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1. John Wick: Chapter 4 (2023)

R | 169 min | Action, Crime, Thriller

John Wick uncovers a path to defeating The High Table. But before he can earn his freedom, Wick must face off against a new enemy with powerful alliances across the globe and forces that turn old friends into foes.

Director: Chad Stahelski | Stars: Keanu Reeves, Laurence Fishburne, George Georgiou, Lance Reddick

Votes: 333,965 | Gross: $187.13M

2. Memoirs of a Geisha (2005)

PG-13 | 145 min | Drama, Romance

The heartwarming tale of Nitta Sayuri, a young Japanese woman who transcended from her fishing-village roots and became one of Japan's most celebrated geisha.

Director: Rob Marshall | Stars: Ziyi Zhang, Ken Watanabe, Michelle Yeoh, Suzuka Ohgo

Votes: 160,830 | Gross: $57.49M

3. Ninja Assassin (2009)

R | 99 min | Action, Thriller

A young ninja turns his back on the orphanage that raised him, leading to a confrontation with a fellow ninja from the clan.

Director: James McTeigue | Stars: Rain, Rick Yune, Naomie Harris, Jonathan Chan-Pensley

Votes: 75,610 | Gross: $38.11M

4. Kate (I) (2021)

R | 106 min | Action, Adventure, Crime

A jaded assassin assigned to target a yakuza clan has 24 hours to find out who poisoned her and get vengeance before she dies.

Director: Cedric Nicolas-Troyan | Stars: Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Woody Harrelson, Miku Martineau, Tadanobu Asano

Votes: 70,529

5. Black Rain (1989)

R | 125 min | Action, Crime, Drama

Two NYC cops arrest a Yakuza member and must escort him when he's extradited to Japan.

Director: Ridley Scott | Stars: Michael Douglas, Andy Garcia, Ken Takakura, Kate Capshaw

Votes: 59,712 | Gross: $46.21M

6. The Outsider (I) (2018)

TV-MA | 120 min | Action, Crime, Drama

An epic set in post-WWII Japan and centered on an American former G.I. who joins the yakuza.

Director: Martin Zandvliet | Stars: Jared Leto, Tadanobu Asano, Kippei Shîna, Shioli Kutsuna

Votes: 29,419

7. Tokyo Story (1953)

Not Rated | 136 min | Drama

An old couple visit their children and grandchildren in the city, but receive little attention.

Director: Yasujirô Ozu | Stars: Chishû Ryû, Chieko Higashiyama, Sô Yamamura, Setsuko Hara

Votes: 68,643

8. Yakuza Princess (2021)

R | 111 min | Thriller

The heiress to half of the Yakuza crime syndicate forges an uneasy alliance with an amnesiac stranger who believes an ancient sword binds their two fates. She must unleash war against the other half of the syndicate who wants her dead.

Director: Vicente Amorim | Stars: MASUMI, Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Tsuyoshi Ihara, Eijiro Ozaki

Votes: 2,113

9. The Fable (2019)

123 min | Action, Comedy

Trained as a ruthless assassin since childhood, a mob hitman is ordered to become a normal law-abiding citizen.

Director: Kan Eguchi | Stars: Jun'ichi Okada, Fumino Kimura, Mizuki Yamamoto, Sôta Fukushi

Votes: 2,797

10. Gantz: O (2016)

95 min | Animation, Action, Drama

After being brutally murdered in a subway station, a teen boy awakens to find himself resurrected by a strange computer named Gantz, and forced to fight a large force of invading aliens in Osaka.

Directors: Yasushi Kawamura, Kei'ichi Sato | Stars: Daisuke Ono, Mao Ichimichi, Tomohiro Kaku, Saori Hayami

Votes: 16,796

11. Godzilla Raids Again (1955)

Approved | 78 min | Action, Sci-Fi

Scout pilots for a fishing fleet are startled to discover a new monster named Anguirus alongside a second Godzilla. The monsters make their way toward Osaka as Japan can only brace for tragedy and relive the horror of Godzilla once more.

