Best dark & gritty Japanese movies on Netflix in India
By the KyaDekhu team · Updated · Availability for India from JustWatch, ratings from IMDb
58 movies on Netflix in India match this list, with an average IMDb rating of 6.5. Newest addition: Kubi, added to Netflix on 21 Oct. Ranked by vote-weighted IMDb rating and popularity; showing the top 30.
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1. Grave of the Fireflies (1988)
Movie · Japanese · 1h 29m · Animation, Drama · IMDb 8.5 (4.0L votes)
Slow-burnDark & grittyVisually stunningSerious
In the final months of World War II, 14-year-old Seita and his sister Setsuko are orphaned when their mother is killed during an air raid in Kobe, Japan. After a falling out with their aunt, they move into an abandoned bomb shelter. With no surviving relatives and their emergency rations depleted, Seita and Setsuko str
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2. Princess Mononoke (1997)
Movie · Japanese · 2h 14m · Adventure, Fantasy · IMDb 8.3 (4.9L votes)
Visually stunningDark & grittyEdge-of-seat
Ashitaka, a prince of the disappearing Emishi people, is cursed by a demonized boar god and must journey to the west to find a cure. Along the way, he encounters San, a young human woman fighting to protect the forest, and Lady Eboshi, who is trying to destroy it. Ashitaka must find a way to bring balance to this confl
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3. Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Castle (2025)
Movie · Japanese · 2h 36m · U/A 13+ · Animation, Action · IMDb 8.3 (88.4K votes)
Visually stunningFast-pacedEdge-of-seatDark & gritty
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 battle against Muzan Kibutsuji begins.
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4. Neon Genesis Evangelion: The End of Evangelion (1997)
Movie · Japanese · 1h 27m · Animation, Science Fiction · IMDb 8.1 (79.6K votes)
TwistyVisually stunningDark & grittyMature
SEELE orders an all-out attack on NERV, aiming to destroy the Evas before Gendo can advance his own plans for the Human Instrumentality Project. Shinji is pushed to the limits of his sanity as he is forced to decide the fate of humanity.
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5. Godzilla Minus One (2023)
Movie · Japanese · 2h 5m · U/A 13+ · Science Fiction, Horror · IMDb 7.6 (2.3L votes)
Visually stunningDark & grittyEdge-of-seatMature
In postwar Japan, Godzilla brings new devastation to an already scorched landscape. With no military intervention or government help in sight, the survivors must join together in the face of despair and fight back against an unrelenting horror.
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6. Rurouni Kenshin Part II: Kyoto Inferno (2014)
Movie · Japanese · 2h 18m · Action, Adventure · IMDb 7.5 (20.4K votes)
Visually stunningEdge-of-seatFast-pacedDark & gritty
Kenshin has settled into his new life with Kaoru and his other friends when he is approached with a request from the Meiji government. Makoto Shishio, a former assassin like Kenshin, was betrayed, set on fire and left for dead. He survived, and is now in Kyoto, plotting with his gathered warriors to overthrow the new g
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7. Rurouni Kenshin Part III: The Legend Ends (2014)
Movie · Japanese · 2h 15m · Action, Adventure · IMDb 7.5 (16.5K votes)
Visually stunningEdge-of-seatFast-pacedDark & gritty
Shishio sets sail in his ironclad ship to bring down the government. In order to stop him, Kenshin trains with his old master to learn his final technique.
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8. Rurouni Kenshin: The Beginning (2021)
Movie · Japanese · 2h 18m · Action, Adventure · IMDb 7.4 (12.9K votes)
Visually stunningEdge-of-seatDark & grittyMature
Before he was a protector, Kenshin was a fearsome assassin known as Battosai. But when he meets gentle Tomoe Yukishiro, a beautiful young woman who carries a huge burden in her heart, his life will change forever.
