May 1988
355 items
| Date | Type | Title | Country | Details | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5/8 | EventsOccurred | 1988 French presidential election1988年フランス大統領選挙 | France | Q1450661 | |
| 5/24 | EventsOccurred | TACA Flight 110タカ航空110便緊急着陸事故 | United States | Place: New Orleans | Q1516710 |
| 5/24 | EventsOccurred | Miss Universe 1988ミス・ユニバース1988 | Unknown | Place: Taiwan Island | Q276788 |
| 5/4 | EventsOccurred | PEPCON disasterペプコン大爆発 | United States | Place: Henderson | Q794908 |
| 5/10 | EventsOccurred | 1988 Danish general election | Denmark, Kingdom of Denmark | Q3777527 | |
| 5/29 | EventsOccurred | 1988 San Marino general election | San Marino | Q3722522 | |
| 5/6 | EventsOccurred | Widerøe Flight 710ヴィデロー航空710便墜落事故 | Norway | Place: Torghatten | Q6516946 |
| 5/18 | EventsOccurred | Sectarian violence In Pakistan | Pakistan | Place: Gilgit-Baltistan | Q17070197 |
| 5/13 | EventsOccurred | 1988 Iranian legislative election | Iran | Q4454648 | |
| 5/29 | EventsOccurred | Catalonian parliamentary election, 19881988年カタルーニャ自治州議会選挙 | Spain | Q4894679 | |
| 5/8 | EventsOccurred | 1988 Schleswig-Holstein state election | Germany | Q1303582 | |
| 5/1 | EventsOccurred | deaths in May 1988訃報 1988年5月 | Unknown | Q24845174 | |
| 5/1 | EventsOccurred | May 19881988年5月 | Unknown | Q3277972 | |
| 5/28 | EventsOccurred | 1988 DFB-Pokal Final | Unknown | Place: Berlin Olympic Stadium | Q20807351 |
| 5/14 | EventsOccurred | 1988 Scottish Cup Final | United Kingdom | Place: Hampden Park | Q4584680 |
| 5/8 | EventsOccurred | 1988 Ecuadorian presidential election | Ecuador | Q54152636 | |
| 5/14 | EventsOccurred | Cayara massacre | Peru | Place: Cayara District | Q76515992 |
| 5/9 | EventsOccurred | 1988 North Sumatra gubernatorial election | Indonesia | Q105041658 | |
| 5/11 | EventsOccurred | 1988 Nicosia Israeli Embassy bombing | Unknown | Place: Nicosia | Q119474039 |
| 5/12 | EventsOccurred | Grand Prix de Wallonie 1988 | Belgium | Q20731462 | |
| 5/1 | EventsOccurred | 1988 IRA attacks in Netherlands | Netherlands | Place: Roermond | Q28232466 |
| 5/15 | EventsOccurred | Avenue Bar shooting | United Kingdom | Place: Belfast | Q28232637 |
| 5/1 | EventsOccurred | Air/Space America 88 | United States | Q4697641 | |
| 5/14 | EventsOccurred | Atlantic Records 40th Anniversaryアトランティック・レコード40周年コンサート | United States | Place: Madison Square Garden | Q4816528 |
| 5/14 | EventsOccurred | Carrollton bus collision | United States | Q5046647 | |
| 5/7 | EventsOccurred | 1988 Amsterdam Marathon | Unknown | Q5535729 | |
| 5/15 | EventsOccurred | May 15, 19881988年5月15日 | Unknown | Q69297673 | |
| 5/12 | EventsOccurred | She'eb massacre | Ethiopia | Place: She'eb | Q85800725 |
| 5/1 | EventsOccurred | 1988 1000 km of Fuji (JSPC)Japan | Japan | Place: Oyama | Q92195342 |
| 5/2 | Laws (Japan)Promulgated | 無限連鎖講の防止に関する法律の一部を改正する法律Japan | Japan | Law No.: 昭和63年法律第24号 · Diet session: 112th | House of Rep. |
| 5/6 | Laws (Japan)Promulgated | 駐留軍関係離職者等臨時措置法及び国際協定の締結等に伴う漁業離職者に関する臨時措置法の一部を改正する法律Japan | Japan | Law No.: 昭和63年法律第25号 · Diet session: 112th | House of Rep. |
| 5/6 | Laws (Japan)Promulgated | 特定不況業種関係労働者の雇用の安定に関する特別措置法の一部を改正する法律Japan | Japan | Law No.: 昭和63年法律第26号 · Diet session: 112th | House of Rep. |
| 5/6 | Laws (Japan)Promulgated | 宅地建物取引業法及び積立式宅地建物販売業法の一部を改正する法律Japan | Japan | Law No.: 昭和63年法律第27号 · Diet session: 112th | House of Rep. |
| 5/6 | Laws (Japan)Promulgated | 義務教育諸学校施設費国庫負担法の一部を改正する法律Japan | Japan | Law No.: 昭和63年法律第28号 · Diet session: 112th | House of Rep. |
| 5/6 | Laws (Japan)Promulgated | 放送法及び電波法の一部を改正する法律Japan | Japan | Law No.: 昭和63年法律第29号 · Diet session: 112th | House of Rep. |
| 5/6 | Laws (Japan)Promulgated | 港湾法の一部を改正する法律Japan | Japan | Law No.: 昭和63年法律第30号 · Diet session: 112th | House of Rep. |
| 5/6 | Laws (Japan)Promulgated | 特定弔慰金等の支給の実施に関する法律Japan | Japan | Law No.: 昭和63年法律第31号 · Diet session: 112th | House of Rep. |
| 5/6 | Laws (Japan)Promulgated | 地域産業の高度化に寄与する特定事業の集積の促進に関する法律Japan | Japan | Law No.: 昭和63年法律第32号 · Diet session: 112th | House of Rep. |
| 5/6 | Laws (Japan)Promulgated | 産業技術に関する研究開発体制の整備に関する法律Japan | Japan | Law No.: 昭和63年法律第33号 · Diet session: 112th | House of Rep. |
| 5/13 | Laws (Japan)Promulgated | 船舶整備公団法の一部を改正する法律Japan | Japan | Law No.: 昭和63年法律第34号 · Diet session: 112th | House of Rep. |
| 5/17 | 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63年法律第35号 · Diet session: 112th | House of Rep. |
| 5/17 | Laws (Japan)Promulgated | 社会福祉・医療事業団法の一部を改正する法律Japan | Japan | Law No.: 昭和63年法律第36号 · Diet session: 112th | House of Rep. |
| 5/17 | Laws (Japan)Promulgated | 労働安全衛生法の一部を改正する法律Japan | Japan | Law No.: 昭和63年法律第37号 · Diet session: 112th | House of Rep. |
| 5/17 | Laws (Japan)Promulgated | 船員の雇用の促進に関する特別措置法の一部を改正する法律Japan | Japan | Law No.: 昭和63年法律第38号 · Diet session: 112th | House of Rep. |
| 5/17 | Laws (Japan)Promulgated | 船員法の一部を改正する法律Japan | Japan | Law No.: 昭和63年法律第39号 · Diet session: 112th | House of Rep. |
| 5/17 | Laws (Japan)Promulgated | 港湾労働法Japan | Japan | Law No.: 昭和63年法律第40号 · Diet session: 112th | House of Rep. |
| 5/17 | Laws (Japan)Promulgated | 公有地の拡大の推進に関する法律の一部を改正する法律Japan | Japan | Law No.: 昭和63年法律第41号 · Diet session: 112th | House of Rep. |
| 5/17 | Laws (Japan)Promulgated | 刑事補償法の一部を改正する法律Japan | Japan | Law No.: 昭和63年法律第42号 · Diet session: 112th | House of Rep. |
| 5/17 | Laws (Japan)Promulgated | 訪問販売等に関する法律の一部を改正する法律Japan | Japan | Law No.: 昭和63年法律第43号 · Diet session: 112th | House of Rep. |
| 5/17 | Laws (Japan)Promulgated | 農用地開発公団法の一部を改正する法律Japan | Japan | Law No.: 昭和63年法律第44号 · Diet session: 112th | House of Rep. |
| 5/17 | Laws (Japan)Promulgated | 森林開発公団法の一部を改正する法律Japan | Japan | Law No.: 昭和63年法律第45号 · Diet session: 112th | House of Rep. |
| 5/17 | 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63年法律第46号 · Diet session: 112th | House of Rep. |
| 5/17 | Laws (Japan)Promulgated | 大都市地域における優良宅地開発の促進に関する緊急措置法Japan | Japan | Law No.: 昭和63年法律第47号 · Diet session: 112th | House of Rep. |
