# List of Japanese films of the 1920s

An incomplete list of films produced in Japan ordered by year in the 1920s. For an A-Z of films see Category:Japanese films. Also see cinema of Japan.

## 1920–1921

| Title | Director | Cast | Notes |
| 1920 |||||
| Saraba seishun | Iyokichi Kondo Norimasa Kaeriyama | Sugisaku Aoyama Minoru Murata | Released 28 July. Studio: Eiga Geijutsu Kyōkai. |
| Utsukushiki Nippon | Thomas Kurihara | | |
| Nichiren shōnin: Tatsunokuchi hōnan | Jirō Yoshida | Ichikawa Enjūrō | Released 1 October. Studio: Kokusai Katsuei. One 22-minute and one 34-minute print extant. |
| Tenjiku Tarō | Shiro Nakagawa | Ritoku Arashi | Released 13 November. Studio: Teikoku Kinema. |
| Amachua kurabu | Thomas Kurihara | Michiko Hayama Tomu Uchida | Released 19 November. Studio: Taishō Katsuei. |
| Seikatsu antei no maki | Toyojirō Takamatsu Tatsumi Iwaoka | | Studio: Katsudō Shashin Shiryō Kenkyūkai. Print in National Film Center. |
| 1921 |||||
| Gōketsu Jiraiya | Shōzō Makino | Matsunosuke Onoe | Released 1 February. Studio: Nikkatsu. 21-minute print in National Film Center. |
| Hinamatsuri no yoru | Kisaburo Kurihara | Hayama Michiko | Released 30 March. Studio: Taishō Katsuei. |
| Rojo no Reikon | Minoru Murata | Kaoru Osanai Zeya Togo | Released 8 April. Studio: Shochiku. Print in National Film Center. |
| Kantsubaki | Ryoha Hatanaka | Masao Inoue Yaeko Mizutani | Released 24 April. Studio: Kokusai Katsuei. Print in National Film Center. |
| Gubijinsō | Henry Kotani | Sumiko Kurishima | Released 29 April. Studio: Shochiku. |
| Yama kururu | Kiyohiko Ushihara | Komei Minami Haruko Sawamura | Released 1 July. Studio: Shochiku. |
| Kimi yo shirazu ya | Minoru Murata | Eliana Pavlova Komei Minami | Released 16 July. Studio: Shochiku. |
| Ono ga tsumi | Zanmu Kako | Goro Okamoto Sumiko Kurishima | Released 8 September. Studio: Shochiku. |
| Yaji Kita Zenkōji mairi no maki | Kichirō Tsuji Yaroku Kobayashi | Matsunosuke Onoe Sentarō Nakamura | Released 30 September. Studio: Nikkatsu. Print in National Film Center. |

## 1922

| Title | Director | Cast | Genre | Notes |
| 1922 |||||
| Konjiki yasha | Zanmu Kako | Tsuzuya Moroguchi Yoshiko Kawada | Romance | Released 1 February. Studio: Shochiku |
| Hototogisu | Yoshinobu Ikeda | Yūkichi Iwata Sumiko Kurishima | | Released 9 March. Studio: Shochiku. 19-minute print in National Film Center. |
| Futari Shizuka | Gengo Ōbora | Utako Nakayama | | Released 25 April. Studio: Nikkatsu. Print extant. |
| Shibukawa Bangorō | Kōkichi Tsukiyama | Matsunosuke Onoe | | Released 5 May. Studio: Nikkatsu. Print extant. |
| Chirinishi hana | Yasujirō Shimazu | Yuriko Hanabusa Goro Okamoto | | Released 21 June. Studio: Shochiku |
| Aa, Ono kundō | Zanmu Kako | Yuriko Hanabusa Yoko Umemura | | Released 23 July. Studio: Shochiku |
| Kagayaki no michi e | Yasujirō Shimazu | Goro Okamoto Akio Isono | | Released 10 August. Studio: Shochiku |
| Ai no kusabi | Yasujirō Shimazu | Yotaro Katsumi Nobuko Satsuki | | Released 20 September. Studio: Shochiku |
| Aa, Konishi junsa | Teinosuke Kinugasa Tomu Uchida [debut] | Teinosuke Kinugasa | | Released 28 November (some sources say 29 October). Studio: Makino Kyōiku Eiga |
| Kyōya erimise | Eizo Tanaka | Hideo Fujino | | Released 30 December. Studio: Nikkatsu. |

