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Japanese cinema: the essentials

The best Japanese films ever made: samurai epics, family dramas, anime and quiet masterpieces.

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  1. Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Castle poster1Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Castle20258.8
  2. Chainsaw Man - The Movie: Reze Arc poster2Chainsaw Man - The Movie: Reze Arc20258.6
  3. Spirited Away poster3Spirited Away20018.5
  4. Your Name. poster4Your Name.20168.5
  5. Harakiri poster5Harakiri19628.5
  6. Seven Samurai poster6Seven Samurai19548.5
  7. Grave of the Fireflies poster7Grave of the Fireflies19888.5
  8. A Silent Voice: The Movie poster8A Silent Voice: The Movie20168.4
  9. Howl's Moving Castle poster9Howl's Moving Castle20048.4
  10. High and Low poster10High and Low19638.4
  11. Princess Mononoke poster11Princess Mononoke19978.3
  12. Ikiru poster12Ikiru19528.3
  13. Perfect Blue poster13Perfect Blue19988.3
  14. Violet Evergarden: The Movie poster14Violet Evergarden: The Movie20208.3
  15. Neon Genesis Evangelion: The End of Evangelion poster15Neon Genesis Evangelion: The End of Evangelion19978.3
  16. Hotarubi no Mori e poster16Hotarubi no Mori e20118.3
  17. Josee, the Tiger and the Fish poster17Josee, the Tiger and the Fish20208.2
  18. I Want to Eat Your Pancreas poster18I Want to Eat Your Pancreas20188.2
  19. Demon Slayer -Kimetsu no Yaiba- The Movie: Mugen Train poster19Demon Slayer -Kimetsu no Yaiba- The Movie: Mugen Train20208.2
  20. Rascal Does Not Dream of a Dreaming Girl poster20Rascal Does Not Dream of a Dreaming Girl20198.2
  21. Wolf Children poster21Wolf Children20128.2
  22. Woman in the Dunes poster22Woman in the Dunes19648.2
  23. Evangelion: 3.0+1.0 Thrice Upon a Time poster23Evangelion: 3.0+1.0 Thrice Upon a Time20218.2
  24. Look Back poster24Look Back20248.2
  25. Tokyo Story poster25Tokyo Story19538.1
  26. Maquia: When the Promised Flower Blooms poster26Maquia: When the Promised Flower Blooms20188.1
  27. My Hero Academia: Heroes Rising poster27My Hero Academia: Heroes Rising20198.1
  28. Jujutsu Kaisen 0 poster28Jujutsu Kaisen 020218.1
  29. The Tale of The Princess Kaguya poster29The Tale of The Princess Kaguya20138.1
  30. Yojimbo poster30Yojimbo19618.1
  31. My Neighbor Totoro poster31My Neighbor Totoro19888.1
  32. Rashomon poster32Rashomon19508.0
  33. KONOSUBA – God's blessing on this wonderful world! Legend of Crimson poster33KONOSUBA – God's blessing on this wonderful world! Legend of Crimson20198.0
  34. Ran poster34Ran19858.0
  35. Nobody Knows poster35Nobody Knows20048.0
  36. Ugetsu poster36Ugetsu19538.0
  37. The Hidden Fortress poster37The Hidden Fortress19588.0
  38. Weathering with You poster38Weathering with You20198.0
  39. Castle in the Sky poster39Castle in the Sky19868.0
  40. Dragon Ball Super: Broly poster40Dragon Ball Super: Broly20188.0
  41. Monster poster41Monster20237.9
  42. Whisper of the Heart poster42Whisper of the Heart19957.9
  43. Warriors of the Wind poster43Warriors of the Wind19847.9
  44. Akira poster44Akira19887.9
  45. In This Corner of the World poster45In This Corner of the World20167.9
  46. Sanjuro poster46Sanjuro19627.9
  47. Ghost in the Shell poster47Ghost in the Shell19957.9
  48. Tokyo Godfathers poster48Tokyo Godfathers20037.9
  49. Throne of Blood poster49Throne of Blood19577.9
  50. When Marnie Was There poster50When Marnie Was There20147.9
  51. The Boy and the Beast poster51The Boy and the Beast20157.9
  52. Love Exposure poster52Love Exposure20087.9
  53. Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero poster53Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero20227.9
  54. Suzume poster54Suzume20227.9
  55. My Hero Academia: Two Heroes poster55My Hero Academia: Two Heroes20187.9
  56. A Whisker Away poster56A Whisker Away20207.9
  57. Millennium Actress poster57Millennium Actress20027.9
  58. Departures poster58Departures20087.8
  59. Kiki's Delivery Service poster59Kiki's Delivery Service19897.8
  60. Shoplifters poster60Shoplifters20187.8
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