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. 11 new

    Shin seiki Evangelion Gekijô-ban: Shito shinsei

    1997 — a.k.a. Neon Genesis Evangelion: Death & Rebirth, in 0 top lists Check
  2. 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
  3. 38 new

    Kôkaku Kidôtai

    1995 — a.k.a. Ghost in the Shell, in 12 top lists Check
  4. 46 new

    Ran

    1985, in 25 top lists Check
  5. 47 new

    Evangelion Shin Gekijôban: Jo

    2007 — a.k.a. Evangelion: 1.0 You Are (Not) Alone, in 1 top list Check
  6. 51 new

    Izo

    2004, in 0 top lists Check
  7. 53 new

    Samurai

    1965 — a.k.a. Samurai Assassin, in 1 top list Check
  8. 64 new

    Bushidô zankoku monogatari

    1963 — a.k.a. Bushido, in 1 top list Check
  9. 67 new

    Zatôichi tekka tabi

    1967 — a.k.a. Zatoichi's Cane Sword, in 1 top list Check
  10. 70 new

    Sonachine

    1993 — a.k.a. Sonatine, in 10 top lists Check
  11. 76 new

    Shurayukihime

    1973 — a.k.a. Lady Snowblood, in 3 top lists Check
  12. 99 new

    Seppuku

    1962 — a.k.a. Hara-Kiri, in 16 top lists Check
  13. 104 new

    Tekkon kinkurîto

    2006 — a.k.a. Tekkonkinkreet, in 4 top lists Check
  14. 106 new

    Goyôkin

    1969 — a.k.a. Goyokin, in 3 top lists Check
  15. 108 new

    Zatôichi senryô-kubi

    1964 — a.k.a. Zatoichi and the Chest of Gold, in 1 top list Check
  16. 114 new

    Ansatsu

    1964 — a.k.a. Assassination, in 2 top lists Check
  17. 121 new

    Genroku Chûshingura

    1941 — a.k.a. The 47 Ronin, in 4 top lists Check
  18. 124 new

    Yajû shisubeshi

    1980 — a.k.a. The Beast to Die, in 0 top lists Check
  19. 130 new

    Kumokiri Nizaemon

    1978 — a.k.a. Bandit vs. Samurai Squad, in 1 top list Check
  20. 145 new

    Taiyô wo nusunda otoko

    1979 — a.k.a. The Man Who Stole the Sun, in 1 top list Check
  21. 152 new

    Kamui no ken

    1985 — a.k.a. Dagger of Kamui, in 0 top lists Check
  22. 155 new

    Tenshi no kôkotsu

    1972 — a.k.a. Ecstasy of the Angels, in 1 top list Check
  23. 165 new

    Zatôichi hatashi-jô

    1968 — a.k.a. Zatoichi and the Fugitives, in 1 top list Check
  24. 188 new

    Kidô keisatsu patorebâ: Gekijô-ban

    1989 — a.k.a. Patlabor: The Movie, in 1 top list Check
  25. 189 new

    Gonin

    1995 — a.k.a. The Five, in 0 top lists Check
  26. 195 new

    Evangelion Shin Gekijôban: Ha

    2009 — a.k.a. Evangelion: 2.0 You Can (Not) Advance, in 1 top list Check
  27. 196 new

    Shin Zatôichi: Yabure! Tôjin-ken

    1971 — a.k.a. Zatoichi Meets the One-Armed Swordsman, in 1 top list Check
  28. 198 new

    Moon Child

    2003, in 0 top lists Check
  29. 209 new

    Zatôichi to yôjinbô

    1970 — a.k.a. Zatoichi Meets Yojimbo, in 2 top lists Check
  30. 214 new

    Golgo 13

    1983 — a.k.a. Golgo 13: The Professional, in 1 top list Check
  31. 229 new

    Shin Jingi no Hakaba

    2002 — a.k.a. Graveyard of Honor, in 1 top list Check
  32. 244 new

    Koroshi no rakuin

    1967 — a.k.a. Branded to Kill, in 8 top lists Check
  33. 247 new

    Jingi no hakaba

    1975 — a.k.a. Graveyard of Honor, in 2 top lists Check
  34. 250 new

    Yagyû ichizoku no inbô

    1978 — a.k.a. The Shogun's Samurai, in 1 top list Check
  35. 253 new

    Kaigenrei

    1973 — a.k.a. Coup d'Etat, in 1 top list Check
  36. 259 new

    Ôkami to buta to ningen

    1964 — a.k.a. Wolves, Pigs & Men, in 0 top lists Check
  37. 262 new

    Gokudô sengokushi: Fudô

    1996 — a.k.a. Fudoh: The New Generation, in 0 top lists Check
  38. 291 new

    Mosura tai Gojira

    1964 — a.k.a. Mothra vs. Godzilla, in 2 top lists Check
  39. 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
  40. 296 new

    Miyamoto Musashi: Ichijôji no kettô

    1964 — a.k.a. Miyamoto Musashi: The Duel at Ichijoji, in 0 top lists Check
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Last updated on Oct 8, 2022;