Contemporary Japanese cinema: starter kit
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A list of 100 films from the past 25 years that should function as a good starter kit for people who want to explore Japanese cinema.
The list is a mix of personal preference, critical darlings, future classics and hidden gems.
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2000, in 0 top lists Check -
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Ai no mukidashi
2008 — a.k.a. Love Exposure, in 3 top lists Check -
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Aoi haru
2001 — a.k.a. Blue Spring, in 1 top list Check -
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Avalon
2001, in 0 top lists Check -
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Batoru rowaiaru
2000 — a.k.a. Battle Royale, in 9 top lists Check -
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Blame!
2017, in 0 top lists -
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Boku to tsuma no 1778 no monogatari
2011 — a.k.a. 1,778 Stories of Me and My Wife, in 0 top lists Check -
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Byôsoku 5 senchimêtoru
2007 — a.k.a. 5 Centimeters per Second, in 1 top list Check -
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Casshern
2004, in 0 top lists Check -
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Cha no aji
2004 — a.k.a. The Taste of Tea, in 2 top lists Check -
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Colonel Panics
2016, in 0 top lists -
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Crazy Samurai Musashi
2020, in 0 top lists -
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Daiteiden no yoru ni
2005, in 0 top lists Check -
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Deddo ribusu
2004 — a.k.a. Dead Leaves, in 2 top lists Check -
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Disutorakushon beibîzu
2016 — a.k.a. Destruction Babies, in 0 top lists Check -
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Electric Dragon 80.000 V
2001, in 1 top list Check -
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Funuke domo, kanashimi no ai wo misero
2007 — a.k.a. Funuke Show Some Love, You Losers!, in 0 top lists Check -
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Gangu shuriya
2002 — a.k.a. Toy Reanimator, in 0 top lists Check -
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Gantz: O
2016, in 0 top lists Check -
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Gekijouban Mozu
2015 — a.k.a. Mozu the Movie, in 0 top lists Check -
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Genius Party Beyond
2008, in 0 top lists Check -
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Gerumaniumu no yoru
2005 — a.k.a. The Whispering of the Gods, in 0 top lists Check -
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Gokudô daisenso
2015 — a.k.a. Yakuza Apocalypse, in 0 top lists Check -
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Gureitofuru deddo
2013 — a.k.a. Greatful Dead, in 0 top lists Check -
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Gusha no bindume
2004 — a.k.a. Hellevator, in 0 top lists Check -
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Hakuchi
1999 — a.k.a. Hakuchi: The Innocent, in 0 top lists Check -
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Herutâ sukerutâ
2012 — a.k.a. Helter Skelter, in 1 top list Check -
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Heruzu enjueruzu
2008 — a.k.a. Hells, in 0 top lists Check -
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High & Low: The Movie
2016, in 0 top lists -
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Hikari
2017 — a.k.a. Radiance, in 0 top lists -
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Himitsu: The Top Secret
2016, in 0 top lists Check -
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HK: Hentai Kamen - Abnormal Crisis
2016 — a.k.a. Hentai Kamen: The Abnormal Crisis, in 0 top lists Check -
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Hot Gimmick: Girl Meets Boy
2019, in 0 top lists -
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Ihatôbu gensô, Kenji no haru
1996, in 0 top lists Check -
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In za pûru
2005 — a.k.a. In the Pool, in 0 top lists Check -
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Iya monogatari: Oku no hito
2013 — a.k.a. The Tale of Iya, in 1 top list Check -
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Jin-Rô
1999 — a.k.a. Jin-Roh: The Wolf Brigade, in 1 top list Check -
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Kaguya-hime no monogatari
2013 — a.k.a. The Tale of The Princess Kaguya, in 8 top lists Check -
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Kaijû no kodomo
2019 — a.k.a. Children of the Sea, in 0 top lists -
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Kanojo ga sono na wo shiranai toritachi
2017 — a.k.a. Birds Without Names, in 0 top lists -
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Kashikoi inu wa hoezuni warau
2012 — a.k.a. Shady, in 0 top lists Check -
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Kemonogare orera no saru to
2001 — a.k.a. Getting Wild with Our Monkey, in 0 top lists Check -
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Kikujirô no natsu
1999 — a.k.a. Kikujiro, in 6 top lists Check -
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Kiraware Matsuko no isshô
2006 — a.k.a. Memories of Matsuko, in 1 top list Check -
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Kirishima, bukatsu yamerutteyo
2012 — a.k.a. The Kirishima Thing, in 0 top lists Check -
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Kizumonogatari: I Tekketsu-hen
2016 — a.k.a. Kizumonogatari Part 1: Tekketsu, in 0 top lists Check -
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Koe no katachi
2016 — a.k.a. A Silent Voice: The Movie, in 5 top lists Check -
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Kôhî jikô
2003 — a.k.a. Café Lumière, in 4 top lists Check -
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Kono sekai no katasumi ni
2016 — a.k.a. In This Corner of the World, in 2 top lists Check -
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Kurôn wa kokyô wo mezasu
2008 — a.k.a. The Clone Returns Home, in 0 top lists Check
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