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1. Lost in Translation (2003)
R | 102 min | Comedy, Drama
A faded movie star and a neglected young woman form an unlikely bond after crossing paths in Tokyo.
Director: Sofia Coppola | Stars: Bill Murray, Scarlett Johansson, Giovanni Ribisi, Anna Faris
Votes: 489,701 | Gross: $44.59M
2. Ranma ½ (1989–1990)
TV-14 | 23 min | Animation, Action, Comedy
A girl is involuntarily engaged to a boy who turns female when hit with cold water and male when hit with hot.
Stars: Kappei Yamaguchi, Megumi Hayashibara, Noriko Hidaka, Sarah Strange
Votes: 5,599
3. Samurai Marathon (2019)
TV-14 | 103 min | Action, Adventure, History
In 1855, a daimyo sends his men on a grueling marathon to discover if they're tough enough to face the newly arrived Americans. Misunderstanding his intent, the Shogun dispatches assassins.
Director: Bernard Rose | Stars: Takeru Satoh, Nana Komatsu, Mirai Moriyama, Shôta Sometani
Votes: 1,188
4. Love & Pop (1998)
110 min | Drama
A high school girl engages in compensated dating in order to buy an expensive ring before the day ends.
Director: Hideaki Anno | Stars: Tadanobu Asano, Mitsuru Fukikoshi, Megumi Hayashibara, Akira Ishida
Votes: 1,875
5. Ranma ½ (1989–1992)
TV-PG | 30 min | Animation, Action, Comedy
Ranma Saotome, the boy who turns into a girl with a splash of water, always has his hands full fending off crazed admirers. One of the most fanatical is Shampoo, a girl from a tribe of ... See full summary »
Stars: Ken'ichi Ogata, Megumi Hayashibara, Noriko Hidaka, Venus Terzo
Votes: 1,774
6. Samurai Gourmet (2017)
TV-PG | 20 min | Adventure, Comedy
A 60 year old retired salary-man finds new purpose in exploring the food of his neighborhood. Aided by his fantasy companion, a samurai who inspires him to boldly experience this new chapter of his life.
Stars: Naoto Takenaka, Tetsuji Tamayama, Honami Suzuki, Hiroki Hayashi
Votes: 2,363
7. Little Forest: Winter/Spring (2015)
120 min | Drama
Ichiko lived in a big city, but goes back to her small hometown Komori, located on a mountain in the Tohoku region. She is self-sufficient. Ichiko gains energy living among nature and eating foods she makes from seasonal ingredients.
Director: Jun'ichi Mori | Stars: Ai Hashimoto, Mayu Matsuoka, Yôichi Nukumizu, Karen Kirishima
Votes: 2,895
8. Anohana: The Flower We Saw That Day (2015 TV Movie)
M | 120 min | Adventure, Drama, Fantasy
Friends grow apart after a tragic accident claims one of their number. Years later, the dead girl appears to them to ask for their help in crossing over to the afterlife.
Director: Masaki Nishiura | Stars: Minami Hamabe, Marie Iitoyo, Airi Matsui, Nijirô Murakami
Votes: 418
9. Dead Sushi (2012)
Not Rated | 92 min | Action, Comedy, Horror
Keiko, the daughter of a legendary sushi chef, runs away from home when his Karate-style regimen becomes too severe. Finding work at a rural hot springs inn, she is ridiculed by the eccentric staff and guests.
Director: Noboru Iguchi | Stars: Rina Takeda, Kentarô Shimazu, Takamasa Suga, Takashi Nishina
Votes: 1,809
10. Little Forest: Summer/Autumn (2014)
111 min | Drama
Ichiko lived in a big city, but goes back to her small hometown Komori, located on a mountain in the Tohoku region. She is self-sufficient. Ichiko gains energy living among nature and eating foods she makes from seasonal ingredients.
Director: Jun'ichi Mori | Stars: Ai Hashimoto, Mayu Matsuoka, Yôichi Nukumizu, Karen Kirishima
Votes: 3,475
11. Ramen Shop (2018)
89 min | Drama
A young man who is curious about his deceased parents' past takes a food journey to Singapore where he uncovers more than just delicious meals.
