Best mind-bending Japanese movies on Netflix in India
By the KyaDekhu team · Updated · Availability for India from JustWatch, ratings from IMDb
71 movies on Netflix in India match this list, with an average IMDb rating of 6.7. 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. 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. 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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3. 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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4. 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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5. 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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6. 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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7. 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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8. 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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9. Detective Conan: The Phantom of Baker Street (2002)
Movie · Japanese · 1h 47m · Animation, Mystery · IMDb 7.8 (5.2K votes)
TwistyVisually stunningEdge-of-seatFast-paced
Noah's Ark, the latest innovation in VR technology, is set for a showcase to Japan's privileged children. However, their carefree fun is cut short when a company employee is found murdered, with his dying message pointing to a clue hidden within the Ark. Along with the Detective Boys and Ran Mouri, Conan Edogawa enter
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10. Stand by Me Doraemon 2 (2020)
Movie · Japanese · 1h 36m · Animation, Adventure · IMDb 7.5 (6.4K votes)
TwistyHeartwarmingFamily-friendly
Nobita travels to the future to show his beloved grandma his bride, but adult Nobita has fled his own wedding.
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11. 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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12. Detective Conan: The Last Wizard of the Century (1999)
Movie · Japanese · 1h 40m · Adventure, Animation · IMDb 7.6 (4.0K votes)
Visually stunningTwistyFast-pacedEdge-of-seat
Kaitou Kid dares to challenge the police once more, setting his sights on the Russian Imperial Easter Egg. With the date, time, and place, the Osaka police force scrambles to stop him. But this time, Kid may have bitten off more than he can chew—Conan Edogawa, Heiji Hattori, and numerous others are also trying to get t
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13. Case Closed: Countdown to Heaven (2001)
Movie · Japanese · 1h 40m · Animation, Action · IMDb 7.6 (3.8K votes)
Visually stunningTwistyEdge-of-seatFast-paced
As a pair of towers in Tokyo are being prepared for their grand opening, there is a series of murders of people connected to the towers. Conan suspects that the mysterious Syndicate may also be involved.
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14. 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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15. Detective Conan: The Time Bombed Skyscraper (1997)
Movie · Japanese · 1h 34m · Animation, Crime · IMDb 7.4 (4.9K votes)
Visually stunningTwistyEdge-of-seatFast-paced
Once brilliant teenage detective Shinichi Kudo was given a poison that reverted him to a 4-year-old. He's adopted the pseudonym Conan Edogawa so no one (save for an eccentric inventor) will know. Now he's got to solve a series of bombings before his loved ones become victims. Who is this madman and why is he doing this
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16. Detective Conan: Captured in Her Eyes (2000)
Movie · Japanese · 1h 40m · Animation, Crime · IMDb 7.5 (4.0K votes)
TwistyEdge-of-seatVisually stunning
Police officers around Tokyo are being murdered by an unknown assailant. When Ran witnesses an attempt on the life of one of her friends in the police, she loses her memory. Now, Conan and Inspector Megure must find the murderer while Ran attempts to regain her lost memories.
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17. Case Closed: The Fourteenth Target (1998)
Movie · Japanese · 1h 40m · Animation, Crime · IMDb 7.3 (4.0K votes)
TwistyVisually stunningEdge-of-seatFast-paced
Ran’s secret past revealed! Ten years ago, something happened between her mom and dad. Now, plagued by nightmares, Ran is starting to remember… Meanwhile, a murderous card dealer breaks out of jail to seek revenge. His target: Ran’s father. Can Conan stop him in time and save his girlfriend’s family?
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18. Detective Conan: Black Iron Submarine (2023)
Movie · Japanese · 1h 50m · Animation, Action · IMDb 7.2 (3.1K votes)
Visually stunningTwistyEdge-of-seatFast-paced
While visiting Hachijo-jima, Conan sneaks aboard a security boat heading to the Pacific Buoy, an off-shore facility constructed near the coasts built to connect surveillance cameras used by police forces around the world. However, an engineer gets abducted! An eerie sound of a propeller hums underwater as a dark figure
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19. Detective Conan: The Raven Chaser (2009)
Movie · Japanese · 1h 51m · Animation, Crime · IMDb 7.2 (2.8K votes)
Visually stunningFast-pacedEdge-of-seatTwisty
A new member from the Black Organization that shrunk Shinichi's body manages to find out about Shinichi's transformation into Conan. This discovery starts to put those around him in danger as Gin and the other Black Organization members start to take action.
