List of Japanese films of 1936
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A list of films produced in Japan in 1936 (see 1936 in film).
| Opening | Title | Director | Cast | Genre | Notes | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 February | Theater of Life: Youth Version | Tomu Uchida | Drama | |||
| 27 February | Mr. Thank You | Hiroshi Shimizu | Ken Uehara, Michiko Kuwano, Mayumi Tsukiji, Kaoru Futaba | Comedy, drama, road movie | [1] | |
| 19 March | College is a Nice Place | Yasujirō Ozu | Comedy | |||
| 3 April | Family Meeting | Yasujirō Shimazu | Shin Saburi | Drama | ||
| 14 April | I Am a Cat | Kajirō Yamamoto | Comedy | |||
| 14 April | Great Bodhisattva Pass 2 | Hiroshi Inagaki | Drama | |||
| 30 April | Priest of Darkness | Sadao Yamanaka | Setsuko Hara | Historical drama | [2] | |
| 14 May | Woman in the Mist | Heinosuke Gosho | Drama | |||
| 28 May | Osaka Elegy | Kenji Mizoguchi | Isuzu Yamada, Yoko Umemura | Drama | ||
| 1 June | Man of the House | Mikio Naruse | Drama | |||
| 18 June | Akanishi Kakita | Mansaku Itami | Historical drama | [3] | ||
| 21 June | Brother and Sister | Sotoji Kimura | Drama | |||
| 29 August | Men vs. Women | Yasujirō Shimazu | Comedy, Musical | |||
| 11 September | The Road I Travel with You | Mikio Naruse | Drama | |||
| 15 September | The Only Son | Yasujirō Ozu | Chishū Ryū | Drama | [4] | |
| 15 October | Sisters of the Gion | Kenji Mizoguchi | Isuzu Yamada | Drama | Winner of the Kinema Junpo Award for Best Film of the Year.[5] | |
| 1 November | Morning's Tree-Lined Street | Mikio Naruse | Sachiko Chiba, Heihachirō Ōkawa, Ranko Akagi | Drama | [6] | |
| 30 November | The New Road: Akemi | Heinosuke Gosho | Drama | |||
| 16 December | The New Road: Ryota | Heinosuke Gosho | Drama | |||
