Tokyo Vice (2022) [TV] TMDB IMDb

Tokyo Vice

7.4 (5 ratings) director: J.T. Rogers actor: Ansel Elgort / Ken Watanabe …

A first-hand account of the Tokyo Metropolitan Police beat following Jake Adelstein, an American journalist who embeds himself into the Tokyo Vice police squad to reveal corruption. Based on Jake Adelstein’s non-fiction book of the same name.

Silence (2016) [Movie] NeoDB Douban TMDB WikiData IMDb

Silence

7.5 (6 ratings) director: Martin Scorsese actor: Andrew Garfield / Adam Driver …

other title: Silêncio / Silencio

In the 17th century, two Portuguese Jesuit priests travel to Japan in an attempt to locate their mentor, who is rumored to have committed apostasy, and to propagate Catholicism.

Giri/Haji (2019) [TV] TMDB

Giri/Haji

director: Joe Barton actor: Takehiro Hira / Kelly Macdonald …

other title: Giri / Haji: Dever / Vergonha / Pflicht / Schande …

Soulful thriller set in Tokyo and London, exploring the butterfly effect of a single murder across two cities. A dark, witty and daring examination of morality and redemption.

GTO: Great Teacher Onizuka (1998) [TV] TMDB IMDb

GTO

actor: Takashi Sorimachi / Nanako Matsushima …

other title: Great Teacher Onizuka / GTO …

Eikichi Onizuka, former gang leader, becomes a teacher of a class of students who torment their teachers and fellow students. Of course they do not do this out of whim, they have their reasons. Onizuka is charged by the chairlady to help these troubled students into a more healthy adulthood, and help rehabilitate the teachers in the process as well.

Himizu (2012) [Movie] Douban NeoDB IMDb TMDB WikiData

ヒミズ

director: Sion Sono actor: Shōta Sometani / Fumi Nikaido …

other title: Himizu - Dein Schicksal ist vorbestimmt / ヒミズ

Two 14-year-olds from troubled, abusive homes come together sharing misery and pain. In the aftermath of an earthquake, the classmates learn how to survive while relying on one another for emotional and physical support.

Helter Skelter (2012) [Movie] Douban IMDb WikiData TMDB NeoDB

ヘルタースケルター

6.9 (7 ratings) director: Mika Ninagawa actor: Erika Sawajiri / Nao Omori …

other title: ヘルタースケルター

Top model Lilico, having recently undergone multiple cosmetic surgeries, begins to experience troubling side effects. As she desperately tries to retain her perfect image, Lilico descends into a world of nightmares and makes those around her miserable.

2012 日本 电影

Long Love Letter (2002) [TV] TMDB

ロング・ラブレター～漂流教室

director: Masatoshi Yamaguchi actor: Yosuke Kubozuka / Takako Tokiwa …

other title: ロング・ラブレター～漂流教室

It's January 7, just after the New Year begins. Make up classes are being held for students that aren't keeping up with their daily studies; anxious students are there to discuss their exams; and club activities are still in progress.

Asami Akio, a teacher, finds himself at the gate of the school with Misaki Yuka, a woman he met long ago and had lost contact with. Before he can explain their disconnect, a group shudders as an earthquakes rocks the school. When it subsides... nothing is the same.

Ikebukuro West Gate Park (2000) [TV] TMDB IMDb

池袋ウエストゲートパーク

actor: Tomoya Nagase / Ai Kato …

other title: 池袋ウエストゲートパーク

Living in an area known for its juvenile crime, 21-year-old Makoto has become a member of a youth gang called the G-Boys. Known for his cool head and ability to get things done, Makoto becomes a key troubleshooter for the gang by diffusing tense situations and keeping his friends out of harm's way. However, the death of his girlfriend and an escalating turf war with a rival gang threaten to be more than Makoto can handle.

Knuckle Girl (2023) [Movie] NeoDB TMDB Douban IMDb WikiData

ナックルガール

director: Chang actor: Ayaka Miyoshi / Hideaki Ito …

other title: Pugno di ferro / ナックルガール

Following the story of Ran, who confronts a mysterious organization by participating in a no-rules deathmatch after discovering her missing younger sister Yuzuki is involved in a crime. With danger at every corner, Ran must trade in her boxing gloves for brass knuckles. Will she save her sister?

Tokyo Tribe (2014) [Movie] TMDB IMDb

トウキョウ トライブ

director: Sion Sono actor: Ryohei Suzuki / Young Dais …

other title: トウキョウ トライブ / トーキョー・トライブ

In an alternate Japan, territorial street gangs form opposing factions collectively known as the Tokyo Tribes. The simmering tension between them is about to boil over into all-out war.

Ping Pong (2002) [Movie] TMDB NeoDB Douban

ピンポン

director: Fumihiko Sori actor: Yosuke Kubozuka / Arata Iura …

other title: ピンポン / 乒乓

As children, the introverted Smile was being bullied by a gang of kids until the brash Peco comes by and chases all of them them away. Peco then takes Smile under his wings and teaches him how to play the game of ping pong. From there a life long best friend relationship comes into existence between these two polar opposite kids.

Monsters Club (2011) [Movie] TMDB

モンスターズクラブ

director: Toshiaki Toyoda actor: Eita Nagayama / Ken Ken …

other title: モンスターズクラブ

Having abandoned modern civilization, Ryoichi lives an isolated, self-sufficient life on a snow-covered mountain and sends mail bombs to the CEOs of corporations and TV networks. One day, he encounters a mysterious creature in the forest. That night, his older brother, who had committed suicide, appears before him at his cabin. The apparition takes Ryoichi beyond a door, where Ryoichi learns the truth about his family.

Doing Time (2002) [Movie] TMDB

刑務所の中

director: Yoichi Sai actor: Tsutomu Yamazaki / Teruyuki Kagawa …

other title: 刑務所の中

A man serving a sentence in a minimum-security prison. Life in the jail is rigid and organized, eventually leading all of the cell-mates to abandon their individuality.

Drowning Fish (2001) [Movie] TMDB

溺れる魚

director: Yukihiko Tsutsumi actor: Kippei Shiina / Yosuke Kubozuka …

other title: 溺れる魚

When corporate executives are blackmailed into public displays of nudity on the busy streets of Shinjuku, the big guns are called out to locate "Oboreru Sakana". The "big guns" are a misfit duo of ethically questionable characters who must infiltrate a gay nightclub and "fit in" while they search for clues. What ensues is both hilarious and action-packed. Oboreru Sakana is a rather ambitious and often hilarious contemporary crime thriller. Its narrative swings from the grisly to the humorous and pulls in as many pop culture elements as it can manage.

Phoenix: Eden17 (2023) [TV] TMDB

火の鳥 エデンの宙

actor: Rie Miyazawa / Honoka Yoshida …

other title: PHOENIX: EDEN17 / FÉNIX: EDEN17 …

In the age of space exploration, Romi and George flee a devastated Earth in search of a new world.

Hoshi Shinichi no Fushigina Fushigina Tanpen Dorama (2022) [TV] TMDB

星新一の不思議な不思議な短編ドラマ

actor: Kiko Mizuhara / Kanji Furutachi …

other title: 星新一の不思議な不思議な短編ドラマ

Hoshi Shinichi is the "God of Short Stories" who published more than 1001 short stories during his lifetime, some of which are included in textbooks and continue to be read today. His stories often feature mystery, science fiction, or fantasy elements. A sometimes "humorous" and sometimes "cynic" look at society and mankind. Always short, but always surprising and unpredictable. Is it a poisonous allegory or a wake-up call? See some of his greatest gems come to life in this 2022 live-action adaptation