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
11Jiro Dreams of Sushi (2012) ❧Dir. David Gelb82· USA· Documentary,· PGB 84/100Director David GelbWriter NullD.O.P. David GelbComposer Jeff Foxworth, The Ontic, Rye RandaEditor Brandon Driscoll-LuttringerLanguage JapaneseCountry USA, CanadaRuntime 82′Percentile 78th
12Lone 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
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
21Black 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 ########
22Godzilla 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