1. Love & Pop (ラブ&ポップ)
Tokyo schoolgirl Hiromi and her friends engage in a practice known as enjo kosai, or "compensated dating", where older men pay young girls for dates. Hiromi plunges deeper into this world to raise money for an expensive ring.
It has an average vote of 7.5 on TMDB.
2. Cross Road (クロスロード)
High school students Miho and Shouta are preparing for college entrance examinations. Miho comes from an island without even one cram school, while Shouta lives in Tokyo and works a part-time job. Both are striving to pass exams so they can enter college. The pair enroll in Z-Kai's correspondence education courses, and their lives cross before they realize it.
It has an average vote of 6.3 on TMDB.
3. Patisserie Coin De Rue (洋菓子店コアンドル)
A disillusioned Natsume arrives at Coin de Rue, a popular Tokyo pastry shop, begging for work. Aiming to become a high-calibre pastry chef, she is determined to overcome both her past and the challenges ahead. Pastry critic Tomura is a frequent visitor to Coin de Rue. Moved by Natsume's persistence, he slowly begins to confront his own painful past aided, of course, by mouthfuls of tasty pastries.
It has an average vote of 6.625 on TMDB.
4. Blood and Bones (血と骨)
In 1923, teenager Kim Shun-Pei moves from Cheju Island, in South Korea, to Osaka, in Japan. Along the years, he becomes a cruel, greedy and violent man and builds a factory of kamaboko, processed seafood products, in his poor Korean-Japanese community exploiting his employees.
It has an average vote of 6.541 on TMDB.
5. Jam Films (Jam Films)
Jam Films is a 2002 suite of 7 shorts produced by Sega/Amuse.
It has an average vote of 6.643 on TMDB.
6. All About "All About Lily Chou-Chou" (呼吸 「リリイ・シュシュのすべて」のすべて)
The making of 'All About Lily Chou-Chou' starting from its conception as an interactive story that played out on a BBS
It has an average vote of 6.3 on TMDB.
7. Ditto (동감)
In this endearing supernatural love story spanning two decades, a university student finds himself communicating with a female classmate from the same school through an antique ham radio.
It has an average vote of 6.953 on TMDB.
8. The Contestant (Concursante)
Martín's lucky hit when he wins the most lucrative prize in television history puts his life upside down.
It has an average vote of 5.8 on TMDB.
9. The Kirishima Thing (桐島、部活やめるってよ)
A story about the disappearance of Kirishima, a star athlete of the volleyball club, and how his disappearance affects every person in school.
It has an average vote of 6.789 on TMDB.
10. Love Letter (ラブレター)
Hiroko attends the memorial service of her fiancé, Itsuki Fujii, who died in a mountain-climbing incident. Although Itsuki's mother says that their old house is gone, Hiroko records the address listed under his name in his yearbook and sends him a letter. Surprisingly, she receives a reply, and discovers it came from his old classmate, a girl who also happens to also be called Itsuki Fujii.
It has an average vote of 7.7 on TMDB.
11. April Story (四月物語)
In spring, a girl leaves the island of Hokkaido to attend university in Tokyo. Once there, she is asked to reveal why she wanted to go there in the first place.
It has an average vote of 7.241 on TMDB.
12. Blue Gate Crossing (藍色大門)
Yueh-chen has an obsession with her classmate Shihao, but is too shy to confess to him directly. She sends in her best friend, Kerou, to act as a go-between, and Shihao ends up falling for Kerou, who is not sure what to think of him.
It has an average vote of 7 on TMDB.
13. Hana and Alice (花とアリス)
Two teenage best pals attracted to the same boy end up scrambling his life after he walks into a door and is knocked unconscious.
It has an average vote of 6.9 on TMDB.
14. Puparia (Puparia)
Something is about to change drastically, and the only thing to do is to witness it.
It has an average vote of 7.663 on TMDB.
15. Renaissance (Renaissance)
To find Ilona and unlock the secrets of her disappearance, Karas must plunge deep into the parallel worlds of corporate espionage, organized crime and genetic research - where the truth imprisons whoever finds it first and miracles can be bought but at a great price.
It has an average vote of 6.5 on TMDB.
16. The Last Repair Shop
In a warehouse in the heart of Los Angeles, a dwindling handful of devoted craftspeople maintain more than 80,000 student musical instruments, the largest remaining workshop in America of its kind. Meet four unforgettable characters whose broken-and-repaired lives have been dedicated to bringing so much more than music to the schoolchildren of this city.
It has an average vote of 7.8 on TMDB.
17. The Classic (클래식)
Ji-hae's friend is having problems expressing her feelings to the boy she loves, so she asks Ji-hae to write e-mails to him in her name. As the boy falls in love with her letters, Ji-hae discovers the story of her mother's romance which is remarkably similar to her own circumstances.
It has an average vote of 7.5 on TMDB.
18. Helter Skelter (ヘルタースケルター)
Top model Lilico, having recently undergone multiple cosmetic surgeries, begins to experience troubling side effects. As she desperately tries to retain her perfect image, Lilico descends into a world of nightmares and makes those around her miserable.
It has an average vote of 6.6 on TMDB.
19. An Elephant Sitting Still (大象席地而坐)
In the northern Chinese city of Manzhouli, they say there is an elephant that simply sits and ignores the world. Manzhouli becomes an obsession for the protagonists of this film, a longed-for escape from the downward spiral in which they find themselves.
It has an average vote of 7.7 on TMDB.
20. Pope Joan
A 9th century woman of English extraction born in the German city of Ingelheim disguises herself as a man and rises through the Vatican ranks.
It has an average vote of 6.827 on TMDB.
