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51. Ancient Chinese Whorehouse (1994)
96 min | Comedy, Romance
Miss Ng and Kong operate a whorehouse. Kong's apprentice Yat fails to get along with Ching due to a misinterpretation among them. Fortunately, the perception of a murderous rapist assists to deal with the misunderstanding between them.
Director: Kai-Ming Lai | Stars: Yvonne Hung Yung, Kent Cheng, Dick Lau, Ruby Jo Yi Wong
Votes: 128
52. Love at Least (2018)
109 min | Drama, Romance
Yasuko is a hikikomori and has hypersomnia which means she has trouble staying awake during the day. She lives with her boyfriend Tsunagi, who works in the editorial department at a ... See full summary »
Director: Kôsai Sekine | Stars: Shizuka Ishibashi, Yutaka Matsushige, Riisa Naka, Naomi Nishida
Votes: 349
53. Bitter Sweet (2016)
96 min | Comedy, Romance
Maki, a creative executive with a deep-seated loathing for vegetables, meets Nagisa, a closeted gay vegetarian with amazing cooking skills and they end up as roommates. Being complete ... See full summary »
Director: Shôgo Kusano | Stars: Haruna Kawaguchi, Kento Hayashi, Yasushi Fuchikami, Hiyori Sakurada
Votes: 246
54. Step Up Love Story (2011)
73 min | Comedy, Romance
In the adaptation of the comic gravure idol Morishita Yuuri is the female of the couple of newlywed virgins, who came together through a traditional arranged marriage, who foster their love... See full summary »
Director: Kazuhiro Yokoyama | Stars: Hidehiko Emi, Shôgo Fukushima, Mika Kubota, Riki Miura
Votes: 75
55. 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: 278
56. Afureru injiru: Ike ike, tiger (2019)
Director: Minoru Kunizawa | Stars: Kizuna Sakura, Meari Tachibana, Miori Hara, Masahiro Kotaki
57. Bonded by Sorrow (2016)
70 min
Yuriko is a miserable house wife forced to live under the emotional and physical abuse of her husband until a criminal breaks in and sets her free.
Director: Daisuke Yamanouchi | Stars: Kotomi Asakura, Ayane Ryôkawa, Ayane Suzukawa, Rei Mizuna
Votes: 18
58. Newlywed Hell (1975)
76 min | Drama, Horror, Romance
The young and beautiful Yuki decides to leave her husband. She goes back to the place where she grew up. There she is initiated to S&M and bondage. But is it really the perfect cure to forget all about her past and regain happiness?
Director: Akira Katô | Stars: Terumi Azuma, Naomi Tani, Gô Awazu, Moeko Ezawa
Votes: 81
59. Megane (2007)
106 min | Comedy, Drama
Taeko is a stressed career woman who leaves her life in the city for an island vacation. The vacation does not become what she expected as everyone on the island is strange.
Director: Naoko Ogigami | Stars: Satomi Kobayashi, Mikako Ichikawa, Ryô Kase, Ken Mitsuishi
Votes: 1,893
60. Revenge Girl (2017)
110 min | Action, Comedy, Romance
A young woman with a big ego plots political revenge after she is duped by a man with an even bigger ego.
Director: Kôichirô Miki | Stars: Mirei Kiritani, Fumika Baba, Shô Kiyohara, Yuki Saitô
Votes: 262
61. 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: 972
62. Daughters (III) (2020)
105 min | Drama
Two women are flat-mates and friends in Tokyo. One is an event manager and the other works in the world of fashion marketing. The result shows that one is pregnant one day. The woman ... See full summary »
Director: Hajime Tsuda | Stars: Ayaka Miyoshi, Junko Abe, Nene Ôtsuka, Tomoka Kurotani
Votes: 210
63. Punk Samurai Slash Down (2018)
130 min | Action, Drama
In search of employment and a permanent position and having committed murder the ronin Kake Junoshin tells the Kurokaze ('black wave') Han clan that a religious cult is aiming for their ... See full summary »
Director: Gakuryû Ishii | Stars: Gô Ayano, Keiko Kitagawa, Shôta Sometani, Masahiro Higashide
Votes: 232
64. Adultery (1986)
80 min
There is a man who works at a strip bar directing the strippers. He attends his fifteenth anniversary reunion party where he meets his old school-mate's wife. The woman visits the man's ... See full summary »
Director: Chûsei Sone | Stars: Miyuki Kojima, Kyoko Takara, Gô Awazu, Shô Nagareyamaji
Votes: 12
65. Sukeban gerira (1972)
84 min | Action
Members of the Red Helmet biker girl gang wind up in Kyoto, where they get into conflict with other girl gangs and local yakuza thugs.