Directors: Motoyoshi Oda, Ishirô Honda | Stars: Hiroshi Koizumi, Setsuko Wakayama, Minoru Chiaki, Takashi Shimura

Votes: 8,335

12. Asako I & II (2018)

Not Rated | 119 min | Drama, Romance

Asako lives in Osaka. She falls in love with Baku, a free-spirit. One day, Baku suddenly disappears. Two years later, Asako now lives in Tokyo and meets Ryohei. He looks just like Baku, but has a completely different personality.

Director: Ryûsuke Hamaguchi | Stars: Masahiro Higashide, Erika Karata, Sairi Itô, Kôji Nakamoto

Votes: 5,301 | Gross: $0.02M

13. Maborosi (1995)

Not Rated | 110 min | Drama

A young woman's husband apparently commits suicide without warning or reason, leaving behind his wife and infant.

Director: Kore-eda Hirokazu | Stars: Makiko Esumi, Takashi Naitô, Tadanobu Asano, Gohki Kashiyama

Votes: 7,330

14. Urotsukidoji: Legend of the Overfiend (1989)

Not Rated | 108 min | Animation, Action, Fantasy

The relative coexistence of the human world, demon world and beast world is soon to be disrupted by The Overfiend, an immensely powerful demon who'll be reborn after 3000 years to remake the world to his own liking.

Director: Hideki Takayama | Stars: Christopher Courage, Rebel Joy, Sonny Weil, Bick Balse

Votes: 3,666

15. Last Life in the Universe (2003)

R | 112 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

A suicidal, obsessively compulsive Japanese librarian is forced to lie low in Thailand with a pot-smoking woman coping with the recent loss of her sister.

Director: Pen-Ek Ratanaruang | Stars: Tadanobu Asano, Sinitta Boonyasak, Takashi Miike, Laila Boonyasak

Votes: 11,560 | Gross: $0.03M

16. Yakuza 0 (2015 Video Game)

M | Action, Crime, Drama

Kiryu and Majima, both Yakuza's who are in different cities in Japan in 1988, as the fate of the two characters become intertwined in a gritty, violent, and often touching narrative.

Directors: Kazuki Hosokawa, Toshihiro Nagoshi | Stars: Takaya Kuroda, Hidenari Ugaki, Kazuhiro Nakaya, Miyuki Sawashiro

Votes: 2,088

17. Come See the Paradise (1990)

R | 138 min | Drama, Romance, War

The passionate romance between an Irish-American man and a Japanese-American woman is threatened when the Pearl Harbor attacks happen and the woman is forced into a prison camp because of her ethnicity.

Director: Alan Parker | Stars: Dennis Quaid, Tamlyn Tomita, Sab Shimono, Shizuko Hoshi

Votes: 3,058 | Gross: $0.85M

18. Street of Shame (1956)

Not Rated | 86 min | Drama

The personal tales of various prostitutes who occupy a brothel.

Director: Kenji Mizoguchi | Stars: Machiko Kyô, Aiko Mimasu, Ayako Wakao, Michiyo Kogure

Votes: 4,872

19. Goke, Body Snatcher from Hell (1968)

PG | 84 min | Horror, Sci-Fi

The survivors of a plane crash in a remote area are attacked by blob-like alien creatures that turn their victims into blood-thirsty vampires.

Director: Hajime Satô | Stars: Teruo Yoshida, Tomomi Satô, Hideo Kô, Masaya Takahashi

Votes: 1,949

20. 20th Century Boys 1: Beginning of the End (2008)

142 min | Adventure, Fantasy, Mystery

Years after a schoolboy writes a book of prophecies, a mysterious super-villain uses it as his master-plan of world destruction.

