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Top 200 Japanese Films According to Kinema Junpo Readers

There were a number of discrepancies between the various sources* I consulted, so this list is an aggregate of those two sources. However, this represents a different perspective to Japanese cinema from the critics, as a number of films ranked highly on the critics list rank much lower on the reader list.
*The sources I consulted were the recreations presented on Letterboxd (https://letterboxd.com/bobhoveyga/list/japanese-movies-all-time-best-200-kinejun/) and MUBI (https://mubi.com/lists/japanese-movies-all-time-best-200-kinejun-readers).
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1
Seven Samurai (1954)
Seven Samurai (1954)
Rotten Tomatoes®   100%
2
Tokyo Story (1953)
Tokyo Story (1953)
Rotten Tomatoes®   100%
3
Ikiru (1952)
Ikiru (1952)
Rotten Tomatoes®   98%
4
Castle of Sand (1974)
Castle of Sand (1974)
5
Floating Clouds (1955)
Floating Clouds (1955)
6
Twenty-Four Eyes (1954)
Twenty-Four Eyes (1954)
Rotten Tomatoes®   60%
7
A Fugitive From the Past (1965)
A Fugitive From the Past (1965)
8
Red Beard (1965)
Red Beard (1965)
Rotten Tomatoes®   73%
9
High and Low (1963)
High and Low (1963)
Rotten Tomatoes®   95%
10
Muddy River (1981)
Muddy River (1981)
11
Yojimbo (1961)
Yojimbo (1961)
Rotten Tomatoes®   95%
12
Lupin the Third: The Castle of Cagliostro (1979)
Lupin the Third: The Castle of Cagliostro (1979)
Rotten Tomatoes®   95%
13
Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind (1984)
Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind (1984)
Rotten Tomatoes®   89%
14
The Man Who Stole the Sun (1979)
The Man Who Stole the Sun (1979)
15
Harakiri (1962)
Harakiri (1962)
Rotten Tomatoes®   100%
16
I Are You, You Am Me (1982)
I Are You, You Am Me (1982)
17
Ugetsu (1953)
Ugetsu (1953)
Rotten Tomatoes®   100%
18
Love Letter (1995)
Love Letter (1995)
19
Lonely Heart (1985)
Lonely Heart (1985)
20
The Life of Oharu (1952)
The Life of Oharu (1952)
Rotten Tomatoes®   100%
21
Vengeance Is Mine
Vengeance Is Mine
22
The Yellow Handkerchief (1977)
The Yellow Handkerchief (1977)
23
Early Summer (1951)
Early Summer (1951)
Rotten Tomatoes®   100%
24
Godzilla (1954)
Godzilla (1954)
25
The Little Girl Who Conquered Time (1983)
The Little Girl Who Conquered Time (1983)
26
Fall Guy (1982)
Fall Guy (1982)
27
Castle in the Sky (1986)
Castle in the Sky (1986)
Rotten Tomatoes®   96%
28
The Inugami Family (1976)
The Inugami Family (1976)
29
The Twilight Samurai (2002)
The Twilight Samurai (2002)
Rotten Tomatoes®   99%
30
Rashomon (1950)
Rashomon (1950)
Rotten Tomatoes®   98%
31
A Sun-Tribe Myth From the Bakumatsu Era (1957)
A Sun-Tribe Myth From the Bakumatsu Era (1957)
32
The Emperor's Naked Army Marches on (1987)
The Emperor's Naked Army Marches on (1987)
Rotten Tomatoes®   100%
33
Tora-San, Our Lovable Tramp (1969)
Tora-San, Our Lovable Tramp (1969)
34
The Life of Matsu the Untamed (1943)
The Life of Matsu the Untamed (1943)
35
Kids Return (1996)
Kids Return (1996)
Rotten Tomatoes®   100%
36
My Neighbor Totoro (1988)
My Neighbor Totoro (1988)
Rotten Tomatoes®   94%
37
Humanity and Paper Balloons (1937)
Humanity and Paper Balloons (1937)
38
Shall We Dance? (1996)
Shall We Dance? (1996)
Rotten Tomatoes®   91%
39
Sazen Tange and the Pot Worth a Million Ryo (1935)
Sazen Tange and the Pot Worth a Million Ryo (1935)
40
The Family Game (1983)
The Family Game (1983)
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