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.
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
Action + Adventure in Japan
1030 Japan titles in our catalog blend the Action and Adventure genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding Spider-Man itself).
Other Titles From Marvel Productions
The 1977–1979 Japan Window
In the crowded 1977-1979 Japan release window, Spider-Man sits at #36 of 52. The leaderboard below contextualises its neighbours.
The 1970s Japan Landscape
Catalog density by release year across the 1970s in Japan, 197 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Spider-Man premiered alongside 19 others.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 19 other Japan films in 1978.
The 497th Japan title from Japan we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1899).
Our Japan catalog contains 4,579 titles in total (2,908 films).
Audience Engagement
25 audience reviews — more than 44% of Japan films in our index.
Popularity sits at the 14th percentile among Japan films.
Thematic Fingerprint
Tags on Spider-Man, grouped by how common each theme is across the full Asian catalog. Rare tags are more distinctive signals.
- spider web · 2
- oil tanker · 2
- spider bite · 1
- giant robot · 24
- ship · 7
- monster · 91
- superhero · 80
- based on comic · 58
- based on tv series · 37
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 |