List of Japanese films of 1957

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A list of films released in Japan in 1957 (see 1957 in film).

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Japanese films released in 1957
TitleDirectorCastGenreNotes
Bokyaku no hanabira (kanketsu hen) Toshio Sugie Yoko Tsukasa, Hiroshi Koizumi, Mitsuko Kusabue — [1]
Chieko sho Hisatora Kumagai Setusko Hara, So Yamamura, Kyoko Aoyama — [1]
The Crowded Streetcar Kon Ichikawa Hiroshi Kawaguchi, Chishū Ryū Drama [2]
Ghost-Cat of Yonaki Swamp Katsuhiko Tasaka [3]
Ghost Ship Teija Matsuda Kinnosuke Nakamura, Ryutaro Otomo, Ryunosuke Tsukigata — [4]
Godzilla, King of the Monsters! Ishirō Honda Raymond Burr, Momoko Kōchi, Akira Takarada released in japan on May 29, 1957
Gojo oyaji pinboke musuko Motoyoshi Oda Kingoro Makino, Peggy Hayama, Ichiro Arishima — [5]
Gojo oyaji to doremiha musume Motoyoshi Oda Kingoro Yanagiya, Peggy Hayama, Ichiro Arishima — [1]
Hadaka no machi Seiji Hisamatsu Ryō Ikebe, Chikage Awashima, Keiko Awaji — [5]
The Hole Kon Ichikawa Machiko Kyō, Eiji Funakoshi Comedy
I Am Waiting Koreyoshi Kurahara Yujiro Ishihara, Mie Kitahara Drama
Jun'ai monogatari Tadashi Imai Shinjirō Ehara [ citation needed ]
The Lower Depths Akira Kurosawa Toshirō Mifune, Isuzu Yamada, Ganjirō Nakamura Drama [6]
The Military Policeman and the Dismembered Beauty Kyotaro Namiki Shoji Nakayama Horror
The Mysterians Ishirō Honda Kenji Sahara, Yumi Shirakawa, Momoko Kochi Science Fiction [7] [8]
Nijūkyū-nin no Kenka-jō Kimiyoshi Yasuda Raizo Ichikawa —[ citation needed ]
On Wings of Love Toshio Sugie Hibari Misora, Chiemi Eri, Izumi Yukimura Musical [5]
An Osaka Story Kōzaburō Yoshimura Raizo Ichikawa, Kyōko Kagawa Drama[ citation needed ]
Reign of Terror Shigeaki Hidaka Akira Takarada, Yumi Shirakawa, Kyoko Anzai Crime [1]
Secret Scrolls (Part I) Hiroshi Inagaki Toshirō Mifune, Kōji Tsuruta, Yoshiko Kuga — [9]
The Rice People Tadashi Imai Hitomi Nakahara, Isao Kimura Drama[ citation needed ]
Snow Country Shirō Toyoda Keiko Kishi, Ryō Ikebe, Kaoru Yachigusa Drama [10]
Throne of Blood Akira Kurosawa Toshirō Mifune, Isuzu Yamada, Minoru Chiaki Jidaigeki [11] [12]
Tokyo Twilight Yasujirō Ozu Setsuko Hara, Isuzu Yamada, Chishū Ryū — [13]
Untamed Mikio Naruse Hideko Takamine, Ken Uehara Drama
Wagamune no niji wa kiezu (dai ichibu) Ishirō Honda Akira Takarada, Momoko Kochi, Akemi Negishi — [1]
Wakare no chatsumi uta Ishirō Honda Yoshio Kosugi, Chiyoko Shimakura, Chikage Ogi — [1]
Yellow Crow Heinosuke Gosho Chikage Awashima, Yūnosuke ItōDrama [14]

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Footnotes

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Galbraith IV 2008, p. 134.
  2. ↑ https://japanesefilmfestival.net/19th/production/the-crowded-streetcar/ [ dead link ]
  3. ↑ "Movie-times.co".
  4. ↑ Galbraith IV 1996, p. 182.
  5. 1 2 3 Galbraith IV 2008, p. 135.
  6. ↑ Galbraith IV 1996, p. 272.
  7. ↑ Galbraith IV 1996, p. 301.
  8. ↑ Galbraith IV 1996, p. 302.
  9. ↑ Galbraith IV 1996, p. 350.
  10. ↑ Galbraith IV 1996, p. 361.
  11. ↑ Galbraith IV 1996, p. 394.
  12. ↑ Galbraith IV 1996, p. 395.
  13. ↑ Galbraith IV 1996, p. 402.
  14. ↑ "Yellow Crow (1957)".

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