Druga część artykułu o Festiwalu Filmowym w Cannes. Japońskie filmy są często nominowane do Festiwalu Filmowego w Cannes. Pierwszym japońskim nominowanym filmem był 嵐の中の母 (Arashi no naka no haha, Man in the Storm) w roku 1952, była to 5-iąta edycja festiwalu. Poniższa tabelka przedstawia wszyskich nominowanych Japończyków, którzy pokazali swój niezaprzeczalny talent na międzynarodowej scenie filmowej.
| imię i nazwisko | tytuł filmu | tytuł angielski | rok | komentarz |
| Kiyoshi Saeki | 嵐の中の母 | Man in the Storm | 1952 | |
| Noboru Nakamura | 波 | Nami | 1952 | |
| Kōzaburō Yoshimura | 源氏物語 | The Tale of Genji | 1952 | |
| Noburo Ofuji | Le grand Boudha | Le grand Boudha | 1952 | film krótkometrażowy |
| Sôya Mizuki | Vieux temples, vieilles statues | Vieux temples, vieilles statues | 1952 | film krótkometrażowy |
| Kaneto Shindō | 原爆の子 | Children of Hiroshima | 1953 | |
| Teinosuke Kinugasa | Daibutsu kaigen | Dedication of the Great Buddha | 1953 | |
| Minoru Shibuya | 現代人 | Gendai-jin | 1953 | |
| Noburô Ôhfuji | Kujira | Kujira | 1953 | film krótkometrażowy |
| Sôya Mizuki | Momoyama bidsutsu | Momoyama bidsutsu | 1953 | film krótkometrażowy |
| Teinosuke Kinugasa | 地獄門 | Gate of Hell | 1954 | |
| Tadashi Imai | にごりえ | An Inlet of Muddy Water | 1954 | |
| Kinuyo Tanaka | Koibumi | Love Letter | 1954 | |
| Hiroshi Teshigahara | Hokusai | Hokusai | 1954 | film krótkometrażowy |
| Kenji Mizoguchi | Chikamatsu Monogatari | The Crucified Lovers | 1955 | |
| Seiji Hisamatsu | 女の暦 | Onna no koyomi | 1955 | |
| Keigo Kimura | Senhime | Senhime | 1955 | |
| Minoru Shibuya | Seido no Kirisuto | Christ in Bronze | 1956 | |
| Akira Kurosawa | Ikimono no kiroku | I Live in Fear | 1956 | |
| Koji Shima | Maboroshi no uma | The Phantom Horse | 1956 | |
| Kenji Shimomura | Fuji wa ikiteiru | Fuji wa ikiteiru | 1956 | film krótkometrażowy |
| Minoru Kuribayashi | Katsura rikyu | Katsura rikyu | 1956 | film krótkometrażowy |
| Tadashi Imai | Kome | The Rice People | 1957 | |
| Sadao Imamura | Shiroi sanmyaku | Shiroi sanmyaku | 1957 | |
| Susumu Hani | Soseiji Gakkyu | Soseiji Gakkyu | 1957 | film krótkometrażowy |
| Shirō Toyoda | Yukiguni | Snow Country | 1958 | |
| Susumu Hani | Horyû-Ji | Horyû-Ji | 1958 | film krótkometrażowy |
| Teinosuke Kinugasa | Shirasagi | The Snowy Heron | 1959 | |
| Kon Ichikawa | Kagi | Odd Obsession | 1960 | |
| Kon Ichikawa | Otôto | Her Brother | 1961 | |
| Kazuhiko Watanabe | Taketori Monogatari | Taketori Monogatari | 1961 | film krótkometrażowy |
| Kirio Urayama | Kyupora no aru machi | Foundry Town | 1962 | |
| Susumu Hani | Hani Susumu | Bad Boys | 1962 | |
| Masaki Kobayashi | Seppuku | Harakiri | 1963 | |
| Hiroshi Teshigahara | Otoshiana | Pitfall | 1963 | International Critics’ Week |
| Kon Ichikawa | Taiheiyo hitori-botchi | Alone Across the Pacific | 1964 | |
| Hiroshi Teshigahara | Suna no onna | The Woman in the Dunes | 1964 | |
| Nobuko Shibuya | Défi | Le prix de la victoire | 1964 | film krótkometrażowy |
| Masaki Kobayashi | Kwaidan | Kwaidan | 1965 | |
| Yukio Aoshima | Kane | The Bell | 1967 | International Critics’ Week |
| Kaneto Shindō | 藪の中の黒猫 | Yabu no naka no kuroneko | 1968 | |
| Masaki Kobayashi | Nihon no seishun | Hymn to a Tired Man | 1969 | |