Directors: Kimura Hisashi, Yukihiko Tsutsumi | Stars: Toshiaki Karasawa, Etsushi Toyokawa, Takako Tokiwa, Teruyuki Kagawa

Votes: 2,777

21. The Castle of Sand (1974)

143 min | Crime, Mystery, Thriller

Detectives investigate the murder of an old man found in a Tokyo rail yard.

Director: Yoshitarô Nomura | Stars: Tetsurô Tanba, Gô Katô, Kensaku Morita, Yôko Shimada

Votes: 1,537

22. Miss Osaka (2021)

90 min | Drama

The timid Ines steals the identity of a Japanese Hostess to become the person she could never find within. But when her boyfriend starts unraveling the double disappearance, Ines finds out that killing her past is fraught with danger.

Director: Daniel Dencik | Stars: Vic Carmen Sonne, Mirai Moriyama, Mikkel Boe Følsgaard, Kaho Minami

Votes: 219

23. The Story of the Last Chrysanthemum (1939)

Not Rated | 148 min | Drama, Romance

The adopted son of a legendary actor, and an aspiring star himself, turns to his infant brother's wet nurse for support and affection - only for her to give up everything for her beloved's glory.

Director: Kenji Mizoguchi | Stars: Shôtarô Hanayagi, Kôkichi Takada, Ryôtarô Kawanami, Kinnosuke Takamatsu

Votes: 4,399

24. Osaka Elegy (1936)

90 min | Comedy, Drama

A young woman becomes a mistress of her boss in order to support her family.

Director: Kenji Mizoguchi | Stars: Isuzu Yamada, Yôko Umemura, Chiyoko Ôkura, Kiyoko Ôkubo

Votes: 2,596

25. Late Night Shopping (2001)

91 min | Comedy

An upbeat, oddball, after-hours comedy about the ups and downs of sex and shelf-stacking in the 21st century.

Director: Saul Metzstein | Stars: Luke de Woolfson, James Lance, Kate Ashfield, Enzo Cilenti

Votes: 2,304

26. Recently, My Sister Is Unusual (2014)

Not Rated | 107 min | Comedy, Fantasy, Romance

Mitsuki and Yuya become stepsister and stepbrother because of their parents' marriage. Mitsuki can't get along with her new family and Yuya doesn't know how to approach his new stepsister. ... See full summary »

Directors: Yûki Aoyama, Iggy Coen | Stars: Tenka Hashimoto, Yukichi Kobayashi, Mayu Mitsui, Mika Yano

Votes: 524

27. Girl Boss Revenge: Sukeban (1973)

86 min | Action, Crime, Thriller

A group of girls find themselves immersed in an Osaka gangland war when they escape from a detention transport. They form their own gang called The Gypsies.

Director: Norifumi Suzuki | Stars: Miki Sugimoto, Reiko Ike, Misuzu Ôta, Hiromi Sairaiji

Votes: 324

28. A Story from Chikamatsu (1954)

Not Rated | 102 min | Drama, Romance, Thriller

Ishun is a wealthy but unsympathetic master printer who has wrongly accused his wife and best employee of being lovers. To escape punishment, the accused run away together, but Ishun is certain to be ruined if word gets out.

Director: Kenji Mizoguchi | Stars: Kazuo Hasegawa, Kyôko Kagawa, Eitarô Shindô, Eitarô Ozawa

Votes: 4,949

29. Repast (1951)

97 min | Drama

Michiyo lives in a small home in Osaka and is not happy with her marriage; all she does is cook and clean for her husband.

Director: Mikio Naruse | Stars: Ken Uehara, Setsuko Hara, Yukiko Shimazaki, Yôko Sugi

Votes: 1,815

30. Ai shite naito (1983–1984)

24 min | Animation, Comedy, Family

Love triangle between a girl from a traditional family and two members of a rock band.

