<b>Time Network News</b> The Japanese film authoritative media "Movie Shunbun" selected the top ten local films in the 2000s (2000-2009), topped by Shunji Sakamoto's "End of the Road Strange Flower" (aka "Yan"), Kore-eda's "Nobody Knows" ranked 6th, and Miyazaki's "Spirited Away" ranked 8th. The specific rankings are as follows, with some of the films juxtaposed.
01. "The Last Strange Flower" Director: Shunji Sakamoto
02. "Artificial Paradise" Director: Maji Aoyama
03. "Invincible Youth" Director: Wellbore and Yuki
04. "Exposure of Love" Director: Yuan Ziwen
04. "Swing" Director: Miwa Nishikawa
06. "Nobody Knows" Director: It's Kore-eda
07. "Three Hearts and Two Sexes" Director: Ryosuke Hashiguchi
08. "Spirited Away" Director: Hayao Miyazaki
08. "All About Lily Week" Director: Shunji Iwai
10. "Battle Royale" Director: Shinji Fukasaku
11. "Jose and the Tiger and the Fish" Director: Inuyasha Ichishin
11. "Kissing" Director: Kunimin Manda
11. "Twilight Kiyobei" Director: Yoji Yamada
11. "Blood and Bone" Director: Cui Yangyi
15. "The Woman in the Mirror" Director: Yoshida Kishige
15. "The Tale of the Next Wife" Director: Tetsuya Nakajima