Japanese TV Comedies on Netflix
The Japanese TV Comedies category on Netflix is identified by the secret code 711366. Below are 30 Japanese TV Comedies titles currently traceable on Netflix, sorted by rating. Top picks include GTO: Great Teacher Onizuka (1998), Mob Psycho 100 (2018), He Who Can't Marry (2006).
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Last updated: 28 Sep 2021. Independent reference, not affiliated with Netflix.
GTO: Great Teacher Onizuka (1998)
One-time juvenile delinquent Onizuka finds his old tricks give him an edge when he starts teaching a class of unruly high school students.
Year: 1998
IMDb: 8.5
Netflix rating: 3/5
Netflix ID: 80066010 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb
Mob Psycho 100 (2018)
There's an organization gathering espers for a nefarious purpose. Powerful psychic Mob, however, is just trying to be the protagonist of his own life.
Year: 2018
IMDb: 8.5
Netflix ID: 80213536 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb
He Who Can't Marry (2006)
A lonely bachelor practices single life like a religion, but one encounter triggers a search for his version of the ultimate happy ending.
Year: 2006
IMDb: 8.3
Netflix rating: 3.1/5
Netflix ID: 80062012 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb
Saiko no Rikon (2013)
Love and marriage are the issues when one bickering couple can't quite split up, but another seemingly happy couple wonders if they really are.
Year: 2013
IMDb: 8.2
Netflix rating: 3.1/5
Netflix ID: 80073771 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb
Kamisama Kiss (2012)
A goodhearted teenager who has been abandoned by her deadbeat father accidentally becomes an earth deity with a wily fox spirit as her familiar.
Year: 2012
IMDb: 8.1
Netflix rating: 2.9/5
Netflix ID: 80070071 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb
Ossan's Love (2018)
First his boss shocks him with a confession of love, then his roommate. Maybe one of them is Soichi's Mr. Right after all.
Year: 2018
IMDb: 7.8
Netflix ID: 81011018 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb
Mosaic Japan (2014)
After losing his job as a stockbroker in Tokyo, straitlaced Riichi gets wrapped up in the porn industry that's taken over his sleepy hometown.
Year: 2014
IMDb: 5.5
Netflix ID: 81040077 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb
The Virgin Psychics (2015)
Aimless and pining for a girl who doesn't love him, a student develops psychic powers at the same time other virgins manifest similar abilities.
Year: 2015
IMDb: 5.3
Netflix rating: 3.2/5
Netflix ID: 80077588 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb
Goddotan: Kisu gaman senshuken the Movie (2013)
A comedian appearing for a movie shoot is warned to avoid kissing for 24 hours, then chased by an assassin, zombies and hordes of attractive women.
Year: 2013
IMDb: 4.4
Netflix rating: 2.9/5
Runtime: 01:51:40
Netflix ID: 80074320 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb
Let Me Call You Father-in-Law (2016)
Tamotsu Daidoji has found love at the mature age of 51, the same age as his fiancee's father, who's not happy with a son-in-law his own age.
Year: 2016
Netflix rating: 3/5
Netflix ID: 80118018 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb
Hitoshi Matsumoto's Suberanai Hanashi (2015)
Believing that everyone has at least one funny story to tell, Hitoshi and his celebrity comedians aim to tell the funniest of true-life stories.
Year: 2015
Netflix ID: 80187472 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb
Ossan's Love (2016) (2016)
First his boss shocks him with a confession of love, then his roommate starts coming onto him too. Maybe one of them is his Mr. Right after all.
Year: 2016
Runtime: 00:48:11
Netflix ID: 81011027 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb
My Relentless Wife (2007)
A sweet man without much backbone submits to the whims of his domineering wife, whose strong positive attitude rubs off on two other married women.
Year: 2007
Netflix rating: 3.1/5
Netflix ID: 80067280 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb
The Brave 'Yoshihiko' (2012)
A commoner on a quest to cure a devastating plague and locate his missing father winds up an unlikely hero battling an evil bigger than he expected.
