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1. Tampopo (1985)
Not Rated | 114 min | Comedy
A truck driver stops at a small family-run noodle shop and decides to help its fledgling business. The story is intertwined with various vignettes about the relationship of love and food.
Director: Jûzô Itami | Stars: Ken Watanabe, Tsutomu Yamazaki, Nobuko Miyamoto, Koji Yakusho
Votes: 22,683 | Gross: $0.22M
2. Mr. Baseball (1992)
PG-13 | 108 min | Comedy, Romance, Sport
Jack Elliot, once a great baseball player, is forced to play in Japan where his brash, egotistical ways cause friction with his new teammates and friends.
Director: Fred Schepisi | Stars: Tom Selleck, Ken Takakura, Aya Takanashi, Dennis Haysbert
Votes: 12,213 | Gross: $20.88M
3. Madadayo (1993)
134 min | Drama
Following World War II, a retired professor approaching his autumn years finds his quality of life drastically reduced in war-torn Tokyo. Denying despair, he pursues writing and celebrates his birthday with his adoring students.
Directors: Akira Kurosawa, Ishirô Honda | Stars: Tatsuo Matsumura, Hisashi Igawa, George Tokoro, Masayuki Yui
Votes: 6,175 | Gross: $0.05M
4. A Taxing Woman (1987)
127 min | Comedy, Crime
If tax evasion is an art, wheeler-dealer Hideki Gondo is Rembrandt. And so, a determined taxing woman gets the tough assignment of trying to catch him.
Director: Jûzô Itami | Stars: Nobuko Miyamoto, Tsutomu Yamazaki, Masahiko Tsugawa, Yasuo Daichi
Votes: 2,254
5. Onimasa (1982)
146 min | Drama
A yakuza melodrama, covering decades in the lives of Boss Onimasa, his adopted daughter Matsue, and his biological daughter Hanako.
Director: Hideo Gosha | Stars: Tatsuya Nakadai, Masako Natsume, Akiko Nakamura, Akiko Kana
Votes: 571
6. A Taxing Woman's Return (1988)
127 min | Comedy, Crime
Ryoko Itakura returns as the government tax agent willing to tackle the toughest cases. This time she takes on a fanatical but lucrative religious cult run by a vile lecher.
Director: Jûzô Itami | Stars: Nobuko Miyamoto, Rentarô Mikuni, Masahiko Tsugawa, Tetsurô Tanba
Votes: 721 | Gross: $0.33M
7. Swimming Upstream (1990)
95 min | Romance, Sport
Kaoru, a highschool boy, falls in love with a girl, Sonoko, a leading member of his high-school's swimming club. Though he cannot swim at all, he joins the swimming club to win her heart.
Director: Joji Matsuoka | Stars: Michitaka Tsutsui, Saki Takaoka, Mikihisa Azuma, Kazuko Shirakawa
Votes: 63
8. Juvenile (2000)
100 min | Fantasy, Sci-Fi
11-year-old Yusuke and his classmates camp in the woods and see a strange light. They discover a small metallic object like a robot which talks, calls himself Tetra and knows Yusuke's name.... See full summary »
Director: Takashi Yamazaki | Stars: Shingo Katori, Miki Sakai, Anne Suzuki, Yûya Endô
Votes: 169
9. Taiheiki (1991– )
45 min | Drama, History
Stars: Hiroyuki Sanada, Hidekazu Akai, Michiko Ameku, Yasuo Daichi
Votes: 28
10. Ryûji (1983)
92 min | Drama
Ryuji tries to quit yakuza and spend a decent life with his wife Mariko and daughter Aya, but as he's used to getting easy money, it'd become hard for him to work hard and get little. Eventually he's back to where he belongs.
