102 films from Japan

Battle Royale (Batoru rowaiaru)

Kinji Fukasaku, 2000, Japan

121 mins
7.6 / 10 (15667)
32 countries
8 years
Action Adventure Thriller Sci-Fi

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

Koji Fukada, 2019, Japan

24 mins
7.8 / 10 (53)
3 countries
1 year
Thriller Romance Mystery TV Series

The Real Thing: Episode 1 (Honki no shirushi)

Koji Fukada, 2019, Japan

24 mins
7.6 / 10 (195)
3 countries
1 year
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
7.6 / 10 (35)
3 countries
1 year
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 (39)
3 countries
1 year
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 (43)
3 countries
1 year
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 (44)
3 countries
1 year
Thriller Romance Mystery TV Series

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 (41)
3 countries
1 year
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
7.8 / 10 (46)
3 countries
1 year
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 (50)
3 countries
1 year
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
7.6 / 10 (61)
3 countries
1 year
Thriller Romance Mystery TV Series

First Love (初恋 Hatsukoi)

Takashi Miike, 2019, Japan

104 mins
7 / 10 (634)
4 countries
1 year
Drama Crime Action

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

Naomi Kawase, 2014, Japan

119 mins
7.8 / 10 (1845)
89 countries
1 year
Romance Drama

Tatsumi

Eric Khoo, 2011, Japan

96 mins
7.6 / 10 (203)
1 country
11 months
Animation Biography Drama

Cut

Amir Naderi, 2011, Japan

133 mins
7.2 / 10 (278)
2 countries
11 months
Drama

Journey to the Shore (Kishibe no tabi)

Kiyoshi Kurosawa, 2015, Japan

128 mins
7.6 / 10 (2620)
91 countries
10 months
Drama Fantasy Romance

Yuki's Sun (Yuki no taiyô)

Hayao Miyazaki, 1972, Japan

5 mins
7.4 / 10 (4298)
109 countries
10 months
Drama Animation Short

Shoplifters (万引き家族 | Manbiki kazoku)

Hirokazu Koreeda, 2018, Japan

121 mins
8.8 / 10 (7446)
5 countries
10 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 (4701)
6 countries
9 months
Drama Romance

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

Toshio Matsumoto, 1969, Japan

105 mins
8.8 / 10 (6591)
2 countries
9 months
Avant-Garde Cult LGBTQ+ Drama

Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters

Paul Schrader, 1985, Japan

121 mins
8.4 / 10 (2372)
2 countries
9 months
Drama Biography LGBTQ+ History

Ring (Ringu)

Hideo Nakata, 1998, Japan

95 mins
7.2 / 10 (2914)
2 countries
9 months
Horror Thriller Mystery

Wet Woman in the Wind (Kaze ni nureta onna)

Akihiko Shiota, 2016, Japan

78 mins
6.6 / 10 (1265)
5 countries
8 months
Drama

Antiporno (Anchiporuno)

Sion Sono, 2016, Japan

76 mins
7.2 / 10 (3432)
5 countries
8 months
Drama

Irezumi

Yasuzô Masumura, 1966, Japan

86 mins
7.6 / 10 (302)
3 countries
8 months
Drama

Blind Beast (Môjû)

Yasuzô Masumura, 1969, Japan

84 mins
7.6 / 10 (723)
3 countries
8 months
Drama Horror Erotica

Red Angel (Akai tenshi)

Yasuzô Masumura, 1966, Japan

95 mins
8.4 / 10 (350)
3 countries
8 months
Drama War Romance

Sweet Bean (An)

Naomi Kawase, 2015, Japan

114 mins
9 / 10 (8859)
20 countries
7 months
Drama

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

Yasuzô Masumura, 1963, Japan

92 mins
7.6 / 10 (53)
3 countries
7 months
Crime

Giants and Toys (Kyojin to gangu)

Yasuzô Masumura, 1958, Japan

95 mins
7.8 / 10 (298)
3 countries
7 months
Comedy Drama

Black Test Car (Kuro no tesuto kaa)

Yasuzô Masumura, 1962, Japan

95 mins
7.6 / 10 (122)
3 countries
7 months
Drama

Harmonium (Fuchi ni tatsu)

Koji Fukada, 2016, Japan

120 mins
7.6 / 10 (776)
3 countries
7 months
Drama

Like Someone in Love

Abbas Kiarostami, 2012, Japan

110 mins
7.6 / 10 (8998)
5 countries
6 months
Drama

Norwegian Wood (ノルウェイの森 Noruwei no mori)

