List of Japanese films of 1972

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

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Japanese films released in 1972
Title Japanese DirectorCastGenreNotes
Aozameta Nichiyobi Shiro Moritani Ruriko Asaoka, Go Wakabayashi, Akira Yamauchi — [1]
Bara no hyoteki Kiyoshi Nishimura Yūzō Kayama, Cheng Chong, Eiji Okada — [2]
Beads From a Petal Noboru Tanaka Rie Nakagawa— [3]
Eternal Cause Tadashi Imai Takeo Chii, Mayumi Ogawa, Katsuhiko Sasaki — [4]
The Fearless Avenger Kazuo Ikehiro Yoshio Harada, Atsuo Nakamura, Ryoko Nakano — [5]
Female Prisoner #701: Scorpion Shunya Itō Meiko Kaji, Isao Natsuyagi, Fumio Watanabe — [6]
Female Convict Scorpion: Jailhouse 41 Shunya Itō Meiko Kaji, Fumio Watanabe — [7]
Girl Boss Guerilla Norifumi Suzuki Miki Sugimoto, Reiko Ike Pinky Violent [ citation needed ]
Godzilla vs. Gigan Jun Fukuda Hiroshi Ishikawa, Tomoko Umeda, Zan Fujita — [8]
Hajimete no ai Shiro Moritani Yusuke Okada, Yoko Shimada, Daisuke Katō — [5]
Hanzo the Razor: Sword of Justice Kenji Misumi Shintaro Katsu, Yukiji Asaoka, Mari Atsumi Action [9]
Heapin sakasu Kiyoshi Nishimura Kiyoshi Misaki, Yuko Enatsu, Kimiko Kasai — [2]
Hyakumannin no daigasho Eizo Sugawa Go Wakabayashi, Wakako Sakai, Shiro Osaka — [1]
Ichijo's Wet Lust Tatsumi Kumashiro Sayuri Ichijō, Hiroko Isayama, Kazuko Shirakawa — [10]
Kaette kita Urutoraman–Jiro-kun kaiju ni noru Eizo Yamagiwa Jiro Dan, Jun Neagari, Shunsuke Ikeda — [8]
Kaiju funsen–Daigoro tai Goriasu Toshiro Iijima Hiroshi Inuzuka, Shinsuke Minami, Hachiro Misumi — [9]
Kamen Raidâ tai Shokkâ Minoru Yamada Hiroshi Fujioka, Takeshi Sasaki —[ citation needed ]
Kamen Raidā Tai Jigoku-taishi Minoru Yamada Hiroshi Fujioka —[ citation needed ]
Kashinoki Mokku Ippei Kuri ——Animated short film [8]
Kashinoki Mokku–Boku wa nakanai Ippei Kuri ——Animated short film [4]
Kigeki–Dorobokazoku–Tenka o toru Takashi Tsuboshima Hitoshi Ueki, Eiko Minami, Kei Tani — [5]
Koi no natsu–L'été des amours Hideo Onchi Yōko Nogiwa, Tomoko Ogawa, Kei Yamamoto — [5]
Kokosei burai hikae Mio Ezaki Masaya Oki, Junko Natsu, Eiko Yanami — [5] [9]
Konchyu monogatari–Minashigo Hattachi–Mama ni dakarete Seitaro Hara ——Animated short film [8]
Konketsuji Rika Ko Nakahira Rika Aoki, Kazuko Nagamoto, Masami Muheta Action [9]
Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart in Peril Buichi Saito Tomisaburo Wakayama, Yoichi Hayashi, Michie Azuma — [11]
Lone Wolf and Cub: Sword of Vengeance Kenji Misumi Tomisaburo Wakayama, Akihiro Tomikawa, Fumio Watanabe Chambara [1]
Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart at the River Styx Kenji Misumi Tomisaburo Wakayama, Kayo Matuso, Akiji Kobayashi — [2]
Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart to Hades Kenji Misumi Tomisaburo Wakayama, Go Kato, Yuko Hama — [4] [5]
Love Hunter Seiichirō Yamaguchi Hidemi Hara, Mari Tanaka —[ citation needed ]
Lusty Sisters Chūsei Sone Keiko Tsuzuki, Akemi Nijō — [12]
Miraaman Ishirō Honda Nobuyuki Ishida, Junya Usami, Takako Sawai — [8]
Panada • kopanda Isao Takahata —Animated film [9]
Naked Seven Yasuharu Hasebe Mari Tanaka — [13]
Nippon sanjushi–Osaraba Tokyo no maki Kihachi Okamoto Keiju Kobayashi, Yusuke Okada, Mickey Yasukawa — [5]
The Rendezvous Kōichi Saitō ——[ citation needed ]
Return of the Soldier Yasuzo Masumura Shintaro Katsu, Takahiro Tamura, Michiyo Yasuda — [2]
Seifuku no mune no kokoniwa Kunihiko Watanabe Hiroshi Ishikawa, Keiko Torii, Izumi Ayukawa — [1]
The Long Darkness 忍ぶ川 Kei Kumai Komaki Kurihara, Go Kato, Yasushi Nagata Drama [14]
Shin heitai yakuza: Kasen[ citation needed ]
So no hito wa hono no yoni Nasanobu Deme Shima Iwashita, Yusuke Okada, Ichiro Araki — [1]
Street Mobster Kinji Fukasaku Bunta Sugawara, Noboru Ando —[ citation needed ]
Tabi no Omosa Kōichi Saitō Kumiko Akiyoshi [ citation needed ]
Tenno Kogo Ryoheika Hisatake Yasuho Documentary [1]
Tensai Baka-bon Hiroshi Saito Megumi Hayashibara —Animated short film [2]
Tensai Baka-bon–Wakare wa tsukai mononanoda Hiroshi Saito ——Animated short film [4]
Tora-san's Dear Old Home Yoji Yamada Kiyoshi Atsumi Comedy[ citation needed ]
Tora-san's Dream-Come-True Yoji Yamada Kiyoshi Atsumi Comedy[ citation needed ]
Under the Flag of the Rising Sun 軍旗はためく下に Kinji Fukasaku Sachiko Hidari, Tetsuro Tamba, Kanemon Nakamura Drama [8]
Yukemuri 110-ban–Iruka no daisho Kazuo Inoue Hisaya Morishige, Junzaburo Ban, Keiko Sekine — [4]
Zatoichi at Large Issei Mori Shintaro Katsu, Hisaya Morishige, Naoko Otani — [15]
Zatoichi in Desperation Shintaro Katsu Shintaro Katsu, Kiwako Taichi, Kyoko Yoshizawa — [16]
Wolfman vs. Baragon狼男 対 地底怪獣Shizuo Nakajima [1] N/A Kaiju-shortUnreleased Fan film

