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Best Japanese Movies of the 1990s

This collection ranks 1,841 movies from Japan released in the 1990s. 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 Princess Mononoke.

1,841 qualifying moviesRanked using a weighted combination of ratings, vote volume and popularity data

  2. 2

    Perfect Blue

    1998· 1h 21m· ja

    8.33.3K
  6. 6

    Porco Rosso

    1992· 1h 33m· ja

    7.83.8K
  7. 7

    Dreams

    1990· 1h 59m· ja

    7.7582
  8. 8

    Ninja Scroll

    1993· 1h 34m· ja

    7.8762
  9. 9

    Cure

    1997· 1h 51m· ja

    7.6851
  12. 12

    Dead Man

    1995· 2h 2m· en

    7.31.8K
  15. 15

    Kikujiro

    1999· 2h 1m· ja

    7.5613
  16. 16

    Memories

    1995· 1h 53m· ja

    7.5590
  18. 18

    Fireworks

    1997· 1h 43m· ja

    7.7797
  20. 20

    Ring

    1998· 1h 36m· ja

    7.11.7K
  22. 22

    Pom Poko

    1994· 1h 59m· ja

    7.21.2K
  27. 27

    Sonatine

    1993· 1h 34m· ja

    7.5699
  39. 39

    Smoke

    1995· 1h 52m· en

    7.2543
  45. 45

    After Life

    1999· 1h 58m· ja

    7.2294
  46. 46

    Maborosi

    1995· 1h 50m· ja

    7.5208

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Frequently asked questions

How many japanese movies were made in the 1990s?

1,841 Japan productions from the 1990s 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 1990s?

Princess Mononoke currently holds the #1 position.