List of Japanese films of 1978A list of films released in Japan in 1978.TitleDirectorCastGenreNotes1978----Bandits vs. Samurai SquadronHideo GoshaJunko MiyashitaTatsuya NakadaiDainamaito dondonDynamite DondonThe DemonYoshitaro NomuraKen OgataShima IwashitaDramaEmpire of PassionNagisa OshimaWon Best Director at the 1978 Cannes Film FestivalThe Glacier FoxKoreyoshi KuraharaEiji Okada Docufiction-The IncidentYoshitaro NomuraKeiko MatsuzakaJapan Academy Prize for Best FilmInvisible Man: Rape!Izumi ShimaRoman pornoJAKQ Dengeki Tai vs. GorangerSci-fi for childrenFirst Super Sentai crossover.Lady Black RoseShōgorō NishimuraNaomi TaniRoman pornoLupin III: The Mystery of MamoSoji YoshikawaYasuo YamadaAnimeMottomo Kiken na YūgiPanic High SchoolSōgo Ishii, Atsuko Asano,, Minoru UchidaSuspense, actionRinging BellMasami HataMinori MatsushimaAkira KamiyaAnimeSatsujin YūgiShogun's SamuraiKinji FukasakuSonny ChibaHiroyuki SanadaSamuraiRope CosmetologyShōgorō NishimuraNaomi TaniRoman pornoRope HellKōyū OharaNaomi TaniRoman pornoStage-Struck Tora-sanYoji YamadaKiyoshi AtsumiComedy21st in the Otoko wa Tsurai yo seriesTalk of the Town Tora-sanYoji YamadaKiyoshi AtsumiComedy22nd in the Otoko wa Tsurai yo seriesYasuo FuruhataSusumu FujitaMitsuko BaishoCrimeDrama