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Footnotes

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Galbraith IV 2008, p. 280.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 Galbraith IV 2008, p. 282.
  3. ↑ "花弁のしずく" (in Japanese). Nikkatsu . Retrieved 17 March 2017.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 Galbraith IV 2008, p. 284.
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Galbraith IV 2008, p. 285.
  6. ↑ Female Prisoner Scorpion: The Complete Collection (book). Arrow Video. 2016. p. 5. FCD1338/AV060.
  7. ↑ Female Prisoner Scorpion: The Complete Collection (book). Arrow Video. 2016. p. 7. FCD1338/AV060.
  8. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Galbraith IV 2008, p. 281.
  9. 1 2 3 4 5 Galbraith IV 2008, p. 286.
  10. ↑ "一条さゆり 濡れた欲情" (in Japanese). Nikkatsu. Retrieved 17 March 2017.
  11. ↑ Galbraith IV 2008, p. 287.
  12. ↑ "色情姉妹" (in Japanese). Nikkatsu. Retrieved 17 March 2017.
  13. ↑ "戦国ロック 疾風の女たち". Nikkatsu. Retrieved 17 March 2017.
  14. ↑ Galbraith IV 2008, p. 283.
  15. ↑ Galbraith IV 1996, p. 453.
  16. ↑ Galbraith IV 1996, p. 454.

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