My Favorite Japanese Movies
In this list are some of the movies that I keep in great value. Some of these movies aren't classics in critical sense, but all of the films in the list have impressed me in one way or another. Movies are not in numbers order, but Hana-bi is a one the movies which made me originally love Japanese cinema, so it might be my all time favorite Japanese film. This list will change as time goes on.
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![Hana-bi]()
1. Hana-bi
Japanese Movie - 1997
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![Sweet Bean]()
2. Sweet Bean
Japanese Movie - 2015
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![Twenty-Four Eyes]()
3. Twenty-Four Eyes
Japanese Movie - 1954
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![Nobody Knows]()
4. Nobody Knows
Japanese Movie - 2004
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![Rebirth]()
5. Rebirth
Japanese Movie - 2011
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![Seven Samurai]()
6. Seven Samurai
Japanese Movie - 1954
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![Departures]()
7. Departures
Japanese Movie - 2008
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![The Twilight Samurai]()
8. The Twilight Samurai
Japanese Movie - 2002
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![Kaibutsu]()
9. Kaibutsu
Japanese Movie - 2023
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![Shoplifters]()
10. Shoplifters
Japanese Movie - 2018
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![Sonatine]()
11. Sonatine
Japanese Movie - 1993
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![Tokyo Sonata]()
12. Tokyo Sonata
Japanese Movie - 2008
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![Harmonium]()
13. Harmonium
Japanese Movie - 2016
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![The Mourning Forest]()
14. The Mourning Forest
Japanese Movie - 2007
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![Humanity and Paper Balloons]()
15. Humanity and Paper Balloons
Japanese Movie - 1937
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![Love Exposure]()
16. Love Exposure
Japanese Movie - 2009
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![Still Walking]()
17. Still Walking
Japanese Movie - 2008
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![Drive My Car]()
18. Drive My Car
Japanese Movie - 2021
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![Her Love Boils Bathwater]()
19. Her Love Boils Bathwater
Japanese Movie - 2016
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![Adrift in Tokyo]()
20. Adrift in Tokyo
Japanese Movie - 2007
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![Our Little Sister]()
21. Our Little Sister
Japanese Movie - 2015
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![Harakiri]()
22. Harakiri
Japanese Movie - 1962
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![Himizu]()
23. Himizu
Japanese Movie - 2012
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![The Light Shines Only There]()
24. The Light Shines Only There
Japanese Movie - 2014
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![Violent Cop]()
25. Violent Cop
Japanese Movie - 1989
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![I Wish]()
26. I Wish
Japanese Movie - 2011
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![Birds Without Names]()
27. Birds Without Names
Japanese Movie - 2017
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![Kids Return]()
28. Kids Return
Japanese Movie - 1996
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![Memories of Matsuko]()
29. Memories of Matsuko
Japanese Movie - 2006
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![Sazen Tange and the Pot Worth a Million Ryo]()
30. Sazen Tange and the Pot Worth a Million Ryo
Japanese Movie - 1935
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![Onibaba]()
31. Onibaba
Japanese Movie - 1964
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![The Blood of Wolves]()
32. The Blood of Wolves
Japanese Movie - 2018
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![Love Letter]()
33. Love Letter
Japanese Movie - 1995
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![The Burmese Harp]()
34. The Burmese Harp
Japanese Movie - 1956
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![Kamikaze Taxi]()
35. Kamikaze Taxi
Japanese Movie - 1995
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![The Hidden Blade]()
36. The Hidden Blade
Japanese Movie - 2004
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![Go]()
37. Go
Japanese Movie - 2001
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![A Story of Yonosuke]()
38. A Story of Yonosuke
Japanese Movie - 2013
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![The Woodsman and the Rain]()
39. The Woodsman and the Rain
Japanese Movie - 2011
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![Rashomon]()
40. Rashomon
Japanese Movie - 1950
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![Gonin]()
41. Gonin
Japanese Movie - 1995
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![Fish Story]()
42. Fish Story
Japanese Movie - 2009
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![Hana & Alice]()
43. Hana & Alice
Japanese Movie - 2004
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![Confessions]()
44. Confessions
Japanese Movie - 2010
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![13 Assassins]()
45. 13 Assassins
Japanese Movie - 2010
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![Turtles Swim Faster Than Expected]()
46. Turtles Swim Faster Than Expected
Japanese Movie - 2005
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![Yojimbo]()
47. Yojimbo
Japanese Movie - 1961
