BFI's The best Japanese film of every year – from 1925 to now

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  1. 1 new

    Orochi

    1925, in 0 top lists Check
  2. 2 new

    Kurutta ippêji

    1926 — a.k.a. A Page of Madness, in 12 top lists Check
  3. 3 new

    Chuji Tabinikki Daisanbu Goyohen

    1927, in 2 top lists Check
  4. 4 new

    Jûjiro

    1928 — a.k.a. Crossroads, in 3 top lists Check
  5. 5 new

    Gakusei romansu: Wakaki hi

    1929 — a.k.a. Days of Youth, in 0 top lists Check
  6. 7 new

    Madamu to nyôbô

    1931 — a.k.a. The Neighbor's Wife and Mine, in 2 top lists Check
  7. 8 new

    Otona no miru ehon - Umarete wa mita keredo

    1932 — a.k.a. I Was Born, But..., in 15 top lists Check
  8. 9 new

    Minato no nihonmusume

    1933 — a.k.a. Japanese Girls at the Harbor, in 2 top lists Check
  9. 11 new

    Tsuma yo bara no yô ni

    1935 — a.k.a. Wife! Be Like a Rose!, in 2 top lists Check
  10. 12 new

    Gion no shimai

    1936 — a.k.a. Sisters of the Gion, in 5 top lists Check
  11. 13 new

    Ninjô kami fûsen

    1937 — a.k.a. Humanity and Paper Balloons, in 4 top lists Check
  12. 15 new

    Zangiku monogatari

    1939 — a.k.a. The Story of the Last Chrysanthemum, in 13 top lists Check
  13. 17 new

    Kanzashi

    1941 — a.k.a. Ornamental Hairpin, in 4 top lists Check
  14. 19 new

    Muhomatsu no issho

    1943, in 1 top list Check
  15. 22 new

    Utamaro o meguru gonin no onna

    1946 — a.k.a. Utamaro and His Five Women, in 1 top list Check
  16. 23 new

    Anjô-ke no butôkai

    1947, in 4 top lists Check
  17. 25 new

    Banshun

    1949 — a.k.a. Late Spring, in 16 top lists Check
  18. 26 new

    Rashômon

    1950 — a.k.a. Rashomon, in 34 top lists Check
  19. 27 new

    Meshi

    1951 — a.k.a. Repast, in 3 top lists Check
  20. 28 new

    Saikaku ichidai onna

    1952 — a.k.a. The Life of Oharu, in 12 top lists Check
  21. 29 new

    Tôkyô monogatari

    1953 — a.k.a. Tokyo Story, in 27 top lists Check
  22. 30 new

    Shichinin no samurai

    1954 — a.k.a. Seven Samurai, in 36 top lists Check
  23. 32 new

    Kurutta kajitsu

    1956 — a.k.a. Crazed Fruit, in 4 top lists Check
  24. 33 new

    Bakumatsu taiyôden

    1957 — a.k.a. Sun in the Last Days of the Shogunate, in 5 top lists Check
  25. 34 new

    Kyojin to gangu

    1958 — a.k.a. Giants and Toys, in 1 top list Check
  26. 35 new

    Nobi

    1959 — a.k.a. Fires on the Plain, in 6 top lists Check
  27. 36 new

    Hadaka no shima

    1960 — a.k.a. The Naked Island, in 7 top lists Check
  28. 38 new

    Seppuku

    1962 — a.k.a. Hara-Kiri, in 16 top lists Check
  29. 39 new

    Nippon konchûki

    1963 — a.k.a. The Insect Woman, in 8 top lists Check
  30. 40 new

    Suna no onna

    1964 — a.k.a. Woman in the Dunes, in 22 top lists Check
  31. 41 new

    Kiga kaikyô

    1965 — a.k.a. A Fugitive from the Past, in 3 top lists Check
  32. 43 new

    Koroshi no rakuin

    1967 — a.k.a. Branded to Kill, in 8 top lists Check
  33. 44 new

    Kôshikei

    1968 — a.k.a. Death by Hanging, in 8 top lists Check
  34. 45 new

    Bara no sôretsu

    1969 — a.k.a. Funeral Parade of Roses, in 7 top lists Check
  35. 46 new

    Erosu purasu gyakusatsu

    1969 — a.k.a. Eros + Massacre, in 3 top lists Check
  36. 47 new

    Sho o suteyo machi e deyô

    1971 — a.k.a. Throw Away Your Books, Rally in the Streets, in 4 top lists Check
  37. 48 new

    Joshû sasori: Dai-41 zakkyo-bô

    1972 — a.k.a. Female Prisoner Scorpion: Jailhouse 41, in 1 top list Check
  38. 49 new

    Jingi naki tatakai

    1973 — a.k.a. Battles Without Honor and Humanity, in 3 top lists Check
  39. 50 new

    Sandakan hachibanshokan bohkyo

    1974 — a.k.a. Brothel No. 8, in 3 top lists Check
  40. 51 new

    Shiranuikai

    1975 — a.k.a. The Shiranui Sea, in 1 top list Check
  41. 52 new

    Edogawa Ranpo ryôki-kan: Yaneura no sanposha

    1976 — a.k.a. The Watcher in the Attic, in 0 top lists Check
  42. 53 new

    Shiawase no kiiroi hankachi

    1977 — a.k.a. The Yellow Handkerchief, in 1 top list Check
  43. 54 new

    Kichiku

    1978 — a.k.a. The Demon, in 0 top lists Check
  44. 55 new

    Taiyô wo nusunda otoko

    1979 — a.k.a. The Man Who Stole the Sun, in 1 top list Check
  45. 56 new

    Tsigoineruwaizen

    1980 — a.k.a. Zigeunerweisen, in 3 top lists Check
  46. 57 new

    Doro no kawa

    1981 — a.k.a. Muddy River, in 6 top lists Check
  47. 58 new

    Tenkôsei

    1982 — a.k.a. I Are You, You Am Me, in 1 top list Check
  48. 59 new

    Kazoku gêmu

    1983 — a.k.a. The Family Game, in 3 top lists Check
  49. 60 new

    Osôshiki

    1984 — a.k.a. The Funeral, in 4 top lists Check
  50. 61 new

    Himatsuri

    1985 — a.k.a. Fire Festival, in 1 top list Check
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