Director: Tôru Kawashima | Stars: Shôji Kaneko, Eiko Nagashima, Kôji Kita, Kinzô Sakura
Votes: 152
11. Taira no Kiyomori (2012–2013)
Drama, History
The 51st NHK Taiga drama recounts the life of Taira no Kiyomori (1118-1181), a general of the Heian period, who established the first samurai-based government in Japan.
Stars: Ken'ichi Matsuyama, Takaya Kamikawa, Masaki Okada, Kyôko Fukada
Votes: 67
12. Tetsuko no heya (1976– )
35 min | Talk-Show
Stars: Tetsuko Kuroyanagi, Meiko Nakamura, Makoto Ôtake, Tomio Umezawa
Votes: 33
13. Kai (1985)
Not Rated | 134 min | Drama
The story of Iwago, a troubled Japanese man who has grave personal problems and strained relationships with his wife and step children.
Director: Hideo Gosha | Stars: Ken Ogata, Yukiyo Toake, Yûko Natori, Mariko Ishihara
Votes: 142
14. Bayside Shakedown (1998)
119 min | Action, Comedy, Crime
Aoshima, a police detective working in the Bayside Precinct, is continually frustrated by the hierarchy and red tape that plague the system. His friend Muroi is climbing the ladder of the ... See full summary »
Director: Katsuyuki Motohiro | Stars: Yûji Oda, Toshirô Yanagiba, Eri Fukatsu, Miki Mizuno
Votes: 952
15. Keizoku (1999– )
Crime, Mystery
Jun Shibata, daughter of an infamous detective, it's on the fast track to leadership within the Metropolitan Police Department. While socially awkward, she is a crime solving genius with ... See full summary »
Stars: Miki Nakatani, Atsuro Watabe, Shigeru Izumiya, Yû Tokui
Votes: 121
16. Odoru daisosasen (1997– )
54 min | Drama
A rookie detective learns that life in law enforcement may not be as glamorous as he thought it would be.
Stars: Yûji Oda, Eri Fukatsu, Miki Mizuno, Chôsuke Ikariya
Votes: 292
17. Chips (2012)
68 min | Comedy, Drama
Tadashi Imamura is a burglar who idolizes Ozaki, a star baseball player he shares a birthday with. One day he realizes their connection is much deeper than that and decides to find out more.
Director: Yoshihiro Nakamura | Stars: Gaku Hamada, Fumino Kimura, Nao Ômori, Eri Ishida
Votes: 216
18. Kowagaru hitobito (1994)
118 min | Comedy, Horror, Thriller
Director: Makoto Wada | Stars: Hiroyuki Sanada, Mieko Harada, Mami Kumagai, Mitsuyo Asaka
Votes: 41
19. 11pm (1965–1990)
60 min | Talk-Show
Stars: Jun'ichi Yaoi, Miyoko Asada, Haruhiko Saitô, Tôru Yuri
20. Traffic Jam (1991)
108 min | Comedy
A hard working salaryman takes off five days from his busy job and sets off with his wife and two children to visit his parents in his hometown for the 1991 new year holidays. He decides ... See full summary »
Director: Mitsuo Kurotsuchi | Stars: Ken'ichi Hagiwara, Hitomi Kuroki, Junko Takarada, Shingo Yuzawa
Votes: 63
21. Making of 'Tampopo' (1986 Video)
87 min | Documentary
Director: Toshirô Uratani | Stars: Toshiya Fujita, Isao Hashizume, Seigo Hosogoe, Hisashi Igawa
Votes: 29
22. Yabanjin no youni (1985)
108 min | Adventure
Young writer Tamako, who is wrongfully accused of killing the head yakuza, must find a way out of trouble.
Director: Tôru Kawashima | Stars: Hiroko Yakushimaru, Kyôhei Shibata, Michiko Kawai, Norihei Miki
Votes: 32
23. Shomuni (1998)
93 min | Comedy
Director: Takayoshi Watanabe | Stars: Sadao Abe, Kumiko Endô, Yoshihiko Hakamada, Mari Hamada
24. Those Swell Yakuza (1988)
109 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
After getting a beating from a yakuza, a record store owner decides that being a yakuza would be his dream job.
