Bunshun Bunko's Top 150 Japanese Films

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In 1989, Bunshun Bunko asked 372 celebrities to vote for their favorite Japanese films. They used a point system to compile a list of the top 150 films, which they published in a book. See the list source for an extended list and the point totals for each film.

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  1. 133 -

    Tonari no Totoro

    1988 — a.k.a. My Neighbor Totoro, in 23 top lists Check
  2. 1 -

    Shichinin no samurai

    1954 — a.k.a. Seven Samurai, in 36 top lists Check
  3. 4 -

    Rashômon

    1950 — a.k.a. Rashomon, in 34 top lists Check
  4. 52 -

    Kaze no Tani no Nausicaä

    1984 — a.k.a. Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind, in 10 top lists Check
  5. 17 -

    Yôjinbô

    1961 — a.k.a. Yojimbo, in 19 top lists Check
  6. 3 -

    Ikiru

    1952, in 25 top lists Check
  7. 2 -

    Tôkyô monogatari

    1953 — a.k.a. Tokyo Story, in 27 top lists Check
  8. 27 -

    Gojira

    1954 — a.k.a. Godzilla, in 12 top lists Check
  9. 69 -

    Kumonosu-jô

    1957 — a.k.a. Throne of Blood, in 16 top lists Check
  10. 48 -

    Seppuku

    1962 — a.k.a. Hara-Kiri, in 16 top lists Check
  11. 23 -

    Tengoku to jigoku

    1963 — a.k.a. High and Low, in 16 top lists Check
  12. 12 -

    Ugetsu monogatari

    1953 — a.k.a. Ugetsu, in 25 top lists Check
  13. 79 -

    Tsubaki Sanjûrô

    1962 — a.k.a. Sanjuro, in 7 top lists Check
  14. 88 -

    Suna no onna

    1964 — a.k.a. Woman in the Dunes, in 22 top lists Check
  15. 115 -

    Ai no korîda

    1976 — a.k.a. In the Realm of the Senses, in 16 top lists Check
  16. 126 -

    Sanshô dayû

    1954 — a.k.a. Sansho the Bailiff, in 21 top lists Check
  17. 19 -

    Banshun

    1949 — a.k.a. Late Spring, in 16 top lists Check
  18. 121 -

    Kaidan

    1964 — a.k.a. Kwaidan, in 13 top lists Check
  19. 66 -

    Nora inu

    1949 — a.k.a. Stray Dog, in 9 top lists Check
  20. 107 -

    Akahige

    1965 — a.k.a. Red Beard, in 10 top lists Check
  21. 93 -

    Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence

    1983, in 6 top lists Check
  22. 97 -

    Sanma no aji

    1962 — a.k.a. An Autumn Afternoon, in 9 top lists Check
  23. 37 -

    Ningen no jôken

    1959 — a.k.a. The Human Condition I: No Greater Love, in 13 top lists Check
  24. 18 -

    Yoidore tenshi

    1948 — a.k.a. Drunken Angel, in 7 top lists Check
  25. 22 -

    Bakushû

    1951 — a.k.a. Early Summer, in 9 top lists Check
  26. 24 -

    Biruma no tategoto

    1956 — a.k.a. The Burmese Harp, in 12 top lists Check
  27. 38 -

    Ningen no jôken

    1959 — a.k.a. The Human Condition II: Road to Eternity, in 12 top lists Check
  28. 39 -

    Ningen no jôken

    1961 — a.k.a. The Human Condition III: A Soldier's Prayer, in 12 top lists Check
  29. 14 -

    Saikaku ichidai onna

    1952 — a.k.a. The Life of Oharu, in 12 top lists Check
  30. 31 -

    Otona no miru ehon - Umarete wa mita keredo

    1932 — a.k.a. I Was Born, But..., in 15 top lists Check
  31. 124 -

    Fukushû suru wa ware ni ari

    1979 — a.k.a. Vengeance Is Mine, in 10 top lists Check
  32. 56 -

    Zangiku monogatari

    1939 — a.k.a. The Story of the Last Chrysanthemum, in 13 top lists Check
  33. 120 -

    Kurutta ippêji

    1926 — a.k.a. A Page of Madness, in 12 top lists Check
  34. 90 -

    Kawaita hana

    1964 — a.k.a. Pale Flower, in 7 top lists Check
  35. 30 -

    Chikamatsu monogatari

    1954 — a.k.a. A Story from Chikamatsu, in 10 top lists Check
  36. 35 -

    Hadaka no shima

    1960 — a.k.a. The Naked Island, in 7 top lists Check
  37. 127 -

    Hitori musuko

    1936 — a.k.a. The Only Son, in 6 top lists Check
  38. 5 -

    Ukigumo

    1955 — a.k.a. Floating Clouds, in 7 top lists Check
  39. 87 -

    Kôshikei

    1968 — a.k.a. Death by Hanging, in 8 top lists Check
  40. 67 -

    Sugata Sanshirô

    1943 — a.k.a. Sanshiro Sugata, in 2 top lists Check
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    Zatôichi monogatari

    1962 — a.k.a. The Tale of Zatoichi, in 2 top lists Check
  42. 89 -

    Higanbana

    1958 — a.k.a. Equinox Flower, in 2 top lists Check
  43. 64 -

    Tôkyô orinpikku

    1965 — a.k.a. Tokyo Olympiad, in 6 top lists Check
  44. 36 -

    Gion no shimai

    1936 — a.k.a. Sisters of the Gion, in 5 top lists Check
  45. 60 -

    Narayama bushikô

    1958 — a.k.a. The Ballad of Narayama, in 6 top lists Check
  46. 10 -

    Ninjô kami fûsen

    1937 — a.k.a. Humanity and Paper Balloons, in 4 top lists Check
  47. 80 -

    Shinjû: Ten no Amijima

    1969 — a.k.a. Double Suicide, in 6 top lists Check
  48. 43 -

    Yuki yukite, shingun

    1987 — a.k.a. The Emperor's Naked Army Marches On, in 10 top lists Check
  49. 29 -

    Nippon konchûki

    1963 — a.k.a. The Insect Woman, in 8 top lists Check
  50. 150 -1

    Genroku Chûshingura

    1941 — a.k.a. The 47 Ronin, in 4 top lists Check
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Last updated on Jan 16, 2012; source