The best Japanese films of the 1990s (Kinema Junpo)
The top 3 according to 42 votes from people: Sonatine (1993) · All Under the Moon (1993) · Sumo Do, Sumo Don't (1992). (Updated Oct 20, 2020.)
Kinema Junpo's top ten Japanese films of the 1990s, chosen for the magazine's centenary: from number one, All Under the Moon, to Sonatine, Moving, Cure and Princess Mononoke (with ties).
Automatically translated (original in 日本語). See the original
Top 11
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1
Sonatine (1993)
Takeshi Kitano. Yakuza sent to Okinawa and their brief holiday on the beach. Number two.
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2
All Under the Moon (1993)
Sai Yoichi. A Korean-Japanese taxi driver falls for a Filipina woman. Number one.
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3
Sumo Do, Sumo Don't (1992)
Masayuki Suo. A university sumo club on the brink of closing. Joint fifth.
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4
Shall We Dance? (1996)
Masayuki Suo. A salaryman discovers ballroom dancing. Joint fifth.
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5
Cure (1997)
Kiyoshi Kurosawa. Serial killings and a man who has lost his memory. Number four.
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6
死んでもいい (1992)
Takashi Ishii. An estate agent's wife and a drifter. Joint tenth.
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7
Princess Mononoke (1997)
Hayao Miyazaki. The war between the forest gods and humans. Joint seventh.
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8
Moving (1993)
Shinji Sōmai. A sixth-grader shaken by her parents' separation. Number three.
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9
Tokarev (1994)
Junji Sakamoto. A father's revenge after his son is kidnapped and killed. Joint seventh.
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10
Boiling Point (1990)
Takeshi Kitano. A young amateur baseball player gets mixed up with yakuza in Okinawa. Joint tenth.
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11
Hana-bi (1997)
Takeshi Kitano. An ex-cop's last trip with his sick wife. Golden Lion at Venice. Joint seventh.
How is this ranking ordered? By people's votes: each ▲ adds a point and each ▼ takes one away. Anyone can vote and add what is missing.
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