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List of Japanese films of 1931

A list of films produced in Japan in 1931 (see 1931 in film).

Film releases

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Opening Title Director Cast Genre Notes Ref
7 February The Lady and the Beard Yasujirō Ozu Tokihiko Okada, Hiroko Kawasaki Romantic comedy [1]
9 February Nonsense Story, Vol.1: Monkey Island Kenzō Masaoka Animation
14 February Silver Stream Hiroshi Shimizu Emiko Yagumo, Minoru Takada, Tatsuo Saitō, Shin'yō Nara Drama
13 March In Search of Mother Hiroshi Inagaki Jidaigeki
5 May Reimei izen Teinosuke Kinugasa Kazuo Hasegawa, Ryūnosuke Tsukigata, Akiko Chihaya Jidaigeki
29 May The Sorrow of the Beautiful Woman Yasujirō Ozu Tokihiko Okada, Tatsuo Saitō, Shin'yō Nara Drama
12 June And Yet They Go On Kenji Mizoguchi Yōko Umemura, Kumeko Urabe, Tomoemon Bando Tendency film
1 August The Neighbor's Wife and Mine Heinosuke Gosho Atsushi Watanabe, Kinuyo Tanaka Japan's first commercially successful talkie
8 August Flunky, Work Hard! Mikio Naruse Isamu Yamaguchi, Seiichi Kato, Tokio Seti Comedy, Drama [2]
15 August Tokyo Chorus Yasujirō Ozu Tokihiko Okada Drama
12 December ABC Lifeline Yasujirō Shimazu Kinuyo Tanaka, Ureo Egawa, Hideo Fujino, Michiko Oikawa Tendency film
18 December The Revenge Champion Tomu Uchida Isuzu Yamada Comedy, Jidaigeki
23 December Seven Seas: Virginity Chapter Hiroshi Shimizu Drama, Romance
31 December Jirokichi the Rat Daisuke Itō Denjirō Ōkōchi, Minoru Takase, Naoe Fushimi Action, Jidaigeki [3]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Review of the film the Lady and the Beard (1931)". 22 November 2013.
  2. ^ "腰弁頑張れ". JMDB (in Japanese). Retrieved 1 August 2025.
  3. ^ "御誂次郎吉格子". JMDB (in Japanese). Retrieved 1 August 2025.
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