Director: Norifumi Suzuki | Stars: Miki Sugimoto, Reiko Ike, Emi Jô, Linda Kimoto
Votes: 635
66. The Secret in the Attic (2005)
64 min | Mystery
A beautiful woman marries a wealthy man, who for years chose to be a bachelor in spite of numerous female suitors. At first the marriage is perfect; he's a loving husband and an ... See full summary »
Director: Minoru Inao | Stars: Kozue Ikeda, Seiji Nakamitsu, Yôko Satomi, Hotaru Hazuki
Votes: 29
67. Irresistable Angel: Suck It All Up (2003)
60 min
Director: Minoru Kunizawa | Stars: Ruri Tachibana, Kei Miyazawa, Ryôko Asagi, Takashi Kubo
68. A Long Goodbye (2019)
127 min | Drama, Family
Mari and Humi learn from their mother that their father has dementia on his 70th birthday. They help prepare their mother for his farewell and prepare themselves for the emotions to follow.
Director: Ryôta Nakano | Stars: Yû Aoi, Elen, Kisetsu Fujiwara, Mansaku Fuwa
Votes: 545
69. Long Life, Happiness & Prosperity (2002)
90 min | Comedy, Drama, Family
Twelve-year-old Mindy Ho inexpertly tries Taoist magic to fix her single mother's financial situation and seemingly hopeless romantic prospects.
Director: Mina Shum | Stars: Sandra Oh, Valerie Tian, Ric Young, Tseng Chang
Votes: 606
70. Suite Dreams (2006)
136 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
New Year's Eve at a posh hotel and all should be shipshape. It is not. There is the traditional party, an official ceremony, entertainment and a special dinner planned and yet there is ... See full summary »
Director: Kôki Mitani | Stars: Koji Yakusho, Takako Matsu, Kôichi Satô, Shingo Katori
Votes: 1,383
71. Yellow Elephant (2013)
131 min | Drama, Romance
Movie adaptation of the Japanese novel "Kiroi Jou". A married couple Ayumu Muko (Mukai) and Aiko Tsumari (Miyazaki) live a peaceful life in a cozy old house in the countryside. Ayumu works ... See full summary »
Director: Ryûichi Hiroki | Stars: Aoi Miyazaki, Osamu Mukai, Tatsuomi Hamada, Himeka Asami
Votes: 250
72. Snow on the Blades (2014)
119 min | Action, Drama, History
Shimura Kingo fails his duty to protect the life of the Shogun's chief minister, and spends his life tracking down the assassins. However, all but one of the assassins die before Kingo can reach them. Still, Kingo presses on.
Director: Setsurô Wakamatsu | Stars: Kiichi Nakai, Hiroshi Abe, Ryôko Hirosue, Masahiro Takashima
Votes: 274
73. Way to Find the Best Life (2019)
115 min | Adventure, Drama
A lady called Mako has done well for herself and her business. A lady called Yukie is a devout housewife who has done what she needs to do and been good to everyone. Other than the obvious,... See full summary »
Director: Isshin Inudô | Stars: Sayuri Yoshinaga, Yûki Amami, Tsuyoshi Muro, Hikari Mitsushima
Votes: 101
74. Yokujô mofuku tsuma: Uzuku (2005)
58 min
Director: Minoru Kunizawa | Stars: Ruri Tachibana, Shiina Aoi, Kanae Mizuhara, Manzô Morira
75. Old Stone (2016)
Unrated | 80 min | Thriller
A psychological thriller about a taxi driver battling bureaucracy and legal manipulation in China.
