List of Japanese films of 1958

A list of films released in Japan in 1958 (see 1958 in film).

Japanese films released in 1958
Title Director Cast Genre Notes
Anzukko Mikio Naruse So Yamamura
Kyōko Kagawa
Drama [1]
The Ballad of Narayama Keisuke Kinoshita Kinuyo Tanaka, Teiji Takahashi Jidaigeki
Black Cat Mansion Nobuo Nakagawa Toshio Hosokawa, Midori Chikuma [2]
A Boy and Three Mothers Seiji Hisamatsu Terumi Niki, Isuzu Yamada
Conflagration Kon Ichikawa Raizo Ichikawa
Tatsuya Nakadai
[3]
Endless Desire Shohei Imamura Shizuko Kasagi Comedy
Equinox Flower Yasujirō Ozu Shin Saburi
Kinuyo Tanaka
Drama
The Gay Masquerade Daisuke Itō Raizo Ichikawa
Ghost-Cat Wall of Hatred Kenji Misumi Shintaro Katsu
Giants and Toys Yasuzo Masumura Hiroshi Kawaguchi Comedy
The H-Man Ishirō Honda Yumi Shirakawa Science fiction
Herringbone Clouds (Summer Clouds) Mikio Naruse Kyōko Kagawa
Michiyo Aratama
Drama [4]
The Hidden Fortress Akira Kurosawa Toshirō Mifune Samurai
Hitogui Ama ("Cannibal Ama") Yoshiki Onoda Yōko Mihara Shintoho ama film
A Holiday in Tokyo Kajiro Yamamoto Yoshiko Yamaguchi
Toshirō Mifune
Drama
The Invisible Wall Hideo Ōba Keiji Sada, Yachiyo Ōtori, Shinji Takano, Yukiji Asaoka Crime Mystery
Josei S.O.S. Hisanobu Marubayashi Yumi Shirakawa, Yoshio Tsuchiya
Kegareta Nikutai Seijo (Priestess with the Sullied Flesh) Michiyoshi Doi Miyuki Takakura, Mayumi Ôzora Drama
The Lowest Man Yasuzō Masumura Hiroshi Kawaguchi, Hitomi Nozoe, Kyôko Kishida, Keiko Arijima Crime
The Loyal 47 Ronin Kunio Watanabe Kazuo Hasegawa Jidaigeki
Naked Sun Miyoji Ieki Shinjirō Ehara
Nichiren to mōko daishūrai Kunio Watanabe Kazuo Hasegawa
Night Drum Tadashi Imai Rentarō Mikuni, Ineko Arima Drama [5]
Nishi Ginza Station Shohei Imamura Frank Nagai Drama [6]
Points and Lines Tsuneo Kobayashi Hiroshi Minami, Isao Yamagata, Mieko Yamagata, Yoshi Katô, Takashi Shimura Mystery
Rat Kid on Journey Hiroshi Inagaki Kōji Tsuruta
Mitsuko Kusabue
Jidaigeki
Rickshaw Man Hiroshi Inagaki Toshirō Mifune
Hideko Takamine
Drama
The Snowy Heron Teinosuke Kinugasa Fujiko Yamamoto, Keizo Kawasaki
Song for a Bride Ishirō Honda Mitsuko Kusabue
Akemi Negishi
The Spell of the Hidden Gold Masazumi Kawanishi Yasuko Nakada
Kumi Mizuno
Drama
Stolen Desire Shohei Imamura Osamu Takizawa
The Temptress and the Monk Eisuke Takizawa Yumeji Tsukioka Fantasy
Theater of Life (Jinsei gekijo - Seishun hen) Toshio Sugie Ryō Ikebe
Hisaya Morishige
Drama [7]
Tora's Home Run Motoyoshi Oda Kingoro Yanagiya
Ichiro Arishima
Comedy
Underworld Beauty Seijun Suzuki Hideaki Nitani Crime
Varan the Unbelievable Ishirō Honda Kozo Nomura Keiji
Voice Without a Shadow Seijun Suzuki Hideaki Nitani Mystery
Yaji and Kita On the Road Yasuki Chiba Keiju Kobayashi
Daisuke Katō
Comedy [8]
Young Daughters Kihachi Okamoto Izumi Yukimura
Daisuke Katō
Drama
Young Breasts Seijun Suzuki Akira Kobayashi Drama
Zenta and the Three Tales: Child in the Wind
Zenta and the Three Tales: The World of Ghosts

See also

References

Footnotes

  1. ^ "Little Peach (1958)".
  2. ^ Galbraith IV 1996, p. 120.
  3. ^ Turner Classic Movies|title=Conflagration|accessdate=12 May 2017|publisher=Turner Classic Movies
  4. ^ "Summer Clouds (1958)".
  5. ^ "FilmAffinity".
  6. ^ "Nishi Ginza Station (1958)".
  7. ^ "Wild Realm Reviews: Theater of Life".
  8. ^ "YAJI AND KITA, THE MIDNIGHT PILGRIMS | Film Journal International". www.filmjournal.com. Archived from the original on 13 May 2018.

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