89 films from Japan

Battle Royale (Batoru rowaiaru)

Kinji Fukasaku, 2000, Japan

121 mins
7.6 / 10 (17353)
32 countries
7 years
Action Adventure Thriller Sci-Fi

Boiling Point (3-4 x jûgatsu )

Takeshi Kitano (Beat Takeshi), 1990, Japan

97 mins
7.6 / 10 (1061)
3 countries
1 year
Action Thriller Comedy

Boy (Shônen)

Nagisa Ôshima, 1969, Japan

97 mins
8.2 / 10 (485)
1 country
11 months
Drama

Tokyo! (Tôkyô!)

Michel Gondry Leos Carax Bong Joon Ho, 2008, Japan

112 mins
7.6 / 10 (3579)
3 countries
11 months
Comedy Drama Fantasy

The Real Thing: Episode 10 (Honki no shirushi | 本気のしるし 10話)

Koji Fukada, 2019, Japan

24 mins
8 / 10 (64)
3 countries
10 months
Thriller Romance Mystery TV Series

The Real Thing: Episode 4 (Honki no shirushi | 本気のしるし 4話)

Koji Fukada, 2019, Japan

24 mins
7.6 / 10 (54)
3 countries
10 months
Thriller Romance Mystery TV Series

Outrage Coda (アウトレイジ 最終章 | Autoreiji Saishusho)

Takeshi Kitano (Beat Takeshi), 2017, Japan

104 mins
7 / 10 (320)
3 countries
10 months
Action Crime Drama

The Real Thing: Episode 1 (Honki no shirushi)

Koji Fukada, 2019, Japan

24 mins
7.6 / 10 (237)
3 countries
10 months
Thriller Romance Mystery TV Series

The Real Thing: Episode 2 (Honki no shirushi | 本気のしるし 2話)

Koji Fukada, 2019, Japan

24 mins
7.4 / 10 (78)
3 countries
10 months
Thriller Romance Mystery TV Series

The Real Thing: Episode 3 (Honki no shirushi | 本気のしるし 3話)

Koji Fukada, 2019, Japan

24 mins
7.4 / 10 (64)
3 countries
10 months
Thriller Romance Mystery TV Series

Violent Cop (その男、凶暴につき | Sono Otoko, Kyôbô ni Tsuki )

Takeshi Kitano (Beat Takeshi), 1989, Japan

103 mins
7.6 / 10 (1501)
3 countries
10 months
Action Crime Drama

The Real Thing: Episode 5 (Honki no shirushi | 本気のしるし 5話)

Koji Fukada, 2019, Japan

24 mins
7.8 / 10 (48)
3 countries
10 months
Thriller Romance Mystery TV Series

The Real Thing: Episode 8 (Honki no shirushi | 本気のしるし 8話)

Koji Fukada, 2019, Japan

24 mins
7.4 / 10 (43)
3 countries
10 months
Thriller Romance Mystery TV Series

The Real Thing: Episode 6 (Honki no shirushi | 本気のしるし 6話)

Koji Fukada, 2019, Japan

24 mins
7.8 / 10 (50)
3 countries
10 months
Thriller Romance Mystery TV Series

The Real Thing: Episode 9 (Honki no shirushi | 本気のしるし 9話)

Koji Fukada, 2019, Japan

24 mins
7.4 / 10 (39)
3 countries
10 months
Thriller Romance Mystery TV Series

The Real Thing: Episode 7 (Honki no shirushi | 本気のしるし 7話)

Koji Fukada, 2019, Japan

24 mins
7.8 / 10 (48)
3 countries
10 months
Thriller Romance Mystery TV Series

The End of Summer (Kohayagawa-ke no aki)

Yasujirô Ozu, 1961, Japan

103 mins
8.2 / 10 (857)
1 country
10 months
Drama Comedy

First Love (初恋 Hatsukoi)

Takashi Miike, 2019, Japan

104 mins
7 / 10 (663)
4 countries
9 months
Drama Crime Action

Millennium Actress (千年女優 | Sennen joyû)

Satoshi Kon, 2001, Japan

86 mins
8.2 / 10 (2088)
1 country
9 months
Drama Animation

Still the Water (Futatsume no mado | 2つ目の窓)

Naomi Kawase, 2014, Japan

119 mins
7.8 / 10 (1936)
2 countries
5 months
Romance Drama

Monster (Kaibutsu | 怪物)

