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  • Bengal, Jun Miho, Seiichi Tanabe, Kentarô Ohtani, Seminosuke Murasugi, Tetsuji Tamayama, Osamu Kubota, Nobuo Kyô, Rumi Shishido, Hiroki Narimiya, Toshifumi Muramatsu, Ai Yazawa, Yui Ichikawa, Motonobu Kiyoku, Yasuhi Nakamura, Kanata Hongô, Mika Nakashima, Anna Nose, Tomomi Maruyama, Takehisa Takayama, Momosuke Mizutani, Yuna Ito, Tetsuhiro Ikeda, Osamu Tsuji, and Mayumi Satô in Nana 2 (2006)

    1. Nana 2

    20062h 10mNot Rated
    6.0 (1.2K)
    The two Nanas are still sharing an apartment in Tokyo, but Nana Komatsu's boy troubles and the success of Nana Osaki's band tests their relationship.
    DirectorKentarô OhtaniStarsMika NakashimaYui IchikawaTetsuji Tamayama
  • Nana (2005)

    2. Nana

    20051h 53mNot Rated
    7.0 (4.2K)
    A chance encounter between two girls of the same name, "Nana," triggers a series of events and relationships.
    DirectorKentarô OhtaniStarsMika NakashimaAoi MiyazakiHiroki Narimiya
  • Rent-a-Cat (2012)

    3. Rent-a-Cat

    20121h 50m
    6.9 (2.3K)
    A single woman runs a rent-a-cat service to provide companions for lonely people.
    DirectorNaoko OgigamiStarsMikako IchikawaReiko KusamuraKen Mitsuishi
  • Long Vacation (1996)

    4. Long Vacation

    199611 epsTV Mini Series
    8.2 (1.5K)
    A group of friends do their best to handle life's daily struggles. Two of them, an ambitious musician and a struggling model, are drawn to each other.
    StarsTakuya KimuraTomoko YamaguchiYutaka Takenouchi
  • Reply 1988 (2015)

    5. Reply 1988

    2015–201620 epsTV Series
    9.0 (16K)
    Five childhood friends, who all live in the same Ssangmundong neighborhood of Seoul in 1988, lean on each other to survive their challenging teen years and set a path for their futures.
    StarsLee HyeriPark Bo-gumRyu Jun-yeol
  • Prison Playbook (2017)

    6. Prison Playbook

    2017–201816 epsTV Series
    8.4 (5.7K)
    Baseball pitcher Kim Je-hyeok becomes a convict overnight after being sent to prison for defending his sister from a sexual assault, days before he was due to fly to the US to join the Boston Red Sox.
    StarsPark Hae-sooJung Kyung-hoKrystal Jung
  • Josefine Frida Pettersen, Ulrikke Falch, Lisa Teige, Iman Meskini, and Ada Eide in Skam (2015)

    7. Skam

    2015–201743 epsNot RatedTV Series
    8.6 (41K)
    The story of young teenagers and pupils on Hartvig Nissens upper secondary school in Oslo, and their troubles, scandals and everyday life. Each season is told from a different person's point of view.
    CreatorJulie AndemStarsJosefine Frida PettersenIman MeskiniUlrikke Falch
  • Midnight Diner: Tokyo Stories (2016)

    8. Midnight Diner: Tokyo Stories

    2016–201920 epsTV-14TV Series
    8.4 (5.2K)
    An anthology of human relationship stories connected by the only open in the wee hours diner the characters frequent. Resolutions are often facilitated by the owner/chef.
    StarsKaoru KobayashiMansaku FuwaAsako Kobayashi
  • Midnight Diner (2009)

    9. Midnight Diner

    2009–201430 epsTV-MATV Series
    8.6 (3.5K)
    Set in a small restaurant open only after midnight. This drama depicts the lives of the restaurant's patrons, who come for the amusing chatter and the proprietor's willingness to cook any dish they request.
    StarsKaoru KobayashiMansaku FuwaShôhei Uno
  • Midnight Diner (2014)

    10. Midnight Diner

    20141h 59m
    7.5 (2.7K)
    A restaurant opens at midnight. Both the menu offerings and the personality of the owner draw a series of flawed patrons, including Tamako, whose boyfriend has passed away, live-in worker Michiru, and ruckus-raising Kenzo.
    DirectorJoji MatsuokaStarsKaoru KobayashiSaki TakaokaTokio Emoto
  • Han Ye-ri, Park Eun-bin, Han Seung-Yeon, Ryu Hwa-young, and Park Hye-soo in Age of Youth (2016)

    11. Age of Youth

    2016–201726 epsTV-14TV Series
    8.2 (3.1K)
    Five college students, from different walks of life end up living together in a fictional house share called Belle Epoque.
    StarsHan Seung-YeonHan Ye-riPark Eun-bin
  • Matvey Novikov in Loveless (2017)

    12. Loveless

    20172h 7mR86Metascore
    7.6 (37K)
    A couple going through a divorce must team up to find their son who has disappeared during one of their bitter arguments.
    DirectorAndrey ZvyagintsevStarsMaryana SpivakAleksey RozinMatvey Novikov
  • A Girl and Three Sweethearts (2016)

