JAPAN Movies

The Legend of the Galactic Heroes: The New Thesis Encounter (2018) In humanity's distant future, two interstellar states-the monarchic Galactic Empire and the democratic Free Planets Alliance-are embroiled in a never-ending war. The story focuses on

Flip Flappers (2016 ) Cocona is an average middle schooler living with her grandmother. And she who has yet to decide a goal to strive for, soon met a strange girl named Papika who invites her to an organization called Flip Flap.

Granblue Fantasy: The Animation (2017 )This is a world of the skies, where many islands drift in the sky. A boy named Gran and a speaking winged lizard named Vyrn lived in Zinkenstill. One day, they come across a girl named Lyria.. Gran and Lyria, in

Gundam Build Divers (2018-) is a Japanese science fiction anime television series produced by Sunrise, and a spiritual successor to the 2013 anime Gundam Build Fighters, based on the long-running Gundam franchise.Gundam Build Divers is a Japanese sc

Haikyuu!! (2014 ) Hinata Shouyou, a short middle school student, gained a sudden love of volleyball after watching a national championship match on TV. Determined to become like the championship's star player, a short boy nicknamed "the small giant",

JoJos Bizarre Adventure (2012 ) Chronicles the struggles of the cursed Joestar bloodline against the forces of evil. Beginning in 1880, Part I follows Jonathan Joestar as he matures with and eventually combats his adoptive brother, the cunning, merci

Kakuriyo no Yadomeshi (2018 ) A young girl with the ability to see ayakashi is sent to another realm to repay her grandfather's debt and marry an ogre.

Kiznaiver (2016 ) A group of young students are chosen for the Kizuna System, an experimental bond which connects people together and enables them to feel each others' wounds and pain. All those who are connected to this system are called Kiznaivers;

Chis Sweet Adventure (2016 ) Chi is a sweet playful kitten who's always full of energy. She lives with the loving Yamada family.

Last Period (2016) Any high-schooler knows that school isn't just cliques and gossip. The daily absurdities of high-school life are something that we wanted to document, and Last Period follows those absurdities through the story of 5 high-schoolers.

Death Kappa (2010) The kappa, in Japanese folklore, are water goblins that are closely associated with a certain town in the country. Unfortunately, the area is also home to a militant splinter group of researchers dedicated to developing amphibious

Occultic;Nine (2016) This "paranormal science" story follows nine idiosyncratic individuals, linked by the "Choujou Kagaku Kirikiri Basara" occult summary blog run by 17-year-old second-year high school student Yuuta Gamon. Little

Rokuhoudou Yotsuio Biyori (2018 ) Four men-Gure, Sui, Tokitaka, and Tsubaki-each help run a Japanese tea shop together called Rokuhoudou. When one visits the shop, they are greeted warmly, is served with tea, and are often helped with any problems th

Steins;Gate 0 (2018 ) An alternate ending to Steins;Gate that leads with the eccentric mad scientist Okabe, struggling to recover from a failed attempt at rescuing Kurisu. He decides to give up and abandons his lively scientist alter ego, in pursuit

Space Battleship Tiramisu s a Japanese manga series written by Satoshi Miyakawa and illustrated by Kei Itō. An anime television series adaptation by Gonzo premiered on April 3, 2018. A second season was announced to air on October 2, 2018.In prepara

Usavich (2006 ) Usavich is a series about an odd pair of rabbits imprisoned in a Soviet Gulag. Shows the absurd everyday occurrences of the two rabbits' prison life, and the the two rabbits' life on the run from law enforcement.

Waka Okami wa Shogakusei 2018 After losing her parents in a car accident, Okko starts living in the countryside with her grandmother who runs a traditional Japanese inn. While she prepares to be the next owner of the inn, Okko can somehow see friendl

Breaking In (2018) After her father Isaac's murder, Shaun Russell travels to the house she grew up in with her two children, daughter Jasmine and son Glover. Shaun intends to settle her father's estate and sell the remotely-located house, which has m

Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again (2018) In 1979 young Donna, Tanya and Rosie graduate from Oxford University -- leaving Donna free to embark on a series of adventures throughout Europe. On her journeys, she makes the acquaintances of Harry, Bill and Sam -

Yatterman (2009) Every week, toy-shop owner Gan and his cute assistant Ai battled the evil Doronbo gang. The gang led by femme fatale Doronjo and her assistants-pig-nosed muscleman Tonzra and rat-faced mecha genius Boyacky-for pieces of the mystical

The Worlds Fastest Indian (2005) For 25 years in Invercargill at the south end of New Zealand, Burt Munro (1899-1978) has been working on increasing the speed of his motorcycle, a 1920 Indian. He dreams of taking it to the Bonneville Salt Flats to se

Somewhere (2010) Hollywood actor Johnny Marco, nested in his luxury hotel of choice, is a stimulated man. Drinking, parties and women keep a creeping boredom under wraps in between jobs. He is the occasional father of a bright girl, Cleo, who may be

Memoirs of a Murderer (2017) A television reporter and a detective try to track down a serial killer known as the Tokyo Strangler.

