Japanese Cinema - from the sublime to the ridiculous

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Shikoku [1999] [DVD]
1.  Shikoku [1999] [DVD] DVD ~ Yui Natsukawa
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  "A good, cheap introduction to Japanese ghost movies. Don't let the 12 rating fool you!"
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Sakuran [DVD]
2.  Sakuran [DVD] DVD ~ Anna Tsuchiya
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  "Beautifully shot with stunning settings and costumes. A great story too."
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Fish Story [DVD] [2009]
3.  Fish Story [DVD] [2009] DVD ~ Atsushi Ito
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  "A good film made excellent by its last 5 minutes!"
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Instant Swamp [DVD] [2009]
4.  Instant Swamp [DVD] [2009] DVD ~ Kim Yeo-jin
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  "Good fun."
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Grave of the Fireflies [DVD]
5.  Grave of the Fireflies [DVD] DVD ~ Tsutomu Tatsumi
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  "Incredibly moving and disturbing."
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Audition [DVD] [2001]
6.  Audition [DVD] [2001] DVD ~ Ryo Ishibashi
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  "Ouch!"
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Battle Royale [DVD]
7.  Battle Royale [DVD] 
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  "As good as they say it is. Just don't bother with the sequel."
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Kamikaze Girls [2005] [DVD]
8.  Kamikaze Girls [2005] [DVD] 
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  "Quirky in exactly the right ways."
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Paprika [DVD] [2007]
9.  Paprika [DVD] [2007] DVD ~ Megumi Hayashibara
The list author says:
  "Satoshi Kon is a genius. Anime at its very best. Brilliantly inventive. If as an adult you have never watched anime watch these."
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Perfect Blue [1999] [DVD]
10.  Perfect Blue [1999] [DVD] DVD ~ Junko Iwao
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  "Satoshi Kon is a genius. Anime at its very best. Brilliantly inventive. If as an adult you have never watched anime watch these."
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Tokyo Godfathers [DVD] [2004]
11.  Tokyo Godfathers [DVD] [2004] DVD ~ Satoshi Kon
The list author says:
  "Satoshi Kon is a genius. Anime at its very best. Brilliantly inventive. If as an adult you have never watched anime watch these."
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Millennium Actress [DVD]
12.  Millennium Actress [DVD] 
The list author says:
  "Satoshi Kon is a genius. Anime at its very best. Brilliantly inventive. If as an adult you have never watched anime watch these."
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Dolls [DVD] [2002] [2003]
13.  Dolls [DVD] [2002] [2003] DVD ~ Miho Kanno
The list author says:
  "Three love stories that develop in unexpected ways. Heartbreaking."
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Ring (1998) [DVD] [2000]
14.  Ring (1998) [DVD] [2000] DVD ~ Nanako Matsushima
The list author says:
  "Forget Hollywood. Best watched alone in a darkened room...just hope the phone doesn't ring."
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The Grudge (Ju-on) [DVD]
15.  The Grudge (Ju-on) [DVD] 
The list author says:
  "Take three hands into the shower..?"
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Tony Takitani [DVD]
16.  Tony Takitani [DVD] DVD ~ Issey Ogata
The list author says:
  "Slow, gentle, moving. A lonely man searches for a love he has lost."
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Tekkonkinkreet [DVD] [2007]
17.  Tekkonkinkreet [DVD] [2007] DVD ~ Michael Arias
The list author says:
  "Absolutely superb!"
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Seven Samurai [DVD] [1954]
18.  Seven Samurai [DVD] [1954] DVD ~ Toshirô Mifune
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  "Simply a great movie."
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Kikiujiro [DVD]
19.  Kikiujiro [DVD] DVD ~ Takeshi Kitano
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  "Something Hollywood could never do."
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Big Man Japan [DVD] [2007]
20.  Big Man Japan [DVD] [2007] DVD ~ Hitoshi Matsumoto
The list author says:
  "Everybody should watch this just to say that they have. Indifference is not an option - you with either love it or hate it. If anybody can work out what the final 10 minutes are about let me know!"
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