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Best Japanese Movies of the 1940s

This collection ranks 206 movies from Japan released in the 1940s. 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 Late Spring.

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

  13. 163

    Once More

    1947· 1h 58m· ja

    6.24
  16. 166

    Navy

    1943· 2h 12m· ja

    —0
  19. 169

    Nobuko

    1940· 1h 30m· ja

    6.24
  25. 175

    Woman

    1948· 1h 7m· ja

    6.07
  26. 176

    Ise-Shima

    1949· 19m· ja

    —0

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Frequently asked questions

How many japanese movies were made in the 1940s?

206 Japan productions from the 1940s 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 1940s?

Late Spring currently holds the #1 position.