Best Japan Movies & TV Series of the 1950s

Looking for the best japan movies and TV series of the 1950s? These 18 are the highest-rated on 3eyedraven, weighted by vote count so a handful of glowing reviews never beats a proven favourite.

Seven Samurai 1954 ★ 8.4

Ikiru 1952 ★ 8.3

Rashomon 1950 ★ 8.0

Ugetsu 1953 ★ 8.0

The Hidden Fortress 1958 ★ 8.0

Sansho the Bailiff 1954 ★ 8.1

The Human Condition II: Road to Eternity 1959 ★ 8.2

The Human Condition I: No Greater Love 1959 ★ 8.1

Throne of Blood 1957 ★ 7.9

The Bridge on the River Kwai 1957 ★ 7.8

Godzilla 1954 ★ 7.6

The Burmese Harp 1956 ★ 7.8

Chikamatsu Monogatari 1954 ★ 7.8

Sayonara 1957 ★ 6.7

The Mysterians 1957 ★ 6.4

Battle in Outer Space 1959 ★ 5.9

The H-Man 1958 ★ 5.8

Godzilla Raids Again 1955 ★ 6.0