For some reason, Godzilla and 'Truck Yaro' didn't make this list.

Japanese Films Chosen by Sontag -- NYT / January 24, 2003
The truth is that, of my original list, only three of the films I selected made the final cut," said the critic and novelist Susan Sontag, talking about the titles she chose for "Critic's Choice: Susan Sontag on Japanese Film," a series that begins today at the Japan Society
Critic's Choice: Susan Sontag on Japanese Film
Sisters of Gion (Gion no kyoudai)
No Regrets for Our Youth (Waga seishun ni kui nashi)
A Ball at the Anjo House (Anjo-ke no butoukai)
Where Chimneys Are Seen (Entotsu no mieru basho)
Twenty-Four Eyes (Nijushi no hitomi)
Floating Clouds (Ukigumo)
Death by Hanging (Koshikei)
The Emperor's Naked Army Marches On (Yuki yukite shingun)