7.4
Rurouni Kenshin Part I: Origins
IMDb: 7.4 2012 134 min
In 1868, after the end of the Bakumatsu war, the former assassin Kenshin Himura promises to defend those in need without killing. Kenshin wanders ...
6.6
An Adolescent
IMDb: 6.6 2001 132 min
Tomokawa is a tough guy turned bored cop who spends much of his time sating lonely housewives and looking after retarded teen Sukemasa. One day ...
6.6
Milocrorze: A Love Story
IMDb: 6.6 2011 90 min
Three tales of love told through wildly intoxicating, colorful stories. When platinum redhead Ovreneli Vreneligare was just a little boy, he fell ...
7.5
Deep River
IMDb: 7.5 1995 130 min
A group of Japanese tourists try to forget their pasts and find themselves in India. Release: Fukai Kawa Deep River 1995 Kei KUMAI salmond ...
6.6
So Soft, So Cunning
IMDb: 6.6 1979 98 min
A somber look at family life in contemporary Japan. Originated the catch-phrase, ‘kutabare nyu famiri’ — “space age ...
7.2
One in a Hundred Thousand
IMDb: 7.2 2020 112 min
Rino Sakuragi is a high school student. She is good friends with Ren Kiritani who attends the same high school. They have been close since their ...
7.2
The Wicked Reporter 2: The Rebirth of Horserace Betting
IMDb: 7.2 1994 103 min
The continuing adventures of Matsuzaki (Eiji Okuda), a racing tipster for a sports paper. In this sequel to 1993’s The Wicked Reporter, ...
7.0
If Cats Disappeared from the World
IMDb: 7.0 2016 103 min
A postman learns that he doesn’t have much time left to live due to a terminal illness. A devil then appears in front of him and offers to ...
5.9
Bedtime Eyes
IMDb: 5.9 1987 118 min
A Japanese singer falls in love with an American serviceman in Japan. He goes AWOL and begins selling drugs. They have a very physical ...
6
Goodbye Cruel World
IMDb: 6 2022 127 min
5 people, whose identities are unknown to each other, gather for a one time robbery job. They head to a motel, where a yakuza gang use to launder ...
6.7
Akira and Akira
IMDb: 6.7 2022 128 min
Akira Yamazaki and Akira Kaido are new employees at Industrial Central Bank. They are both outstanding at their jobs and fierce rivals, but they ...
7.0
Death of a Tea Master
IMDb: 7.0 1989 107 min
Years after the death of legendary tea master Rikyu, his disciple Honkakubo attempts to resolve the mystery of the master’s death. Release: ...
7.1
Born Bone Born
IMDb: 7.1 2018 111 min
A visibly pregnant Yuko returns home to find her family still grappling with the recent passing of her mother, Emiko, while her father becomes ...
7.1
No More Easy Life
IMDb: 7.1 1979 112 min
Mariko is living the life of a typical Japanese college student in the 70’s, spending far more of her time balancing boyfriends and ...
5.0
Bastoni: The Stick Handlers
IMDb: 5.0 2002 103 min
Kazuhiko Nakamura directs this sexually charged wacky comedy set in the world of the Japanese adult video industry. The story follows a young ...
7.1
Runin: Banished
IMDb: 7.1 2004 149 min
In 1838, the prisoners on Hachijo Island represent the furthest extreme of Japanese society. Instead of execution, they have been forced to eke ...
6.2
Luminous Moss
IMDb: 6.2 1992 118 min
A headmaster and a novelist, looking for inspiration, regard a strange natural phenomenon before sharing stories of their own. Release: ...
6.9
Dirty Hearts
IMDb: 6.9 2012 90 min
In 1945, Japan surrendered to the United States and the Second World War was over. Right? Wrong. For eighty percent of the Japanese community in ...
6.2
Minazuki
IMDb: 6.2 1999 114 min
Akira’s wife walks out on him, leaving him to confide in his gangster brother-in-law. Using only a cryptic note as a clue the two brothers ...
6.3
Like a Rolling Stone
IMDb: 6.3 1994 123 min
Tanaka is a yakuza who collects ‘protection money’ from establishments. He has just been released from jail, where he had spent eight ...