Sort by Popularity - Most Popular Movies and TV Shows tagged with keyword "live-action-remake-of-anime"

1. City Hunter (2024)

TV-MA | 102 min | Action, Comedy, Crime

An exceptional marksman and hopeless playboy, private eye Ryo Saeba reluctantly forms an alliance with his late partner's sister to investigate his death.

Director: Yûichi Satô | Stars: Ryohei Suzuki, Misato Morita, Masanobu Andô, Fumino Kimura

Votes: 2,443

2. One Piece (2023– )

TV-14 | 60 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy

In a seafaring world, a young pirate captain sets out with his crew to attain the title of Pirate King, and to discover the mythical treasure known as 'One Piece.'

Stars: Iñaki Godoy, Emily Rudd, Mackenyu, Morgan Davies

Votes: 149,964

3. Alice in Borderland (2020– )

TV-MA | 50 min | Action, Drama, Mystery

Obsessed gamer Arisu suddenly finds himself in a strange, emptied-out version of Tokyo in which he and his friends must compete in dangerous games in order to survive.

Stars: Kento Yamazaki, Tao Tsuchiya, Nijirô Murakami, Eleanor Noble

Votes: 96,953

4. Alita: Battle Angel (2019)

PG-13 | 122 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi

A deactivated cyborg's revived, but can't remember anything of her past and goes on a quest to find out who she is.

Director: Robert Rodriguez | Stars: Rosa Salazar, Christoph Waltz, Jennifer Connelly, Mahershala Ali

Votes: 293,985 | Gross: $85.71M

5. Knights of the Zodiac (2023)

PG-13 | 112 min | Action, Adventure, Drama

When a goddess of war reincarnates in the body of a young girl, street orphan Seiya discovers that he is destined to protect her and save the world. But only if he can face his own past and become a Knight of the Zodiac.

Director: Tomasz Baginski | Stars: Mackenyu, Famke Janssen, Madison Iseman, Diego Tinoco

Votes: 13,245

6. Ghost in the Shell (2017)

PG-13 | 107 min | Action, Crime, Drama

In the near future, Major Mira Killian is the first of her kind: A human saved from a terrible crash, who is cyber-enhanced to be a perfect soldier devoted to stopping the world's most dangerous criminals.

Director: Rupert Sanders | Stars: Scarlett Johansson, Pilou Asbæk, Takeshi Kitano, Juliette Binoche

Votes: 228,038 | Gross: $40.56M

7. Cowboy Bebop (2021)

TV-MA | 58 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy

A ragtag crew of bounty hunters chases down the galaxy's most dangerous criminals. They'll save the world--for the right price.

Stars: John Cho, Mustafa Shakir, Daniella Pineda, Elena Satine

Votes: 43,669

8. Dragonball Evolution (2009)

PG | 85 min | Action, Adventure, Fantasy

The young warrior Son Goku sets out on a quest, racing against time and the vengeful King Piccolo, to collect a set of seven magical orbs that will grant their wielder unlimited power.

Director: James Wong | Stars: Justin Chatwin, James Marsters, Chow Yun-Fat, Emmy Rossum

Votes: 79,405 | Gross: $9.35M

9. City Hunter (2018)

91 min | Action, Comedy, Crime

Nicky Larson, the best private investigator in the business, is called for a high-risk mission: to recover the perfume of Cupid, a perfume that would make irresistible the one who uses it.

Director: Philippe Lacheau | Stars: Philippe Lacheau, Élodie Fontan, Tarek Boudali, Julien Arruti

Votes: 5,570

10. Speed Racer (2008)

PG | 135 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy

Young driver, Speed Racer, aspires to be champion of the racing world with the help of his family and his high-tech Mach 5 automobile.

Directors: Lana Wachowski, Lilly Wachowski | Stars: Emile Hirsch, Matthew Fox, Christina Ricci, Nicholas Elia

Votes: 78,490 | Gross: $43.95M

11. Death Note (I) (2017)

TV-MA | 101 min | Crime, Drama, Fantasy

A high school student named Light Turner discovers a mysterious notebook that has the power to kill anyone whose name is written within its pages, and launches a secret crusade to rid the world of criminals.

Director: Adam Wingard | Stars: Nat Wolff, LaKeith Stanfield, Margaret Qualley, Shea Whigham

Votes: 90,515

12. Yu Yu Hakusho (2023)

TV-14 | 55 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy

A teenager dies while saving a young kid and is given a chance to be resurrected, provided he works for the Spirit World as an investigator of supernatural crimes with his newly-given powers.

Stars: Takumi Kitamura, Jun Shison, Kanata Hongô, Shûhei Uesugi

Votes: 8,153

13. Parasyte: Part 1 (2014)

109 min | Action, Drama, Horror

The humanity is suffering from murders all over the globe, called "Mincemeat murders". High school student, Izumi Shinichi has a parasite living off him, having replaced his right hand, and he might be the discoverer of truth.

