List of Japanese films of 1953

A list of films released in Japan in 1953 (see 1953 in film).

List

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Title Director Cast Genre Notes
1953
Anatahan Josef von Sternberg Akemi Negishi, Tadashi Suganuma War drama
The Eagle of the Pacific Ishirō Honda Denjiro Okochi, Toshiro Mifune War [1]
Entotsu no mieru basho Heinosuke Gosho Ken Uehara, Kinuyo Tanaka Drama Entered into the 3rd Berlin International Film Festival
Gate of Hell Teinosuke Kinugasa Kazuo Hasegawa, Machiko Kyō, Isao Yamagata Drama [2][3]
A Geisha Kenji Mizoguchi Michiyo Kogure, Ayako Wakao Drama
Himeyuri Lily Tower Tadashi Imai Kyōko Kagawa, Susumu Fujita War drama [4]
Husband and Wife Mikio Naruse Ken Uehara, Yoko Sugi Romance
An Inlet of Muddy Water Tadashi Imai Ken Mitsuda, Yoshiko Kuga Drama [5][6]
The Last Embrace Masahiro Makino Yoshiko Yamaguchi, Toshirō Mifune Romance
Love Letter Kinuyo Tanaka Masayuki Mori, Yoshiko Kuga Drama Entered into the 1954 Cannes Film Festival
My Wonderful Yellow Car Senkichi Taniguchi Toshiro Mifune [7]
Kimi no Na wa Hideo Ōba Keiji Sada, Keiko Kishi Romance
Older Brother, Younger Sister Mikio Naruse Machiko Kyō, Masayuki Mori Drama
Tokyo Story Yasujirō Ozu Chishū Ryū, Chieko Higashiyama, So Yamamura Drama [8][9][10]
Ugetsu Kenji Mizoguchi Machiko Kyō, Masayuki Mori, Eitaro Ozawa Fantasy [11][12][13]
Wife Mikio Naruse Mieko Takamine, Ken Uehara Drama

See also

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References

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Footnotes

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  1. ^ "The Eagle of the Pacific".
  2. ^ Galbraith IV 1996, p. 178.
  3. ^ Erickson, Hal. "Gate of Hell". AllMovie. Retrieved 15 January 2017.
  4. ^ "Himeyuri Lily Tower (1953)".
  5. ^ "An Inlet of Muddy Water". AllMovie. Retrieved 15 January 2017.
  6. ^ "Nigorie".
  7. ^ "Toshiro Mifune: Films by Year, Page 1".
  8. ^ Galbraith IV 1996, p. 401.
  9. ^ Galbraith IV 1996, p. 402.
  10. ^ Crow, Jonathan. "Tokyo Story". AllMovie. Retrieved 15 January 2017.
  11. ^ Galbraith IV 1996, p. 381.
  12. ^ Galbraith IV 1996, p. 382.
  13. ^ Crow, Jonathan. "Ugetsu". AllMovie. Retrieved 15 January 2017.

Sources

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  • Galbraith IV, Stuart (1996). The Japanese Filmography: 1900 through 1994. McFarland. ISBN 0-7864-0032-3.
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