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Kanopy
87
7.9
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80
/1002/
78
/410/
4.3
/143142/
100
/58/
93
/725/
87
/18/

Tampopo (1985)
In this humorous paean to the joys of food, a pair of truck drivers happen onto a decrepit roadside shop selling ramen noodles. The widowed owner, Tampopo, begs them to help her turn her establishment into a paragon of the "art of noodle-soup making". Interspersed are satirical vignettes about the importance of food to different aspects of human life.
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HBO Max Amazon Channel
86
IMDb 62
8.8
/2781832/
86
/84783/
83
/38604/
4.2
/3651002/
87
/363/
91
/41622/
74
/42/
cc age 14+

Inception (2010)
Cobb, a skilled thief who commits corporate espionage by infiltrating the subconscious of his targets is offered a chance to regain his old life as payment for a task considered to be impossible: "inception", the implantation of another person's idea into a target's subconscious.
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84
7.8
/176242/
76
/3519/
74
/2210/
3.9
/66121/
91
/201/
86
/10114/
89
/37/
cc age 16+

Letters from Iwo Jima (2006)
The story of the battle of Iwo Jima between the United States and Imperial Japan during World War II, as told from the perspective of the Japanese who fought it.
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HBO Max Amazon Channel
83
8.2
/1695878/
81
/49908/
77
/22190/
3.8
/1908151/
85
/285/
94
/66673/
70
/41/
cc age 13+

Batman Begins (2005)
Driven by tragedy, billionaire Bruce Wayne dedicates his life to uncovering and defeating the corruption that plagues his home, Gotham City. Unable to work within the system, he instead creates a new identity, a symbol of fear for the criminal underworld - The Batman.
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Plex
78
7.9
/14930/
78
/696/
76
/360/
3.9
/7044/
87
/94/
82
/2428/
72
/26/
cc age 6+

Earth (2007)
An epic story of adventure, starring some of the most magnificent and courageous creatures alive, awaits you in EARTH. Disneynature brings you a remarkable story of three animal families on a journey across our planet – polar bears, elephants and humpback whales.
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75
7.4
/973/
71
/7/
60
/16/
3.5
/319/
86
/14/
88
/80/
68
/10/

Memories of Tomorrow (2006)
After being stricken with Alzheimer's disease in the prime of his life, a successful young businessman slips slowly away from his loving family.
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Disney Plus
74
7.8
/208626/
78
/9529/
78
/5271/
4.0
/1095751/
87
82
/55/
cc age 11+

Isle of Dogs (2018)
In the future, an outbreak of canine flu leads the mayor of a Japanese city to banish all dogs to an island used as a garbage dump. The outcasts must soon embark on an epic journey when a 12-year-old boy arrives on the island to find his beloved pet.
poster
74
7.8
/500802/
77
/14046/
76
/7341/
3.8
/288634/
65
/216/
83
/21057/
55
/43/
cc age 14+

The Last Samurai (2003)
Nathan Algren is an American hired to instruct the Japanese army in the ways of modern warfare, which finds him learning to respect the samurai and the honorable principles that rule them. Pressed to destroy the samurai's way of life in the name of modernization and open trade, Algren decides to become an ultimate warrior himself and to fight for their right to exist.
poster
68
6.4
/461528/
66
/21239/
63
/9574/
3.1
/481169/
76
/327/
66
/12064/
62
/48/
cc age 11+

Godzilla (2014)
Ford Brody, a Navy bomb expert, has just reunited with his family in San Francisco when he is forced to go to Japan to help his estranged father, Joe. Soon, both men are swept up in an escalating crisis when an ancient alpha predator arises from the sea to combat malevolent adversaries that threaten the survival of humanity. The creatures leave colossal destruction in their wake, as they make their way toward their final battleground: San Francisco.
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Netflix
66
7.3
/171573/
75
/4696/
76
/3307/
3.5
/172865/
35
/165/
83
/20580/
54
/38/
cc age 13+

Memoirs of a Geisha (2005)
In the years before World War II, a penniless Japanese child is torn from her family to work as a maid in a geisha house.
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83
66
7.7
/2303/
80
/43/
76
/43/
4.2
/4613/
88
/8/
93
/58/

Welcome Back, Mr. McDonald (1997)
A love story written by an ordinary housewife is going to be broadcast as a radio drama and almost everyone among the crew insists on changing various parts of the play to their liking.
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Amazon Prime Video
65
6.7
/193844/
69
/13870/
70
/3647/
3.3
/449672/
67
/325/
75
/644/
63
/54/
cc age 12+

