Top 10 Movies from Japan
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They should've separated anime & actual movies; Also a terrible cult film list, but at least they didn't put any weeaboo cutesy lolicon crap in this time. All in all, a typical WatchMojo
Do a top 10 Showa kamen Rider and top 10 heisei kamen rider
***** If they did that, I'd pick Rookies (the uncensored version) and the one that features Rex and Cody tracking down a spy
Do a "Top 10 movies from India" list please!
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top 10 movies from Finland!
top 10 closest hawk eye in tennis
Love battle royal
Top 10 movies from Finland!
Roni Vornanen I have a finnish girlfriend and she doesnt agree. She doesnt want to make finland look any worse.
Battle Royal, the GOOD version of the Hunger Games
Fernie FTW The Hunger games is good Battle Royale is a god damn masterpiece
Out of this list thats definitely one I want to see. It looks like a Hunger Games thats realistic and directed by quentin tarantino
Fun Fact:
Battle Royale is Quentin Tarantino's favourite movie of the 2000s
Because of battle Royal film.. the game was created ..
Hunger Games is a shitty ripoff of Battle Royale.
My Top 5:
1. Tokyo Story
2. Ugetsu Monogatari
3. Seven Samurai
4. Spirited Away
5. Rashomon
WATCH LOVE EXPOSURE PLEASE
Beautiful.😊
Ghost in the Shell should be number 1
As much as I disagree with this list, I will admit it is difficult to make a Top 10 like this since there are just so many amazing films: both live action and anime.
So kudos on that part.
Maybe they should add the Ao Oni movie to this list. That'll make it complete. ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)
The Anime Man Which ones do you disagree with specifically ?
Oh hey there, you watch watch mojo aswell, I just finished watching one of your videos haha!
***** thank you
***** That's the most awkward thing I've ever heard someone say, in this context.
OMG you could have omitted that final scene on The Grave of the Fireflies FUKEN SPOILER YOU PEOPLE
IKR, i was gonna fuckin watch it as well.
***** Meress Lolaso you see the hero die in the first scene of the movie, so don't cry for nothing.
Oh, it's fine then
PlayToDie The little girl?
don't bother they don't care, or learn. i mean fuck. how many people have asked for hd videos?
Tokyo Story could've easily been top 3, but I completely agree with #1.
Why spoils the end of grave of the fireflies? Terrible
Agree, that was so rude!
yeah its a good i watched it before viewing this top 10
thanks dude, i was watching exactly that part of the video and you save me from the spoil
The first scene in the movie is them dying
And the most painful thing is that it is Autobiographical !!!
None of Satoshi Kon's films at all, not even an honorable mention?! There wouldn't be Inception or Black Swan without Paprika and Perfect Blue respectively...
Neither did Oshii films. Both directors are visionaries.
MioMaiaRaia I havent seen paprika but perfect blue is a masterpiece
Takashi Miike's movies are probably too controversial for such lists but they are some of the best movies of all time ...
*Yeah,They just want to grab the audience,Not actually thinking about us*
Here's a tip, don't watch any of these movies dubbed in english... Seriously you will regret it.
Don't watch any movie that is dubbed. It ruins the artistry
But I can’t read 👀
Here's another tip. Dub and sub doesn't matter so stop with the sub elitism
The dub of Princess Mononoke is pretty good
"Wa wa. All dubs are bad" typical weaboos.
SPOILER WTFFFF GRAVE OF THE FIREFLIES
yeah, ridiculous putting it in there.
Yeah, I was going to watch it sometime, and then suddenly that popped up
You see him die in the very beginning of the film! At the train station and they pick up his empty time go sweets, don't they? Tbf I think people should be warned of the content beforehand as I watched it blind and didn't leave the house for days. My Neighbour Totoro it ain't! Still 100% agree with its place on this list though.
Life of Oharu, Nobody Knows, Ikiru, Paprika, After Life, Shall we dance, Departures, the twilight Samurai, Love Exposure (just for true insanity), Tokyo godfathers.
