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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Gonin no sekkôhei
1938 — a.k.a. Five Scouts, in 1 top list Check -
163 new
Tsuchi to heitai
1939 — a.k.a. Mud and Soldiers, in 0 top lists Check -
181 new
Nishizumi senshacho-den
1940 — a.k.a. The Story of Tank Commander Nishizumi, in 0 top lists Check -
200 new
Tsubasa no gaika
1942 — a.k.a. A Triumph of Wings, in 0 top lists Check -
206 -78
Hawai · Maree oki kaisen
1942, in 1 top list Check -
210 new
Tekiki kûshû
1943, in 0 top lists Check -
222 new
Noroshi wa Shanghai ni agaru
1944, in 0 top lists Check -
223 new
Raigekitai Shutsudô
1944 — a.k.a. Battle Troop, in 0 top lists Check -
224 -87
Kato hayabusa sento-tai
1944 — a.k.a. Colonel Kato's Falcon Squadron, in 0 top lists Check -
225 -87
Kanko no machi
1944 — a.k.a. Jubilation Street, in 1 top list Check -
231 new
Gekimetsu no uta
1945 — a.k.a. Song of Destruction, 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 -
290 -96
Kike wadatsumi no koe: Nippon senbotsu gakusei...
1950, in 0 top lists Check -
305 -101
Shônenki
1951 — a.k.a. Boyhood, in 0 top lists Check -
326 -104
Genbaku no ko
1952 — a.k.a. Children of Hiroshima, in 0 top lists Check -
351 -109
Himeyuri no Tô
1953, in 0 top lists Check -
363 new
Saraba Rabauru
1954, in 0 top lists Check -
376 -122
Hana no Byakkotai
1954, in 0 top lists Check -
480 -149
Biruma no tategoto
1956 — a.k.a. The Burmese Harp, in 12 top lists Check -
509 -167
Nichiro sensô shôri no hishi: Tekichû ôdan...
1957 — a.k.a. Advance Patrol, in 0 top lists Check -
570 -176
Watashi wa Kai ni Naritai
1961 — a.k.a. I Want to Be a Shellfish, in 0 top lists Check -
634 -188
Watashi wa kai ni naritai
1959 — a.k.a. I Want to Be a Shellfish, in 0 top lists Check -
648 -188
Dokuritsu gurentai
1959 — a.k.a. Desperado Outpost, in 1 top list Check -
650 -188
Nobi
1959 — a.k.a. Fires on the Plain, in 6 top lists Check -
676 -190
Ningen no jôken
1959 — a.k.a. The Human Condition I: No Greater Love, in 13 top lists Check -
677 -190
Ningen no jôken
1959 — a.k.a. The Human Condition II: Road to Eternity, in 12 top lists Check
Last updated on May 1, 2024 by themagician;