May 1981
332 items
| Date | Type | Title | Country | Details | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5/24 | EventsOccurred | Jaime Roldos Aquileraハイメ・ロルドス・アギレーラ | Unknown | Q709244 | |
| 5/13 | EventsOccurred | attempted assassination of Pope John Paul IIヨハネ・パウロ2世暗殺未遂事件 | Vatican City | Place: Saint Peter's Square | Q2472593 |
| 5/10 | EventsOccurred | 1981 French presidential election1981年フランス大統領選挙 | France | Q930869 | |
| 5/26 | EventsOccurred | 1981 Dutch general election1981年オランダ総選挙 | Netherlands | Q1909932 | |
| 5/7 | EventsOccurred | Austral Líneas Aéreas Flight 901アウストラル航空901便墜落事故 | Argentina | Place: Río de la Plata | Q4823384 |
| 5/23 | EventsOccurred | Assalt al Banco Central | Spain | Place: Antic Banc Central | Q17587222 |
| 5/24 | EventsOccurred | Martha Bucaram | Unknown | Q20830783 | |
| 5/10 | EventsOccurred | 1981 West Berlin state election | Germany | Q2539343 | |
| 5/1 | EventsOccurred | May 19811981年5月 | Unknown | Q3277968 | |
| 5/24 | EventsOccurred | 1981 Cypriot legislative election1981年キプロス議会総選挙 | Cyprus | Q3563446 | |
| 5/10 | EventsOccurred | Almería Case | Spain | Place: Castillo de Casas Viejas, Almería | Q8342043 |
| 5/1 | EventsOccurred | 1981 Cambodian general election | Cambodia | Q5025191 | |
| 5/1 | EventsOccurred | Deaths in May 1981訃報 1981年5月 | Unknown | Q109356136 | |
| 5/10 | EventsOccurred | 1981 Nations motorcycle Grand Prix | Italy | Q13527754 | |
| 5/2 | EventsOccurred | 1981 DFB-Pokal Final | Germany | Place: MHPArena | Q28154342 |
| 5/2 | EventsOccurred | Aer Lingus Flight 164エアリンガス164便ハイジャック事件 | Unknown | Q3809581 | |
| 5/30 | EventsOccurred | assassination of Ziaur Rahman | Bangladesh | Place: Chittagong | Q4808524 |
| 5/24 | EventsOccurred | 1981 Spanish motorcycle Grand Prix | Spain | Q21189158 | |
| 5/31 | EventsOccurred | 1981 Yugoslavian motorcycle Grand Prix | Yugoslavia | Q3774891 | |
| 5/3 | EventsOccurred | 1981 Züri-Metzgete | Switzerland | Q3854037 | |
| 5/12 | EventsOccurred | 1981 Scottish Cup Final | United Kingdom | Place: Hampden Park | Q4579977 |
| 5/10 | EventsOccurred | Liechtenstein constitutional referendum, 1981 | Liechtenstein | Q6543967 | |
| 5/9 | EventsOccurred | 1981 Nepalese Rastriya Panchayat election | Nepal | Q6994484 | |
| 5/28 | EventsOccurred | 1981 UAE President's Cup Final | Unknown | Q110937705 | |
| 5/11 | EventsOccurred | May 11, 19811981年5月11日 | Unknown | Q13360012 | |
| 5/14 | EventsOccurred | 慶山列車追突事故 | South Korea | Q16160081 | |
| 5/16 | EventsOccurred | 16th Golden Bell Awards | Taiwan | Place: National Dr. Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall | Q18118946 |
| 5/10 | EventsOccurred | May 10, 19811981年5月10日 | Unknown | Q2546825 | |
| 5/9 | EventsOccurred | 1981 Amsterdam Marathon | Unknown | Q2774311 | |
| 5/22 | EventsOccurred | 1st Golden Rooster Awards | People's Republic of China | Place: Hangzhou | Q4596350 |
| 5/14 | EventsOccurred | May 14, 19811981年5月14日 | Unknown | Q69294767 | |
| 5/1 | EventsOccurred | 1981 Tongan general election | Tonga | Q7821019 | |
| 5/1 | Laws (Japan)Promulgated | 下水道整備緊急措置法の一部を改正する法律Japan | Japan | Law No.: 昭和56年法律第30号 · Diet session: 94th | House of Rep. |
| 5/1 | Laws (Japan)Promulgated | 漁船損害補償法の一部を改正する法律Japan | Japan | Law No.: 昭和56年法律第31号 · Diet session: 94th | House of Rep. |
| 5/2 | Laws (Japan)Promulgated | 在外公館の名称及び位置並びに在外公館に勤務する外務公務員の給与に関する法律の一部を改正する法律Japan | Japan | Law No.: 昭和56年法律第32号 · Diet session: 94th | House of Rep. |
| 5/2 | Laws (Japan)Promulgated | 石油備蓄法の一部を改正する法律Japan | Japan | Law No.: 昭和56年法律第33号 · Diet session: 94th | House of Rep. |
| 5/2 | Laws (Japan)Promulgated | 港湾整備緊急措置法の一部を改正する法律Japan | Japan | Law No.: 昭和56年法律第34号 · Diet session: 94th | House of Rep. |
| 5/6 | Laws (Japan)Promulgated | 輸出保険法の一部を改正する法律Japan | Japan | Law No.: 昭和56年法律第35号 · Diet session: 94th | House of Rep. |
| 5/6 | Laws (Japan)Promulgated | 恩給法等の一部を改正する法律Japan | Japan | Law No.: 昭和56年法律第36号 · Diet session: 94th | House of Rep. |
| 5/7 | Laws (Japan)Promulgated | 公衆電気通信法の一部を改正する法律Japan | Japan | Law No.: 昭和56年法律第37号 · Diet session: 94th | House of Rep. |
| 5/11 | Laws (Japan)Promulgated | 中小企業退職金共済法の一部を改正する法律Japan | Japan | Law No.: 昭和56年法律第38号 · Diet session: 94th | House of Rep. |
| 5/11 | Laws (Japan)Promulgated | 財政運営に必要な財源の確保を図るための特別措置に関する法律Japan | Japan | Law No.: 昭和56年法律第39号 · Diet session: 94th | House of Rep. |
| 5/15 | Laws (Japan)Promulgated | 臨時通貨法の一部を改正する法律Japan | Japan | Law No.: 昭和56年法律第40号 · Diet session: 94th | House of Rep. |
| 5/15 | Laws (Japan)Promulgated | アフリカ開発銀行への加盟に伴う措置に関する法律Japan | Japan | Law No.: 昭和56年法律第41号 · Diet session: 94th | House of Rep. |
| 5/15 | Laws (Japan)Promulgated | 一次産品のための共通基金への加盟に伴う措置に関する法律Japan | Japan | Law No.: 昭和56年法律第42号 · Diet session: 94th | House of Rep. |
| 5/15 | Laws (Japan)Promulgated | 産炭地域振興臨時措置法の一部を改正する法律Japan | Japan | Law No.: 昭和56年法律第43号 · Diet session: 94th | House of Rep. |
| 5/16 | Laws (Japan)Promulgated | 蚕糸砂糖類価格安定事業団法Japan | Japan | Law No.: 昭和56年法律第44号 · Diet session: 94th | House of Rep. |
| 5/19 | Laws (Japan)Promulgated | 各種手数料等の改定に関する法律Japan | Japan | Law No.: 昭和56年法律第45号 · Diet session: 94th | House of Rep. |
| 5/22 | Laws (Japan)Promulgated | 都市公園等整備緊急措置法の一部を改正する法律Japan | Japan | Law No.: 昭和56年法律第46号 · Diet session: 94th | House of Rep. |
| 5/22 | Laws (Japan)Promulgated | 商工会の組織等に関する法律の一部を改正する法律Japan | Japan | Law No.: 昭和56年法律第47号 · Diet session: 94th | House of Rep. |
| 5/22 | Laws (Japan)Promulgated | 住宅・都市整備公団法Japan | Japan | Law No.: 昭和56年法律第48号 · Diet session: 94th | House of Rep. |
| 5/23 | Laws (Japan)Promulgated | 電波法の一部を改正する法律Japan | Japan | Law No.: 昭和56年法律第49号 · Diet session: 94th | House of Rep. |
| 5/25 | Laws (Japan)Promulgated | 国民年金法等の一部を改正する法律Japan | Japan | Law No.: 昭和56年法律第50号 · Diet session: 94th | House of Rep. |
| 5/25 | Laws (Japan)Promulgated | 障害に関する用語の整理のための医師法等の一部を改正する法律Japan | Japan | Law No.: 昭和56年法律第51号 · Diet session: 94th | House of Rep. |
| 5/25 | Laws (Japan)Promulgated | 郵便為替法及び郵便振替法の一部を改正する法律Japan | Japan | Law No.: 昭和56年法律第52号 · Diet session: 94th | House of Rep. |
