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List of Japanese films of 1958
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A list of
films
released in
Japan
in 1958 (see
1958 in film
).
Contents
See also
References
Footnotes
Sources
External links
Japanese films released in
1958
Title
Director
Cast
Genre
Notes
Anzukko
Mikio Naruse
So Yamamura
Kyōko Kagawa
Drama
[
1
]
[
unreliable source?
]
The Ballad of Narayama
Keisuke Kinoshita
Kinuyo Tanaka
,
Teiji Takahashi
Jidaigeki
[
citation needed
]
Black Cat Mansion
Nobuo Nakagawa
Toshio Hosokawa
,
Midori Chikuma
—
[
2
]
A Boy and Three Mothers
Seiji Hisamatsu
Terumi Niki
,
Isuzu Yamada
[
citation needed
]
Conflagration
Kon Ichikawa
Raizo Ichikawa
Tatsuya Nakadai
—
[
3
]
Endless Desire
Shohei Imamura
Shizuko Kasagi
Comedy
[
citation needed
]
Equinox Flower
Yasujirō Ozu
Shin Saburi
Kinuyo Tanaka
Drama
[
citation needed
]
The Gay Masquerade
Daisuke Itō
Raizo Ichikawa
[
citation needed
]
Ghost-Cat Wall of Hatred
Kenji Misumi
Shintaro Katsu
[
citation needed
]
Giants and Toys
Yasuzo Masumura
Hiroshi Kawaguchi
Comedy
[
citation needed
]
The H-Man
Ishirō Honda
Yumi Shirakawa
Science fiction
[
citation needed
]
Herringbone Clouds
(
Summer Clouds
)
Mikio Naruse
Kyōko Kagawa
Michiyo Aratama
Drama
[
4
]
[
unreliable source?
]
The Hidden Fortress
Akira Kurosawa
Toshirō Mifune
Samurai
[
citation needed
]
Hitogui Ama
("Cannibal Ama")
Yoshiki Onoda
Yōko Mihara
Shintoho
ama
film
[
citation needed
]
A Holiday in Tokyo
Kajiro Yamamoto
Yoshiko Yamaguchi
Toshirō Mifune
Drama
[
citation needed
]
Josei S.O.S.
Hisanobu Marubayashi
Yumi Shirakawa
,
Yoshio Tsuchiya
[
citation needed
]
Kegareta Nikutai Seijo
(
Priestess with the Sullied Flesh
)
Michiyoshi Doi
Miyuki Takakura
[
ja
]
,
Mayumi Ôzora
[
ja
]
Drama
[
citation needed
]
The Loyal 47 Ronin
Kunio Watanabe
Kazuo Hasegawa
Jidaigeki
[
citation needed
]
Naked Sun
Miyoji Ieki
Shinjirō Ehara
[
citation needed
]
Nichiren to mōko daishūrai
Kunio Watanabe
Kazuo Hasegawa
[
citation needed
]
Night Drum
Tadashi Imai
Rentarō Mikuni
,
Ineko Arima
Drama
[
5
]
[
unreliable source?
]
Nishi Ginza Station
Shohei Imamura
Frank Nagai
Drama
[
6
]
[
unreliable source?
]
Rat Kid on Journey
Hiroshi Inagaki
Kōji Tsuruta
Mitsuko Kusabue
Jidaigeki
[
citation needed
]
Rickshaw Man
Hiroshi Inagaki
Toshirō Mifune
Hideko Takamine
Drama
[
citation needed
]
The Snowy Heron
Teinosuke Kinugasa
Fujiko Yamamoto
,
Keizo Kawasaki
[
citation needed
]
Song for a Bride
Ishirō Honda
Mitsuko Kusabue
Akemi Negishi
[
citation needed
]
The Spell of the Hidden Gold
Masazumi Kawanishi
Yasuko Nakada
Kumi Mizuno
Drama
[
citation needed
]
Stolen Desire
Shohei Imamura
Osamu Takizawa
[
citation needed
]
The Temptress and the Monk
Eisuke Takizawa
Yumeji Tsukioka
Fantasy
[
citation needed
]
Theater of Life
(
Jinsei gekijo - Seishun hen
)
Toshio Sugie
Ryō Ikebe
Hisaya Morishige
Drama
[
7
]
[
unreliable source?
]
Tora's Home Run
Motoyoshi Oda
Kingoro Yanagiya
Ichiro Arishima
Comedy
[
citation needed
]
Underworld Beauty
Seijun Suzuki
Hideaki Nitani
Crime
[
citation needed
]
Varan the Unbelievable
Ishirō Honda
Kozo Nomura
Keiji
[
citation needed
]
Voice Without a Shadow
Seijun Suzuki
Hideaki Nitani
Mystery
[
citation needed
]
Yaji and Kita On the Road
Yasuki Chiba
Keiju Kobayashi
Daisuke Katō
Comedy
[
8
]
[
unreliable source?
]
Young Daughters
Kihachi Okamoto
Izumi Yukimura
Daisuke Katō
Drama
[
citation needed
]
Young Breasts
Seijun Suzuki
Akira Kobayashi
Drama
[
citation needed
]
Zenta and the Three Tales: Child in the Wind
[
citation needed
]
Zenta and the Three Tales: The World of Ghosts
[
citation needed
]
This film-related list
is
incomplete
; you can help by
adding missing items
.
(
August 2008
)
See also
1958 in Japan
References
Footnotes
↑
"Little Peach (1958)"
.
↑
Galbraith IV 1996
, p.
120.
↑
http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/74124/Conflagration/%7Ctitle=Conflagration%7Caccessdate=12
May 2017|publisher=
Turner Classic Movies
↑
"Summer Clouds (1958)"
.
↑
"FilmAffinity"
.
↑
"Nishi Ginza Station (1958)"
.
↑
"Wild Realm Reviews: Theater of Life"
.
↑
"YAJI AND KITA, THE MIDNIGHT PILGRIMS | Film Journal International"
.
www.filmjournal.com
. Archived from
the original
on 13 May 2018.
Sources
Galbraith IV, Stuart (1996).
The Japanese Filmography: 1900 through 1994
. McFarland.
ISBN
0-7864-0032-3
.
Galbraith IV, Stuart (2008).
The Toho Studios Story: A History and Complete Filmography
.
Scarecrow Press
.
ISBN
978-1461673743
.
Foster, Michael Dylan (2008).
Pandemonium and Parade: Japanese Monsters and the Culture of Yokai
.
University of California Press
.
ISBN
978-0520942677
.
External links
Japanese films of 1958
at the
Internet Movie Database
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Cinema of Japan
Studios
Awards
Major seven
Kinema Junpo Awards
(since 1926)
Mainichi Film Awards
(since 1946)
Blue Ribbon Awards
(since 1950)
Hochi Film Awards
(since 1976)
Japan Academy Film Prize
(since 1978)
Yokohama Film Festival
(since 1980)
Nikkan Sports Film Awards
(since 1988)
Others
Akira Kurosawa Memorial Short Film Competition
Bunshun Kiichigo Awards
Directors Guild of Japan New Directors Award
Elan d'or Awards
Golden Arrow Award
Japanese Movie Critics Awards
Japanese Professional Movie Awards
Genres
Anime
Gendai-geki
Horror
Jidaigeki
Samurai cinema
Pink film
Science fiction
Cyberpunk
Kaiju
Tokusatsu
Shoshimin-eiga
Tendency film
Yakuza film
(
Gokudō
)
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