Kyoto
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1. The Night Is Short, Walk on Girl (2017)
PG-13 | 92 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
In this comedy about one epic night in Kyoto, a college sophomore goes on a series of surreal encounters with the local nightlife, all the while unaware of the romantic longings of her classmate Senpai.
Director: Masaaki Yuasa | Stars: Gen Hoshino, Kana Hanazawa, Hiroshi Kamiya, Ryûji Akiyama
Votes: 6,323 | Gross: $0.41M
2. Lady Maiko (2014)
135 min | Comedy, Musical
Country bumpkin Haruko only ever wanted to become a geisha, like her now-deceased mother. Initially rebuffed for lack of references, Haruko's strong accent intrigues a linguistics professor, who undertakes to coach her.
Director: Masayuki Suô | Stars: Mone Kamishiraishi, Hiroki Hasegawa, Sumiko Fuji, Tomoko Tabata
Votes: 287
3. Tamako Love Story (2014)
TV-14 | 83 min | Animation, Comedy, Drama
Tamako's life changes when her best friend, Mochizou, suddenly confesses his love for her.
Director: Naoko Yamada | Stars: Aya Suzaki, Atsushi Tamaru, Yûki Kaneko, Juri Nagatsuma
Votes: 2,839
4. Tamako Market (2013)
TV-14 | 25 min | Animation, Comedy, Romance
Tamako's life becomes complicated with friendships, rivalries and the arrival of a peculiar bird.
Stars: Aya Suzaki, Yûki Kaneko, Juri Nagatsuma, Takumi Yamazaki
Votes: 1,115
5. My Tomorrow, Your Yesterday (2016)
111 min | Drama, Fantasy, Romance
On the way to his university in Kyoto, a 20 y.o. man falls in love with a woman on the train. He tells her. They start dating. She has a supernatural secret.
Director: Takahiro Miki | Stars: Sôta Fukushi, Nana Komatsu, Masahiro Higashide, Yuki Yamada
Votes: 5,266
6. Kamogawa shokudô (2016– )
Comedy, Drama, Family
Customers relying on a single line advertisement "Search for food with memories", finally arrive at Kamogawa Shokudo, which has no signboard or fabric curtain. Those who come to this ... See full summary »
Stars: Shioli Kutsuna, Shima Iwashita, Naomi Zaizen, Hisashi Yoshizawa
7. The Old Capital (2016)
117 min | Drama
Chieko Sanda has operated a dry goods store in Kyoto for the past 20 years. Her family has owned the store for generations. Chieko is conflicted on whether her daughter Mai will take over her position with the changing of times.
Director: Yûki Saitô | Stars: Yasuko Matsuyuki, Ai Hashimoto, Riko Narumi, Reina Aoi
Votes: 92
8. Kyoto Story (2010)
90 min | Drama
Kyoko is a university librarian and she also helps her parents with their drycleaning company. She is involved with a childhood friend from the neighborhood, Kota. He is the son of the ... See full summary »
Directors: Tsutomu Abe, Yôji Yamada | Stars: Hana Ebise, Yoshihiro Usami, Sôtarô Tanaka, Rei Dan
Votes: 214
9. Mother Water (2010)
105 min | Comedy
Peaceful life of different people in Kyoto.
Director: Kana Matsumoto | Stars: Mikako Ichikawa, Ryô Kase, Satomi Kobayashi, Kyôko Koizumi
Votes: 103
10. Rurouni Kenshin Part I: Origins (2012)
TV-MA | 134 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
A former assassin who has resolved to never kill again has his vow sorely tested.
Director: Keishi Otomo | Stars: Takeru Satoh, Emi Takei, Yû Aoi, Munetaka Aoki
Votes: 29,028
11. The Tatami Galaxy (2010)
TV-14 | 253 min | Animation, Comedy, Drama
When a nameless student at Kyoto University encounters a demigod one night, he asks to relive the past three years in order to win the heart of Ms. Akashi, the object of his affection.
Stars: Shintarô Asanuma, Hiroyuki Yoshino, Rin Mizuhara, Maaya Sakamoto
Votes: 4,946
12. Orion-za kara no shôtaijô (2007)
116 min | Drama
"The Invitation from Cinema Orion" tells the story of a couple's undying love for the cinema and each other.
Director: Kenki Saegusa | Stars: Rie Miyazawa, Ryô Kase, Ryûdô Uzaki, Tomorô Taguchi
Votes: 73
13. Randen: The Comings and Goings on a Kyoto Tram (2019)
114 min | Drama, Romance
Director: Takuji Suzuki | Stars: Arata Iura, Satoko Abe, Ayaka Ônishi, Tamaki Kubose
Votes: 18
14. Honnouji Hotel (2017)
120 min | Action, Comedy, Fantasy
A woman decides to stay in a quaint hotel in Kyoto's historic quarter, but soon finds herself in the middle of 16th Century Japan, playing a major role in one of the country's most important historical events.
Director: Masayuki Suzuki | Stars: Haruka Ayase, Shin'ichi Tsutsumi, Gaku Hamada, Hiroyuki Hirayama
Votes: 514
15.
Destination Flavour: Japan (2013)
Episode:
Kyoto
(2013)
26 min | Documentary
Adam Liaw takes us deep inside the beautiful city of Kyoto. It's a living, breathing museum of Japan's precious culture and traditions.
