List of Japanese films of 1938

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A list of films produced in Japan in 1938 (see 1938 in film).

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Film releases

OpeningTitleDirectorCastGenreNotesRef
1 JanuaryThe Skull CoinYoshiro Tsuji Kanjūrō Arashi, Kensaku Hara, Takashi Shimura Jidaigeki
2 JanuaryShanghai Fumio Kamei Documentary, War
7 January Five Scouts Tomotaka Tasaka Hikaru Hoshi, Ichirō Izawa War, adventureWinner of the Kinema Junpo Award for Best Film of the Year. [1]
22 JanuaryMito Kōmon Manyu-kiKunio Watanabe Utaemon Ichikawa, Ryūtarō Ōtomo, Shin Tokudaiji Jidaigeki
1 FebruarySubterranean HeatEisuke TakizawaMitsugu Fujii, Chieko Takehisa, Sadao MaruyamaJidaigeki
2 February The Giant Mansaku Itami Setsuko Hara, Yoshio Kosugi, Denjirō Ōkōchi Historical drama
17 FebruaryQueen of the Wind Yasushi Sasaki Kaneko Fujiwara, Kiyoko Hara, Kōichi Itō, Fumiko KatsuragiDrama
20 February Nanking Keiji Matsuzaki Documentary, War
1 March The Abe Clan Hisatora Kumagai Jidaigeki
11 MarchRainbow Hill' Toshio Ōtani Hideko Takamine, Akira Kishii, Chizuko KandaComedy
15 MarchKurama Tengu Masahiro Makino, Sadatsugu Matsuda Kanjūrō Arashi, Kunitaro Bando, Tokumaro Dan, Takashi Shimura Jidaigeki
17 MarchCrybaby Apprentice Shirō Toyoda Mitsugu Fujii, Isamu Yamaguchi, Reiji Ichiki, Yumeko Aizome Drama
18 March King Kong Appears in Edo Soya Kumagai Eizaburo Matsumoto(Possibly) Japan's first kaiju film.
31 MarchChushingura Masahiro Makino, Tomiyasu Ikeda Chiezō Kataoka, Tsumasaburō Bandō, Kanjūrō Arashi, Takashi Shimura Jidaigeki
1 AprilSo Goes My Love Yasujirō Shimazu Shūji Sano, Sanae Takasugi, Mieko Takamine Drama
5 AprilKing Kong Appears in Edo: The Episode of GoldSôya KumagaiAction
14 AprilHotaru no hikari Yasushi Sasaki Michiko Kuwano, Sanae Takasugi, Mieko Takamine Romance, Drama
1 MayTojuro’s Love Kajirō Yamamoto Kazuo Hasegawa, Takako Irie, Kamatari Fujiwara, Osamu Takizawa, Hideko Takamine Drama
18 MayChildren of the SunYutaka AbeDen Obinata, Yumeko Aizome, Kōji Mitsui, Izumi HaraDrama
1 JuneŌma no tsuji Eisuke Takizawa Chōjūrō Kawarasaki, Suemon Nakamura, Matsunosuke Onoe Jidaigeki
11 JunePastoral Symphony Satsuo Yamamoto Setsuko Hara, Ryo Sayama, Minoru TakadaDrama
15 June Fallen Blossoms Tamizō Ishida Ranko Hanai, Reiko Minakami, Rikie SanjōHorror [2]
17 JuneTaiko’s Rising in the World Hiroshi Inagaki Kanjūrō Arashi, Ryūnosuke Tsukigata, Gorō Kawabe Jidaigeki
21 JuneEnoken's HokaiboTorajirō Saitō Ken'ichi Enomoto, Mitsuko Hirokawa, Shojiro OgasawaraComedy
1 JulyMother and Child Minoru Shibuya Kinuyo Tanaka, Mitsuko Yoshikawa, Shin Saburi Drama
7 July The Masseurs and a Woman Hiroshi Shimizu Mieko Takamine, Shin Tokudaiji, Shinichi Himori, Shin Saburi Drama [3]
21 JulyKaidan Oiwa YakushaKanji Suganuma, Jun OzakiKiyoshi Sawada, Fujiko Fukamizu, Michisaburō SegawaHorror, Drama
21 August Composition Class Kajirō Yamamoto Hideko Takamine, Masaru Kodaka, Shiro MizutaniDrama [4]
15 SeptemberThe Tree of LoveHiromasa Nomura Kinuyo Tanaka, Ken Uehara, Shin Saburi, Kenji Oyama, Mitsuko Mito Romance, drama [5]
21 SeptemberA Pebble by the Wayside Tomotaka Tasaka Akihiko Katayama, Reizaburo Yamamoto, Hisako TakihanaDrama [6]
29 SeptemberFamily Diary Hiroshi Shimizu Ken Uehara, Michiko Kuwano, Shin Saburi [7]
29 September Tsuruhachi and Tsurujiro Mikio Naruse Kazuo Hasegawa, Isuzu Yamada, Katamari FujiwaraDrama [8]
6 October Ah, My Home Town Kenji Mizoguchi Fumiko Yamaji, Masao Shimizu, Seiichi Kato — [9]
3 November The Ghost Cat and the Mysterious Shamisen Kiyohiko Ushihara Sumiko Suzuki, Mitsuko Mori, Kinue UtagawaHorror [10]
9 NovemberNightingale Shirō Toyoda Yōtarō Katsumi, Ko Mihashi, Haruko Sugimura Drama
30 November Chocolate and Soldiers Takeshi Sato Kamatari Fujiwara, Kiyoshi Hosoi, Yuko Ichinose, Hideko Takamine War, Drama
1 DecemberYaji and Kita's Travelling Diary Masahiro Makino Chiezō Kataoka, Kyoji Sugi, Takashi Shimura Comedy, Adventure
29 DecemberEnoken's Surprising Life Kajirō Yamamoto Ken'ichi Enomoto, Noboru Kiritachi, Mitsuko Hirokawa, Denjirō Ōkōchi Comedy
31 DecemberMonster Cat Akabe DaimyojinKazuo MoriSumiko Suzuki, Kinue Utagawa, Omenosuke IchikawaHorror

See also

References

  1. ↑ "1938年度キネマ旬報ベストテン". Cinema1987.org (in Japanese). Retrieved 30 July 2025.
  2. ↑ "花ちりぬ". JMDB (in Japanese). Retrieved 30 July 2025.
  3. ↑ "按摩と女". JMDB (in Japanese). Retrieved 30 July 2025.
  4. ↑ "綴方教室". JMDB (in Japanese). Retrieved 30 July 2025.
  5. ↑ "愛染かつら　前篇". JMDB (in Japanese). Retrieved 30 July 2025.
  6. ↑ "路傍の石". JMDB (in Japanese). Retrieved 30 July 2025.
  7. ↑ "家庭日記". JMDB (in Japanese). Retrieved 30 July 2025.
  8. ↑ "鶴八鶴次郎". JMDB (in Japanese). Retrieved 30 July 2025.
  9. ↑ Galbraith IV 1996, p. 95.
  10. ↑ "怪猫謎の三味線". JMDB (in Japanese). Retrieved 30 July 2025.
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