Award-Winning Japanese-Language Films
100 films in Japanese were recognised at the Oscars, the Golden Globes, Cannes or the Berlinale. The language is each film's original spoken language.
The most awarded is Drive My Car (2021), with 3 wins, followed by Gate of Hell (3) and The Boy and the Heron (2). Among them, 10 won at least one Oscar, 7 won a Golden Globe, 32 won a prize at Cannes and 27 won a prize at the Berlinale. They were released between 1950 and 2025.
Ranked by total wins. See all languages.
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Drive My Car
2021 · 2h 59m
Drama
Gate of Hell
1953 · 1h 26m
Drama · History · Romance
The Boy and the Heron
2023 · 2h 4m
Fantasy · Drama
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2012 · 7m
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
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
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
Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters
1985 · 2h 1m
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 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 Sower of Stars
2022 · 25m
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
Mirai
2018 · 1h 38m
Family · Fantasy · Adventure · Drama
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
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
The Burmese Harp (Harp of Burma)
1956 · 1h 57m
Drama · War
The Family
1987 · 1h 47m
Drama · Comedy · Thriller
The Tale of The Princess Kaguya
2013 · 2h 17m
Drama · Fantasy
The Twilight Samurai
2002 · 2h 9m
Drama · Romance
The Walking Major (Walking Major, The)
1970 · 2h 16m
Drama · War
Twin Sisters of Kyoto
1963 · 1h 46m
Drama
Ugetsu
1953 · 1h 36m
Fantasy · Drama · Mystery
When Marnie Was There
2014 · 1h 43m
Drama · Family