List of Japanese films of 1931
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A list of films produced in Japan in 1931 (see 1931 in film).
| 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] | |