Trần Anh Hùng, 2010, Japan

134 mins
6.6 / 10 (3313)
3 countries
6 months
Drama Romance

Still Walking (Aruitemo aruitemo)

Hirokazu Koreeda, 2008, Japan

115 mins
8.6 / 10 (4404)
1 country
6 months
Drama

Bullet Ballet

Shin'ya Tsukamoto, 1998, Japan

87 mins
7.6 / 10 (692)
2 countries
5 months
Drama Sci-Fi Crime

Kotoko

Shin'ya Tsukamoto, 2011, Japan

92 mins
7.4 / 10 (512)
2 countries
5 months
Drama Horror

Killing (Zan)

Shin'ya Tsukamoto, 2018, Japan

80 mins
7.6 / 10 (303)
2 countries
5 months
Drama Action

Tetsuo: The Iron Man (Tetsuo )

Shin'ya Tsukamoto, 1989, Japan

67 mins
8 / 10 (2863)
3 countries
5 months
Horror Sci-Fi

Mirai (未来のミライ | Mirai no Mirai)

Mamoru Hosoda, 2018, Japan

98 mins
7.2 / 10 (717)
3 countries
5 months
Animation Fantasy Adventure

Asako I & II (Netemo sametemo)

Ryusuke Hamaguchi, 2018, Japan

120 mins
7.8 / 10 (5314)
5 countries
5 months
Drama Romance

Wife of a Spy (スパイの妻 | Supai no tsuma)

Kiyoshi Kurosawa, 2020, Japan

116 mins
7.4 / 10 (4123)
1 country
5 months
Drama War History Thriller

Black Rain (Kuroi ame)

Shôhei Imamura, 1989, Japan

122 mins
8.4 / 10 (616)
3 countries
4 months
Drama History War

Radiance (Hikari | 光)

Naomi Kawase, 2017, Japan

102 mins
7.8 / 10 (1288)
1 country
4 months
Drama Romance

Burst City (Bakuretsu toshi)

Gakuryû Ishii, 1982, Japan

116 mins
6.8 / 10 (148)
2 countries
3 months
Musical Action Sci-Fi

Our Little Sister (Umimachi Diary | 海街diary)

Hirokazu Koreeda, 2015, Japan

127 mins
8.6 / 10 (4801)
4 countries
3 months
Comedy Drama

After the Storm (Umi yori mo Mada Fukaku | 海よりもまだ深く)

Hirokazu Koreeda, 2016, Japan

118 mins
7.8 / 10 (1552)
3 countries
3 months
Drama

One Cut of the Dead (KAMERA o Tomeru Na! | カメラを止めるな！)

Shinichiro Ueda, 2017, Japan

96 mins
8.4 / 10 (3632)
1 country
3 months
Comedy Horror

Ghost in the Shell (攻殻機動隊 | Kôkaku kidôtai)

Mamoru Oshii, 1995, Japan

83 mins
8.4 / 10 (8181)
1 country
3 months
Animation Action Crime Sci-Fi

Poem (Uta)

Akio Jissoji, 1972, Japan

119 mins
7.6 / 10 (218)
4 countries
3 months
Drama

Mandala

Akio Jissoji, 1971, Japan

136 mins
7 / 10 (295)
4 countries
3 months
Drama

High and Low (天国と地獄 | Tengoku to jigoku)

Akira Kurosawa, 1963, Japan

144 mins
8.8 / 10 (3689)
1 country
2 months
Drama Crime Mystery

This Transient Life (無常)

Akio Jissoji, 1970, Japan

144 mins
8.4 / 10 (671)
4 countries
2 months
Drama Erotica

I Wish (Kiseki)

Hirokazu Koreeda, 2011, Japan

128 mins
8 / 10 (1568)
2 countries
1 month
Drama

The Mad Fox (Koiya koi nasuna koi)

Tomu Uchida, 1962, Japan

109 mins
8.4 / 10 (446)
5 countries
29 days
Drama Fantasy Avant-Garde

Paprika (パプリカ)

Satoshi Kon, 2006, Japan

91 mins
8.2 / 10 (5828)
2 countries
29 days
Animation Drama Fantasy

The Whispering Star (Hiso hiso boshi)

Sion Sono, 2015, Japan

102 mins
7.2 / 10 (165)
1 country
28 days
Sci-Fi

Gamera vs. Zigra (Gamera tai Shinkai kaijû Jigura)