| 5/20 | Laws (Japan)Promulgated | 地方交付税法の一部を改正する法律Japan | Japan | Law No.: 昭和63年法律第48号 · Diet session: 112th | House of Rep. |
| 5/20 | Laws (Japan)Promulgated | 都市再開発法及び建築基準法の一部を改正する法律Japan | Japan | Law No.: 昭和63年法律第49号 · Diet session: 112th | House of Rep. |
| 5/20 | Laws (Japan)Promulgated | 漁業災害補償法の一部を改正する法律Japan | Japan | Law No.: 昭和63年法律第50号 · Diet session: 112th | House of Rep. |
| 5/20 | Laws (Japan)Promulgated | 郵便法の一部を改正する法律Japan | Japan | Law No.: 昭和63年法律第51号 · Diet session: 112th | House of Rep. |
| 5/20 | Laws (Japan)Promulgated | 昭和六十三年度の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63年法律第52号 · Diet session: 112th | House of Rep. |
| 5/20 | Laws (Japan)Promulgated | 特定物質の規制等によるオゾン層の保護に関する法律Japan | Japan | Law No.: 昭和63年法律第53号 · Diet session: 112th | House of Rep. |
| 5/24 | Laws (Japan)Promulgated | 国会議員の秘書の給料等に関する法律の一部を改正する法律Japan | Japan | Law No.: 昭和63年法律第54号 · Diet session: 112th | House of Rep. |
| 5/24 | Laws (Japan)Promulgated | 消防法の一部を改正する法律Japan | Japan | Law No.: 昭和63年法律第55号 · Diet session: 112th | House of Rep. |
| 5/24 | Laws (Japan)Promulgated | 児童扶養手当法等の一部を改正する法律Japan | Japan | Law No.: 昭和63年法律第56号 · Diet session: 112th | House of Rep. |
| 5/24 | Laws (Japan)Promulgated | 原子爆弾被爆者に対する特別措置に関する法律の一部を改正する法律Japan | Japan | Law No.: 昭和63年法律第57号 · Diet session: 112th | House of Rep. |
| 5/24 | Laws (Japan)Promulgated | 戦傷病者戦没者遺族等援護法及び戦没者の父母等に対する特別給付金支給法の一部を改正する法律Japan | Japan | Law No.: 昭和63年法律第58号 · Diet session: 112th | House of Rep. |
| 5/24 | Laws (Japan)Promulgated | 昭和六十二年度における国家公務員等共済組合法の年金の額の改定の特例に関する法律の一部を改正する法律Japan | Japan | Law No.: 昭和63年法律第59号 · Diet session: 112th | House of Rep. |
| 5/24 | Laws (Japan)Promulgated | 昭和六十二年度における私立学校教職員共済組合法の年金の額の改定の特例に関する法律の一部を改正する法律Japan | Japan | Law No.: 昭和63年法律第60号 · Diet session: 112th | House of Rep. |
| 5/24 | Laws (Japan)Promulgated | 厚生年金保険法の一部を改正する法律Japan | Japan | Law No.: 昭和63年法律第61号 · Diet session: 112th | House of Rep. |
| 5/24 | Laws (Japan)Promulgated | 郵便年金法の一部を改正する法律Japan | Japan | Law No.: 昭和63年法律第62号 · Diet session: 112th | House of Rep. |
| 5/24 | Laws (Japan)Promulgated | 土地区画整理法の一部を改正する法律Japan | Japan | Law No.: 昭和63年法律第63号 · Diet session: 112th | House of Rep. |
| 5/24 | Laws (Japan)Promulgated | 沖縄振興開発特別措置法の一部を改正する法律Japan | Japan | Law No.: 昭和63年法律第64号 · Diet session: 112th | House of Rep. |
| 5/24 | Laws (Japan)Promulgated | 国際通貨基金及び国際復興開発銀行への加盟に伴う措置に関する法律の一部を改正する法律Japan | Japan | Law No.: 昭和63年法律第65号 · Diet session: 112th | House of Rep. |
| 5/24 | Laws (Japan)Promulgated | 平和祈念事業特別基金等に関する法律Japan | Japan | Law No.: 昭和63年法律第66号 · Diet session: 112th | House of Rep. |
| 5/25 | Laws (Japan)Promulgated | 国立学校設置法の一部を改正する法律Japan | Japan | Law No.: 昭和63年法律第67号 · Diet session: 112th | House of Rep. |
| 5/27 | Laws (Japan)Promulgated | 昭和六十二年度における地方公務員等共済組合法の年金の額の改定の特例に関する法律の一部を改正する法律Japan | Japan | Law No.: 昭和63年法律第68号 · Diet session: 112th | House of Rep. |
| 5/27 | Laws (Japan)Promulgated | 核原料物質、核燃料物質及び原子炉の規制に関する法律の一部を改正する法律Japan | Japan | Law No.: 昭和63年法律第69号 · Diet session: 112th | House of Rep. |
| 5/31 | Laws (Japan)Promulgated | 教育公務員特例法及び地方教育行政の組織及び運営に関する法律の一部を改正する法律Japan | Japan | Law No.: 昭和63年法律第70号 · Diet session: 112th | House of Rep. |
| 5/31 | Laws (Japan)Promulgated | あん摩マッサージ指圧師、はり師、きゆう師等に関する法律の一部を改正する法律Japan | Japan | Law No.: 昭和63年法律第71号 · Diet session: 112th | House of Rep. |
| 5/31 | Laws (Japan)Promulgated | 柔道整復師法の一部を改正する法律Japan | Japan | Law No.: 昭和63年法律第72号 · Diet session: 112th | House of Rep. |
| 5/31 | Laws (Japan)Promulgated | クリーニング業法の一部を改正する法律Japan | Japan | Law No.: 昭和63年法律第73号 · Diet session: 112th | House of Rep. |
| 5/31 | Laws (Japan)Promulgated | 昭和六十二年度における農林漁業団体職員共済組合法の年金の額の改定の特例に関する法律の一部を改正する法律Japan | Japan | Law No.: 昭和63年法律第74号 · Diet session: 112th | House of Rep. |
| 5/31 | Laws (Japan)Promulgated | 証券取引法の一部を改正する法律Japan | Japan | Law No.: 昭和63年法律第75号 · Diet session: 112th | House of Rep. |
| 5/31 | Laws (Japan)Promulgated | 特定産業構造改善臨時措置法を廃止する法律Japan | Japan | Law No.: 昭和63年法律第76号 · Diet session: 112th | House of Rep. |
| 5/31 | Laws (Japan)Promulgated | 金融先物取引法Japan | Japan | Law No.: 昭和63年法律第77号 · Diet session: 112th | House of Rep. |
| 5/21 | OpeningsOpened | National Gallery of Canadaカナダ国立美術館 | Canada | Type: national gallery · Place: Ottawa | Q1068063 |
| 5/28 | OpeningsOpened | Lelystad Centrum railway stationレリスタット駅 | Netherlands | Type: railway station · Place: Lelystad | Q801084 |
| 5/21 | OpeningsOpened | Keiō-Horinouchi StationJapan京王堀之内駅 | Japan | Type: railway station · Place: Hachiōji-shi | Q269149 |
| 5/28 | OpeningsOpened | Lekan Salami Stadium | Nigeria | Type: sport · Place: Ibadan | Q1816494 |
| 5/21 | OpeningsOpened | Minami-Ōsawa StationJapan南大沢駅 | Japan | Type: railway station · Place: Hachiōji-shi | Q4293994 |
| 5/19 | OpeningsOpened | Jagalchi Stationチャガルチ駅 | South Korea | Type: railway station · Place: Nampo-dong | Q706369 |
| 5/19 | OpeningsOpened | Toseong Station土城駅 | South Korea | Type: railway station · Place: Ami-dong | Q706124 |
| 5/19 | OpeningsOpened | Nampo Station南浦駅 | South Korea | Type: railway station · Place: Nampo-dong | Q706352 |
| 5/1 | OpeningsOpened | Landrücken Tunnelラントリュッケントンネル | Germany | Type: railway tunnel · Place: Schlüchtern | Q318228 |
| 5/27 | OpeningsOpened | SeaWorld San Antonio | United States | Type: business · Place: Texas | Q567864 |
| 5/29 | OpeningsOpened | Muratella railway station | Italy | Type: railway stop · Place: Rome | Q3970248 |
| 5/18 | OpeningsOpened | Estádio Doutor Hermínio Omettoエスタジオ・ドトール・エルミニオ・オメット | Brazil | Type: stadium · Place: São Paulo | Q10276882 |
| 5/28 | OpeningsOpened | Trekroner Station | Denmark | Type: railway station · Place: Roskilde Municipality | Q12339746 |
| 5/29 | OpeningsOpened | Neuss Am Kaiser station | Germany | Type: railway station · Place: Neuss | Q2733876 |
| 5/29 | OpeningsOpened | Düsseldorf-Hamm station | Germany | Type: railway station · Place: Düsseldorf | Q323548 |
| 5/29 | OpeningsOpened | Düsseldorf Völklinger Straße station | Germany | Type: railway station · Place: Düsseldorf | Q323952 |