The Creator (2023)
Amid a future war between the human race and the forces of artificial intelligence, a hardened ex-special forces agent grieving the disappearance of his wife, is recruited to hunt down and kill the Creator, the elusive architect of advanced AI who has developed a mysterious weapon with the power to end the war—and mankind itself.
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64
6.5
/194952/
70
/17785/
69
/7207/
3.0
/560826/
68
/318/
79
/4538/
53
/48/
cc age 8+

Pokémon Detective Pikachu (2019)
In a world where people collect pocket-size monsters (Pokémon) to do battle, a boy comes across an intelligent monster who seeks to be a detective.
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HBO Max
62
6.0
/226472/
66
/16139/
66
/6541/
2.9
/411379/
42
/351/
83
/5846/
48
/47/
cc age 12+

Godzilla: King of the Monsters (2019)
Follows the heroic efforts of the crypto-zoological agency Monarch as its members face off against a battery of god-sized monsters, including the mighty Godzilla, who collides with Mothra, Rodan, and his ultimate nemesis, the three-headed King Ghidorah. When these ancient super-species, thought to be mere myths, rise again, they all vie for supremacy, leaving humanity's very existence hanging in the balance.
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84
61
7.8
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74
/44/
80
/28/
3.9
/13975/
100
/22/
96
/23/

Kokuho (2025)
Nagasaki, 1964: Following the death of his yakuza father, 15-year-old Kikuo is taken under the wing of a famous kabuki actor. Alongside Shunsuke, the actor’s only son, he decides to dedicate himself to this traditional form of theatre. For decades, the two young men grow and evolve together – and one will become the greatest Japanese master of the art of kabuki.
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Kanopy
74
61
6.9
/1727/
71
/133/
72
/48/
3.5
/6772/
97
/30/
68
/5/
cc age 8+

Kensuke's Kingdom (2024)
A young boy and his family set off on a sailing trip of a lifetime until a violent storm erupts, sweeping Michael and his dog overboard. After washing up on a remote island, terrified, they struggle to survive and adjust to life alone, One day, Michael discovers he is not alone when he is confronted by a mysterious Japanese man who has lived there secretly since World War II, angry that Michael has arrived. However, as dangerous invaders threaten their fragile island paradise, Michael and the old man, Kensuke, join forces to save their secret world.
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75
60
7.0
/2996/
70
/129/
70
/76/
3.7
/2212/
94
/16/
76
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Unforgiven (2013)
An old swordsman, his former comrade and a young braggart are hired by prostitutes to track down bandits who mutilated one of the women.
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The Roku Channel
55
5.5
/4079/
63
/274/
55
/136/
2.8
/2350/
47
/73/
46
/24/
50
/18/
cc age 14+

Bel Canto (2018)
A famous opera singer is held hostage in South America by a guerrilla rebel group after performing at a Japanese businessman's lavish birthday party. Unexpected bonds are forged in the standoff that ensues.
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Amazon Prime Video
64
53
6.1
/3786/
64
/346/
65
/184/
3.0
/2471/
67
/9/
69
/8/
cc age 13+

Fukushima 50 (2020)
Workers at the Fukushima Daiichi facility in Japan risk their lives and stay at the nuclear power plant to prevent total destruction after the region is devastated by an earthquake and tsunami in 2011.
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48
5.8
/49465/
61
/1756/
58
/1153/
2.5
/28175/
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/137/
42
/4680/
43
/25/
cc age 12+

Cirque du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant (2009)
When Darren Shan is taken to a circus that's chock-full of sideshow oddities, he meets a vampire and receives a life-changing bite on the neck.
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MGM Plus
47
5.6
/347234/
62
/18420/
59
/8597/
2.2
/297439/
18
/212/
50
/9797/
32
/38/
cc age 13+

Transformers: Age of Extinction (2014)
As humanity picks up the pieces after the battle of Chicago, a shadowy group reveals itself in an attempt to control the direction of history…while an ancient, powerful new menace sets Earth in its crosshairs. With help from Cade Yeager, Optimus Prime and the Autobots rise to meet their most fearsome challenge yet.
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74
45
7.0
/3655/
72
/87/
67
/76/
3.7
/3718/
88
/2/

Rage (2016)
A man brutally murders a married couple and leaves the word “ikari” (“rage”) written with their blood. The killer undergoes plastic surgery and flees. At three different locations in Japan, a male stranger appears. People suspect that the stranger might be the murderer.
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Hoopla
45
6.3
/10775/
58
/294/
61
/183/
2.9
/1870/
4
/23/
37
/163/
36
/14/
cc age 16+

Shanghai (2010)
An American man returns to a corrupt, Japanese-occupied Shanghai four months before Pearl Harbor and discovers his friend has been killed. While he unravels the mysteries of the death, he falls in love and discovers a much larger secret that his own government is hiding.
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Fandango at Home Free
44
6.1
/19623/
65
/918/
62
/531/
2.9
/14830/
19
/53/
44
/134/
23
/18/
cc age 14+

