List of Japanese films of 1979

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A list of films released in Japan in 1979 (see 1979 in film).

Japanese films released in 1979 Title  | Director  | Cast  | Genre  | Notes

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Adventures of the Polar Cubs | Chikao Katsui |  | — | Animated film[1]
Alice the Movie – Utusukushiki kizuna | Takashi Tsuboshima | Shinji Tanimura, Takao Horiuchi, Toru Yazawa [ja] | Documentary | [2]
The Castle of Cagliostro | Hayao Miyazaki |  |  | Animated film[3]
Eisu wo nerae | Toru Dezak |  | — | Animated film[2]
Far Tomorrow | Tatsumi Kumashiro | Tomokazu Miura, Tomisaburo Wakayama, Ayumi Ishida |  | [2]
Rudolph and Frosty's Christmas in July | Arthur Rankin Jr., Jules Bass | Red Buttons, Ethel Merman, Mickey Rooney, Alan Sues, Jackie Vernon, Shelley Winters, Paul Frees, Billie Mae Richards, Hal Peary, Shelby Flint, Don Messick | Animated |
Galaxy Express 999 | Rintaro |  | — | Animated film[4]
G.I. Samurai | Kosei Saito | Sonny Chiba, Isao Natsuki, Tsunehiko Watase |  | [3]
Golden Partners | Kiyoshi Nishimura | Tomokazu Miura, Tatsuya Fuji, Misako Konno |  | [5]
Grass Labyrinth | Shuji Terayama | Juzo Itami |  |
Hana machi no haha | Katsumi Nishikawa | Kayo Matsuo, Yuko Kotegawa, Nagisa Okuma |  | [3]
The House of Hanging | Kon Ichikawa | Koji Ishizaka, Yoshiko Sakuma, Junko Sakurada |  | [5]
Jigoku [cy; ja] | Tatsumi Kumashiro | Mieko Harada, Kyōko Kishida, Ryuzo Hayashi [ja; tl] |  | [6]
Jukyusai no Chizu | Mitsuo Yanagimachi | Yuji Honma [ja], Keizo Kanie |  |
Kamisama naze ainimo kokyoga aruno | Yasuhiro Yishimatsu | Tomiyuki Kunishiro, Carol Rickson, Takenori Nurano |  | [2]
Kampaku sengen | Shue Matsubayashi | Shigeharu Sada, Yuko Natori [ja], Ichiro Zaitsu [ja] |  | [3]
Lady Oscar | Jacques Demy | Catriona MacColl, Barry Stokes, Christine Böhm |  | Japanese-French co-production[7][8]
The Last Game [jp] | Kihachi Okamoto | Toshiyuki Nagashima, Hirotarō Honda, Keiko Takeshita |  | [2]
The Man Who Stole the Sun | Kazuhiko Hasegawa | Kenji Sawada, Bunta Sugawara, Kimiko Ikegami |  | [2]
Midare karakuri | Susumu Kodama | Yūsaku Matsuda, Hiroko Shiino, Masaya Oki |  | [5]
Mouhozue wa tsukanai | Yoichi Azuma | Kaori Momoi, Eiji Okuda, Leo Morimoto [arz; ja; zh] |  | [9]
Nomugi Pass | Satsuo Yamamoto | Shinobu Otake, Mieko Harada, Chikako Yuri [ja] |  | [5]
Onmitsu doshin-O Edo sosamo | Akinori Matsuo | Hiroki Matsukata, Tetsuro Sagawa, Sanae Tsuchida |  | [2][3]
Piiman 80 | Masami Orisaku | Hayato Tani, Yasuhiro Arai [ja], Kimie Shingyoji |  | [2]
Rope and Skin | Shōgorō Nishimura | Naomi Tani | Roman porno | Naomi Tani's final film
Tenshi wo yuwaku [ja] | Toshihachi Fujita | Momoe Yamaguchi, Tomokazu Miura, Yutaka Nakajima |  | [3]
Toraburuman—Warauto korosuzo | Kensho Yamashita | Eiko Kawashima, Ichiro Zaitsu [ja], Yumi Takigawa |  | [5]
The Resurrection of the Golden Wolf |  |  |  |
Tora-san, the Matchmaker | Yoji Yamada | Kiyoshi Atsumi | Comedy | 23rd in the Otoko wa Tsurai yo series
Tora-san's Dream of Spring | Yoji Yamada | Kiyoshi Atsumi | Comedy | 24th in the Otoko wa Tsurai yo series
Vengeance is Mine | Shohei Imamura | Ken Ogata, Rentarō Mikuni, Chocho Miyako [arz; ja] | Crime | [10]
Wet Weekend | Kichitaro Negishi | Junko Miyashita, Ako |  |
Woman with Red Hair | Tatsumi Kumashiro | Junko Miyashita | Roman porno | Best Actress, Kinema Jumpo & Hochi Film Awards
Shokei Yugi |  |  |
Ultraman | Akio Jissoji | Susumu Kurobe, Akiji Kobayashi, Sandayu Dokumamushi, Masanari Nihei, Hiroko Sakurai | Kaiju
Ultraman: Great Monster Decisive Battle | Noriko Anakura | Susumu Kurobe, Akiji Kobayashi, Sandayu Dokumamushi, Masanari Nihei, Hiroko Sakurai | Kaiju

## See also

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* 1979 in Japan
* 1979 in Japanese television

## Footnotes

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1. ^ Galbraith IV 1994, p. 94.
2. ^ a b c d e f g h Galbraith IV 2008, p. 316.
3. ^ a b c d e f Galbraith IV 2008, p. 317.
4. ^ Beck 2005, p. 91.
5. ^ a b c d e Galbraith IV 2008, p. 315.
6. ^ Galbraith IV 1994, p. 328.
7. ^ Galbraith IV 2008, p. 314.
8. ^ "Lady Oscar" (in French). Cineressources.net. Archived from the original on March 5, 2016. Retrieved February 1, 2016.
9. ^ Galbraith IV 2008, p. 321.
10. ^ Mannikka, Eleanor. "Vengeance Is Mine". AllMovie. Retrieved February 1, 2016.

### References

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* Beck, Jerry (2005). The Animated Movie Guide. Chicago Review Press. ISBN 1569762228.
* Galbraith IV, Stuart (1994). Japanese Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror Films. McFarland. ISBN 0-89950-853-7.
* Galbraith IV, Stuart (2008). The Toho Studios Story: A History and Complete Filmography. Scarecrow Press. ISBN 978-1461673743. Retrieved October 29, 2013.

## External links

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* Japanese films of 1979 at the Internet Movie Database

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