Japanese Movies I watched - from best to worst
A little backstory on my first encounter with with the Japanese Movies and why they are so special to me:
Back in the day my first encounter with the Asian drama/movie world were Studio Ghibli movies, I love them since I was a child and whenever I'm sad or depressed I'm watching them. In 2016 I saw my favorite movie until today for the very first time "Our little Sister". Since then I watched this movie plenty of times. I don't know why but still movie is so special for me, maybe because I'm an only child haha but this movie opened my love for Japanese Movies really, back then I had no Netflix or proper internet to watch movies online so I had to wait for them to be released on DVD. It was an adventure and and so many weren't even translated which was so sad lol
Now thankfully it's so much easier to get access to them, many are on Netflix, Viki and other streaming sites and a lot I do find on youtube.
I don't know what it is about Japanese movies and why I love them so much, I guess a big part is the cinematography which I think is beyond beautiful in most of them. Sure sometimes they have a really weird story but that doesn't stop me from watching them. They never cease to amaze me.
As for 2022 I plan to watch far more movies and to keep track whiche ones I watched I decided to make that list, I will sort them by best to worst and movies I watched before 2022 are also included in this list. I have a separated list with all movies I watched in 2022.
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1. Our Little Sister
Japanese Movie - 2015
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2. Your Eyes Tell
Japanese Movie - 2020
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3. The Brightest Roof in the Universe
Japanese Movie - 2020
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4. Restart after Come back Home
Japanese Movie - 2020
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5. Water Flowing to the Sea
Japanese Movie - 2023
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6. Zom 100: Bucket List of the Dead
Japanese Movie - 2023
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7. It's a Summer Film
Japanese Movie - 2021
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8. Shabon Dama
Japanese Movie - 2017
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9. Departures
Japanese Movie - 2008
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10. The 8-Year Engagement
Japanese Movie - 2017
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11. Today's Kira-kun
Japanese Movie - 2017
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12. Still Walking
Japanese Movie - 2008
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13. Our Meal for Tomorrow
Japanese Movie - 2017
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14. Once Upon a Crime
Japanese Movie - 2023
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15. Mio on the Shore
Japanese Movie - 2019
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16. Cherry Magic! Thirty Years of Virginity Can Make You a Wizard?!: The Movie
Japanese Movie - 2022
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17. Re/Member
Japanese Movie - 2022
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18. His
Japanese Movie - 2020
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19. Moonlight Shadow
Japanese Movie - 2021
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20. Sweet Bean
Japanese Movie - 2015
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21. Rurouni Kenshin: The Beginning
Japanese Movie - 2021
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22. The 100th Love With You
Japanese Movie - 2017
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23. Our 30 Minute Sessions
Japanese Movie - 2020
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24. Tori Girl
Japanese Movie - 2017
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25. Sing, Dance, Act: Kabuki featuring Toma Ikuta
Japanese Movie - 2022
Documentary
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26. God of Novels
Japanese Movie - 2020
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27. Crybaby Pierrot's Wedding
Japanese Movie - 2016
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28. Call Me Chihiro
Japanese Movie - 2023
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29. Rurouni Kenshin: The Final
Japanese Movie - 2021
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30. Ano ko no, Toriko
Japanese Movie - 2018
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31. Silhouette of Your Voice
Japanese Movie - 2017
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32. The Liar and His Lover
Japanese Movie - 2013
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33. What She Likes
Japanese Movie - 2021
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34. Violence Action
Japanese Movie - 2022
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35. The Blue Skies at Your Feet
Japanese Movie - 2022
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36. Kiki's Delivery Service
Japanese Movie - 2014
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37. Control Tower
Japanese Movie - 2011
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38. Blue, Painful, Fragile
Japanese Movie - 2020
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39. Your Lie in April
Japanese Movie - 2016
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40. Love Like the Falling Petals
Japanese Movie - 2022
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41. Commuting to School Series: On the Way to School
Japanese Movie - 2015
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42. ReLIFE
Japanese Movie - 2017
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43. We Couldn't Become Adults
Japanese Movie - 2021
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44. Yakuza and The Family
Japanese Movie - 2021
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45. Liar x Liar
Japanese Movie - 2021
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46. Mother
Japanese Movie - 2020
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47. River's Edge
Japanese Movie - 2018
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48. In Love and Deep Water
Japanese Movie - 2023
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49. The Door into Summer
Japanese Movie - 2021
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50. We Love
Japanese Movie - 2018
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51. Hot Gimmick
Japanese Movie - 2019