Hirokazu Koreeda, 2023, Japan

121 mins
8.8 / 10 (2845)
1 country
5 months
Drama LGBTQ+

Good Morning (お早よう | Ohayō)

Yasujirô Ozu, 1959, Japan

94 mins
8.6 / 10 (4152)
1 country
4 months
Comedy Drama

Tatsumi

Eric Khoo, 2011, Japan

96 mins
7.6 / 10 (206)
1 country
4 months
Animation Biography Drama

Cut

Amir Naderi, 2011, Japan

133 mins
7.2 / 10 (292)
2 countries
4 months
Drama

Tokyo Story (東京物語 | Tōkyō Monogatari)

Yasujirô Ozu, 1953, Japan

137 mins
9 / 10 (8433)
1 country
4 months
Drama

An Autumn Afternoon (秋刀魚の味 | Sanma no aji)

Yasujirô Ozu, 1962, Japan

113 mins
8.6 / 10 (2190)
1 country
4 months
Drama

Late Spring (晩春 | Banshun)

Yasujirô Ozu, 1949, Japan

108 mins
9 / 10 (3817)
1 country
4 months
Drama

Yuki's Sun (ユキの太陽 | Yuki no taiyō)

Hayao Miyazaki, 1972, Japan

5 mins
7.4 / 10 (9044)
109 countries
3 months
Drama Animation Short Family

Journey to the Shore (Kishibe no tabi)

Kiyoshi Kurosawa, 2015, Japan

128 mins
7.6 / 10 (2749)
91 countries
3 months
Drama Fantasy Romance

Shoplifters (万引き家族 | Manbiki kazoku)

Hirokazu Koreeda, 2018, Japan

121 mins
8.8 / 10 (8532)
4 countries
3 months
Drama Crime

Wheel of Fortune and Fantasy (偶然と想像 | Gûzen to sôzô)

Ryusuke Hamaguchi, 2021, Japan

121 mins
8.4 / 10 (5426)
4 countries
2 months
Drama Romance

Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters

Paul Schrader, 1985, Japan

121 mins
8.4 / 10 (2510)
2 countries
2 months
Drama Biography LGBTQ+ History

Funeral Parade of Roses (薔薇の葬列 | Bara no sôretsu)

Toshio Matsumoto, 1969, Japan

105 mins
8.8 / 10 (6676)
2 countries
2 months
Avant-Garde Cult LGBTQ+ Drama

Ring (Ringu)

Hideo Nakata, 1998, Japan

95 mins
7.2 / 10 (3065)
2 countries
2 months
Horror Thriller Mystery

Blind Beast (Môjû)

Yasuzô Masumura, 1969, Japan

84 mins
7.6 / 10 (761)
3 countries
43 days
Drama Horror Erotica

Antiporno (Anchiporuno)

Sion Sono, 2016, Japan

76 mins
7.2 / 10 (3559)
5 countries
43 days
Drama

Irezumi

Yasuzô Masumura, 1966, Japan

86 mins
7.6 / 10 (329)
3 countries
43 days
Drama

Wet Woman in the Wind (Kaze ni nureta onna)

Akihiko Shiota, 2016, Japan

78 mins
6.6 / 10 (1307)
5 countries
43 days
Drama

Red Angel (Akai tenshi)

Yasuzô Masumura, 1966, Japan

95 mins
8.4 / 10 (381)
3 countries
43 days
Drama War Romance

Giants and Toys (Kyojin to gangu)

Yasuzô Masumura, 1958, Japan

95 mins
7.8 / 10 (329)
3 countries
12 days
Comedy Drama

The Black Report (Kuro no Hokokusho | 黒の報告書 | Black Statement Book)

Yasuzô Masumura, 1963, Japan

92 mins
7.6 / 10 (68)
3 countries
12 days
Crime

Black Test Car (Kuro no tesuto kaa)

Yasuzô Masumura, 1962, Japan

95 mins
7.6 / 10 (134)
3 countries
12 days
Drama

Sweet Bean (An)

Naomi Kawase, 2015, Japan

114 mins
9 / 10 (9363)
16 countries
12 days
Drama

Harmonium (Fuchi ni tatsu)

Koji Fukada, 2016, Japan

120 mins
7.6 / 10 (786)
3 countries
11 days
Drama

Massacre Gun (Minagoroshi no kenjû)

Yasuharu Hasebe, 1967, Japan

89 mins
7.4 / 10 (125)
1 country
Unlimited
Crime

Gamera vs. Gyaos (Daikaijû kûchûsen: Gamera tai Gyaosu (Return of the Giant Monsters / Boyichi and the Supermonster))

