihara searches for his missing boss he comes across Ichi, a repressed and psychotic killer who may be able to inflict levels of pain that Kakihara has only dreamed of achieving.
Director: Takashi Miike | Stars: Tadanobu Asano, Nao Ômori, Shin'ya Tsukamoto, Paulyn Sun
Votes: 60,081 | Gross: $0.02M
23. Suicide Club (2001)
R | 99 min | Crime, Drama, Horror
A detective is trying to find the cause of a string of suicides.
Director: Sion Sono | Stars: Ryo Ishibashi, Masatoshi Nagase, Mai Hosho, Tamao Satô
Votes: 22,233
24. Lesson of the Evil (2012)
Unrated | 129 min | Horror, Thriller
A popular high school teacher concocts an extreme plan to deal with the rise of bullying and bad behavior among the student body.
Director: Takashi Miike | Stars: Fumi Nikaidô, Takehiro Hira, Hideaki Itô, Shôta Sometani
Votes: 6,796
25. Tag (2015)
85 min | Action, Drama, Fantasy
A girl's life cascades into chaos as everyone around her suffers a gruesome fate while she becomes less certain of who she is and her once-once normal.
Director: Sion Sono | Stars: Reina Triendl, Mariko Shinoda, Erina Mano, Yuki Sakurai
Votes: 8,105
26. Confessions (2010)
Not Rated | 106 min | Drama, Thriller
A psychological thriller of a grieving mother turned cold-blooded avenger with a twisty master plan to pay back those who were responsible for her daughter's death.
Director: Tetsuya Nakashima | Stars: Takako Matsu, Yoshino Kimura, Masaki Okada, Yukito Nishii
Votes: 42,094
27. Audition (1999)
R | 115 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery
A widower takes an offer to screen girls at a special audition, arranged for him by a friend to find him a new wife. The one he fancies is not who she appears to be after all.
Director: Takashi Miike | Stars: Ryo Ishibashi, Eihi Shiina, Tetsu Sawaki, Jun Kunimura
Votes: 89,312
28. Close Range Love (2014)
118 min | Drama, Romance
A smart high school student falls in love with her new handsome English teacher after she begins to receive one-on-one tutoring from him.
Director: Naoto Kumazawa | Stars: Tomohisa Yamashita, Nana Komatsu, Mika Akizuki, Hirofumi Arai
Votes: 2,049
29. Double Mints (2017)
100 min | Crime, Drama, Romance
When one Mitsuo Ichikawa hears from another Mitsuo Ichikawa, who was a school-mate of his and also a senior and a mentor he learns that the caller is not only a thug, but has also murdered ... See full summary »
Director: Eiji Uchida | Stars: Yasushi Fuchikami, Wataru Ichinose, Shunpei Kawagoishi, Shigemitsu Ogi
Votes: 256
30. My Little Monster (2018)
105 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Haru is a trouble maker absentee. Shizuku is a frigid study geek. They may be a weird combination, but Haru is eager to cling to Shizuku.
Director: Shô Tsukikawa | Stars: Masaki Suda, Tao Tsuchiya, Yûki Furukawa, Minami Hamabe
Votes: 798
31. Restart After Come Back Home (2020)
99 min | Drama, Romance
Mitsuomi Kozuka quits his job in Tokyo to return to his rural hometown for the first time in a decade. There, he meets Yamato Kumai, who convinces him to help out on his farm, where their relationship grows and changes them both.
Director: Ryûta Inoue | Stars: Yûki Furukawa, Yukijirô Hotaru, Masahiro Kômoto, Eri Murakawa
Votes: 622
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