| 5/26 | Laws (Japan)Promulgated | 新技術開発事業団法の一部を改正する法律Japan | Japan | Law No.: 昭和56年法律第53号 · Diet session: 94th | House of Rep. |
| 5/27 | Laws (Japan)Promulgated | 脱税に係る罰則の整備等を図るための国税関係法律の一部を改正する法律Japan | Japan | Law No.: 昭和56年法律第54号 · Diet session: 94th | House of Rep. |
| 5/30 | Laws (Japan)Promulgated | 昭和四十二年度以後における国家公務員共済組合等からの年金の額の改定に関する法律等の一部を改正する法律Japan | Japan | Law No.: 昭和56年法律第55号 · Diet session: 94th | House of Rep. |
| 5/30 | Laws (Japan)Promulgated | 昭和四十四年度以後における私立学校教職員共済組合からの年金の額の改定に関する法律等の一部を改正する法律Japan | Japan | Law No.: 昭和56年法律第56号 · Diet session: 94th | House of Rep. |
| 5/30 | Laws (Japan)Promulgated | 昭和四十二年度以後における公共企業体職員等共済組合法に規定する共済組合が支給する年金の額の改定に関する法律等の一部を改正する法律Japan | Japan | Law No.: 昭和56年法律第57号 · Diet session: 94th | House of Rep. |
| 5/30 | Laws (Japan)Promulgated | 地方交付税法等の一部を改正する法律Japan | Japan | Law No.: 昭和56年法律第58号 · Diet session: 94th | House of Rep. |
| 5/29 | OpeningsOpened | Kyoto Municipal SubwayJapan京都市営地下鉄 | Japan | Type: rapid transit · Place: Kyoto | Q728081 |
| 5/29 | OpeningsOpened | Karasuma LineJapan烏丸線 | Japan | Type: rapid transit line · Place: Kyoto | Q762347 |
| 5/25 | OpeningsOpened | CTrainCトレイン | Canada | Type: semi-metro · Place: Calgary | Q1022321 |
| 5/9 | OpeningsOpened | National Museum of the History of Ukraine in World War II第二次世界大戦におけるウクライナの歴史国立博物館 | Ukraine | Type: built structure · Place: Kyiv | Q2457600 |
| 5/7 | OpeningsOpened | Usera | Spain | Type: metro station · Place: Usera | Q643209 |
| 5/7 | OpeningsOpened | Opañel | Spain | Type: metro station · Place: Carabanchel | Q2482116 |
| 5/7 | OpeningsOpened | Plaza Elíptica | Spain | Type: metro station · Place: Carabanchel | Q782113 |
| 5/7 | OpeningsOpened | Méndez Álvaroメンデス・アルバロ駅 | Spain | Type: metro station · Place: Arganzuela | Q2479775 |
| 5/23 | OpeningsOpened | Canada's Wonderlandパラマウント カナダズ ワンダーランド | Canada | Type: amusement park · Place: Vaughan | Q940673 |
| 5/24 | OpeningsOpened | Museo de Aeronáutica y Astronáuticaスペイン航空宇宙博物館 | Spain | Type: museum · Place: Cuatro Vientos | Q11057120 |
| 5/29 | OpeningsOpened | Kitaōji StationJapan北大路駅 | Japan | Type: metro station · Place: Kita-ku | Q2176324 |
| 5/29 | OpeningsOpened | Shijō StationJapan四条駅 | Japan | Type: metro station · Place: Shimogyō-ku | Q2328455 |
| 5/29 | OpeningsOpened | Marutamachi StationJapan丸太町駅 | Japan | Type: metro station · Place: Nakagyō Ward | Q2346816 |
| 5/8 | OpeningsOpened | Comte de Flandre/Graaf van Vlaanderen metro station | Belgium | Type: metro station · Place: シント＝ヤンス＝モーレンベーク | Q2542141 |
| 5/29 | OpeningsOpened | Kuramaguchi StationJapan鞍馬口駅 | Japan | Type: metro station · Place: Kamigyō-ku | Q2579972 |
| 5/29 | OpeningsOpened | Gojō StationJapan五条駅 | Japan | Type: metro station · Place: Shimogyō-ku | Q2579995 |
| 5/29 | OpeningsOpened | Imadegawa StationJapan今出川駅 | Japan | Type: metro station · Place: Kamigyō-ku | Q2580129 |
| 5/29 | OpeningsOpened | Karasuma Oike StationJapan烏丸御池駅 | Japan | Type: metro station · Place: Nakagyō Ward | Q2580142 |
| 5/12 | OpeningsOpened | Estadio Olímpico Benito Juárezエスタディオ・オリンピコ・ベニト・フアレス | Mexico | Type: stadium · Place: Ciudad Juárez | Q1369529 |
| 5/8 | OpeningsOpened | Étangs Noirs/Zwarte Vijvers metro station | Belgium | Type: metro station · Place: シント＝ヤンス＝モーレンベーク | Q2630230 |
| 5/8 | OpeningsOpened | Beekkant metro station | Belgium | Type: metro station · Place: シント＝ヤンス＝モーレンベーク | Q2893679 |
| 5/31 | OpeningsOpened | Station RAIアムステルダムRAI駅 | Netherlands | Type: railway station · Place: Amsterdam | Q512214 |
| 5/31 | OpeningsOpened | Hoofddorp railway station | Netherlands | Type: railway station · Place: Haarlemmermeer | Q800931 |
| 5/9 | OpeningsOpened | Trolleybuses in Poti | Soviet Union, Georgia | Type: trolleybus system · Place: Poti | Q1341360 |
| 5/31 | OpeningsOpened | Nieuw Vennep railway station | Netherlands | Type: railway station · Place: Haarlemmermeer | Q2470891 |
| 5/31 | OpeningsOpened | Capelle Schollevaar railway station | Netherlands | Type: railway station · Place: Capelle aan den IJssel | Q2650222 |
| 5/29 | OpeningsOpened | Museo Tamayo Arte Contemporáneo | Mexico | Type: museum · Place: Miguel Hidalgo | Q3330551 |
| 5/1 | OpeningsOpened | Six Flags Darien Lake | United States | Type: amusement park · Place: Darien | Q3016111 |
| 5/31 | OpeningsOpened | Aegidientorplatz | Germany | Type: tram stop · Place: Mitte | Q15089815 |
| 5/1 | OpeningsOpened | Fukuoka SunpalaceJapan福岡サンパレス | Japan | Type: hotel · Place: Chikkō-honmachi | Q11592134 |
| 5/25 | OpeningsOpened | Songcheon Station松川駅 | South Korea | Type: railway station | Q1596176 |
| 5/25 | OpeningsOpened | Ajung Station牙中駅 | South Korea | Type: railway station | Q1596196 |
| 5/1 | OpeningsOpened | R. E. Olds Transportation Museum | United States | Type: automobile museum · Place: Michigan | Q3928119 |
| 5/25 | OpeningsOpened | Victoria Park/Stampede stationヴィクトリアパーク/スタンピード駅 | Canada | Type: railway station · Place: Calgary | Q4111050 |
| 5/31 | OpeningsOpened | Schlägerstraße | Germany | Type: tram stop · Place: Südstadt-Bult | Q15100865 |
| 5/25 | OpeningsOpened | 39 Avenue station39アベニュー駅 | Canada | Type: railway station · Place: Calgary | Q4463017 |
| 5/25 | OpeningsOpened | Chinook stationチヌーク駅 | Canada | Type: railway station · Place: Alberta | Q4524084 |
| 5/10 | OpeningsOpened | Fawdon metro stationフォードン駅 | United Kingdom | Type: through station · Place: Fawdon | Q5438738 |
| 5/10 | OpeningsOpened | Regent Centreリージェンツ・センター・インターチェンジ | United Kingdom | Type: bus station · Place: Newcastle upon Tyne | Q7308079 |
| 5/1 | OpeningsOpened | Shirley station | United States | Type: railway station · Place: Shirley | Q7498677 |
| 5/10 | OpeningsOpened | Wansbeck Road | United Kingdom | Type: station located on surface · Place: Newcastle upon Tyne | Q7968068 |
| 5/27 | SportsHeld | 1981 European Cup FinalUEFAチャンピオンズカップ 1980-81 決勝 | United Kingdom | Place: Parc des Princes · Winner: Liverpool F.C. | Q1068925 |
| 5/26 | SportsHeld | EuroBasket 19811981年バスケットボール男子欧州選手権 | Czechoslovakia | Place: Czechoslovakia · Winner: Soviet Union men's national basketball team | Q27595 |
