Favorite Movies
Every film that has shaped me as a cinephile and that I think is essential.
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1. All About Lily Chou Chou
Japanese Movie - 2001
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2. 3-Iron
Korean Movie - 2004
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3. Noriko's Dinner Table
Japanese Movie - 2006
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4. The Foreign Duck, the Native Duck and God in a Coin Locker
Japanese Movie - 2007
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5. Confessions
Japanese Movie - 2010
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6. Memories of Murder
Korean Movie - 2003
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7. Ikiru
Japanese Movie - 1952
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8. Departures
Japanese Movie - 2008
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9. Eat Drink Man Woman
Taiwanese Movie - 1994
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10. Poetry
Korean Movie - 2010
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11. Silenced
Korean Movie - 2011
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12. Han Gong Ju
Korean Movie - 2014
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13. Nobody Knows
Japanese Movie - 2004
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14. Rurouni Kenshin
Japanese Movie - 2012
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15. Battle Royale
Japanese Movie - 2000
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16. Old Boy
Korean Movie - 2003
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17. The Man from Nowhere
Korean Movie - 2010
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18. Infernal Affairs
Hong Kong Movie - 2002
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19. Angel Dust
Japanese Movie - 1994
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20. Cure
Japanese Movie - 1997
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21. The Wailing
Korean Movie - 2016
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22. Labyrinth of Dreams
Japanese Movie - 1997
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23. August in the Water
Japanese Movie - 1995
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24. After Life
Japanese Movie - 1998
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25. Sweet Rain: Accuracy of Death
Japanese Movie - 2008
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26. Spring, Summer, Autumn, Winter... and Spring
Korean Movie - 2003
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27. Dreams
Japanese Movie - 1990
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28. Crosscurrent
Chinese Movie - 2016
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29. Memoria
Thai Movie - 2021
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30. All Ears
Chinese Movie - 2023
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31. Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence
Japanese Movie - 1983
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32. Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
Chinese Movie - 2000
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33. Postmen in the Mountains
Chinese Movie - 1999
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34. Seven Samurai
Japanese Movie - 1954
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35. Harakiri
Japanese Movie - 1962
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36. Red Cliff
Chinese Movie - 2008
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37. Fearless
Hong Kong Movie - 2006
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38. A Taxi Driver
Korean Movie - 2017
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39. The Lion Standing in the Wind
Japanese Movie - 2015
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40. Kingmaker
Korean Movie - 2022
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41. Way Back Home
Korean Movie - 2013
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42. Hanging Garden
Japanese Movie - 2005
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43. Red Family
Korean Movie - 2013
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44. Shoplifters
Japanese Movie - 2018
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45. Tokyo Sonata
Japanese Movie - 2008
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46. Parasite
Korean Movie - 2019
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47. Sympathy For Mr. Vengeance
Korean Movie - 2002
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48. The Stunt Woman
Hong Kong Movie - 1996
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49. In the Mood for Love
Hong Kong Movie - 2000
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50. Secret Sunshine
Korean Movie - 2007
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51. Parade
Japanese Movie - 2010
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52. Raise the Red Lantern
Chinese Movie - 1991
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53. Thirst
Korean Movie - 2009
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54. The Vampire Lives Next Door To Us
Korean Movie - 2015
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55. Himizu
Japanese Movie - 2012
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56. Blue Spring
Japanese Movie - 2002
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57. 46 Billion Years of Love
Japanese Movie - 2006
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58. Vital
Japanese Movie - 2004
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59. Tony Takitani
Japanese Movie - 2005
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60. Suzhou River
Chinese Movie - 2000
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61. Begin Again
Taiwanese Movie - 2015
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62. Long Day's Journey into Night
Chinese Movie - 2018
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63. Woman in the Dunes
Japanese Movie - 1964
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64. Woman of Water
Japanese Movie - 2002
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65. A Snake of June
Japanese Movie - 2003
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66. Jane
Korean Movie - 2017
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67. First Love
Japanese Movie - 2021
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68. Blue Amber
Chinese Movie - 2018
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69. Seire
Korean Movie - 2021
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70. Mountain Cry
Chinese Movie - 2016
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71. Concrete Utopia
Korean Movie - 2023
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72. Vanishing Time: A Boy Who Returned
Korean Movie - 2016
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73. 5 Minutes to Tomorrow
Chinese Movie - 2014
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74. Little Forest: Winter & Spring
Japanese Movie - 2015
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75. Actresses
Korean Movie - 2009
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76. Petal Dance
Japanese Movie - 2013
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77. Chasuke's Journey
Japanese Movie - 2015
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78. A Bride for Rip Van Winkle
Japanese Movie - 2016
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79. Snowpiercer
Korean Movie - 2013
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80. Ichi the Killer
Japanese Movie - 2001
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81. Platinum Data
Japanese Movie - 2013
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82. Prophecy
Japanese Movie - 2015
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83. A Bittersweet Life
Korean Movie - 2005
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84. Master
Korean Movie - 2016
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85. Beasts Clawing at Straws
Korean Movie - 2020
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86. Hachiko Monogatari
Japanese Movie - 1987
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87. Sunny
Korean Movie - 2011
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88. My Sassy Girl
Korean Movie - 2001
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89. Crying Out Love, in the Center of the World
Japanese Movie - 2004
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90. Hear Me
Taiwanese Movie - 2009
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91. Daisy
Korean Movie - 2006
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92. A Muse
Korean Movie - 2012
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93. Lust, Caution
Chinese Movie - 2007
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94. Okja
Korean Movie - 2017
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95. Vegetarian
Korean Movie - 2010
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96. Welcome to the Quiet Room
Japanese Movie - 2007
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97. A Liar and a Broken Girl
Japanese Movie - 2011
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98. Laundry
Japanese Movie - 2002
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99. In the Pool
Japanese Movie - 2005
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100. Chicken Heart
Japanese Movie - 2002