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. 739 -188

    Ahiru no otegara

    1931 — a.k.a. The Duckling Saves the Day, in 0 top lists Check
  2. 402 new

    Ai no onimotsu

    1955 — a.k.a. Burden of Love, in 0 top lists Check
  3. 211 new

    Ai no sekai: Yamaneko Tomi no hanashi

    1943, in 0 top lists Check
  4. 641 -188

    Ai to kibô no machi

    1959 — a.k.a. A Town of Love and Hope, in 0 top lists Check
  5. 159 -53

    Ai yori ai e

    1938, in 0 top lists Check
  6. 72 new

    Aibu

    1933 — a.k.a. Caress, in 0 top lists Check
  7. 143 -41

    Aien kyo

    1937 — a.k.a. The Straits of Love and Hate, in 0 top lists Check
  8. 513 -167

    Aijo no keifu

    1957 — a.k.a. Northern Elegy, in 0 top lists Check
  9. 304 -101

    Aisai monogatari

    1951 — a.k.a. Story of a Beloved Wife, in 0 top lists Check
  10. 157 new

    Aizen katsura

    1938 — a.k.a. The Tree of Love, in 0 top lists Check
  11. 560 -176

    Akai hatoba

    1958 — a.k.a. Red Pier, in 0 top lists Check
  12. 114 -36

    Akanishi Kakita

    1936 — a.k.a. Capricious Young Man, in 2 top lists Check
  13. 476 -149

    Akasen chitai

    1956 — a.k.a. Street of Shame, in 7 top lists Check
  14. 48 -18

    Akeyuku sora

    1929 — a.k.a. The Dawning Sky, in 0 top lists Check
  15. 443 new

    Akô rôshi - Ten no maki; Chi no maki

    1956 — a.k.a. The Seven Vows, in 0 top lists Check
  16. 470 -150

    Anata kaimasu

    1956 — a.k.a. I Will Buy You, in 1 top list Check
  17. 354 -109

    Ani imôto

    1953 — a.k.a. Older Brother, Younger Sister, in 1 top list Check
  18. 110 new

    Ani imôto

    1936, in 0 top lists Check
  19. 170 -60

    Ani to sono imoto

    1939, in 1 top list Check
  20. 250 -91

    Anjô-ke no butôkai

    1947, in 4 top lists Check
  21. 610 -176

    Ankokugai no bijo

    1958 — a.k.a. Underworld Beauty, in 1 top list Check
  22. 642 -188

    Ankokugai no kaoyaku

    1959 — a.k.a. Boss of the Underworld, in 0 top lists Check
  23. 160 -53

    Anma to onna

    1938 — a.k.a. The Masseurs and a Woman, in 2 top lists Check
  24. 574 -176

    Anzukko

    1958, in 1 top list Check
  25. 276 -95

    Aoi sanmyaku

    1949, in 1 top list Check
  26. 300 new

    Aoi shinju

    1951 — a.k.a. The Blue Pearl, in 0 top lists Check
  27. 505 -167

    Aoi unabara

    1957 — a.k.a. The Deep Blue Sea, in 0 top lists Check
  28. 512 -167

    Aozora musume

    1957 — a.k.a. The Blue Sky Maiden, in 1 top list Check
  29. 336 -104

    Araki Mataemon: Kettô kagiya no tsuji

    1952 — a.k.a. Vendetta of a Samurai, in 0 top lists Check
  30. 542 -167

    Arakure

    1957 — a.k.a. Untamed, in 0 top lists Check
  31. 496 new

    Arashi o yobu otoko

    1957 — a.k.a. Man Who Causes a Storm, in 0 top lists Check
  32. 120 -36

    Arigatô-san

    1936 — a.k.a. Mr. Thank You, in 4 top lists Check
  33. 643 -188

    Aru kengo no shogai

    1959 — a.k.a. Samurai Saga, in 1 top list Check
  34. 130 new

    Asakusa no hi

    1937 — a.k.a. The Lights of Asakusa, in 0 top lists Check
  35. 608 -176

    Asama no abarenbo

    1958, in 0 top lists Check
  36. 392 new

    Ashita kuru hito

    1955 — a.k.a. Till We Meet Again, in 0 top lists Check
  37. 119 -36

    Ashita no namikimichi

    1936 — a.k.a. Morning's Tree-Lined Street, in 0 top lists Check
  38. 630 -188

    Asu no taiyô

    1959 — a.k.a. Tomorrow's Sun, in 0 top lists Check
  39. 134 -41

    Atarashiki tsuchi

    1937 — a.k.a. The New Earth, in 0 top lists Check
  40. 21 new

    Bagudajo no tozoku

    1926 — a.k.a. Burglars of 'Baghdad' Castle, in 0 top lists Check
  41. 537 -167

    Bakumatsu taiyôden

    1957 — a.k.a. Sun in the Last Days of the Shogunate, in 5 top lists Check
  42. 303 new

    Bakurô ichidai

    1951 — a.k.a. The Life of a Horsetrader, in 0 top lists Check
  43. 308 -101

    Bakushû

    1951 — a.k.a. Early Summer, in 9 top lists Check
  44. 405 -132

    Banba no Chûtarô

    1955 — a.k.a. Chutaro of Banba, in 0 top lists Check
  45. 381 -122

    Bangiku

    1954 — a.k.a. Late Chrysanthemums, in 4 top lists Check
  46. 280 -95

    Banshun

    1949 — a.k.a. Late Spring, in 16 top lists Check
  47. 288 -96

    Bara kassen

    1950 — a.k.a. Battle of Roses, in 0 top lists Check
  48. 742 -188

    Benkei tai Ushiwaka

    1939, in 0 top lists Check
  49. 645 -188

    Beran me-e geisha

    1959, in 0 top lists Check
  50. 602 -176

    Bijo to ekitai ningen

    1958 — a.k.a. The H-Man, in 1 top list Check
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Last updated on May 1, 2024 by themagician;