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The Best Japanese Comedy Movies

Tampopo leads at 85, ahead of I Was Born, But... (85) and One Cut of the Dead (83). 60 titles made the cut, ordered from highest Balasaur Score to lowest. The typical pick here scores 72, well above the catalog median of 66. The newest addition is A Samurai in Time, released in August 2024. The score blends IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes, Metacritic, and TMDB ratings into one 0 to 100 number.

Scores run 85 down to 63.

60 titlesUpdated 2026-08-28Ranked by Balasaur Score

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