CinematicOtaku's Top 20 Favorite Japanese Films of All Time
Hey there! Japanese cinema has forever been important part of my life as an cinephile, and the list's title says it all as I'd like to share these picks with you...
Anime not included.
(This list will soon be updated to a top 25, so stay tuned...)
CinematicOtaku Set 14, 2024
Sort By: Author's Order
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![Seven Samurai]()
1. Seven Samurai
Japanese Movie - 1954
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![Empire of Passion]()
2. Empire of Passion
Japanese Movie - 1978
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![Woman in the Dunes]()
3. Woman in the Dunes
Japanese Movie - 1964
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![Godzilla]()
4. Godzilla
Japanese Movie - 1954
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![Ran]()
5. Ran
Japanese Movie - 1985
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![Hausu]()
6. Hausu
Japanese Movie - 1977
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![Ugetsu Monogatari]()
7. Ugetsu Monogatari
Japanese Movie - 1953
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![Intentions of Murder]()
8. Intentions of Murder
Japanese Movie - 1964
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![Tetsuo: The Iron Man]()
9. Tetsuo: The Iron Man
Japanese Movie - 1989
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![Pastoral: To Die in the Country]()
10. Pastoral: To Die in the Country
Japanese Movie - 1974
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![Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters]()
11. Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters
Japanese Movie - 1985
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![Harakiri]()
12. Harakiri
Japanese Movie - 1962
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![Cure]()
13. Cure
Japanese Movie - 1997
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![Battle Girl: The Living Dead in Tokyo Bay]()
14. Battle Girl: The Living Dead in Tokyo Bay
Japanese Movie - 1991
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![O Chamado]()
15. O Chamado
Japanese Movie - 1998
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![Female Prisoner #701: Scorpion]()
16. Female Prisoner #701: Scorpion
Japanese Movie - 1972
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![Kuroneko]()
17. Kuroneko
Japanese Movie - 1968
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![Branded to Kill]()
18. Branded to Kill
Japanese Movie - 1967
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![A Story of Floating Weeds]()
19. A Story of Floating Weeds
Japanese Movie - 1934
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![Lady Snowblood]()
20. Lady Snowblood
Japanese Movie - 1973
