List of Japanese films of 1961

This is a list of films released in Japan in 1961. In 1961, there were 7231 movie theatres in Japan, with 4991 showing only domestic films and 1468 showing both domestic and imported films.[1] In total, there were 535 Japanese films released in 1961.[2] In total, domestic films grossed 29,445 million yen in 1961.[3]

List of films

Japanese films released in 1961
Title Director Cast Genre Notes
Achan no bebii gyanguToshio SugieKeiju Kobayashi, Keiko Awaji, Mie HamaN/A[4]
Awamori-kun uridasuKengo FurusawaKyu Sakamoto, Kayoko Moriyama, Jerry FujioComedy[5]
Bad BoysSusumu HaniYukio Yamada, Hirokazu Yoshitake, Koichiro YamazakiN/A[6]
Blind DevotionTeinosuke KinugasaN/AN/A[7]
Blood on the SeaSenkichi TaniguchiYūzō Kayama, Yosuke Natsuki, Makoto SatōAdventure[8][5]
BuddhaKenji MisumiKojiro Hongo, Charito Solis, Shintaro KatsuN/A[9][10]
Challenge to LiveEizo SugawaTatsuya Mihashi, Yoko TsukasaN/A[11]
Daigaku no WakadaishōToshio SugieYūzō Kayama, Yuriko Hoshi, Reiko DanN/A[12]
Death on the MountainToshio SugieTakashi Wada, Kiyoshi Kodama, Kyōko KagawaN/A[11]
The End of SummerYasujirō OzuSetsuko Hara, Chishū Ryū, Kuniko MiyakeDrama[13][14]
Girl of DarkKinuyo TanakaChisako Hara, Akemi Kita, Chikage AwashimaN/A[5]
Hanakurabe tanuki dochuN/AN/AN/A
Immortal LoveKeisuke KinoshitaHideko Takamine, Yoshi Kato, Keiji SadaRomance[15][16]
Invasion of the Neptune MenKoji OtaSonny Chiba, Kappei Matsumoto, Mitsue KomiyaScience fiction[17][18]
Kawachi fudoki-Zoku oiroke seppoKozo SaekiHisaya Morishige, Chisako Hara, Tadao TakashimaComedy[5]
Kaze to kumo totorideN/AN/AN/A
Kill the Killer!Kozo SaekiYosuke Natsuki, Kumi Mizuno, Tatsuya MihashiN/A[11]
The Last WarShue MatsubayashiFrankie Sakai, Nobuko Otowa, Akira TakaradaDrama, science fiction[19][20]
A Man in RedIshiro HondaMakoto Satō, Yumi Shirakawa, Akira KuboN/A[4]
Mito komon umi o wataruN/AN/AN/A
Moriya Hiroshi no sandogasa shiriizu - Arigataya sandogasaJun FukudaHiroshi Moriya, Mie Hama, Makoto SatōAction[5]
MothraIshirō HondaFrankie Sakai, Hiroshi Koizumi, Kyōko KagawaScience fiction[21][22]
A Night in HongkongYasuki ChibaAkira Takarada, Yu Ming, Yoko TsukasaRomantic melodramaJapanese-Hong Kong co-production[11][23]
Obon's Dipping ContestKozo SaekiYoshie Mizutani, Ichiro Arishima, Sonoarni NakajimaComedy[11]
The Other WomanMikio NaruseHideko Takamine, Masayuki Mori, Chikage AwashimaDrama[11]
Pigs and BattleshipsShohei ImamuraHiroyuki Nagato, Jitsuko Yoshimura, Shiro OsakaCrime[24][25]
Playboy President-Part IIShue MatsubayashiHisaya Morishige, Keiju Kobayashi, Reiko DanComedy[11]
Poignant StoryMikio NaruseMasayuki Mori, Hideko TakamineN/A[26]
Procurers of HellKihachi OkamotoTatsuya Mihashi, Reiko Dan, Jun TazakiN/A[4]
Saraiiman Yajikita dochuNobuo AoyagiTadao Takashima, Yumi Shirakawa, Yu FujikiComedy[11]
Shinnyushain juban shobuEiji IwakiJun Funato, Kumi Mizuno, Keiko YanagawaN/A[4]
Sir Galahad in CampusToshio SugieYūzō Kayama, Ichiro Arishima, Choko IidaN/A[23]
Snow in the South SeasSeiji HisamatsuDaisuke Katō, Hisaya Morishige, Junzaburo BanN/A[4]
A Soldier's PrayerMasaki KobayashiTatsuya Nakadai, Michiyo Aratama, Taketoshi NaitoWar, drama[27][28]
Ten Dark WomenKon IchikawaKeiko Kishi, Fujiko Yamamoto, Mariko MiyagiComedy-drama[29][30]
Toiretto buchoMasanori KakeiRyo Ikebe, Keiko Awaji, Mitsuko MoriN/A[5]
Tough GuyTokuzo TanakaShintaro Katsu, Kiro Tamiya, Tamao NakamuraN/A[31]
Tough Guy, Part 2N/AN/AN/A
Urban AffairsSeiji HisamatsuHisaya Morishige, Frankie Sakai, Junzaburo BanComedy[5]
Witness KilledJun FukudaTatsuya Mihashi, Makoto Satō, Yuriko HoshiThriller[32]
YojimboAkira KurosawaToshiro Mifune, Eijirō Tōno, Kamatari FujiwaraAdventure[33][34]
The Youth and His AmuletHiroshi InagakiToru Koyanagi, Hisako Sakabe, Toshiro MifuneFantasy drama[4]
Yūzō KayamaN/AN/AN/A
Zoku AkumyōTokuzo TanakaJiro TamiyaN/A[35]
Zoku Sarariiman Yaji Kita DochuNobuo AoyagiTadao Takashima, Yumi Shirakawa, Yu FujikiN/A[23]

