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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  1. 155 new

    Gonin no sekkôhei

    1938 — a.k.a. Five Scouts, in 1 top list Check
  2. 163 new

    Tsuchi to heitai

    1939 — a.k.a. Mud and Soldiers, in 0 top lists Check
  3. 181 new

    Nishizumi senshacho-den

    1940 — a.k.a. The Story of Tank Commander Nishizumi, in 0 top lists Check
  4. 200 new

    Tsubasa no gaika

    1942 — a.k.a. A Triumph of Wings, in 0 top lists Check
  5. 206 -78

    Hawai · Maree oki kaisen

    1942, in 1 top list Check
  6. 210 new

    Tekiki kûshû

    1943, in 0 top lists Check
  7. 222 new

    Noroshi wa Shanghai ni agaru

    1944, in 0 top lists Check
  8. 223 new

    Raigekitai Shutsudô

    1944 — a.k.a. Battle Troop, in 0 top lists Check
  9. 224 -87

    Kato hayabusa sento-tai

    1944 — a.k.a. Colonel Kato's Falcon Squadron, in 0 top lists Check
  10. 225 -87

    Kanko no machi

    1944 — a.k.a. Jubilation Street, in 1 top list Check
  11. 231 new

    Gekimetsu no uta

    1945 — a.k.a. Song of Destruction, in 0 top lists Check
  12. 236 -90

    Sanjûsangen-dô, tôshiya monogatari

    1945 — a.k.a. A Tale of Archery at the Sanjusangendo, in 0 top lists Check
  13. 290 -96

    Kike wadatsumi no koe: Nippon senbotsu gakusei...

    1950, in 0 top lists Check
  14. 305 -101

    Shônenki

    1951 — a.k.a. Boyhood, in 0 top lists Check
  15. 326 -104

    Genbaku no ko

    1952 — a.k.a. Children of Hiroshima, in 0 top lists Check
  16. 351 -109

    Himeyuri no Tô

    1953, in 0 top lists Check
  17. 363 new

    Saraba Rabauru

    1954, in 0 top lists Check
  18. 376 -122

    Hana no Byakkotai

    1954, in 0 top lists Check
  19. 480 -149

    Biruma no tategoto

    1956 — a.k.a. The Burmese Harp, in 12 top lists Check
  20. 509 -167

    Nichiro sensô shôri no hishi: Tekichû ôdan...

    1957 — a.k.a. Advance Patrol, in 0 top lists Check
  21. 570 -176

    Watashi wa Kai ni Naritai

    1961 — a.k.a. I Want to Be a Shellfish, in 0 top lists Check
  22. 634 -188

    Watashi wa kai ni naritai

    1959 — a.k.a. I Want to Be a Shellfish, in 0 top lists Check
  23. 648 -188

    Dokuritsu gurentai

    1959 — a.k.a. Desperado Outpost, in 1 top list Check
  24. 650 -188

    Nobi

    1959 — a.k.a. Fires on the Plain, in 6 top lists Check
  25. 676 -190

    Ningen no jôken

    1959 — a.k.a. The Human Condition I: No Greater Love, in 13 top lists Check
  26. 677 -190

    Ningen no jôken

    1959 — a.k.a. The Human Condition II: Road to Eternity, in 12 top lists Check
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Last updated on May 1, 2024 by themagician;