Japanese Literature on Film
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Film Title English/Japanese; Year Film Released; Film Director; Literary Source
The Age of Assassins/Satsujin kyo jidai 殺人狂時代; 1967; novel by Michio Tsuzuki 都筑道夫 "Ueta isen" 飢えた遺産; dir.Okamoto Kihachi 岡本喜八
All Under the Moon/Tsuki wa dochi ni dete iru 月はどっちに出ている; 1994; novel by Sogil Yan 梁石日; dir. Yoichi Sai 崔洋一
The Amorists/Jinruigakunyumon 人類学入門(also "The Pornographers: An Introduction to Anthropology"); 1966; novel by Akyuki Nozaka 野坂昭如; dir.Imamura Shohei 今村昌平
Ancient City/Koto 古都; 1980; 古都(川端康成全集v.12) by Kawabata 川端康成; dir.Ichikawa Kon 市川崑
Atragon/Kaitei gunkan 海底軍艦; 1963; novels: "Kaitei gunkan" 海底軍艦 by Shunro Oshikawa 押川春浪 and "Kaitei okoku" 海底王国 by Shigeru Komatsuzaki 小松崎茂; dir. Ishiro Honda 本多猪四郎
Bad Boys/Furyo 不良少年; 1961; Book "Pinioned Wings" とべない翼 地主愛子; dir.Hani Susumu 羽仁進
The Bastard/Akutaro 悪太郎; 1963; novel by Toko Kon 今東光; dir. Seijun Suzuki 鈴木清順
Between Women and Wives/Tsuna to onna no aida 妻と女の間; 1976; 妻と女の間 by Harumi Setouchi 瀬戸内晴美; dir.Ichikawa Kon 市川崑and Toyoda 豊田四郎
Black Lizard/Kurotokage 黒蜥蜴; 1968; 戲曲黒蜥蜴 by 三島由紀夫 黒蜥蜴 by Rampo Edogawa 江戶川乱步; dir.Fukasaku Kinji 深作欣二
Black Rose/Kurobara no yakata 黒薔薇の館; 1969; play by Yukio Mishim 三島由紀夫; dir.Fukasaku Kinji 深作欣二
The Blind Beast/Moju 盲獣; 1969; 盲獣(パノラマ島奇談) Rampo Edogawa 江戶川乱步; dir. Yasuzo Masamura 増村保造
Blood/Oreno chi wa tanin no chi 俺の血は他人の血; 1974; novel by Yasutaka Tsutsui 筒井康隆; dir. Toshio Senda 舛田利雄
The Body/Ratai 裸体; 1962; novel by Kafu Nagai 永井荷風; dir. Masashige Narusawa 成澤昌茂
Bonchi/Bonchi ぼんち; 1960; ぼんち(山崎豊子全作品v.2_ by Toyoko Yamazaki 山崎豊子; dir.Ichikawa Kon 市川崑
Bridge of Japan/Nihonbashi 日本橋; 1956; 日本橋 by Kyoka Izumi 泉鏡花; dir.Ichikawa Kon 市川崑
The Burmese Harp/Biruma no tategoto ビルマの竪琴; 1956; ビルマの竪琴 Michio Takeyama 竹山道雄; dir.Ichikawa Kon 市川崑
The Castle of Sand/Suna no utsuwa 砂の器; 1974; 砂の器(松本清張全集v.5) by Seicho Matsumoto 松本清張; dir. Yoshitaro Nomura 野村芳太郎
Challenge to Live/Ai to honoho to 愛と炎と; 1962; based on "Chosen" 挑戦 by Shintaro Ishihara 石原慎太郎; dir Sugawa Eizo 須川栄三
The Cherry Orchard/Sakura no sono 櫻の園; 1991; 櫻の園 by Akimi Yoshida 吉田秋生; dir. Jun Nakahara 中原俊
Chizuko's Younger Sister/Futari ふたり; 1991; novel by Jiro Akagawa 赤川次郎; dir. Nohuhiko Obayashi 大林宣彦
Chushingura/Chushingura 忠臣蔵; 1962; play by Izumo Takeda 武田出雲, Senryu Namiki 並木千柳, and Shoraku Miyoshi 三好松洛; dir.Inagaki Hiroshi 稲垣浩
Conflagration/Enjo 炎上; 1958; "Temple of the Golden Pavilion" 金閣寺 by Yukio Mishima 三島由紀夫; dir.Ichikawa Kon 市川崑
The Crab-Canning Ship/Kanikosen 蟹工船; 1953; 蟹工船(小林多喜二集v.1) by Takiji Kobayashi 小林多喜二; dir. So Yamamura 山村聰
Curse of the Blood/Kaidan zankoku monogatari 怪談残酷物語; 1968; novel "Kaidan ruigafuchi" 怪談累ケ淵 by Renzaburo Shibata 柴田錬三郎; dir. Kazuo Hase 長谷和夫
The Curse of the Ghost/Oiwa no borei お岩の亡霊;1969; play "Yotsuya Kaidan" 東海道四谷怪談 by Nanboku Tsuruya 鶴屋南北; dir. Issei Mori：森一生
The Dancer/Maihime 舞姫; 1989; 舞姬 by Ogai Mori森鴎外; dir.Shinoda Masahiro 篠田正浩
The Day the Sun Rose/Gion matsuri 祇園祭; 1969; story "Gionmatsuri" by Katsui Nishiguchi 西口克己; dir. Tetsuya Yamanouchi 山内鉄也
Death of a Tea Master/Sen no Rikyu--Hongakubo Ibun 千利休 本覚坊遺文; 1989; novel "Hongakubo ibun" 本覚坊遺文 by Yasushi Inoue 井上靖; dir. Kei Kumai 熊井啓
Demon Pond/Yashagaike 夜叉ヶ池; 1979; play "Yashanga ike" 夜叉ヶ池(鏡花全集v.25) by Kyoka Izumi 泉鏡花; dir.Shinoda Masahiro 篠田正浩
Demons/Shura 修羅; 1974; Kabuki play by Nanboku Tsuruya 鶴屋南北; dir. Toshio Matsumoto 松本俊夫
