List of Japanese films of 1988

A list of films released in Japan in 1988 (see 1988 in film).

TitleDirectorCastGenreNotes
A Chaos of Flowers
AkiraKatsuhiro OtomoScience fictionAnimated film[1][2]
Bakayaro! I'm Plenty MadEriko Watanabe
Tetsuya Nakashima
Takahito Hara
Yukihiko Tsutsumi
Narumi Yasuda, Haruko Sagara
The DiscarnatesNobuhiko ObayashiEntered into the 16th Moscow International Film Festival
Dragon Ball: Mystical Adventure
Guinea Pig: Android of Notre DameHorror
Guinea Pig: Mermaid in a Manhole[3]HorrorPart of the Guinea Pig films series; Direct-to-video
Esper Mami: Hoshizora no Dancing Doll[4]Magical girl, family, drama
Grave of the FirefliesIsao TakahataN/aAnimated feature[5][6]
Hare Tokidoki ButaToshio Hiratafamily, comedy
Hope and PainYoji YamadaEntered into the 39th Berlin International Film Festival
Kamen Rider Black: Hurry to Evil Island
Kamen Rider Black: Fear! Evil Monster Mansion
Mobile Suit Gundam: Char's CounterattackYoshiyuki TominoToru FuruyaScience fiction
My Neighbor TotoroHayao MiyazakiN/aAnimated feature[6]
Rock yo shizukani nagareyoShunichi NagasakiKenichi Okamoto, Shoji Narita, Kazuya Takahashi, koyo MaedaComing-of-age story[5]
Saint Seiya: The Heated Battle of the Gods
Saint Seiya: Legend of Crimson Youth
The Silk RoadJunya SatoToshiyuki Nishida, Koichi Sato, Anna NakagawaN/a[7]
Sukeban Deka the Movie 2: Counter-Attack from the Kazama SistersHideo TanakaYui Asaka, Yuka Onishi, Yuma Nakamura
Tatakae!! Ramenman the Movie
A Taxing Woman's ReturnJuzo ItamiNobuko Miyamoto, Rentarō Mikuni, Toru MasuokaN/a[8]
Tokyo: The Last MegalopolisAkio Jissoji
Tora-san's Salad-Day MemorialYoji YamadaKiyoshi AtsumiComedy40th in the Otoko wa Tsurai yo series
Umi e, See YouKoreyoshi KuraharaKen Takakura, Junko Sakurada, Nenji KobayashiAction, Drama[9]
Wuthering HeightsYoshishige YoshidaEntered into the 1988 Cannes Film Festival
Urusei Yatsura Movie 5 – The Final ChapterOsamu DezakiN/aAnimated feature[5]
Yojo no jidai

See also

References

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Galbraith IV 1996, p. 96.
  2. ↑ Erickson, Hal. "Akira". AllMovie. Retrieved 28 November 2016.
  3. ↑ ザ・ギニーピッグ マンホールの中の人魚(1988). Allcinema.net (in Japanese). Stingray. Retrieved 2011-11-01.
  4. ↑ Justin Sevakis (24 June 2014). "ESPer Mami: Hoshizora no Dancing Doll". Anime News Network. Retrieved 28 June 2014.
  5. 1 2 3 Galbraith IV 2008, p. 359.
  6. 1 2 Galbraith IV 2008, p. 360.
  7. ↑ Galbraith IV 2008, p. 361.
  8. ↑ Galbraith IV 2008, p. 358.
  9. ↑ "See You to the Sea (1988)". www.allcinema.net. Retrieved March 1, 2025.

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 978-1461673743.