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). The company's early output consisted primarily of war propaganda films. 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. Other productions during the 1950s and 1960s included their horror (ghost) films and the long-running Zatoichi series starring Katsu Shintaro. The company also created kaiju eiga during this period to rival the popular Toho Godzilla series with Gamera and Daimajin.

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. By 1974, Daiei was being run as a rental studio, as it was assimilated as a subsidiary of Tokuma Shoten Publishing Company. Daiei continued on with reduced production during this period. In the 1990s, few films from Daiei reached overseas markets; these included Shall We Dance? and a new Gamera trilogy. 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.

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 dateEnglish release titleOriginal Japanese titleNotesThe Quiet DuelShizukanaru KettōThe Invisible Man AppearsTōmei Ningen ArawaruRashomonRashōmonAvalancheNadareLightningInazumaGirls Hand in HandFutari no hitomiTragic Ghost Story of FukagawaKaidan Fukagawa jowaUgetsuUgetsu monogatari A GeishaGion BayashiOlder Brother, Younger SisterAni imōtoGhost of Saga MansionKaidan Saga yashikiGate of HellJigokumonGhost-Cat of Arima PalaceKaibyō Arima gotenTerrible Ghost-Cat of OkazakiKaibyo Okazaki sodo Ghost-Cat of Oma-ga-tsujiKaibyo Oma-ga-tsuji Sansho the BailiffSanshō DayūThe Woman in the RumorUwasa no OnnaThe Great White Tiger PlatoonHana no ByakkotaiZenigata Heiji: Ghost LordZenigata Heiji Torimono no Hikae: Yūrei DaimyōThe Princess SenSen-himeThe Crucified LoversChikamatsu MonogatariThe Young SwordsmanShiode Kushima Binan KenpōThe Second SonJinanbō GarasuThe MagistrateJinanbō HanganThe Young LordOnikiri WakasamaA Girl Isn't Allowed to LoveBara ikutabikaPrincess Yang Kwei FeiYōkihiThe Dancer and Two WarriorsOdoriko GyōjōkiThe Magical WarriorTsuna Watari Misemono ZamuraiTales of the Taira ClanShin Heike MonogatariThe Romance of YushimaOnna keizu: Yushima no shiraumeThe Iroha ElegyIroha BayashiThief and MagistrateKaitō to HanganMigratory Birds of the FlowersHana no WataridoriMatashirō Fighting JourneyMatashirō Kenka-tabiWarning from SpaceUchūjin Tōkyō ni arawaruNight SchoolYakan chūgakuSisters of the GionGion no kyōdaiFighting BirdsKenka OshidoriFlowery HoodHana ZukinFighting Fire FighterAbare TobiGhost-Cat of Gojusan-Tsugi Kaibyo Gojusan-tsugiZenigata Heiji: Human-skin SpiderZenigata Heiji Torimono no Hikae: Hitohada GumoNight RiverYoru no kawaFlowery Hood 2Zoku Hana ZukinGonpachiAmigasa GonpachiAn Osaka StoryOsaka MonogatariThe Invisible Man vs. The Human FlyTōmei Ningen to Hae OtokoA Fantastic Tale of NarutoNaruto HichōThe Blue Sky MaidenAozora musumeThe HoleAnaFreelance SamuraiMomotarō ZamuraiGhost Cat of Yonaki SwampCrandol, Michael (2021). Ghost in the Well: The Hidden History of Horror Films in Japan. Bloomsbury Publishing. ISBN 978-1350178731.Kaibyō Yonaki numa Crandol, Michael (2021). Ghost in the Well: The Hidden History of Horror Films in Japan. Bloomsbury Publishing. ISBN 978-1350178731.Sharp, Jasper (2011). Historical Dictionary of Japanese Cinema. Scarecrow Press. p. 122. ISBN 978-0810857957.Return to ManhoodNanbanji no Semushi-OtokoThe Loyal 47 RoninChūshinguraThe 7th Secret Courier for EdoNanabanme no MisshiGhost-Cat Wall of HatredKaibyo noroi no kabe Giants and ToysKyojin to ganguConflagrationEnjōAmbush