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Movies by Lists - Japanese Crime and Thrillers (72 [72])
TitleYearDirectorGenreRatingRuntimeAdded
13 AssassinsA group of assassins come together for a suicide mission to kill an evil lord.2010Takashi Miike (*)Action, Adventure, Drama7.6 (64.5K votes)14120211228
100 Yen Love [Hyakuen no koi]32-year-old Ichiko (Sakura Ando) lives at home with her parents, passing the days in self-indulgent grunginess. Ichiko's recently divorced younger sister Fumiko has moved back home with her young son. One day, after a particularly he2014Masaharu TakeComedy, Drama7.1 (2K votes)11320211228
Aristocrats [Anoko wa kizoku]Hanako is looking for stability with her man. She gets dumped instead. She begins dating. Miki studied and worked hard to get to where she is and is holding down a job. They are introduced through an intermediary man2020Yukiko SodeDrama, Family6.9 (1.2K votes)12420240501
AuditionA widower takes an offer to screen girls at a special audition, arranged for him by a friend to find him a new wife. The one he fancies is not who she appears to be after all.1999Takashi Miike (*)Drama, Horror, Mystery7.2 (78.6K votes)11520211228
Bad Sleep Well, TheA vengeful young man marries the daughter of a corrupt industrialist in order to seek justice for his father's suicide.1960Akira Kurosawa (*)Crime, Drama, Thriller8.0 (12.3K votes)15120211228
Battle Royale [Batoru rowaiaru]In the future, the Japanese government captures a class of ninth-grade students and forces them to kill each other under the revolutionary "Battle Royale" act.2000Kinji FukasakuAction, Adventure, Drama, Thriller7.6 (178.9K votes)11420211228
Battle Royale 2 [Batoru rowaiaru II - Chinkonka]Three years after the failure of the last BR program, a second act is forged and a class of students are sent to an island with one objective: kill international terrorist Shuya Nanahara.2003Kenta Fukasaku, Kinji FukasakuAction, Adventure, Drama, Thriller4.7 (20.2K votes)15520211228
Blade of the Immortal [Mugen no jûnin]Cursed with a life of immortality, a samurai is tasked by a young girl to help avenge the death of her father. Based on the manga series by Hiroaki Samura.2017Takashi Miike (*)Action, Drama, Fantasy6.8 (17.1K votes)14020211228
Blood of Wolves, The [Korô no chi]Hiroshima Police detective Ogami Shogo and his partner Hioka Shuichi are investigating the disappearance of a company's employees amidst an escalating yakuza turf war in 1988. Blood, shooting and death is everywhere. At the same time2018Kazuya ShiraishiCrime, Drama7.0 (1.2K votes)12620220414
Brain Man, The [Nô Otoko]A not-too-bright cop searches for a serial bomber.2013Tomoyuki TakimotoCrime, Mystery6.4 (1.1K votes)12320220414
Cold Fish [Tsumetai nettaigyo]The lives of a bored suburban couple are changed forever when a seemingly nice old man gives their daughter a job at his fish store, and soon his gruesome hobbies are brought to light.2010Sion SonoCrime, Drama, Horror, Thriller7.1 (12.6K votes)14620211228
ConfessionsA psychological thriller of a grieving mother turned cold-blooded avenger with a twisty master plan to pay back those who were responsible for her daughter's death.2010Tetsuya NakashimaDrama, Thriller7.7 (38.1K votes)10620211228
Creepy [Kurîpî Itsuwari no rinjin]Takakura is a former detective. He receives a request from his ex-colleague, Nogami, to examine a missing family case that occurred six years earlier. Takakura follows Saki's memory. She is the only surviving family member from the c2016Kiyoshi KurosawaCrime, Drama, Horror, Mystery, Thriller6.3 (5.1K votes)13020211228
Crimes That Bind, The [Inori no maku ga oriru toki]Michiko came to Tokyo to visit Hiromi, but is instead found murdered. The renter of Michiko's place is missing. The police is having a hard time finding clues and solving the case. There are not any clues and a connection between ...2018Katsuo FukuzawaMystery, Thriller7.0 (1.4K votes)11920230619
CureA frustrated detective deals with the case of several gruesome murders committed by people who have no recollection of what they've done.1997Kiyoshi KurosawaCrime, Horror, Mystery, Thriller7.5 (14K votes)11120211228
Cure, The [Cure]A frustrated detective deals with the case of several gruesome murders committed by people who have no recollection of what they've done.1997Kiyoshi KurosawaCrime, Horror, Mystery, Thriller7.5 (14K votes)11120211228
Doppelganger [Dopperugengâ]Hayasaki is an inventor working on an Artificial Body. It is not going well and he is stressed out and on the verge of being fired from the research division of his company. His doppelganger appears to help him out of the rut he has 2003Kiyoshi KurosawaComedy, Fantasy, Thriller6.4 (1.4K votes)10720211228
