List of Japanese films of 1988 From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia A list of films released in Japan in 1988 (see 1988 in film). More information Title, Director ... TitleDirectorCastGenreNotes A Chaos of Flowers AkiraKatsuhiro OtomoScience fictionAnimated film[1][2] Bakayaro! I'm Plenty MadEriko WatanabeTetsuya NakashimaTakahito HaraYukihiko TsutsumiNarumi 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 Takahata—N/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 Miyazaki—N/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 Nakagawa—N/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 Masuoka—N/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 Dezaki—N/aAnimated feature[5] Yojo no jidai Close See also 1988 in Japan 1988 in Japanese television 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]Galbraith IV 2008, p. 359. [6]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. External links Japanese films of 1988 at the Internet Movie Database Related Articles~TimelinesTop QsFact Checks