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1. Ip Man 2 (2010)
R | 108 min | Action, Biography, Drama
Centering on Ip Man's migration to Hong Kong in 1949 as he attempts to propagate his discipline of Wing Chun martial arts.
Director: Wilson Yip | Stars: Donnie Yen, Xiaoming Huang, Sammo Kam-Bo Hung, Lynn Xiong
Votes: 111,272 | Gross: $0.21M
2. 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: 5,247
3. Saga of Tanya the Evil (2017– )
TV-MA | 24 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
A girl with blond hair, blue eyes, and porcelain skin fights on the front lines of a brutal war and climbs the ranks of the imperial army.
Stars: Amber Lee Connors, Monica Rial, Aoi Yûki, Christopher Wehkamp
Votes: 4,268
4. Happy Hour (2015)
Not Rated | 317 min | Drama
A slow-burning epic chronicling the emotional journey of four thirty something women in the misty seaside city of Kobe.
Director: Ryûsuke Hamaguchi | Stars: Sachie Tanaka, Hazuki Kikuchi, Maiko Mihara, Rira Kawamura
Votes: 2,981
5. Doraemon (1979–2005)
TV-PG | 25 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
Doraemon is a robotic cat that comes from the 22nd century. He comes to 20th century and stays with Nobi Family. The Nobis love Doraemon very much. So Doraemon always help the Nobis with the devices from 22nd century.
Stars: Nobuyo Ôyama, Noriko Ohara, Kazuya Tatekabe, Kaneta Kimotsuki
Votes: 5,174
6. Asako I & II (2018)
Not Rated | 119 min | Drama, Romance
Asako lives in Osaka. She falls in love with Baku, a free-spirit. One day, Baku suddenly disappears. Two years later, Asako now lives in Tokyo and meets Ryohei. He looks just like Baku, but has a completely different personality.
Director: Ryûsuke Hamaguchi | Stars: Masahiro Higashide, Erika Karata, Sairi Itô, Kôji Nakamoto
Votes: 5,345 | Gross: $0.02M
7. Hider in the House (1989)
R | 108 min | Thriller
A deranged man hides in the attic of a new house and becomes obsessed with the unsuspecting family that moves in.
Director: Matthew Patrick | Stars: Gary Busey, Mimi Rogers, Michael McKean, Kurt Christopher Kinder
Votes: 1,917
8. Survival Family (2016)
117 min | Adventure, Comedy, Family
After a sudden worldwide power cut, a Tokyo family are caught up in the chaos as millions traverse the country in search of electricity.
Director: Shinobu Yaguchi | Stars: Fumiyo Kohinata, Eri Fukatsu, Yuki Izumisawa, Wakana Aoi
Votes: 3,035
9. Life with an Ordinary Guy Who Reincarnated Into a Total Fantasy Knockout (2022)
TV-14 | 25 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
Childhood friends Tachibana Hinata and Jinguji Tsukasa were living the everyday life of office workers. Then, on the way home from a mixer, they were sent flying into another world by a ... See full summary »
Stars: Satoshi Hino, Mao Ichimichi, Jun'ichi Suwabe, Kaito Ishikawa
Votes: 592
10. The Flavor of Green Tea Over Rice (1952)
Not Rated | 116 min | Drama
A childless middle-aged couple faces a marital crisis.
Director: Yasujirô Ozu | Stars: Shin Saburi, Michiyo Kogure, Kôji Tsuruta, Chishû Ryû
Votes: 3,712
11. The Cornered Mouse Dreams of Cheese (2020)
131 min | Drama, Romance
Kyoichi, a man with an indecisive personality, constantly cheats. That is, until his wife sends a P. I to investigate his affairs. But what will happen when the man she sent wants to fulfil his own desires?
Director: Isao Yukisada | Stars: Noriko Kijima, Ryo Narita, Tadayoshi Ohkura, Miyu Sakihi
Votes: 682
12. Samurai Gourmet (2017)
TV-PG | 20 min | Adventure, Comedy
A 60 year old retired salary-man finds new purpose in exploring the food of his neighborhood. Aided by his fantasy companion, a samurai who inspires him to boldly experience this new chapter of his life.
Stars: Naoto Takenaka, Tetsuji Tamayama, Honami Suzuki, Hiroki Hayashi
Votes: 2,372
13. I Was Born, But... (1932)
Not Rated | 90 min | Comedy, Drama
Two young brothers throw a tantrum when they discover that their father isn't the most important man in his workplace.
