Koji Yada

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Dragon Ball Z: Super Android 13! (1992)

Dr. Gero's Androids #13, #14, and #15 are awakened by the laboratory computers and immediately head to the mall where Goku is shopping. After Goku, Trunks, and Vegeta defeat #14 and #15, #13 absorbs their inner computers and becomes a super being greater than the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Daisuke Nishio
CAST:  Masako Nozawa  •  Kohei Miyauchi  •  Mayumi Tanaka  •  Takeshi Kusao

Dr. Gero's Androids #13, #14, and #15 are awakened by the laboratory computers and immediately head to the mall where Goku is shopping. After Goku, Trunks, and Vegeta defeat #14 and #15, #13 absorbs their inner computers and becomes a super being greater than the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Daisuke Nishio
CAST:  Masako Nozawa  •  Kohei Miyauchi  •  Mayumi Tanaka  •  Takeshi Kusao

Dragon Ball Z: The World's Strongest (1990)

The evil Dr. Kochin uses the dragon balls to resurrect his mentor, Dr. Wheelo, in an effort to take over the world. Dr. Wheelo, his body having been destroyed by the avalanche that killed him fifty years before, desires the body of the strongest fighter in the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Daisuke Nishio
CAST:  Masako Nozawa  •  Toshio Furukawa  •  Mayumi Tanaka  •  Hiromi Tsuru

The evil Dr. Kochin uses the dragon balls to resurrect his mentor, Dr. Wheelo, in an effort to take over the world. Dr. Wheelo, his body having been destroyed by the avalanche that killed him fifty years before, desires the body of the strongest fighter in the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Daisuke Nishio
CAST:  Masako Nozawa  •  Toshio Furukawa  •  Mayumi Tanaka  •  Hiromi Tsuru

Space Pirate Captain Harlock: Arcadia of My Youth (1982)

After a drawn-out, viciously-fought war, the earth has been conquered by the alien Illumidus Empire. Harlock, a captain in earth's fleet, crashes his ship to prevent the Illumidus from using it, and flat-out refuses to join them. With the help of his allies, ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tomoharu Katsumata
CAST:  Makio Inoue  •  Kei Tomiyama  •  Yūjirō Ishihara  •  Shuichi Ikeda

After a drawn-out, viciously-fought war, the earth has been conquered by the alien Illumidus Empire. Harlock, a captain in earth's fleet, crashes his ship to prevent the Illumidus from using it, and flat-out refuses to join them. With the help of his allies, ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tomoharu Katsumata
CAST:  Makio Inoue  •  Kei Tomiyama  •  Yūjirō Ishihara  •  Shuichi Ikeda

Lensman (1984)

In this animated adaptation of E. E. Doc Smith's groundbreaking science fiction serial "Grey Lensman" from the 1930s-1950s, Kimball Kinnison, a young man from the agricultural planet Mquie and his Valerian companion, Buscirk find a dying man with a legendary ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yoshiaki Kawajiri  •  Kazuyuki Hirokawa
CAST:  Toshio Furukawa  •  Mami Koyama  •  Chikao Ohtsuka  •  Nachi Nozawa

In this animated adaptation of E. E. Doc Smith's groundbreaking science fiction serial "Grey Lensman" from the 1930s-1950s, Kimball Kinnison, a young man from the agricultural planet Mquie and his Valerian companion, Buscirk find a dying man with a legendary ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yoshiaki Kawajiri  •  Kazuyuki Hirokawa
CAST:  Toshio Furukawa  •  Mami Koyama  •  Chikao Ohtsuka  •  Nachi Nozawa

Mazinger Z vs. Devilman (1973)

Mazinger Z vs. Devilman is a 1973 animated movie that crossed over two then-popular Anime series, both of which were created by Manga artist Go Nagai. While fighting with some of his enemies Mazinger Z inadvertently knocks them into a volcano, where they crash into ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tomoharu Katsumata
CAST:  Ryoichi Tanaka  •  Hiroya Ishimaru  •  Haruko Kitahama  •  Hidekatsu Shibata

Mazinger Z vs. Devilman is a 1973 animated movie that crossed over two then-popular Anime series, both of which were created by Manga artist Go Nagai. While fighting with some of his enemies Mazinger Z inadvertently knocks them into a volcano, where they crash into ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tomoharu Katsumata
CAST:  Ryoichi Tanaka  •  Hiroya Ishimaru  •  Haruko Kitahama  •  Hidekatsu Shibata

Undersea Super Train: Marine Express (1979)

The plot of Marine Express can be described in two parts. The first part focuses on the people boarding the train and the problems they encounter on it. The second part takes place after the train has stopped at its half-way point, an island that used to be home to ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Satoshi Dezaki
CAST:  Kosei Tomita  •  Nachi Nozawa  •  Mina Tominaga  •  Koji Yada

The plot of Marine Express can be described in two parts. The first part focuses on the people boarding the train and the problems they encounter on it. The second part takes place after the train has stopped at its half-way point, an island that used to be home to ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Satoshi Dezaki
CAST:  Kosei Tomita  •  Nachi Nozawa  •  Mina Tominaga  •  Koji Yada