Director: Akiyoshi Kimata | Stars: Takanori Jinnai, Yumi Asô, Hideo Murota, Shirô Itô
Votes: 33
25. Bakumatsu jyunjyoden (1991)
105 min | Romance
In the last days of the Tokugawa shogunate, there was a cute warrior, Souji Okita, who belonged to the armed police of the shogunate in Kyoto. Very few knew that Souji was not a boy, but a ... See full summary »
Director: Mitsuyuki Yakushiji | Stars: Ken Watanabe, Riho Makise, Tetta Sugimoto, Masatô Ibu
Votes: 30
26. Top stewardess monogatari (1990– )
Drama
A JAL stewardess tries hard, but it does not go well typically. She just cannot help it and mistakes happen. She wants to be better and pushes herself. She is also the daughter of a public ... See full summary »
Stars: Kuniko Yamada, Miyuki Imori, Narimi Arimori, Minako Tanaka
27. Kyoko Aizome's Widow's Boarding House (1984)
75 min
Director: Shinya Yamamoto | Stars: Kyôko Aizome, Keito Asabuki, Moto Fuyuki, Tako Hachirô
28. Marusa no onnna 2 wo marusa suru (1988 Video)
110 min | Documentary
Director: Masayuki Suô | Stars: Yasuo Daichi, Etsuko Egawa, Seigo Hosogoe, Jûzô Itami
29. Fusa (1993 TV Movie)
92 min | Drama, Mystery
When an amnesiac woman walks into the household of a young samurai no one knows what to make of the mysterious newcomer. However, with her serene beauty and hard working etiquette both the ... See full summary »
Director: Kon Ichikawa | Stars: Kiichi Nakai, Yûko Asano, Furankî Sakai, Hisashi Igawa
Votes: 86
30. Pro Golfer Oribê Kinjirô 2 (1994)
101 min | Comedy
Director: Tetsuya Takeda | Stars: Tetsuya Takeda, Naomi Zaizen, Hiroshi Abe, Toshio Shiba
31. Marusa no onna wo marusa suru (1987 Video)
108 min | Documentary
Director: Masayuki Suô | Stars: Shinsuke Ashida, Yasuo Daichi, Mach Fumiake, Jûzô Itami
Votes: 11
32. Yuke yuke AV shinsengumi: Tenshi tachi no H na daisensô (1992 Video)
80 min | Adult
Director: Eitarô Ônuma | Stars: Isamu Ago, Mirei Asaoka, Buruutasu, Ai Iijima
33. Bakayarô! 2: Shiawase ni naritai (1989)
98 min | Drama, Comedy
Directors: Yusuke Narita, Masahiro Honda, Ryô Iwamatsu | Stars: Nenji Kobayashi, Jun Fubuki, Shin'ichi Tsutsumi, Fumiya Fujii
Votes: 11
34. Asobi ja nai no yo, kono koi wa (1986– )
54 min | Comedy
Stars: Miyuki Imori, Eiichirô Funakoshi, Kenji Haga, Nagare Hagiwara
35. Heisei ren'ai daizukan: Usso pyo-n! (1991 Video)
84 min | Comedy
Director: Takeo Imai | Stars: Atsumi Hiraguri, Keiko Hita, Misao Morikawa, Rash
36. Honto Ni Atta!! Toshi Densetsu: Zekkyo-ban (2006 Video)
56 min | Drama, Horror
The 20 best urban legends from the "Honto Ni Atta!. Toshi Densetsu" trilogy have been selected in this screaming edition.
