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. 141 -15

    Jûjiro

    1928 — a.k.a. Crossroads, in 3 top lists Check
  2. 126 new

    Nani ga kanojo o sô saseta ka

    1930 — a.k.a. What Made Her Do It?, in 2 top lists Check
  3. 166 -18

    Sono yo no tsuma

    1930 — a.k.a. That Night's Wife, in 2 top lists Check
  4. 177 -16

    Otona no miru ehon - Umarete wa mita keredo

    1932 — a.k.a. I Was Born, But..., in 15 top lists Check
  5. 244 new

    Hijôsen no onna

    1933 — a.k.a. Dragnet Girl, in 1 top list Check
  6. 255 -32

    Keisatsukan

    1933 — a.k.a. Policeman, in 1 top list Check
  7. 108 -20

    Tonari no Yae-chan

    1934, in 1 top list Check
  8. 173 -15

    Ukikusa monogatari

    1934 — a.k.a. A Story of Floating Weeds, in 7 top lists Check
  9. 205 -46

    Tange Sazen yowa: Hyakuman ryô no tsubo

    1935 — a.k.a. Sazen Tange and the Pot Worth a Million Ryo, in 7 top lists Check
  10. 187 -11

    Tôkyô no yado

    1935 — a.k.a. An Inn in Tokyo, in 3 top lists Check
  11. 133 +10

    Tsuma yo bara no yô ni

    1935 — a.k.a. Wife! Be Like a Rose!, in 2 top lists Check
  12. 181 -16

    Arigatô-san

    1936 — a.k.a. Mr. Thank You, in 4 top lists Check
  13. 68 -11

    Hitori musuko

    1936 — a.k.a. The Only Son, in 6 top lists Check
  14. 257 -14

    Kôchiyama Sôshun

    1936 — a.k.a. Priest of Darkness, in 1 top list Check
  15. 93 -31

    Ninjô kami fûsen

    1937 — a.k.a. Humanity and Paper Balloons, in 4 top lists Check
  16. 69 -11

    Zangiku monogatari

    1939 — a.k.a. The Story of the Last Chrysanthemum, in 13 top lists Check
  17. 217 +13

    Toda-ke no kyôdai

    1941 — a.k.a. The Brothers and Sisters of the Toda Family, in 3 top lists Check
  18. 161 -5

    Chichi ariki

    1942 — a.k.a. There Was a Father, in 3 top lists Check
  19. 202 new

    Kanko no machi

    1944 — a.k.a. Jubilation Street, in 1 top list Check
  20. 210 -24

    Anjô-ke no butôkai

    1947, in 4 top lists Check
  21. 98 -20

    Nagaya shinshiroku

    1947 — a.k.a. Record of a Tenement Gentleman, in 2 top lists Check
  22. 84 +25

    Hachi no su no kodomotachi

    1948 — a.k.a. Children of the Beehive, in 2 top lists Check
  23. 149 -16

    Yoidore tenshi

    1948 — a.k.a. Drunken Angel, in 7 top lists Check
  24. 233 new

    Yoru no onnatachi

    1948 — a.k.a. Women of the Night, in 1 top list Check
  25. 124 new

    Aoi sanmyaku

    1949, in 1 top list Check
  26. 10 -

    Banshun

    1949 — a.k.a. Late Spring, in 16 top lists Check
  27. 101 -11

    Nora inu

    1949 — a.k.a. Stray Dog, in 9 top lists Check
  28. 107 -20

    Ojôsan kanpai

    1949 — a.k.a. Here's to the Girls, in 1 top list Check
  29. 53 -11

    Mata au hi made

    1950 — a.k.a. Till We Meet Again, in 3 top lists Check
  30. 14 +1

    Rashômon

    1950 — a.k.a. Rashomon, in 34 top lists Check
  31. 73 -6

    Bakushû

    1951 — a.k.a. Early Summer, in 9 top lists Check
  32. 130 -3

    Meshi

    1951 — a.k.a. Repast, in 3 top lists Check
  33. 154 -1

    Oyû-sama

    1951 — a.k.a. Miss Oyu, in 4 top lists Check
  34. 11 -

    Ikiru

    1952, in 25 top lists Check
  35. 164 +9

    Inazuma

    1952 — a.k.a. Lightning, in 4 top lists Check
  36. 153 -19

    Ochazuke no aji

    1952 — a.k.a. The Flavor of Green Tea Over Rice, in 2 top lists Check
  37. 47 -8

    Okaasan

    1952 — a.k.a. Mother, in 3 top lists Check
  38. 71 -

    Saikaku ichidai onna

    1952 — a.k.a. The Life of Oharu, in 12 top lists Check
  39. 213 -23

    Anatahan

    1953 — a.k.a. Ana-ta-han, in 4 top lists Check
  40. 37 +3

    Entotsu no mieru basho

    1953 — a.k.a. Where Chimneys Are Seen, in 2 top lists Check
  41. 237 -15

    Gan

    1953, in 1 top list Check
  42. 209 -25

    Gion bayashi

    1953 — a.k.a. A Geisha, in 3 top lists Check
  43. 194 +45

    Hiroshima

    1953, in 0 top lists Check
  44. 17 -5

    Koibumi

    1953 — a.k.a. Love Letter, in 1 top list Check
  45. 60 new

    Nigorie

    1953 — a.k.a. An Inlet of Muddy Water, in 1 top list Check
  46. 12 +1

    Tôkyô monogatari

    1953 — a.k.a. Tokyo Story, in 27 top lists Check
  47. 28 +3

    Ugetsu monogatari

    1953 — a.k.a. Ugetsu, in 25 top lists Check
  48. 114 -14

    Chikamatsu monogatari

    1954 — a.k.a. A Story from Chikamatsu, in 10 top lists Check
  49. 63 +17

    Nijûshi no hitomi

    1954 — a.k.a. Twenty-Four Eyes, in 5 top lists Check
  50. 163 -16

    Ôsaka no yado

    1954 — a.k.a. An Inn at Osaka, in 2 top lists Check
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