Death Note: Light Up the New World (2016)
An update to the Death Note series in which a mysterious notebook contains deadly powers
Ningen no shômei (1977)
When an American is murdered in a Japanese inn, Tokyo police Detective Munesue follows the trail of the killer to New York City There he is joined by Detective Shuftan, and together they sort out the crime
After the Rain (2018)
Akira Tachibana is a soft spoken high school student who used to be a part of the track and field club Working part time at a restaurant, she finds herself inexplicably falling in love with her manager, a divorced 45 year old man
Ley Lines (1999)
A group of Chinese youths living in Japan struggle to make their way in life and eventually find trouble with the local crime syndicate
Midnight Diner 2 (2016)
Follow the stories of ordinary individuals with a lot on their plates As they pore over their worries, Master serves up homely delights and timely life advice And as other customers begin to console one another, a family is born
Bento Harassment (2019)
Wishing to open up another line of communication with her rebellious teenage daughter, in the name of light hearted revenge, single mother Kaori begins creating embarrassingly sweet messages in her childs lunchbox meals Will it
My Teacher, My Love (2018)
Ayuha Samaru is a high school student She is honest and works hard at everything, no matter what One day, she has trouble at a gyudon restaurant due to money A man at the restaurant, Yoshitaka Hiromitsu, helps her out The next
Pale Moon (2014)
A mellow drama following the moral decline of a housewife turned bank employee who embezzles a fortune from her customers and indulges in an affair with a younger man Set in 1994, shortly after the burst of Japans economic bubble
The Next Generation Patoreibâ: Shuto kessen (2015)
An attack takes place on Rainbow Bridge in Odaiba, Tokyo by the fighter helicopter Gray Ghost 2 days earlier, the Gray Ghost was stolen The perpetrators are followers of Yukihito Tsuge Yukihito Tsuge planned a coup of Tokyo 1
Impossibility Defense (2017)
This is a cat and mouse crime movie adapted from a popular Japanese comic book about a contractor killer assassin who uses methods so smart and so difficult to solve by the police
A Record of Sweet Murderer (2014)
A South Korean journalist and a Japanese cameraman in South Korea are invited to an abandoned apartment one day
Dawn of the Felines (2017)
A story of three escort girls living in Ikebukuro, Tokyo They work at the same escort service while feeling lonely in their urban lives
Five Star Stories (1989)
The Joker five star system is under Emperor Amaterasu Mecha pilot Ladios must save his co pilot, Fatima class female android Lachesis, from one of many warlords, who oppose Amaterasu
Detective Mitarais Casebook: The Clockwork Current (2016)
A brilliant neurologist investigates a case surrounding six bodies that have washed up on an island known for its proximity to distinct sea currents
The Stare (2016)
A woman who works at a television station happens across a murder outside her home Before dying the man relates that he was being watched prompting the woman to look further into the matter She finds out soon enough that she lik
The Cat Returns (2002)
After helping a cat, a seventeen year old girl finds herself involuntarily engaged to a cat Prince in a magical world where her only hope of freedom lies with a dapper cat statuette come to life
Rainbow Days (2018)
Rainbow Days centers on a group of four male high school students who are close friends Natsuki, Tomoya, Keiichi, and Tsuyoshi The four boys have no club activities, and they hurry through their studies so they can spend their d
Foreboding (2017)
Somethings wrong and Etsuko is one of the first to notice Its not just the sky that looks different, Etsuko suddenly begins hearing strange noises and an increasing number of inexplicable things are happening around her
Barefoot Gen 2 (1986)
Three years after the Hiroshima bombing, a teenager helps a group of orphans to survive and find their new life
Love and Lies (2017)
This live action film is set in a modern Japan where the government combats a low birthrate by matching men and women dependent on an analysis of their DNA With two men and a girl as the main focus the story revolves around a lov
ReLIFE (2017)
A young man, failing at life, is offered a new start as a 10 years younger high school student
Summer Days with Coo (2007)
A boy befriends an orphaned water spirit, or Kappa, he found dried up and buried in a riverbank He and his family help the creature adjust to life in the modern world
The Rendezvous (1972)
