Top Japanese Movies


The Top Japanese Movies List is calculated by overall movie ratings and members' "Top Japanese List". Lists are calculated daily.

161. xxxHOLiC the Movie : A Midsummer Night's Dream ( Gekijôban XXXHolic Manatsu no yoru no yume )

Year of Release: 2005
Overall Rating: 2.9 out of 4 stars
Language: Japanese
Genre: Anime/Fantasy
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Tsutomu Mizushima
Actors: Sayaka Ohara, Jun Fukuyama, Kazuya Nakai, Shizuka Ito
Plot: Yuko, Watanuke and Domeki are invited to a strange mansion with a group of collectors. But with the mansion eerily complicated and the dinner party disappearing what is really behind the invitations?

162. Children Who Chase Lost Voices from Deep Below ( Hoshi o ou kodomo )

Year of Release: 2011
Overall Rating: 3.3 out of 4 stars
Language: Japanese
Genre: Anime/Adventure
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Makoto Shinkai
Actors: Hisako Kanemoto, Kazuhiko Inoue, Miyu Irino, Leraldo Anzaldua

163. Shin Godzilla aka Godzilla Resurgence ( Shin Gojira )

Year of Release: 2016
Overall Rating: 2.9 out of 4 stars
Language: Japanese
Genre: Action/Sci-Fi
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Hideaki Anno, Shinji Higuchi
Actors: Hiroki Hasegawa, Yutaka Takenouchi, Satomi Ishihara, Ren Ohsugi
Plot: Following an accident at Tokyo Bay’s Aqua Line, a giant creature emerges to wreck havoc on town after town on its way to Tokyo - a creature dubbed "Godzilla".

164. Our Little Sister ( Umimachi Diary )

Year of Release: 2015
Overall Rating: 3.3 out of 4 stars
Language: Japanese
Genre: Comedy/Drama
MPAA Rating: PG
Director: Hirokazu Koreeda
Actors: Haruka Ayase, Masami Nagasawa, Kaho, Suzu Hirose

165. After the Storm ( Umi yori mo mada fukaku )

Year of Release: 2017
Overall Rating: 3.3 out of 4 stars
Language: Japanese
Genre: Drama
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Hirokazu Koreeda
Actors: Hiroshi Abe, Yôko Maki, Taiyô Yoshizawa, Kirin Kiki

166. Dragon Ball Z: Bojack Unbound ( Doragon bôru Z 9: Ginga girigiri!! Butchigiri no sugoi yatsu )

Year of Release: 1993
Overall Rating: 3.3 out of 4 stars
Language: Japanese
Genre: Animation/Action
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Yoshihiro Ueda
Actors: Masako Nozawa, Toshio Furukawa, Mayumi Tanaka, Takeshi Kusao

167. Goemon

Year of Release: 2009
Overall Rating: 3.3 out of 4 stars
Language: Japanese
Genre: Action/Drama
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Kazuaki Kiriya
Actors: Yôsuke Eguchi, Takao Ôsawa, Ryoko Hirosue, Jun Kaname
Plot: In 1582 with the intention to dominate the world of Oda Nobunaga in the
instinct of Temple was the assassination of the anti-Chen Akechi Mitsuhide.
Toyotomi Hideyoshi Nobunaga's right hand man crusade against Akechi Mitsuhide revolted and established the Toyotomi regime...

168. The Animatrix

Year of Release: 2003
Overall Rating: 2.7 out of 4 stars
Language: Japanese
Genre: Anime/Action
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Director: Multiple
Actors: Akio Ôtsuka, Clayton Watson, Olivia d'Abo, Kevin Michael Richardson
Plot: A collection of animated shorts that deals with some of the characters in The Matrix films as well as the history behind the fall of man and creation of The Matrix.

169. 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
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.

170. Street Fighter, The ( Gekitotsu! Satsujin ken )

Year of Release: 1974
Overall Rating: 2.9 out of 4 stars
Language: Japanese
Genre: Action/Crime
MPAA Rating: NC-17
Director: Shigehiro Ozawa
Actors: Sonny Chiba, Goichi Yamada, Yutaka Nakajima, Tony Cetera
Plot: Terry a tough mercenary and karate master is hired by the Mafia and Yakuza to kidnap the daughter of a wealthy oil magnate. When they refuse to meet his exorbitant price, he survives the attempt on his life and sells his service to protect the daughter instead.

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