A list of films released in Japan in 1978 (see 1978 in film).
Title Director Cast Genre Notes 1978Bandits vs. Samurai Squadron Hideo Gosha Junko MiyashitaTatsuya Nakadai Dainamaito dondonDynamite DondonThe Demon Yoshitaro Nomura Ken OgataShima Iwashita DramaEmpire of Passion Nagisa Oshima Won Best Director at the 1978 Cannes Film FestivalThe Glacier Fox Koreyoshi Kurahara Eiji Okada (narrator) DocufictionThe Incident Yoshitaro Nomura Keiko Matsuzaka Japan Academy Prize for Best FilmInvisible Man: Rape! Izumi Shima Roman pornoJAKQ Dengeki Tai vs. Goranger Sci-fi for children First Super Sentai crossover.Lady Black Rose Shōgorō Nishimura Naomi Tani Roman pornoLupin III: The Mystery of Mamo Soji Yoshikawa Yasuo Yamada AnimeMottomo Kiken na YūgiPanic High School Sōgo Ishii, Atsuko Asano, , Minoru Uchida Suspense, action Ringing Bell Masami Hata Minori MatsushimaAkira Kamiya AnimeSatsujin YūgiShogun's Samurai Kinji Fukasaku Sonny ChibaHiroyuki Sanada SamuraiRope Cosmetology Shōgorō Nishimura Naomi Tani Roman pornoRope Hell Kōyū Ohara Naomi Tani Roman pornoStage-Struck Tora-sanYoji YamadaKiyoshi AtsumiComedy 21st in the Otoko wa Tsurai yo seriesTalk of the Town Tora-sanYoji YamadaKiyoshi AtsumiComedy 22nd in the Otoko wa Tsurai yo series Yasuo FuruhataSusumu FujitaMitsuko BaishoCrimeDrama
See also 1978 in Japan 1978 in Japanese television
External links Japanese films of 1978 at the Internet Movie Database