100 Best Movies From Japan - A Good Movie To Watch

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100 Best Movies From Japan

Shin Ultraman (2022)

7.1

A somewhat repetitive but gloriously campy slice of Japanese superhero sci-fi

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

Monster (2023)

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9.4

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

The Parades (2024)

7.2

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

The Secret World of Arrietty (2010)

7.6

Produced by Studio Ghibli, this adorably animated world follows a tiny family living under the floorboards of a curious boy’s home

Tampopo (1985)

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9.0

A bemusing delicious food comedy dubbed as the first Ramen Western

Bad Lands (2023)

7.2

A subtle Japanese crime thriller that coolly pulls off its long con

Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai (1999)

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8.8

An utterly unique genre hybrid combining samurai, mafia, and hip-hop cinema to brilliant effect

Point Break (1991)

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8.5

Keanu Reeves and Patrick Swayze riding on the wave of 90s Hollywood action films, quite literally

Living (2022)

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8.7

Simply told and profoundly moving, this parable covers nothing less than life itself

Rurouni Kenshin: The Beginning (2021)

7.9

A tragic samurai romance that works as a brilliant counterpoint to its own franchise

maboroshi (2023)

7.6

Time, but not people, stands still in this surreal yet strange Japanese fantasy film

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