| 5/31 | SportsHeld | 1981 Monaco Grand Prix1981年モナコグランプリ | Monaco | Place: Monte Carlo · Winner: Scuderia Ferrari | Q171496 |
| 5/3 | SportsHeld | 1981 San Marino Grand Prix1981年サンマリノグランプリ | San Marino | Place: Imola Circuit · Winner: Nelson Piquet | Q171623 |
| 5/17 | SportsHeld | 1981 Belgian Grand Prix1981年ベルギーグランプリ | Belgium | Place: Circuit Zolder · Winner: Williams Racing | Q20917 |
| 5/13 | SportsHeld | 1981 Giro d'Italiaジロ・デ・イタリア 1981 | Italy | Winner: Giuseppe Saronni | Q1086898 |
| 5/25 | SportsHeld | 1981 French Open1981年全仏オープン | France | Place: Stade Roland Garros | Q924070 |
| 5/13 | SportsHeld | 1981 European Cup Winners' Cup Final | Germany | Place: Rheinstadion · Winner: FC Dinamo Tbilisi | Q210149 |
| 5/2 | SportsHeld | 1981 European Amateur Boxing Championships | Unknown | Place: Tampere | Q895618 |
| 5/9 | SportsHeld | 1981 FA Cup FinalFAカップ1981 決勝 | United Kingdom | Place: Wembley Stadium · Winner: Tottenham Hotspur F.C. | Q1413332 |
| 5/14 | SportsHeld | 1981 European Judo Championships1981年欧州柔道選手権 | Hungary | Q4579820 | |
| 5/8 | SportsHeld | 1981 Úrvalsdeild | Iceland | Q772201 | |
| 5/24 | SportsHeld | 1981 Indianapolis 5001981年のインディ500 | United States | Place: Indianapolis Motor Speedway · Winner: Bobby Unser | Q898747 |
| May | SportsHeld | 大相撲 1981年夏場所Japan | Japan | Winner: 北の湖敏満 · Record: 14勝1敗 | Wikipedia |
| 5/2 | SportsHeld | 1981 German motorcycle Grand Prix | Germany | Q21104444 | |
| 5/17 | SportsHeld | 1981 French motorcycle Grand Prix | France | Q3114423 | |
| 5/17 | SportsHeld | 1981 South American Rugby Championship | Uruguay | Place: Uruguay · Winner: Uruguay national rugby union team | Q1135324 |
| 5/4 | SportsHeld | 1981 Bridgestone Doubles ChampionshipsJapan | Japan | Q2952422 | |
| 5/1 | MusicReleased | Computerweltコンピューター・ワールド | Germany | Artist: Kraftwerk · Label: Kling Klang Schallplatten | Q1122754 |
| 5/17 | MusicReleased | Tinsel Town Rebellionティンゼル・タウン・リベリオン | United States | Artist: Frank Zappa · Label: Barking Pumpkin Records | Q911361 |
| 5/20 | MusicReleased | The Foxザ・フォックス | United Kingdom | Artist: Elton John · Label: Geffen Records | Q1754385 |
| 5/11 | MusicReleased | Shut Up 'n Play Yer Guitar黙ってギターを弾いてくれ | United States | Artist: Frank Zappa · Label: Barking Pumpkin Records | Q924577 |
| 5/20 | MusicReleased | Les Chants magnétiques磁界 | France | Artist: Jean-Michel Jarre · Label: Disques Dreyfus | Q767479 |
| 5/29 | MusicReleased | New Life | United Kingdom | Artist: Depeche Mode · Label: Mute Records | Q2537346 |
| 5/11 | MusicReleased | All Those Years Ago過ぎ去りし日々 | United Kingdom | Artist: George Harrison · Label: Dark Horse Records | Q672299 |
| 5/1 | MusicReleased | Nick Mason's Fictitious Sports | United Kingdom | Artist: Nick Mason · Label: Harvest | Q979255 |
| 5/15 | MusicReleased | Long Distance Voyagerボイジャー - 天海冥 | United Kingdom | Artist: The Moody Blues · Label: Threshold Records | Q2006681 |
| 5/11 | MusicReleased | Nightclubbingナイトクラビング | France, United Kingdom, United States, Jamaica | Artist: Grace Jones · Label: Island Records | Q677127 |
| 5/30 | MusicReleased | Heaven Up Hereヘヴン・アップ・ヒア | United Kingdom | Artist: Echo & the Bunnymen · Label: Korova | Q1091357 |
| 5/1 | MusicReleased | If Leaving Me Is Easy | United Kingdom | Artist: Phil Collins · Label: Virgin Records | Q1657018 |
| 5/1 | MusicReleased | I've Seen That Face Before (Libertango) | France, United Kingdom, United States, Jamaica | Artist: Grace Jones · Label: Island Records | Q5967383 |
| 5/1 | MusicReleased | Wild Gift | United States | Artist: X · Label: Slash Records | Q847234 |
| 5/29 | MusicReleased | Present Arms | United Kingdom | Artist: UB40 · Label: DEP International | Q1240208 |
| 5/2 | MusicReleased | You Make My Dreamsユー・メイク・マイ・ドリームス | United States | Artist: Hall & Oates · Label: RCA Records | Q8057386 |
| 5/25 | MusicReleased | Hard 'n' Heavy | Canada | Artist: Anvil · Label: Attic | Q3127329 |
| 5/1 | MusicReleased | Beyond the Valley of 1984 | United States | Artist: Plasmatics · Label: Stiff Records | Q3281288 |
| 5/19 | MusicReleased | Gemini Dream | United Kingdom | Artist: The Moody Blues · Label: Threshold Records | Q3759356 |
| 5/5 | MusicReleased | Don't Let Go the Coat | United Kingdom | Artist: The Who · Label: Warner Bros. Records | Q5291718 |
| 5/5 | MusicReleased | Houses in Motionハウシズ・イン・モーション | United States | Artist: Talking Heads · Label: Sire | Q5915960 |
| 5/1 | MusicReleased | Strength Thru Oi! | Unknown | Artist: various artists · Label: Deram | Q629361 |
| 5/1 | MusicReleased | Phases | United Kingdom | Artist: The Who · Label: Polydor Records | Q7180989 |
| 5/22 | MusicReleased | Word of Mouth | United States | Artist: Toni Basil · Label: Chrysalis Records | Q8034351 |
| 5/1 | MusicReleased | Pocket Calculator電卓 (曲) | Germany | Artist: Kraftwerk · Label: EMI | Q3906862 |
| 5/1 | MusicReleased | Godkänd pirat | Sweden | Artist: Magnus Uggla | Q4356735 |
| 5/26 | MusicReleased | All Stood Still | United Kingdom | Artist: Ultravox · Label: Chrysalis Records | Q4729689 |
| 5/5 | MusicReleased | Hommager & pamfletter | Sweden | Artist: Cornelis Vreeswijk, Träklang · Label: a disc | Q5887411 |
| 5/1 | MusicReleased | The Breakup Song (They Don't Write 'Em) | United States | Artist: The Greg Kihn Band · Label: Beserkley Records | Q7719926 |
| 5/21 | MusicReleased | Cryin' My Heart Out for You | United States | Artist: Diana Ross · Label: Motown | Q125416247 |
| 5/1 | MusicReleased | Chi fermerà la musica | Italy | Artist: Pooh · Label: CGD | Q3667351 |
| 5/11 | MusicReleased | Fantastiske Toyota | Denmark | Artist: Tv·2 · Label: CBS | Q3916418 |
| 5/1 | MusicReleased | Slow Hand | United States | Artist: The Pointer Sisters · Label: Planet Records | Q7542020 |
| 5/21 | MusicReleased | Airmail SpecialJapanエアメール・スペシャル | Japan | Artist: Sayuri Kume · Label: CBS/Sony | Q109364921 |
| 5/1 | MusicReleased | PLASTIC GENERATIONJapan | Japan | Artist: Hiromi Go · Label: CBS/Sony | Q109597150 |
