Best Japanese movies of 2010s

Actors : Kôichi Satô, Ken Takakura, Yûko Tanaka, Tsuyoshi Kusanagi,
Directors : Yasuo Furuhata,

A prison officer hands in his resignation after his wife's death, to drive to the port where she wants her ashes scattered at sea.

Actors : Kanako Momota, Ayaka Sasaki, Akari Hayami, Momoka Ariyasu,
Directors : Kôji Shiraishi,

Horror mockumentary about a school haunted by a wish-granting ghost that drags people off into hell if it deems their wish to be impure.

Actors : Rina Uchiyama, Hikari Mitsushima, Yô Ôizumi, Erika Toda,
Directors : Masato Harada,

The lives of women saved by the historical Tokei-ji Buddhist Temple.

Actors : Yoriko Dôguchi, Kaoru Hirata, Kazuki Kitamura, Yôsuke Asari,

Masterless Samurai Kyutaro Madarame is hired by a dog-loving gang to get rid of their rival gang's beloved pet, an adorable white cat. Upon raising his sword, however, he cannot bring ...

Actors : Asami, Saya Kobayashi, Iona, Yui Aikawa,
Directors : Naoyuki Tomomatsu,

Japan's war against the zombie hordes continues, and the army of Ghoul-fighting girls struggles to survive when their leader is lost to insanity.

Actors : Misaki Yonemura, Hiroya Matsumoto, Rina Saito, Haruka Shimizu,
Directors : Kenta Fukasaku,

Six classmates receive an e-mail from Asuka; who supposedly committed suicide. Later that night they all get together in a classroom and are surprised by a person wearing a bloody rat mask....

Actors : Ryan Bartley, Minami Takayama, Erica Mendez, Marieve Herington,
Directors : Takahiko Kyogoku,

The story of the film begins after the events of the second season, at the graduation ceremony of the third-year students. Knowing that the graduation of the third-year members means the ...

Actors : Christopher Bevins, Ayumi Asakura, Clint Bickham, Ryan Bijan,

The Axis Powers must band together to save the world from aliens who are painting everything white.

Actors : Mami Ozaki, Mai Fuchigami, Ai Kayano, Ikumi Nakagami,
Directors : Tsutomu Mizushima,

Ooari girls academy faces closer once again and the Tankery club girls must participate in another match to save their school from permanent closure!

Actors : Shô Sakurai, Aoi Miyazaki, Denden, Akira Emoto,
Directors : Yoshihiro Fukagawa,

There is a degree of realism when a professional in the field writes about his vocation and such is the case here. Adopted from a novel written by a doctor and set in Nagano, doctor ...

Actors : Tetsuji Tamayama, Kimiko Yo, Toshiyuki Nishida, Umika Kawashima,
Directors : Tomoyuki Takimoto,

A middle-aged divorcee (Toshiyuki Nishida) embarks on a journey across Japan with his dog Happy. Along the way, they have to overcome health issues and financial difficulties.

Actors : Shôtarô Mamiya, Miona Hori, Mizuki Itagaki, Kaisei Kamimura,
Directors : Yûki Yamato,

Hatsumi and her family live normal lives until she is used by Ryoki who begins to bully and intimidate her. Azusa is a friend in the area and also good looking. He has the hots for Hatsumi ...

Actors : Kana Hanazawa, Mayu Watanabe, Yûtarô Honjô, Daisuke Ono,
Directors : Ryôsuke Nakamura,

A mysterious new transfer student who claims to be psychic, arrives and changes the lives of a group of students.

Actors : Serena Motola, Shoko Ikezu, Tomokazu Miura, Toshiyuki Nishida,
Directors : Nobuhiro Suwa,

Inspired by an actual occurrence in Japan Haru who has relocated to Hiroshima in southern Japan comes across a rogue telephone booth in the middle of nowhere when she returns to Iwate ...

Actors : Masaki Suda, Ken Mitsuishi, Yukiko Shinohara, Yûko Tanaka,
Directors : Shinji Aoyama,

Cannes Film Festival winner Shinji Aoyama creates a chilling atmosphere in this adaptation of an award-winning novel. A young man tries to fight the deadly influence of his violent, abusive...

Actors : Seishirô Katô, Shingo Katori, Sadao Abe, Kôichi Yamadera,
Directors : Takashi Yamazaki,

On an island, the residents have named the island "Monster Island." The monsters living on the island are friendly, but live in fear of humans. A child named Kotake wanders onto the island and meet a red ogre named Naki.

Actors : Hana Kino, Mansaku Ikeuchi, Arata Iura, Hirofumi Arai,
Directors : Tatsushi Ohmori,

A child's horrific murder brings to light the haunted truth of an affair between her mother and a neighbor. As a magazine reporter investigates the case, he finds that nothing is as it seems.

Actors : Miyabi Natsuyaki, Airi Suzuki, Karen Ishida, Momoko Tsugunaga,
Directors : Mari Asato,

Yuka had the most horrifying experience of her life a year ago. Her high school classmate, Kurohane, is blessed with unparalleled literary talent, but she is bullied because of her eerie ...

Actors : Yûdai Chiba, Satoshi Tsumabuki, Yûko Takeuchi, Tsutomu Yamazaki,
Directors : Yoshihiro Nakamura,

It is eighteenth century Japan and the residents of a poor town lead a typically meagre life. Then nine residents, which include Juzaburo, hatch a scheme to improve their lots by running a ...

Actors : Takako Matsu, Yûsuke Iseya, Teruyuki Kagawa, Rena Tanaka,
Directors : Miwa Nishikawa,

After losing their restaurant in a fire, a husband and wife come up with a strange plan to rebuild their shattered finances: marrying the husband off to a series of lonely women and defrauding them.