Noriaki Yuasa, 1971, Japan

88 mins
4.2 / 10 (32)
2 countries
Unlimited
Action Sci-Fi Adventure

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. Viras (Gamera tai uchu kaijû Bairasu)

Noriaki Yuasa, 1968, Japan

81 mins
5 / 10 (33)
5 countries
Unlimited
Action Sci-Fi

God's Puzzle (Kamisama no pazuru)

Takashi Miike, 2011, Japan

134 mins
6.2 / 10 (78)
1 country
Unlimited
Sci-Fi

Retaliation (Shima wa moratta)

Yasuharu Hasebe, 1969, Japan

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

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

Noriaki Yuasa, 1967, Japan

86 mins
5.4 / 10 (35)
1 country
Unlimited
Action Adventure Horror

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

Kids Return (Kizzu ritân)

Takeshi Kitano, 1996, Japan

108 mins
8 / 10 (1932)
3 countries
Unlimited
Drama Crime

Like Father, Like Son (Soshite chichi ni naru)

Hirokazu Koreeda, 2013, Japan

121 mins
8.6 / 10 (7683)
11 countries
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

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

Nagisa Ôshima, 1976, Japan

102 mins
7.8 / 10 (11462)
114 countries
Unlimited
Drama History Romance

Tony Takitani (トニー滝谷)

Jun Ichikawa, 2004, Japan

76 mins
7.6 / 10 (1585)
1 country
Unlimited
Drama Cult Romance

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

Hirokazu Koreeda, 2004, Japan

141 mins
8.6 / 10 (4421)
2 countries
Unlimited
Drama

Kikujiro (Kikujirô no natsu)

Takeshi Kitano, 1999, Japan

122 mins
8.2 / 10 (3323)
3 countries
Unlimited
Comedy Drama

Dolls (ドールズ)

Takeshi Kitano, 2002, Japan

114 mins
7.8 / 10 (2590)
1 country
Unlimited
Drama Romance Fantasy Cult

Fireworks (Hana-bi | はなび)

Takeshi Kitano, 1997, Japan

103 mins
8.4 / 10 (5663)
3 countries
Unlimited
Crime Drama Romance

Café Lumière (Kôhî jikô)

Hou Hsiao-hsien, 2003, Japan

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

Air Doll (Kûki ningyô)

Hirokazu Koreeda, 2009, Japan

116 mins
7.2 / 10 (1933)
4 countries
Unlimited
Drama Fantasy

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

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

Yojimbo (用心棒 | Yôjinbô)

Akira Kurosawa, 1961, Japan

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

Tokyo Sonata (Tôkyô sonata)

Kiyoshi Kurosawa, 2008, Japan

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

Ikiru (生きる)

Akira Kurosawa, 1952, Japan

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

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

Mamoru Oshii, 2004, Japan

100 mins
7.6 / 10 (2112)
1 country
Unlimited
Animation Sci-Fi Drama Mystery

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, 1991, Japan

101 mins
8 / 10 (1456)
2 countries
Unlimited
Drama Sport Romance

Massacre Gun (Minagoroshi no kenjû)

Yasuharu Hasebe, 1967, Japan

89 mins
7.4 / 10 (125)
1 country
Unlimited
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

No Man's Zone (無人地帯 | Mujin chitai)

Toshi Fujiwara, 2011, Japan

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

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

Shigeo Tanaka, 1966, Japan

100 mins
4.8 / 10 (49)
1 country
Unlimited
Action Fantasy Adventure

Yatterman (Yattâman)

Takashi Miike, 2009, Japan

111 mins
5.4 / 10 (138)
14 countries
Unlimited
Action Comedy

Gamera vs. Guiron (Gamera tai daiakuju Giron)

Noriaki Yuasa, 1969, Japan

82 mins
4.6 / 10 (44)
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

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 3: Proxy War (Jingi naki tatakai: Dairi senso)

Kinji Fukasaku, 1973, Japan

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

The Ballad of Narayama (Narayama-bushi kô)

Shôhei Imamura, 1983, Japan

130 mins
8.4 / 10 (1421)
6 countries
Unlimited
Drama Adventure

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

Dead or Alive (Dead or Alive: Hanzaisha)

Takashi Miike, 1999, Japan

105 mins
7.2 / 10 (1152)
1 country
Unlimited
Crime Drama Thriller

Dead or Alive: Final

Takashi Miike, 2002, Japan

88 mins
5.8 / 10 (362)
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 (585)
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

Nightmare Detective (Akumu Tantei)

Shin'ya Tsukamoto, 2006, Japan

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