Since i turn 30 this year i thought i make a list for a national cinema that is closely tied to my love of films. It started when i was a little kid in germany with anime shows that were german-japanese co-productions, then as a young kid/teenager watching anime films late at night on tv or seeing j-horror films with friends and then culminating at the ripe age of 18 when i first watched seven samurai, a film that made me want to explore the history of japanese cinema. An obsession that is still ongoing.