Kinema Junpo's Critics' Top 105 Japanese Films (2009)

Listed here are the Top 105 Japanese films as voted by Japanese film critics. This poll was run by famed film magazine Kinema Junpo, which is Japan's oldest and most celebrated publication on film. There are a number of ties involving multiple films, so here are the significant ties as it pertains to this list:
7-9 tied for seventh
10-12 tied for tenth
13-16 tied for thirteenth
17-22 tied for seventeenth
23-35 tied for twenty-third
36-58 tied for thirty-sixth
59-105 tied for fifty-ninth

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1

Tokyo Story (1953)

Tokyo Story (1953)

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2

Seven Samurai (1954)

Seven Samurai (1954)

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3

Floating Clouds (1955)

Floating Clouds (1955)

4

A Sun-Tribe Myth From the Bakumatsu Era (1957)

A Sun-Tribe Myth From the Bakumatsu Era (1957)

5

The Yakuza Papers, Vol. 1: Battles Without Honor and Humanity (1973)

The Yakuza Papers, Vol. 1: Battles Without Honor and Humanity (1973)

6

Twenty-Four Eyes (1954)

Twenty-Four Eyes (1954)

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7

Rashomon (1950)

Rashomon (1950)

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8

Sazen Tange and the Pot Worth a Million Ryo (1935)

Sazen Tange and the Pot Worth a Million Ryo (1935)

9

The Man Who Stole the Sun (1979)

The Man Who Stole the Sun (1979)

10

The Family Game (1983)

The Family Game (1983)

11

Stray Dog (1949)

Stray Dog (1949)

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12

Typhoon Club (1985)

Typhoon Club (1985)

13

Ikiru (1952)

Ikiru (1952)

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14

Susaki Paradise - Red Light District (1956)

Susaki Paradise - Red Light District (1956)

15

High and Low (1963)

High and Low (1963)

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16

A Fugitive From the Past (1965)

A Fugitive From the Past (1965)

17

Harakiri (1962)

Harakiri (1962)

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18

Intentions of Murder (1964)

Intentions of Murder (1964)

19

Tokyo Olympiad (1965)

Tokyo Olympiad (1965)

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20

Castle of Sand (1974)

Castle of Sand (1974)

21

Bitterness of Youth (1974)

Bitterness of Youth (1974)

22

Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind (1984)

Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind (1984)

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23

Humanity and Paper Balloons (1937)

Humanity and Paper Balloons (1937)

24

Yojimbo (1961)

Yojimbo (1961)

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25

Fighting Elegy (1966)

Fighting Elegy (1966)

26

Fall Guy (1982)

Fall Guy (1982)

27

Boiling Point (1990)

Boiling Point (1990)

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28

Ugetsu (1953)

Ugetsu (1953)

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29

The Crucified Lovers (1954)

The Crucified Lovers (1954)

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30

She Was Like a Wild Chrysanthemum (1955)

She Was Like a Wild Chrysanthemum (1955)

31

Flowing (1956)

Flowing (1956)

32

Samurai Vendetta (1959)

Samurai Vendetta (1959)

33

Branded to Kill (1967)

Branded to Kill (1967)

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34

Vengeance Is Mine (1979)

Vengeance Is Mine (1979)

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35

Zigeunerweisen (1980)

Zigeunerweisen (1980)

36

Here's to the Young Lady (1949)

Here's to the Young Lady (1949)

37

The Ball at the Anjo House (1947)

The Ball at the Anjo House (1947)

38

Late Spring (1949)

Late Spring (1949)

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39

Till We Meet Again (1950)

Till We Meet Again (1950)

40

The Life of Oharu (1952)

The Life of Oharu (1952)

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