5. My Neighbor Totoro
4. Grave of the Fireflies
3. From Up on Poppy Hill
2. Tokyo Story
2. Spirited away
I miss movies like "Hana-Bi", "Swallowtail Butterfly", or "Tokyo Drifter" on this list. Masterpieces of japanese cinema.
Sonatine is the best kitano film. its the only jap film where weed is shown in a positive light.
I expected Rashomon and Godzilla to be in the list. What surprised me here is Miyazaki's four entries and one runner-up. I just love his movies. Even the snippets from Grave of the Fireflies had already made me shed a tear. Such powerful story-telling.
How dare they leave out Ikiru
Toshiro Mifune is such an amazing actor. He and Takashi Shimura seem to appear in every great movie from Japan prior to 1980.
1. Seven samurai.
2. Tokyo Story.
3. Harakiri.
4. Audition.
5. Love exposure.
6. Battle royale.
7. Spirited away.
8. Grave of the fireflies.
9. Ghost in the shell.
10. Akira.
11. Akahige.
12. Ikiru.
13. Twilight samurai.
14. Ichi the killer.
15. Hana-bi.
16. Godzilla.
17. Tetsuo: The iron man.
18. Confessions.
19. Millenium actress.
20. Princess Mononoke.
Hannes Kroon Fuck yeah, Love Exposure! But Ikiru should be higher.
Spirited away
Im calling it
Yup.
***** wrong seven samurai
SEVEN SAMURAI is my all-time favorite film and the film that made me decide to enter the film industry. I shall be eternally grateful for Kurosawa's magnum opus. ^_^
Take all the anime out and make one list exclusively for them. Ad to the movie list: Ringu, Nobody Knows, Departures, Kokuhaku. Shall We Dance, Rajio no Jikan and The Ballad of Narayama.
Funeral Parade of Roses (1969)
The film was a major influence on Stanley Kubrick's 1971 film A Clokwork Orange
VERY UPSET that there was no mention of "Tampopo, (1985) or "A Taxing Woman (1987), both directed by the late Juzo Itami. "Tampopo" has the distinction of being called "A Noodle Western" because of the story in which a Truck Driver helps a widow and her son save her business by helping her improve her noodles. "A Taxing Woman" is about a persistent Japanese IRS agent going after a tax evader (Tax evasion in Japan is REALLY INTENSE!). I worked at the theater in San Francisco when both were first released and both were absolutely enchanting, with "Tampopo" being so popular that it lasted at the theater for nearly a year. And I'm happy that they're both on my DVD shelf.
Tampopo is the greatest Japanese comedy for westerners. Taking the form of a cowboy/samurai film this quirky movie contrasts delicious food with eccentric social values with hilarious moments equally to any. Monty Python movie. A must see for any fan of Japanese cinema.
Agreed. Saw it recently and it doesn't seem to have aged one bit. Funny, fast-paced and arty at the same time.
love exposure is a modern-day masterpiece it should be on this list
Tetsuo: KANEDA!!!!!!!!
Kaneda: TETSUO!!!!!!
tetsuo: kaneda!!!!!!!!!
kaneda: that's mister kaneda to you punk!!!
"Grave of the Fireflies" should've been #1. Damn, that was the saddest movie I've ever seen. Left me depressed for three days straight. I watched it about 10 years ago and I still tear up a bit remembering some of the most heart-breaking scenes. There's something about the fact that it's a cartoon that makes it even more devastatingly inconsolable. A masterpiece in every sense of the word.
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As the fiance of a japanese girl I have to say I fucking love the japanese cinema.
From classics like Mizoguchi, Ozu, Masumura, Fukasaku, Kobayashi, Shindo, Kurosawa or Tokuzo Tanaka to the moderns Kitano, Kiyoshi Kurosawa, Sion Sono, Takashi Miike or Takashi Ishii and of course anime masters like Mamoru Oshii, Satoshi Kon, Katsuhiro Otomo or Yoshiaki Kawajiri.
