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Kanopy
87
7.9
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80
/619/
77
/421/
4.3
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100
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90
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89
/21/

Still Walking (2008)
A family gathers together for a commemorative ritual whose nature only gradually becomes clear.
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Kanopy
85
8.0
/34948/
80
/849/
79
/609/
4.4
/103987/
92
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93
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88
/31/

Nobody Knows (2004)
In a small Tokyo apartment, twelve-year-old Akira must care for his younger siblings after their mother leaves them and shows no sign of returning.
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Criterion Channel
84
7.6
/15410/
76
/399/
71
/259/
4.2
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88
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90
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91
/19/

After Life (1999)
On a cold Monday morning, a group of counselors clock in at an old-fashioned social services office. Their task is to interview the recently deceased, record their personal details, then, over the course of the week, assist them in choosing a single memory to keep for eternity.
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82
7.7
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77
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76
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4.2
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96
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92
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83
/17/

Fireworks (1997)
Beleaguered police detective Nishi takes desperate measures to try and set things right in a world gone wrong. With his wife suffering from leukemia and his business partner paralyzed from a brutal gangster attack, Nishi borrows from a yakuza loan shark and then robs a bank to clear his debt.
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80
7.4
/25046/
74
/643/
75
/670/
4.1
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93
/27/
89
/406/
73
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Sonatine (1993)
Murakawa, an aging Tokyo yakuza tiring of gangster life, is sent by his boss to Okinawa along with a few of his henchmen to help end a gang war, supposedly as mediators between two warring clans. He finds that the dispute between the clans is insignificant and whilst wondering why he was sent to Okinawa at all, his group is attacked in an ambush. The survivors flee and make a decision to lay low at the beach while they await further instructions.
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78
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76
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74
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4.2
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100
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87
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77
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The Taste of Tea (2004)
A spell of time in the life of a family in rural Tochigi prefecture. Yoshiko is not an ordinary housewife, instead working on an animated film project. Uncle Ayano, a successful music producer, is looking to get his head together after living in Tokyo. Meanwhile, Sachiko is concerned with why she seems to be followed by a giant version of herself. As the lazy days pass by, each member of the family is followed in a series of episodic vignettes.
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HBO Max Amazon Channel
76
7.6
/54289/
77
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79
/1911/
3.9
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71
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72
/22/
8.0
/180994/
cc age 9+

When Marnie Was There (2014)
Upon being sent to live with relatives in the countryside due to an illness, an emotionally distant adolescent girl becomes obsessed with an abandoned mansion and infatuated with a girl who lives there - a girl who may or may not be real.
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81
75
7.4
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75
/171/
69
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4.0
/17300/
100
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89
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Kids Return (1996)
Shinji and Masaru spend most of their school days harassing fellow classmates and playing pranks. They drop out and Shinji becomes a small-time boxer, while Masaru joins up with a local yakuza gang. However, the world is a tough place.
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Kanopy
75
74
7.1
/14031/
71
/375/
72
/398/
3.8
/30737/
83
/6/
81
/214/

Violent Cop (1989)
A detective breaks all rules of ethical conduct while investigating a colleague’s involvement in drug pushing and Yakuza activities.
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78
72
7.5
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75
/208/
74
/210/
4.1
/22614/
85
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A Scene at the Sea (1991)
A deaf garbage collector happens upon a broken and discarded surfboard. The discovery plants in him dreams of becoming a surf champion. Encouraged by his also deaf girlfriend, he persists against all odds.
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Kanopy
72
6.9
/63470/
71
/1697/
69
/1065/
3.6
/128489/
64
/39/
82
/3776/
55
/10/

Ichi the Killer (2001)
As sadomasochistic yakuza enforcer Kakihara searches for his missing boss he comes across Ichi, a repressed and psychotic killer who may be able to inflict levels of pain that Kakihara has only dreamed of.
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70
6.8
/8426/
64
/131/
64
/119/
3.6
/7987/
71
/21/
71
/193/
75
/17/

Taboo (1999)
Set during Japan's Shogun era, this film looks at life in a samurai compound where young warriors are trained in swordfighting. A number of interpersonal conflicts are brewing in the training room, all centering around a handsome young samurai named Sozaburo Kano. The school's stern master can choose to intervene, or to let Kano decide his own path.
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Fandor
70
66
6.7
/8927/
67
/224/
64
/171/
3.5
/13805/
100
/5/
71
/130/
49
/9/

