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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Kabuki juhachiban: Narukami - Bijo to kairyu
1955 — a.k.a. The Beauty and the Dragon, in 0 top lists Check -
388 new
Janken musume
1955 — a.k.a. So Young, So Bright, in 1 top list Check -
389 new
Midori harukani
1955, in 0 top lists Check -
391 new
Maboroshi no uma
1955 — a.k.a. The Phantom Horse, in 0 top lists Check -
392 new
Ashita kuru hito
1955 — a.k.a. Till We Meet Again, in 0 top lists Check -
393 -128
Shinshokoku monogatari benikujaku 2: Noroi no...
1955 — a.k.a. Crimson Peacock 2, in 0 top lists Check -
394 -128
Shinshokoku monogatari benikujaku 3: Tsuki no...
1955 — a.k.a. Crimson Peacock 3, in 0 top lists Check -
395 -128
Shinshokoku monogatari benikujaku 4: Kenmô...
1955 — a.k.a. Crimson Peacock 4, in 0 top lists Check -
396 -128
Shinshokoku monogatari benikujaku kanketsu-hen:...
1955 — a.k.a. Crimson Peacock 5, in 0 top lists Check -
401 new
Tasogare sakaba
1955 — a.k.a. Twilight Saloon, in 0 top lists Check -
402 new
Ai no onimotsu
1955 — a.k.a. Burden of Love, in 0 top lists Check -
403 new
Jirô monogatari
1955 — a.k.a. The Tale of Jiro, in 0 top lists Check -
404 new
Jibun no ana no nakade
1955 — a.k.a. A Hole of My Own Making, in 0 top lists Check -
405 -132
Banba no Chûtarô
1955 — a.k.a. Chutaro of Banba, in 0 top lists Check -
406 -132
Takekurabe
1955, in 0 top lists Check -
407 -132
Keisatsu nikki
1955, in 0 top lists Check -
408 -132
Ôedo senryô bayashi
1955 — a.k.a. The Swordman and the Actress, in 0 top lists Check -
409 -132
Tarao bannai hayabusa no maô
1955 — a.k.a. Foul Play, in 0 top lists Check -
410 -132
Gozonji kaiketsu kurozukin dai-ni-wa...
1955 — a.k.a. The Black Hooded Man 2, in 0 top lists Check -
411 -132
Gozonji kaiketsu kurozukin maguna no hitomi
1955 — a.k.a. The Black Hooded Man, in 0 top lists Check -
412 -132
Tsuki wa noborinu
1955 — a.k.a. The Moon Has Risen, in 0 top lists Check -
413 -132
Chibusa yo eien nare
1955 — a.k.a. The Eternal Breasts, in 2 top lists Check -
414 -132
Chiyari Fuji
1955 — a.k.a. Bloody Spear at Mount Fuji, in 4 top lists Check -
415 -132
Ukigumo
1955 — a.k.a. Floating Clouds, in 7 top lists Check -
416 -132
Gojira no gyakushû
1955 — a.k.a. Godzilla Raids Again, in 1 top list Check -
417 -132
Ikimono no kiroku
1955 — a.k.a. I Live in Fear, in 1 top list Check -
418 -132
Jû jin yuki otoko
1955 — a.k.a. Half Human, in 0 top lists Check -
419 -132
Ôkami
1955, in 0 top lists Check -
420 -132
Onna doshi
1955, in 0 top lists Check -
421 -132
Onna Keizu: Yushima no shiraume
1955 — a.k.a. The Romance of Yushima, in 0 top lists Check -
422 -132
Yôkihi
1955 — a.k.a. Princess Yang Kwei-fei, in 4 top lists Check -
423 -132
Zoku Miyamoto Musashi: Ichijôji no kettô
1955 — a.k.a. Samurai II: Duel at Ichijoji Temple, in 3 top lists Check -
424 -132
Nogiku no gotoki kimi nariki
1955 — a.k.a. She Was Like a Wild Chrysanthemum, in 3 top lists Check -
425 -132
Shin Heike monogatari
1955 — a.k.a. Taira Clan Saga, in 5 top lists Check -
426 -132
Fue-fuki waka musha
1955 — a.k.a. The Flute Playing Warrior, in 0 top lists Check -
427 -132
Kokoro
1955 — a.k.a. The Heart, in 1 top list Check -
428 -132
Shiinomi gakuen
1955 — a.k.a. The Shiinomi School, in 0 top lists Check -
429 -132
Tooi kumo
1955 — a.k.a. The Tattered Wings, in 0 top lists Check -
430 -132
Uruwashiki saigetsu
1955 — a.k.a. Beautiful Days, in 0 top lists Check
Last updated on May 1, 2024 by themagician;