Japanese cinema is the best
"love exposure" should be on that list as well as "nobody knows" not just anime and old samurai flicks!
YES
I'm disappointed there is only one Ozu film and Lady in the Dunes didn't even get an honourable mention. I love anime but it really should be kept to its own list.
YES ! Seven Samuraï, I knew it !
Seriously, that movie is a masterpiece. It might be over 3 hours long, but it's totally worth the watch. I've watched it several times, and it's probably in my top 10 movies of all time.
Akira Kurosawa FTW. Oh, and if the plots of half of his movies sound familiar, it's because they were remade into (one might say inferior) westerns.
Let me guess: Studio Ghibli, samurai movies, and Godzilla
(Watches)
Yep! Imagine if the Top 10 US movies were just Disney, war movies, and King Kong.
I do think the US one would include Westerns, Disney, and Charlie Chaplin
@@DarthCody700 your not wrong
Us have movies like Fight Club Matrix Terminator, The Godfather , Taxi Driver you stupid idiot
@@Smartified I don’t think he thought those movies you mentioned wouldn’t be on the list but that it would probably include at least 1 western, Disney, Chaplin film
For everyone complaining about the grave of the fireflies "spoiler" the film shows them dead in THE FIRST 3 MINUTES.
this list is bullshit if it's not compromised of simply Studio Ghibli, Akira, and Godzilla.
A lot to learn and a lot more movies to see you have, young padawan...
Nasro Subari shut the fuck up
Akira is shit, stop saying it is good.
Brandon Roberts nope there not
chris succee cool down, he's just making a joke
I agree with Seven Samurai, Ran, Rashomon and Tokyo Story, but they can forget the rest. I know they're big money grossers but all that animation has to go when Japan has a long and glorious list of great films! Japan was making high quality classic films long before any other Asian country. This list is kind of insulting.
I don't see how they left out The Burmese Harp, one of the most beautiful, intelligent anti-war movies ever made! Also, Sansho the Bailiff, Throne of Blood by Kurosawa, Samurai Rebellion, Onibaba, The Life of Oharu by Mizoguchi, a heartbreaking movie following his "fallen woman" theme. Not to mention wonderful modern day films like The Twilight Samurai, The Hidden Blade, etc. So many great Japanese films, too many to mention. This list was sorely lacking.
its a top ten list… how many can they be lacking before you expect them to just reproduce YOUR list.
you missed Throne of Blood, Paprika & Perfect Blue
Love Throne of Blood !
Takashi Miike's movies are exceptional too ...
Akira is trippy as shit. Made me feel high without being high
akira is great tho
Not as much as that ending scene in 2001, I felt so dizzy and confused about my surroundings afterwards.
i cant even watch grave of the fireflies without breaking down into tears you can be in the best mood before watching it and i guarantee you you''ll be miserable by the end of seeing it
Two Kurosawa films??? And 5 anime movies?? I call bullshit. They should have called this top 10 anime's of all time.....ridiculous.
I totally agree! It's a list for people who don't know shit about Japanese cinema.
Ramon Krikke Audition is one of the creepiest movies I've seen. And it is japanese.
Ramon Krikke well go ahead ebert tell us why shouldn't anime be included on here?
chris succee haha good one. If you think about it, while in the US they were making dumb and horrible adult cartoons to the world like Heavy Metal, Japan gave the world Akira. That should end the argument.
Fabricio Osuna wait what? i asked why they shouldn't be on the list, and it wasn't to you. god dammit. i don't know why but this has been happening alot to day.
SEVEN SAMURAI FTW!!!!! THAT 4 HOUR MOVIE IS SO AWESOME!!! 7 SAMURAI FIGHTING THOUSAND BANDITS AND THE ONLY PAYMENT IS RICE! AND THE ACTION IS SO FREAKING AWESOME!
