# Kinema Junpo's number one foreign films of the 1980s

From Kramer vs. Kramer and The Tin Drum to E.T., Amadeus and Die Hard: the ten films that topped Kinema Junpo's foreign Best Ten from 1980 to 1989.

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- Jan 25, 2020 · 吉田 美咲
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## Top 10

1. **Sophie's Choice** (5 · ▲5 ▼0) — 1983 Best Ten. Alan J. Pakula.
2. **Once Upon a Time in America** (4 · ▲5 ▼1) — 1984 Best Ten. Sergio Leone.
3. **Kramer vs. Kramer** (4 · ▲4 ▼0) — 1980 Best Ten. Robert Benton.
4. **The Tin Drum** (4 · ▲4 ▼0) — 1981 Best Ten. Volker Schlöndorff.
5. **Die Hard** (3 · ▲3 ▼0) — 1989 Best Ten. John McTiernan.
6. **Amadeus** (2 · ▲3 ▼1) — 1985 Best Ten. Miloš Forman.
7. **The Last Emperor** (2 · ▲2 ▼0) — 1988 Best Ten. Bernardo Bertolucci.
8. **Good Morning, Babylon** (1 · ▲3 ▼2) — 1987 Best Ten. Paolo and Vittorio Taviani.
9. **Stranger Than Paradise** (1 · ▲2 ▼1) — 1986 Best Ten. Jim Jarmusch.
10. **E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — 1982 Best Ten. Steven Spielberg.

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