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with dialogue written on chalkboards and were immediate flops because
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The number of films produced, and the cinema audience reached a peak in the 1960s. Most films were shown in double bills, with one half of the bill being a "program picture" or B-movie. A typical program picture was shot in four weeks. The demand for these program pictures in quantity meant the
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kamishibai (紙芝居) or paper theater was a popular form of street entertainment, especially for the children. Kamishibai was often used to tell stories of
Buddhist deities and the history of some Buddhist temples. In 1920 it started out as normal storytelling for the children. But in about 1932 it
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has one of the oldest and largest film industries in the world; as of 2021, it was the fourth largest by number of feature films produced. In 2011, Japan produced 411 feature films that earned 54.9% of a box office total of US$ 2.338 billion. Films have been produced in Japan since 1897.
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let her use the
Chinese name Li Xianglan so she could represent Chinese roles in Japanese propaganda movies. After the war she used her official Japanese name and starred in an additional 29 movies. She was elected as a member of the
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Several new anime directors rose to widespread recognition, bringing with them notions of anime as not only entertainment, but modern art. Mamoru Oshii released the internationally acclaimed philosophical science fiction action film
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manga series broke all box-office records in the country, becoming the highest-grossing film of all time in Japan, the highest-grossing
Japanese film of all time and the highest-grossing film of 2020.
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Japanese cinema grew in the 1910s and eventually developed into a movement that transformed Japanese film. Film criticism began with early film magazines such as
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Japanese cinema international praise and made these directors universally renown and highly influential. Some of the Japanese films of this period are now rated some of the
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produced fiction films that were strongly realistic in style. Films reinforced the importance of traditional
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and newspapers printing detailed discussions of the cinema of the day, both at home and abroad. A cultured "impressionist" criticism pursued by critics such as
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was met with similarly positive international reception. Satoshi Kon also released three quieter, but nonetheless highly successful films:
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featuring rebellious antiheroes in fast-cut fight scenes that were both critically acclaimed and commercial successes. Some stars, such as
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pre-emptively destroyed films they thought to be incriminating. In November 1945, CIE announced that it would forbid films deemed to be:
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genre, was a silent film. A few Japanese sound shorts were made in the 1920s and 1930s, but Japan's first feature-length talkie was
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Benshi, Japanese Silent Film Narrators, and Their Forgotten Narrative Art of Setsumei: A History of Japanese Silent Film Narration
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Benshi, Japanese Silent Film Narrators, and Their Forgotten Narrative Art of Setsumei: A History of Japanese Silent Film Narration
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in 1952, and marked the entrance of Japanese cinema onto the world stage. It was also the breakout role for legendary star
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3074:(1997), which was given the Golden Lion at the Venice Film Festival. Shōhei Imamura again won the Palme d'Or (shared with
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1968:(1953). Under these circumstances, movies such as "Emperor Meiji and the Russo-Japanese War (明治天皇と日露大戦争)" (1957), where
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moved from documentary into fiction film, while feature filmmakers like Oshima and Imamura also made documentaries.
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dramas saw a small and temporary boom amid the wave of sentimental war dramas produced after the end of Occupation.
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industry became the stepping stone for many young independent filmmakers. The seventies also saw the start of the "
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set in the 1930s. Controversial for its explicit sexual content, it has never been seen uncensored in Japan.
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was honored at the Berlin, the Yokohama and the Shanghai Film Festivals in 2001. Takeshi Kitano appeared in
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in 2008, to international acclaim. After several years of directing primarily lower-key live-action films,
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became the most important documentarists: "two figures tower over the landscape of Japanese documentary."
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ever to screen In Competition at Cannes. The film was co-produced by British independent producer
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A Hundred Years of Japanese Film: A Concise History, with a Selective Guide to DVDs and Videos
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Visions of Japanese Modernity: Articulations of Cinema, Nation, and Spectatorship, 1895–1925
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for "making films that don't make any sense and don't make any money" after his surrealist
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A History of Movie Theaters and Audiences in Postwar Kyoto, the Capital of Japanese Cinema
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was a very popular actress. She rose to international stardom with 22 wartime movies. The
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and released in 1951. There was also a black-and-white version of this film available.
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Gentō no seiki: eiga zenʾya no shikaku bunkashi = Centuries of magic lanterns in Japan
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List of Japanese submissions for the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film
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in a short cameo. Suzuki Ikuzo's Tonichi Enterprises Company co-produced the film.
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Shadows on the Screen: Tanizaki Junʾichirō on Cinema and "Oriental" Aesthetics
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Forest of Pressure: Ogawa Shinsuke and Postwar Japanese Documentary
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Eros Plus Massacre: An Introduction to the Japanese New Wave Cinema
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The Attractive Empire: Transnational Film Culture in Imperial Japan
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Tears of Longing: Nostalgia and the Nation in Japanese Popular Song
5267:. New York and Chichester: Columbia University Press. p. 101.
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Japan's Favorite Mon-Star: The Unauthorized Biography of the Big G
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dealing with or approving the subjugation or degradation of women;
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6406:. Wisconsin Studies in Film. The University of Wisconsin Press.
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To the Distant Observer: Form and Meaning in the Japanese Cinema
2391:(1955). Yasujirō Ozu began directing color films beginning with
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signing autographs for Japanese soldiers in Northern China, 1938
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which received critical praise around the world. His 2008 film
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6018:"Japan's Box Office Up 6.6 Percent to $ 1.75 billion in 2014"
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A New History of Japanese Cinema: A Century of Narrative Film
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were established in 1950. The first winner for Best Film was
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for being too theatrical (using, for instance, elements from
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actor, to star in his productions. Onoe became Japan's first
805:(Resurrection of a Corpse). The first documentary, the short
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Nihon eigashi no kenkyū: katsudō shashin torai zengo no jijō
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6046:"Japan Box Office in 2014 is Third Biggest of 21st Century"
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of Japanese cinema. Three Japanese films from this decade (
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Japanese Documentary Film: The Meiji Era through Hiroshima
4607:. British Film Institute. December 4, 2014. Archived from
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made three films which would collectively become known as
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3176:(1997), which also claimed the top box office spot until
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4571:"The 100 Greatest Films of All Time | Sight & Sound"
3088:(1997). He became the fifth two-time recipient, joining
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emerged as major filmmakers during the decade. Oshima's
6780:(films in the national archive collection, in Japanese)
6757:, maintained by UniJapan (in English, films after 2002)
6608:. Center for Japanese Studies, University of Michigan.
6453:. Center for Japanese Studies, University of Michigan.
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of 209 critics in 43 countries. Japan has also won the
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The Aesthetics of Shadow: Lighting and Japanese Cinema
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A Page of Madness: Cinema and Modernity in 1920s Japan
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Eiga denrai: shinematogurafu to <Meiji no Nihon>
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won the Academy Award for best foreign language film.
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emerged as a significant filmmaker with works such as
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New directors who appeared in the 1980s include actor
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Nippon Modern: Japanese Cinema of the 1920s and 1930s
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Reframing Japanese Cinema: Authorship, Genre, History
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5206:. Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press. p. 82.