Dead or Alive (1999)
Ryūichi and his small gang of Triad vie for control of the Japanese underworld in a crime-ridden Shinjuku quarter while Detective Jojima tries to bring it down.
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Amazon Prime Video
68
66
6.9
/9009/
68
/326/
69
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3.7
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66
/41/
65
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65
/11/

Air Doll (2009)
A life-size, inflatable sex doll suddenly comes to life one day. Without her owner knowing, she goes for a walk around town and falls in love with Junichi. She starts to date Junichi and gets a job at the same store where he works. Everything seems to be going perfectly for her until something unexpected happens.
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65
6.8
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71
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68
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3.4
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66
/26/
7.3
/43181/
cc age 13+

Steamboy (2004)
In 1860s Britain, a boy inventor finds himself caught in the middle of a deadly conflict over a revolutionary advance in steam power.
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The Roku Channel
63
7.1
/25766/
71
/596/
71
/508/
3.7
/20089/
47
/74/
79
/468/
47
/23/

Brother (2000)
A Japanese Yakuza gangster's deadly existence in his homeland gets him exiled to Los Angeles, where he is taken in by his little brother and his brother's gang.
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73
62
7.3
/4005/
69
/81/
70
/104/
3.6
/3154/
83
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Achilles and the Tortoise (2008)
Machisu is a painter. He never had the success he thinks he is entitled to. Regardless of this, he always remains trying to be successful. His wife Sachiko keeps supporting him, despite all setbacks.
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Kanopy
68
62
6.8
/5758/
70
/178/
67
/164/
3.7
/17188/
56
/9/
72
/121/

A Snake of June (2003)
A woman is being stalked by a stranger. His stalking turns to blackmail when he sends her copies of photos of her in an embarrassing position. Now he controls her and she has to do anything he says. Anything.
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63
62
6.0
/14053/
61
/414/
58
/253/
3.0
/4008/
70
/10/
69
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Casshern (2004)
Fifty years of war between the Great Eastern Federation and Europa - now merged as Eurasia - have taken their toll on planet Earth. As a result of the use of biological, chemical and nuclear weapons, much of Earth has become uninhabitable and people have become prey to new diseases. Professor Azuma's "neo-cell" project, which is supposed to be the answer to mankind's hardships, becomes a nightmare come true when mutants spawned from the experiment escape and declare war on the human race. Azuma's son Tetsuya, who was killed during the previous war, is reborn into the cyborg Casshern as mankind's last hope against the new mutant threat. This live-action sci-fi movie based on a 1973 Japanese animé of the same name.
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74
57
7.3
/2534/
70
/59/
69
/59/
3.8
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Monday (2000)
A simple funeral turns a man's world Topsy turvy. He wakes up in a posh hotel room, totally clueless about how he got there. Slowly, he recalls what happened a day before.
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The Roku Channel
65
57
6.4
/4437/
72
/328/
67
/160/
3.9
/90679/
47
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Helter Skelter (2012)
Top model Lilico, having recently undergone multiple cosmetic surgeries, begins to experience troubling side effects. As she desperately tries to retain her perfect image, Lilico descends into a world of nightmares and makes those around her miserable.
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55
6.6
/2827/
69
/123/
63
/58/
3.6
/3971/
40
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78
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Funky Forest: The First Contact (2005)
An outrageous collection of surreal, short attention span non-sequiturs largely revolving around Guitar Brother, his randy older sibling, and the pair's portly Caucasian brother.
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78
53
7.4
/2152/
75
/49/
73
/34/
4.1
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89
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Postman Blues (1997)
Sawaki is a postman who's not quite thrilled about his boring way of life. But his life is about to change when he delivers mail to his old schoolmate Noguchi, who's now a member of the Yakuza, the Japanese Mafia, and just finished cutting his little finger off.
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63
53
6.3
/4223/
66
/73/
61
/84/
3.5
/3599/
60
/133/

