How to watch films from Japan.

• Japanese Animated Film Classics (NFAJ)free
• National Film Archive of Japanfilm archive

Often available only within Japan: rights are usually bought for the home audience.

• U-NEXT

  Japanese streaming service.

• TVer

  Free catch-up for Japanese TV series.

• ABEMA

  Japanese streaming with free channels, anime and dramas.

• Tokyo International Film FestivalTokyo26 Oct – 4 Nov 2026sourceadd to calendar
• Yamagata International Documentary Film FestivalYamagatausually in Oct
• PIA Film FestivalTokyousually in Sep

• Filmarks

  Japanese app and site for logging and rating films, dramas and anime — Japan's counterpart to Letterboxd.

• eiga.com

  Japanese film site with news, showtimes and ratings.

• Yahoo!映画

  Yahoo! Japan's film section with user ratings.

• Kinema Junpo

  Japanese film magazine published since 1919, known for its annual Best Ten list.

• Annict

  Japanese anime tracking service.