Japanese Movie Reviews

2LDK
2LDK | Thriller, Comedy | Japan 2002

13 Assassins
Jusan-nin no shikaku | Action, Drama | Japan 2010

100 Yen Love
Hyaku yen no Koi | Drama, Comedy, Romance | Japan 2014

About Love
Guanyu Ai | Romance, Drama | Japan / Taiwan / China 2005

Adrenaline Drive
Adorenarin doraibu | Comedy | Japan 1999

After Life
Wandafuru raifu | Drama | Japan 1998

After School
Afuta Sukuru | Crime, Comedy | Japan 2008

After the Rain
Ame agaru | Period Drama | Japan 1999

After the Rain
Koi wa Ameagari no You ni | Romance, Drama | Japan 2018

After the Storm
Umi Yorimo Mada Fukaku | Drama | Japan 2016

Air Doll
Kûki ningyô | Drama | Japan 2009

Ajin
Ajin | Action, Fantasy | Japan 2017

All about Lily Chou-Chou
Riri Shushu no subete | Drama | Japan 2001

Antiporno
Anchi Poruno | Drama | Japan 2016

Appleseed
Appurushidou | Anime, Action, Sci-Fi | Japan 2004

April Story
Shigatsu monogatari | Romance | Japan 1998

As the Gods Will
Kamisama no Iu Toori | Thriller, Comedy | Japan 2014

Asako in Ruby Shoes
Sunaebo | Romance, Drama | South Korea 2000

Asakusa Kid
Asakusa Kid | Drama | Japan 2021

Assassination Classroom
Ansatsu Kyoshitsu | Action, Comedy | Japan 2015

Assassination Classroom Graduation
Ansatsu Kyoshitsu -Sotsugyou Hen- | Action, Comedy | Japan 2016

Avalon
Avalon | Sci-Fi, Drama | Japan 2001

Azumi
Azumi | Martial Arts, Drama | Japan 2003

Azumi 2: Death or Love
Azumi 2: Death or Love | Action, Drama, Fantasy | Japan 2005

Baby Assassins
Baby Assassins | Comedy, Action | Japan 2021

Bad City
Bad City | Action, Crime | Japan 2022

Bad Lands
Bad Lands | Crime, Drama | Japan 2023

Bakuman
Bakuman | Drama | Japan 2015

Bandage
Bandeiji | Drama | Japan 2010

Battle Royale
Batoru rowaiaru | Thriller, Action, Drama | Japan 2000

Be Sure to Share
Chanto Tsutaeru | Drama | Japan 2009

Be With You
Ima, Ai ni Yukimasu | Romance, Drama, Fantasy | Japan 2004

Before We Vanish
Sanpo Suru Shinryakusha | Drama, Comedy, Sci-Fi | Japan 2017

Beyond the Infinite Two Minutes
Droste no hate de bokura | Sci-Fi, Comedy | Japan 2020

Big Man Japan
Dainipponjin | Comedy | Japan 2007

Black Belt
Kuro-obi | Action, Drama | Japan 2007

Blade of the Immortal
Mugen no Junin | Action, Drama | Japan 2017

Bleach
BLEACH | Action, Fantasy | Japan 2018

The Blessing Bell
Kofuku No Kane | Drama | Japan 2002

Blood and Bones
Chi to hone | Drama | Japan 2004

The Blue Bird
Aoi tori | Drama | Japan 2008

Bottled Fools, The
Gusha no bindume | aka Hellevator, aka Gusher no Binds me | Horror, Sci-Fi | Japan 2004

A Boy and his Samurai
Chonmage purin | Comedy, Drama | Japan 2010

Brain Man
No Otoko | Thriller | Japan 2013

Bugmaster
Mushishi | aka Mushishi | Mystery, Fantasy | Japan 2006

Call Me Chihiro
Chihirosan | Drama | Japan 2023

Chaos
Kaosu | Thriller | Japan 1999

Character
Character | Thriller, Crime | Japan 2021

Check it out, Yo!
Chekeraccho!! | Comedy, Drama | Japan 2006

Cold Fish
Tsumetai nettaigyo | Drama, Thriller | Japan 2010

Confessions
Kokuhaku | Drama | Japan 2010

Creepy
Kuripi Itsuwari no Rinjin | Mystery, Horror | Japan 2016

Cross Fire
Kurosufaia | aka Pyrokinesis | Mystery, Horror | Japan 2000

Crows Zero
Kurozu zero | Action, Drama | Japan 2007

Crying out Love in the Center of the World
Sekai no chûshin de, ai o sakebu | Drama, Romance | Japan 2004