The Depths/Kaidan kasanegafuchi 怪談累が渕; 1957; story "Shinkei Kasanegufuchi" 真景累ヶ淵 by Encho Sanyutei 三遊亭円朝; dir. Nobuo Nakagawa 中川信夫
Dersu Uzala/Derusu Uzara デルス.ウザーラ; 1975; book "Dersu, okhotnik" デルス.ウザーラ by Vladimir K. Arsenieva ウラジミール・アルセーニエフ; dir.Korosawa Akira 黒澤明
Detective Bureau 2-3: Go to Hell, Bastards!/Tantei jimusho 2-3: Kutabare akutodomo 探偵事務所２３くたばれ悪党ども; 1963; novel by Haruhiko Oyabu 大藪春彦; dir. Seijun Suzuki 鈴木清順
Devil's Temple/Oni no sumu yu 鬼の棲む館; 1977; story by junichiro Tanizaki 谷崎潤一郎; dir.Misumi Kenji 三隅研次
Dodes'ka-den/Dodesukaden どですかでん; 1970; novel "The Town Without Seasons" 季節のない街 by Shugoro Yamamoto 山本周五郎; dir.Korosawa Akira 黒澤明
Double Suicide/Shinju ten no Amijima 心中天網島; 1969; play "Shinju ten no Amijima" 操三番叟:長唄囃子連中.心中天網島:三幕五場 by Chikamatsu Monzaemon 近松門左衛門; dir.Shinoda Masahiro 篠田正浩
Double Suicide at Sonezaki/Sonezaki shinju 曽根崎心中; 1978; 曽根崎心中 by Monzaemon Chikamatsu 近松門左衛門; dir. Yasuzo Masamura 増村保造
The Downfall of Osen/Orizuru Osen 折鶴お千; 1935; story "Baishoku Kamonanban "売食鴨南蛮by Kyoka Izumi 泉鏡花; dir.Mizoguchi Kenji 溝口健二
Dying at a Hospital/Byoin de Shinu to iu Koto 病院で死ぬということ; 1993; book by Fumio Yamazaki 山崎章郎; dir. Jun Ichikawa 市川準
Earth/Tsuchi 土; 1939; 土(microform) by Takashi Nagatsuka 長塚節; dir. Tomu Uchida 内田吐夢
The Emperor and a General/Nippon no ichiban nagai hi; 日本のいちばん長い日 1967; story "Nippon no ichiban nagai hi" by Soichi Oya; 大宅壮一 dir.Okamoto Kihachi 岡本喜八
Empire of Passion/Ai no Borei 愛の亡霊; 1979; 車屋儀三郎事件 novel by Itoko Nakamura 中村糸子; dir.Oshima Nagisa 大島渚
Equinox Flower/Higanbana 彼岸花; 1958; novel by Ton Satomi 里見弴; dir.Ozu Yasujiro 小津安二郎
The Face of Another/Tanin no kao 他人の顔; 1966; novel by Kobo Abe 安部公房; dir.Teshigahara Hiroshi 勅使河原宏
The Family Game/Kazoku geemu 家族ゲーム; 1983; novel by Yohei Homma 本間洋平; dir. Yoshimitsu Morita 森田芳光
The Famous Sword/Meito Bijomaru 名刀美女丸; 1945; based on the tale of Masamune Yotsuya; dir.Mizoguchi Kenji 溝口健二
Fighting Elegy/Kenka ereji けんかえれじい; 1966; けんかえれじい by Takashi Suzuki; 鈴木隆 dir. Seijun Suzuki 鈴木清順
Flight from Ashiya/Ashiya Kara no Hiko あしやからの飛行; 1963; novel by Elliott Arnold エリオット・アーノルド; dir. Machael Anderson; マイケル・アンダーソ US/Japan co-production in English
Floating Clouds/Ukigumo 浮雲; 1955; 浮雲 by Fumiko Hayoshi 林芙美子; dir. Mikio Naruse 成瀬巳喜男
Gate of Flesh/Nikutai no mon 肉体の門; 1964; 肉体の門(昭和文学全集v.32) by Taijiro Tamura 田村泰次郎; dir. Seijun Suzuki 鈴木清順
Gate of Hell/Jigokumon 地獄門; 1953; play "Kesa's Husband" 袈裟の良人 by Kan Kikuchi 菊池寛; dir.Kinugasa Teinosuke 衣笠貞之助
Genocide/Konchu daisenso 昆虫大戦争; 1968; story "Konchu dai senso" 昆虫大戦争 by Kingen Amada 天田欽元; dir Kazui Nihomatsu 二本松嘉瑞
The Ghost of Yotsuya/Tokaido Yotsuya kaidan 東海道四谷怪談; 1955; Kabuki play "Tokaido Yotsuya kaidan" 東海道四谷怪談 by Nanboku Tsuruya 鶴屋南北; dir. Nobuo Nakagawa 中川信夫
The Girl I Abandoned/Watashi ga suteta onna 私が棄てた女; 1969; わたしが・棄てた・女(遠藤周作文学全集v.5) novel by Shusaku Endo 遠藤周作; dir. Kirio Urayama 浦山桐郎
Go and Get It/Buttuke honban ぶっつけ本番; 1958; book by Jajime Mizuno 水野肇 and Moto Ogasawara 小笠原基生; dir. Kozo Saeki佐伯幸三
The Golden Demon/Konjiki yasha 金色夜叉； 1954; 金色夜叉(microform) by Koyo Ozaki 尾崎紅葉; dir. Koji Shima 島耕二
Gonza the Spearman/Yari no Gonza 鑓の権三 ; 1986; 鑓の権三(近松名作集v.18) by Monzaemon Chikamatsu 近松門左衛門; dir.Shinoda Masahiro 篠田正浩
Goodbye Moscow/Saraba Mosukuwa gurentai さらばモスクワ愚連隊; 1968; さらばモスクワ愚連隊(昭和文学全集v.26) "Saraba Mosukuwa gurentai” さらばモスクワ愚連隊 by Hiroyuki Itsuki 五木寛之; dir. Hiromichi Horikawa 堀川弘通
