List of Japanese films of 1937

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A list of films produced in Japan in 1937 (see 1937 in film).

Contents

Film releases

OpeningTitleDirectorCastGenreNotesRef
14 JanuarySong of the Flower Basket Heinosuke Gosho Kinuyo Tanaka, Shūji Sano, Shin TokudaijiDrama
21 JanuaryA Woman's Sorrows Mikio Naruse Drama
4 February The Daughter of the Samurai Mansaku Itami, Arnold Fanck Setsuko Hara, Sesshu Hayakawa Drama Japanese/German production
11 FebruarySaga of the Vagabonds, Part One: Tiger and WolfEisuke Takizawa Jidaigeki
3 March What Did the Lady Forget? Yasujirō Ozu Tatsuo Saitō, Sumiko Kurishima Comedy drama
1 MayA Star Athlete Hiroshi Shimizu Comedy, Drama
20 MayDon’t Tell Your Wife About It Minoru Shibuya Comedy
10 JuneThe Golden Demon Hiroshi Shimizu Romance, Drama
17 JuneThe Straits of Love and Hate Kenji Mizoguchi Fumiko Yamaji, Seizaburō Kawazu, Masao Shimizu Drama
1 JulyAvalanche Mikio Naruse Noboru Kiritachi, Ranko Edogawa, Hideo SaekiDrama [1]
1 JulyForget Love for Now Hiroshi Shimizu Michiko Kuwano, Tomio Aoki, Shūji Sano, Setsuko ShinobuDrama
11 JulyEnoken’s Chikiri Kinta Part 1 – Momma, the Hat: The Nice Way Kajirō Yamamoto Ken'ichi Enomoto, Zeko Nakamura, Teiichi FutamuraComedy
18 JulyThe Trio’s Engagements Yasujirō Shimazu Shūji Sano, Ken Uehara, Shin Saburi, Mieko Takamine Romantic comedy
25 August Humanity and Paper Balloons Sadao Yamanaka Chojuro Kawarazaki Drama
1 OctoberLearn from Experience, Part One Mikio Naruse Takako Irie Drama
8 OctoberYoung PeopleShirō ToyodaDrama
3 November Kagirinaki Zenshin Tomu Uchida Isamu Kosugi Winner of the Kinema Junpo Award for Best Film of the Year [2] .
11 NovemberChildren in the Wind Hiroshi Shimizu Drama [3]
2 DecemberThe Lights of Asakusa Yasujirō Shimazu Ken Uehara, Mieko Takamine, Daijirō NatsukawaDrama
18 DecemberLearn from Experience, Part Two Mikio Naruse Takako Irie Drama
31 DecemberBlood Spilled at Takadanobaba Hiroshi Inagaki, Masahiro Makino Tsumasaburō Bandō, Takashi Shimura, Tokumaro Dan Jidaigeki

See also

References

  1. "雪崩". JMDB (in Japanese). Retrieved 30 July 2025.
  2. "1937年度キネマ旬報ベストテン". Cinema1987.org (in Japanese). Retrieved 30 July 2025.
  3. "風の中の子供". JMDB (in Japanese). Retrieved 30 July 2025.