Award-Winning Films from Japan
109 films from Japan were recognised at the Oscars, the Golden Globes, Cannes or the Berlinale. A film counts for every country that produced it, so co-productions appear on each of their countries' pages.
The most awarded is Howards End (1992), with 5 wins, followed by Memoirs of a Geisha (4) and Drive My Car (3). Among the 100 shown here, 13 won at least one Oscar, 10 won a Golden Globe, 34 won a prize at Cannes and 27 won a prize at the Berlinale. They were released between 1950 and 2025.
Here are the 100 with the most wins. See all countries.
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Howards End
1992 · 2h 22m
Drama · Romance
Memoirs of a Geisha
2005 · 2h 26m
Drama · Romance · History
Drive My Car
2021 · 2h 59m
Drama
Gate of Hell
1953 · 1h 26m
Drama · History · Romance
George Wallace
1997 · 2h 58m
History · Drama · TV Movie
The Boy and the Heron
2023 · 2h 4m
Fantasy · Drama
663114
2012 · 7m
Bird in the Peninsula
2022 · 16m
Munakata, the woodcarver
1976 · 36m
Odd Obsession
1959 · 1h 47m
Drama
Samurai I: Musashi Miyamoto (Samurai, The Legend of Musashi)
1954 · 1h 34m
Drama · Action · Adventure
Spirited Away
2001 · 2h 5m
Family · Fantasy
The Works and Days (of Tayoko Shiojiri in the Shiotani Basin)
2020 · 8h 1m
Drama
Voices in the Wind
2020 · 2h 19m
Drama
Kagemusha
1980 · 3h
Action · Drama · History · War
Ran
1985 · 2h 40m
Action · Drama · History
Kwaidan
1964 · 3h 3m
Horror · Fantasy · Drama
Perfect Days
2023 · 2h 4m
Drama
Shoplifters
2018 · 2h
Drama · Crime · Thriller
Woman in the Dunes
1964 · 2h 27m
Drama · Thriller
A Touch of Sin
2013 · 2h 11m
Crime · Drama
All of a Sudden
2025 · 3h 16m
Drama
Black Rain
1989 · 2h 3m
Drama · History
Harmonium
2016 · 2h
Drama
Journey to the Shore
2015 · 2h 8m
Drama · Fantasy · Romance
Like Father, Like Son
2013 · 2h
Drama
Monster
2023 · 2h 5m
Mystery · Thriller · Drama
Mystery Train
1989 · 1h 46m
Comedy
Nobody Knows
2004 · 2h 21m
Drama
Oh Lucy!
2014 · 22m
Drama · Comedy
Plan 75
2022 · 1h 53m
Drama · Sci-Fi
Rashomon
1950 · 1h 28m
Crime · Drama · Mystery
Sandakan No. 8
1974 · 2h 2m
Drama · History
The Mourning Forest
2007 · 1h 38m
Drama
The Price of Victory
1964 · 33m
The Roof of Japan
1957 · 1h 18m
Tokyo Sonata
2008 · 2h
Drama
Asyl: Park and Love Hotel
2008 · 1h 51m
Drama · Romance
Boy's Choir
2000 · 2h 9m
Music · Drama
Bushido: The Cruel Code of the Samurai
1963 · 2h 2m
History · Drama · Action
Caterpillar
2010 · 1h 27m
Drama · War
Departures
2008 · 2h 10m
Drama
Empire of Passion
1978 · 1h 45m
Drama · Romance · Horror
Eyes of Children
1956 · 1h 25m
Drama
Ginger Boy
2025 · 48m
Drama
Godzilla Minus One
2023 · 2h 5m
Sci-Fi · Horror · Action
Gonza the Spearman
1986 · 2h 6m
Drama
Harakiri
1962 · 2h 15m
Action · Drama · History
Her Brother
1960 · 1h 38m
Drama · Comedy
Just Pretended to Hear
2012 · 1h 39m
La Maison en Petits Cubes
2008 · 12m
Drama
Ordinary Life
2025 · 10m
Seaside Serendipity
2025 · 2h 20m
Drama
She and He
1963 · 1h 49m
Drama
Shinran: Path to Purity
1987 · 2h 19m
Drama
Suzaku
1997 · 1h 35m
Drama
The Eel
1997 · 1h 57m
Drama · Crime
The Great Rabbit
2012 · 7m
The Hidden Fortress
1958 · 2h 19m
Drama · Action · Adventure
The Insect Woman
1963 · 2h 3m
Drama
The Little House
2014 · 2h 16m
Romance · Drama
The Man Who Skied Down Everest
1975 · 1h 26m
Adventure
The Rose on His Arm
1956 · 1h 25m
Drama · Crime · Action
The Sea and Poison
1986 · 2h 3m
Drama · War
The Snowy Heron
1958 · 1h 37m
Drama
The Sting of Death
1990 · 1h 55m
Drama
The Story of Pure Love
1957 · 2h 13m
Romance · Drama
The Tale of Genji
1951 · 2h 4m
Drama
Twenty-Four Eyes
1954 · 2h 36m
Drama
Village of Dreams
1996 · 1h 52m
Family · Drama
We Are Little Zombies
2019 · 2h
Drama · Music
Wheel of Fortune and Fantasy
2021 · 2h 1m
Drama · Romance
Yellow Crow (Kiiroi karasu (Yellow Crow))
1957 · 1h 44m
Drama
Yoshino's Barber Shop
2004 · 1h 36m
Drama · Comedy
Zigeunerweisen
1980 · 2h 24m
Mystery · Drama
Seven Samurai (The Magnificent Seven)
1954 · 3h 27m
Action · Drama
Dash and Lilly
1999 · 1h 40m
Drama · TV Movie
Mirai
2018 · 1h 38m
Family · Fantasy · Adventure · Drama
The Gift of Love: A Christmas Story
1983 · 1h 36m
Drama · TV Movie
The Wind Rises
2013 · 2h 6m
Drama · History · Romance
Yojimbo
1961 · 1h 50m
Drama · Thriller
Akira Kurosawa's Dreams
1990 · 1h 59m
Fantasy · Drama
Alone on the Pacific
1963 · 1h 37m
Adventure
Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Castle
2025 · 2h 36m
Action · Fantasy
Dodes'ka-den
1970 · 2h 20m
Drama
High and Low
1963 · 2h 22m
Drama · Crime · Thriller
Howl's Moving Castle
2004 · 1h 59m
Fantasy · Adventure
Immortal Love
1961 · 1h 43m
Drama · Romance
Instruments of a Beating Heart
2024 · 23m
Music
Inu-Oh
2022 · 1h 38m
Drama · Music · Fantasy · History
Kokuho
2025 · 2h 54m
Drama · Music
Magic Candies
2025 · 21m
Fantasy · Family
Mount Head
2002 · 10m
Comedy · Fantasy
Muddy River
1981 · 1h 45m
Drama
My Love
2006 · 26m
Drama · Romance
Portrait of Chieko
1967 · 2h 5m
Drama
Possessions
2013 · 14m
Fantasy
Red Beard
1965 · 3h 5m
Drama
Sapporo Winter Olympics
1972 · 2h 48m
Suzume
2022 · 2h 2m
Drama · Adventure · Fantasy