List of Daiei Films

This is a list of films produced by Daiei Film. Daiei was established in 1942 under its original title of the Greater Japan Motion Picture Production Company (Dai Nihon Eiga Seisaku Kabukishikigaisha).[1] The company's early output consisted primarily of war propaganda films.[1] The company began submitting its films to overseas festivals in the early 1950s with titles such as Akira Kurosawa's Rashomon, Kenji Mizoguchi's Ugetsu and Teinosuke Kinugasa's Gate of Hell, which all won awards internationally.[2] Other productions during the 1950s and 1960s included their horror films and the long-running Zatoichi series starring Katsu Shintaro.[1] The company also created kaiju eiga during this period to rival the popular Toho Godzilla series with Gamera and Daimajin.[1]

Towards the late 1960s, Daiei was suffering from severe financial difficulties and merged with Nikkatsu temporarily in June 1970 until Nikkatsu withdrew in August 1971.[2] By 1974, Daiei was being run as a rental studio, as it was assimilated as a subsidiary of Tokuma Shoten Publishing Company.[3] Daiei continued on with reduced production during this period.[3] In the 1990s, few films from Daiei reached overseas markets; these included Shall We Dance? and a new Gamera trilogy.[3] In 2002, Kadokawa Shoten acquired Daiei's back catalog and renamed the company Kadokawa-Daiei Motion Picture Company. In 2004, it dropped the name Daiei and is now simply known as Kadokawa Pictures.[3]

Films

This list compiles the films by their original release date, their common English titles and Japanese titles. The Japanese titles are not necessarily direct translations of their English counterparts.