| Kō Nakahira | Yami no naka no chimimoryo | A Soul to Devils | 1971 | |
| Masahiro Shinoda | Chinmoku | Silence | 1972 | |
| Yoichi Takabayashi | Gaki zoshi | The Water Was So Clear | 1973 | International Critics’ Week |
| Masahiro Shinoda | Himiko | Himiko | 1974 | |
| Shūji Terayama | Den-en ni shisu | Pastoral: To Die in the Country | 1975 | |
| Kazuhizo Hasegawa | Le Meurtrier de la jeunesse | Le Meurtrier de la jeunesse | 1977 | International Critics’ Week |
| Nagisa Oshima | Ai no Bōrei | Empire of Passion | 1978 | |
| Hiroto Yokoyama | Jun | Jun | 1979 | International Critics’ Week |
| Akira Kurosawa | Kagemusha | Kagemusha | 1980 | |
| Mitsuo Yanagimachi | 十九歳の地図 | The Nineteen Year-Old’s Map | 1980 | International Critics’ Week |
| Shohei Imamura | Eijanaika | Eijanaika | 1981 | Un Certain Regard |
| Shohei Imamura | 楢山節考 | The Ballad of Narayama | 1983 | |
| Nagisa Oshima | 戦場のメリークリスマス | Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence | 1983 | |
| Shūji Terayama | さらば箱舟 | Farewell to the Ark | 1985 | |
| Nagisa Oshima | Max, Mon Amour | Max, Mon Amour | 1986 | |
| Yoshishige Yoshida | Ningen no yakusoku | A Promise | 1986 | Un Certain Regard |
| Shohei Imamura | Zegen | Zegen | 1987 | |
| Yoshishige Yoshida | Arashi ga oka | Wuthering Heights | 1988 | |
| Shohei Imamura | Kuroi ame | Black Rain | 1989 | |
| Kōhei Oguri | Shi no toge | The Sting of Death | 1990 | |
| Seijun Suzuki | Yumeji | Yumeji | 1991 | Un Certain Regard |
| Akira Kurosawa | Hachigatsu no rapusodī | Rhapsody in August | 1991 | film krótkometrażowy |
| Isao Yamada | Anmonaito no sasayaki wo kiita | Anmonaito no sasayaki wo kiita | 1992 | International Critics’ Week: Feature film |
| Takeshi Kitano | ソナチネ | Sonatine | 1993 | Un Certain Regard |
| Masahiro Shinoda | 写楽 | Sharaku | 1995 | |
| Shohei Imamura | Unagi | The Eel | 1997 | |
| Takeshi Kitano | Kikujirô no natsu | Kikujiro | 1999 | |
| Masahiro Kobayashi | 海賊版 | Kaizokuban Bootleg Film | 1999 | Un Certain Regard |
| Yamazaki Tatsuji | Yumeji Ningyo | Doll of Dreams | 1999 | Cinéfondation |
| Wataru Hayakawa | 7/25 Nana-ni-go | 7/25 Nana-ni-go | 1999 | International Critics’ Week: Feature film |
| Nagisa Oshima | 御法度 | Gohatto | 2000 | |
| Shinji Aoyama | Yurîka | Yurîka | 2000 | |
| Yōichirō Takahashi | 日曜日は終わらない | Nichiyobi wa Owaranai | 2000 | Un Certain Regard |
| Ariko Kimura | Shoot the Dog | Shoot the Dog | 20000 | Cinéfondation |
| Shinji Aoyama | Tsuki no sabaku | Desert Moon | 2001 | |
| Hirokazu Koreeda | Distance | Distance | 2001 | |
| Shōhei Imamura | Akai Hashi no Shita no Nurui Mizu | Warm Water Under a Red Bridge | 2001 | |
| Nobuhiro Suwa | H Story | H Story | 2001 | Un Certain Regard |
| Kiyoshi Kurosawa | 回路 | Kairo/Pulse | 2001 | Un Certain Regard |
| Masahiro Kobayashi | Aruku, hito | Man Walking on Snow | 2001 | Un Certain Regard |
| Hikaru Yoshikawa | Le Jour Où Toshi Est Né | Le Jour Où Toshi Est Né | 2001 | Cinéfondation |
| Kunitoshi Manda | Unloved | Unloved | 2001 | International Critics’ Week: Feature film |
| Masaaki Uchida | Soshuu no neko | Soshuu no neko | 2002 | Cinéfondation |
| Hiroshi Shimizu | Chicken Heart | Chicken Heart | 2002 | International Critics’ Week: Feature film |