Stars: Mitsuko Horie, Isao Sasaki, Yûko Mita, Masashi Amenomori

Votes: 331

31. Tsuitô no zawameki (1988)

150 min | Drama

In the slums of Osaka, various marginalized misfits have their own interpretations of love. Completely alienated from the outside world, they commit sexual perversions, violence and cannibalism.

Director: Yoshihiko Matsui | Stars: Toshihiko Hino, Simon Kumai, Yukiko Murata, Mamiko Nakai

Votes: 351

32. Chie the Brat (1981)

105 min | Animation, Family, Comedy

Chie Takemoto is a small dependable girl who lives in Osaka with her dad. She has two goals - to get her troublesome father, who runs a tavern, some work and then get him to make up with her mother who left him.

Director: Isao Takahata | Stars: Chinatsu Nakayama, Norio Nishikawa, Kiyoshi Nishikawa, Yasushi Yokoyama

Votes: 740

33. Silence Has No Wings (1966)

100 min | Drama

Following the journey of a caterpillar along the Japanese islands from Nagasaki to Hokkaido, this allegorical and oblique first feature film by Kuroki depicts in exquisite images a series of encounters and life's turning points.

Director: Kazuo Kuroki | Stars: Mariko Kaga, Hiroyuki Nagato, Shôichi Ozawa, Fumio Watanabe

Votes: 483

34. Yakuza 2 (2006 Video Game)

M | Action, Crime, Drama

One year has passed since Kazuma Kiryu, "yakuza with the heart of gold", defeated his biggest adversary. Despite this victory, Kazuma has lost more than he had ever imagined. But events ... See full summary »

Directors: Ryuta Ueda, Toshihiro Nagoshi | Stars: Takaya Kuroda, Yû Daiki, Satoshi Tokushige, Kazuhiro Yamaji

Votes: 306

35. Being Two Isn't Easy (1962)

88 min | Comedy, Drama

Husband and wife Gorô and Chiyo, and their only offspring, an infant son named Tarô, go through the ups and downs of family life living in a cramped modern apartment building in suburban ... See full summary »

Director: Kon Ichikawa | Stars: Fujiko Yamamoto, Hiroo Suzuki, Eiji Funakoshi, Kumeko Urabe

Votes: 485

36. Godzilla: Save the Earth (2004 Video Game)

T | Sci-Fi, Action

A race of aliens called the Vortak have come to Earth seeking Godzilla's skin cells. It's now up to Godzilla, Rodan, Baragon, Mothra, and many other kaiju to defend the planet from this menace.

Director: Antoine Charreyron | Stars: Anne Le Chartier, Frédéric Kontogom

Votes: 196

37. Princess Toyotomi (2011)

119 min | Comedy, Drama, Fantasy

A trio of Tokyo-based auditors set out to review the accounts of the city of Osaka and its affiliated agencies. The audit is proceeding well the trio head out for lunch one day. When one of... See full summary »

Director: Masayuki Suzuki | Stars: Haruka Ayase, Shin'ichi Tsutsumi, Hiroshi Tamaki, Kiichi Nakai

Votes: 368

38. Godzilla: Destroy All Monsters Melee (2002 Video Game)

T | Action, Comedy, Sci-Fi

The Vortaak - alien invaders from a distant galaxy who possess an intellect and technology far superior than our own have come to seize control of planet Earth and plunder its resources for... See full summary »

Votes: 213

39. Blue Flame (2014– )

40 min | Comedy

Set in the early 1980's, Moyuru (Yuya Yagira) is a student at an art school in Osaka. He is full of passion and desire in his pursuit to become a manga writer. He also doesn't lack ... See full summary »

Stars: Yûya Yagira, Mizuki Yamamoto, Tsuyoshi Muro, Tomoya Nakamura

Votes: 120

40. Shabondama (2017)

108 min | Drama

Izumi is an urchin who was set adrift by his parents. He is a thug, a thief and a predator. on the run from the cops he takes to the mountains of Miyazaki in southern Japan where he happens... See full summary »

Director: Shinji Azuma | Stars: Kazuyuki Aijima, Mina Fujii, Kento Hayashi, Etsuko Ichihara

Votes: 136

41. King of the Monsters (1991 Video Game)

E10+ | Action, Fantasy, Sci-Fi

A one-on-one beat-em-up where you can play a big monster. You can also smash the background graphics and collect power-ups.

