Best Japanese movies of 2010s

Actors : Saori Hayami, Takeshi Kusao, Midori Yûki, Kôichi Yamadera,

A traveler is confronted by spirits in an abandoned shrine; a story of honor and firefighting in ancient Japan; a white bear defends the royal family from a monstrous red demon; ragtag soldiers battle a robotic force in futuristic Japan.

Actors : Ken'ichirô Matsuda, Ikkyu Juku, Maaya Sakamoto, Tarusuke Shingaki,

Motoko and Batou work to try to stop a terrorist organization whose symbol is the Scylla. Meanwhile, Togusa investigates a murder of a man who possessed a prosthetic leg manufactured by the Mermaid's Leg corporation.

Actors : Kitarô, Issey Takahashi, 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 : Satomi Ishihara, Ryôsei Tayama, Kôji Seto, Tsutomu Takahashi,
Directors : Tsutomu Hanabusa,

The spiteful ghost of Sadako, a murdered woman whose body was thrown down a well, reaches Internet searching for a host in order to live once again.

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 : Maho Yamada, Ken Mitsuishi, Mikako Ichikawa, Reiko Kusamura,
Directors : Naoko Ogigami,

A single woman runs a rent-a-cat service to provide companions for lonely people.

Actors : Ken Mitsuishi, Tatsuo Nadaka, Toshiyuki Nishida, Takeshi Kitano,
Directors : Takeshi Kitano,

Five years after surviving the all-out war between the Sanno and Hanabishi crime families, former yakuza boss Otomo now works in South Korea for Mr. Chang, a renowned fixer whose influence extends into Japan. A relatively minor incident causes tensions to rise between Chang Enterprises and the faraway powerful Hanabishi. The growing conflict gets out of hand and ignites a ferocious power struggle...

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

Were people's lives changed by having known Yonosuke?

Actors : Masataka Kubota, Nobuyuki Suzuki, Maika Yamamoto, Kai Ogasawara,

A sketchy ghoul named Gourmet invites a college student named Kaneki to dine with him at a special restaurant where the young man may find himself on the menu.

Actors : Dean Newcombe, Lily Franky, Tatsuya Nakamura, Yûko Nakamura,
Directors : Shin'ya Tsukamoto,

A Japanese soldier endures illness, starvation and brutality in the Philippines at the tail end of WW2.

Actors : Atsuko Maeda, Hiroki Narimiya, Masanobu Katsumura, Ryô Iwamatsu,
Directors : Hideo Nakata,

Nursing student Asuka (Atsuko Maeda) has just moved into an apartment complex with her parents and younger brother. On the first night in her new room, she is awoken by a strange scratching...

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 : Dallas Reid, Clifford Chapin, Justin Briner, Sumire Uesaka,
Directors : Takaharu Ozaki,

In a world dominated by monsters, a young priestess decides to train as an adventurer to deal with the threat. She joins a group of inexperienced fighters who have set out to drive the goblins away.

Actors : Kane Kosugi, Shun Oguri, Rinko Kikuchi, Rila Fukushima,
Directors : Takashi Miike,

In an attempt to colonize Mars, 21st century scientists seed the planet with algae to absorb sun light and purify the atmosphere, and cockroaches who in turn spread the algae as they feed. ...

Actors : Noriaki Sugiyama, Jun'ichi Suwabe, Ayako Kawasumi, Kana Ueda,
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 : 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 : 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 : Rie Kugimiya, Steve Blum, Shin'ichirô Miki, Wendee Lee,
Directors : Seiji Mizushima,

With Earth now left in ruins following the "Nano Hazard," most of humanity has abandoned the planet they once called home along with their physical bodies and rebuilt their digitalized ...

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