The Green Horizon/Afurika monogatari アフリカ物語; 1980; story by Shuji Terayama 寺山修司 ; dir.Hani Susumu 羽仁進and Simon Trevor サイモン・トレバー
Harakiri/Seppuku 切腹; 1962; story "Ibunronin ki" 異聞浪人記 by Tasuhiko Takiguchi 滝口康彦; dir.Kobayashi Masaki 小林正樹
The Heart/Kokoro こころ; 1955; こころ by Soseki Natsume 夏目漱石; dir.Ichikawa Kon 市川崑
Heat and Mud/Netsudeichi 熱泥地; 1950; novel by Soju Kimura 木村荘十二; dir.Ichikawa Kon 市川崑
Heat-Haze Theatre/Kagero-za 陽炎座; 1981; novel by Kyoka Izumi 泉鏡花; dir. Seijun Suzuki 鈴木清順
Her Brother/Ototo おとうと; 1960; おとうと by Aya Koda 幸田文; dir.Ichikawa Kon 市川崑
High and Low/Tengoku to jigoku 天国と地獄; 1963; novel by Ed McBain エド・マクベイン キングの身代金; dir.Korosawa Akira 黒澤明
Hikarigoke ひかりごけ; 1991; novel by Taijun Takeda 武田泰淳; dir. Kei Kumai 熊井啓
Hope and Pain/Dauntaun Hirozu ダウンタウン・ヒーローズ; 1988; novel by Akira Hayasaka 早坂暁 ; dir.Yamada Yoji 山田洋次
Horror of a Deformed Man/Kyofu kikei ningen 恐怖奇形人間; 1969; story "Kyofo nikei ningen" by Rampo Edogawa 江戸川乱歩; dir. Teruo Ishii 石井輝男
The House of Sleeping Virgins/Nemureru bijo 眠れる美女; 1968; 眠れる美女(川端康成全集v.11) "Nemureru bijo" 眠れる美女 by Yasunari Kawabata 川端康成; dir. Kozaburo Yoshimura 横山博人
House on Fire/Kataku no hito 火宅の人; 1986; 火宅の人(檀一雄全集v.6) by Kazuo Dan 檀一雄; dir.Fukasaku Kinji 深作欣二
The Human Condition(parts I, II, and III)/Ningen no joken 人間の条件 第１・２部; 1959; 人間の條件 by Jumpei Gomikawa 五味川純平; dir.Kobayashi Masaki 小林正樹
I Am a Cat/Wagahai wa neko de aru 吾輩は猫である; 1975; 吾輩は猫である by Soseki Natsume 夏目漱石; dir.Ichikawa Kon 市川崑
I Want to Be a Shellfish 私は貝になりたい; 1959; based on the writings of Tetsutaro Kato 加藤哲太郎; dir. Shinobu Hashimoto 橋本忍
The Idiot/Hakuchi 白痴; 1951; novel by Fedor Mihailovich Dostoevski ドストエフスキー; dir.Korosawa Akira 黒澤明
Illusion of Blood/Yotsuya kaidan 四谷怪談; 1965; Kabuki play "Tokaido Yotsuya kaidan" 東海道四谷怪談 by Namboku Tsuruya 鶴屋南北; dir. Shiro Toyoda 豊田四郎
Inn of Evil/Inochi bonifuro; いのちぼうにふろう; 1971; novel "Fukagawa anrakutei" 深川安楽亭 by 山本周五郎; dir.Kobayashi Masaki 小林正樹
The Inugami Family/Inugamike no ichizoku 犬神家の一族; 1976; novel "Inugamike no ichizoku" 犬神家の一族 by Seishi Yokomizo 横溝正史; dir.Ichikawa Kon 市川崑
Irezumi--Spirit of the Tattoo/Sekatomu rai gishi 雪華葬刺し; 1984; novel Baku Akae 赤江瀑; dir. Yoichi Takabayashi 高林陽一
Judo Saga/Sugato Sanshiro 姿三四郎; 1965; novels by Tsuneo Tomita 富田常雄; dir. Seiichiro Uchikawa 内川清一郎
Judo Showdown/Yawara sempu doto no taiketsu 柔旋風・怒涛の対決; 1965; novels "Sugata Sanshiro 姿三四郎(1942-44)" by Tsuneo Tomita 富田常雄; dir. Masateru Nishiyama 西山正輝
Kaidan Bancho sara yashiki 怪談 番町皿屋敷; 1957; 東海道四谷怪談 by Nanboku Tsuruya 鶴屋南北; dir. Juichi Kono 河野寿一
Kanto Wanderer/Kanto mushuku 関東無宿; 1963; novel by Taiko Hirabayashi 平林たい子; dir. Seijun Suzuki 鈴木清順
Kill/Kiru 斬る;1968; story "Torideyama no jushichinichi" 砦山の十七日 by Shugoro Yamamoto 山本周五郎; dir.Okamoto Kihachi 岡本喜八
Koya: Memorial Notes of Choken/Koya KOYA澄賢房覚え書; 1993; novel by Yasushi Inoue 井上靖; dir. Tetsutaro Murano 村野鐵太郎
Kwaidan/Kaidan 怪談; 1964; based on stories in "Kwaidan: Stories and Studies of Strange Things" by Lafcadio Hearn ラフカディオ・ハーン; dir.Kobayashi Masaki 小林正樹
The Lady from Musashino/Musashino fujin 武蔵野夫人; 1951; 武蔵野夫人(大岡昇平全集v.3) by Shohei Oka 大岡昇平; dir.Mizoguchi Kenji 溝口健二
The Lake/Onna no mizuumi 女のみずうみ; 1966; story "Mizumi" みずうみ(昭和文学全集v.5) by Yasunari Kawabata 川端康成; dir. Yoshishige Yoshida吉田喜重
Last Day of Samurai/Koto no Tsume 琴の爪; 1957; based on "Genroku Shushingura, Oishi Saigo no Ichihichi" 元禄忠臣蔵 大石最後の一日 by Seika Mayama 真山青果; dir. Hiromichi Horikawa 堀川弘通
