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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Uma
1941, in 0 top lists Check -
217 -83
Sugata Sanshirô
1943 — a.k.a. Sanshiro Sugata, in 2 top lists Check -
228 -87
Ichiban utsukushiku
1944 — a.k.a. The Most Beautiful, in 1 top list Check -
238 -90
Zoku Sugata Sanshirô
1945 — a.k.a. Sanshiro Sugata, Part Two, in 1 top list Check -
239 -90
Tora no o wo fumu otokotachi
1945 — a.k.a. The Men Who Tread on the Tiger's Tail, in 1 top list Check -
243 -90
Waga seishun ni kuinashi
1946 — a.k.a. No Regrets for Our Youth, in 1 top list Check -
252 -91
Subarashiki nichiyôbi
1947 — a.k.a. One Wonderful Sunday, in 1 top list Check -
265 -93
Yoidore tenshi
1948 — a.k.a. Drunken Angel, in 7 top lists Check -
282 -95
Nora inu
1949 — a.k.a. Stray Dog, in 9 top lists Check -
283 -95
Shizukanaru kettô
1949 — a.k.a. The Quiet Duel, in 0 top lists Check -
292 -96
Rashômon
1950 — a.k.a. Rashomon, in 34 top lists Check -
294 -96
Shûbun
1950 — a.k.a. Scandal, in 2 top lists Check -
318 -101
Hakuchi
1951 — a.k.a. The Idiot, in 2 top lists Check -
328 -104
Ikiru
1952, in 25 top lists Check -
385 -122
Shichinin no samurai
1954 — a.k.a. Seven Samurai, in 36 top lists Check -
417 -132
Ikimono no kiroku
1955 — a.k.a. I Live in Fear, in 1 top list Check -
535 -167
Donzoko
1957 — a.k.a. The Lower Depths, in 2 top lists Check -
538 -167
Kumonosu-jô
1957 — a.k.a. Throne of Blood, in 16 top lists Check -
603 -176
Kakushi-toride no san-akunin
1958 — a.k.a. The Hidden Fortress, in 9 top lists Check
Last updated on May 1, 2024 by themagician;