List of Daiei Films
This is a list of films produced by Daiei Film. Daiei was established in 1942 under its original title of the Greater Japan Motion Picture Production Company (Dai Nihon Eiga Seisaku Kabukishikigaisha).[1] The company's early output consisted primarily of war propaganda films.[1] The company began submitting its films to oversears festivals in the early 1950s with titles such as Akira Kurosawa's Rashomon, Kenji Mizoguchi's Ugetsu and Teinosuke Kinugasa's Gate of Hell, which all won awards internationally.[2] Other productions during the 1950s and 1960s included their horror films and a long-running Zatoichi series starring Katsu Shintaro.[1] The company also created kaiju eiga during this period to rival the popular Toho Godzilla series with Gamera and Daimajin.[1]
Towards the late 1960s, Daiei was suffering from severe financial difficulties and merged with Nikkatsu temporarily in June 1970 until Nikkatsu withdrew in August 1971.[2] By 1974, Daiei was being run as a rental studio as it was assimilated as a subsidiary of Tokuma Shoten Publishing Company.[3] Daiei continued on with reduced production during this period.[3] In the 1990s, few films from Daiei reached overseas markets; these included Shall We Dance? and a new Gamera trilogy.[3] In 2002, Kadokawa Shoten acquired Daiei's back catalog and renamed the company Kadokawa-Daiei Motion Picture Company. In 2004, it dropped the term Daiei and is now simply known as Kadokawa Pictures.[3]
Films
This list compiles the film by their original release date, its common English title and Japanese title. The Japanese titles are not necessarily direct translations of their English counterparts.
Release date | English film title | Original title | Notes | Ref(s) |
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March 13, 1949 | The Quiet Duel | Shizukanaru ketto | [4] | |
1949 | The Transparent Man Appears | Tomei ningen arawaru | [5][6] | |
August 25, 1950 | Rashomon | Rashomon | [7] | |
1952 | Tragic Ghost Story of Fukagawa | Kaidan Fukagawa jowa | [8] | |
1953 | Ghost-Cat of Arima Palace | Kaibyo Arima goten | [9][10] | |
1953 | Ghost of Saga Mansion | Kaidan Saga yashiki | [11] | |
March 26, 1953 | Ugetsu | Ugetsu monogatari | [12][13] | |
October 31, 1953 | Gate of Hell | Jigokumon | [14] | |
1954 | Terrible Ghost-Cat of Okazaki | Kaibyo Okazaki sodo | [15] | |
1954 | Ghost-Cat of Oma-ga-tsuji | Kaibyo Oma-ga-tsuji | [15] | |
March 31, 1954 | Sansho the Bailiff | Sansho Dayu | [16][17] | |
1956 | Ghost-Cat of Gojusan-tsugi | Kaibyo Gojusan-tsugi | [18][9] | |
January 29, 1956 | Warning from Space | Uchujin Tokyo ni arawaru | [19] | |
1957 | The Transparent Man vs. the Fly Man | Tomei ningen to Hai-Otoko | [20][21] | |
1957 | Necromancy | Kaibyo Yonaki numa | [22] | |
1957 | Return to Manhood | Nanbanji no Semushi-Otoko | [23] | |
June 15, 1958 | Ghost-Cat Wall of Hatred | Kaibyo noroi no kabe | [24] | |
November 3, 1959 | Fires on the Plain | Nobi | [25] | |
1960 | The Ogre of Mount Oe | Oeyama shuten doji | [26] | |
1960 | Enchanted Princess | Hatsuharu tanuki goten | [27] | |
1960 | N/A | Kaidan Kasanegafuchi | [11] | |
1960 | Ghost Story of Kakui Street | Kaidan Kakuidori | [11][28] | |
April 12, 1962 | The Tale of Zatoichi | Zato Ichi monogatari | [29][30] | |
July 15, 1962 | The Whale God | Kujira-gami | [31] | |
1962 | The Tale of Zatoichi Continues | Zoku Zato Ichi monogatari | [32] | |
1962 | Ghost Story of Stone Lanterns | Kaidan yonaki-doro | [33] | |
January 13, 1963 | An Actor's Revenge | Yukinojo henge | [34] | |
1963 | Ghost Story of Devil's Fire Swamp | Kaidan onibi no numa | [11] | |
1963 | New Tale of Zatoichi | Shin Zato Ichi monogatari | [35] | |
1963 | Zatoichi the Fugitive | Zato Ichi kyojotabi | [36][37] | |
1963 | Zatoichi on the Road | Zato Ichi kenkatabi | [38][39] | |
1964 | Zatoichi and the Chest of Gold | Zato Ichi senryokubi | [35] | |
1964 | Zatoichi's Flashing Sword | Zato Ichi abaredako | [37] | |
1965 | Zatoichi's Revenge | Zato Ichi no uta ga kikoeru | [36] | |
