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Japanese Live Action Movies
About one gloomy girl named Mei who injures the most popular male student named Yamato. Somehow, Yamato likes Mei and one day, Yamato saves Mei from a stalker by kissing her. From that kiss, their love story begins · Miyazaki asks Noboru and Momose to pretend they are dating to stop bad rumor ...
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25 Great Live-Action Japanese Films
A list of exceptional live-action Japanese films. Honorable mention to the films Three Outlaw Samurai (1964), Ping Pong (2002), Hula Girls (2006), and Tokyo Sonata (2008).
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Reddit
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r/Letterboxd on Reddit: Suggest some Japanese live-action flicks
March 18, 2023 -
I've been meaning to get more into Asian Cinema, especially Japanese live-action films. I have seen a bunch of anime - mostly studio Ghibli and so on and so forth. I wish to watch more live-action films and get deeper into their culture.
The above films/shows are the ones I've seen. I sorted by Watched and films produced in Japan so ignore any non-Japanese films in there.
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Due to Letterboxd weirdness, some of these films aren’t Japanese; like The Host which is by the Korean director Bong Joon-ho (who did Parasite) or Happy Together which is by the Hong Kong director Wong Kar-wai. Not sure why Nope and Marie Antoinette are there either. You’re almost entirely missing the classic era of Japanese cinema - Ozu, Kurosawa, etc - when Japan was basically on top of the world. I’m sure other commenters are better educated on the matter and can recommend some from that era beyond the extremely obvious (Tokyo Story, Ikiru, Fires on the Plain, Ran, Sword of Doom, Yojimbo, etc). Some modern Japanese movies worth checking out: Battle Royale Unforgiven (Japan-set remake of the Clint Eastwood movie) Departures The Twilight Samurai When the Last Sword is Drawn Adrift in Tokyo The Woodsman and the Rain Black Rain The works of Takeshi Kitano (Hana-bi, Kikujiro, his Zatoichi reboot, Sonatine, Kids Return, etc) Some Takashi Miike movies (The Happiness of the Katakuris, his remakes of 13 Assassins and Hara-kiri, The Bird People of China, Audition, Gozu, Sukiyaki Western Django, etc) The works of Hirokazu Kore-eda (Still Walking, Shoplifters, Like Father Like Son, After Life, Nobody Knows, etc)
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A recommendation from each decade: Tokyo Drifter (1966) -- Old school Yakuza movie Lady Snowblood (1973) -- One of the best revenge flicks and the primary inspiration for Kill Bill Ran (1985) -- Samurai epic about a kingdom falling apart Ringu (1998) -- Japanese horror film that kicked off a swath of Hollywood remakes Battle Royale (2000) -- The original "put a bunch of kids on an island and make them fight" First Love (2019) -- A more modern Yakuza movie Drive My Car (2021) -- A long, emotional exploration of a play director's coping with loss
MyDramaList
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Live Action Shows/Movies Japan (171 shows) - MyDramaList
A list of all japanese live action shows and movies I've seen. The list only includes live actions from anime/manga that I remember that it was a live action one. The list does not include novel adaptations.
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Live Action Japan (Based on Manga/Anime)
A Japanese teenager with the ability to see ghosts gains a soul reaper's powers and begins his duties as a substitute soul reaper.DirectorShinsuke SatôStarsSôta FukushiHana SugisakiRyô Yoshizawa
Reddit
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r/movies on Reddit: What are some good live-action Japanese movies?
February 9, 2022 -
(... in terms of anything, just as long as it's a good movie)
'Cause the nomination of Drive My Car in the current Oscars and the general popularity of anime (movies) made me realize that most people (including me) don't realize that Japan has a big live-action film industry because they mostly only know Japan for anime (in terms of movies/TV)
One good Japanese movie I know is Audition, which is about a man who wants a new wife because his previous one died of cancer, so he sets up a movie role audition for women and finds the woman he likes the most. Let's just say he's gonna regret choosing the woman she chose
CBR
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20 Best Live-Action Japanese Series
June 21, 2025 - ... The main cast of The Makanai: Cooking for the Maiko House pose for a promotional pictureImage via Netflix · The Makanai: Cooking for the Maiko House is a live-action adaptation of the manga Kiyo in Kyoto, which follows two best friends, Sumire and Kiyo, who move away from their hometown ...