Director: Johnny Ma | Stars: Gang Chen, Nai An, Hongwei Wang, Zebin Zhang
Votes: 608 | Gross: $0.00M
76. Lady Ninja Kasumi: Vol. 1 (2005 Video)
72 min | Action, Drama
A young orphan joins a band of female ninja and seeks vengeance against a master swordsman.
Director: Hiroyuki Kawasaki | Stars: Young-mi, Saki Anz, Yui Mamiya, Hideki Satô
Votes: 85
77. Piece of Cake (2015)
121 min | Drama, Romance
Shino is the type of girl that is easy and available to men. She detests being alone. She cheats and moves on even to new regions. Shino meets her new neighbour Kyoshiro who just happens to... See full summary »
Director: Tomorô Taguchi | Stars: Mikako Tabe, Gô Ayano, Tôri Matsuzaka, Fumino Kimura
Votes: 166
78. Zero Woman: Dangerous Game (1998 Video)
80 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
In this installment of the Zero Woman series, Rei, the number-one assassin of the Tokyo Police Department's secret Zero Division, has been assigned to take out a notorious gangster ... See full summary »
Director: Hidekazu Takahara | Stars: Chieko Shiratori, Ichiho Matsuda, Terunori Miyazaki, Ken Miyawaki
Votes: 109
79. The Harimaya Bridge (2009)
TV-G | 120 min | Drama
After the sudden death of his estranged son in rural Japan, an American man must go there to claim some important family items. While there, he discovers some secrets his son left behind.
Director: Aaron Woolfolk | Stars: Bennet Guillory, Saki Takaoka, Misa Shimizu, Danny Glover
Votes: 222 | Gross: $0.05M
80. Hospitality (2010)
Unrated | 96 min | Comedy, Drama, Mystery
The film follows the follies that ensue when a man and his wife shack up with a family that owns a printing press in their building, the husband takes it over, and the couple begin inviting a motley crew of friends.
Director: Kôji Fukada | Stars: Kenji Yamauchi, Kiki Sugino, Kanji Furutachi, Bryerly Long
Votes: 539
81. I Don't Have Any Money Left in My Retirement Account (2021)
115 min | Comedy, Drama, Family
Atsuko and Akira are a husband and wife duo with a daughter and a son. Atsuko is in charge of the retirement finances. She saves from money given to her by her husband and also earns money ... See full summary »
Director: Tetsu Maeda | Stars: Shô Aikawa, Yûki Amami, Sandayû Dokumamushi, Yumiko Fujita
Votes: 154
82. Yongsoon (2016)
104 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Yongsoon, an 18-year-old high school student, is a daring, fearless girl who falls in love with the coach of her school's athletics team. When she discovers that he has a lover, the pain is... See full summary »
Director: Joon Shin | Stars: Choi Deok-moon, Kim Dong-young, Jang Hye-jin, Haet-Sal Jang
Votes: 71
83. Harufuwei (2009)
85 min | Drama, Romance
In this high school romance Hiro is dismayed to learn her new love Shu will be going away to college in Tokyo. She asks him not to go.
Director: Eriko Kitagawa | Stars: Kie Kitano, Masaki Okada, Junpei Mizobata, Riisa Naka
Votes: 444
84. Sensei, Would You Sit Beside Me? (2021)
119 min | Romance
Manga-ka (manga author) Sawako suspects that her husband is having an affair. Instead of confronting him directly, she finds a more creative way to drop the hint.
Director: Takahiro Horie | Stars: Tasuku Emoto, Jun Fubuki, Nao Honda, Daichi Kaneko
Votes: 154
85. March Comes in Like a Lion 2 (2017)
140 min | Drama
With friendship of other shogi players and the care of the Kawamoto sisters, Kiriyama Rei's frozen heart melts as he starts to truly appreciate shogi and the world he lives in. However, the... See full summary »
Director: Keishi Otomo | Stars: Ryunosuke Kamiki, Hideaki Itô, Kasumi Arimura, Kuranosuke Sasaki
Votes: 271
86. Fly High (2009)
100 min | Action, Romance
Si-bum (Kim Beom) has a dream of being an actor. One day, he meets a girl Su-kyoung (Kim Byul) and falls in love with her at first sight. With Si-bum together, Su-kyoung seems to get over ... See full summary »
Director: Jeong-Hun Park | Stars: Kim Bum, Song Ha-yoon, Yeon Je-wook, Won Poong-Yeon
Votes: 249
87. 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
88. Hotaru the Movie: It's Only a Little Light in My Life (2012)
109 min | Drama, Romance
Hotaru Amemiya learns that her boss and now husband Seichi Takano has dreamed of vacationing in Rome like in the movie "Roman Holiday". Hotaru makes plans to go to Rome for their honeymoon.
