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1. Kill Bill: Vol. 1 (2003)
R | 111 min | Action, Crime, Thriller
After awakening from a four-year coma, a former assassin wreaks vengeance on the team of assassins who betrayed her.
Director: Quentin Tarantino | Stars: Uma Thurman, David Carradine, Daryl Hannah, Michael Madsen
Votes: 1,199,848 | Gross: $70.10M
2. Akira (1988)
R | 124 min | Animation, Action, Drama
A secret military project endangers Neo-Tokyo when it turns a biker gang member into a rampaging psychic psychopath who can only be stopped by a teenager, his gang of biker friends and a group of psychics.
Director: Katsuhiro Ôtomo | Stars: Mitsuo Iwata, Nozomu Sasaki, Mami Koyama, Tesshô Genda
Votes: 206,248 | Gross: $0.55M
3. Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind (1984)
PG | 117 min | Animation, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Warrior and pacifist Princess Nausicaä desperately struggles to prevent two warring nations from destroying themselves and their dying planet.
Director: Hayao Miyazaki | Stars: Sumi Shimamoto, Mahito Tsujimura, Hisako Kyôda, Gorô Naya
Votes: 183,468 | Gross: $0.50M
4. Midori (1992)
Unrated | 47 min | Animation, Drama, Horror
The story based off of the controversial manga by Suehiro Maruo takes place where a little orphaned girl joins a freak-show circus troupe whose members rape and abuse her. She then finds a glimmer of hope in the enigmatic magician who joins the group.
Director: Hiroshi Harada | Stars: Minako Naka, Norihiko Morishita, Keinosuke Okamoto, Kazuyoshi Hayashi
Votes: 3,717
5. Demonlover (2002)
R | 129 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller
A French corporation goes head-to-head with an American web media company for the rights to a 3-D manga pornography studio, resulting in a power struggle that culminates in violence and espionage.
Director: Olivier Assayas | Stars: Connie Nielsen, Gina Gershon, Chloë Sevigny, Charles Berling
Votes: 6,445 | Gross: $0.23M
6. Inuyashiki (2017)
Not Rated | 24 min | Animation, Action, Drama
A middle-aged office worker encounters aliens and is gifted with alien technology and limitless powers.
Stars: Nijirô Murakami, Fumiyo Kohinata, Kanata Hongô, Sumire Uesaka
Votes: 5,253
7. The Great Yokai War (2005)
PG-13 | 124 min | Adventure, Family, Fantasy
A young boy is chosen as the defender of good and must team up with Japan's ancient spirits and creatures of lore to attempt to destroy the forces of evil.
Director: Takashi Miike | Stars: Ryunosuke Kamiki, Hiroyuki Miyasako, Chiaki Kuriyama, Bunta Sugawara
Votes: 2,681
8. Mondays: See You 'This' Week! (2022)
82 min | Comedy, Sci-Fi
Akemi Yoshikawa discovers that her whole office is stuck in a time loop, repeating the same stressful work week over and over. Together with her colleagues she has to find out how to break the loop.
Director: Ryo Takebayashi | Stars: Ryô Ikeda, Wan Marui, Yûgo Mikawa, Koki Osamura
Votes: 683
9. Adam Chaplin (2011)
Not Rated | 84 min | Action, Crime, Horror
His life was torn apart when his wife was murdered by Mafia boss Denny. Filled with vengeance, Adam summoned a demon that endowed him with god-like strength so that he might survive his journey through Heaven's Valley.
Directors: Emanuele De Santi, Giulio De Santi | Stars: Emanuele De Santi, Valeria Sannino, Chiara Marfella, Christian Riva
Votes: 2,181
10. Don't Toy with Me, Miss Nagatoro (2021–2023)
TV-14 | 24 min | Animation, Comedy, Romance
High schooler Hayase Nagatoro loves to spend her free time doing one thing, and that is to bully her Senpai. After Nagatoro and her friends stumble upon the aspiring artist's drawings, they... See full summary »
Stars: Sumire Uesaka, Daiki Yamashita, Kimberley Anne Campbell, Erik Scott Kimerer
Votes: 4,799
11. My Next Life as a Villainess: All Routes Lead to Doom! (2020–2021)
TV-14 | 24 min | Animation, Comedy, Drama
A young girl dies and is reincarnated into a video game. But when she finds out that her role is the villainess destined for doom, she takes measures to change the game and avoid that fate.
Stars: Maaya Uchida, Tetsuya Kakihara, Shouta Aoi, Miho Okasaki
Votes: 1,354
12. Kotaro Lives Alone (2022)
TV-14 | 27 min | Animation, Comedy, Drama
A lonely little boy moves into a ramshackle apartment building all on his own and makes friends with the broke manga artist who lives next door.
