Best movies on Disney+ (Japon) : our Top 20
At Stream Tracker, we’ve put together a concise selection of notable films originating from Japan that are currently available on Disney+. Our picks aim to represent the range of Japanese cinema — from animation to live‑action — and to highlight titles that are easy for subscribers to find and watch. For each film you’ll find a short summary, availability notes, and viewing tips to help you choose what to watch next.
Updated on 12/03/2026
1968 · Kihachi Okamoto
Released from prison after a wrongful conviction, a determined man assembles a loyal crew and sets out to track down and confront the person who framed him.
With Tatsuya Nakadai, Etsushi Takahashi, Yuriko Hoshi, Tadao Nakamaru, Akira Kubo, Shigeru Kôyama and Eijirō Tōno
2004 · Katsuhiro Otomo
Drawn into the shadowy machinations of the enigmatic Ten Rings, Shang-Chi is compelled to confront a past he believed he had left behind.
With Keiko Aizawa, Aiko Hibi, Manami Konishi, Anne Suzuki, Sanae Kobayashi, Katsuo Nakamura and Masane Tsukayama
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2000 · Takeshi Kitano
After a reckless young man named Kenai is mysteriously turned into a bear, he’s forced to experience life from a whole new perspective and discover what truly matters. His bold, often hilarious trek across the wilderness brings him unlikely allies—a talkative bear cub named Koda, the bumbling moose duo Rutt and Tuke, shaggy woolly mammoths and a herd of rambunctious rams—and through their friendship he learns compassion, responsibility and the meaning of family.
With Takeshi Kitano, Omar Epps, Claude Maki, Susumu Terajima, Masaya Kato, Royale Watkins and Lombardo Boyar
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2008 · Fernando Meirelles
a man whose life has been dictated by circumstance fights to seize his own destiny; a police officer is unsettled when his wife—long presumed lost at sea—returns bearing the quiet, uncanny traces of someone transformed; and a determined woman searches relentlessly for a particular individual reputed to possess a rare gift, a figure prophesied to become a powerful spiritual leader. Their separate quests—for control, for recognition of what is real, and for a future shaped by faith—unfold in parallel, colliding at unexpected moments. Together they probe the limits of choice, the price of survival, and the strange alchemy that turns loss into authority.
With Julianne Moore, Mark Ruffalo, Alice Braga, Yûsuke Iseya, Yoshino Kimura, Don McKellar and Maury Chaykin
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1975 ·
After a lean season, Maya and her fearless friends must enter a series of daring competitions to win the resources that will secure their hive’s survival.
2002 · John Kafka
Fresh into her role as princess, Cinderella quickly discovers that palace life and its duties are far more demanding than she imagined. Across three tender episodes, she calls on her faithful animal friends and the steady support of her Fairy Godmother, bringing warmth, poise, and her own gentle spirit to the responsibilities of royalty. Along the way she learns that remaining true to herself is the surest way to turn her hopes into reality.
With Jennifer Hale, Rob Paulsen, Corey Burton, Andre Stojka, Russi Taylor, Susanne Blakeslee and Tress MacNeille