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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6 -1
Rojô no reikion
1921 — a.k.a. Souls on the Road, in 1 top list Check -
9 -2
Kosuzume tôge
1923, in 0 top lists Check -
16 -7
Furusato no uta
1925 — a.k.a. The Song of Home, in 0 top lists Check -
23 -12
Kurutta ippêji
1926 — a.k.a. A Page of Madness, in 12 top lists Check -
34 -17
Rônin-gai - Dai-ichi-wa: Utsukushiki emono
1928 — a.k.a. Samurai Town Story Part I, in 1 top list Check -
35 -17
Jûjiro
1928 — a.k.a. Crossroads, in 3 top lists Check -
44 -18
Fue no shiratama
1929 — a.k.a. Eternal Heart, in 0 top lists Check -
48 -18
Akeyuku sora
1929 — a.k.a. The Dawning Sky, in 0 top lists Check -
49 -18
Tôkyô kôshinkyoku
1929 — a.k.a. Tokyo March, in 0 top lists Check -
53 -20
Sono yo no tsuma
1930 — a.k.a. That Night's Wife, in 2 top lists Check -
55 -20
Hogaraka ni ayume
1930 — a.k.a. Walk Cheerfully, in 1 top list Check -
56 -20
Nani ga kanojo o sô saseta ka
1930 — a.k.a. What Made Her Do It?, in 2 top lists Check -
61 -21
Oatsurae Jirokichi goshi
1931 — a.k.a. Made to Order Cloth, in 0 top lists Check -
63 -21
Madamu to nyôbô
1931 — a.k.a. The Neighbor's Wife and Mine, in 2 top lists Check -
64 -21
Tôkyô no kôrasu
1931 — a.k.a. Tokyo Chorus, in 2 top lists Check -
67 -23
Otona no miru ehon - Umarete wa mita keredo
1932 — a.k.a. I Was Born, But..., in 15 top lists 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 -
79 -26
Hijôsen no onna
1933 — a.k.a. Dragnet Girl, in 1 top list Check -
80 -26
Minato no nihonmusume
1933 — a.k.a. Japanese Girls at the Harbor, in 2 top lists Check -
82 -26
Dekigokoro
1933 — a.k.a. Passing Fancy, in 4 top lists Check -
83 -26
Taki no shiraito
1933 — a.k.a. Cascading White Threads, in 1 top list Check -
84 -26
Tôkyô no onna
1933 — a.k.a. Woman of Tokyo, in 0 top lists Check -
87 -28
Ukikusa monogatari
1934 — a.k.a. A Story of Floating Weeds, in 7 top lists Check -
88 -28
Haha wo kowazuya
1934 — a.k.a. A Mother Should Be Loved, in 0 top lists Check -
89 -28
Kagirinaki hodô
1934 — a.k.a. Street Without End, in 1 top list Check -
90 -28
Tonari no Yae-chan
1934, in 1 top list Check -
91 new
Ojô Okichi
1935, in 0 top lists Check -
92 new
Yukinojô henge: Daiippen dainihen
1935, in 1 top list Check -
98 -33
Tôkyô no yado
1935 — a.k.a. An Inn in Tokyo, in 3 top lists Check -
101 -33
Maria no Oyuki
1935 — a.k.a. Oyuki, the Madonna, in 0 top lists Check -
102 -33
Orizuru Osen
1935 — a.k.a. The Downfall, in 0 top lists Check -
103 -33
Gubijinsô
1935 — a.k.a. Poppies, in 0 top lists Check -
104 -33
Tange Sazen yowa: Hyakuman ryô no tsubo
1935 — a.k.a. Sazen Tange and the Pot Worth a Million Ryo, in 7 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 -
110 new
Ani imôto
1936, in 0 top lists Check -
113 -36
Kazoku kaigi
1936 — a.k.a. Family Meeting, in 0 top lists Check -
116 -36
Shindo: Zempen Akemi no maki
1936, in 0 top lists Check -
118 -36
Tôchûken Kumoemon
1936 — a.k.a. Man of the House, in 0 top lists Check -
120 -36
Arigatô-san
1936 — a.k.a. Mr. Thank You, in 4 top lists Check -
121 -36
Naniwa erejî
1936 — a.k.a. Osaka Elegy, in 4 top lists Check -
122 -36
Kôchiyama Sôshun
1936 — a.k.a. Priest of Darkness, in 1 top list Check -
123 -36
Gion no shimai
1936 — a.k.a. Sisters of the Gion, in 5 top lists Check -
124 -36
Hitori musuko
1936 — a.k.a. The Only Son, in 6 top lists Check -
128 new
Hana-kago no uta
1937 — a.k.a. Song of the Flower Basket, in 0 top lists Check -
133 -41
Nyonin aishû
1937 — a.k.a. A Woman's Sorrows, in 0 top lists Check -
134 -41
Atarashiki tsuchi
1937 — a.k.a. The New Earth, in 0 top lists Check -
135 -41
Nadare
1937 — a.k.a. Avalanche, in 0 top lists Check
Last updated on May 1, 2024 by themagician;