| 5/29 | OpeningsOpened | Düsseldorf-Flingern station | Germany | Type: railway station · Place: Düsseldorf | Q323967 |
| 5/29 | OpeningsOpened | Schwelm West station | Germany | Type: railway station · Place: Schwelm | Q1943508 |
| 5/29 | OpeningsOpened | Neuss Rheinpark-Center station | Germany | Type: railway station · Place: Neuss | Q2220616 |
| 5/30 | OpeningsOpened | Sewer Museum | Belgium | Type: sewerage museum | Q23893729 |
| 5/12 | OpeningsOpened | Danmarks Traktormuseum | Denmark | Type: technology museum · Place: Guldborgsund Municipality | Q1033805 |
| 5/1 | OpeningsOpened | Honkawa Elementary School Peace MuseumJapan本川小学校平和資料館 | Japan | Type: military museum · Place: Naka-ku | Q11484615 |
| 5/1 | OpeningsOpened | Shibayama Kofun Haniwa MuseumJapan芝山古墳・はにわ博物館 | Japan | Type: archaeological museum · Place: Shibayama | Q11614636 |
| 5/29 | OpeningsOpened | Stæremosen halt | Denmark | Type: railway station · Place: Gribskov Municipality | Q12337609 |
| 5/7 | OpeningsOpened | Steinstraße/Königsallee | Germany | Type: tram stop · Place: Stadtmitte | Q1434716 |
| 5/1 | OpeningsOpened | Jugendkulturhaus Dynamo | Switzerland | Type: performing arts building · Place: Zurich | Q1711342 |
| 5/29 | OpeningsOpened | Düsseldorf-Friedrichstadt station | Germany | Type: railway station · Place: Düsseldorf | Q2201053 |
| 5/7 | OpeningsOpened | Heinrich-Heine-Alleeハインリヒ・ハイネ・アレー駅 | Germany | Type: interchange station · Place: Düsseldorf | Q2465929 |
| 5/7 | OpeningsOpened | Oststraße | Germany | Type: tram stop · Place: Stadtmitte | Q2466029 |
| 5/11 | SportsHeld | 1987–88 European Cup Winners' CupUEFAカップウィナーズカップ 1987-88 | Unknown | Winner: KV Mechelen | Q617527 |
| 5/25 | SportsHeld | 1988 European Cup FinalUEFAチャンピオンズカップ 1987-88 決勝 | Netherlands | Place: MHPArena · Winner: PSV Eindhoven | Q925785 |
| 5/1 | SportsHeld | 1988 San Marino Grand Prix1988年サンマリノグランプリ | San Marino | Place: Imola · Winner: Ayrton Senna | Q515908 |
| 5/15 | SportsHeld | 1988 Monaco Grand Prix1988年モナコグランプリ | Monaco | Place: Monte Carlo · Winner: Alain Prost | Q419295 |
| 5/29 | SportsHeld | 1988 Mexican Grand Prix1988年メキシコグランプリ | Mexico | Place: Mexico City · Winner: Alain Prost | Q363986 |
| 5/23 | SportsHeld | 1988 Giro d'Italiaジロ・デ・イタリア 1988 | Italy, Austria | Winner: Andrew Hampsten | Q514473 |
| 5/11 | SportsHeld | 1988 European Cup Winners' Cup Final | France | Place: Stade de la Meinau · Winner: KV Mechelen | Q426178 |
| 5/23 | SportsHeld | 1988 French Open1988年全仏オープン | France | Place: Stade Roland Garros | Q924987 |
| 5/1 | SportsHeld | Expo 92 motorcycle Grand Prix | Spain | Place: Jerez-Ángel Nieto Circuit | Q839822 |
| 5/15 | SportsHeld | 1988 Úrvalsdeild | Iceland | Q1061540 | |
| 5/19 | SportsHeld | 1988 European Judo Championships | Spain | Q5743119 | |
| 5/29 | SportsHeld | 1988 Indianapolis 5001988年のインディ500 | United States | Place: Indianapolis Motor Speedway · Winner: Rick Mears | Q930900 |
| 5/14 | SportsHeld | 1988 FA Cup Final | United Kingdom | Place: Wembley Stadium · Winner: Wimbledon F.C. | Q4584445 |
| 5/1 | SportsHeld | 1988 1. deild | Faroe Islands | Winner: Havnar Bóltfelag | Q1478968 |
| 5/22 | SportsHeld | 1988 Tournament of the Americas | Uruguay | Place: Montevideo · Winner: Brazil men's national basketball team | Q3994730 |
| 5/26 | SportsHeld | 1988 European Taekwondo Championships | Turkey | Place: Ankara | Q2954695 |
| 5/2 | SportsHeld | 1988–89 Soviet Cup | Soviet Union | Winner: FC Torpedo Moscow | Q3817285 |
| 5/29 | SportsHeld | 1988 German motorcycle Grand Prix | Germany | Q4584461 | |
| 5/18 | SportsHeld | 1988 Rhythmic Gymnastics European Championships | Unknown | Place: Helsinki | Q17354245 |
| 5/17 | MusicReleased | Ram It Downラム・イット・ダウン | United Kingdom | Artist: Judas Priest · Label: Columbia Records | Q508562 |
| 5/24 | MusicReleased | OU812 | United States | Artist: Van Halen · Label: Warner Bros. Records | Q1050779 |
| 5/5 | MusicReleased | The New Orderニュー・オーダー | United States | Artist: Testament · Label: Atlantic Records | Q1087964 |
| 5/1 | MusicReleased | Down in the Grooveダウン・イン・ザ・グルーヴ | United States | Artist: Bob Dylan · Label: Columbia Records | Q1930959 |
| 5/3 | MusicReleased | Operation: Mindcrimeオペレーション：マインドクライム | United States | Artist: Queensrÿche · Label: EMI Manhattan | Q588052 |
| 5/16 | MusicReleased | Little 15 | United Kingdom | Artist: Depeche Mode · Label: Mute Records | Q979065 |
| 5/2 | MusicReleased | Got to Be Certain恋は急がず | United Kingdom, Australia | Artist: Kylie Minogue · Label: Mushroom Records | Q598036 |
| 5/1 | MusicReleased | Stay on These Roadsステイ・オン・ディーズ・ロード | Norway | Artist: a-ha · Label: Warner Bros. Records | Q735705 |
| 5/16 | MusicReleased | You Can't Do That on Stage Anymore, Vol. 1 | United States | Artist: Frank Zappa · Label: Rykodisc | Q1080818 |
| 5/10 | MusicReleased | Lovesexyラブセクシー | United States | Artist: Prince · Label: Paisley Park Records | Q1583377 |
| 5/31 | MusicReleased | Ramones Mania | United States | Artist: Ramones · Label: Sire | Q1931150 |
| 5/23 | MusicReleased | Out of Orderアウト・オブ・オーダー | United Kingdom | Artist: Rod Stewart · Label: Warner Bros. Records | Q2531514 |
| 5/2 | MusicReleased | Best of Celine Dionザ・ベスト・オブ・セリーヌ・ディオン | Canada | Artist: Céline Dion · Label: Carrère | Q580272 |
| 5/17 | MusicReleased | Tougher Than Leatherタファー・ザン・レザー | United States | Artist: Run-DMC · Label: Profile Records | Q1937258 |
| 5/12 | MusicReleased | Invisible Lantern | United States | Artist: Screaming Trees · Label: SST Records | Q1086699 |
| 5/1 | MusicReleased | Circle in the Sand | United States | Artist: Belinda Carlisle · Label: MCA Records | Q177804 |
| 5/1 | MusicReleased | Rhythm of Love | Germany | Artist: Scorpions · Label: EMI | Q2280346 |
| 5/31 | MusicReleased | Everyday Is Like Sunday | United Kingdom | Artist: Morrissey · Label: His Master's Voice | Q2054224 |
| 5/31 | MusicReleased | By All Means Necessary | United States | Artist: Boogie Down Productions · Label: RCA Records | Q2929124 |
