130 Best Movies From Japan - A Good Movie To Watch

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130 Best Movies From Japan

Zatoichi: Darkness Is His Ally (1989)

7.0

The blind swordsman makes his last stand in this action-packed, nostalgic conclusion

Look Back (2024)

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9.0

Art connects people through time and space in this short and sweet drama

Night on the Galactic Railroad (1985)

7.3

Two cats take a train to the stars in the surreal rendition of the beloved children’s novel

The Namesake (2006)

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8.0

A moving, multi-generational journey of an Indian immigrant family finding their way in America

Why Don’t You Play in Hell? (2013)

7.2

A ragtag crew makes the film of their dreams with a former child star and the yakuza in this ode to old-school gritty action films

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

Blue Giant (2023)

7.5

A sax star plays the biggest and brightest jazz in this captivating music drama

Drawing Closer (2024)

7.0

A devastatingly beautiful drama about ill teenagers that explores persistence in love and death

Monster (2023)

9.4

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

River (2023)

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8.8

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

A Silent Voice (2016)

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8.2

A coming-of-age movie that circles around friendship and the atonement of a boy

The Host (2006)

7.7

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

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