My Top 40 Japanese Films

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My Top 40 Japanese Films Mar 30, 2020 2:28:40 GMT mortsahlfan likes this

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1. Late Spring [Yasujiro Ozu, 1949]
2. The Face of Another [Hiroshi Teshigahara, 1966]
3. Dolls [Takeshi Kitano, 2002]
4. The Life of Oharu [Kenji Mizoguchi, 1952]
5. Harakiri [Masaki Koayashi, 1962]
6. Onibaba [Kaneto Shindo, 1964]
7. Tokyo Twilight [Yasujiro Ozu, 1957]
8. Woman in the Dunes [Hiroshi Teshigahara, 1964]
9. The Human Condition III: A Soldier’s Prayer [Masaki Kobayashi, 1961]
10. Floating Weeds [Yasujiro Ozu, 1959]

11. Princess Yang Kwei-fei [Kenji Mizoguchi, 1955]
12. Pitfall [Hiroshi Teshigahara, 1962]
13. Kwaidan [Masaki Kobayashi, 1964]
14. Hausu [Nobuhiko Obayashi, 1977]
15. Kuroneko [Kaneto Shindo, 1968]
16. Rikyu [Hiroshi Teshigahara, 1989]
17. Ugetsu [Kenji Mizoguchi, 1953]
18. A Bride For Rip Van Winkle [Shunji Iwai, 2016]
19. 5 centimetres per second [Makoto Shinkai, 2007]
20. An Actor’s Revenge [Kon Ichikawa, 1963]

21. The Whispering Star [Sion Sono, 2015]
22. The Naked Island [Kaneto Shindo, 1960]
23. When A Woman Ascends the Stairs [Mikio Naruse, 1961]
24. Eros + Massacre [Yoshishige Yoshida, 1969]
25. Fires on the Plain [Kon Ichikawa. 1959]
26. Anti-porno [Sion Sono, 2016]
27. Killing [Shinya Tsukamoto, 2018]
28. A Snake in June [Shinya Tsukamoto, 2002]
29. Pale Flower [Masahiro Shinoda, 1964]
30. Sansho the Bailiff [Kenji Mizoguchi, 1954]

31. Sound of the Mountain [Mikio Naruse, 1954]
32. The Crucified Lovers [Kenji Mizoguchi, 1954]
33. Ran [Akira Kurosawa, 1985]
34. The Human Condition I: No Greater Love [Masaki Kobayashi, 1959]
35. Millennium Actress [Satoshi Kon, 2001]
36. An Autumn Afternoon [Yasujiro Ozu, 1962]
37. Happy Hour [Ryusuke Hamaguchi, 2015]
38. The Flavour of Green Tea Over Rice [Yasujiro Ozu, 1952]
39. Hana-Bi [Takeshi Kitano, 1997]
40. Humanity and Paper Balloons [Sadao Yamanaka, 1937]

All Japanese films seen

Things I'm missing/need to work on:

Throne of Blood
Keisuke Kinoshita
A lot of major Naruse
Godzilla, etc. [ sorry Catman ]
Samurai films
Yakuza films
1970s exploitation films
1980s
Non-Ghibli anime/animation
Modern genre films

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My Top 40 Japanese Films Mar 30, 2020 5:26:56 GMT Fox in the Snow likes this

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1. Late Spring [Yasujiro Ozu, 1949] - 10
4. The Life of Oharu [Kenji Mizoguchi, 1952] - 10
5. Harakiri [Masaki Koayashi, 1962] - 9
6. Onibaba [Kaneto Shindo, 1964] - 8
7. Tokyo Twilight [Yasujiro Ozu, 1957] - 7
8. Woman in the Dunes [Hiroshi Teshigahara, 1964] - 9
9. The Human Condition III: A Soldier’s Prayer [Masaki Kobayashi, 1961] - 6
10. Floating Weeds [Yasujiro Ozu, 1959] - 8

11. Princess Yang Kwei-fei [Kenji Mizoguchi, 1955] - 6
12. Pitfall [Hiroshi Teshigahara, 1962] - 7
13. Kwaidan [Masaki Kobayashi, 1964] - 7
17. Ugetsu [Kenji Mizoguchi, 1953] - 7
20. An Actor’s Revenge [Kon Ichikawa, 1963] - 6