Director: Hamachi Papa

Votes: 58

42. Kenji Mizoguchi: The Life of a Film Director (1975)

132 min | Documentary, Biography

A documentary film on the life and works of director Kenji Mizoguchi.

Director: Kaneto Shindô | Stars: Takako Irie, Daisuke Itô, Kyôko Kagawa, Matsutarô Kawaguchi

Votes: 325

43. Painful Bliss! Final Twist (1977)

73 min | Comedy, Romance

A reportedly astonishing pink/roman porno yakuza film, helmed by the critically-acclaimed Kumashiro.

Director: Tatsumi Kumashiro | Stars: Naomi Tani, Osamu Tsuruoka, Seiji Endô, Gô Awazu

Votes: 61

44. Compiler (1999 Video)

30 min | Animation, Short, Action

Some beautiful woman are sent to Earth to destroy it, however now they want to save it from out former masters and some killer programs.

Directors: Takao Kato, Kiyoshi Murayama | Stars: Nikki Anderson, Yôko Asagami, Christine M. Auten, Jessica Calvello

Votes: 24

45. Kisarazu Cat's Eye: World Series (2006)

131 min | Comedy, Drama

Bussan refuses to accept his death and returns to Kisarazu as a ghost to make peace with his friends. Unfortunately his reappearance brings unforeseen consequences.

Director: Fuminori Kaneko | Stars: Jun'ichi Okada, Shô Sakurai, Wakana Sakai, Yoshinori Okada

Votes: 187

46. The Land of Rain Trees (I) (2015)

Drama

Nobuyuki found a review website of his favorite book. He felt the same way as the website owner (Rika) about the book's story. Since then, he has interested in Rika with sensorineural hearingloss.

Director: Yoshishige Miyake | Stars: Mariya Nishiuchi, Yûta Tamamori, Jôji Abe, Yumi Asô

Votes: 84

47. Uchi no Shishou wa Shippo ga Nai (2022– )

23 min | Animation, Comedy, Fantasy

Mameda is a shape shifting Tanuki girl who dreams of becoming human someday. One day, she turns into a black-haired beauty and heads out to Osaka, but is soon discovered. One beautiful ... See full summary »

Stars: Kenichi Mine, Ayumu Murase, Lynn, Mao Ichimichi

Votes: 75

48. Sanada fûunroku (1963)

100 min | Comedy, Fantasy, History

Osaka in the early 1600s, aftermath of the historical Battle of Sekigahara; a group of orphan children are wandering through the battlefield scavenging for armour when they encounter a ... See full summary »

Director: Tai Katô | Stars: Kinnosuke Nakamura, Misako Watanabe, Wataru Ômae, Fujio Tokita

Votes: 49

49. Soul Flower Train (2013)

97 min | Comedy

Amamoto hasn't seen his daughter in years and only has an old child photograph of her. He believes she is now living somewhere in Osaka. Amamoto takes a trip to Osaka to meet his daughter. ... See full summary »

Director: Hiroshi Nishio | Stars: Mitsuru Hirata, Sayoko, Marin, Tadafumi Ando

Votes: 14

50. Nylon (The Sexiest Weapon of Mass Destruction) (2003)

27 min | Short, Sci-Fi

The story of a modern day Frankenstein who whose lonely journey into the bowels of polymer chemistry, fetishism and terror plays out against the kaleidoscopic reflections and color of modern Japan.

Director: Kevin Karn | Stars: Kevin Karn, Tokina Takayama, Hisayoshi Matsui, Mark Williams