List of Japanese films of 1972

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

Japanese films released in 1972

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

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See also

• 1972 in Japan
• 1972 in Japanese television

References

Footnotes

1. Galbraith IV 2008, p. 280.
2. Galbraith IV 2008, p. 282.
3. "花弁のしずく" (in Japanese). Nikkatsu. Retrieved 17 March 2017.
4. Galbraith IV 2008, p. 284.
5. 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. Galbraith IV 2008, p. 281.
9. 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.

Sources

• Galbraith IV, Stuart (1996). The Japanese Filmography: 1900 through 1994. McFarland. ISBN 0-7864-0032-3.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
• Galbraith IV, Stuart (2008). The Toho Studios Story: A History and Complete Filmography. Scarecrow Press. ISBN 1461673747.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)

External links

• Japanese films of 1972 at the Internet Movie Database