(Mostly) Forgettable Asian Movies From 1900 Through the 1950s
Since I have already created lists concerning the lesser enjoyable movie output from the west, I decided to do something similar concerning movies from Asia.
I do not mean to say that the pictures on this list are an absolute waste of time. Some of them make great B-pictures or are just ridiculously entertaining - at least if you like to think of yourself as someone with an ancquired taste. Others, well, others don't have any redeeming quality whatsoever and are simply bad.
On a side note, I am very much aware that movies from Asia (especially Eastern Asia) can often be quirky, strange or just downright different. I took that into account upon giving my verdict, but more than often I stumbled across a movie which, at least for me, just didn't cut it.
So, have fun browsing through what I, at least in some cases, consider to be the bad, boring, superfluous and/or way over the top kind of movies and don't hesitate to let me know if you agree or disagree with my choices.
PS: The movies are sorted by year and not necessarily by my preference. This list is by no means complete as I will add new worthwhile films as I stumble across them.
I do not mean to say that the pictures on this list are an absolute waste of time. Some of them make great B-pictures or are just ridiculously entertaining - at least if you like to think of yourself as someone with an ancquired taste. Others, well, others don't have any redeeming quality whatsoever and are simply bad.
On a side note, I am very much aware that movies from Asia (especially Eastern Asia) can often be quirky, strange or just downright different. I took that into account upon giving my verdict, but more than often I stumbled across a movie which, at least for me, just didn't cut it.
So, have fun browsing through what I, at least in some cases, consider to be the bad, boring, superfluous and/or way over the top kind of movies and don't hesitate to let me know if you agree or disagree with my choices.
PS: The movies are sorted by year and not necessarily by my preference. This list is by no means complete as I will add new worthwhile films as I stumble across them.
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- RegisseurAkira KurosawaFilmstarsTakashi ShimuraSôji KiyokawaIchirô SugaiWorld War II film about female volunteer workers at an optics plant who do their best to meet production targets."The Most Beautiful"
- RegisseureAkira KurosawaHideo SekigawaKajirô YamamotoFilmstarsTakashi ShimuraKenji SusukidaMasayuki MoriTwo sisters, one a dancer and the other a script supervisor at a big movie studio, become embroiled in union activities when a strike is called in sympathy with striking railroad workers, one of whom boards with the sisters and their parents. The girls' father argues with them about their strike, but finds his views changing when he himself loses his job."Those Who Make Tomorrow"
- RegisseurKiyohiko UshiharaFilmstarsKeiju KobayashiTeruko AkatsukiKatsuko WakasugiWhen a young woman is named as the prime suspect in a murder, her girlfriend and her girlfriend's boyfriend set out to prove her innocence. Their investigation leads them to an isolated, creepy house in the middle of nowhere, where sinister goings-on abound."Rainbow Man"
- RegisseurNobuo AdachiFilmstarsChizuru KitagawaTakiko MizunoeDaijirô NatsukawaJewel thieves become interested in an invisibility formula invented by Professor Nakazato and want to use his invention to acquire a diamond necklace called the "Tears of Amour".."Transparent Man"
- RegisseurFung FungFilmstarsBruce LeeChau-Shui YeeHoi-Chuen LeeA 10-year-old orphan is raised by his uncle, groomed by a skilled thief, and becomes involved in trouble around a factory."The Kid"
- RegisseurAkira KurosawaFilmstarsSetsuko HaraMasayuki MoriToshirô MifuneA Japanese veteran, driven partially mad from the war, travels to the snowy island of Hokkaido where he soon enters a love triangle with his best friend and a disgraced woman."The Idiot"
- RegisseurJosef von SternbergFilmstarsAkemi NegishiTadashi SuganumaKisaburo SawamuraIm Juni 1944 stranden zwölf japanische Seeleute für sieben Jahre auf einer verlassenen und vergessenen Insel namens Ana-ta-han.
