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Best Japanese Movies of All Time

This collection ranks 15,336 Japanese 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 Spirited Away. Films listed here were originally released in Japanese (日本語).

15,336 qualifying moviesRanked using a weighted combination of ratings, vote volume and popularity data

  3. 3

    Your Name.

    2016· 1h 46m

    8.512.9K
  10. 10

    Harakiri

    1962· 2h 15m

    8.51.3K
  12. 12

    Ikiru

    1952· 2h 23m

    8.31.4K
  18. 18

    Akira

    1988· 2h 4m

    7.94.9K
  23. 23

    Ran

    1985· 2h 40m

    8.01.9K
  28. 28

    Yojimbo

    1961· 1h 50m

    8.11.7K
  30. 30

    Look Back

    2024· 58m

    8.2642
  33. 33

    Monster

    2023· 2h 5m

    7.9939
  34. 34

    Rashomon

    1950· 1h 28m

    8.02.5K
  36. 36

    Suzume

    2022· 2h 2m

    7.91.8K
  37. 37

    Ponyo

    2008· 1h 40m

    7.84.9K
  38. 38

    Shoplifters

    2018· 2h 0m

    7.82.4K
  46. 46

    Paprika

    2006· 1h 30m

    7.83.0K
  47. 47

    Porco Rosso

    1992· 1h 33m

    7.83.8K

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Frequently asked questions

How many qualifyingmovies are in this list?

15,336 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?

Spirited Away currently holds the top position in this collection.

How often is this list updated?

Rankings are recalculated whenever the underlying movie data changes.