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Essential Japanese Films

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Serpent
People who added this item 22 Average listal rating (14 ratings) 7.6 IMDB Rating 7.1
Serpent (1925)
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A Page of Madness (1926)
People who added this item 161 Average listal rating (73 ratings) 7.9 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 19 Average listal rating (13 ratings) 6.8 IMDB Rating 7.2
Crossroads (1928)
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I Was Born, But...
People who added this item 159 Average listal rating (81 ratings) 8.3 IMDB Rating 7.9
I Was Born, But... (1932)
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Japanese Girls at the Harbor
People who added this item 28 Average listal rating (16 ratings) 7.6 IMDB Rating 6.9
Japanese Girls at the Harbor (1933)
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Dancing Girl of Izu
People who added this item 6 Average listal rating (1 ratings) 8 IMDB Rating 7
Dancing Girl of Izu (1933)
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The Water Magician
People who added this item 22 Average listal rating (9 ratings) 8.7 IMDB Rating 7.2
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
Three Sisters with Maiden Hearts
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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 (1935)
People who added this item 45 Average listal rating (25 ratings) 8.2 IMDB Rating 7.7
Sazen Tange and the Pot Worth a Million Ryo (1935)... (1935)
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Wife! Be Like a Rose!
People who added this item 12 Average listal rating (8 ratings) 7.4 IMDB Rating 7.5
Wife! Be Like a Rose!
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Osaka Elegy
People who added this item 67 Average listal rating (44 ratings) 7.7 IMDB Rating 7.2
Osaka Elegy (1936)
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The Only Son (1936)
People who added this item 93 Average listal rating (62 ratings) 8.2 IMDB Rating 7.7
The Only Son (1936)
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Priest of Darkness
People who added this item 18 Average listal rating (10 ratings) 7.6 IMDB Rating 7.1
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 6.8
Straits of Love and Hate (1937)
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Humanity And Paper Balloons
People who added this item 62 Average listal rating (37 ratings) 7.7 IMDB Rating 7.6
Humanity And Paper Balloons (1937)
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The Story of the Last Chrysanthemum (1939)
People who added this item 144 Average listal rating (64 ratings) 7.9 IMDB Rating 7.8
The Story of the Last Chrysanthemum (1939)
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The Masseurs and a Woman
People who added this item 28 Average listal rating (16 ratings) 7.2 IMDB Rating 7.1
The Masseurs and a Woman (1938)
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Ornamental Hairpin (1941)
People who added this item 24 Average listal rating (15 ratings) 7.6 IMDB Rating 7.1
Ornamental Hairpin (1941) (1941)
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The 47 Ronin (1941)
People who added this item 95 Average listal rating (41 ratings) 7.2 IMDB Rating 7.2
The 47 Ronin (1941)
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The Ball at the Anjo House
People who added this item 12 Average listal rating (9 ratings) 6.8 IMDB Rating 7.4
The Ball at the Anjo House (1947)
Children of the Beehive
People who added this item 14 Average listal rating (9 ratings) 7.3 IMDB Rating 7.6
Children of the Beehive (1948)
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Late Spring (1949)
People who added this item 304 Average listal rating (171 ratings) 8.5 IMDB Rating 8.2
Late Spring (1949)
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Stray Dog
People who added this item 280 Average listal rating (163 ratings) 7.9 IMDB Rating 7.8
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 1372 Average listal rating (855 ratings) 8.2 IMDB Rating 8.2
Rashomon (1950)
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Early Summer
People who added this item 185 Average listal rating (98 ratings) 8.5 IMDB Rating 8.1
Early Summer (1951)
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Repast
People who added this item 57 Average listal rating (32 ratings) 7.8 IMDB Rating 7.7
Repast
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The Life of Oharu
People who added this item 161 Average listal rating (89 ratings) 8 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 783 Average listal rating (465 ratings) 8.5 IMDB Rating 8.3
Ikiru (1952)
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Ugetsu (1953)
People who added this item 447 Average listal rating (255 ratings) 8.3 IMDB Rating 8.2
Ugetsu (1953)
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Tokyo Story
People who added this item 703 Average listal rating (367 ratings) 8.6 IMDB Rating 8.1
Tokyo Story (1953)
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Where Chimneys Are Seen
People who added this item 7 Average listal rating (4 ratings) 6.8 IMDB Rating 7.5
Where Chimneys Are Seen (1953)
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Sansho the Bailiff (1954)
People who added this item 309 Average listal rating (177 ratings) 8.5 IMDB Rating 8.4
Sansho the Bailiff (1954)
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Twenty-Four Eyes
People who added this item 92 Average listal rating (44 ratings) 8.4 IMDB Rating 8.1
Twenty-Four Eyes (1954)
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The Woman in the Rumor
People who added this item 37 Average listal rating (22 ratings) 8 IMDB Rating 7.4
The Woman in the Rumor (1954)
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Godzilla
People who added this item 576 Average listal rating (381 ratings) 7.4 IMDB Rating 7.5
Godzilla (1954)
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Sound of the Mountain
People who added this item 61 Average listal rating (33 ratings) 8 IMDB Rating 7.7
Sound of the Mountain
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An Inn at Osaka
People who added this item 12 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 86 Average listal rating (50 ratings) 7.9 IMDB Rating 8
The Tale of the Crucified Lovers
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Seven Samurai
People who added this item 2133 Average listal rating (1264 ratings) 8.6 IMDB Rating 8.6
Seven Samurai (1954)
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Taira Clan Saga
People who added this item 33 Average listal rating (14 ratings) 7.7 IMDB Rating 7.2
Taira Clan Saga
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Floating Clouds (1955)
People who added this item 83 Average listal rating (37 ratings) 7.8 IMDB Rating 7.6
Floating Clouds (1955)
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She Was Like a Wild Chrysanthemum
People who added this item 23 Average listal rating (12 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 93 Average listal rating (51 ratings) 8 IMDB Rating 7.8
Street of Shame
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Flowing
People who added this item 49 Average listal rating (26 ratings) 8.2 IMDB Rating 7.5
Flowing
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Crazed Fruit
People who added this item 57 Average listal rating (42 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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