Audiences from around the globe have witnessed decades of international films built on the foundation of Japanese cinema. After World War II, films became a purifying outlet for Japanese filmmakers to express their honest opinions and extend their horizons outside government-approved propaganda movies.
1. Battle Royale (2000)
The battle royale is a survival movie based on a novel that falls into the drama and horror category. The film has a battle between 42 high schoolers on an island, and the last one standing is declared the winner. Kinji Fukasaku produces the film.
2. Audition (1999)
The Audition movie is well known for its excellent execution and disturbingly intense scenes. Takashi Miike directs the film. The movie is about a widower who decides to start dating again, using auditions for a fake production to function as a dating service to find his new wife.
3. Tampopo (1985)
Tampopo is a humorous Japanese film composed and directed by Juzo Itami. The movie is an example of sensual and inventive comedy. The film is a Heart-warming absurdist comedy with a fine satirical edge about a couple of truckers helping a ramen shop owner cook better noodles.
4. Battles Without Honor And Humanity (1973)
Kinji Fukasaku directs the movie. It's about an ex-Japanese soldier who falls into a life of crime and ends up in prison, where he becomes a friend of an inmate. The story takes place over ten years following World War II, and the movie feels like a documentary.
5. Ran (1985)
The Ran is a classic war movie with lots of action and drama, written and directed by Akira Kurosawa. The story of the movie takes place in the medieval era of Japan. The film depicts a feast of destruction and perdition, charged with symbols and powerful pictures like it is rarely found in today's cinema.
6. Proxy War (1973)
The film is about local gangsters causing gang conflicts to escalate slowly. Family affiliations prove themselves to be wildly unstable. The movie is directed by Kinji Fukasaku and written by Koichi Iiboshi. This movie falls in the category of action and drama. Prominent actors are Bunta Sugawara, Akira Kobayashi, and Tsunehiko Watase.
7. Spirited Away
This critically acclaimed movie has won numerous awards for Best Animated Feature, including the Academy Award—commonly known as the "Oscar". The narrative is about Determined, rotten, and naïve 10-year-old Chihiro Ogino is smaller than satisfied when she and her parents locate an abandoned entertainment park on the path to their unique house. Spooky ghosts and meals that depend on her parents into pigs are only the starts—Chihiro keeps unwittingly crossing through into the spirit world.
9. My Rainy
The novel is about a 17-year-old high school student. Rio is still the center of awareness due to her looks. Yet, due to her traumatic history, Rio has never managed anyone but herself. Only her companions and boyfriends exist, so she can utilize them for her gain. Then one day, she meets 35-year college professor Kouki and falls in love for the first time. Rio feels confused by her emotional change and honestly expresses her passion for Kouki.
10. Prophecies Of Nostradamus
Nostradamus' Great Prophecies) is a 1974 tokusatsu film produced by Toho Company Ltd. It was released in Japanese theatres. The movie took place in 1835. Gentetsu Nishiyama begins preaching the prophecies of Michel de Nostradame using a copy of his book, "Centuries." When Nishiyama is persecuted by the Tokugawa Shogunate for supposed heresy, his wife and son flee with the book, passing down the knowledge to future generations.
