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25 Best Japanese Movies

My Personal Best 25 Japanese Movies That I have seen. In No particular order.
I Like Studio Ghibli and Ozu in case you were wondering...
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Spirited Away (2001)
Spirited Away (2001)
1
97%8.6
Princess Mononoke (1997)
Princess Mononoke (1997)
2
93%8.4
Seven Samurai (1954)
Seven Samurai (1954)
3
100%8.6
Akira (1988)
Akira (1988)
4
90%8.0
Grave of the Fireflies (1988)
Grave of the Fireflies (1988)
5
100%8.5
Rashomon (1950)
Rashomon (1950)
6
98%8.2
Tokyo Story (1953)
Tokyo Story (1953)
7
100%8.2
Battle Royale (2000)
Battle Royale (2000)
8
88%7.6
Ghost in the Shell (1995)
Ghost in the Shell (1995)
9
97%8.0
Audition (1999)
Audition (1999)
10
82%7.2
Ringu (1998)
Ringu (1998)
11
98%7.2
Tetsuo: The Iron Man (1989)
Tetsuo: The Iron Man (1989)
12
82%6.9
Ugetsu (1953)
Ugetsu (1953)
13
100%8.2
Only Yesterday (1991)
Only Yesterday (1991)
14
100%7.6
Late Spring (1949)
Late Spring (1949)
15
100%8.2
Dark Water (2002)
Dark Water (2002)
16
81%6.7
Lady Snowblood (1973)
Lady Snowblood (1973)
17
100%7.7
One Cut of the Dead (2017)
One Cut of the Dead (2017)
18
100%7.7
Floating Weeds (1959)
Floating Weeds (1959)
19
96%7.9
Sonatine (1993)
Sonatine (1993)
20
92%7.5
Barefoot Gen (1983)
Barefoot Gen (1983)
21
75%8.0
The Emperor's Naked Army Marches on (1987)
The Emperor's Naked Army Marches on (1987)
22
100%8.2
Howls Moving Castle (2004)
Howls Moving Castle (2004)
23
Ju-On: The Grudge (2002)
Ju-On: The Grudge (2002)
24
My Neighbour Totoro (1988)
My Neighbour Totoro (1988)
25
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