Best Japanese Films on Netflix 2026
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Our pick of the best Japanese Films on Netflix right now, ranked by audience rating out of the 100 titles in category code 10398. Tap any title for full details and where to watch.
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1. Mischievous Kiss: The Movie Part 2 Campus Ver (2017)
Rated 9/10 on IMDb, from 2017, 1h 44m. Kotoko is elated to start college with Irie, but their majors separate them, and there's a new rival for Irie's affections.
2. Death Note (2006)
Rated 9/10 on IMDb, from 2006, 2h 06m. When he finds he has the power to kill anyone by merely writing his or her name, a brilliant student develops a god complex and aims to create utopia.
3. Her Father, My Lover (2015)
Rated 8.7/10 on IMDb, from 2015, 1h 45m. Maya's reckless romantic pursuit of her friend Taeko’s father spirals out of control, creating rifts between everyone involved.
4. Spirited Away (2001)
Rated 8.6/10 on IMDb, one of IMDb's Top 250, from 2001, 1h 59m. Chihiro wanders into a magical world where a witch rules -- and those who disobey her are turned into animals.
5. Hikaru Utada Laughter in the Dark Tour 2018 (2018)
Rated 8.6/10 on IMDb, from 2018, 2h 21m. Celebrating twenty years since her debut, Hikaru Utada takes the stage at Makuhari Messe for the final performance of her Laughter in the Dark Tour.
6. Erased (2016)
Rated 8.5/10 on IMDb, from 2016, 2h 00m. Aspiring manga artist Satoru inadvertently travels back through time, enabling him to prevent fatalities from occurring to people near him.
7. Grave of the Fireflies (1988)
Rated 8.5/10 on IMDb, one of IMDb's Top 250, from 1988, 1h 28m. Two orphans fight for survival in post-World War II Japan, but society is harsh and they struggle to escape the hardships of war and find enough food.
8. Princess Mononoke (1997)
Rated 8.4/10 on IMDb, one of IMDb's Top 250, from 1997, 2h 07m. A prince infected with a lethal curse sets off to find a cure and lands in the middle of a battle between a mining town and the animals of the forest.
9. Your Name (2016)
Rated 8.4/10 on IMDb, one of IMDb's Top 250, from 2016, 1h 46m. A bored girl in the countryside starts sporadically waking up in the body of a city boy who's living the exciting life she'd always dreamed of.
10. Dororo (2008)
Rated 8.4/10 on IMDb, from 2008, 2h 18m. Daigo pledged 48 body parts from his unborn son, Hyakkimaru, to 48 demons.