Best Shōwa Era (1926-89) Movies & TV Series

3eyedraven's 52 top-rated shōwa era (1926-89) movies and TV series — ordered by how strongly audiences rate them and how many actually voted, so the ranking reflects real consensus. Full details on each.

Asakusa Kid 2021 ★ 7.1

Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Final Episode 1974 ★ 7.2

Sailor Suit and Machine Gun 1981 ★ 7.1

Kids on the Slope 2018 ★ 7.3

The Blood of Wolves 2018 ★ 7.2

Flowing 1956 ★ 7.2

Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Proxy War 1973 ★ 7.0

Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Police Tactics 1974 ★ 7.0

Always: Sunset on Third Street 2 2007 ★ 7.2

Fighting Elegy 1966 ★ 7.0

Always: Sunset on Third Street '64 2012 ★ 7.2

Suzaki Paradise: Red Light District 1956 ★ 7.0

Hula Girls 2006 ★ 6.8

JOKER GAME 2016 ★ 6.7

The Family Game 1983 ★ 6.8

The Great War of Archimedes 2019 ★ 6.7

In the Realm of the Senses 1976 ★ 6.6

Gate of Flesh 1964 ★ 6.6

Oshin 2013 ★ 6.6

Night and Fog in Japan 1960 ★ 6.5

Coup d'Etat 1973 ★ 6.5

Ju-On: Origins 2020 ★ 6.5

Tokyo: The Last Megalopolis 1988 ★ 6.3

Isoroku Yamamoto, the Commander-in-Chief of the Combined Fleet 2011 ★ 6.3