A Personal Toplist of Japanese Cinema
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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11 new
Shin seiki Evangelion Gekijô-ban: Shito shinsei
1997 — a.k.a. Neon Genesis Evangelion: Death & Rebirth, in 0 top lists Check -
28 new
Shin seiki Evangelion Gekijô-ban: Air/Magokoro...
1997 — a.k.a. Neon Genesis Evangelion: The End of Evangelion, in 8 top lists Check -
38 new
Kôkaku Kidôtai
1995 — a.k.a. Ghost in the Shell, in 12 top lists Check -
46 new
Ran
1985, in 25 top lists Check -
47 new
Evangelion Shin Gekijôban: Jo
2007 — a.k.a. Evangelion: 1.0 You Are (Not) Alone, in 1 top list Check -
51 new
Izo
2004, in 0 top lists Check -
53 new
Samurai
1965 — a.k.a. Samurai Assassin, in 1 top list Check -
64 new
Bushidô zankoku monogatari
1963 — a.k.a. Bushido, in 1 top list Check -
67 new
Zatôichi tekka tabi
1967 — a.k.a. Zatoichi's Cane Sword, in 1 top list Check -
70 new
Sonachine
1993 — a.k.a. Sonatine, in 10 top lists Check -
76 new
Shurayukihime
1973 — a.k.a. Lady Snowblood, in 3 top lists Check -
99 new
Seppuku
1962 — a.k.a. Hara-Kiri, in 16 top lists Check -
104 new
Tekkon kinkurîto
2006 — a.k.a. Tekkonkinkreet, in 4 top lists Check -
106 new
Goyôkin
1969 — a.k.a. Goyokin, in 3 top lists Check -
108 new
Zatôichi senryô-kubi
1964 — a.k.a. Zatoichi and the Chest of Gold, in 1 top list Check -
114 new
Ansatsu
1964 — a.k.a. Assassination, in 2 top lists Check -
121 new
Genroku Chûshingura
1941 — a.k.a. The 47 Ronin, in 4 top lists Check -
124 new
Yajû shisubeshi
1980 — a.k.a. The Beast to Die, in 0 top lists Check -
130 new
Kumokiri Nizaemon
1978 — a.k.a. Bandit vs. Samurai Squad, in 1 top list Check -
145 new
Taiyô wo nusunda otoko
1979 — a.k.a. The Man Who Stole the Sun, in 1 top list Check -
152 new
Kamui no ken
1985 — a.k.a. Dagger of Kamui, in 0 top lists Check -
155 new
Tenshi no kôkotsu
1972 — a.k.a. Ecstasy of the Angels, in 1 top list Check -
165 new
Zatôichi hatashi-jô
1968 — a.k.a. Zatoichi and the Fugitives, in 1 top list Check -
188 new
Kidô keisatsu patorebâ: Gekijô-ban
1989 — a.k.a. Patlabor: The Movie, in 1 top list Check -
189 new
Gonin
1995 — a.k.a. The Five, in 0 top lists Check -
195 new
Evangelion Shin Gekijôban: Ha
2009 — a.k.a. Evangelion: 2.0 You Can (Not) Advance, in 1 top list Check -
196 new
Shin Zatôichi: Yabure! Tôjin-ken
1971 — a.k.a. Zatoichi Meets the One-Armed Swordsman, in 1 top list Check -
198 new
Moon Child
2003, in 0 top lists Check -
209 new
Zatôichi to yôjinbô
1970 — a.k.a. Zatoichi Meets Yojimbo, in 2 top lists Check -
214 new
Golgo 13
1983 — a.k.a. Golgo 13: The Professional, in 1 top list Check -
229 new
Shin Jingi no Hakaba
2002 — a.k.a. Graveyard of Honor, in 1 top list Check -
244 new
Koroshi no rakuin
1967 — a.k.a. Branded to Kill, in 8 top lists Check -
247 new
Jingi no hakaba
1975 — a.k.a. Graveyard of Honor, in 2 top lists Check -
250 new
Yagyû ichizoku no inbô
1978 — a.k.a. The Shogun's Samurai, in 1 top list Check -
253 new
Kaigenrei
1973 — a.k.a. Coup d'Etat, in 1 top list Check -
259 new
Ôkami to buta to ningen
1964 — a.k.a. Wolves, Pigs & Men, in 0 top lists Check -
262 new
Gokudô sengokushi: Fudô
1996 — a.k.a. Fudoh: The New Generation, in 0 top lists Check -
291 new
Mosura tai Gojira
1964 — a.k.a. Mothra vs. Godzilla, in 2 top lists Check -
293 new
Kozure Ôkami: Sanzu no kawa no ubaguruma
1972 — a.k.a. Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart at the River Styx, in 3 top lists Check -
296 new
Miyamoto Musashi: Ichijôji no kettô
1964 — a.k.a. Miyamoto Musashi: The Duel at Ichijoji, in 0 top lists Check
Last updated on Oct 8, 2022;