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1. Egoist (2022)
120 min | Drama, Romance
When Kôsuke was 14 years old, his mother died. He spent his adolescence in a rural village and suppressed his feelings as a gay male. Now, Kôsuke (Ryohei Suzuki) has grown up and works as a... See full summary »
Director: Daishi Matsunaga | Stars: Ryohei Suzuki, Hio Miyazawa, Yûko Nakamura, Iori Wada
Votes: 564
2. Ro narukisosu (2023)
110 min | Drama
74-year-old Yamazaki, an eccentric and prideful gay man, meets the young and lonely sex worker Leo, and for the first time in his long tumultuous life, falls in love with another person.
Director: Tsuyoshi Shôji | Stars: Atom Mizuishi, Kunio Murai, Tajiro Tamura, Kanji Tsuda
Votes: 67
3. The Depths (2010)
121 min | Drama
Be-hwan is a famous Korean fashion photographer visiting Japan at the request of his friend Gil-su to take pictures of his wedding. On the day of Gil-su's wedding, however, the bride ... See full summary »
Director: Ryûsuke Hamaguchi | Stars: Kim Min-joon, Hôshi Ishida, Soji Arai, Ryôtarô Yonemura
Votes: 374
4. Rage (2016)
142 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller
A grisly unsolved murder links three seemingly unrelated stories in three different Japanese cities.
Director: Sang-il Lee | Stars: Ken Watanabe, Mirai Moriyama, Aoi Miyazaki, Satoshi Tsumabuki
Votes: 3,409
5. Hush! (2001)
135 min | Comedy, Drama
Soon after the disparate yet compatible Naoya and Katsuhiro start to settle into a relationship, a slightly unhinged young woman named Asako asks Katsuhiro to father her child.
Director: Ryosuke Hashiguchi | Stars: Reiko Kataoka, Kazuya Takahashi, Seiichi Tanabe, Yôko Akino
Votes: 749 | Gross: $0.02M
6. Temptation of the Mask (1987)
68 min | Drama, Horror
An adopted orphan is in love with his sister and repeatedly raped by her husband. When he grows up, the traumatized boy becomes an arsonist, as a gay male detective is investigating him.
Director: Hisayasu Satô | Stars: Kazuhiro Sano, Kiyoshi Usuda, Naomi Hagio, Yutaka Ikejima
Votes: 44
7. Antique Bakery (2008)
22 min | Animation, Comedy, Romance
Antique Bakery, is a small bakery that's run by four handsome men. Tachibana the owner, Chikage the one who was send to watch over his childhood friend, Ono the "demonically charming" master pastry chef, and Kanda a former boxer.
Stars: Keiji Fujiwara, Shin'ichirô Miki, Mamoru Miyano, Eiji Hanawa
Votes: 93
8. Bad Film (2012)
161 min | Action, Comedy, Crime
"BAD FILM" is a legendary production that was shot in 1995 over course of year, but went unfinished due to funding difficulties.
Director: Sion Sono | Stars: Tokyo Gagaga, Yûya Ishikawa, Takeshi Itô, Kôta Mori
Votes: 220
9. Aichaku
Drama | Completed
The lives of an American expat and a half Japanese construction worker living in rural Japan are forever changed over the course of three days as they engage in an unexpected romance.
Directors: Raito Nishizaka, Michael Williams | Stars: Christopher McCombs, Christopher Nishizawa, Cynthia Cheston, Yayoi Fujiwara
10. I Like You, I Like You Very Much (1994)
Unrated | 58 min | Drama
Shin and Yu's relationship is tested after Yu admits to confessing his love to another man.
