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1. High and Low (1963)
Not Rated | 143 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
An executive of a Yokohama shoe company becomes a victim of extortion when his chauffeur's son is kidnapped by mistake and held for ransom.
Director: Akira Kurosawa | Stars: Toshirô Mifune, Yutaka Sada, Tatsuya Nakadai, Kyôko Kagawa
Votes: 53,232
2. 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: 29,194 | Gross: $1.96M
3. Pengin haiwei (2018)
Not Rated | 117 min | Animation, Adventure, Family
A fourth-grader, Aoyama-kun, investigates the mysterious reason behind the sudden appearance of penguins in his village, which is somehow related to a power from a young woman working at a dental clinic.
Director: Hiroyasu Ishida | Stars: Kana Kita, Yû Aoi, Rie Kugimiya, Megumi Han
Votes: 3,840
4. 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: 2,890
5. Our Departures (2018)
120 min | Drama, Family
Akira is widowed and left with a pre-teen stepson. Travelling with him to her late husband's hometown, she meets her odd father-in-law and yet decides to make a go of living and working ... See full summary »
Director: Yasuhiro Yoshida | Stars: Kasumi Arimura, Jun Kunimura, Munetaka Aoki, Itsuji Itao
Votes: 254
6. At Home (I) (2015)
110 min | Drama
They seem to be a perfectly happy family...but it's not.
Director: Hiroshi Chôno | Stars: Yûto Ikeda, Jun Kunimura, Yuina Kuroshima, Yasuko Matsuyuki
Votes: 119
7. About My Mother (2019)
18 min | Short, Drama
This is the offbeat story of a woman named Yumiko, a serious, yet apprehensive and honest single mother. After observing ,the daughter urges her to "live a little." She recognizes that her ... See full summary »
Director: Yumi Otsuka | Stars: Ancrown, Kyuichi Banno, Jin Kimura, Yumiko Kinbara
8.
Tatta hitotsu no koi (2006– )
Episode:
Goodbye
(2006)
Drama, Romance
Nao is out of the hospital and well in enough to stay overnight with her man, but while her mother keeps her secret and lets this one pass she is united with her husband that Nao has to ... See full summary »
Stars: Kazuya Kamenashi, Haruka Ayase, Erika Toda, Yûta Hiraoka
9.
Majo saiban (2009– )
Episode:
Episode #1.6
(2009)
Crime
The manipulative consultant and Orange come face to face. However, the jurors debts are magically paid. He also visits the hostess and offers to assist the erst of the volunteers. The ... See full summary »
Stars: Akira Hamada, Manami Higa, Genki Hirakata, Tôma Ikuta
10.
Iryû: Team Medical Dragon (2006– )
Episode:
Episode #3.1
(2010)
128 min | Drama
Meishin is not the hospital it used to be. It is time for new management and a veteran takes over. She begins to recruit talent and manages to recruit several ace surgeons back to the ... See full summary »
Director: Naruhide Mizuta | Stars: Kenji Sakaguchi, Izumi Inamori, Sadao Abe, Cynthia Cheston
Votes: 6
11.
Iryû: Team Medical Dragon (2006– )
Episode:
Episode #2.7
(2007)
Drama
An old patient is back and coincidentally meeting with the doctor who performed an early surgery for the family. Tis time it is the patient's mother who has cancer and has been referred to ... See full summary »
Stars: Kenji Sakaguchi, Sadao Abe, Tetsuhiro Ikeda, Ittoku Kishibe
12.
Iryû: Team Medical Dragon (2006– )
Episode:
Episode #3.5
(2010)
Drama
The greedy Noguchi is pushing his medical tourism plan and the first candidate is a former Chinese health minister. The man is wined and dined and shows little regard for his hosts until ... See full summary »
Stars: Kenji Sakaguchi, Sadao Abe, Ken'ichi Endô, Eriko Hatsune
13.
Iryû: Team Medical Dragon (2006– )
Episode:
Episode #3.10
(2010)
Drama
As Noguchi's medical tourism scheme has begun a Russian pianist has arrived at Meishin for a surgery. The other operating tales is assigned to a mother with a critical condition. With both ... See full summary »
Stars: Kenji Sakaguchi, Sadao Abe, Ken'ichi Endô, Eriko Hatsune
14.