TAKESHIS' (2005)
Beat Takeshi lives the busy and sometimes surreal life of a showbiz celebrity. One day he meets his blond lookalike named Kitano, a shy convenience store cashier, who, still an unknown actor, is waiting for his big break. After their paths cross, Kitano seems to begin hallucinating about becoming Beat.
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63
52
6.7
/2446/
67
/51/
68
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3.6
/2760/
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/11/
80
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44
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Shark Skin Man and Peach Hip Girl (1999)
In dreamlike mountain scenery, Toshiko makes a daring escape from her sexually warped Uncle Sonezaki. Fortunately, she met Samehada as she runs for her life, which is also escaping from some slayers. What follows is a wild chase that leads the audience into a comically violent world.
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66
51
6.4
/1520/
54
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3.4
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Kubi (2023)
Lord Oda Nobunaga plans to control Japan where rival warlords battle by waging war against several clans. His vassal Araki Murashige stages a rebellion and promptly disappears.
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67
51
7.0
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53
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Hula Girls (2006)
Young women in a small Japanese town look to revive their home's declining fortunes by building a Hawaiian village tourist attraction.
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51
6.8
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3.6
/4269/
80
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/6/

Distance (2001)
On the third anniversary of a cult's failed chemical attack on Tokyo and their subsequent mass suicide, family members of those affected gather at the cult's former base on the shores of a lake to observe the anniversary of their loved ones' deaths.
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Amazon Prime Video
67
50
6.6
/1652/
66
/60/
70
/79/
3.4
/3695/
69
/57/

Gamera the Brave (2006)
A young boy in a peaceful seaside town gets more than he bargained for when he takes home a mysterious egg. When it hatches, out comes a baby turtle that grows into a new version of Gamera. But will it become powerful enough in time to defeat the rampaging monster Zedus?
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76
50
7.2
/1838/
74
/43/
75
/40/
3.8
/1061/
84
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The Magic Hour (2008)
A hustler who gets in trouble with a gang boss in the port town of Sukago agrees to make good with the don by putting him in contact with a mysterious hitman — an assassin the hustler has no idea how to contact. Instead, he hires an actor to play the role, though the thespian has no idea what he's getting into.
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60
49
6.1
/3469/
60
/60/
57
/82/
3.3
/4389/
59
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Getting Any? (1995)
While pursuing his dream of having car sex, a goofy middle-aged man makes all the wrong moves and ends up enrolling in a number of crazy escapades.
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55
48
6.0
/4898/
57
/76/
60
/99/
3.4
/2762/
33
/6/
56
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Izo (2004)
Izo is an assassin in the service of a Tosa lord and Imperial supporter. After killing dozens of the Shogun's men, Izo is captured and crucified. Instead of being extinguished, his rage propels him through the space-time continuum to present-day Tokyo. Here Izo transforms himself into a new, improved killing machine.
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63
47
6.6
/2026/
66
/53/
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3.3
/2181/
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/60/

Hana (2006)
In a poor district of Edo lives a young samurai named Soza. He has been sent by his clan to avenge the death of his father. He isn't an accomplished swordsman however, and he prefers sharing the life of the residents, teaching the kids how to write etc. When he finally finds the man he is looking for, he will have to decide whether he follows the way of the samurai or chooses peace and reconciliation.
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69
46
7.0
/2223/
70
/45/
65
/54/
3.5
/1016/
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Blood and Bones (2004)
In 1923, 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 employees.
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61
45
6.3
/2329/
63
/35/
63
/57/
3.3
/2017/
52
/81/

Glory to the Filmmaker! (2007)
Takeshi Kitano plays a version of himself in which he's a struggling director cycling through a number of different genres in an effort to complete his latest project.
poster
65
44
6.2
/2154/
65
/54/
57
/33/
3.3
/1305/
78
/146/

Moon Child (2003)
Moon Child follows a group of childhood friends as they advance in a futuristic criminal underworld. Sho feels he is doomed to walk in his idol Kei's footsteps as a vampire with the gift of eternal life and the curse of blood thirst. Over time, their tight friendship becomes corrupted because of their rivalry and love for the same woman.
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66
43
6.2
/1013/
66
/85/
60
/34/
3.3
/1365/
78
/106/

Lovely Complex (2006)
Koizumi Risa an unusually tall high school girl, meets the "vertically challenged" young man Otani Atsushi. They find common ground in height anxieties and interests. Risa, a tall Japanese girl, gets rejected by a boy because she is taller than him. Otani, a short Japanese guy, gets rejected by a girl because he is shorter than her. Obviously these two would make the oddest of couples and would never be a good match for each other right?
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63
42
6.2
/1336/
65
/33/
56
/31/
3.4
/2033/
68
/71/

Rampo Noir (2005)
An anthology film consisting of four segments based on literary works by Edogawa Ranpo.
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68
37
6.9
/1003/
66
/33/
68
/27/
3.6
/2733/

