The 40 Best Japanese Movies Of All Time

by pompellio | Public

http://www.tasteofcinema.com/2016/40-best-japanese-movies-of-all-time/
40 titles
The Family Game 1. The Family Game (1983)

107 min | Comedy, Drama

7.2
Youth of the Beast 2. Youth of the Beast (1963)

Not Rated | 92 min | Action, Crime, Mystery

7.3
The Burmese Harp 3. The Burmese Harp (1956)

Not Rated | 116 min | Drama, Music, War

8
Early Summer 4. Early Summer (1951)

Not Rated | 125 min | Drama, Romance

8.1
Kyojin to gangu 5. Kyojin to gangu (1958)

95 min | Comedy, Drama

7.3
Samurai Rebellion 6. Samurai Rebellion (1967)

Not Rated | 128 min | Drama

8.3
Onibaba 7. Onibaba (1964)

Not Rated | 103 min | Drama, Horror, Thriller

7.9
Twenty-Four Eyes 8. Twenty-Four Eyes (1954)

Not Rated | 156 min | Drama

8
Humanity and Paper Balloons 9. Humanity and Paper Balloons (1937)

86 min | Drama

7.6
Love and Honor 10. Love and Honor (2006)

PG-13 | 122 min | Drama, History, Romance

7.7
Fireworks 11. Fireworks (1997)

103 min | Crime, Drama, Romance

7.7
Children of Hiroshima 12. Children of Hiroshima (1952)

Not Rated | 97 min | Drama, War

7.6
Tokyo Sonata 13. Tokyo Sonata (2008)

PG-13 | 120 min | Drama

7.5
High and Low 14. High and Low (1963)

Not Rated | 143 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

8.4
The Ballad of Narayama 15. The Ballad of Narayama (1983)

Not Rated | 130 min | Drama

7.8
The Steel Edge of Revenge 16. The Steel Edge of Revenge (1969)

PG | 124 min | Action, Adventure, Drama

7.6
The Taste of Tea 17. The Taste of Tea (2004)

143 min | Comedy, Fantasy

7.6
When a Woman Ascends the Stairs 18. When a Woman Ascends the Stairs (1960)

Not Rated | 111 min | Drama

8.1
Floating Clouds 19. Floating Clouds (1955)

123 min | Drama, Romance

7.6
A Fugitive from the Past 20. A Fugitive from the Past (1965)

183 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

7.9
Departures 21. Departures (2008)

PG-13 | 130 min | Drama

8
Sansho the Bailiff 22. Sansho the Bailiff (1954)

Not Rated | 124 min | Drama

8.4
Intentions of Murder 23. Intentions of Murder (1964)

Not Rated | 150 min | Drama

7.6
The Face of Another 24. The Face of Another (1966)

Not Rated | 124 min | Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller

7.9
The Twilight Samurai 25. The Twilight Samurai (2002)

129 min | Drama, Romance

8.1
Battles Without Honor and Humanity 26. Battles Without Honor and Humanity (1973)

Not Rated | 99 min | Crime, Drama

7.4
The Sword of Doom 27. The Sword of Doom (1966)

Not Rated | 120 min | Action, Drama

7.9
Like Father, Like Son 28. Like Father, Like Son (2013)

Not Rated | 121 min | Drama

7.8
Fires on the Plain 29. Fires on the Plain (1959)

Not Rated | 108 min | Drama, War

7.9
Funeral Parade of Roses 30. Funeral Parade of Roses (1969)

Not Rated | 105 min | Drama

7.7
Pitfall 31. Pitfall (1962)

Not Rated | 97 min | Crime, Drama, Fantasy

7.5
Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters 32. Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters (1985)

R | 120 min | Biography, Drama

7.9
Ugetsu 33. Ugetsu (1953)

Not Rated | 96 min | Drama, Fantasy, War

8.2
Nobody Knows 34. Nobody Knows (2004)

PG-13 | 141 min | Drama

8
The Human Condition I: No Greater Love 35. The Human Condition I: No Greater Love (I) (1959)

Not Rated | 208 min | Drama, History, War

8.5
Woman in the Dunes 36. Woman in the Dunes (1964)

Not Rated | 147 min | Drama, Thriller

8.5
Tokyo Story 37. Tokyo Story (1953)

Not Rated | 136 min | Drama

8.1
Harakiri 38. Harakiri (1962)

Not Rated | 133 min | Action, Drama, Mystery

8.6
Rashomon 39. Rashomon (1950)

Not Rated | 88 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

8.2
Seven Samurai 40. Seven Samurai (1954)

Not Rated | 207 min | Action, Drama

8.6