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Best Japanese Drama Movies of 1989

This collection ranks 47 Japanese drama movies released in 1989. 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 Violent Cop.

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

  1. 1

    Violent Cop

    1989· 1h 43m

    7.2418
  6. 6

    Rikyu

    1989· 2h 15m

    7.533
  22. 22

    Buddies

    1989· 1h 54m

    6.911
  23. 23

    Beppin Town

    1989· 1h 43m

    9.52
  27. 27

    Kitchen

    1989· 1h 46m

    6.01
  31. 31

    Untamagiru

    1989· 2h 0m

    3.84
  33. 33

    Zazie

    1989· 1h 35m

    —0
  36. 36

    Muscle

    1989· 58m

    5.711
  45. 45

    Cipher

    1989· 41m

    5.112
  47. 47

    Blue Flames

    1989· 50m

    3.68

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Frequently asked questions

How many qualifyingmovies are in this list?

47 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?

Violent Cop currently holds the top position in this collection.

How often is this list updated?

Rankings are recalculated whenever the underlying movie data changes.