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    2000s Japanese Movies

    The 40 most popular 2000s japanese movies, ranked. Click any film for ratings, reviews, trailers, and where to watch.

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    Spirited Away
    TMDB4.3
    FF4.3

    Spirited Away

    2001 · 2h 5m

    country: Japan

    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.

    Howl's Moving Castle
    TMDB4.2

    Howl's Moving Castle

    2004 · 1h 59m

    country: Japan

    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.

    Resident Evil: Degeneration
    TMDB3.4

    Resident Evil: Degeneration

    2008 · 1h 37m

    country: Japan

    Leon S. Kennedy and Claire Redfield must battle a rogue warrior seeking revenge after unleashing the deadly G-Virus, whilst a mutated monster goes on a rampage.

    Ponyo
    TMDB3.9
    FF4.5

    Ponyo

    2008 · 1h 40m

    country: Japan

    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 Ponyo to the sea.

    Memoirs of a Geisha
    TMDB3.8

    Memoirs of a Geisha

    2005 · 2h 26m

    country: United States

    In the years before World War II, a penniless Japanese child is torn from her family to work as a maid in a geisha house.

    The Cat Returns
    TMDB3.6

    The Cat Returns

    2002 · 1h 15m

    country: Japan

    Young Haru rescues a cat from being run over, but soon learns it's no ordinary feline; it happens to be the Prince of the Cats.

    Naruto the Movie: Ninja Clash in the Land of Snow
    TMDB3.6

    Naruto the Movie: Ninja Clash in the Land of Snow

    2004 · 1h 22m

    country: Japan

    Naruto is thrilled when he is sent on a mission to protect his favorite actress, Yukie Fujikaze, on the set of her new movie, The Adventures of Princess Gale. But when the crew ventures out to film in the icy, foreboding Land of Snow, Yukie mysteriously flees! Naruto and his squad set off to find her... unaware that three Snow Ninja lie in wait, with a sinister purpose that will force Yukie to face her hidden past!

    Detective Conan: Magician of the Silver Sky
    TMDB3.5

    Detective Conan: Magician of the Silver Sky

    2004 · 1h 50m

    country: Japan

    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, fate, and hope.

    Paprika
    TMDB3.9
    FF4.5

    Paprika

    2006 · 1h 30m

    country: Japan

    Dr. Atsuko Chiba is a research psychologist who uses a device called the DC Mini to enter her patients' dreams, wherein she adopts the alter-ego "Paprika". When the device is stolen, she must stop rogue elements from merging the dream and waking worlds.

    Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust
    TMDB3.9

    Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust

    2001 · 1h 43m

    country: Japan

    Legendary dhampir D competes with a motley family of bounty hunters to track down Charlotte Elbourne, a young woman seemingly abducted by undead nobleman Meier Link.

    Battle Royale
    TMDB3.6
    FF4.0

    Battle Royale

    2000 · 1h 53m

    country: Japan

    In the future, the Japanese government captures a class of ninth-grade students and forces them to kill each other under the revolutionary "Battle Royale" act.

    The Girl Who Leapt Through Time
    TMDB3.9

    The Girl Who Leapt Through Time

    2006 · 1h 38m

    country: Japan

    When 17-year-old Makoto Konno gains the ability to 'leap' backwards through time, she immediately sets about improving her grades and preventing personal mishaps. However, she soon realises that changing the past isn't as simple as it seems, and eventually, will have to rely on her new powers to shape the future of herself and her friends.

    Doraemon: Nobita's New Great Adventure Into the Underworld - The Seven Magic Users
    TMDB3.6

    Doraemon: Nobita's New Great Adventure Into the Underworld - The Seven Magic Users

    2007 · 1h 52m

    country: Japan

    Nobita wishes the world into a magic-reliant one with Doraemon's Moshimo-Box, and, along with his friends, must stop an asteroid from hitting the planet with help from a sorcerer-in-training.