Kikuchiyo , Kyuso , Katsushiro , Kanbe , Shichirōji , Heihachi and Gorobei the great SEVEN!
I share your passion
I agree and it's so fast paced
Thousand bandits? It was 40
That movie is untouchable
If Godzilla isn't Number 1, a black hole will destroy the Earth in one week.
Then we are doomed.
Wait, people expected to see at number one anything else but a work from Kurosawa?
To be fair Spirited Away and Seven Samurai are pretty fuckin great. I'm sure it was a close call for the number 1 spot.
there are better movies then godzilla he is not the top of cinema
godzila should have been on place 2 and spirited away on number 1
i dont know seven samurai but i bet nothing can bet hayao miyazaki films or the allmighty godzilla
My Top 10 list would be:
1. Hana-Bi
2. Princess Mononoke
3. Swallowtail Butterfly (Yentown)
4. Tokyo Drifter
5. Yojimbo
6. Ghost in the Shell
7. Monday
8. Seven Samurai
9. Kikujiro
10. Branded to Kill
Generally agreed with the list but it's still a shock that it is missing "Love Letter"? One of the best movies that comfort viewers' hearts and souls.
Agree 💯
Bible black should be first XD
Here here kids.
Kneel before the almighty Bocu No Pico.
Ninja Scroll...
Baku No Pico...
D Perete you're in for a wonderful, eye-gasming treat.
gyrobasel Hopefully he doesn't have a ice cream cone with him when he watches it.
My personal Top 10 Japanese Movies not mentioned by WatchMojo
10. Lady Snowblood (1973, Toshiya Fujita)
9. Fish Story (2009, Yoshihiro Nakamura)
8. The Castle of Cagliostro (1979, Hayao Miyazaki)
7. The Crazy Family (1984, Sogo Ishii)
6. The Girl Who Leapt Through Time (2006, Mamoru Hosoda)
5. My Secret Cache (1997, Shinobu Yaguchi)
4. Tokyo Godfathers (2003, Satoshi Kon)
3. Confessions (2010, Tetsuya Nakashima)
2. Hana-bi (1997, Takeshi Kitano)
1. Tampopo (1985, Juzo Itami)
Shitty list.
Departures by Director: Yôjirô Takita, Writer: Kundô Koyama. A tale of a newly unemployed cellist takes a job preparing the dead for funerals.
for me
1.Seven Samurai
2. Harakiri
3. Yojimbo
4. Kikujiro
5.Hanabi
6.Sword of doom
7. Spirited away
8. Battle royale
9. kagemusha
10. Ran
no Satoshi Kon? I'm disappointed.
Perfect Blue or Paprika could be added in this list
Perfect Blue or paprika
Perfect Blue should've at least been an honorable mention
No Takashi Miike too ... very disappointing list..
I'd mention Suzuki's Tokyo drifter and Nakashima's Memories of Matsuko and Kokuhaku. Oh, and Robogeisha.
So many other anime films not mention again. Any of the U C Gundam movies. End of Evangelion. Rebuild of Evangelion series. The Madoka Magica movies particularly Rebellion. Any time that Watchmojo mentions anime it is always Studio Ghilbi, Akiira, and Grave of the Fireflies. Expand your horizons Watchmojo.
right lol and no tekkonkinkreet? Metropolis? Tokyo godfathers?
I know right. Where is the Leiji Matsumoto.
Add Satoshi Kon now we're at it. Paprika and Perfect Blue are masterpieces.
Not to mention the Suzumiya Haruhi movie. It was fucking fantastic.
Also pretty sure Ringu and Ju On are more iconic than some of those on the list.
rasmus Sørensen omg YES I own that movie, Lovely. I watch it every winter. Its has beautiful atmosphere. Mojo seems to judge the same 10 "popular in the Mainstream US" movies instead of actually exploring different movies themselves. bit of a cop out really
Top 10 German films
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Die Welle
Downfall, Die Welle, Napola, Das Boot, Nosferatu.... So many good German films! I love them!
