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  • Dean Fujioka and Aju Makita in Pure Japanese (2022)

    1. Pure Japanese

    20221h 28m
    6.2 (88)
    Daisuke struggles with a traumatic accident. One day, he met Ayumi who's being harassed by yakuza. He decides to protect her from them but he developed of seeing violence as a way to gain the affirmation and approval of others,
    DirectorDaishi MatsunagaStarsDean FujiokaAju MakitaTetsu Watanabe
  • Seito ga Jinsei wo Yarinaoseru Gakko (2021)

    2. Seito ga Jinsei wo Yarinaoseru Gakko

    20211h 36mTV Special
    7.4 (20)
    DirectorYûichirô HirakawaStarsShô HiranoMinami HamabeShunsuke Michieda
  • Jun'ichi Okada in The Fable (2019)

    3. The Fable

    20192h 3m
    6.6 (3.2K)
    Akira is the legendary killer known as the Fable. But his boss orders him and his sultry associate to lay low and learn how to live a "normal life" in Osaka.
    DirectorKan EguchiStarsJun'ichi OkadaFumino KimuraMizuki Yamamoto
  • Tegami (2006)

    4. Tegami

    20062h 1m
    6.8 (443)
    How have you been? Takeshi's letter is delivered one each month to his younger brother, Naoki. Takeshi is serving a life term in prison for the crime that he had committed to save his brother. But the crime's aftereffect extends to Naoki, and, branded as a "murderer's brother," Naoki is deprived of his love, career and dream. His desperate situation gradually changes when he finds true love with Yumiko, who always stands by him. To protect the love that he has finally found, Naoki begins writing a letter to Takeshi - The touching story of a man who was powerless against his irreversible fate, but still tried to overcome it in the quest for his dream.
    DirectorJirô ShônoStarsTakayuki YamadaTetsuji TamayamaErika Sawajiri
  • Villain (2010)

    5. Villain

    20102h 19m
    7.0 (2.1K)
    A young woman's murder provokes reflection on the ugliness and villainy of modern society.
    DirectorSang-il LeeStarsEri FukatsuSatoshi TsumabukiDenden
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    6. Ryuzo and the Seven Henchmen

    20152h 5m
    6.4 (2.2K)
    Ryuzo and the Seven Henchmen (2015) is about the story of Ryuzo and the Seven Henchmen who love derby race want to do the last battle with Yakuza guys.
    DirectorTakeshi KitanoStarsTatsuya FujiMasaomi KondôTakayuki Akaike
  • Dragon Sakura (2005)

    7. Dragon Sakura

    2005– 21 epsTV Mini Series
    7.7 (2K)
    Kenji Sakuragi is a lawyer and former member of a motorcycle gang. He takes on the challenge of preparing a special class for a famous stupid school, Ryuuzan to enter the prestigious Toudai University.
    StarsHiroshi AbeMasami NagasawaSaeko
  • Shihori Kanjiya, Gô Ayano, Mao Inoue, Misako Renbutsu, Nobuaki Kaneko, and Nanao in The Snow White Murder Case (2014)

    8. The Snow White Murder Case

    20142h 6m
    6.9 (2.2K)
    A young woman who works at cosmetic company becomes the prime suspect after her beautiful co-worker is murdered.
    DirectorYoshihiro NakamuraStarsMao InoueGô AyanoNanao
  • Haruka Ayase in Ichi (2008)

    9. Ichi

    20082hR
    6.5 (4.1K)
    Ichi is a blind woman who roams about town with her shamisen (a three-stringed Japanese guitar), but she has exceptional sword skills with which she fights off yakuza and other villains.
    DirectorFumihiko SoriStarsHaruka AyaseShidô NakamuraYôsuke Kubozuka
  • Sakura Andô in Bad Lands (2023)

    10. Bad Lands

    20232h 23mTV-MA
    6.0 (571)
    A grifter and her loose-cannon brother get their hands on a massive amount of money, but their ill-gotten gains puts a huge target on their back.
    DirectorMasato HaradaStarsSakura AndôNoriko EguchiTokiko Kitagawa
  • Hohoemu Hito (2020)

    11. Hohoemu Hito

    20201h 41mTV Movie
    6.7 (25)
    Based on Nukui Tokuro's novel, Nito Toshimi, a banker with a perfect life, shocks everyone when charged with murdering his wife and child. Reporter Kamoi Akira, who knew Nito, investigates his dark motives and past.
    DirectorMasayuki OchiaiStarsTôri MatsuzakaMachiko OnoKatsuhisa Namase
  • The Wings of the Kirin (2011)

    12. The Wings of the Kirin

    20112h 9m
    6.5 (913)
    A man is stabbed to death in Tokyo's Nihonbashi area. The victim staggers with the knife still in the wound for eight minutes before collapsing under the winged statues of two Kirin on the famous Nihonbashi bridge. The suspect, on the other hand, is now in coma, having fled the scene and been hit by a truck. On hearing this news, his girlfriend, Kaori Nakahara, insist that he is innocent. The case falls to Kyoichiro Kaga, a brilliant detective. Kaga realizes that behind this apparently open-and-shut case is a tangled web of mystery involving both victim and suspect, and their families. What was the victim thinking as he died? Will Kaga unravel the mystery at the heart of the case?
    DirectorNobuhiro DoiStarsHiroshi AbeYui AragakiJunpei Mizobata
  • Hinata Hiiragi and Soya Kurokawa in Monster (2023)