Harmful Insect (2002)
13-year-old Sachiko is about to encounter the most difficult moments in her young life. Her father abandons her and her mother attempts to commit suicide by slashing her wrist. Her teacher, whom she relies on heavily, leaves for northern Japan to take another job. Other students start to gossip about Sachiko and her former teacher. Sachiko then drops out of school and attempts to find herself.
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75
34
7.3
/1121/
79
/14/
69
/16/
3.6
/604/
84
/175/

Tokyo Towers: Mom and Me, and Sometimes Dad (2007)
Adapted from the bestselling Japanese autobiography of the same title, this gentle coming-of-age drama concerns an adolescent boy, Boku - Masaya, torn between the inherited recklessness of his father Oton and the inherited responsibility, wisdom and emotional strength of his mother Okan. Following a period of intensely rebellious behavior, Boku learns that his mom has contracted cancer; suddenly, his mother comes to live with him in Tokyo the entire emotional landscape of his life is altered.
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64
30
6.0
/318/
59
/11/
64
/11/
3.3
/312/
80
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60

Chasuke's Journey (2015)
Things are hectic in heaven. Dozens of scribes sit before a long scroll incessantly scribbling away. They are composing the biographies of earth-dwellers. What is invented by the men in heaven is lived out below. And their employer, God, is increasingly vehement in demanding avant-garde ideas. Take, for example, the beautiful Yuri, a girl who dies in a car crash. Some of the heavenly scribes find this very dull and send former gangster Chas, who has become a heavenly tea-boy, back down to earth with instructions to save Yuri no matter what. And so Chas ends up in Okinawa, gets to know the earth-dwellers, interferes in their fates, becomes celebrated as 'Mr Angel' and is hounded by brutal enemies. His falling in love with Yuri is of course a foregone conclusion. But no one could anticipate what happens next. Not even God himself
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67
30
7.0
/1461/
65
/24/
61
/34/
3.7
/841/

Suite Dreams (2006)
New Year's Eve at a posh hotel and all should be shipshape. It is not. There is the traditional party, an official ceremony, entertainment and a special dinner planned and yet there is trouble everywhere. An Animal is on the loose, a politician to protect, a prostitute to handle, a bellhop to focus and a few things more.
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AMC+ Amazon Channel
72
29
7.5
/953/
72
/17/
74
/17/
3.8
/782/
67
/26/

All Around Us (2008)
Kanao, a courtroom portrait artist, observes crimes, scandals and the decline of Japanese values without passing judgement. As he and his wife endure the tragedy of their first child’s death, hope slowly unfolds and their love story flickers to life once again.
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70
27
6.5
/813/
57
/28/
67
/20/
3.5
/3418/
91
/2/

Eyes of the Spider (1998)
After killing the man he believes murdered his daughter, a white-collar worker returns to his mundane life, until he is approached by a man who offers him a mysterious job opportunity.
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69
26
6.7
/910/
69
/26/
70
/26/
3.5
/732/

Last of the Wolves (2021)
After Shogo Ogami’s death in Hiroshima, Detective Shuichi Hioka successfully implemented Shogo Ogami’s plan, which was to control the yakuza to prevent further gang wars and save innocent people from getting harmed. Shuichi Hioka manages the criminal organizations, but, due to one evil person who gets released from prison, the situation drastically changes.
poster
55
26
5.5
/1388/
60
/64/
55
/50/
3.1
/518/
43
/16/

Flower & Snake (2004)
The wealthy president of a company has built up an unpayable debt to a local crime lord, and to escape punishment he sells his famous dancer wife to the lecherous old man figuring a 90 year old can’t do too much bad with her. Perhaps not, but others can while he watches. She’s put on stage in an underground BDSM sex show and begins a spiraling decent from strongly independent woman to submissive sex slave
poster
61
26
6.5
/1135/
68
/49/
62
/45/
3.4
/925/
45
/1/

The Mole Song: Undercover Agent Reiji (2013)
Reiji Kikukawa, who has a strong sense of justice, graduated from the police academy with the lowest score ever. He becomes a police constable, but is suddenly fired by the Police Chief due to "disciplinary" issues. In actuality, the firing is part of a carefully orchestrated plan to set him up as an undercover cop in the Yakuza.
poster
64
24
6.2
/502/
41
/5/
66
/14/
3.4
/426/
84
/29/

Gonin 2 (1996)
Five women snatch one billion yen in jewellery from the yakuza, while construction manager Toyama burns for revenge against the mobsters who raped and caused the death of his wife. Before long, the yakuza and Toyama arrive at the women's hideout.


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