# Kinema Junpo's number one foreign films of the 1990s

From A City of Sadness to Unforgiven, The Shawshank Redemption and Shakespeare in Love: the ten films that topped Kinema Junpo's foreign Best Ten from 1990 to 1999.

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- Feb 9, 2024 · 橋本 大輔
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## Top 10

1. **A City of Sadness** (5 · ▲5 ▼0) — 1990 Best Ten. Hou Hsiao-hsien.
2. **Dances with Wolves** (4 · ▲4 ▼0) — 1991 Best Ten. Kevin Costner.
3. **The Piano** (4 · ▲4 ▼0) — 1994 Best Ten. Jane Campion.
4. **Unforgiven** (3 · ▲4 ▼1) — 1993 Best Ten. Clint Eastwood.
5. **Secrets & Lies** (3 · ▲4 ▼1) — 1997 Best Ten. Mike Leigh.
6. **The Shawshank Redemption** (2 · ▲2 ▼0) — 1995 Best Ten. Frank Darabont.
7. **Shakespeare in Love** (2 · ▲2 ▼0) — 1999 Best Ten. John Madden.
8. **La Belle Noiseuse** (0 · ▲2 ▼2) — 1992 Best Ten. Jacques Rivette.
9. **L.A. Confidential** (0 · ▲2 ▼2) — 1998 Best Ten. Curtis Hanson.
10. **Il Postino** (0 · ▲1 ▼1) — 1996 Best Ten. Michael Radford.

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