WW2
Harakiri was a fantastic movie. It was deep and drew a perfect caricature of the more unknown part of Japanese culture and society up to this date.
My favorite japanese Movie is "Okuribito", im surprised it doesn't even get an honorable mention.
How can you forget Tampopo, High and Low, The Hidden Fortress and many more...
Watchmojo should consider doing an
"Asian Series"
Top10 Japanese Horror films
Top10 Korean films of the 2000
Top10 Thailand film actors who do their own stunts
Top10 Chinese films that change action films.
Top10 Bollywood films that transcended cultures
Top10 Anime that became cult hits
Can't believe Howl's Moving Castle got honorable mention ..... *smh*
The very first movie my wife and I saw together was Seven Samurai.
When I asked her to come with me to Watch a 3 and a half hour long black and white japanese movie in japanese with subtitles and she said yes, I knew right away we had a good thing going on ;)
Spirited Away changed my life and Finland as a whole. It started the anime and manga boom here, and made me a fan of anime. Hayao Miyazaki is also my favorite director of all time, and my Top 10 Favorite Movies list would mostly be anime movies.
What's up with all the anime on this list? It needs more Kobayashi and Ozu.
I agree. Grown-ups didn't make this list. In fact, there may be no grown-ups anymore.
What's wrong with anime? Just because they're hand drawn doesn't take away any credibility from it
It is not just an Anime. It is Ghibli studio (Myiazaki) genius work, which is comparable to Kurosawa itself.
Really? You're hating this list because of anime. There is something really wrong with you because anime is such a huge part of Japanese culture.
+Gw You are so wrong.
No Summer Wars?
No Evangelion ?
Personally did not like Summer Wars. But you can tell I love Evangelion.
Any of the mamoru hosoda big 3 could/should have been on this list.
But I think a lot of Christians will hate that movie because of the ending
I Like Turtles what movie?
WHERE IS EVANGELION
Hey people!, i didn't watch the video yet but if you are interested in Japanese movies check out those:
*Dare mo shiranai (Nobody Knows)
Battle Royal
Midnight Sun (Taiyō no Uta, タイヨウのうた, 2006)
Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence
Brother (2000)
Kikujiro no Natsu
hachiko 1987
Bright Future (アカルイミライ, Akarui Mirai, 2003)*
P.S. If you download them from the Internet i can help you with some links, but you have to prove that you're not the NSA.
They're all live-action.
sorry to burst your bubble, but the nsa already knows all your links. Anyway, all you need is asiatorrents.me you have to register, but it is by far the best site for asian movies. I will check out your list though, seems interesting
Sansho the Bailiff, Ugetsu, Kagemusha…. There are such masterpieces in Japanese cinema
Couldn't agree with this list more. Seven Samurai is still my favorite film. It's a masterpiece. Tokyo Story is so depressing. But many people don't like it because it's such a lengthy film that doesn't have much action, but it tells about a shift in generations (could say the same about Seven Samurai). Miyazaki is obviously the director of now with animation being so primary in Japanese film internationally, but Akira Kurosawa is still the best Japanese Film Director of all time.
Battle Royale = the original and better Hunger Games.
Flyingtart indeed
Flyingtart True
Battle royale is lit
Hey Mojo, thanks for listening to me. More Topics that result in having stills from Akira as your thumbnail!
