Rebels on Pointe (2017)
Rebels on Pointe is the first ever, cinema verite documentary film celebrating Les Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo the all male, drag ballet company founded over 40 years ago on the heels of New Yorks Stonewall riots The compa
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 14 (2020)
The superstars of New Japan Pro Wrestling fight each other in the Tokyo Dome to show who is the best
Battle of the Warriors (2006)
Story centers on a battle during Chinas Warring States Period, a series of civil wars, which spanned from the 5th to the 3rd century B C Based on a popular Japanese manga, which was in turn based a Japanese novel inspired by Warrin
Destruction Babies (2016)
At some point beating and ravaging others becomes a routine pastime when two kids go on a rampage Taira picks his target of men and goes for broke, while Kitahara puts down his camera long enough to instead go after women There is
Nidome no natsu, nidoto aenai kimi (2017)
Satoshi, who is a high school junior, is doing something against the rules He is forming a band Joining him is Rin They nonetheless perform at the schools cultural festival live in front of their fellow students There is a misha
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)
A young student falls in love with her middle aged boss
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 wor
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 da
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 13 y
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 They are invited by a murderer and they know it While there they stumble upon a video featuring the murderer The polic
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
The Fable (2019)
Trained as a ruthless assassin since childhood, a mob hitman is ordered to become a normal law abiding citizen
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 likely
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 days
Foreboding (2017)
Miyuki is seeing apparitions at home and worrying her friend Etsuko It is time for Miyuki to see a shrink Etsukos husband is Tatsuo and comes across something no one would believe, a doctor apparently not of this earth Etsuko mus
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 love t
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)
Koichi Uehara is a fourth grade student living in Higashikurume City, a suburb of Tokyo One day he picks up what he thinks to be a fossil of an ancient creature but turns out to be a baby kappa a mythical Japanese water creature t
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 This
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 resemblance w
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 backg
37 Seconds (2019)
Yuma is a young Japanese woman who suffers from 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 loca
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, leavin
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)
Where are we welcome On a quiet street in Helsinki, Sachie has opened a diner featuring rice balls For a month she has no customers Then, in short order, she has her first customer, meets Midori, a gangly Japanese tourist, and inv
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)
At the beginning of the film the father in law of the protagonist dies unexpectedly of a heart attack The remainder of the film is episodic, moving from one incident to another over the course of the three day funeral, which is held
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 fri
K20: The Fiend with Twenty Faces (2008)
Set in a fictional Japanese city in 1949, a master criminal hones in on his latest victim