Japanese Movie Database lists 537 films released in Japan during 1958. 504 feature films were released this year. Of those released by the five major studios, 150 were in color; 336 were gendai-geki, set in the modern era, and 168 were jidai-geki, set in historical times. Film critic Tadao Satō names as a significant Japanese release of the year, Yasuzō Masumura's satire of post-war business-life, Giants and Toys. Yūjirō Ishihara becomes an idol of teenage rebellion in film this year, and goes on to be the biggest star of the 1960s. Film-going in Japan reaches an all-time high this year, with the average person seeing at least 12 films, and the major studios releasing about 100 films each.
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| - Japanese Movie Database lists 537 films released in Japan during 1958. 504 feature films were released this year. Of those released by the five major studios, 150 were in color; 336 were gendai-geki, set in the modern era, and 168 were jidai-geki, set in historical times. Film critic Tadao Satō names as a significant Japanese release of the year, Yasuzō Masumura's satire of post-war business-life, Giants and Toys. Yūjirō Ishihara becomes an idol of teenage rebellion in film this year, and goes on to be the biggest star of the 1960s. Film-going in Japan reaches an all-time high this year, with the average person seeing at least 12 films, and the major studios releasing about 100 films each.
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| - Japanese Movie Database lists 537 films released in Japan during 1958. 504 feature films were released this year. Of those released by the five major studios, 150 were in color; 336 were gendai-geki, set in the modern era, and 168 were jidai-geki, set in historical times. Film critic Tadao Satō names as a significant Japanese release of the year, Yasuzō Masumura's satire of post-war business-life, Giants and Toys. Yūjirō Ishihara becomes an idol of teenage rebellion in film this year, and goes on to be the biggest star of the 1960s. Film-going in Japan reaches an all-time high this year, with the average person seeing at least 12 films, and the major studios releasing about 100 films each.
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