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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Koshiben ganbare
1931 — a.k.a. Flunky, Work Hard!, in 1 top list Check -
69 -23
Nasanunaka
1932 — a.k.a. No Blood Relation, in 1 top list Check -
74 -26
Kimi to wakarete
1933 — a.k.a. Apart from You, in 1 top list Check -
78 -26
Yogoto no yume
1933 — a.k.a. Every-Night Dreams, in 1 top list Check -
89 -28
Kagirinaki hodô
1934 — a.k.a. Street Without End, in 1 top list Check -
99 -33
Saakasu goningumi
1935 — a.k.a. Five Men in a Circus, in 0 top lists Check -
105 -33
Joyû to shijin
1935 — a.k.a. The Actress and the Poet, in 0 top lists Check -
106 -33
Uwasa no musume
1935 — a.k.a. The Girl in the Rumour, in 0 top lists Check -
108 -33
Otome-gokoro - Sannin-shimai
1935 — a.k.a. Three Sisters with Maiden Hearts, in 0 top lists Check -
109 -33
Tsuma yo bara no yô ni
1935 — a.k.a. Wife! Be Like a Rose!, in 2 top lists Check -
118 -36
Tôchûken Kumoemon
1936 — a.k.a. Man of the House, in 0 top lists Check -
119 -36
Ashita no namikimichi
1936 — a.k.a. Morning's Tree-Lined Street, in 0 top lists Check -
125 -36
Kimi to yuku michi
1936 — a.k.a. The Road I Travel with You, in 0 top lists Check -
133 -41
Nyonin aishû
1937 — a.k.a. A Woman's Sorrows, in 0 top lists Check -
135 -41
Nadare
1937 — a.k.a. Avalanche, in 0 top lists Check -
139 -41
Kafuku kôhen
1937 — a.k.a. Learn from Experience, Part II, in 0 top lists Check -
140 -41
Kafuku zempen
1937 — a.k.a. Learn from Experience, Part I, in 0 top lists Check -
161 -53
Tsuruhachi Tsurujirô
1938 — a.k.a. Tsuruhachi and Tsurujiro, in 0 top lists Check -
174 -60
Magokoro
1939 — a.k.a. Sincerity, in 0 top lists Check -
177 -60
Hataraku ikka
1939 — a.k.a. The Whole Family Works, in 0 top lists Check -
185 -66
Tabi yakusha
1940 — a.k.a. Travelling Actors, in 0 top lists Check -
193 -73
Natsukashi no kao
1941 — a.k.a. A Face from the Past, in 0 top lists Check -
194 -73
Hideko no shashô-san
1941 — a.k.a. Hideko, the Bus Conductor, in 0 top lists Check -
207 -78
Haha wa shinazu
1942 — a.k.a. Mother Never Dies, in 0 top lists Check -
219 -83
Uta-andon
1943 — a.k.a. The Song Lantern, in 0 top lists Check -
229 -87
Shibaidô
1944 — a.k.a. The Way of Drama, in 0 top lists Check -
230 -87
Tanoshiki kana jinsei
1944 — a.k.a. This Happy Life, in 0 top lists Check -
236 -90
Sanjûsangen-dô, tôshiya monogatari
1945 — a.k.a. A Tale of Archery at the Sanjusangendo, in 0 top lists Check -
241 -90
Ore mo omae mo
1946 — a.k.a. Both You and I, in 0 top lists Check -
244 -90
Urashima Tarô no kôei
1946 — a.k.a. The Descendents of Taro Urashima, in 0 top lists Check -
256 -91
Haru no mezame
1947 — a.k.a. Spring Awakens, in 1 top list Check -
257 -91
Wakare mo tanoshi
1947 — a.k.a. Even Parting Is Enjoyable, in 0 top lists Check -
287 -96
Ikari no machi
1950 — a.k.a. Angry Street, in 0 top lists Check -
288 -96
Bara kassen
1950 — a.k.a. Battle of Roses, in 0 top lists Check -
289 -96
Ishinaka sensei gyôjôki
1950 — a.k.a. Conduct Report on Professor Ishinaka, in 0 top lists Check -
297 -96
Shiroi yajû
1950 — a.k.a. White Beast, in 0 top lists Check -
312 -101
Ginza keshô
1951 — a.k.a. Ginza Cosmetics, in 0 top lists Check -
314 -101
Meshi
1951 — a.k.a. Repast, in 3 top lists Check -
316 -101
Maihime
1951 — a.k.a. The Dancer, in 0 top lists Check -
329 -104
Inazuma
1952 — a.k.a. Lightning, in 4 top lists Check -
330 -104
Okaasan
1952 — a.k.a. Mother, in 3 top lists Check -
332 -104
Okuni to Gohei
1952 — a.k.a. Okuni and Gohei, in 0 top lists Check -
353 -109
Fûfu
1953 — a.k.a. Husband and Wife, in 0 top lists Check -
354 -109
Ani imôto
1953 — a.k.a. Older Brother, Younger Sister, in 1 top list Check -
360 -109
Tsuma
1953 — a.k.a. Wife, in 0 top lists Check -
381 -122
Bangiku
1954 — a.k.a. Late Chrysanthemums, in 4 top lists Check -
398 -128
Yama no oto
1954 — a.k.a. Sound of the Mountain, in 4 top lists Check -
415 -132
Ukigumo
1955 — a.k.a. Floating Clouds, in 7 top lists Check -
420 -132
Onna doshi
1955, in 0 top lists Check -
462 -150
Tsuma no kokoro
1956 — a.k.a. A Wife's Heart, in 0 top lists Check
Last updated on May 1, 2024 by themagician;