This webpage introduces search tools (subject bibliographies) chiefly in the Japanese language available mainly in the Tokyo Main Library Humanities Room to find reference resources (books, journal articles, etc.) related to theater and film.

To search for journal articles, please refer to Article Index of Periodicals in Japanese.

Numbers shown in brackets 【 】 indicate the NDL call number for an item.

Items following the materials and database information is as follows below:
　[Range]: Indicates the range of years during which the material of interest was cataloged and the material format
　[Order]: Indicates the order in which a bibliography is filed
　[Index]: Indicates the index of type

1. General

• "Meiji Taisho Showa zenki zasshi kiji sakuin shusei. Jinbun kagaku hen" (Composite index of Japanese magazine and journal articles from the Meiji to the early Showa periods (1868-1948). Humanities volume) dai 17 kan (Showa 11 -Showa 13), dai 18 kan (Showa 14-Showa 15), dai 19 kan (Showa 16-Showa 17), and dai 20 kan (Showa 18-Showa 19) (engeki-eiga 1-4) (Koseisha　1996　【UP54-E16】)
  Edited and commented by Mamoru Makino, "Kindai eiga engeki ongaku shoshi" (Bibliography of modern film, theater, and music) vol.2, 3, 4 and 5 (Yumani Shobo　1992　【KD1-E31】)
  [Range] 1936-1944. Books, journal articles
  [Index] An author index is included in the "Meiji Taisho Showa zenki zasshi kiji sakuin shusei. Jinbun kagaku hen. Bekkan 2*"* (Composite index of Japanese magazine and journal articles from the Meiji to the early Showa periods (1868-1948). Humanities volume. Separate vol.2) 【UP54-E16】.
  *users can search with The Complete Database for Japanese Magazine and Periodicals from Meiji Era to the Present (Zassaku Plus) (Database subscribed to by this library: available within the NDL only)
  [Notes] This is a reproduction of the "Takarazuka bungei toshokan geppo" (The monthly review of Takarazuka Bungei library) 【雑14-69】. It covers literature on music, film, and theater in each issue of "Engeki kankei juyo bunken shusei" (Collection of important literature on theater).
• "Engeki hyakka daijiten. Dai 6 kan"(Encyclopedia of theater arts. Vol.6) (Heibonsha　1962　【770.33-E742-W】)
  [Range] Meiji period-March 1962. Books
  [Order] Subject> Books written in Japanese, books in translation, books written in Western languages> publication year
  [Index] None
  [Notes] 'References' section at the end of the book includes annotated bibliographies related to theater, music, dance, and film, etc.
• "Eiga, ongaku, geino no hon zenjoho" (Complete information on books on film, music, and performing arts) 1945-94, 1995-99, 2000-2004 (Nichigai Associates　1997-2005)
  [Range] 1945-2004. Books
  [Order] By order of each subject of general performing arts, film, theater, dance, music, entertainment
  [Index] Subject index at the end of each volume
• "Eiga, engeki jinbutsu kenkyu bunken mokuroku"(Bibliography of research on people in films and theaters) (Nichigai Associates　2010　【KD1-J26】)
  [Range] 1980-2009. Books, journal articles
  [Order] By personal names in Japanese alphabetical order
  [Index] None
  [Notes] Includes about 46,000 literature (biographies, diaries, recollections, commentaries on historical figures, chronological records, and author bibliographies, etc.) on approximately 4,000 Japanese and foreign film and theater personalities (movie directors, playwrights, stage directors, script writers, set designers, actors, and critics, etc.) from early to modern times.

