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. 30 new

    Shichinin no samurai

    1954 — a.k.a. Seven Samurai, in 36 top lists Check
  3. 26 new

    Rashômon

    1950 — a.k.a. Rashomon, in 34 top lists Check
  4. 29 new

    Tôkyô monogatari

    1953 — a.k.a. Tokyo Story, in 27 top lists Check
  5. 64 new

    Akira

    1988, in 22 top lists Check
  6. 40 new

    Suna no onna

    1964 — a.k.a. Woman in the Dunes, in 22 top lists Check
  7. 25 new

    Banshun

    1949 — a.k.a. Late Spring, in 16 top lists Check
  8. 38 new

    Seppuku

    1962 — a.k.a. Hara-Kiri, in 16 top lists Check
  9. 8 new

    Otona no miru ehon - Umarete wa mita keredo

    1932 — a.k.a. I Was Born, But..., in 15 top lists Check
  10. 15 new

    Zangiku monogatari

    1939 — a.k.a. The Story of the Last Chrysanthemum, in 13 top lists Check
  11. 2 new

    Kurutta ippêji

    1926 — a.k.a. A Page of Madness, in 12 top lists Check
  12. 74 new

    Ringu

    1998, in 12 top lists Check
  13. 28 new

    Saikaku ichidai onna

    1952 — a.k.a. The Life of Oharu, in 12 top lists Check
  14. 75 new

    Ôdishon

    1999 — a.k.a. Audition, in 11 top lists Check
  15. 94 new

    Manbiki kazoku

    2018 — a.k.a. Shoplifters, in 10 top lists
    Check
  16. 69 new

    Sonachine

    1993 — a.k.a. Sonatine, in 10 top lists Check
  17. 78 new

    Tasogare Seibei

    2002 — a.k.a. The Twilight Samurai, in 10 top lists Check
  18. 65 new

    Tetsuo

    1989 — a.k.a. Tetsuo, the Iron Man, in 10 top lists Check
  19. 63 new

    Yuki yukite, shingun

    1987 — a.k.a. The Emperor's Naked Army Marches On, in 10 top lists Check
  20. 80 new

    Dare mo shiranai

    2004 — a.k.a. Nobody Knows, in 8 top lists Check
  21. 43 new

    Koroshi no rakuin

    1967 — a.k.a. Branded to Kill, in 8 top lists Check
  22. 44 new

    Kôshikei

    1968 — a.k.a. Death by Hanging, in 8 top lists Check
  23. 39 new

    Nippon konchûki

    1963 — a.k.a. The Insect Woman, in 8 top lists Check
  24. 45 new

    Bara no sôretsu

    1969 — a.k.a. Funeral Parade of Roses, in 7 top lists Check
  25. 73 new

    Cure

    1997 — a.k.a. The Cure, in 7 top lists Check
  26. 36 new

    Hadaka no shima

    1960 — a.k.a. The Naked Island, in 7 top lists Check
  27. 82 new

    Paprika

    2006, in 7 top lists Check
  28. 57 new

    Doro no kawa

    1981 — a.k.a. Muddy River, in 6 top lists Check
  29. 35 new

    Nobi

    1959 — a.k.a. Fires on the Plain, in 6 top lists Check
  30. 33 new

    Bakumatsu taiyôden

    1957 — a.k.a. Sun in the Last Days of the Shogunate, in 5 top lists Check
  31. 12 new

    Gion no shimai

    1936 — a.k.a. Sisters of the Gion, in 5 top lists Check
  32. 91 new

    Happî awâ

    2015 — a.k.a. Happy Hour, in 5 top lists Check
  33. 23 new

    Anjô-ke no butôkai

    1947, in 4 top lists Check
  34. 17 new

    Kanzashi

    1941 — a.k.a. Ornamental Hairpin, in 4 top lists Check
  35. 41 new

    Kiga kaikyô

    1965 — a.k.a. A Fugitive from the Past, in 4 top lists Check
  36. 32 new

    Kurutta kajitsu

    1956 — a.k.a. Crazed Fruit, in 4 top lists Check
  37. 13 new

    Ninjô kami fûsen

    1937 — a.k.a. Humanity and Paper Balloons, in 4 top lists Check
  38. 60 new

    Osôshiki

    1984 — a.k.a. The Funeral, in 4 top lists Check
  39. 72 new

    Shall we dansu?

    1996 — a.k.a. Shall We Dance?, in 4 top lists Check
  40. 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
  41. 84 new

    Ai no mukidashi

    2008 — a.k.a. Love Exposure, in 3 top lists Check
  42. 46 new

    Erosu purasu gyakusatsu

    1969 — a.k.a. Eros + Massacre, in 3 top lists Check
  43. 49 new

    Jingi naki tatakai

    1973 — a.k.a. Battles Without Honor and Humanity, in 3 top lists Check
  44. 4 new

    Jûjiro

    1928 — a.k.a. Crossroads, in 3 top lists Check
  45. 59 new

    Kazoku gêmu

    1983 — a.k.a. The Family Game, in 3 top lists Check
  46. 68 new

    Kurenai no buta

    1992 — a.k.a. Porco Rosso, in 3 top lists Check
  47. 27 new

    Meshi

    1951 — a.k.a. Repast, in 3 top lists Check
  48. 67 new

    Omohide poro poro

    1991 — a.k.a. Only Yesterday, in 3 top lists Check
  49. 50 new

    Sandakan hachibanshokan bohkyo

    1974 — a.k.a. Brothel No. 8, in 3 top lists Check
  50. 56 new

    Tsigoineruwaizen

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