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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  1. 1 new

    19

    2000, in 0 top lists Check
  2. 2 new

    Ai no mukidashi

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

    Aoi haru

    2001 — a.k.a. Blue Spring, in 1 top list Check
  4. 4 new

    Avalon

    2001, in 0 top lists Check
  5. 5 new

    Batoru rowaiaru

    2000 — a.k.a. Battle Royale, in 9 top lists Check
  6. 7 new

    Boku to tsuma no 1778 no monogatari

    2011 — a.k.a. 1,778 Stories of Me and My Wife, in 0 top lists Check
  7. 8 new

    Byôsoku 5 senchimêtoru

    2007 — a.k.a. 5 Centimeters per Second, in 1 top list Check
  8. 9 new

    Casshern

    2004, in 0 top lists Check
  9. 10 new

    Cha no aji

    2004 — a.k.a. The Taste of Tea, in 2 top lists Check
  10. 13 new

    Daiteiden no yoru ni

    2005, in 0 top lists Check
  11. 14 new

    Deddo ribusu

    2004 — a.k.a. Dead Leaves, in 2 top lists Check
  12. 15 new

    Disutorakushon beibîzu

    2016 — a.k.a. Destruction Babies, in 0 top lists Check
  13. 16 new

    Electric Dragon 80.000 V

    2001, in 1 top list Check
  14. 17 new

    Funuke domo, kanashimi no ai wo misero

    2007 — a.k.a. Funuke Show Some Love, You Losers!, in 0 top lists Check
  15. 18 new

    Gangu shuriya

    2002 — a.k.a. Toy Reanimator, in 0 top lists Check
  16. 19 new

    Gantz: O

    2016, in 0 top lists Check
  17. 20 new

    Gekijouban Mozu

    2015 — a.k.a. Mozu the Movie, in 0 top lists Check
  18. 21 new

    Genius Party Beyond

    2008, in 0 top lists Check
  19. 22 new

    Gerumaniumu no yoru

    2005 — a.k.a. The Whispering of the Gods, in 0 top lists Check
  20. 23 new

    Gokudô daisenso

    2015 — a.k.a. Yakuza Apocalypse, in 0 top lists Check
  21. 24 new

    Gureitofuru deddo

    2013 — a.k.a. Greatful Dead, in 0 top lists Check
  22. 25 new

    Gusha no bindume

    2004 — a.k.a. Hellevator, in 0 top lists Check
  23. 26 new

    Hakuchi

    1999 — a.k.a. Hakuchi: The Innocent, in 0 top lists Check
  24. 27 new

    Herutâ sukerutâ

    2012 — a.k.a. Helter Skelter, in 1 top list Check
  25. 28 new

    Heruzu enjueruzu

    2008 — a.k.a. Hells, in 0 top lists Check
  26. 31 new

    Himitsu: The Top Secret

    2016, in 0 top lists Check
  27. 32 new

    HK: Hentai Kamen - Abnormal Crisis

    2016 — a.k.a. Hentai Kamen: The Abnormal Crisis, in 0 top lists Check
  28. 35 new

    In za pûru

    2005 — a.k.a. In the Pool, in 0 top lists Check
  29. 36 new

    Iya monogatari: Oku no hito

    2013 — a.k.a. The Tale of Iya, in 1 top list Check
  30. 37 new

    Jin-Rô

    1999 — a.k.a. Jin-Roh: The Wolf Brigade, in 1 top list Check
  31. 38 new

    Kaguya-hime no monogatari

    2013 — a.k.a. The Tale of The Princess Kaguya, in 8 top lists Check
  32. 41 new

    Kashikoi inu wa hoezuni warau

    2012 — a.k.a. Shady, in 0 top lists Check
  33. 42 new

    Kemonogare orera no saru to

    2001 — a.k.a. Getting Wild with Our Monkey, in 0 top lists Check
  34. 43 new

    Kikujirô no natsu

    1999 — a.k.a. Kikujiro, in 6 top lists Check
  35. 44 new

    Kiraware Matsuko no isshô

    2006 — a.k.a. Memories of Matsuko, in 1 top list Check
  36. 45 new

    Kirishima, bukatsu yamerutteyo

    2012 — a.k.a. The Kirishima Thing, in 0 top lists Check
  37. 46 new

    Kizumonogatari: I Tekketsu-hen

    2016 — a.k.a. Kizumonogatari Part 1: Tekketsu, in 0 top lists Check
  38. 47 new

    Koe no katachi

    2016 — a.k.a. A Silent Voice: The Movie, in 5 top lists Check
  39. 48 new

    Kôhî jikô

    2003 — a.k.a. Café Lumière, in 4 top lists Check
  40. 49 new

    Kono sekai no katasumi ni

    2016 — a.k.a. In This Corner of the World, in 2 top lists Check
  41. 50 new

    Kurôn wa kokyô wo mezasu

    2008 — a.k.a. The Clone Returns Home, in 0 top lists Check
  42. 51 new

    Megane

    2007 — a.k.a. Glasses, in 0 top lists Check
  43. 52 new

    Mind Game

    2004, in 6 top lists Check
  44. 54 new

    Mizu no onna

    2002 — a.k.a. Woman of Water, in 1 top list Check
  45. 55 new

    Mandei

    2000, in 2 top lists Check
  46. 57 new

    Ninkô no junan

    2016 — a.k.a. Suffering of Ninko, in 0 top lists Check
  47. 58 new

    Noruwei no mori

    2010 — a.k.a. Norwegian Wood, in 0 top lists Check
  48. 59 new

    Oretachi no sekai

    2007 — a.k.a. This World of Ours, in 0 top lists Check
  49. 60 new

    Orochi

    2008 — a.k.a. Orochi - Blood, in 0 top lists Check
  50. 61 new

    Osoi hito

    2004, in 0 top lists Check
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