Director: Takashi Yamazaki | Stars: Shôta Sometani, Eri Fukatsu, Ai Hashimoto, Kazuki Kitamura

Votes: 5,410

14. Attack on Titan Part 1 (2015)

Not Rated | 98 min | Action, Adventure, Drama

In a world where giant humanoid Titans prey on humans, Eren joins the scouting legion to get revenge on the monsters who killed everyone in his town.

Director: Shinji Higuchi | Stars: Haruma Miura, Kiko Mizuhara, Kanata Hongô, Satomi Ishihara

Votes: 15,499 | Gross: $0.45M

15. The Guyver (1991)

PG-13 | 88 min | Action, Comedy, Horror

Young man merges with mechanical device, becoming cyborg superhero. Strange creatures emerge, seeking to reclaim device. He uncovers plot to genetically engineer monstrous creatures.

Directors: Screaming Mad George, Steve Wang | Stars: Greg Joung Paik, Jimmie 'JJ' Walker, Peter Spellos, Michael Berryman

Votes: 5,942

16. City Hunter (2011)

TV-Y | 60 min | Action, Romance, Thriller

Lee Yun-seong was trained by his father's best friend in order to get revenge on the government for killing everyone in his father's unit.

Stars: Lee Min-ho, Park Min-Young, Kim Sang-jung, Chun Ho-jin

Votes: 6,632

17. Zom 100: Bucket List of the Dead (2023)

TV-MA | 128 min | Action, Comedy, Fantasy

Bullied by his boss, worked around the clock, he's nothing more than a corporate drone. All it takes is a zombie outbreak for him to finally feel alive.

Director: Yûsuke Ishida | Stars: Eiji Akaso, Mai Shiraishi, Shuntarô Yanagi, Yui Ichikawa

Votes: 6,290

18. Teasing Master Takagi-san (2024– )

TV-14 | 30 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

Takagi loves playing good-natured pranks on her classmate Nishikata. But try as he might, he can never prank her back - she's just too clever.

Stars: Rui Tsukishima, Soya Kurokawa

Votes: 91

19. Death Note (2006)

Not Rated | 126 min | Crime, Drama, Fantasy

A battle between the world's two greatest minds begins when Light Yagami finds the Death Note, a notebook with the power to kill, and decides to rid the world of criminals.

Director: Shûsuke Kaneko | Stars: Tatsuya Fujiwara, Ken'ichi Matsuyama, Asaka Seto, Yû Kashii

Votes: 31,880

20. Rurouni Kenshin Part I: Origins (2012)

TV-MA | 134 min | Action, Adventure, Drama

A former assassin who has resolved to never kill again has his vow sorely tested.

Director: Keishi Otomo | Stars: Takeru Satoh, Emi Takei, Yû Aoi, Munetaka Aoki

Votes: 29,031

21. The Silent Service (2023)

113 min | Action, Drama, Thriller

Follows the unpredictable actions of Kaieda Shiro in the Japan's first nuclear submarine, as he attempts to realize his ideal world. The story makes audience think about true peace amidst the complexities of international relations.

Director: Kohei Yoshino | Stars: Takao Osawa, Rick Amsbury, Massimo Biondi, Massimo Biondi

Votes: 210

22. Kite (2014)

R | 90 min | Action, Crime, Thriller

After her cop father is killed, a young woman tracks the murderer down with the help of his ex-partner.

Director: Ralph Ziman | Stars: India Eisley, Jaco Muller, Annabel Linder, Christina Storm

Votes: 6,733

23. Naruto (II)

Action, Adventure, Fantasy | Pre-production

An outcast in a village of ninjas sets out to become the leader and strongest warrior of his home.

Director: Destin Daniel Cretton

24. Parasyte: Part 2 (2015)

117 min | Action, Drama, Horror

Humanity is under attack by human-mimicking flesh-eating alien parasites. One parasite bonds with his young high school student host, and he convinces the parasite to help him stop the others.

Director: Takashi Yamazaki | Stars: Tadanobu Asano, Shôta Sometani, Jun Kunimura, Ai Hashimoto

Votes: 3,247

25. Blade of the Immortal (2017)

R | 140 min | Action, Drama, Fantasy

Cursed with a life of immortality, a samurai is tasked by a young girl to help avenge the death of her father. Based on the manga series by Hiroaki Samura.