Late Autumn/Akibiyori 秋日和; 1960; novel by Ton Satomi 里見弴; dir.Ozu Yasujiro 小津安二郎
Late Spring/Banshun 晩春; 1949; novel "Father and Daughter" 父と娘 by Kazuo Hirotsu 広津和郎; dir.Ozu Yasujiro 小津安二郎
Legend of the Eight Samurai/Satomi hakkenden 里見八犬伝; 1983; novel by Hutaro Yamada 山田風太郎; dir.Fukasaku Kinji 深作欣二
The Life and Opinion of Masseur Ichi/Zato Ichi monogatari 座頭市物語; 1962; novel by Kan Shimosawa 子母澤寛; dir.Misumi Kenji 三隅研次
The Life of an Actor/Geido ichidai otoko 芸道一代男; 1941; based on story by Matsutaro Kawaguchi 川口松太郎 and the life of Ganjiro Nakamura; dir.Mizoguchi Kenji 溝口健二
Life of Oharu/Saikaku ichidai onna 西鶴一代女; 1952; novel "Koshoku ichidai onna" 好色一代女 by Saikaku Ihara 井原西鶴; dir.Mizoguchi Kenji 溝口健二
Lonely Heart/Kofuku 幸福; 1981; novel "Lady, Lady, I Did It!" by Ed McBain エド・マクベイン; dir.Ichikawa Kon 市川崑
Lonely Lane/Horoki 放浪記; 1962; biography "Horoki" 放浪記 by Fumiko Hayashi 林芙美子; dir. Mikio Naruse 成瀬巳喜男
Longing for Love/Ai no kawaki 愛の渇き; 1967; based on "Ai no kawaki" 愛の渇き(三島由紀夫選集v.6) by Yukio Mishima 三島由紀夫; dir. Koreyoshi Kurahara蔵原惟繕
Lost in the Wilderness/Uemura Naomi monogatari 植村直己物語; 1986; autobiography by Naomi Uemura 植村直己; dir. Junya Sato 佐藤純彌
Love Betrayed/Kokoro こころ; 1973; こころ by Soseki Natsume 夏目漱石; dir. Kaneto Shindo 新藤兼人
Love Letter/Rabu Reta らぶれたあ; 1959; novel by Takeo Matsuura 松浦健郎; dir. Seijun Suzuki 鈴木清順
The Love of Sumako the Actress/Joyu Sumako no koi 女優須磨子の恋; 1947; biographical play "Kurumen Yukinu" by Hideo Nagata ; dir.Mizoguchi Kenji 溝口健二
Love Under the Crucifix/Oginsama お吟さま; 1960; story "O-gin Sama" お吟さま by Toko Kon 今東光; dir. Tanaka Kinuyo 田中絹代
The Lower Depths/Donzoko どん底; 1957; play "Na dne" どん底 by Maxim Gorky マクシム・ゴーリキー; dir.Korosawa Akira 黒澤明
The Loyal 47 Ronin (I and II)/Genroku Chushingura (I and II) 元禄忠臣蔵 前篇・後篇; 1941; play by Seika Mayama 真山青果; dir.Mizoguchi Kenji 溝口健二
MacArthur's Children (also part II)/Setouchi shonen yakyu dan 瀬戸内少年野球団; 1984; novel by Yu Aku 阿久悠; dir.Shinoda Masahiro 篠田正浩
Madadayo まあだだよ; 1993; based on the works of Hyakken Uchida; dir.Korosawa Akira 黒澤明
Madame Whitesnake/Byaku fugin no yoren 白夫人の妖恋; 1956; based on Chinese fairy tale "Pai-she Chuan"; 中国伝説“白蛇伝” 林房雄原作 “白夫人の妖術”; dir. Shiro Toyoda 豊田四郎
The Maid Story/Daidokoro 台所太平記; 1963; story by Junichi Tanizaki; dir. Shiro Toyoda 豊田四郎
The Makioka Sisters/Sasameyuki 細雪; 1983; 細雪 by Junichiro Tanizaki 谷崎潤一郎; dir.Ichikawa Kon 市川崑
The Man Without a Map/Moetsukita chizu 燃えつきた地図; 1968; 安部公房全作品v.8 by Kobo Abe; dir.Teshigahara Hiroshi 勅使河原宏
The Mask of Destiny/Shuzenji monogatari 修禅寺物語; 1955; 修禅寺物語 by Kido Okamato 岡本綺堂; dir. Noboru Nakamura 中村登
The Masseur's Curse/Kaidan kasane ga fuchi 怪談累が淵; 1970; story "Shinkei Kasanegafuchi" 真景累ケ淵(microform) by Encho Sanyuti 三遊亭円朝; dir. Kimiyoshi Yasuda 安田公義
Men and War--Part Two (and Part Three) 戦争と人間; 1971; novel by Jumpei Gomikawa 五味川純平; dir. Stesuo Yamamoto 山本薩夫
The Men Who Tread on the Tiger's Tail/Tora no O o Fumu Otokotachi 虎の尾を踏む男達; 1952; Kabuki play Kanjincho 勧進帳; dir.Korosawa Akira 黒澤明
Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence/Senjo no Merii Kurisumasu 戦場のメリークリスマス; 1983; novel "The Seed and the Sower" 影の獄にて by Sir Laurens van der Postサー・ローレンス・ヴァン・デル・ポスト; dir.Oshima Nagisa 大島渚
Miss Oyu/Oyu-sama お遊さま; 1951; novel "Ashikari" 芦刈(昭和文学全集v.1) by Junichiro Tanizaki 谷崎潤一郎; dir.Mizoguchi Kenji 溝口健二
Mistress/Gan 雁; 1953; 雁(森鷗外全集v.4) novel by Ogai Mori 森鷗外; dir. Shiro Toyoda 豊田四郎