Future War 198X (1982)

An American scientist constructs a laser satellite with hopes of preventing any nuclear conflicts from occurring. However, after a fatal error from both the US and the USSR governments, war breaks out and humanity faces a new bloodshed.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Toshio Masuda  •  Tomoharu Katsumata
CAST:  Masashi Amenomori  •  Yoshio Kaneuchi  •  Kinya Kitaoji  •  Masako Natsume

An American scientist constructs a laser satellite with hopes of preventing any nuclear conflicts from occurring. However, after a fatal error from both the US and the USSR governments, war breaks out and humanity faces a new bloodshed.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Toshio Masuda  •  Tomoharu Katsumata
CAST:  Masashi Amenomori  •  Yoshio Kaneuchi  •  Kinya Kitaoji  •  Masako Natsume

One Piece: Strong World Episode 0 (2010)

The introductory chapter to the movie, Strong World, which depicts the events surrounding Gold Roger's execution.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Takashi Hashimoto
CAST:  Mayumi Tanaka  •  Naoto Takenaka  •  Akemi Okamura  •  Chikao Ohtsuka

The introductory chapter to the movie, Strong World, which depicts the events surrounding Gold Roger's execution.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Takashi Hashimoto
CAST:  Mayumi Tanaka  •  Naoto Takenaka  •  Akemi Okamura  •  Chikao Ohtsuka

The Fantastic Adventures of Unico (1981)

Unico the Unicorn has the amazing power to make anyone he meets happy. Whether it's because of his personality or the powers of his horn, no one knows. However, the gods become jealous of Unico, thinking that only they should be able to decide or allow people to be ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Toshio Hirata  •  Osamu Tezuka
CAST:  Katsue Miwa  •  Kazuko Sugiyama  •  Junko Hori  •  Chieko Baisho

Unico the Unicorn has the amazing power to make anyone he meets happy. Whether it's because of his personality or the powers of his horn, no one knows. However, the gods become jealous of Unico, thinking that only they should be able to decide or allow people to be ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Toshio Hirata  •  Osamu Tezuka
CAST:  Katsue Miwa  •  Kazuko Sugiyama  •  Junko Hori  •  Chieko Baisho

The Door Into Summer (1981)

A club of young men who live by logic find themselves in love, and their lives fall apart as they try to cope with the emotions their romance strikes on them.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mori Masaki
CAST:  Toshio Furukawa  •  Toru Furuya  •  Keiko Han  •  Makio Inoue

A club of young men who live by logic find themselves in love, and their lives fall apart as they try to cope with the emotions their romance strikes on them.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mori Masaki
CAST:  Toshio Furukawa  •  Toru Furuya  •  Keiko Han  •  Makio Inoue

Drifting Clouds (1982)

Retired samurai Kumosuke lives quietly, not to say idly, in Edo (old Tokyo) with his wife and two children, a young boy named Shinnosuke and an infant girl, Ohana. While he nominally runs a courier business to earn a living, he seems to spend most of his time ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mori Masaki
CAST:  Shingo Yamashiro  •  Chiyoko Kawashima  •  Fuyumi Shiraishi  •  Joji Yanami

Retired samurai Kumosuke lives quietly, not to say idly, in Edo (old Tokyo) with his wife and two children, a young boy named Shinnosuke and an infant girl, Ohana. While he nominally runs a courier business to earn a living, he seems to spend most of his time ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mori Masaki
CAST:  Shingo Yamashiro  •  Chiyoko Kawashima  •  Fuyumi Shiraishi  •  Joji Yanami

Andromeda Stories (1982)

In the Andromeda galaxy there's a planet of a highly developed human civilisation. The gentle Prince Itaka and another kingdom's beautiful Princess Lilia are about to enter a love-marriage and take over the throne, when they discover a strange object on the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Masamitsu Sasaki
CAST:  Mami Koyama  •  Toru Furuya  •  Toshiko Fujita  •  Chiyoko Kawashima

In the Andromeda galaxy there's a planet of a highly developed human civilisation. The gentle Prince Itaka and another kingdom's beautiful Princess Lilia are about to enter a love-marriage and take over the throne, when they discover a strange object on the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Masamitsu Sasaki
CAST:  Mami Koyama  •  Toru Furuya  •  Toshiko Fujita  •  Chiyoko Kawashima

The Green Cat (1983)

Some time ago, Shunsaku Ban witnessed his friend’s murder during a random robbery attempt, and decided to become a guardian for the man’s infant son, Yuno. The child instantly bonded with a mysterious green cat that was carried by the gang, but Shunsaku was ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Osamu Tezuka
CAST:  Masako Nozawa  •  Kosei Tomita  •  Runa Akiyama  •  Kaneto Shiozawa

Some time ago, Shunsaku Ban witnessed his friend’s murder during a random robbery attempt, and decided to become a guardian for the man’s infant son, Yuno. The child instantly bonded with a mysterious green cat that was carried by the gang, but Shunsaku was ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Osamu Tezuka
CAST:  Masako Nozawa  •  Kosei Tomita  •  Runa Akiyama  •  Kaneto Shiozawa