Release date English film title Original title Notes Ref(s)
March 13, 1949 The Quiet Duel Shizukanaru ketto [4]
1949 The Invisible Man Appears Tomei ningen arawaru [5][6]
August 25, 1950 Rashomon Rashomon [7]
1952 Tragic Ghost Story of Fukagawa Kaidan Fukagawa jowa [8]
1953 Ghost-Cat of Arima Palace Kaibyo Arima goten [9][10]
1953 Ghost of Saga Mansion Kaidan Saga yashiki [11]
March 26, 1953 Ugetsu Ugetsu monogatari [12][13]
October 31, 1953 Gate of Hell Jigokumon [14]
1954 Terrible Ghost-Cat of Okazaki Kaibyo Okazaki sodo [15]
1954 Ghost-Cat of Oma-ga-tsuji Kaibyo Oma-ga-tsuji [15]
March 31, 1954 Sansho the Bailiff Sansho Dayu [16][17]
1956 Ghost-Cat of Gojusan-tsugi Kaibyo Gojusan-tsugi [18][9]
January 29, 1956 Warning from Space Uchujin Tokyo ni arawaru [19]
1957 The Invisible Man vs. the Human Fly Tomei ningen to Hai-Otoko [20][21][6]
1957 Necromancy Kaibyo Yonaki numa [22]
1957 Return to Manhood Nanbanji no Semushi-Otoko [23]
June 15, 1958 Ghost-Cat Wall of Hatred Kaibyo noroi no kabe [24]
November 3, 1959 Fires on the Plain Nobi [25]
1960 The Ogre of Mount Oe Oeyama shuten doji [26]
1960 Enchanted Princess Hatsuharu tanuki goten [27]
1960 N/A Kaidan Kasanegafuchi [11]
1960 Ghost Story of Kakui Street Kaidan Kakuidori [11][28]
April 12, 1962 The Tale of Zatoichi Zatoichi monogatari [29][30]
July 15, 1962 The Whale God Kujira-gami [31]
November 1, 1962 The Great Wall Shin no shikotei [32][33]
1962 The Tale of Zatoichi Continues Zoku Zatoichi monogatari [34]
1962 Ghost Story of Stone Lanterns Kaidan yonaki-doro [35]
January 13, 1963 An Actor's Revenge Yukinojo henge [36]
1963 Ghost Story of Devil's Fire Swamp Kaidan onibi no numa [11]
1963 New Tale of Zatoichi Shin Zatoichi monogatari [37]
1963 Zatoichi the Fugitive Zatoichi kyojotabi [38][39]
1963 Zatoichi on the Road Zatoichi kenkatabi [40][41]
1964 Zatoichi and the Chest of Gold Zatoichi senryokubi [37]
1964 Zatoichi's Flashing Sword Zatoichi abaredako [39]
1965 Zatoichi's Revenge Zatoichi no uta ga kikoeru [38]
1965 Zatoichi and the Doomed Man Zatoichi sakata giri [41]
November 27, 1965 Gamera, the Giant Monster Daikaiju Gamera [42]
1965 Zatoichi and the Chess Expert Zatoichi jigokutabi [43]
1965 Zatoichi's Vengeance Zatoichi nidan giri [38]
April 17, 1966 Gamera vs. Barugon Daikaiju ketto - Gamera tai Barugon [44]
April 17, 1966 Daimajin Daimajin [45]
August 13, 1966 Zatoichi's Pilgrimage Zatoichi umi o wataru [46]
August 13, 1966 The Return of the Giant Majin Daimajin ikaru [34][47]
December 10, 1966 Majin Strikes Again Daimajin gyakushu [45]
January 3, 1967 Zatoichi's Cane Sword Zatoichi tekkatabi [39]
March 15, 1967 Gamera vs. Gyaos Daikaiju kuchesen - Gamera tai Gyaosu [47]
August 12, 1967 Zatoichi the Outlaw Zatoichi royaburi [38]
1967 Zatoichi Challenged Zatoichi chikemuri kaido [41]
March 20, 1968 Gamera vs. Viras Gamera tai uchu kaiju Bairasu [48]
March 20, 1968 Yokai Monsters: One Hundred Monsters Yokai kyaku monogatari [49][50]
April 20, 1968 The Snow Woman Kaidan yuki joro [51]
June 15, 1968 The Bride from Hades Kaidan botandoro [15]
August 10, 1968 Zatoichi and the Fugitives Zatoichi hatashijo [52]
1968 Samaritan Zatoichi Zatoichi kenka daiko [52][46]
1968 The Ghostly Trap Kaidan otoshiana [53]
December 14, 1968 The Snake Girl and the Silver-Haired Witch Hebimusume to hakuhatsuki [54][55]
December 14, 1968 Yokai Monsters: Spook Warfare Yokai daisenso [53]
January 1969 Blind Beast Moju [56]
March 21, 1969 Yokai Monsters: Along with Ghosts Tokaido abaketo chu [57][58]
1969 The Haunted Castle Hiroku kaibyoden [59]
1969 The Curse of the Ghost Oiwa no borei [60]
March 21, 1969 Gamera vs. Guiron Gamera tai daiakuju Giron [61]
January 1970 Zatoichi Meets Yojimbo Zatoichi to Yojimbo [52]
March 21, 1970 Gamera vs. Jiger Gamera tai daimaju Jaiga [62]
June 20, 1970 The Masseur's Curse Kaidan kasane ga fuchi [63][64]
August 12, 1970 Zatoichi Goes to the Fire Festival Zatoichi abare himatsuri [46]
1970 The Invisible Swordsman Tomei Kenshi [65][66]
1971 Zatoichi and the One-Armed Swordsman Zatoichi "Yabure! Tojin-ken" [37][52]
July 17, 1971 Gamera vs. Zigra Gamera tai shinkai kaiju Jigura [62]
March 20, 1980 Gamera: Super Monster Uchu kaiju Gamera [67][68]
1982 The Go Masters Mikan no Taikyoku [69]
June 25, 1988 The Silk Road Tonko [70]
June 9, 1990 Roar of the Crowd Haruka naru Koshien [71]
January 15, 1992 Sumo Do, Sumo Don't Shiko funjatta [72]
June 27, 1992 Dreams of Russia O-Roshiya-koku suimu-dan [73]
April 17, 1993 Madadayo Madadayo [74]
March 11, 1995 Gamera: Guardian of the Universe Gamera - Daikaiju kuchu kessen [75]
August 26, 1995 Shinjuku Triad Society Shinjuku kuroshakai - China Mafia Senso [76]
October 7, 1995 N/A Kyanpu de aimasho [77]
January 27, 1996 Shall We Dance? Shall We dansu? [78]
July 13, 1996 Gamera 2: Attack of Legion Gamera Tsu - Region shurai [79]
June 28, 1997 Rainy Dog Gokudo Kuroshaki - Rainy Dog [80]
1997 Cure Kyua [81]
March 3, 1999 Gamera 3: The Revenge of Iris Gamera Suri - Jyashin Irisu kakuseii [82]
May 22, 1999 Ley Lines Nihon Kuroshakai [83]
November 27, 1999 Dead or Alive Dead or Alive - Hanzaisha [84]
November 11, 2000 The City of Lost Souls Hyoryugai [85]
December 2, 2000 Dead or Alive 2 Dead or Alive 2 -Tobosha [85]
February 3, 2001 Pulse Kairo [86][87]
January 12, 2002 Dead or Alive: Final [88]
June 22, 2002 Graveyard of Honor Shin Jingi no Hakaba [89]
August 3, 2002 Shangri-La Togenkyo no Hitobito - Kinyu Hametsu Nippon [90]

