Best Japanese Films
A list of what I think are the best Japanese films ever made, and which everyone ought to watch, if they can. A work in progress. The order of the list is simply alphabetical.
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![Audition]()
1. Audition
Japanese Movie - 1999
Just two syllables: kirkirikirikirikiri...
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![Cure]()
2. Cure
Japanese Movie - 1997
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![Drive My Car]()
3. Drive My Car
Japanese Movie - 2021
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![Funeral Parade of Roses]()
4. Funeral Parade of Roses
Japanese Movie - 1969
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![House]()
5. House
Japanese Movie - 1977
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![In the Realm of the Senses]()
6. In the Realm of the Senses
Japanese Movie - 1976
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![Late Spring]()
7. Late Spring
Japanese Movie - 1949
Perhaps Ozu's greatest masterpiece -- and he made a few.
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![Onibaba]()
8. Onibaba
Japanese Movie - 1964
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![Pulse]()
9. Pulse
Japanese Movie - 2001
Contains one of the scariest scenes in the history of horror.
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![Ran]()
10. Ran
Japanese Movie - 1985
The finest adaptation of a Shakespeare play, ever. A great work of art.
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![Rashomon]()
11. Rashomon
Japanese Movie - 1950
Akutagawa's story meets Kurosawa's direction. The result cannot be but a masterpiece of world cinema.
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![Ring]()
12. Ring
Japanese Movie - 1998
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![The Emperor’s Naked Army Marches On]()
13. The Emperor’s Naked Army Marches On
Japanese Movie - 1987
One of the most remarkable documentaries, it is also one of the few films that openly talk about Japanese war crimes during the Second World War.
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![Tokyo Story]()
14. Tokyo Story
Japanese Movie - 1953
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![Ugetsu Monogatari]()
15. Ugetsu Monogatari
Japanese Movie - 1953
