Japanese movies
by ngbookwormng | created - 05 Oct 2021 | updated - 05 Oct 2021 | Publicmovies
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1. Like Father, Like Son (2013)
Not Rated | 121 min | Drama
Ryota is a successful workaholic businessman. When he learns that his biological son was switched with another boy after birth, he faces the difficult decision to choose his true son or the boy he and his wife have raised as their own.
Director: Kore-eda Hirokazu | Stars: Masaharu Fukuyama, Machiko Ono, Yôko Maki, Lily Franky
Votes: 28,154 | Gross: $0.28M
2. Little Forest: Summer/Autumn (2014)
111 min | Drama
Ichiko lived in a big city, but goes back to her small hometown Komori, located on a mountain in the Tohoku region. She is self-sufficient. Ichiko gains energy living among nature and eating foods she makes from seasonal ingredients.
Director: Jun'ichi Mori | Stars: Ai Hashimoto, Mayu Matsuoka, Yôichi Nukumizu, Karen Kirishima
Votes: 3,471
3. Little Forest: Winter/Spring (2015)
120 min | Drama
Ichiko lived in a big city, but goes back to her small hometown Komori, located on a mountain in the Tohoku region. She is self-sufficient. Ichiko gains energy living among nature and eating foods she makes from seasonal ingredients.
Director: Jun'ichi Mori | Stars: Ai Hashimoto, Mayu Matsuoka, Yôichi Nukumizu, Karen Kirishima
Votes: 2,892
4. Nobody Knows (2004)
PG-13 | 141 min | Drama
In a small Tokyo apartment, twelve-year-old Akira must care for his younger siblings after their mother leaves them and shows no sign of returning.
Director: Kore-eda Hirokazu | Stars: Yûya Yagira, Ayu Kitaura, Hiei Kimura, Momoko Shimizu
Votes: 31,420 | Gross: $0.68M
5. Shoplifters (2018)
R | 121 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
On the margins of Tokyo, a dysfunctional band of outsiders are united by loyalty, a penchant for petty theft and playful grifting. When the young son is arrested, secrets are exposed that upend their tenuous, below-the-radar existence.
Director: Kore-eda Hirokazu | Stars: Lily Franky, Sakura Andô, Kirin Kiki, Mayu Matsuoka
Votes: 86,484 | Gross: $3.31M
6. Survival Family (2016)
117 min | Adventure, Comedy, Family
After a sudden worldwide power cut, a Tokyo family are caught up in the chaos as millions traverse the country in search of electricity.
Director: Shinobu Yaguchi | Stars: Fumiyo Kohinata, Eri Fukatsu, Yuki Izumisawa, Wakana Aoi
Votes: 3,014
7. 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: 16,903 | Gross: $0.46M
8. Neko Atsume House (2017)
92 min | Family
A novelist who is struggling with writer's block finds in a cat an unusual way of easing his anxieties and will challenge himself to make the cat visit him again
Director: Masatoshi Kurakata | Stars: Atsushi Itô, Tae Kimura, Shioli Kutsuna, Tomorô Taguchi
Votes: 168
9. Norwegian Wood (2010)
Not Rated | 133 min | Drama, Romance
Toru recalls his life in the 1960s, when his friend Kizuki killed himself and he grew close to Naoko, Kizuki's girlfriend, and another woman, the outgoing, lively Midori.
Director: Anh Hung Tran | Stars: Ken'ichi Matsuyama, Rinko Kikuchi, Kiko Mizuhara, Kengo Kôra
Votes: 12,465 | Gross: $0.01M
10. April Story (1998)
67 min | Drama, Romance
In spring, a young girl leaves the island of Hokkaido to attend university in Tokyo.
Director: Shunji Iwai | Stars: Takako Matsu, Seiichi Tanabe, Kazuhiko Kato, Kaori Fujii
Votes: 4,088
11. Your Lie in April (2016)
TV-14 | 122 min | Drama, Music, Romance
A piano prodigy who lost his ability to play after suffering a traumatic event in his childhood is forced back into the spotlight by an eccentric girl with a secret of her own.
