1

The Human Condition II: Road to Eternity (1959) ❧

Dir. Masaki Kobayashi

178· Japan· War, Drama, History,· NR

A+ 95/100

Director Masaki Kobayashi

Writer Masaki Kobayashi, Zenzō Matsuyama

D.O.P. Yoshio Miyajima

Composer Chūji Kinoshita

Editor Keiichi Uraoka

Language Japanese

Country Japan

Runtime 178′

Percentile 97th

2

Ikiru (1952) ❧

Dir. Akira Kurosawa

143· Japan· Drama,· NR

A+ 95/100

Director Akira Kurosawa

Writer Shinobu Hashimoto, Akira Kurosawa, Hideo Oguni

D.O.P. Asakazu Nakai

Composer Fumio Hayasaka

Editor Akira Kurosawa

Language Japanese

Country Japan

Runtime 143′

Percentile 97th

Watched 5/4/2025

3

Rashomon (1950) ❧

Dir. Akira Kurosawa

88· Japan· Crime, Drama, Mystery,· NR

A 94/100

Director Akira Kurosawa

Writer Shinobu Hashimoto, Akira Kurosawa

D.O.P. Kazuo Miyagawa

Composer Fumio Hayasaka

Editor Akira Kurosawa

Language Japanese

Country Japan

Runtime 88′

Percentile 96th

4

Yojimbo (1961) ❧

Dir. Akira Kurosawa

110· Japan· Drama, Thriller,· NR

A- 92/100

Director Akira Kurosawa

Writer Akira Kurosawa, Ryuzo Kikushima

D.O.P. Kazuo Miyagawa

Composer Masaru Satō

Editor Akira Kurosawa

Language Japanese

Country Japan

Runtime 110′

Percentile 93rd

5

The Human Condition I: No Greater Love (1959) ❧

Dir. Masaki Kobayashi

206· Japan· War, Drama, History,· NR

A- 92/100

Director Masaki Kobayashi

Writer Masaki Kobayashi, Zenzō Matsuyama

D.O.P. Yoshio Miyajima

Composer Chūji Kinoshita

Editor Keiichi Uraoka

Language Japanese

Country Japan

Runtime 206′

Percentile 93rd

6

One Cut of the Dead (2017) ❧

Dir. Shinichiro Ueda

96· Japan· Comedy, Horror, Drama,· NR

A- 91/100

Director Shinichiro Ueda

Writer Shinichiro Ueda

D.O.P. Takeshi Sone

Composer Nobuhiro Suzuki, Shôma Itô, Kyle Nagai

Editor Shinichiro Ueda

Language Japanese

Country Japan

Runtime 96′

Percentile 92nd

7

Ugetsu (1953) ❧

Dir. Kenji Mizoguchi

96· Japan· Fantasy, Drama, Mystery,· NR

A- 90/100

Director Kenji Mizoguchi

Writer Yoshikata Yoda

D.O.P. Kazuo Miyagawa

Composer Tamekichi Mochizuki, Ichirō Saitō, Fumio Hayasaka

Editor Mitsuzō Miyata

Language Japanese

Country Japan

Runtime 96′

Percentile 90th

8

The Human Condition III: A Soldier's Prayer (1961) ❧

Dir. Masaki Kobayashi

190· Japan· War, Drama, History,· NR

A- 90/100

Director Masaki Kobayashi

Writer Masaki Kobayashi, Koichi Inagaki, Zenzō Matsuyama

D.O.P. Yoshio Miyajima

Composer Chūji Kinoshita

Editor Keiichi Uraoka

Language Japanese

Country Japan

Runtime 190′

Percentile 90th

9

Gate of Hell (1953) ❧

Dir. Teinosuke Kinugasa

86· Japan· Drama, History, Romance,· NR

A- 90/100

Director Teinosuke Kinugasa

Writer Teinosuke Kinugasa, Masaichi Nagata

D.O.P. Kōhei Sugiyama

Composer Yasushi Akutagawa

Editor Shigeo Nishida

Language Japanese

Country Japan

Runtime 86′

Percentile 90th

10

Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart at the River Styx (1972) ❧

Dir. Kenji Misumi

81· Japan· Action, Drama, Adventure,· NR

B+ 85/100

Director Kenji Misumi

Writer Kazuo Koike

D.O.P. Chikashi Makiura

Composer Hideaki Sakurai

Editor Toshio Taniguchi

Language Japanese

Country Japan

Runtime 81′

Percentile 80th

Viewings 2

11

Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart to Hades (1972) ❧

Dir. Kenji Misumi

89· Japan· Drama, Action, Adventure,· R

B 84/100

Director Kenji Misumi

Writer Kazuo Koike

D.O.P. Chikashi Makiura

Composer Hiroshi Kamayatsu, Hideaki Sakurai

Editor Toshio Taniguchi

Language Japanese

Country Japan

Runtime 89′

Percentile 78th

Viewings 2

12

I Was Born, But... (1932) ❧

Dir. Yasujirō Ozu

91· Japan· Comedy, Drama,· NR

B 83/100

Director Yasujirō Ozu

Writer Akira Fushimi, Geibei Ibushiya

D.O.P. Hideo Shigehara

Composer Null

Editor Hideo Shigehara

Language No Language

Country Japan

Runtime 91′

Percentile 75th

13

Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart in Peril (1972) ❧

Dir. Buichi Saitō

81· Japan· Action, Adventure, Thriller,· NR

B 83/100

Director Buichi Saitō

Writer Kazuo Koike

D.O.P. Kazuo Miyagawa

Composer Hideaki Sakurai

Editor Toshio Taniguchi

Language Japanese

Country Japan

Runtime 81′

Percentile 75th

14

Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart in the Land of Demons (1973) ❧

