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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: 489,792 | Gross: $44.59M
2. Japan's Secret Shame (2018)
60 min | Documentary
The story of Shiori Ito, the woman who shocked Japan with a public allegation of rape in a country where sex crimes are rarely discussed.
Director: Erica Jenkin | Stars: Shiori Ito, Jake Adelstein, Hiroko Goto, Motoko Rich
Votes: 145
3. 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
4. Tora ni Tsubasa (2024– )
15 min | Biography, Comedy, Drama
Follows the life of Inotsume Tomoko, who becomes the first female to practice law in Japan.
Stars: Sairi Itô, Yuriko Ishida, Takashi Okabe, Ken'ichi Matsuyama
5. Miss Oyu (1951)
Not Rated | 94 min | Drama, Romance
Shinnosuke is introduced to Shizu as a prospective wife, but he falls in love with her widowed sister Oyu. Convention forbids Oyu to marry because she has to raise her son as the head of ... See full summary »
Director: Kenji Mizoguchi | Stars: Kinuyo Tanaka, Nobuko Otowa, Yûji Hori, Kiyoko Hirai
Votes: 1,893
6. The Anabasis of May and Fusako Shigenobu, Masao Adachi and 27 Years Without Images (2011)
Not Rated | 66 min | Documentary
May, the daughter of a Japanese terrorist, and Adachi, an activist film-maker, tell the story of their lengthy exile in Lebanon. A reflection on the relationship between life, politics and cinema.
Director: Eric Baudelaire | Stars: Masao Adachi, Mei Shigenobu
Votes: 131
7. Ao no jidai (1998– )
Crime, Mystery, Romance
Abandoned by his mother and having had to fend for himself, Ryuu is one of many Japanese youths that have turned to a life of petty crime in order to survive in Japanese society. Life on ... See full summary »
Stars: Kôsuke Toyohara, Masanobu Andô, Ryôko Shinohara, Megumi Okina
Votes: 13
8.
Viewpoint '87 (1987)
Episode:
Japan - Behind the Mask
(1987)
Documentary
Director: Alan Lowery | Star: John Pilger