THE BURMESE HARP (BIRUMA NO TATEGOTO)
KON ICHIKAWA'S MASTERPIECE THE BURMESE HARP
The Burmese Harp is a 1956 black-and-white Japanese film directed by Kon Ichikawa. It was based on a children's novel written by Michio Takeyama. The film was nominated for the 1957 Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film. Best Foreign Movies Best Japanese Movies @ Top 100 Foreign Films

UGETSU (UGETSU MONOGATARI)
KENJI MIZOGUCHI'S MASTERPIECE UGESTU
Ugetsu is a 1953 Japanese film directed by Kenji Mizoguchi. Set in 16th century Japan, it stars Masayuki Mori and Machiko Kyo, and is inspired by short stories by Ueda Akinari and Guy de Maupassant. It is one of Mizoguchi's most celebrated films, regarded by critics as a masterwork of Japanese cinema. Best Foreign Movies Best JAPANESE Movies @ Top 100 Foreign Films

FIREWORKS (HANA-BI)
TAKESHI KITANO'S VAGABOND FIREWORKS
Hana-bi, released in the US as "Fireworks", is a 1997 Japanese film written, directed and edited by, and starring Japanese filmmaker Takeshi Kitano. The film's score was composed by renowned Japanese composer, Joe Hisaishi. This was their fourth collaboration. Hana-bi is the Japanese word for "fireworks". Best French Movies @ Top 100 Foreign Films

A STORY OF FLOATING WEEDS (UKIKUSA MONOGATARI)
YASUJIRO OZU'S MASTERPIECE A STORY OF FLOATING WEEDS
A Story of Floating Weeds is a 1934 silent film directed by Yasujiro Ozu which he later remade as Floating Weeds in 1959 in colour. The film includes the first appearance of what became one of the director's trademarks: a title sequence in which the credits appear against a sackcloth backdrop. Best Foreign Movies Best JAPANESE Movies @ Top 100 Foreign Films