Top 20 Japanese Films
20 items ranked
The best ever films to come out of Japan.
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1.
Spirited Away
This animated classic is quite possibly some of the best animation in the world.
15 points - added 14 years ago by missdeweydecimal -
2.
Tokyo Story
14 points - added 14 years ago by missdeweydecimal -
3.
Princess Mononoke
12 points - added 14 years ago by missdeweydecimal -
4.
Seven Samurai
This Kurosawa Samurai epic is part modern samurai film, and part spaghetti western. In his classic tale, seven samurai come to the rescue of a small village being pillaged by bandits.
11 points - added 14 years ago by missdeweydecimal -
5.
Early Summer
6 points - added 14 years ago by missdeweydecimal -
6.
Crazed Fruit
3 points - added 14 years ago by missdeweydecimal -
7.
Rashomon
One of Kurosawa's greatest works, this film tells the story of heinous crime, and showing the aftermath of the event as it is recalled from differing points of view.
3 points - added 14 years ago by missdeweydecimal -
8.
Grave of the Fireflies
This powerful World War II film looks at the war from a different side, showing two children struggling to stay alive.
2 points - added 14 years ago by missdeweydecimal -
9.
Chushingura
Originally a Kabuki tale, The 47 Ronin is a classic Japanese story that has been dapted in many modern films. While not the first, this version captures the tale fully, displaying the action on a much larger and impressive scale than any of the previous films.
1 point - added 14 years ago by missdeweydecimal -
10.
Ikiru
-1 point - added 14 years ago by missdeweydecimal -
11.
The Life of Oharu
-1 point - added 14 years ago by missdeweydecimal -
12.
Hidden Fortress
-1 point - added 14 years ago by missdeweydecimal -
13.
Ran
-1 point - added 14 years ago by missdeweydecimal -
14.
Ghost in the Shell
-3 points - added 14 years ago by missdeweydecimal -
15.
Kwaidan
-3 points - added 14 years ago by missdeweydecimal -
16.
Ugetsu
-3 points - added 14 years ago by missdeweydecimal -
17.
Double Suicide
-4 points - added 14 years ago by missdeweydecimal -
18.
Audition
-4 points - added 14 years ago by missdeweydecimal -
19.
Hana-bi
-4 points - added 14 years ago by missdeweydecimal -
20.
Branded to Kill
-5 points - added 14 years ago by missdeweydecimal -
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