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 57 members. Ties are sorted by highest number of votes.

Includes movies, TV movies and video. Includes documentary.

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  1. 9 -

    Sen to Chihiro no kamikakushi

    2001 — a.k.a. Spirited Away, in 39 top lists Check
  2. 1 +2

    Shichinin no samurai

    1954 — a.k.a. Seven Samurai, in 36 top lists Check
  3. 14 +1

    Rashômon

    1950 — a.k.a. Rashomon, in 34 top lists Check
  4. 12 +1

    Tôkyô monogatari

    1953 — a.k.a. Tokyo Story, in 27 top lists Check
  5. 38 -2

    Mononoke-hime

    1997 — a.k.a. Princess Mononoke, in 18 top lists Check
  6. 20 +2

    Tonari no Totoro

    1988 — a.k.a. My Neighbor Totoro, in 23 top lists Check
  7. 8 -

    Ran

    1985, in 25 top lists Check
  8. 13 +1

    Hotaru no haka

    1988 — a.k.a. Grave of the Fireflies, in 21 top lists Check
  9. 11 -

    Ikiru

    1952, in 25 top lists Check
  10. 28 +3

    Ugetsu monogatari

    1953 — a.k.a. Ugetsu, in 25 top lists Check
  11. 4 +1

    Suna no onna

    1964 — a.k.a. Woman in the Dunes, in 22 top lists Check
  12. 22 +3

    Yôjinbô

    1961 — a.k.a. Yojimbo, in 19 top lists Check
  13. 54 -

    Hauru no ugoku shiro

    2004 — a.k.a. Howl's Moving Castle, in 18 top lists Check
  14. 2 -

    Seppuku

    1962 — a.k.a. Hara-Kiri, in 16 top lists Check
  15. 5 -1

    Tengoku to jigoku

    1963 — a.k.a. High and Low, in 16 top lists Check
  16. 102 -5

    Batoru rowaiaru

    2000 — a.k.a. Battle Royale, in 9 top lists Check
  17. 23 -

    Sanshô dayû

    1954 — a.k.a. Sansho the Bailiff, in 21 top lists Check
  18. 29 +1

    Kumonosu-jô

    1957 — a.k.a. Throne of Blood, in 16 top lists Check
  19. 136 +9

    Kaze no Tani no Nausicaä

    1984 — a.k.a. Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind, in 10 top lists Check
  20. 245 -31

    Ôdishon

    1999 — a.k.a. Audition, in 11 top lists Check
  21. 10 -

    Banshun

    1949 — a.k.a. Late Spring, in 16 top lists Check
  22. 62 +4

    Tenkû no shiro Rapyuta

    1986 — a.k.a. Castle in the Sky, in 10 top lists Check
  23. 56 +4

    Pâfekuto burû

    1997 — a.k.a. Perfect Blue, in 13 top lists Check
  24. 15 +1

    Onibaba

    1964, in 13 top lists Check
  25. 96 -3

    Paprika

    2006, in 7 top lists Check
  26. 95 -4

    Kaidan

    1964 — a.k.a. Kwaidan, in 13 top lists Check
  27. 152 -14

    Majo no takkyûbin

    1989 — a.k.a. Kiki's Delivery Service, in 8 top lists Check
  28. 58 -8

    Kimi no na wa.

    2016 — a.k.a. Your Name., in 12 top lists Check
  29. 21 -2

    Kaguya-hime no monogatari

    2013 — a.k.a. The Tale of The Princess Kaguya, in 8 top lists Check
  30. 77 -4

    Kagemusha

    1980, in 10 top lists Check
  31. 139 -20

    Kaze tachinu

    2013 — a.k.a. The Wind Rises, in 4 top lists Check
  32. 6 -

    Ningen no jôken

    1959 — a.k.a. The Human Condition I: No Greater Love, in 13 top lists Check
  33. 111 -8

    Hana-bi

    1997 — a.k.a. Fireworks, in 11 top lists Check
  34. 57 +2

    Sanma no aji

    1962 — a.k.a. An Autumn Afternoon, in 9 top lists Check
  35. 175 -13

    Gake no ue no Ponyo

    2008 — a.k.a. Ponyo, in 3 top lists Check
  36. 115 -2

    Kurenai no buta

    1992 — a.k.a. Porco Rosso, in 3 top lists Check
  37. 46 +3

    Kakushi-toride no san-akunin

    1958 — a.k.a. The Hidden Fortress, in 9 top lists Check
  38. 71 -

    Saikaku ichidai onna

    1952 — a.k.a. The Life of Oharu, in 12 top lists Check
  39. 177 -16

    Otona no miru ehon - Umarete wa mita keredo

    1932 — a.k.a. I Was Born, But..., in 15 top lists Check
  40. 7 -

    Ningen no jôken

    1961 — a.k.a. The Human Condition III: A Soldier's Prayer, in 12 top lists Check
  41. 69 -11

    Zangiku monogatari

    1939 — a.k.a. The Story of the Last Chrysanthemum, in 13 top lists Check
  42. 73 -6

    Bakushû

    1951 — a.k.a. Early Summer, in 9 top lists Check
  43. 16 +1

    Ningen no jôken

    1959 — a.k.a. The Human Condition II: Road to Eternity, in 12 top lists Check
  44. 55 -4

    Biruma no tategoto

    1956 — a.k.a. The Burmese Harp, in 12 top lists Check
  45. 151 +3

    Akahige

    1965 — a.k.a. Red Beard, in 10 top lists Check
  46. 79 +3

    Tsubaki Sanjûrô

    1962 — a.k.a. Sanjuro, in 7 top lists Check
  47. 97 -16

    Tampopo

    1985, in 10 top lists Check
  48. 150 -6

    Ukikusa

    1959 — a.k.a. Floating Weeds, in 10 top lists Check
  49. 80 -12

    Manbiki kazoku

    2018 — a.k.a. Shoplifters, in 10 top lists
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  50. 114 -14

    Chikamatsu monogatari

    1954 — a.k.a. A Story from Chikamatsu, in 10 top lists Check
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