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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23 -12
Kurutta ippêji
1926 — a.k.a. A Page of Madness, in 12 top lists Check -
154 new
Kaibyô nazo no shamisen
1938, in 0 top lists Check -
270 new
Nabeshima kaibyou den
1949, in 0 top lists Check -
271 -95
Nijiotoko
1949 — a.k.a. The Rainbow Man, 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 -
361 new
Yurei otoko
1954, in 0 top lists Check -
374 -122
Kaibyô ômagatsuji
1954 — a.k.a. The Ghost Cat of Ouma Crossing, in 0 top lists Check -
380 -122
Gojira
1954 — a.k.a. Godzilla, in 12 top lists Check -
416 -132
Gojira no gyakushû
1955 — a.k.a. Godzilla Raids Again, in 1 top list Check -
418 -132
Jû jin yuki otoko
1955 — a.k.a. Half Human, in 0 top lists Check -
434 new
Kyûketsu-ga
1956, in 0 top lists Check -
469 -150
Godzilla: King of the Monsters!
1956, in 1 top list Check -
474 -149
Sora no daikaijû Radon
1956 — a.k.a. Rodan, in 1 top list Check -
482 -149
Yotsuya kaidan
1956, in 0 top lists Check -
485 new
Kenpei to barabara shibijin
1957, in 0 top lists Check -
518 -167
Yûreisen: Kôhen
1957 — a.k.a. Ghost Ship, in 0 top lists Check -
519 -167
Kaidan Banchô sara-yashiki
1957 — a.k.a. Ghost in the Well, in 0 top lists Check -
530 -167
Kaidan Honsho nanafushigi
1957 — a.k.a. Seven Mysteries, in 0 top lists Check -
534 -167
Kaidan Kasane-ga-fuchi
1957 — a.k.a. The Depths, in 0 top lists Check -
545 new
Kenpei to yûrei
1958, in 0 top lists Check -
576 -176
Bôrei kaibyô yashiki
1958 — a.k.a. Black Cat Mansion, in 0 top lists Check -
579 -176
Daikaijû Baran
1958 — a.k.a. Varan the Unbelievable, in 0 top lists Check -
583 -176
Kaidan chibusa enoki
1958 — a.k.a. The Mother Tree, in 0 top lists Check -
602 -176
Bijo to ekitai ningen
1958 — a.k.a. The H-Man, in 1 top list Check -
617 new
Kaitei kara kita onna
1959, in 0 top lists Check -
618 new
Kyûjûkyû-honme no kimusume
1959 — a.k.a. The Bloody Sword of the 99th Virgin, in 0 top lists Check -
653 -188
Kaidan Kagami-ga-fuchi
1959 — a.k.a. Ghost Story: Depth of Kagami, in 0 top lists Check -
665 -188
Satomi hakken-den
1959, in 0 top lists Check -
674 -190
Tôkaidô Yotsuya kaidan
1959 — a.k.a. The Ghost of Yotsuya, in 2 top lists Check -
679 -190
Onna kyûketsuki
1959 — a.k.a. The Woman Vampire, in 0 top lists Check -
684 -190
Yotsuya kaidan
1959, in 0 top lists Check
Last updated on May 1, 2024 by themagician;