Kenya Boy (1984)

This animated feature, based on a popular manga, centers on an 11-year-old boy who goes to Africa with his father in 1941. Because he is Japanese, the father is detained by the British. The boy joins up with a beautiful native girl, and the adventure begins, a sort ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Nobuhiko Obayashi  •  Tetsuo Imazawa
CAST:  Tomoyo Harada  •  Eiko Masuyama  •  Ichiro Nagai  •  Kyouji Nanami

This animated feature, based on a popular manga, centers on an 11-year-old boy who goes to Africa with his father in 1941. Because he is Japanese, the father is detained by the British. The boy joins up with a beautiful native girl, and the adventure begins, a sort ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Nobuhiko Obayashi  •  Tetsuo Imazawa
CAST:  Tomoyo Harada  •  Eiko Masuyama  •  Ichiro Nagai  •  Kyouji Nanami

Beaten by Black Rain (1984)

Many years after the atomic bombing of Hiroshima, the survivors (called hibakusha in Japanese) are still physically and emotionally devastated by the event. Kuroi Ame ni Utarete tells the interlocking stories of a group of survivors who frequent Stand Akauma, a ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Takeshi Shirato
CAST:  Hideki Saijo  •  Kae Shimamura  •  Keiko Han  •  Takeshi Ōbayashi

Many years after the atomic bombing of Hiroshima, the survivors (called hibakusha in Japanese) are still physically and emotionally devastated by the event. Kuroi Ame ni Utarete tells the interlocking stories of a group of survivors who frequent Stand Akauma, a ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Takeshi Shirato
CAST:  Hideki Saijo  •  Kae Shimamura  •  Keiko Han  •  Takeshi Ōbayashi

Penguin's Memory: A Tale of Happiness (1985)

Mike is a penguin soldier who returns home after being injured during combat. Estranged from his family and friends, he leaves his hometown and starts to roam adrift through the country.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Shunji Kimura
CAST:  Koichi Sato  •  Hiromi Tsuru  •  Takeshi Aono  •  Kai Ato

Mike is a penguin soldier who returns home after being injured during combat. Estranged from his family and friends, he leaves his hometown and starts to roam adrift through the country.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Shunji Kimura
CAST:  Koichi Sato  •  Hiromi Tsuru  •  Takeshi Aono  •  Kai Ato

Summer with Kuro (1990)

Hiroshima, summer of 1945. A young girl named Nobuko saves a starving kitten from crows. She wants to keep the kitten, but her parents dismiss the idea. Nobuko eventually convinces them to let her keep it. She and her brother Makoto name the cat Kuro. Kuro quickly ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Takeshi Shirato
CAST:  Koji Yada  •  Taeko Nakanishi

Hiroshima, summer of 1945. A young girl named Nobuko saves a starving kitten from crows. She wants to keep the kitten, but her parents dismiss the idea. Nobuko eventually convinces them to let her keep it. She and her brother Makoto name the cat Kuro. Kuro quickly ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Takeshi Shirato
CAST:  Koji Yada  •  Taeko Nakanishi

Sangokushi: The Distant Land (1994)

Third movie of the Sangokushi animated film trilogy. The movie covers the longest time span of the three films, from Liu Bei's expedition to Shu in 211 CE to the death of Kongming in 234 CE.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tomoharu Katsumata
CAST:  Teruhiko Aoi  •  Takashi Yamaguchi  •  Takeshi Aono  •  Tarō Ishida

Third movie of the Sangokushi animated film trilogy. The movie covers the longest time span of the three films, from Liu Bei's expedition to Shu in 211 CE to the death of Kongming in 234 CE.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tomoharu Katsumata
CAST:  Teruhiko Aoi  •  Takashi Yamaguchi  •  Takeshi Aono  •  Tarō Ishida

Gin Rei's Blue Eyes (1995)

A spin-off of Giant Robo: The Day the Earth Stood Still Ginrei and Tetsugyu take a wild west trip into the desert to find something that is at least semi-serious.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yasuhiro Imagawa
CAST:  Sumi Shimamoto  •  Kazue Komiya  •  Masashi Ebara  •  Norio Wakamoto

A spin-off of Giant Robo: The Day the Earth Stood Still Ginrei and Tetsugyu take a wild west trip into the desert to find something that is at least semi-serious.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yasuhiro Imagawa
CAST:  Sumi Shimamoto  •  Kazue Komiya  •  Masashi Ebara  •  Norio Wakamoto

Captain Future: The Great Race in the Solar System (1978)

Captain Future and friends compete in a galactic race and end up defending themselves against aggressive competitors and evil villains out to destroy them.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tomoharu Katsumata
CAST:  Kazuhiko Inoue  •  Taichiro Hirokawa  •  Eiko Masuyama  •  Jintarou

Captain Future and friends compete in a galactic race and end up defending themselves against aggressive competitors and evil villains out to destroy them.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tomoharu Katsumata
CAST:  Kazuhiko Inoue  •  Taichiro Hirokawa  •  Eiko Masuyama  •  Jintarou
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