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Best Japanese Movies of 1991

This collection ranks 201 japanese movies released in 1991. 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 Only Yesterday.

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

  4. 104

    Burn Up

    1991· 46m· ja

    5.916
  5. 105

    Sweet Spot

    1991· 45m· ja

    —0
  7. 107

    Silent Möbius

    1991· 54m· ja

    5.015
  13. 113

    Dark Cat

    1991· 50m· ja

    4.210
  14. 114

    Ninja Gaiden

    1991· 50m· ja

    6.116
  24. 124

    Heat Wave

    1991· 1h 46m· ja

    5.914
  25. 125

    Stranger

    1991· 1h 30m· ja

    6.73
  28. 128

    Carlos

    1991· 1h 32m· ja

    6.04
  37. 137

    Sure Death 5

    1991· 1h 44m· ja

    —0
  42. 142

    Judge

    1991· 50m· ja

    4.414
  49. 149

    Mikadroid

    1991· 1h 13m· ja

    5.78
  50. 150

    TVO

    1991· 1h 45m· ja

    5.52

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Frequently asked questions

How many qualifyingmovies are in this list?

201 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?

Only Yesterday currently holds the top position in this collection.

How often is this list updated?

Rankings are recalculated whenever the underlying movie data changes.