# 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 date | English release title | Original Japanese title |
| March 13, 1949 | The Quiet Duel | Shizukanaru Kettō |
| September 26, 1949 | The Invisible Man Appears | Tōmei Ningen Arawaru |
| August 25, 1950 | Rashomon | Rashōmon |
| March 5, 1952 | Avalanche | Nadare |
| October 9, 1952 | Lightning | Inazuma |
| October 23, 1952 | Girls Hand in Hand | Futari no hitomi |
| 1952 | Tragic Ghost Story of Fukagawa | Kaidan Fukagawa jowa |
| March 26, 1953 | Ugetsu | Ugetsu monogatari |
| August 12, 1953 | A Geisha | Gion Bayashi |
| August 19, 1953 | Older Brother, Younger Sister | Ani imōto |
| September 3, 1953 | Ghost of Saga Mansion | Kaidan Saga yashiki |
| October 31, 1953 | Gate of Hell | Jigokumon |
| December 29, 1953 | Ghost-Cat of Arima Palace | Kaibyō Arima goten |
| 1954 | Terrible Ghost-Cat of Okazaki | Kaibyo Okazaki sodo |
| 1954 | Ghost-Cat of Oma-ga-tsuji | Kaibyo Oma-ga-tsuji |
| March 31, 1954 | Sansho the Bailiff | Sanshō Dayū |
| June 20, 1954 | The Woman in the Rumor | Uwasa no Onna |
| August 25, 1954 | The Great White Tiger Platoon | Hana no Byakkotai |
| September 29, 1954 | Zenigata Heiji: Ghost Lord | Zenigata Heiji Torimono no Hikae: Yūrei Daimyō |
| October 20, 1954 | The Princess Sen | Sen-hime |
| November 23, 1958 | The Crucified Lovers | Chikamatsu Monogatari |
| December 22, 1954 | The Young Swordsman | Shiode Kushima Binan Kenpō |
| January 29, 1955 | The Second Son | Jinanbō Garasu |
| March 25, 1955 | The Magistrate | Jinanbō Hangan |
| April 19, 1955 | The Young Lord | Onikiri Wakasama |
| April 24, 1955 | A Girl Isn't Allowed to Love | Bara ikutabika |
| May 3, 1955 | Princess Yang Kwei Fei | Yōkihi |
| June 26, 1955 | The Dancer and Two Warriors | Odoriko Gyōjōki |
| September 6, 1955 | The Magical Warrior | Tsuna Watari Misemono Zamurai |
| September 21, 1955 | Tales of the Taira Clan | Shin Heike Monogatari |
| September 28, 1955 | The Romance of Yushima | Onna keizu: Yushima no shiraume |
| November 1, 1955 | The Iroha Elegy | Iroha Bayashi |
| December 7, 1955 | Thief and Magistrate | Kaitō to Hangan |
| January 3, 1956 | Migratory Birds of the Flowers | Hana no Wataridori |
| January 9, 1956 | Matashirō Fighting Journey | Matashirō Kenka-tabi |
| January 29, 1956 | Warning from Space | Uchūjin Tōkyō ni arawaru |
| April 18, 1956 | Night School | Yakan chūgaku |
| May 18, 1956 | Sisters of the Gion | Gion no kyōdai |
| May 25, 1956 | Fighting Birds | Kenka Oshidori |
| July 27, 1956 | Flowery Hood | Hana Zukin |
| December 12, 1956 | Fighting Fire Fighter | Abare Tobi |
| July 19, 1956 | Ghost-Cat of Gojusan-Tsugi | Kaibyo Gojusan-tsugi |
| August 14, 1956 | Zenigata Heiji: Human-skin Spider | Zenigata Heiji Torimono no Hikae: Hitohada Gumo |
| September 12, 1956 | Night River | Yoru no kawa |
| November 7, 1956 | Flowery Hood 2 | Zoku Hana Zukin |
| December 28, 1956 | Gonpachi | Amigasa Gonpachi |
| March 6, 1957 | An Osaka Story | Osaka Monogatari |
| August 25, 1957 | The Invisible Man vs. The Human Fly | Tōmei Ningen to Hae Otoko |
| September 29, 1957 | A Fantastic Tale of Naruto | Naruto Hichō |