Director: Takashi Miike | Stars: Takuya Kimura, Hana Sugisaki, Sôta Fukushi, Hayato Ichihara

Votes: 19,453 | Gross: $0.15M

26. Rurouni Kenshin: Final Chapter Part I - The Final (2021)

TV-MA | 138 min | Action, Adventure, Drama

Kenshin's past catches up to him causing the destruction of Akabeko Restaurant, which was Kenshin's favorite place to eat. There, he finds a note with the word "Junchu" on it.

Director: Keishi Otomo | Stars: Takeru Satoh, Mackenyu, Emi Takei, Yôsuke Eguchi

Votes: 10,684

27. Spirited Away: Live on Stage (2022)

Not Rated | 170 min | Adventure, Family, Fantasy

A young girl arriving in a new neighborhood, enters the world of spirits, and when her parents are turned into pigs she must go on a quest to rescue them.

Director: John Caird | Stars: Kotaro Daigo, Kanna Hashimoto, Satoshi Hashimoto, Fu Hinami

Votes: 512

28. Initial D (2005)

TV-PG | 107 min | Action, Comedy, Drama

After winning his first competition, Takumi focuses his attention on drift racing, a sport he has unknowingly perfected while delivering tofu in his father's Toyota AE86.

Directors: Andrew Lau, Alan Mak, Ralph Rieckermann | Stars: Jay Chou, Anthony Chau-Sang Wong, Edison Chen, Shawn Yue

Votes: 9,745

29. Golden Kamuy (2024)

127 min | Action, Adventure, History

In the early 20th century in Hokkaido, Japan, a treasure hunt between various parties takes place for a hidden stash of gold.

Director: Shigeaki Kubo | Stars: Kento Yamazaki, Anna Yamada, Yûma Yamoto, Gordon Maeda

Votes: 103

30. Bleach (2018)

TV-14 | 108 min | Action, Adventure, Fantasy

A Japanese teenager with the ability to see ghosts gains a soul reaper's powers and begins his duties as a substitute soul reaper.

Director: Shinsuke Sato | Stars: Sôta Fukushi, Hana Sugisaki, Ryô Yoshizawa, Erina Mano

Votes: 12,874

31. Rurôni Kenshin: Sai shûshô - The Beginning (2021)

TV-MA | 137 min | Action, Adventure, Drama

Before becoming a protector, Kenshin is a fearsome assassin known as Battosai, but his story changes when he meets the gentle Tomoe Yukishiro.

Director: Keishi Otomo | Stars: Takeru Satoh, Kasumi Arimura, Yôsuke Eguchi, Kazuki Kitamura

Votes: 10,810

32. Crying Freeman (1995)

102 min | Action, Crime, Thriller

A woman sees an assassin outside San Francisco killing yakuza men and later in Vancouver. She's been told that he leaves no witness. Will she be his next victim or...?

Director: Christophe Gans | Stars: Julie Condra, Kevan Ohtsji, Mark Dacascos, Debbie Podowski

Votes: 13,634

33. Death Note (2015)

TV-14 | 46 min | Crime, Drama, Fantasy

Light Yagami, an ordinary university student, receives a death note which changes his life. The death note awakens his warped sense of justice and genius.

Stars: Masataka Kubota, Kento Yamazaki, Mio Yûki, Hinako Sano

Votes: 1,897

34. Kingdom (2019)

R | 134 min | Action, History, War

In ancient China, a young boy dreams of becoming the greatest general of the Qin Kingdom.

Director: Shinsuke Sato | Stars: Kento Yamazaki, Ryô Yoshizawa, Masami Nagasawa, Kanna Hashimoto

Votes: 4,112

35. Fullmetal Alchemist (2017)

TV-14 | 135 min | Action, Adventure, Fantasy

Two alchemist brothers go on a quest for the Philosopher's Stone after an attempt to revive their dead mother goes horribly wrong.

Director: Fumihiko Sori | Stars: Ryôsuke Yamada, Tsubasa Honda, Dean Fujioka, Misako Renbutsu

Votes: 21,130

36. The Makanai: Cooking for the Maiko House (2023– )

13+ | 45 min | Comedy, Drama

Two inseparable friends move to Kyoto to chase their dreams of becoming maiko, but decide to pursue different passions while living under the same roof.

Stars: Nana Mori, Natsuki Deguchi, Ai Hashimoto, Takako Tokiwa

Votes: 2,754

37. Your Lie in April (2016)

TV-14 | 122 min | Drama, Music, Romance

A piano prodigy who lost his ability to play after suffering a traumatic event in his childhood is forced back into the spotlight by an eccentric girl with a secret of her own.

Director: Takehiko Shinjô | Stars: Kento Yamazaki, Suzu Hirose, Anna Ishii, Taishi Nakagawa

Votes: 1,719

38. Terra Formars (2016)

Not Rated | 108 min | Action, Horror, Sci-Fi

To colonize Mars, 21st century scientists seed the planet with algae and cockroaches. 500 years later, the first manned mission to Mars loses contact with Earth, and a second spacecraft is sent to investigate.

