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This is a partial list of [[Japanese language]] films:

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==0-9==
*''[[2LDK]]'' (2002)
*''[[964 Pinocchio]]'' (1991)

==A==
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*''[[About Love (2005 film)|About Love]]'' (2005)
*''[[Adrenaline Drive]]'' (1999)
*''[[After Life (film)|After Life]]'' (1998)
*''[[Aiki (film)|Aiki]]'' (2002)
*''[[Akira (1988 film)|Akira]]'' (1988)
*''[[Alakazam the Great]]'' (1960)
*''[[Alive (2002 film)|Alive]]'' (2002)
*''[[All About Lily Chou-Chou]]'' (''Rirī Shushu no Subete'') (2001)
*''[[All Monsters Attack]]'' (''Gojira, Minira, Gabara: Ōru Kaijū Daishingeki'') (1969)
*''[[Another Heaven]]'' (2000)
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*''[[Angel's Egg]]'' (''Tenshi no Tamago'') (1985)
*''[[Appleseed (2004 film)|Appleseed]]'' (2004)
*''[[Appleseed Ex Machina]]'' (2007)
*''[[Aragami (film)|Aragami]]'' (2003)
*''[[Assassination Classroom (film)|Assassination Classroom]]'' (2015)
*''[[Atragon]]'' (1963)
*''[[Audition (1999 film)|Audition]]'' (1999)
*''[[An Autumn Afternoon]]'' (''Sanma no Aji'') (1962)
*''[[Avalon (2001 film)|Avalon]]'' (2001)
*''[[Azumi (film)|Azumi]]'' (2003)
*''[[Azumi 2: Death or Love]]'' (2005)
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==B==
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*''Backdancers!'' (2006)
*''[[The Bad Sleep Well]]'' (''Warui yatsu hodo yoku nemuru'') (1960)
*''[[The Ballad of Narayama (1958 film)|The Ballad of Narayama]]'' (''Narayama bushikou'') (1958)
*''[[Battle Royale (film)|Battle Royale]]'' (2000)
*''[[Battle Royale II: Requiem]]'' (2003)
*''[[Blood and Bones]]'' (2004)
*''[[Blood: The Last Vampire]]'' (2000)
*''[[Big Bang Love, Juvenile A]]'' (2006)
*''[[Big Man Japan]]'' (2007)
*''[[The Bird People in China]]'' (''Chûgoku no chôjin'') (1998)
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*''[[Black Rain (Japanese film)|Black Rain]]'' (''Kuroi Ame'') (1989)
*''[[Blue Spring (film)|Blue Spring]]'' (''Aoi haru'') (2001)
*''[[Boiling Point (1990 film)|Boiling Point]]'' (''3-4X jugatsu'') (1990)
*''[[Bounce ko gals]]'' (1998)
*''[[Branded to Kill]]'' (''Koroshi no Rakuin'') (1967)
*''[[Bright Future (film)|Bright Future]]'' (''Akarui Mirai'') (2003)
*''[[Brother (2000 film)|Brother]]'' (2000)
*''[[Bubble Fiction: Boom or Bust]]'' (2007)
*''[[The Burmese Harp (1956 film)|The Burmese Harp]]'' aka ''Harp of Burma'' (''Biruma no tategoto'') (1956, with a [[The Burmese Harp (1985 film)|remake in 1985]])
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==C==
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*''[[Casshern]]'' (2004)
*''[[Castle in the Sky]]'' (''Tenkū no Shiro Rapyuta'') (1986)
*''[[The Castle of Cagliostro]]'' (''Rupan Sansei: Kariosutoro no Shiro'') (1979)
*''[[The Cat Returns]]'' (''Neko no Ongaeshi'') (2002)
*''[[Chushingura: Hana no Maki, Yuki no Maki]]'' (1962)
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*''[[Cleopatra (1970 film)|Cleopatra]]'' (1970)
*''[[Cruel Story of Youth]]'' (''Seishun Zankoku Monogatari'') (1960)
*''[[Cure (film)|Cure]]'' (1997)
*''[[Cutie Honey (film)|Cutie Honey]]'' (2004)
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==D==
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*''[[Dark Water (2002 film)|Dark Water]]'' (''Honogurai mizu no soko kara'') (2002)
*''[[Death Note (2006 film)|Death Note]]'' (2006)
*''[[Densha Otoko (film)|Densha Otoko]]'' (2005)
*''[[Dersu Uzala (1975 film)|Dersu Uzala]]'' (1975)
*''[[Destroy All Monsters]]'' (''Kaijū Sōshingeki'') (1968)
*''[[Distance (2001 film)|Distance]]'' (2001)
*''[[Dodesukaden]]'' (1970)
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*''[[Dogora (1964 film)|Dogora]]'' (1964)
*''[[Dolls (2002 film)|Dolls]]'' (2002)
*[[List of Doraemon media#Films|''Doraemon'' films]]
*''[[Double Suicide]]'' (''Shinjû: Ten no amijima'') (1969)
*''[[Dreams (1990 film)|Dreams]]'' (''Yume'') (1990)
*''[[Drugstore Girl]]'' (2003)
*''[[Drunken Angel]]'' (''Yoidore Tenshi'') (1948)
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==E==
*''[[Early Spring (1956 film)|Early Spring]]'' (1956)
*''[[Early Summer]]'' (1951)
*''[[The Eel (film)|The Eel]]'' (1991)
*''[[Eros Plus Massacre]]'' (1970)
*''[[Equinox Flower]]'' (1958)
*''[[Eureka (2000 film)|Eureka]]'' (2000)

