National Film Archive of Japan
Kyobashi, Tokyo
Japan’s only national institution specialized in film
As Japan’s only national film institution, the Archive works to promote film culture through preserving, researching, and exhibiting films. It houses numerous films consisting mainly of Japanese ones, including the oldest surviving Japanese film Momijigari (Maple Viewing) and Ozu Yasujiro’s Tokyo Story, as well as documentaries and animated films. Featuring a theater, permanent exhibitions teaching about the history of Japanese cinema, and a library with the largest number of books dedicated to film in Japan, the Archive screens films and exhibits film-related materials.
-
Film projector of Japanese manufacture
-
Refcy paper film,Takarabako (1936)
-
Namakura gatana (or Hanawahekonai meito no maki)（1917, dir.: Jun’ichi Kouchi)
（Link to Japanese Animated Film Classics）
-
Positive image inverted from the 35mm nitrate original negative film of “Shigeki: Nanko ketsubetsu (The Farewell Scenes of Kusunoki Masashige and His Son )”, film designated as a National Important Cultural Property
（Link to Cultual Heritage Online）
A list of videos from the official Youtube channel is automatically displayed. Click on the thumbnail image to open the video playback window and play the video.
*Please activate targeting cookies to play the video (please set it in “Cookie Settings” of the Privacy Policy).
National Film Archive of Japan
3-7-6 Kyobashi, Chuo-ku, Tokyo 104-0031
Phone (Hello Dial): +81-47-316-2772 (for international calls), 050-5541-8600 (for domestic calls)
- Gallery Hours
- 11:00 a.m.–6:30 p.m. (open until 8:00 p.m. on the last Friday of every month)
Admission until 30 minutes before closing. The hours of the theaters may be extended during some programs.
Closed on Mondays, New Year holidays and other days as designated. - Admission
fees (Gallery) - Adults 250 yen, College and University students 130 yen *Screening fees are separate from the above fees.