Cure
Kyua | Thriller | Japan 1997

Cyborg Girl
Boku no kanojo wa saibogu | aka Cyborg She | Comedy, Romance, Sci-Fi, Drama | Japan 2008

Dance With Me
Dansu Wizu Mi | Comedy, Musical | Japan 2019

Dark Water
Honogurai mizu no soko kara | Horror, Drama | Japan 2002

Days with You
Koikyokusei | Drama, Romance | Japan 2008

Dearest
Anata e | Drama | Japan 2012

Death Note
Desu noto | Thriller, Fantasy | Japan 2006

Death Note - The Last Name
Desu noto: The last name | Thriller, Fantasy | Japan 2006

Death Note: Light Up The New World
Desu Noto Light up the NEW world | Crime, Thriller, Fantasy | Japan 2016

Death Trance
Death Trance | Fantasy, Action | Japan 2005

Departures
Okuribito | Drama, Comedy | Japan 2008

The Devil's Path
Kyoaku | Crime, Thriller | Japan 2013

Dolls
Dolls | Drama, Romance | Japan 2002

The Door Into Summer
Natsu e no Tobira: Kimi no Iru Mirai e | Thriller, Sci-Fi | Japan 2021

Dororo
Dororo | Fantasy, Drama, Horror | Japan 2007

Dragonhead
Doragon heddo | Sci-Fi | Japan 2003

Drive
Drive | Comedy, Drama | Japan 2002

The Fable
Za Faburu | Comedy, Action | Japan 2019

The Fable - The Killer Who Doesn't Kill
The Fable: Korosanai Koroshiya | Action, Comedy | Japan 2021

Fatal Frame
Gekijoban Rei Zero | aka Zero | Horror | Japan 2014

Fine, Totally Fine
Zenzen daijobu | Comedy, Drama | Japan 2008

First Love
Hatsukoi | Crime, Comedy | Japan 2019

Fish Story
Fisshu sutôrî | Mystery, Comedy, Drama | Japan 2009

The Flowers of Evil
Aku no Hana | Aku no Hana | Japan 2019

Flying Colors
Biri Gyaru | Comedy, Drama | Japan 2015

For Love's Sake
Ai to Makoto | Musical, Romance, Drama, Comedy | Japan 2012

The Forest of Love
Ai-naki Mori de Sakebe | Thriller, Drama | Japan 2019

Forget Me Not
Wasurenai to Chikatta Boku ga Ita | Romance, Drama | Japan 2015

Fullmetal Alchemist
Hagane no Renkinjutsushi | Action | Japan 2017

Fullmetal Alchemist - The Final Alchemy
Hagane no Renkinjutsushi: Kanketsuhen Saigo no Rensei | Action | Japan 2022

Fullmetal Alchemist - The Revenge of Scar
Hagane no Renkinjutsushi: Kanketsuhen Fukushusha Scar | Action | Japan 2022

Gantz
Gantz | Action, Sci-Fi | Japan 2011

Gantz: Perfect Answer
Gantz: Perfect Answer | Action, Sci-Fi | Japan 2011

Genome Hazard
Moo-myeong-in | Thriller, Sci-Fi | Japan, South Korea 2013

Getting Any
Minna-yatteruka | Comedy | Japan 1995

Ghost Train
Otoshimono | Horror | Japan 2006

Go
Go | Drama, Romance | Japan 2001

Godzilla: Final Wars
Gojira: Fainaru uozu | Action | Japan 2004

Goemon
Goemon | Fantasy, Action | Japan 2009

Gohatto
Gohatto | aka Taboo | Drama | Japan 1999

Gojoe
Gojoe reisenki | Action, Drama | Japan 2000

Goth
Gosu | Horror, Drama | Japan 2008

Gravity's Clowns
Jyuryoku Pierrot | aka A Pierrot | Drama, Mystery, Crime | Japan 2009

