List of Japanese films of the 1940s


A list of films produced in Japan ordered by year in the 1940s. For an A-Z of films see :Category:Japanese films. Also see cinema of Japan.
TitleDirectorCastGenreNotes
1940----
Kaze no MatasaburoKoji ShimaAkikhiko KatayamaDrama
NobukoHiroshi ShimizuDrama
Shina no yoruOsamu FushimizuKazuo Hasegawa, Shirley YamaguchiPropaganda
Travelling ActorsMikio NaruseKamatari Fujiwara, Kan YanagiyaComedy
1941----
The 47 RoninKenji MizoguchiChojuro KawarasakiSamurai film
Brothers and Sisters of the Toda FamilyYasujirō Ozu Mieko TakamineDrama
Hideko the Bus-ConductorMikio NaruseHideko Takamine, Kamatari FujiwaraDrama
Ornamental HairpinHiroshi ShimizuSaito Tatsuo, Tanaka KinuyoDrama
1942----
Hawai Mare oki kaisenKajiro YamamotoSusumu Fujita, Setsuko HaraPropaganda
There Was a FatherYasujirō OzuMitsuko Mito, Chishū RyūDrama
1943----
Sanshiro SugataAkira KurosawaDenjiro Okochi, Susumu FujitaDrama
Martial arts		Akira Kurosawa's first film
Momotarō no UmiwashiMitsuyo SeoPropaganda Animation
1944----
Ano hata o uteGerardo de Leon, Yutaka AbeRoma Aguirre, Norma Blancaflor, Angel Esmeralda, Shigenoba Kawazu, Fernando Poe, Sr., Leopoldo Salcedo, Ichirô Tsukida, Denjirō ŌkōchiDrama Warco-production with Philippines
ArmyKeisuke KinoshitaChishū Ryū, Kinuyo TanakaDrama
Miyamoto MusashiKenji MizoguchiChojuro Kawarasaki, Kinuyo TanakaJidaigeki
The Most BeautifulAkira KurosawaIchirō SugaiPropaganda drama
1945----
The Men Who Tread on the Tiger's TailAkira KurosawaSusumu FujitaSamurai film
Momotarō: Umi no ShinpeiMitsuyo SeoPropaganda Animation
Sanshiro Sugata Part IIAkira KurosawaDenjiro OkochiMartial arts film
1946----
Aru yo no TonosamaTeinosuke KinugasaDrama
A Descendant of Taro UrashimaMikio NaruseSusumu Fujita, Nobuo NakamuraDrama
Josei no ShoriKenji MizoguchiKinuyo Tanaka, Michiko KuwanoDrama
Minshū no TekiTadashi ImaiSusumu Fujita, Akitake KōnoDrama
No Regrets for Our YouthAkira KurosawaMasao ShimizuDrama
Those Who Make TomorrowAkira KurosawaKenji Susukida
Utamaro and His Five WomenKenji MizoguchiKinuyo TanakaBiopic
1947----
Ima Hitotabi noHeinosuke GoshoDrama
The Love of Sumako, the ActressKenji MizoguchiKinuyo Tanaka, So YamamuraDrama
One Wonderful SundayAkira KurosawaIsao NumasakiRomantic comedy
The Record of a Tenement GentlemanYasujirō OzuChouko Iida, Hohi AokiDrama
Snow TrailSenkichi TaniguchiToshiro Mifune, Takashi ShimuraCrime
Three-Fingered DetectiveSadatsugu MatsudaSetsuko Hara, Reiko Hatsune, Chiezō Kataoka, Akiko KazamiHorror
These Foolish TimesKajiro YamamotoRoppa Furukawa, Kenichi EnomotoComedy
1948----
Drunken AngelAkira KurosawaToshirō MifuneCrime
A Hen in the WindYasujirō OzuKinuyo TanakaDrama
President and a female clerkHideo ÔbaTaiji TonoyamaComedymusic by Akira Ifukube
A Woman in the Typhoon AreaHideo ŌbaSô Yamamura, Setsuko Hara, Takashi Kanda, Kamon KawamuraCrime
1949----
Aoi sanmyakuTadashi ImaiSetsuko Hara, Ryō IkebeComedy Drama
Jakoman and TetsuSenkichi TaniguchiToshiro MifuneAction Drama
Kane no naru oka: Dai san hen, kuro no makiKeisuki SasakiKeiji Sada, Masao InoueDrama
Lady from HellMichiyo Kogure, Eitaro Ozawa, Ichiro RyuzakiAction Drama
Late SpringYasujirō OzuHaruko SugimuraDrama
The Quiet DuelAkira KurosawaToshirō MifuneDrama
Stray DogAkira KurosawaToshirō MifuneCrime
Zoku aoi sanmyakuTadashi ImaiSetsuko Hara, Ryō IkebeComedy drama