Director: Hiroshi Yoshino | Stars: Haruka Ayase, Naohito Fujiki, Yûya Tegoshi, Mateo Pio Albanese
Votes: 320
89. 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: 628
90. Tô etsu ni nureta yawahada nikuyoku ni oboreru wakadzuma no netorare onsen ryojô (2014 Video)
118 min | Drama
Director: Sadao Sadaoka | Stars: Minori Hatsune, Shinji Oosawa
91. 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
92. I Shall Live by Myself (2020)
138 min | Comedy, Drama, Family
Momoko is a woman who is seventy-five-years old and lives alone. She lives in Tokyo, but was not born there having arrived there over fifty years ago. She had met a nice man, been proposed ... See full summary »
Director: Shûichi Okita | Stars: Yû Aoi, Munetaka Aoki, Gaku Hamada, Masahiro Higashide
Votes: 119
93. Yume de aimasho: Wonderland (1996)
90 min | Drama, Fantasy, Mystery
Ritsuko, a young woman suffering from extreme germophobia, moves to a new town with her family.
Director: Hisayasu Satô | Stars: Chiasa Aonuma, Shihori Nagasaka, Nao Saejima, Masahiko Sakata
Votes: 55
94. The Scythian Lamb (2017)
126 min | Thriller
Six strangers who move to a coastal town are part of a covert government project to resocialize murder convicts, but their plan goes awry.
Director: Daihachi Yoshida | Stars: Ryô Nishikido, Fumino Kimura, Kazuki Kitamura, Yûka
Votes: 617
95. Littlerock (2010)
Not Rated | 83 min | Drama
"Littlerock" is a powerfully intimate drama that captures the fears and desires of a young Japanese woman lost in America.
Director: Mike Ott | Stars: Atsuko Okatsuka, Cory Zacharia, Rintaro Sawamoto, Roberto Sanchez
Votes: 588 | Gross: $0.01M
96. Sex counselor: Hentai eguri chiryô (2012)
Director: Minoru Kunizawa | Stars: Erina Sugiyama, Ryôko Izawa, Maki Mizui, Tomohiro Okada
97. Tôsui tsuma: Hakudaku ni nureru yawahada (2016)
Takuya, a psychiatrist, finds himself tied up at the beginning of this story, at the hands of one of his obsessive patients. After she has her way with him, her deranged mind decides to ... See full summary »
Director: Minoru Kunizawa | Stars: Saki Mizumi, Akari Hoshino, Ito Yoshikawa, Gorô Shimizu
98. Maboroshi no mizuumi (1982)
164 min
A woman works as a prostitute and attendant to make a living at a bathhouse. She is athletic and is an avid runner. She has met and adopted a white dog and the two have become inseparable. ... See full summary »
Director: Shinobu Hashimoto | Stars: Reiko Nanjô, Daisuke Ryû, Kin'ya Kitaôji, Hatsunori Hasegawa
Votes: 44
99. Ru: Taiwan Express (2020– )
Romance
Japan's bullet trains are given the go-ahead for deployment in Taiwan at the turn of the century. Haruka who works at a Japanese conglomerate is sent to Taiwan on an assignment. It is not ... See full summary »
Stars: Greg Han Hsu, Yu-Wei Shao, Haru, Aaron Yan
Votes: 25
100. My Long Awaited Love Story (2016 TV Movie)
108 min | Romance
Riko Shirono doesn't have any big expectations for a man in her life, but she works as a love simulation game planner. She receives a request for a new love game from app company TIMEIS. ... See full summary »
Director: Takafumi Hatano | Stars: Mikako Tabe, Issei Takahashi, Aya Ohmasa, Jun Shison
Votes: 217