Best Japanese Comedies on Netflix 2026
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Our pick of the best Japanese Comedies on Netflix right now, ranked by audience rating out of the 100 titles in category code 1747. 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. 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.
3. Chibi Maruko-chan Movie (1990)
Rated 8.3/10 on IMDb, from 1990, 1h 33m. Elementary schooler Momoko Sakura and her friends Ono and Sugiyama get into a variety of scrapes as they grow up together in the 1960s.
4. Love Exposure (2008)
Rated 8.1/10 on IMDb, from 2008, 3h 56m. Desperate to please his sin-obsessed Catholic priest father, young Yu takes to sinning big time, becoming a master of up-skirt photography and perfecting the ninja moves required to get just the right angle on his subjects in this four-hour epic.
5. The Disappearance of Haruhi Suzumiya (2010)
Rated 8.1/10 on IMDb, from 2010, 2h 43m. SOS Brigade chief Haruhi Suzumiya announces that they are going to hold a Christmas party, but a couple of days later, Haruhi goes missing.
6. Lupin the 3rd: The Castle of Cagliostro: Special Edition (1979)
Rated 7.7/10 on IMDb, from 1979, 1h 39m. Lupin, his sidekick, Jigen, and the samurai warrior Goemon set out to take over an evil counterfeit operation at Count Cagliostro's fortress.
7. The Night Is Short, Walk On Girl (2017)
Rated 7.6/10 on IMDb, from 2017, 1h 32m. One strange night in Kyoto seems to last a year.
8. Nodame Cantabile: The Movie I (2009)
Rated 7.3/10 on IMDb, from 2009, 2h 00m. Young conductor Chiaki and his girlfriend, student pianist Nodame, confront the challenges of their first professional gigs together.
9. Ping Pong (2002)
Rated 7.2/10 on IMDb, from 2002, 1h 54m. Two completely opposite high school students who were once childhood pals, 'Peco' Hoshino and 'Smile' Tsukimoto, find themselves pitted against one another in an extreme sports version of ping pong.
10. Nodame Cantabile: The Movie II (2010)
Rated 7.2/10 on IMDb, from 2010, 2h 02m. Young conductor Chiaki moves out of the apartment he shares with pianist Nodame to concentrate on his career, which may mean curtains for their love.