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14 Best Japanese Films Movies To Watch - A Good Movie To Watch

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14 Best Japanese Films Movies To Watch

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)

best

9.4

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

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

A Silent Voice (2016)

best

8.7

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

Suzume (2022)

7.4

A wonderful adventure and fantasy tale from the director of the anime hit Your Name.

Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence (1983)

best

8.6

An anti-war masterpiece that explores repressed male desire via dazzling performances from David Bowie and Ryuichi Sakamoto

Night Is Short, Walk On Girl (2017)

best

8.2

A whimsical journey through a single night in Kyoto, where love, laughter, and surreal adventures await

Small, Slow But Steady (2022)

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8.3

A quiet, inspiring story about connection and perseverance during the COVID-19 pandemic

Angel’s Egg (1985)

7.4

A surreal, (almost) wordless journey into the meaning of life

Shinjuku Boys (1995)

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8.1

Gender defies expectations and hearts defy conventions in 1990s Japan

Like Father, Like Son (2013)

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9.0

In his revered trademark style, Koreeda delivers another intricate drama pondering the meaning of family.

Wolf Children (2012)

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9.0

A strange story of love and parenting but the children are half-human, half-wolf.

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