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Top 25 best drama-movies in Japanese

Based on MovieMeter ratings, these are the 25 best drama-movies in Japanese

This is a list of the best 25 Japanesee drama-movies and highly rated on MovieMeter.

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Top 25 best drama-movies in Japanese

1
Ningen no Jôken

Ningen no Jôken (1961)

Alternative title: The Human Condition III: A Soldier's Prayer
Drama, War
190 minutes
4,05(137)
2
Chushingura

Chushingura (1962)

Alternative title: The 47 Ronin
Drama
206 minutes
4,00(20)
3
Shichinin no Samurai

Shichinin no Samurai (1954)

Alternative title: Seven Samurai
Action, Drama
207 minutes
3
4
Seppuku

Seppuku (1962)

Alternative title: Harakiri
Drama
135 minutes
3,97(375)
3
5
Ningen no Jôken

Ningen no Jôken (1959)

Alternative title: The Human Condition I: No Greater Love
Drama, War
208 minutes
3,93(207)
3
6
Jôi-uchi: Hairyô Tsuma Shimatsu

Jôi-uchi: Hairyô Tsuma Shimatsu (1967)

Alternative title: Samurai Rebellion
Drama
130 minutes
3,92(126)
7
Shinkokyû no Hitsuyô

Shinkokyû no Hitsuyô (2004)

Alternative title: Breathe In, Breathe Out
Drama
123 minutes
3,92(62)
8
Ningen no Jôken

Ningen no Jôken (1959)

Alternative title: The Human Condition II: Road to Eternity
Drama, War
181 minutes
3,91(133)
9
Ai no Mukidashi

Ai no Mukidashi (2008)

Alternative title: Love Exposure
Drama, Comedy
237 minutes
3,90(243)
3
10
Kiga Kaikyô

Kiga Kaikyô (1965)

Alternative title: A Fugitive from the Past
Crime, Drama
183 minutes
3,90(20)
11
Tôkyô Boshoku

Tôkyô Boshoku (1957)

Alternative title: Tokyo Twilight
Drama
141 minutes
3,89(87)
3
12
Gekijôban Furandaasu no Inu

Gekijôban Furandaasu no Inu (1997)

Alternative title: De Hond van Vlaanderen
Animation, Drama
105 minutes
3,88(60)
3
13
Shussho Iwai

Shussho Iwai (1971)

Alternative title: The Wolves
Crime, Drama
131 minutes
3,88(24)
14
Akahige

Akahige (1965)

Alternative title: Red Beard
Drama
185 minutes
3,87(126)
3
15
Suna no Onna

Suna no Onna (1964)

Alternative title: Woman in the Dunes
Drama, Thriller
123 minutes
3,86(318)
3
16
Nijûshi no Hitomi

Nijûshi no Hitomi (1954)

Alternative title: Twenty-four Eyes
Drama
154 minutes
3,85(84)
17
Nankyoku Monogatari

Nankyoku Monogatari (1983)

Alternative title: Antarctica
Drama, Adventure
143 minutes
3,85(50)
18
Erosu Purasu Gyakusatsu

Erosu Purasu Gyakusatsu (1969)

Alternative title: Eros + Massacre
Drama
202 minutes
3,85(43)
19
Ikiru

Ikiru (1952)

Alternative title: Doomed
Drama
143 minutes
3,84(541)
3
20
Dai-bosatsu Tôge

Dai-bosatsu Tôge (1966)

Alternative title: The Sword of Doom
Action, Drama
120 minutes
3,84(118)
21
Bushi no Ichibun

Bushi no Ichibun (2006)

Alternative title: Love and Honor
Drama, Romance
121 minutes
3,84(50)
22
Akai Satsui

Akai Satsui (1964)

Alternative title: Intentions of Murder
Drama
150 minutes
3,84(29)
23
Biruma no Tategoto

Biruma no Tategoto (1956)

Alternative title: The Burmese Harp
Drama, War
116 minutes
3,82(83)
3
24
Tasogare Seibei

Tasogare Seibei (2002)

Alternative title: The Twilight Samurai
Drama, History
129 minutes
3,81(278)
3
25
Jôen

Jôen (1967)

Alternative title: The Affair
Drama
101 minutes
3,81(35)
3