Find the best Japanese-language movies to watch. These movies in Japanese are: highly-rated by critics, highly-rated by viewers, and handpicked by our staff.
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Belle (2021)
7.2
An imaginative vision of virtual reality grounded in intense real-world drama
Violet Evergarden: The Movie (2020)
7.0
An unapologetically earnest anime about love in the time of war
Weathering with You (2020)
6.9
A visually dazzling if frustrating teen romance fantasy
Grave of the Fireflies (1988)
8.6
A heartwrenching look at war and the toll it takes on one's humanity
Maborosi (1995)
8.8
Sudden death afflicts Yumiko as she suddenly struggles to cope with her everyday life
Ran (1985)
8.4
Akira Kurosawa’s adaptation of King Lear is an epic historical drama set in sixteenth-century Japan, abundant with blood, betrayal, and battles for ultimate power.
Ringu (1998)
7.5
The iconic but still underseen Japanese horror mystery that's smarter than you remember
Whisper of the Heart (1995)
8.3
Finds magic in the ordinary every day—and reminds us the most special art is that which comes from the heart
One Cut of the Dead (2017)
7.8
A one-of-a-kind Japanese zombie comedy that takes the genre to another dimension
Asako I & II (2018)
8.0
A quietly surreal meditation on love and the people it transforms us into
Kiki’s Delivery Service (1989)
8.5
A watercolor, paradisal coming-of-age story about a teenage witch in training