Movies Set in Japan in the 1940s

Kinora's catalogue lists 11 films set in Japan in the 1940s, spanning 1948–2023. Each is tagged by where and when it takes place — filter by real-world setting, era, and environment, or open any film for its full tagged world.

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1983
Barefoot Gen
Hiroshima — 1940s
Urbandir. Mori Masaki
1990
Dreams
Japan — 1800s · 1940s · Near Future · Timeless
Rural · Mountain · Wilderness · Coastal Seadir. Akira Kurosawa
1948
Drunken Angel
Tokyo — 1940s
Urbandir. Akira Kurosawa
1988
Grave of the Fireflies
Kobe — 1940s
Urbandir. Isao Takahata
2016
In This Corner of the World
Hiroshima · Kure — 1930s · 1940s
Urban · Coastal Seadir. Sunao Katabuchi
1949
Late Spring
Tokyo · Kyoto — 1940s
Urbandir. Yasujirō Ozu
2002
Millennium Actress
Japan · Manchuria — 1920s · 1930s · 1940s · 2000s
Urbandir. Satoshi Kon
1949
Stray Dog
Tokyo — 1940s
Urbandir. Akira Kurosawa
2023
The Boy and the Heron
Tokyo — 1940s
Rural · Undergrounddir. Hayao Miyazaki
2013
The Wind Rises
Japan · Germany — 1910s · 1920s · 1930s · 1940s
Urban · Ruraldir. Hayao Miyazaki
1970
Tora! Tora! Tora!
Hawaii · Washington, D.C. · Japan — 1940s
Coastal Sea · Urbandir. Toshio Masuda

Frequently asked

How many movies are set in Japan in the 1940s?

Kinora's catalogue lists 11 films set in Japan in the 1940s, spanning 1948–2023.

What are some movies set in Japan in the 1940s?

Films set in Japan in the 1940s in our catalogue include Barefoot Gen (1983), Dreams (1990), Drunken Angel (1948), Grave of the Fireflies (1988), and In This Corner of the World (2016).

What is the oldest movie set in Japan in the 1940s?

Drunken Angel (1948) is the earliest film set in Japan in the 1940s in our catalogue; the most recent is The Boy and the Heron (2023).