Yuki Yamada’s Typical Vibe
Signature vibe

Highest-ranked title
Highest-ranked title
Yuki Yamada has 6 titles in the CriticCrunch catalog across a career spanning the 2010s through the 2020s. 3 rank in the Top 10%, led by Godzilla Minus One.
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In postwar Japan, Godzilla brings new devastation to an already scorched landscape. With no military intervention or government help in sight, the survivors must join together in the face of despair and fight back against an unrelenting horror.
Dir. Takashi Yamazaki · With Ryunosuke Kamiki, Minami Hamabe, Yuki Yamada

In the outskirts of Tokyo, a poor but close-knit group living on the fringes of society survives through shoplifting and odd jobs. When Osamu and his son take in a neglected young girl, their already fragile existence begins to unravel. As the family grows attached to her, buried secrets surface, forcing them to confront the true meaning of love, belonging, and what makes a family.
Dir. Hirokazu Kore-eda · With Lily Franky, Sakura Ando, Mayu Matsuoka

An unemployed man learns that his ex-girlfriend was murdered. He suddenly finds himself travelling through time to his middle school years and has chance to change the future and save the girl. He aims to rise to the top of the most brutal delinquent gang.
Dir. Tsutomu Hanabusa · With Takumi Kitamura, Ryo Yoshizawa, Yuki Yamada

Takatoshi Minamiyama majors in art at an university in Kyoto. On the train to the school, he sees Emi Fukuju and falls in love with her at first sight. Gathering up all his courage, he speaks to her. They begin to date and enjoy happy days together, but Emi reveals her secret to him.
Dir. Takahiro Miki · With Sota Fukushi, Nana Komatsu, Masahiro Higashide

Kei Nagai dies in a car accident, but realises he is a type of immortal known as Ajin. Hunted by humans, Ajin is eventually found by the government and used as a subject in cruel experiments. He finds fellow demi-humans along the way as he escapes and goes on the run.
Dir. Katsuyuki Motohiro · With Takeru Satoh, Go Ayano, Minami Hamabe

Twenty-year-old Matsuri Takabayashi learns that she only has ten years to live due to an incurable disease. She decides to not dwell on her life and not to fall in love—until she meets a man named Kazuto Manabe at a school reunion.
Dir. Michihito Fujii · With Nana Komatsu, Kentaro Sakaguchi, Yuki Yamada