Shigezo Sasaoka

Street Fighter II: The Animated Movie (1994)

Bison, the ruthless leader of the international terrorist organization Shadowlaw, has been desperately searching for the greatest fighter on the planet for years. He finds it in Ryu, a young wanderer who never stays in one place long enough for Bison to find him. ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Gisaburō Sugii
CAST:  Koujiro Shimizu  •  Kenji Haga  •  Miki Fujitani  •  Masane Tsukayama

Bison, the ruthless leader of the international terrorist organization Shadowlaw, has been desperately searching for the greatest fighter on the planet for years. He finds it in Ryu, a young wanderer who never stays in one place long enough for Bison to find him. ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Gisaburō Sugii
CAST:  Koujiro Shimizu  •  Kenji Haga  •  Miki Fujitani  •  Masane Tsukayama

Samurai Shodown: The Motion Picture (1994)

One hundred years after their deaths, six legendary holy warriors are reborn to seek justice against the former comrade who betrayed them into the hands of an evil god! The six warriors search the feudal province of Edo questing for the last Saint Soldier, Haohmaru ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hiroshi Ishiodori
CAST:  Shingo Katori  •  Reiko Chiba  •  Wataru Takagi  •  Yuu Daiki

One hundred years after their deaths, six legendary holy warriors are reborn to seek justice against the former comrade who betrayed them into the hands of an evil god! The six warriors search the feudal province of Edo questing for the last Saint Soldier, Haohmaru ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hiroshi Ishiodori
CAST:  Shingo Katori  •  Reiko Chiba  •  Wataru Takagi  •  Yuu Daiki

Giant Robo: The Day the Earth Stood Still (1992)

An adolescent with the ability to control a looming war-golem becomes entangled in the Experts of Justice's fight against the infamous group Big Fire.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yasuhiro Imagawa
CAST:  Kappei Yamaguchi  •  Sumi Shimamoto  •  Shozo Iizuka  •  Kazue Komiya

An adolescent with the ability to control a looming war-golem becomes entangled in the Experts of Justice's fight against the infamous group Big Fire.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yasuhiro Imagawa
CAST:  Kappei Yamaguchi  •  Sumi Shimamoto  •  Shozo Iizuka  •  Kazue Komiya

Crayon Shin-chan: The Hidden Treasure of the Buri Buri Kingdom (1994)

The Noharas win a vacation to the Kingdom of Buri Buri -- but the whole thing was just a clever ploy by an evil organization to kidnap Shin-chan!  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mitsuru Hongo
CAST:  Akiko Yajima  •  Miki Narahashi  •  Keiji Fujiwara  •  Kosei Tomita

The Noharas win a vacation to the Kingdom of Buri Buri -- but the whole thing was just a clever ploy by an evil organization to kidnap Shin-chan!  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mitsuru Hongo
CAST:  Akiko Yajima  •  Miki Narahashi  •  Keiji Fujiwara  •  Kosei Tomita

Dragon Knight (1991)

Action-packed

Magic swords, damsels in distress... and an instant camera? It's cold steel and hot babes as our morally impaired young knight must rescue multiple damsels in distress imprisoned in an enchanted castle by an army of demons. Pausing only for a quick click of his ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jun Fukuda
CAST:  Yasunori Matsumoto  •  Yuko Mizutani  •  Akiko Yajima  •  Junko Asami

Magic swords, damsels in distress... and an instant camera? It's cold steel and hot babes as our morally impaired young knight must rescue multiple damsels in distress imprisoned in an enchanted castle by an army of demons. Pausing only for a quick click of his ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jun Fukuda
CAST:  Yasunori Matsumoto  •  Yuko Mizutani  •  Akiko Yajima  •  Junko Asami

Hermes - Winds of Love (1997)

The creator of the world orders Hermes to defeat the evil King Minos, tyrant of Crete. With his beautiful wife, Aphrodite, by his side, he bravely responds to the challenge. A battle between good and evil rocks the heavens as Hermes fights to unite Greece!  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tetsuo Imazawa
CAST:  Takehito Koyasu  •  Atsuko Tanaka  •  Chie Koujiro  •  Katsunosuke Hori

The creator of the world orders Hermes to defeat the evil King Minos, tyrant of Crete. With his beautiful wife, Aphrodite, by his side, he bravely responds to the challenge. A battle between good and evil rocks the heavens as Hermes fights to unite Greece!  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tetsuo Imazawa
CAST:  Takehito Koyasu  •  Atsuko Tanaka  •  Chie Koujiro  •  Katsunosuke Hori

Darling Betty - Demon Story (1986)

A devil-girl with the face of an angel and a heart of gold, blond Betty falls in love with an earthbound gangster, Danpei Kimogawa, when they meet in a rainstorm. They end up living together in a Tokyo highrise apartment, though Danpei has trouble coping with his ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Geki Katsumata  •  Kazuo Koike
CAST:  Naoko Matsui  •  Haruko Kitahama  •  Shigezo Sasaoka  •  Ikuo Nishikawa

A devil-girl with the face of an angel and a heart of gold, blond Betty falls in love with an earthbound gangster, Danpei Kimogawa, when they meet in a rainstorm. They end up living together in a Tokyo highrise apartment, though Danpei has trouble coping with his ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Geki Katsumata  •  Kazuo Koike
CAST:  Naoko Matsui  •  Haruko Kitahama  •  Shigezo Sasaoka  •  Ikuo Nishikawa

