Kinema Junpo Award - Best Japanese Film

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Japan's oldest film award. Awarded yearly by Kinema Junpo magazine since 1927

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  1. 88 -

    Kono sekai no katasumi ni

    2016 — a.k.a. In This Corner of the World, in 2 top lists Check
  2. 87 -

    Koibitotachi

    2015 — a.k.a. Three Stories of Love, in 1 top list Check
  3. 86 -

    Soko nomi nite hikari kagayaku

    2014 — a.k.a. The Light Shines Only There, in 1 top list Check
  4. 85 -

    Pekorosu no haha ni ai ni iku

    2013 — a.k.a. Pecoross' Mother and Her Days, in 1 top list Check
  5. 84 -

    Kazoku no kuni

    2012 — a.k.a. Our Homeland, in 1 top list Check
  6. 83 -

    Ichimai no hagaki

    2010 — a.k.a. Postcard, in 1 top list Check
  7. 82 -

    Akunin

    2010 — a.k.a. Villain, in 1 top list Check
  8. 81 -

    Dia dokutâ

    2009 — a.k.a. Dear Doctor, in 1 top list Check
  9. 80 -

    Okuribito

    2008 — a.k.a. Departures, in 8 top lists Check
  10. 79 -

    Soredemo boku wa yattenai

    2006 — a.k.a. I Just Didn't Do It, in 1 top list Check
  11. 78 -

    Hura gâru

    2006 — a.k.a. Hula Girls, in 2 top lists Check
  12. 77 -

    Pacchigi!

    2004 — a.k.a. Break Through!, in 2 top lists Check
  13. 76 -

    Dare mo shiranai

    2004 — a.k.a. Nobody Knows, in 8 top lists Check
  14. 75 -

    Utsukushii natsu kirishima

    2002 — a.k.a. A Boy's Summer in 1945, in 1 top list Check
  15. 74 -

    Tasogare Seibei

    2002 — a.k.a. The Twilight Samurai, in 10 top lists Check
  16. 73 -

    Go

    2001, in 1 top list Check
  17. 72 -

    Kao

    2000 — a.k.a. Face, in 2 top lists Check
  18. 70 -

    Hana-bi

    1997 — a.k.a. Fireworks, in 11 top lists Check
  19. 69 -

    Unagi

    1997 — a.k.a. The Eel, in 4 top lists Check
  20. 68 -

    Shall we dansu?

    1996 — a.k.a. Shall We Dance?, in 4 top lists Check
  21. 67 -

    Gogo no Yuigon-jo

    1995 — a.k.a. A Last Note, in 1 top list Check
  22. 62 -

    Sakura no sono

    1990 — a.k.a. The Cherry Orchard, in 1 top list Check
  23. 61 -

    Kuroi ame

    1989 — a.k.a. Black Rain, in 6 top lists Check
  24. 58 -

    Umi to dokuyaku

    1986 — a.k.a. The Sea and Poison, in 3 top lists Check
  25. 57 -

    Sorekara

    1985 — a.k.a. And Then, in 1 top list Check
  26. 55 -

    Kazoku gêmu

    1983 — a.k.a. The Family Game, in 3 top lists Check
  27. 53 -

    Doro no kawa

    1981 — a.k.a. Muddy River, in 6 top lists Check
  28. 51 -

    Fukushû suru wa ware ni ari

    1979 — a.k.a. Vengeance Is Mine, in 10 top lists Check
  29. 49 -

    Shiawase no kiiroi hankachi

    1977 — a.k.a. The Yellow Handkerchief, in 1 top list Check
  30. 48 -

    Seishun no satsujinsha

    1976 — a.k.a. The Youth Killer, in 2 top lists Check
  31. 46 -

    Sandakan hachibanshokan bohkyo

    1974 — a.k.a. Brothel No. 8, in 3 top lists Check
  32. 44 -

    Shinobugawa

    1972 — a.k.a. The Long Darkness, in 2 top lists Check
  33. 43 -

    Gishiki

    1971 — a.k.a. The Ceremony, in 3 top lists Check
  34. 42 -

    Kazoku

    1970 — a.k.a. Where Spring Comes Late, in 1 top list Check
  35. 41 -

    Shinjû: Ten no Amijima

    1969 — a.k.a. Double Suicide, in 6 top lists Check
  36. 40 -

    Kamigami no fukaki yokubô

    1968 — a.k.a. Profound Desires of the Gods, in 5 top lists Check
  37. 39 -

    Jôi-uchi: Hairyô tsuma shimatsu

    1967 — a.k.a. Samurai Rebellion, in 8 top lists Check
  38. 38 -

    Shiroi Kyotô

    1966 — a.k.a. The Great White Tower, in 1 top list Check
  39. 37 -

    Akahige

    1965 — a.k.a. Red Beard, in 10 top lists Check
  40. 36 -

    Suna no onna

    1964 — a.k.a. Woman in the Dunes, in 22 top lists Check
  41. 35 -

    Nippon konchûki

    1963 — a.k.a. The Insect Woman, in 8 top lists Check
  42. 34 -

    Watashi wa nisai

    1962 — a.k.a. Being Two Isn't Easy, in 1 top list Check
  43. 33 -

    Furyo shonen

    1961 — a.k.a. Bad Boys, in 1 top list Check
  44. 32 -

    Otôto

    1960 — a.k.a. Brother, in 3 top lists Check
  45. 31 -

    Kiku to Isamu

    1959, in 1 top list Check
  46. 30 -

    Narayama bushikô

    1958 — a.k.a. The Ballad of Narayama, in 6 top lists Check
  47. 29 -

    Kome

    1957 — a.k.a. The Rice People, in 1 top list Check
  48. 28 -

    Mahiru no ankoku

    1956 — a.k.a. Darkness at Noon, in 1 top list Check
  49. 27 -

    Ukigumo

    1955 — a.k.a. Floating Clouds, in 7 top lists Check
  50. 26 -

    Nijûshi no hitomi

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