JAPAN Movies

This gender-swapped take on the horrific murder case of Junko Furuta shows how Jun Furuta’s father tracks down the juveniles who murdered his son (after their release from juvie, where, just like the real perpetrators, they only served a few years) to find out why his son had to die and to exact h

Red Peony Gambler (1968) Oryu (Fuji Junko) is invited to stay with a local yakuza boss of a silk farming town. When a rival gang murders the boss Oryu takes it upon herself to protect his business and family.

Pastoral Hide and Seek (1974) A young boys' coming of age tale set in a strange, carnivalesque village becomes the recreation of a memory that the director has twenty years later.

Murder Unincorporated (1965) When a mob cartel is threatened with assassination of its leadership, and indeed one of its heads is shot, the remaining heads hire hitmen of their own via an audition as defense. With ...

Manhunt (1976) A tough police detective is falsely accused of corruption, and goes on the run to clear his name. He is assisted by the beautiful daughter of a rich man.

Blood and Bones (2004) In 1923, the Korean teenager Kim Shun-Pei moves from Cheju Island, in South Korea, to Osaka, in Japan. Along the years, he becomes a cruel, greedy and violent man and builds a factory of kamaboko, processed seafood products, in his poor Korean-Japanese community exploiting his

House on Fire (1986) In the 50s, the complicated life of a popular writer who must share his life with his family, his numerous mistresses and his work. Adapted from autobiographical story by Kazuo Dan, who published it a few months before his death

Ecstasy of the Angels (1972) The movie focuses on the actions of a revolutionary movement.

The Great War of Archimedes (2019) In 1933, a young naval officer and math prodigy uncovers a conspiracy regarding the construction of Japanese warships for the ongoing World War 2.

20:30:40 (2004) Three women in different stages of their lives - 20, 30, 40 - face the hardships of the female existence.

An Adolescent (2001) Tomokawa is a tough guy turned bored cop who spends much of his time sating lonely housewives and looking after retarded teen Sukemasa. One day while hanging out at a bar, he is approached by a 15-year-old enjo kosai named Yoko, offering a round of illicit sex in exchange for ca

Its Me, Its Me (2013) The world is full of me.

The schools handball club is about to close down Can social media bring it back to life Masao Kiyota is a high school student living in Japans southern Kumamoto Prefecture

Watch Out, Crimson Bat! (1969) Oichi, the blind swordswoman, receives a scroll with a secret message from a dying courier, that must be handed to Murobuse, a high officer of the Shogunate. Her path is full of obstacles ...

Trapped, the Crimson Bat (1969) Blind swordswoman Oichi ponders whether a life of peace might be better than killing criminals for money.

Wolf Children (2012) After her werewolf lover unexpectedly dies in an accident while hunting for food for their children, a young woman must find ways to raise the werewolf son and daughter that she had with him while keeping their trait hidden from society.

Based on one famous Rakugo comic stories, Un ga yokerya Gamblers Luck is a light comedy set in the slums of old Edo

The Fure Fure Girl (2008) When a schoolgirl is hit in the head with infatuation for an attractive school baseball player she has to figure out a way to get into his world. Unfortunately, she is bad at baseball. She ...

Shinobi No Mono 3: Resurrection (1963) When we last saw the intrepid ninja Ishikawa Goemon (Raizo Ichikawa), he was about to be boiled alive. But a good ninja is both hard to find, and even harder to kill. With the help of the ...

While revelations of his lower class past threaten his job, a school teacher fights for freedom and equality

Crazy Thunder Road (1980) When the leader of the once-notorious biker gang of Tokyo falls in love with a barmaid and quickly loses his rebellious ideals, the rest of the gang feels betrayed. Especially the reputedly...

Pola X (1999) Pierre vive con la madre in Normandia. Un'esistenza tranquilla e felice. Ogni mattina Pierre va a trovare Lucie, la propria fidanzata. Sono in fermento perchè devono sposarsi fra breve. Una sera il giovane fa uno strano incontro. Una donna bella e malinconica, dal volto stranamente fa

Thirty Lies or So (2004) "Yaku san-ju no uso", otherwise known as "Thirty Lies Or So", is about four men and two women who plot to defraud a mystery company. Each character tries to deceive the other out of the 70 million yen they stole. The story is set on a train, both on the way towards their des

Wonderful World of Capt Kuhio or Kuhio Taisa in Japanese is a story based on a real life event that happened in Japan A man claiming to be a colonel and a pilot in US navys 6th fleet defrauds several women pretending that he will marry them He is supposedly related to the royal family of England and

The talented medical staff at Tojo University Hospital finds themselves ensnared in a web of intrigue and scandal

The ThickWalled Room (1956) From the Criterion Collection: "Among the first Japanese films to deal directly with the scars of World War II, this drama about a group of rank-and-file Japanese soldiers jailed for crimes against humanity was adapted from the diaries of real prisoners. Because of the in

The Crazy Family (1984) The Kobayashi family finally get the chance to move out of their tiny, cramped Tokyo apartment in favour of the suburban house of their dreams. But all is not well: the house is infested by termites and the family starts cracking up: Son Masaki is studying so obsessively for

The Bastard and the Beautiful World (2018) The Bastard and the Beautiful World is an omnibus film consisting of four episodes. (1) Fujiko is running as fast as she can, being chased after by a creepy masked man called Mad Dog. They ...

