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The Best Japanese Movies

Seven Samurai leads at 91, ahead of Spirited Away (90) and Grave of the Fireflies (90). 1,723 titles made the cut, ordered from highest Balasaur Score to lowest. The typical pick here scores 84, well above the catalog median of 66. The newest addition is Chainsaw Man - The Movie: Reze Arc, released in September 2025. The score blends IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes, Metacritic, and TMDB ratings into one 0 to 100 number.

Scores run 91 down to 79. 29 of the 60 stream on Max.

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