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20. Detective Conan: Crossroad in the Ancient Capital (2003)
Movie · Japanese · 1h 50m · Animation, Mystery · IMDb 7.1 (3.2K votes)
Visually stunningTwistyEdge-of-seat
Mouri Kogoro is called to a special case in the ancient capital of Kyoto. There, Conan meets Heiji and they team up once again to solve the case, recover the stolen Healing Buddha statue, and even discover the identity of Heiji's first love.
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21. Detective Conan: The Private Eyes' Requiem (2006)
Movie · Japanese · 1h 50m · Animation, Mystery · IMDb 7.1 (2.7K votes)
Edge-of-seatVisually stunningFast-pacedTwisty
Synopsis Kogoro and Conan came to Yokohama according to a request from a mysterious man. But that was a trap of this man. Ran and the Detective Boys will be taken as hostages. If they don't solve the request of the man within 12 hours, the bombs attached to the hostages will explode. Furthermore, the man know that Cona
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22. Detective Conan: Magician of the Silver Sky (2004)
Movie · Japanese · 1h 50m · Animation, Mystery · IMDb 7.0 (3.0K votes)
Visually stunningTwistyEdge-of-seatFast-paced
Once again, Kaitou Kid crosses swords with Conan Edogawa in this annual installment of the Detective Conan movie franchise. After receiving a letter from the thief, famous actress Juri Maki seeks the help of private detective Kogorou Mouri to protect the Star Sapphire—the "Jewel of Destiny," said to represent faith, fa
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23. Detective Conan: The Darkest Nightmare (2016)
Movie · Japanese · 1h 52m · Animation, Mystery · IMDb 7.0 (2.9K votes)
Visually stunningTwistyEdge-of-seatFast-paced
On a dark night, the Japanese police is raided by a spy. Different countries' intelligence agencies - such as England's MI6, Germany's BDN, and America's CIA - as well as the FBI's secret files are going to be taken, but public safety officers lead by Tooru Amuro arrive just in time. The spy steals a car and escapes. T
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24. One Piece Film Red (2022)
Movie · Japanese · 1h 55m · Animation, Adventure · IMDb 6.7 (27.3K votes)
Visually stunningFast-pacedEdge-of-seatTwisty
A new adventure begins for Luffy and his crew when mysterious pop superstar Uta unveils her identity — and launches a misguided plan for world peace.
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25. Detective Conan: Strategy Above the Depths (2005)
Movie · Japanese · 1h 50m · Animation, Mystery · IMDb 7.0 (2.6K votes)
TwistyVisually stunningEdge-of-seat
Fifteen years ago in a barren stretch of the Pacific, a cruise ship collided with an iceberg and was lost at sea. More than a decade later, Hideto Yashiro—a ship engineer—died in a fatal car accident. The unlikely connection between these events only comes to light on the luxury liner St. Aphrodite during her maiden vo
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26. Detective Conan: The Lost Ship in the Sky (2010)
Movie · Japanese · 1h 43m · Animation, Crime · IMDb 6.9 (2.6K votes)
Visually stunningTwistyEdge-of-seatFast-paced
A terrorist group invades a laboratory containing a deadly bacteria and destroys the lab with an explosion. They later announce via the internet they have gained possession of the bacteria and declare themselves to be the Red Siamese Cats, a terrorist group that was eradicated a decade ago.
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27. Detective Conan: The Bride of Halloween (2022)
Movie · Japanese · 1h 51m · Animation, Action · IMDb 6.9 (2.5K votes)
Visually stunningTwistyFast-pacedEdge-of-seat
Shibuya, Tokyo, is bustling with the Halloween season. A wedding is being held at Shibuya Hikarie, where Detective Miwako Sato of the Metropolitan Police Department is dressed in a wedding dress. While Conan and the other invited guests are watching, an assailant suddenly bursts in, and Detective Wataru Takagi, who was
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28. 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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29. The Imaginary (2023)
Movie · Japanese · 1h 48m · Animation, Adventure · IMDb 6.8 (2.5K votes)
Visually stunningTwisty
Amanda and her imaginary friend Rudger go on thrilling make-believe adventures. But when Rudger finds himself alone, he faces a mysterious threat.
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30. 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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