Personally, I would have put Kiki's Delivery Service on the list, but I'm a sucker for Miyazaki animated movies and it was the first Japanese movie I ever watched.. :3
I haven't seen many movies from Japan, but here is my list:
1: Tokyo Story
2: Seven Samurai
3: Spirited Away
I watched Tokyo Story yesterday and was hooked from beginning to end. Everything from the outstanding and rule-breaking directing by master filmmaker Yasujirō Ozu, the emotive and complex writing by Ozu and Kōgo Noda, beautiful, cinematic, eye gazing cinematography by Yūharu Atsuta, and some of the most realistic, layered, emotional, deep, spell-binding and most authentic acting ever put to film, this movie is a true work of cinematic art. What particularly struck me about the movie was how emotional, complex and deep the characters were in the movie without being melodramatic like a lot of movies were at the time. Also the film's score by Kojun Saitō is beautiful and criminally underrated.
totoro, howls moving castles, mononoke, spirited away, evangelion movies, akira, were ones of my favorite.
Japan is awesome
Dragon ball, seven samurai, Godzilla...
Too many awesome stuff from Japan
I love anime, but I don't think it should take so many spots on this list
You do understand Japan is being famous mostly because of it's anime, right ?
99% of the awards movies from Japan got and will get is in the anime category...
I understand that, and I really don't like it, I think japan has a lot of movies that are better suited for a list like this one
Watching a list about movies from Japan and not include anime is impossible.
Idan Vinter But including so many is doing a disservice to all those great movies done before the anime boom
Yea, i guess you're knda right.
I guess it's okay to have only 2 Kurosawa films with 1 honorable mention, though I must say your top choice was the best my fave will always be Red Beard
I dunno. Red Beard is great, well, all Kurosawa's are, but my fave is Yojimbo. :)
well at least your fave had an honorable mention, but I have to admit 7 Samurai had the most lasting impact, inspiring other movies, at least in other countries
Late Spring should be on the list. One of the best movies ever.
Ugetsu, Late Spring, Sansho the Bailiff and Ikiru all deserve to be in the Top 10.
I don't understand how Studio Ghibli has stopped to produce films. Can you imagine Disney deciding not making more films?
His son has already made 3 films so..
Querubin Ghibli is not solely about money, unlike Disney and Marvel...
anime belongs to the people and that is the web
They've got Star Wars...
What about the Rurouni Kenshin trilogy? Best anime adaptation ever!!!!!
Fascinated with Japanese culture when I grow up I'm going to move to Japan
Did you?
It's a tough country to live in. Don't be fooled only by their entertainment material. Japan and the Japanese have many flaws.
I believe that Gojira is not only the greatest film to ever come from Japan, but also the greatest film of all time. It's dark themes and symbolic nature make it a necessary watch.
I've seen countless of these top tens. This is the first one that I was completely certain of #1. One of my favorite movies of all time. Great choice.
Hey Whatchmojo make a Top 10 Brazilian movies!
Great list but I thought the movie "13 Assassins" should've been on the list.
May I ask you a question?
Does Kill Bill count?
Damn, counting the honorable mentions Toho made it on here four times lol
Usually, I didn't enjoy old film, especially in black and white, but man... I gotta agree with number one. It's just a classic. Also Zatoichi should be in the list somewhere
Spirited Away, Seven Samurai and the original Godzilla are all amazing
Godzilla should have been #1
Ikr!
Do a top 10 British movies: A Clockwork Orange, The Full Monty, Billy Elliot, Trainspotting, Get Carter (the original), Carry on Camping/ Screaming, The Wicker Man (original), The Boat That Rocked, Dracula: Prince of Darkness...
to name but a few
The Boat is more of German movie, don't take that one away from us! And it is called Das Boot ;)
Dannyboy90ify WTF is Das Boot? The Boat That Rocked is British (with the exception of Philip Seymour Hoffman)
Kelly Wilson upsi, missread thet Das Boot is a great classic btw.
***** Never heard of it
Lawrence of Arabia (1962)
Don't get me wrong, "Akira" is a great film and I've always liked it - but, "Ghost in the Shell" has a FAR superior storyline and most definitely should have made the actual list if "Akira" did.
kakashi101able Maybe true - but still...
kakashi101able By your reasoning, Prometheus should have been one of the greatest films of all times - I mean: it LOOKED fantastic. But, it wasn't a great film - was it? Sure it was OK, and I actually enjoyed it - but it wasn't really "great".
kakashi101able Like I said: I like the film - I just think GitS has a much better storyline, and I enjoyed it more than Akira for that reason.
