List of Japanese films of 1955

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A list of films released in Japan in 1955 (see 1955 in film).

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TitleDirectorCastGenreNotes
All Is Well Toshio Sugie Toshiro Mifune, Asami Kuji, Akira Takarada — [1]
All is Well Part 2 Toshio Sugie Toshiro Mifune, Asami Kuji, Akira Takarada — [2]
The Eternal Breasts Kinuyo Tanaka Yumeji Tsukioka, Ryoji Hayama Drama, biopic [3]
Floating Clouds Mikio Naruse Hideko Takemine, Masayuki Mori, Mariko Okada Drama [1]
A Girl Isn't Allowed to Love Teinosuke Kinugasa Kazuo Hasegawa
Ayako Wakao, Raizo Ichikawa
Godzilla Raids Again Motoyoshi Oda Hiroshi Koizumi, Minoru Chiaki, Takashi Shimura — [4]
Half Human Ishirō Honda Momoko Kouchi, Akira Takarada — [5]
Hatsukoi wautsu Kenta Kimoto Kyoko Aoyama, Akira Takarada, Kenichi "Enoken" Enomoto, Kingoro Yanagiya — [1]
Hatsuwarai sokonuke tabi niki Nobuo Aoyagi Kenichi "Enoken" Enomoto, Kingoro Yanagiya, Tony Tani — [1]
The Heart Kon Ichikawa Masayuki Mori, Michiyo Aratama Drama
I Live in Fear Akira Kurosawa Toshiro Mifune, Takashi Shimura, Minoru Chiaki Drama [6] [7]
The Immortal Pitcher Hideo Suzuki Ryō Ikebe, Yoko Tsukasa, Chishū Ryū — [2]
Jyazu musume kanpai Umetsugu Inoue Chiemi Eri, Izumi Yukimura, Junzaburo Ban — [2]
Love Never Fails Shiro Toyoda Akira Kubo, Kyoko Aoyama, Yoichi Tachikawa Drama [4]
Lovetide Ishirō Honda Ryō Ikebe, Hiroshi Koizumi, Fubuki Koshiji [1]
A Man Among Men Kaijiro Yamamoto Kōji Tsuruta, Toshiro Mifune, Mariko Okada Crime thriller [1]
Ningyo Sashichi torimonocho - Mekura okami Masahiro Makino Hiroshi Koizumi, Jun Tazaki, Takashi Shimura — [2]
No Response from Car 33 Senkichi Taniguchi Ryō Ikebe, Yoko Tsukasa, Takashi Shimura Crime drama [8]
No Time for Tears Seiji Maruyama Takashi Shimura, Toshiro Mifune, Mariko Okada Drama [4]
Owarai torimonocho - Hatchant hatsutegara Nobuo Aoyagi Kenichi "Enoken" Enomoto, Kingoror Yanagiya, Roppa Furukawa — [2]
The Phantom Horse Koji Shima Ayako Wakao, Yoshiro Kitahara Drama Entered into the 1956 Cannes Film Festival
Princess Yang Kwei-Fei Kenji Mizoguchi Machiko Kyō, Masayuki Mori Historical drama
The Rookie Manager Hideo Suzuki Ryō Ikebe, Izumi Yukimura, Kamatari Fujiwara — [2]
Samurai II: Duel at Ichijoji Temple Hiroshi Inagaki Toshirō Mifune, Kōji Tsuruta — [9]
Taira Clan Saga Kenji Mizoguchi Raizo Ichikawa, Tamao Nakamura Drama
A Spring of Happiness Masanori Kakei Ineko Arima, Jun Negami, Mieko Takamine — [2]
Tomorrow's Happiness Shunkai Mizuho Ken Uehara, Hiroshi Koizumi, Yoshiko Kuga — [2]
Yancha musume gyojoki Kunio Watanabe Kyoko Aoyama, Kenichi "Enoken" Enomoto, Kingoro Yanagiya — [1]
Yokihi Kenji Mizoguchi Machiko Kyō, Masayuki Mori Drama [10]
Yuki no hono Jin Usami Yoko Tsukasa, So Yamamura, Akira Takarada — [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Galbraith IV 2008, p. 108.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Galbraith IV 2008, p. 109.
  3. ↑ "The Eternal Breasts (1955)".
  4. 1 2 3 Galbraith IV 2008, p. 110.
  5. ↑ Galbraith IV 2008, p. 113.
  6. ↑ Galbraith IV 2008, p. 115.
  7. ↑ Galbraith IV 2008, p. 116.
  8. ↑ Galbraith IV 2008, p. 111.
  9. ↑ Galbraith IV 2008, p. 112.
  10. ↑ "Yokihi (1955)". Archived from the original on August 11, 2016.

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