Films from Japan
142 films 66 directors 1926–2025
- 1926A Page of MadnessTeinosuke Kinugasa
- 1933Japanese Girls At The HarborHiroshi Shimizu
- 1936Mr. Thank YouHiroshi Shimizu
- 1937Humanity and Paper BalloonsSadao Yamanaka
- 1939The Story of the Last ChrysanthemumKenji Mizoguchi
- 1941Ornamental HairpinHiroshi Shimizu
- 1946No Regrets for Our YouthAkira Kurosawa
- 1948Children of the BeehiveHiroshi Shimizu
- 1948Drunken AngelAkira Kurosawa
- 1949Late SpringYasujirō Ozu
- 1949Stray DogAkira Kurosawa
- 1950RashomonAkira Kurosawa
- 1951Early SummerYasujirō Ozu
- 1951The IdiotAkira Kurosawa
- 1952IkiruAkira Kurosawa
- 1952The Life of OharuKenji Mizoguchi
- 1953Tokyo StoryYasujirō Ozu
- 1953UgetsuKenji Mizoguchi
- 1954An Inn at OsakaHeinosuke Gosho
- 1954Sansho the BailiffKenji Mizoguchi
- 1954Seven SamuraiAkira Kurosawa
- 1954Twenty-Four EyesKeisuke Kinoshita
- 1955She Was Like a Wild ChrysanthemumKeisuke Kinoshita
- 1956Crazed FruitKō Nakahira
- 1957Throne of BloodAkira Kurosawa
- 1958The Ballad of NarayamaKeisuke Kinoshita
- 1958The Hidden FortressAkira Kurosawa
- 1959Hiroshima mon amourAlain Resnais
- 1960Cruel Story of YouthNagisa Ōshima
- 1960The Bad Sleep WellAkira Kurosawa
- 1960The Naked IslandKaneto Shindō
- 1961YojimboAkira Kurosawa
- 1962HarakiriMasaki Kobayashi
- 1962Love under the CrucifixKinuyo Tanaka
- 1962SanjuroAkira Kurosawa
- 1963High and LowAkira Kurosawa
- 1964KwaidanMasaki Kobayashi
- 1964Pale FlowerMasahiro Shinoda
- 1964YearningMikio Naruse
- 1965A Fugitive from the PastTomu Uchida
- 1965Red BeardAkira Kurosawa
- 1966EmotionNobuhiko Obayashi
- 1966Silence Has No WingsKazuo Kuroki
- 1966The Face of AnotherHiroshi Teshigahara
- 1966Tokyo DrifterSeijun Suzuki
- 1967Branded to KillSeijun Suzuki
- 1968Death by HangingNagisa Ōshima
- 1968The Profound Desire of the GodsShohei Imamura
- 1969Aido: Slave of LoveSusumu Hani
- 1969Double SuicideMasahiro Shinoda
- 1969Eros Plus MassacreYoshishige Yoshida
- 1969Funeral Parade of RosesToshio Matsumoto
- 1970Dodes'ka-denAkira Kurosawa
- 1970Heroic PurgatoryYoshishige Yoshida
- 1970The Man Who Left His Will on FilmNagisa Ōshima
- 1971Emperor Tomato KetchupShūji Terayama
- 1971Throw Away Your Books, Rally in the StreetsShūji Terayama
- 1972Under the Flag of the Rising SunKinji Fukasaku
- 1973Coup d'EtatYoshishige Yoshida
- 1973The Water Was So ClearYoichi Takabayashi
- 1974HimikoMasahiro Shinoda
- 1974Pastoral: To Die in the CountryShūji Terayama
- 1976In the Realm of the SensesNagisa Ōshima
- 1977HouseNobuhiko Obayashi
- 1978Empire of PassionNagisa Ōshima
- 1979Grass LabyrinthShūji Terayama
- 1979Taiyō o Nusunda OtokoKazuhiko Hasegawa
- 1980KagemushaAkira Kurosawa
