Top movies in Japan today

Ranked by our points score — chart position, momentum, staying power and ratings. Last updated 2026-08-09. 1,065 titles tracked.

Fate/stay night: Unlimited Blade Works leads the chart, a 2010 movie rated 6.7 on IMDb. 10 of the top 10 do not appear in the global chart, making this a notably local line-up — including Fate/stay night: Unlimited Blade Works. The best-reviewed entry is Memento at 8.4, against a chart average of 7.3. 1 of the top 20 were released in the last two years. The Northman has the most staying power here, with 157 days in a top 10.

1. 301Fate/stay night: Unlimited Blade Works2010 · IMDb 6.7
2. 302The Yellow Handkerchief1977 · IMDb 7.3
3. 303A Taxi Driver2017 · IMDb 7.9 · RT 97%
4. 304Bayside Shakedown1998 · IMDb 6.4
5. 305Drunken Master1978 · IMDb 7.4 · RT 81%
6. 306Dirty Dancing1987 · IMDb 7.1 · RT 73%
7. 307The Northman2022 · IMDb 7.0 · RT 90%
8. 30810 Things I Hate About You1999 · IMDb 7.4 · RT 72%
9. 309Tag2018 · IMDb 6.5 · RT 55%
10. 310The Help2011 · IMDb 8.1 · RT 75%
11. 311Braveheart1995 · IMDb 8.3 · RT 74%
12. 312The Hangover2009 · IMDb 7.7 · RT 79%
13. 313Swapped2026 · IMDb 7.3 · RT 69%
14. 314The Elephant Man1980 · IMDb 8.2 · RT 91%
15. 315Magnolia1999 · IMDb 8.0 · RT 82%
16. 316Gifted2017 · IMDb 7.6 · RT 73%
17. 317Toy Story 42019 · IMDb 7.7 · RT 96%
18. 318Gravity2013 · IMDb 7.7 · RT 96%
19. 319Snowden2016 · IMDb 7.3 · RT 61%
20. 320The Wizard of Oz1939 · IMDb 8.1 · RT 98%
21. 321Nitram2021 · IMDb 7.1 · RT 92%
22. 322Midway2019 · IMDb 6.7 · RT 42%
23. 323The Lion Standing in the Wind2015 · IMDb 6.5
24. 324Event Horizon1997 · IMDb 6.6 · RT 36%
25. 325Still: A Michael J. Fox Movie2023 · IMDb 8.1 · RT 99%
26. 326The Amazing Spider-Man2012 · IMDb 7.0 · RT 71%
27. 327Ai ni Inazuma2023 · IMDb 6.1
28. 328Dawn of a New Day: The Man Behind VHS2002 · IMDb 6.8
29. 329Remarkably Bright Creatures2026 · IMDb 7.7 · RT 85%
30. 330Memento2000 · IMDb 8.4 · RT 94%
31. 331Blood Diamond2006 · IMDb 8.0 · RT 64%
32. 332Being There1979 · IMDb 7.9 · RT 95%
33. 333September 52024 · IMDb 7.1 · RT 92%
34. 334Primal Fear1996 · IMDb 7.7 · RT 77%
35. 335Hunter in the Dark1979 · IMDb 7.0
36. 336Yomigaeri2003 · IMDb 6.6
37. 337Dallas Buyers Club2013 · IMDb 7.9 · RT 92%
38. 3388MM1999 · IMDb 6.6 · RT 23%
39. 339Yi Yi2000 · IMDb 8.1 · RT 97%
40. 340Bandits vs. Samurai Squadron1978 · IMDb 6.6
41. 341Suspect X2008 · IMDb 7.4
42. 342Black Fox: Age of the Ninja2019 · IMDb 5.1
43. 343Platoon1986 · IMDb 8.0 · RT 89%
44. 344Weapons2025 · IMDb 7.4 · RT 93%
45. 345Ring1998 · IMDb 7.2 · RT 98%
46. 346Gandhi1982 · IMDb 8.0 · RT 89%
47. 347A Chinese Odyssey Part Two: Cinderella1995 · IMDb 7.8
48. 348Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai1999 · IMDb 7.5 · RT 84%
49. 349Mamma Mia!2008 · IMDb 6.5 · RT 54%
50. 350Avengers Confidential: Black Widow & Punisher2014 · IMDb 5.7