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Best Japanese Movies of the 1920s

This collection ranks 85 movies from Japan released in the 1920s. 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 sits A Page of Madness.

85 qualifying moviesRanked using a weighted combination of ratings, vote volume and popularity data

  7. 7

    Skull

    1927· 48m· ja

    6.54
  13. 13

    Raiden

    1928· 18m· ja

    6.05
  32. 32

    Orochi

    1925· 1h 14m· ja

    6.925
  33. 33

    The Lump

    1929· 11m· ja

    6.119
  44. 44

    Pumpkin

    1928· 43m· ja

    —0
  50. 50

    Gerou

    1927· 1h 7m· ja

    7.07

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Frequently asked questions

How many japanese movies were made in the 1920s?

85 Japan productions from the 1920s have real rating data.

How are these japanese films 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.

What is the best japanese movie of the 1920s?

A Page of Madness currently holds the #1 position.