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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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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Cha no aji
2004 — a.k.a. The Taste of Tea, in 2 top lists Check -
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Daiteiden no yoru ni
2005, 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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Gerumaniumu no yoru
2005 — a.k.a. The Whispering of the Gods, 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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Ihatôbu gensô, Kenji no haru
1996, 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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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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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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Megane
2007 — a.k.a. Glasses, in 0 top lists Check -
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Mizu no onna
2002 — a.k.a. Woman of Water, in 1 top list Check -
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Ninkô no junan
2016 — a.k.a. Suffering of Ninko, in 0 top lists Check -
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Noruwei no mori
2010 — a.k.a. Norwegian Wood, in 0 top lists Check -
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Oretachi no sekai
2007 — a.k.a. This World of Ours, in 0 top lists Check -
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Orochi
2008 — a.k.a. Orochi - Blood, in 0 top lists Check -
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Pisutoru opera
2001 — a.k.a. Pistol Opera, in 2 top lists Check -
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Raiâ gêmu: Za fainaru sutêji
2010 — a.k.a. Liar Game: The Final Stage, in 0 top lists Check -
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Rippu Van Winkuru no hanayome
2016 — a.k.a. A Bride for Rip Van Winkle, in 0 top lists Check -
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Sekai de ichiban utsukushii yoru
2008 — a.k.a. The Most Beautiful Night in the World, in 0 top lists Check -
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Shiki-Jitsu
2000 — a.k.a. Ritual, in 1 top list Check -
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Shinkokyû no hitsuyô
2004 — a.k.a. Breathe In, Breathe Out, in 0 top lists Check -
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Soko nomi nite hikari kagayaku
2014 — a.k.a. The Light Shines Only There, in 1 top list Check -
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Tennen kokekkô
2007 — a.k.a. A Gentle Breeze in the Village, in 0 top lists Check -
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Tokyo.Sora
2002, in 0 top lists Check -
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Tonî Takitani
2004 — a.k.a. Tony Takitani, in 1 top list Check -
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Vital
2004, in 1 top list Check -
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Watashi no otoko
2014 — a.k.a. My Man, in 0 top lists Check -
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Yawarakai seikatsu
2005 — a.k.a. It's Only Talk, in 1 top list Check
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