==F==
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*''[[The Family Game]]'' (1983)
*''Female Yakuza Tale: Inquisition and Torture'' (1973)
*''[[Fires on the Plain (1959 film)|Fires on the Plain]]'' (''Nobi'') (1959)
*''[[Tea Over Rice|The Flavor of Green Tea over Rice]]'' (''[[Chazuke|Ochazuke]] no aji'') (1952)
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*''[[Floating Weeds]]'' (''Ukikusa'') (1959)
*''[[Flying Phantom Ship]]'' (1969)
*''[[The Funeral (1984 film)|The Funeral]]'' (''Ososhiki'') (1984)
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==G==
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*''[[G@me]]'' (2003)
*''[[Gamera vs. Jiger]]'' (1970)
*''[[Gamera vs. Zigra]]'' (1971)
*''[[Genius Party]]'' (2007)
*''[[Genius Party#Genius Party Beyond|Genius Party Beyond]]'' (2008)
*''[[Getting Any?]]'' (''Minnā, yatteru ka?'') (1995)
*''[[Get Up! (film)|Get Up!]]'' (''Geroppa!'') (2003)
*''[[Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster]]'' (1964)
*''[[Ghost in the Shell (1995 film)|Ghost in the Shell]]'' (1995)
*''[[Ghost Stories of Wanderer at Honjo]]'' (1957)
*''[[Glory to the Filmmaker!]]'' (2007)
*''[[Godzilla Raids Again|Gigantis, the Fire Monster]]'' (1955)
*''[[Go (2001 film)|Go]]'' (2001)
*''[[Go, Go Second Time Virgin]]'' (1969)
*''[[Godzilla (1954 film)|Godzilla]]'' (1954)
*''[[Godzilla vs. Biollante]]'' (1989)
*''[[Godzilla vs. Destoroyah]]'' (1995)
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*''[[Godzilla vs. Gigan]]'' (1972)
*''[[Godzilla vs. Hedorah]]'' (1971)
*''[[Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah]]'' (1991)
*''[[Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla]]'' (1974)
*''[[Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla II]]'' (1993)
*''[[Godzilla vs. Megalon]]'' (1973)
*''[[Godzilla vs. Mothra]]'' (1992)
*''[[Godzilla vs. SpaceGodzilla]]'' (1994)
*''[[Godzilla vs. the Sea Monster]]'' (aka ''Ebirah, Horror of the Deep'') (1966)
*''[[Godzilla: Final Wars]]'' (2004)
*''[[Gojoe: Spirit War Chronicle]]'' (2000)
*''[[Good Morning (1959 film)|Good Morning]]'' (''Ohayō'') (1959)
*''[[Gonin]]'' (1995)
*''[[Gorath]]'' (1962)
*''[[Gozu]]'' (2003)
*''[[Grave of the Fireflies]]'' (''Hotaru no Haka'') (1988)
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==H==
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*''[[Hana-bi]]'' (1997)
*''[[The Happiness of the Katakuris]]'' (''Katakuri-ke no kōfuku'') (2001)
*''[[Harakiri (1962 film)|Harakiri]]'' (1962)
*''[[Helen the Baby Fox]]'' (''Kogitsune Helen'') (2006)
*''[[The Hidden Fortress]]'' (''Kakushi toride no san akunin'') (1958)
*''[[High and Low (1963 film)|High and Low]]'' (''Tengoku to jigoku'') (1963)
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*''[[Himitsu]]'' (1999)
*''[[Hols: Prince of the Sun]]'' (''Taiyō no Ōji: Horusu no Daibōken'') (1968)
*''[[House of Himiko]]'' (''Mezon do Himiko'', ''La Maison de Himiko'') (2005)
*''[[Howl's Moving Castle (film)|Howl's Moving Castle]]'' (''Hauru no ugoku shiro'') (2004)
*''[[The Human Condition (film trilogy)|The Human Condition]]'' trilogy (1959–61)
*''[[Humanity and Paper Balloons]]'' (''Ninjo Kami Fusen'') (1937)
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==I==
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*''[[I.K.U.]]'' (2001)
*''[[I Can Hear the Sea]]'' (''Umi ga Kikoeru'') (1993)
*''[[I Like You, I Like You Very Much]]'' (''Anata-ga suki desu, dai suki desu'') (1994)
*''[[Ichi the Killer (film)|Ichi the Killer]]'' (''Koroshiya Ichi'') (2001)
*''[[The Idiot (1951 film)|The Idiot]]'' (''Hakuchi'') (1951)
*''[[Ikiru]]'' (1952)
*''[[In the Realm of the Senses]]'' (''Ai no Corrida'') (1976)
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*''[[Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence|Innocence: Ghost in the Shell]]'' (2004)
*''[[Inochi]]'' (2002 )
*''[[It's Only Talk]]'' (2005)
*''[[The Insect Woman]]'' (1963)
*''[[Invasion of Astro-Monster]]'' (1965)
*''[[Izo]]'' (2004)
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==J==
*''[[Jam Films]]'' (2002)
*''[[Jam Films#Jam Films 2|Jam Films 2]]'' (2003)
*''[[Jam Films#Jam Films S|Jam Films S]]'' (2005)
*''[[Jin-Roh]]'' (1999)
*''[[Ju-on]]''
*''[[Justice (short film)|Justice]]'' (2002)