The Moon Mask Rider/Gekko kamen 月光仮面; 1981; 月光仮面 novel by Kohan Kawauchi 川内康範; dir. Yukihiro Sawada 沢田幸弘
Mother/Okasan おかあさん; 1952; based on the prize-winning girls' school essay "My Mother"; dir. Mikio Naruse 成瀬巳喜男
Muddy River/Doro no kawa 泥の河; 1981; 泥の河 by Teru Miyamoto 宮本輝; dir. Kohei Oguri 小栗康平
The Munekata Sisters/Munekata shimai 宗方姉妹; 1950; novel by Jiro Osaragi 大佛次郎; dir.Ozu Yasujiro 小津安二郎
My Enemy, the Sea/Taiheiyo hitoribotchi 太平洋ひとりぼっち; 1962; based on the log-book "Taiheiyo hitoribotchi" 太平洋ひとりぼっち by Kenichi Horie 堀江謙一; dir.Ichikawa Kon 市川崑
My Love Has Been Burning/Waga koi wa moenu わが恋は燃えぬ; 1949; loosely based on Hideko [Eiko] Kageyama's 影山英子 autobiography "Warawa no hanshogai" 妾の半生涯; dir.Mizoguchi Kenji 溝口健二
My Sons/Musuko 息子; 1991; book by Makoto Shiina 椎名誠 倉庫作業員; dir.Yamada Yoji 山田洋次
The Mysterious Satellite/Uchujin Tokyo ni arawaru 宇宙人東京に現わる; 1956; novel by Gentaro Nakajima 中島源太郎; dir. Koji Shima 島耕二
New Tales of the Taira Clan/Shin Heike monogatari 新・平家物語; 1955; 吉川英治全集v.32-39 by Eiji Yoshikawa 吉川英治 and the historical tale; dir.Mizoguchi Kenji 溝口健二
Nichiren/Nichiren 日蓮; 1979; 日蓮 by Matsutaro Kawaguchi 川口松太郎; dir. Noboru Nakamura 中村登
Night Drum/Yoru no tsuzumi 夜の鼓; 1958; 堀川波の鼓 by Monzaemon Chikamatsu 近松門左衛門; dir. Tadashi Imai今井正
The Night of the Seagull/Suna no kaori 砂の香り; 1968; novel "Mermaid" 人魚 by Matsutaro Kawaguchi 川口松太郎; dir. Katsumi Iwauchi 岩内克己
The Noh mask Murders/Tenkawa densetsu satsujin jiken 天河伝説殺人事件; 1991; novel by Yasuo Uchida 内田康夫; dir.Ichikawa Kon 市川崑
Odd Obsession/Kagi 鍵; 1959; novel by Junichiro Tanizaki 谷崎潤一郎; dir.Ichikawa Kon 市川崑
Ohan おはん; 1984; おはん by Chiyo Uno 宇野千代; dir.Ichikawa Kon 市川崑
Osaka Elegy/Naniwa hika 浪華悲歌; 1936; based on the magazine serial "Mieko" by Saburo Okada; dir.Mizoguchi Kenji 溝口健二
The Outcast/Hakai 破戒; 1962; 島崎藤村全集v.4 by Toson Shimazaki 島崎藤村; dir.Ichikawa Kon 市川崑
Oyuki the Madonna/Maria no Oyuki マリヤのお雪; 1935; story "Boule de Suif" 脂肪の塊 by Guy de Maupassant モーパッサン; dir.Mizoguchi Kenji 溝口健二
Passion/Manji 卍（まんじ）; 1964; まんじ卍(昭和文学全集v.1) by Junichiro Tanizaki 谷崎潤一郎; dir. Yasuzo Masamura 増村保造
The Path Under the Platanes/Suzukake no Sanpomichi すずかけの散歩道; 1959; drama by Tojiro Ishizaka 石坂洋次郎; dir. Hiromichi Horikawa 堀川弘通
Poppy/Gubijinso 虞美人草; 1935; 虞美人草(漱石全集v.4)by Soseki Natsume 夏目漱石; dir.Mizoguchi Kenji 溝口健二
Portrait of Hell/Jigokuhen 地獄変; 1969; 地獄変 on the serial by Ryunosuke Akutagawa 芥川龍之介; dir. Shiro Toyoda 豊田四郎
Portrait of Madame Yuki/Yuki fujin ezu 雪夫人絵図; 1950; based on the serialized novel by Seiichi Funabashi 船橋聖一; dir.Mizoguchi Kenji 溝口健二
Princess Yang wei Fei/Yokihi 楊貴妃; 1955; loosely base on historical events and the poem "Ch'ang hen Ko" by Pai Lo T'ien; dir.Mizoguchi Kenji 溝口健二
The Quiet Duel/Shizukanaruketto 静かなる決闘; 1949; play by Kazuo Kikuta 菊田一夫; dir.Korosawa Akira 黒澤明
Rainbow Bridge/Niji no hashi 虹の橋; 1993; novel by Fujiko Sawada 澤田ふじ子; dir. Zenzo Matsuyama 松山善三
Ran/Ran 乱; 1985; loosely based on the play "King Lear" リア王 by William Shakespeare ウィリアム・シェイクスピア; dir.Korosawa Akira 黒澤明
Rashomon 羅生門; 1950; based on the stories "Rashomon" 羅生門 and "Yabu no naka" 藪の中 by Ryunosuke Akutagawa 芥川龍之介; dir.Korosawa Akira 黒澤明
Rebellion/Joi-uchi 上意討ち 拝領妻始末; 1967; based on the story "Haiyo zuma shimatsu yori" 拝領妻始末 by Yasuhiko Takiguchi 滝口康彦; dir.Kobayashi Masaki 小林正樹
Red Beard/Akahige; 赤ひげ; 1965; novel "Akahige Shinryotan" 赤ひげ診療譚(山本周五郎全集v.11) by Shugoro Yamamoto 山本周五郎; dir.Korosawa Akira 黒澤明
Repast/Meshi めし; 1951; novel by Fumiko Hayashi 林芙美子; dir. Mikio Naruse 成瀬巳喜男
