Five Movies From Sixteen Great Japanese Directors!

Here's a list for everyone who, like me, love japanese movies! I have taken five of the best movies (IMO) from sixteen of Japan's greatest directors (I had to stop somewhere). These are, in order:
Akira Kurosawa, Masaki Kobayashi, Kenji Mizoguchi, Yasujiro Ozu, Hideo Gosha, Kihachi Okamoto, Hiroshi Inagaki, Takeshi Kitano, Takashi Miike, Kaneto Shindo, Shohei Imamura, Hayao Miyazaki, Kon Ichikawa, Seijun Suzuki, Yoji Yamada and Mikio Naruse.
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Rashomon (1950)

Rashomon (1950)

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High and Low (1963)

High and Low (1963)

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3

Seven Samurai (1954)

Seven Samurai (1954)

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Yojimbo (1961)

Yojimbo (1961)

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Ikiru (1952)

Ikiru (1952)

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Harakiri (1962)

Harakiri (1962)

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The Human Condition III: A Soldier's Prayer (1961)

The Human Condition III: A Soldier's Prayer (1961)

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The Human Condition I: No Greater Love (1959)

The Human Condition I: No Greater Love (1959)

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Samurai Rebellion (1967)

Samurai Rebellion (1967)

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Kwaidan (1964)

Kwaidan (1964)

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Ugetsu (1953)

Ugetsu (1953)

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The Life of Oharu (1952)

The Life of Oharu (1952)

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Sansho the Bailiff (1954)

Sansho the Bailiff (1954)

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The Story of the Last Chrysanthemum (1939)

The Story of the Last Chrysanthemum (1939)

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The 47 Ronin (1941)

The 47 Ronin (1941)

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Tokyo Story (1953)

Tokyo Story (1953)

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Late Spring (1949)

Late Spring (1949)

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Early Summer (1951)

Early Summer (1951)

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An Autumn Afternoon (1962)

An Autumn Afternoon (1962)

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I Was Born, But..... (1932)

I Was Born, But..... (1932)

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Sword of the Beast (1965)

Sword of the Beast (1965)

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Samurai Wolf (1966)

Samurai Wolf (1966)

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Three Outlaw Samurai (1964)

Three Outlaw Samurai (1964)

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Goyokin (1969)

Goyokin (1969)

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Sazen Tange and the Secret of the Urn (1966)

Sazen Tange and the Secret of the Urn (1966)

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The Sword of Doom (1966)

The Sword of Doom (1966)

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27

Kill! (1968)

Kill! (1968)

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Samurai Assassin (1965)

Samurai Assassin (1965)

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Red Lion (1969)

Red Lion (1969)

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Zatôichi Meets Yojimbo (1970)

Zatôichi Meets Yojimbo (1970)

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Samurai I: Musashi Miyamoto (1954)

Samurai I: Musashi Miyamoto (1954)

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Samurai II: Duel at Ichijoji Temple (1955)

Samurai II: Duel at Ichijoji Temple (1955)

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Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island (1956)

Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island (1956)

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47 Samurai (1962)

47 Samurai (1962)

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The Ambush: Incident at Blood Pass (1970)

The Ambush: Incident at Blood Pass (1970)

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Fireworks (1997)

Fireworks (1997)

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Kikujiro (1999)

Kikujiro (1999)

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Sonatine (1993)

Sonatine (1993)

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Brother (2000)

Brother (2000)

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Zatoichi (2003)

Zatoichi (2003)

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