Best movies on Prime Video (Japon) : our Top 20

2024 · Kenji Kamiyama

Wulf, a cunning and treacherous lord of Rohan consumed by vengeance for his father's death, unleashes a surprise assault that drives King Helm Hammerhand and his people back into the ancient Hornburg, where they must mount a desperate, last-ditch defense.

With Brian Cox, Gaia Wise, Luke Pasqualino, Miranda Otto, Christopher Lee, Lorraine Ashbourne and Yazdan Qafouri

2001 · Hayao Miyazaki

Chihiro finds herself stranded in a strange realm of spirits, and when her parents are mysteriously transformed into other beings, she must summon unexpected courage to brave the enchanted world, confront its challenges, and win her family back.

With Rumi Hiiragi, Miyu Irino, Mari Natsuki, Bunta Sugawara, Akio Nakamura, Yumi Tamai and Ryunosuke Kamiki

2004 · Hayao Miyazaki

A young hatmaker is cursed by a mysterious witch who enters her shop and ages her into an old woman overnight. Forced to leave her old life behind, she crosses paths with the elusive wizard Howl and becomes swept up in his efforts to evade the king’s demands for magical service, drawn into a dangerous struggle that challenges both their destinies.

With Chieko Baisho, Takuya Kimura, Akihiro Miwa, Tatsuya Gashûin, Ryunosuke Kamiki, Mitsunori Isaki and Yo Oizumi

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

1997 · Hayao Miyazaki

Afflicted by a curse from a boar spirit, Ashitaka — a young prince of a fading tribe — travels west in search of a cure. His journey brings him into contact with San, a fierce human woman who fights to defend the forest, and Lady Eboshi, an ambitious leader bent on clearing the land for progress. Torn between their opposing aims, Ashitaka must find a way to bridge the divide and restore balance between people and nature.

With Youji Matsuda, Yuriko Ishida, Yūko Tanaka, Kaoru Kobayashi, Masahiko Nishimura, Tsunehiko Kamijô and Akihiro Miwa

1954 · Akira Kurosawa

A once-disgraced samurai, reduced to poverty, answers a rural community's plea for protection. Facing ruthless bandits, he recruits six other warriors to train the villagers in defense and strategy, while the townspeople sustain the fighters with food and shelter.

With Toshirō Mifune, Takashi Shimura, Yoshio Inaba, Seiji Miyaguchi, Minoru Chiaki, Daisuke Katō and Isao Kimura

2023 · Wim Wenders

Hirayama lives a quiet, contented life as a public restroom cleaner in Tokyo. Beyond his measured routine he finds comfort in cassette tapes, well-worn books and the small ritual of photographing trees. A string of unexpected encounters gently disrupts his solitude, prompting him to notice and appreciate the delicate beauty woven into everyday moments.

With Koji Yakusho, Arisa Nakano, Aoi Yamada, Tokio Emoto, Yumi Asou, Sayuri Ishikawa and Tomokazu Miura

2025 · Haruo Sotozaki

Tanjiro Kamado boards the Infinity Train with his comrades Inosuke Hashibira—a wild youth who wears a boar's head—and the nervous but unexpectedly formidable Zenitsu Agatsuma. Alongside Kyojuro Rengoku, the Flame Hashira, they undertake a dangerous mission to confront a cunning demon that has been terrorizing innocent people and killing any demon slayers brave enough to oppose it.

With Natsuki Hanae, Akari Kito, Yoshitsugu Matsuoka, Hiro Shimono, Toshihiko Seki, Reina Ueda and Nobuhiko Okamoto

2006 · Clint Eastwood

On the volcanic slopes of Iwo Jima, Japanese defenders brace for a brutal American invasion, and the film follows their daily lives, fears, and small acts of courage as the battle unfolds. Through intimate, ground-level perspectives—officers and conscripts, medics and tunnel diggers—we see their bonds, doubts, and sense of duty tested by relentless bombardment and impossible choices. The narrative reframes a well-known clash by focusing on the human cost of war for those who fought on the island, tracing sacrifice, resilience, and the moral complexities that arise in the fight to protect home.

With Ken Watanabe, Kazunari Ninomiya, Tsuyoshi Ihara, Ryo Kase, Shidô Nakamura, Hiroshi Watanabe and Takumi Bando

2025 · Tatsuya Yoshihara

Amid a relentless clash between devils, hunters, and unseen enemies, Denji’s life is upended by the arrival of the enigmatic Reze, propelling him into the most perilous fight of his existence—a battle driven by love in a world where survival answers to no rules.