==K==
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*''[[Kagemusha]]'' (1980)
*''[[Kairo (film)|Kairo]]'' (2001)
*''[[Kamen Rider: The First]]'' (2005)
*''[[Kamen Rider Kabuto: God Speed Love]]'' (2006)
*''[[Kanto Wanderer]]'' (1963)
*''[[Kids Return]]'' (1996)
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*''[[Kiki's Delivery Service]]'' (''Majo no Takkyūbin'') (1989)
*''[[Kikujiro]]'' (1999)
*''[[King Kong vs. Godzilla]]'' (1962)
*''[[Kwaidan (film)|Kwaidan]]'' (1964)
*''[[Kagen no Tsuki]]'' (2004)
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==L==
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*''[[Lady Joker]]'' (2004)
*''[[Lady Sazen and the Drenched Swallow Sword]]'' (''On'na hidarizen nuretsubame katate kiri'') (1969)
*''[[Daibyonin|The Last Dance]]'' (''Daibyonin'') (1993)
*''[[Late Autumn (1960 film)|Late Autumn]]'' (''Akibiyori'') (1960)
*''[[Late Chrysanthemums]]''
*''[[Late Spring]]'' (''Banshun'') (1949)
*''[[House of Himiko|La Maison de Himiko]]'' aka ''Mezon do Himiko'', ''House of Himiko'' (2005)
*''[[Legendary Crocodile, Jake and His Friends]]''
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*''[[The Life of Oharu]]'' (1952)
*''[[Longinus (film)|Longinus]]'' (2004)
*''[[Love & Pop]]'' (1998)
*''[[Love Is Strength]]'' (1930)
*''[[Love Letter (1995 film)|Love Letter]]'' (1995)
*''[[The Lower Depths (1957 film)|The Lower Depths]]'' (1957)
*''[[Mystery of Mamo|Lupin III: The Mystery of Mamo]]'' (1978)
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==M==
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*''[[Maborosi]]'' (1995)
*''[[Maiko Haaaan!!!]]'' (2007)
*''[[The Makioka Sisters (film)|The Makioka Sisters]]'' (1983)
*''[[Matango]]'' (1963)
*''[[Memories (1995 film)|Memories]]'' (1995)
*''[[Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence]]'' (1983)
*''[[Metropolis (anime)|Metropolis]]'' (2001)
*''[[House of Himiko|Mezon do Himiko]]'' aka ''House of Himiko'', ''La Maison de Himiko'' (2005)
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*''[[Millennium Actress]]'' (2001)
*''[[Minbo]]'' (1992)
*''[[Momotaro's Divine Sea Warriors]]'' (1945)
*''[[Moon Child (2003 film)|Moon Child]]'' (2003)
*''[[Mothra vs. Godzilla]]'' (1964)
*''[[Mura no Shashinshuu]]''
*''[[My Neighbor Totoro]]'' (''Tonari no Totoro'') (1988)
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==N==
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*''[[Naked Blood]]'' (1996)
*''[[The Naked Island]]'' (1960)
*''[[Nana (manga)#Films|Nana]]'' (2005)
*''[[Nana 2]]'' (2006)
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*''[[Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind (film)|Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind]]'' (''Kaze no tani no Naushika'') (1984)
*''[[Night and Fog in Japan]]'' (''Nihon no yoru to kiri'') (1960)
*''[[Nobody Knows (2004 film)|Nobody Knows]]'' (''Dare mo shiranai'') (2004)
*''[[Norwegian Wood (film)|Norwegian Wood]]'' (''Noruwei no mori'') (2010)
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==O==
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*''[[One Missed Call (2004 film)|One Missed Call]]'' (''Chakushin Ari'') (2003)
*''[[One Missed Call 2]]'' (''Chakushin Ari 2'') (2005)
*''[[One Missed Call: Final]]'' (''Chakushin Ari Final'') (2006)
*''[[Onibaba (film)|Onibaba]]'' (1964)
*''[[Only Yesterday (1991 film)|Only Yesterday]]'' (''Omohide poro poro'') (1991)
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*''[[Onmyoji (film)|Onmyoji]]'' (2001)
*''[[Onmyoji II]]'' (2003)
*''[[Otoko wa Tsurai yo]]'' (1969-95)
*''[[Yamato (film)|Otoko-tachi no Yamato]]'' (2005)
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==P==
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*''[[Paprika (2006 film)|Paprika]]'' (2006)
*''[[Perfect Blue]]'' (1997)
*''[[Pistol Opera]]'' (2001)
*''[[Pom Poko]]'' (''Heisei Tanuki Gassen Ponpoko'') (1994)
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*''[[Ponyo]]'' (''Gake no Ue no Ponyo'') (2008)
*''[[Porco Rosso]]'' (''Kurenai no Buta'') (1992)
*''[[Princess Mononoke]]'' (''Mononoke Hime'') (1997)
*''[[Princess Raccoon]]'' (''Operetta Tanuki Goten'') (2005)
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==Q==
*''[[Quill (film)|Quill]]'' (2004)
*''[[Queer Boys and Girls on the Shinkansen]]'' (2004)

