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Essential Japanese Films

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Serpent
People who added this item 21 Average listal rating (13 ratings) 7.8 IMDB Rating 7.1
Serpent (1925)
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A Page of Madness
People who added this item 151 Average listal rating (65 ratings) 8 IMDB Rating 7.4
A Page of Madness (1926)
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A Diary of Chuji’s Travels
People who added this item 6 Average listal rating (3 ratings) 8.3 IMDB Rating 7.3
A Diary of Chuji’s Travels (1927)
Crossroads
People who added this item 18 Average listal rating (12 ratings) 7.3 IMDB Rating 7.2
Crossroads (1928)
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I Was Born, But...
People who added this item 145 Average listal rating (73 ratings) 8.3 IMDB Rating 8
I Was Born, But... (1932)
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Japanese Girls at the Harbor
People who added this item 24 Average listal rating (14 ratings) 7.5 IMDB Rating 6.9
Japanese Girls at the Harbor (1933)
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Koi no hana saku Izu no odoriko
People who added this item 6 Average listal rating (1 ratings) 8 IMDB Rating 7
Koi no hana saku Izu no odoriko (1933)
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The Water Magician
People who added this item 22 Average listal rating (9 ratings) 8.7 IMDB Rating 7.5
The Water Magician (1933)
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Three Sisters with Maiden Hearts
People who added this item 7 Average listal rating (5 ratings) 6.8 IMDB Rating 7.1
Three Sisters with Maiden Hearts (1935)
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Our Neighbor, Miss Yae
People who added this item 10 Average listal rating (5 ratings) 7.6 IMDB Rating 7.2
Our Neighbor, Miss Yae (1934)
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Sazen Tange and the Pot Worth a Million Ryo
People who added this item 41 Average listal rating (22 ratings) 8.3 IMDB Rating 7.8
Sazen Tange and the Pot Worth a Million Ryo (1935)
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Wife! Be Like a Rose!
People who added this item 10 Average listal rating (6 ratings) 7.7 IMDB Rating 7.5
Wife! Be Like a Rose! (1935)
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Osaka Elegy
People who added this item 65 Average listal rating (42 ratings) 7.7 IMDB Rating 7.2
Osaka Elegy (1936)
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The Only Son
People who added this item 84 Average listal rating (56 ratings) 8.2 IMDB Rating 7.8
The Only Son (1936)
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Priest of Darkness
People who added this item 14 Average listal rating (7 ratings) 7.4 IMDB Rating 7.2
Priest of Darkness (1936)
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Straits of Love and Hate
People who added this item 18 Average listal rating (10 ratings) 8.1 IMDB Rating 0
Straits of Love and Hate
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Humanity And Paper Balloons
People who added this item 57 Average listal rating (31 ratings) 7.7 IMDB Rating 7.8
Humanity And Paper Balloons (1937)
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The Story of the Last Chrysanthemum
People who added this item 134 Average listal rating (59 ratings) 7.8 IMDB Rating 7.9
The Story of the Last Chrysanthemum (1939)
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The Masseurs and a Woman
People who added this item 26 Average listal rating (15 ratings) 7.6 IMDB Rating 7.3
The Masseurs and a Woman (1938)
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Ornamental Hairpin (1941)
People who added this item 22 Average listal rating (14 ratings) 7.8 IMDB Rating 7.3
Ornamental Hairpin (1941)
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The 47 Ronin
People who added this item 89 Average listal rating (39 ratings) 7.4 IMDB Rating 7.4
The 47 Ronin (1941)
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The Ball at the Anjo House
People who added this item 10 Average listal rating (7 ratings) 7.1 IMDB Rating 7.5
The Ball at the Anjo House
Children of the Beehive
People who added this item 13 Average listal rating (8 ratings) 7.6 IMDB Rating 7.6
Children of the Beehive (1948)
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Late Spring
People who added this item 282 Average listal rating (161 ratings) 8.5 IMDB Rating 8.3
Late Spring (1949)
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Stray Dog
People who added this item 268 Average listal rating (152 ratings) 8 IMDB Rating 7.9
