Critically acclaimed Japanese movies of 2010s

Actors : Hidetoshi Nishijima, Miori Takimoto, Hideaki Anno, Masahiko Nishimura,
Directors : Hayao Miyazaki,

A look at the life of Jiro Horikoshi, the man who designed Japanese fighter planes during World War II.

Actors : Kôji Yakusho, Takayuki Yamada, Yûsuke Iseya, Ikki Sawamura,
Directors : Takashi Miike,

A group of assassins come together for a suicide mission to kill an evil lord.

Actors : Rin Takanashi, Ryo Kase, Denden, Tadashi Okuno,
Directors : Abbas Kiarostami,

In Tokyo, a young sex worker develops an unexpected connection with a widower over a period of two days.

Actors : Kôji Yakusho, Haru Kuroki, Moka Kamishiraishi, Gen Hoshino,
Directors : Mamoru Hosoda,

A young boy encounters a magical garden which enables him to travel through time and meet his relatives from different eras, with guidance by his younger sister from the future.

Actors : Masami Nagasawa, Hiroshi Abe, Ohshirô Maeda, Kôki Maeda,
Directors : Hirokazu Koreeda,

Twelve-year-old Koichi, who has been separated from his brother Ryunosuke due to his parents' divorce, hears a rumor that the new bullet trains will precipitate a wish-granting miracle when they pass each other at top speed.

Actors : Hana Sugisaki, Hayato Ichihara, Sôta Fukushi, Takuya Kimura,
Directors : Takashi Miike,

Manji, a highly skilled samurai, becomes cursed with immortality after a legendary battle. Haunted by the brutal murder of his sister, Manji knows that only fighting evil will regain his soul. He promises to help a young girl named Rin avenge her parents, who were killed by a group of master swordsmen led by ruthless warrior Anotsu. The mission will change Manji in ways he could never imagine - ...

Actors : Kotaro Daigo, Nana Mori, Shun Oguri, Sei Hiraizumi,
Directors : Makoto Shinkai,

A high-school boy who has run away to Tokyo befriends a girl who appears to be able to manipulate the weather.

Actors : Issey Takahashi, Masahiro Higashide, Yû Aoi, Ryôta Bandô,
Directors : Kiyoshi Kurosawa,

A Japanese merchant who leaves his wife behind in order to travel to Manchuria, where he witnesses an act of barbarism. His subsequent actions cause misunderstanding, jealousy and legal problems for his wife.

Actors : Kôji Yakusho, Hikari Mitsushima, Munetaka Aoki, Naoto Takenaka,
Directors : Takashi Miike,

An tale of revenge, honor and disgrace, centering on a poverty-stricken samurai who discovers the fate of his ronin son-in-law, setting in motion a tense showdown of vengeance against the house of a feudal lord.

Actors : Umetani Hideyasu, Miki Fujimaki, Take Nakamura, Shun Ishigaki,
Directors : Werner Herzog,

A man is hired to impersonate the missing father of a young girl.

Actors : Miki Mizuno, Masatoshi Nagase, Kirin Kiki, Kyara Uchida,
Directors : Naomi Kawase,

The manager of a pancake stall finds himself confronted with an odd but sympathetic elderly woman looking for work. A taste of her homemade bean jelly convinces him to hire her, which ...

Actors : Johnny Yong Bosch, Brendan Blaber, Felecia Angelle, Christopher Bevins,
Directors : Kenji Nagasaki,

A group of youths aspiring to become professional superheroes, fight in a world full of people with abilities, also known as quirks. Deku and his fellow classmates from Hero Academy face Nine, the strongest villain yet.

Actors : Jun Kunimura, Hiroki Hasegawa, Shin'ichi Tsutsumi, Fumi Nikaidô,
Directors : Sion Sono,

A renegade film crew becomes embroiled with a yakuza clan feud.

Actors : Johnny Yong Bosch, John Eric Bentley, Steve Blum, Melissa Fahn,
Directors : Hiroyuki Imaishi,

A futuristic firefighting mecha service is created to protect the world.

Actors : Hiromi Nagasaku, Reo Sato, Aju Makita, Arata Iura,
Directors : Naomi Kawase,

A woman with an adopted child is contacted unexpectedly by the child's birth mother.

Actors : Yûka, Karen Miyama, Toshiyuki Nishida, Daizaburo Arakawa,
Directors : Hiroyuki Okiura,

Clinging to an unfinished letter written by her recently deceased father, young Momo moves with her mother from bustling Tokyo to the remote Japanese island of Shio. Upon their arrival, she...

Actors : Tetsuya Bessho, Motoko Gollent, Mike Wiluan, Yoshihiro Tatsumi,
Directors : Eric Khoo,

A story based on the life and short stories of Yoshihiro Tatsumi, a mangaka known for his gekiga style of alternate Japanese manga.

Actors : Nana Seino, Ryôhei Suzuki, Shunsuke Daitô, Young Dais,
Directors : Sion Sono,

In an alternate Japan, territorial street gangs form opposing factions collectively known as the Tokyo Tribes. Merra, leader of the Wu-Ronz tribe of Bukuro crosses the line to conquer all of Tokyo. The war begins.

Actors : Honoka Matsumoto, Rina Kawaei, Ryôta Katayose, Kentarô Itô,
Directors : Masaaki Yuasa,

A surfer and firefighter meet and fall in love.

Actors : Fumi Nikaidô, Shôta Sometani, Tetsu Watanabe, Mitsuru Fukikoshi,
Directors : Sion Sono,

After two teenagers from abusive households befriend each other, their lives take a dark adventure into existentialism, despair, and human frailty.