## 1923

| Title | Director | Cast | Genre | Notes |
| 1923 |||||
| Sendō kouta | Yoshinobu Ikeda | Yukichi Iwata Sumiko Kurishima | | Released 8 January. Studio: Shochiku. |
| Kohitsuji | Zanmu Kako | Tsuzuya Moroguchi Yuriko Hanabusa | | Released 1 February. Studio: Shochiku. Print in National Film Center. |
| Ai ni yomigaeru hi | Kenji Mizoguchi | Kaichi Yamamoto | | Released 4 February. Studio: Nikkatsu. |
| Kokyo | Kenji Mizoguchi | Kaichi Yamamoto | | Released 25 February. Studio: Nikkatsu. |
| Aa mujō - Dai ippen: Hōrō no maki | Kiyohiko Ushihara | Masao Inoue Sumiko Kurishima | Drama | Released 1 April. Studio: Shochiku. 9-minute print in National Film Center. |
| Joen no chimata | Kenji Mizoguchi | Komei Minami | | Released 20 April. Studio: Nikkatsu. |
| Aa mujō - Dai nihen: Shichō no maki | Yoshinobu Ikeda | Masao Inoue Yukichi Iwata | Drama | Released 30 April. Studio: Shochiku. |
| Haizan no uta wa kanashi | Kenji Mizoguchi | Haruko Sawamura | | Released 13 May. Studio: Nikkatsu. |
| Jinniku no ichi | Yasujirō Shimazu | Nobuko Satsuki | | Released 15 June. Studio: Shochiku |
| Kiri no minato | Kenji Mizoguchi | Haruko Sawamura | | Released 29 July. Studio: Nikkatsu. |
| Mizumo no hana | Yoshinobu Ikeda | Yukichi Iwata Sumiko Kurishima | | |
| Mori kundo tetsuro no tsuyu | Zanmu Kako | Taisuke Matsumoto | | |
| Seishun no yumeji | Kenji Mizoguchi | Tetsuya Yoshimura Yoneko Sakai | | |
| Ono ga tsumi | | Unpei Yokoyama | | |
| Touge no uta | Kenji Mizoguchi | kaichi Yamamoto Haruko Sawamura | | |
| Yama no senroban | Yasujirō Shimazu | Mitsuko Takao | | |
| Zoku Amateur Club | Thomas Kurihara | Henry Kotani Michiko Hayama | | |
| Haikyo no naka | Kenji Mizoguchi | Haruko Sawamura | | Released 30 September. Studio: Nikkatsu. |
| Chi to rei | Kenji Mizoguchi | Chiyoko Eguchi Yoneko Sakai | | Released 9 November. Studio: Nikkatsu. |
| Kosuzume Tōge | Kōroku Numata | Hataya Ichikawa Tsumasaburo Bando | | Released 30 November. Studio: Makino Film Productions. Print in National Film Center. |
| Ryōbensugi | Shirō Nakamura | Ritoku Arashi | | Studio: Teikoku Kinema. Print in National Film Center. |
| Shigeki Wake no Kiyomaru kō | Toyojirō Takamatsu | Reizō Inoue | | Studio: Katsudō Shashin Shiryō Kenkyūkai. Print in National Film Center. |