Return to Manhood/Nanbanji no Semushi-Otoko 南蛮寺の佝僂男; 1957; novel "Notre Dame de Paris" ノートルダムのせむし男 by Victor Hugo ヴィクトル・ユーゴー; dir. Torajiro Sato 斎藤寅次郎
Rhapsody in August/Hachigatsu no rapusodi 八月の狂詩曲; 1991; novel "Nabe-no-kaka" 鍋の中 by Kiyoko Murata 村田喜代子; dir.Korosawa Akira 黒澤明
Rikyu/Rikyu 利休; 1989; novel by Yaeko Nogami 野上八重子; dir.Teshigahara Hiroshi 勅使河原宏
River of Fireflies/Hotarugawa 蛍川; 1987; 蛍川 by Teru Miyamoto 宮本輝; dir. Eizo Sugawa 須川栄三
The River with No Bridge/Hashi no nai kawa 橋のない川(住井すゑ作品集v.4,5); 1992; novel by Sue Sumi 住井すゑ; dir.Yoichi Higashi 東陽一
The Saga of Anatahan/Anatahan アナタハン; 1953; based on the story "Anatahan" アナタハン by Michiro Maruyama 丸山通郎 and an article in Life magazine; dir.Josef von Sternberg ジョゼフ・フォン・スタンバーグジョゼフ・フォン・スタンバーグ
Samurai/Miyamoto Musashi 宮本武蔵(also part II and III) 1954; 宮本武蔵 by Eiji Yoshikawa 吉川英治; dir.Inagaki Hiroshi 稲垣浩
Samurai Assassin/Samurai 侍; 1964; story "Samurai Nippon" 侍ニッポン by Jiromasa Gunji 郡司次郎正; dir.Okamoto Kihachi 岡本喜八
Samurai Reincarnation/Makai tensho 魔界転生; 1981; 魔界転生 by Hutaro Yamada 山田風太郎; dir.Fukasaku Kinji 深作欣二
Sanshiro of Ginza/Ginza Sanshiro 銀座三四郎; 1950; story by Tsuneo Tomita 富田常雄; dir.Ichikawa Kon 市川崑
Sanshiro Sugata/Sugata Sanshiro 姿三四郎; 1943; novel by Tsuneo Tomita 富田常雄; dir.Korosawa Akira 黒澤明
Sansho the Bailiff/Sansho Dayu 山椒大夫; 1954; based on the short story "Sansho the Steward" by Mori Ogai, 森鴎外 itself based on the Buddhist parable "Sansho Dayu" 山椒大夫 and the popular legend; dir.Mizoguchi Kenji 溝口健二
The Scarlet Camellia/Goben no tsubaki 五瓣の椿; 1964; 五瓣の椿(山本周五郎全集v.11) by Shugoro Yamamoto 山本周五郎; dir. Yoshitaro Nomura 野村芳太郎
School of Love/Nikutai 肉体の学校; 1965; based on "Nikutai no gakko" 肉体の学校 by Yukio Mishima 三島由紀夫; dir.Ryo Kinoshita 木下亮
The Secret of the Flyfoot/Shinobi no manji 忍びの卍; 1968; based on the story by Futaro Yamada 山田風太郎; dir. Norifumi Suzuki 鈴木則文
Secret Scrolls (Part I and II)/Yagyu Bugeicho 柳生武芸帳; 1957; 柳生武芸帳 on the serialized novel by Kosuke Gomi 五味康祐; dir.Inagaki Hiroshi 稲垣浩
The Shadow Within/Kage no kuruma 影の車; 1970; 影の車(松本清張全集v.1) by Seicho Matsumoto 松本清張; dir. Yoshitaro Nomura 野村芳太郎
She Was Like a Wild Chrysanthemum/Nogiku no gotoki kimi nariki 野菊の如き君なりき; 1955; novel by Sachio Ito 伊藤左千夫; dir. Keisuke Kinoshita 木下惠介
Shinran: Path to Purity/Shinran: Shiroi michi 親鸞 白い道; 1987; book by Rentaro Mikuni 三国錬太郎; dir. Rentaro Mikuni 三国錬太郎
Shinshaku Yotsuya kaidan 四谷怪談; 1949; 東海道四谷怪談 by Nanboku Tsuruya 鶴屋南北; dir. Keisuku Kinoshita 木下惠介
Sisters of Gion/Gion no shimai 祇園の姉妹; 1936; based on the novel "Yama" 魔窟 The Pit by Alexander Ivanovich Kuprin アレクサンドル・クプリーン and an idea by Yoshikata Yoda 依田義賢; dir.Mizoguchi Kenji 溝口健二
The Snake Girl and the Silver Haired Witch/Hebimusume to hakuhatsuki 蛇娘と白髪魔; 1968; based on the story "Hebimusune to hakuhatsuki" by Kazuo Umezu 楳図かずお; dir. Noriaki Yuasa 湯浅憲明
Snow Country/Yukiguni 雪国; 1957; 雪国 by Yasunari Kawabata 川端康成; dir. Shiro Toyoda 豊田四郎
Snow Country/Yukiguni 雪国; 1965; 雪国 by Yasunari Kawabata; 川端康成; dir. Hideo Oba 大庭秀雄
Snow in the South Seas/Minami no shima ni yuki ga fura 南の島に雪が降る; 1963; based on Daisuke Kato's 加東大介 autobiography; dir. Seiji Hisamatsu 久松静児
The Snow Woman/Kaidan yuki joro 怪談雪女郎; 1968; based on the story "Yuki-onna" 雪女 by Lafcadio Hearn ラフカディオ・ハーン; dir. Tokuzo Tanaka 田中徳三
Soft Touch of Night/Yoru no hada 夜の肌; 1960; novel by Shigeko Yuki 由起しげ子; dir. Yuzo Kawashima 川島雄三
