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. 1 new

    Madamu to nyôbô

    1931 — a.k.a. The Neighbor's Wife and Mine, in 2 top lists Check
  2. 2 new

    Tonari no Yae-chan

    1934, in 1 top list Check
  3. 3 new

    Tsuma yo bara no yô ni

    1935 — a.k.a. Wife! Be Like a Rose!, in 2 top lists Check
  4. 5 new

    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
  5. 6 new

    Kôchiyama Sôshun

    1936 — a.k.a. Priest of Darkness, in 1 top list Check
  6. 7 new

    Arigatô-san

    1936 — a.k.a. Mr. Thank You, in 4 top lists Check
  7. 8 new

    Naniwa erejî

    1936 — a.k.a. Osaka Elegy, in 4 top lists Check
  8. 9 new

    Gion no shimai

    1936 — a.k.a. Sisters of the Gion, in 5 top lists Check
  9. 10 new

    Kagirinaki zenshin

    1937 — a.k.a. Unending Advance, in 1 top list Check
  10. 11 new

    Shukujo wa nani o wasureta ka

    1937 — a.k.a. What Did the Lady Forget?, in 1 top list Check
  11. 12 new

    Ninjô kami fûsen

    1937 — a.k.a. Humanity and Paper Balloons, in 4 top lists Check
  12. 14 new

    Anma to onna

    1938 — a.k.a. The Masseurs and a Woman, in 2 top lists Check
  13. 15 new

    Ani to sono imoto

    1939, in 1 top list Check
  14. 19 new

    Kanzashi

    1941 — a.k.a. Ornamental Hairpin, in 4 top lists Check
  15. 21 new

    Chichi ariki

    1942 — a.k.a. There Was a Father, in 3 top lists Check
  16. 22 new

    Sugata Sanshirô

    1943 — a.k.a. Sanshiro Sugata, in 2 top lists Check
  17. 24 new

    Raigekitai Shutsudô

    1944 — a.k.a. Battle Troop, in 0 top lists Check
  18. 25 new

    Ôsone-ke no ashita

    1946 — a.k.a. Morning for the Osone Family, in 2 top lists Check
  19. 26 new

    Ginrei no hate

    1947 — a.k.a. Snow Trail, in 0 top lists Check
  20. 27 new

    Anjô-ke no butôkai

    1947, in 4 top lists Check
  21. 28 new

    Yoidore tenshi

    1948 — a.k.a. Drunken Angel, in 7 top lists Check
  22. 29 new

    Ôshô

    1948, in 0 top lists Check
  23. 31 new

    Aoi sanmyaku

    1949, in 1 top list Check
  24. 32 new

    Banshun

    1949 — a.k.a. Late Spring, in 16 top lists Check
  25. 33 new

    Nora inu

    1949 — a.k.a. Stray Dog, in 9 top lists Check
  26. 35 new

    Bakushû

    1951 — a.k.a. Early Summer, in 9 top lists Check
  27. 36 new

    Saikaku ichidai onna

    1952 — a.k.a. The Life of Oharu, in 12 top lists Check
  28. 38 new

    Genbaku no ko

    1952 — a.k.a. Children of Hiroshima, in 0 top lists Check
  29. 39 new

    Inazuma

    1952 — a.k.a. Lightning, in 4 top lists Check
  30. 40 new

    Ikiru

    1952, in 25 top lists Check
  31. 41 new

    Nigorie

    1953 — a.k.a. An Inlet of Muddy Water, in 1 top list Check
  32. 42 new

    Himeyuri no Tô

    1953, in 0 top lists Check
  33. 43 new

    Tôkyô monogatari

    1953 — a.k.a. Tokyo Story, in 27 top lists Check
  34. 44 new

    Onna no sono

    1954 — a.k.a. The Garden of Women, in 1 top list Check
  35. 45 new

    Shichinin no samurai

    1954 — a.k.a. Seven Samurai, in 36 top lists Check
  36. 46 new

    Bangiku

    1954 — a.k.a. Late Chrysanthemums, in 4 top lists Check
  37. 48 new

    Jirochô sangokushi: kaitô-ichi no abarenbô

    1954, in 0 top lists Check
  38. 49 new

    Meoto zenzai

    1955, in 0 top lists Check
  39. 50 new

    Ukigumo

    1955 — a.k.a. Floating Clouds, in 7 top lists Check
  40. 51 new

    Chiyari Fuji

    1955 — a.k.a. Bloody Spear at Mount Fuji, in 4 top lists Check
  41. 52 new

    Nogiku no gotoki kimi nariki

    1955 — a.k.a. She Was Like a Wild Chrysanthemum, in 3 top lists Check
  42. 53 new

    Kurutta kajitsu

    1956 — a.k.a. Crazed Fruit, in 4 top lists Check
  43. 54 new

    Suzaki Paradaisu: Akashingô

    1956 — a.k.a. Suzaki Paradise Red Light, in 3 top lists Check
  44. 55 new

    Nagareru

    1956 — a.k.a. Flowing, in 4 top lists Check
  45. 57 new

    Enjô

    1958 — a.k.a. Conflagration, in 2 top lists Check
  46. 59 new

    Ningen no jôken

    1959 — a.k.a. The Human Condition I: No Greater Love, in 13 top lists Check
  47. 60 new

    Ningen no jôken

    1959 — a.k.a. The Human Condition II: Road to Eternity, in 12 top lists Check
  48. 61 new

    Ningen no jôken

    1961 — a.k.a. The Human Condition III: A Soldier's Prayer, in 12 top lists Check
  49. 62 new

    Hakuôki

    1959 — a.k.a. Samurai Vendetta, in 2 top lists Check
  50. 64 new

    Dokuritsu gurentai

    1959 — a.k.a. Desperado Outpost, in 1 top list Check
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Last updated on Jan 29, 2015; source