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Best Japanese Crime Movies

This collection ranks 1,578 japanese crime movies. 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 High and Low.

1,578 qualifying moviesRanked using a weighted combination of ratings, vote volume and popularity data

  1. 1

    High and Low

    1963· 2h 22m· ja

    8.41.2K
  2. 2

    Rashomon

    1950· 1h 28m· ja

    8.02.5K
  3. 3

    Shoplifters

    2018· 2h 0m· ja

    7.82.4K
  4. 4

    Cure

    1997· 1h 51m· ja

    7.6851
  6. 6

    3-Iron

    2004· 1h 28m· ko

    7.81.3K
  7. 7

    Fireworks

    1997· 1h 43m· ja

    7.7797
  11. 11

    Seaspiracy

    2021· 1h 29m· en

    7.8452
  12. 12

    Stray Dog

    1949· 2h 2m· ja

    7.6372
  15. 15

    Sonatine

    1993· 1h 34m· ja

    7.5699
  18. 18

    Spy Game

    2001· 2h 6m· en

    6.92.4K
  32. 32

    Crows Zero

    2007· 2h 10m· ja

    7.1394
  37. 37

    Brother

    2000· 1h 53m· ja

    7.1537
  43. 43

    Ambulance

    2022· 2h 16m· en

    6.62.5K
  44. 44

    Crows Zero II

    2009· 2h 13m· ja

    7.2246
  46. 46

    The Yakuza

    1974· 1h 52m· en

    7.1223
  47. 47

    Cold Fish

    2011· 2h 26m· ja

    6.9414

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Frequently asked questions

How many qualifyingmovies are in this list?

1,578 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?

High and Low currently holds the top position in this collection.

How often is this list updated?

Rankings are recalculated whenever the underlying movie data changes.