7 Must-Watch Japanese Movies For Film Enthusiasts

It features eight visually stunning vignettes inspired by the director's dreams, exploring themes like nature, humanity, and time.

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It portrays a film crew shooting a low-budget zombie movie who unexpectedly encounter real zombies

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This Japanese drama centers on a stage actor who engages a young female chauffeur to drive him to rehearsals

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It introduces the iconic monster Godzilla. Godzilla's rampage through Tokyo serves as a metaphor for the devastating effects of nuclear weapons

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It depicts the story of four siblings who are left to fend for themselves after their mother abandons them.

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It delves into the story of a makeshift family consisting of petty thieves who take in a young girl they find abandoned on the streets

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It portrays a group of high school students who are compelled to take part in a government-mandated survival game

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7 Must-Watch Japanese Movies For Film Enthusiasts

It features eight visually stunning vignettes inspired by the director's dreams, exploring themes like nature, humanity, and time.

Dreams

It portrays a film crew shooting a low-budget zombie movie who unexpectedly encounter real zombies

One Cut of the Dead

This Japanese drama centers on a stage actor who engages a young female chauffeur to drive him to rehearsals

Drive My Car

It introduces the iconic monster Godzilla. Godzilla's rampage through Tokyo serves as a metaphor for the devastating effects of nuclear weapons

Gojira

It depicts the story of four siblings who are left to fend for themselves after their mother abandons them.

Nobody Knows

It delves into the story of a makeshift family consisting of petty thieves who take in a young girl they find abandoned on the streets

One Cut of the Dead

It portrays a group of high school students who are compelled to take part in a government-mandated survival game

Battle Royale