    Detective Conan: The Phantom of Baker Street
    TMDB3.9

    Detective Conan: The Phantom of Baker Street

    2002 · 1h 47m

    country: Japan

    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 enters Noah's Ark to solve this mystery and ensure the perpetrator is caught.

    Pokémon 3: The Movie
    TMDB3.3

    Pokémon 3: The Movie

    2000 · 1h 13m

    country: Japan

    When the sadness of her father's disappearance gets to Molly Hale, she unknowingly uses the Unown to create her own dream world along with Entei, who she believes to be her father. When Entei kidnaps Ash's mother, Ash — alongside Misty and Brock — invade the mansion looking for his mom and trying to stop the mysteries of Molly's Dream World and Entei!

    Ju-on: The Grudge
    TMDB3.4

    Ju-on: The Grudge

    2002 · 1h 32m

    country: Japan

    When a social worker is sent to check on a traumatized elderly woman whose family have moved in at the site of a notorious murder case, she unwittingly unleashes a cycle of terror that transmits via its victims.

    Ninja Vixens: Demonic Sacrifices
    TMDB2.0

    Ninja Vixens: Demonic Sacrifices

    2003 · 1h 29m

    country: Japan

    Exiled Lord Yukinaga is betrayed by a ninja clan he and his family mercilessly killed in cold blood. But when the Lord’s subordinate, a beautiful ninja Firefly, discovers the slain bodies, she uses the Sword of Deus to review Yukinaga – only to find the former Lord has become a demonic emissary of evil to avenge his death and betrayal! his evil minions pillage Firefly’s gorgeous ninja friends and kill her allies. Can Firefly’s sensual power and stunning body stop the madness?

    Naruto the Movie: Legend of the Stone of Gelel
    TMDB3.4

    Naruto the Movie: Legend of the Stone of Gelel

    2005 · 1h 37m

    country: Japan

    Naruto, Shikamaru, and Sakura are executing their mission of delivering a lost pet to a certain village. However, right in the midst of things, troops led by the mysterious knight, Temujin, attack them. In the violent battle, the three become separated. Temujin challenges Naruto to a fight and at the end of the fierce battle, both fall together from a high cliff...

    One Piece: Baron Omatsuri and the Secret Island
    TMDB3.6

    One Piece: Baron Omatsuri and the Secret Island

    2005 · 1h 31m

    country: Japan

    The Straw Hats visit a recreational island, run by Baron Omatsuri, who asks them to complete a series of ordeals if they wish to stay on the island. Luffy accepts and the Straw Hats work together to complete them, but as the island's mysteries unfold, their lives and friendships are put to the test. It's up to Luffy to stop the Baron's plot and keep his crew together.

    Naruto Shippuden the Movie: Bonds
    TMDB3.7

    Naruto Shippuden the Movie: Bonds

    2008 · 1h 30m

    country: Japan

    A mysterious group of ninjas makes a surprise attack on the Konohagakure, which takes great damage. The nightmare of another Shinobi World War could become a reality. Sasuke, who was still a missing nin from Konoha trying to kill his brother, Itachi, appears for the second time in front of Naruto at an unknown location to prevent it from happening.

    Evangelion: 1.0 You Are (Not) Alone
    TMDB3.8

    Evangelion: 1.0 You Are (Not) Alone

    2007 · 1h 41m

    country: Japan

    After the Second Impact, Tokyo-3 is being attacked by giant monsters called Angels that seek to eradicate humankind. The child Shinji’s objective is to fight the Angels by piloting one of the mysterious Evangelion mecha units. A remake of the first six episodes of GAINAX’s famous 1996 anime series. The film was retitled “Evangelion: 1.01” for its DVD release and “Evangelion: 1.11” for a release with additional scenes.

    Naruto Shippuden the Movie: The Will of Fire
    TMDB3.7

    Naruto Shippuden the Movie: The Will of Fire

    2009 · 1h 35m

    country: Japan

    Ninjas with bloodline limits begin disappearing in all the countries and blame points toward the fire nation. By Tsunade's order, Kakashi is sacrificed to prevent an all out war. After inheriting charms left by Kakashi, Naruto fights through friends and foes to prevent his death while changing the minds of those who've inherited the will of fire.

