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Best Japanese Comedy Movies of 1997

This collection ranks 36 Japanese comedy movies released in 1997. 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 Crayon Shin-chan: Pursuit of the Balls of Darkness.

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

  19. 19

    Virgin Sniper

    1997· 1h 19m

    3.03
  26. 26

    Gestalt

    1997· 1h 0m

    2.64
  28. 28

    Cat's Eye

    1997· 1h 31m

    4.013
  36. 36

    Strange Love

    1997· 1h 20m

    3.411

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Frequently asked questions

How many qualifyingmovies are in this list?

36 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?

Crayon Shin-chan: Pursuit of the Balls of Darkness currently holds the top position in this collection.

How often is this list updated?

Rankings are recalculated whenever the underlying movie data changes.