Director: Takashi Miike | Stars: Rinko Kikuchi, Rila Fukushima, Tomohisa Yamashita, Hideaki Itô

Votes: 3,374

39. Assassination Classroom (2015)

M | 110 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy

The Earth's moon is suddenly 70% smaller and permanently crescent shaped by a devastating and unknown force. For the students of E Class, Kunugigaoka Junior High School, the being ... See full summary »

Director: Eiichirô Hasumi | Stars: Ryôsuke Yamada, Masaki Suda, Maika Yamamoto, Seika Taketomi

Votes: 2,235

40. Attack on Titan

Action, Drama, Fantasy | Announced

Feature adaptation of Hajime Isayama's manga about a monster hunter out for revenge.

Director: Andy Muschietti

41. Erased (2017)

TV-14 | 30 min | Drama, Fantasy, Mystery

After finding his mom killed, Satoru's time-traveling ability takes him back 18 years for a chance to prevent her death and those of three classmates.

Stars: Yûki Furukawa, Tomoka Kurotani, Reo Uchikawa, Brenda Joan Wong

Votes: 4,393

42. Attack on Titan: Part 2 (2015)

Not Rated | 87 min | Action, Adventure, Fantasy

A young boy name Eren Jaeger has to use his gift to know about the mystery of the Titans.

Director: Shinji Higuchi | Stars: Haruma Miura, Hiroki Hasegawa, Kanata Hongô, Kiko Mizuhara

Votes: 6,036 | Gross: $0.31M

43. Space Battleship Yamato (2010)

TV-14 | 138 min | Action, Adventure, Drama

In 2199, the crew of the space battleship Yamato embark on a dangerous journey to the planet Iskandar to acquire a device that will rejuvenate the war-ravaged Earth.

Director: Takashi Yamazaki | Stars: Takuya Kimura, Meisa Kuroki, Toshirô Yanagiba, Naoto Ogata

Votes: 6,385

44. Rurouni Kenshin Part II: Kyoto Inferno (2014)

TV-MA | 138 min | Action, Adventure, Drama

Kenshin Himura goes up against pure evil Makoto Shishio who is attempting to overthrow the Meiji government. The fate of the country hangs in the balance as Kenshin Himura takes up the sword that he vowed to never draw again.

Director: Keishi Otomo | Stars: Takeru Satoh, Emi Takei, Tatsuya Fujiwara, Yôsuke Eguchi

Votes: 18,356

45. Kiki's Delivery Service (2014)

108 min | Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy

A young witch, on her mandatory year of independent life, finds fitting into a new community difficult while she supports herself by running an air courier service.

Director: Takashi Shimizu | Stars: Fuka Koshiba, Ryohei Hirota, Machiko Ono, Hiroshi Yamamoto

Votes: 1,026

46. Gantz (2010)

Not Rated | 130 min | Action, Horror, Sci-Fi

After trying to rescue a man on the subway tracks, two teens wake up in a room dominated by a mysterious black sphere that sends them to hunt down and kill aliens hiding on Earth.

Director: Shinsuke Sato | Stars: Kazunari Ninomiya, Kanata Hongô, Ken'ichi Matsuyama, Natsuna

Votes: 8,312

47. 009-1: The End of the Beginning (2013)

Not Rated | 82 min | Action, Crime, Drama

Marking the 75th anniversary of his birth, Shotaro Ishinomori's classic spy heroine manga "009-1" has been adapted into a live-action motion picture for the first time ever.

Director: Kôichi Sakamoto | Stars: Mayuko Iwasa, Minehiro Kinomoto, Nao Nagasawa, Mao Ichimichi

Votes: 684

48. Wicked City (1992)

Not Rated | 87 min | Action, Drama, Fantasy

Lung and his partner Ling is assigned to go after Daishu for selling a drug from the Rapters's world called 'Happiness' which causes people to evaporate, Lung, Ling and Wan-Gei join forces to fight the Rapters.

Director: Tai-Kit Mak | Stars: Leon Lai, Jacky Cheung, Michelle Reis, Tatsuya Nakadai

Votes: 1,101

49. The Silent Service Season One - The Battle of Tokyo Bay (2024– )

Drama

During the Cold War, the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force jointly developed a nuclear submarine with the United States Navy.

Stars: Takao Osawa, Jeffrey Rowe, Paul Winchester, Dan Ewing

Votes: 113

50. Prison School (2015)

TV-MA | 30 min | Comedy

The student council places 5 male students in a prison on charges of peeping on the girls in the showers, and they struggle to escape.

Stars: Taishi Nakagawa, Hirona Yamazaki, Aoi Morikawa, Asana Mamoru

Votes: 556