Scoopers (1987)

It's the 22nd century and Shambhala city reporter Youko and her android boyfriend, bodyguard and cameraman Pete are hunting the enigmatic criminal Mr. X. Their search leads them to the Rainbow Tower, were Youko is taken hostage and Vito must battle to save her by ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hideo Watanabe  •  Jun Hirabayashi
CAST:  Shinya Ôtaki  •  Mayuki Ohashi  •  Shigezo Sasaoka  •  Kenichi Ogata

It's the 22nd century and Shambhala city reporter Youko and her android boyfriend, bodyguard and cameraman Pete are hunting the enigmatic criminal Mr. X. Their search leads them to the Rainbow Tower, were Youko is taken hostage and Vito must battle to save her by ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hideo Watanabe  •  Jun Hirabayashi
CAST:  Shinya Ôtaki  •  Mayuki Ohashi  •  Shigezo Sasaoka  •  Kenichi Ogata

Riki-Oh 2: Child of Destruction (1990)

Riki finds himself in the town of Misaki, dotted with illegal nuclear power plants and run by a religious fanatic military organization called "God's Judgment." He is taken prisoner and made to fight in gladiatorial matches in a sprawling arena. He finds his ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Satoshi Dezaki
CAST:  Bin Shimada  •  Ryuuzaburou Ootomo  •  Shuichi Ikeda  •  Tomomichi Nishimura

Riki finds himself in the town of Misaki, dotted with illegal nuclear power plants and run by a religious fanatic military organization called "God's Judgment." He is taken prisoner and made to fight in gladiatorial matches in a sprawling arena. He finds his ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Satoshi Dezaki
CAST:  Bin Shimada  •  Ryuuzaburou Ootomo  •  Shuichi Ikeda  •  Tomomichi Nishimura

Ajin Senshi (1990)

In the year 2200 an interstellar war is held where the weapons most frequently used are the psychic capacities. The hero, Zero, son of an earthling and an extraterrestrial, the prince and last survivor of a clan of magicians. He will fight against the army of the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tsuneo Tominaga
CAST:  Yasunori Matsumoto  •  Naoko Matsui  •  Yu Shimaka  •  Kei Tomiyama

In the year 2200 an interstellar war is held where the weapons most frequently used are the psychic capacities. The hero, Zero, son of an earthling and an extraterrestrial, the prince and last survivor of a clan of magicians. He will fight against the army of the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tsuneo Tominaga
CAST:  Yasunori Matsumoto  •  Naoko Matsui  •  Yu Shimaka  •  Kei Tomiyama

Dragon Slayer (1992)

Faaren is a peaceful and happy realm, ruled by a wise King... until the Demon Lord Ackdam overruns the kingdom with his black legions and terrifying dragon, killing the King and capturing the Queen. But the King's young son, Sirius, is swept away to safety and ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Noriyoshi Nakamura
CAST:  Kappei Yamaguchi  •  Akio Otsuka  •  Kohei Miyauchi  •  Hideyuki Hori

Faaren is a peaceful and happy realm, ruled by a wise King... until the Demon Lord Ackdam overruns the kingdom with his black legions and terrifying dragon, killing the King and capturing the Queen. But the King's young son, Sirius, is swept away to safety and ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Noriyoshi Nakamura
CAST:  Kappei Yamaguchi  •  Akio Otsuka  •  Kohei Miyauchi  •  Hideyuki Hori

The Scarred Man (1986)

Yuko Kusaka is a Japanese journalist sent to Brazil to do a report on the gold rush phenomenon that seems to be making many people rich from night to day. Rumors say that among the many "garimpeiros" (gold diggers) currently on the Amazon forest, there is a ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yoshio Takeuchi  •  Satoshi Dezaki
CAST:  Katsunosuke Hori  •  Mami Koyama  •  Gara Takashima  •  Hiromi Tsuru

Yuko Kusaka is a Japanese journalist sent to Brazil to do a report on the gold rush phenomenon that seems to be making many people rich from night to day. Rumors say that among the many "garimpeiros" (gold diggers) currently on the Amazon forest, there is a ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yoshio Takeuchi  •  Satoshi Dezaki
CAST:  Katsunosuke Hori  •  Mami Koyama  •  Gara Takashima  •  Hiromi Tsuru

Sanshiro the Judoist (1981)

In the year 1882, Sanshirou comes to Tokyo seeking for a worthy martial arts teacher. There, he meets Yano - a judo master who single-handedly defeats 39 jujitsu practitioners. Extremely impressed by his skill, Sanshirou decides to become his disciple. Later, ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yasumi Mikamoto
CAST:  Yoshimi Iwasaki  •  Hideki Saijo  •  Chikao Ohtsuka  •  Nachi Nozawa

In the year 1882, Sanshirou comes to Tokyo seeking for a worthy martial arts teacher. There, he meets Yano - a judo master who single-handedly defeats 39 jujitsu practitioners. Extremely impressed by his skill, Sanshirou decides to become his disciple. Later, ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yasumi Mikamoto
CAST:  Yoshimi Iwasaki  •  Hideki Saijo  •  Chikao Ohtsuka  •  Nachi Nozawa