See also

Footnotes
  1. Sharp 2011, p. 47.
  2. Sharp 2011, p. 48.
  3. Sharp 2011, p. 49.
  4. Galbraith IV 1996, p. 329.
  5. Galbraith IV 1996, p. 402.
  6. Squires, John (December 18, 2020). "Arrow Bringing 'The Invisible Man Appears' and 'The Invisible Man vs. The Human Fly' to Blu-ray". Bloody Disgusting. Retrieved February 4, 2021.
  7. Galbraith IV 1996, p. 332.
  8. Galbraith IV 1996, p. 306.
  9. Galbraith IV 1996, p. 241.
  10. Walter 1973, p. 238.
  11. Galbraith IV 1996, p. 244.
  12. Galbraith IV 1996, p. 381.
  13. Galbraith IV 1996, p. 382.
  14. Galbraith IV 1996, p. 178.
  15. Galbraith IV 1996, p. 242.
  16. Galbraith IV 1996, p. 346.
  17. "Sansho Dayu page on the online "Masters of Cinema" catalogue of the distributor". Eureka. Retrieved 16 January 2013.
  18. Galbraith IV 1994, p. 305.
  19. Galbraith IV 1996, p. 303.
  20. Galbraith IV 1996, p. 417.
  21. Galbraith IV 1996, p. 418.
  22. Galbraith IV 1996, p. 304.
  23. Galbraith 1994, p. 310.
  24. Galbraith IV 1994, p. 241.
  25. Galbraith IV 1996, p. 166.
  26. Galbraith IV 1996, p. 311.
  27. Galbraith IV 1996, p. 160.
  28. Galbraith IV 1996, p. 243.
  29. Galbraith IV 1996, p. 262.
  30. Galbraith IV 1996, p. 263.
  31. Galbraith IV 1996, p. 436.
  32. Galbraith IV 1996, p. 201.
  33. "Shin No Shikotei (The Great Wall), Japan, 1962". Monthly Film Bulletin. Vol. 33 no. 385. British Film Institute. February 1966. p. 26.
  34. Galbraith IV 1996, p. 334.
  35. Galbraith IV 1996, p. 245.
  36. Galbraith IV 1996, p. 336.
  37. Galbraith IV 1996, p. 454.
  38. Galbraith IV 1996, p. 457.
  39. Galbraith IV 1996, p. 458.
  40. Galbraith IV 1996, p. 452.
  41. Galbraith IV 1996, p. 453.
  42. Galbraith IV 1996, p. 177.
  43. Galbraith IV 1996, p. 357.
  44. Galbraith IV 1996, p. 433.
  45. Galbraith IV 1996, p. 277.
  46. Galbraith IV 1996, p. 456.
  47. Galbraith IV 1996, p. 335.
  48. Galbraith IV 1996, p. 150.
  49. Galbraith IV 1996, p. 313.
  50. Galbraith IV 1996, p. 314.
  51. Galbraith IV 1996, p. 362.
  52. Galbraith IV 1996, p. 455.
  53. Galbraith IV 1996, p. 183.
  54. Galbraith IV 1996, p. 360.
  55. Galbraith IV 1996, p. 361.
  56. Galbraith IV 1996, p. 122.
  57. Galbraith IV 1996, p. 101.
  58. Wheeler, Jeremy. "Yokai Monsters: Along With Ghosts". AllMovie. Retrieved 27 August 2018.
  59. Galbraith IV 1996, p. 208.
  60. Galbraith IV 1996, p. 141.
  61. Galbraith IV 1996, p. 106.
  62. Galbraith IV 1996, p. 175.
  63. Galbraith IV 1996, p. 282.
  64. Galbraith IV 1996, p. 283.
  65. Galbraith IV 1996, p. 233.
  66. Galbraith IV 1996, p. 234.
  67. Galbraith IV 1996, p. 376.
  68. Galbraith IV 1996, p. 377.
  69. Galbraith IV 1996, p. 186.
  70. Galbraith IV 2008, p. 361.
  71. Galbraith IV 2008, p. 372.
  72. Galbraith IV 2008, p. 378.
  73. Galbraith IV 2008, p. 380.
  74. Galbraith IV 2008, p. 382.
  75. Galbraith IV 2008, p. 389.
  76. Mes 2006, p. 381.
  77. Galbraith IV 2008, p. 391.
  78. Galbraith IV 2008, p. 393.
  79. Galbraith IV 2008, p. 395.
  80. Mes 2006, p. 385.
  81. Murguia 2016, p. 40.
  82. Galbraith IV 2008, p. 405.
  83. Mes 2006, p. 389.
  84. Mes 2006, p. 391.
  85. Mes 2006, p. 393.
  86. Galbraith IV 2008, p. 417.
  87. Galbraith IV 2008, p. 418.
  88. Mes 2006, p. 396.
  89. Mes 2006, p. 398.
  90. Mes 2006, p. 399.

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