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9. Rurouni Kenshin: The Final (2021)
Movie · Japanese · 2h 18m · Action, Adventure · IMDb 7.2 (12.5K votes)
Visually stunningEdge-of-seatFast-pacedMature
In 1879, Kenshin and his allies face their strongest enemy yet: his former brother-in-law Enishi Yukishiro and his minions, who've vowed their revenge.
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10. GANTZ:O (2016)
Movie · Japanese · 1h 35m · Animation, Science Fiction · IMDb 7.1 (18.1K votes)
Visually stunningMatureFast-pacedDark & gritty
After being brutally murdered in a subway station, a teen boy awakens to find himself resurrected by a strange computer named Gantz, and forced to fight a large force of invading aliens in Osaka.
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12. Kingdom: Return of the Great General (2024)
Movie · Japanese · 2h 26m · Action, Adventure · IMDb 7.2 (1.9K votes)
Visually stunningFast-pacedEdge-of-seatDark & gritty
Depicts a continuation of the "Battle of Mayang", an all-out war against the neighboring country Zhao that Shin and Wang Ki fought in in the previous work "Flame of Fate".
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13. Blade of the Immortal (2017)
Movie · Japanese · 2h 20m · Action, Fantasy · IMDb 6.7 (20.9K votes)
Visually stunningMatureDark & grittyEdge-of-seat
Manji, a highly skilled samurai, becomes cursed with immortality after a legendary battle. Haunted by the brutal murder of his sister, Manji knows that only fighting evil will regain his soul. He promises to help a young girl named Rin avenge her parents, who were killed by a group of master swordsmen led by ruthless w
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14. MOTHER (2020)
Movie · Japanese · 2h 7m · Drama · IMDb 6.8 (3.8K votes)
Dark & grittyMatureSlow-burnSerious
Shuhei is leading a tough life. His alcoholic mother Akiko can only hook up with bad guys and order Shuhei to go get money from his disapproving grandparents instead of going to school. Except raising the little half-sister, his rock-bottom life seems to have no end.
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15. Kingdom 2: Far and Away (2022)
Movie · Japanese · 2h 14m · Action, Adventure · IMDb 6.8 (2.7K votes)
Visually stunningEdge-of-seatDark & grittyFast-paced
It follows a young man who dreams of becoming a general and Ying Zheng, whose goal is unification.
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16. Mononoke the Movie: Chapter II - The Ashes of Rage (2025)
Movie · Japanese · 1h 15m · A · Animation, Fantasy · IMDb 7.2 (987 votes)
Visually stunningDark & grittyCold & detachedMature
The Medicine Seller returns as the Edo harem faces a new crisis, with family feuds, inner turmoil and fiery envy igniting the birth of a raging spirit.
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17. Mononoke the Movie: The Phantom in the Rain (2024)
Movie · Japanese · 1h 30m · Animation, Fantasy · IMDb 6.8 (2.3K votes)
TwistyDark & grittyVisually stunningCold & detached
In the chambers of the Edo harem, two newcomers uncover political intrigue, rivalry and a vengeful spirit only one traveling medicine seller can vanquish.
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18. Kingdom III: The Flame of Destiny (2023)
Movie · Japanese · 2h 9m · Action, Adventure · IMDb 6.8 (2.2K votes)
Visually stunningEdge-of-seatDark & grittyMature
To defend their kingdom against a sudden invasion, a mighty general returns to the battlefield alongside a war orphan, now grown up, who dreams of glory.
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19. HiGH&LOW The Movie 3: Final Mission (2017)
Movie · Japanese · 1h 58m · Action, Drama · IMDb 7.1 (904 votes)
Fast-pacedVisually stunningMatureEdge-of-seat
In order to conceal past corruption by the government, the Kyuryu group proceeds on a plan to destroy a street and build a casino. To stop the Kyuryu group, members of SWORD begin to move.
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21. HiGH&LOW The Movie 2: End of Sky (2017)
Movie · Japanese · 2h 4m · Action · IMDb 7.2 (719 votes)
Visually stunningFast-pacedMatureEdge-of-seat
Members of SWORD win against Wangan Rengogun, which is led by Kohaku. The city becomes peaceful again. Nevertheless, the most brutal gangs, Doubt and Prison Gang, appear. They try to dominate the area controlled by SWORD.