| 5/4 | MusicReleased | Knocked Out | United States | Artist: Paula Abdul · Label: Virgin Records | Q3815929 |
| 5/1 | MusicReleased | Heaven Can Wait | Germany | Artist: Sandra · Label: Virgin Records | Q5694644 |
| 5/23 | MusicReleased | I Know You're Out There Somewhere | United Kingdom | Artist: The Moody Blues · Label: Polydor Records | Q3790283 |
| 5/1 | MusicReleased | The First of a Million Kissesファースト・キッス (フェアーグラウンド・アトラクションのアルバム) | United Kingdom | Artist: Fairground Attraction · Label: RCA Records | Q7734227 |
| 5/2 | MusicReleased | Melissa Etheridge | United States | Artist: Melissa Etheridge · Label: Island Records | Q10328410 |
| 5/18 | MusicReleased | TattooJapanTATTOO (中森明菜の曲) | Japan | Artist: Akina Nakamori · Label: Warner Music Japan | Q11248192 |
| 5/27 | MusicReleased | Lasagna | United States | Artist: "Weird Al" Yankovic · Label: Scotti Bros. Records | Q3304957 |
| 5/24 | MusicReleased | Our Beloved Revolutionary Sweetheart | United States | Artist: Camper Van Beethoven · Label: Virgin Records | Q3887442 |
| 5/1 | MusicReleased | Black and Blue | United States | Artist: Van Halen · Label: Warner Bros. Records | Q4922204 |
| 5/23 | MusicReleased | Doctorin' the Tardis | United Kingdom | Artist: The KLF | Q5287534 |
| 5/16 | MusicReleased | Don't Be Cruel | United States | Artist: Bobby Brown · Label: MCA Inc. | Q5291439 |
| 5/3 | MusicReleased | Hold On to the Nights | United States | Artist: Richard Marx · Label: EMI | Q5879284 |
| 5/20 | MusicReleased | I Don't Wanna Live Without Your Love | United States | Artist: Chicago · Label: Reprise Records | Q5976993 |
| 5/1 | MusicReleased | Madalaine | United States | Artist: Winger · Label: Atlantic Records | Q6726204 |
| 5/1 | MusicReleased | Heart Turns to Stone | United States | Artist: Foreigner · Label: Atlantic Records | Q17009104 |
| 5/1 | MusicReleased | If It Isn't Love | United States | Artist: New Edition · Label: MCA Records | Q17012984 |
| 5/21 | MusicReleased | 聖闘士神話 〜ソルジャー・ドリーム〜Japan | Japan | Artist: Hironobu Kageyama · Label: Nippon Columbia | Q28687298 |
| 5/1 | MusicReleased | Io | Italy | Artist: Loredana Bertè · Label: RCA Italiana | Q3801073 |
| 5/9 | MusicReleased | Who Gets the Love?フー・ゲッツ・ザ・ラヴ | United Kingdom | Artist: Status Quo · Label: Vertigo Records | Q4019599 |
| 5/25 | MusicReleased | Ich ess' Blumen | Germany | Artist: Die Ärzte · Label: CBS | Q4355409 |
| 5/2 | MusicReleased | Anfield Rap | United Kingdom | Artist: Liverpool F.C. | Q4761792 |
| 5/1 | MusicReleased | Just Play Music! | United Kingdom | Artist: Big Audio Dynamite · Label: Columbia Records | Q6316311 |
| 5/1 | MusicReleased | Tiggarens tal | Sweden | Artist: Imperiet | Q7801580 |
| 5/1 | MusicReleased | What's That | Unknown | Label: Virgin Records | Q7990831 |
| 5/1 | MusicReleased | East to Wesイースト・トゥ・ウエス | United States | Artist: Emily Remler · Label: Concord Jazz | Q96376907 |
| 5/12 | MusicReleased | Dertler İnsanı | Turkey | Artist: Müslüm Gürses · Label: Elenor Plak | Q109387424 |
| 5/25 | MusicReleased | WILLOW'S GATEJapan | Japan | Artist: George Yanagi · Label: Atlantic Records | Q109594779 |
| 5/21 | MusicReleased | Boogie Woogie MainlandJapanBOOGIE WOOGIE MAINLAND | Japan | Artist: Anri · Label: For Life Music | Q11191529 |
| 5/11 | MusicReleased | Breathless LoveJapanBREATHLESS LOVE | Japan | Artist: Shōgo Hamada · Label: SME Records | Q11191684 |
| 5/21 | MusicReleased | FRIENDSHIPJapan | Japan | Artist: Ritsuko Tanaka · Label: For Life Music | Q11199782 |
| 5/25 | MusicReleased | Never ChangeJapanNEVER CHANGE | Japan | Artist: Tsuyoshi Nagabuchi · Label: EMI Music Japan | Q11234733 |
| 5/21 | MusicReleased | SeasonJapanSEASON | Japan | Artist: Tetsurō Oda · Label: Tokuma Japan Communications Co., Ltd. | Q11242815 |
| 5/21 | MusicReleased | Stainless NightJapanSTAINLESS NIGHT | Japan | Artist: Seikima-II | Q11244414 |
| 5/25 | MusicReleased | いつのまにかJapan | Japan | Artist: Chiharu Matsuyama · Label: Alfa Records | Q11259699 |
| 5/25 | MusicReleased | ガキの頃のようにJapan | Japan | Artist: Takao Horiuchi · Label: Polystar | Q11295901 |
| 5/21 | MusicReleased | ラプソディJapan | Japan | Artist: Chage and Aska · Label: Pony Canyon | Q11347387 |
| 5/21 | MusicReleased | Kikoetekuru RhapsodyJapan聞こえてくるラプソディー | Japan | Artist: Hiromi Iwasaki · Label: Victor Entertainment | Q11611187 |
| 5/25 | MusicReleased | 走れ☆バンドマンJapan | Japan | Artist: C-C-B · Label: Polydor Records | Q11636062 |
| 5/21 | MusicReleased | 飛べないブルー・バードJapan | Japan | Artist: Kahoru Kohiruimaki · Label: Epic Records Japan | Q11665734 |
| 5/21 | MusicReleased | Mugiwara de DanceJapan麦わらでダンス | Japan | Artist: Akiko Ikuina · Label: Pony Canyon | Q11677387 |
| 5/7 | MusicReleased | BEST 11 | South Korea | Artist: Min Hae-Kyung · Label: Seoul Records | Q16220026 |
| 5/24 | MusicReleased | Pretty Boys and Pretty Girls | United States | Artist: Book of Love · Label: Sire | Q17009739 |
| 5/10 | MusicReleased | Joy | United States | Artist: Teddy Pendergrass · Label: Elektra | Q17016274 |
| 5/25 | MusicReleased | I'M GETTIN' BLUEJapan | Japan | Artist: ZIGGY · Label: Tokuma Japan Communications Co., Ltd. | Q17190788 |
| 5/25 | MusicReleased | GloriaJapanGLORIA | Japan | Artist: ZIGGY · Label: Tokuma Japan Communications Co., Ltd. | Q17216638 |
| 5/2 | MusicReleased | Blind | United Kingdom | Artist: The Icicle Works · Label: Beggars Banquet Records | Q19571084 |
| 5/7 | MusicReleased | Blue Monday 1988 | United Kingdom | Artist: New Order · Label: Factory Records | Q19976389 |
| 5/25 | MusicReleased | 雨酒場Japan | Japan | Artist: Kaori Kozai · Label: Warner Music Japan | Q20038522 |
| 5/1 | MusicReleased | Every Girl and Boy | Italy | Artist: Ivana Spagna | Q21186579 |
| 5/18 | MusicReleased | ちょっとFallin' LoveJapan | Japan | Artist: Minayo Watanabe | Q24866725 |
| 5/25 | MusicReleased | Blind AgeJapan | Japan | Artist: UP-BEAT | Q24885683 |
| 5/3 | MusicReleased | 約束Japan | Japan | Artist: Yukio Hashi | Q28682589 |
| 5/2 | MusicReleased | Décalages | France | Artist: Françoise Hardy · Label: Flarenasch | Q3042438 |
