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. 10 new

    Akai satsui

    1964 — a.k.a. Intentions of Murder, in 3 top lists Check
  2. 42 new

    Hana to dotô

    1964 — a.k.a. The Flowers and the Angry Waves, in 0 top lists Check
  3. 57 new

    Suna no onna

    1964 — a.k.a. Woman in the Dunes, in 22 top lists Check
  4. 108 new

    Zatôichi senryô-kubi

    1964 — a.k.a. Zatoichi and the Chest of Gold, in 1 top list Check
  5. 114 new

    Ansatsu

    1964 — a.k.a. Assassination, in 2 top lists Check
  6. 143 new

    Adauchi

    1964 — a.k.a. Revenge, in 1 top list Check
  7. 167 new

    Midareru

    1964 — a.k.a. Yearning, in 5 top lists Check
  8. 249 new

    Onibaba

    1964, in 13 top lists Check
  9. 259 new

    Ôkami to buta to ningen

    1964 — a.k.a. Wolves, Pigs & Men, in 0 top lists Check
  10. 284 new

    Kaidan

    1964 — a.k.a. Kwaidan, in 13 top lists Check
  11. 286 new

    Kawaita hana

    1964 — a.k.a. Pale Flower, in 7 top lists Check
  12. 291 new

    Mosura tai Gojira

    1964 — a.k.a. Mothra vs. Godzilla, in 2 top lists Check
  13. 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;