Kinema Junpo's Top 200 Japanese Films

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

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  1. 1 +3

    Tôkyô monogatari

    1953 — a.k.a. Tokyo Story, in 27 top lists Check
  2. 2 -1

    Shichinin no samurai

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

    Ukigumo

    1955 — a.k.a. Floating Clouds, in 7 top lists Check
  4. 5 +3

    Jingi naki tatakai

    1973 — a.k.a. Battles Without Honor and Humanity, in 3 top lists Check
  5. 6 +3

    Nijûshi no hitomi

    1954 — a.k.a. Twenty-Four Eyes, in 5 top lists Check
  6. 7 -1

    Rashômon

    1950 — a.k.a. Rashomon, in 34 top lists Check
  7. 8 +54

    Tange Sazen yowa: Hyakuman ryô no tsubo

    1935 — a.k.a. Sazen Tange and the Pot Worth a Million Ryo, in 7 top lists Check
  8. 10 +16

    Kazoku gêmu

    1983 — a.k.a. The Family Game, in 3 top lists Check
  9. 11 new

    Nora inu

    1949 — a.k.a. Stray Dog, in 9 top lists Check
  10. 12 +49

    Taifû kurabu

    1985 — a.k.a. Typhoon Club, in 2 top lists Check
  11. 13 -2

    Ikiru

    1952, in 25 top lists Check
  12. 14 new

    Suzaki Paradaisu: Akashingô

    1956 — a.k.a. Suzaki Paradise Red Light, in 3 top lists Check
  13. 15 +30

    Tengoku to jigoku

    1963 — a.k.a. High and Low, in 16 top lists Check
  14. 16 -13

    Kiga kaikyô

    1965 — a.k.a. A Fugitive from the Past, in 4 top lists Check
  15. 17 -3

    Seppuku

    1962 — a.k.a. Hara-Kiri, in 16 top lists Check
  16. 18 -11

    Akai satsui

    1964 — a.k.a. Intentions of Murder, in 3 top lists Check
  17. 23 -5

    Ninjô kami fûsen

    1937 — a.k.a. Humanity and Paper Balloons, in 4 top lists Check
  18. 24 -4

    Yôjinbô

    1961 — a.k.a. Yojimbo, in 19 top lists Check
  19. 25 +10

    Kenka erejî

    1966 — a.k.a. Fighting Elegy, in 2 top lists Check
  20. 28 -18

    Ugetsu monogatari

    1953 — a.k.a. Ugetsu, in 25 top lists Check
  21. 29 +25

    Chikamatsu monogatari

    1954 — a.k.a. A Story from Chikamatsu, in 10 top lists Check
  22. 30 +35

    Nogiku no gotoki kimi nariki

    1955 — a.k.a. She Was Like a Wild Chrysanthemum, in 3 top lists Check
  23. 31 new

    Nagareru

    1956 — a.k.a. Flowing, in 4 top lists Check
  24. 32 new

    Hakuôki

    1959 — a.k.a. Samurai Vendetta, in 2 top lists Check
  25. 33 new

    Koroshi no rakuin

    1967 — a.k.a. Branded to Kill, in 8 top lists Check
  26. 34 -9

    Fukushû suru wa ware ni ari

    1979 — a.k.a. Vengeance Is Mine, in 10 top lists Check
  27. 37 +13

    Anjô-ke no butôkai

    1947, in 4 top lists Check
  28. 38 new

    Banshun

    1949 — a.k.a. Late Spring, in 16 top lists Check
  29. 39 -7

    Mata au hi made

    1950 — a.k.a. Till We Meet Again, in 3 top lists Check
  30. 40 -28

    Saikaku ichidai onna

    1952 — a.k.a. The Life of Oharu, in 12 top lists Check
  31. 41 new

    Chiyari Fuji

    1955 — a.k.a. Bloody Spear at Mount Fuji, in 4 top lists Check
  32. 42 new

    Donzoko

    1957 — a.k.a. The Lower Depths, in 2 top lists Check
  33. 43 +36

    Harikomi

    1958 — a.k.a. Stakeout, in 1 top list Check
  34. 44 new

    Ukikusa

    1959 — a.k.a. Floating Weeds, in 10 top lists Check
  35. 45 new

    Ohayô

    1959 — a.k.a. Good Morning, in 9 top lists Check
  36. 46 new

    Dokuritsu gurentai

    1959 — a.k.a. Desperado Outpost, in 1 top list Check
  37. 47 new

    Otôto

    1960 — a.k.a. Brother, in 3 top lists Check
  38. 48 -20

    Seishun zankoku monogatari

    1960 — a.k.a. Cruel Story of Youth, in 3 top lists Check
  39. 49 new

    Shitoyakana kedamono

    1962 — a.k.a. The Graceful Brute, in 2 top lists Check
  40. 50 new

    Jingi naki tatakai: Dairi sensô

    1973 — a.k.a. Proxy War, in 1 top list Check
  41. 51 new

    Matatabi

    1973 — a.k.a. The Wanderers, in 1 top list Check
  42. 52 +8

    Seishun no satsujinsha

    1976 — a.k.a. The Youth Killer, in 2 top lists Check
  43. 53 -36

    Doro no kawa

    1981 — a.k.a. Muddy River, in 6 top lists Check
  44. 55 new

    Himatsuri

    1985 — a.k.a. Fire Festival, in 1 top list Check
  45. 58 new

    Noriko no shokutaku

    2005 — a.k.a. Noriko's Dinner Table, in 1 top list Check
  46. 59 new

    Otona no miru ehon - Umarete wa mita keredo

    1932 — a.k.a. I Was Born, But..., in 15 top lists Check
  47. 60 new

    Shukujo wa nani o wasureta ka

    1937 — a.k.a. What Did the Lady Forget?, in 1 top list Check
  48. 64 -35

    Ningen no jôken

    1959 — a.k.a. The Human Condition I: No Greater Love, in 13 top lists Check
  49. 65 -35

    Ningen no jôken

    1959 — a.k.a. The Human Condition II: Road to Eternity, in 12 top lists Check
  50. 66 -35

    Ningen no jôken

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