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. 63 new

    Kurutta ippêji

    1926 — a.k.a. A Page of Madness, in 12 top lists Check
  2. 237 new

    Tôkyô no kôrasu

    1931 — a.k.a. Tokyo Chorus, in 2 top lists Check
  3. 112 new

    Otona no miru ehon - Umarete wa mita keredo

    1932 — a.k.a. I Was Born, But..., in 15 top lists Check
  4. 245 new

    Ukikusa monogatari

    1934 — a.k.a. A Story of Floating Weeds, in 7 top lists Check
  5. 197 new

    Gion no shimai

    1936 — a.k.a. Sisters of the Gion, in 5 top lists Check
  6. 149 new

    Naniwa erejî

    1936 — a.k.a. Osaka Elegy, in 4 top lists Check
  7. 65 new

    Ninjô kami fûsen

    1937 — a.k.a. Humanity and Paper Balloons, in 4 top lists Check
  8. 240 new

    Kodomo no shiki

    1939 — a.k.a. Four Seasons of Children, in 1 top list Check
  9. 121 new

    Genroku Chûshingura

    1941 — a.k.a. The 47 Ronin, in 4 top lists Check
  10. 161 new

    Mikaheri no tô

    1941 — a.k.a. Introspection Tower, in 0 top lists Check
  11. 238 new

    Toda-ke no kyôdai

    1941 — a.k.a. The Brothers and Sisters of the Toda Family, in 3 top lists Check
  12. 166 new

    Chichi ariki

    1942 — a.k.a. There Was a Father, in 3 top lists Check
  13. 225 new

    Kanko no machi

    1944 — a.k.a. Jubilation Street, in 1 top list Check
  14. 160 new

    Nagaya shinshiroku

    1947 — a.k.a. Record of a Tenement Gentleman, in 2 top lists Check
  15. 271 new

    Subarashiki nichiyôbi

    1947 — a.k.a. One Wonderful Sunday, in 1 top list Check
  16. 45 new

    Banshun

    1949 — a.k.a. Late Spring, in 16 top lists Check
  17. 107 new

    Waga koi wa moenu

    1949 — a.k.a. Flame of My Love, in 0 top lists Check
  18. 138 new

    Rashômon

    1950 — a.k.a. Rashomon, in 34 top lists Check
  19. 81 new

    Bakushû

    1951 — a.k.a. Early Summer, in 9 top lists Check
  20. 190 new

    Meshi

    1951 — a.k.a. Repast, in 3 top lists Check
  21. 268 new

    Oyû-sama

    1951 — a.k.a. Miss Oyu, in 4 top lists Check
  22. 40 new

    Saikaku ichidai onna

    1952 — a.k.a. The Life of Oharu, in 12 top lists Check
  23. 283 new

    Gan

    1953, in 1 top list Check
  24. 9 new

    Tôkyô monogatari

    1953 — a.k.a. Tokyo Story, in 27 top lists Check
  25. 150 new

    Ugetsu monogatari

    1953 — a.k.a. Ugetsu, in 25 top lists Check
  26. 103 new

    Chikamatsu monogatari

    1954 — a.k.a. A Story from Chikamatsu, in 10 top lists Check
  27. 300 new

    Gojira

    1954 — a.k.a. Godzilla, in 12 top lists Check
  28. 239 new

    Nijûshi no hitomi

    1954 — a.k.a. Twenty-Four Eyes, in 5 top lists Check
  29. 101 new

    Sanshô dayû

    1954 — a.k.a. Sansho the Bailiff, in 21 top lists Check
  30. 73 new

    Ukigumo

    1955 — a.k.a. Floating Clouds, in 7 top lists Check
  31. 275 new

    Biruma no tategoto

    1956 — a.k.a. The Burmese Harp, in 12 top lists Check
  32. 147 new

    Kurutta kajitsu

    1956 — a.k.a. Crazed Fruit, in 4 top lists Check
  33. 151 new

    Nagareru

    1956 — a.k.a. Flowing, in 4 top lists Check
  34. 105 new

    Sôshun

    1956 — a.k.a. Early Spring, in 2 top lists Check
  35. 227 new

    Ueru tamashii

    1956 — a.k.a. Hungry Soul, in 0 top lists Check
  36. 194 new

    Donzoko

    1957 — a.k.a. The Lower Depths, in 2 top lists Check
  37. 139 new

    Kuchizuke

    1957 — a.k.a. Kisses, in 4 top lists Check
  38. 79 new

    Kumonosu-jô

    1957 — a.k.a. Throne of Blood, in 16 top lists Check
  39. 4 new

    Tôkyô boshoku

    1957 — a.k.a. Tokyo Twilight, in 5 top lists Check
  40. 125 new

    Bôrei kaibyô yashiki

    1958 — a.k.a. Black Cat Mansion, in 0 top lists Check
  41. 113 new

    Nobi

    1959 — a.k.a. Fires on the Plain, in 6 top lists Check
  42. 256 new

    Ohayô

    1959 — a.k.a. Good Morning, in 9 top lists Check
  43. 140 new

    Akibiyori

    1960 — a.k.a. Late Autumn, in 3 top lists Check
  44. 258 new

    Hadaka no shima

    1960 — a.k.a. The Naked Island, in 7 top lists Check
  45. 234 new

    Kyônetsu no kisetsu

    1960 — a.k.a. The Warped Ones, in 3 top lists Check
  46. 43 new

    Taiyô no hakaba

    1960 — a.k.a. The Sun's Burial, in 1 top list Check
  47. 232 new

    Warui yatsu hodo yoku nemuru

    1960 — a.k.a. The Bad Sleep Well, in 3 top lists Check
  48. 158 new

    Buta to gunkan

    1961 — a.k.a. Pigs and Battleships, in 4 top lists Check
  49. 111 new

    Eien no hito

    1961 — a.k.a. Immortal Love, in 2 top lists Check
  50. 164 new

    Kohayagawa-ke no aki

    1961 — a.k.a. The End of Summer, in 2 top lists Check
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