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A list of
films
released in
Japan
in 1959 (see
1959 in film
).
Contents
See also
References
Footnotes
Sources
External links
Japanese films released in
1959
Title
Director
Cast
Genre
Notes
Battle in Outer Space
Ishirō Honda
Ryō Ikebe
,
Kyoko Anzai
,
Minoru Takada
Science fiction
[
1
]
[
2
]
Beauty Is Guilty
Yasuzo Masumura
Ayako Wakao
,
Fujiko Yamamoto
Romance
[
3
]
[
unreliable source?
]
Beni azami
Enchanted Princess
Ayako Wakao
,
Raizo Ichikawa
Fantasy
[
4
]
[
unreliable source?
]
The Birth of Japan
Hiroshi Inagaki
Yoko Tsukasa
Fires on the Plain
Kon Ichikawa
Eiji Funakoshi
,
Osamu Takizawa
,
Mickey Curtis
War drama
[
failed verification
]
[
5
]
Floating Weeds
Yasujirō Ozu
Ganjirō Nakamura
,
Haruko Sugimura
,
Hiroshi Kawaguchi
Drama
[
failed verification
]
[
6
]
The Ghost of Yotsuya
Nobuo Nakagawa
Shigeru Amachi
,
Noriko Kitazawa
,
Kazuko Wakasugi
—
[
7
]
Good Morning
Yasujirō Ozu
Koji Shidara
,
Masahiko Shimazu
,
Chishū Ryū
Comedy
[
failed verification
]
[
8
]
Hiroshima mon amour
Alain Resnais
Emmanuelle Riva
,
Eiji Okada
,
Bernard Fresson
Drama
[
failed verification
]
French-Japanese co-production
[
9
]
The Human Condition
Masaki Kobayashi
Tatsuya Nakadai
,
Michiyo Aratama
,
So Yamamura
—
[
10
]
Kiku to Isamu
Tadashi Imai
Tanie Kitabayashi
Won Best Film at the 14th
Mainichi Film Awards
and at the 10th
Blue Ribbon Awards
Magic Boy
Akira Daikubara
,
Taiji Yabushita
Fantasy adventure
Animated film
[
11
]
Monkey Sun
Kajiro Yamamoto
Norihei Miki
,
Fukutaro Ichikawa
Fantasy
[
12
]
[
unreliable source?
]
My Second Brother
Shohei Imamura
Hiroyuki Nagato
[
citation needed
]
Odd Obsession
Kon Ichikawa
Machiko Kyō
,
Ganjirō Nakamura
,
Junko Kano
—
[
13
]
Samurai Vendetta
Kazuo Mori
Raizo Ichikawa
,
Shintaro Katsu
Seki no yatappe
Satoshi Kado
Kazuo Hasegawa
,
Shintaro Katsu
Chambara
[
14
]
[
unreliable source?
]
Unforgettable Trail
Koji Shima
Fujiko Yamamoto
Drama
[
unreliable source?
]
See also
1959 in Japan
References
Footnotes
↑
Galbraith IV 1996
, p.
112.
↑
Galbraith IV 1996
, p.
113.
↑
"Beauty is Guilty (1959)"
.
↑
"Enchanted Princess (1959) - Official HD Trailer"
.
↑
Galbraith IV 1996
, p.
166.
↑
Galbraith IV 1996
, p.
168.
↑
Galbraith IV 1996
, p.
182.
↑
Galbraith IV 1996
, p.
312.
↑
Galbraith IV 1996
, p.
216.
↑
Galbraith IV 1996
, p.
221.
↑
Beck 2005
, p.
158.
↑
"Monkey Sun"
.
↑
Beck 2005
, p.
311.
↑
"Reviews: Seki no Yatappe
[
and
]
Nihiki no yojimbo"
.
Sources
Beck, Jerry (2005).
The Animated Movie Guide
. Chicago Review Press.
ISBN
1569762228
.
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
. Retrieved
October 29,
2013
.
External links
Japanese films of 1959
at the
Internet Movie Database
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1959 films
American
Argentine
Bangladesh
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Egyptian
French
Hong Kong
Indian
Bengali
Hindi
Marathi
Ollywood
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Telugu
Israeli
Italian
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Pakistani
East Pakistan
South Korean
Soviet
Spanish
West German
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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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