Movie List for "japanese 2"

Seppuku (1962) Action Drama Mystery Movie

When a ronin requesting seppuku at a feudal lord’s palace is told of the brutal suicide of another ronin who previously visited, he reveals how their pasts are intertwined – and in doing so challenges the clan’s integrity. Year 1962.

Generes: Action, Drama, Mystery
Director: Masaki Kobayashi
Writer: Yasuhiko Takiguchi, Shinobu Hashimoto
Actors: Tatsuya Nakadai, Akira Ishihama, Shima Iwashita

Soegija (2012) Biography Drama History Movie

This movie follows the story of Dutch East Indies’ (now Indonesia) first indigenous bishop, Albertus Soegijapranata SJ, from his inauguration until the end of Indonesia’s independence war (1940-1949). Year 2012.

Generes: Biography, Drama, History
Director: Garin Nugroho
Writer: Aramantono, Garin Nugroho
Actors: Nirwan Dewanto, Annisa Hertami Kusumastuti, Wouter Braaf

Shimotsuma monogatari (2004) Comedy Movie

Momoko, a strange and seemingly emotionless girl obsessed with 18th century France, befriends a Yanki biker and the two experience the ups and downs of their unusual lives in a rural Japanese town. Year 2004.

Generes: Comedy
Director: Tetsuya Nakashima
Writer: Nobara Takemoto, Tetsuya Nakashima
Actors: Kyoko Fukada, Anna Tsuchiya, Hiroyuki Miyasako

Yurîka (2000) Drama Movie

The traumatized survivors of a murderous bus hijacking come together and take a road trip to attempt to overcome their damaged selves. Meanwhile a serial killer is on the loose. Year 2000.

Generes: Drama
Director: Shinji Aoyama
Writer: Shinji Aoyama
Actors: Kôji Yakusho, Aoi Miyazaki, Masaru Miyazaki

Last Scene (2002) Comedy Drama Movie

(Japanese with English subtitles) In the year 2000, after being retired for a while, an old time actor is cast in a low-budget film. However, he realizes how the soulless, assembly-line production methods have replaced the fertile cr Year 2002.

Generes: Comedy, Drama
Director: Hideo Nakata
Writer: Takashige Ichise, Yoshihiro Nakamura, Ken’ichi Suzuki
Actors: Hidetoshi Nishijima, Yumi Asô, Kumiko Asô

Soshite chichi ni naru (2013) Drama Movie

Ryota is a successful workaholic businessman. When he learns that his biological son was switched with another boy after birth, he faces the difficult decision to choose his true son or the boy he and his wife have raised as their ow Year 2013.

Generes: Drama
Director: Hirokazu Koreeda
Writer: Hirokazu Koreeda
Actors: Masaharu Fukuyama, Machiko Ono, Yôko Maki

Han cheng gong lüe (2005) Drama Comedy Action Movie

JJ/Shu Qi and PI Lam (Dong jing gong lüe (2000)) steal 2 stolen USD100 plates in HK. Lam loses them – no US reward. Lam and his 3 cute angels try to get them again in Seoul as does JJ. Lots of fighting. Year 2005.

Generes: Drama, Comedy, Action
Director: Jingle Ma
Writer: Jingle Ma, Brian Chung, Eric Lin
Actors: Tony Chiu-Wai Leung, Richie Jen, Shu Qi

Appurushîdo (2004) Animation Action Adventure Movie

In a utopian society created at the end of the third world war, a female warrior who has been plucked from the badlands begins to see cracks in this new facade. And what does this community have planned for the rest of humankind? Year 2004.

Generes: Animation, Action, Adventure
Director: Shinji Aramaki
Writer: Shirow Masamune, Haruka Handa, Tsutomu Kamishiro
Actors: Ai Kobayashi, Jûrôta Kosugi, Yuki Matsuoka

Heugsuseon (2001) Action Drama Mystery Movie

Based on a true story and a legendary Korean novel, this movie follows Detective Oh (superstar Lee Jung Jae) and his investigation into the mysterious murder of a North Korean. His investigation leads him to a diary, which was writte Year 2001.

Generes: Action, Drama, Mystery
Director: Chang-ho Bae
Writer: Chang-ho Bae
Actors: Lee Jung-jae, Sung-Ki Ahn, Mi-yeon Lee

Sennen joyû (2001) Animation Drama Fantasy Movie

A TV interviewer and his cameraman meet a former actress and travel through her memories and career. Year 2001.

Generes: Animation, Drama, Fantasy
Director: Satoshi Kon
Writer: Satoshi Kon, Sadayuki Murai
Actors: Miyoko Shôji, Shôzô Îzuka, Mami Koyama

Sayonara itsuka (2010) Drama Romance Movie

Higashigaito Yutaka is transferred to the Bangkok branch of Eastern Airlines. In three months, he will marry Michiko, a relative of the airline’s founder, and though he doesn’t love her, he knows he could be CEO one day if they wed. Year 2010.

Generes: Drama, Romance
Director: John H. Lee
Writer: Jinsei Tsuji, John H. Lee, Shinho Lee
Actors: Miho Nakayama, Hidetoshi Nishijima, Yuriko Ishida

Wonseu-eopon-eo-taim (2008) Action Adventure Comedy Movie

Set during the final days of the Japanese occupation of Korea, an adventurer and a jazz singer team up to steal a priceless diamond. Year 2008.

Generes: Action, Adventure, Comedy
Director: Yong-ki Jeong
Writer: Seong-il Cheon, Yong-ki Jeong
Actors: Kil-kang Ahn, Lee Bo-young, Hie-bong Jo

Se, jie (2007) Drama History Romance Movie

During World War II era, a young woman, Wang Jiazhi, gets swept up in a dangerous game of emotional intrigue with a powerful political figure, Mr. Yee. Year 2007.

Generes: Drama, History, Romance
Director: Ang Lee
Writer: Eileen Chang, James Schamus, Hui-Ling Wang
Actors: Tony Chiu-Wai Leung, Tang Wei, Joan Chen

Sembunyi: Amukan Azazil (2013) Fantasy Horror Thriller Movie

Aishah is knocked unconscious as she attempts to escape from the invading Japanese soldiers. She wakes up in a strange silent town which seems to be unaffected by the invasion. A mystery begin. Year 2013.

Generes: Fantasy, Horror, Thriller
Director: Kabir Bhatia
Writer: Kabir Bhatia, Alfie Palermo, Rosihan Zain
Actors: Diana Danielle, Remy Ishak, Umie Aida

Sandome no satsujin (2017) Crime Drama Mystery Movie

A courtroom drama centered around the murder of a factory president. Year 2017.

Generes: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Director: Hirokazu Koreeda
Writer: Hirokazu Koreeda
Actors: Masaharu Fukuyama, Kôji Yakusho, Suzu Hirose

Gake no ue no Ponyo (2008) Animation Adventure Comedy Movie

A five-year-old boy develops a relationship with Ponyo, a young goldfish princess who longs to become a human after falling in love with him. Year 2008.

Generes: Animation, Adventure, Comedy
Director: Hayao Miyazaki
Writer: Hayao Miyazaki
Actors: Cate Blanchett, Matt Damon, Liam Neeson