2877:(1985). Seijun Suzuki made a comeback beginning with
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Academy Honorary Award for Best Foreign Language Film
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was dominant, but opposed by leftist critics such as
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often focused on chastising the work of studios like
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5736:"ミニシアターが日本映画界に与えてきた影響を考える "世界の多様さ"を教えてくれる存在を失わないために"
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War movies covering themes previously restricted by
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in 2002. They also appeared in the 2012 polls, with
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directed the critically and commercially successful
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depicting brutality, violence or evil as triumphant;
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The Waves At Genji's Door: Japan Through Its Cinema
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The Flash of Capital: Film and Geopolitics in Japan
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Center for Japanese Studies, University of Michigan
5320:. Cambridge: Harvard University Press. p. 39.
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Anderson and Richie, 77 (1960 Grove Press edition).
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On the Brink: The Inside Story of Fukushima Daiichi
1828:filmmakers displaced from the major studios in the
6535:Nolletti, Arthur Jr.; Desser, David, eds. (1992).
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3196:directed the award-winning psychological thriller
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2407:(1958), which was adapted from his earlier silent
2234:. Although it was edited for its Western release,
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1942:'s "Himeyuri no Tô - Tower of the Lilies" (1953),
1504:started to lean more to a militaristic viewpoint.
958:) and for not utilizing what were considered more
930:(begun in 1909) and a full-length book written by
6079:(Expanded ed.). Princeton University Press.
5204:Cinema of Ozu Yasujiro: Histories of the Everyday
4998:"Tokuko Nagai Takaki: Japan's First Film Actress"
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4489:. UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Archived from
4463:. UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Archived from
3821:Academy Award for Best International Feature Film
789:In 1898, some ghost films were made, such as the
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4697:"Academy Announces Rule Changes For 92nd Oscars"
3868:: films set in the present day, the opposite of
2756:was created. The first winner for Best Film was
2338:(1959). The trilogy was completed in 1961, with
1934:began to be produced, such as Hideo Sekigawa's "
1832:joined those displaced after suppression of the
1250:Talkie System used to make Tojo Masaki's films.
598:, has a history that spans more than 100 years.
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5687:"Thwarted talent hampers Japan's new media age"
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4441:. Motion Picture Producers Association of Japan
3117:launched a prolific career with titles such as
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4629:. British Film Institute. 2012. Archived from
4487:"Table 6: Share of Top 3 distributors (Excel)"
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1980:who was supposed to be sacred and inviolable.
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5364:"BFI | Sight & Sound | Top Ten Poll 2002"
4888:"Seek Japan | J-Horror: An Alternative Guide"
4004:: realistic films about common working people
3653:was In Competition for the Palme d'Or at the
3607:was In Competition for the Palme d'Or at the
1640:at variance with the spirit or letter of the
1388:who sought an ideological critique of films.
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5002:Bright Lights Film Journal 30 (October 2000)
4543:"Japanese Box Office Sales Fall 18% in 2011"
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6075:Anderson, Joseph L.; Donald Richie (1982).
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5769:Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
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4675:Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
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4461:"Table 8: Cinema Infrastructure - Capacity"
3959:: films featuring swordplay, also known as
3767:The 2020 Japanese epic disaster drama film
2954:, and the critically acclaimed Roman porno
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5345:Anime, Japanese Cinema's Second Golden Age
4863:Reading a Japanese Film: Cinema in Context
4601:"Directors' 10 Greatest Films of All Time"
4453:
4253:List of highest-grossing non-English films
3697:onto the international stage as producer.
3206:also gained considerable recognition with
3139:launched an acclaimed feature career with
2133:and Robert Peyton. It featured the geisha
1637:condoning the exploitation of children; or
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6121:The Benshi-Japanese Silent Film Narrators
5990:"Japan Box Office Drops Slightly in 2013"
5704:
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4671:"Academy announces rules for 92nd Oscars"
4645:"The 100 greatest foreign-language films"
2618:(1964) won the Special Jury Prize at the
2246:longest-running film franchise in history
1820:In the later half of the Occupation, the
1309:. Notable talkies of this period include
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5929:"Japanese B.O. rises 7.7% to $ 2.14 bil"
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3967:describing the sound of swords clashing)
3948:(1603–1868) or earlier, the opposite of
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3003:followed suit by adapting his own manga
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2867:(1980), which won the Palme d'Or at the
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2218:directed the anti-nuclear monster-drama
2181:
2147:, was the first movie that filmed using
1909:s critics' and directors' polls for the
1867:
1776:
1688:
1462:
1390:
1267:
1153:with left-leaning tendencies. Directors
1027:directed films scripted by the novelist
914:
815:made a number of early films, including
734:
719:
7942:Japanese invasions of Korea (1592–1598)
7590:List of highest-grossing films in Japan
7585:List of highest-grossing Japanese films
6606:Research Guide to Japanese Film Studies
6604:Nornes, Abé Mark; Gerow, Aaron (2009).
6445:
6118:
6093:
5842:"Japanese box office climbs 7% in 2010"
5655:The Documentaries of Noriaki Tsuchimoto
5561:
5339:
5337:
4807:
4741:
4433:
4431:
4429:
4427:
4425:
4423:
4248:List of highest-grossing films in Japan
4243:List of highest-grossing Japanese films
3627:68th Venice International Film Festival
3591:60th Berlin International Film Festival
3390:Academy Award for Best Animated Feature
2792:introduced the commercially successful
2684:17th Berlin International Film Festival
2648:13th Berlin International Film Festival
2248:. Also in 1954, another Kurosawa film,
1549:Civil Information and Education Section
1545:Supreme Commander for the Allied Powers
14:
10798:
6644:
6622:
6580:
6555:
6518:The Oxford Handbook of Japanese Cinema
6467:
6420:
6276:
6257:
6208:
5776:from the original on November 28, 2017
5708:
5697:
5681:
5679:
5652:
5646:
5626:Japanese Cinema in the 1950s and 1960s
5262:
5250:
5238:
5226:
5159:10.1093/oxfordhb/9780199731664.013.005
5150:The Oxford Handbook of Japanese Cinema
4722:"The Official Academy Awards Database"
4439:"Statistics of Film Industry in Japan"
3289:met with commercial success. In 2004,
2361:(1954). He won the Silver Bear at the
2256:4th Berlin International Film Festival
2104:3rd Berlin International Film Festival
1534:
1519:in the 1970s and served for 18 years.
1293:(1935), considered a precursor to the
10392:
10287:
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6490:
6379:
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5894:
5892:
5604:from the original on December 6, 2016
5525:
5519:
5133:
3531:The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift
3135:(1998). Former documentary filmmaker
2527:The 1960s were the peak years of the
650:The Top 50 Greatest Films of All Time
6666:
6401:
6160:
5667:
5562:Haddick, Alicia (January 14, 2021).
5334:
5315:
4947:"Who's Who in Japanese Silent Films"
4835:"Utushi-e (Japanese Phantasmagoria)"
4756:
4420:
4040:
3731:
2911:(1986), his first film since 1973's
2497:Kon Ichikawa captured the watershed
2478:. Yasujirō Ozu made his final film,
1878:The 1950s are widely considered the
1493:The War at Sea from Hawaii to Malaya
1346:The Story of the Last Chrysanthemums
994:, based in turn on the German film,
6520:. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
6077:The Japanese Film: Art and Industry
6044:Mark Schilling (January 27, 2015).
