# Looking for a Japanese movie from 1955 **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Tags:** movies\ **Created:** [January 31, 2026, 6:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-a-japanese-movie-from-1955/1027237 "2026-01-31T18:43:55Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2026, 6:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-a-japanese-movie-from-1955/1027237/1 "2026-01-31T18:43:55Z")
From the brief clip I’ve seen, “The Green Music Box” might be the rough equivalent of “The Wizard Of Oz”. Does anyone know where it can be streamed, or even bought outright? ---
**Author:** ![Joey\_P](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/919ad9/32.png) [@Joey\_P](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Joey_P)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2026, 6:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-a-japanese-movie-from-1955/1027237/2 "2026-01-31T18:51:08Z")
Oddly enough, you could’ve seen it in a theater a few days ago. > **[THE GREEN MUSIC BOX (1955) (Church of Film) at Clinton St. Theater](https://dopdx.com/events/2026/1/28/the-green-music-box-1955-church-of-film-tickets)** > > Check out THE GREEN MUSIC BOX (1955) (Church of Film) at Clinton St. Theater in Portland on January 28, 2026 and get detailed info for the event - tickets, photos, video and reviews. ---
**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2026, 6:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-a-japanese-movie-from-1955/1027237/3 "2026-01-31T18:51:21Z")
There doesn’t appear to be media available for this one legally except for a slightly suspect DVD [for sale from Japan](https://www.amazon.com/Japanese-Movie-Midori-Original-BBBN-4147/dp/B00KGRFG3S) for $223.77 plus shipping. As to streaming, I found nothing. Note: I checked Crunchyroll just in case, I know Google doesn’t always know what they have. ---
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2026, 6:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-a-japanese-movie-from-1955/1027237/4 "2026-01-31T18:56:51Z")
I am only allowed to hate you with all my heart and all my soul in The BBQ Pit, right? 😁 ---
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2026, 8:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-a-japanese-movie-from-1955/1027237/5 "2026-01-31T20:05:21Z")
[Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/reel/2069174960153433) A small clip. ---
**Author:** ![PastTense](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pasttense/32/14550_2.png) [@PastTense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PastTense)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2026, 10:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-a-japanese-movie-from-1955/1027237/6 "2026-01-31T22:55:34Z")
The Russian search site Yandex picks up various streaming sites not searched by Google. So you might search that for Green Music Box stream or by its Japanese title Midori harukani stream ---
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2026, 11:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-a-japanese-movie-from-1955/1027237/7 "2026-01-31T23:10:49Z")
Just to clarify, I am not looking legally cloudy torrents, bootlegs etc. ---
**Author:** ![Elmer\_J.Fudd](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/elmer_j.fudd/32/1211_2.png) [@Elmer\_J.Fudd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elmer_J.Fudd)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2026, 11:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-a-japanese-movie-from-1955/1027237/8 "2026-01-31T23:26:50Z")
In the name of all the Godzilla fans on the board, thanks a lot /s for making us click on this thread. ---
**Author:** ![Reply](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/reply/32/15952_2.png) [@Reply](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reply)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2026, 11:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-a-japanese-movie-from-1955/1027237/9 "2026-01-31T23:32:28Z")
It’s also available for sale as a DVD in Japan, under its Japanese name [緑はるかに](https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E7%B7%91%E3%81%AF%E3%82%8B%E3%81%8B%E3%81%AB). It costs about $15-$25 USD, but you’ll have to pay for international shipping. Here is one store that supposedly sells internationally (it’s a freight forwarder working with Yahoo Japan, looks like): [緑はるかに DVD /【Buyee】 Buyee - Japanese Proxy Service | Buy from Japan!](https://buyee.jp/item/jdirectitems/shopping/tower_6698010?lang=en&rc=yshop) Other storefronts that may or may not ship internationally: - [https://item.rakuten.co.jp/clothoid/20250625-2e/](https://item.rakuten.co.jp/clothoid/20250625-2e/) - [https://www.biccamera.com/bc/item/13734536/](https://www.biccamera.com/bc/item/13734536/) - [https://www.yodobashi.com/product/100000009004016966/](https://www.yodobashi.com/product/100000009004016966/) If you use a Japanese-local store, you’ll have to use a freight forwarder like [Forwarding service connecting overseas customers and Japanese online stores [tenso.com]](https://www.tenso.com/en). You buy the item and ship it to them and then they forward it onwards to you. Unless you have friends in Japan who can help… ---
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2026, 11:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-a-japanese-movie-from-1955/1027237/10 "2026-01-31T23:33:25Z")
Thank you. ---
**Author:** ![LSLGuy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lslguy/32/5813_2.png) [@LSLGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LSLGuy)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2026, 2:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-a-japanese-movie-from-1955/1027237/11 "2026-02-01T02:22:54Z")
> [@Reply](#): > > Unless you have friends in Japan who can help… There are many Dopers in Japan who might be willing if contacted.