Best family Japanese movies in India
By the KyaDekhu team · Updated · Availability for India from JustWatch, ratings from IMDb
111 movies in India match this list, with an average IMDb rating of 6.9. Ranked by vote-weighted IMDb rating and popularity; showing the top 30.
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1. Spirited Away (2001)
Movie · Japanese · 2h 5m · Animation, Family · IMDb 8.6 (9.9L votes)
Visually stunningTwistyFamily-friendlyHeartwarming
A young girl, Chihiro, becomes trapped in a strange new world of spirits. When her parents undergo a mysterious transformation, she must call upon the courage she never knew she had to free her family.
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2. Your Name. (2016)
Movie · Japanese · 1h 46m · U/A 13+ · Animation, Romance · IMDb 8.4 (4.1L votes)
TwistyVisually stunningHeartwarming
High schoolers Mitsuha and Taki are complete strangers living separate lives. But one night, they suddenly switch places. Mitsuha wakes up in Taki’s body, and he in hers. This bizarre occurrence continues to happen randomly, and the two must adjust their lives around each other.
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3. Howl's Moving Castle (2004)
Movie · Japanese · 1h 59m · Fantasy, Animation · IMDb 8.2 (5.2L votes)
Visually stunningHeartwarmingTwisty
Sophie, a young milliner, is turned into an elderly woman by a witch who enters her shop and curses her. She encounters a wizard named Howl and gets caught up in his resistance to fighting for the king.
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4. 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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5. My Neighbor Totoro (1988)
Movie · Japanese · 1h 26m · Fantasy, Animation · IMDb 8.1 (4.4L votes)
HeartwarmingSlow-burnVisually stunningFamily-friendly
Two sisters move to the country with their father in order to be closer to their hospitalized mother, and discover the surrounding trees are inhabited by Totoros, magical spirits of the forest. When the youngest runs away from home, the older sister seeks help from the spirits to find her.
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6. 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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7. Castle in the Sky (1986)
Movie · Japanese · 2h 5m · Adventure, Fantasy · IMDb 8.0 (2.0L votes)
Visually stunningEdge-of-seatFast-pacedFamily-friendly
A young boy and a girl with a magic crystal must race against pirates and foreign agents in a search for a legendary floating castle.
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8. Warriors of the Wind (1984)
Movie · Japanese · 1h 35m · Adventure, Animation · IMDb 8.0 (2.0L votes)
Visually stunningEdge-of-seat
After a global war, the seaside kingdom known as the Valley of the Wind remains one of the last strongholds on Earth untouched by a poisonous jungle and the powerful insects that guard it. Led by the courageous Princess Nausicaä, the people of the Valley engage in an epic struggle to restore the bond between humanity a
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9. The Tale of The Princess Kaguya (2013)
Movie · Japanese · 2h 17m · Animation, Drama · IMDb 8.0 (63.4K votes)
Slow-burnVisually stunningTwistyFamily-friendly
Found inside a shining stalk of bamboo by an old bamboo cutter and his wife, a tiny girl grows rapidly into an exquisite young lady. The mysterious young princess enthrals all who encounter her. But, ultimately, she must confront her fate.
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10. Perfect Days (2023)
Movie · Japanese · 2h 4m · Drama · IMDb 7.9 (1.1L votes)
Slow-burnLow-stakesFamily-friendlyHeartwarming
Hirayama is content with his life as a toilet cleaner in Tokyo. Outside of his structured routine, he cherishes music on cassette tapes, books, and taking photos of trees. Through unexpected encounters, he reflects on finding beauty in the world.
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11. Kiki's Delivery Service (1989)
Movie · Japanese · 1h 43m · Animation, Family · IMDb 7.8 (1.9L votes)
HeartwarmingSlow-burnFamily-friendlyLight-hearted
A young witch, on her mandatory year of independent life, finds fitting into a new community difficult while she supports herself by running an air courier service.
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12. Violet Evergarden: The Movie (2020)
Movie · Japanese · 2h 20m · Animation, Drama · IMDb 8.3 (15.4K votes)
Visually stunningSlow-burnHeartwarmingTwisty
As the world moves on from the war and technological advances bring changes to her life, Violet still hopes to see her lost commanding officer again.
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13. Whisper of the Heart (1995)
Movie · Japanese · 1h 51m · Animation, Drama · IMDb 7.8 (85.3K votes)
Slow-burnHeartwarmingFamily-friendlyLight-hearted
Shizuku lives a simple life, dominated by her love for stories and writing. One day she notices that all the library books she has have been previously checked out by the same person: "Seiji Amasawa."
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14. 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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15. Porco Rosso (1992)
Movie · Japanese · 1h 33m · Animation, Adventure · IMDb 7.7 (1.2L votes)
Visually stunningFunny
In Italy in the 1930s, sky pirates in biplanes terrorize wealthy cruise ships as they sail the Adriatic Sea. The only pilot brave enough to stop the scourge is the mysterious Porco Rosso, a former World War I flying ace who was somehow turned into a pig during the war. As he prepares to battle the pirate crew's America
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16. 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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17. Ponyo (2008)
Movie · Japanese · 1h 40m · Animation, Fantasy · IMDb 7.6 (1.9L votes)
Visually stunningHeartwarmingFamily-friendlyLight-hearted
When Sosuke, a young boy who lives on a clifftop overlooking the sea, rescues a stranded goldfish named Ponyo, he discovers more than he bargained for. Ponyo is a curious, energetic young creature who yearns to be human, but even as she causes chaos around the house, her father, a powerful sorcerer, schemes to return P
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18. Arrietty (2010)
Movie · Japanese · 1h 35m · Fantasy, Animation · IMDb 7.6 (1.2L votes)
Visually stunningSlow-burnHeartwarmingFamily-friendly
14-year-old Arrietty and the rest of the Clock family live in peaceful anonymity as they make their own home from items "borrowed" from the house's human inhabitants. However, life changes for the Clocks when a human boy discovers Arrietty.
