List of Japanese films of 1954

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A list of films released in Japan in 1954 (see 1954 in film).

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List of films

Japanese films released in 1954
TitleDirectorCastGenreNotes
All of Myself Kon Ichikawa Ryō Ikebe, Ineko Arima, Kinuko Ito — [1] [2]
The Crucified Lovers Kenji Mizoguchi Kazuo Hasegawa, Kyōko Kagawa, Yoko Minamida — [3]
Izu no Odoriko Yoshitaro Nomura Hibari Misora, Akira IShihama Romance
Ghost Man Motoyoshi Oda Seizaburo Kawatsu, Miki Sanjo Science fiction
Godzilla Ishirō Honda Takashi Shimura, Momoko Kochi, Akira Takarada Science fiction [4]
Late Chrysanthemums Mikio Naruse Haruko Sugimura Drama
Onna no koyomi Seiji Hisamatsu Yoko Sugi, Kyōko Kagawa Drama Entered into the 1955 Cannes Film Festival
The Garden of Women Keisuke Kinoshita Hideko Takamine, Yoshiko Kuga Drama [5]
Miyamoto Musashi Hiroshi Inagaki Toshirō Mifune, Rentarō Mikuni Samurai film
Sansho the Bailiff Kenji Mizoguchi Kinuyo Tanaka Drama
Seven Samurai Akira Kurosawa Toshirō Mifune Samurai film
Sound of the Mountain Mikio Naruse Setsuko Hara, So Yamamura Drama
Twenty-four Eyes Keisuke Kinoshita Hideko Takamine Drama Won Best Film at the 5th Blue Ribbon Awards and at the 9th Mainichi Film Awards
The Invisible Avenger Motoyoshi Oda Yoshio Tsuchiya Mystery

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Footnotes

  1. ↑ Galbraith IV 1996, p. 100.
  2. ↑ Galbraith IV 1996, p. 101.
  3. ↑ Galbraith IV 1996, p. 370.
  4. ↑ Galbraith IV 1996, p. 187.
  5. ↑ "Onna No Sono (1954)". Archived from the original on November 10, 2017.

Sources

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