| October 15, 1957 | The Hole | Ana |
| December 15, 1957 | Freelance Samurai | Momotarō Zamurai |
| 1957 | Ghost Cat of Yonaki Swamp | Kaibyō Yonaki numa |
| 1957 | Return to Manhood | Nanbanji no Semushi-Otoko |
| April 1, 1958 | The Loyal 47 Ronin | Chūshingura |
| June 10, 1958 | The 7th Secret Courier for Edo | Nanabanme no Misshi |
| June 15, 1958 | Ghost-Cat Wall of Hatred | Kaibyo noroi no kabe |
| June 22, 1958 | Giants and Toys | Kyojin to gangu |
| August 19, 1958 | Conflagration | Enjō |
| November 15, 1958 | Ambush at Iga Pass | Iga no suigetsu |
| June 23, 1959 | Odd Obsession | Kagi |
| July 9, 1959 | The Ghost of Yotsuya | Yotsuya kaidan |
| November 3, 1959 | Fires on the Plain | Nobi |
| November 17, 1959 | Floating Weeds | Ukigusa |
| December 27, 1959 | Enchanted Princess | Hatsuharu tanuki goten |
| January 14, 1960 | A Woman's Testament | Jokyō |
| March 23, 1960 | Afraid to Die | Karakkaze Yarō |
| April 27, 1960 | The Demon of Mount Oe | Ōeyama Shuten Dōji |
| June 26, 1960 | Ghost Story: Depth of Kasane | Kaidan Kasanegafuchi |
| October 18, 1960 | Satan's Sword | Daibosatsu Tōge |
| November 1, 1960 | Her Brother | Otōto |
| July 5, 1961 | Ghost Story of Kakui Street | Kaidan Kakuidori |
| April 12, 1962 | The Tale of Zatoichi | Zatōichi Monogatari |
| June 24, 1962 | Ghost Story: Crying in the Night Lantern | Kaidan yonaki-doro |
| July 7, 1962 | Black Test Car | Kuro no shisō-sha |
| July 15, 1962 | The Whale God | Kujira-gami |
| October 12, 1962 | The Tale of Zatoichi Continues | Zoku Zatōichi Monogatari |
| November 1, 1962 | The Great Wall | Shin no shikotei |
| November 18, 1962 | Being Two Isn't Easy | Watashi wa nisai |
| January 13, 1963 | An Actor's Revenge | Yukinojo henge |
| March 15, 1963 | The New Tale of Zatoichi | Shin Zatoichi monogatari |
| June 23, 1963 | Ghost Story of Devil's Fire Swamp | Kaidan onibi no numa |
| August 10, 1963 | Zatoichi the Fugitive | Zatoichi kyojotabi |
| November 2, 1963 | Enter Kyōshirō Nemuri the Swordman | Nemuri Kyōshirō Sappōchō |
| November 30, 1963 | Zatoichi on the Road | Zatoichi kenkatabi |
| March 14, 1964 | Zatoichi and the Chest of Gold | Zatoichi senryokubi |
| May 23, 1964 | The Frolic of the Beasts | Kemono no Tawamure |
| July 11, 1964 | Zatoichi's Flashing Sword | Zatoichi abaredako |
| December 30, 1964 | Adventures of Zatoichi | Zatōichi sekisho-yaburi |
| March 14, 1965 | The Sword | Ken |
| April 3, 1965 | Zatoichi's Revenge | Zatoichi no uta ga kikoeru |
| September 18, 1965 | Zatoichi and the Doomed Man | Zatoichi sakata giri |
| November 27, 1965 | Gamera, the Giant Monster | Daikaiju Gamera |
| December 24, 1965 | Zatoichi and the Chess Expert | Zatoichi jigokutabi |
| April 17, 1966 | Gamera vs. Barugon | Daikaijū kettō: Gamera tai Barugon |
| April 17, 1966 | Daimajin | Daimajin |
| May 3, 1966 | Zatoichi's Vengeance | Zatoichi nidan giri |
| August 13, 1966 | Zatoichi's Pilgrimage | Zatoichi umi o wataru |
| August 13, 1966 | Return of Daimajin | Daimajin ikaru |
| December 10, 1966 | Daimajin Strikes Again | Daimajin gyakushu |
| January 3, 1967 | Zatoichi's Cane Sword | Zatoichi tekkatabi |
