Japan Synopsis
スパイダーマン
The Iron Cross Army are sabotaging oil-tankers with the help of their monster, the Sea-Devil, a semi-mechanical anthropomorphic swordfish with an ability to shoot torpedoes from its mouth. Spiderman employs the help of the interpol agent Juzo Mamiya to help him stop the Iron Cross Army.
The 1977–1979 Japan Window
52 Japan films released in this three-year window, ranked here by audience rating. Spider-Man sits at position #36.
Titles With Overlapping Themes
Films and series that share thematic tags with Spider-Man. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.
3 sharedDigimon: The Movie
★ 6.6 · Japan
3 sharedBraveStorm
★ 5.5 · Japan
3 sharedKaizoku Sentai Gokaiger: The Movie – The Flying Ghost Ship
★ 6.4 · Japan
3 sharedNinpuu Sentai Hurricaneger vs. Gaoranger
★ 7.3 · Japan
3 sharedKaizoku Sentai Gokaiger vs. Space Sheriff Gavan: The Movie
★ 6.5 · Japan
2 sharedShin Kamen Rider
★ 7.0 · Japan
Other Titles From Marvel Productions
The 1970s Japan Landscape
Catalog density by release year in the 1970s. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Spider-Man premiered. 197 total titles in this decade from Japan.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #3,480 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (24th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is -0.6 points below the Japan average of 6.9/10.
Among Japan Action productions specifically: #1,353 of 1,714 (top 79%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Japan |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Japanese |
| Production Companies | Marvel Productions, Toei Company |
| Runtime | 24m |
| Release Date | July 22, 1978 |
| IMDb | tt1841843 |