iCM Forum's Top 250 Highest Rated Japanese Films
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Our highest rated feature films from Japan with 5+ votes from IMDb vote histories provided by 56 members. Ties are sorted by highest number of votes.
Includes movies, TV movies and video. Includes documentary.
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Chibusa yo eien nare
1955 — a.k.a. The Eternal Breasts, in 2 top lists Check -
2 -1
Seppuku
1962 — a.k.a. Hara-Kiri, in 16 top lists Check -
3 -1
Shichinin no samurai
1954 — a.k.a. Seven Samurai, in 36 top lists Check -
4 -1
Tengoku to jigoku
1963 — a.k.a. High and Low, in 16 top lists Check -
5 -1
Suna no onna
1964 — a.k.a. Woman in the Dunes, in 22 top lists Check -
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Ningen no jôken
1959 — a.k.a. The Human Condition I: No Greater Love, in 13 top lists Check -
7 -2
Ningen no jôken
1961 — a.k.a. The Human Condition III: A Soldier's Prayer, in 12 top lists Check -
8 -1
Ran
1985, in 25 top lists Check -
9 -1
Sen to Chihiro no kamikakushi
2001 — a.k.a. Spirited Away, in 39 top lists Check -
10 +1
Banshun
1949 — a.k.a. Late Spring, in 16 top lists Check -
11 +1
Ikiru
1952, in 25 top lists Check -
12 new
Koibumi
1953 — a.k.a. Love Letter, in 1 top list Check -
13 +2
Tôkyô monogatari
1953 — a.k.a. Tokyo Story, in 27 top lists Check -
14 -5
Hotaru no haka
1988 — a.k.a. Grave of the Fireflies, in 21 top lists Check -
15 -5
Rashômon
1950 — a.k.a. Rashomon, in 34 top lists Check -
16 -3
Onibaba
1964, in 13 top lists Check -
17 -3
Ningen no jôken
1959 — a.k.a. The Human Condition II: Road to Eternity, in 12 top lists Check -
18 +5
Jôi-uchi: Hairyô tsuma shimatsu
1967 — a.k.a. Samurai Rebellion, in 8 top lists Check -
19 -3
Kaguya-hime no monogatari
2013 — a.k.a. The Tale of The Princess Kaguya, in 8 top lists Check -
20 +1
Umimachi Diary
2015 — a.k.a. Our Little Sister, in 3 top lists Check -
21 -2
Kamome shokudô
2006 — a.k.a. Kamome Diner, in 1 top list Check -
22 +8
Tonari no Totoro
1988 — a.k.a. My Neighbor Totoro, in 23 top lists Check -
23 +8
Sanshô dayû
1954 — a.k.a. Sansho the Bailiff, in 21 top lists Check -
24 -2
Soshite chichi ni naru
2013 — a.k.a. Like Father, Like Son, in 3 top lists Check -
25 +11
Yôjinbô
1961 — a.k.a. Yojimbo, in 19 top lists Check -
26 -9
Nobi
1959 — a.k.a. Fires on the Plain, in 6 top lists Check -
27 -3
Nogiku no gotoki kimi nariki
1955 — a.k.a. She Was Like a Wild Chrysanthemum, in 3 top lists Check -
28 -10
Himeanôru
2016 — a.k.a. Himeanole, in 1 top list Check -
29 new
Suzume no tojimari
2022 — a.k.a. Suzume, in 1 top list -
30 -1
Kumonosu-jô
1957 — a.k.a. Throne of Blood, in 17 top lists Check -
31 +11
Ugetsu monogatari
1953 — a.k.a. Ugetsu, in 25 top lists Check -
32 +7
Midareru
1964 — a.k.a. Yearning, in 5 top lists Check -
33 -6
Netemo sametemo
2018 — a.k.a. Asako I & II, in 0 top lists -
34 -2
Maboroshi no hikari
1995 — a.k.a. Maborosi, in 3 top lists Check -
35 -9
An
2015 — a.k.a. Sweet Bean, in 1 top list Check -
36 -16
Mononoke-hime
1997 — a.k.a. Princess Mononoke, in 18 top lists Check -
37 +3
Warui yatsu hodo yoku nemuru
1960 — a.k.a. The Bad Sleep Well, in 3 top lists Check -
38 +47
Gûzen to sôzô
2021 — a.k.a. Wheel of Fortune and Fantasy, in 3 top lists -
39 +2
Okaasan
1952 — a.k.a. Mother, in 3 top lists Check -
40 -15
Entotsu no mieru basho
1953 — a.k.a. Where Chimneys Are Seen, in 2 top lists Check -
41 -7
Yôtô monogatari: hana no Yoshiwara hyakunin-giri
1960 — a.k.a. Hero of the Red Light District, in 1 top list Check -
42 -7
Mata au hi made
1950 — a.k.a. Till We Meet Again, in 3 top lists Check -
43 +7
Tanin no kao
1966 — a.k.a. The Face of Another, in 8 top lists Check -
44 -6
Akai tenshi
1966 — a.k.a. The Red Angel, in 4 top lists Check -
45 +6
Ai no mukidashi
2008 — a.k.a. Love Exposure, in 4 top lists Check -
46 +1
Onna ga kaidan wo agaru toki
1960 — a.k.a. When a Woman Ascends the Stairs, in 8 top lists Check -
47 +12
Yukinojô henge
1963 — a.k.a. An Actor's Revenge, in 7 top lists Check -
48 -20
Umi yori mo mada fukaku
2016 — a.k.a. After the Storm, in 0 top lists Check -
49 -6
Kakushi-toride no san-akunin
1958 — a.k.a. The Hidden Fortress, in 9 top lists Check -
50 -13
Kimi no na wa.
2016 — a.k.a. Your Name., in 12 top lists Check
Last updated on Jan 2, 2024 by mightysparks; source