Director: Eric Khoo | Stars: Takumi Saitô, Seiko Matsuda, Mark Lee, Jeanette Aw
Votes: 2,451 | Gross: $0.09M
12. Voices in the Wind (2020)
139 min | Drama
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 ... See full summary »
Director: Nobuhiro Suwa | Stars: Shoko Ikezu, Shinsuke Kato, Tomokazu Miura, Serena Motola
Votes: 480
13. Osen (2008– )
Comedy
Handa Sen is the "okami" (proprietress) of a long-standing restaurant in one of the lower parts of Tokyo. Though she is normally air-headed and loves to drink, she has an impressive mastery... See full summary »
Stars: Orie Tôjô, Yû Aoi, Ranran Suzuki, Hiroki Uchi
Votes: 139
14. Her Love Boils Bathwater (2016)
125 min | Drama
A strict, but caring mother has an awakening when she is told she has cancer and it is terminal. She has a few months. She needs to complete her tasks in that short time frame.
Director: Ryôta Nakano | Stars: Rie Miyazawa, Hana Sugisaki, Aoi Itô, Yukiko Shinohara
Votes: 2,471
15. Blind Woman's Curse (1970)
Not Rated | 85 min | Action, Crime, Horror
The head of a yakuza gang is being trailed by a mysterious, vengeful blind woman.
Director: Teruo Ishii | Stars: Meiko Kaji, Hoki Tokuda, Makoto Satô, Hideo Sunazuka
Votes: 1,636
16. Tokyo Fiancée (2014)
100 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
A young Japanophile Belgian woman in Tokyo falls into a whirlwind romance with a Francophile Japanese student.
Director: Stefan Liberski | Stars: Pauline Etienne, Taichi Inoue, Julie LeBreton, Alice de Lencquesaing
Votes: 2,222
17. Izakaya Bottakuri (2018)
23 min | Drama
Despite the bar's uninviting name, two sisters warmly welcome their patrons with tasty food and sake, just like their parents did before them.
Stars: Moemi Katayama, Sara Takatsuki, Yuichi Nakamura, Hisako Ôkata
Votes: 214
18. The Last Recipe: Memory of Giraffe's Tongue (2017)
126 min | Drama
Sasaki-san is a superlative cook who is on auto-control and can make wondrous meals with nary a thought anymore. In a literal case of last wish on earth, he receives a special request to ... See full summary »
Director: Yôjirô Takita | Stars: Kazunari Ninomiya, Hidetoshi Nishijima, Aoi Miyazaki, Gô Ayano
Votes: 919
19. Botanical Books (2016)
112 min | Drama, Romance
Sayaka works as a property agent. One day after work, she finds a man, named Itsuki, collapsed outside her house. She takes him in and they start to live together. Itsuki teaches her about cooking and plants, but holds many secrets.
Director: Kôichirô Miki | Stars: Jôji Abe, Kazuyuki Aijima, Duncan, Hana Imai
Votes: 515
20. Isekai Izakaya, Nobu (2020–2022)
TV-14 | Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
Nobu, a bar in Kyoto, connects to the parallel world of Aiteria. Chef Nobuyuki Yazawa left his restaurant to run Nobu, where patrons from both worlds enjoy his cuisine. Assistant Shinobu helps manage the unusual establishment's success.
Stars: Ryôhei Ohtani, Rena Takeda, Shinnosuke Abe, Ryûhei Watabe
Votes: 26
21. Come Back Anytime (2021)
81 min | Documentary
For more than forty years, ramen master Masamoto Ueda has been serving his legendary Tokyo-style ramen to a community of regulars who are not only his customers, but true friends.
Director: John Daschbach | Star: Masamoto Ueda
Votes: 178
22. Complicity (2018)
116 min | Drama
A Chinese man moves illegally to Japan in order to improve his life and gain opportunity. He buys and assumes a false identity at considerable cost and is, therefore, more than happy to ... See full summary »
Director: Kei Chika-ura | Stars: Yulai Lü, Tatsuya Fuji, Sayo Akasaka, Yasuyuki Hayashi
Votes: 264
23. 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
24. Shady (2012)
94 min | Horror, Thriller
Because of her last name "Kumada" (bear + rice paddy) and her appearance, Misa's high school classmates call her "Pooh" disparagingly. She obviously has no friends and can only let down her... See full summary »
Director: Ryôhei Watanabe | Stars: Hiroki Horikawa, Gôta Ishida, Jûzô Kakei, Mimpib
Votes: 286
25. The Land of Hope (2012)
Not Rated | 133 min | Drama, Sci-Fi
An earth-quake causes a nuclear crisis in a fictive Japanese prefecture. In wake of the disaster, the members of the Ono family who reside just outside the border of the mandatory evacuation zone face uncertainty.
