List of Japanese films of 1930

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A list of films produced in Japan in 1930 (see 1930 in film).

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Film releases

OpeningTitleDirectorCastGenreNotesRef
5 JanuaryA Primer on Marriage Yasujirō Ozu Tatsuo Saitō, Sumiko Kurishima ComedyConsidered lost
26 JanuaryModern Cat RiotJôji FukunishiHorrorConsidered lost
6 February What Made Her Do It? Shigeyoshi Suzuki Keiko Takatsu, Rintaro Fujima Partially lost
14 FebruaryPure Love Mikio Naruse Mitsuko Takao, Shoichi Kofujita, Takeda HideoDramaConsidered lost
1 March Walk Cheerfully Yasujirō Ozu Satoko Date, Hiroko Kawasaki Drama [1]
7 March Marching On Kiyohiko Ushihara Denmei Suzuki, Kinuyo Tanaka War drama [2]
14 MarchYoshie Fujiwara’s Hometown Kenji Mizoguchi Yoshie Fujiwara, Shizue Natsukawa Japan's second feature-length talkie (after Taii no Musume (The Captain's Daughter))
11 AprilI Flunked, But... Yasujirō Ozu Tatsuo Saitō, Kaoru Futaba, Kinuyo Tanaka, Tomio Aoki Comedy
26 AprilReijin Yasujirō Shimazu Sumiko Kurishima, Yukichi Iwata, Kaoru Futaba, Shin'yō NaraRomance, Tendency film
2 MayHard Times Mikio Naruse Tomio Aoki, Hiroko Kawasaki, Tokuji Kobayashi, Tatsuo Saitō, Takeshi Sakamoto Drama
9 MayBehold This Mother Tomotaka Tasaka Drama
9 MayKiro ni tachite Hiroshi Shimizu Drama
15 MayŌoka Cases Devil’s Image - Part One Daisuke Itō Denjirō Ōkōchi Jidaigeki
29 MayDetective Umon’s Diary, Story No. 6Kumahiko Nishina Jidaigeki
1 July Tojin Okichi Kenji Mizoguchi Kaichi Yamamoto, Koji Shima DramaConsidered mostly lost
6 July That Night's Wife Yasujirō Ozu Tokihiko Okada, Emiko Yagumo Comedy [3]
15 JulySuronin Chuya Daisuke Itō Jidaigeki
27 JulyThe Revengeful Spirit of Eros Yasujirō Ozu Tatsuo Saitō Horror
29 August Love Is Strength Mikio Naruse Hiroko Kawasaki, Teruo MoriDrama [4]
3 OctoberThe Luck Which Touched the Leg Yasujirō Ozu Tatsuo Saitō, Mitsuko Yoshikawa, Tomio Aoki DramaConsidered lost
17 OctoberSenpū jidaiSeika ShibaKangyô Nakamura, Sumiko Suzuki, Minoru Kusama, Tsuruko Matsueda, Fumiko Yamaji, Tokumaro Dan, Kazue Mikasa
10 November Aiyoku no ki Heinosuke Gosho Kinuyo Tanaka, Ichiro Yuki Jidaigeki
15 NovemberYouth, Why Do You Cry? Kiyohiko Ushihara Hideo Fujino, Denmei Suzuki, Yukiko Tsukuba Drama
12 DecemberYoung Lady Yasujirō Ozu Sumiko Kurishima, Tokihiko Okada, Tatsuo Saitō, Kinuyo Tanaka Comedy

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Walk Cheerfully". Archived from the original on 2018-03-30. Retrieved 2017-05-04.
  2. ↑ "The Army Advances (1930)".
  3. ↑ "That Night's Wife".
  4. ↑ "愛は力だ". JMDB (in Japanese). Retrieved 1 August 2025.
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