| March 15, 1967 | Gamera vs. Gyaos | Daikaiju kuchesen - Gamera tai Gyaosu |
| April 29, 1967 | A Certain Killer | Aru Koroshiya |
| August 12, 1967 | Zatoichi the Outlaw | Zatoichi royaburi |
| December 30, 1967 | Zatoichi Challenged | Zatoichi chikemuri kaido |
| March 20, 1968 | Gamera vs. Viras | Gamera tai uchu kaiju Bairasu |
| March 20, 1968 | Yokai Monsters: One Hundred Monsters | Yokai kyaku monogatari |
| April 20, 1968 | The Snow Woman | Kaidan Yukijorō |
| June 15, 1968 | The Bride From Hades | Kaidan botandoro |
| June 15, 1968 | The Ghostly Trap | Kaidan otoshiana |
| July 13, 1968 | The Yoshiwara Story | Hiroku Onnagura |
| August 10, 1968 | Zatoichi and the Fugitives | Zatoichi hatashijo |
| December 14, 1968 | The Snake Girl and the Silver-Haired Witch | Hebimusume to hakuhatsuki |
| December 14, 1968 | Yokai Monsters: Spook Warfare | Yokai daisenso |
| December 28, 1968 | Samaritan Zatoichi | Zatoichi kenka daiko |
| January 1969 | Blind Beast | Mōjū |
| March 21, 1969 | Yokai Monsters: Along with Ghosts | Tōkaidō Obake Dōchū |
| 1969 | The Haunted Castle | Hiroku kaibyoden |
| 1969 | The Curse of the Ghost | Oiwa no borei |
| March 21, 1969 | Gamera vs. Guiron | Gamera tai daiakuju Giron |
| January 15, 1970 | Zatoichi Meets Yojimbo | Zatoichi to Yojimbo |
| March 21, 1970 | Gamera vs. Jiger | Gamera tai daimaju Jaiga |
| March 21, 1970 | The Invisible Swordsman | Tomei Kenshi |
| June 20, 1970 | The Masseur's Curse | Kaidan kasane ga fuchi |
| August 12, 1970 | Zatoichi Goes to the Fire Festival | Zatoichi abare himatsuri |
| January 13, 1971 | Zatoichi and the One-Armed Swordsman | Zatoichi "Yabure! Tojin-ken" |
| July 17, 1971 | Gamera vs. Zigra | Gamera tai shinkai kaiju Jigura |
| March 20, 1980 | Gamera: Super Monster | Uchu kaiju Gamera |
| 1982 | The Go Masters | Mikan no Taikyoku |
| June 25, 1988 | The Silk Road | Tonko |
| June 9, 1990 | Roar of the Crowd | Haruka naru Koshien |
| January 15, 1992 | Sumo Do, Sumo Don't | Shiko funjatta |
| June 27, 1992 | Dreams of Russia | O-Roshiya-koku suimu-dan |
| April 17, 1993 | Madadayo | Madadayo |
| March 11, 1995 | Gamera: Guardian of the Universe | Gamera - Daikaiju kuchu kessen |
| August 26, 1995 | Shinjuku Triad Society | Shinjuku kuroshakai - China Mafia Senso |
| October 7, 1995 | See You at the Campground | Kyanpu de aimasho |
| January 27, 1996 | Shall We Dance? | Shall We dansu? |
| July 13, 1996 | Gamera 2: Attack of Legion | Gamera Tsu - Region shurai |
| June 28, 1997 | Rainy Dog | Gokudo Kuroshaki - Rainy Dog |
| 1997 | Cure | Kyua |
| March 3, 1999 | Gamera 3: The Revenge of Iris | Gamera Suri - Jyashin Irisu kakuseii |
| May 22, 1999 | Ley Lines | Nihon Kuroshakai |
| November 27, 1999 | Dead or Alive | Dead or Alive - Hanzaisha |
| November 11, 2000 | The City of Lost Souls | Hyoryugai |
| December 2, 2000 | Dead or Alive 2 | Dead or Alive 2 -Tobosha |
| February 3, 2001 | Pulse | Kairo |
| January 12, 2002 | Dead or Alive: Final | |
| June 22, 2002 | Graveyard of Honor | Shin Jingi no Hakaba |
| August 3, 2002 | Shangri-La | Togenkyo no Hitobito - Kinyu Hametsu Nippon |