13 Assassins
(十三人の刺客)

• ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭
• Japan, United Kingdom • 2010
• Director Takashi Miike
• Cast Koji Yakusho, Takayuki Yamada, Yusuke Iseya, Gorô Inagaki
• Genre Adventure, Drama, Action
• Available on FlixFling, Magnolia Selects, Hulu, iTunes, Google Play, Hoopla, VUDU, Amazon, YouTube, FandangoNOW

Take up your sword.

Mirai
(未来のミライ)

• ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭
• Japan • 2018
• Director Mamoru Hosoda
• Cast Moka Kamishiraishi, Haru Kuroki, Gen Hoshino, Kumiko Aso
• Genre Animation, Fantasy, Adventure, Family
• Available on DIRECTV, Netflix, VUDU, YouTube, AMC, Redbox, FandangoNOW, iTunes, Amazon, Google Play

I met the future.

Eureka
(ユリイカ)

• ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭
• Japan, France • 2000
• Director Shinji Aoyama
• Cast Koji Yakusho, Aoi Miyazaki, Masaru Miyazaki, Yôichirô Saitô
• Genre Drama
• Available on No streaming locations found.

Hara-Kiri: Death of a Samurai
(一命)

• ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭
• Japan, United Kingdom • 2011
• Director Takashi Miike
• Cast Koji Yakusho, Naoto Takenaka, Eita, Hikari Mitsushima
• Genre Drama
• Available on iTunes, Amazon, Hoopla, FandangoNOW, VUDU, Kanopy

Love. Honor. Revenge.

Cure
(キュア)

• ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭
• Japan • 1997
• Director Kiyoshi Kurosawa
• Cast Koji Yakusho, Masato Hagiwara, Tsuyoshi Ujiki, Anna Nakagawa
• Genre Crime, Thriller, Horror, Mystery
• Available on Criterion

Madness. Terror. Murder.

Oh Lucy!
(オー・ルーシー！)

• ✭ ✭ ✭
• Japan, USA • 2017
• Director Atsuko Hirayanagi
• Cast Shinobu Terajima, Josh Hartnett, Kaho Minami, Koji Yakusho
• Genre Comedy, Drama
• Available on YouTube, Amazon, Hulu, Hoopla, FandangoNOW, iTunes, VUDU, Google Play

Shall We Dance?
(Shall we ダンス?)

• ✭ ✭ ✭
• Japan • 1996
• Director Masayuki Suo
• Cast Koji Yakusho, Tamiyo Kusakari, Naoto Takenaka, Yu Tokui
• Genre Music, Comedy, Drama, Romance
• Available on No streaming locations found.

The Third Murder
(三度目の殺人)

• ✭ ✭ ✭
• Japan • 2017
• Director Hirokazu Kore-eda
• Cast Masaharu Fukuyama, Koji Yakusho, Shinnosuke Mitsushima, Mikako Ichikawa
• Genre Drama, Mystery, Crime
• Available on Amazon, FandangoNOW, VUDU, iTunes, Google Play, Kanopy, YouTube, Hoopla

Everyone has a truth to want to believe

The Boy and the Beast
(バケモノの子)

• ✭ ✭ ✭
• Japan • 2015
• Director Mamoru Hosoda
• Cast Koji Yakusho, Aoi Miyazaki, Shota Sometani, Suzu Hirose
• Genre Animation, Fantasy
• Available on YouTube, VUDU, Amazon, iTunes, Google Play

The World of Kanako
(渇き。)

• ✭ ✭ ✭
• Japan • 2014
• Director Tetsuya Nakashima
• Cast Koji Yakusho, Nana Komatsu, Hiroya Shimizu, Satoshi Tsumabuki
• Genre Mystery, Drama, Crime, Thriller
• Available on YouTube, Google Play, Realeyz, VUDU, The Roku Channel, iTunes, Amazon

Say goodbye to reason.

Silk

• ✭ ✭
• Canada, France, Italy • 2007
• Director François Girard
• Cast Keira Knightley, Michael Pitt, Alfred Molina, Koji Yakusho
• Genre Drama, Romance
• Available on Google Play, VUDU, Amazon, DIRECTV, FandangoNOW, iTunes, YouTube

Come Back, or I Shall Die...

