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Solitary Gourmet
2012 • Drama
Centered around typical Japanese food, a solitary salesman travelling through the country for business purposes, eats at its various establishments and experiences the various d…
Why matched: genres Drama
Shōgun
2024 • War & Politics • Drama
In Japan in the year 1600, at the dawn of a century-defining civil war, Lord Yoshii Toranaga is fighting for his life as his enemies on the Council of Regents unite against him,…
Why matched: genres War & Politics, Drama
Tokyo Vice
2022 • Drama • Crime
A first-hand account of the Tokyo Metropolitan Police beat following Jake Adelstein, an American journalist who embeds himself into the Tokyo Vice police squad to reveal corrupt…
Why matched: genres Drama, Crime
Shōgun
1980 • War & Politics • Drama • Action & Adventure
An English navigator becomes both a player and pawn in complex political games in feudal Japan.
Why matched: genres War & Politics, Drama
BLUE EYE SAMURAI
2023 • Animation • Action & Adventure
Driven by a dream of revenge against those who made her an outcast in Edo-period Japan, a young warrior cuts a bloody path toward her destiny.
Why matched: genres Animation, Action & Adventure
Afro Samurai
2007 • Drama • Animation • Action & Adventure
In a futuristic Japan where conflicts are settled by the sword, Afro Samurai must avenge his father's murder by challenging a powerful warrior.
Why matched: genres Drama, Animation
James May: Our Man in…
2020 • Comedy • Action & Adventure • Documentary
James May embarks on a remarkable journey across Japan, from its icy north to its balmy south. He’ll see the sights, meet the locals, and eat the noodles in a bid to truly under…
Why matched: genres Comedy, Action & Adventure
JUJUTSU KAISEN
2020 • Animation • Action & Adventure • Sci-Fi & Fantasy
Yuji Itadori is a boy with tremendous physical strength, though he lives a completely ordinary high school life. One day, to save a classmate who has been attacked by curses, he…
Why matched: genres Animation, Action & Adventure
Chibi Maruko-chan
1990 • Animation • Comedy
Meet Maruko, a sweet schoolgirl with a hefty dose of curiosity (and occasional laziness!). She sails through life in a cozy town alongside her loving parents, grandparents, and…
Why matched: genres Animation, Comedy
Ace of the Diamond
2013 • Animation
Scouted for his potential, brash left-handed pitcher Eijun Sawamura joins baseball powerhouse Seido High to become the undisputed ace of the team.
Why matched: genres Animation
Theatre of Darkness: Yamishibai
2013 • Animation
Yamishibai is a picture-story style of animation whose motif is surrounded and based off the rumors, and urban legends throughout the history of Japan.
Why matched: genres Animation
Pachinko
2022 • Drama
This sweeping saga chronicles the hopes and dreams of a Korean immigrant family across four generations as they leave their homeland in an indomitable quest to survive and thrive.
Why matched: genres Drama
In the Clear Moonlit Dusk
2026 • Drama • Animation
Yoi Takiguchi is a first-year high school student, admired for her handsome looks and honest heart, which earned her the nickname “Prince.” One day, she bumps into Kohaku Ichimu…
Why matched: genres Drama, Animation
The Pacific
2010 • War & Politics • Drama • Action & Adventure
Track the intertwined real-life stories of three U.S. Marines – Robert Leckie, John Basilone, and Eugene Sledge – across the vast canvas of the Pacific Theater during World War…
Why matched: genres War & Politics, Drama
Go for It, Nakamura-kun!!
2026 • Animation • Comedy
Nakamura falls for his classmate Hirose instantly, but they've never spoken. Can his bumbling attempts to say hello lead to a real connection?
Why matched: genres Animation, Comedy
Sunny
2024 • Drama • Mystery • Comedy
The life of an American woman living in Kyoto, Japan, is upended when her husband and son disappear in a mysterious plane crash. As consolation, she's given Sunny, one of a new…
Why matched: genres Drama, Mystery
The Terror
2018 • Drama • Mystery • Sci-Fi & Fantasy
A chilling anthology series featuring stories of people in terrifying situations inspired by true historical events.
Why matched: genres Drama, Mystery
Into the Badlands
2015 • Drama • Action & Adventure
In a land controlled by feudal barons, a great warrior and a young boy embark on a journey across a dangerous land to find enlightenment. A genre-bending martial arts series v…
Why matched: genres Drama, Action & Adventure
Blue Miburo
2024 • Animation • Action & Adventure
The year is 1863, with the story being based in Kyoto. We follow a youth named Nio who is an honest and kind soul who's considerate of his family, yet he also has a hidden burni…
Why matched: genres Animation, Action & Adventure
McHale's Navy
1962 • War & Politics • Comedy
An experienced South Pacific Sea Dog by the name of Quinton McHale, was commissioned as a Lieutenant Commander into the U.S. Navy Reserve at the start of World War II. McHale w…
Why matched: genres War & Politics, Comedy