Naruse Uta Narumi Riko is a unique 13 year old child She possessed the talent to read sheet music even before she could speak, but has now come to the point where she hates playing the piano Her father was also a piano virtuoso, but mysteriously disappeared from her life at a young age Because of he

Its Only Talk (2005) Yuko is 35 years old, single, out of work, and on medication from her psychiatrist to combat her manic depression. Living in Kamata Town, Yuko divides her time between a variety of men friends, each with his own peculiarities. Her university classmate, Homma, suffers from impote

Monster Hunter (2020) When Lt. Artemis and her loyal soldiers are transported to a new world, they engage in a desperate battle for survival against enormous enemies with incredible powers. Feature film based on the video game by Capcom.

Shaolin Wooden Men (1976) Jackie witnesses his father's death by the skilled hands of a martial arts master with an unknown killing technique. Jackie vows to become a Shaolin monk and avenge his death (not very Buddhist of him...), but soon finds that he's the chump of the class. After befriending a

Jigoku (1960) A graduate-school student has a friend who is pure evil. His friend and he are out driving one night when they hit a drunkard and the friend leaves the accident victim to die. The student's life then goes downhill from there.

Robot Contest (2003) Satomi is not putting much effort into her school work. She is told by her instructor that she is short of the minimum number of credits to advance. One option is for her to participate in ...

The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the Run (2020) After SpongeBob's beloved pet snail Gary is snail-napped, he and Patrick embark on an epic adventure to The Lost City of Atlantic City to bring Gary home.

Sleepless Town (1998) Kabukicho is a forgotten world. A place where people of different tongues and races meet, where they fight against each other to gain money, power and territory. The struggle which never ...

Yakuza Apocalypse (2015) In the ruthless underground world of the yakuza, no one is more legendary than boss Kamiura. Rumored to be invincible, the truth is he is a vampire-a bloodsucking yakuza vampire boss! Among Kamiura's gang is Kageyama, his most loyal underling. However, the others in the gang

This film of the sleepy eyed ronin series has the hero involved when as an act of vengeance a band of samurai whose master was unceremoniously assassinated by agents of the clan, when he sought justice and better conditions for the citizens, takes shape The city shall burn alongside the wealth of th

High & Low: The Movie 2 End of SKY (2017) Members of SWORD win against Wangan Rengogun, which is led by Kohaku . The city becomes peaceful again. Nevertheless, the most brutal gangs appear. The gangs are Doubt, led by Ranmaru ...

Happy Hour (2015) Four women. All in their 30s. Three married, one divorcee. They are able to tell each other anything. Or at least they thought. One day, after losing in divorce court, one of them gives up on a future with their partner and disappears. The three remaining women take a second look a

Assassination Classroom (2015) The Earth's moon is suddenly 70% smaller and permanently crescent shaped by a devastating and unknown force. For the students of E Class, Kunugigaoka Junior High School, the being responsible is known, as their teacher. The strange and very supportive entity has given

Love Live! Sunshine!! The School Idol Movie: Over The Rainbow (2019) When Kanan and Dia disappear while visiting Mari on Italy, Chika and the rest of the Aqours have no choice but to reach the

Dragon Ball Z: Battle of Gods (2013) The events of Battle of Gods take place some years after the battle with Majin Buu, which determined the fate of the entire universe. Bills, the God of Destruction, is tasked with maintaining some sort of balance in the universe. After awakening from a long slumb

Resident Evil: Damnation (2012) United States Special Agent Leon S. Kennedy sneaks into a small Eastern European country to verify rumors that Bio Organic Weapons (B.O.W.s) are being used in war. Right after his infiltration, the U.S. government orders him to leave immediately. Determined to uncover

Legend of Dinosaurs and Monster Birds (1977) A Japanese village is menaced by a plesiosaur from the depths of the sea. Meanwhile, deep in a cave of ice, a prehistoric egg begins to hatch. The plesiosaur and the mystery creature hatching from the egg seem destined to clash.

Japan: A Story of Love and Hate (2008) Naoki once had it all - the fast car, the executive home. Boss of his own business he lived the good-life when Japan's economy was at it's height. Then the bubble burst - and he met Yoshie.

High & Low: The Worst (2019) Demon High School is divide into a part-time system and a full-time system, Yoshiki Murayama is the head of the Demon high school and Kaede Hanaoka has an ambition to take on the full-time world in order to challenge Murayama one day.

Ride Your Wave (2019) A surfer and firefighter meet and fall in love.