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Best Japanese Movies of the 1980s

This collection ranks 1,572 movies from Japan released in the 1980s. 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 My Neighbor Totoro.

1,572 qualifying moviesRanked using a weighted combination of ratings, vote volume and popularity data

  2. 2

    Akira

    1988· 2h 4m· ja

    7.94.9K
  5. 5

    Ran

    1985· 2h 40m· ja

    8.01.9K
  7. 7

    Kagemusha

    1980· 3h 0m· ja

    7.8759
  8. 8

    Tampopo

    1985· 1h 55m· ja

    7.8443
  9. 9

    Angel's Egg

    1985· 1h 11m· ja

    7.7608
  12. 12

    Hachiko

    1987· 1h 47m· ja

    7.8182
  15. 15

    Barefoot Gen

    1983· 1h 23m· ja

    7.6260
  27. 27

    Violent Cop

    1989· 1h 43m· ja

    7.2418
  29. 29

    Black Rain

    1989· 2h 3m· ja

    7.6134
  34. 34

    Neo Tokyo

    1989· 50m· ja

    6.8126
  36. 36

    Door

    1988· 1h 34m· ja

    6.032
  44. 44

    Jumping

    1984· 6m· ja

    6.659
  47. 47

    Wicked City

    1987· 1h 22m· ja

    6.7291

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Frequently asked questions

How many japanese movies were made in the 1980s?

1,572 Japan productions from the 1980s 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 1980s?

My Neighbor Totoro currently holds the #1 position.