Best J-Dramas / Films

J-Generation’s guide to our favorite Japanese films and television dramas. Check out the links below for a fast index of our review archive.

JAPANESE TELEVISION DRAMAS
Alice in Borderland (2020)
Atelier (2015)
Bloody Monday (2008)
The Dinner Table Detective (Nazotoki wa Dinner no Ato de) (2011)
Doctor-X: Surgeon Michiko Daimon (2012)
Giri/Haji (2019)
Hibana (Spark) (2016)
IS -Otoko Demo Onna Demo Nai Sei- (2011)
Joker: Yurusarezaru Sousakan (2010)
Last Cinderella (2013)
Lucky Seven (2012)
Midnight Diner – Tokyo Stories (2016)
Naoki Hanzawa (2013)
RH Plus (2008)
Rookies (2008)
Suitei Yuuzai (Presumption of Guilt) (2012)
Terrace House: Boys & Girls in the City (2015)
Vision: Koroshi ga Mieru Onna (2012)
xxxHOLiC (2013)
35-sai no Koukousei (2013)

JAPANESE FILMS
A Girl Missing (Yokogao) (2019)
Ace Attorney (Gyakuten Saiban) (2012)
The Apology King (Shazai no Ousama) (2013)
Aristocrats (Ano Ko wa Kizoku) (2020)
Black Butler (Kuroshitsuji) (2014)
Blood: The Last Vampire (2009)
Death Note (2010)
Dog x Police: The K-9 Force (Junpaku no Kizuna) (2011)
From Me to You (Kimi ni Todoke) (2010)
Flying Colors (Biri Gyaru) (2015)
Full Metal Alchemist (2018)
Hanamizuki (2010)
Hand (Te) (2022)
Hoyaman (Sayonara, Hoyaman) (2023)
I Am What I Am (Sobakasu) (2022)
It’s a Summer Film! (Summer Film Ninotte) (2020)
Kasha (2011)
Like Father, Like Son (Soshite Chichi ni Naru) (2013)
Masked Ward (Kamen Byoto) (2020)
Ouran High School Host Club (2012)
Outrage (Takeshi Kitano) (2010)
Princess Jellyfish (Kuragehime) (2014)
Princess Toyotomi (2011)
Rurouni Kenshin: Part 1 (2012)
Shin Ultraman (2022)
Space Battleship Yamato (2010)
Strawberry Night (2013)
Sumodo – The Successors of Samurai (2020)
Tokyo Idols (2017)
Wandering (Ruro no Tsuki) (2022)
The Yellow Handkerchief (Shiawase no Kiiroi Hankachi) (1977)