- 1981Fruits of PassionShūji Terayama
- 1981Muddy RiverKōhei Oguri
- 1981The Aimed SchoolNobuhiko Obayashi
- 1982I Are You, You Am MeNobuhiko Obayashi
- 1983Merry Christmas, Mr. LawrenceNagisa Ōshima
- 1983The Deserted CityNobuhiko Obayashi
- 1983The Girl Who Leapt Through TimeNobuhiko Obayashi
- 1984Farewell to the ArkShūji Terayama
- 1984The Island Closest to HeavenNobuhiko Obayashi
- 1985A Slope of SistersNobuhiko Obayashi
- 1985Angel's EggMamoru Oshii
- 1985Lonely HeartNobuhiko Obayashi
- 1985Mishima: A Life in Four ChaptersPaul Schrader
- 1985RanAkira Kurosawa
- 1985TampopoJūzō Itami
- 1986His Motorbike, Her IslandNobuhiko Obayashi
- 1987Bu SuJun Ichikawa
- 1988AkiraKatsuhiro Otomo
- 1988The DiscarnatesNobuhiko Obayashi
- 1989A Secret EveningRyōsuke Hashiguchi
- 1989Beijing WatermelonNobuhiko Obayashi
- 1990DreamsIshirō Honda, Akira Kurosawa
- 1990Ju DouZhang Yimou, Yang Fengliang
- 1990The Sting of DeathKōhei Oguri
- 1991Chizuko's Younger SisterNobuhiko Obayashi
- 1992The Rocking HorsemenNobuhiko Obayashi
- 1993Fireworks, Should We See It from the Side or the Bottom?Shunji Iwai
- 1993Haruka, NostalgiaNobuhiko Obayashi
- 1993MovingShinji Sōmai
- 1994The FriendsShinji Sōmai
- 1995Good Men, Good WomenHou Hsiao-Hsien
- 1996HaruYoshimitsu Morita
- 1996Oriental ElegyAlexander Sokurov
- 1996Sleeping ManKōhei Oguri
- 1997Labyrinth of DreamsGakuryū Ishii
- 1997Postman BluesSabu
- 1998After LifeHirokazu Koreeda
- 1998Love & PopHideaki Anno
- 1998SadaNobuhiko Obayashi
- 2000PlatformJia Zhangke
- 2000Shiki-JitsuHideaki Anno
- 2000Yi YiEdward Yang
- 2001All About Lily Chou-ChouShunji Iwai
- 2001Jesus is My BossKōichi Saitō
- 2001Visitor QTakashi Miike
- 2002Russian ArkAlexander Sokurov
- 2002The Twilight SamuraiYōji Yamada
- 2003Last Life in the UniversePen-ek Ratanaruang
- 2003OldboyPark Chan-wook
- 2003OsamaSiddiq Barmak
- 2003The Brown BunnyVincent Gallo
- 2004Café LumièreHou Hsiao-Hsien
- 2004Cutie HoneyHideaki Anno
- 2004Kamikaze GirlsTetsuya Nakashima
- 2004The Taste of TeaKatsuhito Ishii
- 2004Tony TakitaniJun Ichikawa
- 2005My God, My God, Why Hast Thou Forsaken Me?Shinji Aoyama
- 2005The Buried ForestKōhei Oguri
- 2006Birth/MotherNaomi Kawase
- 2006Memories of MatsukoTetsuya Nakashima
- 2008Love ExposureSion Sono
- 2010ConfessionsTetsuya Nakashima
- 2010Heaven's StoryTakahisa Zeze
- 2012Casting Blossoms to the SkyNobuhiko Obayashi
- 2013Yokomichi YonosukeShūichi Okita
- 2014100 Yen LoveMasaharu Take
- 2014Seven WeeksNobuhiko Obayashi
- 2014The World of KanakoTetsuya Nakashima
- 2015FoujitaKōhei Oguri
- 2017HanagatamiNobuhiko Obayashi
- 2019Labyrinth of CinemaNobuhiko Obayashi
- 2024RavensMark Gill
- 2024Typhoon ClubShinji Sōmai
- 2025Tokyo TaxiYōji Yamada