6016:Gavin J. Blair (January 26, 2015).
5988:Gavin J. Blair (January 28, 2014).
5927:Mark Schilling (January 30, 2013).
5868:Patrick Frater (January 27, 2012).
5840:Patrick Frater (January 28, 2011).
5676:
5386:"The 50 Greatest Films of All Time"
5374:
5265:What Is Japanese Cinema?: A History
5201:
4975:. New York: Continuum. p. 18.
3229:Although not a commercial success,
2490:in 1960; his final film was 1967's
1709:Significant movies among them are,
715:
24:
10418:
10313:
8118:2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami
7676:
6991:Japanese Professional Movie Awards
6828:Japanese Film Festival (Singapore)
6387:. University of California Press.
6235:. University of California Press.
5889:
5499:Super Common Knowledge of Godzilla
4637:
2785:Battles Without Honor and Humanity
1654:films, especially those involving
683:Japan's Big Four film studios are
84:Produced feature films (2021)
25:
10817:
7985:Imperial Constitution (1890–1947)
6798:: Festival of New Japanese Film (
6712:
6498:. Durham: Duke University Press.
4995:
4837:. Media Art Plaza. Archived from
3704:won the Palme d'Or for his movie
3450:, in 2004. In collaboration with
1787:The first collaborations between
1525:made his feature film debut with
1458:
1049:) retain a very high reputation.
811:(芸者の手踊り), was made in June 1899.
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10770:
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8903:
8902:
8891:
7003:
6865:
5764:"The 75th Academy Awards (2003)"
5130:", Freda Freiberg, Filmsound.org
5128:The Transition to Sound in Japan
4044:
3735:
3714:, a festival that also featured
3472:and revisited his still-popular
3040:
3019:made possible the creation of a
2228:for its distribution in 1956 as
2001:
1987:
1178:Proletarian Film League of Japan
160:
97:Number of admissions (2021)
7600:List of Japanese film directors
6767:(films after 1945, in Japanese)
6751:(films after 1896, in Japanese)
6689:Wada-Marciano, Mitsuyo (2008).
6361:. Center for Japanese Studies,
6068:
6037:
6009:
5981:
5948:
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5899:Jason Gray (January 30, 2013).
5861:
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4315:List of Japanese-language films
4268:List of Japanese film directors
3727:
3407:Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence
2932:, who directed his first film,
2848:supported almost solely by the
2626:and Best Foreign Language Film
2487:When a Woman Ascends the Stairs
2312:(1958), which was adapted from
2231:Godzilla, King of the Monsters!
1936:Listen to the Voices of the Sea
1039:, whose later works (including
966:, writers in magazines such as
832:
678:Best International Feature Film
10737:British Indian Ocean Territory
8471:Agriculture, forestry, fishing
6630:. Princeton University Press.
6190:. Princeton University Press.
5957:"Japan B.O. down 0.5% in 2013"
5709:Masuda, Miki (June 10, 2015).
5454:. Princeton University Press.
5316:Yano, Christine Reiko (2010).
4866:. University of Hawaii Press.
4615:
4563:
4535:
4505:
4320:List of Japanese movie studios
3794:Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba
3168:highest-grossing film in Japan
2992:Nausicaä of the Valley of Wind
2501:in his three-hour documentary
2457:growth of film series such as
2294:directed two anti-war dramas:
1622:either directly or indirectly;
754:, first shown commercially by
638:(1953) ranked number three in
46:
13:
1:
6986:Japanese Movie Critics Awards
6771:National Film Center Database
6720:Chronology of Japanese Cinema
6587:University of Minnesota Press
6564:University of Minnesota Press
6211:The Cinema of Japan and Korea
6188:Ozu and the Poetics of Cinema
5955:Kevin Ma (January 29, 2014).
5901:"Japanese box office up 7.7%"
5715:Columbia University Libraries
5477:"Tokyo File 212: Detail View"
4763:Who's Who of Victorian Cinema
4414:
4036:
3650:Hara-Kiri: Death of a Samurai
3634:Tohoku earthquake and tsunami
3539:The Day the Earth Stood Still
3011:feature film of the same name
2997:feature film of the same name
2318:Temple Of The Golden Pavilion
1900:) appeared in the top ten of
1863:
1120:honed their skills. Director
583:, also known domestically as
6541:. Indiana University Press.
6288:. Indiana University Press.
6213:. Wallflower Press, London.
6209:Bowyer, Justin, ed. (2004).
6144:Wayne State University Press
6123:. Tokyo: Urban Connections.
5870:"Japanese BO plunges by 18%"
5657:. Zakka Films. pp. 2–4.
3800:In October 2021, a Japanese
3672:Merry Christmas, Mr Lawrence
3595:Silver Bear for Best Actress
3245:and directed and starred in
2844:barely staying in business,
2190:(left) and effects director
1840:movement. Directors such as
1597:distorting historical facts;
1447:, a character epitomised by
799:(Jizo the Spook / 化け地蔵) and
110:Gross box office (2021)
7:
8059:1923 Great Kantō earthquake
8005:Abolition of the han system
6749:Agency for Cultural Affairs
6672:Currents In Japanese Cinema
6102:University of Hawaiʻi Press
5670:Currents in Japanese Cinema
5305:(in Japanese). mainichi.jp.
5290:Yomota (2014), pp. 107, 109
5153:. Oxford University Press.
5096:Japanese films of the 1920s
4742:Tsukada, Yoshinobu (1980).
4392:Samurai I: Musashi Miyamoto
4221:
3621:was in competition for the
2731:in 1973. In the same year,
2646:won the Golden Bear at the
2327:The Human Condition Trilogy
2109:The first Japanese film in
1557:Civil Censorship Detachment
1356:Humanity and Paper Balloons
1300:Fujiwara Yoshie no furusato
1279:Humanity and Paper Balloons
1237:, known internationally as
1235:Fujiwara Yoshie no furusato
577:
10:
10822:
6695:University of Hawaii Press
5505:. 2016. pp. 152–153.
4860:Keiko I. McDonald (2006).
4833:Kusahara, Machiko (1999).
4263:List of Japanese actresses
3813:Best Foreign Language Film
3638:Fukushima nuclear disaster
3505:; recent examples include
3163:E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial
2769:In the Realm of the Senses
2254:was in competition at the
2102:was in competition at the
1757:was also created in 1946.
1512:Manchukuo Film Association
1472:
1261:on flammable and unstable
1075:A Diary of Chuji's Travels
710:
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8071:Japan during World War II
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7888:Mongol invasions of Japan
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6942:Nikkan Sports Film Awards
6898:
6891:
6878:
6581:Nornes, Abé Mark (2007).
6556:Nornes, Abé Mark (2003).
6339:. Duke University Press.
6335:Furuhata, Yuriko (2013).
6262:. Duke University Press.
6241:2027/spo.aaq5060.0001.001
6138:Bernardi, Joanne (2001).
