Thrillers to watch (J-Drama Edition)

watchwithme Jul 12, 2025
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  • Alice in Borderland

    1. Alice in Borderland

    Japanese Drama - 2020, 8 episodes
    8.9
    600 points by 6 voters
    Arisu Ryohei—a listless, jobless and video-game-obsessed young man—suddenly finds himself in a strange, emptied-out version of Tokyo in which he and his friends must compete in dangerous games in order to survive. ...more
  • Alice in Borderland Season 2

    2. Alice in Borderland Season 2

    Japanese Drama - 2022, 8 episodes
    8.9
    494 points by 5 voters
    Arisu Ryohei and Usagi Yuzuha have been pursuing the mystery of “borderland”, risking their lives in games in order to survive and return to their world. The two of them encounter friends, ...more
  • Mr. Hiiragi's Homeroom

    3. Mr. Hiiragi's Homeroom

    Japanese Drama - 2019, 10 episodes
    8.6
    197 points by 2 voters
    With graduation 10 days away, homeroom teacher Hiiragi gathers all 29 students of class 3-A and proclaims them as his hostages. His last lesson regards the death of a student that passed ...more
  • Switched

    4. Switched

    Japanese Drama - 2018, 6 episodes
    7.8
    187 points by 2 voters
    A popular teenager inexplicably finds herself in the body of an unpopular classmate - and her body's new owner has no intention of switching back. The series centers on Ayumi Kohinata, a ...more
  • Erased

    5. Erased

    Japanese Drama - 2017, 12 episodes
    8.4
    98 points by 1 voters
    Fujinuma Satoru is an aspiring manga artist who has the ability to travel back in time moments before a life-threatening incident, in which he is able to prevent those from happening. When ...more
  • Death Note

    6. Death Note

    Japanese Drama - 2015, 11 episodes
    7.9
    97 points by 1 voters
    Light Yagami is an ordinary university student. One day, he receives a Death Note which changes his life. The Death Note awakens his warped sense of justice and genius. He becomes murderer ...more
  • Mother

    7. Mother

    Japanese Drama - 2010, 11 episodes
    8.6
    97 points by 1 voters
    Elementary school teacher Suzuhara Nao decides to abduct Michiki Rena, one of her female students, after discovering that she is being abused by her mother. Fleeing Hokkaido to Tokyo, the two experience ...more
  • Karamazov no Kyodai

    8. Karamazov no Kyodai

    Japanese Drama - 2013, 11 episodes
    7.8
    96 points by 1 voters
    ‘Karamazov no Kyodai’ is a psychological suspense drama based on Fyodor Dostoyevsky’s last novel ‘The Brothers Karamazov’. Set in present-day Japan, three brothers are being suspected of having killed their father, Kurosawa ...more
  • Guilty Flag

    9. Guilty Flag

    Japanese Drama - 2021, 10 episodes
    7.6
    95 points by 1 voters
    Sagara Ryosuke is an ordinary salaryman and he works for a mid-size shipping company. He is a good natured person. His family consists of his wife Maho, high school student daughter and ...more
  • Strawberry Night

    10. Strawberry Night

    Japanese Drama - 2012, 11 episodes
    7.9
    94 points by 1 voters
    Assistant Inspector Himekawa Reiko, the only female section chief in the Tenth Homicide Section, faces scrutiny from Director Hashizume due to her unorthodox investigation methods. Leading Team Himekawa—comprised of subordinates Kikuta Kazuo, ...more
  • BORDER

    11. BORDER

    Japanese Drama - 2014, 9 episodes
    8.1
    93 points by 1 voters
    Ango Ishikawa is a detective with smarts and a keen sense of observation. He's in a great physical shape and also highly ambitious. Ango also only focuses on his work and his ...more
  • MIU 404

    12. MIU 404

    Japanese Drama - 2020, 11 episodes
    8.5
    92 points by 1 voters
    The Mobile Investigative Unit (known as "MIU") of the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department attempts to solve cases within 24 hours. Detective Shima Kazumi is selected as a new member of MIU. He ...more
  • Zankokuna Kankyakutachi

    13. Zankokuna Kankyakutachi

    Japanese Drama - 2017, 10 episodes
    6.5
    91 points by 1 voters
    Set in the near future, a high school gives priority to privacy protection. The names of teachers and students are not revealed. 21 female high school students are locked in a classroom ...more
  • Your Turn to Kill: The Movie

    14. Your Turn to Kill: The Movie

    Japanese Movie - 2021
    7.3
    89 points by 1 voters
    Newlyweds Nana and Shota move into an apartment. Two situations, different from the drama series, take place: "What if Shota attends the resident's meeting and not Nana?" and "What if exchange murder ...more
  • Innocent Days

    15. Innocent Days

    Japanese Drama - 2018, 6 episodes
    7.5
    88 points by 1 voters
    Sasaki Shinichi looks at his childhood friend Tanaka Yukino in court. Yukino is sentenced to death. She went to her ex-boyfriend’s apartment and caused his wife and child to burn to death. ...more
  • Liar Game

    16. Liar Game

    Japanese Drama - 2007, 11 episodes
    8.3
    87 points by 1 voters
    College student Kanzaki Nao, known for her honesty, receives 100 million yen and an invitation to join the "Liar Game", where players deceive each other for the prize money: losers end up ...more
  • SPEC: Birth

    17. SPEC: Birth

    Japanese Drama - 2010, 10 episodes
    8.3
    86 points by 1 voters
    The Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department forms a special unit called Mishou (Unidentified Crimes Unit) to tackle complex cases with no evidence, witnesses, or connections to major organizations, which are beyond the reach ...more
  • Kazoku Game

    18. Kazoku Game

    Japanese Drama - 2013, 10 episodes
    8.6
    85 points by 1 voters
    The story revolves around an eccentric home tutor named Yoshimoto, who is hired to teach the second son of the Numata family. While being tossed around by the weird and unconventional home ...more
  • Re:Mind

    19. Re:Mind

    Japanese Drama - 2017, 12 episodes
    6.7
    84 points by 1 voters
    Eleven high school classmates awaken, restrained to a large dining room table. While fearing for their lives, they try to remember a motive to why they are there and uncover secrets about ...more

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