1. Caution, Hazardous Wife: The Movie (劇場版 奥様は、取り扱い注意)
At the end of the TV series of the same name, it is revealed that the husband works for the Public Security Bureau, and their marriage is a cover to keep her under surveillance. In spite of his mission, he falls in love with Nami and tries to convince her not to get involved in other people’s affairs. She is being monitored as a state-level security risk, and the bureau is unwilling to tolerate any more trouble from her. However, to save a friend, Nami runs out of the house and risks everything she has to confront the enemy. When she comes home, she finds her husband pointing a gun at her! A gunshot echoes through the quiet, upscale neighborhood…The movie picks up where the controversial ending of the drama series left off!!
It has an average vote of 7.25 on TMDB.
2. Strawberry Shortcakes (ストロベリーショートケイクス)
Follows the ups and downs of four female friends in Tokyo looking for love and trying to cope with the responsibilities in their lives.
It has an average vote of 5.8 on TMDB.
3. A Hundred Flowers (百花)
Diagnosed with dementia, Yuriko's mind quickly begins to fade. Yet, for her son Izumi, memories of the mother feel as vivid as when he lived them. One in particular, when he believed she had disappeared, haunts him terribly.
It has an average vote of 6.773 on TMDB.
4. Sleeping Betty (Sleeping Betty)
Princess Betty sleeps in a narcoleptic stupor. The king appeals to his subjects to wake her, and several respond: Uncle Henry VIII, Aunt Victoria, an emotional alien, a cool witch and a handsome prince. This worthy Prince Charles lookalike has to leave his royal suburb to save the princess, but will Betty be wakened with just a kiss?
It has an average vote of 6.65 on TMDB.
5. Resurrection (黄泉がえり)
When dead people starts returning to the small Japanese town of Aso, government official Kawada is dispatched to uncover the “truth”.
It has an average vote of 5.607 on TMDB.
6. Hana and Alice (花とアリス)
Two teenage best pals attracted to the same boy end up scrambling his life after he walks into a door and is knocked unconscious.
It has an average vote of 6.908 on TMDB.
7. Undo (Undo)
Moemi is not overly pleased when Yukio brings home a couple of turtles to keep her company. Although Yukio works at home as a writer, Moemi feels neglected and desired a dog or a cat, but neither is allowed in their apartment.
It has an average vote of 5.8 on TMDB.
8. My Love (你的婚礼)
Tells the 15-year love story between Zhou Xiao Qi, a long-time swimming student and You Yong Ci, a transfer student. In high school, Zhou Xiao Qi fell in love at first sight with You Yong Ci. A young and ignorant pure love, the boy silently guarded, but the girl left without saying goodbye. Life after that, 15 years of love long-distance race. Your wedding is also my coming-of-age gift.
It has an average vote of 7.1 on TMDB.
9. The Wings of the Kirin (麒麟の翼 ～劇場版・新参者～)
A man's body is found under the statue of a winged kirin in the Nihombashi area of Tokyo. A suspect named Yashima has a car accident and falls unconscious while he is attempting to run away. Yashima's lover Kaori comes from Fukushima and tells detectives that he is absolutely not a criminal. Meanwhile, Detective Kyoichiro Kaga's investigates and uncovers a point of contact between the dead body and Yashima. A hidden fact of the victim is revealed which even his children did not know about...
It has an average vote of 6.172 on TMDB.
10. Picnic (PiCNiC)
Believing that the world will end that very day, three mental patients Coco, Tsumuji, and Satoru set out upon a journey. Walking upon the tops of the walls of the city, they seek to find a picnic spot with the best vantage point to view the final event.
It has an average vote of 6.7 on TMDB.
11. April Story (四月物語)
In spring, a girl leaves the island of Hokkaido to attend university in Tokyo. Once there, she is asked to reveal why she wanted to go there in the first place.
It has an average vote of 7.241 on TMDB.
12. Barbie (바비)
Soon-young lives with her mentally handicapped father and younger sister Soon-ja. When an American man and his daughter Barbie arrive for an adoption, the family must decide who is to let go, Soon-young or Soon-ja.
It has an average vote of 7.333 on TMDB.
13. A World Without Thieves (天下无贼)
A con-team couple head west after taking a city businessman for his BMW. But an encounter with a naive young carpenter traveling home with his life savings challenges their fate as thieves.
It has an average vote of 7.181 on TMDB.
14. Norwegian Wood (ノルウェイの森)
Toru recalls his life in the 1960s, when his friend Kizuki killed himself and he grew close to Naoko, Kizuki's girlfriend, and another woman, the outgoing, lively Midori.
It has an average vote of 6.3 on TMDB.
15. You Are the Apple of My Eye (那些年，我們一起追的女孩)
A group of close friends who attend a private school all have a debilitating crush on the sunny star pupil, Shen Jiayi. The only member of the group who claims not to is Ke Jingteng, but he ends up loving her as well.
It has an average vote of 7.368 on TMDB.
16. Her Blue Sky (空の青さを知る人よ)
High school student Aoi Aioi lives with her elder sister, Akane, after a tragic accident took their parents away 13 years ago. Because Akane has since been taking care of her single-handedly, Aoi wants to move to Tokyo after her graduation to relieve her sister's burden and pursue a musical career, inspired by Akane's ex-boyfriend Shinnosuke "Shinno" Kanamuro. Shinno was part of a band until he left for Tokyo to become a professional guitarist after the sisters' parents passed away, and he was never to be seen again.
It has an average vote of 7.143 on TMDB.
17. Children of the Sea (海獣の子供)
Ruka is a young girl whose parents are separated and whose father works in an aquarium. When two boys, Umi and Sora, who were raised in the sea by dugongs, are brought to the aquarium, Ruka feels drawn to them and begins to realize that she has the same sort of supernatural connection to the ocean that they do. Umi and Sora's special power seems to be connected to strange events that have been occurring more and more frequently, such as the appearance of sea creatures far from their home territory and the disappearance of aquarium animals around the world. However, the exact nature of the boys' power and of the abnormal events is unknown, and Ruka gets drawn into investigating the mystery that surrounds her new friends.
It has an average vote of 7.097 on TMDB.
18. Farewell My Concubine (霸王别姬)
Abandoned by his prostitute mother in 1920, Douzi was raised by a theater troupe. There he meets Shitou and over the following years the two develop an act entitled "Farewell My Concubine" that brings them fame and fortune. When Shitou marries Juxian, Douzi becomes jealous, the beginnings of the acting duo's explosive breakup and tragic fall take root.
It has an average vote of 7.9 on TMDB.
19. The Double Life of Véronique (La Double Vie de Véronique)
Véronique is a beautiful young French woman who aspires to be a renowned singer; Weronika lives in Poland, has a similar career goal and looks identical to Véronique, though the two are not related. The film follows both women as they contend with the ups and downs of their individual lives, with Véronique embarking on an unusual romance with Alexandre Fabbri, a puppeteer who may be able to help her with her existential issues.
It has an average vote of 7.503 on TMDB.
20. Like Father, Like Son (そして父になる)
Ryota Nonomiya is a successful businessman driven by money. He learns that his biological son was switched with another child after birth. He must make a life-changing decision and choose his true son or the boy he raised as his own.
It has an average vote of 7.652 on TMDB.