| 5/1 | MusicReleased | The Leaving Time | United States | Artist: Steve Roach, Michael Shrieve · Label: Novus | Q30595176 |
| 5/1 | MusicReleased | River | Australia, New Zealand | Artist: Dragon · Label: RCA Records | Q30597905 |
| 5/7 | MusicReleased | Boxe | Italy | Artist: Diaframma · Label: Diaframma Records | Q3643259 |
| 5/1 | MusicReleased | Addicted | United States | Artist: Dan Seals · Label: Capitol Records | Q4681076 |
| 5/1 | MusicReleased | Darleneダーリーン | United States | Artist: T. Graham Brown · Label: Capitol Records | Q5223833 |
| 5/31 | MusicReleased | Don't Close Your Eyes | United States | Artist: Keith Whitley · Label: RCA Records | Q5291512 |
| 5/1 | MusicReleased | Don't Give Candy to a Stranger | United States | Artist: Larry Boone · Label: Universal Music Group Nashville | Q5291622 |
| 5/2 | MusicReleased | Don't Go | Ireland | Artist: Hothouse Flowers · Label: London Records | Q5291639 |
| 5/9 | MusicReleased | Un baión para el ojo idiota | Argentina | Artist: Patricio Rey y sus Redonditos de Ricota · Label: Del Cielito | Q5478213 |
| 5/7 | MusicReleased | I'll Give You All My Love Tonight | United States | Artist: The Bellamy Brothers · Label: MCA Records | Q5965820 |
| 5/1 | MusicReleased | I Couldn't Leave You If I Tried | United States | Artist: Rodney Crowell · Label: Columbia Records | Q5976730 |
| 5/28 | MusicReleased | I Have You | United States | Artist: Glen Campbell · Label: MCA Records | Q5977550 |
| 5/3 | MusicReleased | In Effect Mode | United States | Artist: Al B. Sure! · Label: Warner Bros. Records | Q6009385 |
| 5/1 | MusicReleased | Joe Knows How to Live | United States | Artist: Eddy Raven · Label: RCA Records | Q6210738 |
| 5/1 | MusicReleased | Make Me Lose Control | United States | Artist: Eric Carmen · Label: Arista Records | Q6739007 |
| 5/1 | MusicReleased | Neighbours | Germany | Artist: Camouflage · Label: metronome | Q6988196 |
| 5/24 | MusicReleased | Off on Your Own (Girl) | United States | Artist: Al B. Sure! · Label: Warner Bros. Records | Q7078946 |
| 5/9 | MusicReleased | Run's HouseFirst released: April 1988 (United States) | United States | Artist: Run-DMC · Label: Profile Records | Q7379447 |
| 5/1 | MusicReleased | Rush Hour | United States | Artist: Jane Wiedlin · Label: EMI | Q7380708 |
| 5/30 | MusicReleased | The Best of Earth, Wind & Fire, Vol. 2 | United States | Artist: Earth, Wind & Fire · Label: Columbia Records | Q7717007 |
| 5/1 | MusicReleased | The Gift | United States | Artist: The McCarters · Label: Warner Bros. Records | Q7736402 |
| 5/9 | MusicReleased | Til I Find My Love | Canada | Artist: Family Brown · Label: RCA Records | Q7802009 |
| 5/1 | MusicReleased | Osećam te… | Serbia | Label: PGP-RTB | Q85997425 |
| 5/18 | MusicReleased | 1億のスマイルJapan | Japan | Artist: Noriko Sakai · Label: Victor Entertainment | Q97184994 |
| 5/21 | MusicReleased | 微笑みのその前でJapan | Japan | Artist: Kumiko Yamashita | Q97196299 |
| 5/1 | MusicReleased | FOUR PIECES | Unknown | Artist: The Roosters · Label: Nippon Columbia | Q97342139 |
| 5/25 | FilmsPremiered | Rambo IIIランボー3/怒りのアフガン | United States | Director: Peter MacDonald · Cast: Sylvester Stallone, Richard Crenna, Kurtwood Smith · Distributor: Netflix · Production: Carolco Pictures | Q392355 |
| 5/6 | FilmsPremiered | Wings of Desireベルリン・天使の詩First premiered: May 1987 (Cannes Film Festival) | United States | Director: Wim Wenders · Cast: Peter Falk, Bruno Ganz, Nick Cave · Distributor: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer · Production: Westdeutscher Rundfunk | Q156911 |
| 5/20 | FilmsPremiered | Willowウィロー | United States | Director: Ron Howard · Cast: Val Kilmer, Warwick Davis, Kenny Baker · Distributor: Netflix · Production: Lucasfilm | Q515931 |
| 5/20 | FilmsPremiered | Salaam Bombay!サラーム・ボンベイ!In Japan: March 1990 | Directors' Fortnight | Director: Mira Nair · Cast: Nana Patekar, Shafiq Syed · Distributor: Cinecom Pictures | Q1637390 |
| 5/20 | FilmsPremiered | Throw Momma from the Train鬼ママを殺せFirst premiered: December 1987 (United States) | Sweden | Director: Danny DeVito · Cast: Oprah Winfrey, Danny DeVito, Rob Reiner · Distributor: Netflix · Production: Orion Pictures | Q1422110 |
| 5/11 | FilmsPremiered | The Big Blueグラン・ブルー | France, 1988 Cannes Film Festival | Director: Luc Besson · Cast: Jean Reno, Luc Besson, Rosanna Arquette · Distributor: Netflix · Production: Gaumont | Q517239 |
| 5/23 | FilmsPremiered | Manhunter刑事グラハム/凍りついた欲望First premiered: August 1986 (Canada) | Denmark | Director: Michael Mann · Cast: Joan Allen, Brian Cox, Stephen Lang · Distributor: Netflix · Production: Dino De Laurentiis Company | Q886719 |
| 5/20 | FilmsPremiered | Crocodile Dundee IIクロコダイル・ダンディー2In Japan: August 1988 | Toronto, United States, Australia | Director: John Cornell · Cast: Paul Hogan, Luis Gómez, Tatyana Ali · Distributor: Paramount Pictures · Production: Paramount Pictures | Q1140745 |
| 5/5 | FilmsPremiered | Prince of Darknessパラダイム | Germany | Director: John Carpenter · Cast: Alice Cooper, Donald Pleasence, Lisa Blount · Distributor: Netflix · Production: Universal Pictures | Q601013 |
| 5/27 | FilmsPremiered | Killer Klowns from Outer Spaceキラークラウン | United States | Director: Stephen Chiodo · Cast: John Vernon, Royal Dano, John Allen Nelson · Distributor: Netflix · Production: Media Home Entertainment | Q2171744 |
| 5/20 | FilmsPremiered | OverboardJapan潮風のいたずらFirst premiered: December 1987 (Philippines) | Japan, Spain, Colombia, Uruguay | Director: Garry Marshall · Cast: ゴールディ・ホーン, Kurt Russell, Garry Marshall · Distributor: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer · Production: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer | Q1539658 |
| 5/1 | FilmsPremiered | Mio in the Land of Farawayミオとミラミス 勇者の剣First premiered: July 1987 (Moscow International Film Festival) | United States | Director: Vladimir Grammatikov · Cast: Christopher Lee, Christian Bale, Susannah York · Distributor: Nordisk Film · Production: Gorky Film Studio | Q2368378 |
