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Donald Richie's Guide to Japanese Film

Donald Richie was a film scholar who made his reputation critiquing Japanese cinema. This is his definitive list of the best of Japanese film, although I have to admit I find it a bit perplexing because a lot of the movies on this list really are not very good, or are not terribly notable (Scoutman is a good example).
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An Actor's Revenge (1963)
An Actor's Revenge (1963)
Rotten Tomatoes®   95%
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Afraid to Die (1960)
Afraid to Die (1960)
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After Life (1998)
After Life (1998)
Rotten Tomatoes®   88%
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Akira (1988)
Akira (1988)
Rotten Tomatoes®   90%
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Angel Dust (1994)
Angel Dust (1994)
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Antonio Gaudí (1984)
Antonio Gaudí (1984)
Rotten Tomatoes®   100%
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Audition (1999)
Audition (1999)
Rotten Tomatoes®   82%
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An Autumn Afternoon (1962)
An Autumn Afternoon (1962)
Rotten Tomatoes®   95%
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Avalon (2001)
Avalon (2001)
Rotten Tomatoes®   80%
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Bad Company (2001)
Bad Company (2001)
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The Bad Sleep Well (1960)
The Bad Sleep Well (1960)
Rotten Tomatoes®   100%
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The Ballad of Narayama (1983)
The Ballad of Narayama (1983)
Rotten Tomatoes®   94%
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The Ballad of Narayama (1958)
The Ballad of Narayama (1958)
Rotten Tomatoes®   86%
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Battle Royale (2000)
Battle Royale (2000)
Rotten Tomatoes®   88%
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The Yakuza Papers, Vol. 1: Battles Without Honor and Humanity (1973)
The Yakuza Papers, Vol. 1: Battles Without Honor and Humanity (1973)
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Being Two Isn't Easy (1962)
Being Two Isn't Easy (1962)
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Black Lizard (1968)
Black Lizard (1968)
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Black Rain (1989)
Black Rain (1989)
Rotten Tomatoes®   86%
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Boiling Point (1990)
Boiling Point (1990)
Rotten Tomatoes®   94%
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Branded to Kill (1967)
Branded to Kill (1967)
Rotten Tomatoes®   100%
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Charisma (1999)
Charisma (1999)
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Children of Hiroshima (1952)
Children of Hiroshima (1952)
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Chushingura (Hiroshi Inagaki)
Chushingura (Hiroshi Inagaki)
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Conflagration (1958)
Conflagration (1958)
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Crazed Fruit (1956)
Crazed Fruit (1956)
Rotten Tomatoes®   100%
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Cruel Story of Youth (1960)
Cruel Story of Youth (1960)
Rotten Tomatoes®   100%
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Cure (1997)
Cure (1997)
Rotten Tomatoes®   93%
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Dersu Uzala (1975)
Dersu Uzala (1975)
Rotten Tomatoes®   73%
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Chuji's Travel Diary I: Koshu Tate Hen (1927)
Chuji's Travel Diary I: Koshu Tate Hen (1927)
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Distance (2001)
Distance (2001)
Rotten Tomatoes®   80%
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Dodes'ka-Den (1970)
Dodes'ka-Den (1970)
Rotten Tomatoes®   73%
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Double Suicide (1969)
Double Suicide (1969)
Rotten Tomatoes®   100%
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Dreams (1990)
Dreams (1990)
Rotten Tomatoes®   66%
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Drunken Angel (1948)
Drunken Angel (1948)
Rotten Tomatoes®   94%
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Early Spring (1956)
Early Spring (1956)
Rotten Tomatoes®   100%
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Early Summer (1951)
Early Summer (1951)
Rotten Tomatoes®   100%
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Eijanaika (1981)
Eijanaika (1981)
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Fighting Elegy (1966)
Fighting Elegy (1966)
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The End of Summer (1961)
The End of Summer (1961)
Rotten Tomatoes®   100%
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Eureka (2000)
Eureka (2000)
Rotten Tomatoes®   91%
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