Best Post War Japan Movies & TV Series

Looking for the best post war japan movies and TV series? These 35 are the highest-rated on 3eyedraven, weighted by vote count so a handful of glowing reviews never beats a proven favourite.

Little Amélie or the Character of Rain 2025 ★ 7.9

Early Summer 1951 ★ 7.9

Godzilla Minus One 2023 ★ 7.6

Godzilla 1954 ★ 7.6

Good Morning 1959 ★ 7.7

From Up on Poppy Hill 2011 ★ 7.5

Stray Dog 1949 ★ 7.6

Street of Shame 1956 ★ 7.7

Tokyo Twilight 1957 ★ 7.7

Floating Clouds 1955 ★ 7.7

Floating Weeds 1959 ★ 7.5

Early Spring 1956 ★ 7.5

Madadayo 1993 ★ 7.3

A Geisha 1953 ★ 7.5

Battles Without Honor and Humanity 1973 ★ 7.3

I Live in Fear 1955 ★ 7.3

Repast 1951 ★ 7.6

One Wonderful Sunday 1947 ★ 7.2

Record of a Tenement Gentleman 1947 ★ 7.2

Kabei: Our Mother 2008 ★ 7.4

Shadow of Fire 2023 ★ 7.4

The Idiot 1951 ★ 7.0

Pigs and Battleships 1961 ★ 7.1

Conflagration 1958 ★ 7.1