Guilty of Romance
Koi no Tsumi | Drama, Erotic | Japan 2011

Hana and Alice
Hana to Arisu | Drama, Comedy, Romance | Japan 2004

Hana-bi
Hana-bi | aka Fireworks | Drama, Crime | Japan 1997

Hara-Kiri: Death of a Samurai
Ichimei | Drama | Japan 2011

Haze
Haze | Horror | Japan 2005

Hell Dogs
Hell Dogs | Crime, Action, Drama | Japan 2022

Hell's Garden
Jigoku no Hanazono | Comedy, Action | Japan 2021

Henge
Henge | aka Metamorphosis | Horror | Japan 2012

Hibiki
Hibiki | Drama, Comedy | Japan 2018

The Hidden Blade
Kakushi ken oni no tsume | Drama | Japan 2004

Himizu
Himizu | Drama | Japan 2011

Homunculus
Homunculus | Thriller, Drama | Japan 2021

The Hovering Blade
Samayou Yaiba | Drama, Thriller | Japan 2009

How to Become Myself
Ashita no watashi no tsukurikata | Drama | Japan 2007

Hydra
Hydra | Drama, Action | Japan 2019

I Am a Hero
Aiamuahiro | Horror, Action | Japan 2016

I Want to Eat Your Pancreas
Kimi no Suizo wo Tabetai | Drama, Romance | Japan 2017

Ichi
Ichi | Chambara, Drama | Japan 2008

Ichi The Killer
Koroshiya 1 | Drama, Thriller, Comedy | Japan 2001

If Cats Disappeared from the World
Sekai kara Neko ga Kieta nara | Drama | Japan 2016

In Love and Deep Water
Crazy Cruise | Crime, Mystery, Comedy | Japan 2023

Infection
Kansen | Horror | Japan 2004

Install
Insutoru | Comedy, Drama | Japan 2004

Inugami
Inugami | Horror, Drama | Japan 2001

Inuyashiki
Inuyashiki | Action, Drama | Japan 2018

It Comes
Kuru | Horror, Thriller, Drama | Japan 2018

It's a Summer Film!
Summer Film Ninotte | Comedy, Drama, Romance, Chanbara, Sci-Fi | Japan 2021

Ito
Ito | Drama, Comedy | Japan 2021

Japan Sinks
Nihon chinbotsu | aka The Sinking of Japan | Action, Drama | Japan 2006

Josee, the Tiger and the Fish
Joze to tora to sakana tachi | Drama, Romance | Japan 2003

Jump
Jump | Drama, Mystery | Japan 2003

Kaiji: The Ultimate Gambler
Kaiji: Jinsei gyakuten gemu | aka Gambling Apocalypse Kaiji | Thriller, Drama | Japan 2009

Kaiji 2: The Ultimate Gambler
Kaiji 2: Jinsei dakkai gêmu | aka Gambling Apocalypse Kaiji 2 | Thriller, Action, Drama | Japan 2011

Kamikaze Girls
Shimotsuma Monogatari | Comedy | Japan 2004

Key of Life
Kagi Dorobo no Mesoddo | Comedy, Drama | Japan 2012

Kibakichi
Kibakichi: Bakko-yokaiden | Fantasy, Action, Horror | Japan 2004

Killing
Zan | Drama | Japan 2018

Killing for the Prosecution
Kensatsugawa no zainin | Crime, Drama | Japan 2018

The Kirishima Thing
Kirishima, Bukatsu Yamerutteyo | Drama | Japan 2012

Knuckle Girl
Nakkuru Gaaru | Action, Drama | Japan 2023

L: Change the World
L: Change the World | Crime, Thriller | Japan 2008

The Lakeside Murder Case
Reikusaido mada kesu | Thriller, Crime, Drama | Japan 2004

The Land of Hope
Kibou no Kuni | Drama | Japan 2012

The Legend and Butterfly
The Legend and Butterfly | Drama | Japan 2023

Lesson of the Evil
Aku no Kyoten | Thriller | Japan 2012

The Liar and his Lover
Kanojo wa Uso o Aishisugiteru | Romance, Drama | Japan 2013

Like Someone in Love
Raiku Samuwan In Rabu | Drama | Japan 2012

Liverleaf
Misumisou | Drama, Thriller | Japan 2018

The Longest Night in Shanghai
Ye. Shanghai / Yoru no shanghai | Romance, Drama, Comedy | China, Japan 2007

