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Donald Richie's Guide to Japanese Film - Page 5

Donald Richie was a film scholar who made his reputation critiquing Japanese cinema. This is his definitive list of the best of Japanese film, although I have to admit I find it a bit perplexing because a lot of the movies on this list really are not very good, or are not terribly notable (Scoutman is a good example).
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Ugetsu (1953)
Ugetsu (1953)
161
100%8.2
Utamaro and His Five Women (1946)
Utamaro and His Five Women (1946)
162
100%7.1
Vengeance Is Mine (1979)
Vengeance Is Mine (1979)
163
100%7.7
Vibrator (2004)
Vibrator (2004)
164
6.9
Vital (2004)
Vital (2004)
165
88%6.7
Violence at Noon (1966)
Violence at Noon (1966)
166
100%7.1
When a Woman Ascends the Stairs (1960)
When a Woman Ascends the Stairs (1960)
167
100%8.1
Woman in the Dunes (1964)
Woman in the Dunes (1964)
168
100%8.5
Woman of Tokyo (1933)
Woman of Tokyo (1933)
169
7.0
Women of the Night (1948)
Women of the Night (1948)
170
Yojimbo (1961)
Yojimbo (1961)
171
95%8.2
Youth of the Beast (1963)
Youth of the Beast (1963)
172
86%7.3
The Tale of Zatôichi (1962)
The Tale of Zatôichi (1962)
173
100%7.6
Zatoichi (2003)
Zatoichi (2003)
174
87%7.5
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