In Pursuit of Silence (2015) In Pursuit of Silence is a meditative film about our relationship with silence and the impact of noise on our lives. In our race towards modernity, amidst all the technological innovation and the rapid growth of our citie

Isle of Dogs (2018) When, by executive decree, all the canine pets of Megasaki City are exiled to a vast garbage-dump called Trash Island, 12-year-old Atari sets off alone in a miniature Junior-Turbo Prop and flies across the river in search of his b

3D Kanojo Real Girl (2018) Real Girl is a 2018 Japanese film adaptation of the manga series by Minami Mizuno. A live-action film adaptation directed by Tsutomu Hanabusa and distributed by Warner Bros. was released in Japanese theaters in September 14

High School DxD (2012) The story follows Issei Hyodo, a dim-witted, lecherous second-year high school student who is killed by a girl on his first date ever. Issei is reincarnated as a devil, and from that day forward, he serves as an underling of Ri

Love and Lies (2017) Lies are forbidden and love is doubly forbidden. In the near future, when young people in Japan turn sixteen, they are assigned a marriage partner by the government. People don't have to go through the trouble of looking for some

Two years have passed since the CCG's raid on Anteiku. Although the atmosphere in Tokyo has changed drastically due to the increased influence of the CCG, ghouls continue to pose a problem as they have begun taking caution, especially the terrorist o

Tremble All You Want (2017) Virgin twenty-something girl is neat, talented and professional, although almost too much of all these. She is an office lady who still romanticizes a school-mate, but has the opportunity ...

Anonymous Noise (2017) Every day, a young girl wearing a mask stands by the beach and sings a nostalgic melody. After experiencing two sudden heart-wrenching partings when she was only a child, Nino Arisugawa has...

20th Century Boys 1: Beginning of the End (2008) In 1969, Kenji, an elementary school kid and his friends built a secret base during their summer holidays. They fantasized that they had to fight villains who were out to conquer the world ...

The Giant Claw (1957) When electronics engineer Mitch MacAfee spots a UFO as "big as a battleship," from his plane, the Air Force scrambles planes to investigate. However, nothing shows up on radar, and one of the jets is lost during the ac

The Trade (2017) Ten years after his retirement, 'death-match' wrestler Nick Mondo is distressed to find a new generation mimicking his former self destructive antics. Based on a true story

Nobody Knows (2004) In Tokyo, the reckless single mother Keiko moves to a small apartment with her twelve years old son Akira Fukushima and hidden in the luggage, his siblings Shigeru and Yuki. Kyoko, another sibling arrives later by train. The child

Maborosi (1995) A young woman's husband apparently commits suicide without warning or reason, leaving behind his wife and infant. Yumiko remarries and moves from Osaka to a small fishing village, yet continues to search for meaning in a lonely world.

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 ho

The Cure (1997) A wave of gruesome murders is sweeping Tokyo. The only connection is a bloody X carved into the neck of each of the victims. In each case, the murderer is found near the victim and remembers nothing of the crime. Detective Takabe and

Air Doll (2009) A life-size blow-up doll develops a soul and falls in love with a video store clerk.

After Life (1998) After people die, they spend a week with counselors, also dead, who help them pick one memory, the only memory they can take to eternity. They describe the memory to the staff who work with a crew to film it and screen it at week's

Iron Man (2010) Years ago, genius inventor/engineer Tony Stark was serving as a soldier when he was injured (by weapons his own company had manufactured) and captured by terrorists. In order to survive, he developed a battle suit with a life-support

Blade (2011) Erik Brooks was half-man, half-vampire after his mother Carol was attacked by a vampire named Deacon Frost. He sought assistance from Noah Van Helsing and over time, vampires worldwide fear him as the "Daywalker" or "Blade

Wolverine (2011) Marvel's most-popular "X-Men" character goes to Japan, in more ways than one, in this 12-episode adventure inspired by the 1982 comic-book limited series by Chris Claremont and Frank Miller. The mutton-chopped mutant has gr

XMen (2011) The X-Men are reunited following the death of a teammate, and are summoned by Charles Xavier to Japan following the abduction of Hisako Ichiki (Armor). There, they confront the U-Men, a lunatic cult that steals and transplants mutant orga

Ryûzô to 7 nin no kobun tachi (2015) Ryuzo and the Seven Henchmen (2015) is about the story of Ryuzo and the Seven Henchmen who love derby race want to do the last battle with Yakuza guys.

Lake of Dracula (1971) A doctor investigates the murders of several women at a lakeside resort. His investigation leads him to believe that a vampire is responsible for the murders. He sets out to track the vampire down.

Evil of Dracula (1974) Dracula, played by an uncredited caucasian, was shipwrecked in the 1600s in Japan, when Christianity was illegal. He was forced to spit on the cross and wander alone in the desert. Upon finding himself bleeding, he was so thirs

The Yellow Handkerchief (1977) Three complete strangers embark on a road-trip to Hokkaido.