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50 Most Well Known Japanese Films of All Time

The cinema of Japan has a history that spans more than 100 years. Japan has one of the oldest and largest film industries in the world; as of 2021 , it was the fourth largest by number of feature films produced. Tokyo Story (1953) ranked number three in Sight & Sound's list of the 100 greatest films of all time while Akira Kurosawa's Seven Samurai (1954) was voted the greatest foreign-language film of all time in BBC's 2018 poll of 209 critics in 43 countries.
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13 Assassins (2010)
13 Assassins (2010)
Rotten Tomatoes®   95%
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Akira (1988)
Akira (1988)
Rotten Tomatoes®   90%
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Audition (1999)
Audition (1999)
Rotten Tomatoes®   82%
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Battle Royale (2000)
Battle Royale (2000)
Rotten Tomatoes®   88%
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Castle in the Sky (1986)
Castle in the Sky (1986)
Rotten Tomatoes®   96%
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Cowboy Bebop: The Movie (2001)
Cowboy Bebop: The Movie (2001)
Rotten Tomatoes®   66%
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Departures (2008)
Departures (2008)
Rotten Tomatoes®   80%
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The End of Evangelion (1997)
The End of Evangelion (1997)
Rotten Tomatoes®   90%
9
Fireworks (1997)
Fireworks (1997)
Rotten Tomatoes®   96%
10
Ghost in the Shell (1995)
Ghost in the Shell (1995)
Rotten Tomatoes®   97%
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Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence (2004)
Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence (2004)
Rotten Tomatoes®   64%
12
The Girl Who Leapt Through Time (2006)
The Girl Who Leapt Through Time (2006)
Rotten Tomatoes®   84%
13
Godzilla (1954)
Godzilla (1954)
Rotten Tomatoes®   93%
14
Grave of the Fireflies (1988)
Grave of the Fireflies (1988)
Rotten Tomatoes®   100%
15
Harakiri (1962)
Harakiri (1962)
Rotten Tomatoes®   100%
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The Hidden Fortress (1958)
The Hidden Fortress (1958)
Rotten Tomatoes®   97%
17
High and Low (1963)
High and Low (1963)
Rotten Tomatoes®   95%
18
Howl's Moving Castle (2004)
Howl's Moving Castle (2004)
Rotten Tomatoes®   87%
19
Ichi the Killer (2001)
Ichi the Killer (2001)
Rotten Tomatoes®   64%
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Ikiru (1952)
Ikiru (1952)
Rotten Tomatoes®   98%
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Kagemusha (1980)
Kagemusha (1980)
Rotten Tomatoes®   88%
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Kiki's Delivery Service (1989)
Kiki's Delivery Service (1989)
Rotten Tomatoes®   100%
23
Letters From Iwo Jima (2006)
Letters From Iwo Jima (2006)
Rotten Tomatoes®   91%
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My Neighbor Totoro (1988)
My Neighbor Totoro (1988)
Rotten Tomatoes®   94%
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Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind (1984)
Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind (1984)
Rotten Tomatoes®   89%
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Ninja Scroll (1993)
Ninja Scroll (1993)
Rotten Tomatoes®   94%
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Only Yesterday (1991)
Only Yesterday (1991)
Rotten Tomatoes®   100%
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Paprika (2006)
Paprika (2006)
Rotten Tomatoes®   85%
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Perfect Blue (1997)
Perfect Blue (1997)
Rotten Tomatoes®   83%
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Ponyo (2008)
Ponyo (2008)
Rotten Tomatoes®   91%
31
Porco Rosso (1992)
Porco Rosso (1992)
Rotten Tomatoes®   95%
32
Princess Mononoke (1997)
Princess Mononoke (1997)
Rotten Tomatoes®   93%
33
Ran (1985)
Ran (1985)
Rotten Tomatoes®   96%
34
Rashomon (1950)
Rashomon (1950)
Rotten Tomatoes®   98%
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Sanjuro (1962)
Sanjuro (1962)
Rotten Tomatoes®   100%
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Seven Samurai (1954)
Seven Samurai (1954)
Rotten Tomatoes®   100%
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Shoplifters (2018)
Shoplifters (2018)
Rotten Tomatoes®   99%
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A Silent Voice (2016)
A Silent Voice (2016)
Rotten Tomatoes®   95%
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Spirited Away (2001)
Spirited Away (2001)
Rotten Tomatoes®   97%
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The Tale of the Princess Kaguya (2013)
The Tale of the Princess Kaguya (2013)
Rotten Tomatoes®   100%
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