Best Japanese movies

Actors : Yôichi Nukumizu, Mayu Matsuoka, Ai Hashimoto, Karen Kirishima,
Directors : Jun'ichi Mori,

Ichiko (Ai Hashimoto) 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 ...

Actors : Misako Renbutsu, Mao Inoue, Gô Ayano, Nanao,
Directors : Yoshihiro Nakamura,

A young woman who works at cosmetic company becomes the prime suspect after her beautiful co-worker is murdered.

Actors : Issey Takahashi, Kitarô, Tôko Miura, Kenta Hamano, Yû Aoi,
Directors : Yuki Tanada,

It was a pre-destined love and marriage for Sonoko and Tetsuo. They tied the knot and became husband and wife no questions asked. All is well then. Well, perhaps not. Each holds a secret ...

Actors : Jerry Fujio, Shôki Fukae, Chitose Kobayashi, Jô Shishido,
Directors : Takashi Nomura,

A hit man is hired to kill a mob boss. After the deed is done, he and his driver are wanted dead by rival gangs who joined forces.

Actors : Juro Kara, Yasuko Sanjo, Masao Imafuku, Katsuo Nakamura,
Directors : Toshio Matsumoto,

After being robbed by a geisha, a ronin warrior carves a bloody path to seek revenge.

Actors : Ayumi Hamasaki, Kouji Yamaguchi, Yoshinori Okada, Kumi Takada,
Directors : Ryosuke Hashiguchi,

The movie is built around the very complex relationships between Yoshida, leaving Shimizu for Aihara (or at least he tries to), and his friend Ito, whose love for Yoshida seems to have ...

Actors : Rich Ting, Masahiro Higashide, Takehiro Hira, Mirai Moriyama, Anne Yatco,
Directors : Yoshihiro Mori,

Prodded by a friend request, a forty-something recalls his past relationships from the 90s onward, looking for his vanished hopes and dreams.

Actors : Yûko Minaguchi, Ryô Horikawa, Masako Nozawa, Toshio Furukawa,
Directors : Tetsuro Kodama,

The Red Ribbon Army from Goku's past has returned with two new androids to challenge him and his friends.

Actors : Tetsuji Tamayama, Mika Nakashima, Yui Ichikawa, Nobuo Kyô,
Directors : Kentarô Ohtani,

Follows the struggles through life and relationships of Komatsu Nana and Osaki Nana.

Actors : Kenji Nojima, Mai Nakahara, Ryôtarô Okiayu, Kikuko Inoue,
Directors : Osamu Dezaki,

Okazaki Tomoya is a delinquent who finds life dull and believes he'll never amount to anything. Along with his friend Sunohara, he skips school and plans to waste his high school days away.

Actors : Kumiko Asô, Takaaki Enoki, Leona Hirota, Teisui Ichiryûsai,
Directors : Hideo Nakata,

Japan, 250 years ago. Soetsu is a moneylender who is killed by the cruel samurai Shinzaemon. His body is dumped in the Kasenega-Fuchi river. According to legend, all who drown in the river ...

Actors : Ken Mitsuishi, Hikari Mitsushima, Tasuku Nagaoka, Eriko Nakamura,
Directors : Momoko Andô,

The story of the relationship between a college student whose relationship with her boyfriend is going nowhere and a bisexual medical artist who makes prosthetic body parts.

Actors : Hilary Haag, David Matranga, Andy McAvin, David Wald,
Directors : Susumu Kudo,

In a futuristic society, a 15-year-old prostitute named Rune Balot is rescued after being nearly killed. She is subconsciously given the choice to continue living due to an emergency ...

Actors : Noriaki Sugiyama, Jun'ichi Suwabe, Kana Ueda, Ayako Kawasumi,
Directors : Ken'ichi Takeshita,

The war for the Holy Grail is on. Master/Servant team pairs made up of Magi and the summoned spirits of legendary warriors do battle to the death in their quest for the right to claim the ...

Actors : Cocco, Shin'ya Tsukamoto, Eiichi Takahashi, Yûko Nakamura,
Directors : Shin'ya Tsukamoto,

The story of a single mother who suffers from double vision; caring for her baby is a nerve-wrecking task that eventually leads her to a nervous breakdown. She is suspected of being a child...

Actors : Mana Ashida, Karina, Ken'ichi Matsuyama, Mirei Kiritani,
Directors : SABU,

The movie is about a young man whose life has changed after adopting a little girl. He relizes how hard to be a father and how much is the girl precious to him

Actors : Eri Kitamura, Aoi Yûki, Kaori Mizuhashi, Chiwa Saitô,

A mysterious creature "Kyubey" offers a young girl named Madoka Kaname the chance to have any one wish granted to her. In exchange she must battle evil creatures named "Witches" at the risk of losing her life.

Actors : Daisuke Namikawa, Atsuko Tanaka, Mie Sonozaki, Miyuki Sawashiro,
Directors : Fuminori Kizaki,

Based on the 2009 game, Bayonetta: Bloody Fate follows the story of the witch Bayonetta, as she defeats the blood-thirsty Angels and tries to remember her past from before the time she ...

Actors : Mamoru Miyano, Yôko Hikasa, Yoshimasa Hosoya, Tamio Ôki,
Directors : Ryôtarô Makihara,

A humanoid robot is asked to replace Hal, who was killed in a terrible accident, in order help Hal's girlfriend move on in life, but struggles to understand the real Hal's past and the meaning of being alive.

Actors : Jun Kunimura, Ayumi Itô, Sôsuke Ikematsu, Gô Ayano,
Directors : Shûichi Okita,

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