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  • Osaka Elegy (1936)

    1. Osaka Elegy

    19361h 30m
    7.2 (2.7K)
    A young woman becomes a mistress of her boss in order to support her family.
    DirectorKenji MizoguchiStarsIsuzu YamadaYôko UmemuraChiyoko Ôkura
  • Mother (1952)

    2. Mother

    19521h 38mPG-13
    7.5 (932)
    A teenaged girl witnesses her widowed mother's attempt to sustain her family.
    DirectorMikio NaruseStarsKinuyo TanakaKyôko KagawaEiji Okada
  • Floating Clouds (1955)

    3. Floating Clouds

    19552h 3m
    7.6 (3.4K)
    A tragic social drama set in post war Japan about a lonely woman trying to find purpose and stability in a devastated Tokyo.
    DirectorMikio NaruseStarsHideko TakamineMasayuki MoriMariko Okada
  • Rentarô Mikuni and Shôji Yasui in The Burmese Harp (1956)

    4. The Burmese Harp

    19561h 56mNot Rated
    8.0 (7K)
    A conscience-driven Japanese soldier traumatized by the events of WWII adopts the lifestyle of a Buddhist monk.
    DirectorKon IchikawaStarsRentarô MikuniShôji YasuiTatsuya Mihashi
  • Fires on the Plain (1959)

    5. Fires on the Plain

    19591h 48mNot Rated
    7.9 (5.6K)
    In the closing days of WWII, remnants of the Japanese army in Leyte are abandoned by their command and face certain death by starvation.
    DirectorKon IchikawaStarsEiji FunakoshiMantarô UshioYoshihiro Hamaguchi
  • Kwaidan (1964)

    6. Kwaidan

    19643h 3mNot Rated
    7.9 (22K)
    A collection of four Japanese folk tales with supernatural themes.
    DirectorMasaki KobayashiStarsRentarô MikuniMichiyo AratamaMisako Watanabe
  • Onibaba (1964)

    7. Onibaba

    19641h 43mNot Rated
    7.9 (24K)
    Two women kill samurai and sell their belongings for a living. While one of them is having an affair with their neighbor, the other woman meets a mysterious samurai wearing a bizarre mask.
    DirectorKaneto ShindôStarsNobuko OtowaJitsuko YoshimuraKei Satô
  • Woman in the Dunes (1964)

    8. Woman in the Dunes

    19642h 27mNot Rated
    8.4 (24K)
    An entomologist on vacation is trapped by local villagers into living with a woman whose life task is shoveling sand for them.
    DirectorHiroshi TeshigaharaStarsEiji OkadaKyôko KishidaKôji Mitsui
  • Toshirô Mifune, Yûzô Kayama, and Tatsuya Nakadai in The Sword of Doom (1966)

    9. The Sword of Doom

    19662hNot Rated
    7.9 (13K)
    Through his unconscionable actions against others, a sociopath samurai builds a trail of vendettas that follow him closely.
    DirectorKihachi OkamotoStarsTatsuya NakadaiMichiyo AratamaYûzô Kayama
  • Toshirô Mifune in Samurai Rebellion (1967)

    10. Samurai Rebellion

    19672h 8mNot Rated90Metascore
    8.3 (15K)
    The mother of a feudal lord's only heir is kidnapped away from her husband by the lord. The husband and his samurai father must decide whether to accept the unjust decision, or risk death to get her back.
    DirectorMasaki KobayashiStarsToshirô MifuneYôko TsukasaGô Katô
  • Eros + Massacre (1969)

    11. Eros + Massacre

    19693h 36mNot Rated
    7.4 (2.4K)
    Two interwoven stories. The first is a biography of anarchist Sakae Osugi which follows his relationship with three women in the 1920s. The second centers around two 1960s students researching Osugi's theories.
    DirectorYoshishige YoshidaStarsMariko OkadaToshiyuki HosokawaYûko Kusunoki
  • Ryô Tamura and Michiko Tsukasa in This Transient Life (1970)

    12. This Transient Life

    19702h 23mNot Rated
    7.6 (1.5K)
    Near a remote Buddhist monastery, a young man falls in love with his sister and gets her pregnant. After a monk finds out, the young man becomes an assistant to a master sculptor, only to proceed to complicate matters with his affairs.
    DirectorAkio JissôjiStarsMichiko TsukasaRyô TamuraEiji Okada
  • A Brighter Summer Day (1991)

