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

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  1. 118 new

    Gojira

    1954 — a.k.a. Godzilla, in 12 top lists Check
  2. 93 +11

    Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence

    1983, in 6 top lists Check
  3. 159 -76

    Ai no korîda

    1976 — a.k.a. In the Realm of the Senses, in 16 top lists Check
  4. 60 new

    Shukujo wa nani o wasureta ka

    1937 — a.k.a. What Did the Lady Forget?, in 1 top list Check
  5. 128 new

    Onna ga kaidan wo agaru toki

    1960 — a.k.a. When a Woman Ascends the Stairs, in 8 top lists Check
  6. 141 new

    Shunpu den

    1965 — a.k.a. Story of a Prostitute, in 2 top lists Check
  7. 175 -102

    Sasameyuki

    1983 — a.k.a. The Makioka Sisters, in 2 top lists Check
  8. 114 -90

    Bakushû

    1951 — a.k.a. Early Summer, in 9 top lists Check
  9. 54 +35

    Osôshiki

    1984 — a.k.a. The Funeral, in 4 top lists Check
  10. 56 -40

    Tonari no Totoro

    1988 — a.k.a. My Neighbor Totoro, in 23 top lists Check
  11. 96 new

    Ran

    1985, in 25 top lists Check
  12. 1 +3

    Tôkyô monogatari

    1953 — a.k.a. Tokyo Story, in 27 top lists Check
  13. 57 +37

    Cure

    1997 — a.k.a. The Cure, in 7 top lists Check
  14. 88 +2

    Kagemusha

    1980, in 10 top lists Check
  15. 66 -35

    Ningen no jôken

    1961 — a.k.a. The Human Condition III: A Soldier's Prayer, in 12 top lists Check
  16. 65 -35

    Ningen no jôken

    1959 — a.k.a. The Human Condition II: Road to Eternity, in 12 top lists Check
  17. 64 -35

    Ningen no jôken

    1959 — a.k.a. The Human Condition I: No Greater Love, in 13 top lists Check
  18. 147 new

    Dodesukaden

    1970 — a.k.a. Dodes'ka-den, in 4 top lists Check
  19. 79 new

    Shinjû: Ten no Amijima

    1969 — a.k.a. Double Suicide, in 6 top lists Check
  20. 139 -70

    Akahige

    1965 — a.k.a. Red Beard, in 10 top lists Check
  21. 68 +40

    Tsubaki Sanjûrô

    1962 — a.k.a. Sanjuro, in 7 top lists Check
  22. 48 -20

    Seishun zankoku monogatari

    1960 — a.k.a. Cruel Story of Youth, in 3 top lists Check
  23. 24 -4

    Yôjinbô

    1961 — a.k.a. Yojimbo, in 19 top lists Check
  24. 15 +30

    Tengoku to jigoku

    1963 — a.k.a. High and Low, in 16 top lists Check
  25. 125 -73

    Kakushi-toride no san-akunin

    1958 — a.k.a. The Hidden Fortress, in 9 top lists Check
  26. 121 -25

    Kumonosu-jô

    1957 — a.k.a. Throne of Blood, in 16 top lists Check
  27. 42 new

    Donzoko

    1957 — a.k.a. The Lower Depths, in 2 top lists Check
  28. 44 new

    Ukikusa

    1959 — a.k.a. Floating Weeds, in 10 top lists Check
  29. 17 -3

    Seppuku

    1962 — a.k.a. Hara-Kiri, in 16 top lists Check
  30. 31 new

    Nagareru

    1956 — a.k.a. Flowing, in 4 top lists Check
  31. 161 new

    Hausu

    1977 — a.k.a. House, in 8 top lists Check
  32. 23 -5

    Ninjô kami fûsen

    1937 — a.k.a. Humanity and Paper Balloons, in 4 top lists Check
  33. 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
  34. 119 -51

    Akasen chitai

    1956 — a.k.a. Street of Shame, in 7 top lists Check
  35. 29 +25

    Chikamatsu monogatari

    1954 — a.k.a. A Story from Chikamatsu, in 10 top lists Check
  36. 138 -36

    Suna no onna

    1964 — a.k.a. Woman in the Dunes, in 22 top lists Check
  37. 6 +3

    Nijûshi no hitomi

    1954 — a.k.a. Twenty-Four Eyes, in 5 top lists Check
  38. 4 +1

    Bakumatsu taiyôden

    1957 — a.k.a. Sun in the Last Days of the Shogunate, in 5 top lists Check
  39. 74 -17

    Kamigami no fukaki yokubô

    1968 — a.k.a. Profound Desires of the Gods, in 6 top lists Check
  40. 19 new

    Tôkyô orinpikku

    1965 — a.k.a. Tokyo Olympiad, in 6 top lists Check
  41. 78 -56

    Shônen

    1969 — a.k.a. Boy, in 5 top lists Check
  42. 70 new

    Kawaita hana

    1964 — a.k.a. Pale Flower, in 7 top lists Check
  43. 2 -1

    Shichinin no samurai

    1954 — a.k.a. Seven Samurai, in 36 top lists Check
  44. 72 new

    Tôkyô nagaremono

    1966 — a.k.a. Tokyo Drifter, in 6 top lists Check
  45. 33 new

    Koroshi no rakuin

    1967 — a.k.a. Branded to Kill, in 8 top lists Check
  46. 13 -2

    Ikiru

    1952, in 25 top lists Check
  47. 59 new

    Otona no miru ehon - Umarete wa mita keredo

    1932 — a.k.a. I Was Born, But..., in 15 top lists Check
  48. 111 new

    Zangiku monogatari

    1939 — a.k.a. The Story of the Last Chrysanthemum, in 13 top lists Check
  49. 98 new

    Tenkû no shiro Rapyuta

    1986 — a.k.a. Castle in the Sky, in 10 top lists Check
  50. 11 new

    Nora inu

    1949 — a.k.a. Stray Dog, in 9 top lists Check
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