22. The Naked Island [Kaneto Shindo, 1960] - 8
23. When A woman Ascends the Stairs [Mikio Naruse, 1961] - 8
25. Fires on the Plain [Kon Ichikawa. 1959] - 8
30. Sansho the Bailiff [Kenji Mizoguchi, 1954] - 10

32. The Crucified Lovers [Kenji Mizoguchi, 1954] - 7
33. Ran [Akira Kurosawa, 1985] - 7
34. The Human Condition I: No Greater Love [Masaki Kobayashi, 1959] - 9
36. An Autumn Afternoon [Yasujiro Ozu, 1962] - 8
38. The Flavour of Green Tea Over Rice [Yasujiro Ozu, 1952] - 8
40. Humanity and Paper Balloons [Sadao Yamanaka, 1937] - 9

My top forty

1. Tokyo Story (Yasujiro Ozu, 1953)
2. Sansho the Bailiff (Kenzi Mizoguchi, 1954)
3. High and Low (Akira Kurosawa, 1963)
4. The Life of Oharu (Kenzi Mizoguchi, 1952)
5. Seven Samurai (Akira Kurosawa, 1954)
6. Late Spring (Yasujiro Ozu, 1949)
7. Princess Mononoke (Hayao Miyazaki, 1997)
8. Spirited Away (Hayao Miyazaki, 2001)
9. I Was Born, But... (Yasujiro Ozu, 1932)
10. Harakiri (Masaki Koayashi, 1962)
11. Woman in the Dunes (Hiroshi Teshigahara, 1964)
12. Nobody Knows (Hirokazu Koreeda, 2004)
13. Crazed Fruit (Kô Nakahira, 1956)
14. Humanity and Paper Balloons (Sadao Yamanaka, 1937)
15. Red Beard (Akira Kurosawa, 1965)
16. Grave of the Fireflies (Isao Takahata, 1988)
17. Ikiru (Akira Kurosawa, 1952)
18. Throne of Blood (Akira Kurosawa, 1957)
19. Like Father, Like Son (Hirokazu Koreeda, 2013)
20. The Burmese Harp (Kon Ichikawa, 1956)
21. The Human Condition I: No Greater Love (Masaki Kobayashi, 1959)
22. When a Woman Ascends the Stairs (Mikio Naruse, 1961)
23. Ballad of Narayama (Shohei Imamura, 1985)
24. Three Outlaw Samurai (Hideo Gosha, 1964)
25. Shoplifters (Hirokazu Koreeda, 2018)
26. Dodes'ka-den (Akira Kurosawa, 1970)
27. Flavour of Green Tea Over Rice (Yasujiro Ozu, 1952)
28. Tokyo Sonata (Kiyoshi Kurosawa, 2008)
29. Boy (Nagisa Ôshima, 1969)
30. Twenty-Four Eyes (Keisuke Kinoshita, 1954)
31. A Hen in the Wind (Yasujiro Ozu, 1948)
32. Black Rain (Shohei Imamura, 1989)
33. An Autumn Afternoon (Yasujiro Ozu, 1962)
34. Laputa: Castle in the Sky (Hayao Miyazaki, 1986)
35. Onibaba (Kaneto Shindo, 1964)
36. Fires on the Plain (Kon Ichikawa, 1959)
37. Floating Weeds (Yasujiro Ozu, 1959)
38. Naked Island (Kaneto Shindô, 1960)
39. Still Walking (Hirokazu Koreeda, 2008)
40. Rashomon (Akira Kurosawa, 1950)

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My Top 40 Japanese Films Mar 30, 2020 11:40:03 GMT

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Mar 30, 2020 5:26:56 GMT rudeboy said:

