The Place Where the North Star Lies Low in the Sky

Best movies:

• Natsu no niwa - The Friends (1994)

• Harakiri (1962)

• Zatoichi at Large (1972)

Best movies:

• The Ceremony (1971)

• Empire of Passion (1978)

• G.I. Samurai (1979)

Best movies:

• A Last Note (1995)

• Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters (1985)

• Threads - Our Tapestry of Love (2020)

Best movies:

• Twenty-Four Eyes (1954)

• Insect Woman (1963)

• Tokyo Bordello (1987)

Best movies:

• Bushido, Samurai Saga (1963)

• Inn of Evil (1971)

• Tenchu! (1969)

Best movies:

• Dr. Akagi (1998)

• Birdsong (2019)

• Fukushima (2020)

Best movies:

• Japan's Longest Day (1967)

• The Man Who Stole the Sun (1979)

• High and Low (1963)

Best movies:

• I Just Didn't Do It (2006)

• Dandelion (1985)

• Hačikó monogatari (1987)

Best movies:

• The Human Condition I: No Greater Love (1959)

• Three Outlaw Samurai (1964)

• The Fall of Ako Castle (1978)

Best movies:

• Shoplifters (2018)

• Crying Out Love, In the Center of the World (2004)

• A Tale of Samurai Cooking: A True Love Story (2013)

Best movies:

• Giovanni's Island (2014)

• Switching - Goodbye Me (2007)

• Brass Knuckle Boys (2008)

Best movies:

• Samurai Commando (2005)