Wings Over Everest
(冰峰暴)

• ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭
• China • 2019
• Director Fay Yu
• Cast Zhang Jingchu, Koji Yakusho, Austin Lin, Victor Hawk
• Genre Action
• Available on No streaming locations found.

Toad's Oil
(ガマの油)

• ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭
• Japan • 2009
• Director Koji Yakusho
• Cast Koji Yakusho, Eita, Satomi Kobayashi, Fumi Nikaido
• Genre Drama
• Available on No streaming locations found.

Tampopo
(タンポポ)

• ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭
• Japan • 1985
• Director Juzo Itami
• Cast Tsutomu Yamazaki, Nobuko Miyamoto, Ken Watanabe, Koji Yakusho
• Genre Comedy
• Available on VUDU, iTunes, Google Play, YouTube, Criterion, Kanopy, HBO Max

The first Japanese Noodle Western

Séance
(降霊)

• ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭
• Japan • 2000
• Director Kiyoshi Kurosawa
• Cast Koji Yakusho, Jun Fubuki, Tsuyoshi Kusanagi, Hikari Ishida
• Genre Drama, Horror, TV Movie
• Available on No streaming locations found.

The Emperor in August
(日本のいちばん長い日)

• ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭
• Japan • 2015
• Director Masato Harada
• Cast Koji Yakusho, Masahiro Motoki, Tori Matsuzaka, Shinichi Tsutsumi
• Genre History, War, Drama
• Available on No streaming locations found.

I Just Didn't Do It
(それでもボクはやってない)

• ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭
• Japan • 2007
• Director Masayuki Suo
• Cast Ryo Kase, Asaka Seto, Koji Yakusho, Koji Yamamoto
• Genre Drama
• Available on No streaming locations found.

A Samurai Chronicle
(蜩ノ記)

• ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭
• Japan • 2014
• Director Takashi Koizumi
• Cast Koji Yakusho, Junichi Okada, Maki Horikita, Mieko Harada
• Genre Drama
• Available on No streaming locations found.

The Blood of Wolves
(孤狼の血)

• ✭ ✭ ✭
• Japan • 2018
• Director Kazuya Shiraishi
• Cast Koji Yakusho, Tori Matsuzaka, Yoko Maki, Kenichi Takitoh
• Genre Drama, Crime
• Available on No streaming locations found.

Sekigahara
(関ヶ原)

• ✭ ✭ ✭
• Japan • 2017
• Director Masato Harada
• Cast Junichi Okada, Kasumi Arimura, Koji Yakusho, Takehiro Hira
• Genre War, History, Drama
• Available on No streaming locations found.

Lost Paradise
(失楽園)

• ✭ ✭ ✭
• Japan • 1997
• Director Yoshimitsu Morita
• Cast Koji Yakusho, Hitomi Kuroki, Akira Terao, Toshio Shiba
• Genre Drama, Romance
• Available on No streaming locations found.

Suite Dreams
(THE 有頂天ホテル)

• ✭ ✭ ✭
• Japan • 2006
• Director Koki Mitani
• Cast Koji Yakusho, Takako Matsu, Koichi Sato, Shingo Katori
• Genre Comedy, Drama, Romance
• Available on No streaming locations found.

Retribution
(叫 / 叫　さけび)

• ✭ ✭ ✭
• Japan • 2006
• Director Kiyoshi Kurosawa
• Cast Koji Yakusho, Manami Konishi, Tsuyoshi Ihara, Hiroyuki Hirayama
• Genre Thriller, Crime, Drama, Horror
• Available on iTunes, Google Play, YouTube, VUDU, Amazon

Rikuoh
(陸王)

• ✭ ✭ ✭
• Japan • 2017
• Creator
• Cast Koji Yakusho, Kento Yamazaki, Haruka Uchimura, Ayako Yoshitani
• Genre Drama
• Available on No streaming locations found.

