Best dark & gritty Japanese movies on SonyLIV in India

By the KyaDekhu team · Updated 23 October 2026 · Availability for India from JustWatch, ratings from IMDb

11 movies on SonyLIV in India match this list, with an average IMDb rating of 7.2. Ranked by vote-weighted IMDb rating and popularity.

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   1. Chainsaw Man - The Movie: Reze Arc (2025)

   Movie · Japanese · 1h 40m · A · Animation, Action · IMDb 8.3 (71.4K votes)

   Visually stunningFast-pacedMatureTwisty

   In a brutal war between devils, hunters, and secret enemies, a mysterious girl named Reze has stepped into Denji's world, and he faces his deadliest battle yet, fueled by love in a world where survival knows no rules.

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   2. Demon Slayer -Kimetsu no Yaiba- The Movie: Mugen Train (2020)

   Movie · Japanese · 1h 57m · UA · Animation, Action · IMDb 8.2 (1.0L votes)

   Visually stunningEdge-of-seatDark & grittyFast-paced

   Tanjiro Kamado, joined with Inosuke Hashibira, a boy raised by boars who wears a boar's head, and Zenitsu Agatsuma, a scared boy who reveals his true power when he sleeps, boards the Infinity Train on a new mission with the Fire Hashira, Kyojuro Rengoku, to defeat a demon who has been tormenting the people and killing

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   3. Jujutsu Kaisen 0 (2021)

   Movie · Japanese · 1h 45m · UA · Animation, Action · IMDb 7.8 (67.9K votes)

   Visually stunningEdge-of-seatTwistyFast-paced

   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 Rika is no ordinary curse, his plight is noticed by Satoru Gojo, a teacher at Jujutsu High, a school where fledgling exorcists learn how to combat curs

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   4. Black Butler: Book of the Atlantic (2017)

   Movie · Japanese · 1h 40m · Animation, Action · IMDb 7.7 (2.1K votes)

   Visually stunningMatureDark & grittyCold & detached

   Ciel learns of a "Aurora Society", that is rumored to be researching how to bring the dead back to life. Their next meeting is scheduled to be conducted on the ship Campania, voyaging across the Atlantic Ocean. Much to Ciel's dismay, Elizabeth "Lizzy" Midford, is taking the same ship, thus leaving him with no choice bu

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   5. Mobile Suit Gundam: Char's Counterattack (1988)

   Movie · Japanese · 2h · Animation, Action · IMDb 7.2 (2.7K votes)

   Visually stunningEdge-of-seatFast-pacedDark & gritty

   In UC 0093, the Federation has recovered from its defeat and has created a new anti-colonial special forces unit to deal with rebel forces: Londo Bell. Elsewhere in space, Char Aznable reappears out of self-imposed hiding with a declaration that he now commands his own Neo-Zeon movement, and intends to force the emigra

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   6. Noblesse: Awakening (2016)

   Movie · Japanese · 32m · Action, Animation · IMDb 7.3 (830 votes)

   MatureVisually stunningDark & grittyEdge-of-seat

   Rai wakes up from 820-years long sleep and starts his new life as a student in a high school founded by his loyal servant, Frankenstein. But his peaceful days with other human students are soon interrupted by mysterious attackers known as the "Unions".

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   7. Psycho-Pass: Providence (2023)

   Movie · Japanese · 2h 1m · Animation, Crime · IMDb 7.0 (1.0K votes)

   TwistyVisually stunningCold & detachedDark & gritty

   While attending a meeting as a Chief Inspector of the Public Security Bureau, Akane Tsunemori received a report that an incident had occurred on a foreign vessel , and this was the beginning of a big and unexpected case.

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   8. Eden of the East Movie II: Paradise Lost (2010)

   Movie · Japanese · 1h 33m · Animation, Mystery · IMDb 6.8 (1.4K votes)

   TwistyFast-pacedVisually stunningEdge-of-seat

   Accused of terrorism and feeling the heat, Saki's high-tech crew is in the crosshairs. Meanwhile, the shroud of mystery covering Takizawa is lifted as he and his fellow Selecao make their final moves. Every game must come to an end. For those playing Mr. Outside's twisted game of conspiracy thrills, the end comes now.

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   9. Mobile Suit Gundam 00 The Movie: -A Wakening of the Trailblazer- (2010)

   Movie · Japanese · 2h 3m · Action, Animation · IMDb 6.8 (822 votes)

   Visually stunningTwistyEdge-of-seatFast-paced

   The year is 2314 AD, two years have passed since the defeat of the Innovades and the exposure of the A-Laws' crimes against humanity. The A-Laws have been abolished and their infrastructure integrated into the Earth Sphere Federation Army. However, the world's exposure to GN Particles has resulted in many people awaken

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    10. King of Thorn (2010)

    Movie · Japanese · 1h 49m · Fantasy, Animation · IMDb 6.3 (3.2K votes)

    Dark & grittyTwistyVisually stunningEdge-of-seat

    A mysterious virus, nicknamed Medusa, is spreading around Japan, turning its victims into stone. Given the impossibility of finding an immediate cure, the government opts for cryopreserving a select group of patients until they come up with a solution. Kasumi, one of the chosen ones, has been asleep for years and her a

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    11. GREAT PRETENDER razbliuto (2024)

    Movie · Japanese · 1h 29m · Animation, Crime · IMDb 6.1 (299 votes)

    Visually stunningTwistyFast-pacedEdge-of-seat

    Presumed dead, master con artist and recovering amnesiac Dorothy is discovered by Shanghai Longu-bang, a mob who wants payback for her conning them. With no memories and nowhere to go, she must rely on a local crime underboss to elude Taipei's criminal underworld all while tracking down leads to her mysterious past.

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