==R==
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*''[[Ran (film)|Ran]]'' (1985)
*''[[Spiral (1998 film)|Rasen]]'' (1998)
*''[[Rashomon (film)|Rashomon]]'' (1950)
*''[[Red Beard]]'' (''Akahige'') (1965)
*''[[Repast (film)|Repast]]'' (1951)
*''[[The Return of Godzilla]]'' (1984)
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*''[[Returner]]'' (2002)
*''[[Ring (film)|Ring]]'' (1998)
*''[[Ring 0: Birthday]]'' (2000)
*''[[Ring 2]]'' (1999)
*''[[Royal Space Force: The Wings of Honneamise]]'' (1987)
*''[[Ryu ga Gotoku]]'' (2007)
*''[[Ringing Bell]]'' (1978)
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==S==
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*''[[Salaryman Kintarō#Live-action film|Salaryman Kintarō]]'' (1999)
*''[[Samurai Trilogy|Samurai I]]'' (1954)
*''[[Samurai Trilogy|Samurai II]]'' (1955)
*''[[Samurai Trilogy|Samurai III]]'' (1956)
*''[[Sanjuro]]'' (''Tsubaki Sanjūrō'') (1962)
*''[[Sanshiro Sugata]]'' (1943)
*''[[Sansho the Bailiff]]'' (1954)
*''[[A Scene at the Sea]]'' (1991)
*''[[The Sea Is Watching]]'' (2002)
*''[[Seven Samurai]]'' (1954)
*''[[Shall We Dance? (1996 film)|Shall We Dance?]]'' (1996)
*''[[Shiki-Jitsu]]'' (2000)
*''[[Kamikaze Girls|Shimotsuma Monogatari]]'' (aka ''Kamikaze Girls'') (2004)
*''[[Sky High (2003 film)|Sky High]]'' (2003)
*''[[Son of Godzilla]]'' (1967)
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*''[[Sonatine (1993 film)|Sonatine]]'' (1993)
*''[[Spirited Away]]'' (''Sen to Chihiro no Kamikakushi'') (2001)
*''[[Spring Snow (2005 film)|Spring Snow]]'' (2005)
*''[[Steamboy]]'' (2004)
*''[[Stray Dog (film)|Stray Dog]]'' (''Nora-inu'') (1949)
*''[[Suicide Club (film)|Suicide Club]]'' (''Jisatsu Sākuru'') (2000)
*''[[Suicide Manual]]'' (2003)
*''[[Sukiyaki Western: Django]]'' (2007)
*''[[Sun Scarred]]'' (2006)
*''[[Supermarket Woman]]'' (1996)
*''[[Survive Style 5+]]'' (2004)
*''[[Swallowtail Butterfly (film)|Swallowtail Butterfly]]'' (1996)
*''[[Swing Girls]]'' (2004)
*''[[Sword of Alexander]]'' (2007)
*''[[The Sword of Doom]]'' (1966)
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==T==
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*''[[Taboo (1999 film)|Taboo]]'' (''Gohatto'') (1999)
*''[[Takeshis']]'' (2005)
*''[[Panda and the Magic Serpent|The Tale of the White Serpent]]'' (1958)
*''[[Tales from Earthsea (film)|Tales from Earthsea]]'' (2006)
*''[[Tales of a Golden Geisha]]'' (1990)
*''[[Tampopo]]'' (1985)
*''[[The Taste of Tea]]'' (2004)
*''[[Tattooed Life]]'' (''Irezumi ichidai'') (1965)
*''[[A Taxing Woman]]'' (''Marusa no onna'') (1987)
*''[[A Taxing Woman 2]]'' (1988)
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*''[[Tenshi (2005 film)|Tenshi]]'' (2005)
*''[[Terror of Mechagodzilla]]'' (1975)
*''[[Tetsuo: The Iron Man]]'' (1989)
*''[[Tetsuo II: Body Hammer]]'' (1992)
*''[[Throne of Blood]]'' (''Kumonosu-jō '') (1957)
*''[[Tokyo Decadence]]'' aka ''Topaz'' (''Topāzu'') (1992)
*''[[Tokyo Eyes]]'' (1998)
*''[[Tokyo Godfathers]]'' (2003)
*''[[Tokyo Story]]'' (''Tokyo Monogatari'') (1953)
*''[[Tony Takitani]]'' (2004)
*''[[The Twilight Samurai]]'' (2002)
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==U==
*''[[Ugetsu]]'' (1953)
*''[[Under the Flag of the Rising Sun]]'' (1972)
*''[[Unlock Your Heart]]'' (2021)
*''[[Umizaru (2004 film)|Umizaru]]'' (2004)
*''[[Uzumaki (film)|Uzumaki]]'' (2000)

