A Personal Toplist of Japanese Cinema

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Created by Mochizuki Rokuro.

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This is my personal toplist of Japanese films. I compiled it from +/- 1400 Japanese feature films and documentaries I watched so far. All titles received a rating of at least 8 out of 10.

The edition presented here is the December 2022-version of this list. It's the 5th update since the original list consisting of 300 titles was published on the Dutch website MovieMeter in June 2015.

These are the fourteen new entries since the previous edition (May 2021):
078 | Confessions of a Dog
121 | The 47 Ronin
172 | Monsters Club
180 | Riverside Mukolitta
187 | True Mothers
198 | Moon Child
203 | Drive My Car
213 | Ora, Ora, Be Goin' Alone
218 | Goodbye, DonGlees!
236 | Remain in Twilight
254 | Miyamoto Musashi
288 | Sketches of Kaitan City
294 | The Family Game
296 | Miyamoto Musashi II - Duel at Ichiyo-ji Temple

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  1. 56 new

    0.5 miri

    2014 — a.k.a. 0.5 Mm, in 1 top list Check
  2. 171 new

    46-okunen no koi

    2006 — a.k.a. Big Bang Love, Juvenile A, in 1 top list Check
  3. 143 new

    Adauchi

    1964 — a.k.a. Revenge, in 1 top list Check
  4. 10 new

    Akai satsui

    1964 — a.k.a. Intentions of Murder, in 3 top lists Check
  5. 163 new

    Akai tenshi

    1966 — a.k.a. The Red Angel, in 3 top lists Check
  6. 15 new

    Akarui mirai

    2002 — a.k.a. Bright Future, in 3 top lists Check
  7. 89 new

    Akasen tamanoi: Nukeraremasu

    1974 — a.k.a. Street of Joy, in 1 top list Check
  8. 140 new

    Akibiyori

    1960 — a.k.a. Late Autumn, in 3 top lists Check
  9. 248 new

    Akumu tantei 2

    2008 — a.k.a. Nightmare Detective 2, in 0 top lists Check
  10. 32 new

    Akunin

    2010 — a.k.a. Villain, in 1 top list Check
  11. 279 new

    Akutoku no sakae

    1988, in 0 top lists Check
  12. 114 new

    Ansatsu

    1964 — a.k.a. Assassination, in 2 top lists Check
  13. 177 new

    Antena

    2004 — a.k.a. Antenna, in 0 top lists Check
  14. 92 new

    Aoi haru

    2001 — a.k.a. Blue Spring, in 1 top list Check
  15. 142 new

    Aoi kuruma

    2004 — a.k.a. A Blue Automobile, in 0 top lists Check
  16. 36 new

    Aruitemo aruitemo

    2008 — a.k.a. Still Walking, in 7 top lists Check
  17. 187 new

    Asa ga Kuru

    2020 — a.k.a. True Mothers, in 0 top lists
    Check
  18. 102 new

    Azumi Haruko wa yukue fumei

    2016 — a.k.a. Haruko Azumi Is Missing, in 0 top lists
    Check
  19. 81 new

    Bakushû

    1951 — a.k.a. Early Summer, in 9 top lists Check
  20. 94 new

    Bangkok Nites

    2016, in 0 top lists Check
  21. 45 new

    Banshun

    1949 — a.k.a. Late Spring, in 16 top lists Check
  22. 292 new

    Bara no sôretsu

    1969 — a.k.a. Funeral Parade of Roses, in 7 top lists Check
  23. 275 new

    Biruma no tategoto

    1956 — a.k.a. The Burmese Harp, in 12 top lists Check
  24. 207 new

    Blues Harp

    1998, in 0 top lists Check
  25. 278 new

    Bô no kanashimi

    1994 — a.k.a. Like a Rolling Stone, in 0 top lists Check
  26. 125 new

    Bôrei kaibyô yashiki

    1958 — a.k.a. Black Cat Mansion, in 0 top lists Check
  27. 64 new

    Bushidô zankoku monogatari

    1963 — a.k.a. Bushido, in 1 top list Check
  28. 158 new

    Buta to gunkan

    1961 — a.k.a. Pigs and Battleships, in 4 top lists Check
  29. 154 new

    Byôsoku 5 senchimêtoru

    2007 — a.k.a. 5 Centimeters per Second, in 1 top list Check
  30. 166 new

    Chichi ariki

    1942 — a.k.a. There Was a Father, in 3 top lists Check
  31. 103 new

    Chikamatsu monogatari

    1954 — a.k.a. A Story from Chikamatsu, in 10 top lists Check
  32. 96 new

    Cure

    1997 — a.k.a. The Cure, in 7 top lists Check
  33. 88 new

    Dai-Nihonjin

    2007 — a.k.a. Big Man Japan, in 0 top lists Check
  34. 186 new

    Danchi

    2016 — a.k.a. The Projects, in 0 top lists Check
  35. 13 new

    Dare mo shiranai

    2004 — a.k.a. Nobody Knows, in 8 top lists Check
  36. 110 new

    Dead or Alive 2: Tôbôsha

    2000 — a.k.a. Dead or Alive 2: Birds, in 0 top lists Check
  37. 95 new

    Den-en ni shisu

    1974 — a.k.a. Pastoral: To Die in the Country, in 3 top lists Check
  38. 1 new

    Distance

    2001, in 1 top list Check
  39. 84 new

    Disutorakushon beibîzu

    2016 — a.k.a. Destruction Babies, in 0 top lists Check
  40. 37 new

    Dolls

    2002, in 1 top list Check
  41. 194 new

    Donzoko

    1957 — a.k.a. The Lower Depths, in 2 top lists Check
  42. 203 new

    Doraibu mai kâ

    2021 — a.k.a. Drive My Car, in 11 top lists
    Check
  43. 97 new

    Doro no kawa

    1981 — a.k.a. Muddy River, in 6 top lists Check
  44. 111 new

    Eien no hito

    1961 — a.k.a. Immortal Love, in 2 top lists Check
  45. 20 new

    Eri Eri rema sabakutani

    2005, in 0 top lists Check
  46. 2 new

    Erosu purasu gyakusatsu

    1969 — a.k.a. Eros + Massacre, in 3 top lists Check
  47. 195 new

    Evangelion Shin Gekijôban: Ha

    2009 — a.k.a. Evangelion: 2.0 You Can (Not) Advance, in 1 top list Check
  48. 47 new

    Evangelion Shin Gekijôban: Jo

    2007 — a.k.a. Evangelion: 1.0 You Are (Not) Alone, in 1 top list Check
  49. 285 new

    Fisshu sutôrî

    2009 — a.k.a. Fish Story, in 0 top lists Check
  50. 6 new

    Fukushû suru wa ware ni ari

    1979 — a.k.a. Vengeance Is Mine, in 10 top lists Check
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