Top movies in Japan today

Ranked by our points score — chart position, momentum, staying power and ratings. Last updated 2026-08-09. 1,108 titles tracked.

Dawn of a New Day: The Man Behind VHS leads the chart, a 2002 movie rated 6.8 on IMDb. 10 of the top 10 do not appear in the global chart, making this a notably local line-up — including Dawn of a New Day: The Man Behind VHS. The best-reviewed entry is Before the Flood at 8.2, against a chart average of 6.9. 2 of the top 20 were released in the last two years. 365 dni has the most staying power here, with 513 days in a top 10.

1. 301Dawn of a New Day: The Man Behind VHS2002 · IMDb 6.8
2. 302Kingdom 2: Far and Away2022 · IMDb 6.7
3. 303Alucarda1977 · IMDb 6.2
4. 304Inherent Vice2014 · IMDb 6.6 · RT 73%
5. 305Sin City2005 · IMDb 8.0 · RT 76%
6. 306Two Women1960 · IMDb 7.7 · RT 88%
7. 307Before the Flood2016 · IMDb 8.2 · RT 76%
8. 308A Knight's Tale2001 · IMDb 7.0 · RT 60%
9. 309Who Framed Roger Rabbit1988 · IMDb 7.7 · RT 96%
10. 310Mystery Train1989 · IMDb 7.5 · RT 89%
11. 311Yi Yi2000 · IMDb 8.1 · RT 97%
12. 312Taken 32014 · IMDb 6.0 · RT 13%
13. 313The Royal Hotel2023 · IMDb 5.7 · RT 89%
14. 314The Punisher: One Last Kill2026 · IMDb 7.0 · RT 73%
15. 315Venom: The Last Dance2024 · IMDb 6.0 · RT 40%
16. 316Bandits vs. Samurai Squadron1978 · IMDb 6.6
17. 317Diary of a Shinjuku Thief1969 · IMDb 6.1
18. 318The King2019 · IMDb 7.3
19. 319Gamera vs. Gyaos1967 · IMDb 5.2
20. 320The Texas Chain Saw Massacre1974 · IMDb 7.4 · RT 85%
21. 321Labyrinth1986 · IMDb 7.3 · RT 64%
22. 322Transformers: Rise of the Beasts2023 · IMDb 6.0
23. 323Saga of Tanya the Evil: The Movie2019 · IMDb 7.5
24. 324Asako I & II2018 · IMDb 7.1 · RT 77%
25. 325Peaky Blinders: The Immortal Man2026 · IMDb 6.5 · RT 90%
26. 326The Omen1976 · IMDb 7.5 · RT 76%
27. 327Fool's Gold2008 · IMDb 5.8 · RT 11%
28. 328Under the Silver Lake2018 · IMDb 6.5 · RT 58%
29. 329Super Girl Maria: Final Fight1991
30. 330They Live1988 · IMDb 7.2 · RT 86%
31. 331Elize: Shadows of a Woman2026 · IMDb 6.0
32. 332À Nous la Liberté1931 · IMDb 7.4
33. 333Black Cat, White Cat1998 · IMDb 8.0
34. 334Contact1997 · IMDb 7.5 · RT 69%
35. 335Slither2006 · IMDb 6.5 · RT 87%
36. 336The Help2011 · IMDb 8.1 · RT 75%
37. 337Hedwig and the Angry Inch2001 · IMDb 7.7 · RT 92%
38. 338Midnight Runners2017 · IMDb 7.3 · RT 100%
39. 339Hold Your Breath Like a Lover2014 · IMDb 5.8
40. 340A Toxic Love Story2026 · IMDb 6.7 · RT 100%
41. 341The Piano Teacher2001 · IMDb 7.5 · RT 75%
42. 342The Commuter2018 · IMDb 6.3 · RT 55%
43. 343South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut1999 · IMDb 7.7 · RT 81%
44. 344The Heiress1949 · IMDb 8.1 · RT 100%
45. 345The Blind Side2009 · IMDb 7.6 · RT 66%
46. 346Down by Law1986 · IMDb 7.6 · RT 88%
47. 347365 dni2020 · IMDb 3.3
48. 348Holy Spider2022 · IMDb 7.3 · RT 82%
49. 349X22003 · IMDb 7.4 · RT 85%
50. 350The Kanto Region Is Also Expanding1967