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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Sen to Chihiro no kamikakushi
2001 — a.k.a. Spirited Away, in 39 top lists Check -
1 +2
Shichinin no samurai
1954 — a.k.a. Seven Samurai, in 36 top lists Check -
14 +1
Rashômon
1950 — a.k.a. Rashomon, in 34 top lists Check -
12 +1
Tôkyô monogatari
1953 — a.k.a. Tokyo Story, in 27 top lists Check -
38 -2
Mononoke-hime
1997 — a.k.a. Princess Mononoke, in 18 top lists Check -
20 +2
Tonari no Totoro
1988 — a.k.a. My Neighbor Totoro, in 23 top lists Check -
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Ran
1985, in 25 top lists Check -
13 +1
Hotaru no haka
1988 — a.k.a. Grave of the Fireflies, in 21 top lists Check -
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Ikiru
1952, in 25 top lists Check -
28 +3
Ugetsu monogatari
1953 — a.k.a. Ugetsu, in 25 top lists Check -
4 +1
Suna no onna
1964 — a.k.a. Woman in the Dunes, in 22 top lists Check -
22 +3
Yôjinbô
1961 — a.k.a. Yojimbo, in 19 top lists Check -
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Hauru no ugoku shiro
2004 — a.k.a. Howl's Moving Castle, in 18 top lists Check -
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Seppuku
1962 — a.k.a. Hara-Kiri, in 16 top lists Check -
5 -1
Tengoku to jigoku
1963 — a.k.a. High and Low, in 16 top lists Check -
102 -5
Batoru rowaiaru
2000 — a.k.a. Battle Royale, in 9 top lists Check -
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Sanshô dayû
1954 — a.k.a. Sansho the Bailiff, in 21 top lists Check -
29 +1
Kumonosu-jô
1957 — a.k.a. Throne of Blood, in 16 top lists Check -
136 +9
Kaze no Tani no Nausicaä
1984 — a.k.a. Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind, in 10 top lists Check -
245 -31
Ôdishon
1999 — a.k.a. Audition, in 11 top lists Check -
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Banshun
1949 — a.k.a. Late Spring, in 16 top lists Check -
62 +4
Tenkû no shiro Rapyuta
1986 — a.k.a. Castle in the Sky, in 10 top lists Check -
56 +4
Pâfekuto burû
1997 — a.k.a. Perfect Blue, in 13 top lists Check -
15 +1
Onibaba
1964, in 13 top lists Check -
96 -3
Paprika
2006, in 7 top lists Check -
95 -4
Kaidan
1964 — a.k.a. Kwaidan, in 13 top lists Check -
152 -14
Majo no takkyûbin
1989 — a.k.a. Kiki's Delivery Service, in 8 top lists Check -
58 -8
Kimi no na wa.
2016 — a.k.a. Your Name., in 12 top lists Check -
21 -2
Kaguya-hime no monogatari
2013 — a.k.a. The Tale of The Princess Kaguya, in 8 top lists Check -
77 -4
Kagemusha
1980, in 10 top lists Check -
139 -20
Kaze tachinu
2013 — a.k.a. The Wind Rises, in 4 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 -
111 -8
Hana-bi
1997 — a.k.a. Fireworks, in 11 top lists Check -
57 +2
Sanma no aji
1962 — a.k.a. An Autumn Afternoon, in 9 top lists Check -
175 -13
Gake no ue no Ponyo
2008 — a.k.a. Ponyo, in 3 top lists Check -
115 -2
Kurenai no buta
1992 — a.k.a. Porco Rosso, in 3 top lists Check -
46 +3
Kakushi-toride no san-akunin
1958 — a.k.a. The Hidden Fortress, in 9 top lists Check -
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Saikaku ichidai onna
1952 — a.k.a. The Life of Oharu, in 12 top lists Check -
177 -16
Otona no miru ehon - Umarete wa mita keredo
1932 — a.k.a. I Was Born, But..., in 15 top lists Check -
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Ningen no jôken
1961 — a.k.a. The Human Condition III: A Soldier's Prayer, in 12 top lists Check -
69 -11
Zangiku monogatari
1939 — a.k.a. The Story of the Last Chrysanthemum, in 13 top lists Check -
73 -6
Bakushû
1951 — a.k.a. Early Summer, in 9 top lists Check -
16 +1
Ningen no jôken
1959 — a.k.a. The Human Condition II: Road to Eternity, in 12 top lists Check -
55 -4
Biruma no tategoto
1956 — a.k.a. The Burmese Harp, in 12 top lists Check -
151 +3
Akahige
1965 — a.k.a. Red Beard, in 10 top lists Check -
79 +3
Tsubaki Sanjûrô
1962 — a.k.a. Sanjuro, in 7 top lists Check -
97 -16
Tampopo
1985, in 10 top lists Check -
150 -6
Ukikusa
1959 — a.k.a. Floating Weeds, in 10 top lists Check -
80 -12
Manbiki kazoku
2018 — a.k.a. Shoplifters, in 10 top lists -
114 -14
Chikamatsu monogatari
1954 — a.k.a. A Story from Chikamatsu, in 10 top lists Check
Last updated on Apr 2, 2024 by mightysparks; source