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mizoguchi's "Top directors' 5 films"

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Mainly setting aside personal taste, I’ve tried to come with something like an objective list of 35- now 36 (Shimizu added)- critically admired +/or widely popular international directors, and the films that may perhaps best represent them.

  1. 1.
    M*A*S*H (1970)
    by Robert Altman

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  2. 2.
    McCabe & Mrs. Miller
    by Robert Altman

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  3. 3.
    Nashville
    by Robert Altman

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  4. 4.
    The Player (Special Edition) (New Line Platinum Series)
    by Robert Altman

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  5. 5.
    Short Cuts - Criterion Collection
    by Robert Altman

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  6. 6.
    The Travelling Players (O Thiasos [Non-US Format, PAL region 2])
    by Theo Angelopoulos

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  7. 7.
    Landscape in the Mist
    by Theodoros Angelopoulos

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    Ulysses' Gaze
    by Theodoros Angelopoulos

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  9. 9.
    Eternity and a Day
    by Theodoros Angelopoulos

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  10. 10.
    Weeping Meadow
    by Theodoros Angelopoulos

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  11. 11.
    L'Avventura - Criterion Collection
    by Michelangelo Antonioni

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  12. 12.
    La Notte
    by Michelangelo Antonioni

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  13. 13.
    L'Eclisse - Criterion Collection
    by Michelangelo Antonioni

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  14. 14.
    Blow Up
    by Michelangelo Antonioni

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  15. 15.
    The Passenger
    by Michelangelo Antonioni

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  16. 16.
    The Seventh Seal - Criterion Collection
    by Ingmar Bergman

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  17. 17.
    Wild Strawberries - Criterion Collection
    by Ingmar Bergman

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  18. 18.
    Persona
    by Ingmar Bergman

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  19. 19.
    Cries & Whispers - Criterion Collection
    by Ingmar Bergman

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  20. 21.
    Diary of a Country Priest - Criterion Collection
    by Robert Bresson

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  21. 22.
    A Man Escaped
    by Robert Bresson

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  22. 23.
    Pickpocket - Criterion Collection

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  23. 24.
    Au Hasard Balthazar (Criterion Collection)
    by Robert Bresson

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  24. 25.
    Mouchette - Criterion Collection
    by Robert Bresson

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  25. 26.
    Luis Bunuel's L'Age d'Or

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  26. 27.
    Los Olvidados

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  27. 28.
    Viridiana - Criterion Collection
    by Luis Buñuel

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  28. 29.
    Belle de Jour

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  30. 31.
    The Passion of Joan of Arc - Criterion Collection
    by Carl Theodor Dreyer

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  31. 32.
    Vampyr

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  32. 33.
    Day of Wrath - Criterion Collection
    by Carl Theodor Dreyer

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  33. 35.
    Gertrud - Criterion Collection
    by Carl Theodor Dreyer

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  34. 36.
    Strike
    by Sergei M. Eisenstein

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  35. 37.
    Battleship Potemkin (The Ultimate Edition) (2pc) (Full B&W)
    by Sergei Eisenstein

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  36. 38.
    October (Ten Days That Shook the World)
    by Grigori Aleksandrov

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  37. 39.
    Alexander Nevsky
    by Sergei M. Eisenstein

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  38. 40.
    Ivan the Terrible - Pt. 1
    by Sergei M. Eisenstein

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  39. 41.
    La Strada - Criterion Collection
    by Federico Fellini

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  40. 42.
    Nights of Cabiria - Criterion Collection
    by Federico Fellini

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  41. 43.
    La Dolce Vita (2-Disc Collector's Edition)
    by Federico Fellini

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  42. 44.
    8 1/2 - Criterion Collection

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  43. 45.
    Amarcord (Criterion Collection)
    by Federico Fellini

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  44. 46.
    Stagecoach
    by John Ford

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  45. 47.
    The Grapes of Wrath
    by John Ford

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  46. 48.
    My Darling Clementine
    by John Ford

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  47. 49.
    The Searchers (John Wayne Collection)
    by John Ford

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  48. 50.
    The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance
    by John Ford

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  49. 51.
    À bout de souffle (Breathless)
    by Jean-Luc Godard