| 5/27 | FilmsPremiered | Appointment with Death死海殺人事件First premiered: April 1988 (United States) | United Kingdom, London | Director: Michael Winner · Cast: Carrie Fisher, Lauren Bacall, Peter Ustinov · Distributor: The Cannon Group | Q490566 |
| 5/13 | FilmsPremiered | Maniac Copマニアック・コップ | United States | Director: William Lustig · Cast: Sam Raimi, Bruce Campbell, Richard Roundtree · Distributor: Netflix · Production: Shapiro-Glickenhaus Entertainment | Q1571786 |
| 5/19 | FilmsPremiered | Can't Buy Me Loveキャント・バイ・ミー・ラブFirst premiered: August 1987 (United States) | Germany | Director: Steve Rash · Cast: Paula Abdul, Patrick Dempsey, Seth Green · Distributor: Netflix · Production: Touchstone Pictures | Q1034060 |
| 5/27 | FilmsPremiered | Colorsカラーズ 天使の消えた街First premiered: April 1988 (United States) · In Japan: October 1988 | Italy | Director: Dennis Hopper · Cast: Sean Penn, Robert Duvall, Don Cheadle · Distributor: Orion Pictures · Production: Orion Pictures | Q1111758 |
| 5/5 | FilmsPremiered | Someone to Watch Over Me誰かに見られてるFirst premiered: October 1987 (United States) · In Japan: March 1988 | Norway, Netherlands | Director: Ridley Scott · Cast: Lorraine Bracco, Tom Berenger, Mimi Rogers · Distributor: Columbia Pictures · Production: Columbia Pictures | Q1195568 |
| 5/10 | FilmsPremiered | The Last Starfighterスター・ファイターFirst premiered: July 1984 (Canada) · In Japan: April 1985 | Hungary | Director: Nick Castle · Cast: Wil Wheaton, Dan O'Herlihy, Robert Preston · Distributor: Universal Pictures · Production: Lorimar Television | Q1888138 |
| 5/19 | FilmsPremiered | Baby Boom赤ちゃんはトップレディがお好き | Germany | Director: Charles Shyer · Cast: Diane Keaton, James Spader, Sam Shepard · Distributor: Netflix | Q631110 |
| 5/26 | FilmsPremiered | The Believersサンタリア 魔界怨霊First premiered: June 1987 (United States) · In Japan: November 1987 | Peru | Director: John Schlesinger · Cast: Martin Sheen, Robert Loggia, Jimmy Smits · Distributor: Compagnia Distribuzione Internazionale · Production: Orion Pictures | Q1170186 |
| 5/13 | FilmsPremiered | The StepfatherW/ダブルFirst premiered: January 1987 (Los Angeles) · In Japan: December 1988 | Finland | Director: Joseph Ruben · Cast: Terry O'Quinn, Shelley Hack, Gabrielle Rose · Production: ITC Entertainment | Q953162 |
| 5/19 | FilmsPremiered | Little Nikitaリトル・ニキータFirst premiered: March 1988 (United States) | Germany | Director: Richard Benjamin · Cast: Sidney Poitier, River Phoenix, Richard Jenkins · Distributor: Netflix · Production: Columbia Pictures | Q1451264 |
| 5/5 | FilmsPremiered | Off Limitsサイゴン | Germany | Director: Christopher Crowe · Cast: Willem Dafoe, Gregory Hines, Scott Glenn · Distributor: Netflix · Production: 20th Century Studios | Q1350631 |
| 5/5 | FilmsPremiered | The Possessed1988年版 | Germany | Director: Andrzej Wajda · Cast: Omar Sharif, Isabelle Huppert, Lambert Wilson · Distributor: Gaumont · Production: Gaumont | Q2386746 |
| 5/5 | FilmsPremiered | The Barbariansグレート・バーバリアンFirst premiered: March 1987 (United States) | Germany | Director: Ruggero Deodato · Cast: Eva LaRue, Michael Berryman, Richard Lynch · Production: The Cannon Group | Q1211241 |
| 5/10 | FilmsPremiered | Where is the Nophelet? | Soviet Union | Director: Gerald Bezhanov · Cast: Vladimir Menshov, Alexandr Pankratov-Chorny · Production: Mosfilm | Q4134604 |
| 5/26 | FilmsPremiered | Who Can Kill a Child?ザ・チャイルドFirst premiered: April 1976 (Spain) · In Japan: May 1977 | Mexico | Director: Narciso Ibáñez Serrador · Cast: Narciso Ibáñez Serrador, Prunella Ransome, Marisa Porcel · Distributor: American International Pictures | Q1304731 |
| 5/12 | FilmsPremiered | CoonskinストリートファイトFirst premiered: September 1974 (University of Iowa) · In Japan: July 1979 | Germany | Director: Ralph Bakshi · Cast: Barry White, Scatman Crothers, Philip Michael Thomas · Distributor: Bryanston Distributing Company | Q254671 |
| 5/12 | FilmsPremiered | Gaby: A True Storyギャビー、愛はすべてを越えて | Germany | Director: Luis Mandoki · Cast: Liv Ullmann, Robert Loggia, Tony Goldwyn · Distributor: Netflix · Production: TriStar Pictures | Q773069 |
| 5/6 | FilmsPremiered | Dead Heatゾンビコップ | United States | Director: Mark Goldblatt · Cast: Vincent Price, Treat Williams, Robert Picardo · Distributor: Netflix · Production: New World Pictures | Q2527476 |
| 5/5 | FilmsPremiered | YaseminFirst premiered: February 1988 (Germany) | Germany | Director: Hark Bohm · Cast: Corinna Harfouch, Michael Gwisdek, Şener Şen | Q2599661 |
| 5/21 | FilmsPremiered | Among Grey Stones灰色の石の中でFirst premiered: December 1983 (Soviet Union) | Cannes Film Festival | Director: Kira Muratova · Cast: Stanislav Govorukhin, Nina Ruslanova, Viktor Aristov · Production: Odesa Film Studio | Q1571265 |
| 5/5 | FilmsPremiered | The House on Carroll Street事件を追え | Germany | Director: Peter Yates · Cast: Jessica Tandy, Mandy Patinkin, Jeff Daniels · Distributor: Netflix | Q656209 |
| 5/12 | FilmsPremiered | For Keepsこの愛に生きて | Germany | Director: John G. Avildsen · Cast: Molly Ringwald, Tino Insana, Conchata Ferrell · Distributor: Netflix | Q1135714 |
| 5/26 | FilmsPremiered | Wish You Were Hereあなたがいたら 少女リンダFirst premiered: May 1987 (1987 Cannes Film Festival) | Germany | Director: David Leland · Cast: Emily Lloyd, Tom Bell, Heathcote Williams · Distributor: Netflix | Q1465864 |
| 5/20 | FilmsPremiered | Stealing Heaven | 1988 Cannes Film Festival | Director: Clive Donner · Cast: Denholm Elliott, Rachel Kempson, Derek de Lint | Q185033 |
| 5/19 | FilmsPremiered | Julia and Juliaジュリア ジュリアFirst premiered: August 1987 (44th Venice International Film Festival) | Argentina | Director: Peter Del Monte · Cast: Sting, Kathleen Turner, Gabriel Byrne | Q1962388 |
| 5/19 | FilmsPremiered | Benji the Huntedがんばれ！がんばれ！ベンジーFirst premiered: June 1987 (United States) | Germany | Director: Joe Camp · Cast: Joe Camp, Benji, Ben Vaughn · Distributor: Netflix · Production: Walt Disney Pictures | Q817786 |
| 5/19 | FilmsPremiered | Tabataba | Madagascar, France | Director: Raymond Rajaonarivelo | Q18435128 |