| 5/1 | MusicReleased | Oyome SambaJapanお嫁サンバ | Japan | Artist: Hiromi Go · Label: Sony Music Entertainment Japan | Q11263036 |
| 5/21 | MusicReleased | AVENTUREJapanアヴァンチュール (大貫妙子のアルバム) | Japan | Artist: Taeko Ōnuki · Label: Ariola Japan | Q11285498 |
| 5/25 | MusicReleased | ガラスの夏Japan | Japan | Artist: Yoshie Kashiwabara · Label: Philips Records | Q11296195 |
| 5/25 | MusicReleased | シュガーはお年頃Japan | Japan | Artist: Stardust Revue · Label: Warner Music Japan | Q11307956 |
| 5/21 | MusicReleased | HurricaneJapanハリケーン | Japan | Artist: Rats & Star · Label: Epic Records Japan | Q11326802 |
| 5/5 | MusicReleased | 夏の恋人 (長渕剛の曲)Japan | Japan | Artist: Tsuyoshi Nagabuchi · Label: EMI Music Japan | Q11429844 |
| 5/21 | MusicReleased | 宛先のない手紙Japan | Japan | Artist: The Alfee · Label: Pony Canyon | Q11452276 |
| 5/25 | MusicReleased | 放浪人 (TABIBITO)Japan | Japan | Artist: Chage and Aska · Label: Warner Music Japan | Q11498950 |
| 5/1 | MusicReleased | 渚のラブレターJapan | Japan | Artist: Kenji Sawada · Label: Polydor Records | Q11561835 |
| 5/1 | MusicReleased | 玉ねぎむいたら… (曲)Japan | Japan | Artist: Junko Sakurada | Q11572341 |
| 5/1 | MusicReleased | I Don't Have to Crawl | United States | Artist: エミルー・ハリス · Label: Warner Bros. Records | Q121135724 |
| 5/15 | MusicReleased | Bakezko besarkada batean… | Spain | Artist: Pantxoa eta Peio · Label: Elkar | Q12254707 |
| 5/5 | MusicReleased | HOT BABYJapan | Japan | Artist: Amii Ozaki · Label: F-LABEL | Q131227990 |
| 5/1 | MusicReleased | Quit Dreaming and Get on the Beam | United Kingdom | Artist: Bill Nelson | Q134730201 |
| 5/1 | MusicReleased | Muenchen – Reifenwechsel leicht gemacht | Unknown | Artist: various artists | Q1473491 |
| 5/1 | MusicReleased | Industrial Strength EP | Switzerland | Artist: Krokus · Label: Ariola | Q15820071 |
| 5/25 | MusicReleased | Prisoner of Hope | United States | Artist: Johnny Lee · Label: Asylum Records | Q17065412 |
| 5/21 | MusicReleased | メロディーJapan | Japan | Artist: Fukinotou | Q22128897 |
| 5/15 | MusicReleased | Amour, année zéro | France | Artist: Alain Chamfort · Label: CBS | Q2843969 |
| 5/21 | MusicReleased | 高見山音頭Japan | Japan | Artist: Yukio Hashi · Label: Victor Entertainment | Q28690052 |
| 5/1 | MusicReleased | Higelin à Mogador | France | Artist: Jacques Higelin · Label: EMI | Q3135340 |
| 5/1 | MusicReleased | Nobody Wins / Fools in Fashion | United Kingdom | Artist: Elton John | Q3877623 |
| 5/31 | MusicReleased | Paris milonga | Italy | Artist: Paolo Conte · Label: RCA Italiana | Q3896075 |
| 5/30 | MusicReleased | Dixie on My Mind | United States | Artist: Hank Williams Jr. · Label: Elektra | Q5284915 |
| 5/16 | MusicReleased | Dream of Me | United States | Artist: Vern Gosdin · Label: Ovation Records | Q5306503 |
| 5/1 | MusicReleased | Feels So Right | United States | Artist: Alabama · Label: RCA Records | Q5441439 |
| 5/23 | MusicReleased | I Should've Called | United States | Artist: Eddy Raven · Label: Elektra | Q5978945 |
| 5/7 | MusicReleased | I Want to Be Free | United Kingdom | Artist: Toyah · Label: safari | Q5979563 |
| 5/1 | MusicReleased | Is That Love | United Kingdom | Artist: Squeeze · Label: A&M Records | Q6075503 |
| 5/1 | MusicReleased | Rock Tel ' Aviv | Israel | Artist: Meni Beger · Label: CBS | Q6592132 |
| 5/17 | MusicReleased | Piece of the Action | United Kingdom | Artist: Bucks Fizz · Label: RCA Records | Q7191368 |
| 5/25 | MusicReleased | This Is for the Lover in You | United States | Artist: Shalamar · Label: SOLAR Records | Q7786031 |
| 5/1 | MusicReleased | Too Many Lovers | United States | Artist: Crystal Gayle · Label: Columbia Records | Q7823884 |
| 5/1 | MusicReleased | Waitin' for the Sun to Shine | United States | Artist: Ricky Skaggs · Label: Epic Records | Q7960517 |
| 5/1 | MusicReleased | Live in Bayern | Germany | Artist: Volker Kriegel · Label: MPS Records | Q968550 |
| 5/15 | FilmsPremiered | Chariots of Fire炎のランナーFirst premiered: March 1981 (Royal Film Performance) | United Kingdom | Director: Hugh Hudson · Cast: Richard Griffiths, Kenneth Branagh, Stephen Fry · Distributor: Netflix · Production: Allied Stars Ltd | Q207921 |
| 5/1 | FilmsPremiered | Aguirre, the Wrath of Godアギーレ/神の怒りFirst premiered: December 1972 (Germany) · In Japan: February 1983 | Finland | Director: Werner Herzog · Cast: Klaus Kinski, Helena Rojo, Peter Berling · Distributor: Filmverlag der Autoren · Production: Hessischer Rundfunk | Q325662 |
| 5/1 | FilmsPremiered | OutlandアウトランドIn Japan: July 1981 | Canada, United States | Director: Peter Hyams · Cast: Sean Connery, Angelique Rockas, Peter Boyle · Distributor: MOKÉP · Production: The Ladd Company | Q239794 |
| 5/15 | FilmsPremiered | ScannersスキャナーズFirst premiered: January 1981 (United States) · In Japan: September 1981 | Brazil | Director: David Cronenberg · Cast: Patrick McGoohan, Michael Ironside, Jennifer O'Neill · Distributor: MOKÉP | Q551823 |
| 5/15 | FilmsPremiered | The Beyondビヨンド | Germany | Director: Lucio Fulci · Cast: Lucio Fulci, Cinzia Monreale, David Warbeck | Q330982 |
| 5/25 | FilmsPremiered | Possessionポゼッション | France, Cannes Film Festival | Director: Andrzej Żuławski · Cast: Isabelle Adjani, Sam Neill, Margit Carstensen · Distributor: Netflix · Production: Gaumont | Q1773078 |
| 5/14 | FilmsPremiered | The Amazing Spider-ManスパイダーマンFirst premiered: September 1977 (United States) | Davao City | Director: E.W. Swackhamer · Cast: Bob Hastings, Nicholas Hammond, David White · Distributor: Columbia Pictures | Q1831060 |
| 5/21 | FilmsPremiered | Goin' Southゴーイング・サウスFirst premiered: October 1978 (United States) | Portugal | Director: Jack Nicholson · Cast: Jack Nicholson, Danny DeVito, Christopher Lloyd · Distributor: Paramount Pictures · Production: Paramount Pictures | Q497051 |
| 5/15 | FilmsPremiered | Breaker! Breaker!チャック・ノリスの ブレイカー！ブレイカー！First premiered: April 1977 (United States) | Germany | Director: Don Hulette · Cast: チャック・ノリス, George Murdock, Terry O'Connor · Distributor: American International Pictures | Q1767122 |
