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. 120 -

    Kurutta ippêji

    1926 — a.k.a. A Page of Madness, in 12 top lists Check
  2. 44 -

    Chuji tabi nikki: Koshu tate hen

    1927, in 0 top lists Check
  3. 45 -

    Chuji tabi nikki: Shinshu kessho hen

    1927, in 0 top lists Check
  4. 46 -

    Chuji Tabinikki Daisanbu Goyohen

    1927, in 2 top lists Check
  5. 137 -1

    Rônin-gai - Dai-ichi-wa: Utsukushiki emono

    1928 — a.k.a. Samurai Town Story Part I, in 1 top list Check
  6. 99 -

    Shinpan Ôoka seidan: Dai-ippen

    1928, in 0 top lists Check
  7. 101 -

    Shinpan Ôoka seidan: Dai-nihen

    1928, in 0 top lists Check
  8. 100 -

    Shinpan Ôoka seidan; Daisanpen: Kaikatsuhen

    1928, in 0 top lists Check
  9. 94 -

    Kokushi muso

    1932 — a.k.a. The Greatest Man in the World, in 0 top lists Check
  10. 31 -

    Otona no miru ehon - Umarete wa mita keredo

    1932 — a.k.a. I Was Born, But..., in 15 top lists Check
  11. 95 -

    Tonari no Yae-chan

    1934, in 1 top list Check
  12. 145 -1

    Daibosatsu tôge: dai-ippen - Kôgen itto-ryû no...

    1935, in 0 top lists Check
  13. 102 -

    Tange Sazen yowa: Hyakuman ryô no tsubo

    1935 — a.k.a. Sazen Tange and the Pot Worth a Million Ryo, in 7 top lists Check
  14. 49 -

    Akanishi Kakita

    1936 — a.k.a. Capricious Young Man, in 2 top lists Check
  15. 36 -

    Gion no shimai

    1936 — a.k.a. Sisters of the Gion, in 5 top lists Check
  16. 127 -

    Hitori musuko

    1936 — a.k.a. The Only Son, in 6 top lists Check
  17. 63 -

    Naniwa erejî

    1936 — a.k.a. Osaka Elegy, in 4 top lists Check
  18. 138 -1

    Asakusa no hi

    1937 — a.k.a. The Lights of Asakusa, in 0 top lists Check
  19. 74 -

    Enoken no chakkiri Kinta 'Go', kaeri wa kowai,...

    1937 — a.k.a. Enoken's Chikiri Kinta Part 2: Returning Is Scary, But the Weather Will Clear If You Wait, in 0 top lists Check
  20. 73 -

    Enoken no chakkiri Kinta 'Zen' - Mamayo...

    1937 — a.k.a. Enoken's Chikiri Kinta Part 1 - Momma, the Hat - The Nice Way, in 0 top lists Check
  21. 108 -

    Kagirinaki zenshin

    1937 — a.k.a. Unending Advance, in 1 top list Check
  22. 10 -

    Ninjô kami fûsen

    1937 — a.k.a. Humanity and Paper Balloons, in 4 top lists Check
  23. 85 -

    Robo no ishi

    1938, in 0 top lists Check
  24. 53 -

    Danryu

    1939 — a.k.a. Warm Current, in 0 top lists Check
  25. 157 -2

    Tsuchi

    1939, in 3 top lists Check
  26. 56 -

    Zangiku monogatari

    1939 — a.k.a. The Story of the Last Chrysanthemum, in 13 top lists Check
  27. 153 new

    Aruhi no higata

    1940, in 0 top lists Check
  28. 150 -1

    Genroku Chûshingura

    1941 — a.k.a. The 47 Ronin, in 4 top lists Check
  29. 116 -

    Toda-ke no kyôdai

    1941 — a.k.a. The Brothers and Sisters of the Toda Family, in 3 top lists Check
  30. 134 new

    Umi wo wataru sairei

    1941, in 0 top lists Check
  31. 146 -1

    Chichi ariki

    1942 — a.k.a. There Was a Father, in 3 top lists Check
  32. 8 -

    Muhomatsu no issho

    1943, in 1 top list Check
  33. 67 -

    Sugata Sanshirô

    1943 — a.k.a. Sanshiro Sugata, in 2 top lists Check
  34. 81 -

    Waga seishun ni kuinashi

    1946 — a.k.a. No Regrets for Our Youth, in 1 top list Check
  35. 34 -

    Anjô-ke no butôkai

    1947, in 4 top lists Check
  36. 86 -

    Subarashiki nichiyôbi

    1947 — a.k.a. One Wonderful Sunday, in 1 top list Check
  37. 158 -2

    Te o tsunagu kora

    1948, in 0 top lists Check
  38. 18 -

    Yoidore tenshi

    1948 — a.k.a. Drunken Angel, in 7 top lists Check
  39. 20 -

    Aoi sanmyaku

    1949, in 1 top list Check
  40. 19 -

    Banshun

    1949 — a.k.a. Late Spring, in 16 top lists Check
  41. 66 -

    Nora inu

    1949 — a.k.a. Stray Dog, in 9 top lists Check
  42. 117 -

    Yabure-daiko

    1949 — a.k.a. A Broken Drum, in 0 top lists Check
  43. 125 -

    Akatsuki no dasso

    1950 — a.k.a. Desertion at Dawn, in 0 top lists Check
  44. 11 -

    Mata au hi made

    1950 — a.k.a. Till We Meet Again, in 3 top lists Check
  45. 4 -

    Rashômon

    1950 — a.k.a. Rashomon, in 34 top lists Check
  46. 22 -

    Bakushû

    1951 — a.k.a. Early Summer, in 9 top lists Check
  47. 147 -1

    Itsuwareru seiso

    1951 — a.k.a. Clothes of Deception, in 0 top lists Check
  48. 57 -

    Karumen kokyô ni kaeru

    1951 — a.k.a. Carmen Comes Home, in 2 top lists Check
  49. 3 -

    Ikiru

    1952, in 25 top lists Check
  50. 14 -

    Saikaku ichidai onna

    1952 — a.k.a. The Life of Oharu, in 12 top lists Check
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Last updated on Jan 16, 2012; source