Best Japan films submitted to the Oscars
Ranked list of the best Japan films submitted to the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film. 2 winners, 13 nominated, 70 total submissions.
70
submissions
15
nominations
2
wins
Drive My Car
Winner
Japan
Departures
Winner
Japan
Woman in the Dunes
Nominated
Japan
Shoplifters
Nominated
Japan
The Twilight Samurai
Nominated
Japan
Perfect Days
Nominated
Japan
Kwaidan
Nominated
Japan
Kagemusha
Nominated
Japan
Muddy River
Nominated
Japan
The Burmese Harp
Nominated
Japan
Sandakan No. 8
Nominated
Japan
Dodes'ka-den
Nominated
Japan
Twin Sisters of Kyoto
Nominated
Japan
Immortal Love
Nominated
Japan
Portrait of Chieko
Nominated
Japan
Confessions
Shortlisted
Japan
Princess Mononoke
Submitted
Japan
Late Autumn
Submitted
Japan
Nobody Knows
Submitted
Japan
Fires on the Plain
Submitted
Japan
All of a Sudden
Submitted
Japan
Her Love Boils Bathwater
Submitted
Japan
Under the Flag of the Rising Sun
Submitted
Japan
Profound Desires of the Gods
Submitted
Japan
100 Yen Love
Submitted
Japan
Kokuho
Submitted
Japan
The Ballad of Narayama
Submitted
Japan
I Just Didn't Do It
Submitted
Japan
Antarctica
Submitted
Japan
After the Rain
Submitted
Japan
Madadayo
Submitted
Japan
GO
Submitted
Japan
Weathering with You
Submitted
Japan
The Great Passage
Submitted
Japan
Pom Poko
Submitted
Japan
Untamed Woman
Submitted
Japan
True Mothers
Submitted
Japan
Cloud
Submitted
Japan
Plan 75
Submitted
Japan
Begging for Love
Submitted
Japan
Empire of Passion
Submitted
Japan
Zegen
Submitted
Japan
The Fossil
Submitted
Japan
Rikyu
Submitted
Japan
Railroad Man
Submitted
Japan
The Sting of Death
Submitted
Japan
Coup d'Etat
Submitted
Japan
Blood and Bones
Submitted
Japan
Our Homeland
Submitted
Japan
The Scandalous Adventures of Buraikan
Submitted
Japan
Rhapsody in August
Submitted
Japan
Nagasaki: Memories of My Son
Submitted
Japan
The Oil-Hell Murder
Submitted
Japan
The Light Shines Only There
Submitted
Japan
Postcard
Submitted
Japan
Hula Girls
Submitted
Japan
Onimasa: A Japanese Godfather
Submitted
Japan
Being Two Isn't Easy
Submitted
Japan
Nobody To Watch Over Me
Submitted
Japan
Out
Submitted
Japan
A Class to Remember II
Submitted
Japan
Deep River
Submitted
Japan
Downtown Heroes
Submitted
Japan
Final Take: The Golden Age of Movies
Submitted
Japan
Gray Sunset
Submitted
Japan
MacArthur's Children
Submitted
Japan
Gassan
Submitted
Japan
Mount Hakkoda
Submitted
Japan
The Sands of Kurobe
Submitted
Japan
Koto—The Lake of Tears
Submitted
Japan