6094:Baskett, Michael (2008).
5534:. ECW Press. p. 58.
5190:Japanese Documentary Film
5084:Japanese Documentary Film
4971:Standish, Isolde (2005).
3830:
3788:Demon Slayer: Mugen Train
3712:71st Cannes Film Festival
3655:2012 Cannes Film Festival
3609:2010 Cannes Film Festival
3470:his own production studio
3160:(1992) – which beat
2869:1980 Cannes Film Festival
2766:. Nagisa Oshima directed
2690:companies losing money.
2410:A Story of Floating Weeds
2385:The Sound of the Mountain
1211:Kurama Tengu: Kyōfu Jidai
658:, while Akira Kurosawa's
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10486:East Timor (Timor-Leste)
9164:Central African Republic
8345:House of Representatives
8141:2019 imperial transition
8113:Great Hanshin earthquake
8081:Second Sino-Japanese War
8054:Japan during World War I
6930:Japan Academy Film Prize
6745:Japanese Cinema Database
6303:Dym, Jeffrey A. (2003).
6202:Available online at the
5672:. Kodansha. p. 244.
5450:Prince, Stephen (1999).
5301:
5263:Yomota, Inuhiko (2014).
5047:The Japanese Period Film
5045:Thornton, S. A. (2008).
4951:Matsuda Film Productions
4913:Dym, Jeffrey A. (2003).
4356:
4228:Japan Academy Film Prize
3887:Japanese science fiction
3817:79th Golden Globe Awards
3574:House of Representatives
3257:. Several horror films,
3232:All About Lily Chou-Chou
3132:The Bird People in China
2858:declining even further.
2788:series of yakuza films.
2705:", films starring young
2622:, and was nominated for
2413:(1934), and was shot by
2068:The decade started with
1854:Japanese Communist Party
1730:A Ball at the Anjo House
1720:No Regrets for Our Youth
1678:and the organization of
1606:religious discrimination
1423:. Realism was in favor;
1241:) were the two earliest
934:in 1914, but many early
701:Japan Academy Film Prize
10747:Cocos (Keeling) Islands
10326:Telecommunications Bank
8028:First Sino-Japanese War
6966:Bunshun Kiichigo Awards
6822:Japanese Cinema to 1960
6790:Japanese Movie Database
6429:Smithsonian Institution
6402:High, Peter B. (2003).
6166:Japanese Film Directors
5481:American Film Institute
4808:Iwamoto, Kenji (2002).
4332:(The Japanese New Wave)
4258:List of Japanese actors
3325:. Female film director
2802:The Yellow Handkerchief
2194:(center) on the set of
1582:as a legitimate motive;
1547:(SCAP) established the
1303:(1930), which used the
1106:Makino Film Productions
912:between 1911 and 1914.
60: • Per capita
9879:Bosnia and Herzegovina
8496:Science and technology
7935:Council of Five Elders
7930:Azuchi–Momoyama period
6936:Yokohama Film Festival
6755:Japanese Film Database
6476:. Pantheon, New York.
6421:Hirano, Kyoko (1992).
6363:University of Michigan
6023:The Hollywood Reporter
5995:The Hollywood Reporter
5598:Guinness World Records
5425:British Film Institute
5421:"2012 Directors' poll"
5391:British Film Institute
5202:Joo, Woojeong (2017).
5049:. McFarland & Co.
4575:British Film Institute
4273:List of Japanese films
4012:: socially conscious,
3523:The Day After Tomorrow
3222:
2975:released his landmark
2925:
2898:The Ballad of Narayama
2827:by Akira Kurosawa and
2805:, which won the first
2725:made the revenge film
2719:
2571:, along with Shindo's
2562:Night and Fog in Japan
2453:
2244:films, as well as the
2201:
2161:Academy Honorary Award
2095:Entotsu no mieru basho
2076:(1950), which won the
1911:best films of all time
1875:
1784:
1706:
1470:
1400:
1282:
1223:The Captain's Daughter
990:(based on the play by
988:The Captain's Daughter
923:
864:(本能寺合戦), produced for
747:
732:
170:List of Japanese films
63:2.8 per 100,000 (2017)
9184:São Tomé and Príncipe
8441:Deputy Prime Minister
7826:Asuka Kiyomihara Code
6776:May 20, 2015, at the
6761:Kinema Junpo Database
6468:Mellen, Joan (1976).
6258:Cazdyn, Eric (2002).
5600:. September 3, 2014.
5526:Ryfle, Steve (1998).
5501:] (in Japanese).
5370:on December 22, 2002.
4341:Voice acting in Japan
3479:Rebuild of Evangelion
3218:
3209:The End of Evangelion
2921:
2715:
2663:Twin Sisters of Kyoto
2639:Bushido, Samurai Saga
2630:. Masaki Kobayashi's
2448:
2185:
2017:The period after the
1871:
1780:
1768:, and the theme song
1692:
1684:rights of individuals
1644:or any SCAP directive
1473:Further information:
1466:
1394:
1321:Tsuma Yo Bara No Yoni
1316:Wife, Be Like A Rose!
1271:
1245:films. They used the
1195:Jitsuroku Chushingura
918:
738:
723:
618:science fiction films
10661:United Arab Emirates
9656:United Arab Emirates
8350:House of Councillors
8244:World Heritage Sites
6912:Mainichi Film Awards
6747:, maintained by the
6674:. Kodansha America.
6652:. Kodansha America.
6628:The Warrior's Camera
5668:Sato, Tadao (1982).
5452:The Warrior's Camera
4633:on February 9, 2016.
4623:"Directors' Top 100"
4581:on September 2, 2012
4493:on December 24, 2018
3892:science fiction film
3454:, American director
3395:Howl's Moving Castle
3392:in 2003—followed by
3341:Cannes Film Festival
3303:made his 56th film,
3292:Godzilla: Final Wars
3094:Francis Ford Coppola
2893:Cannes Film Festival
2620:Cannes Film Festival
2556:Cruel Story of Youth
2363:Venice Film Festival
2336:The Road To Eternity
2282:Venice Film Festival
2276:and in 1958 won the
2177:Cannes Film Festival
2082:Venice Film Festival
1965:Eagle of the Pacific
1925:2012 directors' poll
1852:were members of the
1060:. Directors such as
960:cinematic techniques
630:greatest of all time
596:, "domestic cinema")
10688:limited recognition
10205:& transnational
8367:Self-Defense Forces
6906:Kinema Junpo Awards
6735:Kato Mikiro (1996)
6723:by Joaquín da Silva
6404:The Imperial Screen
5693:. January 13, 1993.
5634:on October 12, 2020
5384:(August 7, 2017) .
5353:, January 20, 2002.