- RegisseurKim ChunFilmstarsYin PakCho-Fan NgYing Cheung13-year old Bruce Lee plays San, a child up for adoption. Finally accepted by his surrogate parents, he is faced with a dilemma when his real parents show up and want him back."The Guiding Light"
- RegisseurRyôhei AraiFilmstarsTakako IrieMichiko AiYoshitaro Sadato"Ghost-Cat of Arima Palace"
- RegisseurBin KatôFilmstarsTakako IrieYoshitaro SadatoMichiko Ai"Ghost-Cat of the Okazaki Upheaval"
- RegisseurMotoyoshi OdaFilmstarsSeizaburô KawazuMiki SanjôMinoru TakadaA crime spree breaks out in Tokyo following the revelation that one of Imperial Japan's invisible soldiers is still alive. When robberies turn to murder, a shrewd reporter, a nightclub singer and a clown resolve to stop the crimes."The Invisible Avenger"
- RegisseurJi ZhuFilmstarsWood-Yau CheungHark-Sun LauBruce LeeLee plays a young man who comes under the tutelage of a convict and must make hard choices about his life's direction."An Orphan's Tragedy"
- RegisseureMotoyoshi OdaIshirô HondaFilmstarsHiroshi KoizumiSetsuko WakayamaMinoru ChiakiScout pilots for a fishing company are startled to discover a second Godzilla, whose battle with rival monster Anguirus threatens to destroy Osaka."Godzilla Raids Again"
- RegisseurIshirô HondaFilmstarsAkira TakaradaAkemi NegishiMomoko KôchiA yeti terrorizes people on top of Mount Fuji."Half Human: The Story of the Abominable Snowman"
- RegisseurKôji ShimaFilmstarsKeizô KawasakiToyomi KaritaBin YagisawaUFOs are seen around Tokyo. Because they look like giant starfish the aliens cannot approach us without creating panic. Hence one of them sacrifices itself and takes the form of a popular female singer. It/she warns mankind that a meteor will crash on Earth. While the approaching meteor causes hotter and hotter weather, mankind runs and builds a last-chance anti-meteor weapon."Warning From Space"
- RegisseurIshirô HondaFilmstarsKenji SaharaYumi ShirakawaAkihiko HirataA mining engineer investigates the deaths of his colleagues, discovering prehistoric nymphs and a creature capable of flying - and wreaking havoc - at supersonic speeds.Rodan"
- RegisseurShirô ToyodaFilmstarsRyô IkebeShirley YamaguchiKaoru YachigusaLavish Japanese-Chinese coproduction based on an ancient Chinese legend about a man who falls in love with a snake goddess in human form."The Legend of the White Serpent"
- RegisseurMasaki MôriFilmstarsTomisaburô WakayamaAkemi TsukushiChieko SômaOiwa has been searching for the one who killed her father for a long time. She comes to Yedo and sees a man named Naosuke. The film is based on the kabuki classic: Toukaidou Yotsuya Kaidan (1826) written by Tsuruya Nanboku and is one of the most famous ghost stories throughout Japan."The Ghosts of Yatsuya"
- RegisseurNobuo NakagawaFilmstarsRyô IkebeAsami KujiIchirô ArishimaThe story of a professional nude model stalked by a bizarre, unknown man wearing a hideous mask."Vampire Moth"
- RegisseurBin KatôFilmstarsKôichi AiharaToshio ChibaJun Fujikawa"Ghost-Cat of Gojusan-Tsugi"
- RegisseurIshirô HondaFilmstarsKenji SaharaYumi ShirakawaMomoko KôchiShortly after a giant robot destroys a village, aliens from outer space arrive offering friendship. Will the people of Earth tie these two events together?"The Mysterians - Earth Defense Force"
- RegisseurGorô KadonoFilmstarsJûzaburô AkechiShigeru AmachiHiroshi HayashiA samurai rescues a mischievous tanuki from hunters and sets it free. When the samurai's wastrel son hatches a plot to kill his father for his fortune, the magical tanuki is determined to protect its rescuer."Seven Mysteries"
- RegisseurKatsuhiko TasakaFilmstarsShintarô KatsuTakako IrieMichiko Ai"Ghost-Cat of Yonaki Swamp"
- RegisseurMitsuo MurayamaFilmstarsYoshirô KitaharaRyûji ShinagawaJunko KanôA ruthless serial killer with a peculiar method of stalking and killing his victims comes face to face with a police officer turned invisible by a scientific experiment. Who will emerge triumphant?"The Transparent Man vs. the Fly Man"
- RegisseureIshirô HondaMotoyoshi OdaFilmstarsKôzô NomuraAyumi SonodaKoreya SendaOriginal Japanese version. Research in the Tohoku region comes across a monster known to the locals as the mountain god Baradagi."Varan, the Unbelievable"
