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Japanese Movies

Best Japanese cinema · 681 titles in library

🎬 681 movies ⭐ Avg 8.0 rating 🎭 drama film, action film, comedy film

We're tracking 681 Japanese films right now, averaging 8.0/10 on IMDb and leaning heavily on drama film, action film, comedy film. This isn't a static, hand-picked list — the catalogue grows automatically as titles get added to Wikidata's open film dataset, so newer or more obscure Japanese releases may take a little while to show up here after their actual release date.

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RingRing SUPERNATURAL FILM 1998
Ring
Japanese · supernatural film
Hana-BiHana-Bi CRIME 1997
Hana-Bi
Japanese · Crime
PrincessPrincessMononokeMononoke ANIMATION 1997
Princess Mononoke
Japanese · Animation
PrincessPrincessMononokeMononoke ANIMATION 1997
Princess Mononoke
Japanese · Animation
OnibiOnibi CRIME FILM 1997
Onibi
Japanese · crime film
Ghost in theGhost in theShellShell ANIMATION 1995
Ghost in the Shell
Japanese · Animation
SonatineSonatine ACTION 1993
Sonatine
Japanese · Action
Sumo Do, SumoSumo Do, SumoDon'tDon't COMEDY FILM 1992
Sumo Do, Sumo Don't
Japanese · comedy film
White WolfWhite Wolf 1990
White Wolf
Japanese ·
Kiki'sKiki'sDeliveryDeliveryServiceService COMING-OF-AGE FILM 1989
Kiki's Delivery Service
Japanese · coming-of-age film
AkiraAkira ANIMATION 1988
Akira
Japanese · Animation
My NeighborMy NeighborTotoroTotoro ANIMATION 1988
My Neighbor Totoro
Japanese · Animation
Grave of theGrave of theFirefliesFireflies ANIMATION 1988
Grave of the Fireflies
Japanese · Animation
The AdventuresThe Adventuresof Milo andof Milo andOtisOtis COMEDY FILM 1986
The Adventures of Milo and Otis
Japanese · comedy film
Nausicaä ofNausicaä ofthe Valley ofthe Valley ofthe Windthe Wind ANIMATION 1984
Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind
Japanese · Animation
MerryMerryChristmas, Mr.Christmas, Mr.LawrenceLawrence CHRISTMAS FILM 1983
Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence
Japanese, English · Christmas film
KagemushaKagemusha WAR FILM 1980
Kagemusha
Japanese · war film
The Castle ofThe Castle ofCagliostroCagliostro ACTION FILM 1979
The Castle of Cagliostro
Japanese · action film
Shogun'sShogun'sSamuraiSamurai DRAMA FILM 1978
Shogun's Samurai
Japanese · drama film
HouseHouse HORROR FILM 1977
House
Japanese, no linguistic content · horror film

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Browse our collection of Japanese language movies. CinePearl indexes Japanese cinema with full cast, ratings, trailers and AI-generated editorial content. New Japanese titles are added regularly. We currently have 681 Japanese movies in our database.

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