List of Japanese films of 1959

A list of films released in Japan in 1959 (see 1959 in film).

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?]
  1. ^ Galbraith IV 1996, p. 112.
  2. ^ Galbraith IV 1996, p. 113.
  3. ^ "Beauty is Guilty (1959)".
  4. ^ "Enchanted Princess (1959) - Official HD Trailer".
  5. ^ Galbraith IV 1996, p. 166.
  6. ^ Galbraith IV 1996, p. 168.
  7. ^ Galbraith IV 1996, p. 182.
  8. ^ Galbraith IV 1996, p. 312.
  9. ^ Galbraith IV 1996, p. 216.
  10. ^ Galbraith IV 1996, p. 221.
  11. ^ Beck 2005, p. 158.
  12. ^ "Monkey Sun".
  13. ^ Beck 2005, p. 311.
  14. ^ "Reviews: Seki no Yatappe [and] Nihiki no yojimbo".