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Best Japanese Movies of 1989

This collection ranks 172 japanese movies released in 1989. 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 Kiki's Delivery Service.

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

  2. 102

    Kitchen

    1989· 1h 46m· ja

    6.01
  3. 103

    No Life King

    1989· 1h 46m· ja

    —0
  6. 106

    Blue Sky

    1989· 1h 1m· ja

    —0
  9. 109

    Untamagiru

    1989· 2h 0m· ja

    3.84
  11. 111

    Battle Heater

    1989· 1h 33m· ja

    7.56
  15. 115

    Zazie

    1989· 1h 35m· ja

    —0
  19. 119

    Yawara!

    1989· 1h 37m· ja

    —0
  20. 120

    After Man

    1989· 1h 30m· ja

    —0
  23. 123

    Muscle

    1989· 58m· ja

    5.711
  28. 128

    Arietta

    1989· 52m· ja

    4.54
  41. 141

    Cipher

    1989· 41m· ja

    5.112

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Frequently asked questions

How many qualifyingmovies are in this list?

172 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?

Kiki's Delivery Service currently holds the top position in this collection.

How often is this list updated?

Rankings are recalculated whenever the underlying movie data changes.