Director: Hiroyuki Oki | Stars: Chano, Kazunori Shibuya, Hisanori Kitakaze, Kazufumi Nishimoto
Votes: 126
11. Okoge (1992)
120 min | Drama, Romance
Sayoko, a young woman, meets Goh and his older gay lover Tochi, and invites them to use a room in her apartment. The three become good friends until Tochi's wife threatens to expose Tochi ... See full summary »
Director: Takehiro Nakajima | Stars: Misa Shimizu, Takehiro Murata, Takeo Nakahara, Atsushi Fukazawa
Votes: 226 | Gross: $0.25M
12. Embracing Love: A Cicada in Winter (2007)
Animation, Drama, History
It is the late Tokugawa period and tensions between the Bakufu and Choshu clan are arguing trying of how to deal with foreigner in Japan. Touma Kusaka, a member of the Choshu clan wants ... See full summary »
Stars: Toshiyuki Morikawa, Shin'ichirô Miki, Shôtarô Morikubo, Shinnosuke Tachibana
Votes: 53
13. Looking for an Angel (1999)
61 min | Drama
Takachi, a young porno star from a small town in Japan is found dead. His death provides the opportunity to show us his true emotions, and how his two best friends in Tokyo remember him. ... See full summary »
Director: Akihiro Suzuki | Stars: Kôichi Imaizumi, Akira Suehiro, Hotaru Hazuki, Akira Kuroiwa
Votes: 76
14. Innocent Noir (2013)
Director: Naoyuki Tomomatsu | Stars: Koh, Yûdai, Ayumi Kuroki, Manzô Shinra
15. Male Season (1983)
Drama, Romance
Director: Ryûichi Hiroki | Stars: Tôru Nakane, Yasushi Satô, Yutaka Ikejima, Ren Ôsugi
16. Ai no tame ni ikite: I want you (2023)
Director: Yoshikazu Katô | Stars: Hiroshi Ichikawa, Masamitsu Kani, Kento Hoshi, Kôshido Matsumoto
18. Of Love & Law (2017)
94 min | Documentary
Fumi and Kazu are life partners, both professionally and privately: they run the first and only law firm in Japan set up by an openly gay couple. The lawyers know all too well the realities... See full summary »
Director: Hikaru Toda
Votes: 50
19. Eden (II) (2012)
101 min | Comedy, Drama
When Miro's transsexual friend Noripee dies, Miro and his friends from the gay bar 'Eden' are once again reminded of the discrimination they are constantly facing from society. They decide ... See full summary »
Director: Masaharu Take | Stars: Tarô Yamamoto, Noriko Eguchi, Yumiko Fujita, Akira Hamada
Votes: 31
21. Kachou no Koi (2010 TV Movie)
30 min | Animation, Comedy, Romance
Stars: Hiroshi Kamiya, Katsuyuki Konishi, Kenji Nojima, Ryôtarô Okiayu
Votes: 33
22. Naughty Boys (2002)
76 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Director: Kôichi Imaizumi | Stars: Yuji Kuwa, Akio Yoshioka, Kôichi Imaizumi, Kazuhisa Iriuchijima
23. Aikôki: Urban legend (2000)
60 min | Horror
Director: Kazuyoshi Sekine | Stars: Hiroshi Nakamura, Shôichi Yokosuka, Masanori Machida, Yûken Yoshida
24. Boku to daddy no koto (1999)
65 min
Director: Yutaka Ikejima | Stars: Kazuhiro Ozaki, Yutaka Ikejima, Seiki Chiba, Makoto Sugimoto
26. Tenshi ga boku ni koi o shita (2002)
61 min
Director: Tarô Araki | Stars: Kôichi Imaizumi, Satoshi Tanihata, Koinosuke Takigawa, Jômonjin
27. Angel in the Toilet (1999)
32 min | Short
Entering a toilet, a young man finds that another man there is interested in him. From there it is a fable about an angel living in a toilet, bringing love to lost souls.
Director: Kôichi Imaizumi
Votes: 35
28. Uwaki na bokura (2001)
80 min | Drama
It's Gacchan's birthday, but he has forgotten his boyfriend is holding the party. A real-life Manga adventure follows two cute Japanese boys who discover what a single night in Shinjuku holds for unwary lovers.
Director: Yumi Yoshiyuki | Stars: Naoyuki Chiba, Ukyo Fushimi, Tomohiro Okada, Kôichi Imaizumi
Votes: 23
29. Fushigi no kuni no gay-tachi (1997)
Directors: Kyôko Godai, Kiyomi Itô, Keiko Sorbonne | Stars: Kazu Itsuki, Norihito Kinoshita, Kozue Aoki, Shintarô Nakata
30. Solid (2021)
14 min | Short, Drama
Director: Hiroki Iwasa | Stars: Hiroki Iwasa, Asahina Naoichi
32. Riiman blues (1999)
60 min
Director: Yukio Kitazawa | Stars: Makoto Sugimoto, Hitoshi Ikeda, Motoko Sasaki, Kazu Itsuki
33. Unreal Boys (2020)
36 min | Documentary, Short
Explores the concepts of reality and fantasy through the Japanese genre of shota. Following the experiences of young men living in Japan and their interactions with the genre.
Director: Karl Andersson | Stars: Karl Andersson, Gou Tsukumo
34. Wagamama sensêshon (1995)
60 min
Director: Naoyuki Tomomatsu | Stars: Fûtarô, Matsuzô Hiroaki, Emi Eguchi, Hideo Hayashi
35. Nawa to otoko-tachi 2: Otoko jigoku no shisha (1988)
Director: Shûji Kataoka | Stars: Chiaki Nanjô, Takashi Tsugawa, Katsumi Kudô, Ryôhei Shibuya
36. Kirei ni saita (2003)
59 min
Director: Hiroyuki Kawasaki | Stars: Tomotake Shigematsu, Tôshi Yanagi, Tsuyoshi Takahashi, Kyôsuke Sasaki
37. Tada hitori shisu (1992)
60 min
Director: Satoru Kobayashi | Stars: Shoichi Shirato, Makoto Nakajô, Masahiro Yoshida
38. Saigo no hôyô (1990)
60 min
Director: Kinya Ogawa | Stars: Kazuyoshi Kumagaya, Masato Kudô, Kinichi Kusumi
39. Bara to umi to taiyô to (1982)
59 min | Drama
Director: Kô Matsuura | Stars: Tatsuya Nagatomo, Tôru Noda, Hiya Hasegawa, Tora Matsuyama