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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Danryu
1939 — a.k.a. Warm Current, in 0 top lists Check -
181 new
Nishizumi senshacho-den
1940 — a.k.a. The Story of Tank Commander Nishizumi, in 0 top lists Check -
250 -91
Anjô-ke no butôkai
1947, in 4 top lists Check -
258 -91
Zo o kutta renchu
1947 — a.k.a. The Fellows Who Ate the Elephant, in 0 top lists Check -
261 -93
Yuwaku
1948, in 0 top lists Check -
301 new
Itsuwareru seiso
1951 — a.k.a. Clothes of Deception, in 0 top lists Check -
311 -101
Genji monogatari
1951, in 0 top lists Check -
387 new
Kabuki juhachiban: Narukami - Bijo to kairyu
1955 — a.k.a. The Beauty and the Dragon, in 0 top lists Check -
440 new
Yoru no kawa
1956, in 0 top lists Check -
486 new
Yoru no chô
1957, in 0 top lists Check -
501 new
Ôsaka monogatari
1957 — a.k.a. An Osaka Story, in 0 top lists Check
Last updated on May 1, 2024 by themagician;