Top Japanese Movies


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

411. Kamui ( Kamui gaiden )

Year of Release: 2010
Overall Rating: 2.6 out of 4 stars
Language: Japanese
Genre: Action/Drama
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Yoichi Sai
Actors: Ken'ichi Matsuyama, Koyuki, Kaoru Kobayashi, Kôichi Satô, Hideaki Itô, Sei Ashina

412. Machine Girl, The ( Kataude mashin gâru )

Year of Release: 2008
Overall Rating: 2.4 out of 4 stars
Language: Japanese
Genre: Comedy/Crime
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Noboru Iguchi
Actors: Minase Yashiro, Asami, Kentaro Shimazu, Honoka, Nobuhiro Nishihara, Yûya Ishikawa
Plot: The life of a Japanese schoolgirl is destroyed when her family is killed by the Yakuza. Her arm cut off, she replaces it with various machines-of-death, and seeks to avenge her slain family members.

413. 47 Ronin, The aka Loyal 47 of the Genroku Era, The ( Genroku Chûshingura )

Year of Release: 1941
Overall Rating: 2.5 out of 4 stars
Language: Japanese
Genre: Drama/Historical
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Kenji Mizoguchi
Actors: Yoshizaburo Arashi, Utaemon Ichikawa, Daisuke Katô, Chojuro Kawarasaki, Kunitaro Kawarazaki, Mantoyo Mimasu

414. Bullet Ballet

Year of Release: 1998
Overall Rating: 2.5 out of 4 stars
Language: Japanese
Genre: Crime/Drama
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Shinya Tsukamoto
Actors: Shinya Tsukamoto, Kirina Mano, Tatsuya Nakamura, Takahiro Murase, Kyoka Suzuki, Hisashi Igawa

415. Oneechanbara: The Movie

Year of Release: 2008
Overall Rating: 2.5 out of 4 stars
Language: Japanese
Genre: Action/Horror
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Yôhei Fukuda
Actors: Eri Otoguro, Tomohiro Waki, Tarô Suwa, Manami Hashimoto, Chise Nakamura, Ai Hazuki
Plot: In a world infested with zombies Aya is hunting for her sister, who killed their father when they were both children, and the evil Dr. Sugita that made her do it with the promise of power.

416. Ace Attorney ( Gyakuten saiban )

Year of Release: 2012
Overall Rating: 2.5 out of 4 stars
Language: Japanese
Genre: Comedy/Crime
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Takashi Miike
Actors: Takumi Saitô, Ryo Ishibashi, Mitsuki Tanimura, Shunsuke Daitô, Akiyoshi Nakao, Mirei Kiritani

417. Dark Water ( Honogurai mizu no soko kara )

Year of Release: 2002
Overall Rating: 2.3 out of 4 stars
Language: Japanese
Genre: Horror/Mystery
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Director: Hideo Nakata
Actors: Hitomi Kuroki, Rio Kanno, Mirei Oguchi, Asami Mizukawa, Fumiyo Kohinata, Yu Tokui
Plot: A mother gets custody of her daughter and moves into a new apartment. At
first things seem to be going well, but soon strange things begin - water
begins to seep down, a red bag appears and disappears and a is soon joined
by a child's apparition. The landlord assures them nothing is wrong, but
the truth will be revealed and a dark past uncovered.

418. Godzilla vs. Destroyer ( Gojira tai Desutoroia )

Year of Release: 1995
Overall Rating: 2.4 out of 4 stars
Language: Japanese
Genre: Sci-Fi/Action
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Takao Okawara
Actors: Takuro Tatsumi, Yôko Ishino, Yasufumi Hayashi, Megumi Odaka, Sayaka Osawa, Saburo Shinoda
Plot: As Godzilla fights for its life from an eternal meltdown from the
radiation which gave it life, a monster known as Destroyah creates havoc
on Tokyo.

419. Godzilla Against Mechagodzilla ( Gojira tai Mekagojira )

Year of Release: 2002
Overall Rating: 2.4 out of 4 stars
Language: Japanese
Genre: Action/Horror
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Masaaki Tezuka
Actors: Yumiko Shaku, Shin Takuma, Kana Onodera, Koh Takasugi, Yûsuke Tomoi, Jun'ichi Mizuno

420. Map of the Sounds of Tokyo

Year of Release: 2010
Overall Rating: 2.4 out of 4 stars
Language: Japanese
Genre: Drama/Thriller
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Isabel Coixet
Actors: Rinko Kikuchi, Sergi López, Min Tanaka, Manabu Oshio, Takeo Nakahara, Hideo Sakaki

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