| 5/6 | FilmsPremiered | Shakedownシェイクダウン (映画) | United States | Director: James Glickenhaus · Cast: Sam Elliott, Harold Perrineau, Peter Weller · Distributor: Universal Pictures | Q4129024 |
| 5/26 | FilmsPremiered | Year of Enlightment | Germany | Director: Fernando Trueba · Cast: Maribel Verdú, Verónica Forqué, Chus Lampreave | Q8050891 |
| 5/13 | FilmsPremiered | Sherni | India | Director: Harmesh Malhotra · Cast: Sridevi | Q11038431 |
| 5/13 | FilmsPremiered | Patty Hearstテロリズムの夜/パティ・ハースト誘拐事件 | United States | Director: Paul Schrader · Cast: Natasha Richardson, Dana Delany, Ving Rhames · Distributor: Atlantic Entertainment Group | Q1629607 |
| 5/26 | FilmsPremiered | Turtle Diary海に帰る日 | Germany | Director: John Irvin · Cast: Ben Kingsley, Glenda Jackson, Michael Gambon · Distributor: The Samuel Goldwyn Company | Q2868433 |
| 5/20 | FilmsPremiered | Sky PiratesFirst premiered: January 1986 (Sydney) · In Japan: May 1987 | Louisville | Director: Colin Eggleston · Cast: ヒューゴ・ウィーヴィング, Bill Hunter, John Hargreaves · Distributor: Roadshow Home Video | Q1157757 |
| 5/12 | FilmsPremiered | Tiger Warsaw | Germany | Director: Amin Q. Chaudhri · Cast: Patrick Swayze, Piper Laurie, Mary McDonnell | Q1228275 |
| 5/26 | FilmsPremiered | The Garden of Desires | Tashkent International Film Festival | Director: Ali Hamroyev · Production: Mosfilm | Q17582658 |
| 5/20 | FilmsPremiered | Not of This Earthトレイシー・ローズの美女とエイリアン | United States | Director: Jim Wynorski · Cast: Traci Lords, Jim Wynorski, Monique Gabrielle · Distributor: Netflix | Q2337471 |
| 5/1 | FilmsPremiered | On the Black Hill | 1988 Cannes Film Festival | Director: Andrew Grieve · Cast: Gemma Jones, Catherine Schell, Bob Peck | Q7091301 |
| 5/5 | FilmsPremiered | The Passenger – Welcome to Germany | Germany | Director: Thomas Brasch · Cast: Tony Curtis, George Tabori, Gedeon Burkhard | Q1196153 |
| 5/5 | FilmsPremiered | Sister, Sister地獄のシスター | Germany | Director: Bill Condon · Cast: Jennifer Jason Leigh, Eric Stoltz, Judith Ivey · Distributor: Netflix · Production: New World Pictures | Q2290351 |
| 5/6 | FilmsPremiered | The Eighth Happiness僕たちは天使じゃないFirst premiered: February 1988 (Hong Kong) · In Japan: February 1992 | San Francisco | Director: Johnnie To · Cast: Chow Yun-fat, Jacky Cheung, Carol Cheng · Production: Cinema City | Q4167771 |
| 5/1 | FilmsPremiered | Island of Rusty General | Soviet Union | Director: Valentin Khovenko · Cast: Alexander Lenkov, Vladimir Balon, Valery Storozhik · Production: Studio Ekran | Q4338876 |
| 5/12 | FilmsPremiered | Eternamente Pagú | Brazil | Director: Norma Bengell · Cast: Antônio Fagundes, Norma Bengell, Beth Goulart | Q10277767 |
| 5/26 | FilmsPremiered | The Cure in Orangeザ・キュアー／イン・オランジュ | Germany | Director: Tim Pope · Cast: Simon Gallup · Production: Fiction Records | Q1141501 |
| 5/5 | FilmsPremiered | Top Model | Germany | Director: Joe D'Amato · Cast: Laura Gemser, Jessica Moore, Mark Shannon · Production: Filmirage | Q3993404 |
| 5/19 | FilmsPremiered | American Roulette | Germany | Director: Maurice Hatton · Cast: Andy Garcia, Robert Stephens, Peter Guinness · Distributor: Netflix | Q470099 |
| 5/12 | FilmsPremiered | Pretty SmartFirst premiered: March 1987 (United States) | Colombia | Director: Dimitri Logothetis · Cast: Patricia Arquette, Joely Fisher, Michael Piller · Distributor: New World Pictures | Q7242285 |
| 5/6 | FilmsPremiered | Whoops Apocalypse大惨事世界大戦First premiered: May 1986 (United Kingdom) | United States | Director: Tom Bussmann · Cast: Herbert Lom, Loretta Swit, Peter Cook · Distributor: ITC Entertainment | Q7997632 |
| 5/1 | FilmsPremiered | Onassis: The Richest Man in the World | United States | Director: Waris Hussein · Cast: Anthony Quinn, Jane Seymour, Raul Julia | Q90222346 |
| 5/21 | FilmsPremiered | CraneJapanつる -鶴- | Japan | Director: Kon Ichikawa · Cast: Kirin Kiki, Sayuri Yoshinaga, Bunta Sugawara | Q11272534 |
| 5/12 | FilmsPremiered | Starke Zeiten | Germany | Director: Sigi Rothemund · Cast: David Hasselhoff, Michael Winslow, Rudi Carrell | Q2332837 |
| 5/11 | FilmsPremiered | 3:15First premiered: January 1986 (United States) | France | Director: Larry Gross · Cast: Adam Baldwin, Gina Gershon, René Auberjonois | Q5652161 |
| 5/12 | FilmsPremiered | Zengin Mutfağı | Turkey | Director: Başar Sabuncu · Cast: Şener Şen, Okday Korunan, Nilüfer Açıkalın | Q6094944 |
| 5/27 | FilmsPremiered | Programmed to Kill殺人サイボーグ リタリエーターFirst premiered: April 1987 (United States) | Denmark | Director: Robert Short · Cast: Paul Walker, Sandahl Bergman, Robert Ginty | Q69854125 |
| 5/5 | FilmsPremiered | Wohin? | Germany | Director: Herbert Achternbusch · Cast: Kurt Raab, Josef Bierbichler | Q8029081 |
| 5/31 | FilmsPremiered | Murali Krishnudu | India | Director: Kodi Ramakrishna · Cast: Akkineni Nagarjuna | Q18128318 |
| 5/21 | FilmsPremiered | The Woman Called Fire | South Korea | Q19483851 | |
| 5/14 | FilmsPremiered | The Chameleon's Poem | South Korea | Q21060503 | |
| 5/7 | FilmsPremiered | A Wonderful World | South Korea | Q21824884 | |
| 5/26 | FilmsPremiered | The Case of Mr. Spalt | Germany | Director: René Perraudin · Cast: Otto Sander | Q228934 |
| 5/27 | FilmsPremiered | Bharya Bhartala Bhagotham | India | Director: Mahesh Kumar Malani · Cast: Chandra Mohan, Rajendra Prasad | Q24896793 |
| 5/27 | FilmsPremiered | The Penitent | United States | Director: Cliff Osmond | Q39074604 |
| 5/19 | FilmsPremiered | Promised a Miracle | United States | Director: Stephen Gyllenhaal · Cast: Giovanni Ribisi, Rosanna Arquette, Judge Reinhold | Q4329199 |
| 5/15 | FilmsPremiered | Kadaicha | Australia | Director: James Bogle · Cast: Zoe Carides, Eric Oldfield | Q6344965 |
| 5/26 | FilmsPremiered | Summer Heat真夏の情事First premiered: May 1987 (New York City) · In Japan: July 1990 | Germany | Director: Michie Gleason · Cast: Kathy Bates, Anthony Edwards, Lori Singer | Q7637331 |
| 5/30 | FilmsPremiered | Dzikun | Poland | Director: Andrzej Barszczyński | Q9248918 |