    13. A Girl and Three Sweethearts

    201610 epsTV-13TV Series
    7.0 (1K)
    Sakurai Misaki is suddenly dismissed and has difficulty finding a new job. She meets Shibasaki Chiaki, her first love in high school. He invites her to live and work with him and his two brothers at the restaurant that they run together.
    StarsMirei KiritaniKento YamazakiShôhei Miura
  • Takashi Shimura in Ikiru (1952)

    14. Ikiru

    19522h 23mNot Rated92Metascore
    8.3 (97K)
    A bureaucrat tries to find meaning in his life after he discovers he has terminal cancer.
    DirectorAkira KurosawaStarsTakashi ShimuraNobuo KanekoShin'ichi Himori
  • Tony Takitani (2004)

    15. Tony Takitani

    20041h 15m80Metascore
    7.2 (5.2K)
    When technical illustrator Tony Takitani asks his wife to resist her all-consuming obsession for designer clothes, the consequences are tragic.
    DirectorJun IchikawaStarsIssei OgataRie MiyazawaShinohara Takahumi
  • Hito no sekkusu o warauna (2007)

    16. Hito no sekkusu o warauna

    20072h 17m
    6.2 (548)
    The love story of a young male student and a woman lecturer at art college.
    DirectorNami IguchiStarsHiromi NagasakuKen'ichi MatsuyamaYû Aoi
  • Blue Gate Crossing (2002)

    17. Blue Gate Crossing

    20021h 25m61Metascore
    7.4 (4.6K)
    An is-she-or-isn't-she gay comedy focused on a Taiwanese teen, the boy she might like, and the girl she may love.
    DirectorChih-yen YeeStarsLun-Mei GweiChen BolinYolin Liang
  • Honey & Clover (2006)

    18. Honey & Clover

    20061h 57m
    6.4 (985)
    The lives of four art students change forever when gifted young artist Hagumi arrives at their school and befriends their group as each student experiences turbulence in love.
    DirectorMasahiro TakadaStarsShô SakuraiYû AoiYûsuke Iseya
  • Lim Soo-jung and Rain in I'm a Cyborg, But That's OK (2006)

    19. I'm a Cyborg, But That's OK

    20061h 47mNot Rated
    6.9 (27K)
    A girl who thinks she is a combat cyborg checks into a mental hospital, where she encounters other psychotics. Eventually, she falls for a man who thinks he can steal people's souls.
    DirectorPark Chan-wookStarsLim Soo-jungRainPark Byeong-eun
  • Kazue Fukiishi, Aoi Miyazaki, Sakura Andô, and Shioli Kutsuna in Petaru dansu (2013)

    20. Petaru dansu

    20131h 30m
    6.7 (443)
    Four women, who have their own different sorrows, embark on a road trip. They look back at their past and restart their lives.
    DirectorHiroshi IshikawaStarsAoi MiyazakiShioli KutsunaSakura Andô
  • Hana and Alice (2004)

    21. Hana and Alice

    20042h 15m
    7.2 (5.2K)
    When two best friends develop a crush on the same boy, they develop a plan to trick him into dating them.
    DirectorShunji IwaiStarsAnne SuzukiYû AoiTomohiro Kaku
  • Yellow Elephant (2013)

    22. Yellow Elephant

    20132h 11m
    5.9 (253)
    Movie adaptation of the Japanese novel "Kiroi Jou". A married couple Ayumu Muko (Mukai) and Aiko Tsumari (Miyazaki) live a peaceful life in a cozy old house in the countryside. Ayumu works as an unsuccessful novelist while Aiko is a happy but naive housewife. After a letter arrives for Ayumu their relationship grow distant and deteriorates.
    DirectorRyûichi HirokiStarsAoi MiyazakiOsamu MukaiTatsuomi Hamada
  • Pieta in the Toilet (2015)

    23. Pieta in the Toilet

    20152h
    6.5 (316)
    Hiroshi is an art school graduate who abandoned his dream as an artist to work as a window cleaner. When he realizes he has only three months left in his life, he meets a high school student named Mai and once again finds passion in drawing.
    DirectorDaishi MatsunagaStarsYôjirô NodaHana SugisakiLily Franky
  • Osen (2008)

    24. Osen

    2008– 11 epsTV Series
    7.9 (150)
    Handa Sen is the "okami" (proprietress) of a long-standing restaurant in one of the lower parts of Tokyo. Though she is normally air-headed and loves to drink, she has an impressive mastery of a wide range skills, from cooking to ceramics to calligraphy. While the drama follows various events surrounding the restaurant, one of the series' highlights is its illustration of Japanese food and culture.
    StarsOrie TôjôYû AoiRanran Suzuki
  • I Wish (2011)

    25. I Wish

    20112h 8mPG80Metascore
    7.3 (8.3K)
    Twelve-year-old Koichi, who has been separated from his brother Ryunosuke due to his parents' divorce, hears a rumor that the new bullet trains will precipitate a wish-granting miracle when they pass each other at top speed.
    DirectorHirokazu KoreedaStarsKôki MaedaÔshirô MaedaRyôga Hayashi

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