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. 34 new

    Kairo

    2001 — a.k.a. Pulse, in 5 top lists Check
  2. 57 new

    Suna no onna

    1964 — a.k.a. Woman in the Dunes, in 22 top lists Check
  3. 68 new

    Yume no ginga

    1997 — a.k.a. Labyrinth of Dreams, in 1 top list Check
  4. 76 new

    Shurayukihime

    1973 — a.k.a. Lady Snowblood, in 3 top lists Check
  5. 77 new

    Vital

    2004, in 1 top list Check
  6. 110 new

    Dead or Alive 2: Tôbôsha

    2000 — a.k.a. Dead or Alive 2: Birds, in 0 top lists Check
  7. 118 new

    Joshû sasori: Dai-41 zakkyo-bô

    1972 — a.k.a. Female Prisoner Scorpion: Jailhouse 41, in 1 top list Check
  8. 135 new

    Gohatto

    1999 — a.k.a. Taboo, in 2 top lists Check
  9. 145 new

    Taiyô wo nusunda otoko

    1979 — a.k.a. The Man Who Stole the Sun, in 1 top list Check
  10. 174 new

    Seijû gakuen

    1974 — a.k.a. The Transgressor, in 0 top lists Check
  11. 193 new

    Kôrei

    2000 — a.k.a. Seance, in 0 top lists Check
  12. 229 new

    Shin Jingi no Hakaba

    2002 — a.k.a. Graveyard of Honor, in 1 top list Check
  13. 231 new

    Waga jinsei saiaku no toki

    1993 — a.k.a. The Most Terrible Time in My Life, in 0 top lists Check
  14. 232 new

    Warui yatsu hodo yoku nemuru

    1960 — a.k.a. The Bad Sleep Well, in 3 top lists Check
  15. 286 new

    Kawaita hana

    1964 — a.k.a. Pale Flower, in 7 top lists Check
  16. 300 new

    Gojira

    1954 — a.k.a. Godzilla, in 12 top lists Check
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Last updated on Oct 8, 2022;