Top Japanese Movies


The Top Japanese Movies List is calculated by overall movie ratings and members' "Top Japanese List". Lists are calculated daily.

91. Supermarket Woman ( Sûpâ no onna )

Year of Release: 1997
Overall Rating: 3.7 out of 4 stars
Language: Japanese
Genre: Comedy
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Juzo Itami
Actors: Nobuko Miyamoto, Masahiko Tsugawa, Noborou Yano, Shirô Itô

92. Hachi-ko ( Hachikô monogatari )

Year of Release: 1987
Overall Rating: 3.3 out of 4 stars
Language: Japanese
Genre: Drama/Family
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Seijirô Kôyama
Actors: Tatsuya Nakadai, Kaoru Yachigusa, Toshinori Omi, Toshirô Yanagiba
Plot: A film starring Tatsuya Nakadai, Kaoru Yachigusa, Mako Ishino and Masumi Harukawa. It tells the real story of a loyal Akita Dog named Hachikō and his master Professor Ueno.

93. Ronin Gai ( Rônin-gai )

Year of Release: 1990
Overall Rating: 3.3 out of 4 stars
Language: Japanese
Genre: Drama
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Kazuo Kuroki
Actors: Yoshio Harada, Kanako Higuchi, Shintarô Katsu, Takui Aoki

94. Sword of Doom, The ( Dai-bosatsu tôge )

Year of Release: 1966
Overall Rating: 3.0 out of 4 stars
Language: Japanese
Genre: Action/Drama
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Kihachi Okamoto
Actors: Tatsuya Nakadai, Yuzo Kayama, Michiyo Aratama, Toshirô Mifune
Plot: A talented but remorseless samurai kills without feeling - but the brother of a man murdered in a duel vows revenge as the samurai succumbs to madness.

95. Human Condition III: A Soldier's Prayer ( Ningen no joken III )

Year of Release: 1970
Overall Rating: 3.1 out of 4 stars
Language: Japanese
Genre: Drama/Historical
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Masaki Kobayashi
Actors: Tatsuya Nakadai, Michiyo Aratama, Yusuke Kawazu, Taketoshi Naitô
Plot: The final part in the trilogy: Kaji and his remaining men flee following a Russian defeat as he plans to lead his men back home. But behind enemy lines, he faces new dangers and, ultimately, winds up as a POW - prisoner of the Russians whose communist ideals he once held are far different than what he ever expected.

96. Taxing Woman, A ( Marusa no onna )

Year of Release: 1988
Overall Rating: 3.1 out of 4 stars
Language: Japanese
Genre: Comedy
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Juzo Itami
Actors: Nobuko Miyamoto, Tsutomu Yamazaki, Masahiko Tsugawa, Shinsuke Ashida

97. Lady Snowblood ( Shurayukihime )

Year of Release: 1973
Overall Rating: 3.0 out of 4 stars
Language: Japanese
Genre: Drama/Thriller
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Toshiya Fujita
Actors: Meiko Kaji, Toshio Kurosawa, Masaaki Daimon, Miyoko Akaza
Plot: A family is brutalized by a group of criminals who wipe nearly everyone out. Yuki is the only survivor after her mother dies in childbirth - her dying wish to maker sure her daughter is raised as the perfect assassin. Knowing no family or love, Yuki is molded as such and becomes the perfect instrument for revenge.

98. Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust

Year of Release: 2001
Overall Rating: 2.9 out of 4 stars
Language: Japanese
Genre: Anime/Adventure
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Yoshiaki Kawajiri, Jack Fletcher, Tai Kit Mak
Actors: Hideyuki Tanaka, Rintarou Nishi, Keiji Fujiwara, Emi Shinohara

99. Dragon Ball Z: Wrath of the Dragon ( Doragon bôru Z 13: Ryûken bakuhatsu!! Gokû ga yaraneba dare ga yaru )

Year of Release: 2006
Overall Rating: 2.9 out of 4 stars
Language: Japanese
Genre: Anime/Action
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Mitsuo Hashimoto
Actors: Masako Nozawa, Takeshi Kusao, Mayumi Tanaka, Hiromi Tsuru
Plot: The Z warriors are surprised when a mysterious being named Hoy arrives with a portent of destruction by the great monster Hildegarn. He says the only way to stop it is to use the Dragon Balls to free an ancient warrior, Tapion, and stop the beast. But Hoy isn't all he appears to be - and soon the warriors come to know the true threat.

100. From Up on Poppy Hill ( Kokuriko-zaka kara )

Year of Release: 2013
Overall Rating: 3.0 out of 4 stars
Language: Japanese
Genre: Anime/Drama
MPAA Rating: PG
Director: Goro Miyazaki
Actors: Gillian Anderson, Ron Howard, Christina Hendricks, Jamie Lee Curtis
Plot: As the 1964 Olympics looks to change the face of Tokyo, a group of spirited Yokohama teens work to save their school's clubhouse from the wrecking ball in preparation for the games.

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