Best Japanese holiday movies

Get ready to binge. We've found a collection of must-watch holiday films from Japan, now streaming on Netflix, HBO, Hulu, Prime Video, and other top services!

Poster for Love Hina Christmas Special: Silent Eve

Love Hina Christmas Special: Silent Eve (2000)

Japan

As another round of preliminary tests approach for Keitarō, so does Christmas. And as the first Christmas of the millennium, there is a rumor that if one confesses his love on this special eve it will come true. Keitarō has decided what he needs to do on this Christmas eve. But being a retaker, can he afford taking attention away from the tests on the same day?

Runtime: 46 min

Status: Released

Language: ja

Genres: Holiday, Romance, Anime, Comedy

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Crazed Fruit (1956)

Japan

Two brothers compete for the amorous favors of a young woman during a seaside summer of gambling, boating, and drinking.

Runtime: 86 min

Status: Released

Language: ja

Genres: Holiday, Romance, Drama

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Suite Dreams (2006)

Japan

New Year's Eve at a posh hotel and all should be shipshape. It is not. There is the traditional party, an official ceremony, entertainment and a special dinner planned and yet there is trouble everywhere. An Animal is on the loose, a politician to protect, a prostitute to handle, a bellhop to focus and a few things more.

Runtime: 137 min

Status: Released

Language: ja

Genres: Holiday, Romance, Comedy, Drama

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Black Night Parade (2022)

Japan

Hino Miharu, a dull man who has been working part-time at the convenience store Pawson Nerima Kitaguchi for three years, suddenly kidnapped by a man wearing a black Santa suit, saying, "It's a job offer! I'll be counting on you from today". When he wake up, there is a mysterious company in the North Pole, Santa Claus House. Miharu starts working as a black Santa who distributes presents to children around the world with his colleague with a strong personality, but this company has a secret.

Runtime: 108 min

Status: Released

Language: ja

Genres: Fantasy, Holiday, Comedy, Drama

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