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The Fable

The Fable

The Fable
IMDb: 6.5
123

The Fable is a legendary yakuza hitman equal to none—but his boss orders him and his sultry associate to lay low and learn how to live a “normal life” in…

Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime
A Ghost of a Chance

A Ghost of a Chance

A Ghost of a Chance
IMDb: 6.9
142

Defence lawyer Emi is assigned to a particularly unusual case: a man is suspected of murdering his wealthy wife, and his only alibi is a 421-year old ghost, Rokubei. At…

Wait and See

Wait and See

Wait and See
IMDb: 6.3
100

A salaryman faces a major life change as his firm undergoes financial difficulties. To add to his troubles, a man claiming to be his long-estranged father shows up at his…

Genre: Drama
Gonin

Gonin

Gonin
IMDb: 6.7
109

Five men plot to steal a large sum of money from the local yakuza, but everything does not go as planned and the men find themselves hunted down by contract…

The Magic Hour

The Magic Hour

The Magic Hour
IMDb: 7.2
136

A hustler who gets in trouble with a gang boss in the port town of Sukago agrees to make good with the don by putting him in contact with a…

The Last Ronin

The Last Ronin

The Last Ronin
IMDb: 7.2
133

16 years after the fateful “revenge of the Forty-seven Ronin,” involving samurais from the Ako domain who avenged their leader and then commited seppuku (ritual suicide), the sole survivor of…

Genre: Drama, History
Wild Berries

Wild Berries

Wild Berries
IMDb: 6.6
108

A portrait of an ordinary family that turns unstable when their frivolous son Shuji returns home after a long absence.

Genre: Comedy, Drama
The Fable: The Killer Who Doesn’t Kill

The Fable: The Killer Who Doesn’t Kill

The Fable: The Killer Who Doesn’t Kill
IMDb: 7.3
132

Akira is the legendary killer known as The Fable. Following the order of his boss and due to being overworked, he lives peacefully with his partner Yoko as ordinary siblings….

Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime
That’s The Way!!

That’s The Way!!

That’s The Way!!
IMDb: 6
111

A rookie editor Hatsumi Takeda becomes an editor of Fujio Akatsuka who is known as the king of gag manga. Hanging out with her, Akatsuka sees through Hatsumi’s talent to…

Genre: Comedy
Fukushima 50

Fukushima 50

Fukushima 50
IMDb: 6
122

Workers at the Fukushima Daiichi facility in Japan risk their lives and stay at the nuclear power plant to prevent total destruction after the region is devastated by an earthquake…

Genre: Drama, History
Sukiyaki Western Django

Sukiyaki Western Django

Sukiyaki Western Django
IMDb: 6.2
121

Several hundred years after the Battle of Dannoura, the Genji and Heike clans face off again in a poor mountain town with a buried treasure legend. A revolver-wielding stranger, a…

My Friend “A”

My Friend “A”

My Friend “A”
IMDb: 5.7
129

An ex-journalist Masuda whose article caused a scandalous fatality now works at a small factory. He learns that his colleague Suzuki is a former convict who killed some children back…

Unforgiven

Unforgiven

Unforgiven
IMDb: 7
135

Set in Hokkaido, Japan in the 1880s. Jubei Kamata (Ken Watanabe), who is on the side of the Edo shogunate government, kills many people. His name is infamous in Kyoto….

Genre: Action, Crime, Drama
A Gentle Breeze in the Village

A Gentle Breeze in the Village

A Gentle Breeze in the Village
IMDb: 7.2
121

Based on a popular manga, the film is a tender coming-of-age love story set deep in Japan’s countryside. When eighth grade cool guy Hiromi transfers from Tokyo to a small…

Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
When the Last Sword Is Drawn

When the Last Sword Is Drawn

When the Last Sword Is Drawn
IMDb: 7.5
137

Kanichiro Yoshimura is a Samurai and Family man who can no longer support his wife and children on the the low pay he receives from his small town clan, he…

Genre: Action, Drama, History
Spiral

Spiral

Spiral
IMDb: 5.2
97

A young pathologist seeks answers to the mysterious death of a friend and soon comes into contact with the same cursed videotape that caused the death of the friend’s wife…

Infection

Infection

Infection
IMDb: 6.1
98

Infection takes place in a dark, isolated hospital, where one doctors mistake has led to dire consequences for a patient. In a hospital death is just a breath away.

Kamui

Kamui

Kamui
IMDb: 5.7
115

Kamui is a ninja on the run from the world of ninja bound by rules in search of true freedom. However, he is burdened with the fate, where it is…

Genre: Action, Drama
Crest of Betrayal

Crest of Betrayal

Crest of Betrayal
IMDb: 6.3
106

Iuemon is left master less after his master, Lord Asano, attempts to kill the treacherous Lord Kira and out of desperation and due to the extreme poverty he now lives…

Genre: Action, Drama, Horror
Battle Anthem

Battle Anthem

Battle Anthem
IMDb: 6.8
131

The story of Japan’s victory in the battle of Tsushima Strait.

Genre: History, War
The Silk Road

The Silk Road

The Silk Road
IMDb: 7
143

In 1026, students in western China are shanghaied into the forces of crown prince Li Yuanhao of Xi Xia, who wants to control the length of the Silk Road. One…

Genre: Drama
Lovers Lost

Lovers Lost

Lovers Lost
IMDb: 6.5
126

A poignant love story between a 29-year-old woman, who has once been a prostitute but is now the mistress of a wealthy jewelry merchant, and a 19-year-old college student.

Genre: Drama, Romance
Dearest

Dearest

Dearest
IMDb: 6.9
111

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. Eiji (Ken Takakura) works as a…

Genre: Drama
KT

KT

KT
IMDb: 6.2
138

This movie is a political/espionage thriller, based on a real kidnapping incident of Korean politician, Kim Dae-Jun.

Suite Dreams

Suite Dreams

Suite Dreams
IMDb: 6.9
136

Set in a five star Tokyo hotel on New Year’s Eve, the film follows the misadventures of various hotel staff and guests in the run-up to midnight. The plot involves…

Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
The Catch

The Catch

The Catch
IMDb: 6.9
140

A young man tries to overcome the hostility of his girlfriend’s father, a tuna fisherman, by getting the father to teach him the trade’s secrets.

Genre: Drama
The Kiyosu Conference

The Kiyosu Conference

The Kiyosu Conference
IMDb: 6.3
135

After the forced suicide of Nobunaga Oda at the Incident at Honnō-ji, powerful figures Katsuie Shibata (Koji Yakusho), Hideyoshi Toyotomi (Yo Oizumi), Nagahide Niwa (Fumiyo Kohinata) and Tsuneoki Ikeda (Koichi…

Genre: Comedy, Drama
The Promised Land

The Promised Land

The Promised Land
IMDb: 5.5
129

A girl is kidnapped and the perpetrator roams freely. When a similar case occurs along the same road and in similar circumstances a suspect is identified leading to the accused…

Genre: Crime, Drama