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Plot Summary:
Three cat burgling sisters have to go up against the police and a Chinese crime syndicate in order to rescue their kidnapped father.
IMDB Rating: 4.2
IMDB Votes: 221
Genere: Action, Comedy
Country: Japan
Duration: 91 min
Plot tags: manga, anime, detective
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Shooting Stars (1983)
Plot Summary:
Two television actors who play detectives are fired when the show's star gets upset that they are getting the better parts to play. So, they decide to try it for real.
IMDB Rating: 5.5
IMDB Votes: 51
Genere: Action, Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min
Plot tags: detective, spoof, parody
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Step Up Love Story: Love Again (2019)
Plot Summary:
A legendary love comedy manga that boasts tremendous popularity. Since it began being serialized in 1997, it has continued to attract many male fans and is still popular without fading. As the author's message "This is not just H manga", by not only describing sex simply, by arranging characters with various values, It is often composed of quotations such as male/female psychology and romance/marriage/sex/sex/sex differences between men and women, quotations, and personal opinions of authors. It is published in 12 countries around the world, including Koreans, Taiwan, the United States, and France.
IMDB Rating: 7.5
IMDB Votes: 9
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: Japan
Duration:
Plot tags: manga, anime
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Saru Lock the Movie (2010)
Plot Summary:
Saru is a talented young locksmith who unlocks any kind of lock. He is, however, a complete fool when it comes to women. One day a girl Mayumi asks him to open a safe full of stolen money. Knowing nothing about it, Saru takes the money briefcase with Mayumi and finds himself with yakuza gangsters and also police in hot pursuit.
IMDB Rating: 5.5
IMDB Votes: 44
Genere: Comedy
Country: Japan
Duration: 112 min
Plot tags:
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Sumo Vixens (1996)
Plot Summary:
In search of the sexiest sport, the women of Japan drop their tops and enter the ring. No holds are barred as these sexy sumo wrestlers brawl their way to glory!.
IMDB Rating: 5.5
IMDB Votes: 67
Genere: Action, Comedy
Country: Japan
Duration: 70 min
Plot tags:
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Ryuzo and the Seven Henchmen (2015)
Plot Summary:
Ryuzo and his 7 former henchmen are all retired yakuza, but they now live as regular old men. One day, Ryuzo becomes the victim of a phishing fraud. He calls his 7 men together to reform their society.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Action, Comedy
Country: Japan
Duration: 125 min
Plot tags: dark, exciting, captivating, suspense, dark comedy
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The Fable (2019)
Plot Summary:
Fable is a legendary yakuza hitman equal to none—but his boss orders him and his sultry associate to lay low and learn how to live a "normal life" in Osaka.
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Action, Comedy
Country: Japan
Duration: 123 min
Plot tags: feel good, humorous, captivating, entertaining, epic, dark comedy, perverse
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Kekko Kamen: The MGF Strikes Back (2004)
Plot Summary:
When good-natured Mayumi finds herself at the mercy of her sadistic, panty-crazed teachers, only one brave naked soul is capable of confronting her tormentors -- Kekko Kamen! Wearing nothing but knee-high red boots and a red leather mask, this nunchaku wielding superhero gives these perverts a dose of their own medicine. Wildly cornball and completely over the top, this will have you watching with mouth agape in utter disbelief! Two Nipples Up!.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 47
Genere: Action, Comedy
Country: Japan
Duration: 70 min
Plot tags:
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Gintama: The Best of Gintama on Theater 2D (2012)
Plot Summary:
Movie version of the Shinsengumi Crisis arc (episodes 101-105) and the Kabukicho Four Devas arc (episodes 210-214) which were screened in selected theaters in Japan.
IMDB Rating: 8.3
IMDB Votes: 30
Genere: Action, Adventure, Comedy
Country: Japan
Duration:
Plot tags: anime, parody, shounen
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Be a Man! Samurai School (2008)
Plot Summary:
Momotaro and Hidemaro are 1st-years at Otokojuku, a private boys school where true men are made. Momotaro, proficient in academics and martial arts becomes good friends with Hidemaro an underachieving weakling. Omito Date, former student leader, plans his revenge against his former school. Now leader of an evil army from rival Kanto Gogakuren school he fully intends on taking over Otokojuku.
