Top Japanese Movies


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

221. Pray for Japan

Year of Release: 2012
Overall Rating: 3.0 out of 4 stars
Language: Japanese
Genre: Documentary
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Stuart J. Levy
Actors: Hideo Otsuki, Seiji Yoshimura, Shu Chiba, Kento Ito
Plot: Following the devastating 2011 Tohoku earthquake and tsunami in Japan, heroes emerged and the country began the process of rebuilding. This documentary explores some of their stories so that the world may not forget.

222. Dragon Ball Z: Broly - The Legendary Super Saiyan ( Doragon bôru Z 8: Moetsukiro!! Nessen retsusen-chô gekisen )

Year of Release: 1993
Overall Rating: 3.0 out of 4 stars
Language: Japanese
Genre: Anime/Action
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Shigeyasu Yamauchi
Actors: Bin Shimada, Masako Nozawa, Vic Mignogna, Sean Schemmel

223. Gamera vs. Zigra ( Gamera tai Shinkai kaijû Jigura )

Year of Release: 1971
Overall Rating: 3.0 out of 4 stars
Language: Japanese
Genre: Sci-Fi
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Noriaki Yuasa
Actors: Kôji Fujiyama, Reiko Kasahara, Isamu Saeki, Yasushi Sakagami

224. Five Women Around Utamaro aka Utamaro and His Five Women ( Utamaro o meguru gonin no onna )

Year of Release: 1946
Overall Rating: 3.0 out of 4 stars
Language: Japanese
Genre: Drama
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Kenji Mizoguchi
Actors: Minosuke Bandô, Kinuyo Tanaka, Kôtarô Bandô, Hiroko Kawasaki

225. Dragon Ball Z: The Movie - The World's Strongest ( Doragon bôru Z: Kono yo de ichiban tsuyoi yatsu )

Year of Release: 1990
Overall Rating: 3.0 out of 4 stars
Language: Japanese
Genre: Anime/Adventure
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Director: Chad Bowers, Daisuke Nishio
Actors: Peter Kelamis, Saffron Henderson, Terry Klassen, Scott McNeil

226. Dragon Ball Z: Cooler's Revenge ( Doragon bôru Z 5: Tobikkiri no saikyô tai saikyô )

Year of Release: 1991
Overall Rating: 3.0 out of 4 stars
Language: Japanese
Genre: Anime/Action
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Director: N/A
Actors: Sean Schemmel, Andrew Chandler, Christopher Sabat, Stephanie Nadolny

227. Dragon Ball Z: Super Android 13 ( Doragon bôru Z 7: Kyokugen batoru!! San dai sûpâ saiyajin )

Year of Release: 1992
Overall Rating: 3.0 out of 4 stars
Language: Japanese
Genre: Action/Anime
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Daisuke Nishio
Actors: Sean Schemmel, Stephanie Nadolny, Christopher Sabat, Eric Vale

228. Vampire Hunter D ( Kyûketsuki hantâ D )

Year of Release: 1993
Overall Rating: 3.0 out of 4 stars
Language: Japanese
Genre: Action/Horror
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Toyoo Ashida, Carl Macek
Actors: Kaneto Shiozawa, Michie Tomizawa, Seizô Katô, Satoko Kifuji

229. Hidden Blade, The ( Kakushi ken oni no tsume )

Year of Release: 2005
Overall Rating: 3.0 out of 4 stars
Language: Japanese
Genre: Drama/Romance
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Yôji Yamada
Actors: Masatoshi Nagase, Takako Matsu, Yukiyoshi Ozawa, Hidetaka Yoshioka

230. Train Man ( Densha Otoko )

Year of Release: 2006
Overall Rating: 3.0 out of 4 stars
Language: Japanese
Genre: Comedy/Romance
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Shosuke Murakami
Actors: Takayuki Yamada, Miki Nakatani, Ryoko Kuninaka, Eita
Plot: Story of a shy "geeky" young man who stand up for a beautifully women on the train. He then seeks advice on how to woo her from his chat room support group.

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