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. 387 new

    Kabuki juhachiban: Narukami - Bijo to kairyu

    1955 — a.k.a. The Beauty and the Dragon, in 0 top lists Check
  2. 388 new

    Janken musume

    1955 — a.k.a. So Young, So Bright, in 1 top list Check
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    Midori harukani

    1955, in 0 top lists Check
  4. 391 new

    Maboroshi no uma

    1955 — a.k.a. The Phantom Horse, in 0 top lists Check
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    Ashita kuru hito

    1955 — a.k.a. Till We Meet Again, in 0 top lists Check
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    Shinshokoku monogatari benikujaku 2: Noroi no...

    1955 — a.k.a. Crimson Peacock 2, in 0 top lists Check
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    Shinshokoku monogatari benikujaku 3: Tsuki no...

    1955 — a.k.a. Crimson Peacock 3, in 0 top lists Check
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    Shinshokoku monogatari benikujaku 4: Kenmô...

    1955 — a.k.a. Crimson Peacock 4, in 0 top lists Check
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    Shinshokoku monogatari benikujaku kanketsu-hen:...

    1955 — a.k.a. Crimson Peacock 5, in 0 top lists Check
  10. 401 new

    Tasogare sakaba

    1955 — a.k.a. Twilight Saloon, in 0 top lists Check
  11. 402 new

    Ai no onimotsu

    1955 — a.k.a. Burden of Love, in 0 top lists Check
  12. 403 new

    Jirô monogatari

    1955 — a.k.a. The Tale of Jiro, in 0 top lists Check
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    Jibun no ana no nakade

    1955 — a.k.a. A Hole of My Own Making, in 0 top lists Check
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    Banba no Chûtarô

    1955 — a.k.a. Chutaro of Banba, in 0 top lists Check
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    Takekurabe

    1955, in 0 top lists Check
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    Keisatsu nikki

    1955, in 0 top lists Check
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    Ôedo senryô bayashi

    1955 — a.k.a. The Swordman and the Actress, in 0 top lists Check
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    Tarao bannai hayabusa no maô

    1955 — a.k.a. Foul Play, in 0 top lists Check
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    Gozonji kaiketsu kurozukin dai-ni-wa...

    1955 — a.k.a. The Black Hooded Man 2, in 0 top lists Check
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    Gozonji kaiketsu kurozukin maguna no hitomi

    1955 — a.k.a. The Black Hooded Man, in 0 top lists Check
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    Tsuki wa noborinu

    1955 — a.k.a. The Moon Has Risen, in 0 top lists Check
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    Chibusa yo eien nare

    1955 — a.k.a. The Eternal Breasts, in 2 top lists Check
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    Chiyari Fuji

    1955 — a.k.a. Bloody Spear at Mount Fuji, in 4 top lists Check
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    Ukigumo

    1955 — a.k.a. Floating Clouds, in 7 top lists Check
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    Gojira no gyakushû

    1955 — a.k.a. Godzilla Raids Again, in 1 top list Check
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    Ikimono no kiroku

    1955 — a.k.a. I Live in Fear, in 1 top list Check
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    Jû jin yuki otoko

    1955 — a.k.a. Half Human, in 0 top lists Check
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    Ôkami

    1955, in 0 top lists Check
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    Onna doshi

    1955, in 0 top lists Check
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    Onna Keizu: Yushima no shiraume

    1955 — a.k.a. The Romance of Yushima, in 0 top lists Check
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    Yôkihi

    1955 — a.k.a. Princess Yang Kwei-fei, in 4 top lists Check
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    Zoku Miyamoto Musashi: Ichijôji no kettô

    1955 — a.k.a. Samurai II: Duel at Ichijoji Temple, in 3 top lists Check
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    Nogiku no gotoki kimi nariki

    1955 — a.k.a. She Was Like a Wild Chrysanthemum, in 3 top lists Check
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    Shin Heike monogatari

    1955 — a.k.a. Taira Clan Saga, in 5 top lists Check
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    Fue-fuki waka musha

    1955 — a.k.a. The Flute Playing Warrior, in 0 top lists Check
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    Kokoro

    1955 — a.k.a. The Heart, in 1 top list Check
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    Shiinomi gakuen

    1955 — a.k.a. The Shiinomi School, in 0 top lists Check
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    Tooi kumo

    1955 — a.k.a. The Tattered Wings, in 0 top lists Check
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    Uruwashiki saigetsu

    1955 — a.k.a. Beautiful Days, in 0 top lists Check
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