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  50. 53.
    Contempt (Import NTSC All Regions)
    by Jean-Luc Godard

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  51. 55.
    Weekend
    by Jean-Luc Godard

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  52. 56.
    Scarface
    by Howard Hawks

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  53. 57.
    Bringing Up Baby (Two-Disc Special Edition)
    by Howard Hawks

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  54. 58.
    The Big Sleep
    by Howard Hawks

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  55. 59.
    Red River
    by Howard Hawks

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  58. 62.
    Rear Window (Collector's Edition)

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  59. 63.
    Vertigo (Collector's Edition)

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  60. 64.
    North By Northwest

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  61. 65.
    Psycho (Collector's Edition)

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  62. 66.
    A Short Film About Love
    by Krzysztof Kieslowski

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  63. 67.
    A Short Film About Killing
    by Krzysztof Kieslowski

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  64. 68.
    The Double Life of Veronique - Criterion Collection
    by Krzysztof Kieslowski

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  65. 69.
    Blue (Three Colors Trilogy)
    by Krzysztof Kieslowski

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  66. 70.
    Red (Three Colors Trilogy)
    by Krzysztof Kieslowski

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  67. 71.
    Paths of Glory
    by Stanley Kubrick

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  68. 74.
    The Shining (Two-Disc Special Edition)
    by Stanley Kubrick

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  69. 75.
    Barry Lyndon
    by Stanley Kubrick

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  70. 76.
    Rashomon - Criterion Collection

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  71. 77.
    Ikiru - Criterion Collection
    by Akira Kurosawa

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  73. 79.
    Throne of Blood - Criterion Collection
    by Akira Kurosawa

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  74. 80.
    Ran - Criterion Collection
    by Akira Kurosawa

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  75. 81.
    Metropolis (Restored Authorized Edition)
    by Fritz Lang

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  76. 83.
    The Testament Of Dr. Mabuse - Criterion Collection
    by Fritz Lang

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  77. 84.
    Fury
    by Fritz Lang

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  78. 85.
    The Big Heat
    by Fritz Lang

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  79. 86.
    Brief Encounter - Criterion Collection
    by David Lean

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  80. 87.
    Great Expectations - Criterion Collection
    by David Lean

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  81. 90.
    Doctor Zhivago (Two-Disc Special Edition)
    by David Lean

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  82. 91.
    Eraserhead
    by David Lynch

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  83. 92.
    The Elephant Man

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  84. 93.
    Blue Velvet (Special Edition)
    by David Lynch

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  85. 94.
    Mulholland Dr.
    by David Lynch

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  86. 95.
    Inland Empire
    by David Lynch

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  87. 96.
    Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind
    by Hayao Miyazaki

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  88. 97.
    My Neighbor Totoro
    by Hayao Miyazaki

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  89. 98.
    Princess Mononoke

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  90. 99.
    Spirited Away
    by Hayao Miyazaki

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  91. 100.
    Howl's Moving Castle
    by Hayao Miyazaki

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  92. 101.
    Osaka Elegy (Naniwa Ereji) - 1936
    by Kenji Mizoguchi

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  93. 102.
    The Story of the Late Chrysanthemums
    by Kenji Mizoguchi

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  94. 103.
    The Life of Oharu (1952) (Import All Region)
    by Kenji Mizoguchi

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  95. 104.
    Ugetsu - Criterion Collection
    by Kenji Mizoguchi

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  96. 106.
    Nosferatu (The Ultimate Two-Disc Edition)
    by F.W. Murnau

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  97. 107.
    The Last Laugh
    by F.W. Murnau

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  98. 108.
    Faust
    by F.W. Murnau

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  99. 109.
    Sunrise (1927)
    by F.W. Murnau

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  100. 110.
    Tabu (1931)
    by F.W. Murnau

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  101. 111.
    Liebelei (1933)
    by Max Ophuls

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  102. 113.
    La Ronde
    by Max Ophuls

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  103. 115.
    Lola Montes
    by Max Ophüls

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  104. 116.
    I Was Born, But...
    by Yasujiro Ozu

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  105. 117.
    Late Spring - Criterion Collection
    by Yasujiro Ozu

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  106. 118.
    Early Summer - Criterion Collection
    by Yasujiro Ozu