My top forty

A lot of overlap

1. Tokyo Story (Yasujiro Ozu, 1953) - 8
2. Sansho the Bailiff (Kenzi Mizoguchi, 1954) - 9
3. High and Low (Akira Kurosawa, 1963) - 8
4. The Life of Oharu (Kenzi Mizoguchi, 1952) - 10
5. Seven Samurai (Akira Kurosawa, 1954) - 7
6. Late Spring (Yasujiro Ozu, 1949) - 10
7. Princess Mononoke (Hayao Miyazaki, 1997) - 8
8. Spirited Away (Hayao Miyazaki, 2001) - 8
9. I Was Born, But... (Yasujiro Ozu, 1932) - 7
10. Harakiri (Masaki Koayashi, 1962) - 10
11. Woman in the Dunes (Hiroshi Teshigahara, 1964) - 10
12. Nobody Knows (Hirokazu Koreeda, 2004) - 8
13. Crazed Fruit (Kô Nakahira, 1956) – N/A
14. Humanity and Paper Balloons (Sadao Yamanaka, 1937) - 9
15. Red Beard (Akira Kurosawa, 1965) - 8
16. Grave of the Fireflies (Isao Takahata, 1988) - 8
17. Ikiru (Akira Kurosawa, 1952) - 6
18. Throne of Blood (Akira Kurosawa, 1957) – N/A
19. Like Father, Like Son (Hirokazu Koreeda, 2013) - 7
20. The Burmese Harp (Kon Ichikawa, 1956) N/A
21. The Human Condition I: No Greater Love (Masaki Kobayashi, 1959) - 9
22. When a Woman Ascends the Stairs (Mikio Naruse, 1961) - 9
23. Ballad of Narayama (Shohei Imamura, 1985) - 8
24. Three Outlaw Samurai (Hideo Gosha, 1964) N/A
25. Shoplifters (Hirokazu Koreeda, 2018) - 7
26. Dodes'ka-den (Akira Kurosawa, 1970) – N/A
27. Flavour of Green Tea Over Rice (Yasujiro Ozu, 1952) - 9
28. Tokyo Sonata (Kiyoshi Kurosawa, 2008) – N/A
29. Boy (Nagisa Ôshima, 1969) – N/A
30. Twenty-Four Eyes (Keisuke Kinoshita, 1954) – N/A
31. A Hen in the Wind (Yasujiro Ozu, 1948) - 7
32. Black Rain (Shohei Imamura, 1989) - 8
33. An Autumn Afternoon (Yasujiro Ozu, 1962) - 9
34. Laputa: Castle in the Sky (Hayao Miyazaki, 1986) - 8
35. Onibaba (Kaneto Shindo, 1964) - 10
36. Fires on the Plain (Kon Ichikawa, 1959) - 9
37. Floating Weeds (Yasujiro Ozu, 1959) - 10
38. Naked Island (Kaneto Shindô, 1960) - 9
39. Still Walking (Hirokazu Koreeda, 2008) - 8
40. Rashomon (Akira Kurosawa, 1950) - 8

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sdm3 Elite Member @sdm3 Posts: 14,093 Likes: 15,883	My Top 40 Japanese Films Mar 30, 2020 11:47:49 GMT via mobile Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by sdm3 on Mar 30, 2020 11:47:49 GMT Not seen Ringu, Fox?

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My Top 40 Japanese Films Mar 30, 2020 11:58:27 GMT sdm3 likes this

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Mar 30, 2020 11:47:49 GMT sdm3 said:

Not seen Ringu, Fox?

I have, and pretty sure I've seen the sequel and prequel too. There's probably a few odd films I've seen but for one reason aren't on my list. I'll add them

Wouldn't make my Top 40 though.

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mortsahlfan Junior Member @mortsahlfan Posts: 3,217 Likes: 1,054	My Top 40 Japanese Films Mar 31, 2020 14:48:59 GMT Fox in the Snow likes this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by mortsahlfan on Mar 31, 2020 14:48:59 GMT Some fine movies. If I was on my regular laptop, I'd post all my favorites, some of which are on your list.
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mortsahlfan Junior Member @mortsahlfan Posts: 3,217 Likes: 1,054	My Top 40 Japanese Films Apr 1, 2020 21:25:26 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by mortsahlfan on Apr 1, 2020 21:25:26 GMT I just saw "Pale Flower" -- excellent.. 8/10
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Fox in the Snow Senior Member @foxinthesnow Posts: 8,079 Likes: 4,088	My Top 40 Japanese Films Apr 2, 2020 3:17:19 GMT mortsahlfan likes this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Fox in the Snow on Apr 2, 2020 3:17:19 GMT Apr 1, 2020 21:25:26 GMT mortsahlfan said: I just saw "Pale Flower" -- excellent.. 8/10 Yes, excellent film. Highly stylised, sexy and noirish.
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