1. Cold Fish (冷たい熱帯魚)
Shamoto runs a small tropical fish shop. When his daughter Mitsuko is caught shoplifting at a grocery store a man named Murata steps in to settle things between the girl and the store manager. Murata also runs a tropical fish shop and he and Shamoto soon become friendly. However Murata hides many dark secrets behind his friendly face.
It has an average vote of 6.9 on TMDB.
2. Strange Circus (奇妙なサーカス)
The 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.
It has an average vote of 7.2 on TMDB.
3. 964 Pinocchio (ピノキオ√964)
Pinocchio 964, lobotomised cyborg sex slave, is thrown out onto the street by his owners because of his inability to maintain an erection. He is befriended by a criminally insane, memory-wiped, homeless girl. Meanwhile, the corporate entity who manufactured and sold him plots to kill him because of his malfunction.
It has an average vote of 5.601 on TMDB.
4. Why Don't You Play in Hell? (地獄でなぜ悪い)
In Japan, gonzo filmmakers hatch a three-pronged plan to save an actress's career, end a yakuza war and make a hit movie.
It has an average vote of 7.364 on TMDB.
5. Himizu (ヒミズ)
After two teenagers from abusive households befriend each other, their lives take a dark adventure into existentialism, despair, and human frailty.
It has an average vote of 7.1 on TMDB.
6. Guilty of Romance (恋の罪)
A detective probes the brutal murder of a woman in a red light district while a housewife hides her double life as a prostitute from her husband.
It has an average vote of 6.952 on TMDB.
7. Crocodile (악어)
Under the Han River lives Crocodile, a rugged member of the lumpenproletariat who exists from schemes and stealing. His position as a scavenger of society undermines South Korea’s boasts of its newfound economic position as an Asian Tiger. One day, Crocodile finds a girl floating in his river.
It has an average vote of 6.4 on TMDB.
8. Initiation Love (イニシエーション・ラブ)
Set in Shizuoka and Tokyo, Japan in the late 1980's. Takkun is a university student in Shizuoka attempting to find a job. Mayu is a dental hygienist. They meet through a blind date and begin to date, but Takkun finds a job in Tokyo and goes there. They begin a long distance relationship, but their relationship breaks down.
It has an average vote of 7.514 on TMDB.
9. If You Were Me (여섯 개의 시선)
Anthology film of six shorts by leading Korean directors. Park Chan-Wook, tackles racial prejudice and the economic exploitation of immigrant workers through the real-life story of a Nepalese woman in Korea. Jeong Jae-Eun, tackles the plight of a paedophile released into the community. Yeo Gyun-Dong, invites disabled actor Kim Moon-Joo to re-enact his most famous protest. Im Soon-Rye, goes for the engrained sexism of Korean men with superb wit and, Park Jin-Pyo, confronts the horror of children forced into oral surgery to improve their English-speaking ability.
It has an average vote of 6 on TMDB.
10. The Days Between (In den Tag hinein)
Lynn is a cheerful 22-year-old who works at a cafe and lives with her brother. Though she has no real direction in life, she is happy. Conversely, her boyfriend, David, is a career-driven swimmer who seems to care only about his training. Then Lynn meets Japanese exchange student Koji, and, though they speak different languages and spend most of their time together in silence, the two soon become closer than she and David had ever been.
It has an average vote of 6.2 on TMDB.
11. Love & Peace (ラブ＆ピース)
A man, who once dreamed of becoming a punk rocker, is working as a low salaryman at a musical instrument parts company. He's secretly in love with his colleague. One day, he finds a little turtle on the rooftop, naming it Pikadon.
It has an average vote of 6.9 on TMDB.
12. Mr. Thank You (有りがたうさん)
In Depression-era Japan, a courteous bus driver carries an eclectic group of passengers from the mountainous Izu to Tokyo.
It has an average vote of 7.1 on TMDB.
13. Love/Juice (Love/Juice)
Twenty-something lesbian Chinatsu shares a one-bedroom apartment with heterosexual Kyoko. Although Chinatsu and Kyoko have a passing attraction, Kyoko is mostly interested in men, especially one who tends the fish in a pet store, who despite her efforts, doesn't seem to be interested in her.
It has an average vote of 5.6 on TMDB.
14. Traces of Sin (愚行録)
Tanaka is going through a tough time trying to support his younger sister Mitsuko, recently arrested and hold up in jail. As an investigative reporter, he immerses himself into a story about a shocking murder case gone cold; a family was brutally murdered a year ago and the case remains unsolved.
It has an average vote of 6.5 on TMDB.
15. Portals
A man on the run discovers a mysterious platform that might be the key to his escape
It has an average vote of 6 on TMDB.
16. Dawn of the Felines (牝猫たち)
A story of three escort girls living in Ikebukuro, Tokyo. They work at the same escort service while feeling lonely in their urban lives.
It has an average vote of 6 on TMDB.
17. Three Songs for Benazir (دری سندری د بینظیر لپاره)
The story of Shaista, a young man who—newly married to Benazir and living in a camp for displaced persons in Kabul—struggles to balance his dreams of being the first from his tribe to join the Afghan National Army with the responsibilities of starting a family. Even as Shaista’s love for Benazir is palpable, the choices he must make to build a life with her have profound consequences.
It has an average vote of 6.237 on TMDB.
18. The Cabbage-Patch Fairy (La fée aux choux)
A brief fantasy tale involving a strange fairy who can produce and deliver babies coming out of cabbages. This film is lost or never existed. Copies of it online are actually the 1900 remake.
It has an average vote of 5.2 on TMDB.
19. Tokyo Tribe (トウキョウ トライブ)
In an alternate Japan, territorial street gangs form opposing factions collectively known as the Tokyo Tribes. The simmering tension between them is about to boil over into all-out war.
It has an average vote of 6.541 on TMDB.
20. Eureka (ユリイカ)
In rural Japan, the survivors of a tragedy converge and attempt to overcome their damaged selves, all while a serial killer is on the loose.
It has an average vote of 7.6 on TMDB.
