1The Human Condition II: Road to Eternity (1959) ❧Dir. Masaki Kobayashi178· Japan· War, Drama, History,· NRA+ 95/100Director Masaki KobayashiWriter Masaki Kobayashi, Zenzō MatsuyamaD.O.P. Yoshio MiyajimaComposer Chūji KinoshitaEditor Keiichi UraokaLanguage JapaneseCountry JapanRuntime 178′Percentile 97th
2Ikiru (1952) ❧Dir. Akira Kurosawa143· Japan· Drama,· NRA+ 95/100Director Akira KurosawaWriter Shinobu Hashimoto, Akira Kurosawa, Hideo OguniD.O.P. Asakazu NakaiComposer Fumio HayasakaEditor Akira KurosawaLanguage JapaneseCountry JapanRuntime 143′Percentile 97thWatched 5/4/2025
3Rashomon (1950) ❧Dir. Akira Kurosawa88· Japan· Crime, Drama, Mystery,· NRA 94/100Director Akira KurosawaWriter Shinobu Hashimoto, Akira KurosawaD.O.P. Kazuo MiyagawaComposer Fumio HayasakaEditor Akira KurosawaLanguage JapaneseCountry JapanRuntime 88′Percentile 96th
4Yojimbo (1961) ❧Dir. Akira Kurosawa110· Japan· Drama, Thriller,· NRA- 92/100Director Akira KurosawaWriter Akira Kurosawa, Ryuzo KikushimaD.O.P. Kazuo MiyagawaComposer Masaru SatōEditor Akira KurosawaLanguage JapaneseCountry JapanRuntime 110′Percentile 93rd
5The Human Condition I: No Greater Love (1959) ❧Dir. Masaki Kobayashi206· Japan· War, Drama, History,· NRA- 92/100Director Masaki KobayashiWriter Masaki Kobayashi, Zenzō MatsuyamaD.O.P. Yoshio MiyajimaComposer Chūji KinoshitaEditor Keiichi UraokaLanguage JapaneseCountry JapanRuntime 206′Percentile 93rd
6One Cut of the Dead (2017) ❧Dir. Shinichiro Ueda96· Japan· Comedy, Horror, Drama,· NRA- 91/100Director Shinichiro UedaWriter Shinichiro UedaD.O.P. Takeshi SoneComposer Nobuhiro Suzuki, Shôma Itô, Kyle NagaiEditor Shinichiro UedaLanguage JapaneseCountry JapanRuntime 96′Percentile 92nd
7Ugetsu (1953) ❧Dir. Kenji Mizoguchi96· Japan· Fantasy, Drama, Mystery,· NRA- 90/100Director Kenji MizoguchiWriter Yoshikata YodaD.O.P. Kazuo MiyagawaComposer Tamekichi Mochizuki, Ichirō Saitō, Fumio HayasakaEditor Mitsuzō MiyataLanguage JapaneseCountry JapanRuntime 96′Percentile 90th
8The Human Condition III: A Soldier's Prayer (1961) ❧Dir. Masaki Kobayashi190· Japan· War, Drama, History,· NRA- 90/100Director Masaki KobayashiWriter Masaki Kobayashi, Koichi Inagaki, Zenzō MatsuyamaD.O.P. Yoshio MiyajimaComposer Chūji KinoshitaEditor Keiichi UraokaLanguage JapaneseCountry JapanRuntime 190′Percentile 90th
9Gate of Hell (1953) ❧Dir. Teinosuke Kinugasa86· Japan· Drama, History, Romance,· NRA- 90/100Director Teinosuke KinugasaWriter Teinosuke Kinugasa, Masaichi NagataD.O.P. Kōhei SugiyamaComposer Yasushi AkutagawaEditor Shigeo NishidaLanguage JapaneseCountry JapanRuntime 86′Percentile 90th
10Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart at the River Styx (1972) ❧Dir. Kenji Misumi81· Japan· Action, Drama, Adventure,· NRB+ 85/100Director Kenji MisumiWriter Kazuo KoikeD.O.P. Chikashi MakiuraComposer Hideaki SakuraiEditor Toshio TaniguchiLanguage JapaneseCountry JapanRuntime 81′Percentile 80thViewings 2
11Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart to Hades (1972) ❧Dir. Kenji Misumi89· Japan· Drama, Action, Adventure,· RB 84/100Director Kenji MisumiWriter Kazuo KoikeD.O.P. Chikashi MakiuraComposer Hiroshi Kamayatsu, Hideaki SakuraiEditor Toshio TaniguchiLanguage JapaneseCountry JapanRuntime 89′Percentile 78thViewings 2
12I Was Born, But... (1932) ❧Dir. Yasujirō Ozu91· Japan· Comedy, Drama,· NRB 83/100Director Yasujirō OzuWriter Akira Fushimi, Geibei IbushiyaD.O.P. Hideo ShigeharaComposer NullEditor Hideo ShigeharaLanguage No LanguageCountry JapanRuntime 91′Percentile 75th
13Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart in Peril (1972) ❧Dir. Buichi Saitō81· Japan· Action, Adventure, Thriller,· NRB 83/100Director Buichi SaitōWriter Kazuo KoikeD.O.P. Kazuo MiyagawaComposer Hideaki SakuraiEditor Toshio TaniguchiLanguage JapaneseCountry JapanRuntime 81′Percentile 75th
14Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart in the Land of Demons (1973) ❧Dir. Kenji Misumi89· Japan· Action, Crime, Thriller, Adventure,· NRB 83/100Director Kenji MisumiWriter Tsutomu Nakamura, Kazuo KoikeD.O.P. Fujio MoritaComposer Hideaki SakuraiEditor Toshio TaniguchiLanguage JapaneseCountry JapanRuntime 89′Percentile 75th
15Lone Wolf and Cub: Sword of Vengeance (1972) ❧Dir. Kenji Misumi84· Japan· Drama, Action, Adventure,· NRB 80/100Director Kenji MisumiWriter Kazuo KoikeD.O.P. Chikashi MakiuraComposer Hideaki SakuraiEditor Toshio TaniguchiLanguage JapaneseCountry JapanRuntime 84′Percentile 69thViewings 2
16Lone Wolf and Cub: White Heaven in Hell (1974) ❧Dir. Yoshiyuki Kuroda83· Japan· Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Drama,· NRB- 78/100Director Yoshiyuki KurodaWriter Tsutomu NakamuraD.O.P. Chikashi MakiuraComposer Kunihiko MuraiEditor Toshio TaniguchiLanguage JapaneseCountry JapanRuntime 83′Percentile 64th
17Godzilla (1954) ❧Dir. Ishirō Honda96· Japan· Thriller, Horror, Science Fiction,· NRB- 78/100Director Ishirō HondaWriter Takeo Murata, Ishirō Honda, Tomoyuki Tanaka, Eiji TsuburayaD.O.P. Masao TamaiComposer Akira IfukubeEditor Kazuji TairaLanguage JapaneseCountry JapanRuntime 96′Percentile 64th
18The Story of the Last Chrysanthemums (1939) ❧Dir. Kenji Mizoguchi144· Japan· Romance, Drama,· NRB- 75/100Director Kenji MizoguchiWriter Yoshikata Yoda, Matsutarō KawaguchiD.O.P. Shigeto Miki, Yozô FujiComposer Senji Itô, Shiro FukaiEditor Koshi KawahigashiLanguage JapaneseCountry JapanRuntime 144′Percentile 58th
19Ring (1998) ❧Dir. Hideo Nakata96· Japan· Horror, Thriller,· NRC+ 73/100Director Hideo NakataWriter Hiroshi TakahashiD.O.P. Junichiro HayashiComposer Kenji KawaiEditor Nobuyuki TakahashiLanguage JapaneseCountry JapanRuntime 96′Percentile 54thWatched 10/23/2025
20Battle Royale (2000) ❧Dir. Kinji Fukasaku113· Japan· Drama, Thriller, Action,· NRC 65/100Director Kinji FukasakuWriter Kenta FukasakuD.O.P. Katsumi YanagijimaComposer Masamichi AmanoEditor Hirohide AbeLanguage JapaneseCountry JapanRuntime 113′Percentile 37th
21The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim (2024) ❧Dir. Kenji Kamiyama134· Japan· Animation, Fantasy, Adventure, Action,· PG-13C- 61/100Director Kenji KamiyamaWriter Arty Papageorgiou, Phoebe Gittins, Jeffrey Addiss, Will Matthews, Philippa BoyensD.O.P. NullComposer Stephen GallagherEditor NullLanguage EnglishCountry Japan, New Zealand, USARuntime 134′Percentile 30thWatched 1/9/2025
22Black Box Diaries (2024) ❧Dir. Shiori Ito103· Japan· Documentary,· NRC- 61/100Director Shiori ItoWriter Shiori ItoD.O.P. Yuta OkamuraComposer Mark degli AntoniEditor Ema Ryan YamazakiLanguage JapaneseCountry Japan, USA, UKRuntime 103′Percentile 30thWatched ########
23Godzilla Raids Again (1955) ❧Dir. Motoyoshi Oda82· Japan· Science Fiction, Horror, Action,· NRD+ 55/100Director Motoyoshi OdaWriter Takeo Murata, Shigeaki HidakaD.O.P. Seiichi EndoComposer Masaru SatōEditor Kazuji TairaLanguage JapaneseCountry JapanRuntime 82′Percentile 21st
24Batman: Gotham Knight (2008) ❧Dir. Futoshi Higashide, Yasuhiro Aoki, Jong-Sik Nam, Hiroshi Morioka, Shojiro Nishimi, Toshiyuki Kubooka, Yoshiaki Kawajiri76· Japan· Science Fiction, Animation, Action, Crime,· PG-13D- 49/100Director Futoshi Higashide, Yasuhiro Aoki, Jong-Sik Nam, Hiroshi Morioka, Shojiro Nishimi, Toshiyuki Kubooka, Yoshiaki KawajiriWriter Brian Azzarello, Greg Rucka, Josh Olson, David S. Goyer, Alan Burnett, Jordan GoldbergD.O.P. Michiya Kato, Koji TanakaComposer Kevin Manthei, Christopher Drake, Robert J. KralEditor Joe Gall, Mutsumi Takemiya, Taeko Hamauzu, Kashiko KimuraLanguage EnglishCountry Japan, USARuntime 76′Percentile 15th