| 5/8 | FilmsPremiered | AlligatorアリゲーターFirst premiered: November 1980 (United States) · In Japan: April 1981 | Germany, Netherlands | Director: Lewis Teague · Cast: Robert Forster, Dean Jagger, Sue Lyon | Q259937 |
| 5/1 | FilmsPremiered | The Big Brawlバトルクリーク・ブローFirst premiered: August 1980 (Australia) · In Japan: September 1980 | Germany | Director: Robert Clouse · Cast: Jackie Chan, José Ferrer, Mako · Distributor: Netflix · Production: Orange Sky Golden Harvest | Q1218517 |
| 5/4 | FilmsPremiered | Melvin and Howardメルビンとハワード | Sweden | Director: Jonathan Demme · Cast: Mary Steenburgen, Jason Robards, Gloria Grahame · Distributor: Netflix · Production: Universal Pictures | Q1419410 |
| 5/23 | FilmsPremiered | Omen III: The Final ConflictJapanオーメン/最後の闘争First premiered: March 1981 (United States) | Japan | Director: Graham Baker · Cast: Sam Neill, Rossano Brazzi, Hazel Court · Distributor: 20th Century Studios · Production: 20th Century Studios | Q807742 |
| 5/13 | FilmsPremiered | Virus復活の日First premiered: May 1980 (1980 Cannes Film Festival) · In Japan: June 1980 | France | Director: Kinji Fukasaku · Cast: George Kennedy, Glenn Ford, Olivia Hussey · Distributor: Toho · Production: Toho | Q1459428 |
| 5/8 | FilmsPremiered | The Burningバーニング | United States | Director: Tony Maylam · Cast: Holly Hunter, Jason Alexander, Fisher Stevens · Distributor: Netflix · Production: Miramax | Q909179 |
| 5/14 | FilmsPremiered | He Knows You're Alone血ぬられた花嫁First premiered: August 1980 (United States) | United States | Director: Armand Mastroianni · Cast: Tom Hanks, James Rebhorn, Paul Gleason · Distributor: Netflix | Q3029511 |
| 5/15 | FilmsPremiered | Happy Birthday to Me誕生日はもう来ない | Canada, United States | Director: J. Lee Thompson · Cast: Glenn Ford, Melissa Sue Anderson, Matt Craven · Distributor: Netflix · Production: Columbia Pictures | Q303999 |
| 5/6 | FilmsPremiered | Fedora悲愁First premiered: May 1978 (1978 Cannes Film Festival) | Barcelona | Director: Billy Wilder · Cast: Henry Fonda, William Holden, José Ferrer · Distributor: United Artists | Q656910 |
| 5/21 | FilmsPremiered | Death Huntデス・ハントFirst premiered: April 1981 (Calgary) | United States | Director: Peter R. Hunt · Cast: Charles Bronson, Lee Marvin, Angie Dickinson · Distributor: Netflix · Production: Orange Sky Golden Harvest | Q1064553 |
| 5/8 | FilmsPremiered | Terror TrainJapanテラー・トレインFirst premiered: October 1980 (United States) | Barcelona, Japan, Argentina | Director: ロジャー・スポティスウッド · Cast: Jamie Lee Curtis, David Copperfield, Ben Johnson · Distributor: Astral Media | Q768340 |
| 5/6 | FilmsPremiered | The OctagonオクタゴンFirst premiered: August 1980 (United States) | France | Director: Eric Karson · Cast: チャック・ノリス, Lee Van Cleef, Ernie Hudson · Distributor: American Cinema Releasing | Q1767117 |
| 5/15 | FilmsPremiered | ProvidenceプロビデンスFirst premiered: January 1977 (New York City) · In Japan: June 1979 | Germany | Director: Alain Resnais · Cast: Ellen Burstyn, John Gielgud, David Warner | Q2038175 |
| 5/24 | FilmsPremiered | Tragedy of a Ridiculous Manある愚か者の悲劇 | Cannes Film Festival | Director: Bernardo Bertolucci · Cast: Anouk Aimée, Ugo Tognazzi, Laura Morante | Q1216853 |
| 5/7 | FilmsPremiered | The Brink's Jobブリンクス (映画)First premiered: December 1978 (United States) · In Japan: February 1979 | Portugal | Director: William Friedkin · Cast: Gena Rowlands, Peter Falk, Peter Boyle · Distributor: Universal Pictures | Q1171276 |
| 5/8 | FilmsPremiered | The Jazz Singerジャズ・シンガー (1980年の映画)First premiered: December 1980 (Century City) · In Japan: April 1981 | Portugal | Director: Richard Fleischer · Cast: Laurence Olivier, Neil Diamond, Ernie Hudson · Distributor: ITC Entertainment · Production: EMI Films | Q1194604 |
| 5/29 | FilmsPremiered | PolyesterポリエステルIn Japan: November 1986 | United States | Director: John Waters · Cast: Divine, Tab Hunter, Edith Massey · Distributor: New Line Cinema | Q1425404 |
| 5/7 | FilmsPremiered | The Funhouseファンハウス/惨劇の館First premiered: March 1981 (United States) · In Japan: June 1981 | United Kingdom, Netherlands | Director: Tobe Hooper · Cast: Sylvia Miles, Kevin Conway, Elizabeth Berridge · Distributor: Universal Pictures · Production: Universal Pictures | Q2736572 |
| 5/20 | FilmsPremiered | Beau-père | 1981 Cannes Film Festival | Director: Bertrand Blier · Cast: Nathalie Baye, Patrick Dewaere, Nicole Garcia | Q2893048 |
| 5/14 | FilmsPremiered | Buddy Goes WestFirst premiered: March 1981 (Italy) | Germany | Director: Michele Lupo · Cast: Bud Spencer, Joe Bugner, Giovanni Cianfriglia · Distributor: MOKÉP | Q780835 |
| 5/19 | FilmsPremiered | Light Years Away光年のかなた | France, 1981 Cannes Film Festival, German-speaking Switzerland | Director: Alain Tanner · Cast: Trevor Howard, Henri Virlogeux, Bernice Stegers · Distributor: Curzon Artificial Eye | Q1402542 |
| 5/28 | FilmsPremiered | The Fiendish Plot of Dr. Fu Manchu天才悪魔フー・マンチューFirst premiered: August 1980 (United States) | Mexico | Director: Peter Sellers · Cast: Helen Mirren, Peter Sellers, Sid Caesar · Distributor: Orion Pictures · Production: Warner Bros. Entertainment | Q304356 |
| 5/18 | FilmsPremiered | Killer FishキラーフィッシュFirst premiered: June 1979 (Hong Kong) | Turkey | Director: Antonio Margheriti · Cast: Karen Black, Margaux Hemingway, Marisa Berenson · Distributor: Paris Filmes · Production: ITC Entertainment | Q1992355 |
| 5/7 | FilmsPremiered | Passion of Loveパッション・ダモーレ | Rome | Director: Ettore Scola · Cast: Jean-Louis Trintignant, Laura Antonelli, Bernard Blier | Q2666822 |
| 5/14 | FilmsPremiered | The Private EyesMr.Boo!ミスター・ブーFirst premiered: December 1976 (Hong Kong) · In Japan: February 1979 | Germany | Director: Michael Hui · Cast: Shih Kien, Samuel Hui, Michael Hui · Production: Orange Sky Golden Harvest | Q3054597 |
| 5/1 | FilmsPremiered | The Glass Cell愛の絆First premiered: April 1978 (Germany) | United States | Director: Hans W. Geißendörfer · Cast: Brigitte Fossey, Bernhard Wicki, Helmut Griem | Q317062 |
| 5/21 | FilmsPremiered | Charlie Chan and the Curse of the Dragon Queenオリエンタル探偵殺人事件First premiered: February 1981 (United States) | Ireland, Netherlands | Director: Clive Donner · Cast: Michelle Pfeiffer, Peter Ustinov, Lee Grant · Distributor: United Artists | Q1066864 |
