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Best Japanese Movies of 2002

This collection ranks 197 Japanese movies released in 2002. 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 Millennium Actress.

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

  6. 6

    Dolls

    2002· 1h 54m

    7.5372
  9. 9

    Dark Water

    2002· 1h 41m

    6.8736
  13. 13

    Jam Films

    2002· 1h 49m

    7.923
  16. 16

    Ping Pong

    2002· 1h 54m

    7.162
  18. 18

    Returner

    2002· 1h 56m

    6.5249
  33. 33

    Comedy

    2002· 11m

    7.015
  43. 43

    Drive

    2002· 1h 42m

    6.921
  49. 49

    Sabu

    2002· 2h 2m

    6.511

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Frequently asked questions

How many qualifyingmovies are in this list?

197 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?

Millennium Actress currently holds the top position in this collection.

How often is this list updated?

Rankings are recalculated whenever the underlying movie data changes.