23 Best Japanese Movies To Watch - A Good Movie To Watch

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23 Best Japanese 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)

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9.4

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

Whisper of the Heart (1995)

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8.3

Finds magic in the ordinary every day—and reminds us the most special art is that which comes from the heart

When Marnie Was There (2014)

7.8

An orphan finds a friend in this emotionally cathartic coming-of-age drama

Only Yesterday (1991)

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8.0

A quiet drama about nostalgia

True Mothers (2020)

7.0

A delicately assembled, if a bit lengthy, portrait of adoption today

Shoplifters (2018)

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9.1

The Cannes-winning saga from one of Japan's most exciting directors: Hirokazu Koreeda.

Perfect Blue (1997)

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8.2

A nightmarish psychological thriller from an anime master

Porco Rosso (1992)

7.9

A tale of resisting fascism and reckoning with the lingering burdens of war

The Wind Rises (2013)

7.9

An illuminative interpretation of the life of Jiro Horikoshi, a Japanese aviation engineer responsible for many World War II fighter designs, including the Mitsubishi A6M Zero fighter

Suzume (2022)

7.4

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

5 Centimeters per Second (2007)

7.6

A story about a boy, and how he lets things go

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