| 5/15 | FilmsPremiered | Second Chance愛よもう一度First premiered: October 1976 (France) · In Japan: May 1977 | New York City | Director: Claude Lelouch · Cast: Catherine Deneuve, Anouk Aimée, Françoise Hardy | Q1304621 |
| 5/1 | FilmsPremiered | Seems Like Old Times昔みたいFirst premiered: March 1981 (Germany) | United States | Director: Jay Sandrich · Cast: ゴールディ・ホーン, Chevy Chase, Robert Guillaume · Distributor: Netflix · Production: Rastar | Q1397717 |
| 5/15 | FilmsPremiered | The Fan殺しのファンレター | United Kingdom, United States | Director: Ed Bianchi · Cast: Lauren Bacall, James Garner, Maureen Stapleton · Distributor: Paramount Pictures · Production: Paramount Pictures | Q1757754 |
| 5/8 | FilmsPremiered | The Incredible Melting Man溶解人間First premiered: December 1977 (United States) · In Japan: August 1978 | Portugal | Director: William Sachs · Cast: Jonathan Demme, Myron Healey, Burr DeBenning · Production: British Film Institute | Q2069757 |
| 5/1 | FilmsPremiered | Sunday Loversサンデー・ラバーズFirst premiered: October 1980 (Italy) · In Japan: November 1985 | Germany | Director: Gene Wilder · Cast: Gene Wilder, Roger Moore, Lynn Redgrave · Distributor: United Artists · Production: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer | Q1892136 |
| 5/20 | FilmsPremiered | Fade to Blackフェイド TO ブラックFirst premiered: May 1980 (Cannes) | France | Director: Vernon Zimmerman · Cast: Mickey Rourke, Dennis Christopher, Tim Thomerson · Distributor: Netflix · Production: Compass International Pictures | Q515251 |
| 5/29 | FilmsPremiered | The Pumaman | Germany | Director: Alberto De Martino · Cast: Donald Pleasence, Sydne Rome, Nello Pazzafini | Q1196312 |
| 5/27 | FilmsPremiered | The Cat from Outer SpaceスペースキャットFirst premiered: June 1978 (United States) · In Japan: November 1980 | Colombia | Director: Norman Tokar · Cast: Roddy McDowall, Ken Berry, Alan Young · Distributor: Disney+ · Production: The Walt Disney Company | Q1213779 |
| 5/15 | FilmsPremiered | The Toolbox MurdersFirst premiered: March 1978 (United States) | Mexico | Director: Dennis Donnelly · Cast: Cameron Mitchell, Don Diamond, Robert Abram Bartlett | Q3133377 |
| 5/27 | FilmsPremiered | Egon Schiele – Exzess und Bestrafungエゴン・シーレ | Germany | Director: Herbert Vesely · Cast: Serge Gainsbourg, Jane Birkin, Christine Kaufmann · Distributor: Cinevox · Production: Gamma Film | Q872446 |
| 5/7 | FilmsPremiered | Spider-Man: The Dragon's Challengeスパイダーマン ドラゴンの挑戦First premiered: July 1979 (United States) | Australia | Director: Don McDougall · Cast: Ted Danson, Rosalind Chao, Nicholas Hammond · Distributor: Columbia Pictures | Q8882774 |
| 5/13 | FilmsPremiered | Macabre首だけの情事First premiered: April 1980 (Italy) | France | Director: Lamberto Bava · Cast: Elisa Kadigia Bove, Bernice Stegers, Stanko Molnar · Production: Medusa Film | Q967238 |
| 5/15 | FilmsPremiered | Home Movies | Germany | Director: Brian De Palma · Cast: Kirk Douglas, Nancy Allen, Vincent Gardenia · Distributor: United Artists | Q1822814 |
| 5/22 | FilmsPremiered | Zombie Holocaust人間解剖島 ドクター・ブッチャーFirst premiered: March 1980 (Italy) · In Japan: June 1988 | British Hong Kong | Director: Marino Girolami · Cast: Donald O'Brien, Ian McCulloch, Dakar | Q219805 |
| 5/25 | FilmsPremiered | MontenegroモンテネグロIn Japan: April 1989 | 1981 Cannes Film Festival | Director: Dušan Makavejev · Cast: Erland Josephson, Per Oscarsson, Susan Anspach · Production: Europafilm | Q2408071 |
| 5/15 | FilmsPremiered | Hot Bubblegumグローイング・アップ３ 恋のチューインガムFirst premiered: February 1981 (Tel Aviv) · In Japan: July 1981 | Cannes | Director: Boaz Davidson · Cast: Jonathan Sagall, Zachi Noy, Yftach Katzur | Q1003095 |
| 5/21 | FilmsPremiered | Green Iceエメラルド大作戦 | United Kingdom | Director: Ernest Day · Cast: Omar Sharif, Ryan O'Neal, Anne Archer | Q17105951 |
| 5/15 | FilmsPremiered | Biwi O Biwi | India | Director: Rahul Rawail · Cast: Sanjeev Kumar | Q3429565 |
| 5/8 | FilmsPremiered | Windowsエミリーの窓First premiered: January 1980 (United States) · In Japan: October 1980 | Sweden | Director: Gordon Willis · Cast: Talia Shire, Elizabeth Ashley, Kay Medford · Distributor: United Artists | Q3569289 |
| 5/8 | FilmsPremiered | Where Can You Go Without the Little Vice?First premiered: August 1979 (Italy) | Portugal | Director: Marino Girolami · Cast: アルヴァロ・ヴィターリ, Renzo Montagnani, Lory Del Santo | Q3714723 |
| 5/28 | FilmsPremiered | Il medico... la studentessaFirst premiered: March 1976 (Milan) | Portugal | Director: Silvio Amadio · Cast: Gloria Guida, Jacques Dufilho, Nieves Navarro · Distributor: Euro International Film | Q3794611 |
| 5/1 | FilmsPremiered | Blood Beachブラッド・ビーチ/謎の巨大生物!ギャルまるかじりFirst premiered: September 1980 (Deauville American Film Festival) | Finland | Director: Jeffrey Bloom · Cast: Burt Young, John Saxon, Mary Jo Catlett | Q4927558 |
| 5/7 | FilmsPremiered | Enter the Game of Death十字手拳First premiered: November 1978 (South Korea) | Hong Kong | Director: Joseph Velasco · Cast: Bolo Yeung, Steve James, Chiu Chi-ling | Q5380190 |
| 5/15 | FilmsPremiered | The Man with Bogart's FaceFirst premiered: March 1980 (USA Film Festival) | Germany | Director: Robert Day · Cast: Olivia Hussey, Franco Nero, Yvonne De Carlo · Distributor: 20th Century Studios | Q7750125 |
| 5/25 | FilmsPremiered | The Heroin BustersFirst premiered: August 1977 (Italy) | Portugal | Director: Enzo G. Castellari · Cast: David Hemmings, Fabio Testi, Enzo G. Castellari · Distributor: Titanus | Q1180993 |
| 5/8 | FilmsPremiered | La provincialeFirst premiered: November 1980 (France) | Germany | Director: Claude Goretta · Cast: Bruno Ganz, Nathalie Baye, Patrick Chesnais · Production: Gaumont | Q3212023 |
| 5/9 | FilmsPremiered | Scusi lei è normale?First premiered: November 1979 (Italy) | Germany | Director: Umberto Lenzi · Cast: Renzo Montagnani, Ray Lovelock, Anna Maria Rizzoli | Q3953400 |
| 5/28 | FilmsPremiered | The Pagan Madonna | Hungary | Director: István Bujtor · Cast: István Bujtor, András Kern, Ferenc Zenthe · Distributor: MOKÉP | Q460608 |
