The Best Movies From Other Countries on Netflix Japan - Page 5

Mystic River: three childhood friends from Boston are scarred by a violent abduction. Years later a girl's murder reunites them—investigation, suspicion and revenge expose buried trauma.

Genres: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller

Countries: Denmark, Sweden, Poland, Ireland, Italy and 8 country/es more.

A college student rescues a drunken, unpredictable woman on a Seoul subway, is mistaken for her boyfriend, and gets drawn into her outrageous antics and blackouts, slowly growing attached.

Genres: Drama, Romance

Countries: South Korea.

Ramón, bedridden for 30 years, longs for a dignified death. Julia, his supportive lawyer, and Rosa, his neighbor, try to change his mind. Ramón's vibrant personality affects their own principles, leading them to reconsider their lives. He understands that only true love will accompany him on his final journey.

Genres: Biography, Drama, Romance

Countries: Denmark, Sweden, Poland, Ireland, Italy and 8 country/es more.

Adult children return to their childhood home on a quiet summer day to mark the fifteenth anniversary of their eldest brother’s drowning; Ryota’s arrival, rituals and a loving meal veil lingering sorrow, unspoken tensions and revealing gestures.

Genre: Drama

Countries: South Korea.

Set in 1980s Dublin, Sing Street follows Conor, a teen who starts a band to impress model Raphina. Adopting persona "Cosmo", he makes DIY videos, finds music, love and hope amid family struggles.

Genres: Drama, Musical, Comedy, Romance

Countries: United States.

3-Iron follows a drifter who silently inhabits vacant homes, living owners' routines briefly. His pattern shifts after meeting a trapped, abused woman; their bond becomes a sparse, haunting meditation on escape, impermanence, and connection.

Genres: Drama, Romance

Countries: South Korea.

'Bohemian Rhapsody' is a celebration of the band Queen, their music and their singular singer Freddie Mercury, who defied stereotypes to become one of the world's most beloved showman. The film chronicles the band's meteoric rise to music's Olympus through their iconic songs and groundbreaking sound.

Genres: Drama, LGBTQ, Biography, Science fiction, Musical

Countries: Denmark, Sweden, Poland, Ireland, Italy and 9 country/es more.

Charlie, a quiet '90s freshman, copes with grief and depression by writing letters. Taken in by seniors Sam and Patrick, he discovers music, friends, first love—and must confront buried trauma.

Genres: Drama, LGBTQ, Romance, Crime, Science fiction

Countries: Mexico, Colombia, Taiwan, Sweden, Turkey and 24 country/es more.

Nezha and Aobing survive a calamity as souls. Taiyi Zhenren recreates them with a seven-colored lotus and sends them to reclaim their bodies; brutal trials unearth a conspiracy that could spark war.

Genres: Animation, Comedy, Action/Adventure

Countries: Indonesia.

In ancient Egypt Moses, secretly sent down the Nile and raised a prince, is exiled when his birth is revealed. Called by God, he confronts Pharaoh, brings plagues, parts the sea and leads the Israelites to freedom.

Genres: Cult, Drama

Countries: Switzerland, Saudi Arabia.

Chungking Express: two mood-driven 1990s Hong Kong vignettes about lonely policemen—one clinging to expired pineapples meets a mysterious blonde; the other finds slow affection with quirky diner worker Faye. An atmospheric, neon-lit study of urban solitude.

Genres: Cult, Drama, Romance

Countries: Taiwan, South Korea.

Flee is an animated documentary about Amin, an Afghan refugee in Denmark, who reveals a decades-old painful secret before marrying his boyfriend. Stylized animation protects identity and blends memory, time and emotion into a poetic survival story.

Genres: Documentary, LGBTQ

Countries: Taiwan.

Amour follows Georges and Anne, elderly retired music teachers. After Anne’s stroke, Georges vows to care for her at home, confronting her decline and its toll on their dignity and family.

Genres: Drama, Independent, Romance

Countries: South Korea.

Domenico leaves school in suburban Italy for work in Milan, meets Antonietta during hiring. Hired but sidelined, he drifts through the office until a clerk’s death gives him a desk, where he contemplates his “secure" future.

Genres: Drama, Drama

Countries: Turkey, Switzerland.

After her fiancé Itsuki dies, Hiroko writes to his old school address and gets a reply from another woman named Itsuki who knew him. Through letters they share memories, uncover truths, and form a quiet bond that helps them grieve.

Genres: Cult, Drama, Romance

Countries: Taiwan.

Desperate Juan teams with seasoned conman Marcos in Buenos Aires; what starts as small hustles becomes a risky plot to sell forged "Nine Queens" stamps to a cash‑strapped collector, as alliances shift and loyalties blur.

Genres: Cult, Thriller, Drama, Thriller

Countries: .

A debt-ridden office worker survives a suicide attempt and washes up on a tiny island beneath a city bridge. A reclusive woman watches him from afar; their voyeuristic connection becomes a tender bond about loneliness and resilience.

Genre: Comedy

Countries: South Korea.

Hirayama, a solitary Tokyo restroom cleaner, lives a quiet, routine life devoted to books, classic rock and photographing trees. Unexpected encounters stir memories, letting buried emotions surface.

Genres: Drama, Independent

Countries: Mexico, Colombia, Taiwan, Chile, Thailand and 4 country/es more.

Born 1960, Zac Beaulieu, fourth of five sons in a devout French-Canadian family, struggles with identity and hidden attraction to men. Through music, rebellion, and spiritual searching he seeks his father’s approval and acceptance.

Genres: Drama, LGBTQ

Countries: Taiwan.

Rafael Belvedere, 42, trapped in his father's shadow and distant from family, must slow down when his father arranges his Alzheimer's wife's church wedding. A minor heart attack and an old friend reconnect him and spark emotional renewal.

Genres: Drama, Romance

Countries: Colombia, Chile, Peru, Dominican Republic.