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Best Japanese Crime Movies

This collection ranks 1,521 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. Films listed here were originally released in Japanese (日本語).

1,521 qualifying moviesRanked using a weighted combination of ratings, vote volume and popularity data

  2. 2

    Rashomon

    1950· 1h 28m

    8.02.5K
  3. 3

    Shoplifters

    2018· 2h 0m

    7.82.4K
  4. 4

    Cure

    1997· 1h 51m

    7.6851
  9. 9

    Stray Dog

    1949· 2h 2m

    7.6372
  11. 11

    Sonatine

    1993· 1h 34m

    7.5699
  25. 25

    Crows Zero

    2007· 2h 10m

    7.1394
  29. 29

    Brother

    2000· 1h 53m

    7.1537
  36. 36

    Cold Fish

    2011· 2h 26m

    6.9414
  40. 40

    Suspect X

    2008· 2h 8m

    7.6143
  42. 42

    RE:BORN

    2016· 1h 41m

    7.2277
  44. 44

    Violent Cop

    1989· 1h 43m

    7.2418
  47. 47

    Outrage

    2010· 1h 49m

    6.9462
  50. 50

    Demon City

    2025· 1h 46m

    6.8353

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Frequently asked questions

How many qualifyingmovies are in this list?

1,521 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.