List of Japanese films of 1933

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

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Film releases

OpeningTitleDirectorCastGenreNotesRef
2 JanuaryTange Sazen - Dai-ippen Daisuke Itō Denjirō Ōkōchi, Katsutaro Bando, Kunitaro Sawamura Jidaigeki
2 February The Dancing Girl of Izu Heinosuke Gosho Kinuyo Tanaka, Den Obinata, Tokuji KobayashiDrama, Romance [1]
14 JanuaryThe Bride Talks in Her Sleep Heinosuke Gosho Kinuyo Tanaka, Chōko Iida, Tatsuo Saitō, Tokuji KobayashiComedy
9 February Woman of Tokyo Yasujirō Ozu Yoshiko Okada, Ureo Egawa, Kinuyo Tanaka, Shin'yō Nara, Chishū Ryū Drama [2]
15 MarchIsland GirlHôtei NomuraYukichi Iwata, Ryoichi Takeuchi, Ureo Egawa Drama
1 April Apart from You Mikio Naruse Mitsuko Yoshikawa, Akio Isono Drama
27 April Dragnet Girl Yasujirō Ozu Kinuyo Tanaka Crime
27 AprilHotta Hayato Daisuke Itō Shinpachirō Asaka, Ryōsuke Kagawa, Chiezō Kataoka Jidaigeki Considered mostly lost [3]
4 MayTipsy Life Sotoji Kimura Musical, Comedy
11 MayA Woman Crying in Spring Hiroshi Shimizu Den Obinata, Akiko Chihaya, Yoshiko OkadaDrama [4]
1 June Japanese Girls at the Harbor Hiroshi Shimizu Michiko Oikawa, Yukiko Inoue, Ureo Egawa Romance, Drama [5]
1 June The Water Magician Kenji Mizoguchi Takako Irie, Tokihiko Okada, Ichirō Sugai
8 June Every-Night Dreams Mikio Naruse Sumiko Kurishima, Teruko Kojima Drama [6]
15 JuneGion ShigureMinoru InuzukaShirô Izome, Ranko Hanai, Eiji Takagi, Togo Yamamoto, Mantarō Ushio
15 June The Life of Bangaku Sadao Yamanaka Lost film [7]
13 JulyTwo Lanterns Teinosuke Kinugasa Jidaigeki
10 AugustBored Hatamoto on a RampageEiichi Koishi Utaemon Ichikawa, Kokuten Kōdō, Ryuzo Takei, Jinichi Amano Jidaigeki, Action
17 AugustThe Layabout and SeabathingHiromasa NomuraAkio Isono, Kōji Mitsui, Shozaburo Abe, Yukiko Inoue Drama
24 AugustMusume jurokuToshio ŌtaniFujiko Fukamizu, Shintarô Takiguchi, Eiji Takagi [8]
31 AugustThe Feast of Gion Kenji Mizoguchi Shizuko Mori, Tokihiko Okada, Sumiko Suzuki, Ichirō SugaiRomanceConsidered lost [9]
7 September Passing Fancy Yasujirō Ozu Takeshi Sakamoto Winner of the Kinema Junpo Award for Best Film of the Year [10] .
21 SeptemberA Man with a Married Woman’s Hairdo Mikio Naruse Mitsugu Fujii, Sumiko Mizukubo, Jun Arai, Akio NomuraDramaConsidered lost [11]
5 October Wasei Kingu Kongu Torajirō Saitō Yasuko Koizumi, Takeshi Sakamoto [12]
12 OctoberGenpei the Carp Teinosuke Kinugasa Kazuo Hasegawa, Toshiko Iizuka, Jushiro Kobayashi Jidaigeki
19 OctoberHappy TimesHiromasa Nomura Ureo Egawa, Hiroko Kawasaki, Tatsuo Saitō, Mitsugu FujiiDrama
31 OctoberThe Boss’s Son at College Hiroshi Shimizu Mitsugu Fujii, Haruo Takeda, Yoshiko Tsubouchi
9 NovemberLove Heinosuke Gosho Yoshiko Okada, Tadao Watanabe, Tokuji KobayashiDrama
30 NovemberPolice Officer Tomu Uchida Eiji 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.