    13. A Brighter Summer Day

    19913h 57mNot Rated91Metascore
    8.2 (14K)
    Based on a true story, primarily on a conflict between two youth gangs, a 14-year-old boy's girlfriend conflicts with the head of one gang for an unclear reason, until finally the conflict comes to a violent climax.
    DirectorEdward YangStarsChang ChenLisa YangKuo-Chu Chang
  • Gong Li in Raise the Red Lantern (1991)

    14. Raise the Red Lantern

    19912h 5mPG
    8.1 (37K)
    China in the 1920s. After her father's death, Songlian is forced to marry the wealthy Master Chen. With three wives already, each living in a separate house, there is fierce competition for his attention and the privileges that are gained.
    DirectorYimou ZhangStarsGong LiJingwu MaSaifei He
  • Chen Chao-jung and Jen Chang-bin in Rebels of the Neon God (1992)

    15. Rebels of the Neon God

    19921h 46mNot Rated82Metascore
    7.5 (6K)
    Within the urban gloom of Taipei, four youths face alienation, loneliness, and moments of existential crisis amidst a series of minor crimes.
    DirectorTsai Ming-liangStarsWang Yu-wenChen Chao-jungKang-sheng Lee
  • The Joy Luck Club (1993)

    16. The Joy Luck Club

    19932h 19mR84Metascore
    7.7 (19K)
    Four Chinese women along with their mothers delve into their past and try to find answers. Slowly, this search helps them to understand the complex relationship they share with each other.
    DirectorWayne WangStarsTamlyn TomitaRosalind ChaoKieu Chinh
  • Gong Li in To Live (1994)

    17. To Live

    19942h 13mNot Rated
    8.3 (22K)
    After Fugui and Jiazhen lose their personal fortunes, they raise a family and survive difficult cultural changes during 1940s to 1970s China.
    DirectorYimou ZhangStarsYou GeGong LiBen Niu
  • Love Letter (1995)

    18. Love Letter

    19951h 57mPG
    7.9 (12K)
    After losing her fiance in a fatal mountain-climbing incident, Hiroko was devastated. She comes across his childhood address in a school yearbook and impulsively writes to him. But what happens when she receives a reply?
    DirectorShunji IwaiStarsMiho NakayamaEtsushi ToyokawaBunjaku Han
  • Sul Kyung-gu in Peppermint Candy (1999)

    19. Peppermint Candy

    19992h 9m
    7.6 (12K)
    Following a man's suicide, time traverses back to reveal six chapters of his life on why he committed suicide.
    DirectorLee Chang-dongStarsSul Kyung-guKim Yeo-jinMoon So-ri
  • The Railroad Man (1999)

    20. The Railroad Man

    19991h 52m
    7.1 (1.5K)
    The touching reminiscing of an elderly railroad-station manager is interrupted by the sudden appearance of some good-natured girls.
    DirectorYasuo FuruhataStarsKen TakakuraShinobu ÔtakeRyôko Hirosue
  • Jun Ji-hyun and Lee Jung-jae in Il Mare (2000)

    21. Il Mare

    20001h 45m
    7.5 (9.9K)
    In 1999, a voice actor moves from Il Mare, a seaside house, and leaves a Christmas card in its mailbox. An architecture student receives it in 1997, and a friendship separated by two years begins.
    DirectorHyun-seung LeeStarsLee Jung-jaeJun Ji-hyunKim Moo Saeng
  • Yi Yi (2000)

    22. Yi Yi

    20002h 53mNot Rated94Metascore
    8.1 (31K)
    Each member of a middle-class Taipei family seeks to reconcile past and present relationships within their daily lives.
    DirectorEdward YangStarsNien-Jen WuElaine JinIssei Ogata
  • Dolls (2002)

    23. Dolls

    20021h 54mNot Rated71Metascore
    7.5 (18K)
    Three stories of never-ending love.
    DirectorTakeshi KitanoStarsMiho KannoHidetoshi NishijimaTatsuya Mihashi
  • Andy Lau and Tony Leung Chiu-wai in Infernal Affairs (2002)

    24. Infernal Affairs

    20021h 41mR75Metascore
    8.0 (135K)
    Chen Wing Yan, a policeman, successfully infiltrates a gang while Lau Kin Ming, a tried member, becomes a mole in the police force. However, things change when both of them must seek each other out.
    DirectorsWai Keung LauAlan MakStarsAndy LauTony Leung Chiu-waiAnthony Chau-Sang Wong
  • Moon So-ri and Sul Kyung-gu in Oasis (2002)

    25. Oasis

    20022h 13m79Metascore
    7.8 (11K)
    An irresponsible and childish ex-con befriends a girl with cerebral palsy and develops a progressively stronger bond with her.
    DirectorLee Chang-dongStarsSul Kyung-guMoon So-riAhn Nae-sang

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