## 1924

| Title | Director | Cast | Notes |
| 1924 |||||
| Sarutobi no ninjutsu | Jiro Yoshino | Shirogoro Sawamura | |
| Chairo no onna | | | |
| Kanashiki hakuchi | Kenji Mizoguchi | Yoneko Sakai | |
| Akatsuki no shi | Kenji Mizoguchi | Haruko Sawamura | |
| Koi no misshi | Henry Kotani | | |
| Mouken no himitsu | Minoru Murata | Haruko Sawamura Ryotaro Mizushima | |
| Rutsubo wa nieru | Kensaku Suzuki | Kaichi Yamamoto Yoneko Sakai | |
| Gendai no jo-ou | Kenji Mizoguchi | Yoneko Sakai Komei Minami | |
| Josei wa tsuyoshi | Kenji Mizoguchi | Yutaka Mimasu Yoneko Sakai | |
| Hanasaka jijii | Teinosuke Kinugasa | Misao Seki | |
| Koi to bushido | Goro Hirose | Ritoku Arashi | |
| Shichimencho no yukue | Kenji Mizoguchi | Jun'ichi Kitamura Yoshiko Tokugawa | |
| Chichi yo izuku | Norimasa Kaeriyama | Tappatsu Sekine Teruko Azuma | Released 31 August. Studio: Teikoku Kinema. Other sources give title as Chichi yo izuko e and the year 1923. |
| Itō junsa no shi | Kensaku Suzuki Kenji Mizoguchi Gengo Ohora Iyokichi Kondo | Enji Sato | |
| Samidare zoshi | Kenji Mizoguchi | Utako Suzuki Hiroshi Inagaki | |
| Kanraku no zei | Kouroku Numata | Kashichi Shimada Shizuko Mori | |
| Shiota Mondo | Goro Hirose | | |
| Sohtoh | Bansho Kanamori | Misao Seki Shizuko Mori | |
| Ningyo no sei | Shiro Nakagawa | Ritoku Arashi | |
| Shimizu Jirochō: Dai-ippen | Goro Hirose | Ritoku Arashi Momonosuke Ichikawa | |
| Robin Hood no yume | | | |
| Shōjo no nayami | | Mitsuko Takao | |
| Kōmori-yasu | Goro Hirose | Rikaku Arashi | |
| Kanraku no onna | Kenji Mizoguchi | kaichi Yamamoto Yoneko Sakai | |
| Nukiuchi Gonpachi | Goro Hirose | Momonosuke Ichikawa | |
| Nageki no kujaku | Yoshinobu Ikeda | Sumiko Kurishima Shinyo Nara | |
| Shinshutsu kibotsu | Goro Hirose | Momonosuke Ichikawa | |
| Kyokubadan no jo-o | Kenji Mizoguchi | Kumeko Urabe Denmei Suzuki | |
| Mura no bokujo | Hiroshi Shimizu | Kinuyo Tanaka | |
| Kunisada Chūji | Shōzō Makino | Shōjirō Sawada | Released 31 December. Studio: Tōa Kinema. 33 min. print in National Film Center. |
| Sutotonbushi | Yoshinobu Ikeda | Jun Arai Chōko Iida | Studio: Shochiku. Print in National Film Center. Also titled Koutashū dainihen sutoton. |

