110 Best Movies From Japan - A Good Movie To Watch

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110 Best Movies From Japan

Godzilla Minus One (2023)

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8.0

A more story-driven Godzilla movie with a lot heart

The Host (2006)

7.7

Family saves each other in this emotionally satisfying, epic monster movie

Gaea Girls (2000)

7.5

A brutal eye-opening look at hazing culture in Joshi wrestling

Hanagatami (2017)

7.8

Nobuhiko Obayashi fulfills his childhood dream in this strange and surreal coming-of-age drama that capped his anti-war trilogy

Casting Blossoms to the Sky (2012)

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8.2

A moving, haunting tribute to the ordinary lives lost to war and disaster, and the love that remains in spite of it

Perfect Days (2023)

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8.3

This Japanese film is a quaint reminder that joy can be found in the smallest and simplest of things

River (2023)

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8.8

A delightful and ultimately life-affirming Japanese time loop comedy clearly made with love

Institute Benjamenta, or This Dream People Call Human Life (1995)

7.6

The Brothers Quay fascinates and befuddles in their unsettling first live-action feature

Monster (2023)

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9.4

Remarkably sensitive and well-told, this twisty Japanese drama unveils layers upon layers of different truths

Minbo: the Gentle Art of Japanese Extortion (1992)

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8.3

Alternatively, a hilarious, satiric guide to dealing with pesky organized crime

Zegen (1987)

7.0

A bawdy and irreverent satire of delusional nationalism

The Parades (2024)

7.2

Michihito Fujii reimagines a peaceful, communal afterlife in this slice-of-life supernatural drama

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