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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  1. 180 -4

    Zatôichi monogatari

    1962 — a.k.a. The Tale of Zatoichi, in 2 top lists Check
  2. 179 -4

    Zatôichi

    2003 — a.k.a. The Blind Swordsman: Zatoichi, in 6 top lists Check
  3. 178 -4

    Yajû no seishun

    1963 — a.k.a. Youth of the Beast, in 3 top lists Check
  4. 177 -4

    Yôjinbô

    1961 — a.k.a. Yojimbo, in 19 top lists Check
  5. 176 -4

    Yoru no onnatachi

    1948 — a.k.a. Women of the Night, in 1 top list Check
  6. 175 -4

    Tôkyô no onna

    1933 — a.k.a. Woman of Tokyo, in 0 top lists Check
  7. 174 -4

    Suna no onna

    1964 — a.k.a. Woman in the Dunes, in 22 top lists Check
  8. 173 -4

    Onna ga kaidan wo agaru toki

    1960 — a.k.a. When a Woman Ascends the Stairs, in 8 top lists Check
  9. 172 -4

    Hakuchû no tôrima

    1966 — a.k.a. Violence at Noon, in 1 top list Check
  10. 171 -4

    Vital

    2004, in 1 top list Check
  11. 170 -4

    Vaiburêta

    2003 — a.k.a. Vibrator, in 1 top list Check
  12. 169 -4

    Fukushû suru wa ware ni ari

    1979 — a.k.a. Vengeance Is Mine, in 10 top lists Check
  13. 168 -4

    Utamaro o meguru gonin no onna

    1946 — a.k.a. Utamaro and His Five Women, in 1 top list Check
  14. 167 -4

    Ugetsu monogatari

    1953 — a.k.a. Ugetsu, in 25 top lists Check
  15. 166 -4

    Nijûshi no hitomi

    1954 — a.k.a. Twenty-Four Eyes, in 5 top lists Check
  16. 165 -4

    Tôkyô boshoku

    1957 — a.k.a. Tokyo Twilight, in 5 top lists Check
  17. 164 -5

    Tôkyô monogatari

    1953 — a.k.a. Tokyo Story, in 27 top lists Check
  18. 163 -3

    Tôkyô orinpikku

    1965 — a.k.a. Tokyo Olympiad, in 6 top lists Check
  19. 162 -4

    Tôkyô nagaremono

    1966 — a.k.a. Tokyo Drifter, in 6 top lists Check
  20. 161 -4

    Kumonosu-jô

    1957 — a.k.a. Throne of Blood, in 16 top lists Check
  21. 160 -4

    Tora no o wo fumu otokotachi

    1945 — a.k.a. The Men Who Tread on the Tiger's Tail, in 1 top list Check
  22. 159 -4

    Tetsuo

    1989 — a.k.a. Tetsuo, the Iron Man, in 10 top lists Check
  23. 158 -4

    Marusa no onna 2

    1988 — a.k.a. A Taxing Woman's Return, in 1 top list Check
  24. 157 -4

    Marusa no onna

    1987 — a.k.a. A Taxing Woman, in 2 top lists Check
  25. 156 -4

    Tanpopo

    1985 — a.k.a. Tampopo, in 10 top lists Check
  26. 155 -4

    Shin Heike monogatari

    1955 — a.k.a. Taira Clan Saga, in 5 top lists Check
  27. 154 -4

    Dai-bosatsu tôge

    1966 — a.k.a. The Sword of Doom, in 5 top lists Check
  28. 153 -4

    Moe no suzaku

    1997 — a.k.a. Suzaku, in 0 top lists Check
  29. 152 -4

    Taiyô no hakaba

    1960 — a.k.a. The Sun's Burial, in 1 top list Check
  30. 151 new

    Iwashigumo

    1958 — a.k.a. Summer Clouds, in 1 top list Check
  31. 150 -4

    Nora inu

    1949 — a.k.a. Stray Dog, in 9 top lists Check
  32. 149 -4

    Shunpu den

    1965 — a.k.a. Story of a Prostitute, in 2 top lists Check
  33. 148 -4

    Zangiku monogatari

    1939 — a.k.a. The Story of the Last Chrysanthemum, in 13 top lists Check
  34. 147 -4

    Ukikusa monogatari

    1934 — a.k.a. A Story of Floating Weeds, in 7 top lists Check
  35. 146 -4

    Chikamatsu monogatari

    1954 — a.k.a. A Story from Chikamatsu, in 10 top lists Check
  36. 145 -4

    Sonachine

    1993 — a.k.a. Sonatine, in 10 top lists Check
  37. 144 -4

    Yukiguni

    1957 — a.k.a. Snow Country, in 0 top lists Check
  38. 143 -4

    Gion no shimai

    1936 — a.k.a. Sisters of the Gion, in 5 top lists Check
  39. 142 -4

    Kanojo to kare

    1963 — a.k.a. She and He, in 1 top list Check
  40. 141 new

    Shall we dansu?

    1996 — a.k.a. Shall We Dance?, in 4 top lists Check
  41. 140 -3

    Shichinin no samurai

    1954 — a.k.a. Seven Samurai, in 36 top lists Check
  42. 139 -3

    Scoutman

    2000, in 0 top lists Check
  43. 138 -3

    Shûbun

    1950 — a.k.a. Scandal, in 2 top lists Check
  44. 137 -3

    Sanshô dayû

    1954 — a.k.a. Sansho the Bailiff, in 21 top lists Check
  45. 136 -3

    Zoku Sugata Sanshirô

    1945 — a.k.a. Sanshiro Sugata, Part Two, in 1 top list Check
  46. 135 -3

    Sugata Sanshirô

    1943 — a.k.a. Sanshiro Sugata, in 2 top lists Check
  47. 134 -3

    Tsubaki Sanjûrô

    1962 — a.k.a. Sanjuro, in 7 top lists Check
  48. 133 -3

    Aru kengo no shogai

    1959 — a.k.a. Samurai Saga, in 1 top list Check
  49. 132 -3

    Fûrin kazan

    1969 — a.k.a. Under the Banner of Samurai, in 1 top list Check
  50. 131 -3

    Samurai

    1965 — a.k.a. Samurai Assassin, in 1 top list Check
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