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1. Sixteen Candles (1984)
PG | 93 min | Comedy, Romance
A girl's "sweet" sixteenth birthday is anything but special: her family forgets about it, and she suffers from every embarrassment possible.
Director: John Hughes | Stars: Molly Ringwald, Anthony Michael Hall, Justin Henry, Michael Schoeffling
Votes: 126,398 | Gross: $23.69M
2. Isle of Dogs (2018)
PG-13 | 101 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
Set in Japan, Isle of Dogs follows a boy's odyssey in search of his lost dog.
Director: Wes Anderson | Stars: Bryan Cranston, Koyu Rankin, Edward Norton, Bob Balaban
Votes: 190,914 | Gross: $32.02M
3. Shoplifters (2018)
R | 121 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
On the margins of Tokyo, a dysfunctional band of outsiders are united by loyalty, a penchant for petty theft and playful grifting. When the young son is arrested, secrets are exposed that upend their tenuous, below-the-radar existence.
Director: Kore-eda Hirokazu | Stars: Lily Franky, Sakura Andô, Kirin Kiki, Mayu Matsuoka
Votes: 86,477 | Gross: $3.31M
4. Dreams (1990)
PG | 119 min | Drama, Fantasy
A collection of tales based upon eight of director Akira Kurosawa's recurring dreams.
Directors: Akira Kurosawa, Ishirô Honda | Stars: Akira Terao, Mitsuko Baishô, Toshie Negishi, Mieko Harada
Votes: 29,193 | Gross: $1.96M
5. Mirai (2018)
PG | 98 min | Animation, Adventure, Drama
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.
Director: Mamoru Hosoda | Stars: Rebecca Hall, Daniel Dae Kim, Koji Yakusho, John Cho
Votes: 18,104 | Gross: $0.81M
6. Gosick (2011)
TV-MA | 24 min | Animation, Comedy, Drama
Gosick is set in the fictional European country of Sauville in the 1920s. Kazuya Kujo is a transfer student to St. Marguerite Academy, a place where myths and superstitions are abundant. ... See full summary »
Stars: Aoi Yûki, Takuya Eguchi, Matt Shipman, Apphia Yu
Votes: 1,524
7. Invasion of the Neptune Men (1961)
74 min | Action, Sci-Fi
Clumsy invaders from Neptune are thwarted by hero Space Chief and a nondescript group of microshort-wearing Japanese kids.
Director: Kôji Ohta | Stars: Shin'ichi Chiba, Ryûko Minakami, Mitsue Komiya, Seiichirô Kameishi
Votes: 2,851
8. Campione! (2012)
TV-MA | 24 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
Godou Kusanagi becomes a Campione, fighting Heretical Gods. His status attracts attention and complicates life, especially with forward girls like Erica Blandelli causing awkward situations.
Stars: Yoshitsugu Matsuoka, Fumihiko Tachiki, Monica Rial, Takuya Eguchi
Votes: 1,464
9. Summer Days with Coo (2007)
138 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
A boy befriends an orphaned water spirit, or Kappa, he found dried up and buried in a riverbank. He and his family help the creature adjust to life in the modern world.
Director: Keiichi Hara | Stars: Kazato Tomizawa, Takahiro Yokokawa, Naoki Tanaka, Naomi Nishida
Votes: 2,157
10. Ima, ai ni yukimasu (2004)
119 min | Drama, Fantasy, Romance
A young woman returns from the dead to her guilt-ridden husband and son, but she cannot remember them.
Director: Nobuhiro Doi | Stars: Yûko Takeuchi, Shidô Nakamura, Akashi Takei, Karen Miyama
Votes: 5,022
11. Far til fire - på japansk (2010)
90 min | Comedy, Family
A Japanese family moves to Denmark and in next to Fa(the)r and his 4 kids. The Japanese son is the same age as one of the 4 and they become BFFs. This is an opportunity to learn about each other's cultures but not without problems.
Director: Claus Bjerre | Stars: Niels Olsen, Sidse Mickelborg, Kathrine Bremerskov Kaysen, Jakob Wilhjelm Poulsen
Votes: 361
12. Hatsuyuki no koi (2007)
102 min | Romance
Min is a Korean boy moves to Japan with his father who is a potter. One day at a local shrine, he meets Nanae, a beautiful Japanese girl with stunning eyes who is aspiring to be a painter. ... See full summary »
Director: Han Sang-hee | Stars: Lee Joon-gi, Aoi Miyazaki, Seon-Yeong Baek, Yeon-hui Gu
Votes: 971
13. The Brain Man (2013)
123 min | Crime, Mystery
A not-too-bright cop searches for a serial bomber.
