1/17/2006

Happy new year all !
And since it’s new year, time to check what the best movies of 2005 were. Since i didn’t seen that much japanese movie last year i won’t do a top 10 myself.
Midnight eye annual poll hasn’t been released yet so we’ll have to content ourlves with the Eiga Geijutsu one.
Eiga Geijutsu is a japanese magazine, each year they ask critics and filmmakers to pick their favourite japanese movie of the past year. It’s a point based system, the movies with the less points end up in the worst movie of the year category.
Without further ado :

Best
1-Linda Linda Linda
2-Patchigi
3-Dokushosuru hi
4-Kanariya
5-Kuchu teien
6-Lakeside Murder Case
7-Unmei ja nai hito
8-Hibi
9-Sekai no owari
10-17-sai no fukei: shonen wa nani o mita no ka

Worst
1 Always: Sanchome no yuhi
2- Operetta tanuki goten
2-Takeshis’
2-Lorelai
5-Mata no hi no chika
6-Kita no reinen
6-Yogisha Muroi Shinji
8-Nana
9-Tetsujin 28-go
10- Ashurajo no hitomi

Pia is another magazine. Their poll is supposed to reflect the opinion of the “man of the street”. They ask the audience as they exit movie theatre what they think about the movie they just saw. Probably doesn’t mean much but still they come up with two rankings. One is based on small movie theatre in tokyo the other is nation wide. It also concerns all movie that have been released in Japan, not only the japanese one.

Tokyo small theatre ranking :

1-Summer Time machine Blues
2-Maison de Himiko
3-Chorus
4-Beyond the Sea
5-Hanging Garden (Kuchu Teien)
6-Linda, Linda, Linda
8-Scrap Heaven
9-Bungee Jumping of Their Own
10-A Song of Joy

Nation wide :

1-Star Wars Episode III
2-Always — Sunset on Third Street (Always — Sanchome no Yuhi)
3-A Moment to Remember
4-Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
5-Yamato: The Last Battle (Otokotachi no Yamato)
6-Cinderella Man
7-Shall We Dance?
8-Fly, Daddy, Fly
9-Aegis (Bokoku no Aegis)
10-A Stormy Night (Arashi no Yoru ni)

Tadaaa !