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Best Japanese Documentary Movies of 2017

This collection ranks 35 japanese documentary movies released in 2017. 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 Ryuichi Sakamoto: CODA.

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

  5. 5

    Tokyo Phoenix

    2017· 1h 30m· fr

    7.54
  6. 6

    Dolphin Man

    2017· 1h 27m· en

    7.814
  23. 23

    Aragane

    2017· 1h 8m· ja

    6.01

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Frequently asked questions

How many qualifyingmovies are in this list?

35 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?

Ryuichi Sakamoto: CODA currently holds the top position in this collection.

How often is this list updated?

Rankings are recalculated whenever the underlying movie data changes.