| 5/6 | FilmsPremiered | Schwarz und weiß wie Tage und NächteFirst premiered: September 1978 (Unknown) | New York City | Director: Wolfgang Petersen · Cast: Bruno Ganz, Gila von Weitershausen, Ljuba Tadić | Q1652335 |
| 5/6 | FilmsPremiered | Angels RevengeFirst premiered: February 1979 (United States) | Portugal | Director: Greydon Clark · Cast: Jack Palance, Peter Lawford, Jim Backus | Q2618102 |
| 5/8 | FilmsPremiered | Il lupo e l'agnelloFirst premiered: March 1980 (Italy) | Germany | Director: Francesco Massaro · Cast: Michel Serrault, Tomas Milian, Giuliana Calandra · Distributor: Titanus | Q3221831 |
| 5/18 | FilmsPremiered | Memoirs of a Survivor | 1981 Cannes Film Festival | Director: David Gladwell · Cast: Julie Christie, Nigel Hawthorne, Christopher Guard · Production: National Film Finance Corporation | Q3333078 |
| 5/8 | FilmsPremiered | Speed CrossFirst premiered: February 1980 (Italy) | Germany | Director: Stelvio Massi · Cast: Fabio Testi, José Luis de Vilallonga, Daniela Poggi · Distributor: Titanus | Q3966455 |
| 5/15 | FilmsPremiered | FelicityFirst premiered: July 1979 (Australia) | Germany | Director: John D. Lamond · Cast: Glory Annen Clibbery, Christopher Milne | Q5441780 |
| 5/20 | FilmsPremiered | Fire and Sword | Cannes | Cast: Christoph Waltz, Peter Firth, Kurt Raab | Q5451539 |
| 5/29 | FilmsPremiered | Linda | Germany | Director: Jesús Franco · Cast: Ursula Buchfellner, Antonio Mayáns, Bea Fiedler | Q1219050 |
| 5/27 | FilmsPremiered | SevenFirst premiered: September 1979 (United States) | Colombia | Director: Andy Sidaris · Cast: マーティン・コーヴ, William Smith, Art Metrano · Distributor: American International Pictures | Q18357238 |
| 5/29 | FilmsPremiered | The Punishment飼育の部屋First premiered: June 1973 (France) | Denmark | Director: Pierre-Alain Jolivet · Cast: Karin Schubert, Marcel Dalio, Georges Géret | Q3212053 |
| 5/14 | FilmsPremiered | Three Bavarians in BangkokFirst premiered: February 1976 (Austria) | Portugal | Director: Sigi Rothemund · Cast: Gina Janssen, Willy Harlander, Marie Ekorre | Q47340316 |
| 5/24 | FilmsPremiered | Mad Foxes | Marché du Film | Director: Paul Grau · Cast: Andrea Albani, Eric Falk, José Gras | Q55621651 |
| 5/13 | FilmsPremiered | Night SchoolFirst premiered: January 1981 (Avoriaz Fantastic Film Festival) | France | Director: Ken Hughes · Cast: Rachel Ward, Leonard Mann, Drew Snyder · Distributor: Paramount Pictures · Production: Lorimar Television | Q7033438 |
| 5/14 | FilmsPremiered | Speedtrap新バニシング IN 60″ スピードトラップFirst premiered: September 1977 (Netherlands) | Portugal | Director: Earl Bellamy · Cast: Robert Loggia, Tyne Daly, Lana Wood | Q7575654 |
| 5/20 | FilmsPremiered | The Hostage Towerタワー・ジャックFirst premiered: May 1980 (United States) | Netherlands | Director: Claudio Guzmán · Cast: Peter Fonda, Britt Ekland, Billy Dee Williams · Distributor: CBS | Q7740384 |
| 5/27 | FilmsPremiered | The Proud TwinsFirst premiered: July 1979 (British Hong Kong) | Germany | Director: Chor Yuen · Cast: Alexander Fu Sheng, Ching Miao, Susanna Au-yeung · Distributor: Shaw Brothers Studio · Production: Shaw Brothers Studio | Q7758630 |
| 5/25 | FilmsPremiered | Index | Poland | Director: Janusz Kijowski · Cast: Juliusz Machulski, Lucyna Winnicka, Jan Machulski | Q11712059 |
| 5/11 | FilmsPremiered | Bedside Dentist歯科医・性の実験報告First premiered: September 1971 (Denmark) · In Japan: June 1973 | Madrid | Director: John Hilbard · Cast: Sigrid Horne-Rasmussen, Kirsten Passer, Valsø Holm | Q12338775 |
| 5/1 | FilmsPremiered | Erotic TalesFirst premiered: June 1980 (Italy) | Germany | Director: Régine Deforges · Cast: Carmen Russo, Gérard Lauzier, Zora Kerova | Q18340944 |
| 5/1 | FilmsPremiered | Savage Harvestマン・ハンティング/人間狩りFirst premiered: April 1981 (Japan) | Asheville | Director: Robert L. Collins · Cast: Michelle Phillips, Tom Skerritt, Anne-Marie Martin · Distributor: 20th Century Studios | Q18647907 |
| 5/20 | FilmsPremiered | The Muppets Go to the Movies | United States | Director: Peter Harris · Cast: Dudley Moore | Q1908009 |
| 5/11 | FilmsPremiered | Smartie PantsFirst premiered: March 1976 (United States) · In Japan: February 1977 | Milan | Director: Walter Boos · Cast: Heiner Lauterbach, Gina Janssen, Annemarie Wendl | Q2251385 |
| 5/3 | FilmsPremiered | Hitman in the Hand of Buddha | South Korea | Director: Hwang Jang-lee · Cast: Hwang Jang-lee, Eddy Ko, Fan Mei-sheng | Q24905127 |
| 5/28 | FilmsPremiered | The True Story of the Nun of MonzaFirst premiered: July 1980 (Italy) · In Japan: January 1989 | Finland | Director: Bruno Mattei · Cast: Zora Kerova, Andrea Aureli, Tom Felleghy | Q3824824 |
| 5/1 | FilmsPremiered | The Nesting | United States | Director: Armand Weston · Cast: Gloria Grahame, John Carradine, Bobo Lewis · Distributor: Warner Bros. Entertainment | Q4244005 |
| 5/1 | FilmsPremiered | Alison's Birthday | Australia | Director: Ian Coughlan · Cast: Joanne Samuel, John Bluthal, Vincent Ball · Distributor: Australian Film Institute · Production: Seven Network | Q4727001 |
| 5/22 | FilmsPremiered | Burning Rubber | Germany | Director: Norman Cohen · Cast: Olivia Pascal, Sascha Hehn, Alan Longmuir · Distributor: Cinema International Corporation | Q4999879 |
| 5/2 | FilmsPremiered | Der Neger ErwinFirst premiered: February 1981 (31st Berlin International Film Festival) | Germany | Director: Herbert Achternbusch · Cast: Herbert Achternbusch, Josef Bierbichler, Annamirl Bierbichler | Q5261184 |
| 5/29 | FilmsPremiered | Khana Baraha | India | Cast: Arun Kumar Chatterjee, Ruma Guha Thakurta, Sandhya Roy | Q55615901 |
| 5/4 | FilmsPremiered | BlackoutFirst premiered: June 1978 (France) | Norway, Sweden | Director: Eddy Matalon · Cast: Ray Milland, June Allyson, Robert Carradine | Q64995986 |
| 5/29 | FilmsPremiered | Mean Dog Bluesミーン・ドッグ・ブルースFirst premiered: July 1978 (Bismarck) | Denmark | Director: Mel Stuart · Cast: George Kennedy, Scatman Crothers, Gregg Henry · Distributor: American International Pictures | Q6803567 |
