BFI's The best Japanese film of every year – from 1925 to now

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  1. 77 new

    Sen to Chihiro no kamikakushi

    2001 — a.k.a. Spirited Away, in 39 top lists Check
  2. 64 new

    Akira

    1988, in 22 top lists Check
  3. 75 new

    Ôdishon

    1999 — a.k.a. Audition, in 11 top lists Check
  4. 30 new

    Shichinin no samurai

    1954 — a.k.a. Seven Samurai, in 36 top lists Check
  5. 26 new

    Rashômon

    1950 — a.k.a. Rashomon, in 34 top lists Check
  6. 65 new

    Tetsuo

    1989 — a.k.a. Tetsuo, the Iron Man, in 10 top lists Check
  7. 74 new

    Ringu

    1998, in 12 top lists Check
  8. 29 new

    Tôkyô monogatari

    1953 — a.k.a. Tokyo Story, in 27 top lists Check
  9. 68 new

    Kurenai no buta

    1992 — a.k.a. Porco Rosso, in 3 top lists Check
  10. 82 new

    Paprika

    2006, in 7 top lists Check
  11. 84 new

    Ai no mukidashi

    2008 — a.k.a. Love Exposure, in 4 top lists Check
  12. 85 new

    Samâ uôzu

    2009 — a.k.a. Summer Wars, in 2 top lists Check
  13. 67 new

    Omohide poro poro

    1991 — a.k.a. Only Yesterday, in 3 top lists Check
  14. 38 new

    Seppuku

    1962 — a.k.a. Hara-Kiri, in 16 top lists Check
  15. 25 new

    Banshun

    1949 — a.k.a. Late Spring, in 16 top lists Check
  16. 43 new

    Koroshi no rakuin

    1967 — a.k.a. Branded to Kill, in 8 top lists Check
  17. 40 new

    Suna no onna

    1964 — a.k.a. Woman in the Dunes, in 22 top lists Check
  18. 69 new

    Sonachine

    1993 — a.k.a. Sonatine, in 10 top lists Check
  19. 80 new

    Dare mo shiranai

    2004 — a.k.a. Nobody Knows, in 8 top lists Check
  20. 35 new

    Nobi

    1959 — a.k.a. Fires on the Plain, in 6 top lists Check
  21. 73 new

    Cure

    1997 — a.k.a. The Cure, in 7 top lists Check
  22. 28 new

    Saikaku ichidai onna

    1952 — a.k.a. The Life of Oharu, in 12 top lists Check
  23. 72 new

    Shall we dansu?

    1996 — a.k.a. Shall We Dance?, in 4 top lists Check
  24. 2 new

    Kurutta ippêji

    1926 — a.k.a. A Page of Madness, in 12 top lists Check
  25. 44 new

    Kôshikei

    1968 — a.k.a. Death by Hanging, in 8 top lists Check
  26. 78 new

    Tasogare Seibei

    2002 — a.k.a. The Twilight Samurai, in 10 top lists Check
  27. 45 new

    Bara no sôretsu

    1969 — a.k.a. Funeral Parade of Roses, in 7 top lists Check
  28. 94 new

    Manbiki kazoku

    2018 — a.k.a. Shoplifters, in 10 top lists
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  29. 47 new

    Sho o suteyo machi e deyô

    1971 — a.k.a. Throw Away Your Books, Rally in the Streets, in 4 top lists Check
  30. 76 new

    Yurîka

    2000 — a.k.a. Eureka, in 2 top lists Check
  31. 15 new

    Zangiku monogatari

    1939 — a.k.a. The Story of the Last Chrysanthemum, in 13 top lists Check
  32. 81 new

    Linda Linda Linda

    2005, in 2 top lists Check
  33. 56 new

    Tsigoineruwaizen

    1980 — a.k.a. Zigeunerweisen, in 3 top lists Check
  34. 36 new

    Hadaka no shima

    1960 — a.k.a. The Naked Island, in 7 top lists Check
  35. 49 new

    Jingi naki tatakai

    1973 — a.k.a. Battles Without Honor and Humanity, in 3 top lists Check
  36. 48 new

    Joshû sasori: Dai-41 zakkyo-bô

    1972 — a.k.a. Female Prisoner Scorpion: Jailhouse 41, in 1 top list Check
  37. 39 new

    Nippon konchûki

    1963 — a.k.a. The Insect Woman, in 8 top lists Check
  38. 46 new

    Erosu purasu gyakusatsu

    1969 — a.k.a. Eros + Massacre, in 3 top lists Check
  39. 54 new

    Kichiku

    1978 — a.k.a. The Demon, in 0 top lists Check
  40. 21 new

    Momotarô: Umi no shinpei

    1945 — a.k.a. Momotaro's Divine Sea Warriors, in 1 top list Check
  41. 60 new

    Osôshiki

    1984 — a.k.a. The Funeral, in 4 top lists Check
  42. 33 new

    Bakumatsu taiyôden

    1957 — a.k.a. Sun in the Last Days of the Shogunate, in 5 top lists Check
  43. 32 new

    Kurutta kajitsu

    1956 — a.k.a. Crazed Fruit, in 4 top lists Check
  44. 8 new

    Otona no miru ehon - Umarete wa mita keredo

    1932 — a.k.a. I Was Born, But..., in 15 top lists Check
  45. 23 new

    Anjô-ke no butôkai

    1947, in 4 top lists Check
  46. 57 new

    Doro no kawa

    1981 — a.k.a. Muddy River, in 6 top lists Check
  47. 92 new

    Fuchi ni tatsu

    2016 — a.k.a. Harmonium, in 1 top list Check
  48. 5 new

    Gakusei romansu: Wakaki hi

    1929 — a.k.a. Days of Youth, in 0 top lists Check
  49. 12 new

    Gion no shimai

    1936 — a.k.a. Sisters of the Gion, in 5 top lists Check
  50. 13 new

    Ninjô kami fûsen

    1937 — a.k.a. Humanity and Paper Balloons, in 4 top lists Check
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