Love and Honor
Bushi no ichibun | Drama, Romance | Japan 2006

Love and Peace
Rabu & Pisu | Drama, Comedy | Japan 2015

Love Exposure
Ai no Mukidashi | Drama, Comedy, Romance | Japan 2008

Love Letter
Love Letter | Drama, Romance | Japan 1995

Love, Life and Goldfish
Sukutte Goran | Romance, Comedy, Musical | Japan 2020

Love's Twisting Path
Tajuro Junaiki | Jidai-geki, Drama | Japan 2019

Marebito
Marebito | aka The Stranger from afar | Horror, Mystery, Drama | Japan 2004

The Master Plan
Na mo Naki Sekai no End Roll | aka The End of the Tiny World | Drama, Thriller | Japan 2021

Melancholic
Melancholic | Drama, Crime | Japan 2019

Memoirs of a Murderer
22 nenme no Kokuhaku: Watashi ga Satsujinhan desu | Thriller, Mystery | Japan 2017

Memories of Matsuko
Kiraware Matsuko no issho | Comedy, Drama | Japan 2006

Midnight Diner
Shinya Shokudo | Drama | Japan 2015

Midnight Sun
Taiyo no uta | aka A Song to the Sun | Drama, Romance | Japan 2006

The Miracles of the Namiya General Store
Namiya Zakkaten no Kiseki | Drama | Japan 2017

Missing
Missing | Thriller, Drama | Japan 2021

Monday
Monday | Comedy, Drama | Japan 2000

Monster
Kaibutsu | Drama, Mystery | Japan 2023

Monsterz
Monsutazu | Fantasy, Crime | Japan 2014

Moonlight Whispers
Gekko no sasayaki | Drama, Romance | Japan 1999

Mother
Mother | Drama | Japan 2020

Muscle Heat
Masuuruhiito | Action, Martial Arts, Sci-Fi | Japan 2002

Museum
Myujiamu | Thriller | Japan 2016

MW
MW | Thriller | Japan 2009

My Girlfriend is a Serial Killer
Hitsuji to Okami no Koi to Satsujin | Romance, Comedy, Thriller | Japan 2019

My Little Monster
Tonari no Kaibutsu-kun | Romance, Comedy | Japan 2018

My Man
Watashi no Otoko | Drama | Japan 2014

My Pretend Girlfriend
Momose, Kotchi wo Muite | Romance, Drama | Japan 2014

My Rainy Days
Tenshi no koi | Romance, Drama | Japan 2009

My Secret Cache
Himitsu no hanazono | The Secret Garden | Comedy | Japan 1997

My Teacher
Sensei! | Romance, Drama | Japan 2017

My Tomorrow, Your Yesterday
Boku wa Ashita, Kinou no Kimi to Date Suru | aka Tomorrow I Will Date with Yesterday's You | Romance, Drama, Sci-Fi | Japan 2016

Nana
Nana | Drama, Comedy | Japan 2005

No Longer Heroine
Hiroin Shikkaku | aka Heroine Disqualified | Romance, Comedy | Japan 2015

No More Cry
Nakumonka | Comedy, Drama | Japan 2009

Noriko's Dinner Table
Noriko no shokutaku | Drama | Japan 2005

Norwegian Wood
Noruwei no mori | Drama, Romance | Japan 2010

Not Quite Dead Yet
Ichido Shinde Mita | Comedy | Japan 2020

Oishii Man
Oisi maen | Drama | South Korea, Japan 2008

Once Upon a Crime
Akazukin, Tabi no Tochuu de Shitai to Deau | Fantasy, Comedy, Thriller | Japan 2023

One-Percent Warrior
One-Percenter | aka One-Percenter | Action, Drama | Japan 2023

One Cut of the Dead
Kamera wo Tomeru na! | Comedy, Horror | Japan 2018

One Missed Call
Chakushin ari | Horror | Japan 2003

One Third
Sanbunnoichi | Crime, Comedy, Action | Japan 2014

One Week Friends
Isshukan Furenzu | Romance, Drama | Japan 2017

Our Little Sister
Umimachi Diary | Drama | Japan 2015

Outrage
Autoreiji | Crime, Thriller | Japan 2010

Outrage Beyond
Autoreiji Biyondo | Crime | Japan 2012

Paco and the Magical Picture Book
Pako to maho no ehon | Drama, Comedy | Japan 2008

