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

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  1. 84 new

    Ai no mukidashi

    2008 — a.k.a. Love Exposure, in 3 top lists Check
  2. 64 new

    Akira

    1988, in 22 top lists Check
  3. 86 new

    Akunin

    2010 — a.k.a. Villain, in 1 top list Check
  4. 23 new

    Anjô-ke no butôkai

    1947, in 4 top lists Check
  5. 33 new

    Bakumatsu taiyôden

    1957 — a.k.a. Sun in the Last Days of the Shogunate, in 5 top lists Check
  6. 25 new

    Banshun

    1949 — a.k.a. Late Spring, in 16 top lists Check
  7. 45 new

    Bara no sôretsu

    1969 — a.k.a. Funeral Parade of Roses, in 7 top lists Check
  8. 31 new

    Chibusa yo eien nare

    1955 — a.k.a. The Eternal Breasts, in 2 top lists Check
  9. 3 new

    Chuji Tabinikki Daisanbu Goyohen

    1927, in 2 top lists Check
  10. 73 new

    Cure

    1997 — a.k.a. The Cure, in 7 top lists Check
  11. 80 new

    Dare mo shiranai

    2004 — a.k.a. Nobody Knows, in 8 top lists Check
  12. 95 new

    Domains

    2019, in 0 top lists
    Check
  13. 57 new

    Doro no kawa

    1981 — a.k.a. Muddy River, in 6 top lists Check
  14. 52 new

    Edogawa Ranpo ryôki-kan: Yaneura no sanposha

    1976 — a.k.a. The Watcher in the Attic, in 0 top lists Check
  15. 46 new

    Erosu purasu gyakusatsu

    1969 — a.k.a. Eros + Massacre, in 3 top lists Check
  16. 92 new

    Fuchi ni tatsu

    2016 — a.k.a. Harmonium, in 1 top list Check
  17. 88 new

    Furasshubakku memorîzu 3D

    2012 — a.k.a. Flashback Memories 3D, in 0 top lists Check
  18. 37 new

    Furyo shonen

    1961 — a.k.a. Bad Boys, in 1 top list Check
  19. 5 new

    Gakusei romansu: Wakaki hi

    1929 — a.k.a. Days of Youth, in 0 top lists Check
  20. 12 new

    Gion no shimai

    1936 — a.k.a. Sisters of the Gion, in 5 top lists Check
  21. 24 new

    Hachi no su no kodomotachi

    1948 — a.k.a. Children of the Beehive, in 2 top lists Check
  22. 36 new

    Hadaka no shima

    1960 — a.k.a. The Naked Island, in 7 top lists Check
  23. 14 new

    Hana chirinu

    1938 — a.k.a. Flowers Have Fallen, in 0 top lists Check
  24. 93 new

    Hanagatami

    2017, in 0 top lists
    Check
  25. 91 new

    Happî awâ

    2015 — a.k.a. Happy Hour, in 5 top lists Check
  26. 18 new

    Hawai · Maree oki kaisen

    1942, in 1 top list Check
  27. 79 new

    Hebi ichigo

    2003 — a.k.a. Wild Berries, in 0 top lists Check
  28. 61 new

    Himatsuri

    1985 — a.k.a. Fire Festival, in 1 top list Check
  29. 89 new

    Iya monogatari: Oku no hito

    2013 — a.k.a. The Tale of Iya, in 1 top list Check
  30. 49 new

    Jingi naki tatakai

    1973 — a.k.a. Battles Without Honor and Humanity, in 3 top lists Check
  31. 83 new

    Jitsuroku Rengo Sekigun: Asama sanso e no michi

    2007 — a.k.a. United Red Army, in 2 top lists Check
  32. 48 new

    Joshû sasori: Dai-41 zakkyo-bô

    1972 — a.k.a. Female Prisoner Scorpion: Jailhouse 41, in 1 top list Check
  33. 4 new

    Jûjiro

    1928 — a.k.a. Crossroads, in 3 top lists Check
  34. 17 new

    Kanzashi

    1941 — a.k.a. Ornamental Hairpin, in 4 top lists Check
  35. 70 new

    Katatsumori

    1994, in 0 top lists Check
  36. 59 new

    Kazoku gêmu

    1983 — a.k.a. The Family Game, in 3 top lists Check
  37. 54 new

    Kichiku

    1978 — a.k.a. The Demon, in 0 top lists Check
  38. 41 new

    Kiga kaikyô

    1965 — a.k.a. A Fugitive from the Past, in 3 top lists Check
  39. 87 new

    Kiseki

    2011 — a.k.a. I Wish, in 0 top lists Check
  40. 16 new

    Kojima no haru

    1940, in 1 top list Check
  41. 43 new

    Koroshi no rakuin

    1967 — a.k.a. Branded to Kill, in 8 top lists Check
  42. 44 new

    Kôshikei

    1968 — a.k.a. Death by Hanging, in 8 top lists Check
  43. 68 new

    Kurenai no buta

    1992 — a.k.a. Porco Rosso, in 3 top lists Check
  44. 2 new

    Kurutta ippêji

    1926 — a.k.a. A Page of Madness, in 12 top lists Check
  45. 32 new

    Kurutta kajitsu

    1956 — a.k.a. Crazed Fruit, in 4 top lists Check
  46. 34 new

    Kyojin to gangu

    1958 — a.k.a. Giants and Toys, in 1 top list Check
  47. 81 new

    Linda Linda Linda

    2005, in 2 top lists Check
  48. 7 new

    Madamu to nyôbô

    1931 — a.k.a. The Neighbor's Wife and Mine, in 2 top lists Check
  49. 94 new

    Manbiki kazoku

    2018 — a.k.a. Shoplifters, in 10 top lists
    Check
  50. 27 new

    Meshi

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