Japanese Film

 


A History of Japanese Film

1896-1909 - First Stirrings
1910-1919 - Development
1920-1929 - Art Films and Nihilistic Heroes
1930-1939 - Social Realism and Shoshimin-Eiga
1940-1949 - Censorship during War and Occupation
1950-1954 - Golden Age of the Classical Studio System
1955-1959 - Taiyozoku and other Youth Films
1960-1964 - The New Wave
1965-1969 - Independent Productions
1970-1974 - Sex and Violence
1975-1979 - Decline and Stagnation
1980-1989 - Disintegration of the Studio System
1990-1994 - The Rise of Indies
1995-1999 - Revival
2000-2004 - Postmodern Peak
2005-2009 - Cinematic Bubble
2010-2014 - Risk Avoidance

Japanese Genre Films

Best Samurai Films

Best Yakuza Films

Best Japanese Horror Films 

Japanese Comedy Films

Best Japanese Cult Films of the 1960s-1970s

Edogawa Rampo on Screen (1)

Edogawa Rampo on Screen (2)


Directors & Actors

 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 
 
Tanaka Kinuyo: Japan's Greatest 20th Century Actress
 
Hara Setsuko: Actress Against her Own Inclination
 
Takamine Hideko: A Strong-willed Woman  

Kyo Machiko: A Sensual Beauty

Wakao Ayako: Elegant Trickster
 
Morishige Hisaya: Japan's Iconic Company President
 
Ueki Hitoshi: japan's Iconic Salaryman
 
Kayama Yuzo: Japan's Iconic Sportsman 

Atsumi Kiyoshi: Japan's Iconic Outsider
 
 

Individual Films

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Films about Japan

Books on Japanese Film

 


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