JAPAN Movies

Still the Water (2014) On the subtropical Japanese island of Amami, traditions about nature remain eternal. During the full-moon night of traditional dances in August, 16-year-old Kaito discovers a dead body floating in the sea. His girlfriend Kyoko

The Twilight Samurai (2002) Seibei Iguchi, a low-ranking samurai, leads a life without glory as a bureaucrat in the mid-XIX century Japan. A widower, he has charge of two daughters (whom he adores) and a senile mother; he must therefore work in the f

One Piece: Stampede (2019) Pirates from around the world gather at the Pirates Expo to join the hunt for Gol D. Roger's lost treasure.

Trolls World Tour (2020) Sequel to the 2016 animated hit.

The Hunt (2020) Twelve strangers wake up in a clearing. They don't know where they are, or how they got there. They don't know they've been chosen - for a very specific purpose - The Hunt.

Jibaku Shounen Hanakokun (2020 ) At Kamome Academy, rumors abound about the school's Seven Mysteries, one of which is Hanako-san. Said to occupy the third stall of the third floor girls' bathroom in the old school building...

Girl Model (2011) A documentary on the modeling industry's 'supply chain' between Siberia, Japan, and the U.S., told through the experiences of the scouts, agencies, and a 13-year-old model.

The Mysterians (1957) Aliens arrive on Earth and ask permission to be given a certain tract of land for their people to live on. But when they are discovered to be invaders, responsible for the giant robot that is destroying cities, the armed forces

Only Yesterday (1991) A twenty-seven-year-old office worker travels to the countryside while reminiscing about her childhood in Tokyo.

Seven Nights in Japan (1976) The British royal Prince George travels to Japan and falls in love with a local woman named Sumi.

Onward (2020) Set in a suburban fantasy world, two teenage elf brothers embark on a quest to discover if there is still magic out there.

Tokyo Project (2017) Sebastian is on a business trip to Tokyo. Handsome and hip, Sebastian represents a high-end Brooklyn men's grooming product company that has been finding much success in Japan. But while his business is going well, there's a sadn

Perfect Blue (1997) Mima leaves the idol group CHAM, in order to pursue her dream as an actress. Mima climbs up the rocky road to success by performing as rape victims and posing nude for magazines, but is haunted by her reflections of the past.

Pokémon: The Rise of Darkrai (2007) Ash and friends (this time accompanied by newcomer Dawn) arrive at an idyllic village on their way to their next Pokemon contest, where chaos will soon erupt with the prophecy of two Pokemon Gods (Dialga and Palki

Dead Leaves (2004) Two awaken on Earth with no recollection of their past and embark on a devastating crime spree but are sent to an infamous lunar penitentiary named Dead Leaves.

Universal Century 0079 The Principality of Zeon and the Earth Federation are fighting each other during the infancy of the One Year War Zeons Jotunheim once a civilian space cargo ship has been commissioned to test various weapon prototypes against t

The Manster (1959) An American reporter in Japan is sent to interview an eccentric Japanese scientist working on bizarre experiments in his mountain laboratory. When the doctor realizes that the hapless correspondent is the perfect subject for his ne

Frankenstein Conquers the World (1965) During WWII, a human heart taken from a certain lab in Europe (Dr. Frankenstein's) is kept in a Japanese lab, when it gets exposed to the radiation of the bombing of Hiroshima. The heart grows in size, mutates a

Steak (R)evolution (2014) Gourmet road trip looking for the best steak in the world. Breeders, farmers, butchers, cooks, historians and business men all around the world (France, Italy, Spain, Sweden, Belgium, UK,USA, Canada, Japan, Argentina, Brazil

Leonie (2010) A film about the life and relationships of the early 20th century American educator, editor, and journalist Leonie Gilmour, the mother of the acclaimed artist and architect Isamu Noguchi.

Atragon (1963) Several strange occurrences are taking place all over the world including the disappearance of two engineers. Also, former admiral Kosumi is nearly kidnapped along with his secretary, and goddaughter, Makoto Jinguji. The kidnap attempt

29th Street (1991) Frank Pesce is the luckiest man alive in spite of his bad luck. Based on a true story, a man growing up in a tough New York neighborhood has a gift for finding himself in the worst possible jams...and always getting out. He is the

Like Someone in Love (2012) Like Someone in Love I is a Japanese-language film directed by Iranian director Abbas Kiarostami. It has been selected to be screened in the main competition section at the 2012 Cannes Film Festival. Written by Abbas Kiaro

Sonic the Hedgehog (2020) Dr. Eggman transports Sonic and friends to the real world, Station Square, where they must retrieve the Seven Chaos Emeralds before Eggman does, in order to stop the evil Doctor from unleashing an ancient water god of destru

Legendary samurai Jubei Yagyu must face off against a necromancer and his army of the undead in order to rescue Ohiro the young ninja girl from the clutches of Inshun Hozoin, the evil man slated to become lord of darkness on the eve of Armageddon. No

Return of the Sister Street Fighter (1975) When the crime boss has to pick one of his thugs for a fight he takes his knife, throws it to the roof and kills a butterfly with it, then the knife falls to one guy's shoulder and that's the man he's chosen

Rurouni Kenshin Part III: The Legend Ends (2014) Kenshin wakes up to find himself at his master(Hiko Seijuro)'s house after getting washed by the waves to land while he was unconscious at sea for 3 days. Kenshin asks Seijuro to teach him the ultimate

Rurouni Kenshin Part II: Kyoto Inferno (2014) Makoto, an assassin who once was contracted by the government, has since become obsessed with tearing it down. Formerly, Kenshin was mainly concerned with protecting Kaoru, but the stakes are now higher a

Rurouni Kenshin Part I: Origins (2012) In 1868, after the end of the Bakumatsu war, the former assassin Kenshin Himura promises to defend those in need without killing. Kenshin wanders through Japan with a reverse-edged sword during the transition of

A Story of Floating Weeds (1934) A troupe of actors comes to town, short on funds and bedeviled by bad weather, so they can't put on shows. Kihachi is the troupe's leader. He steals off every day to visit Otsune (an ex-lover) and their son, Shinkichi

A Gundam series with super deformed robots

Terror of Mechagodzilla (1975) Aliens from a dying galaxy plan to destroy our cities and build their new home on Earth. Their weapon is Mechagodzilla, a 400-foot-tall robot armed with powerful lasers and guided missiles. Only Godzilla is mighty enoug

Son of Godzilla (1967) A group of scientists are on tropical Solgel Island in the Pacific to conduct weather control experiments. Just before they begin, they find giant preying mantises measuring 25 feet tall called Kamakaras. They decide to go ahea

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 Roda

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

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 s

Dolittle (2020) A physician discovers that he can talk to animals.

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

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

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 dire

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,

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

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.

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 sunbathin

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

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 b