Tokyo Sonata
(トウキョウソナタ)

• ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭
• Japan, Netherlands, Hong Kong • 2008
• Director Kiyoshi Kurosawa
• Cast Teruyuki Kagawa, Kyoko Koizumi, Yu Koyanagi, Kai Inowaki
• Genre Drama
• Available on Amazon

Warm Water Under a Red Bridge
(赤い橋の下のぬるい水)

• ✭ ✭ ✭
• Japan, France • 2001
• Director Shōhei Imamura
• Cast Koji Yakusho, Misa Shimizu, Mitsuko Baisho, Mansaku Fuwa
• Genre Drama, Romance
• Available on Google Play, YouTube, Hoopla, FandangoNOW

Kamikaze Taxi
(KAMIKAZE TAXI)

• ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭
• Japan • 1995
• Director Masato Harada
• Cast Koji Yakusho, Kazuya Takahashi, Mickey Curtis, Reiko Kataoka
• Genre Crime, Action
• Available on No streaming locations found.

University of Laughs
(笑の大学)

• ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭
• Japan • 2004
• Director Mamoru Hoshi
• Cast Koji Yakusho, Gorô Inagaki
• Genre Comedy
• Available on No streaming locations found.

The Eel
(うなぎ)

• ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭
• Japan • 1997
• Director Shōhei Imamura
• Cast Koji Yakusho, Misa Shimizu, Akira Emoto, Fujio Tokita
• Genre Drama
• Available on No streaming locations found.

Doppelganger
(ドッペルゲンガー)

• ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭
• Japan • 2003
• Director Kiyoshi Kurosawa
• Cast Koji Yakusho, Hiromi Nagasaku, Yūsuke Santamaria, Masahiro Toda
• Genre Comedy, Horror, Science Fiction, Thriller
• Available on Google Play, YouTube, Kanopy, Hoopla

What if your worst nightmare… turned out to be you?

Dark Society in the East
(極東黒社会 DRUG CONNECTION)

• ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭
• Japan • 1993
• Director Shôkaku Baba
• Cast Koji Yakusho, Masahiko Kondo, Jessica Lancelott, Sawako Kitahara
• Genre Crime
• Available on No streaming locations found.

Bonds
(Kizuna)

• ✭ ✭ ✭ ✭
• Japan • 1998
• Director Kichitaro Negishi
• Cast Koji Yakusho, Ken Watanabe, Yumi Asou, Katsuo Nakamura
• Genre Crime, Drama
• Available on No streaming locations found.

Chronicle of My Mother
(わが母の記)

• ✭ ✭ ✭
• Japan • 2011
• Director Masato Harada
• Cast Koji Yakusho, Kirin Kiki, Aoi Miyazaki, Kaho Minami
• Genre Drama
• Available on No streaming locations found.

Isoroku Yamamoto, the Commander-in-Chief of the Combined Fleet
(聯合艦隊司令長官 山本五十六 – 太平洋戦争70年目の真実)

• ✭ ✭ ✭
• Japan • 2011
• Director Izuru Narushima
• Cast Koji Yakusho, Hiroshi Abe, Akira Emoto, Hiroshi Tamaki
• Genre History, War
• Available on No streaming locations found.

Gelatin Silver, Love
(ゼラチンシルバーＬＯＶＥ)

• ✭ ✭ ✭
• Japan • 2009
• Director Kazumi Kurigami
• Cast Masatoshi Nagase, Rie Miyazawa, Koji Yakusho, Yuki Amami
• Genre Thriller
• Available on No streaming locations found.

The Summit: A Chronicle Of Stones to Serenity
(劔岳 点の記)

• ✭ ✭ ✭
• Japan • 2009
• Director Daisaku Kimura
• Cast Tadanobu Asano, Teruyuki Kagawa, Ryuhei Matsuda, Aoi Miyazaki
• Genre Drama
• Available on No streaming locations found.

The Terminal Trust
(終の信託)

• ✭ ✭ ✭
• Japan • 2012
• Director Masayuki Suo
• Cast Tamiyo Kusakari, Koji Yakusho, Tadanobu Asano, Takao Osawa
• Genre Drama
• Available on No streaming locations found.

Charisma
(カリスマ)

• ✭ ✭ ✭
• Japan • 1999
• Director Kiyoshi Kurosawa
• Cast Koji Yakusho, Hiroyuki Ikeuchi, Ren Osugi, Yoriko Dôguchi
• Genre Drama, Thriller
• Available on No streaming locations found.

