1. Someone (何者)
5 university students gather to exchange information on their job search activities. They encourage each other and post their thoughts & worries on Twitter, but behind that they have a lot on their minds. Takuto Ninomiya observes those around him. His roommate Kotaro Kamiya has a bright personality and communicates well with others. Mizuki Tanabe is Kotaro Kamiya’s ex-girlfriend. Takuto Ninomiya has feelings for his roommate's ex-girlfriend. Rika Kobayakawa is determined to land a job. Takayoshi Miyamoto is critical of job-seeking activities, but he later tries to get a job.
It has an average vote of 6.8 on TMDB.
2. Impotent (不能者)
A "short" boy who is unable to perform satisfactory sexual acts. His childhood sweetheart understands him and a new life begins, but it does not go well. A sincere story that warns against the superficial liberation of sexuality. The lead actress, Eri Nakaoji , is lovely. Original story and production by actress Matsui Yasuko. One of the best works by the prolific director Satoru Kobayashi.
3. Tokyo Bath Harem (女浮世風呂)
A public bath house is the scene of illegal female slave trading operations in 18th century Japan and government spy Shinzo is sent in to expose the ringleaders as well as working to get a law passed eliminating coed bathing.
It has an average vote of 3 on TMDB.
4. The Door into Summer (夏への扉 ―キミのいる未来へ―)
A pioneering roboticist awakens in 2025 after decades in cryosleep. To change the past and reunite with his adopted sister, he seeks a way back to 1995.
It has an average vote of 6.1 on TMDB.
5. We Made a Beautiful Bouquet (花束みたいな恋をした)
Two people meet each other after missing the last train home, leading to a beautiful relationship over five years.
It has an average vote of 7.7 on TMDB.
6. Rashomon (羅生門)
Brimming with action while incisively examining the nature of truth, "Rashomon" is perhaps the finest film ever to investigate the philosophy of justice. Through an ingenious use of camera and flashbacks, Kurosawa reveals the complexities of human nature as four people recount different versions of the story of a man's murder and the rape of his wife.
It has an average vote of 8.09 on TMDB.
7. Onsen Geisha: Yubune de Ippatsu (温泉芸者 湯舟で一発)
In accordance with ancient rituals a landlady who runs a hot spring spa, known for its fertility, needs to conceive or she will be forced to leave. Meanwhile the owner of the spa is happy to indulge in the erotic attentions of the many geishas working there who have hopes to replace her if she fails in her duty.
It has an average vote of 2 on TMDB.
8. Jin-Roh: The Wolf Brigade (人狼 JIN-ROH)
A member of an elite paramilitary counter-terrorism unit becomes traumatized after witnessing the suicide bombing of a young girl and is forced to undergo retraining. However, unbeknownst to him, he becomes a key player in a dispute between rival police divisions, as he finds himself increasingly involved with the sister of the girl he saw die.
It has an average vote of 7.4 on TMDB.
9. The Bridge on the River Kwai
The classic story of English POWs in Burma forced to build a bridge to aid the war effort of their Japanese captors. British and American intelligence officers conspire to blow up the structure, but Col. Nicholson, the commander who supervised the bridge's construction, has acquired a sense of pride in his creation and tries to foil their plans.
It has an average vote of 7.831 on TMDB.
10. Dolls (ドールズ)
Dolls takes puppeteering as its overriding motif, which relates thematically to the action provided by the live characters. Chief among those tales is the story of Matsumoto and Sawako, a young couple whose relationship is about to be broken apart by the former's parents, who have insisted their son take part in an arranged marriage to his boss' daughter.
It has an average vote of 7.55 on TMDB.
11. Lost in Translation
Two lost souls visiting Tokyo -- the young, neglected wife of a photographer and a washed-up movie star shooting a TV commercial -- find an odd solace and pensive freedom to be real in each other's company, away from their lives in America.
It has an average vote of 7.397 on TMDB.
12. Zatoichi (座頭市)
Blind traveler Zatoichi is a master swordsman and a masseur with a fondness for gambling on dice games. When he arrives in a village torn apart by warring gangs, he sets out to protect the townspeople.
It has an average vote of 7.242 on TMDB.
13. Hokusai (Hokusai)
The unknown life of Ukiyo-e artist Katsushika Hokusai in the Edo period, who is said to have painted more than 30,000 works throughout his life, such as "Thirty-Six Views of Mount Fuji"
It has an average vote of 6.487 on TMDB.
14. A Map of Love Blooming in the Sky (空に咲く愛の地図)
The man feels nostalgic when he sees the coastal townscape he hasn't seen in a long time, and when he heads to the beach, his ex is waiting for him. Although he is a model now, he was still in his infancy at the time, and it was thanks to his lover, a government official, that the fire was ignited...but that lover was also demoted and there was no sign of him looking back...
It has an average vote of 2 on TMDB.
15. Summer Men's Love Beach (夏男たちのラブビーチ)
Bad at sports, Takeshi and Ryo, a gay couple, get together with Akira and Mitsuo, another gay couple, to participate in a beach volleyball tournament all the while Ryo is set to meet a man he met on a dating site. As the tension grows, Takeshi's older sister, Rika, shows up with her lover, Yuichi, who was the captain of the volleyball club in high school.
16. The Goddess Cums Again (ぐしょ濡れ女神は今日もイク!)
Asakura Kotomi's last film serves as her official farewell and was partly filmed as the adult star's send-off. A woman was a regular office lady when she had an affair with her boss. She quit her job however and subsequently met an old friend. She was connected to a new position being a counselor as a result. She would counsel men at the customers' houses. Clients are men who have no friends or families and suffer from sexual dysfunctions. She proved to be helpful.
It has an average vote of 2 on TMDB.
17. Human Livestock (遊び妻 昼下がりの快楽)
Tamie’s husband Shuhei is a famous novelist. However he mysteriously disappeared after WWII. One day, his old friend Mikuni shows up to Tamie’s house. He accuses Tamie of killing him. Mikuni shows her proof, in the form of a letter the novelist wrote before he disappeared. However, the truth is much more twisted than he could imagine... This period film, set in post-WWII Japan, is truly one of the more bizarre and twisted Pink Films you'll ever see.
It has an average vote of 2 on TMDB.
18. The Man Who Assassinated Ryoma (竜馬を斬った男)
The Man Who Assassinated Ryoma is a movie about a haunted blood-thirsty Bakufu officer who might have killed Ryoma Sakamoto.
It has an average vote of 6 on TMDB.
19. Naku onna (泣く女)
A couple agrees to surrogacy for childless couple who want to do it by natural insemination. But when the first attempt doesn’t take they try again… and again… and again.
It has an average vote of 2 on TMDB.
20. Maruhi kyôsei-zai: Bed ga nureru ((秘)強精剤 ベッドが濡れる)
A woman works as a nude model for vinyl books. She breaks up with her cameraman, and starts living with a cute male university student. One day, she goes to the supermarket to buy a change of lingerie for a shoot, but realizes she doesn't have the money, so she shoplifts. There, she meets a middle-aged man that also shoplifts. She goes out drinking with the middle-aged man because of their affinity, and they end up in bed. The two start dating. The woman decides to invite the middle-aged man to her room because she thinks the two-way relationship between a college student and a middle-aged man is fun. When the two men run into one another, they are surprised. It turns out they are father and son! From there, the strange cohabitation of the three begin... And that's just the tip of the iceberg.
It has an average vote of 2 on TMDB.