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Top 5 Japanese Movies with English Subtitles

By Shizuko Mishima, About.com

Our selection of good Japanese movies, which have English subtitles.

1. Tampopo

A Japanese woman named Tampopo tries to run a ramen noodle shop. It's a great movie directed by Juzo Itami.

2. Shall We Dance?

A Japanese accountant, Mr. Sugiyama, decides to learn ballroom dancing. This movie might seem a little unusual compared with other Japanese movie, but it brought a ballroom dancing boom in Japan.

3. Rhapsody in August

It's a story about a family in Nagasaki in present days. Akira Kurosawa directed this movie and featured the memories of bombing through the eyes of an old woman.

4. Rashomon

This movie is one of the best Japanese classic films directed by Akira Kurosawa. It features four different stories about a same incident of murder.

5. Seven Samurai

It's one of the most famous samurai movies, which is directed by Akira Kurosawa.

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