Noriaki Yuasa, 1967, Japan

86 mins
5.6 / 10 (36)
1 country
Unlimited
Action Adventure Horror

Gamera vs. Viras (Gamera tai uchu kaijû Bairasu)

Noriaki Yuasa, 1968, Japan

81 mins
5.4 / 10 (35)
5 countries
Unlimited
Action Sci-Fi

Mary and the Witch's Flower (Meari to majo no hana | メアリと魔女の花)

Hiromasa Yonebayashi, 2017, Japan

103 mins
6.2 / 10 (236)
2 countries
Unlimited
£2.49, €2,99
Animation Adventure Fantasy

Gamera vs. Jiger (Gamera tai Daimaju Jaiga)

Noriaki Yuasa, 1970, Japan

83 mins
5 / 10 (35)
2 countries
Unlimited
Action Sci-Fi Adventure

Gamera vs. Zigra (Gamera tai Shinkai kaijû Jigura)

Noriaki Yuasa, 1971, Japan

88 mins
4.4 / 10 (32)
2 countries
Unlimited
Action Sci-Fi Adventure

God's Puzzle (Kamisama no pazuru)

Takashi Miike, 2011, Japan

134 mins
6 / 10 (82)
1 country
Unlimited
Sci-Fi

Retaliation (Shima wa moratta)

Yasuharu Hasebe, 1969, Japan

95 mins
6.8 / 10 (60)
1 country
Unlimited
Action Crime

Like Father, Like Son (Soshite chichi ni naru)

Hirokazu Koreeda, 2013, Japan

121 mins
8.6 / 10 (8533)
2 countries
Unlimited
Drama

Kids Return (Kizzu ritân)

Takeshi Kitano (Beat Takeshi), 1996, Japan

108 mins
8 / 10 (2065)
2 countries
Unlimited
Drama Crime

No Man's Zone (無人地帯 | Mujin chitai)

Toshi Fujiwara, 2011, Japan

105 mins
6.6 / 10 (65)
119 countries
Unlimited
Documentary

Air Doll (Kûki ningyô)

Hirokazu Koreeda, 2009, Japan

116 mins
7.4 / 10 (2188)
1 country
Unlimited
Drama Fantasy

Ikiru (生きる)

Akira Kurosawa, 1952, Japan

143 mins
9 / 10 (4781)
1 country
Unlimited
€2,99
Drama

Tokyo Sonata (Tôkyô sonata)

Kiyoshi Kurosawa, 2008, Japan

120 mins
8.6 / 10 (7483)
1 country
Unlimited
Drama

Yojimbo (用心棒 | Yôjinbô)

Akira Kurosawa, 1961, Japan

111 mins
8.6 / 10 (7064)
1 country
Unlimited
€2,99
Action Comedy Adventure

The Hidden Fortress (隠し砦の三悪人 | Kakushi-toride no san-akunin)

Akira Kurosawa, 1958, Japan

139 mins
8.2 / 10 (2605)
1 country
Unlimited
€2,99
Drama Adventure Action

Throne of Blood (蜘蛛巣城 | Kumonosu-jō)

Akira Kurosawa, 1957, Japan

110 mins
8.6 / 10 (4490)
1 country
Unlimited
€2,99
Action Drama

Café Lumière (Kôhî jikô)

Hou Hsiao-hsien, 2003, Japan

99 mins
7.6 / 10 (1089)
1 country
Unlimited
Drama

One Wonderful Sunday (素晴らしき日曜日 | Subarashiki nichiyôbi)

Akira Kurosawa, 1947, Japan

110 mins
7.4 / 10 (378)
1 country
Unlimited
€2,99
Drama Romance

Fireworks (Hana-bi | はなび)

Takeshi Kitano (Beat Takeshi), 1997, Japan

103 mins
8.4 / 10 (6223)
2 countries
Unlimited
Crime Drama Romance

Dolls (ドールズ)

Takeshi Kitano (Beat Takeshi), 2002, Japan

114 mins
7.8 / 10 (2633)
1 country
Unlimited
Drama Romance Fantasy Cult

Kikujiro (Kikujirô no natsu)

Takeshi Kitano (Beat Takeshi), 1999, Japan

122 mins
8.2 / 10 (3693)
2 countries
Unlimited
Comedy Drama

Nobody Knows (Daremo shiranai | 誰も知らない)

Hirokazu Koreeda, 2004, Japan

141 mins
8.6 / 10 (4646)
1 country
Unlimited
Drama

Tony Takitani (トニー滝谷)