IMDB Rating: 5.5
IMDB Votes: 256
Genere: Action, Comedy
Country: Japan
Duration: 110 min
Plot tags: anime, manga
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The Mole Song: Undercover Agent Reiji (2013)
Plot Summary:
Reiji Kikukawa, who has a strong sense of justice, graduated from the police academy with the lowest score ever. He becomes a police constable, but is suddenly fired by the Police Chief due to "disciplinary" issues. In actuality, the firing is part of a carefully orchestrated plan. Reiji is ordered to become a "mole," an undercover cop. His target is Shuho Todoroki, the boss of the Sukiyakai gang. The group is the largest crime group in the Kanto area. Masaya Hiura, who works as a young boss of a Sukiyakai affiliated gang likes Reiji. While going through various hardships, Reiji works his way towards Shuho Todoroki.
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Action, Comedy, Crime
Country: Japan
Duration: 130 min
Plot tags: captivating, entertaining, semi serious, manga
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Number One Gun (1990)
Plot Summary:
Number One Gun.
IMDB Rating: 4.7
IMDB Votes: 29
Genere: Action, Comedy
Country: UK
Duration: 96 min
Plot tags: parody, independent film, spoof, eurospy
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Sukeban Boy (2006)
Plot Summary:
A raucous teen boy with a feminine face is teased everywhere, so his odd biker father dresses him as a girl and sends him to an all-girl school. The lad introduces himself as Sukeban, and a classmate, Michiko, takes him to after-school activities. Lessons on humility turn violent when a masked hatchet-wielding woman turns up. Jealousy, syringes of hormones, bare breasts, a blood bath, and more figure in the resolution.
IMDB Rating: 5.1
IMDB Votes: 499
Genere: Action, Comedy, Horror
Country: Japan
Duration: 62 min
Plot tags: erotic, sexy, hot
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Superchick (1973)
Plot Summary:
Tara B. True is a flight attendant who makes a weekly swing through New York, Miami, and Los Angeles. In each city, she has a man: Edward, older and wealthy; Johnny, a beach bum with gambling debts; and, Davey, a rock musician on the cusp of success. Tara is a free spirit, faithful to each man in her own way, and so stunning that she dresses in a wig and ill-fitting uniform while she's working so men won't harass her constantly. The low-life whom Johnny is in debt to figures out a way to use Tara to help him execute a daring in-flight robbery. But will Tara stand by helplessly, or is superchick ready for action?.
IMDB Rating: 3.8
IMDB Votes: 625
Genere: Action, Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min
Plot tags: grindhouse, sexy, offbeat, humorous, realistic, semi serious, psychotronic, independent film, campy, cult film
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The Mole Song: Hong Kong Capriccio (2016)
Plot Summary:
As undercover cop Reiji takes on a new mission to takedown the Chinese mafia, elite police officer Shinya moves to arrest Reiji.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 356
Genere: Action, Comedy, Crime
Country: Japan
Duration: 128 min
Plot tags: tense, captivating, entertaining, satirical, disturbing, semi serious
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Licensed to Love and Kill (1979)
Plot Summary:
A British secret agent sent to America to rescue a nobleman comes up against an evil genius who is replacing people in important positions with clones who will do his bidding.
IMDB Rating: 4.3
IMDB Votes: 145
Genere: Action, Comedy
Country: UK
Duration: 95 min
Plot tags: spy comedy, parody, independent film, spoof, eurospy
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Secret Agent 00 Soul (1990)
Plot Summary:
This James Bond spoof sees Billy Dee Williams playing an international agent who quits his job to open a detective agency in the 'hood'.