Stars: Rie Kugimiya, Cherami Leigh, Kayleigh McKee, Jennifer Losi
Votes: 4,358
13. Mieruko-chan (2021)
TV-14 | 24 min | Animation, Comedy, Fantasy
She can see dead people... she just chooses to ignore them. That's Miko's plan anyway, with horrifying (and sometimes hilarious) results.
Stars: Sora Amamiya, Kaede Hondo, Ayane Sakura, Yumiri Hanamori
Votes: 2,516
14. Kamen Rider (1971–1973)
TV-G | 30 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
A grasshopper-like, motorcycle-riding cyborg (joined by another one later in the show) fights the evil organization that transformed him for their evil deeds.
Stars: Akiji Kobayashi, Shinji Nakae, Gorô Naya, Jirô Yabuki
Votes: 435
15. Jormungand (2012)
TV-MA | 24 min | Animation, Action, Crime
A group of cheerful friends who help Koko avoid trouble. However, charming life comes to an end when they discover that Koko is an arms dealer, and that her happy bodyguards are elite soldiers who are "the best of the best" at something.
Stars: Shizuka Itou, Mutsumi Tamura, Wataru Hatano, Hitoshi Yanai
Votes: 1,496
16. Look Back (2024)
62 min | Animation, Drama | Completed
The overly confident Fujino and the shut-in Kyomoto couldn't be more different, but a love of drawing manga brings these two small-town girls together, in a poignant story of growing up and moving forward.
Director: Kiyotaka Oshiyama | Stars: Yumi Kawai, Mizuki Yoshida
17. Magical Girl (2014)
127 min | Drama, Thriller
The father of a terminally ill girl is determined to grant his daughter's last wish, a ridiculously expensive collectors' costume from a Japanese TV series. The request will drive him into a journey within his city's dark underbelly.
Director: Carlos Vermut | Stars: José Sacristán, Marina Andruix, Raimundo de los Reyes, Lucía Pollán
Votes: 7,517
18. 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: 1,107
19. Devilman (2004)
116 min | Action, Fantasy, Horror
Based on Gô Nagai's manga, about mild-mannered teenager Akira Fudô, who merges with a demon to fight other demons.
Director: Hiroyuki Nasu | Stars: Hisato Izaki, Yûsuke Izaki, Ayana Sakai, Ryûdô Uzaki
Votes: 1,228
20. Monthly Girls' Nozaki-kun (2014)
TV-PG | 23 min | Animation, Comedy, Romance
Chiyo Sakura confesses her feelings to her schoolmate Nozaki. Due to a misunderstanding, Nozaki thinks Chiyo is just a fan. She then discovers Nozaki's other identity; a shojo manga artist.
Stars: Yûichi Nakamura, Ari Ozawa, Masumi Tazawa, Sawako Hata
Votes: 4,188
21. Dragon Ball: The Magic Begins (1991)
Not Rated | 86 min | Action, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
An evil alien searches the Earth for seven "Dragon Pearls" which can grant him ultimate power. A gang of misfit adventurers band together to stop him.
Director: Chun-Liang Chen | Stars: Chi-Chiang Chen, Jeannie Hsieh, Tung-Chuan Cheng, San Peng
Votes: 1,351
22. 37 Seconds (2019)
115 min | Drama
Yuma is a young Japanese woman with cerebral palsy. Torn between her obligations towards her family and her dream to become a manga artist, she struggles to lead a self-determined life.
Director: Hikari | Stars: Eita Okuno, Makiko Watanabe, Nanami Kawakami, Yuka Itaya
Votes: 3,137
23. Popcorn (2007)
90 min | Comedy, Romance
Too insecure to approach the girl of his dreams, Danny takes a job at the local multiplex where she works.
Director: Darren Paul Fisher | Stars: Jack Ryder, Jodi Albert, Andrew Lee Potts, Luke de Woolfson
Votes: 1,006
24. Heroine Disqualified (2015)
112 min | Comedy, Romance
Hatori is in love with her childhood friend Rita, but when Rita gets himself a girlfriend Hatoris world turns upside down.
Director: Tsutomu Hanabusa | Stars: Mirei Kiritani, Kento Yamazaki, Kentarô Sakaguchi, Towa Araki
Votes: 1,553
25. Non Non Biyori (2013–2021)
TV-PG | 24 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
When Hotaru Ichijo transfers schools from the hustle and bustle of Tokyo to a quaint and quiet village in the countryside, she's in for a big adjustment. With her new quirky classmates, Hotaru adapts to her new life with daily adventures.
Stars: Kotori Koiwai, Rie Murakawa, Ayane Sakura, Kana Asumi
Votes: 1,232
26. Casshern (2004)
Not Rated | 142 min | Action, Sci-Fi
Live-action sci-fi movie based on a 1973 Japanese animé of the same name (Shinzo Ningen Casshân). Theme song by Utada Hikaru.
