The Blu-ray.com Community Top Asian Films--RESULTS!

[Al_The_Strange]

Original Voting Thread

Members voted on 20 - 30 films, with the first film counting for the most points (25), then each subsequent film worth less points (19, 18, 17...down to 1 for the rest). For lists that didn't have 20 eligible films in total, only 1 point was counted per film.

In the event of ties, the film with more votes was placed ahead. In the event two films had the same number of points and voters, the film with more high-scoring votes would be placed ahead.

A mix of poster art will be posted for the top 50--some classic art, some newer art--whichever I thought would best represent each title. I resized them this time in the hopes they would be easier to view/scroll.

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The List

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1. Seven Samurai (1954)
2. OldBoy (2003)
3. Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000)
4. Harakiri (1962)
5. I Saw the Devil (2010)
6. Memories of Murder (2003)
7. Akira (1988)
8. Yojimbo (1961)
9. Ran (1985)
10. Rashomon (1950)
11. In the Mood for Love (2000)
12. Hard Boiled (1992)
13. Chungking Express (1994)
14. Woman in the Dunes (1964)
15. Spirited Away (2001)
16. The Killer (1989)
17. Battle Royale (2000)
18. Infernal Affairs (2002)
19. Ikiru (1952)
20. Ghost in the Shell (1995)
21. Throne of Blood (1957)
22. Grave of the Fireflies (1988)
23. Sansho the Bailiff (1954)
24. Hero (2002)
25. My Neighbor Totoro (1988)
26. A Better Tomorrow (1986)
27. A Bittersweet Life (2005)
28. Stalker (1979)
29. Princess Mononoke (1997)
30. Tokyo Story (1953)
31. Onibaba (1964)
32. Ip Man (2008)
33. Red Cliff (2008-2009)
34. Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter...and Spring (2003)
35. The Raid: Redemption (2011)
36. The Raid 2: Berandal (2014)
37. House of Flying Daggers (2004)
38. The Hidden Fortress (1958)
39. Audition (1999)
40. The Handmaiden (2016)
41. Kung Fu Hustle (2004)
42. The Chaser (2008)
43. 2046 (2004)
44. 13 Assassins (2010)
45. High and Low (1963)
46. Love Exposure (2008)
47. Godzilla (1954)
48. Kuroneko (1968)
49. Eros + Massacre (1969)
50. House (1977)

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Statistics

Number of films nominated: 551
Voters: 44
Country with the most winning films: Japan
Most votes for a single film: 28
Most first-place votes for a single film: 9
Lowest ranking for a winning film: 7th place (

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Ties broken: 6

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• 50th place (Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind vs House)
• 46th, 45th, and 44th place (Love Exposure vs High and Low vs 13 Assassins)
• 42nd and 41st place (The Chaser vs Kung Fu Hustle)
• 36th and 35th place (The Raid 2 vs The Raid: Redemption)
• 33rd and 32nd place (Red Cliff vs Ip Man)
• 30th and 29th place (Onibaba vs Princess Mononoke)

Films by country
Japan: 27
Hong Kong: 13
China: 8
South Korea: 8
Indonesia: 2
Russia: 1
Joint productions with non-Asian countries: 5

Films by Label
Available from the Criterion Collection: 21

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• House
• Kuroneko
• Godzilla
• High and Low
• The Hidden Fortress
• Tokyo Story
• Onibaba
• Stalker
• Sansho the Bailiff
• Throne of Blood
• Ikiru
• The Killer
• Woman in the Dunes
• Chungking Express
• Hard Boiled
• In the Mood for Love
• Rashomon
• Ran
• Yojimbo
• Harakiri
• Seven Samurai

Available from Arrow: 3

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• Eros + Massacre
• Audition
• Battle Royale

Available from BFI (UK): 6

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• The Hidden Fortress
• Tokyo Story
• Throne of Blood
• Rashomon
• Yojimbo
• Seven Samurai

Available from Eureka / Masters of Cinema (UK): 5

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• House
• Kuroneko
• Onibaba
• Sansho the Bailiff
• Harakiri

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