Entertainment
The Best Movies About Tokyo
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Films about or set in the city of Tokyo, Japan. Vote up the best Tokyo movies.
Tokyo, also referred to as the “Eastern Capital” is the capital of Japan and the most populous metropolitan city in the entire world. It is the seat of the Imperial Palace which houses the Japanese government and is the most expensive city to live in if you’re an expatriate. It also happens to hold over fifty Fortune 500 companies, making it the leader among the entire world! It’s no wonder so many films have been set in this bustling, interesting city. What are the best movies about Tokyo? Vote up the best films below and see where your favorites rank!
The movies on this list are some of the most recognizable titles within the movie industry, and have had an extremely influential affect on the industry at large. Many science fiction films have featured Tokyo as their settings. Whether you’re looking for a comedy, a suspenseful thriller, an action packed adventure, a drama, or a romance film there’s sure to be the perfect movie for you on the list below.
This list features the best movies about Tokyo including, Tokyo Story, Godzilla, 2012, Babel, Kill Bill Volume 1, and The Wolverine. Vote up the best Tokyo movies below or add one you love that isn't already on the list.
The movies on this list are some of the most recognizable titles within the movie industry, and have had an extremely influential affect on the industry at large. Many science fiction films have featured Tokyo as their settings. Whether you’re looking for a comedy, a suspenseful thriller, an action packed adventure, a drama, or a romance film there’s sure to be the perfect movie for you on the list below.
This list features the best movies about Tokyo including, Tokyo Story, Godzilla, 2012, Babel, Kill Bill Volume 1, and The Wolverine. Vote up the best Tokyo movies below or add one you love that isn't already on the list.
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- A lonely, aging movie star named Bob Harris (Bill Murray) and a conflicted newlywed, Charlotte (Scarlett Johansson), meet in Tokyo. Bob is there to film a Japanese whiskey commercial; Charlotte is ...more
- Tokyo Story is a 1953 Japanese film directed by Yasujirō Ozu. It tells the story of an aging couple who travel to Tokyo to visit their grown children. The film contrasts the behavior of their ...more
- Long ago, legions of monstrous creatures called Kaiju arose from the sea, bringing with them all-consuming war. To fight the Kaiju, mankind developed giant robots called Jaegers, designed to be ...more
- Photographer Ben (Joshua Jackson) and his new bride, Jane (Rachael Taylor), turn their honeymoon into a working vacation when he snags a prestigious assignment in Japan. As they make their way up a ...more
- Paranormal Activity 2: Tokyo Night is a 2010 Japanese independent supernatural horror film written and directed by Toshikazu Nagae. Commissioned by the Japanese distributor Presidio Corporation, the ...more
- "This Is Spinal Tap" shines a light on the self-contained universe of a metal band struggling to get back on the charts, including everything from its complicated history of ups and downs, gold ...more
- Lured to a Japan he hasn't seen since World War II, century-old mutant Wolverine (Hugh Jackman) finds himself in a shadowy realm of yakuza and samurai. Wolverine is pushed to his physical and ...more
- A former assassin, known simply as The Bride (Uma Thurman), wakes from a coma four years after her jealous ex-lover Bill (David Carradine) attempts to murder her on her wedding day. Fueled by an ...more
- Matthew Williams (William Mapother), his wife, Jennifer (Clea DuVall), and mother, Emma (Grace Zabriskie), are Americans making a new life in Tokyo. Together they move into a house that has been the ...more
- 10Akira is a 1988 Japanese animated cyberpunk action film directed by Katsuhiro Otomo, written by Otomo and Izo Hashimoto, and featuring the voices of Mitsuo Iwata, Nozomu Sasaki, Mami Koyama, and Taro ...more
- 11Ikiru is a 1952 Japanese film directed and co-written by Akira Kurosawa. The film examines the struggles of a minor Tokyo bureaucrat and his final quest for meaning. The script was partly inspired by ...more
- Austin Powers in Goldmember is a 2002 American spy comedy film. It is the third installment of the Austin Powers film series starring Mike Myers in the title role. The film was directed by Jay Roach, ...more
- Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster, released in Japan as San Daikaijū: Chikyū Saidai no Kessen, is a 1964 Japanese crossover science fiction kaiju film produced by Toho. Directed by Ishirō Honda, and ...more
- The Real Thing (aka Honki no shirushi: Gekijôban) is a 2021 Japanese romantic drama film directed by Kôji Fukada, and adapted from the graphic novel by Mochiru Hoshisato. A man who spends his days in ...more
- Sean Boswell (Lucas Black) always feels like an outsider, but he defines himself through his victories as a street racer. His hobby makes him unpopular with the authorities, so he goes to live with ...more
- As Umbrella Corp.'s deadly T-virus continues to turn the world's population into legions of flesh-eating zombies, Alice (Milla Jovovich), the human race's last hope, awakes deep within Umbrella's ...more
- Tokyo Olympiad is a 1965 documentary film directed by Kon Ichikawa which documents the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. Like Leni Riefenstahl's Olympia, which documented the 1936 Summer Olympics in ...more
- This psychedelic tour of life after death is seen entirely from the point of view of Oscar (Nathaniel Brown), a young American drug dealer and addict living in Tokyo with his prostitute sister, Linda ...more
- The Wind Rises is a 2013 Japanese animated historical drama film directed by Hayao Miyazaki and based on the life of Jiro Horikoshi. The film follows the life and romance of Jiro Horikoshi, the man ...more
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- 21Slipped a fatal poison on her final job, a ruthless Tokyo assassin has less than 24 hours to find out who ordered the hit and exact revenge.
- Armed with the latest in military and spy technology, the team of elite soldiers known as G.I. Joe travel around the globe to wherever their services are needed. In their latest assignment Gen. Hawk ...more
- Drunken Angel is a 1948 Japanese yakuza film directed by Akira Kurosawa. It is notable for being the first of sixteen film collaborations between director Kurosawa and actor Toshiro Mifune.
- Tokyo Twilight is a 1957 Japanese drama film by Yasujirō Ozu. It is the story of two sisters who are reunited with a mother who left them as children. The film is considered amongst Ozu's darkest and ...more
- First Love (a.k.a. Hatsukoi) is a 2019 British-Japanese drama film directed by Takashi Miike. A young boxer, Leo (Masataka Kubota) and a call girl, Monica (Sakurako Konishi) meet one night in Tokyo ...more