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19. Look Back (2024)
Movie · Japanese · 58m · U · Animation, Drama · IMDb 7.8 (24.7K votes)
Slow-burnHeartwarmingLow-stakesFamily-friendly
Popular, outgoing Fujino is celebrated by her classmates for her funny comics in the class newspaper. One day, her teacher asks her to share the space with Kyomoto, a truant recluse whose beautiful artwork sparks a competitive fervor in Fujino. What starts as jealousy transforms when Fujino realizes their shared passio
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20. Suzume (2022)
Movie · Japanese · 2h 2m · U/A 7+ · Animation, Drama · IMDb 7.6 (66.8K votes)
Visually stunningTwistyEdge-of-seat
Suzume, 17, lost her mother as a little girl. On her way to school, she meets a mysterious young man. But her curiosity unleashes a calamity that endangers the entire population of Japan, and so Suzume embarks on a journey to set things right.
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21. When Marnie Was There (2014)
Movie · Japanese · 1h 43m · Animation, Drama · IMDb 7.6 (56.6K votes)
TwistySlow-burnFamily-friendlyHeartwarming
Upon being sent to live with relatives in the countryside due to an illness, an emotionally distant adolescent girl becomes obsessed with an abandoned mansion and infatuated with a girl who lives there - a girl who may or may not be real.
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22. Only Yesterday (1991)
Movie · Japanese · 1h 59m · Animation, Drama · IMDb 7.6 (43.3K votes)
TwistySlow-burnHeartwarmingFamily-friendly
In lyrical switches between the present and the past, Taeko contemplates the arc of her life, and wonders if she has been true to the dreams of her childhood self.
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23. Weathering with You (2019)
Movie · Japanese · 1h 52m · UA · Animation, Drama · IMDb 7.5 (73.1K votes)
Visually stunningSlow-burnHeartwarming
The summer of his high school freshman year, Hodaka runs away from his remote island home to Tokyo, and quickly finds himself pushed to his financial and personal limits. The weather is unusually gloomy and rainy every day, as if taking its cue from his life. After many days of solitude, he finally finds work as a free
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24. 5 Centimeters per Second (2007)
Movie · Japanese · 1h 3m · Animation, Romance · IMDb 7.4 (72.3K votes)
Slow-burnVisually stunningLow-stakesFamily-friendly
Three moments in Takaki's life: his relationship with Akari and their forced separation; his friendship with Kanae, who is secretly in love with him; the demands and disappointments of adulthood, an unhappy life in a cold city.
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25. From Up on Poppy Hill (2011)
Movie · Japanese · 1h 31m · Animation, Drama · IMDb 7.4 (60.7K votes)
Slow-burnFamily-friendlyVisually stunningHeartwarming
Yokohama, 1963. Japan is picking itself up from the devastation of World War II and preparing to host the 1964 Olympics—and the mood is one of both optimism and conflict as the young generation struggles to throw off the shackles of a troubled past. Against this backdrop of hope and change, a friendship begins to bloss
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26. The Boy and the Heron (2023)
Movie · Japanese · 2h 4m · UA · Animation, Fantasy · IMDb 7.3 (1.5L votes)
Visually stunningTwistySlow-burn
While the Second World War rages, the teenage Mahito, haunted by his mother's tragic death, is relocated from Tokyo to the serene rural home of his new stepmother Natsuko, a woman who bears a striking resemblance to the boy's mother. As he tries to adjust, this strange new world grows even stranger following the appea
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27. 100 METERS (2025)
Movie · Japanese · 1h 47m · U/A 7+ · Animation, Drama · IMDb 7.6 (9.2K votes)
Serious
A gifted runner trains a determined but unskilled classmate, unaware he's creating a rival who will challenge him on the track for years to come.
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28. Pom Poko (1994)
Movie · Japanese · 1h 59m · Adventure, Animation · IMDb 7.2 (39.7K votes)
Visually stunningFamily-friendlyFunnySlow-burn
The Raccoons of the Tama Hills are being forced from their homes by the rapid development of houses and shopping malls. As it becomes harder to find food and shelter, they decide to band together and fight back. The Raccoons practice and perfect the ancient art of transformation until they are even able to appear as hu
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29. Violet Evergarden: Eternity and the Auto Memory Doll (2019)
Movie · Japanese · 1h 30m · Drama, Fantasy · IMDb 7.5 (9.1K votes)
Slow-burnVisually stunningHeartwarmingLow-stakes
Violet Evergarden, a former soldier returned from war, comes to teach at a women's academy and changes a young girl's life.
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30. Stand by Me Doraemon (2014)
Movie · Japanese · 1h 34m · U · Animation, Adventure · IMDb 7.4 (11.5K votes)
HeartwarmingVisually stunning
Sewashi and Doraemon find themselves way back in time and meet Nobita. It is up to Doraemon to take care of Nobita or else he will not return to the present.
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