Spirited Away (2001), The Castle of Cagliostro (1979), InuYasha: The Castle Beyond the Looking Glass (2002), InuYasha the Movie 3: Swords of an Honorable Ruler (2003), Mirai (2018), Sen to Chihiro no kamikakushi (2001), InuYasha the Movie 4: Fire on the Mystic Island (2004), Mononoke-hime (1997) ... Let's take a look at the ranked list of the best Japanese movies.
Storyline: 10-year-old Chihiro (Daveigh Chase) moves with her parents to a new home in the Japanese countryside. After taking a wrong turn down a wooded path, Chihiro and her parents discover an amusement park with a stall containing an assortment of food. To her surprise, Chihiro's parents begin eating and then transform into pigs. In this supernatural realm, Chihiro encounters a host of characters and endures labor in a bathhouse for spirits, awaiting a reunion with her parents.
Plot Keywords: fantasy, animation, adventure, japanese, magic, coming of age, spirits ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: A thief called the Wolf becomes embroiled in a greedy count's plot to marry a princess he holds captive.
Plot Keywords: animation, adventure, comedy, crime, mystery, action, fantasy ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: InuYasha and his companions try to prevent a demon's minions from weaving a powerful spell.
Plot Keywords: animation, fantasy, adventure, japanese, movie, romance, action ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: Two brothers (Richard Ian Cox, David Kaye) set aside their differences to stop the destructive power of an evil sword.
Plot Keywords: animation, fantasy, adventure, action, japanese, movie, feature film ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: A young boy named Kun feels forgotten by his family when his little sister Mirai arrives. Running away from home, Kun stumbles upon a magical garden that serves as a time-traveling gateway where he encounters his mother as a little girl and has a series of adventures with his baby sister who is all grown up, opening a new perspective on his world.
Plot Keywords: animation, family, fantasy, coming of age, japanese, children, time travel ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: Chihiro and her parents are moving to a small Japanese town in the countryside, much to Chihiro's dismay. On the way to their new home, Chihiro's father makes a wrong turn and drives down a lonely one-lane road which dead-ends in front of a tunnel. Her parents decide to stop the car and explore the area. They go through the tunnel and find an abandoned amusement park on the other side, with its own little town. When her parents see a restaurant with great-smelling food but no staff, they decide to eat and pay later. However, Chihiro refuses to eat and decides to explore the theme park a bit more. She meets a boy named Haku who tells her that Chihiro and her parents are in danger, and they must leave immediately. She runs to the restaurant and finds that her parents have turned into pigs. In addition, the theme park turns out to be a town inhabited by demons, spirits, and evil gods. At the center of the town is a bathhouse where these creatures go to relax. The owner of the bathhouse ...
Plot Keywords: animation, fantasy, adventure, japanese, spirits, coming of age, magic ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: A warrior (Richard Ian Cox) battles four brutal adversaries to help a race of half-demons.
Plot Keywords: animation, fantasy, adventure, action, japanese, movie, sequel ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: While protecting his village from rampaging boar-god/demon, a confident young warrior, Ashitaka, is stricken by a deadly curse. To save his life, he must journey to the forests of the west. Once there, he's embroiled in a fierce campaign that humans were waging on the forest. The ambitious Lady Eboshi and her loyal clan use their guns against the gods of the forest and a brave young woman, Princess Mononoke, who was raised by a wolf-god. Ashitaka sees the good in both sides and tries to stem the flood of blood. This is met by animosity by both sides as they each see him as supporting the enemy.
