JAPAN Movies

Godzilla vs. Monster Zero (1965) Aliens from the mysterious Planet X, which resides on the dark side of of Jupiter, come to Earth asking its people to help them save their world from the dreaded King Ghidrah by letting them "borrow" Godzilla and Rodan. The aliens are actually planning to use the thr

Godzilla (1954) Japan is thrown into a panic after several ships explode and are sunk. At first, the authorities think its either underwater mines or underwater volcanic activity. The authorities soon head to Odo Island, close to where several of the ships were sunk. One night, something comes onsho

Ghidorah, the ThreeHeaded Monster (1964) A princess from a small Himalayan country becomes possessed by the spirit of a Venusian (a Martian in the American version) and escapes a plane just as it explodes. As this happens a meteorite falls from the sky containing Ghidorah, the monster responsible fo

Godzilla vs. Megalon (1973) The underground kingdom of Seatopia sends out Megalon, a giant beetle, and Gigan to destroy the above ground dwellers. In an attempt to stop them, an independently thinking robot brings Godzilla into the fight.

Godzilla vs. Gigan (1972) Aliens from space plan to conquer the world using space monsters Gigan and King Ghidrah, which they control from their secret headquarters inside the head of the Godzilla-replica building at a theme park. The only thing that can stop them is the combined efforts of Godzilla

Sgt. Kabukiman N.Y.P.D. (1990) Harry Griswald is a NYPD cop who is possessed with the spirit of a great Kabuki master. This has made him 'the chosen one' to do battle with 'the evil one'. He is also out to do good deeds and fight crime in the name of the law. The only problem is that a number of cor

Ukiyoe Heroes (2016) A journey of discovery into how a Canadian craftsman and an American designer team up to revive the ancient art of Japanese woodblock prints by juxtaposing traditional art with pop culture icons: video game heroes such as Super Mario and Pokemon.

Bodacious Space Pirates (2012 ) Marika, a high school girl, has been living a normal life in a distant galaxy many years into the future. But this changes when she is told that her recently deceased father was captain of a pirate ship and only a direct descendant may inherit the title of captain of

Ninpû sentai Harikenjâ (20022003) In one of the top ninja schools, three students aren't exactly fitting in. When they skip out a class meeting, space alien ninjas known as the Jakanja infiltrate the school and capture the entire school. Mugensai, their teacher, turns himself into a hamster to run

How did humanitys earliest ancestors evolve into one of the most successful species on Earth An extraordinary journey tracing the footsteps of early hominids Using the latest

A thousand years ago, a war was commenced between humans and the demonic Ogre Tribe Org race With the aid of the Power Animals, the ancient Gao Warriors defeated the Orgs leader, Hyakkimaru, and the Orgs were sealed off from the world One millennium later, the Org race has been revived so the Power

Big in Japan (2018) After hearing about the huge demand for foreign talent in Japan, 'ordinary guy' Dave sets out on an outrageous mission to understand fame... by doing whatever it takes to get it.

Kakekomi (2015) The lives of women saved by the historical Tokei-ji Buddhist Temple.

Pigs and Battleships (1961) A young hoodlum decides to work for a criminal organization that is tearing itself apart.

The Emperor in August (2015) On August 14th, 1945, at an Imperial conference, the Showa Emperor, Hirohito (Masahiro Motoki), finally decided to accept the Potsdam Declaration. However, some young firebrand Army officers insisted on continuing the war and conspired to launch a coup. Anami (Koji Yakus

Cats (2019) A tribe of cats called the Jellicles must decide yearly which one will ascend to the Heaviside Layer and come back to a new Jellicle life.

Under the Sand (2000) Marie, a professor of English literature in a Paris university, has been happily married to Jean for 25 years, although they have no children. During their summer vacations in the southwest of France, Jean leaves Marie sunbathing on the beach and goes to swim in the sea. When M

Stray Cat Rock: Sex Hunter (1970) Mako and her girl friends enter a dispute with rival street gangsters The Eagles, a band of racist macho pigs led by the evil Baron, who hate half-breeds (descendents of afro-American and Japanese couples). When one of the girls start dating a half-breed, they start

Dodeskaden (1970) Episodes from the lives of a group of Tokyo slum-dwellers: Rokkuchan, an intellectually disabled boy who brings meaning and routine to his life by driving an imaginary streetcar; children who support their parents by scrounging or by tedious and ill-paying endeavours; schemers who

Big Man Japan (2007) An eccentric man living alone in a decrepit house in Tokyo periodically transforms into a 100-foot tall giant in order to defend Japan against similarly sized monsters.

All Monsters Attack (1969) Ichiro is a highly imaginative, but lonely, boy growing up in urban Tokyo. Every day he comes home to the empty apartment he shares with his railroad worker father and his restaurant hostess mother. His only friends are a toy maker name Shinpei Inami and a little girl name

Ruby Cairo (1992) When Bessie Faro's husband Johnny dies in a plane crash in Veracruz, Mexico, she finds that his air cargo business is deeply in the red. When she visits the airline's terminal in Veracruz, she discovers her husband was pumping large amounts of money into bank accounts all over the

Blood Blockade Battlefront (2015 ) A breach between Earth and the netherworlds opened up over the city of New York, trapping New Yorkers and creatures from other dimensions in an impenetrable bubble. Over time, this bubble became Jerusalem's Lot, a homeworld of wondrous beings and crazy sci-fi sensi