Director: Takehiko Shinjô | Stars: Kento Yamazaki, Suzu Hirose, Anna Ishii, Taishi Nakagawa
Votes: 1,718
12. Blue Summer (2018)
113 min | Adventure, Comedy, Drama
An urban girl spends a summer in the country, and meets a young boy. Is this the start of love?
Director: Takeshi Furusawa | Stars: Shiori Akita, Wakana Aoi, Seika Furuhata, Takumi Kizu
Votes: 116
13. 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
14. Daytime Shooting Star (2017)
119 min | Family, Romance
Suzume Yosano's parents have decided to move to Bangladesh when her father's job gets transferred there. However, they're not taking her with them. So, Suzume moves to Tokyo to live with ... See full summary »
Director: Takehiko Shinjô | Stars: Mei Nagano, Shôhei Miura, Alan Shirahama, Maika Yamamoto
Votes: 711
15. One Week Friends (2017)
120 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Yuki Hase befriended a lonely girl classmate when he notices that she's always alone. Upon knowing the girl, he found out a serious matter about her that can either make him put a space between them, or make them closer to each other.
Director: Shôsuke Murakami | Stars: Haruna Kawaguchi, Kento Yamazaki, Seika Furuhata, Sairi Itô
Votes: 1,523
16. My Teacher (2017)
113 min | Drama, Romance
Kosaku Ito (Toma Ikuta) teaches world history at a high school. He looks inflexible, but, in fact, he has a warm heart. Hibiki Shimada (Suzu Hirose) is a student and she has a crush on ... See full summary »
Director: Takahiro Miki | Stars: Manami Higa, Suzu Hirose, Tôma Ikuta, Kentarô Itô
Votes: 1,365
17. Peach Girl (2017)
116 min | Comedy, Romance
Momo Adachi is a female high school student. She appears to be a wild girl due to her tan skin and dyed hair, but she is a actually naive and sweet student. Since her days in middle school,... See full summary »
Director: Kôji Shintoku | Stars: Kei Inoo, Mizuki Yamamoto, Momoko Kikuchi, Daisuke Kikuta
Votes: 647
18. Chihayafuru Part I (2016)
111 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
The first part of the "Chihayafuru" trilogy. Chihaya is a high school student who loves Karuta, a traditional card game from Japan. Chihaya and her friends start a Karuta club at high school to become the greatest Karuta player in Japan.
Director: Norihiro Koizumi | Stars: Suzu Hirose, Shûhei Nomura, Mackenyu, Mone Kamishiraishi
Votes: 1,208
19. Chihayafuru Part III (2018)
128 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
The third part of the "Chihayafuru" trilogy that takes place 2 years after "Chihayafuru Part II". Chihaya is now a high school senior who is ready to enter another national competition alongside her friends.
Director: Norihiro Koizumi | Stars: Suzu Hirose, Shûhei Nomura, Mackenyu, Mone Kamishiraishi
Votes: 679
20. Chihayafuru Part II (2016)
102 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
The second part of the "Chihayafuru" trilogy following the Karuta tournament in Tokyo. Chihaya's team is ready for the national competition. However, she is disappointed to hear that her childhood best friend has quit the game.
Director: Norihiro Koizumi | Stars: Suzu Hirose, Shûhei Nomura, Mackenyu, Mone Kamishiraishi
Votes: 939
21. Flying Colors (2015)
117 min | Comedy, Drama
Fact-based tale of a slacker high-school girl, years behind in her studies, who decides to start working hard and pass the entrance exams to a prestigious university in Japan.
Director: Nobuhiro Doi | Stars: Kasumi Arimura, Nanami Abe, Morio Agata, Atsushi Itô
Votes: 4,008
22. From Me to You (2010)
128 min | Drama, Romance
A girl that resemble "Sadako" of the movie Ring is being feared by her classmates. She is avoided by everyone.While everyone is avoiding her, the popular boy Shota Kazehaya befriends her, and their love begins to grow.
Director: Naoto Kumazawa | Stars: Mikako Tabe, Haruma Miura, Misako Renbutsu, Haru Aoyama
Votes: 2,945
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