## 1925

| Title | Director | Cast |
| 1925 |||||
| Uchen-Puchan | Kenji Mizoguchi | Kaichi Yamamoto Kumeko Urabe |
| Giketsu | Tomu Uchida | Kashichi Shimada |
| Edo kaizoku-den: Kagebōshi - Zempen | Buntaro Futagawa | Tsumasaburo Bando Shinpei Takagi |
| Edo kaizoku-den: Kagebōshi | Buntaro Futagawa | Tsumasaburo Bando Shinpei Takagi |
| Hō wo shitau onna | Minoru Murata Genjiro Saegusa | Kumeko Urabe |
| Takasugi Shinsaku | Goro Hirose | Michisaburo Segawa |
| Aiyoku no kiro | | |
| Nantoh no haru | Yasujirō Shimazu | Tokuji Kobayashi Chieko Matsui |
| Gakuso o idete | Kenji Mizoguchi | Komei Minami Iyokichi Kondo |
| Daichi wa Hohoemu: Zenpen (1925 Shochiku film) | Kiyohiko Ushihara Yasujirō Shimazu | Masao Inoue Yuriko Hanabusa |
| Daichi wa Hohoemu: Chuhen | Kiyohiko Ushihara Yasujirō Shimazu | Masao Inoue Hideo Fujino |
| Daichi wa Hohoemu: Kōhen (1925 Shochiku film) | Kiyohiko Ushihara Yasujirō Shimazu | Masao Inoue Sumiko Kurishima |
| Daichi wa Hohoemu: Dai ippen | Kenji Mizoguchi | Eiji Takagi Eiji Nakano |
| Daichi wa Hohoemu: Dai nihen | Osamu Wakayama | Eiji Nakano Yoshiko Okada |
| Daichi wa Hohoemi: Dai sanpen | Kensaku Suzuki | Eiji Nakano Yoko Umemura |
| Komoriuta | Eiichi Matsumoto | Yaeko Utagawa Kokuten Takado |
| Ah tokumukan kanto | Osamu Wakayama Kensaku Suzuki Kenji Mizoguchi | Komei Minami Kaichi Yamamoto |
| Rakka no Mai: Zenpen (1925 Nikkatsu film) | Tomiyasu Ikeda | |
| Rakka no Mai: Chuhen | Tomiyasu Ikeda | Haruko Sawamura |
| Rakka no Mai: Shuhen | Tomiyasu Ikeda | Yoneko Sakai |
| Yotsuya kaidan | | Nobuko Satsuki |
| Shirayuri wa nageku | Kenji Mizoguchi | Yoshiko Okada |
| Daikon wa hohoemu | Takuji Furumi | |
| Nagaruru sake | Eiichi Matsumoto | Taisuke Matsumoto |
| Akai yuhi ni terasarete | Kenji Mizoguchi Genjiro Saegusa | Eiji Nakano Komei Minami |
| Horaijima | Takuji Furumi | Rintaro Fujima Ranko Sawa |
| Seinan sensō hishi: Kōjo Shiragiku | | |
| Kanashiki koi no gensō | Yoshinobu Ikeda | Sumiko Kurishima Shinyo Nara |
| Meiken jakku | | Taisuke Matsumoto |
| Ijin musume to bushi | Shōzō Makino | Tsumasaburo Bando Shizuko Mori |
| Yōsei chi ni otsureba | Yasujirō Shimazu | Denmei Suzuki Yuriko Hanabusa |
| Murasaki no nisou | Eiichi Matsumoto | Taisuke Matsumoto Ranko Sawa |
| Toyo no Carmen | Frank Tokunaga | Kaichi Yamamoto Komamo Sunada |
| Araki Mataemon | Tomiyasu Ikeda | Matsunosuke Onoe Goro Kawabe |
| Eien no nazo | Masaru Omori | Taisuke Matsumoto Ranko Sawa |
| Orochi | Buntaro Futagawa | Tsumasaburo Bando Utako Tamaki |
| Machi no Suketchi | Kenji Mizoguchi | Yasunaga Higashibojo Yoshiko Okada |
| Ningen: Zenkohen | Kenji Mizoguchi | Eiji Nakano Yoshiko Okada |
| Furusato no uta | Kenji Mizoguchi | Masujiro Takagi |
| Gokurakutō no jo-ou | Meiho Ogasawara | Aiko Takashima Thomas Kurihara |
| Maboroshi | | |
| Nogi taisho to Kumasan | Kenji Mizoguchi | kaichi Yamamoto |

## 1926–1929

| Title | Director | Cast | Genre | Notes |
| 1926 |||||
| Kurutta Ippeji (A Page of Madness) | Kinugasa Teinosuke | Masao Inoue | | 24 September |
| Storm of Passion | Seiichi Kamei | Teruko Asahi, Momoko Ashiya | | |
| 1927 |||||
| Blood of Penitence | Yasujirō Ozu | | | |
| 1928 |||||
| Edo Sangokushi (The Three Patriots of Edo) | Seika Shiba | | | |
| Jujiro (Crossways) | Kinugasa Teinosuke | | | 11 May |
| Kurama Tengu: Kyōfu Jidai | Teppei Yamaguchi | Kanjuro Arashi, Reizaburo Yamamoto, Takasaburo Nakamura, Tokusho Arashi | | |
| Kurama Tengu | Teppei Yamaguchi | Kanjuro Arashi, Takesaburo Nakamura, Reizaburo Yamamoto, Tokusho Arashi | | |
| Wakodo no yume | Yasujirō Ozu | Tatsuo Saitō, Nobuko Wakaba | Comedy | |
| 1929 |||||
| Daigaku wa detakeredo | Yasujirō Ozu | Minoru Takada, Kinuyo Tanaka | Comedy | |
| Days of Youth | Yasujirō Ozu | Ichiro Yuki, Tatsuo Saitō | Comedy | |
| Monkey Sun | | | | |