Director: Yasujirô Ozu | Stars: Tatsuo Saitô, Tomio Aoki, Mitsuko Yoshikawa, Hideo Sugawara
Votes: 6,236
14. The Great Cleric (2023)
TV-PG | Animation, Adventure, Fantasy
Earth's God of Destiny lost to Galdardia's Chief God for a bet and chose ten souls to hand over. Galdardia's Chief God handed those ten souls new vessels. Among those souls was Luciel, a salaryman, who fought against his destiny of death.
Stars: Reiji Kawashima, Justin Briner, Shin'ya Takahashi, Junichi Yanagita
Votes: 708
15. Inuyashiki (2018)
Not Rated | 127 min | Action, Drama, Mystery
An middle-aged office worker encounters aliens and is gifted with alien technology and limitless powers.
Director: Shinsuke Sato | Stars: Noritake Kinashi, Takeru Satoh, Kanata Hongô, Fumi Nikaidô
Votes: 2,824
16. The Family Game (1983)
107 min | Comedy, Drama
Japanese parents hire a tutor for their foolish son and get a critic of their lifestyle.
Director: Yoshimitsu Morita | Stars: Yûsaku Matsuda, Jûzô Itami, Saori Yuki, Ichirôta Miyakawa
Votes: 1,126
17. The Helpful Fox Senko-san (2019– )
TV-14 | 24 min | Animation, Comedy, Fantasy
Salaryman Nakano's stressful life is suddenly intruded upon by fox girl Senko-san, who is eager to heal his exhaustion in any way possible.
Stars: Azumi Waki, Jun'ichi Suwabe, Kristen McGuire, Aaron Campbell
Votes: 903
18. Do Me When You Come Home (2023)
Romance
An overly exciting live-in love story between an Alaska teen love female writer and an elite but scruffy younger salaryman.
Stars: Ken Kojima, Nana Asakawa, Megane, Ataru Nakamura
Votes: 30
19. The Girl in the Sun (2013)
128 min | Drama, Fantasy, Romance
A salesman named Kosuke Okuda happens to meet Mao Watarai, a friend from his middle school days. Back then Mao was bullied, but now she is an attractive woman. Kosuke and Mao fall in love and decide to marry, but Mao has a secret.
Director: Takahiro Miki | Stars: Takumi Kitamura, Masaki Suda, Tôko Miura, Tetsuji Tamayama
Votes: 1,025
20. A Stranger of Mine (2005)
98 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
Six months passed and Takeshi Miyata is still depressed after his girlfriend dumped him in a sudden way especially after he bought a big apartment for both of them but in one night after he just finished work his childhood friend.
Director: Kenji Uchida | Stars: Yasuhi Nakamura, Reika Kirishima, So Yamanaka, Yuka Itaya
Votes: 1,240
21. Kantaro: The Sweet Tooth Salaryman (2017– )
24 min | Adventure, Comedy, Drama
A stoic book salesman leads a double life as he plays hooky from work to write his sweets blog. In his journey to attain a glimpse of sweets heaven Kantaro samples various Japanese and Western sweets.
Stars: Matsuya Onoe, Ren Ishikawa, Sarutoki Minagawa, Hiroyuki Onoue
Votes: 918
22. Otaku no video (1991)
50 min | Animation, Comedy, Drama
A half animated/half live-action mockumentary about the world of Japanese geekdom.
Stars: Yuri Amano, Toshiharu Sakurai, Kôji Tsujitani, Shôji Murahama
Votes: 653
23. Salaryman (I) (2021)
80 min | Documentary, Drama
Documentary on Tokyo's work culture through the salaryman, an anonymous cog in Japan's immense labor force, via interviews analyzing their role.
Director: Allegra Pacheco
Votes: 33
24. Family X (2010)
90 min | Drama
In this story of a dysfunctional family all the stereotypes of a Japanese unit come to the fore when the wife works the kitchen, the husband is focused on his work and the son does not have... See full summary »
Director: Kôki Yoshida | Stars: Kaho Minami, Mariko Tsutsui, Tomorô Taguchi, Yoshiyuki Morishita
Votes: 38
25. Silence Has No Wings (1966)
100 min | Drama
Following the journey of a caterpillar along the Japanese islands from Nagasaki to Hokkaido, this allegorical and oblique first feature film by Kuroki depicts in exquisite images a series of encounters and life's turning points.
