Japanese pre-1960s Films Available Online With English Subtitles

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List of Japanese pre-1960s films available online with subtitles (includes KG, CG, and various online sites).

A large collection of early anime missing from this list: https://animation.filmarchives.jp/en/works

Kono futari ni sachi are (1957): https://archive.org/details/1957-0219
Kinuyo no hatsukoi AKA Kinuyo's First Love (1940): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=30PDj20GnUA
Wagahai wa neko de aru AKA I am a Cat (1936): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q1DTW4EN4lQ
Kagoya hangan AKA The Palanquin Carrier Magistrate (1935): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pVBlVg5fshI
Musashibo Benkei (1942): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yruXdki160o

Lots of fansubbed 30s-40s Japanese movies: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCFP7OJp_RJM7HU_0H54GRfQ/videos

In Queue:
Missing from IMDb:
Masanao Abe - Fujisan kumo no ugoki AKA Mount Fuji – The Movement of Clouds (1929) (KG)
Not listed:
Nihon Art Animation Eiga Senshuu (1924-1979)
Kanjincho Onoe Kikugoro VI - Kabuki (1943)
Otello (TV 1959)
Japanese Performance Art, 1956-1970 (Outdoor Gutai Art Exhibition (1956), 2nd Gutai Art Exhibition (1956), Gutai Art on Stage (1957), Gutai Art on Stage (1956))
Ebizo Ichikawa - Narukami (1956) (English commentary)
Sublime Performance Collection of Nohgaku: Kyogen Edition (1959/1969/1974)
Narukami The Priest (1956) (Kabuki play) (English commentary)

Note: First part of Chuji Tabi Nikki is not listed because it is 100% lost. The restoration only has parts 2&3.

2016-09-02 - Finished adding all remaining missing films to IMDb (!). Only some animations shorts remain.
2016-05-19 - Added Japanese Anime Classic Collection (1928 - 1950) (end of list)
Added The Roots of Japanese Anime until the End of WWII (1930 - 1942) (end of list)
2015-07-09 - Removed films without subtitles (too many to keep track of)
2014-09-28 - Removed animation shorts

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  1. 385 -122

    Shichinin no samurai

    1954 — a.k.a. Seven Samurai, in 36 top lists Check
  2. 292 -96

    Rashômon

    1950 — a.k.a. Rashomon, in 34 top lists Check
  3. 328 -104

    Ikiru

    1952, in 25 top lists Check
  4. 357 -109

    Tôkyô monogatari

    1953 — a.k.a. Tokyo Story, in 27 top lists Check
  5. 538 -167

    Kumonosu-jô

    1957 — a.k.a. Throne of Blood, in 16 top lists Check
  6. 358 -109

    Ugetsu monogatari

    1953 — a.k.a. Ugetsu, in 25 top lists Check
  7. 384 -122

    Sanshô dayû

    1954 — a.k.a. Sansho the Bailiff, in 21 top lists Check
  8. 280 -95

    Banshun

    1949 — a.k.a. Late Spring, in 16 top lists Check
  9. 603 -176

    Kakushi-toride no san-akunin

    1958 — a.k.a. The Hidden Fortress, in 9 top lists Check
  10. 380 -122

    Gojira

    1954 — a.k.a. Godzilla, in 12 top lists Check
  11. 676 -190

    Ningen no jôken

    1959 — a.k.a. The Human Condition I: No Greater Love, in 13 top lists Check
  12. 677 -190

    Ningen no jôken

    1959 — a.k.a. The Human Condition II: Road to Eternity, in 12 top lists Check
  13. 282 -95

