List of Japanese films of the 1940s

A list of films produced in Japan ordered by year in the 1940s. For an A-Z of films see Category:Japanese films. Also see cinema of Japan.

Title Director Cast Genre Notes
1940
Kaze no MatasaburoKoji ShimaAkikhiko KatayamaDrama
NobukoHiroshi ShimizuDrama
Shina no yoruOsamu FushimizuKazuo Hasegawa, Shirley YamaguchiPropaganda
Travelling ActorsMikio NaruseKamatari Fujiwara, Kan YanagiyaComedy[1]
1941
The 47 RoninKenji MizoguchiChojuro KawarasakiSamurai film
Brothers and Sisters of the Toda FamilyYasujirō OzuMieko TakamineDrama
Hideko the Bus-ConductorMikio NaruseHideko Takamine, Kamatari FujiwaraDrama
Ornamental HairpinHiroshi ShimizuSaito Tatsuo, Tanaka KinuyoDrama[2]
1942
Hawai Mare oki kaisenKajiro YamamotoSusumu Fujita, Setsuko HaraPropaganda
There Was a FatherYasujirō OzuMitsuko Mito, Chishū RyūDrama
1943
Sanshiro SugataAkira KurosawaDenjiro Okochi, Susumu FujitaDrama
Martial arts		Akira Kurosawa's first film
Momotarō no UmiwashiMitsuyo SeoPropaganda Animation
1944
ArmyKeisuke KinoshitaChishū Ryū, Kinuyo TanakaDrama
Miyamoto MusashiKenji MizoguchiChojuro Kawarasaki, Kinuyo TanakaJidaigeki[3]
The Most BeautifulAkira KurosawaIchirō SugaiPropaganda drama
1945
The Men Who Tread on the Tiger's TailAkira KurosawaSusumu FujitaSamurai film
Momotarō: Umi no ShinpeiMitsuyo SeoPropaganda Animation
Sanshiro Sugata Part IIAkira KurosawaDenjiro OkochiMartial arts film
1946
Aru yo no TonosamaTeinosuke Kinugasa
A Descendant of Taro UrashimaMikio NaruseSusumu Fujita, Nobuo NakamuraDrama[4]
Josei no ShoriKenji MizoguchiKinuyo Tanaka, Michiko KuwanoDrama[5]
Minshū no TekiTadashi ImaiSusumu Fujita, Akitake KōnoDrama
No Regrets for Our YouthAkira KurosawaMasao ShimizuDrama
Those Who Make TomorrowAkira KurosawaKenji Susukida
Utamaro and His Five WomenKenji MizoguchiKinuyo TanakaBiopic
1947
Ima Hitotabi noHeinosuke Gosho
The Love of Sumako, the ActressKenji MizoguchiKinuyo Tanaka, So YamamuraDrama[6]
One Wonderful SundayAkira KurosawaIsao NumasakiRomantic comedy
The Record of a Tenement GentlemanYasujirō OzuChouko Iida, Hohi AokiDrama
Snow TrailSenkichi TaniguchiToshiro Mifune, Takashi Shimura
These Foolish TimesKajiro YamamotoRoppa Furukawa, Kenichi EnomotoComedy[7]
1948
Drunken AngelAkira KurosawaToshirō MifuneCrime drama
A Hen in the WindYasujirō OzuKinuyo TanakaDrama
President and a female clerk Hideo Ôba Taiji Tonoyama Comedy music by Akira Ifukube
1949
Aoi sanmyakuTadashi ImaiSetsuko Hara, Ryō IkebeComedy drama
Jakoman and TetsuSenkichi TaniguchiToshiro Mifune[8]
Jigoku no kifujinMotoyoshi OdaMichiyo Kogure, Eitaro Ozawa, Ichiro RyuzakiN/A[9]
Kane no naru oka: Dai san hen, kuro no makiKeisuki SasakiKeiji Sada, Masao Inoue
Late SpringYasujirō OzuHaruko SugimuraDrama
The Quiet DuelAkira KurosawaToshirō Mifune
Stray DogAkira KurosawaToshirō MifuneCrime drama
Zoku aoi sanmyakuTadashi ImaiSetsuko Hara, Ryō IkebeComedy drama[10]
This list is incomplete; you can help by adding missing items with reliable sources.

References

Footnotes
  1. https://www.movie-times.co/en/movie/144902/Travelling+Actors-1940
  2. http://www.japannavigator.com/2012/01/japanese-film-ornamental-hairpin-1941.html
  3. http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b6bea2f4d
  4. https://criticsroundup.com/film/a-descendant-of-taro-urashima/
  5. http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b6be25977
  6. http://www.villagevoice.com/movies/the-love-of-the-actress-sumako-joy-sumako-no-koi-1947-6616557
  7. https://www.filmaffinity.com/en/film675329.html
  8. http://toshiromifune.org/films/byyear1.htm
  9. Galbraith IV 2008, p. 70.
  10. https://www.filmaffinity.com/en/film928613.html

Sources
  • Galbraith IV, Stuart (2008). The Toho Studios Story: A History and Complete Filmography. Scarecrow Press. ISBN 978-1461673743. Retrieved October 29, 2013.
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