Director: Kazuo Kuroki | Stars: Mariko Kaga, Hiroyuki Nagato, Shôichi Ozawa, Fumio Watanabe
Votes: 484
26. Super Salaryman Saenai-shi (2017)
54 min | Comedy
52-year-old Saenai is an ordinary middle management salaryman. One day, he is forcibly handed a super suit by a strange old man and reluctantly takes over as superman. With a wife from hell... See full summary »
Stars: Shin'ichi Tsutsumi, Kyôko Koizumi, Haruka Shimazaki, Ayumu Yokoyama
Votes: 44
27. Honban rezu: Hazukashii taii (1994)
62 min | Drama
Director: Takahisa Zeze | Stars: Chieko, Makoto Fukatani, Karin Tsujigiri, Hiroyuki Yamaguchi
Votes: 28
28. Made in Japan (1993)
115 min | Adventure, Comedy, Drama
The story about the businessmen who are competing for international building contracts.
Director: Yôjirô Takita | Stars: Hiroyuki Sanada, Tsutomu Yamazaki, Ittoku Kishibe, Kyûsaku Shimada
Votes: 80
29. Africa no Salaryman (2019– )
TV-14 | Animation, Comedy
The comedy follows a lion, toucan, and lizard as they live the lives of office workers in a capitalist society in Japan, while also dealing with their unique situations as animals living beyond the savanna and the food chain.
Stars: Ian Sinclair, Cris George, Larry Brantley, Eri Kitamura
Votes: 96
30. Koara kachô (2005)
Not Rated | 85 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
Tamura is an average divorced salary-man in Japan - and also a man-sized, suit-and-tie wearing, bipedal koala bear.
Director: Minoru Kawasaki | Stars: 'Hurricane Ryu' Hariken, Lee Ho, Eiichi Kikuchi, Arthur Kuroda
Votes: 678
31. Boys on the Run (2010)
114 min | Comedy, Drama
Toshiyuki Tanishi (Mr Tanishi) is a 29-year-old chronic masturbator and toy vending machine salesman - he is socially awkward and down on his luck. Things change when he meets Chiharu a ... See full summary »
Director: Daisuke Miura | Stars: Kazunobu Mineta, Mei Kurokawa, Ryûhei Matsuda, You
Votes: 370
32. Whistleblower (2019)
119 min | Drama
Tamio Yasumi (Mansai Nomura) works as a subsection chief for a company. He has not received a promotion in a long time. Other members including Makoto Kitagawa (Teruyuki Kagawa) as the ... See full summary »
Director: Katsuo Fukuzawa | Stars: Aki Asakura, Shingo Fujimori, Isao Hashizume, Takeshi Kaga
Votes: 582
33. Oh My Jump: Shônen Jump ga chikyû wo sukuu (2018)
Drama
Hiroshi Tsukiyama (Atsushi Ito) works as a salesman for a company. One day, a female colleague is sexually harassed by her boss and Hiroshi Tsukiyama sees the harassment but he ignores it. ... See full summary »
Stars: Shuntarô Yanagi, Hitomi Satô, Atsushi Itô, Rina Ikoma
Votes: 10
34. Frágil equilibrio (2016)
83 min | Documentary
A Japanese executive in Tokyo. A sub-Saharan community. A family in Madrid. Three stories of contradictions that unfold in different places on the planet, in different socio-cultural spheres.
Director: Guillermo García López | Star: Pepe Mujica
Votes: 211
35. Tsubakiyama kachô no nanoka-kan (2006)
118 min | Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
A salaryman dies at his office suddenly, but can live on and meet his family albeit as a beautiful woman for three days. He didn't want to die just like that. He asked the officials in ... See full summary »
Director: Keita Kôno | Stars: Toshiyuki Nishida, Misaki Itô, Hiroki Narimiya, Munetaka Aoki
Votes: 38
36. Hitman from Today (2023)
60 min | Action, Comedy, Drama
Shy, clumsy ordinary salaryman Inaba Toukichi is forced into living a dual life as an office worker and a hitman, in order to protect his family.