The Sea of Trees (2016)
In Japan's Aokigahara Forest, a troubled teacher meets a mysterious lost stranger who takes him on a life-changing journey of love and redemption.
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Amazon Prime Video
41
5.2
/183832/
65
/20693/
60
/6592/
2.0
/233959/
16
/254/
43
/3771/
27
/47/
cc age 13+

Transformers: The Last Knight (2017)
Humans and Transformers are at war. Optimus Prime is gone. The key to saving our future lies buried in the secrets of the past, in the hidden history of Transformers on Earth. Saving our world falls upon the shoulders of an unlikely alliance: Cade Yeager; Bumblebee; an English Lord; and an Oxford Professor.
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The Roku Channel
36
34
4.5
/4482/
56
/844/
53
/254/
1.9
/1574/
7
/15/
18
/27/

7 Guardians of the Tomb (2018)
An innocent discovery of a well-preserved mummified Emperor from 200 BC China unearths a 2000 year old nightmare - a secret that should have remained buried.
poster
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14
7.4
/373/
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/9/
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/14/
3.7
/445/

The Sea and Poison (1986)
Two interns and a nurse are interrogated by American MPs for their involvement in an atrocity during the war: the vivisections of a downed American air crew.
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74
13
8.0
/441/
75
/18/
70
/10/
3.6
/402/

The King and I (2018)
Widowed Welsh mother Anna Loenowens becomes a governess and English tutor to the wives and many children of the stubborn King Mongkut of Siam. Anna and the King have a clash of personalities as she works to teach the royal family about the English language, customs and etiquette, and rushes to prepare a party for a group of European diplomats who must change their opinions about the King.
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66
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6.6
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55
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67
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77
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The Unbroken (2009)
Onchi was exiled to posts around Asia and Africa due to his work as head of a labor union for National Air Line. He is ordered to return to head office after ten years, and continues to struggle. When a National Air Line plane is involved in the worst air disaster in Japanese history, he is assigned to console and provide restitution to the families of the victims.
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?
7.6
/39/
10
/1/

Red Sun, Black Sand: The Making of 'Letters from Iwo Jima' (2007)
Documentary on the making of Clint Eastwood's film 'Letters from Iwo Jima'.
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?
5.9
/21/
94
/5/

The Final Piece (2025)
Keisuke, a 10-year-old boy, living hard despite being abused by his father, finds a ray of light in the midst of his suffering and conflict ---- a shogi world where he fights quietly and passionately in his sharpened senses. Even though he gives up and tries to escape from the light, his passion for shogi continues to guide him thereafter. Eventually, he would learn the true meaning of life.
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?
6.8
/30/
65
/4/
67
/3/

All Lives (2024)
TV Tokyo's 60th anniversary special drama. This is a human drama about a doctor struggling with his life and a patient who has been told he has little time left to live, as they travel around the world in search of answers to the eternal questions of what people live for and what they leave behind.
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?
7.9
/51/
43
/3/
80
/3/

True Love: Making The Creator (2023)
Join director Gareth Edwards and crew for nearly an hour look behind the scenes. Hear from actors about the filming experience, and learn about the production's documentary-style approach, the innovative camera and lighting work, and much more.
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?
5.8
/28/
10
/1/

Hanzo, the Razor (1993)
During Tenpo period, Bakuhu announced a law regulating expenditures in order to improve the financial situation. However, Doshin of a government office Itami Hanzo, called Kamisori Hanzo, challenged Bakuhu's oppressive way. Because of this, his father Magobei was told to kill himself by the Bakuhu and Hanzo himself was demoted. Five years later, Hanzo came back to the government office and implement a law regulating expenditures. He stands up for revenge Torii Kainokami who desires power as he likes.
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62
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6.5
/16/
43
/3/
77
/3/
3.2
/389/

Evolution Within Extinction (2014)
The definitive feature-length documentary on the creation of "Transformers: Age of Extinction".
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?
70
/1/

劇場の灯を消すな!PARCO劇場編 (2020)
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5.2
/55/
60
/1/

The Memories of Happiness (2017)
Taro's business failed and he got divorced. He also left his family's home. 5 years later, his oldest daughter Natsumi, second daughter Yuka and ex-wife Junko still live in the same house which Taro left. One day, Taro, who has been having difficulties paying his rent, visits his daughter Natsumi's office to ask for a loan. Natsumi is the bread winner for the family since he left., so she becomes angry at him. Later, Taro arrives at his former house unannounced and begins to live there.
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?
6.1
/34/
Trakt
100
/1/

A School Behind Bars (2010)
"A School Behind Bars" centers around Asahi Junior High School, which is located within Nagano Matsumoto Boy's prison in Matsumoto City, Nagano Prefecture - the only public school in Japan that is located inside a prison. The school's students are all prisoners ranging in age from 20-70. The students are carefully selected after taking an entrance exam and being selected by the school's admission board.
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?
5.3
/38/
10
/1/
70
/1/