With Kikunosuke Toya, Reina Ueda, Shiori Izawa, Tomori Kusunoki, Shogo Sakata, Fairouz Ai and Karin Takahashi

2025 · Tatsuya Yoshihara

Caught in a savage war of devils, hunters, and hidden foes, Denji’s life is upended when the enigmatic Reze appears, thrusting him into the deadliest fight of his existence—propelled by love in a world where survival answers to no rules.

With Kikunosuke Toya, Reina Ueda, Shiori Izawa, Tomori Kusunoki, Shogo Sakata, Fairouz Ai and Karin Takahashi

2006 · Bong Joon-ho

Three women, separated by time and place, each yearn for fuller, more meaningful lives. Their hopes and fears echo across different eras, their paths gradually weaving together until they meet in a sudden, transcendent moment of mutual recognition.

With Song Kang-ho, Byun Hee-bong, Park Hae-il, Bae Doona, Ko A-sung, Oh Dal-su and Lee Jae-eung

1999 · Jim Jarmusch

A Black contract killer who has adopted the discipline, rituals and code of the ancient samurai becomes the mob's marked man, thrust into a lethal game where his sense of honor clashes with outlaw vengeance.

With Forest Whitaker, John Tormey, Isaach De Bankolé, Cliff Gorman, Henry Silva, Tricia Vessey and Victor Argo

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

2005 · Roger Donaldson

A portrait of New Zealander Burt Munro, a relentless tinkerer and racer who spent decades rebuilding and modifying a 1920 Indian motorcycle until, in 1967, his ingenuity and perseverance earned him the land-speed world record on Utah’s Bonneville Salt Flats.

With Anthony Hopkins, Walton Goggins, Diane Ladd, Bruce Greenwood, Iain Rea, Tessa Mitchell and Aaron Murphy

2008 · Yojiro Takita

After losing his position in the orchestra, Daigo, a cellist, and his wife return to his small hometown to make ends meet. Expecting an interview at a travel agency, he instead finds himself being considered for a very different line of work — assisting at the local funeral home and facing departures of a far more final nature.

With Masahiro Motoki, Ryoko Hirosue, Tsutomu Yamazaki, Kazuko Yoshiyuki, Kimiko Yo, Takashi Sasano and Tetta Sugimoto

1991 · Jim Jarmusch

Across five cities on a single eventful night, five taxi drivers each pick up an unforgettable passenger, their separate rides unfolding into moments of danger, comedy and revelation.

With Winona Ryder, Gena Rowlands, Giancarlo Esposito, Armin Mueller-Stahl, Rosie Perez, Isaach De Bankolé and Béatrice Dalle

2011 · Ron Fricke

Captured on 70mm over nearly five years and filmed across twenty-five countries on five continents, Samsara presents a visual odyssey through consecrated sites, regions marked by catastrophe, vast industrial landscapes, and the planet’s most awe-inspiring natural scenes.

With Ni Made Megahadi Pratiwi, Puti Sri Candra Dewi, Putu Dinda Pratika, Marcos Luna, Hiroshi Ishiguro, Olivier De Sagazan and Ladyboys of Cascade Bar

1993 · Brian Yuzna

Traumatized by the grotesque aftermath of a clandestine program that resurrects the dead, a devastated teen turns to the same forbidden procedure to revive his girlfriend after a fatal motorcycle crash, unleashing unforeseen and terrifying consequences.

With Melinda Clarke, J. Trevor Edmond, Kent McCord, Sarah Douglas, James T. Callahan, Basil Wallace and Mike Moroff

2008 ·

In 208 A.D., as the Han Dynasty teeters on the brink, the calculating Prime Minister Cao convinces the capricious emperor that only a sweeping campaign against the western state of Xu and the southern principality of Eastern Wu can reunify the realm. Armies mobilize on an unprecedented scale, and, with survival at stake, bitter rivals Xu and Eastern Wu set aside their enmity to form a tenuous and unlikely alliance against Cao’s drive for domination.

With Tony Leung Chiu-wai, Takeshi Kaneshiro, Zhang Feng Yi, Chang Chen, Zhao Wei, Hu Jun and Shidô Nakamura