See also

References

Footnotes

  1. Galbraith IV 1996, p. 468.
  2. Galbraith IV 1996, p. 469.
  3. Galbraith IV 1996, p. 470.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Galbraith IV 2008, p. 185.
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Galbraith IV 2008, p. 184.
  6. Galbraith IV 1996, p. 108.
  7. "Midaregami". AllMovie. Retrieved August 31, 2016.
  8. Galbraith IV 1996, p. 123.
  9. Galbraith IV 1996, p. 127.
  10. Galbraith IV 1996, p. 128.
  11. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Galbraith IV 2008, p. 182.
  12. Galbraith IV 1996, p. 129.
  13. Galbraith IV 1996, p. 157.
  14. Mannikka, Eleanor. "The End of Summer". AllMovie. Retrieved August 31, 2016.
  15. Galbraith IV 1996, p. 229.
  16. Mannikka, Eleanor. "Eien No Hito". AllMovie. Retrieved August 31, 2016.
  17. Galbraith IV 1996, p. 233.
  18. Eder, Bruce. "Invasion of the Neptune Men". AllMovie. Retrieved August 31, 2016.
  19. Galbraith IV 1996, p. 259.
  20. Ankeny, Jason. "Sekai Daisenso". AllMovie. Retrieved August 31, 2016.
  21. Galbraith IV 1996, p. 296.
  22. Firsching, Robert. "Mothra (1961)". AllMovie. Retrieved August 31, 2016.
  23. 1 2 3 Galbraith IV 2008, p. 183.
  24. Galbraith IV 1996, p. 167.
  25. Mannikka, Eleanor. "Pigs and Battleships". AllMovie. Retrieved August 31, 2016.
  26. "Poignant Story". Turner Classic Movies. Retrieved July 25, 2017.
  27. Galbraith IV 1996, p. 222.
  28. Erickson, Hal. "Human Condition, Part 3: A Soldier's Prayer". AllMovie. Retrieved August 31, 2016.
  29. Galbraith IV 1996, p. 387.
  30. Vick, Tom. "Kuroi Junin No Onna". AllMovie. Retrieved August 31, 2016.
  31. Galbraith IV 1996, p. 417.
  32. Galbraith IV 2008, p. 188.
  33. Galbraith IV 1996, p. 448.
  34. Erickson, Hal. "Yojimbo (1961)". AllMovie. Retrieved August 31, 2016.
  35. http://www.filmweb.pl/film/Zoku+akumyo-1961-231768

Sources

  • Galbraith IV, Stuart (1996). The Japanese Filmography: 1900 through 1994. McFarland. ISBN 0-7864-0032-3.
  • Galbraith IV, Stuart (2008). The Toho Studios Story: A History and Complete Filmography. Scarecrow Press. ISBN 1461673747. Retrieved October 29, 2013.
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