Director: Kanta Tagawa | Stars: Hiroyuki Kawasaki, Kinzô Sakura, Eiichiro Suzuki
37. Jissha-ban: Maiko uso mitai! (2007 Video)
Comedy
Stars: Mao Kobayashi, Moe Aikawa, Azusa Hibino, Saki Kataoka
38. Sugisawa Village Legend: Kanzen mu Sakujo Zettai Kyofu-ban (2001 Video)
75 min | Horror
A mockumentary about the legend of Sugisawa Village.
Director: Kanta Tagawa | Stars: Tina Kawamura, Noboru Koizuka, Masaki Kousaka, Kinzô Sakura
39. Honto Ni Atta!! Toshi Densetsu (2003 Video)
70 min | Drama, Horror
A series of 34 shorts about various urban legends presented by Kinzô Sakura.
Director: Kanta Tagawa | Stars: Hideaki Hamano, Hitomi Hirashita, Kanako Obara, Kinzô Sakura
40. Honto Ni Atta!! Toshi Densetsu: Saikyo-ban (2006 Video)
56 min | Drama, Horror
The 18 best urban legends from the "Honto Ni Atta!. Toshi Densetsu" trilogy have been selected in this scariest edition.
Director: Kanta Tagawa | Stars: Hiroyuki Kawasaki, Kinzô Sakura, Eiichiro Suzuki
41. Kaidan! Jidai-ya no nyôbô (1991 TV Movie)
110 min | Mystery
Director: Kunio Yamamoto | Stars: Jun Hamamura, Ryûzô Hayashi, Nobuo Kaneko, Takeshi Katô
42. Tax Inspector Madogiwa Taro: Case File 1 (1998 TV Movie)
114 min | Mystery
Taro Madobe was once a wonderful elite tax inspector of the Tokyo Regional Taxation Bureau. However, due to a certain incident 5 years ago he was transferred to the Setagaya Minami Tax Office.
Director: Akira Okajima | Stars: Nenji Kobayashi, Yumi Asô, Ikkei Watanabe, Akiko Nomura
43. Ningen kôsaten - Michi (1993)
70 min | Drama
Director: Itsumichi Isomura | Stars: Shinobu Sakagami, Haruhiko Saitô, Naoko Amihama, Kimie Shingyôji
44. Tamineta 2 (1992 Video)
18 min | Short, Comedy
Stars: Jun Inoue, Karen Kirishima, Takehiko Bessho, Katsuhisa Hattori
45. Akakabu kenji funsenki: Nanki-Katsuura Onsen satsujin meiro (1991 TV Movie)
108 min | Mystery
Director: Shigeyuki Yamane | Stars: Furankî Sakai, Miyoko Akaza, Masumi Harukawa, Kenzô Kawarasaki
46. Heisei ren'ai daizukan: Nihon'ichi pantsu o nuganai otoko (1991 Video)
91 min | Comedy
Director: Kôsuke Suzuki | Stars: Eri Fuse, Yasuhito Hida, Hiromi, Masato Irie
47. Isshô asonde kurashitai (1998)
108 min
Director: Katsuji Kanazawa | Stars: Hiroiki Ariyoshi, Kazunari Moriwaki, Hijiri Kojima, Mitsumasa Fujisaki
48. Honto Ni Atta: Kowai Toshi Densetsu III (2009 Video)
87 min | Horror
The 'Honto Ni Atta: Toshi Densetsu' team presents 66 shocking videos or reenactments narrated by Kinzô Sakura.
Director: Kanta Tagawa | Star: Kinzô Sakura
49. Fushigina Baby (1988)
72 min
Roller skating boy band Hikaru GENJI face a series of strange events after a baby one day suddenly appears in their dormitory.
Director: Masayoshi Nemoto | Stars: Katsuo Tokashiki, Kazumi Morohoshi, Hiroyuki Satô, Akira Akasaka
50. Kibô-ga-oka fûfu sensô (2009)
88 min | Comedy, Drama
Director: Iwao Takahashi | Stars: Tamao Satô, Ichirôta Miyakawa, Yoichi Furuya, Sasa Handa
Votes: 9