IMDB Rating: 3.3
IMDB Votes: 229
Genere: Action, Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min
Plot tags: detective, independent film, spoof, hood, parody, comic
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Legend of Nin Nin Ninja Hattori (2004)
Plot Summary:
Kanzo Hattori, an apprentice Ninja, leaves his home town of Iga for his final training. He must go to the city of Edo (Tokyo), and the first person he meets shall be his master, whom he must protect with his life, whilst upholding the ninja code. Also while in Edo, Hattori must find out why their rivals, the Koga Ninjas, are flourishing while the Iga Ninjas are dying out. Hattori's master is Kenichi, a 9 year old boy. Kenichi is an introvert and not very popular boy, so he never plays with the other children from school. Kenichi also has a secret crush on a young lady called Midori, yet he's too shy to speak to her. Though as he watches Hattori trying his best, he too begins to try. Meanwhile, people are being found unconscious, their bodies completely unmarked. All the victims have a tattoo (the Koga Ninja crest) and are found with a throwing knife lying close by.
IMDB Rating: 5.3
IMDB Votes: 205
Genere: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Drama
Country: Japan
Duration: 102 min
Plot tags: detective
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Mask the Kekkou: Reborn (2012)
Plot Summary:
Sparta Academy is the nation's top prep school, where students with poor grades undergo frightening torture under the school headmaster's direction. Kekko Kamen makes her appearance at the school in outrageous attire, completely naked except for her red mask, boots and gloves, and attacks the torturing teacher.
IMDB Rating: 5.7
IMDB Votes: 75
Genere: Action
Country: Japan
Duration: 63 min
Plot tags: tense, captivating, suspense, disturbing, manga
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Kekko Kamen Returns (2004)
Plot Summary:
The evil is back and this terrorizing the swim team at an all girl school. After turning the Principal into a frog monster they commence with their own brand of twisted training and punishment. But Kekko Kamen has also returned to right the wrongs and send the MGF packing once again or can she, they seem stronger and smarter then ever have been before, it's sink or swim time for Kekko Kamen.
IMDB Rating: 5.9
IMDB Votes: 76
Genere: Action, Comedy
Country: Japan
Duration: 70 min
Plot tags:
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OSS 117: From Africa with Love (2021)
Plot Summary:
The third entry in secret agent OSS 117's parodic spy adventures.
IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 6000
Genere: Action, Comedy
Country: France, Belgium
Duration: 117 min
Plot tags: entertaining, funny, light, feel good, humorous, captivating, satirical, spoof, psychotronic, parody
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HK: Forbidden Super Hero (2013)
Plot Summary:
High school student Kyosuke Shikijo is the most talented member of the school's martial arts of the fist club. His late father was detective and Kyosuke share his father's strong sense of justice. Kyosuke also has a secret. Kyosuke likes to wear female underwear and transforms himself into the alter ego "Hentai Kamen," wearing female underwear and gaining superhuman powers. This unusual interest also comes from his parents, with his father a masochist and his mother a sadist. By chance, Kyosuke gets the underwear of female high school student Aiko Himeno. With her underwear, he gains various pervert techniques and attempts to protect Aiko from a dirty and heinous teacher.
IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Comedy
Country: Japan
Duration: 106 min
Plot tags: humorous, not serious, absurd, funny, light, feel good, captivating, entertaining, satirical, super sentai
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Bakuman (2015)
Plot Summary:
Moritaka Mashiro (Takeru Satoh) doesn't want to follow in the path of his uncle who worked as a manga artist, but ultimately died because of exhaustion. Moritaka Mashiro figures he will graduate from school and work at an office. Things change though when falls in love with a girl at school. The girl, who hopes to become a voice actress, tells Moritaka they can marry, but only after they both achieve their dreams. Moritaka then teams up with fellow classmate Akito Takagi (Ryunosuke Kamiki) to publish their first manga.
IMDB Rating: 6.9
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy
Country: Japan
Duration: 119 min
Plot tags: funny, feel good, humorous, captivating, entertaining, satirical, stylized, anime, manga
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Kekko Kamen (2004)
Plot Summary:
A school that teaches young boys and girls how to become famous anchorpeople in the media. But there is something strange going in this school. The facility takes a sick pride in handing our S & M style punishments to students for the most trivial things. But there is one among them, a hero that hides her face but bares everything else in the name of justice. Her name is Kekko Kamen, all know the legend of how Kekko Kamen defeated the evil Mangriffin in a local high school, but now she's back and out to stop the evil twisted fiends once again.
