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Top 25 best movies in Japanese

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

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

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Top 25 best 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
Tengoku to Jigoku

Tengoku to Jigoku (1963)

Alternative title: High and Low
Thriller, Crime
143 minutes
3,97(385)
3
5
Seppuku

Seppuku (1962)

Alternative title: Harakiri
Drama
135 minutes
3,97(375)
3
6
Nekojiru-sô

Nekojiru-sô (2001)

Alternative title: Cat Soup
Animation
34 minutes
3,97(34)
3
7
Sen to Chihiro no Kamikakushi

Sen to Chihiro no Kamikakushi (2001)

Alternative title: Spirited Away
Animation, Fantasy
125 minutes
3
8
Ningen no Jôken

Ningen no Jôken (1959)

Alternative title: The Human Condition I: No Greater Love
Drama, War
208 minutes
3,93(207)
3
9
Jôi-uchi: Hairyô Tsuma Shimatsu

Jôi-uchi: Hairyô Tsuma Shimatsu (1967)

Alternative title: Samurai Rebellion
Drama
130 minutes
3,92(126)
10
Shinkokyû no Hitsuyô

Shinkokyû no Hitsuyô (2004)

Alternative title: Breathe In, Breathe Out
Drama
123 minutes
3,92(62)
11
Ningen no Jôken

Ningen no Jôken (1959)

Alternative title: The Human Condition II: Road to Eternity
Drama, War
181 minutes
3,91(133)
12
Hotaru no Haka

Hotaru no Haka (1988)

Alternative title: Grave of the Fireflies
Animation, War
89 minutes
3
13
Ai no Mukidashi

Ai no Mukidashi (2008)

Alternative title: Love Exposure
Drama, Comedy
237 minutes
3,90(243)
3
14
Kiga Kaikyô

Kiga Kaikyô (1965)

Alternative title: A Fugitive from the Past
Crime, Drama
183 minutes
3,90(20)
15
Tôkyô Boshoku

Tôkyô Boshoku (1957)

Alternative title: Tokyo Twilight
Drama
141 minutes
3,89(87)
3
16
Gekijôban Furandaasu no Inu

Gekijôban Furandaasu no Inu (1997)

Alternative title: De Hond van Vlaanderen
Animation, Drama
105 minutes
3,88(60)
3
17
Junk Head

Junk Head (2017)

Alternative title: Janku Heddo
Animation, Action
115 minutes
3,88(32)
3
18
Shussho Iwai

Shussho Iwai (1971)

Alternative title: The Wolves
Crime, Drama
131 minutes
3,88(24)
19
Akahige

Akahige (1965)

Alternative title: Red Beard
Drama
185 minutes
3,87(126)
3
20
Suna no Onna

Suna no Onna (1964)

Alternative title: Woman in the Dunes
Drama, Thriller
123 minutes
3,86(318)
3
21
Kozure Ôkami: Sanzu no Kawa no Ubaguruma

Kozure Ôkami: Sanzu no Kawa no Ubaguruma (1972)

Alternative title: Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart at the River Styx
Action, Adventure
81 minutes
3,86(87)
22
Nijûshi no Hitomi

Nijûshi no Hitomi (1954)

Alternative title: Twenty-four Eyes
Drama
154 minutes
3,85(84)
23
Nankyoku Monogatari

Nankyoku Monogatari (1983)

Alternative title: Antarctica
Drama, Adventure
143 minutes
3,85(50)
24
Erosu Purasu Gyakusatsu

Erosu Purasu Gyakusatsu (1969)

Alternative title: Eros + Massacre
Drama
202 minutes
3,85(43)
25
Mononoke-Hime

Mononoke-Hime (1997)

Alternative title: Princess Mononoke
Animation, Fantasy
134 minutes
1