Best Japanese Films Kinema Junpo (1926-2025)
1279 movies 1 tv show
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Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind (1984) WikiData IMDb TMDB Douban Bangumi Min reol Eggplant.place Skybridge +5
風の谷のナウシカ
other title:
风之谷
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風の谷のナウシカ
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After a global war, the seaside kingdom known as the Valley of the Wind remains one of the last strongholds on Earth untouched by a poisonous jungle and the powerful insects that guard it. Led by the courageous Princess Nausicaä, the people of the Valley engage in an epic struggle to restore the bond between humanity and Earth.
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For Kayako (1984) IMDb TMDB Douban
伽倻子のために
director:
Kōhei Oguri
actor:
吴升一
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Kaho Minami
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other title:
为了伽耶子
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伽倻子のために
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A film about the substantial population of Koreans living in Japan, and the love affair between Kayako, a Japanese girl, and Sanjun, a Korean.
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The Deserted City (1984) WikiData IMDb TMDB Douban
廃市
director:
Nobuhiko Obayashi
actor:
Satomi Kobayashi
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Kisuke Yamashita
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other title:
廃市
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폐허도시
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After noticing in the news there was a fire in an old canal town, Eguchi recalls visiting there a decade ago as a university student.
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The Crazy Family (1984) WikiData IMDb TMDB Douban
逆噴射家族
other title:
역분사가족
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逆噴射家族
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The Kobayashi family finally are able to move out of their tiny, cramped Tokyo apartment to the suburban house of their dreams. But things are not as perfect as they seem: the house is infested by termites and the family starts going crazy. As the Kobayashi's house begins to crumble, so does the sanity of its inhabitants. Father Katsuhiko takes it upon himself to keep them from the asylum… at any cost.
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Tora-san Goes Religious? (1983) WikiData IMDb TMDB Douban
男はつらいよ 口笛を吹く寅次郎
other title:
寅次郎的故事32：吹口哨的寅次郎
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男はつらいよ 口笛を吹く寅次郎
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Tora-san visits brother-in-law Hiroshi's hometown to attend a memorial service for his late father. When the local temple priest becomes intoxicated, Tora-san wearing the priest's robe delivers the memorial speech, much to his family's surprise. Thinking he's found his true calling, Tora-san decides to join the order, and falls for the priest's divorced daughter.
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The Makioka Sisters (1983) WikiData IMDb TMDB Douban
細雪
other title:
세설
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細雪
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This sensuously beautiful film chronicles the activities of four sisters who gather in Kyoto every year to view the cherry blossoms. It paints a vivid portrait of the pre-war lifestyle of the wealthy Makioka family from Osaka, and draws a parallel between their activities and the seasonal variations in Japan.
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Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence (1983) WikiData IMDb TMDB Douban Skybridge +2
Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence
director:
Nagisa Ōshima
actor:
David Bowie
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Tom Conti
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other title:
战场上的快乐圣诞
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俘虏(台)
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1983 film by Nagisa Ōshima
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Tokyo Trial (1983) WikiData IMDb TMDB Douban
東京裁判
other title:
东京审判
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東京裁判
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A look at the trial of Japanese militarists accused of war crimes; from the proceedings of the International Military Tribunal (May 1946–November 1948). It took two days to read the charges against the 100 alleged war criminals in the docket (only 28 top officials are actually in the small courtroom), and the final judgment took one week to read.
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The Catch (1983) WikiData IMDb TMDB Douban
魚影の群れ
director:
Shinji Sōmai
actor:
绪形拳
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Masako Natsume
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other title:
鱼影之群
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魚影の群れ
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A young man tries to overcome the hostility of his girlfriend's father, a tuna fisherman, by getting the father to teach him the trade's secrets.
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Amagi Pass (1983) WikiData IMDb TMDB Douban
天城越え
other title:
아마기 고개
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天城越え
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Japan in the 1940s. A high school boy went into a magic encounter with Ozuka Hana, a geisha (pub-girl) when he traveled through Amagi Pass. A mysterious murder took place afterwards, an Ozuka was held responsible. 40 years later, the boy, who became a printing shop owner, was visited by a retired policeman who came from Amagi Pass. The truth then started to reveal itself.