Director: Scott Tompson | Star: Adam Liaw
16. Uzumasa Limelight (2014)
Not Rated | 104 min | Action, Drama
Seizo Fukumoto has reportedly died 50,000 times in a career that has spanned half a century. His work catches the eye of Satsuki, who requests that he mentor her into becoming as good a fighter as he.
Director: Ken Ochiai | Stars: Seizô Fukumoto, Chihiro Yamamoto, Masashi Gôda, Hirotarô Honda
Votes: 918
17. Chihayafuru Part III (2018)
128 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
The third part of the "Chihayafuru" trilogy that takes place 2 years after "Chihayafuru Part II". Chihaya is now a high school senior who is ready to enter another national competition alongside her friends.
Director: Norihiro Koizumi | Stars: Suzu Hirose, Shûhei Nomura, Mackenyu, Mone Kamishiraishi
Votes: 679
18. Battle League Horumo (2009)
113 min | Comedy
University students play an ancient game that involves calling spirits to attack one's opponent.
Director: Katsuhide Motoki | Stars: Takayuki Yamada, Chiaki Kuriyama, Gaku Hamada, Sei Ashina
Votes: 208
19. The Eccentric Family (2013– )
24 min | Animation, Comedy, Drama
In Kyoto there are three kinds of residents: humans, tanuki and tengu. Shimogamo Yasaburou is the third son of the Shimogamo tanuki family. His father was eaten by members of the "Friday ... See full summary »
Stars: Mamiko Noto, Kikuko Inoue, Jun'ichi Suwabe, Yôko Hikasa
Votes: 417
20. Kyô no dekigoto (2003)
110 min | Drama, Romance
Seven friends gather at a party in Kyoto to celebrate Masamichi's entry to graduate school. Maki & her boyfriend Nakazawa join the party and get drunk easily after the friendship reunion. ... See full summary »
Director: Isao Yukisada | Stars: Rena Tanaka, Satoshi Tsumabuki, Ayumi Ito, Shûji Kashiwabara
Votes: 290
21. Closed Note (2007)
138 min | Drama
Kae Horii (Erika Sawajiri) moves into her new flat in an undisclosed area of Kyoto. While unpacking her belongings, she discovers a hidden compartment behind a inconspicuous mirror. In that... See full summary »
Director: Isao Yukisada | Stars: Erika Sawajiri, Yûsuke Iseya, Yûko Takeuchi, Urara Awata
Votes: 415
22. Lights of Kyoto (2017)
66 min | Drama, Romance
Kyoto native Takatoyo Akada is a high school student who has a crush on the girl he has known most of his life, namely Mikoto. He plays, plays around, hangs out with his friends, daydreams in and out of class and thinks of Mikoto.
Director: Keiichi Kobayashi | Stars: Mahiro Takasugi, Wakana Aoi, Hiroya Shimizu, Aimi Satsukawa
Votes: 32
23. Bitter Sweet Home Kyoto (2013– )
54 min | Drama
Stars: Nao Matsushita, Kippei Shîna, Mayumi Wakamura, Keiko Horiuchi
Votes: 14
24. Fukuyado Honpo: Kyoto Love Story (2016)
Romance
A romantic drama series set in a traditional Kyoto sweet shop with 450 years of history, it depicts the careers, loves and dreams of three distinctive sisters.
Stars: Hayato Ichihara, Akari Hayami, Nozomi Sasaki, Kenjirô Yamashita
Votes: 178
25. The Makioka Sisters (1983)
Not Rated | 140 min | Drama, Romance
The orphaned Makioka sisters look for a husband for their third sister, Yukiko, as the rebellious youngest sister, Taeko, is kept waiting her turn.
Director: Kon Ichikawa | Stars: Yoshiko Sakuma, Sayuri Yoshinaga, Yûko Kotegawa, Jûzô Itami
Votes: 1,717
26. Rashomon (1950)
Not Rated | 88 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
The rape of a bride and the murder of her samurai husband are recalled from the perspectives of a bandit, the bride, the samurai's ghost and a woodcutter.
Director: Akira Kurosawa | Stars: Toshirô Mifune, Machiko Kyô, Masayuki Mori, Takashi Shimura
Votes: 180,596 | Gross: $0.10M
27. The Makanai: Cooking for the Maiko House (2023– )
13+ | 45 min | Comedy, Drama
Two inseparable friends move to Kyoto to chase their dreams of becoming maiko, but decide to pursue different passions while living under the same roof.
Stars: Nana Mori, Natsuki Deguchi, Ai Hashimoto, Takako Tokiwa
Votes: 2,752
28. Tatami Time Machine Blues (2022)
TV-14 | 21 min | Animation, Comedy, Drama
A sweltering midsummer day when Ozu, the protagonist's "terrible friend," accidentally drowns the only remote control for the air conditioning unit in their apartment. While they discuss ... See full summary »
Stars: Jun'ichi Suwabe, Kazuya Nakai, Maaya Sakamoto, Yûko Kaida
Votes: 494
29. River (2023)
86 min | Comedy, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
On a calm winter's day, a mountain inn becomes trapped in a time loop.
Director: Junta Yamaguchi | Stars: Riko Fujitani, Manami Honjô, Gôta Ishida, Yoshimasa Kondô
Votes: 941
30. Beyond the Infinite Two Minutes (2020)
70 min | Comedy, Sci-Fi
A cafe owner discovers that the TV in his cafe suddenly shows images from the future, but only two minutes into the future.
Director: Junta Yamaguchi | Stars: Kazunari Tosa, Riko Fujitani, Gôta Ishida, Masashi Suwa
Votes: 8,095
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