==V==
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*''[[Vampire Hunter D (1985 film)|Vampire Hunter D]]'' (1985)
*''[[Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust]]'' (2000)
*''[[Versus (2000 film)|Versus]]'' (2000)
*''[[Vexille]]'' (2007)
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*''[[Violent Cop (1989 film)|Violent Cop]]'' (''Sono otoko, kyōbō ni tsuki'') (1989)
*''[[Virus (1980 film)|Virus]]'' (1980)
*''[[Vital (film)|Vital]]'' (2004)
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==W==
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*''[[Waru (2006 film)|Waru]]'' (2006)
*''[[Waru: kanketsu-hen]]'' (2006)
*''[[Waterboys (film)|Waterboys]]'' (2001)
*''[[Welcome Back, Mr. McDonald]]'' (1997)
*''[[When a Woman Ascends the Stairs]]'' (1930)
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*''[[When the Last Sword Is Drawn]]'' (''Mibu gishi den'') (2003)
*''[[Whisper of the Heart (film)|Whisper of the Heart]]'' (''Mimi wo Sumaseba'') (1995)
*''[[wkw/tk/1996@7'55"hk.net]]'' (1996)
*''[[The Woman in the Dunes (film)|Woman in the Dunes]]'' (''Suna no Onna'') (1964)
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==Y==
*''[[Yojimbo (film)|Yojimbo]]'' (1961)
*''[[Yumeji]]'' (1991)

==Z==
*''[[Zatoichi#The original series of films|Zatōichi]]'' series (1962–89)
*''[[Zatōichi (2003 film)|Zatōichi]]'' (2003)
*''[[Zebraman]]'' (2004)
*''[[Zigeunerweisen (film)|Zigeunerweisen]]'' (''Tsigoineruwaizen'') (1980)

==See also==
*[[List of foreign films set in Japan]]

{{Lists of films by language}}

[[Category:Lists of Japanese films|*]]
[[Category:Japanese-language films|*]]
[[Category:Lists of films by language|Japanese]]