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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Shi no jûjiro
1956, in 0 top lists Check -
433 new
Ikiteite yokatta
1956, in 1 top list Check -
434 new
Kyûketsu-ga
1956, in 0 top lists Check -
435 new
Nerawareta otoko
1956, in 0 top lists Check -
436 new
Nihonbashi
1956 — a.k.a. Bridge of Japan, in 0 top lists Check -
437 new
Taiyo no kisetsu
1956 — a.k.a. Season of the Sun, in 0 top lists Check -
438 new
Gyûnyû-ya Frankie
1956, in 0 top lists Check -
439 new
Natsu no arashi
1956, in 0 top lists Check -
440 new
Yoru no kawa
1956, in 0 top lists Check -
441 new
Shin, Heike monogatari: Yoshinaka o meguru...
1956 — a.k.a. Three Women Around Yoshinaka, in 0 top lists Check -
442 new
Umi no junjô
1956 — a.k.a. Pure Emotions of the Sea, in 0 top lists Check -
443 new
Akô rôshi - Ten no maki; Chi no maki
1956 — a.k.a. The Seven Vows, in 0 top lists Check -
444 new
Shinshokoku monogatari: Nanatsu no chikai...
1956 — a.k.a. The Seven Vows: Part 1, in 0 top lists Check -
447 -148
Kengô nitôryû
1956 — a.k.a. Swordsman of the Two Sword Style, in 0 top lists Check -
448 -148
Fûsen
1956 — a.k.a. The Balloon, in 1 top list Check -
449 -148
Wakasama samurai torimonochô: jigoku no...
1956 — a.k.a. Case of a Young Lord 1, in 0 top lists Check -
450 -148
Wakasama samurai torimonochô: beranmê katsujinken
1956 — a.k.a. Case of a Young Lord 2, in 0 top lists Check -
451 -145
Wakasama samurai torimonochô: mano shibijin...
1956 — a.k.a. Case of a Young Lord 3, in 0 top lists Check -
454 -151
Tarao Bannai senritsu no nanakamen
1956 — a.k.a. The Seven Faces of Bannai Tarao, in 0 top lists Check -
455 -151
Furisode torimonochô: wakashu henge
1956 — a.k.a. Mysteries of Edo, in 0 top lists Check -
456 -151
Yôda no maden
1956, in 0 top lists Check -
457 -150
Furisode taiheiki
1956 — a.k.a. Scramble for Fortune, in 0 top lists Check -
458 -150
Kabe atsuki heya
1956 — a.k.a. The Thick-Walled Room, in 1 top list Check -
459 -150
E o kaku kodomotachi: jidôga o rikai suru tame ni
1956 — a.k.a. Children Who Draw, in 0 top lists Check -
460 -150
Yagyû renyasai: hidentsuki kageshô
1956, in 0 top lists Check -
461 -150
Neko to Shôzô to futari no onna
1956 — a.k.a. Shozo, a Cat and Two Women, in 0 top lists Check -
462 -150
Tsuma no kokoro
1956 — a.k.a. A Wife's Heart, in 0 top lists Check -
463 -150
Kurutta kajitsu
1956 — a.k.a. Crazed Fruit, in 4 top lists Check -
464 -150
Kyokanoko musume Dojoji
1956 — a.k.a. Dojoji Temple, in 0 top lists Check -
465 -150
Sôshun
1956 — a.k.a. Early Spring, in 2 top lists Check -
466 -150
Yûyake-gumo
1956 — a.k.a. Farewell to Dream, in 1 top list Check -
467 -150
Nagareru
1956 — a.k.a. Flowing, in 4 top lists Check -
468 -150
Kaii Utsunomiya tsuritenjô
1956 — a.k.a. Ghost of Hanging in Utusunomiya, in 1 top list Check -
469 -150
Godzilla: King of the Monsters!
1956, in 1 top list Check -
470 -150
Anata kaimasu
1956 — a.k.a. I Will Buy You, in 1 top list Check -
471 -149
Izumi
1956 — a.k.a. Fountainhead, in 0 top lists Check -
472 -149
Byaku fujin no yoren
1956 — a.k.a. Madame White Snake, in 0 top lists Check -
473 -149
Takarajima ensei
1956 — a.k.a. Peach Boy, in 0 top lists Check -
474 -149
Sora no daikaijû Radon
1956 — a.k.a. Rodan, in 1 top list Check -
475 -149
Miyamoto Musashi kanketsuhen: kettô Ganryûjima
1956 — a.k.a. Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island, in 3 top lists Check -
476 -149
Akasen chitai
1956 — a.k.a. Street of Shame, in 7 top lists Check -
477 -149
Shûu
1956, in 0 top lists Check -
478 -149
Suzaki Paradaisu: Akashingô
1956 — a.k.a. Suzaki Paradise Red Light, in 3 top lists Check -
479 -149
Taiyô to bara
1956 — a.k.a. The Rose on His Arm, in 0 top lists Check -
480 -149
Biruma no tategoto
1956 — a.k.a. The Burmese Harp, in 12 top lists Check -
481 -149
Uchûjin Tôkyô ni arawaru
1956 — a.k.a. Warning from Space, in 0 top lists Check -
482 -149
Yotsuya kaidan
1956, in 0 top lists Check -
483 -149
Shokei no heya
1956 — a.k.a. Punishment Room, in 0 top lists Check -
499 -178
Ikebana
1957, in 0 top lists Check
Last updated on May 1, 2024 by themagician;