Five Classics of Japanese Cinema
Here are five illuminating, beautiful, classic Japanese films.
raizdeloto May 19, 2025
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![The Burmese Harp]()
1. The Burmese Harp
Japanese Movie - 1956
Elegiac poem; one man's humane response to the inhumanity of war.
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![Rashomon]()
2. Rashomon
Japanese Movie - 1950
Labyrinthine acid trip into conflicting narratives.
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![Sansho the Bailiff]()
3. Sansho the Bailiff
Japanese Movie - 1954
The heartbreaking destruction of a family.
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![The Life of Oharu]()
4. The Life of Oharu
Japanese Movie - 1952
One woman's series of losses and misfortunes.
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![Late Spring]()
5. Late Spring
Japanese Movie - 1949
Gently observed transitions in human lives.
