The Tale of Genji
1021★ 9.3
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Hiroshima
1946★ 8.0
The Pillow Book
1002★ 7.4
Snow Country
1948★ 7.2
The Narrow Road to the Deep North
1702★ 7.1
In Praise of Shadows
1933★ 7.1
Essays in Idleness
1330★ 7.0
Hojoki
1212★ 7.0
Kokoro
1914★ 7.0
Embracing Defeat
1999★ 6.7
The Hare with Amber Eyes
2010★ 6.7
Thousand Cranes
1952★ 6.5
Hard-Boiled Wonderland and the End of the World
1985★ 6.4
Naomi
1924★ 6.3
The Old Capital
1962★ 6.3
The Sound of Waves
1954★ 6.2
Wabi-Sabi for Artists, Designers, Poets & Philosophers
1994★ 5.3
Norwegian Wood
1987★ 5.3
Out
1997★ 4.9
Tokyo Express
1958★ 4.5