| 5/30 | FilmsPremiered | A Day for Women | Egypt | Cast: Berlenti Abdul Hamid, Elham Shahin, Farouk Al-Fishawy | Q115091620 |
| 5/16 | FilmsPremiered | Glashjertet | Denmark | Director: Elisabeth Rygaard · Cast: カート・レイヴン, Ilse Rande | Q12313999 |
| 5/14 | FilmsPremiered | Angel Guts: Red VertigoJapan天使のはらわた 赤い眩暈 | Japan | Director: Takashi Ishii · Cast: Akira Emoto, Naoto Takenaka, Mayako Katsuragi | Q132431432 |
| 5/14 | FilmsPremiered | DoorJapan | Japan | Director: Banmei Takahashi · Distributor: Arrow Films | Q137645087 |
| 5/18 | FilmsPremiered | Custody | Australia | Q16953329 | |
| 5/20 | FilmsPremiered | Karma | South Korea | Director: Doo-yong Lee | Q19599057 |
| 5/7 | FilmsPremiered | Reality | South Korea | Director: Song Yeong-su | Q27952300 |
| 5/22 | FilmsPremiered | The Clean Machine | Australia | Director: Ken Cameron · Cast: Steve Bisley | Q7723336 |
| 5/15 | TVFirst aired | The Storytellerストーリーテラー | United Kingdom | Network: TVS Television Network · Cast: Michael Gambon, John Hurt, Brian Henson | Q1812298 |
| 5/16 | TVFirst aired | Vale Tudo | Brazil | Network: TV Globo · Cast: Glória Pires, Regina Duarte, Antônio Fagundes | Q1973147 |
| 5/8 | TVFirst aired | Something Is Out There | United States | Network: NBC · Cast: Kim Delaney, George Dzundza, Maryam d'Abo | Q2066254 |
| 5/2 | TVFirst aired | Bundesland heute | Austria | Network: ORF 2 | Q1006297 |
| 5/4 | TVFirst aired | Notte Rock | Italy | Network: Rai 1 | Q16583040 |
| 5/31 | TVFirst aired | スリ三姉妹シリーズJapan | Japan | Network: Asahi Television Broadcasting Corporation | Q11313462 |
| 5/16 | TVFirst aired | 人間市場 | South Korea | Network: Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation | Q12613327 |
| 5/25 | TVFirst aired | Stories of the Sylvanian Families | England | Q18754960 | |
| 5/8 | TVFirst aired | Spiegel TV Magazin | Germany | Network: RTL | Q2309845 |
| 5/30 | TVFirst aired | The Adventures Pirate Mad Dog | Canada | Network: TQS | Q3230867 |
| 5/3 | TVFirst aired | 4 Square | United Kingdom | Network: BBC One | Q4639100 |
| 5/12 | TVFirst aired | Lingo | United Kingdom | Network: ITV | Q6553924 |
| 5/17 | TVFirst aired | The Lowdown | United Kingdom | Network: BBC Children's and Education | Q7749115 |
| 5/12 | AnimeFirst aired | Hello! Lady LynnJapanハロー!レディリン | Japan | Studio: Toei Animation | Q12687634 |
| 5/2 | GamesReleased | JackalJapan特殊部隊ジャッカル | Japan | Platform: Nintendo Entertainment System, DOS · Developer: Konami · Publisher: Konami | Q2659903 |
| 5/1 | GamesReleased | GumshoeガムシューFirst released: June 1986 (Japan) | Europe | Platform: Nintendo Entertainment System · Developer: Nintendo Research & Development 1 · Publisher: Nintendo | Q2634600 |
| 5/1 | GamesReleased | RamboFirst released: December 1987 (Japan) | North America | Platform: Nintendo Entertainment System · Developer: Pack-In-Video · Publisher: アクレイム・エンタテインメント | Q3929863 |
| 5/1 | GamesReleased | Star CruiserJapanスタークルーザー | Japan | Platform: Sega Genesis, NEC PC-9800 series · Developer: Arsys Software · Publisher: Namco | Q3496955 |
| 5/20 | GamesReleased | BravomanJapan超絶倫人ベラボーマン | Japan | Platform: arcade video game, TurboGrafx-16 · Developer: Now Production · Publisher: Namco | Q3545946 |
| 5/27 | GamesReleased | Princess Tomato in the Salad KingdomJapanサラダの国のトマト姫 | Japan | Platform: Nintendo Entertainment System, Wii U · Developer: Hudson Soft · Publisher: Hudson Soft | Q5226611 |
| 5/27 | GamesReleased | P-47Japan | Japan | Platform: PlayStation 4, ZX Spectrum · Developer: Hamster Corporation · Publisher: Jaleco | Q42301965 |
| 5/30 | GamesReleased | Saint Seiya: Ougon Densetsu Kanketsu HenJapan聖闘士星矢 黄金伝説完結編 | Japan | Platform: Nintendo Entertainment System · Developer: Tose Co. · Publisher: Bandai | Q3945119 |
| 5/10 | GamesReleased | Risa no Yōsei DensetsuJapanリサの妖精伝説 | Japan | Platform: Famicom Disk System · Developer: Konami | Q7335808 |
| 5/13 | GamesReleased | Deep Dungeon III: Yūshi e no TabiJapanディープダンジョンIII 勇士への旅 | Japan | Platform: Nintendo Entertainment System · Developer: Hummingbird Soft · Publisher: Square | Q105550621 |
| 5/16 | GamesReleased | Fred | Unknown | Platform: PMD 85 | Q18106612 |
| 5/26 | BooksPublished | Sourcery | United Kingdom | Author: Terry Pratchett | Q2020225 |
| 5/1 | BooksPublished | Prelude to Foundationファウンデーションへの序曲 | United States | Author: Isaac Asimov · Publisher: Doubleday | Q783533 |
| 5/20 | BooksPublished | The Cardinal of the Kremlinクレムリンの枢機卿 | United States | Author: Tom Clancy · Publisher: G. P. Putnam's Sons | Q732842 |
| 5/1 | BooksPublished | Cyteenサイティーン | United States | Author: C. J. Cherryh | Q356107 |
| 5/1 | BooksPublished | The Reindeer People | United States | Author: Robin Hobb · Publisher: Ace Books | Q3225559 |
| 5/1 | BooksPublished | A Rendezvous in Averoigneアヴェロワーニュの媾曳 | United States | Author: Clark Ashton Smith · Publisher: Arkham House | Q4659192 |
| 5/12 | BooksPublished | Traveller | United Kingdom | Author: Richard Adams · Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf | Q7836055 |
| 5/1 | BooksPublished | Who's Afraid of Beowulf? | United Kingdom | Author: Tom Holt · Publisher: Macmillan Publishers | Q7997004 |
| 5/1 | BooksPublished | Wittgenstein's Mistress | United States | Author: David Markson · Publisher: Dalkey Archive Press | Q8028589 |
| 5/1 | BooksPublished | Where I'm Calling From | New York City | Author: Raymond Carver | Q100697884 |
| 5/11 | BooksPublished | SemishigureJapan蟬しぐれ | Japan, Empire of Japan | Author: Shūhei Fujisawa · Publisher: Bungeishunjū | Q127869472 |
| 5/1 | BooksPublished | Four Hundred Billion Stars | United Kingdom | Author: Paul J. McAuley | Q131444056 |
| 5/1 | BooksPublished | Nights Below Station Street | Canada | Author: David Adams Richards | Q29561300 |
| 5/1 | BooksPublished | The Skin Trade | United States | Author: George R. R. Martin | Q48772100 |
| 5/1 | BooksPublished | Marching Through Georgia | United States | Author: S. M. Stirling · Publisher: Baen Books | Q6757015 |
| 5/1 | BooksPublished | Thủ tục làm người còn sống | Vietnam | Author: Nguyễn Minh Chuyên | Q97393760 |