***** How is the storyline that much better? And in addition to that, Akira has the netter pacing, drama and equally good universe. And the philosophical questions are more intriguing especially, the whole "what makes us humans question" is used so often in sci fi, other than, "what makes a god."
Both great movies indeed, maybe Akira is more iconic, and came first.
For the "sensitive one's" Dont watch Grave of the fireflies, it is mesmerizing tragedy and you will be full of tear. It is one of the best movies i have seen.
My Neighbor Totoro... I miss that movie.
SPOILERS GRAVE OF THE FIREFLIES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Can we please stop acting like Akira is one of the greatest movies ever created, when its not?? Yeah its beautiful, but thats it. Jesus christ, the movie is horrible shit with not-likeable characters and a boring as hell plot. Like what the fuck?? As soon as someone says Akira is the best Anime movie ever, I am always like: "Seriously?? Ever seen Spirited Away, Princess Mononoke, Grave of the Fireflies or Paprika???"
Well... that's your opinion. Thanks for sharing.
Fuck Spirited away and Princess Mononoke. GoF and Paprika are something tho. Akira is fine, but the best anime movie is obviously Millennium Actress. And Metropolis and Wings of honneamise.
Terriccota Pie Princess Mononoke and Spirited Away are meticulously made. The animation is one of a kind. Watch the Making Of documentaries, you'd be surprised how much work Miyazaki and Ghibli put into a single movie.
Nasro Subari I would be more thankful if he shared it in a more positive fashion.
My friends and I still can't understand why Akira is highly rated by everyone, I'd even say Ghost In The Shell is much better when it comes to plot and arguments.
Thank you so much!!! I'm Japanese.
This is great Top10. This ranking is very glad.
What is your favorite Japanese movies?
5 years late but Hi! Mine would be "Grave of..." but my husband's would be TK's "Sawako/Dolls".
Do "Top 10 Movies from China" next! There's oodles to choose from: "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" (of course), "Raise the Red Lantern" (my personal favorite), "House of Flying Daggers", and lots more.
How could you not include the Japanese new wave films? Teshigahara? Ozu? I feel like this list is pandering to the masses and not actually enlightening people with the glory of Japanese cinema aside from obvious anime stuff and Kurosawa.
cant say anime stuff for these masterpieces
what else do u recommend from new wave??
Just another reason to have Akira on a list.
Because Akira's movie is untouchable. Akira's movie are masterpieces
And....All About Lily Chou Chou or Love Exposure aren't even in the list for honorable mention? Do your research. All of these films are great but there are other ones that should have made it on the list.
the simple mention of Grave of the Fireflies makes me wanna cry
spirited away was and still a masterpiece.
Yep, myazaki and kurosawa, just as expected, They are all good, but ffs, I wanted to maybe find something I haven't seen. How about a list where you can only have one entry per director?
You should check out Masaki Kobayashi and Yasujiro Ozu. Takeshi Kitano, Yoji Yamada and Hirokazu Koreeda are interesting modern directors.
I will, thanks
ZeppelinBigFan I didn't even know it, but I have seen a few Masaki Kobayashi and Yoji Yamada films, I do know Kitano, but i will definitely check out Yasujiro Ozu, Tokyo Story was the only thing I haven't seen from this list and it does look good.
specifically the movie called Rage. its one of my favorite gangster movies and the acting and story is really good. it despict how the Yakuza really work and in my opinion it rivals the likes of godfather and scarface.
and Takeshi Kitano as the main character is one of the biggest bad-asses to grace japanese cinema
josha poulsen Takeshi Kitano is undoubtedly badass, but Toshiro Mifune even more so. He's like a more awesome Japanese version of Clint Eastwood. Or Eastwood the American version of Mifune I think is more correct,