4759:"Inabata Katsutaro"
4523:on October 27, 2012
4467:on November 5, 2013
4336:Television in Japan
4278:Cinema of the world
4238:Japan Academy Prize
3825:94th Academy Awards
3636:and the subsequent
3527:Memoirs of a Geisha
3515:Kill Bill: Volume 1
3507:Lost in Translation
3503:You Only Live Twice
3476:franchise with the
3332:The Mourning Forest
2807:Japan Academy Prize
2782:completed the epic
2599:Hiroshi Teshigahara
2481:An Autumn Afternoon
2460:The Hoodlum Soldier
2435:Until We Meet Again
2381:Late Chrysanthemums
2306:(1959), along with
2165:Best Costume Design
2019:American Occupation
1755:Mainichi Film Award
1676:agricultural reform
1642:Potsdam Declaration
1535:American occupation
1517:Japanese parliament
1451:in Ozu's 1930 film
1330:Sisters of the Gion
1221:A later version of
1104:, were inspired by
1056:and a new style of
906:Tokuko Nagai Takagi
648:directors' poll of
10057:Dominican Republic
8501:Telecommunications
8033:Russo-Japanese War
7963:Tokugawa shogunate
7913:Nanboku-chō period
7908:Ashikaga shogunate
7881:Kamakura shogunate
7619:Anime News Network
6981:Golden Arrow Award
6918:Blue Ribbon Awards
6313:Edwin Mellen Press
6309:Lewiston, New York
5962:Film Business Asia
5875:Film Business Asia
5847:Film Business Asia
5818:. January 10, 2022
5350:The New York Times
4923:Edwin Mellen Press
4919:Lewiston, New York
4787:. Iwanami Shoten.
4651:. October 29, 2018
4611:on August 3, 2012.
4551:. January 26, 2012
4548:Anime News Network
4056:. You can help by
3993:pornographic films
3977:: films featuring
3898:Japanese cyberpunk
3852:: films featuring
3747:. You can help by
3419:Millennium Actress
3369:in 2006. In 2008,
3349:Otoko wa Tsurai yo
3347:, director of the
3223:
3189:Ghost in the Shell
2967:During the 1980s,
2926:
2903:Yoshishige Yoshida
2851:Otoko wa tsurai yo
2733:Yoshishige Yoshida
2720:
2669:Portrait of Chieko
2615:Woman in the Dunes
2607:Noriaki Tsuchimoto
2454:
2430:Blue Ribbon Awards
2419:Sansho the Bailiff
2395:(1958), and later
2358:Sansho the Bailiff
2340:A Soldier's Prayer
2303:Fires On The Plain
2202:
2145:Teinosuke Kinugasa
1923:at the top of the
1917:(1953) dethroning
1876:
1824:came into effect.
1785:
1750:Hatachi no Seishun
1725:Kōzaburō Yoshimura
1707:
1668:Senkichi Taniguchi
1541:surrender of Japan
1471:
1401:
1306:Mina Talkie System
1283:
1272:Cinema poster for
1247:Mina Talkie System
1122:Teinosuke Kinugasa
1029:Junichiro Tanizaki
974:Norimasa Kaeriyama
964:Pure Film Movement
928:Katsudō shashinkai
924:
910:Thanhouser Company
868:. Shōzō recruited
851:cinema of the West
813:Tsunekichi Shibata
748:
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10793:
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10730:other territories
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8146:COVID-19 pandemic
8015:Satsuma Rebellion
8000:Meiji Restoration
7898:Kenmu Restoration
7758:Foreign relations
7644:
7643:
7631:Japanese New Wave
7573:
7572:
6999:
6998:
6924:Hochi Film Awards
6704:978-0-8248-3240-7
6681:978-0-87011-815-9
6659:978-4-7700-2995-9
6637:978-0-691-01046-5
6615:978-1-929280-53-7
6596:978-0-8166-4908-2
6573:978-0-8166-4045-4
6548:978-0-253-34108-2
6527:978-0-19-973166-4
6505:978-0-8223-5422-2
6483:978-0-394-49799-0
6460:978-1-929280-32-2
6438:978-1-56098-157-2
6394:978-0-520-25456-5
6372:978-1-929280-51-3
6346:978-0-8223-5490-1
6322:978-0-7734-6648-7
6295:978-0-253-20469-1
6269:978-0-8223-2912-1
6250:978-0-520-03605-5
6220:978-1-904764-11-3
6197:978-0-691-00822-6
6153:978-0-8143-2926-9
6130:978-4-900849-51-8
6111:978-0-8248-3223-0
6086:978-0-691-00792-2
5798:. March 28, 2022.
5574:on August 5, 2021
5512:978-4-575-31156-3
5461:978-0-691-01046-5
5431:on August 3, 2012
5398:on April 20, 2018
5327:978-0-67401-276-9
5213:978-0-74869-632-1
5168:978-0-19-973166-4
5071:A Page of Madness
5056:978-0-7864-3136-6
4982:978-0-8264-1790-9
4932:978-0-7734-6648-7
4873:978-0-8248-2993-3
4819:978-4-916087-25-6
4627:Sight & Sound
4605:Sight & Sound
4291:List of jidaigeki
4283:History of cinema
4219:
4218:
4100:
4088:
4074:
4073:
3819:and received the
3780:COVID-19 pandemic
3765:
3764:
3716:Ryūsuke Hamaguchi
3702:Hirokazu Kore-eda
3567:Avengers: Endgame
3173:Princess Mononoke
3082:), this time for
2816:Vengeance Is Mine
2695:Kadokawa Pictures
2658:Keisuke Kinoshita
2530:Japanese New Wave
2347:The Life of Oharu
2143:, a 1953 film by
2121:Keisuke Kinoshita
2116:Carmen Comes Home
1960:Battleship Yamato
1944:Keisuke Kinoshita
1903:Sight & Sound
1594:and anti-foreign;
1508:Yoshiko Yamaguchi
1468:Yoshiko Yamaguchi
1413:documentary films
1395:Japanese actress
1374:Fuyuhiko Kitagawa
1163:Shigeyoshi Suzuki
1127:A Page of Madness
1086:Tsumasaburo Bando
1047:Ugetsu Monogatari
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3511:The Last Samurai
3425:Tokyo Godfathers
3413:The Sky Crawlers
3360:The Hidden Blade
3354:Twilight Samurai
3311:Hirokazu Koreeda
3306:Princess Raccoon
3137:Hirokazu Koreeda
3080:Abbas Kiarostami
2962:Kiyoshi Kurosawa
2811:documentary work
2754:Hochi Film Award
2747:Toshi Ichiyanagi
2741:, a portrait of
2595:Toshio Matsumoto
2586:The Insect Woman
2568:Death by Hanging
2543:Masahiro Shinoda
2492:Scattered Clouds
2421:cinematographer
2322:Masaki Kobayashi
2297:The Burmese Harp
2084:in 1951 and the
2043:Masaki Kobayashi
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1948:Twenty-Four Eyes
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1836:, forming a new
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1433:Heiichi Sugiyama
1409:propaganda films
1102:Utaemon Ichikawa
979:The Glow of Life
932:Yasunosuke Gonda
920:Kintaro Hayakawa
895:Yoshizawa Shōten
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3286:One Missed Call