The Bad News Bears Go to Japan (1978) In this third film of the Bad News Bears series, Tony Curtis plays a small time promoter/hustler who takes the pint-sized baseball team to Japan for a match against the country's best little league baseball team which sparks off a series of adventures and mishap

Quatermass and the Pit (1967) While digging a new subway line in London, a construction crew discovers first: a skeleton, then what they think is an old World War II German missile. Upon closer examination the "missile" appears to be not of this earth! This movie examines the age old question of how

Arctic Dogs (2019) Swifty the Arctic fox works in the mail room of the Arctic Blast Delivery Service but dreams of one day becoming a Top Dog (the Arctic's star husky couriers). To prove himself worthy of the Top Dog role, Swifty secretly commandeers one of the sleds and delivers a package to a myst

The Seven Deadly Sins the Movie: Prisoners of the Sky (2018) The Seven Deadly Sins travel to the Sky Temple in search of an elusive ingredient.

Japan is shaken by extreme weather and diastrophism. A gigantic monster Mono appears from a crack in the ground which was created by a major volcanic eruption that occurred 250 years earlier. Nothing works to destroy the giant beast. Meanwhile, Doctor Saigo and his daughter Miwa have a major breakth

Digimon Frontier (20022003) Digimon Frontier introduces a new universe in the Digimon fandom. Five kids from the Real World have been called to the Digital World to acquire the

Abominable (2019) A magical Yeti must return to his family.

009 Re: Cyborg (2012) Anime adventure from 'Ghost in the Shell - Stand Alone Complex' (2002) director Kenji Kamiyama. Nine cyborgs created for destructive purposes disappeared for over 27 years after they were forced to turn on their creators in the name of justice. Now, as a number of seemingly unr

Rurouni Kenshin: New Kyoto Arc: Cage of Flames (2011) A revision of the first arc of the anime with improved animations but following the source material a bit closer.

Rebirth of Mothra II (1997) Three kids join Mothra's priestesses on a journey to find the Lost Treasure of Nilai Kinai, an ancient lost

Ghost in the Shell Arise: Border 4 Ghost Stands Alone (2014) In the year 2027, a year following the end of the non-nuclear World War IV, a bomb has gone off in Newport City, killing a major arms dealer who may have ties with the mysterious 501 ...

That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime (2018 ) Lonely thirty-seven-year-old Mikami Satoru is stuck in a dead-end job, unhappy with his mundane life, but after dying at the hands of a robber, he awakens to a fresh start in a fantasy ...

Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood (20092012) Two brothers lose their mother to an incurable disease. With the power of "alchemy", they use taboo knowledge to resurrect her. The process fails, and as a toll for using this type of alchemy, the older brother, Edward Elric loses his left leg while the yo

Blue Exorcist (20112012) Raised by Father Fujimoto, a famous exorcist, Rin Okumura never knew his real father. One day a fateful argument with Father Fujimoto forces Rin to face a terrible truth - the blood of the demon lord Satan runs in Rin's veins! Rin swears to defeat Satan, but doing that means

Revolution (2012) REVOLUTION is a film about changing the world, going for it, taking a stand, and fighting for something. A true-life adventure following Director, Rob Stewart (SHARKWATER) over four years and 15 countries discovering there is a lot more than sharks at risk of becoming extinct. Clim

Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw (2019) Lawman Luke Hobbs and outcast Deckard Shaw form an unlikely alliance when a cyber-genetically enhanced villain threatens the future of humanity.

Killers (2014) In Tokyo, a serial killer is murdering women and posting his violent crimes on-line. In Jakarta, a rogue vigilante uploads his murdering spree for the world to see. A psychotic game of cat and mouse ensues as the two men battle for notoriety. Soon it becomes clear that it's only a mat

Love Live!: School Idol Project (20132014) Honoka Kosaka is a girl who loves her school, Otonokizaka Academy. When the school is planned to be closed down due to a lack of applicants, Honoka becomes determined to save it. Learning that school idols are popular, Honoka and her friends start up a scho

Transformers: Victory (1989 ) Transformers: Victory begins in the year 2025 when the Cybertron Leader Star Saber defeats the leader of the Destrons, Deszaras and traps his space headquarters in intergalactic dust. The Destron's motives in this series is to gather enough Energon (Basic fuel for Trans

Street Fighter: The Legend of ChunLi (2009) Chun-Li lives a calm life with her father, when one day, the local mobster Bison kidnaps her father. After her mother's death, she embarks into a quest to rescue her kidnapped father from the clutches of powerful criminal lord Bison.

3D Kanojo Real Girl (2018 ) Hikaru Tsutsui is a quiet, unassuming high school student who forsakes the company of his classmates to spend his time reading manga, playing video games, and watching anime. Hikaru is ...

Pokémon: Giratina and the Sky Warrior (2008) When a new Pokèmon emerges able to create parallel dimensions, it's up to Ash Ketchum and his friends to stop a mysterious stranger from using its powers for evil!

Confessions (2010) A psychological thriller of a grieving mother turned cold-blooded avenger with a twisty master plan to pay back those who were responsible for her daughter's death.

Aggretsuko (2018 ) A socially awkward accountant deals with her annoying co-workers by chugging beer and singing death metal.

Stories of old tell of four otherworldly heroes - wielding the sword, spear, bow, and shield - who defended the land from wave after wave of calamity. With the fate of the world in balance, the kingdom of Melromarc summons these legendary figures; in modern-day Japan, the call is answered, and the u