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Japanese films

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  • Patriotism (1966)

    1. Patriotism

    196630mNot RatedShort
    7.4 (2.2K)
    A Noh dramatization of the suicides of Lt. Shinji Takeyama and his wife Reiko. After participating in a failed 1936 coup and being ordered to execute his friends, he bids his wife an intimate farewell and commits harakiri.
    DirectorYukio MishimaStarsYukio MishimaYoshiko Tsuruoka
  • Onibaba (1964)

    2. Onibaba

    19641h 43mNot Rated
    7.9 (24K)
    Two women kill samurai and sell their belongings for a living. While one of them is having an affair with their neighbor, the other woman meets a mysterious samurai wearing a bizarre mask.
    DirectorKaneto ShindôStarsNobuko OtowaJitsuko YoshimuraKei Satô
  • Black Cat (1968)

    3. Black Cat

    19681h 39mNot Rated
    7.7 (9.4K)
    Two women are raped and killed by samurai soldiers. Soon they reappear as vengeful ghosts who seduce and brutally murder the passing samurai.
    DirectorKaneto ShindôStarsKichiemon NakamuraNobuko OtowaKei Satô
  • Ki no umi (2004)

    4. Ki no umi

    20041h 59m
    6.3 (74)
    There lies a thickly wooded area in Eastern Japan, near the slopes of Mount Fuji, which is termed, suicide forest. It is infamous for being a destination for those who for various reasons want to commit suicide. We see them here; the old and the young, the man and the woman who for various reasons want to end it.
    DirectorTomoyuki TakimotoStarsSayuri OyamadaMasato HagiwaraHaruka Igawa
  • The Haunted Castle (1969)

    5. The Haunted Castle

    19691h 23m
    6.4 (194)
    A young woman turns to the supernatural to wreak revenge on an murderous warlord.
    DirectorTokuzô TanakaStarsKôjirô HongôNaomi KobayashiMitsuyo Kamei
  • Kwaidan (1964)

    6. Kwaidan

    19643h 3mNot Rated
    7.9 (22K)
    A collection of four Japanese folk tales with supernatural themes.
    DirectorMasaki KobayashiStarsRentarô MikuniMichiyo AratamaMisako Watanabe
  • Takeshi Kusaka, Shigeru Kôyama, Masako Natsume, Keiko Oginome, Eiji Okada, Ken Takakura, Tsunehiko Watase, and Sô Yamamura in Antarctica (1983)

    7. Antarctica

    19832h 23mG
    7.6 (1.9K)
    Two Japanese scientists, Ushioda and Ochi, develop a bond with their sled dogs while on an expedition in Antarctica. Ushioda and Ochi eventually leave Antarctica, only to return to search for the dogs inadvertently marooned there.
    DirectorKoreyoshi KuraharaStarsKen TakakuraTsunehiko WataseEiji Okada
  • I Am a Cat (1975)

    8. I Am a Cat

    19751h 56m
    6.5 (278)
    The cat of the title roams around the house of a poor schoolteacher in the late 19th century, observing the goings-on of the teacher and his neighbors.
    DirectorKon IchikawaStarsTatsuya NakadaiKuriko HanoJûzô Itami
  • Scary True Stories: Ten Haunting Tales from the Japanese Underground (1991)

    9. Scary True Stories: Ten Haunting Tales from the Japanese Underground

    199150mVideo
    5.7 (192)
    I,want to know about true creepy stories from Japan.
    DirectorNorio TsurutaStarsJunko AsanumaYumi GotoHiromi Hisano
  • Curse, Death & Spirit (1992)

    10. Curse, Death & Spirit

    19921h 5mVideo
    5.3 (220)
    This is a series of three short supernatural-themed movies. The first tells the story of a teen girl who dreams of haunted doll. In the second movie, a widowed mother brings her children to a house in the woods to help them forget the death of their father. While in the woods one of the children meets a ghost that wants more than just to be friends. The last movie tells the story of three teen-aged girls who go on vacation, only to find themselves at a haunted inn.
    DirectorHideo NakataStarsKyôko EnamiMichiko HadaMaiko Kawakami
  • Strange Campaign: Mystery File (2013)

    11. Strange Campaign: Mystery File

    2013– 4 epsTV Mini Series
    4.8 (9)
    StarsTakaya KamikawaTaizô HaradaTomoko Tabata
  • Hontô ni Atta Kowai Hanashi: 15th Anniversary Special (2014)

    12. Hontô ni Atta Kowai Hanashi: 15th Anniversary Special

    20142hTV Movie
    5.8 (21)
    StarsAyame GôrikiAlice HiroseSatomi Ishihara
  • Hontô ni atta Kowai Hanashi Summer Special 2015 (2015)

    13. Hontô ni atta Kowai Hanashi Summer Special 2015

    20152h 10mTV Movie
    6.4 (19)
    A young man who returns to his family's home after leaving Tokyo finds something else may have followed after him; a young girl dreams of darkness and a small shrine that draws ever closer; a woman with a failed business makes a go at it with a company with a bizarre dormitory, one with a past secret; a police officer receives a call from what appears to be a dead woman who wants his help; a woman taking documents to a food company finds time slipping away without her noticing; a single man who runs a restaurant sees an unusual family living down the hallway from him.
    DirectorsTomonobu MoriwakiNorio TsurutaStarsRika AdachiNatsumi AkutsuRena Fujii
  • 14. Hontô ni Atta Kowai Hanashi: Summer Special 2013

    2013TV Special
    5.9 (16)
    StarsMayumi AsakaTokio EmotoTaisuke Fujigaya
  • Kaidan Shin Mimibukuro: Yûrei manshon (2005)

