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. 6 new

    Fukushû suru wa ware ni ari

    1979 — a.k.a. Vengeance Is Mine, in 10 top lists Check
  2. 8 new

    Kamigami no fukaki yokubô

    1968 — a.k.a. Profound Desires of the Gods, in 6 top lists Check
  3. 10 new

    Akai satsui

    1964 — a.k.a. Intentions of Murder, in 3 top lists Check
  4. 27 new

    Nippon konchûki

    1963 — a.k.a. The Insect Woman, in 8 top lists Check
  5. 69 new

    Ningen jôhatsu

    1967 — a.k.a. A Man Vanishes, in 3 top lists Check
  6. 131 new

    Unagi

    1997 — a.k.a. The Eel, in 4 top lists Check
  7. 158 new

    Buta to gunkan

    1961 — a.k.a. Pigs and Battleships, in 4 top lists Check
  8. 184 new

    Kuroi ame

    1989 — a.k.a. Black Rain, in 6 top lists Check
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Last updated on Oct 8, 2022;