List of Japanese films of 1972

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A list of films released in Japan in 1972 (see 1972 in film).

Title Director Cast Genre Notes
1972
Beads From a PetalNoboru TanakaRie NakagawaRoman pornoTanaka's directorial debut
Daigoro vs. Goliath Toshiro Iijima Hiroshi Inuzuka Fantasy
Female Prisoner #701: ScorpionItō, ShunyaShunya ItōMeiko Kaji, Isao Natsuyagi, Fumio Watanabe N/A[1]
Female Convict Scorpion: Jailhouse 41Itō, ShunyaShunya ItōMeiko Kaji, Fumio Watanabe N/A[2]
Girl Boss GuerillaNorifumi SuzukiMiki Sugimoto,
Reiko Ike
Pinky Violent
Godzilla vs. GiganJun Fukuda Kaiju
Hanzo the Razor: Sword of Justice
Ichijo's Wet LustTatsumi KumashiroSayuri Ichijō
Hiroko Isayama
Kazuko Shirakawa
Roman pornoKinema Jumpo Best Director, Screenplay & Actress
Kamen Rider vs. ShockerMinoru YamadaHiroshi Fujioka
Takeshi Sasaki
Tokusatsu

First original Kamen Rider movie.

Kamen Rider vs. Hell AmbassadorMinoru YamadaHiroshi FujiokaTokusatsu
Kamen Rider vs. ShockerMinoru YamadaHiroshi Fujioka,
Takeshi Sasaki
Tokusatsu

First original Kamen Rider movie.

Lone Wolf and Cub: Sword of Vengeance Kenji Misumi Kazuo Koike, Goseki Kojima Martial arts
Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart at the River StyxMisumi, KenjiKenji MisumiTomisaburo Wakayama, Kayo Matuso, Akiji Kobayashi N/A[3]
Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart to HadesMisumi, KenjiKenji MisumiTomisaburo Wakayama, Go Kato, Yuko Hama N/A[4][5]
Love HunterSeiichirō YamaguchiHidemi Hara
Mari Tanaka
Roman porno Instigated last Japanese obscenity trials against films
Lusty SistersChūsei SoneKeiko Tsuzuki
Akemi Nijō
Roman porno
Naked SevenYasuharu HasebeMari TanakaRoman porno Take-off on Seven Samurai (1954)
The Rendezvous Kōichi Saitō Entered into the 22nd Berlin International Film Festival
Shinobu Kawa Kei Kumai Entered into the 8th Moscow International Film Festival
Shin heitai yakuza: Kasen
Street MobsterKinji FukasakuBunta Sugawara,
Noboru Ando
Yakuza
Tabi no OmosaKōichi Saitō Kumiko Akiyoshi
Tora-san's Dear Old HomeYoji YamadaKiyoshi AtsumiComedy 9th in the Otoko wa Tsurai yo series
Tora-san's Dream-Come-TrueYoji YamadaKiyoshi AtsumiComedy 10th in the Otoko wa Tsurai yo series
Under the Flag of the Rising SunKinji FukasakuSachiko Hidari,
Tetsuro Tamba
War
Zatoichi at LargeMori, IsseiIssei MoriShintaro Katsu, Hisaya Morishige, Naoko Otani N/A[6]
Zatoichi in DesperationKatsu, ShintaroShintaro KatsuShintaro Katsu, Kiwako Taichi, Kyoko Yoshizawa N/A[7]

References

Footnotes

  1. Female Prisoner Scorpion: The Complete Collection (book). Arrow Video. 2016. p. 5. FCD1338/AV060.
  2. Female Prisoner Scorpion: The Complete Collection (book). Arrow Video. 2016. p. 7. FCD1338/AV060.
  3. Galbraith IV 2008, p. 282.
  4. Galbraith IV 2008, p. 284.
  5. Galbraith IV 2008, p. 285.
  6. Galbraith IV 1996, p. 453.
  7. Galbraith IV 1996, p. 454.

Sources

  • Galbraith IV, Stuart (1996). The Japanese Filmography: 1900 through 1994. McFarland. ISBN 0-7864-0032-3. 
  • Galbraith IV, Stuart (2008). The Toho Studios Story: A History and Complete Filmography. Scarecrow Press. ISBN 1461673747. 

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