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20 Essential Films From The Japanese New Wave

The Japanese New Wave or ‘Nuberu Bagu’ was a film movement that occurred in Japan from the mid-1950s to the early 1970s and completely changed the way the world previously saw Japanese cinema. These are listed in reverse order as presented in the article here:

Read more: http://www.tasteofcinema.com/2014/20-essential-films-from-the-japanese-new-wave/

Saw this in my TL and realized that many of these I still haven’t seen despite owning a few. Thought this would be another good set of films to tackle.

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Movies on 20 Essential Films From The Japanese New Wave List
RankTitleDirector(s)Year ReleasedWatchedViewed On
20Eros + MassacreYoshishige Yoshida1969NoN/A
19Naked Island, TheKaneto Shindō1960NoN/A
18Bad BoysSusumu Hani1961NoN/A
17MandalaAkio Jissoji1971NoN/A
16Funeral Parade of RosesToshio Matsumoto1969NoN/A
15Death by HangingNagisa Ōshima1968NoN/A
14Battle Front for the Liberation of Japan – Summer in Sanrizuka, TheShinsuke Ogawa1968NoN/A
13Throw Away Your Books, Rally in the StreetsShūji Terayama1971NoN/A
12Pale FlowerMasahiro Shinoda1964Yes06/11/2014
11Go, Go Second Time VirginKōji Wakamatsu1969NoN/A