Paradise Kiss
Paradaisu kisu | Romance, Drama | Japan 2011

Parasyte: Part 1
Kiseiju | Sci-Fi, Horror, Comedy | Japan 2014

Parasyte: Part 2
Kiseiju Kanketsu Hen | Sci-Fi, Horror | Japan 2015

Party 7
Party 7 | Comedy | Japan 2000

Piecing Me Back Together
Matataki | Drama, Romance | Japan 2010

Platinum Data
Puratina Deta | Action, Crime, Sci-F | Japan 2013

Premonition
Yogen | Horror | Japan 2004

Prior Convictions
Zenkamono | Thriller, Drama | Japan 2022

The Professor and His Beloved Equation
Hakase no aishita sûshiki | Drama | Japan 2006

The Promised Neverland
Yakusoku no Neverland | Thriller, Drama | Japan 2020

Pulse
Kairo | aka Kairo | Horror, Drama | Japan 2001

Rage
Ikari | Drama, Thriller | Japan 2016

Rain Fall
Rain Fall | Thriller, Action | Japan 2009

Rashomon
Rashomon | Thriller, Drama | Japan 1950

Re:Born
Re:Born | Action | Japan 2016

Red Post on Escher Street
Escher dori no akai posuto | Drama, Comedy | Japan 2019

ReLIFE
ReLIFE | Drama, Romance | Japan 2017

Re/Member
Karada Sagashi | Horror, Mystery, Drama | Japan 2022

Remember
Ri-maem-beo | Thriller, Drama | South Korea 2022

Retribution
Sakebi | Mystery, Thriller | Japan 2006

Returner
Ritana | Sci-Fi, Action | Japan 2002

River
Ribâ, nagarenaide yo | Sci-Fi, Mystery, Comedy, Romance | Japan 2023

River's Edge
Ribazu Ejji | Drama | Japan 2018

Rurouni Kenshin
Rurôni Kenshin: Meiji kenkaku roman tan | Action, Fantasy, Drama | Japan 2012

Rurouni Kenshin: The Beginning
Rurouni Kenshin: Saishusho – Za Biginingu | Drama, Action | Japan 2021

Rurouni Kenshin: The Final
Rurouni Kenshin: Saishusho – Za Fainaru | Action, Drama | Japan 2021

Rurouni Kenshin: Kyoto Inferno
Rurouni Kenshin Kyoto Taika Hen | Action, Fantasy | Japan 2014

Rurouni Kenshin: The Legend Ends
Rurouni Kenshin Densetsu no Saigo hen | Action, Fantasy | Japan 2014

Sakuran
Sakuran | Drama | Japan 2006

Samurai Fiction
Samurai Fiction | Action, Comedy | Japan 1998

Scabbard Samurai
Saya-zamurai | aka Saya Zamurai | Comedy, Drama | Japan 2010

Scoop!
Scoop! | Comedy, Thriller, Drama | Japan 2016

See You Tomorrow, Everyone
Minasang, Sayonara | Drama, Comedy | Japan 2013

Shall we dance
Shall we dansu? | Drama, Comedy | Japan 1996

Shark Skin Man and Peach Hip Girl
Samehada otoko to momojiri onna | Comedy, Crime, Drama | Japan 1998

Shield of Straw
Wara no Tate | Thriller | Japan 2013

Shin Ultraman
Shin Urutoraman | Action | Japan 2022

Shinobi - Heart under Blade
Shinobi | Fantasy, Drama, Action, Romance | Japan 2005

Shoplifters
Manbiki Kazoku | Drama | Japan 2018

Sky High
Sky High | Fantasy, Thriller | Japan 2003

A Slit-Mouthed Woman
Kuchisake-onna | aka Carved | Horror | Japan 2007

Smuggler
Sumagurâ: Omae no mirai o hakobe | Crime, Action | Japan 2011

Snow on the Blades
Zakurozaka no Adauchi | Period, Drama | Japan 2014

The Snow White Murder Case
Shiro Yuki Hime Satsujin Jiken | Thriller, Mystery, Drama | Japan 2014