Year: 2012
Netflix rating: 3/5
Netflix ID: 80075404 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb
Time Taxi (2014)
A magical taxi with a chatty and very nosy driver takes passengers back in time in order to remake their choices and restore order in their lives.
Year: 2014
Netflix rating: 3/5
Netflix ID: 80062014 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb
GOD TONGUE (2012)
This wacky adult variety show mixes celebrity interviews, comedy and popular contests such as the Kiss Pressure Game and Serious Singing Contest.
Year: 2012
Netflix rating: 3/5
Netflix ID: 80077586 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb
Tada's Do-It-All House extra (2013)
Two problem-solving handymen tackle all manner of assignments among a host of odd characters played by well-known actors.
Year: 2013
Netflix rating: 2.9/5
Netflix ID: 80077654 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb
Love Strikes! – The Series (2010)
A clumsy, indecisive man suddenly becomes attractive to the opposite sex, but he's not sure if that's a blessing or a curse.
Year: 2010
Netflix rating: 2.9/5
Netflix ID: 80077655 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb
Goddotan: Kisu Gaman Senshuken The Movie 2: Psychic Love (2014)
A high schooler is buffeted about in a bizarre world controlled by a unseen being, all while trying to resist a bevy of beauties begging for a kiss.
Year: 2014
Netflix rating: 2.9/5
Runtime: 01:58:22
Netflix ID: 80088007 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb
How do you like wednesday? (2002)
In this late-night low-budget variety show from Hokkaido, two comedians engage in freewheeling discussions and madcap adventures abroad.
Year: 2002
Netflix rating: 3.1/5
Netflix ID: 80105433 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb
Yoshimoto Shinkigeki (2016)
The stars of legendary Japanese comedy company Yoshimoto Kogyo give hilarious special performances at the Yoshimoto Shinkigeki theater.
Year: 2016
Netflix rating: 3/5
Netflix ID: 80135479 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb
Knight Scoop (2015)
When zany celebrity 'detectives' tackle real-life, viewer-supplied problems, the results are sometimes moving, sometimes crude, but always funny.
Year: 2015
Netflix ID: 80170733 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb
Kantaro: The Sweet Tooth Salaryman (2017)
Elite publishing sales rep Kantaro wraps up his client visits in record time so he can secretly pursue his quest to indulge in the tastiest of sweets.
Year: 2017
Netflix ID: 80175348 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb
Skilled Teaser Takagi-san (2018)
Teased constantly by classmate Takagi-san, middle-schooler Nishikata swears payback by trying (and failing) to give her a dose of her own medicine.
Year: 2018
Netflix ID: 80228274 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb
Atsushi Tamura no Chijoha deha Dame! Zettai! (2017)
Drugs, adultery, social strife -- nothing is too hot for the fearless button-pusher Atsushi Tamura to handle in this edgy variety program.
Year: 2017
Netflix ID: 80240249 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb
Darake!: Quiz You Want to Watch Even Paying Money (2017)
From correctional officers to mafia wives, a rolling panel of specialists from opaque worlds share little-known aspects of their lives in quiz form.
Year: 2017
Netflix ID: 80240647 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb
Are You Ready? Hey You Girl! (2018)
Towa, the most popular kid in school, and his buddies help solve their classmates' relationship woes while finding time to goof off.
Year: 2018
Netflix ID: 81011928 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb
Virgins! Back to High School (2017)
To counter the declining birthrate, successful but inexperienced Eito is forced to attend a special high school for adult virgins.
Year: 2017
Netflix ID: 81010998 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb
Wise and Foolish (2015)
When the prime minister and his carefree son find their bodies switched, each must learn to live as the other, taking the country along for a ride.
Year: 2015
Netflix ID: 81011008 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb
M-1 Grand Prix (2001)
The next generation of Manzai duos compete in a fierce battle of wits and laughter, unleashing their best material for a chance at comedic glory.
Year: 2001
Netflix ID: 81046752 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb