A Personal Toplist of Japanese Cinema

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Created by Mochizuki Rokuro.

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This is my personal toplist of Japanese films. I compiled it from +/- 1400 Japanese feature films and documentaries I watched so far. All titles received a rating of at least 8 out of 10.

The edition presented here is the December 2022-version of this list. It's the 5th update since the original list consisting of 300 titles was published on the Dutch website MovieMeter in June 2015.

These are the fourteen new entries since the previous edition (May 2021):
078 | Confessions of a Dog
121 | The 47 Ronin
172 | Monsters Club
180 | Riverside Mukolitta
187 | True Mothers
198 | Moon Child
203 | Drive My Car
213 | Ora, Ora, Be Goin' Alone
218 | Goodbye, DonGlees!
236 | Remain in Twilight
254 | Miyamoto Musashi
288 | Sketches of Kaitan City
294 | The Family Game
296 | Miyamoto Musashi II - Duel at Ichiyo-ji Temple

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  1. 11 new

    Shin seiki Evangelion Gekijô-ban: Shito shinsei

    1997 — a.k.a. Neon Genesis Evangelion: Death & Rebirth, in 0 top lists Check
  2. 25 new

    Tsigoineruwaizen

    1980 — a.k.a. Zigeunerweisen, in 3 top lists Check
  3. 34 new

    Kairo

    2001 — a.k.a. Pulse, in 5 top lists Check
  4. 38 new

    Kôkaku Kidôtai

    1995 — a.k.a. Ghost in the Shell, in 12 top lists Check
  5. 44 new

    Haze

    2005, in 0 top lists Check
  6. 48 new

    Tengoku to jigoku

    1963 — a.k.a. High and Low, in 16 top lists Check
  7. 68 new

    Yume no ginga

    1997 — a.k.a. Labyrinth of Dreams, in 1 top list Check
  8. 69 new

    Ningen jôhatsu

    1967 — a.k.a. A Man Vanishes, in 3 top lists Check
  9. 96 new

    Cure

    1997 — a.k.a. The Cure, in 7 top lists Check
  10. 123 new

    Gunki hatameku motoni

    1972 — a.k.a. Under the Flag of the Rising Sun, in 3 top lists Check
  11. 138 new

    Rashômon

    1950 — a.k.a. Rashomon, in 34 top lists Check
  12. 155 new

    Tenshi no kôkotsu

    1972 — a.k.a. Ecstasy of the Angels, in 1 top list Check
  13. 290 new

    Rippu Van Winkuru no hanayome

    2016 — a.k.a. A Bride for Rip Van Winkle, in 0 top lists Check
  14. 297 new

    Kimyô na sâkasu

    2005 — a.k.a. Strange Circus, in 0 top lists Check
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Last updated on Oct 8, 2022;