151. Bleach: Fade to Black ( Gekijô ban Bleach: Fade to Black - Kimi no na o yobu )
Year of Release: 2008
Overall Rating: 2.9 out of 4 stars
Language: Japanese
Genre: Anime/Action
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Noriyuki Abe
Actors: Seiichi Morita
152. Tales from Earthsea ( Gedo senki )
Year of Release: 2010
Overall Rating: 2.8 out of 4 stars
Language: Japanese
Genre: Anime/Adventure
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Director: Goro Miyazaki
Actors: Willem Dafoe, Timothy Dalton, Mariska Hargitay, Matt Levin, Cheech Marin, Blaire Restaneo
Plot: Based on the novels by Ursula K. Le Guin - a wandering wizard, Ged, is sent to investigate the strange occurrences across the land, including the appearance of dragons. He meets up with a young prince who harbors a dangerous, dark side - one which may be used against Ged and his quest.
153. Snow Trail ( Ginrei no hate )
Year of Release: 1947
Overall Rating: 3.1 out of 4 stars
Language: Japanese
Genre: Drama/Action
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Senkichi Taniguchi
Actors: Toshirô Mifune, Takashi Shimura, Yoshio Kosugi, Akitake Kôno, Setsuko Wakayama, Kokuten Kôdô
154. End of Summer, The ( Kohayagawa-ke no aki )
Year of Release: 1962
Overall Rating: 3.1 out of 4 stars
Language: Japanese
Genre: Drama
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Yasujiro Ozu
Actors: Ganjiro Nakamura, Setsuko Hara, Yôko Tsukasa, Michiyo Aratama, Keiju Kobayashi, Masahiko Shimazu
155. Perfect Days
Year of Release: 2023
Overall Rating: 3.1 out of 4 stars
Language: Japanese
Genre: Drama
MPAA Rating: PG
Director: Wim Wenders
Actors: Kôji Yakusho, Yumi Asô, Tokio Emoto, Sayuri Ishikawa, Tomokazu Miura, Arisa Nakano
156. Metropolis ( Metoroporisu )
Year of Release: 2002
Overall Rating: 2.8 out of 4 stars
Language: Japanese
Genre: Anime/Adventure
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Director: Rintaro
Actors: Yuka Imoto, Kei Kobayashi, Kouki Okada, Tarô Ishida, Jamieson Price, Kousei Tomita
Plot: A story of a young boy, and his uncle from Japan are on the hunt for a mad doctor who supposedly uses human body parts to creating new robots. But in the midst of the investigation, Kinichi.. nephew to his great detective uncle finds himself kneeling face to face to a small girl who the mad scientist himself had created.
Now both are on the run from a hit squad lead by a boy named Rock who must hunt them down to cover for his adopted father's tracks against humanity. Sealed within this girl however is a fail safe switch if she was ever to come to harm. If it activates, it would mean all life on earth would be wiped out in eighteen hours.
157. Hula Girls ( Hula gâru )
Year of Release: 2007
Overall Rating: 3.5 out of 4 stars
Language: Japanese
Genre: Comedy/Drama
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Sang-il Lee
Actors: Yasuko Matsuyuki, Etsushi Toyokawa, Yû Aoi, Shizuyo Yamazaki, Eri Tokunaga, Junko Fuji
158. The Mystery of Rampo
Year of Release: 1995
Overall Rating: 3.5 out of 4 stars
Language: Japanese
Genre: Drama/Mystery
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Rintaro Mayuzumi, Kazuyoshi Okuyama
Actors: Masahiro Motoki, Naoto Takenaka, Michiko Hada, Teruyuki Kagawa, Mikijiro Hira, Shirô Sano
159. Chaos ( Kaosu )
Year of Release: 2003
Overall Rating: 3.5 out of 4 stars
Language: Japanese
Genre: Crime/Mystery
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Hideo Nakata
Actors: Jun Kunimura, Ken Mitsuishi, Masato Hagiwara, Miki Nakatani
160. Hana: Tale of a Reluctant Warrior ( Hana yori mo naho )
Year of Release: 2007
Overall Rating: 3.5 out of 4 stars
Language: Japanese
Genre: Comedy/Drama
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Hirokazu Koreeda
Actors: Junichi Okada, Rie Miyazawa, Arata Furuta, Jun Kunimura, Katsuo Nakamura, Tadanobu Asano
