# List of Japanese films of 1979

A list of films released in Japan in 1979 (see 1979 in film).
Japanese films released in 1979 :
| Title | Director | Cast | Genre | Notes |
| Adventures of the Polar Cubs | Chikao Katsui | | — | Animated film |
| Alice the Movie – Utusukushiki kizuna | Takashi Tsuboshima | Shinji Tanimura, Takao Horiuchi, Toru Yazawa | Documentary | |
| The Castle of Cagliostro | Hayao Miyazaki | | | Animated film |
| Eisu wo nerae | Toru Dezak | | — | Animated film |
| Far Tomorrow | Tatsumi Kumashiro | Tomokazu Miura, Tomisaburo Wakayama, Ayumi Ishida | | |
| 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 | Kosei Saito | Sonny Chiba, Isao Natsuki, Tsunehiko Watase | | |
| Golden Partners | Kiyoshi Nishimura | Tomokazu Miura, Tatsuya Fuji, Misako Konno | | |
| Grass Labyrinth | Shuji Terayama | Juzo Itami | | |
| Hana machi no haha | Katsumi Nishikawa | Kayo Matsuo, Yuko Kotegawa, Nagisa Okuma | | |
| House of Hanging | Kon Ichikawa | Koji Ishizaka, Yoshiko Sakuma, Junko Sakurada | | |
| Jigoku | Tatsumi Kumashiro | Mieko Harada, Kyōko Kishida, Ryuzo Hayashi | | |
| Jukyusai no Chizu | Mitsuo Yanagimachi | Yuji Honma, Keizo Kanie | | |
| Kamisama naze ainimo kokyoga aruno | Yasuhiro Yishimatsu | Tomiyuki Kunishiro, Carol Rickson, Takenori Nurano | | |
| Kampaku sengen | Shue Matsubayashi | Shigeharu Sada, Yuko Natori, Ichiro Zaitsu | | |
| Lady Oscar | Jacques Demy | Catriona MacColl, Barry Stokes, Christina Böhm | | Japanese-French co-production |
| The Last Game | Kihachi Okamoto | Toshiyuki Nagashima, Hirotaro Honda, Keiko Takeshita | | |
| The Man Who Stole the Sun | Kazuhiko Hasegawa | Kenji Sawada, Bunta Sugawara, Kimiko Ikegami | | |
| Midare karakuri | Susumu Kodama | Yūsaku Matsuda, Hiroko Shiino, Masaya Oki | | |
| Mouhozue wa tsukanai | Yoichi Azuma | Kaori Momoi, Eiji Okuda, Leo Morimoto | | |
| Nomugi Pass | Satsuo Yamamoto | Shinobu Otake, Mieko Harada, Chikako Yuri | | |
| Onmitsu doshin-O Edo sosamo | Akinori Matsuo | Hiroki Matsukata, Tetsuro Sagawa, Sanae Tsuchida | | |
| Piiman 80 | Masami Orisaku | Hayato Tani, Yasuhiro Arai, Kimie Shingyoji | | |
| Rope and Skin | Shōgorō Nishimura | Naomi Tani | Roman porno | Naomi Tani's final film |
| Tenshi wo yuwaku | Toshihachi Fujita | Momoe Yamaguchi, Tomokazu Miura, Yutaka Nakajima | | |
| Toraburuman—Warauto korosuzo | Kensho Yamashita | Eiko Kawashima, Ichiro Zaitsu, Yumi Takigawa | | |
| The Resurrection of the Golden Wolf | | | | |
| Tora-san, the Matchmaker | Yoji Yamada | Kiyoshi Atsumi | Comedy | 23rd in the Otoko wa Tsurai yo series |
| Tora-san's Dream of Spring | Yoji Yamada | Kiyoshi Atsumi | Comedy | 24th in the Otoko wa Tsurai yo series |
| Vengeance is Mine | Shohei Imamura | Ken Ogata, Rentarō Mikuni, Chocho Miyako | Crime | |
| Wet Weekend | Kichitaro Negishi | Junko Miyashita, Ako | | |
| Woman with Red Hair | Tatsumi Kumashiro | Junko Miyashita | Roman porno | Best Actress, Kinema Jumpo & Hochi Film Awards |
| Shokei Yugi | | | |
| Ultraman | Akio Jissoji | Susumu Kurobe, Akiji Kobayashi, Sandayu Dokumamushi, Masanari Nihei, Hiroko Sakurai | Kaiju |
| Ultraman: Great Monster Decisive Battle | Noriko Anakura | Susumu Kurobe, Akiji Kobayashi, Sandayu Dokumamushi, Masanari Nihei, Hiroko Sakurai | Kaiju |