| 5/18 | FilmsPremiered | Polonia Restituta | Poland | Director: Bohdan Poręba · Cast: Kirill Lavrov, Janusz Zakrzeński, Emil Karewicz | Q7225939 |
| 5/18 | FilmsPremiered | Voicesふたりだけの微笑First premiered: March 1979 (United States) | Madrid | Director: Robert Markowitz · Cast: Amy Irving, Alex Rocco, Viveca Lindfors · Distributor: United Artists | Q7939666 |
| 5/28 | FilmsPremiered | The Rabbit CaseFirst premiered: February 1980 (Czechoslovakia) | Uruguay | Director: Jaromil Jireš · Cast: Miloš Kopecký, Jana Andresíková, Zlata Adamovská · Production: Barrandov Film Studio | Q99942844 |
| 5/15 | FilmsPremiered | The Gold Hunters | Hong Kong | Director: Fung Hak-On | Q11752844 |
| 5/22 | FilmsPremiered | High VelocityFirst premiered: September 1976 (United States) | Germany | Director: Remi Kramer · Cast: Ben Gazzara, Britt Ekland, Paul Winfield | Q21527730 |
| 5/1 | FilmsPremiered | Comment se faire réformer | Germany | Director: Philippe Clair · Cast: Richard Anconina, Dominique Zardi, Pierre Zimmer | Q2986175 |
| 5/14 | FilmsPremiered | Asta, My Little Angel | East Germany | Director: Roland Oehme · Cast: Erwin Geschonneck, Angela Brunner, ヴィンフリート・グラットツェーダー | Q42298794 |
| 5/15 | FilmsPremiered | Fertile Memory | Palestine | Director: Michel Khleifi | Q64212593 |
| 5/4 | FilmsPremiered | Lenz | United States | Director: Alexandre Rockwell · Cast: Alexandre Rockwell | Q106619111 |
| 5/15 | FilmsPremiered | Sheran Day Puttar Sher | Pakistan | Cast: Sultan Rahi, Aasia, Mohammad Ali | Q19827952 |
| 5/29 | FilmsPremiered | Agent 00 | Philippines | Director: Eddie Nicart · Cast: Weng Weng, Ramon Zamora, Dante Varona | Q21403132 |
| 5/19 | FilmsPremiered | LoopingFirst premiered: April 1981 (Cologne) | Cannes | Director: Walter Bockmayer · Cast: Shelley Winters, Sydne Rome, Ingrid Caven | Q27825558 |
| 5/1 | FilmsPremiered | The Immoral Oneインモラル 獲物First premiered: July 1980 (France) · In Japan: June 1989 | Germany | Director: Claude Mulot · Cast: Isabelle Illiers, Julia Perrin, Jean-Luc Battini | Q3204020 |
| 5/18 | FilmsPremiered | Aberraciones sexuales de una mujer casada | Spain | Director: Jesús Franco · Cast: Lina Romay, Antonio Mayáns, Muriel Montossey | Q5655041 |
| 5/1 | FilmsPremiered | Droga | Poland | Director: Ryszard Ber · Cast: Jerzy Radziwilowicz | Q9210838 |
| 5/16 | FilmsPremiered | Three Women with Grudges | South Korea | Q93740475 | |
| 5/9 | FilmsPremiered | Evil Under the Moon | South Korea | Q93740555 | |
| 5/18 | TVFirst aired | Ciranda de Pedra | Brazil | Network: TV Globo · Cast: Lucélia Santos, Eva Wilma, Norma Blum | Q1972648 |
| 5/13 | TVFirst aired | Into the Labyrinth | United Kingdom | Network: ITV · Cast: Pamela Salem | Q4058532 |
| 5/20 | TVFirst aired | Luisana Mia | Venezuela | Network: RCTV · Cast: Mayra Alejandra, Jean Carlo Simancas, Carlos Márquez | Q5984698 |
| 5/16 | TVFirst aired | Jack London's Tales of the Klondike | Canada | Network: CBC Television | Q3805614 |
| 5/25 | TVFirst aired | Popopo | South Korea | Network: Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation | Q7229455 |
| 5/16 | TVFirst aired | オレたちひょうきん族Japan | Japan | Q11292867 | |
| 5/4 | TVFirst aired | 月曜爆笑スペシャルJapan | Japan | Network: TV Tokyo | Q11516142 |
| 5/12 | TVFirst aired | One and a half million steps in Hungary | Hungary | Q1212479 | |
| 5/22 | TVFirst aired | Till Death...ティル・デス... | United Kingdom | Network: ITV · Cast: Una Stubbs, Patricia Hayes, Warren Mitchell | Q17022833 |
| 5/15 | TVFirst aired | Black Galaxies | France | Network: Antenne 2 · Cast: Catriona MacColl, François Perrot, Catherine Leprince | Q3342749 |
| 5/2 | TVFirst aired | The Baseball Bunch | United States | Network: broadcast syndication · Cast: Tommy Lasorda, Johnny Bench, San Diego Chicken | Q7715731 |
| 5/1 | TVFirst aired | The Nightmare Man | United Kingdom | Network: British Broadcasting Corporation · Cast: Celia Imrie, James Warwick | Q7754185 |
| 5/3 | TVFirst aired | They All Play Ragtime | Canada | Network: CBC Television | Q7783643 |
| 5/23 | TVFirst aired | Wide World of Sports | Australia | Network: Nine Network | Q7998631 |
| 5/1 | MangaSerialized / published | アカンベーJapan | Japan | Author: Yōji Katakura · Magazine: CoroCoro Comic · Publisher: Shogakukan | Q11257023 |
| 5/1 | BooksPublished | God Emperor of Duneデューン砂漠の神皇帝 | United States | Author: Frank Herbert · Publisher: G. P. Putnam's Sons | Q401619 |
| 5/1 | BooksPublished | Johnny Mnemonic記憶屋ジョニィ | United States | Author: William Gibson | Q674586 |
| 5/1 | BooksPublished | Saint Peter's Fair | United Kingdom | Author: Edith Pargeter · Publisher: Macmillan Publishers | Q115636 |
| 5/1 | BooksPublished | The Leper of Saint Giles | United Kingdom | Author: Edith Pargeter · Publisher: Macmillan Publishers | Q1252191 |
| 5/2 | BooksPublished | Moi, Antoine de Tounens, roi de Patagonie | France | Author: Jean Raspail · Publisher: Éditions Albin Michel | Q3319156 |
| 5/1 | BooksPublished | The Affirmation | United Kingdom | Author: Christopher Priest · Publisher: Faber & Faber | Q3209114 |
| 5/1 | BooksPublished | Cathedral | United States | Author: Nelson DeMille · Publisher: Dell Publishing | Q1213770 |
| 5/19 | BooksPublished | The Greek Symbol Mystery | United States | Author: Carolyn Keene · Publisher: Grosset & Dunlap | Q7738106 |
| 5/1 | BooksPublished | Uit talloos veel miljoenen | Kingdom of the Netherlands | Author: Willem Frederik Hermans | Q108701253 |
| 5/25 | BooksPublished | 光る壁画Japan | Japan | Author: Akira Yoshimura · Publisher: Shinchosha | Q11388259 |
| 5/15 | BooksPublished | Demon's IslandJapan悪霊島 | Japan | Author: Seishi Yokomizo · Publisher: Kadokawa Shoten | Q11492601 |
| 5/1 | BooksPublished | Peregrine: Secundus | United States | Author: Avram Davidson | Q131413500 |
| 5/1 | BooksPublished | The Fire When It ComesFirst published: January 1981 (United States) | United States | Author: Parke Godwin | Q60790432 |
| 5/1 | BooksPublished | The Bone Flute | United States | Author: Lisa Tuttle | Q7719108 |
| 5/1 | BooksPublished | A Planet in Arms | United States | Author: Donald Barr | Q96371315 |