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Japanese Live Action Adaptations MASTER LIST TO BE SPLIT UP (348 shows) - MyDramaList
Japanese movies, dramas and specials that are live action adaptations of manga and/or anime. ***currently a work in progress***If a title is missing please let me know.
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Live action Anime/Manga
The Earth's moon is suddenly 70% smaller and permanently crescent shaped by a devastating and unknown force. For the students of E Class, Kunugigaoka Junior High School, the being responsible is known, as their teacher. The strange and very supportive entity has given the Japanese government ...
Pinterest
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30 Watched Japanese Live Action ideas
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Wikipedia
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List of highest-grossing Japanese films - Wikipedia
5 hours ago - Films made in Japan produce revenue through various sources; the lists below only consider box office earnings at cinemas, not other sources of income such as merchandising or home video. The lists include both anime and live-action films produced by Japanese studios, but do not include English-language international co-productions between Japanese and Hollywood studios.
Unseen Japan
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'Kokuho' Becomes Biggest Live Action Hit in Japanese Film History - Unseen Japan
November 26, 2025 - This amount, worth approximately 111 million USD, has allowed Kokuho to dethrone longtime domestic live-action box office champ Bayside Shakedown 2. (踊る大捜査線 THE MOVIE 2 レインボーブリッジを封鎖せよ!).
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Best Japanese Live-Action Movies
The lives of a bored suburban couple are changed forever when a seemingly nice old man gives their daughter a job at his fish store, and soon his gruesome hobbies are brought to light.DirectorSion SonoStarsMitsuru FukikoshiDendenAsuka Kurosawa ... Things go badly for a hack director and film crew shooting a low budget zombie movie in an abandoned WWII Japanese facility, when they are attacked by real zombies.DirectorShin'ichirô UedaStarsTakayuki HamatsuYuzuki AkiyamaHarumi Shuhama
ScreenRant
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10 Best Live-Action Anime Adaptations Not From Hollywood, Ranked
October 30, 2023 - Hollywood has had a difficult relationship with anime, but Japan boasts a wide breadth of great live-action films based on anime and manga.
Taste of Cinema
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The 30 Best Japanese Live Action Movies Based on Manga
Taste of Cinema - Movie Reviews and Classic Movie Lists · > Lists · > Film Lists · > The 30 Best Japanese Live Action Movies Based on Manga · Posted on May 8, 2016May 8, 2016by Panos Kotzathanasis · 20. From Me to You (Naoto Kumazawa, 2010) Based on the romantic manga “Kimi no Todoke”, “From Me to You” tells the story of the relationship between two very different classmates.
Pinterest
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180 Japanese Film Favs - Live-Action ideas
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Japan Today
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There are now zero Japanese live-action films in the country’s top 10 highest earning movies, but why? - Japan Today
Disney also has a spot, and the remaining two movies, both non-Japanese productions, are "Titanic" and the first "Harry Potter." ... Not only are there no longer any Japanese live-action movies in the top 10, there are only three in to the top 50: "Bayside Shakedown 2" at number 11, 1983’s ...
Wikipedia
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Category:Japanese action films - Wikipedia
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Good Japanese Live-Action Films – OTAKU LOUNGE
May 23, 2016 - I haven’t seen either the Hanakimi or the Anohana live-action though so I’ll have to take your word for it. ... I’m not too big one Japanese film mainly because of the poor film quality etc. You should totally check out Helter Skelter if you haven’t already. Its a psychology drama. Its one of my top must watch movies.
Quora
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What are your top 5 Japanese live action movies? - Quora
Answer (1 of 3): ❀ ₊⁻∘･ Now Playing: ❝Material Girl - Madonna❞ [▶︎/❙❙/◼︎/⟳] 1:28 ⸠——❍—————⸡ 3:47 Q: What are your top 5 Japanese live action movies? A: Despite my love for Japanese language and culture, anime and manga has never been my cup of tea.