1. Fireworks (HANA-BI)
Detective Nishi is relieved from a stakeout to visit his sick wife in hospital. He is informed that she is terminally ill, and is advised to take her home. During his visit, a suspect shoots one detective dead and leaves Nishi's partner, Horibe, paralyzed. Nishi leaves the police force to spend time with his wife at home, and must find a way to pay off his debts to the yakuza.
It has an average vote of 7.7 on TMDB.
2. Violent Cop (その男、凶暴につき)
A detective breaks all rules of ethical conduct while investigating a colleague’s involvement in drug pushing and Yakuza activities.
It has an average vote of 7.222 on TMDB.
3. Boiling Point (３－４Ｘ１０月)
Masaki, a baseball player and gas-station attendant, gets into trouble with the local Yakuza and goes to Okinawa to get a gun to defend himself. There he meets Uehara, a tough gangster, who is in serious debt to the yakuza and planning revenge.
It has an average vote of 6.875 on TMDB.
4. Destinazione Piovarolo (Destinazione Piovarolo)
Antonio La Quaglia becomes the railroader in Piovarolo during 1922 meanwhile the fascism is raising. Later he marries a jewish woman. He has career ambitions but can not reach them.
It has an average vote of 6.9 on TMDB.
5. The Ceremony (儀式)
Oshima’s magisterial epic, centering on the ambivalent surviving heir of the Sakurada clan, uses ritual and the microcosm of the traditional family to trace the rise and fall of militaristic Japan across several decades.
It has an average vote of 7 on TMDB.
6. Under the Flag of the Rising Sun (軍旗はためく下に)
A war widow determined to clear the name of her disgraced husband, who was court-martialed for desertion and executed. Official records have been destroyed, and the ministry that distributes benefits continues to deny her a pension. Twenty-six years after the war, she seeks out four survivors of her husband's garrison. Each tells a dramatically different story about her husband's conduct, but she is determined to learn the truth.
It has an average vote of 7.5 on TMDB.
7. Ushijima the Loan Shark (闇金ウシジマくん)
Mirai Suzuki becomes responsible for her mother's debt which is owed to loan shark Kaoru Ushijima . To begin paying off her mother's debt, Mirai begins working at a dating cafe. Meanwhile, Jun is the ambitious and greedy company president for an event group. To borrow money, Jun visits Kaukau Finance owned by Kaoru Ushijima.
It has an average vote of 6.692 on TMDB.
8. The Black Balloon
Thomas is turning 16. His dad's in the army and they've just moved to a town in New South Wales; his mom is pregnant; his older brother, Charlie, who's autistic, has his own adolescent sexual issues. Thomas finds Charlie an embarrassment in public, so when Thomas is attracted to Jackie, a girl in his swim class, Charlie presents any number of obstacles when she drops by their house, when the three of them go for a walk, and during a family birthday dinner. Can Thomas find a way to enter the world of teen romance and still be his brother's keeper, or is Charlie's disability going to prove more than Thomas can handle?
It has an average vote of 6.524 on TMDB.
9. Maruyama, the Middle Schooler (中学生円山)
Katsuya Maruyama is a middle school student boy full of obscene thoughts. He then meets Tatsuo Shimoi, a single father who moves into the same apartment complex. Tatsuo Shimoi is a bit of an enigma: he doesn't get along with the housewives in the apartment complex and doesn't appear to work. Through his encounter with the mysterious single father, Katsuya grows as a person.
It has an average vote of 5.5 on TMDB.
10. Two Men in Manhattan (Deux hommes dans Manhattan)
Two French journalists become embroiled in a criminal plot in New York City involving a disappeared United Nations diplomat.
It has an average vote of 6.41 on TMDB.
11. Gamer (Gamer)
Tony is crazy about video games. But he is arrested during a hold-up which failed, and he goes to prison for eight months. When he gets out, he contacts Valery, GameStar's boss, and offers her a new video game concept.
It has an average vote of 3 on TMDB.
12. Fellini: A Director’s Notebook (Block-notes di un regista)
Fellini discusses his views of making motion pictures and his unorthodox procedures. He seeks inspiration in various out of the way places. During this film viewers go with him to the Colisseum at night, on a subway ride past Roman ruins, to the Appian Way, to a slaughterhouse, and on a visit to Marcello Mastroianni's house. Fellini also is seen in his own office interviewing a series of unusual characters seeking work or his help.
It has an average vote of 6.7 on TMDB.
13. Seven Servants
An elderly man wants to exit earth in a state of unity with all creatures. To that end, he hires a quartet of manservants to plug his facial orifices with their fingers.
It has an average vote of 4.6 on TMDB.
14. Platform (站台)
China's rapid changes from the late-1970s to the early 1990s, as seen through the lives of four performers in a theater troupe.
It has an average vote of 6.9 on TMDB.
15. Brother
A Japanese Yakuza gangster's deadly existence in his homeland gets him exiled to Los Angeles, where he is taken in by his little brother and his brother's gang.
It has an average vote of 7.107 on TMDB.
16. Aziz Ansari: Buried Alive
Standup comedian Aziz Ansari headlines his third standup special, where he shares his uniquely hilarious perspective on fears of adulthood, babies, marriage, and more. Ansari's look at life on the cusp of 30 years old is smart, unfiltered, and hysterical.
It has an average vote of 6.9 on TMDB.
17. Tokyo Drifter (東京流れ者)
After yakuza boss Kurata dissolves his own criminal empire, a rival kingpin offers a position to Kurata's top operative, Tetsuya "Phoenix Tetsu" Hondo. When the fiercely loyal Tetsu declines, Otsuka taps unstoppable Tatsuzo the "Viper", a ruthless gun-for-hire, to assassinate him. As the Viper trails his target through the countryside, the agile Phoenix Tetsu grows concerned that one of his former associates has betrayed him.
It has an average vote of 7.116 on TMDB.
18. Thermae Romae (テルマエ・ロマエ)
The story follows a Roman architect named Lucius, who is having trouble coming up with ideas. One day, he discovers a hidden tunnel underneath a spa that leads him to a modern Japanese bath house. Inspired by the innovations found there, he creates his own spa, Roma Thermae, bringing in the modern ideas to his time.
It has an average vote of 6.332 on TMDB.
19. A Scene at the Sea (あの夏、いちばん静かな海。)
A deaf garbage collector happens upon a broken and discarded surfboard. The discovery plants in him dreams of becoming a surf champion. Encouraged by his also deaf girlfriend, he persists against all odds.
It has an average vote of 7.407 on TMDB.
20. Johnny Mnemonic
In a dystopian 2021, Johnny is a data trafficker who has an implant that allows him to securely store data too sensitive for regular computer networks. On one delivery run, he accepts a package that not only exceeds the implant's safety limits—and will kill him if the data is not removed in time—but also contains information far more important and valuable than he had ever imagined. On a race against time, he must avoid the assassins sent to kill him and remove the data before it, too, ends his life.
It has an average vote of 5.747 on TMDB.
