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Spirited Away
2001· 2h 5m· Animation, Family, Fantasy· ja
8.518.8K
Best Japanese Movies of All Time
This collection ranks 16,249 japanese movies. The list is ranked using a weighted combination of audience ratings, vote volume and popularity data, so movies with only a handful of votes never outrank widely acclaimed films. At the top of the list is Spirited Away.
16,249 qualifying moviesRanked using a weighted combination of ratings, vote volume and popularity data
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Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Castle
2025· 2h 36m· Animation, Action, Fantasy· ja
8.82.0K - 3
Your Name.
2016· 1h 46m· Animation, Romance, Drama· ja
8.512.9K - 4
Seven Samurai
1954· 3h 27m· Action, Drama· ja
8.54.3K - 5
Chainsaw Man - The Movie: Reze Arc
2025· 1h 40m· Animation, Action, Romance· ja
8.51.1K - 6
Howl's Moving Castle
2004· 1h 59m· Fantasy, Animation, Adventure· ja
8.411.3K - 7
Princess Mononoke
1997· 2h 14m· Adventure, Fantasy, Animation· ja
8.39.2K - 8
A Silent Voice: The Movie
2016· 2h 9m· Animation, Drama, Romance· ja
8.44.6K - 9
Attack on Titan: THE LAST ATTACK
2024· 2h 25m· Animation, Action, Adventure· ja
8.7239 - 10
Harakiri
1962· 2h 15m· Action, Drama, History· ja
8.51.3K - 11
Perfect Blue
1998· 1h 21m· Animation, Thriller· ja
8.33.3K - 12
Ikiru
1952· 2h 23m· Drama· ja
8.31.4K - 13
Neon Genesis Evangelion: The End of Evangelion
1997· 1h 27m· Animation, Science Fiction, Drama· ja
8.31.9K - 14
Demon Slayer -Kimetsu no Yaiba- The Movie: Mugen Train
2020· 1h 57m· Animation, Action, Fantasy· ja
8.24.6K - 15
My Neighbor Totoro
1988· 1h 26m· Fantasy, Animation, Family· ja
8.19.0K - 16
High and Low
1963· 2h 22m· Drama, Crime, Thriller· ja
8.41.2K - 17
Ghost in the Shell
1995· 1h 23m· Action, Animation, Science Fiction· ja
7.94.0K - 18
Akira
1988· 2h 4m· Animation, Science Fiction, Action· ja
7.94.9K - 19
Warriors of the Wind
1984· 1h 35m· Adventure, Animation, Fantasy· ja
7.94.2K - 20
Castle in the Sky
1986· 2h 5m· Adventure, Fantasy, Animation· ja
8.04.8K - 21
Violet Evergarden: The Movie
2020· 2h 20m· Animation, Drama, Fantasy· ja
8.3536 - 22
Jujutsu Kaisen 0
2021· 1h 45m· Animation, Action, Fantasy· ja
8.11.8K - 23
Ran
1985· 2h 40m· Action, Drama, History· ja
8.01.9K - 24
Wolf Children
2012· 1h 57m· Animation, Family, Drama· ja
8.22.5K - 25
Evangelion: 3.0+1.0 Thrice Upon a Time
2021· 2h 35m· Animation, Action, Science Fiction· ja
8.2985 - 26
Perfect Days
2023· 2h 4m· Drama· ja
7.82.0K - 27
Kiki's Delivery Service
1989· 1h 43m· Animation, Family, Fantasy· ja
7.84.7K - 28
Yojimbo
1961· 1h 50m· Drama, Thriller· ja
8.11.7K - 29
Godzilla Minus One
2023· 2h 5m· Science Fiction, Horror, Action· ja
7.63.4K - 30
Look Back
2024· 58m· Animation, Drama· ja
8.2642 - 31
Whisper of the Heart
1995· 1h 51m· Animation, Drama, Family· ja
7.92.3K - 32
I Want to Eat Your Pancreas
2018· 1h 48m· Animation, Drama, Romance· ja
8.21.8K - 33
The Super Mario Galaxy Movie
2026· 1h 38m· Family, Comedy, Adventure· en
8.23.5K - 34
Monster
2023· 2h 5m· Mystery, Thriller, Drama· ja
7.9939 - 35
Rashomon
1950· 1h 28m· Crime, Drama, Mystery· ja
8.02.5K - 36
The Tale of The Princess Kaguya
2013· 2h 17m· Animation, Drama, Fantasy· ja
8.12.0K - 37
Suzume
2022· 2h 2m· Animation, Drama, Adventure· ja
7.91.8K - 38
Ponyo
2008· 1h 40m· Animation, Fantasy, Family· ja
7.84.9K - 39
Shoplifters
2018· 2h 0m· Drama, Crime, Thriller· ja
7.82.4K - 40
Solo Leveling -ReAwakening-
2024· 1h 56m· Action, Adventure, Fantasy· ja
7.2276 - 41
Tokyo Story
1953· 2h 17m· Drama· ja
8.11.3K - 42
The Wind Rises
2013· 2h 6m· Animation, Drama, History· ja
7.83.5K - 43
Josee, the Tiger and the Fish
2020· 1h 38m· Animation, Drama, Romance· ja
8.3616 - 44
Red Beard
1965· 3h 5m· Drama· ja
8.2414 - 45
Woman in the Dunes
1964· 2h 27m· Drama, Thriller· ja
8.2536 - 46
Weathering with You
2019· 1h 52m· Animation, Drama, Fantasy· ja
8.02.7K - 47
The Super Mario Bros. Movie
2023· 1h 33m· Family, Comedy, Adventure· en
7.611.1K - 48
Scott Pilgrim vs. the World
2010· 1h 53m· Action, Comedy, Romance· en
7.58.8K - 49
Paprika
2006· 1h 30m· Animation, Science Fiction, Thriller· ja
7.83.0K - 50
Porco Rosso
1992· 1h 33m· Animation, Adventure, Fantasy· ja
7.83.8K
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Frequently asked questions
How many qualifyingmovies are in this list?
16,249 movies with real rating data match this collection.
How are these movies ranked?
By a weighted score combining audience ratings, vote volume and popularity. Movies with very few votes are statistically shrunk toward the global average, so they cannot dominate the top of the list.
Which movie is ranked #1?
Spirited Away currently holds the top position in this collection.
How often is this list updated?
Rankings are recalculated whenever the underlying movie data changes.