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2717:Tatsuya Nakadai
2674:Noboru Nakamura
2521:Branded to Kill
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1066:Masahiro Makino
1037:Kenji Mizoguchi
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1335:Gion no shimai
1274:Sadao Yamanaka
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1809:Yasujirō Ozu
1802:
1801:in 1948 and
1796:
1786:
1782:Yoshiko Kuga
1771:Ringo no Uta
1769:
1761:
1759:
1748:
1740:Aoi sanmyaku
1738:
1735:Tadashi Imai
1728:
1718:
1713:appeared in
1711:Setsuko Hara
1708:
1704:Setsuko Hara
1695:Aoi sanmyaku
1693:
1680:labor unions
1649:
1647:
1592:chauvinistic
1538:
1526:
1521:
1506:
1502:
1491:
1481:
1478:
1452:
1416:
1402:
1378:Matsuo Kishi
1365:Kinema Junpo
1363:
1361:
1354:
1349:(1939); and
1344:
1338:
1334:
1328:
1320:
1314:
1311:Mikio Naruse
1304:
1298:
1290:
1287:Yasujirō Ozu
1284:
1277:
1263:nitrate film
1252:
1238:
1234:
1227:Namio Ochiai
1225:directed by
1222:
1220:
1216:Kurama Tengu
1215:
1189:
1148:
1125:
1079:
1073:
1051:
1046:
1040:
1014:
995:
987:
977:
967:
936:film critics
927:
925:
903:
892:
881:
861:
858:Shōzō Makino
855:
836:
833:20th century
816:
806:
800:
794:
788:
779:
775:
749:
682:
659:
655:Citizen Kane
653:
645:
639:
633:
622:Ishirō Honda
607:
605:
585:
584:
565:
563:
147:
146:
145:
77:Toei Company
72:Toho Company
55:3,648 (2021)
26:
10785:Asia portal
10686:States with
10606:Philippines
10546:South Korea
10541:North Korea
10436:Afghanistan
10378:Video games
10222:Middle East
10189:New Zealand
10082:Puerto Rico
10006:Switzerland
10001:Netherlands
9521:Afghanistan
9488:Philippines
9057:South Sudan
8869:Video games
8611:Pornography
8219:Prefectures
8199:Environment
8194:Earthquakes
8179:Archipelago
8086:Pacific War
8042:Late Modern
7850:Nara period
7796:Paleolithic
7624:Crunchyroll
7615:Box office
7084:Yakuza film
7025:Gendai-geki
6899:Major seven
6806:Kinema Club
6802:, New York)
6668:Sato, Tadao
6229:Burch, Nöel
6162:Bock, Audie
6051:variety.com
5973:January 30,
5934:variety.com
5822:February 8,
5780:December 1,
5343:Dave Kehr,
5302:毎日映画コンクールとは
5251:Hirano 1992
5239:Richie 2005
5227:Hirano 1992
5141:Aaron Gerow
5069:See Gerow,
4845:29 December
4655:November 1,
4649:BBC Culture
4585:January 13,
4555:January 28,
4330:Nuberu bagu
3974:Ninja films
3950:gendai-geki
3942:period film
3881:horror film
3864:Gendai-geki
3707:Shoplifters
3623:Golden Lion
3582:Caterpillar
3555:Pacific Rim
3495:Tokyo Story
3345:Yoji Yamada
3237:Shunji Iwai
3194:Satoshi Kon
3157:Porco Rosso
3145:(1996) and
3129:(1999) and
3090:Alf Sjöberg
3068:(1996) and
3065:Kids Return
3031:independent
2978:Angel's Egg
2935:The Funeral
2913:Coup d'État
2854:films, and
2790:Yoji Yamada
2738:Coup d'État
2679:Lost Spring
2547:Susumu Hani
2401:(1959) and
2387:(1954) and
2355:(1953) and
2278:Golden Lion
2092:. In 1953,
2078:Golden Lion
1962:(1953) and
1915:Tokyo Story
1897:Tokyo Story
1842:Fumio Kamei
1814:Late Spring
1611:portraying
1553:screenplays
1445:modern girl
1421:Fumio Kamei
1340:Osaka Elegy
1171:35 mm films
1167:Tomu Uchida
1159:Daisuke Itō
1144:Toa Studios
1098:Takako Irie
1062:Daisuke Itō
1054:movie stars
1033:Eizō Tanaka
1002:Masao Inoue
897:company in
872:, a former
791:Shirō Asano
752:kinetoscope
635:Tokyo Story
105:114,818,000
10666:Uzbekistan
10641:Tajikistan
10556:Kyrgyzstan
10536:Kazakhstan
10456:Bangladesh
10446:Azerbaijan
10373:Television
10363:Censorship
10346:Newspapers
10212:Arab World
10047:Costa Rica
9996:Luxembourg
9929:Yugoslavia
9909:Montenegro
9569:Azerbaijan
9546:Uzbekistan
9536:Tajikistan
9531:Kyrgyzstan
9526:Kazakhstan
9401:Rajasthani
9296:Bangladesh
9108:Cape Verde
9042:Madagascar
8859:Television
8781:Literature
8743:Hikikomori
8664:Aesthetics
8542:Censorship
8424:Ministries
8394:Government
8108:Heisei era
8091:Occupation
8049:Taishō era
8010:Boshin War
7990:Government
7958:Edo period
7871:Genpei War
7821:Taihō Code
6796:JAPAN CUTS
5012:January 5,
4956:January 5,
4415:References
4398:Departures
4103:Source(s)
4096:Admissions
4065:April 2015
4037:Box office
4000:Shomingeki
3985:Pink films
3946:Edo period
3756:April 2023
3499:James Bond
3474:Evangelion
3378:In anime,
3372:Departures
3337:Grand Prix
3266:Dark Water
3148:After Life
3017:Home video
2957:Love Hotel
2930:Juzo Itami
2923:Juzo Itami
2889:Palme d'Or
2672:, both by
2173:Palme d'Or
2169:Sanzo Wada
1938:" (1950),
1880:Golden Age
1864:Golden Age
1791:and actor
1674:, such as
1672:Occupation
1618:approving
1573:militarism
1539:After the
1453:Young Lady
1417:bunka eiga
1386:Genjū Sasa
1295:neorealism
1006:gendaigeki
818:Momijigari
578:Nihon eiga
10752:Hong Kong
10706:Palestine
10631:Sri Lanka
10626:Singapore
10506:Indonesia
10341:Magazines
10179:Australia
10157:Venezuela
10102:Argentina
9946:Catalonia
9826:Lithuania
9631:Palestine
9493:Singapore
9473:Indonesia
9445:Sri Lanka
9438:Lollywood
9376:Malayalam
9246:Hong Kong
9047:Mauritius
8833:Otokonoko
8801:Mythology
8713:Festivals
8636:Sexuality
8589:Languages
8562:Etiquette
8557:Education
8506:Transport
8318:Judiciary
8279:Elections
8189:Districts
8174:Addresses
8162:Geography
8136:Reiwa era
8066:Shōwa era
7980:Meiji era
7970:Bakumatsu
7893:Genkō War
7753:Education
7716:Overviews
7105:By decade
7067:Tokusatsu
7057:Cyberpunk
7047:Pink film
7035:Jidaigeki
6057:April 12,
6029:April 12,
6001:April 12,
5940:April 12,
5912:April 12,
5881:April 12,
5853:April 12,
5748:April 16,
5720:April 16,
5638:March 28,
5503:Futabasha
5402:April 24,
5174:April 27,
4727:August 4,
4306:Tokusatsu
3936:Jidaigeki
3924:Tokusatsu
3903:cyberpunk
3870:jidaigeki
3806:road film
3700:In 2018,
3619:Sion Sono
3547:Inception
3491:My Geisha
3487:Tokyo Joe
3458:released
3452:Studio 4C
3438:released
3382:directed
3343:in 2007.