Solar Crisis/Kuraishisu nijugoju nen クライシス2050 1990; novel by Takeshi Kawata 川田武; dir. Alan Smithee アラン・スミシー
Souls of the Road/Rojo no reikon 路上の霊魂; 1921; based on the novel "Children of the Night" 街の子 by Wilhelm Schmidtbonn シュミットボンand the play "The Lower Depths" 夜の宿（どん底） by Maxim Gorky ゴーリキー; dir. Minoru Murata 村田実
The Sting of Death/Shi no toge 死の棘; 1990; 死の棘(昭和文学全集v.20) by Toshio Shimao 島尾敏雄; dir. Kohei Oguri 小栗康平
Stolen Love/Nusumareta koi 盗まれた恋; 1951; novel by Jiro Kagami 鏡二郎; dir.Ichikawa Kon 市川崑
A Story From Chikamatsu/Chikamatsu monogatari 近松物語; 1954; based on Matsutaro Kawaguchi's 川口松太郎 adaptation of the Bunraku play "Daiyoji Sekrieki" 大経師昔暦 by Monzaemon Chikamatsu 近松門左衛門; dir.Mizoguchi Kenji 溝口健二
Story of a Prostitute/Shunpuden 春婦傳; 1965; novel by Taijiro Tamura 田村泰次郎; dir. Seijun Suzuki 鈴木清順
Strawberry Road/Sutoroberi Rodo ストロベリーロード; 1991; novel by Yoshimi Ishikawa 石川好; dir. Koryoshi Kuruhara 蔵原惟繕
Street of Shame/Akasen chitai 赤線地帯; 1956; based on the short story "Susaki no onna" 洲崎の女 by Yoshiko Shibaki 芝木好子; dir.Mizoguchi Kenji 溝口健二
The Submersion of Japan/Tidal Wave/Nippon chiubotsu 日本沈没; 1973; novel by Sakyo Komatsu 小松左京; dir. Shiro Moritani 森谷司郎
Summer Clouds/Iwasi-gumo 鰯雲; 1958; novel by Den Wada 和田伝; dir. Mikio Naruse 成瀬巳喜男
Sun Above, Death Below/Sogeki 狙撃; 1968; play by Hidekazu Nagahara 永原秀一; dir. Hiromichi Horikawa 堀川弘通
The Surf/Shiosai 潮騒; 1954; 潮騒(三島由紀夫選集v.14) by Yukio Mishima 三島由紀夫; dir. Senkichi Taniguchi 谷口千吉
Takeshi--Childhood Days/Shonen Jidai 少年時代; 1990; based on "The Long Road" 長い道 by Hyozo Kashiwabara 柏原兵三 and "Shonen Jidai" 少年時代 by Fujio Fujiko 藤子不二雄; dir.Shinoda Masahiro 篠田正浩
Tales of Ugetsu/Ugetsu monogatari 雨月物語 ; 1953; adapted from the stories "Asaji ga yado" and "Jasei no in" 蛇性の婬by Akinari [Shusei] Ueda 上田秋成 and the story "Le decoration" 勲章 by Guy de Maupassant ギ・ド・モーパッサン; dir.Mizoguchi Kenji 溝口健二
Tange-Sazen 丹下左膳; 1963; 丹下左膳 by Fubo Hayashi 林不忘; dir. Seiichiro Uchikawa 内川清一郎
Tatsu/Doburoku no Tatsu どぶろくの辰; 1962; novel by Yoshio Nakae 中江良夫; dir.Inagaki Hiroshi 稲垣浩
Temple of the Golden Pavillion/Kinkakuji 金閣寺; 1976; 金閣寺 by Yukio Mishima 三島由紀夫; dir. Yoichi Takabayashi 高林陽一
The Temptress and the Monk/Byokuya no yojo 白夜の妖女; 1958; novel "Koya hijiri" 高野聖 by Kyoka Izumi 泉鏡花; dir. Eisuke Takizawa 滝沢英輔
This Maddening Crowd/Aobeko monogatari 青べか物語; 1962; 青べか物語(昭和文学全集no.18) by Shugoro Yamamoto 山本周五郎; dir, Yuzo Kawashima 川島雄三
Thousand Cranes/Sembazuru 千羽鶴; 1969; 千羽鶴(川端康成全集no.8) by Yasunari Kawabata 川端康成; dir. Yasuzo Masumura 増村保造
365 Nights/Sambyakurokujugo yo 三百六十五夜 東京篇・大阪篇; 1948; novel "Romance" ロマンス by Seijiro Kojima 小島政二郎; dir.Ichikawa Kon 市川崑
The Three Treasures/Nippon tanjo 日本誕生; 1959; based on the legends "Kojiki" 古事記 and "Nihon Shoki" 日本書紀 and the origin of Shinto; dir.Inagaki Hiroshi 稲垣浩
The Three Undelievered Letters/Haitatsu Sarenai Santsu no Tegami 配達されない三通の手紙; 1979; novel "Calamity Jane" 災厄の町 by Ellery Queen エラリー・クイーン; dir. Yoshitaro Nomura 野村芳太郎
Throne of Blood/Kumosudjo 蜘蛛巣城; 1957; play Macbeth 蜘蛛巣城 by William Shakespeare ウィリアム・シェイクスピア; dir.Korosawa Akira 黒澤明
Through Days and Months/Hi mo tsuki mo 日も月も; 1969; novel by Yasunari Kawabata 川端康成; dir. Noboru Nakamura 中村登
Time Slip/Sengoku jietai 戦国自衛隊; 1980; 戦国自衛隊 by Ryo Hanmura 半村良; dir. Kosei Saito 斎藤光正
Toki o kakeru shojo 時をかける少女; 1983; novel by Yasutaka Tsutsui 筒井康隆; dir. Shuji Natio 大林宣彦
Tokyo Blackout/Shuto Shoshitsu 首都消失; 1987; 首都消失 by Skyo Komatsu 小松左京; dir. Toshio Masuda舛 田利雄
