List of Japanese films of 1933

A list of films produced in Japan in 1933 (see 1933 in film).

Film releases

OpeningTitleDirectorCastGenreNotesRef
2 JanuaryTange Sazen - Dai-ippen Daisuke Itō Denjirō Ōkōchi, Katsutaro Bando, Kunitaro SawamuraJidaigeki
2 FebruaryThe Dancing Girl of IzuHeinosuke GoshoKinuyo Tanaka, Den Obinata, Tokuji KobayashiDrama, Romance[1]
14 JanuaryThe Bride Talks in Her SleepHeinosuke GoshoKinuyo Tanaka, Chōko Iida, Tatsuo Saitō, Tokuji KobayashiComedy
9 FebruaryWoman of TokyoYasujirō OzuYoshiko Okada, Ureo Egawa, Kinuyo Tanaka, Shin'yō Nara, Chishū RyūDrama[2]
15 MarchIsland GirlHôtei NomuraYukichi Iwata, Ryoichi Takeuchi, Ureo EgawaDrama
1 AprilApart from YouMikio NaruseMitsuko Yoshikawa, Akio IsonoDrama
27 AprilDragnet GirlYasujirō OzuKinuyo TanakaCrime
27 AprilHotta HayatoDaisuke ItōShinpachirō Asaka, Ryōsuke Kagawa, Chiezō KataokaJidaigekiConsidered mostly lost[3]
4 MayTipsy LifeSotoji KimuraMusical, Comedy
11 MayA Woman Crying in SpringHiroshi ShimizuDen Obinata, Akiko Chihaya, Yoshiko OkadaDrama[4]
1 JuneJapanese Girls at the HarborHiroshi ShimizuMichiko Oikawa, Yukiko Inoue, Ureo EgawaRomance, Drama[5]
1 JuneThe Water MagicianKenji MizoguchiTakako Irie, Tokihiko Okada, Ichirō Sugai
8 JuneEvery-Night DreamsMikio NaruseSumiko Kurishima, Teruko KojimaDrama[6]
15 JuneGion ShigureMinoru InuzukaShirô Izome, Ranko Hanai, Eiji Takagi, Togo Yamamoto, Mantarō Ushio
15 JuneThe Life of BangakuSadao YamanakaLost film[7]
13 JulyTwo LanternsTeinosuke KinugasaJidaigeki
10 AugustBored Hatamoto on a RampageEiichi KoishiUtaemon Ichikawa, Kokuten Kōdō, Ryuzo Takei, Jinichi AmanoJidaigeki, Action
17 AugustThe Layabout and SeabathingHiromasa NomuraAkio Isono, Kōji Mitsui, Shozaburo Abe, Yukiko InoueDrama
24 AugustMusume jurokuToshio ŌtaniFujiko Fukamizu, Shintarô Takiguchi, Eiji Takagi[8]
31 AugustThe Feast of GionKenji MizoguchiShizuko Mori, Tokihiko Okada, Sumiko Suzuki, Ichirō SugaiRomanceConsidered lost[9]
7 SeptemberPassing FancyYasujirō OzuTakeshi SakamotoWinner of the Kinema Junpo Award for Best Film of the Year[10].
21 SeptemberA Man with a Married Woman’s HairdoMikio NaruseMitsugu Fujii, Sumiko Mizukubo, Jun Arai, Akio NomuraDramaConsidered lost[11]
5 OctoberWasei Kingu KonguTorajirō SaitōYasuko Koizumi, Takeshi Sakamoto[12]
12 OctoberGenpei the CarpTeinosuke KinugasaKazuo Hasegawa, Toshiko Iizuka, Jushiro KobayashiJidaigeki
19 OctoberHappy TimesHiromasa NomuraUreo Egawa, Hiroko Kawasaki, Tatsuo Saitō, Mitsugu FujiiDrama
31 OctoberThe Boss’s Son at CollegeHiroshi ShimizuMitsugu Fujii, Haruo Takeda, Yoshiko Tsubouchi
9 NovemberLoveHeinosuke GoshoYoshiko Okada, Tadao Watanabe, Tokuji KobayashiDrama
30 NovemberPolice OfficerTomu UchidaEiji Nakano, Isamu Kosugi, Taisuke MatsumotoCrime, Drama[13]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "恋の花咲く 伊豆の踊子". JMDB (in Japanese). Retrieved 5 August 2025.
  2. ↑ "東京の女". JMDB (in Japanese). Retrieved 5 August 2025.
  3. ↑ "堀田隼人". JMDB (in Japanese). Retrieved 5 August 2025.
  4. ↑ "泣き濡れた春の女よ". JMDB (in Japanese). Retrieved 5 August 2025.
  5. ↑ "港の日本娘". JMDB (in Japanese). Retrieved 5 August 2025.
  6. ↑ "Yogoto No Yume (1933)". Archived from the original on August 26, 2017.
  7. ↑ "Uncovering lost worlds of Japanese film". 14 September 2003.
  8. ↑ "娘十六". JMDB (in Japanese). Retrieved 5 August 2025.
  9. ↑ "祇園祭". JMDB (in Japanese). Retrieved 5 August 2025.
  10. ↑ "1933年度キネマ旬報ベストテン". Cinema1987.org (in Japanese). Retrieved 5 August 2025.
  11. ↑ "僕の丸髷". JMDB (in Japanese). Retrieved 5 August 2025.
  12. ↑ "和製キング・コング". JMDB (in Japanese). Retrieved 5 August 2025.
  13. ↑ "警察官". JMDB (in Japanese). Retrieved 5 August 2025.