A Naive History of the Bakumatsu Era (1991)
In the last days of the Tokugawa shogunate, there was a cute warrior, Souji Okita, who belonged to the armed police of the shogunate in Kyoto. Very few knew that Souji was not a boy, but a woman. Souji loved the vice-leader of the armed police, Toshizou Hijikata. Souji suffered from pulmonary tuberculosis and coughed up blood during a battle. Toshizou helped her but said that he did not care for the girl with a smell of blood. Souji had a real talent for swordsmanship and no one but Ryouma Sakamoto could compete with her. Ryouma was a liberal intellectual and tried to carry out a revolution without blood. However, the bloody Meiji Restoration broke out and Souji killed Ryouma who lost his dream. Because a friendship had sprung up between Toshizou and Ryouma, Toshizou got angry and slashed at Souji with a sword. Unwillingly, she unsheathed her sword and thought that she might get love if she was killed by the man she loved.
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Criterion Channel
69
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7.6
/38/
62
/4/
3.8
/463/

The Making of "Tampopo" (1986)
Documentary about the making of Juzo Itami's film "Tampopo" (1985).
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5.9
/49/
20
/1/
90
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The Whispered City (2000)
Director Jun Ichikawa spins this affectionate portrait of the people who populate Shimokitazawa, a bohemian corner of Tokyo filled with small theater companies and smoky coffeehouses.
poster
61
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6.7
/537/
58
/11/
59
/13/

Space Travelers (2000)
Three bank robbers, who declare themselves to be Space Travelers, take six persons as hostages when they are surrounded by the police. Among the hostages, there is a terrorist with a hidden bomb. In order to escape, the robbers ask the hostages to pretend to be part of the gang. Surprisingly, the hostages soon enjoy doing so. On that strange day, the bank becomes a tropical paradise...
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?
4.4
/36/

Snow Jack (2014)
A blackmail arrives at Appi ski resort. “We demand 30,000,000 yen as consolation money for the destruction of the environment. If you do not respond to the demand, a time bomb set on the ski slope will be detonated.” If the bomb goes off, it will not only hurt the skiers but trigger an avalanche and cause a major catastrophe. The general manager of the ski pistes, Kurata (Ken Watanabe) pleads for an immediate shutdown of the ski site and reporting to the police, but the president of the ski resort gives priority to business interests and decides to negotiate with the blackmailer. And a negotiation process for a despicable ransom case with a massive hostage of all the skiers at the resort begins.
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?
5.3
/42/
10
/1/
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/2/

Kekkon Annai Mystery (1985)
A 19-year-old girl Hiroko Terasawa working in a matching agency promises her client Masakazu Sekine that she'll pose as his fiancée for a remarkable cash reward. Hiroko moves to Sekine's mansion and prepares to attend the family's meeting. However, this only turns out to be a prelude of a bloody fight over the family's legacy.
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?
6.5
/23/

Another Battle/Conspiracy (2003)
Katsunori Takahashi and Ken Watanabe star in a modern yakuza tale in the classic Japanese film series, Battles Without Honor and Humanity, directed by Hajime Hashimoto.
poster
72
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6.8
/118/
80
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70
/2/

Dawn of a New Day: The Man Behind VHS (2002)
A Japanese film that tells the tale of the birth of VHS. It follows Kagatani Shizuo, an electronics employee who rallies his coworkers to save their jobs by increasing sales. They do this by developing the VHS standard. They battle with Sony and their standard and ultimately prevail.
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?
35
/2/

Baian the Assassin (1990)
Fujieda Baian is admired during the day as a skilled acupuncturist. However, his nighttime persona is that of a highly skilled assassin. For money, he eliminates those whose existence is considered harmful, quietly disposing of them. One night, Baian is mistaken for another doctor by the young swordsman Kosugi Jūgorō and is attacked. He manages to avoid harm, but the doctor Kosugi originally intended to target is connected to the assassination target assigned by Baian’s boss, Hanzaemon Otowa. Baian and his companion Hikojiro begin investigating their target, Chōbei Izuyaya, the owner of a candle shop...
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?
4.9
/13/
35
/2/

Chronicle of the Town Magistrate (1992)
In a maelstrom of evil, can a new magistrate, samurai Mochizuki Koheita, with a reputation like an alley cat, bring order to the town of Horisoto, or is he, too a corrupt villain looking to gain wealth from the oppressed people? From the pen of famed samurai author Yamamoto Shugoro, this exciting tale turns the tables on the standard samurai story with a unique lead character previously portrayed in Ichikawa Kon’s “Dora Heita.”


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