Silent (2022)
Episode:
Episode #1.1
(2022)
Romance
Stars: Sato Arata, Satoshi Ezoe, Sawako Fujima, Sara Furukawa
Votes: 8
15.
Tôkyô zenryoku shôjo (2012– )
Episode:
Episode #1.5
(2012)
54 min | Comedy
The lawyer's meddling daughter has decided to end his bachelor ways that have worked for all involved so far and invited three love interests to the apartment. She informs her father at the... See full summary »
Director: Takeo Kakinuma | Stars: Emi Takei, Atsuro Watabe, Shôhei Miura, Takashi Tsukamoto
16.
The Clinic on the Sea (2013– )
Episode:
Episode #1.3
(2013)
TV-14 | 54 min | Comedy, Drama
Perhaps the third time is the charm for Sezaki Kota, when he meets a beautiful and very eager woman on a remote and desolate island.
Director: Isamu Nakae | Stars: Shôta Matsuda, Emi Takei, Norika Fujiwara, Sôta Fukushi
17.
The Clinic on the Sea (2013– )
Episode:
Episode #1.5
(2013)
TV-14 | 54 min | Comedy, Drama
Dr. Kota is charmed by a popular TV host that comes to the Kaishin-maru to film a television segment. Learning that her father is suffering from a serious illness, Kota tries to help her ... See full summary »
Director: Mai Takano | Stars: Shôta Matsuda, Emi Takei, Norika Fujiwara, Sôta Fukushi
18.
Iryû: Team Medical Dragon (2006– )
Episode:
Episode #4.2
(2014)
54 min | Drama
Sakurai hospital has assembled the majority of team Dragon and is focused on patients and patients alone. However, the young patient may not last long enough to see the research to come to ... See full summary »
Director: Naruhide Mizuta | Stars: Kenji Sakaguchi, Izumi Inamori, Teppei Koike, Sadao Abe
19.
Iryû: Team Medical Dragon (2006– )
Episode:
Episode #4.8
(2014)
54 min | Drama
Doctor Sakurai cannot find a suitable neurosurgeon in Japan and Kato is sourcing one from the USA. The young resident at Sakurai Hospital is not getting along with the patients whom he ... See full summary »
Director: Tomonobu Moriwaki | Stars: Kenji Sakaguchi, Izumi Inamori, Teppei Koike, Sadao Abe
20.
Meet Me After School (2018)
Episode:
Episode #1.2
(2018)
TV-14 | Drama, Romance
A last-minute dinner results in the parents of the couple formally meeting even though the groom-to-be almost did not make it due to a last-minute emergency at work. The boy professes love ... See full summary »
Stars: Kasumi Arimura, Nobue Iketani, Masaki Kaji, Kazuna Kawaguchi
Votes: 10
21.
Meet Me After School (2018)
Episode:
Episode #1.5
(2018)
TV-14 | Drama, Romance
The student and teacher were caught red-handed holding hands outside her apartment by his mother and her fiance. Things do not look good. She is lucky to have a forgiving boyfriend, but his... See full summary »
Stars: Kasumi Arimura, Nobue Iketani, Masaki Kaji, Kazuna Kawaguchi
Votes: 9
22.
Meet Me After School (2018)
Episode:
Episode #1.6
(2018)
TV-14 | Drama, Romance
It is the season of reunions. There is a high school reunion. There is a friends' reunion and there is a work reunion. People are deciding to move on. People are deciding to reunite and ... See full summary »
Stars: Kasumi Arimura, Nobue Iketani, Masaki Kaji, Kazuna Kawaguchi
Votes: 7
23.
Ieuru onna (2016– )
Episode:
Episode #2.9
(2019)
Drama
Houses keep getting bought and sold, but there is nothing that comes easily. There are a myriad of obstacles to overcome. It is all about dreams, say the realtors. A case of mistaken ... See full summary »
Stars: Tôru Nakamura, Ayako Imoto, Yûdai Chiba, Zen Kajihara