Donald Richie's A Hundred Years of Japanese Film
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Called "the dean of Japan's arts critics" by Time magazine, Richie takes us from the inception of Japanese cinema at the end of the nineteenth century, through the achievements of Kurosawa, Mizoguchi, and Ozu, then on to the notable works of contemporary filmmakers. This revised edition includes analyses of the latest trends in Japanese cinema, such as the revival of the horror genre, and introduces today's up-and-coming directors and their works.
This list is from the 'Selective Guide to Dvds and Videos' included at the back of the book, where Richie provided capsule reviews of the major subtitled Japanese films commercially available in DVD and VHS formats.
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Zatôichi monogatari
1962 — a.k.a. The Tale of Zatoichi, in 2 top lists Check -
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Zatôichi
2003 — a.k.a. The Blind Swordsman: Zatoichi, in 6 top lists Check -
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Yajû no seishun
1963 — a.k.a. Youth of the Beast, in 3 top lists Check -
177 -4
Yôjinbô
1961 — a.k.a. Yojimbo, in 19 top lists Check -
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Yoru no onnatachi
1948 — a.k.a. Women of the Night, in 1 top list Check -
175 -4
Tôkyô no onna
1933 — a.k.a. Woman of Tokyo, in 0 top lists Check -
174 -4
Suna no onna
1964 — a.k.a. Woman in the Dunes, in 22 top lists Check -
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Onna ga kaidan wo agaru toki
1960 — a.k.a. When a Woman Ascends the Stairs, in 8 top lists Check -
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Hakuchû no tôrima
1966 — a.k.a. Violence at Noon, in 1 top list Check -
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Vital
2004, in 1 top list Check -
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Vaiburêta
2003 — a.k.a. Vibrator, in 1 top list Check -
169 -4
Fukushû suru wa ware ni ari
1979 — a.k.a. Vengeance Is Mine, in 10 top lists Check -
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Utamaro o meguru gonin no onna
1946 — a.k.a. Utamaro and His Five Women, in 1 top list Check -
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Ugetsu monogatari
1953 — a.k.a. Ugetsu, in 25 top lists Check -
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Nijûshi no hitomi
1954 — a.k.a. Twenty-Four Eyes, in 5 top lists Check -
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Tôkyô boshoku
1957 — a.k.a. Tokyo Twilight, in 5 top lists Check -
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Tôkyô monogatari
1953 — a.k.a. Tokyo Story, in 27 top lists Check -
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Tôkyô orinpikku
1965 — a.k.a. Tokyo Olympiad, in 6 top lists Check -
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Tôkyô nagaremono
1966 — a.k.a. Tokyo Drifter, in 6 top lists Check -
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Kumonosu-jô
1957 — a.k.a. Throne of Blood, in 16 top lists Check -
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Tora no o wo fumu otokotachi
1945 — a.k.a. The Men Who Tread on the Tiger's Tail, in 1 top list Check -
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Tetsuo
1989 — a.k.a. Tetsuo, the Iron Man, in 10 top lists Check -
158 -4
Marusa no onna 2
1988 — a.k.a. A Taxing Woman's Return, in 1 top list Check -
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Marusa no onna
1987 — a.k.a. A Taxing Woman, in 2 top lists Check -
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Tanpopo
1985 — a.k.a. Tampopo, in 10 top lists Check -
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Shin Heike monogatari
1955 — a.k.a. Taira Clan Saga, in 5 top lists Check -
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Dai-bosatsu tôge
1966 — a.k.a. The Sword of Doom, in 5 top lists Check -
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Moe no suzaku
1997 — a.k.a. Suzaku, in 0 top lists Check -
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Taiyô no hakaba
1960 — a.k.a. The Sun's Burial, in 1 top list Check -
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Iwashigumo
1958 — a.k.a. Summer Clouds, in 1 top list Check -
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Nora inu
1949 — a.k.a. Stray Dog, in 9 top lists Check -
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Shunpu den
1965 — a.k.a. Story of a Prostitute, in 2 top lists Check -
148 -4
Zangiku monogatari
1939 — a.k.a. The Story of the Last Chrysanthemum, in 13 top lists Check -
147 -4
Ukikusa monogatari
1934 — a.k.a. A Story of Floating Weeds, in 7 top lists Check -
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Chikamatsu monogatari
1954 — a.k.a. A Story from Chikamatsu, in 10 top lists Check -
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Sonachine
1993 — a.k.a. Sonatine, in 10 top lists Check -
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Yukiguni
1957 — a.k.a. Snow Country, in 0 top lists Check -
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Gion no shimai
1936 — a.k.a. Sisters of the Gion, in 5 top lists Check -
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Kanojo to kare
1963 — a.k.a. She and He, in 1 top list Check -
141 new
Shall we dansu?
1996 — a.k.a. Shall We Dance?, in 4 top lists Check -
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Shichinin no samurai
1954 — a.k.a. Seven Samurai, in 36 top lists Check -
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Scoutman
2000, in 0 top lists Check -
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Shûbun
1950 — a.k.a. Scandal, in 2 top lists Check -
137 -3
Sanshô dayû
1954 — a.k.a. Sansho the Bailiff, in 21 top lists Check -
136 -3
Zoku Sugata Sanshirô
1945 — a.k.a. Sanshiro Sugata, Part Two, in 1 top list Check -
135 -3
Sugata Sanshirô
1943 — a.k.a. Sanshiro Sugata, in 2 top lists Check -
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Tsubaki Sanjûrô
1962 — a.k.a. Sanjuro, in 7 top lists Check -
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Aru kengo no shogai
1959 — a.k.a. Samurai Saga, in 1 top list Check -
132 -3
Fûrin kazan
1969 — a.k.a. Under the Banner of Samurai, in 1 top list Check -
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Samurai
1965 — a.k.a. Samurai Assassin, in 1 top list Check
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