List of Japanese films of 1978

A list of films released in Japan in 1978 (see 1978 in film).

Title Director Cast Genre Notes
1978
Bandits vs. Samurai Squadron Hideo Gosha Junko Miyashita
Tatsuya Nakadai
Dainamaito dondon
Dynamite Dondon
The Demon Yoshitaro Nomura Ken Ogata
Shima Iwashita		 Drama
Empire of Passion Nagisa Oshima Won Best Director at the 1978 Cannes Film Festival
The Glacier Fox Koreyoshi Kurahara Eiji Okada (narrator) Docufiction
The Incident Yoshitaro Nomura Keiko Matsuzaka Japan Academy Prize for Best Film
Invisible Man: Rape! Isao Hayashi Izumi Shima Roman porno
JAKQ Dengeki Tai vs. Goranger Sci-fi for children First Super Sentai crossover.
Lady Black Rose Shōgorō Nishimura Naomi Tani Roman porno
Lupin III: The Mystery of Mamo Soji Yoshikawa Yasuo Yamada Anime
Mottomo Kiken na Yūgi
Panic High School Sōgo Ishii, Yukihiro Sawada [ja] Atsuko Asano, Hideaki Esumi [ja], Minoru Uchida Suspense, action
Ringing Bell Masami Hata Minori Matsushima
Akira Kamiya		 Anime
Satsujin Yūgi
Shogun's Samurai Kinji Fukasaku Sonny Chiba
Hiroyuki Sanada		 Samurai
Rope Cosmetology Shōgorō Nishimura Naomi Tani Roman porno
Rope Hell Kōyū Ohara Naomi Tani Roman porno
Stage-Struck Tora-san Yoji Yamada Kiyoshi Atsumi Comedy 21st in the Otoko wa Tsurai yo series
Talk of the Town Tora-san Yoji Yamada Kiyoshi Atsumi Comedy 22nd in the Otoko wa Tsurai yo series
Winter's Flower Yasuo Furuhata Susumu Fujita
Mitsuko Baisho		 Crime
Drama