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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Shukujo to hige
1931 — a.k.a. The Lady and the Beard, in 0 top lists Check -
130 new
Asakusa no hi
1937 — a.k.a. The Lights of Asakusa, in 0 top lists Check -
134 -41
Atarashiki tsuchi
1937 — a.k.a. The New Earth, in 0 top lists Check -
157 new
Aizen katsura
1938 — a.k.a. The Tree of Love, in 0 top lists Check -
252 -91
Subarashiki nichiyôbi
1947 — a.k.a. One Wonderful Sunday, in 1 top list Check -
276 -95
Aoi sanmyaku
1949, in 1 top list Check -
278 -95
Waga koi wa moenu
1949 — a.k.a. Flame of My Love, in 0 top lists Check -
279 -95
Ojôsan kanpai
1949 — a.k.a. Here's to the Girls, in 1 top list Check -
304 -101
Aisai monogatari
1951 — a.k.a. Story of a Beloved Wife, in 0 top lists Check -
307 -101
Wakare-gumo
1951 — a.k.a. Dispersed Clouds, in 0 top lists Check -
309 -101
Umi no hanabi
1951 — a.k.a. Fireworks Over the Sea, in 0 top lists Check -
335 -104
Tsukigata Hanpeita
1952, in 0 top lists Check -
337 new
Hana no naka no musumetachi
1953, in 0 top lists Check -
342 -109
Kimi no na wa
1953 — a.k.a. What Is Your Name?, in 0 top lists Check -
343 -109
Kimi no na wa: Dai-ni-bu
1953, in 0 top lists Check -
344 -109
Kimi no na wa: Dai-san-bu
1954, in 0 top lists Check -
345 -109
Koibumi
1953 — a.k.a. Love Letter, in 1 top list Check -
349 -109
Gan
1953, in 1 top list Check -
350 -109
Jigokumon
1953 — a.k.a. Gate of Hell, in 9 top lists Check -
363 new
Saraba Rabauru
1954, in 0 top lists Check -
379 -122
Chikamatsu monogatari
1954 — a.k.a. A Story from Chikamatsu, in 10 top lists Check -
388 new
Janken musume
1955 — a.k.a. So Young, So Bright, in 1 top list Check -
392 new
Ashita kuru hito
1955 — a.k.a. Till We Meet Again, in 0 top lists Check -
399 -128
Uwasa no onna
1954 — a.k.a. The Woman of Rumour, in 2 top lists Check -
412 -132
Tsuki wa noborinu
1955 — a.k.a. The Moon Has Risen, in 0 top lists Check -
413 -132
Chibusa yo eien nare
1955 — a.k.a. The Eternal Breasts, in 2 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 -
422 -132
Yôkihi
1955 — a.k.a. Princess Yang Kwei-fei, in 4 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 -
436 new
Nihonbashi
1956 — a.k.a. Bridge of Japan, in 0 top lists Check -
441 new
Shin, Heike monogatari: Yoshinaka o meguru...
1956 — a.k.a. Three Women Around Yoshinaka, in 0 top lists Check -
472 -149
Byaku fujin no yoren
1956 — a.k.a. Madame White Snake, in 0 top lists Check -
490 new
Kono futari ni sachi are
1957 — a.k.a. Be Happy, These Two Lovers, in 0 top lists Check -
493 new
Bitoku no yoromeki
1957, in 0 top lists Check -
522 -167
Jun'ai monogatari
1957 — a.k.a. The Story of Pure Love, in 0 top lists Check -
524 -167
Kuchizuke
1957 — a.k.a. Kisses, in 4 top lists Check -
555 -176
Kibô no otome
1958 — a.k.a. With Song in my Heart, in 0 top lists Check -
558 -176
Hotarubi
1958 — a.k.a. Glow of the Firefly, in 0 top lists Check -
580 -176
Dokufu Takahashi Oden
1958, in 0 top lists Check -
646 -188
Naniwa no koi no monogatari
1959 — a.k.a. Chikamatsu's Love in Osaka, in 0 top lists Check
Last updated on May 1, 2024 by themagician;