    15. Kaidan Shin Mimibukuro: Yûrei manshon

    20051h 33m
    6.2 (513)
    Aimi and her father move into an old, apartment building and learn quickly that things are not normal here. The landlord warns Aimi and her father of the curfew. First, all residents must cross the rope in front of the property by midnight. Second, no one can move out until a new tenant arrives. Those brave enough to break the rules are unmercifully killed by a mysterious force. Aimi begins to see visions of a girl that doesn't exist. She learns that a girl named Ai lived here 30 years ago before she vanished one day on her way home from school. Aimi is driven to find out more about her. She learns that Ai wasn't abducted, but in fact came back to the building the day she disappeared. Can Aimi learn the horrible truth of what happened to Ai? And what is the dark, disturbing secret that the two girls share?
    DirectorAkio YoshidaStarsMei KurokawaYoshihiko HosodaYûta Sone
  • Dark Tales of Japan (2004)

    16. Dark Tales of Japan

    20041h 32mTV Movie
    5.9 (665)
    Dark Tales of Japan is a collection of five short horror films that are directed by five notable Japanese film directors.
    DirectorsYoshihiro NakamuraMasayuki OchiaiTakashi ShimizuStarsKayoko ShiraishiShôzô EndôYoshinori Okada
  • Tales of Terror from Tokyo (2003)

    17. Tales of Terror from Tokyo

    2003–200533 epsTV Series
    5.9 (185)
    An anthology series based on stories collected throughout Japan, mainly by writers Hirokatsu Kihara and Ichiro Nakayama. This series led to the film, Tales of Terror from Tokyo and All Over Japan: The Movie (2004).
    StarsRina UchiyamaYôzaburô ItôKaoru Mizuki
  • Setsuko Hara and Chishû Ryû in Tokyo Story (1953)

    18. Tokyo Story

    19532h 17mNot Rated100Metascore
    8.1 (75K)
    An old couple visit their children and grandchildren in the city, but receive little attention.
    DirectorYasujirô OzuStarsChishû RyûChieko HigashiyamaSô Yamamura
  • Floating Weeds (1959)

    19. Floating Weeds

    19591h 59mNot Rated
    7.9 (9.5K)
    The head of a Japanese theatre troupe returns to a small coastal town where he left a son who thinks he is his uncle, and tries to make up for the lost time, but his current mistress grows jealous.
    DirectorYasujirô OzuStarsGanjirô NakamuraMachiko KyôHaruko Sugimura
  • An Autumn Afternoon (1962)

    20. An Autumn Afternoon

    19621h 53mNot Rated91Metascore
    8.0 (11K)
    An aging widower arranges a marriage for his only daughter.
    DirectorYasujirô OzuStarsChishû RyûShima IwashitaKeiji Sada
  • Kinuyo Tanaka in Woman of Tokyo (1933)

    21. Woman of Tokyo

    193347m
    7.0 (1.1K)
    Ryoichi and Chikako are brother and sister. They live together. Chikako works during the day in an office and at night she prostitutes herself to fund her brother's studies at the university. Ryoichi doesn't know about his sister's secret life, but he is dating Harue whose brother is a policeman.
    DirectorYasujirô OzuStarsYoshiko OkadaUreo EgawaKinuyo Tanaka
  • Katsumi Takahashi, Akira, and Ayame Gôriki in Antiquarian Bookshop Biblia's Case Files (2013)

    22. Antiquarian Bookshop Biblia's Case Files

    2013– 11 epsTV Mini Series
    7.8 (81)
    Biblia Second-hand Bookstore has been quietly open for business in some corner of Kamakura. Its owner is Shinokawa Shioriko, a young, pretty but introverted girl who is extremely shy around strangers and cannot interact well with people she meets for the first time. However, when it comes to knowledge of old books, no one can to compare to her. Talking about books makes Shioriko forget her shyness. In fact, she becomes eloquent and passionate. She unravels the mysteries and secrets associated with many old books with her vast knowledge and keen eye.
    StarsAyame GôrikiAkiraKei Tanaka
  • 1 Litre of Tears (2005)

    23. 1 Litre of Tears

    2005–200712 epsTV-14TV Mini Series
    8.7 (3.1K)
    The story of a 15-year-old high school student, Ikeuchi Aya, who soon discovers she has an incurable disease that affects the cerebellum of the brain. Aya lived her life to the fullest until her death at 25.
    StarsErika SawajiriHiroko YakushimaruRyo Nishikido
  • Tantei no tantei (2015)

    24. Tantei no tantei

    2015– 11 epsTV Mini Series
    6.4 (150)
    A skilled detective hunts corrupt investigators while seeking revenge for her sister's murder. Working at Suma Research Agency, Rena Sasaki follows a trail of clues that may lead to the detective responsible for her sister's death.
    StarsKeiko KitagawaArata IuraMasanobu Sakata
  • Wasted Land (2009)

    25. Wasted Land

    2009– 19 epsTV Series
    8.1 (55)
    Iki Tadashi is a military leader who was captured by the Soviets during World War II. Treated as a war criminal, he was sentenced to many years of labor in a harsh Siberian detention camp. After 11 years of imprisonment, he is released. He returns to Japan and begins readjusting to life as a civilian, rejecting an offer from his former colleague to work on a defense project. Tadashi has decided to never involve himself in war again, much to the joy of his family. Instead, he attempts to set off on a new path working at a major trading company.
    StarsHiroo ÔtakaToshiaki KarasawaEmi Wakui

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