3212:in 1997.
3192:in 1996.
3078:director
3048:multiplex
3013:in 1988.
2999:in 1984.
2981:in 1985.
2944:in 1985.
2908:A Promise
2883:in 1980.
2864:Kagemusha
2743:Ikki Kita
2703:idol eiga
2699:pink film
2577:, Hani's
2316:'s novel
2261:In 1955,
2186:Director
2155:was both
1830:Red Purge
1826:Left-wing
1817:in 1949.
1807:in 1949.
1804:Stray Dog
1700:Yōko Sugi
1651:jidaigeki
1600:favoring
1531:in 1943.
1337:, 1936);
1058:jidaigeki
883:jidaigeki
878:film star
856:In 1908,
796:Bake Jizo
782:) or the
780:utsushi-e
760:Vitascope
670:2018 poll
612:films of
609:jidaigeki
148:Cinema of
10800:Category
10775:Category
10696:Abkhazia
10646:Thailand
10601:Pakistan
10581:Mongolia
10576:Maldives
10571:Malaysia
10471:Cambodia
10336:Internet
10147:Suriname
10132:Paraguay
10122:Colombia
10019:Americas
9936:Slovenia
9919:Portugal
9867:Southern
9851:Scotland
9784:Northern
9770:Slovakia
9723:Bulgaria
9670:Northern
9498:Thailand
9483:Malaysia
9468:Cambodia
9433:Pakistan
9406:Sanskrit
9361:Kashmiri
9346:Haryanvi
9341:Gujarati
9321:Bhojpuri
9311:Assamese
9288:Southern
9273:Mongolia
9200:Botswana
9193:Southern
9174:Congo DR
9159:Cameroon
9082:Zimbabwe
9067:Tanzania
9032:Ethiopia
9022:Djibouti
8979:Northern
8908:Category
8723:Folklore
8621:Religion
8594:Japanese
8567:Gambling
8377:Maritime
8258:Politics
8239:Villages
7920:Ōnin War
7763:Military
7748:Economic
7682:articles
7112:pre-1910
6774:Archived
6670:(1982).
6648:(2005).
6626:(1999).
6494:(2013).
6449:(2005).
6383:(2010).
6357:(2008).
6280:(1988).
6231:(1979).
6186:(1988).
6164:(1978).
5774:Archived
5608:July 19,
5602:Archived
5578:July 19,
5568:OTAQUEST
5547:July 19,
5466:, p.127.
5082:Nornes,
4527:July 14,
4395:(1955),
4389:(1954),
4383:(1951),
4380:Rashomon
4346:Godzilla
4287:Genres:
4222:See also
4091:Domestic
4032:mobsters
3990:softcore
3961:chanbara
3569:(2019).
3563:Geostorm
3553:(2012),
3549:(2010),
3545:(2009),
3541:(2008),
3529:(2005),
3497:and the
3447:Memories
3441:Steamboy
3335:won the
3329:'s film
3316:Distance
3254:Zatoichi
3182:(1997).
3151:(1999).
3142:Maborosi
3123:(1999),
3120:Audition
3113:(1997).
3062:(1993),
3059:Sonatine
2901:(1983).
2887:won the
2856:Nikkatsu
2846:Shochiku
2819:(1979).
2795:Tora-San
2774:Sada Abe
2524:(1967).
2513:Nikkatsu
2507:(1965).
2415:Rashomon
2383:(1954),
2379:(1950),
2349:(1952),
2236:Godzilla
2221:Godzilla
2206:Kurosawa
2197:Godzilla
2135:Ichimaru
2074:Rashomon
2035:Nikkatsu
2031:Shochiku
1885:Rashomon
1762:Soyokaze
1733:(1947),
1723:(1946),
1578:showing
1490:'s film
1475:War film
1427:such as
1405:Film Law
1359:(1937).
1343:(1936);
1276:'s 1937
1259:humidity
1239:Hometown
1136:Shochiku
1132:Nikkatsu
1081:Roningai
1021:Taikatsu
1017:Shochiku
956:onnagata
954:such as
944:Tenkatsu
940:Nikkatsu
845:jōruri,
762:and the
740:Roningai
697:Kadokawa
693:Shochiku
676:for the
177:Pre-1910
10671:Vietnam
10586:Myanmar
10566:Lebanon
10496:Georgia
10451:Bahrain
10441:Armenia
10171:Oceania
10152:Uruguay
10141:Iquitos
10127:Ecuador
10107:Bolivia
10067:Jamaica
9984:Germany
9974:Belgium
9969:Austria
9962:Western
9951:Galicia
9884:Croatia
9874:Albania
9816:Ireland
9811:Iceland
9806:Finland
9796:Estonia
9791:Denmark
9775:Ukraine
9748:Romania
9738:Moldova
9733:Hungary
9718:Belarus
9711:Eastern
9621:Lebanon
9584:Georgia
9574:Bahrain
9564:Armenia
9556:Western
9513:Central
9503:Vietnam
9396:Punjabi
9386:Marathi
9371:Konkani
9356:Kannada
9331:Deccani
9316:Bengali
9233:Eastern
9205:Namibia
9147:Central
9133:Senegal
9128:Nigeria
9118:Liberia
9091:Western
9052:Somalia
9027:Eritrea
9015:Eastern
9006:Tunisia
9001:Morocco
8986:Algeria
8864:Theatre
8839:Origami
8766:Irezumi
8761:Ikebana
8728:Gardens
8703:Cuisine
8656:Culture
8641:Smoking
8577:Housing
8525:Society
8459:Economy
8402:Cabinet
8284:Emperor
8224:Regions
8209:Islands
8096:Postwar
8024:(noble)
7789:Ancient
7736:Shoguns
7708:History
7698:Outline
7182:By year
6883:Studios
5495:ゴジラの超常識
5147:(ed.).
4898:June 8,
4407:(2021).
4207:217.119
4087:of yen)
3823:at the
3815:at the
3710:at the
3688:Brother
3659:3D film
3625:at the
3600:Outrage
3551:Emperor
3468:formed
3431:Paprika
3339:at the
3179:Titanic
3085:The Eel
3076:Iranian
3071:Hana-bi
3009:into a
2995:into a
2989:series
2941:Tampopo
2891:at the
2707:"idols"
2633:Kwaidan
2574:Onibaba
2475:Yojimbo
2280:at the
2274:trilogy
2272:Samurai
2269:of his
2175:at the
2080:at the
1978:Emperor
1972:played
1656:samurai
1620:suicide
1580:revenge
1175:Marxist
1140:Teikine
886:genre.
