451. Beck
Year of Release: 2010
Overall Rating: 2.6 out of 4 stars
Language: Japanese
Genre: Drama
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Yukihiko Tsutsumi
Actors: Hiro Mizushima, Kenta Kiritani, Aoi Nakamura, Osamu Mukai, Takeru Sato, Shiori Kutsuna
Plot: Maho Minami (Shiori Kutsuna) returns to Japan after studying in New York.Her half-brother Ryusuke Minami (Hiro Mizushima) is an ultra-talented guitarist. Maho & Ryosuke then meet Koyuki (Takeru Sato ), a fellow teen whom Maho takes interest in. Soon enough, Ryosuke and Koyuki form a five-piece rock band named "Beck," while Maho and Koyuki become involved in a romantic relationship.
The band starts to play live shows and grow an enthusiastic following. The release of their debut CD helps to further the band's popularity. People start to notice Koyuki. The band then endures a producer's planned conspiracy and other hardships. Beck then receives an offer to play at a rock festival, but with the unusual stipulation that the band may have to dissolve ...
452. Tag ( Riaru onigokko )
Year of Release: 2015
Overall Rating: 2.6 out of 4 stars
Language: Japanese
Genre: Fantasy/Horror
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Sion Sono
Actors: Reina Triendl, Mariko Shinoda, Erina Mano, Yuki Sakurai, Aki Hiraoka, Ami Tomite
453. Zebraman
Year of Release: 2004
Overall Rating: 2.4 out of 4 stars
Language: Japanese
Genre: Comedy
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Takashi Miike
Actors: Sho Aikawa, Kyoka Suzuki, Teruyoshi Uchimura, Yui Ichikawa, Koen Kondo, Akira Emoto
454. Noriko's Dinner Table ( Noriko no shokutaku )
Year of Release: 2006
Overall Rating: 2.4 out of 4 stars
Language: Japanese
Genre: Drama/Horror
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Sion Sono
Actors: Kazue Fukiishi, Tsugumi, Ken Mitsuishi, Yuriko Yoshitaka, Shirô Namiki, Sanae Miyata
Plot: A teen disconnected from her family runs away from home to join a cult-like group of friends she met over a chat room. When her younger sister also runs away, their distraught father pieces together clues to find them and their connection to the suicide club.
455. Berserk: The Golden Age Arc - The Egg of the King ( Beruseruku: Ougon jidaihen I - Haou no tamago )
Year of Release: 2012
Overall Rating: 2.4 out of 4 stars
Language: Japanese
Genre: Anime/Action
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Toshiyuki Kubooka
Actors: Hiroaki Iwanaga, Takahiro Sakurai, Toa Yukinari, Carolyn Keranen, Kevin T. Collins
Plot: Guts is a young and highly skilled mercenary living in a medieval era of the Midland monarchy. During the siege of a castle, he catches the attention of Griffith, leader of a mercenary army called Band of the Hawk. As the two meet again, Guts ends up joining the notorious group.
456. Rodan ( Sora no daikaijû Radon )
Year of Release: 1957
Overall Rating: 2.4 out of 4 stars
Language: Japanese
Genre: Drama/Horror
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Ishirô Honda
Actors: Kenji Sahara, Yumi Shirakawa, Akihiko Hirata, Akio Kobori, Yasuko Nakata, Minosuke Yamada
Plot: A flying monster menaces Japan.
457. Izo
Year of Release: 2005
Overall Rating: 2.4 out of 4 stars
Language: Japanese
Genre: Action/Drama
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Takashi Miike
Actors: Kazuya Nakayama, Takeshi Kitano, Kaori Momoi, Hiroki Matsukata, Ryuhei Matsuda, Yuya Uchida
Plot: An executed samurai takes an existential journey throughout time, space and eternity in search of bloody vengeance.
458. Street Fighter Alpha: The Movie ( Sutorīto Faitā Zero )
Year of Release: 2001
Overall Rating: 2.3 out of 4 stars
Language: Japanese
Genre: Anime/Action
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Shigeyasu Yamauchi, Joe Romersa
Actors: Kane Kosugi, Kazuya Ichijô, Yumi Tôma, Tomomichi Nishimura, Ai Orikasa, Chiaki Ôsawa
Plot: Ryu's master (Gouken) is murdered by his own student (Akuma), who embranced a dark power known as Hado. Years later, Ryu finds himself struggling against the urge to use the Dark Hado. After the evil Interpol organization kidnaps his brother, Ryu must decide whether his brother's life can be saved without using the forbidden power.
459. Ghidorah: The Three-Headed Monster ( San daikaijû: Chikyû saidai no kessen )
Year of Release: 1965
Overall Rating: 2.3 out of 4 stars
Language: Japanese
Genre: Fantasy/Sci-Fi
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Ishirô Honda
Actors: Yosuke Natsuki, Yuriko Hoshi, Hiroshi Koizumi, Akiko Wakabayashi, Emi Ito, Yûmi Ito
460. Toward the Terra... aka To Terra... ( Terra e... )
Year of Release: 1980
Overall Rating: 2.5 out of 4 stars
Language: Japanese
Genre: Anime/Drama
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Hideo Onchi
Actors: Masaya Oki, Junichi Inoue, Hidekatsu Shibata, Hiroko Yakushimaru, Yasuo Hisamatsu, Yoku Shioya
Plot: In a distant future, two childhood friends rise to become leaders on opposing sides of an intergalactic war.