Plot Keywords: animation, fantasy, adventure, japanese, forest, nature, environmental ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: On December 18, Kyon finds that several traces of the SOS Brigade have mysteriously disappeared from his life. Mikuru and Yuki do not seem to recall meeting him, and Haruhi and Itsuki do not attend North High School. In addition, all the former Brigade members have become normal people. Eventually, Kyon receives a message from Yuki's alien counterpart asking him to gather keys for a program that could return him to his own reality. This starts Kyon on a journey that eventually leads him back to the night Haruhi first became interested in meeting aliens, time travelers, and espers.—Dsneybuf
Plot Keywords: animation, science fiction, mystery, comedy, drama, supernatural, time travel ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: Kaneda is a bike gang leader whose close friend Tetsuo gets involved in a government secret project known as Akira. On his way to save Tetsuo, Kaneda runs into a group of anti-government activists, greedy politicians, irresponsible scientists and a powerful military leader. The confrontation sparks off Tetsuo's supernatural power leading to bloody death, a coup attempt and the final battle in Tokyo Olympiad where Akira's secrets were buried 30 years ago.
Plot Keywords: sci-fi, dystopian, action, violence, futuristic, tokyo, punk ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: The story follows two greedy peasants in feudal Japan, Tahei and Matashichi, who are returning home from a failed attempt to profit from a war between neighboring clans. En Route they encounter the remnants of the defeated tribe that consists, most notably, of a famous General and a Princess who are hiding out in a fortress in the mountains. General Rokurota Makabe and Princess Yuki need to escape into allied territory with their large supply of gold so that they can rebuild their shattered clan. To do this the Peasants are tricked into helping them, with the promise that they will receive a large share of the gold when the destination is reached. Along the way, the General's prowess is put to the test as he must guide the 4, and later 5 with the inclusion of a freed slave, through close encounters with the pursuing enemy, and out of difficult situations the bumbling peasants manage to get them into.
Plot Keywords: action, adventure, war, historical, drama, japanese, escape ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: After securing a major victory on the battlefield, Taketoti Washizu and one of his commanders, Yoshiaki Miki, find themselves lost in the maze-like Spider's Web forest. They come across a spirit-like seer who tells them of their future: both have been promoted because of their victory that day; Washizu will someday be the Great Lord of the Spider's Web castle while Miki's son will someday rule as Great Lord as well. When they arrive at the castle, they learn that the first part of the prophecy is correct. Washizu has no desire to become Great Lord but his ambitious wife urges him to reconsider. When the current Great Lord makes a surprise visit to his garrison outpost, Washizu is again promoted to commander of his vanguard but his wife reminds him of the danger that comes with the position. As pressure mounts, Wahizu takes action leading to its inevitable conclusion.
Plot Keywords: japanese, drama, tragedy, black and white, classic cinema, betrayal, ambition ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: Eren Yeager and others of the 104th Training Corps have just begun to become full members of the Survey Corps. As they ready themselves to face the Titans once again, their preparations are interrupted by the invasion of Wall Rose-but all is not as it seems as more mysteries are unraveled. As the Survey Corps races to save the wall, they uncover more about the invading Titans and the dark secrets of their own members.
Plot Keywords: animation, action, fantasy, adventure, war, drama, sci-fi ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: College student Yagami (Tatsuya Fujiwara) possesses a Death Note, a magical notebook that kills anyone whose name is written on its pages. Though he tries to use the notebook only to wipe out criminals, he's tempted to use it for less noble purposes. Yagami's life is complicated by a police investigation, led by the determined teen detective L (Ken'ichi Matsuyama), into the identity of a vigilante killer. TV star Miss Amane (Erika Toda), who also holds a Death Note, proves equally troublesome.
Plot Keywords: japanese, live action, thriller, supernatural, crime, drama, mystery ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: An old man makes a living by selling bamboo. One day, he finds a princess in a bamboo. The princess is only the size of a finger. Her name is Kaguya. When Kaguya grows up, 5 men from prestigious families propose to her. Kaguya asks the men to find memorable marriage gifts for her, but the 5 men are unable to find what Kaguya wants. Then, the Emperor of Japan proposes to her.
Plot Keywords: animation, fantasy, drama, japanese, folklore, princess, coming of age ...
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