Bunshun Bunko's Top 150 Japanese Films

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In 1989, Bunshun Bunko asked 372 celebrities to vote for their favorite Japanese films. They used a point system to compile a list of the top 150 films, which they published in a book. See the list source for an extended list and the point totals for each film.

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  1. 1 -

    Shichinin no samurai

    1954 — a.k.a. Seven Samurai, in 36 top lists Check
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    Tôkyô monogatari

    1953 — a.k.a. Tokyo Story, in 27 top lists Check
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    Ikiru

    1952, in 25 top lists Check
  4. 4 -

    Rashômon

    1950 — a.k.a. Rashomon, in 34 top lists Check
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    Ukigumo

    1955 — a.k.a. Floating Clouds, in 7 top lists Check
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    Kiga kaikyô

    1965 — a.k.a. A Fugitive from the Past, in 3 top lists Check
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    Nijûshi no hitomi

    1954 — a.k.a. Twenty-Four Eyes, in 5 top lists Check
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    Ninjô kami fûsen

    1937 — a.k.a. Humanity and Paper Balloons, in 4 top lists Check
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    Mata au hi made

    1950 — a.k.a. Till We Meet Again, in 3 top lists Check
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    Ugetsu monogatari

    1953 — a.k.a. Ugetsu, in 25 top lists Check
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    Saikaku ichidai onna

    1952 — a.k.a. The Life of Oharu, in 12 top lists Check
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    Doro no kawa

    1981 — a.k.a. Muddy River, in 6 top lists Check
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    Shiawase no kiiroi hankachi

    1977 — a.k.a. The Yellow Handkerchief, in 1 top list Check
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    Yôjinbô

    1961 — a.k.a. Yojimbo, in 18 top lists Check
  15. 18 -

    Yoidore tenshi

    1948 — a.k.a. Drunken Angel, in 7 top lists Check
  16. 19 -

    Banshun

    1949 — a.k.a. Late Spring, in 16 top lists Check
  17. 20 -

    Aoi sanmyaku

    1949, in 1 top list Check
  18. 21 -

    Jingi naki tatakai

    1973 — a.k.a. Battles Without Honor and Humanity, in 3 top lists Check
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    Bakushû

    1951 — a.k.a. Early Summer, in 8 top lists Check
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    Tengoku to jigoku

    1963 — a.k.a. High and Low, in 16 top lists Check
  21. 24 -

    Biruma no tategoto

    1956 — a.k.a. The Burmese Harp, in 12 top lists Check
  22. 28 -

    Otôto

    1960 — a.k.a. Brother, in 3 top lists Check
  23. 29 -

    Nippon konchûki

    1963 — a.k.a. The Insect Woman, in 8 top lists Check
  24. 30 -

    Chikamatsu monogatari

    1954 — a.k.a. A Story from Chikamatsu, in 10 top lists Check
  25. 31 -

    Otona no miru ehon - Umarete wa mita keredo

    1932 — a.k.a. I Was Born, But..., in 15 top lists Check
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    Buta to gunkan

    1961 — a.k.a. Pigs and Battleships, in 4 top lists Check
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    Otoko wa tsurai yo

    1969 — a.k.a. Am I Trying, in 1 top list Check
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    Anjô-ke no butôkai

    1947, in 4 top lists Check
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    Hadaka no shima

    1960 — a.k.a. The Naked Island, in 7 top lists Check
  30. 36 -

    Gion no shimai

    1936 — a.k.a. Sisters of the Gion, in 5 top lists Check
  31. 37 -

    Ningen no jôken

    1959 — a.k.a. The Human Condition I: No Greater Love, in 12 top lists Check
  32. 38 -

    Ningen no jôken

    1959 — a.k.a. The Human Condition II: Road to Eternity, in 11 top lists Check
  33. 39 -

    Ningen no jôken

    1961 — a.k.a. The Human Condition III: A Soldier's Prayer, in 12 top lists Check
  34. 40 -

    Nogiku no gotoki kimi nariki

    1955 — a.k.a. She Was Like a Wild Chrysanthemum, in 3 top lists Check
  35. 41 -

    Kazoku gêmu

    1983 — a.k.a. The Family Game, in 3 top lists Check
  36. 42 -

    Kenka erejî

    1966 — a.k.a. Fighting Elegy, in 2 top lists Check
  37. 47 -

    Kyûpora no aru machi

    1962 — a.k.a. Foundry Town, in 1 top list Check
  38. 48 -

    Seppuku

    1962 — a.k.a. Hara-Kiri, in 16 top lists Check
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    Seishun zankoku monogatari

    1960 — a.k.a. Cruel Story of Youth, in 3 top lists Check
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    Kamigami no fukaki yokubô

    1968 — a.k.a. Profound Desires of the Gods, in 5 top lists Check
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    Meoto zenzai

    1955, in 0 top lists Check
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    Akai satsui

    1964 — a.k.a. Intentions of Murder, in 3 top lists Check
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    Zangiku monogatari

    1939 — a.k.a. The Story of the Last Chrysanthemum, in 13 top lists Check
  44. 58 -

    Nihon no yoru to kiri

    1960 — a.k.a. Night and Fog in Japan, in 2 top lists Check
  45. 59 -

    Mahiru no ankoku

    1956 — a.k.a. Darkness at Noon, in 1 top list Check
  46. 60 -

    Narayama bushikô

    1958 — a.k.a. The Ballad of Narayama, in 6 top lists Check
  47. 61 -

    Kurutta kajitsu

    1956 — a.k.a. Crazed Fruit, in 4 top lists Check
  48. 63 -

    Naniwa erejî

    1936 — a.k.a. Osaka Elegy, in 4 top lists Check
  49. 66 -

    Nora inu

    1949 — a.k.a. Stray Dog, in 8 top lists Check
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    Sugata Sanshirô

    1943 — a.k.a. Sanshiro Sugata, in 2 top lists Check
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Last updated on Jan 16, 2012; source