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100 Essential Japanese Movies

Interested in Japanese cinema but don't know where to start? This is an overview of 100 of the best Japanese movies of all time. Enjoy!
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After Life (1998)
After Life (1998)
Rotten Tomatoes®   88%
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Akira (1988)
Akira (1988)
Rotten Tomatoes®   90%
3
An Actor's Revenge (1963)
An Actor's Revenge (1963)
Rotten Tomatoes®   95%
4
An Autumn Afternoon (1962)
An Autumn Afternoon (1962)
Rotten Tomatoes®   95%
5
Audition (1999)
Audition (1999)
Rotten Tomatoes®   82%
6
The Ballad of Narayama (1983)
The Ballad of Narayama (1983)
Rotten Tomatoes®   94%
7
The Ballad of Narayama (1958)
The Ballad of Narayama (1958)
Rotten Tomatoes®   86%
8
Battle Royale (2000)
Battle Royale (2000)
Rotten Tomatoes®   88%
9
Battles Without Honor and Humanity: The Complete Saga (1980)
Battles Without Honor and Humanity: The Complete Saga (1980)
10
Black Rain (1989)
Black Rain (1989)
Rotten Tomatoes®   86%
11
Branded to Kill (1967)
Branded to Kill (1967)
Rotten Tomatoes®   100%
12
The Burmese Harp (1956)
The Burmese Harp (1956)
Rotten Tomatoes®   91%
13
Carmen Comes Home (1951)
Carmen Comes Home (1951)
14
Castle in the Sky (1986)
Castle in the Sky (1986)
Rotten Tomatoes®   96%
15
Confessions (2010)
Confessions (2010)
Rotten Tomatoes®   81%
16
Crazed Fruit (1956)
Crazed Fruit (1956)
Rotten Tomatoes®   100%
17
The Crucified Lovers (1954)
The Crucified Lovers (1954)
Rotten Tomatoes®   100%
18
Departures (2008)
Departures (2008)
Rotten Tomatoes®   80%
19
Double Suicide (1969)
Double Suicide (1969)
Rotten Tomatoes®   100%
20
The Eel (1997)
The Eel (1997)
Rotten Tomatoes®   81%
21
The Face of Another (1966)
The Face of Another (1966)
Rotten Tomatoes®   100%
22
The Family Game (1983)
The Family Game (1983)
23
Fires on the Plain (1959)
Fires on the Plain (1959)
Rotten Tomatoes®   100%
24
Fireworks (1997)
Fireworks (1997)
Rotten Tomatoes®   96%
25
Floating Clouds (1955)
Floating Clouds (1955)
26
Floating Weeds (1959)
Floating Weeds (1959)
Rotten Tomatoes®   96%
27
Gate of Hell (1953)
Gate of Hell (1953)
Rotten Tomatoes®   92%
28
Ghost in the Shell (1995)
Ghost in the Shell (1995)
Rotten Tomatoes®   97%
29
The Girl Who Leapt Through Time (2006)
The Girl Who Leapt Through Time (2006)
Rotten Tomatoes®   84%
30
Gojira (1954)
Gojira (1954)
31
Grave of the Fireflies (1988)
Grave of the Fireflies (1988)
Rotten Tomatoes®   100%
32
Harakiri (1962)
Harakiri (1962)
Rotten Tomatoes®   100%
33
The Hidden Fortress (1958)
The Hidden Fortress (1958)
Rotten Tomatoes®   97%
34
High and Low (1963)
High and Low (1963)
Rotten Tomatoes®   95%
35
House (1977)
House (1977)
Rotten Tomatoes®   90%
36
HUMAN CONDITION, THE (1959-1961, Parts 1-3)
HUMAN CONDITION, THE (1959-1961, Parts 1-3)
37
Humanity and Paper Balloons (1937)
Humanity and Paper Balloons (1937)
38
I Was Born, But..... (1932)
I Was Born, But..... (1932)
Rotten Tomatoes®   100%
39
Ichi the Killer (2001)
Ichi the Killer (2001)
Rotten Tomatoes®   64%
40
Ikiru (1952)
Ikiru (1952)
Rotten Tomatoes®   98%
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