Japanese movies on MUBI in India

Top 19: Japanese movies on MUBI in India

Updated 9 October 2026 · Ranked by TMDB popularity, which reflects what people are watching and searching for this week · Subscription titles only

1. Perfect Days (2023) · ★ 7.8/10 · Drama
   Hirayama is content with his life as a toilet cleaner in Tokyo. Outside of his structured routine, he cherishes music on cassette tapes, books, and taking photos of…
2. Monster (2023) · ★ 7.9/10 · Mystery, Thriller, Drama
   After an outburst at school involving her son, a concerned single mother demands answers, triggering a sequence of deepening suspicion and turmoil.
3. Drive My Car (2021) · ★ 7.4/10 · Drama
   Yusuke Kafuku, a stage actor and director, still unable, after two years, to cope with the loss of his beloved wife, accepts to direct Uncle Vanya at a theater festival…
4. Battle Royale (2000) · ★ 7.3/10 · Drama, Thriller, Action
   In the future, the Japanese government captures a class of ninth-grade students and forces them to kill each other under the revolutionary "Battle Royale" act.
5. Godzilla (1954) · ★ 7.6/10 · Thriller, Horror, Science Fiction
   Japan is thrown into a panic after several ships are sunk near Odo Island. An expedition to the island led by Dr. Kyohei Yamane soon discover something far more…
6. Godzilla vs. Destoroyah (1995) · ★ 7.8/10 · Action, Science Fiction, Horror
   A burning Godzilla, on the verge of meltdown, emerges to lay siege to Hong Kong. At the same time horrifying new organisms are discovered in Japan. These crustacean-like…
7. Godzilla vs. Biollante (1989) · ★ 7.3/10 · Action, Horror, Science Fiction
   After the previous Godzilla attack, a miniature arms race ensues to collect his cells. Concerned over Godzilla's possible return, the Japanese government uses the cells…
8. Godzilla, Mothra and King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All-Out Attack (2001) · ★ 7.5/10 · Action, Adventure, Horror
   Godzilla has become a distant memory for Japan when the destruction of a US submarine raises alarms for Admiral Tachibana. His estranged daughter Yuri investigates the…
9. Linda Linda Linda (2005) · ★ 7.6/10 · Comedy, Music, Drama
   Only three days before the school festival, a newly formed high school band rushes to put together a set for their big show — including a hit single by '80s by the…
10. Mothra vs. Godzilla (1964) · ★ 7.0/10 · Drama, Action, Science Fiction
    Journalists Ichiro Sakai and Junko cover the wreckage of a typhoon when an enormous egg is found and claimed by greedy entrepreneurs. Mothra's fairies arrive and are…
11. Destroy All Monsters (1968) · ★ 6.9/10 · Science Fiction, Action
    At the turn of the century, all of the Earth's monsters have been rounded up and kept safely on Monsterland. Chaos erupts when a race of she-aliens known as the Kilaaks…
12. Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla (1974) · ★ 6.9/10 · Action, Adventure, Science Fiction
    An Okinawan prophecy that foretells the destruction of the Earth is seeming fulfilled when Godzilla emerges to return to his destructive roots. But not all is what it…
13. Godzilla 1985 (1985) · ★ 6.8/10 · Action, Science Fiction, Thriller
    Originally released in Japan as "The Return of Godzilla" in 1984, this is the heavily re-edited, re-titled "Godzilla 1985". Adding in new footage of Raymond Burr, this…
14. Sexual Drive (2021) · ★ 6.2/10 · Comedy, Drama
    Designer Enatsu worries about his sexless life. Office worker Akane is getting ready to return to work while undergoing rehab at home for panic attacks. Elite…
15. Yuki's Sun (1972) · ★ 5.9/10 · Animation, Drama
    TV pilot based on an original manga by Tetsuya Chiba, about a 10-year old girl named Yuki. An orphan who's being adopted by a family.
16. Super Happy Forever (2024) · ★ 7.1/10 · Comedy, Drama, Romance
    Accompanied by his friend Miyata, Sano returns to Izu, a seaside resort in Japan where five years before he fell in love with his wife Nagi.
17. Tatsumi (2011) · ★ 6.5/10 · Animation, History, Drama
    Animated film based on the life and stories of Manga writer Yoshihiro Tatsumi who revolutionised the art form with darker, more adult stories. The film animates several…
18. Great Freedom (2024) · Music
    The opening performance of Nagasaki Stadium City attended by around 25,000 people.
19. Le Moulin (2017) · ★ 5.6/10 · Documentary
    Poetry, literature, painting and old film clips converge in this lyrical, unusually designed film essay about Le Moulin, the Taiwanese poets’ collective which protested…

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