Not exactly for movies, but I am subscribed to DramaFever and there’s a few Japanese dramas (and a lot of Korean and Chinese ones).
But you need an address in Japan for that, correct?
Hmm, it’s been a while since I signed up but I don’t think so.
I did some google search and it seems like Amazon Prime isn’t available outside UK, US, Germany, Austria, and Japan.
I can choose where my orders are shipped. I can add an address or send it to the nearest convenience store. If you can make an account, you can pay for Prime.
For ordering things and shipping it to you - you do not.
For Music and streaming services… I don’t know.
In my experience with amazon prime jp, you don’t need a Japanese address but you would need a VPN to stream most prime shows. If I try to stream one without being on a VPN I get the, “service unavailable because of geological restrictions” error.
However, there is a section on prime videos “海外で視聴可能なTV番組” ~ shows available to watch overseas, but there is only like five shows.
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This looks great, thanks! And you’re right, expensive. Luckily all us Japanese language fans are loaded - I just went on Amazon to order Your Name and it’s $68 (!?!)
Yeah, I ordered skincare from Amazon.co.jp, but I was fairly certain that streaming was region protected.
That’s a great question. I’ve downloaded ebooks from amazon.jp but it’s worth researching to see if there’s a work-around for streaming…
Geological restrictions… Guess the Canadian Shield isn’t the right type of rock.(Sorry, couldn’t help it)
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It very probably is. Canada at least is very serious about that. I don’t even know if we have Amazon video (it’s not something I’m interested in, personally). However, that is what VPNs are good for - as long as VPNs are legal in your country. (They are in mine!)
You are a mindreader - I just got 13 Assassins from the library!
I get most of my imports off of ebay
Well, they also sell DVDs. Do you know if there is any way to buy something from Amazon jp without a credit card?
Ha, I just recently got the kanji version on a test, and I assumed that I’d been writing it wrong. Guess my 先生 was trying to trip us up…
In the US, you can do this through gift cards. Make an account, register the card. I would think this would work? I know that you can buy Itunes Japan gift cards online, maybe someone is selling Amazon cards?
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I’ve been ordering through cdJapan for almost 3 years now. I linked to the Your Name dvd, bluray also available of course. Prices are generally high and there’s almost never English subs. Shipping and service are good with this retailer.
I guess you’re familiar with Third Window Films, available through Amazon.co.uk. They have a solid selection of Japanese (and Korean) films. They also started to produce films. The films aren’t so much “award-winning” as they are popular with Japanese / Asian filmfestivals, which I find even more interesting. 
Like Chiakisama mentioned, you could probably get a gift card (has to be a Japanese gift card though, they are country specific). Otherwise I think that and credit cards are the only payment options.
I’m not sure of the legality of VPNs to be honest, I know a lot of people use them, but I think they’re not legal. Either way most sites offering VPNs in an easy way seem to be rather shady, and I don’t want viruses on my computer so I stay away.
I haven’t heard of either of these, thanks! By award-winning, I meant “good” - there has to be something between My Little Lover on Netflix (horrible) and teen slasher movies 
You are brilliant -there IS a film festival here, thanks!