Stars: Masaki Aiba, Maika Yamamoto, Tatsuya Fukasawa, Yuika Motokariya
Votes: 6
37. Tsuribaka nisshi (1988)
93 min | Comedy
A man liking to fish is not unusual. A man liking to fish a lot if not unusual either. This man is obsessed with fishing, but he does hold down a day job as a salaryman. What next? He gets ... See full summary »
Director: Tomio Kuriyama | Stars: Toshiyuki Nishida, Rentarô Mikuni, Eri Ishida, Kei Tani
Votes: 65
38. Boys on the Run (2012– )
Comedy, Romance
A twenty-something salaryman working for a toy company has never had any success with the ladies. He is interested so instead he takes solace in adult videos and the such. He falls for a ... See full summary »
Stars: Ryûhei Maruyama, Akina Minami, Airi Taira, Takumi Saitô
Votes: 23
39. NEET Kunoichi to Nazeka Dôsei Hajimemashita
Animation, Comedy, Romance | Announced
The series follows Tsukasa, a normal salaryman who is attacked one night by demons, and is saved by a genius kunoichi named Shizuri. In her off time though, Shizuri is a lazy otaku NEET. ... See full summary »
Stars: Hinaki Yano, Shoya Ishige, Shigeru Chiba
40. What a Wonderful Family! 3: My Wife, My Life (2018)
123 min | Comedy, Drama
Not everyone values the housewife enough. When the local friendly neighbourhood burglar hits their house, the husband and wife descend into a quarrel that ends up with the woman departing ... See full summary »
Director: Yôji Yamada | Stars: Isao Hashizume, Kazuko Yoshiyuki, Masahiko Nishimura, Yui Natsukawa
Votes: 468
41. Senchimento no kisetsu: 2 (1999 Video)
81 min
Two short dramas about discovering romance in odd places. In the first part, Sasaki is a struggling salesman, browbeaten by his customers, his boss and his wife. Needing to escape from his ... See full summary »
Director: Ryôji Shinmura | Stars: Yamanori Tatsumi, Shiho Hoshino, Tsuyoshi Shimami, Kumi Shirozaki
42. The Morning Set, Milk and Spring (2013)
85 min | Comedy
A middle-aged salaryman is going to meet a young lady called Haru one day. He intends to revive his youthful passion. His friend who grew up with him dies. His friend left him a voice-mail ... See full summary »
Director: Toshiki Satô | Stars: Kanako Mizumoto, Mitsuru Hirata, Hotaru, Mayuko Irie
43. Maniacal Night (2001)
92 min | Comedy
Director: Tak-Sam Leong | Stars: Hiromasa Taguchi, Kar Lok Chin, Frankie Chi-Leung Chan, Alfred Cheung
Votes: 6
44. Ani to sono musume (1956)
Drama
In a household of three the husband is a salaryman who lives with his younger sister and wife in Tokyo. He is returning home late in the evenings because he plays go, or a Japanese version ... See full summary »
Director: Shûe Matsubayashi | Stars: Ryô Ikebe, Setsuko Hara, Yôko Tsukasa, Keiju Kobayashi
45. Heisei Busaiku Salaryman (2014– )
TV-PG | 30 min | Comedy
While on the brink of job layoffs, four hardworking employees, who continuously struggle with their performance, are forced to confront a range of challenges both inside and outside the company.
Stars: Wataru Yokoo, Toshiya Miyata, Takashi Nikaidô, Kento Senga
47.
Heroes (2006–2010)
Episode:
Unaired Premiere Episode
(2006)
Not Rated | 85 min | Drama, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
In New York, Peter Petrelli is the younger brother of Nathan Petrelli, an overly ambitious and unscrupulous candidate for the next New York congressman. Peter begins having strange dreams ... See full summary »
Director: David Semel | Stars: Santiago Cabrera, Tawny Cypress, Noah Gray-Cabey, Greg Grunberg
Votes: 1,024
48.
Seigi no mikata (2008– )
Episode:
Episode #1.1
(2008)
57 min | Drama
Older sister is a smart, attractive prima donna who works at a government department. She has it her way always. younger sister is not so lucky She is oppressed, bullied and not so ... See full summary »
Director: Satoru Nakajima | Stars: Mirai Shida, Yû Yamada, Osamu Mukai, Sei Hiraizumi
49.
Talio: Avenger Buddies (2020)
Episode:
Episode #1.3
(2020)
Comedy, Crime, Mystery
They are in the business of exacting revenge, but as mentioned it is a business. So when a little girl walks in asking to hire them, but has little to offer in terms of money she is ... See full summary »
Stars: Ken'ichi Endô, Rin Furukawa, Minami Hamabe, Satoshi Jinbo
50.
Izakaya Bottakuri (2018)
Episode:
Episode #1.3
(2018)
Drama
The Izakaya proprietress is there to serve food and drinks and earn a living. She also prides herself on making her customers gratified to be there and have satisfied tummies. What she was ... See full summary »
Director: Shinji Kuma | Stars: Moemi Katayama, Sara Takatsuki