Director: Kazuaki Kiriya | Stars: Yûsuke Iseya, Kumiko Asô, Akira Terao, Kanako Higuchi
Votes: 13,803
27. Attack on Titan: The Roar of Awakening (2018)
120 min | Animation, Action, Fantasy
Eren Yeager and others of the 104th Training Corps have just become full members of the Survey Corps. As they ready themselves to face the Titans once again, their preparations are interrupted by the invasion of Wall Rose.
Director: Masashi Koizuka | Stars: Yûki Kaji, Yui Ishikawa, Marina Inoue, Hiro Shimono
Votes: 6,124
28. The Most Beautiful Boy in the World (2021)
93 min | Documentary, Biography, History
In 1971, due to the world premiere of Death in Venice, Italian director Luchino Visconti proclaimed his Tadzio as the world's most beautiful boy. 50 years later, that shadow still weighs upon Björn Andresen's life.
Directors: Kristina Lindström, Kristian Petri | Stars: Kristina Lindström, Luchino Visconti, Mario Tursi, Björn Andrésen
Votes: 1,946
29. The Kingdom of Dreams and Madness (2013)
Not Rated | 118 min | Documentary
Follows the routines of those employed at Studio Ghibli, including filmmakers Hayao Miyazaki, Isao Takahata, and Toshio Suzuki as they work to release two films simultaneously, The Wind Rises and The Tale of the Princess Kaguya.
Director: Mami Sunada | Stars: Hayao Miyazaki, Yumiko Miyoshi, Toshio Suzuki, Shinsuke Nonaka
Votes: 5,682
30. Bunny Drop (2011–2012)
TV-PG | 24 min | Animation, Comedy, Drama
A man adopts his six-year-old aunt and raises her as his own kid.
Stars: Hiroshi Tsuchida, Ayu Matsuura, Atsuko Mine, Noa Sakai
Votes: 3,865
31. Cherry Magic! Thirty Years of Virginity Can Make You a Wizard?! (2020)
TV-MA | 24 min | Comedy, Fantasy, Romance
While still a virgin at the age of 30, Kiyoshi Adachi gains a magical power that allows him to read other people's mind by touching them. Things change when he accidentally touches Yuichi Kurosawa and reads his mind.
Stars: Eiji Akaso, Keita Machida, Ryô Satô, Takuya Kusakawa
Votes: 2,703
32. The Crazy Family (1984)
106 min | Comedy, Drama
After moving into a new house, a family starts acting crazier and crazier.
Director: Gakuryû Ishii | Stars: Katsuya Kobayashi, Mitsuko Baishô, Yoshiki Arizono, Yûki Kudô
Votes: 1,004
33. Saezuru Tori Wa Habatakanai: The Clouds Gather (2020)
85 min | Animation, Crime, Drama
Yashiro is the president of the Shinseikai Enterprise. He leads a double life as a deviant and a masochist. Doumeki Chikara comes to work as a bodyguard for Yashiro. They begin an affair of two men with songs in their hearts.
Director: Kaori Makita | Stars: Tarusuke Shingaki, Wataru Hatano, Kenta Miyake, Takahiro Miyake
Votes: 975
34. After the Rain (2018)
TV-PG | 112 min | Drama, Romance, Sport
Akira Tachibana is a soft-spoken high school student who used to be a part of the track and field club. Working part-time at a restaurant, she finds herself inexplicably falling in love with her manager, a divorced 45-year-old man.
Director: Akira Nagai | Stars: Nana Komatsu, Yô Ôizumi, Nana Seino, Hayato Isomura
Votes: 1,572
35. The Great Jahy Will Not Be Defeated! (2021)
TV-14 | 24 min | Animation, Comedy, Fantasy
Once respected as the Demon Realm's second greatest authority, the Demon King's aide, Jahy, ruled her subjects with fear. But when a magical girl attacks and destroys a mystic gem ... See full summary »
Stars: Naomi Ohzora, Hideyuki Hori, Lisette Monique Diaz, Ai Kayano
Votes: 493
36. Edo Porn (1981)
Not Rated | 119 min | Biography, Drama, History
The famous woodblock artist Hokusai (1760-1849), a widower in need of a steady income, lives with his daughter Oei in the house of his friend Bakin.
