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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215 -83
Hana saku minato
1943 — a.k.a. Port of Flowers, in 1 top list Check -
218 -83
Ikite iru Magoroku
1943 — a.k.a. The Living Magoroku, in 1 top list Check -
225 -87
Kanko no machi
1944 — a.k.a. Jubilation Street, in 1 top list Check -
227 -87
Rikugun
1944 — a.k.a. Army, in 1 top list Check -
242 -90
Ôsone-ke no ashita
1946 — a.k.a. Morning for the Osone Family, in 2 top lists Check -
245 -90
Waga koi seshi otome
1946 — a.k.a. The Girl I Loved, in 0 top lists Check -
248 -91
Kekkon
1947 — a.k.a. Marriage, in 0 top lists Check -
253 -91
Fushichô
1947 — a.k.a. Phoenix, in 0 top lists Check -
263 -93
Hakai
1948 — a.k.a. Apostasy, in 0 top lists Check -
266 -93
Onna
1948, in 0 top lists Check -
267 -93
Shozo
1948 — a.k.a. The Portrait, in 0 top lists Check -
273 -95
Yabure-daiko
1949 — a.k.a. A Broken Drum, in 0 top lists Check -
274 -95
Yotsuya kaidan
1949 — a.k.a. The Yotsuda Phantom, in 0 top lists Check -
275 -95
Shinshaku Yotsuya kaidan: kôhen
1949, in 0 top lists Check -
279 -95
Ojôsan kanpai
1949 — a.k.a. Here's to the Girls, in 1 top list Check -
286 -96
Konyaku yubiwa
1950 — a.k.a. Wedding Ring, in 0 top lists Check -
305 -101
Shônenki
1951 — a.k.a. Boyhood, in 0 top lists Check -
306 -101
Karumen kokyô ni kaeru
1951 — a.k.a. Carmen Comes Home, in 2 top lists Check -
309 -101
Umi no hanabi
1951 — a.k.a. Fireworks Over the Sea, in 0 top lists Check -
317 -101
Zen-ma
1951 — a.k.a. The Good Fairy, in 0 top lists Check -
325 -104
Karumen junjo su
1952 — a.k.a. Carmen Falls in Love, in 0 top lists Check -
347 -109
Nihon no higeki
1953 — a.k.a. A Japanese Tragedy, in 0 top lists Check -
383 -122
Onna no sono
1954 — a.k.a. The Garden of Women, in 1 top list Check -
400 -128
Nijûshi no hitomi
1954 — a.k.a. Twenty-Four Eyes, in 5 top lists Check -
424 -132
Nogiku no gotoki kimi nariki
1955 — a.k.a. She Was Like a Wild Chrysanthemum, in 3 top lists Check -
429 -132
Tooi kumo
1955 — a.k.a. The Tattered Wings, in 0 top lists Check -
466 -150
Yûyake-gumo
1956 — a.k.a. Farewell to Dream, in 1 top list Check -
479 -149
Taiyô to bara
1956 — a.k.a. The Rose on His Arm, in 0 top lists Check -
515 -167
Fûzen no tomoshibi
1957 — a.k.a. Danger Stalks Near, in 0 top lists Check -
539 -167
Yorokobi mo kanashimi mo ikutoshitsuki
1957 — a.k.a. Times of Joy and Sorrow, in 0 top lists Check -
575 -176
Narayama bushikô
1958 — a.k.a. The Ballad of Narayama, in 6 top lists Check -
601 -176
Kono ten no niji
1958 — a.k.a. The Eternal Rainbow, in 0 top lists Check -
649 -188
Sekishunchô
1959 — a.k.a. Farewell to Spring, in 0 top lists Check -
670 -190
Kazabana
1959 — a.k.a. The Snow Flurry, in 0 top lists Check -
680 -190
Kyô mo mata kakute ari nan
1959 — a.k.a. Thus Another Day, in 0 top lists Check
Last updated on May 1, 2024 by themagician;