Japanese films released in 1979| Title | Director | Cast | Genre | Notes |
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| Title | Director | Cast | Genre | Notes |
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| Adventures of the Polar Cubs | | | | Animated film |
| Alice the Movie – Utusukushiki kizuna | | | Documentary | |
| | | | Animated film |
| Eisu wo nerae | | | | Animated film |
| Far Tomorrow | | | | |
| Rudolph and Frosty's Christmas in July | Arthur Rankin Jr., Jules Bass | Red Buttons, Ethel Merman, Mickey Rooney, Alan Sues, Jackie Vernon, Shelley Winters, Paul Frees, Billie Mae Richards, Hal Peary, Shelby Flint, Don Messick | Animated | |
| Galaxy Express 999 | Rintaro | | | Animated film |
| G.I. Samurai | | Sonny Chiba, Isao Natsuki, Tsunehiko Watase | | |
| Golden Partners | | Tomokazu Miura, Tatsuya Fuji, Misako Konno | | |
| Grass Labyrinth | | | | |
| Hana machi no haha | | Kayo Matsuo, Yuko Kotegawa, Nagisa Okuma | | |
| House of Hanging | | Koji Ishizaka, Yoshiko Sakuma, Junko Sakurada | | |
| Jigoku | | Mieko Harada, Kyōko Kishida, Ryuzo Hayashi | | |
| Jukyusai no Chizu | | | | |
| Kamisama naze ainimo kokyoga aruno | | | | |
| Kampaku sengen | | | | |
| Lady Oscar | | Catriona MacColl, Barry Stokes, Christina Böhm | | Japanese-French co-production[1] |
| | Toshiyuki Nagashima, Hirotaro Honda, Keiko Takeshita | | |
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| Midare karakuri | | Yūsaku Matsuda, Hiroko Shiino, Masaya Oki | | |
| Mouhozue wa tsukanai | | Kaori Momoi, Eiji Okuda, Leo Morimoto | | |
| Nomugi Pass | | Shinobu Otake, Mieko Harada, Chikako Yuri | | |
| Onmitsu doshin-O Edo sosamo | | | | |
| Piiman 80 | | | | |
| Rope and Skin | | Naomi Tani | Roman porno | Naomi Tani's final film |
| Tenshi wo yuwaku | | | | |
| Toraburuman—Warauto korosuzo | | Eiko Kawashima, Ichiro Zaitsu, Yumi Takigawa | | |
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| Tora-san, the Matchmaker | | Kiyoshi Atsumi | | 23rd in the Otoko wa Tsurai yo series |
| Tora-san's Dream of Spring | | Kiyoshi Atsumi | | 24th in the Otoko wa Tsurai yo series |
| Vengeance is Mine | | Ken Ogata, Rentarō Mikuni, Chocho Miyako | Crime | [2] |
| Wet Weekend | | Junko Miyashita, Ako | | |
| Woman with Red Hair | | Junko Miyashita | | Best Actress, Kinema Jumpo & Hochi Film Awards |
| Shokei Yugi | | | |
| Ultraman | | Susumu Kurobe, Akiji Kobayashi, Sandayu Dokumamushi, Masanari Nihei, Hiroko Sakurai | Kaiju |
| | Susumu Kurobe, Akiji Kobayashi, Sandayu Dokumamushi, Masanari Nihei, Hiroko Sakurai | Kaiju | |