Tokyo Bordello/Yoshiwara enjo 吉原炎上; 1987; book by Shinichi Saito 斉藤真一; dir. Hideo Gosha 五社英雄
Tokyo Chorus/Tokyo no gassho 東京の合唱; 1931; novel by Komatsu Kitamura 北村小松; dir.Ozu Yasujiro 小津安二郎
Tokyo Decadance/Topazu トパーズ; 1992; トパーズ(村上龍自選小說集v.2) by Ryu Murakami 村上龍; dir. Ryu Murakami 村上龍
Tokyo Drifter/Tokyo nagaremono 東京流れ者; 1966; novel by Yasunori Kawauchi 川内康範; dir. Seijun Suzuki 鈴木清順
Tomei ningen 透明人間; 1954; novel "The Invisible Man" 透明人間 by H.G. Wells ハーバート・ジョージ・ウェルズ; dir. Motoyoshi Oda 小田基義
Tora!, Tora!, Tora!; トラ・トラ・トラ!; 1970; books "Tora! Tora! Tora!" トラ・トラ・トラ! by Gordon W. Prange and "The Broken Seal: Operation Magic and the Scret Road to Pearl Harbor" 破られた封印 by Ladislas Farango ラディスラス・ファラゴ; dir. Richard Fleischer リチャード・フライシャー, Toshio Masuda 舛田利雄 and Fukasaku Kinji 深作欣二
Twin sisters of Kyoto/Koto 古都; 1963; 古都(川端康成全集v.12) by Yasunari Kawabata 川端康成; dir. Noboru Nakamura 中村登
Uminchu--The Old Man and the East China Sea/Rojin to Umi 老人と海; 1990; loosely based on the novel "The Old Man and the Sea" 老人と海 by Ernest Hemingway アーネスト･ヘミングウェイ; dir. John Junkerman ジャン・ユンカーマン
Under the Banner of Samurai/Furin kazan 風林火山; 1969; 風林火山(井上靖全集v.5) by Yasushi Inoue 井上靖; dir.Inagaki Hiroshi 稲垣浩
Utamaro and His Five Women/Utamaro o meguru gonin no onna 歌麿をめぐる五人の女; 1946; based on the biographical story by Kanji Kunieda 邦枝完二; dir.Mizoguchi Kenji 溝口健二
Vacuum Zone/Shinku chitai 真空地帯; 1952; 真空地帯 by Hiroshi Noma 野間宏; dir. Satsuo Yamamoto 山本薩夫
Vengeance Is Mine/Fukusho suruwa ware ni ari 復讐するは我にあり; 1979; novel by Ryuzo Saki 佐木隆三; dir.Imamura Shohei 今村昌平
Village of Eight Gravestones/Yatsu hukamura 八つ墓村; 1977; 八つ墓村 by Seishi Yokomizu 横溝正史; dir. Yoshitaro Nomura 野村芳太郎
Virus/Fukkatsu no hi 復活の日; 1980; novel by Sakyo Komatsu 小松左京; dir.Fukasaku Kinji 深作欣二
Wanton Journey/Shin Santo Juyaku: Teishu kyo iku no maki 新三等重役 亭主教育の巻; 1961; 新三等重役 by Keita Genji 源氏鶏太; dir. Shue Matsubayashi 松林宗恵
The Water Magician/Taki no shiraito 瀧の白糸; 1933; 義血侠血(明治の文学v.8) by Kyoka Izumi 泉鏡花; dir.Mizoguchi Kenji 溝口健二
We Are Not Alone/Bokura wa minna ikiteiru 僕らはみんな生きている; 1993; novel by Nobuyuki Ishiki 一色伸幸; dir.Yojiro Takita 滝田洋二郎
Weaker Sex/Ah jonan ああ女難; 1960; novel by Shotaro Yasuoka 安岡章太郎; dir. Toshio Sugie 杉江敏男
When Chimneys Are Seen/Entotsu no mieru basho 煙突の見える場所; 1953; novel "The Good People" 無邪気な人々 by Rinzo Shiina 椎名麟三; dir. Heinosuke Gosho 五所平之助
Whirlwind/Dai tatsumaki 士魂魔道 大竜巻; 1964; novel "Shikonmado" 士魂魔道 by Norio Nanjo 南条範夫; dir.Inagaki Hiroshi 稲垣浩
Wife! Be Like a Rose/Tsuma yo bara no yi ni 妻よ薔薇のやうに; 1935; play by Mioro Nakano 中野実; dir. Mikio Naruse成瀬巳喜男
Woman in the Dunes/Suna no onna 砂の女; 1964; 砂の女 by Kobo Abe 安部公房; dir.Teshigahara Hiroshi 勅使河原宏
A Woman's Testament/Jokyo 女経; 1960; novel by Shofu Muramatsu 村松梢風; dirs. Yasuzo Masumura 増村保造,Ichikawa Kon 市川崑, Kimasaburo Yoshimura 吉村公三郎
Women of the Night/Yoru no onnatachi 夜の女たち; 1948; novel "Joseimatsuri" 女性祭 by Eijiro Hisaita 久板栄二郎; dir.Mizoguchi Kenji 溝口健二
The Yen Family/Kimurake no hitobito 木村家の人びと; 1988; story "The Kimura Family" 木村家の人びと by Toshihiko Tani 谷俊彦; dir. Yojiro Takita 滝田洋二郎
Yotsuya Kaidan/Yotsuya kaidan 四谷怪談; 1959; Kabuki play "Tokaido yotsuya kaidan" 東海道四谷怪談 by Nanboku Tsuruya 鶴屋南北; dir.Misumi Kenji 三隅研次
The Young Beast/Wakai kemono 若い獣; 1958; 若い獣(完全な遊戯) by Shintaro Ishihara 石原慎太郎; dir. Shintaro Ishihara 石原慎太郎
Youth of the Beast/Yaju no seishun 野獣の青春; 1963; noel by Haruhiko Oyabu 大藪春彦; dir. Seijun Suzuki 鈴木清順