Sonatine
Sonatine | Drama | Japan 1993

Still Walking
Aruitemo aruitemo | Drama | Japan 2008

Strange Circus
Kimyô na sâkasu | Drama | Japan 2005

Strawberry Night
Sutoroberi Naito | Crima, Thriller, Drama | Japan 2013

Strawberry Shortcakes
Sutoroberii Shooto Keikusu | Drama | Japan 2006

Strobe Edge
Sutorobo Ejji | Romance, Drama | Japan 2015

Suicide Club
Jisatsu sâkuru | aka Suicide Circle | Drama, Thriller, Horror | Japan 2001

Survive Style 5+
Survive Style 5+ | Comedy, Drama | Japan 2004

Sweet Little Lies
Suitoritoruraizu | Drama | Japan 2010

Sweet Rain
Suwîto rein: Shinigami no seido | aka Accuracy of Death | Drama, Fantasy | Japan 2008

Swing Girls
Swing Girls | Comedy, Music | Japan 2004

Sword of Desperation
Hisshiken torisashi | Drama, Chambara | Japan 2010

The Sword of Doom
Dai-bosatsu tôge | Action, Drama | Japan 1966

Tag
Riaru Onigokko | Horror, Drama | Japan 2015

Terra Formars
Terafomazu | Action, Sci-Fi | Japan 2016

Three Extremes
Three Extremes | Horror, Thriller | Japan/Hong Kong/South Korea 2004

Time Traveller: The Girl Who Leapt Through Time
Toki wo Kakeru Shojo | Romance, Sci-Fi | Japan 2010

Tokyo Family
Tokyo Kazoku | Drama | Japan 2013

Tokyo Ghoul
Tokyo Guru | Action, Horror | Japan 2017

Tokyo Revengers
Tokyo Revengers | Action, Drama | Japan 2021

Tokyo Sonata
Tôkyô sonata | Drama | Japan 2008

Tokyo Tribe
Tookyo Toraibu | Musical, Action, Comedy | Japan 2014

Touch
Tatchi | Drama, Sports, Romance | Japan 2005

The Town Where Only I Am Missing
Boku Dake ga Inai Machi | aka Erased | Crime, Drama, Fantasy | Japan 2015

Twilight Samurai, The
Tasogare Seibei | Drama | Japan 2002

Unforgiven
Yurusarezaru Mono | Drama, Chanbara, Western | Japan 2013

Usogui
Usogui | Thriller, Drama | Japan 2022

Vengeance Can Wait
Ranbou to Taiki | Comedy, Drama | Japan 2010

Village
Village | Thriller, Drama | Japan 2023

Villain
Akunin | Drama, Thriller | Japan 2010

Villon's Wife
Viyon no tsuma | Drama | Japan 2009

Violence Action
Violence Action | Action, Crime, Comedy | Japan 2022

The Virgin Psychics
Eiga Minna! Esupa Dayo! | Comedy | Japan 2015

Visitor Q
Bijita Q | Drama, Comedy | Japan 2001

Waterboys
Waterboys | Comedy | Japan 2001

Welcome to the quiet Room
Quiet room ni yokoso | Drama, Comedy | Japan 2007

When I Get Home, My Wife Always Pretends to be Dead
Ie ni Kaeru to Tsuma ga Kanarazu Shinda Furi wo Shite Imasu | Comedy, Drama | Japan 2018

When the last Sword is drawn
Mibu gishi den | Drama, Chambara | Japan 2003

The Whispering Star
Hiso Hiso Hoshi | Drama, Sci-Fi | Japan 2016

Why Don't You Play in Hell?
Jigoku de Naze Warui | Action, Crime, Comedy | Japan 2013

The World of Kanako
Kawaki | Thriller, Drama | Japan 2014

Yakuza Apocalypse
Gokudo Daisenso | Action, Comedy | Japan 2015

You're Not Normal, Either
Matomo Janai no wa Kimi mo Issho | Comedy, Romance | Japan 2021

Your Lie in April
Shigatsu wa Kimi no Uso | Drama, Romance | Japan 2016

Zatoichi
Zatoichi | Chambara, Action, Drama | Japan 2003

Zen
Zen | Drama | Japan 2009

Zom 100: Bucket List of the Dead
Zom 100: Zombie ni Naru made ni Shitai 100 no Koto | Comedy, Horror | Japan 2023