| Kunitoshi Manda | Le Jour où je suis né | Le Jour où je suis né | 2002 | International Critics’ Week: film krótkometrażowy |
| Kiyoshi Kurosawa | アカルイミライ | Bright Future | 2003 | |
| Naomi Kawase | 沙羅双樹 | Shara | 2003 | |
| Ikeda Chihiro | itokoroshi no ana | itokoroshi no ana | 2003 | Cinéfondation |
| Oshii Mamoru | イノセンス | Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence | 2004 | |
| Hirokazu Koreeda | 誰も知らない | Nobody Knows | 2004 | |
| Ayumi Aoyama | Wonderful Harusame | Wonderful Harusame | 2004 | Cinéfondation |
| Masahiro Kobayashi | バッシング | Bashing | 2005 | |
| Shinji Aoyama | Eli, Eli, Lema Sabachthani? | My God, My God, Why Hast Thou Forsaken Me? | 2005 | |
| Uchida Kenji | Unmei Janai Hito | A stranger of mine | 2005 | International Critics’ Week: Feature film |
| Gurinder Chadha, Bruno Podalydès, Gus Van Sant, Coen brothers, Walter Salles, Daniela Thomas, Christopher Doyle, Isabel Coixet, Suwa Nobuhiro, Sylvain Chomet, Alfonso Cuarón, Olivier Assayas, Oliver Schmitz, Richard LaGravenese, Vincenzo Natali, Wes Craven, Tom Tykwer, Gérard Depardieu, Frédéric Auburtin, Alexander Payne | Paris, je t’aime | Paris, je t’aime | 2006 | Un Certain Regard |
| Hiroyuki Nakano | Iron | Iron | 2006 | International Critics’ Week: film krótkometrażowy |
| Naomi Kawase | 殯の森 | The Mourning Forest | 2007 | |
| Daihachi Yoshida | Funuke domo, kanashimi no ai wo misero | Funuke Show Some Love, You Losers! | 2007 | International Critics’ Week: Feature film |
| Kiyoshi Kurosawa | トウキョウソナタ | Tōkyō Sonata | 2008 | Un Certain Regard |
| Hirokazu Koreeda | Kūki Ningyō | Air Doll | 2009 | Un Certain Regard |
| Takeshi Kitano | アウトレイジ | Outrage | 2010 | |
| Naomi Kawase | 朱花の月 | Hanezu | 2011 | |
| Takashi Miike | 一命 | Hara-Kiri: Death of a Samurai | 2011 | |
| Megumi Tazaki | Paternal Womb | Paternal Womb | 2011 | film krótkometrażowy |
| Kōji Wakamatsu | 自決の日 三島由紀夫と若者たち | 11:25 The Day He Chose His Own Fate | 2012 | Un Certain Regard |
| Shoichi Akino | Riyoushi | The Barber | 2012 | Cinéfondation |
| Hirokazu Koreeda | Soshite Chichi ni Naru | Like Father, Like Son | 2013 | |
| Takashi Miike | Wara no Tate | Shield of Straw | 2013 | |
| Omoi Sasaki | 隕石とインポテンツ | Meteorite + Impotence | 2013 | film krótkometrażowy |
| Naomi Kawase | ２つ目の窓 | Still the Water | 2014 | |
| Chie Hayakawa | Niagara | Niagara | 2014 | Cinéfondation |
| Masahiko Sato, Takayoshi Ohara, Yutaro Seki, Masayuki Toyota, Kentaro Hirase | Happo-en | Happo-en | 2014 | film krótkometrażowy |
| Hirokazu Koreeda | 海街diary | Our Little Sister | 2015 | |
| Kiyoshi Kurosawa | 岸辺の旅 | Journey to the Shore | 2015 | Un Certain Regard |
| Naomi Kawase | あん | Sweet Red Bean Paste | 2015 | Un Certain Regard |
| Hirokazu Koreeda | 海よりもまだ深く | After the Storm | 2016 | Un Certain Regard |
| Kōji Fukada | 淵に立つ | Harmonium | 2016 | Un Certain Regard |
| Naomi Kawase | 光 | Radiance | 2017 | |
| Kiyoshi Kurosawa | 散歩する侵略者 | Before We Vanish | 2017 | Un Certain Regard |
| Aya Igashi | 溶ける | Tokeru | 2017 | Cinéfondation |
| Atsuko Hirayanagi | Oh Lucy! | Oh Lucy! | 2017 | International Critics’ Week: Feature Film |
| Ryūsuke Hamaguchi | 寝ても覚めても | Asako I & II | 2018 | |
| Hirokazu Kore-eda | 万引き家族 | Shoplifters | 2018 |
Zdj. ze strony: japan-forward.com, zdjęcie przedstawia aktorów filmu „Shoplifters” na festiwalu w Cannes.
