Japanese movies on Amazon Prime Video in the US

Top 20: Japanese movies on Amazon Prime Video in the US

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

1. Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Castle (2025) · ★ 8.8/10 · Animation, Action, Fantasy
   The Demon Slayer Corps are drawn into the Infinity Castle, where Tanjiro, Nezuko, and the Hashira face terrifying Upper Rank demons in a desperate fight as the final…
2. Look Back (2024) · ★ 8.2/10 · Animation, Drama
   Popular, outgoing Fujino is celebrated by her classmates for her funny comics in the class newspaper. One day, her teacher asks her to share the space with Kyomoto, a…
3. Jujutsu Kaisen 0 (2021) · ★ 8.1/10 · Animation, Action, Fantasy
   Yuta Okkotsu is a nervous high school student who is suffering from a serious problem—his childhood friend Rika has turned into a curse and won't leave him alone. Since…
4. Door (1988) · ★ 6.1/10 · Horror, Mystery, Thriller
   Yasuko, a housewife, lives in an urban high-rise apartment with her husband Satoru and her son Takuto. Annoyed by spam calls and door-to-door salesmen, Yasuko slams the…
5. Shoplifters (2018) · ★ 7.8/10 · Drama, Crime, Thriller
   In the outskirts of Tokyo, a poor but close-knit group living on the fringes of society survives through shoplifting and odd jobs. When Osamu and his son take in a…
6. 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.
7. Maquia: When the Promised Flower Blooms (2018) · ★ 8.1/10 · Animation, Drama, Fantasy
   Fleeing the war, the immortal Maquia, graced with eternal youth, finds a baby abandoned in the forest and decides to raise it as her own child, sparking a moving story…
8. Gintama: The Very Final (2021) · ★ 8.2/10 · Animation, Action, Science Fiction
   The countdown to destruction has begun! Gintoki and the others set out to fulfill the wishes of their teacher Shoyo and thwart Utsuro's plans. Shinpachi, Kagura, the…
9. Fukushima 50 (2020) · ★ 6.5/10 · History, Drama, Action
   Workers at the Fukushima Daiichi facility in Japan risk their lives and stay at the nuclear power plant to prevent total destruction after the region is devastated by an…
10. Yu-Gi-Oh!: The Dark Side of Dimensions (2016) · ★ 7.6/10 · Adventure, Animation, Action
    Having faced each other on countless occasions, Yugi and Kaiba again put their pride and experience to the test in a duel that transcends dimensions.
11. Evangelion: 2.0 You Can (Not) Advance (2009) · ★ 7.8/10 · Animation, Science Fiction, Action
    Under constant attack by monstrous creatures called Angels that seek to eradicate humankind, U.N. Special Agency NERV introduces two new EVA pilots to help defend the…
12. Oshi no Ko -The Final Act- (2024) · ★ 6.4/10 · Drama, Music, Fantasy
    Goro is a gynecologist and idol fan who’s in shock after his favorite star, Ai, announces an impromptu hiatus. Little does Goro realize that he’s about to forge a bond…
13. Little Nemo: Adventures in Slumberland (1989) · ★ 6.9/10 · Adventure, Animation, Family
    A little boy whose dreams transcend reality is sucked into his own fantasy, which is everything he has dreamed of, until he unleashes an old secret that may not only…
14. Shin Ultraman (2022) · ★ 7.5/10 · Action, Science Fiction
    The Japanese government sets up a special task force to fight the giant creatures suddenly appearing across the country. Soon, the squad unexpectedly meets a giant…
15. Memories (1995) · ★ 7.5/10 · Fantasy, Animation, Science Fiction
    Three back-to-back anime films by three different directors make up this sci-fi trilogy three years in the making.
16. In This Corner of the World (2016) · ★ 7.9/10 · Animation, Drama, War
    Japan, 1943, during World War II. Young Suzu leaves her village near Hiroshima to marry and live with her in-laws in Kure, a military harbor. Her creativity to overcome…
17. 13 Assassins (2010) · ★ 7.3/10 · Adventure, Drama, Action
    A bravado period action film set at the end of Japan's feudal era in which a group of unemployed samurai are enlisted to bring down a sadistic lord and prevent him from…
18. Sukiyaki Western Django (2007) · ★ 6.2/10 · Adventure, Action, Comedy
    A nameless gunfighter arrives in a town ripped apart by rival gangs and, though courted by both to join, chooses his own path.
19. Liz and the Blue Bird (2018) · ★ 7.5/10 · Animation, Drama, Music
    In their last year of high school, two girls in the brass band club perform a song inspired by a fairy tale that parallels their friendship.
20. Wicked City (1987) · ★ 6.7/10 · Animation, Fantasy, Horror
    A peace treaty between the Earth and the Black World, a parallel universe of demons, is coming to an end. Two cops, Taki, a human male, and Maki, a female demon, are…

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