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22. BLAME! (2017)
Movie · Japanese · 1h 46m · Action, Drama · IMDb 6.6 (10.3K votes)
Visually stunningFast-pacedEdge-of-seatMature
In the distant technological future, civilization has reached its ultimate Net-based form. An "infection" in the past caused the automated systems to spiral out of order, resulting in a multi-leveled city structure that replicates itself infinitely in all directions. Now humanity has lost access to the city's controls,
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23. Faceless (2024)
Movie · Japanese · 2h · Thriller, Drama · IMDb 6.8 (1.1K votes)
TwistyCold & detachedEdge-of-seatDark & gritty
Kaburagi was arrested as a suspect in a brutal murder case, but he escapes. He continues to hide and move all around Japan. During this time, he meets Sayaka, Kazuya and Mai. Detective Matanuki is on the trail to capture Kaburagi. He interrogates the people who met Kaburagi, but they all describe Kaburagi differently f
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24. Mobile Suit Gundam Hathaway (2021)
Movie · Japanese · 1h 36m · Animation, Action · IMDb 6.6 (2.9K votes)
Visually stunningEdge-of-seatDark & grittySerious
Twelve years after Char's rebellion, Hathaway Noa leads an insurgency against Earth Federation, but meeting an enemy officer and a mysterious woman alters his fate.
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25. High & Low The Worst X (2022)
Movie · Japanese · 1h 59m · Action · IMDb 6.7 (948 votes)
Fast-pacedVisually stunningMatureCold & detached
Fists fly when Oya High’s street fighters defend themselves from a three-school alliance of brawlers.
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26. MOBILE SUIT GUNDAM HATHAWAY The Sorcery of Nymph Circe (2026)
Movie · Japanese · 1h 55m · U/A 13+ · Animation, Science Fiction · IMDb 6.6 (886 votes)
Visually stunningEdge-of-seatTwistyDark & gritty
Haunted by past trauma, Hathaway Noa is drawn to a mysterious girl named Gigi Andalucia, whose strange powers stir memories within him. While swayed by her cryptic words, he continues preparing for Mafty's mission -- the attack on the Adelaide Conference. Meanwhile, Kenneth Sleg of the Earth Federation Forces prepares
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27. BAKA's Identity (2025)
Movie · Japanese · 2h 10m · Crime, Drama · IMDb 6.9 (470 votes)
Cold & detachedMatureDark & grittyEdge-of-seat
To get by, Takuya and Mamoru pose as women in an online scheme, but when they try to leave this life, they must rely on their dangerous mentor for help.
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28. Mononoke the Movie: Chapter III - The Curse of the Serpent (2026)
Movie · Japanese · 1h 28m · Animation, Fantasy · IMDb 7.2 (302 votes)
Cold & detachedVisually stunningDark & grittyEdge-of-seat
When tragedy strikes within the walls of the Ōoku, twisted human passions and festering grudges spawn the Medicine Seller's most fearsome opponent yet.
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29. Kubi (2023)
Movie · Japanese · 2h 11m · History, Action · IMDb 6.4 (1.6K votes)
TwistyVisually stunningMatureEdge-of-seat
Lord Oda Nobunaga plans to control Japan where rival warlords battle by waging war against several clans. His vassal Araki Murashige stages a rebellion and promptly disappears.
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30. EVANGELION: DEATH (TRUE)² (1998)
Movie · Japanese · 1h 9m · Animation, Science Fiction · IMDb 6.4 (1.0K votes)
TwistyVisually stunningDark & grittyMature
A highly experimental film presenting a story out of chronological order taking place 15 years after a near-apocalyptic catastrophe, about four traumatized 14 year olds who are tasked with piloting massive humanoid decisive weapons called Evangelion, the psychologically maladjusted adults who handle and command them, a
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