Asian Cinema - Japan

Japanese cinema is incredibly versatile, perhaps more so than either China or even Hong Kong. Continuing with my Asian Cinema lists, this encompasses not only some of the more critically received films (i.e. Kurosawa), but also films that I’ve liked or had recommended to me.

List is organized alphabetically by title, with the credited director listed.

"Akira", Katsuhiro Otomo
"Azumi", Ryuhei Kitamura
"Battle Royale", Kinji Fukasaku
"Branded to Kill", Seijun Suzuki
"Ghost in the Shell", Mamoru Oshii
"Godzilla" (Gojira), Ishiro Honda
"The Hidden Fortress", Akira Kurosawa
"Ikiru", Akira Kurosawa
"Kagemusha", Akira Kurosawa
"Kamikaze Girls" (Shimotsuma Monogatari), Tetsuya Nakashima
"Maiku Hama: Private Eye Trilogy" ("The Most Terrible Time In My Life", "The Stairway to the Distant Past", "The Trap"), Kaizo Hayashi
"My Neighbor Totoro", Hayao Miyazaki
"Nana", Kentaro Otani
"The Pornographers", Shohei Imamura
"Princess Mononoke", Hayao Miyazaki
"Ran", Akira Kurosawa
"Rashomon", Akira Kurosawa
"Samurai" trilogy ("Musashi Miyamoto", "Duel at Ichijoji Temple", "Duel at Ganryu Island"), Hiroshi Inagaki
"Sanjuro", Akira Kurosawa
"Seven Samurai", Akira Kurosawa
"Spirited Away", Hayao Miyazaki
"Stray Dog", Akira Kurosawa
"Throne of Blood", Akira Kurosawa
"Tokyo Story", Yasujiro Ozu
"Uzumaki", Higuchinsku
"Versus", Ryuhei Kitamura
"Yojimbo", Akira Kurosawa

*Feel free to contribute to this list.

Send to Printer Asian Cinema - Japan Japanese cinema is incredibly versatile, perhaps more so than either China or even Hong Kong. Continuing with my Asian Cinema lists, this encompasses not only some of the more critically received films (i.e. Kurosawa), but also films that I’ve liked or had recommended to me. List is organized alphabetically by title, with the credited director listed. "Akira", Katsuhiro Otomo "Azumi", Ryuhei Kitamura "Battle Royale", Kinji Fukasaku "Branded to Kill", Seijun Suzuki "Ghost in the Shell", Mamoru Oshii "Godzilla" (Gojira), Ishiro Honda "The Hidden Fortress", Akira Kurosawa "Ikiru", Akira Kurosawa "Kagemusha", Akira Kurosawa "Kamikaze Girls" (Shimotsuma Monogatari), Tetsuya Nakashima "Maiku Hama: Private Eye Trilogy" ("The Most Terrible Time In My Life", "The Stairway to the Distant Past", "The Trap"), Kaizo Hayashi "My Neighbor Totoro", Hayao Miyazaki "Nana", Kentaro Otani "The Pornographers", Shohei Imamura "Princess Mononoke", Hayao Miyazaki "Ran", Akira Kurosawa "Rashomon", Akira Kurosawa "Samurai" trilogy ("Musashi Miyamoto", "Duel at Ichijoji Temple", "Duel at Ganryu Island"), Hiroshi Inagaki "Sanjuro", Akira Kurosawa "Seven Samurai", Akira Kurosawa "Spirited Away", Hayao Miyazaki "Stray Dog", Akira Kurosawa "Throne of Blood", Akira Kurosawa "Tokyo Story", Yasujiro Ozu "Uzumaki", Higuchinsku "Versus", Ryuhei Kitamura "Yojimbo", Akira Kurosawa *Feel free to contribute to this list.
	1.		Akira (Special Edition) by Katsuhiro Ôtomo
	2.		Azumi by Ryuhei Kitamura
	3.		Battle Royale by Kinji Fukasaku
	4.		Branded to Kill - Koroshi No Rakuin - Criterion Collection by Seijun Suzuki
	5.		Ghost in the Shell by Mamoru Oshii
	6.		Gojira / Godzilla Deluxe Collector's Edition (Gojira/Godzilla [1954] / Godzilla, King of the Monsters [1956])
	7.		The Hidden Fortress - Criterion Collection by Akira Kurosawa
	8.		Ikiru - Criterion Collection by Akira Kurosawa
	9.		Kagemusha - Criterion Collection by Akira Kurosawa
	10.		Kamikaze Girls by Tetsuya Nakashima
	11.		Maiku Hama Private Eye Trilogy (The Most Terrible Time in My Life/The Stairway to the Distant Past/The Trap) by Kaizo Hayashi
	12.		My Neighbor Totoro by Hayao Miyazaki
	13.		Nana (Special Edition) DVD by Kentaro Otani
	14.		The Pornographers - Criterion Collection by Shohei Imamura
	15.		Princess Mononoke
	16.		Ran - Criterion Collection by Akira Kurosawa
	17.		Rashomon - Criterion Collection
	18.		Samurai Trilogy Box Set - Criterion Collection by Hiroshi Inagaki
	19.		Sanjuro - Remastered Edition (Criterion Collection Spine #53) by Akira Kurosawa
	20.		Seven Samurai - Criterion Collection - 3-Disc Remastered Edition by Akira Kurosawa
	21.		Spirited Away by Hayao Miyazaki
	22.		Stray Dog - Criterion Collection by Akira Kurosawa
	23.		Throne of Blood - Criterion Collection by Akira Kurosawa
	24.		Tokyo Story - Criterion Collection by Yasujiro Ozu
	25.	?	Uzumaki by Higuchinsky
	26.		Versus (Director's Cut) by Ryuhei Kitamura
	27.		Yojimbo - Criterion Collection by Akira Kurosawa
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