    13. Monster

    20232h 7mPG-1379Metascore
    7.8 (36K)
    A mother demands answers from her son's teacher when her son begins acting strangely.
    DirectorHirokazu KoreedaStarsSakura AndôEita NagayamaSoya Kurokawa
  • Kemonomichi (2006)

    14. Kemonomichi

    2006– 2 epsTV Series
    7.5 (26)
    Animal Trail, a natural path made by traffic of wild animals, can sometimes be helpful for people who are totally lost in the wilderness. One day, a woman who is exhausted with her hopeless life unexpectedly meets a gentleman by chance. Out of genuine hope to escape from her misery, she allows her destiny to blindly follow the mysterious instruction given by this stranger. Would this "Animal Trail" ultimately lead her to happiness, or would it lead her to disaster?
    StarsMisa UeharaOji OsugaMitsunari Sakamoto
  • December (2022)

    15. December

    20221h 39m
    6.4 (130)
    A divorced husband and wife reunite to fight the release of their daughter's murderer.
    DirectorAnshul ChauhanStarsShogenMegumiRyô Matsuura
  • Demon Covered in Scars (2017)

    16. Demon Covered in Scars

    20171h 37m
    6.3 (79)
    Kasai Mai is a high school student and teenager who changes schools and has a whole new set of class-mates. Odagiri Shino attends the new school and has a history of bullying, torment and violence at the hands of Mai's friends during her junior high school days. The shift of power does not bode well, does it?
    DirectorSanta YamagishiStarsHaruno NiiyamaRika AdachiKanon Hanakage
  • Byakuyakô (2006)

    17. Byakuyakô

    200611 epsTV Series
    7.4 (693)
    One boy kills his father to save his first love. One girl takes the life of her mother to protect the boy. The two commit a crime to hide another, and move on with life, turning their backs against the sun.
    StarsHaruka AyaseTakayuki YamadaTetsuya Takeda
  • Tetsuji Tamayama in Jigen Daisuke (2023)

    18. Jigen Daisuke

    20232h
    5.7 (554)
    The legendary gunman Daisuke Jigen comes to Japan to have his pistol examined.
    DirectorHajime HashimotoStarsTetsuji TamayamaMitsuko KusabueKotoka Maki
  • Kôri no hana (2008)

    19. Kôri no hana

    2008– 2 epsTV Series
    7.5 (12)
    StarsMegumi MatsushitaRyôko YonekuraBibari Maeda
  • Kôji Yakusho in Perfect Days (2023)

    20. Perfect Days

    20232h 4mPG80Metascore
    7.9 (86K)
    Hirayama cleans public toilets in Tokyo, lives his life in simplicity and daily tranquility. Some encounters also lead him to reflect on himself.
    DirectorWim WendersStarsKôji YakushoTokio EmotoArisa Nakano
  • The Mole Song: Hong Kong Capriccio (2016)

    21. The Mole Song: Hong Kong Capriccio

    20162h 8m
    6.3 (393)
    A young undercover cop tries to get back with his former love, while unraveling the mystery behind the head of the police force. Meanwhile he has to protect the boss' daughter.
    DirectorTakashi MiikeStarsTôma IkutaEita NagayamaTsubasa Honda
  • Higashino Keigo Samayou Yaiba (2021)

    22. Higashino Keigo Samayou Yaiba

    20216 epsTV Series
    7.0 (70)
    Since Shigeki's (Yutaka Takenouchi) wife passed away, he has raised his daughter Ema alone. Ema is now a high school student. Like most father and daughter relationships, they have sometimes have arguments, but they still rely on each other. One night, Ema does not return from her part-time job. She is found dead. Shigeki falls into deep despair. A couple days later, Shigeki receives a phone call. The caller gives him the name and address of the man who killed his daughter. After hesitating, Shigeki goes to the apartment that the caller told him about. There, Shigeki discovers a video showing his daughter's brutal murder. He then faces Atsuya, who just came home to his apartment. Shigeki kills Atsuya. The media goes into a frenzy covering the story. Public opinion is divided between Shigeki's actions. Shigeki chases after the main culprit Kaiji.
    StarsYutaka TakenouchiYuriko IshidaTakahiro Miura
  • Midori Nagatsuki, Wakana Majima, Rio Kiyohara, and Nanami Abe in School-Live! (2019)

    23. School-Live!

    20191h 41m
    5.5 (299)
    It tells the story of Kurumi Ebisuzawa, Yuki Takeya, Yuri Wakasa, and Miki Naoki attending the same high school in Japan, but they also know one another because they reside in the school's dormitory and having a school club. The schoolgirls are having fun until a zombie outbreak occurs, infecting the school population. The four girls must now learn to survive in this new land if they want to stay alive.
    DirectorIssei ShibataStarsNanami AbeHonoraDaichi Kaneko
  • Kûhaku (2021)

    24. Kûhaku

    20211h 47m
    7.2 (646)
    A teenager girl's accidental death incites a media frenzy and causes her harsh father to turn his rage against those he believes are responsible.
    DirectorKeisuke YoshidaStarsKisetsu FujiwaraArata FurutaAoi Itô
  • Masanobu Andô, Ryohei Suzuki, and Misato Morita in City Hunter (2024)

    25. City Hunter

    20241h 42mTV-MA
    6.3 (5.8K)
    An exceptional marksman and hopeless playboy, private eye Ryo Saeba reluctantly forms an alliance with his late partner's sister to investigate his death.
    DirectorYûichi SatôStarsRyohei SuzukiMisato MoritaMasanobu Andô

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