The Kiyosu Conference
(清須会議)

• ✭ ✭ ✭
• Japan • 2013
• Director Koki Mitani
• Cast Fumiyo Kohinata, Koji Yakusho, Yo Oizumi, Kyoka Suzuki
• Genre Comedy, Drama
• Available on No streaming locations found.

The Lakeside Murder Case
(レイクサイド マーダーケース)

• ✭ ✭ ✭
• Japan • 2004
• Director Shinji Aoyama
• Cast Koji Yakusho, Hiroko Yakushimaru, Akira Emoto, Etsushi Toyokawa
• Genre Drama, Mystery, Crime
• Available on No streaming locations found.

Paco and the Magical Book
(パコと魔法の絵本)

• ✭ ✭ ✭
• Japan • 2008
• Director Tetsuya Nakashima
• Cast Koji Yakusho, Ayaka Wilson, Ryo Kase, Satoshi Tsumabuki
• Genre Comedy, Drama, Family
• Available on No streaming locations found.

The Last Ronin
(最後の忠臣蔵)

• ✭ ✭ ✭
• Japan • 2010
• Director Shigemichi Sugita
• Cast Koji Yakusho, Koichi Sato, Nanami Sakuraba, Koji Yamamoto
• Genre Drama, History
• Available on No streaming locations found.

The Woodsman and the Rain
(キツツキと雨)

• ✭ ✭ ✭
• Japan • 2011
• Director Shūichi Okita
• Cast Koji Yakusho, Shun Oguri, Kengo Kora, Tsutomu Yamazaki
• Genre Comedy, Drama
• Available on No streaming locations found.

Jubaku: Spellbound
(金融腐蝕列島〔呪縛〕)

• ✭ ✭ ✭
• Japan • 1999
• Director Masato Harada
• Cast Koji Yakusho, Tatsuya Nakadai, Yumi Takigawa, Kippei Shiina
• Genre Drama
• Available on No streaming locations found.

Lorelei: The Witch of the Pacific Ocean
(ローレライ)

• ✭ ✭
• Japan • 2005
• Director Cellin Gluck
• Cast Koji Yakusho, Satoshi Tsumabuki, Yuu Kashii, Shinichi Tsutsumi
• Genre Drama, War, Science Fiction
• Available on No streaming locations found.

Dora-heita
(どら平太)

• ✭ ✭
• Japan • 2000
• Director Kon Ichikawa
• Cast Koji Yakusho, Yuko Asano, Bunta Sugawara, Ryûdô Uzaki
• Genre Comedy
• Available on No streaming locations found.

Aurora Borealis
(Под северным сиянием)

• ✭ ✭
• Japan, Soviet Union • 1990
• Director Sergey Vronsky
• Cast Koji Yakusho, Andrei Boltnev, Nikita Mikhalkov, Anatoli Romashin
• Genre Drama
• Available on No streaming locations found.

Fireflies: River of Light
(ほたるの星)

• ✭ ✭
• Japan • 2004
• Director Hiroshi Sugawara
• Cast Yukiyoshi Ozawa, Risako Sugaya, Koji Yakusho, Mirai Yamamoto
• Genre Drama
• Available on No streaming locations found.

Tadon and Chikuwa
(たどんとちくわ)

• Japan • 1998
• Director Jun Ichikawa
• Cast Koji Yakusho, Hiroyuki Sanada, Jinpachi Nezu, Satoko Abe
• Genre
• Available on No streaming locations found.

The Choice of Hercules
(突入せよ! あさま山荘事件)

• Japan • 2002
• Director Masato Harada
• Cast Koji Yakusho, Ryûdô Uzaki, Yuki Amami, Masatō Ibu
• Genre Drama, Action, Crime
• Available on No streaming locations found.

Ekiro
(駅路)

• Japan • 2009
• Director Shigemichi Sugita
• Cast Koji Yakusho, Eri Fukatsu, Tae Kimura, Sousuke Takaoka
• Genre TV Movie, Drama, Mystery
• Available on No streaming locations found.

Crimson Lotus
(紅蓮華)

• Japan • 1993
• Director Mamoru Watanabe
• Cast Kumiko Akiyoshi, Kumiko Takeda, Momoko Kôchi, Seiji Kurasaki
• Genre Drama
• Available on No streaming locations found.

Marriage or Furin?