827:bunraku
793:shorts
711:History
136:(79.3%)
79:(10.5%)
74:(33.7%)
51:screens
10716:Taiwan
10651:Turkey
10616:Russia
10551:Kuwait
10531:Jordan
10521:Israel
10481:Cyprus
10466:Brunei
10461:Bhutan
10112:Brazil
10072:Mexico
10040:Quebec
10035:Canada
9979:France
9924:Serbia
9899:Kosovo
9889:Greece
9836:Sweden
9831:Norway
9821:Latvia
9753:Russia
9743:Poland
9703:Europe
9677:Russia
9651:Turkey
9616:Kuwait
9611:Jordan
9604:Jewish
9599:Israel
9579:Cyprus
9416:Telugu
9381:Meitei
9301:Bhutan
9278:Taiwan
9154:Angola
9077:Zambia
9072:Uganda
8971:Africa
8849:Shinto
8771:Kawaii
8748:Hanami
8733:Geisha
8693:Cinema
8688:Bonsai
8606:People
8572:Health
8491:Energy
8372:Ground
8229:Rivers
8184:Cities
8022:Kazoku
7722:Lists
7680:
7088:Gokudō
7030:Horror
7013:Genres
6953:Others
6892:Awards
6701:
6678:
6656:
6634:
6612:
6593:
6570:
6545:
6524:
6502:
6480:
6457:
6435:
6410:
6391:
6369:
6343:
6329:review
6319:
6292:
6266:
6247:
6217:
6194:
6172:
6150:
6127:
6108:
6083:
5538:
5509:
5458:
5324:
5271:
5210:
5165:
5053:
4979:
4929:
4870:
4816:
4791:
4701:Forbes
4497:May 7,
4471:May 7,
4445:May 7,
4213:166.63
4165:155.16
4149:144.73
4030:yakuza
4028:about
3979:ninjas
3856:robots
3831:Genres
3614:Himizu
3428:, and
3281:series
3279:Grudge
2871:, and
2797:series
2628:Oscars
2597:, and
2466:Akumyo
2376:Repast
2367:Ugetsu
2352:Ugetsu
2267:Part I
2200:(1954)
2151:film,
2061:, and
2037:, and
1602:racial
1376:, and
1243:talkie
1214:, and
1207:Jujiro
1199:Orochi
1173:, the
1165:, and
1142:, and
1042:Ugetsu
952:shinpa
948:kabuki
874:kabuki
843:kabuki
839:benshi
823:kabuki
725:Orochi
10757:Macau
10676:Yemen
10636:Syria
10611:Qatar
10591:Nepal
10526:Japan
10501:India
10491:Egypt
10476:China
10368:Radio
10194:Samoa
10117:Chile
10094:South
10062:Haiti
10027:North
9941:Spain
9904:Malta
9894:Italy
9856:Wales
9661:Yemen
9646:Syria
9636:Qatar
9463:Burma
9428:Nepal
9411:Tamil
9391:Oriya
9366:Khasi
9351:Hindi
9336:Dogri
9306:India
9266:South
9261:North
9256:Korea
9251:Japan
9241:China
9179:Gabon
9123:Niger
9113:Ghana
9098:Benin
9062:Sudan
9037:Kenya
8996:Libya
8991:Egypt
8844:Sport
8827:Sentō
8823:Onsen
8806:Names
8796:Music
8791:Media
8757:Icons
8738:Games
8673:Manga
8669:Anime
8646:Women
8547:Crime
8481:Labor
8311:LGBTQ
8234:Towns
8214:Lakes
7768:Naval
7731:Clans
7693:Index
7678:Japan
7609:Other
7578:Lists
7172:2020s
7167:2010s
7162:2000s
7157:1990s
7152:1980s
7147:1970s
7142:1960s
7137:1950s
7132:1940s
7127:1930s
7122:1920s
7117:1910s
7098:Films
7062:Kaiju
7020:Anime
5497:[
4357:Notes
4301:Ninja
4210:55.4%
4178:60.6%
4162:65.7%
4159:195.2
4093:share
4082:Gross
4016:films
3911:Kaiju
3905:films
3854:mecha
3849:Mecha
3838:Anime
3802:drama
3678:Taboo
3535:Babel
3501:film
3401:Ponyo
3272:Yogen
3260:Kairo
3248:Dolls
3006:Akira
2987:manga
2969:anime
2905:made
2373:made
2251:Ikiru
2241:kaiju
2208:epic
2157:Daiei
2111:color
2027:Daiei
1907:'
1795:were
1565:Daiei
1182:9.5mm
1072:like
1068:made
899:Tokyo
847:kōdan
776:gentō
600:Japan
506:2020s
464:2010s
422:2000s
380:1990s
338:1980s
296:1970s
254:1960s
212:1950s
205:1940s
198:1930s
191:1920s
184:1910s
152:Japan
115:Total
102:Total
89:Total
10596:Oman
10561:Laos
10516:Iraq
10511:Iran
10356:list
10331:Film
10184:Fiji
10137:Peru
10052:Cuba
9626:Oman
9594:Iraq
9589:Iran
9478:Laos
9421:Tulu
9224:Asia
9169:Chad
9138:Togo
8718:Flag
8707:wine
8434:list
8407:list
8289:list
7741:Wars
7726:Eras
7565:2025
7560:2024
7555:2023
7550:2022
7545:2021
7540:2020
7535:2019
7530:2018
7525:2017
7520:2016
7515:2015
7510:2014
7505:2013
7500:2012
7495:2011
7490:2010
7485:2009
7480:2008
7475:2007
7470:2006
7465:2005
7460:2004
7455:2003
7450:2002
7445:2001
7440:2000
7435:1999
7430:1998
7425:1997
7420:1996
7415:1995
7410:1994
7405:1993
7400:1992
7395:1991
7390:1990
7385:1989
7380:1988
7375:1987
7370:1986
7365:1985
7360:1984
7355:1983
7350:1982
7345:1981
7340:1980
7335:1979
7330:1978
7325:1977
7320:1976
7315:1975
7310:1974
7305:1973
7300:1972
7295:1971
7290:1970
7285:1969
7280:1968
7275:1967
7270:1966
7265:1965
7260:1964
7255:1963
7250:1962
7245:1961
7240:1960
7235:1959
7230:1958
7225:1957
7220:1956
7215:1955
7210:1954
7205:1953
7200:1952
7195:1951
7190:1950
6699:ISBN
6676:ISBN
6654:ISBN
6632:ISBN
6610:ISBN
6591:ISBN
6568:ISBN
6543:ISBN
6522:ISBN
6500:ISBN
6478:ISBN
6455:ISBN
6433:ISBN
6408:ISBN
6389:ISBN
6367:ISBN
6341:ISBN
6317:ISBN
6290:ISBN
6264:ISBN
6245:ISBN
6215:ISBN
6192:ISBN
6170:ISBN
6148:ISBN
6125:ISBN
6106:ISBN
6081:ISBN
6059:2015
6031:2015
6003:2015
5975:2014
5942:2015
5914:2015
5883:2015
5855:2015
5824:2022
5782:2017
5750:2020
5722:2020
5640:2018
5610:2022
5580:2022
5549:2022
5536:ISBN
5507:ISBN
5456:ISBN
5437:2016
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