The Makanai: Cooking for the Maiko House (2023) [TV] TMDB

舞妓さんちのまかないさん

6.6 (5 ratings) director: Hirokazu Kore-eda actor: Nana Mori / Natsuki Deguchi …

other title: A Makanai: Na Cozinha da Casa Maiko / Makanai : Dans la cuisine des maiko …

Two inseparable friends move to Kyoto to chase their dreams of becoming maiko, but decide to pursue different passions while living under the same roof.

After the Storm (2016) [Movie] Douban NeoDB IMDb WikiData TMDB

海よりもまだ深く

director: Hirokazu Kore-eda actor: Hiroshi Abe / Kirin Kiki …

other title: Ritratto di famiglia con tempesta / Efter stormen …

Ryota is an unpopular writer although he won a literary award 15 years ago. Now, Ryota works as a private detective. He is divorced from his ex-wife Kyoko and he has an 11-year-old son Shingo. His mother Yoshiko lives alone at her apartment. One day, Ryota, his ex-wife Kyoko, and son Shingo gather at Yoshiko's apartment. A typhoon passes and the family must stay there all night long.

Legal High (2012) [TV] NeoDB IMDb TMDB

リーガル・ハイ

8.7 (30 ratings) director: Junichi Ishikawa / Hideki Inada actor: Masato Sakai / Yui Aragaki …

other title: Rigaru Hai / 胜者即是正义 …

A lawyer with a big personality works with an straightlaced recent law graduate on various law cases in Japan.

I Lived in Kyoto for a While (2022) [TV] IMDb TMDB

ちょこっと京都に住んでみた。

actor: Fumino Kimura / Masaomi Kondo …

other title: ちょこっと京都に住んでみた。

After a new job and a month-long business trip to Osaka, Kana is back in Kyoto for a short stay! "What is the feeling of 'loneliness' when living in the crowded crowd in Tokyo?" Kana visited her uncle again with more questions. The owner of the bicycle shop, Oyama, the personal graphic designer Yoshida, the friend who is about to get married..., full of laughter conversations, leisurely roaming, in the process of meeting all kinds of people, get new inspiration from Kyoto's philosophy of life...

The Full-Time Wife Escapist (2016) [TV] TMDB

逃げるは恥だが役に立つ

8.0 (5 ratings) actor: Yui Aragaki / Gen Hoshino …

other title: 逃げるは恥だが役に立つ

A series of events leads single, 25-year-old Mikuri Moriyama and 36-year-old Hiramasa Tsuzaki to marry as a cover.

Annette (2021) [Movie] TMDB NeoDB Douban IMDb WikiData

Annette

director: Leos Carax actor: Adam Driver / Marion Cotillard …

In present-day Los Angeles, controversial stand-up comedian Henry McHenry and internationally renowned opera singer Ann Defrasnoux form the façade of a happy couple in the spotlight. Ann gives birth to a baby girl named Annette, who possesses an exceptional gift that will change all of their lives forever.

Lowlife Love (2016) [Movie] TMDB NeoDB IMDb Douban

下衆の愛

director: Eiji Uchida actor: Kiyohiko Shibukawa / Denden …

other title: 下衆の愛 / 下众之爱 …

Tetsuo is a lowlife. A film director with a small indie hit many years back, yet he has never gotten any further as he refuses to go against his 'artistic integrity'.

The Chef of South Polar (2009) [Movie] NeoDB IMDb WikiData Douban TMDB

南極料理人

director: Shuichi Okita actor: Masato Sakai / Katsuhisa Namase …

other title: 南極料理人 / Nankyoku Ryōrinin …

When eight men are assigned to live 14,000 kilometers from home in inhumanly cold conditions, food becomes their new existence.

The World of Kanako (2014) [Movie] TMDB

渇き。

director: Tetsuya Nakashima actor: Koji Yakusho / Nana Komatsu …

other title: 渇き。 / Kawaki …

When Kanako, a model daughter and a brilliant student, disappears, her mother asks her ex-husband, a violent former policeman, to find her. As his investigation progresses, his idealized image of Kanako cracks: the girl hides a dark life that her father can not even imagine.

Ravens (2024) [Movie] Douban NeoDB WikiData IMDb

レイブンズ

director: Mark Gill actor: Tadanobu Asano / Kumi Takiuchi …

other title: Cuervos / レイブンズ

Enigmatic, rejected, heartbroken. Masahisa Fukase must rebuild his life, overcome tradition, his inner demons and the pain of a broken marriage. The fascinating love story of the iconic Japanese photographer, his wife, his art and his family told for the very first time. A love consumed and destroyed by a life of photography.

Beyond Goodbye (2024) [TV] TMDB IMDb

さよならのつづき

4.3 (6 ratings) director: Hiroshi Kurosaki actor: Kasumi Arimura / Kentaro Sakaguchi …

other title: Depois do Adeus / Más allá del adiós …

After losing her fiancé in an accident, Saeko feels an inexplicable connection to a stranger — who, by a twist of fate, received his heart and memories.

The Hovering Blade (2021) [TV] TMDB

さまよう刃

actor: Yutaka Takenouchi / Yuriko Ishida …

other title: さまよう刃

Following the brutal rape and murder of his teenage daughter, a single father seeks revenge against the responsible youths. His pursuit for justice becomes a deadly cat-and-mouse game with both the perpetrators and the police.

Slow Train (2025) [Movie] NeoDB TMDB IMDb

スロウトレイン

director: Nobuhiro Doi actor: Takako Matsu / Mikako Tabe …

other title: スロウトレイン

Set in Kamakura and Busan. The Shibuyas who live in Kamakura lost their grandmother and parents in an accident. On the 23rd anniversary of the death, Tsuko suddenly reveals her plan of moving to Busan to Yoko and Ushio, so the three siblings find themselves at the crossroads of their lives.

Tamagawa Ward Office of the Dead (2014) [TV] TMDB

玉川区役所 OF THE DEAD

actor: Kento Hayashi / Alice Hirose …

other title: 玉川区役所 OF THE DEAD

Set in a place where zombie's existence are commonplace. Shinsuke Akaba (Kento Hayashi) works in the special welfare division at the Tamagawa City Office. His job is to deal with zombies and catch zombies. His life is boring, but, one day, a pretty woman is assigned to work in the same division.

Escape (2025) [Movie] NeoDB TMDB IMDb

逃走

director: Masao Adachi actor: Kanji Furutachi / Rairu Sugita …

other title: 逃走

In 2024, Kirishima Satoshi, a wanted member of the East Asian Anti-Japan Armed Front, passed away after he gave his own name at a hospital.

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

Tremble All You Want (2017) [Movie] NeoDB IMDb TMDB Douban WikiData

勝手にふるえてろ

director: Akiko Ohku actor: Mayu Matsuoka / Daichi Watanabe …

other title: Tremble all you want / Tiembla todo lo que quieras …

Yoshika has had a crush on Ichimiya, whom she calls "the One" since she was in middle school. Now, a 24-year-old salarywoman, her all-consuming fixation has prevented her from even considering another candidate for boyfriend until an office colleague asks her out.