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Top 20 Japanese Movies of all time. The Greatest Japanese Movies List by The FilmGourmand Internet Movie Database

Films 1 - 20 of 50 [Total 3 Pages]
Rank	Original Movie Title (in japanese)	Translated Movie Title	Points
1	Kagemusha 影武者	The Shadow Warrior	10.9
2	Ran 乱	Revolt	9.7
3	Rashômon 羅生門	Rashomon	9.4
4	Hana-bi はなび	Fireworks	9.3
5	Shichinin no samurai 七人の侍	Seven Samurai	9.3
6	Suna no onna 砂の女	Woman In The Dunes	9.2
7	Biruma no tategoto ビルマの竪琴	The Burmese Harp	9.0
8	Kwaidan 怪談	Kaidan	8.9
9	Sanshô dayû 山椒大夫	Legend of Bailiff Sansho	8.9
10	Seppuku 切腹	Seppuku (Harakiri)	8.9
11	Jôi-uchi: Hairyô tsuma shimatsu 上意討ち拝領妻始末	Samurai Rebellion	8.8
12	Kuroi ame 黒い雨	Black Rain	8.8
13	Ugetsu monogatari 雨月物語	Tales of a Pale and Mysterious Moon After the Rain	8.8
14	Kakushi-toride no san-akunin 隠し砦の三悪人	The Three Villains of the Hidden Fortress: The Last Princess	8.7
15	Ningen no jôken 人間の條件	The Human Condition	8.7
16	Saikaku ichidai onna 西鶴一代女	The Life of Oharu	8.7
17	Hadaka no shima 裸の島	The Naked Island	8.6
18	Nijûshi no hitomi 二十四の瞳	Twenty-Four Eyes	8.5
19	Nobi 野火	Fires on the Plain	8.5
20	Tasogare Seibei たそがれ清兵衛	The Twilight Samurai	8.5

The list above was originally made in the December 2010s,
and is updated in the January 2012s.

Top Japanese movies based on the rank of films in The 1,000 Greatest.

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