    Pokémon: Mewtwo Returns
    TMDB3.4

    Pokémon: Mewtwo Returns

    2001 · 1h 3m

    country: Japan

    The Team Rocket leader, Giovanni, has found Mewtwo in a remote area of the Johto region. As Giovanni tries to re-capture Mewtwo, Ash and his friends are kidnapped by Domino, a new Team Rocket member, while trying to rescue Pikachu from Jessie and James. The Clone Pokemon are also captured and are then used as bait for Mewtwo. The situation then becomes a battle between the wills of Mewtwo and Giovanni; and Mewtwo also tries to discover if it and the clones have a purpose in life, even though they are products of science.

    Naruto Shippuden the Movie
    TMDB3.7

    Naruto Shippuden the Movie

    2007 · 1h 34m

    country: Japan

    Demons that once almost destroyed the world, are revived by someone. To prevent the world from being destroyed, the demon has to be sealed and the only one who can do it is the shrine maiden Shion from the country of demons, who has two powers; one is sealing demons and the other is predicting the deaths of humans. This time Naruto's mission is to guard Shion, but she predicts Naruto's death. The only way to escape it, is to get away from Shion, which would leave her unguarded, then the demon, whose only goal is to kill Shion will do so, thus meaning the end of the world. Naruto decides to challenge this "prediction of death."

    Naruto the Movie: Guardians of the Crescent Moon Kingdom
    TMDB3.5

    Naruto the Movie: Guardians of the Crescent Moon Kingdom

    2006 · 1h 35m

    country: Japan

    Naruto Uzumaki, Kakashi Hatake, Sakura Haruno, and Rock Lee are assigned to protect the prince of the Land of the Moon, Michiru, during his world trip; other escorts had been hired, but quit due to being treated poorly. The Land of the Moon is a very wealthy nation, so Michiru tends to buy whatever he wants, and has a very materialistic worldview. His Hikaru, also acts in much the same manner.

    All About Lily Chou-Chou
    TMDB3.8
    FF3.5

    All About Lily Chou-Chou

    2001 · 2h 26m

    country: Japan

    Charts the troubled teenage years of students Yūichi Hasumi and Shūsuke Hoshino, exploring the shifting and complex power dynamics of their relationship against the backdrop of Yūichi's love for the dreamy and abstract music of pop star Lily Chou-Chou.

    Infection
    TMDB3.2

    Infection

    2004 · 1h 38m

    country: Japan

    Infection takes place in a dark, isolated hospital, where one doctors mistake has led to dire consequences for a patient. In a hospital death is just a breath away.

    Blindness
    TMDB3.3

    Blindness

    2008 · 2h 1m

    country: Brazil

    When a sudden plague of blindness devastates a city, a small group of the afflicted band together to triumphantly overcome the horrific conditions of their imposed quarantine.

    Owl
    TMDB3.2

    Owl

    2003 · 1h 59m

    country: Japan

    A mother and daughter are stranded in small, isolated cabin, and are starving to death. In order to survive, they plan to entice men that happen to stray to their cabin with sex, and kill them. All goes well until a local cop shows up and, then, an old relation.

    Doraemon: Nobita's Dinosaur
    TMDB3.7

    Doraemon: Nobita's Dinosaur

    2006 · 1h 47m

    country: Japan

    After bringing a fossilized egg back to life with the Time Cloth, Nobita finds himself the owner of a baby dinosaur. Everything is fine until it grows up. Nobita and friends use Doraemon's time machine to return it back to its own time.

    Summer Wars
    TMDB3.8

    Summer Wars

    2009 · 1h 54m

    country: Japan

    Teenage math whiz Kenji Koiso agrees to take a summer job at the Nagano hometown of his crush, Natsuki. When he arrives, he finds that her family have reunited to celebrate the 90th birthday of their matriarch. His job: pretend to be Natsuki's fiancé. Meanwhile, his attempt to solve a mathematical equation causes a parallel world's collision with Earth.

    Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children
    TMDB3.6

    Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children

    2005 · 1h 41m

    country: Japan

    Two years have passed since the final battle with Sephiroth. Though Midgar, city of mako, city of prosperity, has been reduced to ruins, its people slowly but steadily walk the road to reconstruction. However, a mysterious illness called Geostigma torments them. With no cure in sight, it brings death to the afflicted, one after another, robbing the people of their fledgling hope.

    Zatoichi
    TMDB3.6

    Zatoichi

    2003 · 1h 56m

    country: Japan

    Blind traveler Zatoichi is a master swordsman and a masseur with a fondness for gambling on dice games. When he arrives in a village torn apart by warring gangs, he sets out to protect the townspeople.

    Tales from Earthsea
    TMDB3.3

    Tales from Earthsea

    2006 · 1h 56m

    country: Japan

    As crops dwindle and dragons reappear, mankind stands on the verge of total chaos. Lord Archmage Sparrowhawk, a powerful wizard, and Arren, a troubled young prince, search for the force behind this mysterious imbalance that threatens to destroy the land of Earthsea.

    Brother
    TMDB3.5

    Brother

    2000 · 1h 53m

    country: Japan

    A Japanese Yakuza gangster's deadly existence in his homeland gets him exiled to Los Angeles, where he is taken in by his little brother and his brother's gang.

    5 Centimeters per Second
    TMDB3.6

    5 Centimeters per Second

    2007 · 1h 3m

    country: Japan

    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.

    Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence
    TMDB3.7

    Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence

    2004 · 1h 40m

    country: Japan

    Cyborg detective Batou is assigned to investigate a series of murders committed by gynoids—doll-like cyborgs, which all malfunctioned, killed, then self-destructed afterwards. The brains of the gynoids initialize in order to protect their manufacturer's software, but in one gynoid, which Batou himself neutralized, one file remains: a voice speaking the phrase "Help me."

    Ichi the Killer
    TMDB3.5

    Ichi the Killer

    2001 · 2h 9m

    country: Japan

    As sadomasochistic yakuza enforcer Kakihara searches for his missing boss he comes across Ichi, a repressed and psychotic killer who may be able to inflict levels of pain that Kakihara has only dreamed of.

    Case Closed: Countdown to Heaven
    TMDB3.7

    Case Closed: Countdown to Heaven

    2001 · 1h 40m

    country: Japan

    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.

    Doraemon: Nobita and the Winged Braves
    TMDB3.5

    Doraemon: Nobita and the Winged Braves

    2001 · 1h 31m

    country: Japan

    Doraemon and his friends have to rescue the people of Birdopia from the wrongdoing of vengeful former bird troopers before they unleash a wicked ancient dragon.

    About 2000s Japanese Movies

    The 2000s

    The 2000s ran on digital transition: DV cameras democratized production while CGI reached the point of photorealism. It's also when the fantasy epic and the modern superhero film established their commercial dominance.

    Japanese cinema

    Japanese cinema gave the world Kurosawa's samurai epics, Ozu's domestic dramas, Godzilla and the kaiju film, and the J-horror wave that Hollywood spent the 2000s remaking. It also sustains the most developed animation industry on earth.

    In this list

    Best reviewed
    Spirited Away (8.5)
    Most common genres
    Animation, Fantasy, Adventure

    Common questions

    What are the best 2000s Japanese movies?
    By popularity across Flickfolio and TMDB, the top picks right now are Spirited Away, Howl's Moving Castle, and Resident Evil: Degeneration. The full ranked list of 40 sits above — open any movie for ratings, reviews, and streaming availability.
    How is this list ranked?
    2000s Japanese movies are ordered by overall popularity, which blends how often a title is viewed, searched, and logged. It updates as viewing habits shift, so the list reflects what people are actually watching rather than a fixed critical canon.
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