Good Japanese Thrillers
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1. Keizoku
Japanese Drama - 1999, 11 episodes
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2. g@me.
Japanese Movie - 2003
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3. Genya
Japanese Drama - 2010, 8 episodes
Severely underrated.
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4. Hundred Million Stars from the Sky
Japanese Drama - 2002, 11 episodes
Real ones know: eons better than the KR remake.
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5. One Missed Call
Japanese Movie - 2004
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6. Unnatural
Japanese Drama - 2018, 10 episodes
Standard but fun.
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7. Alice in Borderland
Japanese Drama - 2020, 8 episodes
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8. Shogun
Japanese Drama - 2024, 10 episodes
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9. Ice World
Japanese Drama - 1999, 11 episodes
Slow burn elevated by it's final reveal.
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10. Battle Royale
Japanese Movie - 2000
Classic.
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11. BORDER: Shokuzai
Japanese Special - 2017, 1 episode
(Watch Border series first).
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12. Keiji Yugami
Japanese Drama - 2017, 10 episodes
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13. Devil
Japanese Drama - 2008, 11 episodes
Demolished the KR original.
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14. SPEC: Birth
Japanese Drama - 2010, 10 episodes
Keizoku's baby.
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15. BORDER
Japanese Drama - 2014, 9 episodes
Mid for the most part but 10/10 final episode.
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16. Million Yen Women
Japanese Drama - 2017, 12 episodes
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17. Erased
Japanese Drama - 2017, 12 episodes
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18. Missing
Japanese Movie - 2022
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19. Hard Days
Japanese Movie - 2023
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20. Missing
Japanese Movie - 2024
Sad more than anything really.
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21. A Sleeping Forest
Japanese Drama - 1998, 12 episodes
Predictable but good nonetheless.
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22. Nippon Noir: Detective Y's Rebellion
Japanese Drama - 2019, 10 episodes
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23. Behind the Door
Japanese Drama - 2019, 6 episodes
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24. Re:Mind
Japanese Drama - 2017, 12 episodes
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25. Sleepless Town
Japanese Movie - 1998
Drama
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26. I'm Mita, Your Housekeeper
Japanese Drama - 2011, 11 episodes
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