Kinema Junpo's Top 200 Japanese Films

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The top 200 Japanese movies of all time as chosen by the Kinema Junpo magazine.

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  1. 59 new

    Otona no miru ehon - Umarete wa mita keredo

    1932 — a.k.a. I Was Born, But..., in 15 top lists Check
  2. 8 +54

    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
  3. 110 new

    Gion no shimai

    1936 — a.k.a. Sisters of the Gion, in 5 top lists Check
  4. 23 -5

    Ninjô kami fûsen

    1937 — a.k.a. Humanity and Paper Balloons, in 4 top lists Check
  5. 60 new

    Shukujo wa nani o wasureta ka

    1937 — a.k.a. What Did the Lady Forget?, in 1 top list Check
  6. 111 new

    Zangiku monogatari

    1939 — a.k.a. The Story of the Last Chrysanthemum, in 13 top lists Check
  7. 112 new

    Sugata Sanshirô

    1943 — a.k.a. Sanshiro Sugata, in 2 top lists Check
  8. 37 +13

    Anjô-ke no butôkai

    1947, in 4 top lists Check
  9. 38 new

    Banshun

    1949 — a.k.a. Late Spring, in 16 top lists Check
  10. 11 new

    Nora inu

    1949 — a.k.a. Stray Dog, in 9 top lists Check
  11. 39 -7

    Mata au hi made

    1950 — a.k.a. Till We Meet Again, in 3 top lists Check
  12. 7 -1

    Rashômon

    1950 — a.k.a. Rashomon, in 34 top lists Check
  13. 114 -90

    Bakushû

    1951 — a.k.a. Early Summer, in 9 top lists Check
  14. 13 -2

    Ikiru

    1952, in 25 top lists Check
  15. 115 -28

    Inazuma

    1952 — a.k.a. Lightning, in 4 top lists Check
  16. 116 new

    Okaasan

    1952 — a.k.a. Mother, in 3 top lists Check
  17. 40 -28

    Saikaku ichidai onna

    1952 — a.k.a. The Life of Oharu, in 12 top lists Check
  18. 117 -17

    Jirochô sangokushi: seizoroi Shimizu Minato

    1953, in 1 top list Check
  19. 1 +3

    Tôkyô monogatari

    1953 — a.k.a. Tokyo Story, in 27 top lists Check
  20. 28 -18

    Ugetsu monogatari

    1953 — a.k.a. Ugetsu, in 25 top lists Check
  21. 29 +25

    Chikamatsu monogatari

    1954 — a.k.a. A Story from Chikamatsu, in 10 top lists Check
  22. 6 +3

    Nijûshi no hitomi

    1954 — a.k.a. Twenty-Four Eyes, in 5 top lists Check
  23. 2 -1

    Shichinin no samurai

    1954 — a.k.a. Seven Samurai, in 36 top lists Check
  24. 41 new

    Chiyari Fuji

    1955 — a.k.a. Bloody Spear at Mount Fuji, in 4 top lists Check
  25. 30 +35

    Nogiku no gotoki kimi nariki

    1955 — a.k.a. She Was Like a Wild Chrysanthemum, in 3 top lists Check
  26. 3 -1

    Ukigumo

    1955 — a.k.a. Floating Clouds, in 7 top lists Check
  27. 119 -51

    Akasen chitai

    1956 — a.k.a. Street of Shame, in 7 top lists Check
  28. 120 -23

    Kurutta kajitsu

    1956 — a.k.a. Crazed Fruit, in 4 top lists Check
  29. 31 new

    Nagareru

    1956 — a.k.a. Flowing, in 4 top lists Check
  30. 14 new

    Suzaki Paradaisu: Akashingô

    1956 — a.k.a. Suzaki Paradise Red Light, in 3 top lists Check
  31. 42 new

    Donzoko

    1957 — a.k.a. The Lower Depths, in 2 top lists Check
  32. 121 -25

    Kumonosu-jô

    1957 — a.k.a. Throne of Blood, in 16 top lists Check
  33. 122 new

    Tôkyô boshoku

    1957 — a.k.a. Tokyo Twilight, in 5 top lists Check
  34. 124 new

    Enjô

    1958 — a.k.a. Conflagration, in 2 top lists Check
  35. 43 +36

    Harikomi

    1958 — a.k.a. Stakeout, in 1 top list Check
  36. 125 -73

    Kakushi-toride no san-akunin

    1958 — a.k.a. The Hidden Fortress, in 9 top lists Check
  37. 46 new

    Dokuritsu gurentai

    1959 — a.k.a. Desperado Outpost, in 1 top list Check
  38. 32 new

    Hakuôki

    1959 — a.k.a. Samurai Vendetta, in 2 top lists Check
  39. 64 -35

    Ningen no jôken

    1959 — a.k.a. The Human Condition I: No Greater Love, in 13 top lists Check
  40. 65 -35

    Ningen no jôken

    1959 — a.k.a. The Human Condition II: Road to Eternity, in 12 top lists Check
  41. 45 new

    Ohayô

    1959 — a.k.a. Good Morning, in 9 top lists Check
  42. 44 new

    Ukikusa

    1959 — a.k.a. Floating Weeds, in 10 top lists Check
  43. 127 new

    Akibiyori

    1960 — a.k.a. Late Autumn, in 3 top lists Check
  44. 128 new

    Onna ga kaidan wo agaru toki

    1960 — a.k.a. When a Woman Ascends the Stairs, in 8 top lists Check
  45. 47 new

    Otôto

    1960 — a.k.a. Brother, in 3 top lists Check
  46. 48 -20

    Seishun zankoku monogatari

    1960 — a.k.a. Cruel Story of Youth, in 3 top lists Check
  47. 130 new

    Kuroi jûnin no onna

    1961 — a.k.a. Ten Dark Women, in 1 top list Check
  48. 66 -35

    Ningen no jôken

    1961 — a.k.a. The Human Condition III: A Soldier's Prayer, in 12 top lists Check
  49. 131 new

    Sekai daisensô

    1961 — a.k.a. The Last War, in 1 top list Check
  50. 132 new

    Tsuma wa kokuhaku suru

    1961 — a.k.a. A Wife Confesses, in 4 top lists Check
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Last updated on Mar 15, 2010; source