Drive My Car [Doraibu mai kâ]A renowned stage actor and director learns to cope with a big personal loss when he receives an offer to direct a production of Uncle Vanya in Hiroshima.2021Ryûsuke HamaguchiDrama7.6 (61.2K votes)17920231116
Face of Another, TheA businessman with a disfigured face obtains a lifelike mask from his doctor, but the mask starts altering his personality.1966Hiroshi TeshigaharaDrama, Horror, Sci-Fi8.0 (8.6K votes)12420211228
Fireworks [Hana-bi]Nishi leaves the police in the face of harrowing personal and professional difficulties. Spiraling into depression, he makes questionable decisions.1997Takeshi Kitano (*)Crime, Drama, Romance, Thriller7.7 (29.8K votes)10320211228
Forest of Love, The [Ai-naki mori de sakebe]A small group of student filmmakers and a shy young girl with strict parents are simultaneously manipulated, seduced and abused by an older man. They follow his bidding, even when murder is involved.2019Sion SonoCrime, Drama, Horror, Thriller6.3 (2.7K votes)15120230328
Forgiven Children [Yurusareta kodomotachi]It follows the story of Kira, a boy who accidentally kills his classmate Itsuki. Young Kira is found innocent because of lack of evidence, but he is guilty in the eyes of society and must face the trial of the public.2020Eisuke NaitôDrama6.6 (64 votes)13120240501
Guilty of Romance [Koi no tsumi]A grisly murder occurs in Maruyama-cho, Shibuya, Tokyo - a love hotel district - a woman was found dead in a derelict apartment. Kazuko (Miki Mizuno) is a police officer called to investigate on this case, she will discover the story2011Sion SonoDrama, Horror, Romance6.8 (5.1K votes)14420211228
Gukoroku Traces of SinAn investigations on murder didn't reach to any results, until a journalist discover new information that get on the trail of the criminal.2016Kei IshikawaDrama, Mystery6.7 (1K votes)12020220415
Harakiri [Seppuku]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.1962Masaki KobayashiAction, Drama, Mystery8.6 (51.1K votes)13320211228
I Just Didn't Do It [Soredemo boku wa yattenai]A young man is falsely accused of molesting a high-school girl on a train. He is arrested and charged, and goes through endless court sessions, all the while insisting that he is innocent.2006Masayuki SuôDrama7.5 (1.7K votes)14320211228
Ichi The KillerAs sadomasochistic yakuza enforcer Kakihara searches for his missing boss he comes across Ichi, a repressed and psychotic killer who may be able to inflict levels of pain that Kakihara has only dreamed of achieving.2001Takashi Miike (*)Action, Crime, Drama, Horror7.0 (55K votes)12920211228
Late Spring [Banshun]Several people try to talk 27-year-old Noriko into marrying, but all she wants is to keep on caring for her widowed father.1949Yasujirô Ozu (*)Drama8.3 (16.5K votes)10820220315
Like Someone in LoveIn Tokyo, a young sex worker develops an unexpected connection with a widower over a period of two days.2012Abbas Kiarostami, Banafsheh ModaressiDrama7.0 (12.7K votes)10920230830
Linda Linda LindaA music group of girls need to learn to play a song before the school festival.2005Nobuhiro YamashitaComedy, Drama, Music7.5 (3.9K votes)11420211228
Love Exposure [Ai no mukidashi]A bizarre love triangle forms between a young Catholic upskirt photographer, a misandric girl and a manipulative cultist.2008Sion SonoAction, Comedy, Drama, Romance8.1 (13.4K votes)23720211228
Mother [Mazâ]Akiko (Masami Nagasawa) is a single mother and her son is Shuhei (Sho Gunji). Akiko casually has sex with other men, including Ryo (Sadao Abe). Akiko is the only person whom Shuhei can rely on. One day, Shuhei makes a shocking dec...2020Tatsushi ÔmoriDrama, Thriller6.8 (3.4K votes)120240501
Night's Tightrope [Shôjo]Based on the novel Shojo by Kanae Minato, watch for the story of high school student Yuki who plans to see a dead body. She is more than just a little jealous of another student who has seen the corpse of a person. The morbidity has 2016Yukiko MishimaMystery6.1 (243 votes)12020211228
Nobody Knows [Dare mo shiranai]In a small Tokyo apartment, twelve-year-old Akira must care for his younger siblings after their mother leaves them and shows no sign of returning.2004Hirokazu KoreedaDrama8.1 (27K votes)14120211228
Noriko's Dinner Table [Noriko no shokutaku]A teenager called Noriko Shimabara runs away from her family in Tokoyama, to meet Kumiko, the leader of an Internet BBS, Haikyo.com. She becomes involved with Kumiko's "family circle", which grows darker after the mass suicide of 54 2005Sion SonoDrama, Horror7.1 (4.5K votes)15920211228
