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The top 200 Japanese movies of all time as chosen by the Kinema Junpo magazine.

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  1. 56 -40

    Tonari no Totoro

    1988 — a.k.a. My Neighbor Totoro, in 23 top lists Check
  2. 2 -1

    Shichinin no samurai

    1954 — a.k.a. Seven Samurai, in 36 top lists Check
  3. 7 -1

    Rashômon

    1950 — a.k.a. Rashomon, in 34 top lists Check
  4. 99 new

    Tetsuo

    1989 — a.k.a. Tetsuo, the Iron Man, in 10 top lists Check
  5. 22 new

    Kaze no Tani no Nausicaä

    1984 — a.k.a. Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind, in 10 top lists Check
  6. 159 -76

    Ai no korîda

    1976 — a.k.a. In the Realm of the Senses, in 16 top lists Check
  7. 96 new

    Ran

    1985, in 25 top lists Check
  8. 1 +3

    Tôkyô monogatari

    1953 — a.k.a. Tokyo Story, in 27 top lists Check
  9. 161 new

    Hausu

    1977 — a.k.a. House, in 8 top lists Check
  10. 98 new

    Tenkû no shiro Rapyuta

    1986 — a.k.a. Castle in the Sky, in 10 top lists Check
  11. 24 -4

    Yôjinbô

    1961 — a.k.a. Yojimbo, in 19 top lists Check
  12. 13 -2

    Ikiru

    1952, in 25 top lists Check
  13. 197 new

    Okuribito

    2008 — a.k.a. Departures, in 8 top lists Check
  14. 121 -25

    Kumonosu-jô

    1957 — a.k.a. Throne of Blood, in 16 top lists Check
  15. 118 new

    Gojira

    1954 — a.k.a. Godzilla, in 12 top lists Check
  16. 17 -3

    Seppuku

    1962 — a.k.a. Hara-Kiri, in 16 top lists Check
  17. 38 new

    Banshun

    1949 — a.k.a. Late Spring, in 16 top lists Check
  18. 33 new

    Koroshi no rakuin

    1967 — a.k.a. Branded to Kill, in 8 top lists Check
  19. 138 -36

    Suna no onna

    1964 — a.k.a. Woman in the Dunes, in 22 top lists Check
  20. 15 +30

    Tengoku to jigoku

    1963 — a.k.a. High and Low, in 16 top lists Check
  21. 28 -18

    Ugetsu monogatari

    1953 — a.k.a. Ugetsu, in 25 top lists Check
  22. 101 -57

    Sonachine

    1993 — a.k.a. Sonatine, in 10 top lists Check
  23. 72 new

    Tôkyô nagaremono

    1966 — a.k.a. Tokyo Drifter, in 6 top lists Check
  24. 114 -90

    Bakushû

    1951 — a.k.a. Early Summer, in 9 top lists Check
  25. 88 +2

    Kagemusha

    1980, in 10 top lists Check
  26. 93 +11

    Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence

    1983, in 6 top lists Check
  27. 125 -73

    Kakushi-toride no san-akunin

    1958 — a.k.a. The Hidden Fortress, in 9 top lists Check
  28. 182 new

    Tetsuo II: Body Hammer

    1992, in 3 top lists Check
  29. 190 new

    Dare mo shiranai

    2004 — a.k.a. Nobody Knows, in 8 top lists Check
  30. 34 -9

    Fukushû suru wa ware ni ari

    1979 — a.k.a. Vengeance Is Mine, in 10 top lists Check
  31. 57 +37

    Cure

    1997 — a.k.a. The Cure, in 7 top lists Check
  32. 40 -28

    Saikaku ichidai onna

    1952 — a.k.a. The Life of Oharu, in 12 top lists Check
  33. 184 -147

    Shall we dansu?

    1996 — a.k.a. Shall We Dance?, in 4 top lists Check
  34. 64 -35

    Ningen no jôken

    1959 — a.k.a. The Human Condition I: No Greater Love, in 13 top lists Check
  35. 139 -70

    Akahige

    1965 — a.k.a. Red Beard, in 10 top lists Check
  36. 87 new

    Rupan sansei: Kariosutoro no shiro

    1979 — a.k.a. Lupin III: The Castle of Cagliostro, in 3 top lists Check
  37. 147 new

    Dodesukaden

    1970 — a.k.a. Dodes'ka-den, in 4 top lists Check
  38. 42 new

    Donzoko

    1957 — a.k.a. The Lower Depths, in 2 top lists Check
  39. 45 new

    Ohayô

    1959 — a.k.a. Good Morning, in 9 top lists Check
  40. 104 new

    Tasogare Seibei

    2002 — a.k.a. The Twilight Samurai, in 10 top lists Check
  41. 68 +40

    Tsubaki Sanjûrô

    1962 — a.k.a. Sanjuro, in 7 top lists Check
  42. 174 new

    Bakuretsu toshi

    1982 — a.k.a. Burst City, in 2 top lists Check
  43. 66 -35

    Ningen no jôken

    1961 — a.k.a. The Human Condition III: A Soldier's Prayer, in 12 top lists Check
  44. 58 new

    Noriko no shokutaku

    2005 — a.k.a. Noriko's Dinner Table, in 1 top list Check
  45. 165 new

    Reipu 25-ji: Bôkan

    1977 — a.k.a. Rape! 13th Hour, in 1 top list Check
  46. 79 new

    Shinjû: Ten no Amijima

    1969 — a.k.a. Double Suicide, in 6 top lists Check
  47. 44 new

    Ukikusa

    1959 — a.k.a. Floating Weeds, in 10 top lists Check
  48. 145 new

    Yuke yuke nidome no shojo

    1969 — a.k.a. Go, Go, Second Time Virgin, in 2 top lists Check
  49. 25 +10

    Kenka erejî

    1966 — a.k.a. Fighting Elegy, in 2 top lists Check
  50. 11 new

    Nora inu

    1949 — a.k.a. Stray Dog, in 9 top lists Check
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