| 1 |  | Stray Dog(1949) | ⭐ 7.8 |
| 2 |  | Rashomon(1950) | ⭐ 8.1 |
| 3 |  | Seven Samurai(1954) | ⭐ 8.6 |
| 4 |  | Throne of Blood(1957) | ⭐ 8.0 |
| 5 |  | The Hidden Fortress(1958) | ⭐ 8.0 |
| 6 |  | Yojimbo(1961) | ⭐ 8.2 |
| 7 |  | Sanjuro(1962) | ⭐ 8.0 |
| 8 |  | Kagemusha: The Shadow Warrior(1980) | ⭐ 7.9 |
| 9 |  | The Bad Sleep Well(1960) | ⭐ 7.9 |
| 10 |  | Youth of the Beast(1963) | ⭐ 7.3 |
| 11 |  | Bloody Territories(1969) | ⭐ 6.5 |
| 12 |  | Zatoichi Meets Yojimbo(1970) | ⭐ 7.0 |
| 13 |  | Ecstasy of the Angels(1972) | ⭐ 6.2 |
| 14 |  | Samurai Reincarnation(1981) | ⭐ 6.6 |
| 15 |  | Village of Doom(1983) | ⭐ 6.7 |
| 16 |  | The Princess Blade(2001) | ⭐ 5.6 |
| 17 |  | Tokyo Eyes(1998) | ⭐ 6.6 |
| 18 |  | Doppelganger(2003) | ⭐ 6.3 |
| 19 |  | Moonlight Whispers(1999) | ⭐ 6.9 |
| 20 |  | Getting Any?(1994) | ⭐ 6.1 |
| 21 |  | Casshern(2004) | ⭐ 6.0 |
| 22 |  | Boiling Point(1990) | ⭐ 6.8 |
| 23 |  | The Taste of Tea(2004) | ⭐ 7.6 |
| 24 |  | Pistol Opera(2001) | ⭐ 6.3 |
| 25 |  | Ran(1985) | ⭐ 8.2 |
| 26 |  | Yôgisha: Muroi Shinji(2005) | ⭐ 4.7 |
| 27 |  | The Sea Is Watching(2002) | ⭐ 7.0 |
| 28 |  | Kôshônin: Mashita Masayoshi(2005) | ⭐ 6.0 |
| 29 |  | The Glamorous Life of Sachiko Hanai(2003) | ⭐ 5.8 |
| 30 |  | The Great Yokai War(2005) | ⭐ 6.3 |
| 31 |  | Blood and Bones(2004) | ⭐ 7.0 |
| 32 |  | Blood Gets in Your Eyes(2005) | ⭐ 5.8 |
| 33 |  | Tony Takitani(2004) | ⭐ 7.2 |
| 34 |  | Sennen no koi - Hikaru Genji monogatari(2001) | ⭐ 5.8 |
| 35 |  | Station to Heaven(1984) | ⭐ 7.0 |
| 36 |  | Nobody Knows(2004) | ⭐ 8.0 |
| 37 |  | University of Laughs(2004) | ⭐ 7.4 |
| 38 |  | Shall We Dance?(1996) | ⭐ 7.7 |
| 39 |  | Samurai Rebellion(1967) | ⭐ 8.3 |
| 40 |  | When the Last Sword Is Drawn(2002) | ⭐ 7.4 |
| 41 |  | Sympathy for the Underdog(1971) | ⭐ 7.3 |
| 42 |  | The Ring(1998) | ⭐ 7.2 |
| 43 |  | Sword of the Beast(1965) | ⭐ 7.5 |
| 44 |  | Yomigaeri(2002) | ⭐ 6.6 |
| 45 |  | Returner(2002) | ⭐ 6.4 |
| 46 |  | Tekkonkinkreet(2006) | ⭐ 7.5 |
| 47 |  | All About Lily Chou-Chou(2001) | ⭐ 7.5 |
| 48 |  | Metro ni notte(2006) | ⭐ 6.2 |
| 49 |  | Platonic Sex(2001) | ⭐ 5.8 |
| 50 |  | Devilman(2004) | ⭐ 3.9 |