List of Japanese films of 1972
A list of films released in Japan in 1972 (see 1972 in film).
| Title | Director | Cast | Genre | Notes |
| 1972 |
| Beads From a Petal | Noboru Tanaka | Rie Nakagawa | Roman porno | Tanaka's directorial debut |
| Daigoro vs. Goliath | Toshiro Iijima | Hiroshi Inuzuka | Fantasy | |
| Female Prisoner #701: Scorpion | Itō, ShunyaShunya Itō | Meiko Kaji, Isao Natsuyagi, Fumio Watanabe | N/A | [1] |
| Female Convict Scorpion: Jailhouse 41 | Itō, ShunyaShunya Itō | Meiko Kaji, Fumio Watanabe | N/A | [2] |
| Girl Boss Guerilla | Norifumi Suzuki | Miki Sugimoto, Reiko Ike | Pinky Violent | |
| Godzilla vs. Gigan | Jun Fukuda | | Kaiju | |
| Hanzo the Razor: Sword of Justice |
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| Ichijo's Wet Lust | Tatsumi Kumashiro | Sayuri Ichijō Hiroko Isayama Kazuko Shirakawa | Roman porno | Kinema Jumpo Best Director, Screenplay & Actress |
| Kamen Rider vs. Shocker | Minoru Yamada | Hiroshi Fujioka Takeshi Sasaki | Tokusatsu |
First original Kamen Rider movie. |
| Kamen Rider vs. Hell Ambassador | Minoru Yamada | Hiroshi Fujioka | Tokusatsu | |
| Kamen Rider vs. Shocker | Minoru Yamada | Hiroshi 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 Styx | Misumi, KenjiKenji Misumi | Tomisaburo Wakayama, Kayo Matuso, Akiji Kobayashi | N/A | |
| Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart to Hades | Misumi, KenjiKenji Misumi | Tomisaburo Wakayama, Go Kato, Yuko Hama | N/A | |
| Love Hunter | Seiichirō Yamaguchi | Hidemi Hara Mari Tanaka | Roman porno | Instigated last Japanese obscenity trials against films |
| Lusty Sisters | Chūsei Sone | Keiko Tsuzuki Akemi Nijō | Roman porno | |
| Naked Seven | Yasuharu Hasebe | Mari Tanaka | Roman 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 |
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| Street Mobster | Kinji Fukasaku | Bunta Sugawara, Noboru Ando | Yakuza | |
| Tabi no Omosa | Kōichi Saitō | Kumiko Akiyoshi | | |
| Tora-san's Dear Old Home | Yoji Yamada | Kiyoshi Atsumi | Comedy | 9th in the Otoko wa Tsurai yo series |
| Tora-san's Dream-Come-True | Yoji Yamada | Kiyoshi Atsumi | Comedy | 10th in the Otoko wa Tsurai yo series |
| Under the Flag of the Rising Sun | Kinji Fukasaku | Sachiko Hidari, Tetsuro Tamba | War | |
| Zatoichi at Large | Mori, IsseiIssei Mori | Shintaro Katsu, Hisaya Morishige, Naoko Otani | N/A | |
| Zatoichi in Desperation | Katsu, ShintaroShintaro Katsu | Shintaro Katsu, Kiwako Taichi, Kyoko Yoshizawa | N/A | |
References
Footnotes
- ↑ Female Prisoner Scorpion: The Complete Collection (book). Arrow Video. 2016. p. 5. FCD1338/AV060.
- ↑ Female Prisoner Scorpion: The Complete Collection (book). Arrow Video. 2016. p. 7. FCD1338/AV060.
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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