IMDB Rating: 4.7
IMDB Votes: 324
Genere: Action, Adventure, Comedy
Country: Japan
Duration: 70 min
Plot tags: captivating, satirical, erotic, manga, weird
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Hanzo the Razor: Sword of Justice (1972)
Plot Summary:
Fearless Edo-period police inspector Hanzo Itami, nicknamed The Razor, has developed his own unique way of extracting information for his inquiries. His first adventure sees him investigating his superior officer's mistress, whom he suspects of having ties with a reputed criminal on the loose.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Action
Country: Japan
Duration: 94 min
Plot tags: grindhouse, disturbing, splatter, art house, offbeat, serious, realistic, stylized, sexual, sexy
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Lupin the 3rd (2014)
Plot Summary:
Interpol Inspector Zenigata begins a world-wide hunt for the infamous thief Lupin The 3rd. But together, they face a powerful enemy and form the Lupin team in response. The Lupin team then faces the challenge of retrieving the "Crimson Heart of Cleopatra" locked away in a fort like safe. The treasure is thought to allow its owner to control the world.
IMDB Rating: 5.5
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Crime
Country: Japan
Duration: 133 min
Plot tags: anime, tense, humorous, captivating, suspense, disturbing
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Gintama 2: Rules Are Made To Be Broken (2018)
Plot Summary:
The Yorozuya gang returns to protect the country's shogun when the Shinsengumi police force finds itself in a crisis.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan
Duration: 134 min
Plot tags: anime, tense, humorous, disturbing, semi serious, epic, period piece, shounen
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Team America: World Police (2004)
Plot Summary:
Team America World Police follows an international police force dedicated to maintaining global stability. Learning that dictator Kim Jong il is out to destroy the world, the team recruits Broadway star Gary Johnston to go undercover. With the help of Team America, Gary manages to uncover the plan to destroy the world. Will Team America be able to save it in time? It stars… Samuel L Jackson, Tim Robbins, Sean Penn, Michael Moore, Helen Hunt, Matt Damon, Susan Sarandon, George Clooney, Danny Glover, Ethan Hawke, Alec Baldwin… or does it?.
IMDB Rating: 7.2
IMDB Votes: 177000
Genere: Action, Comedy
Country: USA, Germany
Duration: 98 min
Plot tags: parody, funny, humorous, black comedy, political, adult animation, witty, not serious, cult classic, clever
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City Hunter (1993)
Plot Summary:
Extremely silly comedy about a self-indulgent private investigator who winds up on a cruise ship full of rich patrons, gorgeous women, murderous terrorists, and scarce food.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 12000
Genere: Action, Comedy, Crime
Country: Hong Kong, Japan
Duration: 100 min
Plot tags: realistic, semi serious, manga, spoof, freeze frame, cult classic, action adventure, parody, exciting, offbeat
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I Am a Hero (2015)
Plot Summary:
Hideo Suzuki is a 35-year-old mangaka assistant, whose life seem to be stuck around his exhausting but low-paying job, unfulfilled dreams, strange hallucinations and unsatisfying relationships. He sees himself as a supporting character in his own life, has low self-esteem, resulting in frustration. One day, the world as Hideo knows it is shattered by the presence of a disease that turns people into homicidal maniacs, whose first instinct is to attack and devour the nearest human.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 8000
Genere: Action, Comedy, Horror
Country: Japan
Duration: 126 min
Plot tags: scary, tense, atmospheric, rough, bleak, suspenseful, psychological, scenic, manga, apocalyptic
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Deadpool (2016)
Plot Summary:
Deadpool tells the origin story of former Special Forces operative turned mercenary Wade Wilson, who after being subjected to a rogue experiment that leaves him with accelerated healing powers, adopts the alter ego Deadpool. Armed with his new abilities and a dark, twisted sense of humor, Deadpool hunts down the man who nearly destroyed his life.
IMDB Rating: 8.0
IMDB Votes: 11000000
Genere: Action, Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 108 min
Plot tags: exciting, stylized, entertaining, absurd, humorous, funny, parody, action comedy, dark comedy, witty