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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18 new
Chokon
1926 — a.k.a. An Unforgettable Grudge, in 0 top lists Check -
28 -15
Chuji tabi nikki: Shinshu kessho hen
1927, in 0 top lists Check -
44 -18
Fue no shiratama
1929 — a.k.a. Eternal Heart, in 0 top lists Check -
47 -18
Rônin-gai - Dai-ni-wa: Gakuya-buro - Dai-ippen
1929, in 0 top lists Check -
60 -21
Nanatsu no umi: Zenpen - Shojo-hen
1931, in 0 top lists Check -
71 -22
Nanatsu no umi: Kôhen - Teisô-hen
1932, in 0 top lists Check -
75 new
Keisatsukan
1933 — a.k.a. Policeman, in 1 top list Check -
76 -26
Nakinureta haru no onna yo
1933 — a.k.a. A Woman Crying in Spring, in 0 top lists Check -
77 -26
Daigaku no wakadanna
1933, in 0 top lists Check -
96 -33
Tôkyô no eiyû
1935 — a.k.a. A Hero of Tokyo, in 0 top lists Check -
97 -33
Shunkinsho: Okoto to Sasuke
1935 — a.k.a. Okoto and Sasuke, in 0 top lists Check -
130 new
Asakusa no hi
1937 — a.k.a. The Lights of Asakusa, in 0 top lists Check -
137 -41
Koi mo wasurete
1937 — a.k.a. Forget Love for Now, in 0 top lists Check -
155 new
Gonin no sekkôhei
1938 — a.k.a. Five Scouts, in 1 top list Check -
156 new
Tsuzurikata kyoshitsu
1938 — a.k.a. Composition Class, in 1 top list Check -
157 new
Aizen katsura
1938 — a.k.a. The Tree of Love, in 0 top lists Check -
159 -53
Ai yori ai e
1938, in 0 top lists Check -
164 new
Danryu
1939 — a.k.a. Warm Current, in 0 top lists Check -
182 new
Shina no yoru
1940 — a.k.a. China Night, in 0 top lists Check -
184 -66
Nobuko
1940, in 0 top lists Check -
190 new
Donguri to shiinomi
1941, in 0 top lists Check -
193 -73
Natsukashi no kao
1941 — a.k.a. A Face from the Past, in 0 top lists Check -
196 -73
Utajo oboegaki
1941 — a.k.a. Notes of an Itinerant Performer, in 1 top list Check -
200 new
Tsubasa no gaika
1942 — a.k.a. A Triumph of Wings, in 0 top lists Check -
204 new
Utau tanuki goten
1942, in 0 top lists Check -
205 -78
Doku-ganryu Masamune
1942 — a.k.a. The Hawk of the North, in 0 top lists Check -
206 -78
Hawai · Maree oki kaisen
1942, in 1 top list Check -
207 -78
Haha wa shinazu
1942 — a.k.a. Mother Never Dies, in 0 top lists Check -
214 -83
Sayon no kane
1943, in 0 top lists Check -
215 -83
Hana saku minato
1943 — a.k.a. Port of Flowers, in 1 top list Check -
221 new
Dohyosai
1944, in 0 top lists Check -
222 new
Noroshi wa Shanghai ni agaru
1944, in 0 top lists Check -
227 -87
Rikugun
1944 — a.k.a. Army, in 1 top list Check -
229 -87
Shibaidô
1944 — a.k.a. The Way of Drama, in 0 top lists Check -
230 -87
Tanoshiki kana jinsei
1944 — a.k.a. This Happy Life, in 0 top lists Check -
233 new
Hisshôka
1945, in 0 top lists Check -
264 -93
Hachi no su no kodomotachi
1948 — a.k.a. Children of the Beehive, in 2 top lists Check -
267 -93
Shozo
1948 — a.k.a. The Portrait, in 0 top lists Check -
269 new
Sambyaku-rokujugo ya
1949 — a.k.a. 365 Nights, in 0 top lists Check -
276 -95
Aoi sanmyaku
1949, in 1 top list Check -
281 -95
Ohara Shôsuke-san
1949, in 0 top lists Check -
293 -96
Sasaki Kojiro
1950, in 0 top lists Check -
295 -96
Tateshi Danpei
1950, in 0 top lists Check -
345 -109
Koibumi
1953 — a.k.a. Love Letter, in 1 top list Check -
348 -109
Nigorie
1953 — a.k.a. An Inlet of Muddy Water, in 1 top list Check -
351 -109
Himeyuri no Tô
1953, in 0 top lists Check -
355 -109
Magokoro
1953 — a.k.a. Sincere Heart, in 0 top lists Check -
388 new
Janken musume
1955 — a.k.a. So Young, So Bright, in 1 top list Check -
397 -128
Kono hiroi sora no dokoka ni
1954 — a.k.a. Somewhere Under the Broad Sky, in 0 top lists Check -
401 new
Tasogare sakaba
1955 — a.k.a. Twilight Saloon, in 0 top lists Check
Last updated on May 1, 2024 by themagician;