Director: Sion Sono | Stars: Isao Natsuyagi, Naoko Ohtani, Jun Murakami, Megumi Kagurazaka
Votes: 1,265
26. Fine, Totally Fine (2008)
110 min | Comedy, Romance
A tragicomedy about two listless friends who fall for the same girl and try to find out what they want from their life.
Director: Yosuke Fujita | Stars: Yoshiyoshi Arakawa, Yoshino Kimura, Yoshinori Okada, Yûka Arai
Votes: 626
27. Big Dreams Little Tokyo (2006)
Not Rated | 86 min | Comedy, Romance
An American with an uncanny ability to speak Japanese aspires to succeed in the world of Japanese business; his Japanese-American roommate aspires to sumo wrestling but is challenged by his health.
Director: Dave Boyle | Stars: Dave Boyle, Jayson Watabe, Rachel Morihiro, Drew Knight
Votes: 316
28. Chimu Dondon (2022– )
Romance
Teenaged Nobuko and her family live in Okinawa. A nice meal at a restaurant triggers her love for the world of cooking and the art of western cuisine. Life is not kind, however, and full of... See full summary »
Stars: Rikako Miura, Yuina Kuroshima
Votes: 6
29. A Tale of Samurai Cooking: A True Love Story (2013)
122 min | Drama, History
During the Edo Period of Japan, an excellent cook marries the heir to a renowned cooking family. However, her husband is a terrible chef. With the help of her new mother-in-law, she begins to teach him the ways of the culinary arts.
Director: Yûzô Asahara | Stars: Aya Ueto, Kengo Kôra, Kimiko Yo, Riko Narumi
Votes: 573
30. Asahinagu (2017)
105 min | Comedy, Family, Sport
When it comes time to choose an extracurricular club three high school freshmen pick the naginata one or rather it picks them. Asahi and her friends consistently train and improve including... See full summary »
Director: Tsutomu Hanabusa | Stars: Mai Shiraishi, Riko Fujitani, Tomoya Nakamura, Nanase Nishino
Votes: 200
31. Taberu Onna (2018)
111 min | Drama
Following the premise of the novel of the same name, Taberu Onna, the film zooms in on the ins and outs and comings and goings of the daily lives of eight women in Japan including a Western... See full summary »
Director: Jirô Shôno | Stars: Kyôko Koizumi, Erika Sawajiri, Atsuko Maeda, Alice Hirose
Votes: 135
32. Waiting for the Moon (2017)
124 min | Mystery
Yumi is a victim when the triple disaster of an earthquake, tsunami and nuclear meltdown occur in Japan of 2011. She is a guest of her aunt now. She finds a job at a local bar and works ... See full summary »
Director: Michio Koshikawa | Stars: Arata Iura, Orime Amagi, Mei Kurokawa, Shinsuke Suzuki
Votes: 9
33. Thicker Than Water (2018)
103 min | Comedy, Drama
Kazunari, a quiet and well-behaved young man, works at a printing company. On the other hand, his older brother, Takushi, is a short-tempered, typical troublemaker who was just released ... See full summary »
Director: Keisuke Yoshida | Stars: Masataka Kubota, Hirofumi Arai, Keiko Enoue, Miwako Kakei
Votes: 209
34. Saido kâ ni inu (2007)
94 min | Drama
In this coming of age story, ten-year-old Kaoru's life undergoes big changes when her mother leaves home. Kaoru forms a surprising bond with her father's lover, Yoko, as she learns a lot about life during one unforgettable summer.
Director: Kichitarô Negishi | Stars: Yûko Takeuchi, Hana Matsumoto, Takeru Taniyama, Rie Mimura
Votes: 316
35. Ramen Japan (2023– )
Documentary
Ramen is a savory combination of umami-packed broth and perfectly cooked noodles. This program offers an encyclopedic view of this delectable dish, taking you on a journey across Japan to discover ever-evolving local variations.
Star: Ian Moore
36. Japanese Style Originator (2008–2020)
54 min | Game-Show, Talk-Show
Stars: Kazuya Masuda, Miyoko Asô, Takahiro Azuma, Takeo Chii
Votes: 5
37. Penguin fûfu no tsukurikata (2012)
90 min | Drama
Japanese woman Ayumi was a writer and contributor for a publishing house. Gyouku worked there as well and loved his photography. The employer goes broke, but never mind because the pair are... See full summary »
Director: Katsutoshi Hirabayashi | Stars: Eiko Koike, Motoki Fukami, Kingone Wang, Hayato Fujiki
Votes: 18
38. Kakehashi: A Portrait of Chef Nobuo Fukuda (2017)
59 min
A Japanese chef bridges the gap between Japan and the rest of the world with his cuisine.