2. Theater

• "Nihon engeki kenkyu shomoku kaidai" (An annotated bibliography of Japanese theater studies) (Heibonsha　1966　【770.31-N684】)
  [Range] Edo period-1965. Books
  [Order] By book titles in Japanese alphabetical order
  [Index] Book title index, classified catalog, and personal name index at the end of the book
• Yoshio Fujino, "Nihon engeki shomuku kaidai"(Annotated bibliography of Japanese theater) (Engeki Shuppansha　1983　【KD1-56】)
  [Range] Meiji period-. Books
  [Order] By book titles in Japanese alphabetical order
  [Index] Classified index at the end of the book
  [Notes] approximately 2,300 books included
• Hisashi Furukawa, Seki Kobayashi, ed., "Kyogen jiten. Shiryo hen"(A dictionary of Kyogen. Bibliography volume) (Tokyodo Shuppan　1985　【773.9-H846k3】)
  [Range] Meiji period-1979. Books, parts of books, journal articles
  [Index] None
  [Order] By books and journal articles in chronological order respectively for each subject
  [Notes] Some annotated bibliographies included
• Haruo Nishino, Hisashi Hata, ed., "Noh kyogen jiten" (A dictionary of Noh and Kyogen) (Heibonsha　2011　【KD2-J55】)
  [Range] 1868-October 2010. Books
  [Index] None
  [Notes] 'A catalog of reference books' included at the end of the book
• "Kinsei engeki kenkyu bunken mokuroku"(Bibliography of research literature on early modern theater) (Yagi Shoten　1984　【KD1-63】)
  [Range] 1951-1982. Books, journal articles
  [Order] By publication year order
  [Index] Author and editor index
  [Notes] This is composed of 'Chronological table of research literature on early modern theater after 1951 (1951-August 1964)' which focuses on study of Chikamatsu, and 'Bibliography of early modern theater (September 1964-1982)' which covers plays in the early modern period, and various related performing arts.
• Kinsei Engeki Kenkyu Bunken Mokuroku Database (Database of Bibliography of Research Literature on Early Modern Theater) (Chikamatsu Drama Research Institute)
  [Range] 1983-1988. Books, parts of books, journal articles
  [Notes] This is the successor to the "Kinsei engeki kenkyu bunken mokuroku"(Bibliography of research literature on early modern theater) listed above.
• Nihon Koten Engeki Kinsei Bunken Mokuroku Database(Database of Bibliography of Literature on Classical Theaters and Early Modern Theater) (Chikamatsu Drama Research Institute)
  [Range] 1990- first half of 2004 (Some portions from 2003 to the first half of 2004 have not been included). Books, parts of books, journal articles
  [Notes] Contents published in 1989 are printed in the inaugural issue of "Chikamatsu kenkyujo kiyo" (The Chikamatsu drama research institute bulletin) (Sonoda Gakuen Joshi Daigaku Chikamatsu Kenkyujo　annual　【Z11-2142】)
• References on Cultural Properties (Tokyo National Research Institute for Cultural Properties)
  [Range] Articles from the three journals on performing arts ("Yokyokukai" (Noh Singing World) 1915-March 1944, "Nogaku gaho" (Noh Illustrated) March 1909-March 1941, and "Makuai" (Entr'acte) May 1946-October 1961)

3. Film

• Mamoru Makino, ed., "Nihon eiga bunken shoshi :Meiji Taishoki" (Bibliography of literature on Japanese film: Meiji-Taisho periods) vol.1 (1876-1922), 2 (1923-1926) and Index (Yushodo Shoten　2003)
  [Range] 1876-1926. Parts of books, journal articles
  [Order] Publication year order> titles in Japanese alphabetical order
  [Index] Film title index and author index included in the Index volume 【KD1-H3】
  [Notes] Approximately 56,000 literature on Japanese film theory, film production, and domestic and foreign movie work screened in Japan published in film specialized magazines, magazines on performance arts, books on film, general books, and general-interest magazines
• Kyohei Tsuji, "Jiten eiga no tosho" (A dictionary of books on film) (Gaifusha　1989　【KD1-E14】)
  [Range] 1897-1985. Books, special issues and extra issues of journals
  [Index] Book title index, series title index, and author index at the end of the book
• Edited and commented by Mamoru Makino,"Kindai eiga engeki ongaku shoshi. Dai 1 kan" (Bibliography of modern film, theater, and music. Vol.1) (Yumani Shobo　1992　【KD1-E31】)
  [Range] 1897-1937. Books, journals
  [Index] Book title index and personal name index at the end of the book
  [Notes] This is a reproduction of Takemi Yamaguchi's "Nihon eiga shoshi" (Bibliography of Japanese film) (Eiga Hyoronsha　1937　【778.031-Y277n】).
• "Eiga kihon shomoku: Taisho, Showa, Heisei" (Bibliography of authoritative books on film: Taisho, Showa, and Heisei periods) (Nichigai Associates　2009　【KD1-J8】)
  [Range] 1913-2008. Books
  [Index] Author name index, item index at the end of the book
  [Notes] Collection of approximately 12,000 books
• Kawakita Memorial Film Institute Database Search (Kawakita Memorial Film Institute)
  [Range] Books, journal articles
  [Notes] Users can search for materials held by the Kawakita Memorial Film Institute. Users can search by the table of contents for books.
• National Film Archive of Japan OPAC Search (National Film Archive of Japan)
  [Range] Books, extra issues and special issues of journals
  [Notes] Users can search books, and special and extra editions of journals from National Film Archive.

Related Search Guides

• Subject Bibliography (List of Related Publications) Published in the Japanese Language
• Music Bibliographies (Subject Bibliography) Published in the Japanese Language *in Japanese