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Films by Japan's most admired directors.

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Perfect Days

7.8Perfect Days2023 · Wim Wenders

All of a Sudden

8.0All of a Sudden2026 · Ryusuke Hamaguchi

Kikujiro

7.5Kikujiro1999 · Takeshi Kitano

Love Letter

7.8Love Letter1995 · Shunji Iwai

A Scene at the Sea

7.5A Scene at the Sea1991 · Takeshi Kitano

After Life

7.2After Life1999 · Hirokazu Kore-eda

True Mothers

7.4True Mothers2020 · Naomi Kawase

Sweet Bean

7.5Sweet Bean2015 · Naomi Kawase

Asako I & II

6.8Asako I & II2018 · Ryusuke Hamaguchi

Still the Water

6.7Still the Water2014 · Naomi Kawase

The Flavor of Green Tea Over Rice

7.5The Flavor of Green Tea Over Rice1952 · Yasujirō Ozu

I Wish

7.3I Wish2011 · Hirokazu Kore-eda

Love Life

7.2Love Life2022 · Koji Fukada

April Story

7.1April Story1998 · Shunji Iwai

Radiance

6.5Radiance2017 · Naomi Kawase

Equinox Flower

7.4Equinox Flower1958 · Yasujirō Ozu

Hana & Alice

7.0Hana & Alice2004 · Shunji Iwai

Haru

8.0Haru1996 · Yoshimitsu Morita

His Motorbike, Her Island

7.7His Motorbike, Her Island1986 · Nobuhiko Obayashi

Late Autumn

7.7Late Autumn1960 · Yasujirō Ozu

Supermarket Woman

6.7Supermarket Woman1996 · Jūzō Itami

Happy Hour

7.4Happy Hour2015 · Ryusuke Hamaguchi

Moving

7.5Moving1993 · Shinji Sōmai

The Men Who Tread on the Tiger's Tail

6.7The Men Who Tread on the Tiger's Tail1952 · Akira Kurosawa

The Girl Who Leapt Through Time

6.8The Girl Who Leapt Through Time1983 · Nobuhiko Obayashi

A Distant Cry from Spring

7.4A Distant Cry from Spring1980 · Yoji Yamada

Giants and Toys

7.1Giants and Toys1958 · Yasuzō Masumura

Tokyo Family

7.3Tokyo Family2013 · Yoji Yamada

Fireworks, Should We See It from the Side or the Bottom?

7.1Fireworks, Should We See It from the Side or the Bottom?1993 · Shunji Iwai

Tokyo Olympiad

7.7Tokyo Olympiad1965 · Kon Ichikawa

Lonely Heart

7.2Lonely Heart1985 · Nobuhiko Obayashi

What a Wonderful Family!

7.3What a Wonderful Family!2016 · Yoji Yamada

The Whispering Star

7.3The Whispering Star2015 · Sion Sono

The Mourning Forest

6.8The Mourning Forest2007 · Naomi Kawase

Love & Peace

6.9Love & Peace2015 · Sion Sono

And Then

7.2And Then1985 · Yoshimitsu Morita

The Blue Sky Maiden

7.1The Blue Sky Maiden1957 · Yasuzō Masumura

The Family Game

6.8The Family Game1983 · Yoshimitsu Morita

Muddy River

7.3Muddy River1981 · Kōhei Oguri

Suzaku

7.3Suzaku1997 · Naomi Kawase

Carmen Comes Home

6.3Carmen Comes Home1951 · Keisuke Kinoshita

Lightning

7.3Lightning1952 · Mikio Naruse

Shara

6.4Shara2003 · Naomi Kawase

Street of Love and Hope

6.7Street of Love and Hope1959 · Nagisa Ōshima

Antonio Gaudí

7.1Antonio Gaudí1984 · Hiroshi Teshigahara