Jun Ichikawa, 2004, Japan

76 mins
7.6 / 10 (1591)
1 country
Unlimited
Drama Cult Romance

In the Realm of the Senses (愛のコリーダ | Ai no korīda)

Nagisa Ôshima, 1976, Japan

102 mins
7.8 / 10 (11513)
109 countries
Unlimited
Drama History Romance

Empire of Passion (Ai no borei | 愛の亡霊)

Nagisa Ôshima, 1978, Japan

105 mins
7.6 / 10 (3587)
110 countries
Unlimited
Drama Horror Romance

A Scene at the Sea (Ano natsu, ichiban shizukana umi)

Takeshi Kitano (Beat Takeshi), 1991, Japan

101 mins
8.2 / 10 (1552)
1 country
Unlimited
Drama Sport Romance

Gamera vs. Barugon (Daikaijû kettô: Gamera tai Barugon)

Shigeo Tanaka, 1966, Japan

100 mins
5 / 10 (50)
1 country
Unlimited
Action Fantasy Adventure

The Yakuza Papers 3: Proxy War (Jingi naki tatakai: Dairi senso)

Kinji Fukasaku, 1973, Japan

103 mins
7.4 / 10 (147)
1 country
Unlimited
Drama Crime

Yatterman (Yattâman)

Takashi Miike, 2009, Japan

111 mins
5.4 / 10 (147)
14 countries
Unlimited
Action Comedy

Gamera vs. Guiron (Gamera tai daiakuju Giron)

Noriaki Yuasa, 1969, Japan

82 mins
4.6 / 10 (45)
1 country
Unlimited
Action Adventure Family

Zatôichi (座頭市)

Shintarô Katsu, 1989, Japan

119 mins
7.2 / 10 (77)
1 country
Unlimited
Action Adventure History

Nightmare Detective (Akumu Tantei)

Shin'ya Tsukamoto, 2006, Japan

102 mins
5.8 / 10 (165)
3 countries
Unlimited
Fantasy Horror Thriller

The Yakuza Papers 5: Final Episode (Jingi naki tatakai: Kanketsu-hen)

Kinji Fukasaku, 1974, Japan

98 mins
7.6 / 10 (112)
1 country
Unlimited
Drama Crime

The Yakuza Papers 4: Police Tactics (Jingi naki tatakai: Chojo sakusen)

Kinji Fukasaku, 1974, Japan

101 mins
7.4 / 10 (122)
1 country
Unlimited
Drama Crime

Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence (イノセンス | Inosensu)

Mamoru Oshii, 2004, Japan

100 mins
7.8 / 10 (2234)
1 country
Unlimited
Animation Sci-Fi Drama Mystery

The Ballad of Narayama (Narayama-bushi kô)

Shôhei Imamura, 1983, Japan

130 mins
8.4 / 10 (1519)
2 countries
Unlimited
Drama Adventure

Dead or Alive (Dead or Alive: Hanzaisha)

Takashi Miike, 1999, Japan

105 mins
7.2 / 10 (1168)
1 country
Unlimited
Crime Drama Thriller

Dead or Alive: Final

Takashi Miike, 2002, Japan

88 mins
5.8 / 10 (363)
1 country
Unlimited
Crime Action Comedy

The Yakuza Papers 1: Battles Without Honour and Humanity (Jinji nake tatakai)

Kinji Fukasaku, 1973, Japan

99 mins
8 / 10 (361)
1 country
Unlimited
Crime

Dead or Alive 2: Birds (Dead or Alive 2: Tôbôsha)

Takashi Miike, 2000, Japan

97 mins
7.4 / 10 (593)
1 country
Unlimited
Crime Drama Thriller

The Most Beautiful (一番美しく | Ichiban utsukushiku)

Akira Kurosawa, 1944, Japan

87 mins
5.6 / 10 (197)
1 country
Unlimited
€2,99
Drama

The Men Who Tread on the Tiger's Tail (虎の尾を踏む男達 | Tora no o wo fumu otokotachi)

Akira Kurosawa, 1945, Japan

60 mins
7 / 10 (337)
1 country
Unlimited
€2,99
Drama Adventure Thriller

The Yakuza Papers 2: Deadly Fight in Hiroshima (Jingi naki tatakai: Hiroshima shito hen)

Kinji Fukasaku, 1973, Japan

100 mins
7.6 / 10 (188)
1 country
Unlimited
Drama Crime