A list of films released in Japan in 1959 (see 1959 in film).

+ Japanese films released in 1959 Title Director Cast Genre NotesAcross Darkness Yasuzō Masumura Hiroshi Kawaguchi, Junko Kanô, Sô Yamamura, Hideo Takamatsu Crime Battle in Outer SpaceRyō Ikebe, Kyoko Anzai, Minoru TakadaScience fictionBeauty Is Guilty Yasuzo Masumura Ayako Wakao, Fujiko Yamamoto Romance Beni azami Enchanted Princess Ayako Wakao, Raizo Ichikawa Fantasy The Birth of JapanHiroshi InagakiYoko Tsukasa Fires on the PlainEiji Funakoshi, Osamu Takizawa, Mickey Curtis War drama Floating WeedsGanjirō Nakamura, Haruko Sugimura, Hiroshi Kawaguchi Drama Shigeru Amachi, Noriko Kitazawa, Kazuko WakasugiGood MorningKoji Shidara, Masahiko Shimazu, Chishū Ryū Comedy Hiroshima mon amourEmmanuelle Riva, Eiji Okada, Bernard Fresson Drama Co-production with France Tatsuya Nakadai, Michiyo Aratama, So YamamuraKiku to IsamuTadashi ImaiTanie Kitabayashi Won Best Film at the 14th Mainichi Film Awards and at the 10th Blue Ribbon AwardsMagic Boy , Taiji Yabushita Fantasy adventure Animated filmMonkey Sun Kajiro Yamamoto Norihei Miki, Fukutaro Ichikawa Fantasy My Second BrotherShohei Imamura Hiroyuki Nagato Odd ObsessionMachiko Kyō, Ganjirō Nakamura, Junko Kano Samurai Vendetta Kazuo Mori Raizo Ichikawa, Shintaro Katsu Seki no yatappe Satoshi Kado Kazuo Hasegawa, Shintaro Katsu Chambara Unforgettable Trail Koji Shima Fujiko Yamamoto Drama

See also 1959 in Japan

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External links Japanese films of 1959 at the Internet Movie Database