Movies Set in Japan in the 1940s
Kinora's catalogue lists 7 films set in Japan in the 1940s, spanning 1949–2023. 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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- 1990
Dreams
Rural · Mountain · Wilderness · Coastal Seadir. Akira Kurosawa - 1988
Grave of the Fireflies
Urbandir. Isao Takahata - 2016
In This Corner of the World
Urban · Coastal Seadir. Sunao Katabuchi - 1949
Late Spring
Urbandir. Yasujirō Ozu - 2002
Millennium Actress
Urbandir. Satoshi Kon - 2023
The Boy and the Heron
Rural · Undergrounddir. Hayao Miyazaki - 2013
The Wind Rises
Urban · Ruraldir. Hayao Miyazaki
Frequently asked
How many movies are set in Japan in the 1940s?
Kinora's catalogue lists 7 films set in Japan in the 1940s, spanning 1949–2023.
What are some movies set in Japan in the 1940s?
Films set in Japan in the 1940s in our catalogue include Dreams (1990), Grave of the Fireflies (1988), In This Corner of the World (2016), Late Spring (1949), and Millennium Actress (2002).
What is the oldest movie set in Japan in the 1940s?
Late Spring (1949) is the earliest film set in Japan in the 1940s in our catalogue; the most recent is The Boy and the Heron (2023).