Director: Tomoyuki Takimoto | Stars: Fumi Nikaidô, Shôta Sometani, Yôsuke Eguchi, Renji Ishibashi
Votes: 1,127
14. Karate for Life (1977)
91 min | Action, Biography, Drama
This movie is based on the true life story of a Korean fighter named Choi Bae-dal (who later changed his name to Masutatsu Oyama), the founder of Kyokushin Karate in Japan.
Director: Kazuhiko Yamaguchi | Stars: Shin'ichi Chiba, Kôjirô Hongô, Hideo Murota, Masaru Shiga
Votes: 275
15. Insutôru (2004)
94 min | Drama
You know it is the modern times when the boy running wild in a cyber sex chat room is ten years old, the woman he brings along is seventeen-years old, the original woman running it is ... See full summary »
Director: Kei Kataoka | Stars: Aya Ueto, Shichinosuke Nakamura, Ryunosuke Kamiki, Takashi Ukaji
Votes: 282
16. Kindaichi shonen no jikembo: Shanghai ningyo densetsu (1997)
116 min | Comedy, Horror, Crime
Director: Yukihiko Tsutsumi | Stars: Tsuyoshi Dômoto, Masato Furuoya, Satoshi Hashimoto, Pepe Hozumi
Votes: 108
17. Oregon kara ai (1984–1996)
60 min | Drama
"Oregon Kara Ai" or "From Oregon with Love", is about a nine year boy, Akira, who is sent to live in rural Central Oregon with his aunt and her family after his parents are killed in a ... See full summary »
Stars: Kunie Tanaka, Reiko Tajima, Minori Terada, Nana Kinomi
Votes: 6
18. Yarukkya naito (2015)
Comedy
Schoolboy Gousuke has erotic will and power and loves his hentai, but he is in for a rude awakening when his news school is anti-fun and bans nature and natural reactions like erections and... See full summary »
Director: Katsutoshi Hirabayashi | Stars: Tomoya Nakamura, Nina Endô, Elisa Yanagi, Reiya Masaki
Votes: 48
19. Hoshi ni natta shônen (2005)
113 min | Drama, Family, Romance
A Japanese boy is smitten and finally persuades his mother to give him permission to travel to northern Thailand in order to become an elephant trainer. He would be the first Japanese to ... See full summary »
Director: Shunsaku Kawake | Stars: Yûya Yagira, Takako Tokiwa, Katsumi Takahashi, Yû Aoi
Votes: 250
20. Hashire! T-kô Basket bu (2018)
115 min | Drama, Sport
Yoichi plays basketball at his junior high and is capable. He is granted a scholarship and attends a high school with a superlative basket team. Instead of welcoming the boy the students ... See full summary »
Director: Takeshi Furusawa | Stars: Jun Shison, Hayato Sano, Akari Hayami, Junki Tozuka
Votes: 43
21. Yume no Hawaii de bon odori (1964)
93 min | Comedy, Family
A young man longs to travel to Hawaii, the birthplace of his deceased father, against the wishes of his family, who are estranged from those relatives in Waikiki.
Director: Ryûichi Takamori | Stars: Kazuo Funaki, Taeko Hamada, Chiyoko Honma, Roy James
Votes: 9
22. Kessen no ôzora e (1943)
89 min | Action, Adventure, War
A local family' house also serves as a gathering place for air force cadets. The family's boy is weak and often unhealthy. The boy wants to become a pilot as well given how he is exposed to... See full summary »
Director: Kunio Watanabe | Stars: Minoru Takada, Setsuko Hara, Yuriko Hanabusa, Masaru Kodaka
Votes: 26
23. The Kings of Laughter (2019– )
40 min | Comedy, Drama
Schoolboy Keisuke has the gift of the gab and can make people laugh. His amusing ability makes him recruit a school-mate and entertain others at their school. This leads to others joining ... See full summary »
Stars: Shôtarô Mamiya, Daichi Watanabe, Yûma Yamoto, Fuka Koshiba
24.