    Nora inu

    1949 — a.k.a. Stray Dog, in 9 top lists Check
  14. 654 -188

    Ohayô

    1959 — a.k.a. Good Morning, in 9 top lists Check
  15. 308 -101

    Bakushû

    1951 — a.k.a. Early Summer, in 9 top lists Check
  16. 480 -149

    Biruma no tategoto

    1956 — a.k.a. The Burmese Harp, in 12 top lists Check
  17. 651 -188

    Ukikusa

    1959 — a.k.a. Floating Weeds, in 10 top lists Check
  18. 334 -104

    Saikaku ichidai onna

    1952 — a.k.a. The Life of Oharu, in 12 top lists Check
  19. 67 -23

    Otona no miru ehon - Umarete wa mita keredo

    1932 — a.k.a. I Was Born, But..., in 15 top lists Check
  20. 265 -93

    Yoidore tenshi

    1948 — a.k.a. Drunken Angel, in 7 top lists Check
  21. 23 -12

    Kurutta ippêji

    1926 — a.k.a. A Page of Madness, in 12 top lists Check
  22. 650 -188

    Nobi

    1959 — a.k.a. Fires on the Plain, in 6 top lists Check
  23. 176 -60

    Zangiku monogatari

    1939 — a.k.a. The Story of the Last Chrysanthemum, in 13 top lists Check
  24. 379 -122

    Chikamatsu monogatari

    1954 — a.k.a. A Story from Chikamatsu, in 10 top lists Check
  25. 540 -167

    Tôkyô boshoku

    1957 — a.k.a. Tokyo Twilight, in 5 top lists Check
  26. 476 -149

    Akasen chitai

    1956 — a.k.a. Street of Shame, in 7 top lists Check
  27. 124 -36

    Hitori musuko

    1936 — a.k.a. The Only Son, in 6 top lists Check
  28. 382 -122

    Miyamoto Musashi

    1954 — a.k.a. Samurai I: Musashi Miyamoto, in 5 top lists Check
  29. 415 -132

    Ukigumo

    1955 — a.k.a. Floating Clouds, in 7 top lists Check
  30. 582 -176

    Higanbana

    1958 — a.k.a. Equinox Flower, in 2 top lists Check
  31. 400 -128

    Nijûshi no hitomi

    1954 — a.k.a. Twenty-Four Eyes, in 5 top lists Check
  32. 475 -149

    Miyamoto Musashi kanketsuhen: kettô Ganryûjima

    1956 — a.k.a. Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island, in 3 top lists Check
  33. 138 -41

    Ninjô kami fûsen

    1937 — a.k.a. Humanity and Paper Balloons, in 4 top lists Check
  34. 575 -176

    Narayama bushikô

    1958 — a.k.a. The Ballad of Narayama, in 6 top lists Check
  35. 423 -132

    Zoku Miyamoto Musashi: Ichijôji no kettô

    1955 — a.k.a. Samurai II: Duel at Ichijoji Temple, in 3 top lists Check
  36. 104 -33

    Tange Sazen yowa: Hyakuman ryô no tsubo

    1935 — a.k.a. Sazen Tange and the Pot Worth a Million Ryo, in 7 top lists Check
  37. 87 -28

    Ukikusa monogatari

    1934 — a.k.a. A Story of Floating Weeds, in 7 top lists Check
  38. 465 -150

    Sôshun

    1956 — a.k.a. Early Spring, in 2 top lists Check
  39. 535 -167

    Donzoko

    1957 — a.k.a. The Lower Depths, in 2 top lists Check
  40. 350 -109

    Jigokumon

    1953 — a.k.a. Gate of Hell, in 9 top lists Check
  41. 327 -104

    Ochazuke no aji

    1952 — a.k.a. The Flavor of Green Tea Over Rice, in 2 top lists Check
  42. 398 -128

    Yama no oto

    1954 — a.k.a. Sound of the Mountain, in 4 top lists Check
  43. 123 -36

    Gion no shimai

    1936 — a.k.a. Sisters of the Gion, in 5 top lists Check
  44. 417 -132

    Ikimono no kiroku

    1955 — a.k.a. I Live in Fear, in 1 top list Check
  45. 120 -36

    Arigatô-san

    1936 — a.k.a. Mr. Thank You, in 4 top lists Check
  46. 318 -101

    Hakuchi

    1951 — a.k.a. The Idiot, in 2 top lists Check
  47. 208 -78

    Chichi ariki

    1942 — a.k.a. There Was a Father, in 3 top lists Check
  48. 346 -109

    Gion bayashi

    1953 — a.k.a. A Geisha, in 3 top lists Check
  49. 314 -101

    Meshi

    1951 — a.k.a. Repast, in 3 top lists Check
  50. 198 -73

    Genroku Chûshingura

    1941 — a.k.a. The 47 Ronin, in 4 top lists Check
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Last updated on May 1, 2024 by themagician;