This sad Japanese romantic melodrama tells the brief love story of a very alert young man and an extremely beautiful woman who meet, fall in love and part during a train ride
The Limit of Sleeping Beauty (2017)
Aki Oria Yuki Sakurai came to Tokyo ten years ago to become an actress She is now 29 years old and works as a magicians assistant She has no passion for her work or goals to live for She pretends to be hypnotized on stage T
Azumi 2: Death or Love (2005)
Young assassins Azumi and Nagara continue their mission to prevent a civil war In their hunt for Masayuki Sanada, who is protected by both an army and a dangerous clan, they meet Ginkaku, a person who shows a remarking resemblanc
Children of the Sea (2019)
A young girl is drawn into a mystery involving sealife around the world, in which two mysterious boys are somehow involved
Chiwawa (2019)
In Tokyo, Chiwawa is a popular girl One day, her dead body is found in Tokyo Bay Her body are in pieces Chiwawas friends gather to remember her, but they realize they do not know anything about her like her real name or her ba
37 Seconds (2019)
Yuma is a young Japanese woman with cerebral palsy Torn between her obligations towards her family and her dream to become a manga artist, she struggles to lead a self determined life
Kenen (2018)
Kazunari, a quiet and well behaved young man, works at a printing company On the other hand, his older brother, Takushi, is a short tempered, typical troublemaker who was just released from jail Yuria, a hard working lady at a l
First Love (2019)
A young boxer and a call girl get caught up in a drug smuggling scheme over the course of one night in Tokyo
Everest: The Summit of the Gods (2016)
A Japanese journalist decides to climb Mount Everest
My Man (2014)
After losing everything in a tsunami, 10 year old Hana is taken in by 26 year old distant relative Jungo Kusarino They live as father and daughter but share a profound sense of loss Jungo works as a cook for the coast guard, lea
Moonlight Express (1999)
A Japanese woman named Hitomi who lost her fiance in a car crash meets a Chinese man named Karbo who looks exactly like him who himself is on the run from the police after being framed
Kamome Diner (2006)
Sachie opens a rice ball diner in Helsinki, attracting customers and a group of neighborhood women The story explores the origins of rice balls in Finland
Detroit Metal City (2008)
A nerd who dreams of becoming a sappy pop star ends up leading a death metal group
Shamo (2007)
After serving time for the murder of his parents, a fighter with a taste for violence enters the world of kickboxing
Tampopo (1985)
A truck driver stops at a small family run noodle shop and decides to help its fledgling business The story is intertwined with various vignettes about the relationship of love and food
The Funeral (1984)
When Wabisukes father in law unexpectedly dies, the family goes through a series of events and occurrences as the funeral unfolds over three days in their home
Shaolin Girl (2008)
A Shaolin trainer young woman returns to Japan to resuscitate her grandfathers defunct martial arts school
Hatsukoi (2006)
Writer Misuzu Nakahara confesses her involvement in the 300 Million Yen Affair In the chaotic days of the 1960s, Misuzu, a lonely high school girl from a troubled family, finds a sanctuary with her nihilistic brother Ryo and his
K20: The Fiend with Twenty Faces (2008)
Set in a fictional Japanese city in 1949, a master criminal hones in on his latest victim
Cardcaptor Sakura: The Movie (1999)
Ten year old Sakura Avalon, Cardcaptor of the elusive, magical Clow Cards, unexpectedly wins a trip to Hong Kong where strange dreams lead her to an imprisoned sorceress with close connections to the creator of the cards
Call for Dreams (2018)
In a rain swept Tokyo, Eko complicates her life by publishing a Call For Dreams ad in a newspaper As strangers leave descriptions of dreams on her answering machine, a parallel police investigation of a murder in Tel Aviv unfolds
Kagemusha (1980)
A petty thief with an utter resemblance to a samurai warlord is hired as the lords double When the warlord later dies the thief is forced to take up arms in his place
Still the Water (2014)
On a subtropical island, a teenage couple deal with the interwoven cycle of life, death and love
Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla (1974)
An Okinawan prophecy appears to foretell Earths destruction at the hands of Godzilla, only for the true Godzilla to reveal his doppelganger as a mechanical alien weapon
The Twilight Samurai (2002)
As the feudal Japan era draws to a close, a widower samurai experiences difficulty balancing clan loyalties, 2 young daughters, an aged mother, and the sudden reappearance of his childhood sweetheart