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![Tokyo Story]()
48. Tokyo Story
Japanese Movie - 1953
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![Sway]()
49. Sway
Japanese Movie - 2006
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![Susaki Paradise - Red Light District]()
50. Susaki Paradise - Red Light District
Japanese Movie - 1956
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![Blank]()
51. Blank
Japanese Movie - 2021
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![Comes Morning]()
52. Comes Morning
Japanese Movie - 2020
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![Ah, Wilderness]()
53. Ah, Wilderness
Japanese Movie - 2017
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![The Blood of Wolves 2]()
54. The Blood of Wolves 2
Japanese Movie - 2021
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![Ah, Wilderness: Part 2]()
55. Ah, Wilderness: Part 2
Japanese Movie - 2017
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![Late Spring]()
56. Late Spring
Japanese Movie - 1949
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![A Bloody Spear on Mount Fuji]()
57. A Bloody Spear on Mount Fuji
Japanese Movie - 1955
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![Cold Fish]()
58. Cold Fish
Japanese Movie - 2011
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![Rainbow Song]()
59. Rainbow Song
Japanese Movie - 2006
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![Villain]()
60. Villain
Japanese Movie - 2010
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![Assassination]()
61. Assassination
Japanese Movie - 1964
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![Pulse]()
62. Pulse
Japanese Movie - 2001
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![Blade of the Immortal]()
63. Blade of the Immortal
Japanese Movie - 2017
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![See You Tomorrow, Everyone]()
64. See You Tomorrow, Everyone
Japanese Movie - 2013
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![Dolls]()
65. Dolls
Japanese Movie - 2002
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![A Scene at the Sea]()
66. A Scene at the Sea
Japanese Movie - 1991
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![A Wonderful World]()
67. A Wonderful World
Japanese Movie - 2020
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![Stray Dog]()
68. Stray Dog
Japanese Movie - 1949
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![Aku wa Sonzai Shinai]()
69. Aku wa Sonzai Shinai
Japanese Movie - 2023
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![Bounce Ko Gals]()
70. Bounce Ko Gals
Japanese Movie - 1997
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![Dearest]()
71. Dearest
Japanese Movie - 2012
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![All About Lily Chou Chou]()
72. All About Lily Chou Chou
Japanese Movie - 2001
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![Lone Wolf and Cub: Sword of Vengeance]()
73. Lone Wolf and Cub: Sword of Vengeance
Japanese Movie - 1972
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![One Cut of the Dead]()
74. One Cut of the Dead
Japanese Movie - 2018
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![Summer Film ni Notte]()
75. Summer Film ni Notte
Japanese Movie - 2021
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![Miracle Apples]()
76. Miracle Apples
Japanese Movie - 2013
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![Over Night]()
77. Over Night
Japanese Movie - 2019
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![The Asadas]()
78. The Asadas
Japanese Movie - 2020
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![Soon to Reach the Sea]()
79. Soon to Reach the Sea
Japanese Movie - 2022
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![The Foreign Duck, the Native Duck and God in a Coin Locker]()
80. The Foreign Duck, the Native Duck and God in a Coin Locker
Japanese Movie - 2007
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![Shinjuku Swan]()
81. Shinjuku Swan
Japanese Movie - 2015
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![Harmful Insect]()
82. Harmful Insect
Japanese Movie - 2001
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![Instant Numa]()
83. Instant Numa
Japanese Movie - 2009
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![Louder!: Can't Hear What You're Singin', Wimp]()
84. Louder!: Can't Hear What You're Singin', Wimp
Japanese Movie - 2018
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![Throne of Blood]()
85. Throne of Blood
Japanese Movie - 1957
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![Eureka]()
86. Eureka
Japanese Movie - 2000
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![Bad Lands]()
87. Bad Lands
Japanese Movie - 2023
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![First Love]()
88. First Love
Japanese Movie - 2006
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![Nagi Machi]()
89. Nagi Machi
Japanese Movie - 2019
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![I Am a Hero]()
90. I Am a Hero
Japanese Movie - 2016
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![Yomei Ichi Nen no Boku ga, Yomei Hantoshi no Kimi to Deatta Hanashi.]()
91. Yomei Ichi Nen no Boku ga, Yomei Hantoshi no Kimi to Deatta Hanashi.
Japanese Movie - 2024
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![Hoshi no Ko]()
92. Hoshi no Ko
Japanese Movie - 2020
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![Summer Time Machine Blues]()
93. Summer Time Machine Blues
Japanese Movie - 2005
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![Sanjuro]()
94. Sanjuro
Japanese Movie - 1962
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![The Legend of the Stardust Brothers]()
95. The Legend of the Stardust Brothers
Japanese Movie - 1985
