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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une rue à Tokyo, I
1898, in 0 top lists Check -
8 new
Shibukawa Bangorô
1922, in 0 top lists Check -
51 new
Shingun
1930, in 0 top lists Check -
153 new
Den'en kôkyôgaku
1938, in 0 top lists Check -
162 new
Byakuran no uta: zenpen: kôhen
1939, in 0 top lists Check -
166 new
Hana-tsumi nikki
1939, in 0 top lists Check -
178 new
Soyokaze chichi to tomo ni
1940, in 0 top lists Check -
179 new
Nessa no chikai (Zenpen; Kôhen)
1940, in 0 top lists Check -
191 new
Jogakusei-ki
1941, in 0 top lists Check -
203 new
Musashibo Benkei
1942, in 0 top lists Check -
209 new
Bôrô no kesshitai
1943, in 0 top lists Check -
211 new
Ai no sekai: Yamaneko Tomi no hanashi
1943, in 0 top lists Check -
231 new
Gekimetsu no uta
1945 — a.k.a. Song of Destruction, in 0 top lists Check -
261 -93
Yuwaku
1948, in 0 top lists Check -
299 new
Waga ya wa tanoshi
1951 — a.k.a. Home Sweet Home, in 0 top lists Check -
320 -101
Zoku Sasaki Kojiro
1951, in 0 top lists Check -
337 new
Hana no naka no musumetachi
1953, in 0 top lists Check -
361 new
Yurei otoko
1954, in 0 top lists Check -
386 -122
Shinshokoku monogatari, benikujaku dai-ippen:...
1954, in 0 top lists Check -
392 new
Ashita kuru hito
1955 — a.k.a. Till We Meet Again, in 0 top lists Check -
426 -132
Fue-fuki waka musha
1955 — a.k.a. The Flute Playing Warrior, in 0 top lists Check -
432 new
Shi no jûjiro
1956, in 0 top lists Check -
438 new
Gyûnyû-ya Frankie
1956, in 0 top lists Check -
447 -148
Kengô nitôryû
1956 — a.k.a. Swordsman of the Two Sword Style, in 0 top lists Check -
460 -150
Yagyû renyasai: hidentsuki kageshô
1956, in 0 top lists Check -
464 -150
Kyokanoko musume Dojoji
1956 — a.k.a. Dojoji Temple, in 0 top lists Check -
473 -149
Takarajima ensei
1956 — a.k.a. Peach Boy, in 0 top lists Check -
486 new
Yoru no chô
1957, in 0 top lists Check -
498 new
Shori-sha
1957, in 0 top lists Check -
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Fuji ni tatsu kage
1957, in 0 top lists Check -
518 -167
Yûreisen: Kôhen
1957 — a.k.a. Ghost Ship, in 0 top lists Check -
520 -167
Hayatozoku no hanran
1957, in 0 top lists Check -
525 -167
Momotarô-zamurai
1957 — a.k.a. Freelance Samurai, in 0 top lists Check -
527 -167
Ninkyo shimisu-minato
1957 — a.k.a. Port of Honor, in 0 top lists Check -
528 -167
Ohtori-jo no hanayome
1958, in 0 top lists Check -
548 new
Nemuri Kyôshirô burai hikae: Maken jigoku
1958 — a.k.a. The Spell of the Hidden Gold, in 0 top lists Check -
551 new
Kigeki ekimae ryokan
1958, in 0 top lists Check -
553 new
Shimizu Minato no meibutso otoko: Enshûmori no...
1958 — a.k.a. The Traveling Ruffian, in 0 top lists Check -
573 -176
Nuretsubame: kurenai gonbachi
1958, in 0 top lists Check -
585 -176
Hatamoto taikutsu otoko
1958 — a.k.a. Bored Hatamoto Samurai, in 0 top lists Check -
586 -176
Hibari torimonochô: jiraiya koban
1958, in 0 top lists Check -
589 -176
Kaze to onna to tabigarasu
1958, in 0 top lists Check -
590 -176
Kunisada Chûji
1958, in 0 top lists Check -
597 -176
Shin Tange Sazen
1958, in 0 top lists Check -
604 -176
Ken wa shitte ita
1958, in 0 top lists Check -
606 -176
Murasaki zukin
1958 — a.k.a. The Tough in a Purple Hood, in 0 top lists Check -
614 new
Jan Arima no shûgeki
1959, in 0 top lists Check -
615 new
Yajû shisubeshi
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 -
620 new
Kashima ari
1959 — a.k.a. A Room for Rent, in 0 top lists Check
Last updated on May 1, 2024 by themagician;