1965 | Zatoichi and the Doomed Man | Zato Ichi sakata giri | [39] | |
November 27, 1965 | Gamera, the Giant Monster | Daikaiju Gamera | [40] | |
1965 | Zatoichi and the Chess Expert | Zato Ichi jigokutabi | [41] | |
1965 | Zatoichi's Vengeance | Zato Ichi nidan giri | [36] | |
April 17, 1966 | Gamera vs. Barugon | Daikaiju ketto - Gamera tai Barugon | [42] | |
April 17, 1966 | Daimajin | Daimajin | [43] | |
August 13, 1966 | Zatoichi's Pilgrimage | Zato Ichi umi o wataru | [44] | |
August 13, 1966 | The Return of the Giant Majin | Daimajin ikaru | [32][45] | |
December 10, 1966 | Majin Strikes Again | Daimajin gyakushu | [43] | |
January 3, 1967 | Zatoichi's Cane Sword | Zato Ichi tekkatabi | [37] | |
March 15, 1967 | Gamera vs. Gyaos | Daikaiju kuchesen - Gamera tai Gaos | [45] | |
August 12, 1967 | Zatoichi the Outlaw | Zato Ichi royaburi | [36] | |
1967 | Zatoichi Challenged | Zato Ichi chikemuri kaido | [39] | |
March 20, 1968 | Gamera vs. Viras | Gamera tai uchu kaiju Bairasu | [46] | |
March 20, 1968 | Yokai Monsters: One Hundred Monsters | Yokai kyaku monogatari | [47][48] | |
April 20, 1968 | The Snow Woman | Kaidan yuki joro | [49] | |
June 15, 1968 | The Bride from Hades | Kaidan botandoro | [15] | |
August 10, 1968 | Zatoichi and the Fugitives | Zato Ichi hatashijo | [50] | |
1968 | Samaritan Zatoichi | Zato Ichi kenka daiko | [50][44] | |
1968 | The Ghostly Trap | Kaidan otoshiana | [51] | |
December 14, 1968 | The Snake Girl and the Silver-Haired Witch | Hebimusume to hakuhatsuki | [52][53] | |
December 14, 1968 | Yokai Monsters: Spook Warfare | Yokai daisenso | [51] | |
January 1969 | Blind Beast | Moju | [54] | |
March 21, 1969 | Yokai Monsters: Along with Ghosts | Tokaido abaketo chu | [55][56] | |
1969 | The Haunted Castle | Hiroku kaibyoden | [57] | |
1969 | The Curse of the Ghost | Oiwa no borei | [58] | |
March 21, 1969 | Gamera vs. Guiron | Gamera tai daiakuju Giron | [59] | |
January 1970 | Zatoichi Meets Yojimbo | Zato Ichi to Yojimbo | [50] | |
March 21, 1970 | Gamera vs. Jiger | Gamera tai daimaju Jaiga | [60] | |
June 20, 1970 | The Masseur's Curse | Kaidan kasane ga fuchi | [61][62] | |
August 12, 1970 | Zatoichi Goes to the Fire Festival | Zato Ichi abare himatsuri | [44] | |
1971 | Zatoichi and the One-Armed Swordsman | Zato Ichi "Yabure! Tojin-ken" | [35][50] | |
July 17, 1971 | Gamera vs. Zigra | Gamera tai shinkai kaiju Jigura | [60] | |
March 20, 1980 | Gamera: Super Monster | Uchu kaiju Gamera | [63][64] | |
1982 | The Go Masters | Mikan no Taikyoku | [65] | |
June 25, 1988 | The Silk Road | Tonko | [66] | |
June 9, 1990 | Roar of the Crowd | Haruka naru Koshien | [67] | |
January 15, 1992 | Sumo Do, Sumo Don't | Shiko funjatta | [68] | |
June 27, 1992 | Dreams of Russia | O-Roshiya-koku suimu-dan | [69] | |
April 17, 1993 | Madadayo | Madadayo | [70] | |
March 11, 1995 | Gamera: Guardian of the Universe | Gamera - Daikaiju kuchu kessen | [71] | |
August 26, 1995 | Shinjuku Triad Society | Shinjuku kuroshakai - China Mafia Senso | [72] | |
October 7, 1995 | N/A | Kyanpu de aimasho | [73] | |
January 27, 1996 | Shall We Dance? | Shall We dansu? | [74] | |
July 13, 1996 | Gamera 2: Attack of Legion | Gamera Tsu - Region shurai | [75] | |
June 28, 1997 | Rainy Dog | Gokudo Kuroshaki - Rainy Dog | [76] | |
1997 | Cure | Kyua | [77] | |
March 3, 1999 | Gamera 3: The Revenge of Iris | Gamera Suri - Jyashin Irisu kakuseii | [78] | |
May 22, 1999 | Ley Lines | Nihon Kuroshakai | [79] | |
November 27, 1999 | Dead or Alive | Dead or Alive - Hanzaisha | [80] | |
November 11, 2000 | The City of Lost Souls | Hyoryugai | [81] | |
December 2, 2000 | Dead or Alive 2 | Dead or Alive 2 -Tobosha | [81] | |
February 3, 2001 | Pulse | Kairo | [82][83] | |
January 12, 2002 | Dead or Alive: Final | [84] | ||
June 22, 2002 | Graveyard of Honor | Shin Jingi No Hakaba | [85] | |
August 3, 2002 | Shangri-La | Togenkyo No Hitobito - Kinyu Hametsu Nippon | [86] | |
See also
Footnotes
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