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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Aibu
1933 — a.k.a. Caress, in 0 top lists Check -
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Hanayome no negoto
1933, in 0 top lists Check -
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Kimi to wakarete
1933 — a.k.a. Apart from You, in 1 top list 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 -
78 -26
Yogoto no yume
1933 — a.k.a. Every-Night Dreams, in 1 top list Check -
79 -26
Hijôsen no onna
1933 — a.k.a. Dragnet Girl, in 1 top list Check -
80 -26
Minato no nihonmusume
1933 — a.k.a. Japanese Girls at the Harbor, in 2 top lists Check -
81 -26
Koi no hana saku Izu no odoriko
1933 — a.k.a. The Dancing Girl of Izu, in 0 top lists Check -
82 -26
Dekigokoro
1933 — a.k.a. Passing Fancy, in 4 top lists Check -
83 -26
Taki no shiraito
1933 — a.k.a. Cascading White Threads, in 1 top list Check -
84 -26
Tôkyô no onna
1933 — a.k.a. Woman of Tokyo, in 0 top lists Check -
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Sankô to tako
1933, in 0 top lists Check -
709 -188
Hibari no yadogae
1933 — a.k.a. The Larks' Moving Day, in 0 top lists Check -
711 -188
Norakuro nitôhei: Kyôren no maki
1933 — a.k.a. Private 2nd Class Norakuro: The Training, in 0 top lists Check -
712 -188
Norakuro nitôhei: Enshû no maki
1933 — a.k.a. Private 2nd Class Norakuro: The Drill, in 0 top lists Check
Last updated on May 1, 2024 by themagician;