Movie List for "japanese 2"

Gokseong (2016) Horror Mystery Thriller Movie

Soon after a stranger arrives in a little village, a mysterious sickness starts spreading. A policeman, drawn into the incident, is forced to solve the mystery in order to save his daughter. Year 2016.

Generes: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Director: Na Hong-jin
Writer: Na Hong-jin
Actors: Jun Kunimura, Jung-min Hwang, Kwak Do-won

Riri Shushu no subete (2001) Crime Drama Music Movie

The problematic lives of teenager students for whom the singer Lily Chou-Chou’s dreamy music is the only way to escape an alienating, violent and insensitive society. Year 2001.

Generes: Crime, Drama, Music
Director: Shunji Iwai
Writer: Shunji Iwai
Actors: Hayato Ichihara, Shûgo Oshinari, Ayumi Itô

Gunhamdo (2017) Action Drama History Movie

During the Japanese colonial era, roughly 400 Korean people, who were forced onto Battleship Island (“Hashima Island”) to mine for coal, attempt to a dramatic escape. Year 2017.

Generes: Action, Drama, History
Director: Seung-wan Ryoo
Writer: Seung-wan Ryoo
Actors: Jung-min Hwang, So Ji-seob, Song Joong-ki

Hotarubi no mori e (2011) Animation Drama Fantasy Movie

Hotaru is rescued by a spirit when she gets lost in a forest as a child. The two become friends, despite the spirit revealing that he will disappear if he is ever touched by a human. Year 2011.

Generes: Animation, Drama, Fantasy
Director: Takahiro Ômori
Writer: Yuki Midorikawa, Takahiro Ômori
Actors: Koki Uchiyama, Ayane Sakura, Shinpachi Tsuji

Akitsu onsen (1962) Drama Romance Movie

Just after WW2, a romance between an innkeeper and a man with tuberculosis unravels near a thermal spring. Year 1962.

Generes: Drama, Romance
Director: Yoshishige Yoshida
Writer: Shinya Fujiwara, Yoshishige Yoshida
Actors: Mariko Okada, Hiroyuki Nagato, Sô Yamamura

Kurotokage (1962) Crime Drama Musical Movie

A jeweler hires detective Akechi to find his daughter kidnapped by a famous thief known as the Black Lizard. Year 1962.

Generes: Crime, Drama, Musical
Director: Umetsugu Inoue
Writer: Rampo Edogawa, Yukio Mishima, Kaneto Shindô
Actors: Machiko Kyô, Minoru Ôki, Junko Kanô

Gôsuto (2010) Drama Fantasy Mystery Movie

A man tries to solve his lover’s murder by communicating with her spirit through the help of a medium. Year 2010.

Generes: Drama, Fantasy, Mystery
Director: Tarô Ohtani
Writer: Bruce Joel Rubin, Miho Nakazono, Shimako Sato
Actors: Nanako Matsushima, Song Seung-heon, Mana Ashida

Kakushi ken oni no tsume (2004) Action Drama History Movie

A 19th Century samurai, held in low esteem due to an action by his late father, must resolve his history with a maid and with his close friend. Year 2004.

Generes: Action, Drama, History
Director: Yôji Yamada
Writer: Yôji Yamada, Yoshitaka Asama, Shûhei Fujisawa
Actors: Masatoshi Nagase, Takako Matsu, Hidetaka Yoshioka

Hoshi o ou kodomo (2011) Animation Adventure Drama Movie

A coming of age story involving young love and a mysterious music, coming from a crystal radio left as a memento by an absent father, that leads a young heroine deep into a hidden world. Year 2011.

Generes: Animation, Adventure, Drama
Director: Makoto Shinkai
Writer: Makoto Shinkai
Actors: Hisako Kanemoto, Miyu Irino, Kazuhiko Inoue

Nihon no ichiban nagai hi ketteiban (2015) Drama History Movie

The War ended on August 15th, 1945. What took place in Japan on the previous night? The unknown destiny of the day is unveiled. Year 2015.

Generes: Drama, History
Director: Masato Harada
Writer: Kazutoshi Handô, Masato Harada
Actors: Kôji Yakusho, Masahiro Motoki, Tsutomu Yamazaki

Kono sekai no katasumi ni (2016) Animation Drama Family Movie

Set in Hiroshima during World War II, an eighteen-year-old girl gets married and now has to prepare food for her family despite the rationing and lack of supplies. As she struggles with the daily loss of life’s amenities she still ha Year 2016.

Generes: Animation, Drama, Family
Director: Sunao Katabuchi
Writer: Sunao Katabuchi, Fumiyo Kono, Chie Uratani
Actors: Non, Ava Pickard, Kenna Pickard

Yurusarezaru mono (2013) Action Crime Drama Movie

Japanese-Korean filmmaker Sang-il Lee (Villain) has decided to reinterpret Eastwood’s Oscar®-winning Unforgiven as a Japanese period film. Year 2013.

Generes: Action, Crime, Drama
Director: Sang-il Lee
Writer: David Webb Peoples, Sang-il Lee
Actors: Ken Watanabe, Shioli Kutsuna, Jun Kunimura

Kiraware Matsuko no isshô (2006) Comedy Drama Musical Movie

When Matsuko dies of murder, her nephew Sho gets to progressively unveil many details of her mysterious past, discovering she wasn’t only a forgotten outcast but led a very interesting yet bizarre life. Year 2006.

Generes: Comedy, Drama, Musical
Director: Tetsuya Nakashima
Writer: Tetsuya Nakashima, Muneki Yamada
Actors: Miki Nakatani, Eita Nagayama, Yûsuke Iseya

Chihwaseon (2002) Biography Drama History Movie

In a time of political and social unrest in nineteenth-century Korea, an uncouth, self-taught painter explores his natural talent amidst the repressive world around him. Year 2002.

Generes: Biography, Drama, History
Director: Kwon-taek Im
Writer: Kwon-taek Im, Yong-ok Kim, Byung-sam Min
Actors: Choi Min-sik, Sung-Ki Ahn, Ho-jeong Yu

Shinobi (2005) Action Drama Fantasy Movie

Star-crossed lovers must fight on opposing sides in a battle that will determine the next Shogun. Year 2005.

Generes: Action, Drama, Fantasy
Director: Ten Shimoyama
Writer: Kenya Hirata, Fûtarô Yamada
Actors: Yukie Nakama, Joe Odagiri, Tomoka Kurotani

Kamera o tomeru na! (2017) Comedy Horror Movie

Things go badly for a hack director and film crew shooting a low budget zombie movie in an abandoned WWII Japanese facility, when they are attacked by real zombies. Year 2017.

Generes: Comedy, Horror
Director: Shin’ichirô Ueda
Writer: Shin’ichirô Ueda, Ryoichi Wada
Actors: Takayuki Hamatsu, Yuzuki Akiyama, Harumi Shuhama