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  107. 119.
    Tokyo Story - Criterion Collection
    by Yasujiro Ozu

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  108. 120.
    The End of Summer [Region 2 Import, English Subtitles]
    by Yasujiro Ozu

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  109. 121.
    The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp - Criterion Collection
    by Emeric Pressburger

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  111. 123.
    Black Narcissus - Criterion Collection
    by Michael Powell

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  112. 124.
    The Red Shoes - Criterion Collection
    by Emeric Pressburger

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  113. 125.
    Peeping Tom [Import NTSC Region 1, 3 and 4] Michael Powell
    by Michael Powell

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  114. 126.
    Pather Panchali
    by Satyajit Ray

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  115. 127.
    Aparajito
    by Satyajit Ray

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  116. 128.
    The World of Apu
    by Satyajit Ray

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  117. 129.
    Charulata
    by Satyajit Ray

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  118. 130.
    Days and Nights in the Forest (1970)
    by Satyajit Ray

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  119. 131.
    Boudu Saved from Drowning - Criterion Collection
    by Jean Renoir

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  120. 132.
    Partie de Campagne (A Day in the Country) (1936)
    by Jean Renoir

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  121. 133.
    Grand Illusion - Criterion Collection
    by Jean Renoir

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  122. 134.
    The Rules of the Game - Criterion Collection
    by Jean Renoir

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  123. 135.
    The River - Criterion Collection
    by Jean Renoir

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  124. 136.
    Mean Streets (Special Edition)

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  125. 138.
    Raging Bull (Special Edition)

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  126. 139.
    Goodfellas
    by Martin Scorsese

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  127. 140.
    The Departed (Two-Disc Special Edition)
    by Martin Scorsese

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  128. 142.
    Raiders of the Lost Ark - Widescreen Version (1981)
    by Steven Spielberg

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  129. 143.
    E.T. - The Extra-Terrestrial (Widesceen)
    by Steven Spielberg

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  130. 144.
    Schindler's List (Widescreen Edition)
    by Steven Spielberg

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  131. 145.
    Saving Private Ryan
    by Steven Spielberg

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  132. 149.
    Kill Bill, Volume 1
    by Quentin Tarantino

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  133. 150.
    Kill Bill, Volume 2

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  134. 151.
    Andrei Rublev - Criterion Collection
    by Andrei Tarkovsky

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  135. 152.
    Solaris - Criterion Collection
    by Andrei Tarkovsky

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  136. 153.
    The Mirror
    by Andrei Tarkovsky

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  137. 154.
    Stalker (1979) (2pc) (Sub)
    by Andrei Tarkovsky

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  138. 155.
    The Sacrifice
    by Andrei Tarkovsky

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  140. 157.
    Shoot the Piano Player - Criterion Collection
    by François Truffaut

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  141. 158.
    Jules and Jim - Criterion Collection
    by François Truffaut

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  142. 160.
    Day for Night

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  143. 161.
    The Blue Angel
    by Josef von Sternberg

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  144. 162.
    Morocco
    by Josef von Sternberg

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  145. 163.
    Shanghai Express - (Russian Import - PAL DVD)
    by Josef von Sternberg

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  146. 164.
    The Scarlet Empress - Criterion Collection
    by Josef von Sternberg

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  147. 165.
    The Devil is a Woman
    by Josef von Sternberg

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  148. 166.
    Citizen Kane
    by Orson Welles

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  149. 167.
    The Magnificent Ambersons (1942, Region 2)
    by Orson Welles

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  150. 168.
    The Lady from Shanghai

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  151. 170.
    Chimes At Midnight

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  152. 171.
    Double Indemnity (Universal Legacy Series)
    by Billy Wilder

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  153. 172.
    The Lost Weekend
    by Billy Wilder

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  154. 173.
    Sunset Boulevard (Special Collector's Edition)
    by Billy Wilder

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  155. 174.
    Some Like It Hot
    by Billy Wilder

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    Japanese Girls at the Harbour
    by Hiroshi Shimizu

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  158. 177.
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    Arigato San (by Shimizu)

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    Children of the Wind (Shimizu)

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    Masseurs and a Woman (Shimizu)

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    Ornamental Hairpin (Shimizu)

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