Japan
THE OFFICIAL SUBMISSIONS
1951 - Rashomon
1954 - Gate of Hell
1955 - Samurai, The Legend of Musashi
1956 - Harp of Burma (Nominated)
1957 - Aruse
1958 - The Ballad of Narayama
1959 - Fires on the Plain
1960 - Late Autumn
1961 - Immortal Love (Nominated)
1962 - Being Two Isn't Easy
1963 - Twin Sisters of Kyoto (Nominated)
1964 - Woman in the Dunes (Nominated)
1965 - Kwaidan (Nominated)
1966 - Lake of Tears
1967 - Portrait of Chieko (Nominated)
1968 - The Sands of Kurobe
1969 - Kuragejima, Legends From a Southern Island
1970 - The Scandalous Adventures of Buraikan
1971 - Dodes'ka-den (Nominated)
1972 - Under the Flag of the Rising Sun
1973 - Coup d'Etat
1974 - The Fossil
1975 - Sandakan No. 8 (Nominated)
1977 - Mt. Hakkoda
1978 - Empire of Passion
1979 - Gassan
1980 - Kagemusha (The Shadow Warrior) (Nominated)
1981 - Muddy River (Nominated)
1982 - Onimasa
1983 - Antarctica
1984 - MacArthur's Children
1985 - Gray Sunset
1986 - Final Take
1987 - Zegen
1988 - Hope and Pain
1989 - Rikyu
1990 - The Sting of Death
1991 - Rhapsody in August
1992 - The Oil-Hell Murder
1993 - Madadayo
1994 - Pom Poko
1995 - Deep River
1996 - Gakko II
1997 - Princess Mononoke
1998 - Begging for Love
1999 - Poppoya
2000 - After the Rain
2001 - Go
2002 - Out
2003 - The Twilight Samurai (Nominated)
2004 - Nobody Knows
2005 - Blood and Bones
2006 - Hula Girls
2007 - I Just Didn't Do It
2008 - Departures (Won Academy Award)
2009 - Nobody to Watch Over Me
2010 - Confessions (Made Shortlist)
2011 - Postcard
2012 - Our Homeland
2013 - The Great Passage
2014 - The Light Shines Only There
2015 - 100 Yen Love
2016 - Nagasaki: Memories of My Son
2017 - Her Love Boils Bathwater
2018 - Shoplifters (Nominated)
2019 - Weathering with You
2020 - True Mothers
2021 - Drive My Car (Won Academy Award)
2022 - Plan 75
2023 - Perfect Days (Nominated)
2024 - Cloud
Oscar Winner - 2
Oscar Nominated - 13
* disqualified
** not on the final list
1954 - Gate of Hell
1955 - Samurai, The Legend of Musashi
1956 - Harp of Burma (Nominated)
1957 - Aruse
1958 - The Ballad of Narayama
1959 - Fires on the Plain
1960 - Late Autumn
1961 - Immortal Love (Nominated)
1962 - Being Two Isn't Easy
1963 - Twin Sisters of Kyoto (Nominated)
1964 - Woman in the Dunes (Nominated)
1965 - Kwaidan (Nominated)
1966 - Lake of Tears
1967 - Portrait of Chieko (Nominated)
1968 - The Sands of Kurobe
1969 - Kuragejima, Legends From a Southern Island
1970 - The Scandalous Adventures of Buraikan
1971 - Dodes'ka-den (Nominated)
1972 - Under the Flag of the Rising Sun
1973 - Coup d'Etat
1974 - The Fossil
1975 - Sandakan No. 8 (Nominated)
1977 - Mt. Hakkoda
1978 - Empire of Passion
1979 - Gassan
1980 - Kagemusha (The Shadow Warrior) (Nominated)
1981 - Muddy River (Nominated)
1982 - Onimasa
1983 - Antarctica
1984 - MacArthur's Children
1985 - Gray Sunset
1986 - Final Take
1987 - Zegen
1988 - Hope and Pain
1989 - Rikyu
1990 - The Sting of Death
1991 - Rhapsody in August
1992 - The Oil-Hell Murder
1993 - Madadayo
1994 - Pom Poko
1995 - Deep River
1996 - Gakko II
1997 - Princess Mononoke
1998 - Begging for Love
1999 - Poppoya
2000 - After the Rain
2001 - Go
2002 - Out
2003 - The Twilight Samurai (Nominated)
2004 - Nobody Knows
2005 - Blood and Bones
2006 - Hula Girls
2007 - I Just Didn't Do It
2008 - Departures (Won Academy Award)
2009 - Nobody to Watch Over Me
2010 - Confessions (Made Shortlist)
2011 - Postcard
2012 - Our Homeland
2013 - The Great Passage
2014 - The Light Shines Only There
2015 - 100 Yen Love
2016 - Nagasaki: Memories of My Son
2017 - Her Love Boils Bathwater
2018 - Shoplifters (Nominated)
2019 - Weathering with You
2020 - True Mothers
2021 - Drive My Car (Won Academy Award)
2022 - Plan 75
2023 - Perfect Days (Nominated)
2024 - Cloud
Oscar Winner - 2
Oscar Nominated - 13
* disqualified
** not on the final list