Director: Andrew Gooi | Stars: Kazuko Fukuda, Nobuo Fukuda, Sarah Fukuda
39. Rudy Maxa's World: Taste of Japan (2017 TV Special)
Reality-TV
Stars: Rudy Maxa, Daisuke Utagawa
40. True Confessions of a Sushi Addict (1999)
14 min | Short, Comedy, Drama
In group therapy, Tina tells about her life as a sushi addict.
Director: Kimberly Harwood | Stars: Jen Davis, Chris Lucey, P.J. Sosko, Akira Yamaguchi
Votes: 71
41. The Female Boss Storms In (1960)
65 min | Comedy
A man who has returned from China and is raising his son and daughter makes a living selling noodles in Ginza, Tokyo. Oddly, he hides from another man who has also returned from China. The ... See full summary »
Director: Torajirô Saitô | Stars: Achako Hanabishi, Yusuke Izumida, Michiko Jo, Ichiro Kanbe
42.
A Story to Read When You First Fall in Love (2019)
Episode:
Episode #1.5
(2019)
TV-14 | Comedy, Drama, Romance
As a series of flashbacks demonstrate the relationships and personal situations of the three rivals and the object of their desire is fast advancing and changing. A student is working hard ... See full summary »
Stars: Yumi Adachi, Fumi Dan, Kyôko Fukada, Kenjirô Ishimaru
43.
Jamie and Jimmy's Friday Night Feast (2014–2021)
Episode:
Ant & Dec, Coffee, Crispy Chicken
(2020)
47 min | Reality-TV
Jamie and Jimmy give Ant and Dec a beginner's guide to Japanese cooking, guaranteed to stop their stomachs from getting ready to rumble. Plus: a look at how coffee can change lives.
Directors: Ollie Scarth, Jamie Hammick, James Morgan | Stars: Jimmy Doherty, Declan Donnelly, Anthony McPartlin, Jamie Oliver
44.
Gok Wan's Easy Asian (2020–2022)
Episode:
Weekend Classics
(2020)
22 min | Documentary
Gok shares 3 recipes for the weekend. A Sunday roast with all the trimmings - but Gok style. A take on a Japanese classic for a lazy Saturday lunch, and an indulgent creamy pudding, perfect to go with either of them.
Director: Karen Ross | Star: Gok Wan
45.
Gok Wan's Easy Asian (2020–2022)
Episode:
Take Out Tricks
(2020)
22 min | Documentary
Some of our most popular take-outs are so easy to cook at home. Like Gok's father's recipe for egg fu yung, a chop suey found on every Chinese takeout menu, and Gok's version of Katsu Curry that has become one of our firm favourites.
Director: Karen Ross | Star: Gok Wan
46.
Seigi no mikata (2008– )
Episode:
Episode #1.3
(2008)
46 min | Drama
A package arrives for the older sister, in the younger sister's name. She is a pro wrestling fan, but because of her new boyfriend is pretending to have fine and traditional tastes instead.... See full summary »
Director: Yûichi Abe | Stars: Mirai Shida, Yû Yamada, Osamu Mukai, Koriki Chôshû
47.
Seigi no mikata (2008– )
Episode:
Episode #1.6
(2008)
46 min | Drama
Husband is back from Africa, which means the younger sister has to clean, cook and be on call because the older sister/wife is only good at looking good. The older sister has to contribute ... See full summary »
Director: Yûichi Abe | Stars: Mirai Shida, Yû Yamada, Osamu Mukai, Ryôhei Abe
48.
Winning Combination (2020–2021)
Episode:
Episode #1.1
(2020)
46 min | Game-Show
Carol, Matthew, Akua, Niamh, Jane, Rhys, Alan, Spencer and Joe are the first 9 contestants to take part in the daytime quiz show hosted by actor and comedian Omid Djalili.
Director: John L. Spencer | Star: Omid Djalili
49.
Izakaya Bottakuri (2018)
Episode:
Episode #1.6
(2018)
Drama
He is put to work helping with the electrical work when a regular customer, who is also an electrician, walks in. He has an apprentice with him as well. The new employee has been the ... See full summary »
Director: Takashi Iwabuchi | Stars: Moemi Katayama, Sara Takatsuki
50.
Begin Japanology (2007– )
Episode:
Tempura
(2010)
Documentary
This Japanese-style deep-fried food is one crunchy delicacy packed with loads of flavour.