Best Japanese movies of recent years on netflix

Godzilla Minus One(2023)

Combined Rating:
87
Combined Critics Rating: 83

Post-war Japan is at its lowest point when a new crisis emerges in the form of a giant monster, baptized in the horrific power of the atomic bomb.



Bullet Train Explosion(2025)

Combined Rating:
53
Combined Critics Rating: 51

A group who straps bombs to a Japanese bullet train in an attempt to extort money from the government.



Spy x Family Code: White(2023)

Combined Rating:
51
Combined Critics Rating: 53

After receiving an order to be replaced in Operation Strix, Loid decides to help Anya win a cooking competition at Eden Academy, by making the director's favorite meal in order to prevent his replacement.



The Imaginary(2023)

Combined Rating:
50
Combined Critics Rating: 65

Rudger is a boy no one can see, imagined by Amanda to share her thrilling make-believe adventures. When Rudger arrives alone at The Town of Imaginaries, where forgotten Imaginaries live and find work, he faces a mysterious threat.



100 Meters(2025)

Combined Rating:
46
Combined Critics Rating: 48

Gifted runner Togashi dominates 100m races until transfer student Komiya arrives, motivating him to train harder. Years later, they compete as rivals on the racetrack.



City Hunter(2024)

Combined Rating:
23
Combined Critics Rating: 12

An exceptional marksman and hopeless playboy, private eye Ryo Saeba reluctantly forms an alliance with his late partner's sister to investigate his death.



Demon City(2025)

Combined Rating:
21
Combined Critics Rating: 8

Framed for his family's murder and left for dead, an ex-hitman will stop at nothing to exact revenge on the masked "demons" who have taken over his city.



My Hero Academia: You're Next(2024)

Combined Rating:
17
Combined Critics Rating: 13

Deku, Bakugo, Todoroki and the rest of U.A. High Class 1-A must face off against Dark Might and the obscure crime organisation under his control, the Gollini Family.



Call Me Chihiro(2023)

Combined Rating:
13
Combined Critics Rating: 6

Chihiro works at a small beachside bento shop, Nokonoko Bento, and becomes a popular figure in the city.



Golden Kamuy(2024)

Combined Rating:
12
Combined Critics Rating: 4

In the early 20th century in Hokkaido, Japan, a treasure hunt between various parties takes place for a hidden stash of gold.



My Oni Girl(2024)

Combined Rating:
11
Combined Critics Rating: 6

A high school student's life takes an unexpected turn when he meets an oni (demon) girl on a quest in the human world.



Baki Hanma VS Kengan Ashura(2024)

Combined Rating:
10
Combined Critics Rating: 4

It's the ultimate showdown. The toughest fighters from "Baki Hanma" and "Kengan Ashura" clash in this unprecedented, hard-hitting martial arts crossover.



Drawing Closer(2024)

Combined Rating:
9
Combined Critics Rating: 0

With only a year left to live, 17-year-old Akito finds new meaning in life by bringing joy to a terminally ill girl who has just six months remaining.



The Parades(2024)

Combined Rating:
6
Combined Critics Rating: 4

A mother searches for her missing son after a devastating calamity, only to realize that she has died and is now confined to a realm of restless spirits.



Mononoke the Movie: The Phantom in the Rain(2024)

Combined Rating:
5
Combined Critics Rating: 0

A deadly and mysterious master of the occult travels across feudal Japan, seeking malevolent spirits called Mononoke to slay. He must uncover their Form, Truth, and Reason to wield the mighty Exorcism Sword against them.



In Love and Deep Water(2023)

Combined Rating:
4
Combined Critics Rating: 0

On a massive luxury cruise ship while at sea, the loyal butler Suguru, and a mysterious woman named Chizuru cross paths as they try to uncover a murder-mystery that occurs on the ship.



Bad Lands(2023)

Combined Rating:
2
Combined Critics Rating: 0

A grifter and her loose-cannon brother get their hands on a massive amount of money, but their ill-gotten gains puts a huge target on their back.