Director: Kaneto Shindô | Stars: Ken Ogata, Toshiyuki Nishida, Yûko Tanaka, Kanako Higuchi
Votes: 466
37. Taboo Tattoo (2016)
TV-MA | 24 min | Animation, Action, Comedy
"Tattoos" - ancient weapons that drastically enhance the physical abilities of their users, known as the "Sealed," allowing them to bring forth supernatural phenomena when activated through... See full summary »
Stars: Justin Briner, Monica Rial, Akari Kitô, Tomokazu Sugita
Votes: 597
38. Yandere Simulator (2015 Video Game)
Animation, Drama, Horror
Ayano Aishi was a girl who was stumbling through life unable to feel emotion until she met her Senpai. But in her high school it seems everyone wants her Senpai which is unacceptable. She ... See full summary »
Director: YandereDev | Stars: Jonah Scott, Kira Buckland, Kellen Goff, Alejandro Saab
Votes: 296
39. Boy's Abyss (2022)
30 min | Drama, Romance
Kurose Reiji was born in the countryside, and has spent his life believing he can never leave his town. He cannot leave his mother alone with his shut-in brother and demented grandmother, ... See full summary »
Stars: Towa Araki, Hinako Kitano, Miyu Honda, Sôkô Wada
Votes: 14
40. Joriku (2020)
66 min | Comedy
A sex comedy about two rival schools' female athletic teams.
Director: Takafumi Ohashi | Stars: Mizuki Saiba, Ryôhei Kawano, Meiri, Coco
41. One Week Friends (2017)
120 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Yuki Hase befriended a lonely girl classmate when he notices that she's always alone. Upon knowing the girl, he found out a serious matter about her that can either make him put a space between them, or make them closer to each other.
Director: Shôsuke Murakami | Stars: Haruna Kawaguchi, Kento Yamazaki, Seika Furuhata, Sairi Itô
Votes: 1,531
42. Legend: A Dragon Ball Tale (2022)
10 min | Animation, Short, Action
Given diplomatic orders by the Grand Council, Vegeta, now king of the Saiyans, sets out on an interstellar assassination mission.
Director: Naseer Pasha | Stars: Elsie Lovelock, Jordan Woollen, Jason Alexander Sukhram
Votes: 204
43. Blue Spring (2001)
83 min | Drama
A group of a run-down Tokyo high school students face the struggles of growing up, growing apart from their friends and worrying about their future, while living in a highly violent environment.
Director: Toshiaki Toyoda | Stars: Ryûhei Matsuda, Hirofumi Arai, Sôsuke Takaoka, Yûsuke Ôshiba
Votes: 4,415
44. Lupin the 3rd vs. Cat's Eye (2023 Video)
92 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
Lupin III competes with the Kisugi sisters to steal a triptych of paintings that once belonged to their father, and which hold the key to a long-unsolved mystery.
Directors: Hiroyuki Seshita, Kôbun Shizuno, Keisuke Ide | Stars: Kan'ichi Kurita, Keiko Toda, Akio Ôtsuka, Rica Fukami
Votes: 532
45. Midnight Bus (2017)
157 min | Drama
Riichi has moved back to Niigata after living in Tokyo and works as a inter-city bus driver at night. His ex-wife of many years ago is one of his passengers one night. She has remarried and... See full summary »
Director: Masao Takeshita | Stars: Taizô Harada, Mirai Yamamoto, Kyôzô Nagatsuka, Manami Konishi
Votes: 63
46. AnimeTV (2010– )
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Stars: Cristina Valenzuela, Jonathan Meza, Bennett Abara, Mark Allen Jr.
Votes: 28
47. Tenement (2024)
88 min | Drama, Horror, Thriller
Soriya goes back to Cambodia in a quest to find herself after her mother's death, there she finds a family she has never known and an old building full of dark secrets.
Directors: Sokyou Chea, Inrasothythep Neth | Stars: Yoshihiko Hosoda, Sahrah Pich Manika, Rous Mony, Touch Narady
Votes: 20
48. The Comic Artist and Assistants (2014– )
TV-14 | 13 min | Animation, Comedy
A hilarious slice of life comedy that leisurely depicts the day-to-day life of manga artist Aito Yuuki and his assistant, Ashisu Sahoto.
Stars: Yoshitsugu Matsuoka, Arisa Noto, Saori Hayami, Rie Kugimiya
Votes: 425
49. Flying Colors (2015)
117 min | Comedy, Drama
Fact-based tale of a slacker high-school girl, years behind in her studies, who decides to start working hard and pass the entrance exams to a prestigious university in Japan.
Director: Nobuhiro Doi | Stars: Kasumi Arimura, Nanami Abe, Morio Agata, Atsushi Itô
Votes: 4,034
50. Kashimashi: Girl Meets Girl (2006)
24 min | Animation, Comedy, Fantasy
After being rejected by the girl he loves, Hazumu goes to the mountains to console himself. A crashing alien spaceship lands on him. The aliens regenerate his body. However, they could only make him into a girl.
Stars: Bryce Papenbrook, Karen Strassman, Stephanie Sheh, Mona Marshall
Votes: 256