Stray Dog (1949)
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Until We Meet Again
People who added this item 7 Average listal rating (5 ratings) 7.4 IMDB Rating 7.1
Until We Meet Again (1950)
Rashomon
People who added this item 1331 Average listal rating (819 ratings) 8.3 IMDB Rating 8.2
Rashomon (1950)
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Early Summer
People who added this item 172 Average listal rating (90 ratings) 8.5 IMDB Rating 8.2
Early Summer
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Repast
People who added this item 50 Average listal rating (26 ratings) 8 IMDB Rating 7.7
Repast (1951)
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The Life of Oharu
People who added this item 149 Average listal rating (81 ratings) 8.1 IMDB Rating 8.1
The Life of Oharu (1952)
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Shinkû chitai
People who added this item 1 Average listal rating (0 ratings) 0 IMDB Rating 0
Shinkû chitai
Ikiru
People who added this item 740 Average listal rating (425 ratings) 8.5 IMDB Rating 8.3
Ikiru (1952)
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Ugetsu
People who added this item 429 Average listal rating (240 ratings) 8.3 IMDB Rating 8.2
Ugetsu (1953)
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Tokyo Story
People who added this item 678 Average listal rating (350 ratings) 8.6 IMDB Rating 8.2
Tokyo Story (1953)
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Where Chimneys Are Seen
People who added this item 6 Average listal rating (3 ratings) 6.7 IMDB Rating 7.5
Where Chimneys Are Seen (1953)
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Sansho the Bailiff
People who added this item 297 Average listal rating (164 ratings) 8.5 IMDB Rating 8.4
Sansho the Bailiff (1954)
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Twenty-Four Eyes
People who added this item 87 Average listal rating (42 ratings) 8.5 IMDB Rating 8.1
Twenty-Four Eyes (1954)
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The Woman in the Rumor
People who added this item 34 Average listal rating (20 ratings) 8.1 IMDB Rating 7.7
The Woman in the Rumor (1954)
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Godzilla
People who added this item 543 Average listal rating (360 ratings) 7.4 IMDB Rating 7.6
Godzilla (1954)
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Sound of the Mountain
People who added this item 52 Average listal rating (27 ratings) 8 IMDB Rating 7.8
Sound of the Mountain (1954)
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An Inn at Osaka
People who added this item 11 Average listal rating (5 ratings) 8 IMDB Rating 7.4
An Inn at Osaka (1954)
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The Tale of the Crucified Lovers
People who added this item 77 Average listal rating (45 ratings) 8.1 IMDB Rating 8
The Tale of the Crucified Lovers (1954)
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Seven Samurai
People who added this item 2052 Average listal rating (1196 ratings) 8.6 IMDB Rating 8.6
Seven Samurai (1954)
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Taira Clan Saga
People who added this item 32 Average listal rating (13 ratings) 7.9 IMDB Rating 7.5
Taira Clan Saga (1955)
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Floating Clouds (1955)
People who added this item 77 Average listal rating (33 ratings) 8 IMDB Rating 7.7
Floating Clouds (1955) (1955)
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She Was Like a Wild Chrysanthemum
People who added this item 22 Average listal rating (11 ratings) 8.1 IMDB Rating 7.5
She Was Like a Wild Chrysanthemum (1955)
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Street of Shame
People who added this item 86 Average listal rating (47 ratings) 8.1 IMDB Rating 7.9
Street of Shame (1959)
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Flowing
People who added this item 46 Average listal rating (24 ratings) 8.3 IMDB Rating 7.6
Flowing (1956)
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Crazed Fruit
People who added this item 50 Average listal rating (35 ratings) 7.5 IMDB Rating 7.3
Crazed Fruit (1956)
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Susaki Paradise - Red Light District
People who added this item 8 Average listal rating (6 ratings) 6.8 IMDB Rating 7.4
Susaki Paradise - Red Light District (1956)
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A selection of important, popular and critically admired films, with some personal "wild cards" too. In year order.

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