at Iga PassIga no suigetsuOdd ObsessionKagiJuly 9, 1959The Ghost of YotsuyaYotsuya kaidanFires on the PlainNobiFloating WeedsUkigusaEnchanted PrincessHatsuharu tanuki gotenA Woman's TestamentJokyōAfraid to DieKarakkaze YarōThe Demon of Mount OeŌeyama Shuten DōjiGhost Story: Depth of KasaneKaidan KasanegafuchiSatan's SwordDaibosatsu TōgeHer BrotherOtōtoGhost Story of Kakui StreetKaidan KakuidoriThe Tale of ZatoichiZatōichi MonogatariGhost Story: Crying in the Night LanternKaidan yonaki-doroBlack Test CarKuro no shisō-shaKujira-gamiThe Tale of Zatoichi ContinuesZoku Zatōichi MonogatariThe Great WallShin no shikoteiBeing Two Isn't EasyWatashi wa nisaiYukinojo hengeThe New Tale of ZatoichiShin Zatoichi monogatari Ghost Story of Devil's Fire SwampKaidan onibi no numaZatoichi the FugitiveZatoichi kyojotabiEnter Kyōshirō Nemuri the SwordmanNemuri Kyōshirō SappōchōZatoichi on the RoadZatoichi kenkatabiZatoichi and the Chest of GoldZatoichi senryokubiThe Frolic of the BeastsKemono no TawamureZatoichi's Flashing SwordZatoichi abaredakoAdventures of ZatoichiZatōichi sekisho-yaburiThe SwordKenZatoichi's RevengeZatoichi no uta ga kikoeruZatoichi and the Doomed ManZatoichi sakata giriGamera, the Giant MonsterDaikaiju GameraZatoichi and the Chess ExpertZatoichi jigokutabiGamera vs. BarugonDaikaijū kettō: Gamera tai BarugonDaimajinDaimajinZatoichi's VengeanceZatoichi nidan giriZatoichi's PilgrimageZatoichi umi o wataruReturn of DaimajinDaimajin ikaruDaimajin Strikes AgainDaimajin gyakushuZatoichi's Cane SwordZatoichi tekkatabiGamera vs. GyaosDaikaiju kuchesen - Gamera tai GyaosuA Certain KillerAru KoroshiyaZatoichi the OutlawZatoichi royaburiZatoichi ChallengedZatoichi chikemuri kaidoGamera vs. VirasGamera tai uchu kaiju BairasuYokai Monsters: One Hundred MonstersYokai kyaku monogatariThe Snow WomanKaidan YukijorōThe Bride From HadesKaidan botandoroThe Ghostly TrapKaidan otoshianaThe Yoshiwara StoryHiroku OnnaguraZatoichi and the FugitivesZatoichi hatashijoThe Snake Girl and the Silver-Haired WitchHebimusume to hakuhatsukiYokai Monsters: Spook WarfareYokai daisensoSamaritan ZatoichiZatoichi kenka daikoBlind BeastMōjūYokai Monsters: Along with GhostsTōkaidō Obake DōchūHiroku kaibyodenOiwa no boreiGamera vs. GuironGamera tai daiakuju GironZatoichi Meets YojimboZatoichi to YojimboGamera vs. JigerGamera tai daimaju JaigaTomei KenshiKaidan kasane ga fuchiZatoichi Goes to the Fire FestivalZatoichi abare himatsuriZatoichi and the One-Armed SwordsmanZatoichi "Yabure! Tojin-ken"Gamera vs. ZigraGamera tai shinkai kaiju JiguraGamera: Super MonsterUchu kaiju GameraMikan no TaikyokuTonkoRoar of the CrowdHaruka naru KoshienSumo Do, Sumo Don'tShiko funjattaDreams of RussiaO-Roshiya-koku suimu-danMadadayoMadadayoGamera: Guardian of the UniverseGamera - Daikaiju kuchu kessenShinjuku Triad SocietyShinjuku kuroshakai - China Mafia SensoSee You at the CampgroundKyanpu de aimashoShall We Dance?Shall We dansu?Gamera 2: Attack of LegionGamera Tsu - Region shuraiRainy DogGokudo Kuroshaki - Rainy DogCureKyuaGamera 3: The Revenge of IrisGamera Suri - Jyashin Irisu kakuseiiLey LinesNihon KuroshakaiDead or AliveDead or Alive - HanzaishaHyoryugaiDead or Alive 2Dead or Alive 2 -ToboshaPulseKairoDead or Alive: FinalGraveyard of HonorShin Jingi no HakabaShangri-LaTogenkyo no Hitobito - Kinyu Hametsu Nippon

See also Tsuburaya Productions Toho Daiei Film Nikkatsu Toei Company Shochiku Shintoho

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