Noroi - The CurseA documentary filmmaker explores seemingly unrelated paranormal incidents connected by the legend of an ancient demon called the "kagutaba."2005Kôji ShiraishiHorror, Mystery, Thriller7.0 (11.8K votes)11520211228
Outrage [Autoreiji]The boss of a major crime syndicate orders his lieutenant to bring a rogue gang of drug traffickers in line, a job that gets passed on to his long-suffering subordinate.2010Takeshi Kitano (*)Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller6.8 (13.2K votes)10920211228
Pale Moon [Kami no tsuki]A mellow drama following the moral decline of a housewife turned bank employee who embezzles a fortune from her customers and indulges in an affair with a younger man. Set in 1994, shortly after the burst of Japan's economic bubble.2014Daihachi YoshidaDrama6.8 (866 votes)12620211228
Pulse [Kairo]Two groups of people discover evidence that suggests spirits may be trying to invade the human world through the Internet.2001Kiyoshi KurosawaHorror, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller6.6 (19.3K votes)11920211228
Rage [Ikari]A grisly unsolved murder links three seemingly unrelated stories in three different Japanese cities.2016Sang-il LeeDrama, Mystery, Thriller7.0 (2.8K votes)14220211228
RanIn Medieval Japan, an elderly warlord retires, handing over his empire to his three sons. However, he vastly underestimates how the new-found power will corrupt them and cause them to turn on each other...and him.1985Akira Kurosawa (*)Action, Drama, War8.2 (121.7K votes)16220211228
RashomonThe rape of a bride and the murder of her samurai husband are recalled from the perspectives of a bandit, the bride, the samurai's ghost and a woodcutter.1950Akira Kurosawa (*)Crime, Drama, Mystery8.2 (163.2K votes)8820211228
Rebirth [Yôkame no semi]After the collapse of their relationship, Kiwako abducts the 6-month old child of a man she was having an affair with. Raising the child as her own, it is four years before the authorities catch up with her and the young child.2011Izuru NarushimaDrama7.2 (885 votes)14720240501
RinguA reporter and her ex-husband investigate a cursed video tape that is rumored to kill the viewer seven days after watching it.1998Hideo NakataHorror, Mystery7.2 (68K votes)9620211228
Sansho the BailiffIn medieval Japan, a compassionate governor is sent into exile. His wife and children try to join him, but are separated, and the children grow up amid suffering and oppression.1954Kenji Mizoguchi (*)Drama8.4 (16K votes)12420211228
Scrap HeavenThe lives of a young cop, a sanitation worker and a brooding pharmacist violently intersect on a bus that's hijacked by a suicidal political flunky, then cross paths again months later.2005Sang-il LeeDrama6.9 (453 votes)11720211228
Scythian Lamb, The [Hitsuji no ki]Suffering from population decline, the small seaside town of Uobuka decides to welcome 6 strangers into the community. A malevolent fishing boat operator (Kazuki Kitamura), a sexy caregiver, a frightening launderer, a timid barber, a2017Daihachi YoshidaThriller6.2 (558 votes)12620211228
Shinjuku Triad Society [Shinjuku kuroshakai - Chaina mafia sensô]Amidst a Chinese and Japanese mafia war, a lawyer for the Chinese mob finds a rift forming between him and his corrupt police office brother.1995Takashi Miike (*)Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller6.7 (2.3K votes)10020211228
Shoplifters [Manbiki kazoku]A family of small-time crooks take in a child they find outside in the cold.2018Hirokazu KoreedaCrime, Drama, Thriller7.9 (75.5K votes)12120220822
Snow White Murder Case, The [Shirayuki hime satsujin jiken]A young woman who works at cosmetic company becomes the prime suspect after her beautiful co-worker is murdered.2014Yoshihiro NakamuraCrime, Drama, Mystery6.9 (2.1K votes)12620240501
SonatineSeveral yakuza from Tokyo are sent to Okinawa to help end a gang war. The war then escalates and the Tokyo drifters decide to lay low at the beach.1993Takeshi Kitano (*)Action, Comedy, Crime, Drama, Romance, Thriller7.5 (20.8K votes)9420211228
Strange CircusThe erotic novelist Taeko is writing a morbid story of a family destroyed by incest, murder and abuse. Her assistant, Yuji, sets on a mission to uncover the reality of this story, but the reality might be too much to bear.2005Sion SonoDrama, Horror, Mystery, Thriller7.0 (5.6K votes)10820211228
Suicide Club [Jisatsu sâkuru]A detective is trying to find the cause of a string of suicides.2001Sion SonoCrime, Drama, Horror, Mystery, Thriller6.5 (20.2K votes)9920220315