Dir. Kenji Misumi

89· Japan· Action, Crime, Thriller, Adventure,· NR

B 83/100

Director Kenji Misumi

Writer Tsutomu Nakamura, Kazuo Koike

D.O.P. Fujio Morita

Composer Hideaki Sakurai

Editor Toshio Taniguchi

Language Japanese

Country Japan

Runtime 89′

Percentile 75th

15

Lone Wolf and Cub: Sword of Vengeance (1972) ❧

Dir. Kenji Misumi

84· Japan· Drama, Action, Adventure,· NR

B 80/100

Director Kenji Misumi

Writer Kazuo Koike

D.O.P. Chikashi Makiura

Composer Hideaki Sakurai

Editor Toshio Taniguchi

Language Japanese

Country Japan

Runtime 84′

Percentile 69th

Viewings 2

16

Lone Wolf and Cub: White Heaven in Hell (1974) ❧

Dir. Yoshiyuki Kuroda

83· Japan· Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Drama,· NR

B- 78/100

Director Yoshiyuki Kuroda

Writer Tsutomu Nakamura

D.O.P. Chikashi Makiura

Composer Kunihiko Murai

Editor Toshio Taniguchi

Language Japanese

Country Japan

Runtime 83′

Percentile 64th

17

Godzilla (1954) ❧

Dir. Ishirō Honda

96· Japan· Thriller, Horror, Science Fiction,· NR

B- 78/100

Director Ishirō Honda

Writer Takeo Murata, Ishirō Honda, Tomoyuki Tanaka, Eiji Tsuburaya

D.O.P. Masao Tamai

Composer Akira Ifukube

Editor Kazuji Taira

Language Japanese

Country Japan

Runtime 96′

Percentile 64th

18

The Story of the Last Chrysanthemums (1939) ❧

Dir. Kenji Mizoguchi

144· Japan· Romance, Drama,· NR

B- 75/100

Director Kenji Mizoguchi

Writer Yoshikata Yoda, Matsutarō Kawaguchi

D.O.P. Shigeto Miki, Yozô Fuji

Composer Senji Itô, Shiro Fukai

Editor Koshi Kawahigashi

Language Japanese

Country Japan

Runtime 144′

Percentile 58th

19

Ring (1998) ❧

Dir. Hideo Nakata

96· Japan· Horror, Thriller,· NR

C+ 73/100

Director Hideo Nakata

Writer Hiroshi Takahashi

D.O.P. Junichiro Hayashi

Composer Kenji Kawai

Editor Nobuyuki Takahashi

Language Japanese

Country Japan

Runtime 96′

Percentile 54th

Watched 10/23/2025

20

Battle Royale (2000) ❧

Dir. Kinji Fukasaku

113· Japan· Drama, Thriller, Action,· NR

C 65/100

Director Kinji Fukasaku

Writer Kenta Fukasaku

D.O.P. Katsumi Yanagijima

Composer Masamichi Amano

Editor Hirohide Abe

Language Japanese

Country Japan

Runtime 113′

Percentile 37th

21

The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim (2024) ❧

Dir. Kenji Kamiyama

134· Japan· Animation, Fantasy, Adventure, Action,· PG-13

C- 61/100

Director Kenji Kamiyama

Writer Arty Papageorgiou, Phoebe Gittins, Jeffrey Addiss, Will Matthews, Philippa Boyens

D.O.P. Null

Composer Stephen Gallagher

Editor Null

Language English

Country Japan, New Zealand, USA

Runtime 134′

Percentile 30th

Watched 1/9/2025

22

Black Box Diaries (2024) ❧

Dir. Shiori Ito

103· Japan· Documentary,· NR

C- 61/100

Director Shiori Ito

Writer Shiori Ito

D.O.P. Yuta Okamura

Composer Mark degli Antoni

Editor Ema Ryan Yamazaki

Language Japanese

Country Japan, USA, UK

Runtime 103′

Percentile 30th

Watched ########

23

Godzilla Raids Again (1955) ❧

Dir. Motoyoshi Oda

82· Japan· Science Fiction, Horror, Action,· NR

D+ 55/100

Director Motoyoshi Oda

Writer Takeo Murata, Shigeaki Hidaka

D.O.P. Seiichi Endo

Composer Masaru Satō

Editor Kazuji Taira

Language Japanese

Country Japan

Runtime 82′

Percentile 21st

24

Batman: Gotham Knight (2008) ❧

Dir. Futoshi Higashide, Yasuhiro Aoki, Jong-Sik Nam, Hiroshi Morioka, Shojiro Nishimi, Toshiyuki Kubooka, Yoshiaki Kawajiri

76· Japan· Science Fiction, Animation, Action, Crime,· PG-13

D- 49/100

Director Futoshi Higashide, Yasuhiro Aoki, Jong-Sik Nam, Hiroshi Morioka, Shojiro Nishimi, Toshiyuki Kubooka, Yoshiaki Kawajiri

Writer Brian Azzarello, Greg Rucka, Josh Olson, David S. Goyer, Alan Burnett, Jordan Goldberg

D.O.P. Michiya Kato, Koji Tanaka

Composer Kevin Manthei, Christopher Drake, Robert J. Kral

Editor Joe Gall, Mutsumi Takemiya, Taeko Hamauzu, Kashiko Kimura

Language English

Country Japan, USA

Runtime 76′

Percentile 15th