Nobuhiko Obayashi's 100 Greatest Japanese Films

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The list is made by Japanese critic Nobuhiko Kobayashi(小林信彦) from his book 2001: A Cinema Odyssey(2001年映画の旅). In the book, Kobayashi chooses 100 greatest Japanese films and 100 greatest foreign films.

Missing:
東京の暴れん坊 The Tkyo Mighty Guy(1960), Dir. by Takeichi Saitô

Thanks to zhangalan for putting it on IMDB.

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  1. 59 new

    Ningen no jôken

    1959 — a.k.a. The Human Condition I: No Greater Love, in 13 top lists Check
  2. 45 new

    Shichinin no samurai

    1954 — a.k.a. Seven Samurai, in 36 top lists Check
  3. 61 new

    Ningen no jôken

    1961 — a.k.a. The Human Condition III: A Soldier's Prayer, in 12 top lists Check
  4. 80 new

    Kiga kaikyô

    1965 — a.k.a. A Fugitive from the Past, in 4 top lists Check
  5. 60 new

    Ningen no jôken

    1959 — a.k.a. The Human Condition II: Road to Eternity, in 12 top lists Check
  6. 17 new

    Danryu

    1939 — a.k.a. Warm Current, in 0 top lists Check
  7. 78 new

    Akai satsui

    1964 — a.k.a. Intentions of Murder, in 3 top lists Check
  8. 36 new

    Saikaku ichidai onna

    1952 — a.k.a. The Life of Oharu, in 12 top lists Check
  9. 98 new

    Tsigoineruwaizen

    1980 — a.k.a. Zigeunerweisen, in 3 top lists Check
  10. 40 new

    Ikiru

    1952, in 25 top lists Check
  11. 74 new

    Tengoku to jigoku

    1963 — a.k.a. High and Low, in 16 top lists Check
  12. 87 new

    Shinjû: Ten no Amijima

    1969 — a.k.a. Double Suicide, in 6 top lists Check
  13. 44 new

    Onna no sono

    1954 — a.k.a. The Garden of Women, in 1 top list Check
  14. 18 new

    Enoken no songokû: songokû zenko-hen

    1940 — a.k.a. Monkey Sun, in 0 top lists Check
  15. 104 new

    Shall we dansu?

    1996 — a.k.a. Shall We Dance?, in 4 top lists Check
  16. 43 new

    Tôkyô monogatari

    1953 — a.k.a. Tokyo Story, in 27 top lists Check
  17. 42 new

    Himeyuri no Tô

    1953, in 0 top lists Check
  18. 41 new

    Nigorie

    1953 — a.k.a. An Inlet of Muddy Water, in 1 top list Check
  19. 77 new

    Miyamoto Musashi: Ichijôji no kettô

    1964 — a.k.a. Miyamoto Musashi: The Duel at Ichijoji, in 0 top lists Check
  20. 35 new

    Bakushû

    1951 — a.k.a. Early Summer, in 9 top lists Check
  21. 76 new

    Jûsan-nin no shikaku

    1963 — a.k.a. 13 Assassins, in 1 top list Check
  22. 50 new

    Ukigumo

    1955 — a.k.a. Floating Clouds, in 7 top lists Check
  23. 33 new

    Nora inu

    1949 — a.k.a. Stray Dog, in 9 top lists Check
  24. 101 new

    Yuki yukite, shingun

    1987 — a.k.a. The Emperor's Naked Army Marches On, in 10 top lists Check
  25. 49 new

    Meoto zenzai

    1955, in 0 top lists Check
  26. 92 new

    Jingi naki tatakai: Dairi sensô

    1973 — a.k.a. Proxy War, in 1 top list Check
  27. 84 new

    Kôshikei

    1968 — a.k.a. Death by Hanging, in 8 top lists Check
  28. 55 new

    Nagareru

    1956 — a.k.a. Flowing, in 4 top lists Check
  29. 99 new

    Gaki teikoku

    1981 — a.k.a. Empire of Kids, in 0 top lists Check
  30. 56 new

    Bakumatsu taiyôden

    1957 — a.k.a. Sun in the Last Days of the Shogunate, in 5 top lists Check
  31. 34 new

    Bôryoku no Machi

    1950, in 0 top lists Check
  32. 69 new

    Yôjinbô

    1961 — a.k.a. Yojimbo, in 19 top lists Check
  33. 96 new

    Ai no korîda

    1976 — a.k.a. In the Realm of the Senses, in 16 top lists Check
  34. 64 new

    Dokuritsu gurentai

    1959 — a.k.a. Desperado Outpost, in 1 top list Check
  35. 62 new

    Hakuôki

    1959 — a.k.a. Samurai Vendetta, in 2 top lists Check
  36. 79 new

    Teigin jiken: Shikeishû

    1964, in 0 top lists Check
  37. 103 new

    Tsuki wa dotchi ni dete iru

    1993 — a.k.a. All Under the Moon, in 2 top lists Check
  38. 32 new

    Banshun

    1949 — a.k.a. Late Spring, in 16 top lists Check
  39. 100 new

    Kazoku gêmu

    1983 — a.k.a. The Family Game, in 3 top lists Check
  40. 81 new

    Kureji no daiboken

    1965, in 0 top lists Check
  41. 13 new

    Asakusa no hi

    1937 — a.k.a. The Lights of Asakusa, in 0 top lists Check
  42. 48 new

    Jirochô sangokushi: kaitô-ichi no abarenbô

    1954, in 0 top lists Check
  43. 15 new

    Ani to sono imoto

    1939, in 1 top list Check
  44. 46 new

    Bangiku

    1954 — a.k.a. Late Chrysanthemums, in 4 top lists Check
  45. 58 new

    Hateshinaki yokubô

    1958 — a.k.a. Endless Desire, in 0 top lists Check
  46. 93 new

    Jingi naki tatakai: Chôjô sakusen

    1974 — a.k.a. Police Tactics, in 0 top lists Check
  47. 105 new

    Gohatto

    1999 — a.k.a. Taboo, in 2 top lists Check
  48. 75 new

    Haikei tenno heika sama

    1963, in 0 top lists Check
  49. 91 new

    Hiroshima shitô hen

    1973 — a.k.a. Hiroshima Death Match, in 0 top lists Check
  50. 94 new

    Jingi naki tatakai: Kanketsu-hen

    1974 — a.k.a. Final Episode, in 0 top lists Check
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