Suspect X [Yôgisha X no kenshin]It's another battle of the wits for the brilliant but eccentric physicist, Yukawa, and detective, Kaoru.2008Hiroshi NishitaniCrime, Drama, Mystery7.3 (3.4K votes)12820211228
Sway [Yureru]On the anniversary of the death of the mother of a hip and happening Tokyo-based photographer, the son returns to his hometown for the funeral. What follows is a return to the past that is more than just a trek home. Old relationship2006Miwa NishikawaCrime, Drama7.0 (1.1K votes)12020211228
TampopoA truck driver stops at a small family-run noodle shop and decides to help its fledgling business. The story is intertwined with various vignettes about the relationship of love and food.1985Jûzô ItamiComedy8.0 (18K votes)11420211228
Themis [Himizu]After two teenagers from abusive households befriend each other, their lives take a dark adventure into existentialism, despair, and human frailty.2011Sion SonoCrime, Drama7.0 (4K votes)12920220315
Third Murder, The [Sandome no satsujin]A courtroom drama centered around the murder of a factory president.2017Hirokazu KoreedaCrime, Drama, Mystery6.7 (6.4K votes)12420211228
Tokyo Slaves [Doreiku - Boku to 23-nin no dorei]Brother and sister are drawn into a thrilling game of survival, in which they use a bizarre device called SCM to turn others into their slaves.2014Sakichi SatoMystery4.2 (159 votes)10020240501
Tokyo Story [Tôkyô monogatari]An old couple visit their children and grandchildren in the city, but receive little attention.1953Yasujirô Ozu (*)Drama8.2 (59.2K votes)13620211228
Tora! Tora! Tora!The story of the 1941 Japanese air raid on Pearl Harbor, and the series of preceding American blunders that aggravated its effectiveness.1970Richard Fleischer, Kinji Fukasaku, Toshio Masuda, Akira KurosawaAction, Drama, History, War7.5 (35.8K votes)14420230619
Traces of Sin [Gukôroku]An investigations on murder didn't reach to any results, until a journalist discover new information that get on the trail of the criminal.2016Kei IshikawaDrama, Mystery6.7 (1K votes)12020211228
Ugetsu [Ugetsu monogatari]A tale of ambition, family, love, and war set in the midst of the Japanese Civil Wars of the sixteenth century.1953Kenji Mizoguchi (*)Drama, Fantasy, War8.2 (22.8K votes)9620211228
Villain [Akunin]A young woman's murder provokes reflection on the ugliness and villainy of modern society.2010Sang-il LeeCrime, Drama, Romance7.0 (2K votes)13920240501
Violent Cop [Sono otoko, kyôbô ni tsuki]A violence prone police officer discovers that his colleague is trafficking drugs.1989Takeshi Kitano (*)Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller7.2 (11.6K votes)10320211228
Visitor Q [Bijitâ Q]A troubled and perverted family find their lives intruded by a mysterious stranger who seems to help find a balance in their disturbing natures.2001Takashi Miike (*)Comedy, Drama, Horror, Thriller6.6 (15.9K votes)8420211228
Voice of Sin, The [Tsumi no koe]A newspaper reporter is working on an investigative piece regarding an unsolved mystery dating back thirty years. there was gangsterism and extortion at play. As part of his work the man comes across a riddle of a cassette tape. A...2020Nobuhiro DoiCrime, Drama, Thriller6.6 (645 votes)14220240511
Wilderness - Part One [Ah, kôya] The year is 2021 and years of mismanagement have left Japan a broken society riddled with poverty and underemployment. Kenji is visibly disabled and has an inferiority complex. Shinji is released from prison and has time in his ha...2017Yoshiyuki KishiDrama7.2 (358 votes)15720240511
Wilderness - Part Two [Ah, kôya 2] In the sequel to the first part, which was released simultaneously to this film, Shinji and Kenji join a boxing club. The former is just released from a prison for young offenders. The latter has a speech disability and suffers bo...2017Yoshiyuki KishiDrama7.1 (283 votes)14720240511
Woman in the Dunes [Suna no onna]An entomologist on vacation is trapped by local villagers into living with a woman whose life task is shoveling sand for them.1964Hiroshi TeshigaharaDrama, Thriller8.5 (19.3K votes)14720211228
Wood Job! [Ujjobu; Kamisari nânâ nichijô]After failing to get into university, a soft city boy randomly picks a job in forestry.2014Shinobu YaguchiAdventure, Comedy7.5 (3.1K votes)11620211228
World of Kanako, The [Kawaki]As former detective Akikazu searches for his missing daughter, Kanako, he soon learns she has a mysterious secret life.2014Tetsuya NakashimaDrama, Mystery, Thriller6.5 (5K votes)11820211228