The Handmaiden
2016 ★ 8.21930s Korea, in the period of Japanese occupation, a new girl, Sook-hee, is hired as a handmaiden to a Japanese heiress, Hideko, who lives a secluded life on a
1941 Hong Kong on Fire
1994 ★ 4.2A family suffers at the hands of the Japanese during the occupation of Hong Kong. On December 25, 1941, the Japanese army occupied Hong Kong. The pawnshop owne
Downtown no Gaki no Tsukai ya Arahende!!
1989 ★ 0.0A Japanese variety show hosted by popular Japanese owarai duo, Downtown, with comedian Hōsei Tsukitei (formerly known as Hōsei Yamasaki) and owarai duo Cocorico
Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion
2006 ★ 8.3Japan has been invaded and conquered by the Britannian Empire. Japan is now known as Area 11 and its citizens known as Elevens. The Britannian Empire takes away
Solitary Gourmet
2012 ★ 8.9Centered around typical Japanese food, a solitary salesman travelling through the country for business purposes, eats at its various establishments and experien
Furuhata Ninzaburo
1994 ★ 8.8Furuhata Ninzaburō is a Japanese television series that ran periodically on Fuji Television from 1994 until its final episodes in 2006. It was written by Japane
The Haunted Cop Shop
1987 ★ 5.9During the Japanese occupation of Hong Kong, the soldiers had a clubhouse, where, on V-J Day, they committed seppuku. Now it's a police station, and its inhabit
JOKER GAME
2016 ★ 6.7Taking place in the year 1937 on the eve of World War II, the story involves a mysterious spy training organization known as the "D Agency." The organization is
Gung Ho
1986 ★ 6.1When a western Pennsylvania auto plant is acquired by a Japanese company, brokering auto worker Hunt Stevenson faces the tricky challenge of mediating the assim
Gate
2015 ★ 7.5On August 20XX, a gate suddenly appears in Tokyo's Ginza district, unleashing a portal where monsters, medieval knights and other fantasy beings come from anoth
Black Rain
1989 ★ 6.6Two New York cops get involved in a gang war between members of the Yakuza, the Japanese Mafia. They arrest one of their killers and are ordered to escort him b
Den-noh Coil
2007 ★ 7.5Den-noh Coil, Coil — A Circle of Children, is a Japanese science fiction anime television series depicting a near future where semi-immersive augmented reality
【OSHI NO KO】
2023 ★ 8.3A small-town doctor gets sucked into the ruthless world of show business when he crosses paths with a popular teen idol who holds a secret. Oshi no Ko is a Japa
Mazinger Z
1972 ★ 8.0Mazinger Z, known briefly as Tranzor Z in the United States, is a Japanese super robot manga series written and illustrated by Go Nagai. The first manga version
From Me to You: Kimi ni Todoke
2009 ★ 8.4Nicknamed "Sadako" for her spooky appearance, high schooler Sawako begins to break out of her shell when she befriends popular boy Kazehaya. From Me to You: Kim
DDT Pro-Wrestling
★ 8.0DDT Pro-Wrestling, previously known as Dramatic Dream Team and often referred to by its initials (DDT), is a Japanese professional wrestling promotion founded i
Monster
2004 ★ 8.5Kenzou Tenma, a Japanese brain surgeon in Germany, finds his life in utter turmoil after getting involved with a psychopath that was once a former patient. The
Red Dawn
2012 ★ 5.7A city in Washington state awakens to the surreal sight of foreign paratroopers dropping from the sky—shockingly, the U.S. has been invaded and their hometown i
Green Zone
2010 ★ 6.5During the U.S.-led occupation of Baghdad in 2003, Chief Warrant Officer Roy Miller and his team of Army inspectors are dispatched to find weapons of mass destr
Cleaner
2007 ★ 6.1Single father and former cop Tom Cutler has an unusual occupation: he cleans up death scenes. But when he's called in to sterilize a wealthy suburban residence
Dirty Jobs
2005 ★ 7.0Host and everyman Mike Rowe gets the grimy scoop on downright nasty occupations. Reality Comedy
Lagaan: Once Upon a Time in India
2001 ★ 7.3The year is 1893 and India is under British occupation. In a small village, the tyrannical Captain Russell has imposed an unprecedented land tax on its citizens
Mission Hill
1999 ★ 7.5Meet overqualified, underemployed, 24-year-old Andy French. Ambition: to be a cartoonist. Occupation: salesman at Waterbed World. Hobby: Where's the party? But
The Pursuit of Happyness
2006 ★ 7.9A struggling salesman takes custody of his son as he's poised to begin a life-changing professional career. The Pursuit of Happyness is a 2006 film centered on