The Courtship of Eddie's Father (1969–1972)
Episode:
The Littlest Kidnapper
(1969)
Not Rated | 30 min | Comedy, Family
Eddie is concerned for Mrs. Livingston, who he sees as being all alone in the world. Eddie first wants Tom to marry her, and when Tom explains to Eddie why he can't and won't marry her, ... See full summary »
Director: James Komack | Stars: Bill Bixby, Miyoshi Umeki, Brandon Cruz, Bill Dana
Votes: 22
25.
The Real Ghostbusters (1986–1991)
Episode:
Attack of the B-Movie Monsters
(1991)
TV-Y7 | 30 min | Animation, Action, Comedy
The Ghostbusters are in Japan investigating the sighting of several immense creatures in Tokyo Bay. They encounter Kenji, who tells them that the creatures are the same ones to those in an old Japanese movie monster from the 60s.
Director: Stan Phillips | Stars: Dave Coulier, Buster Jones, Maurice LaMarche, Kath Soucie
Votes: 56
26.
Gokusen (2002–2008)
Episode:
Anta wa haha oya daro!!
(2002)
Comedy, Drama
After a scary supernatural gathering - which took place in the classroom of all places - the corridor harbours spooky sounds. Then a schoolboy appears who is too young and does not belong. ... See full summary »
Stars: Masayuki Izumi, Ken'ichi Matsuyama, Ryôji Morimoto, Yukie Nakama
Votes: 11
27.
Izakaya Bottakuri (2018)
Episode:
Episode #1.7
(2018)
Drama
Mine is wondering what to serve as the night's special at her Izakaya. She has bought tomatoes of different sizes and is contemplating whether a good recipe is to be had. Her sister is ... See full summary »
Director: Shinji Kuma | Stars: Moemi Katayama, Sara Takatsuki
28.
American Dad! (2005– )
Episode:
Best Little Horror House in Langley Falls
(2010)
TV-14 | 22 min | Animation, Comedy
Stan's plan to out-do the neighbor's fancy haunted house backfires when Roger releases the serial killers he was borrowing from the CIA. Meanwhile, Steve faces Toshi's revenge when he takes a liking to his sister Akiko.
Directors: John Aoshima, Jansen Yee, Ron Hughart, Brent Woods | Stars: Seth MacFarlane, Wendy Schaal, Scott Grimes, Rachael MacFarlane
Votes: 784
29.
Yamada-kun and the Seven Witches (2013)
Episode:
Episode #1.7
(2013)
46 min | Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
The hunt is on for the seventh and last witch. There is a senior who walks up to a supernatural club member and introduces herself. At the same there is a suspected double agent in the ... See full summary »
Director: Masataka Takamaru | Stars: Mariya Nishiuchi, Yûsuke Yamamoto, Reina Triendl, Takuya Ide
30.
Mob Psycho 100 (2016–2022)
Episode:
Self-Proclaimed Psychic: Reigen Arataka ~And Mob~
(2016)
TV-14 | 24 min | Animation, Action, Comedy
Espers fight with supernatural phenomena that can't be explained by science. Reigen Arataka, who runs the Spirits and Such Consultation Office, is one of those psychics--well, a fake one. His only hope is a dull middle schooler named Mob.
Director: Yuzuru Tachikawa | Stars: Setsuo Ito, Takahiro Sakurai, Miyu Irino, Uki Satake
Votes: 1,388
31.
Boku wa Mari no naka (2017– )
Episode:
Episode #1.4
(2017)
30 min | Adventure, Fantasy
'Mari' takes sides between Yori and Momoka and the other girls. She reveals that the real Mari had called her on the phone yesterday. Mari visits Isao and surprises him. He is happy to see ... See full summary »
Directors: Smith, Hiroto Totsuka, Hatsuki Yokoo | Stars: Elaiza Ikeda, Ryô Yoshizawa, Yurika Nakamura, Naomi Nishida
32.
Boku wa Mari no naka (2017– )
Episode:
Episode #1.5
(2017)
30 min | Adventure, Fantasy
She refuses when the boy professes his love and asks the girl to go out with him. She is unsure who she is or what her nature is. Then another call comes from Mari and from an unknown ... See full summary »
Directors: Smith, Hiroto Totsuka, Hatsuki Yokoo | Stars: Elaiza Ikeda, Ryô Yoshizawa, Yurika Nakamura, Naomi Nishida