Yu Shimaka

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Kagemusha (1980)

Akira Kurosawa's lauded feudal epic presents the tale of a petty thief who is recruited to impersonate Shingen, an aging warlord, in order to avoid attacks by competing clans. When Shingen dies, his generals reluctantly agree to have the impostor take over as the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Akira Kurosawa
CAST:  Tatsuya Nakadai  •  Tsutomu Yamazaki  •  Jinpachi Nezu  •  Takashi Shimura

Akira Kurosawa's lauded feudal epic presents the tale of a petty thief who is recruited to impersonate Shingen, an aging warlord, in order to avoid attacks by competing clans. When Shingen dies, his generals reluctantly agree to have the impostor take over as the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Akira Kurosawa
CAST:  Tatsuya Nakadai  •  Tsutomu Yamazaki  •  Jinpachi Nezu  •  Takashi Shimura

Porco Rosso (1992)

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In Italy in the 1930s, sky pirates in biplanes terrorize wealthy cruise ships as they sail the Adriatic Sea. The only pilot brave enough to stop the scourge is the mysterious Porco Rosso, a former World War I flying ace who was somehow turned into a pig during the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hayao Miyazaki
CAST:  Shūichirō Moriyama  •  Tokiko Kato  •  Bunshi Katsura Vi  •  Tsunehiko Kamijô

In Italy in the 1930s, sky pirates in biplanes terrorize wealthy cruise ships as they sail the Adriatic Sea. The only pilot brave enough to stop the scourge is the mysterious Porco Rosso, a former World War I flying ace who was somehow turned into a pig during the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hayao Miyazaki
CAST:  Shūichirō Moriyama  •  Tokiko Kato  •  Bunshi Katsura Vi  •  Tsunehiko Kamijô

Bagi: The Monster of Mighty Nature (1984)

Tezuka Osamu's tale of a genetically engineered pink American Mountain-lion named Bagi and the friendship she develops with Ryo, a lonesome bike gang member.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Osamu Tezuka
CAST:  Saeko Shimazu  •  Kazuhiko Inoue  •  Katsuji Mori  •  Kazuteru Suzuki

Tezuka Osamu's tale of a genetically engineered pink American Mountain-lion named Bagi and the friendship she develops with Ryo, a lonesome bike gang member.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Osamu Tezuka
CAST:  Saeko Shimazu  •  Kazuhiko Inoue  •  Katsuji Mori  •  Kazuteru Suzuki

Lupin the Third: The Fuma Conspiracy (1987)

Goemon's wedding to Murasaki Suminawa, daughter of a samurai clan's leader, is interrupted when the Fuma ninjas attack, kidnapping the bride-to-be and demanding her family's ancient treasure as ransom. Lupin, Jigen, Goemon and Fujiko work together once again to try ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Masayuki Ozeki
CAST:  Toshio Furukawa  •  Kaneto Shiozawa  •  Mami Koyama  •  Banjo Ginga

Goemon's wedding to Murasaki Suminawa, daughter of a samurai clan's leader, is interrupted when the Fuma ninjas attack, kidnapping the bride-to-be and demanding her family's ancient treasure as ransom. Lupin, Jigen, Goemon and Fujiko work together once again to try ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Masayuki Ozeki
CAST:  Toshio Furukawa  •  Kaneto Shiozawa  •  Mami Koyama  •  Banjo Ginga

Space Adventure Cobra: The Movie (1982)

Cobra, a notorious space pirate, is enlisted by bounty hunter Jane to rescue her sister from the strange being known as Crystal Bowie, but then finds himself drawn into a complex struggle over the fate of a mysterious wandering planet.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Osamu Dezaki
CAST:  Shigeru Matsuzaki  •  Yoshiko Sakakibara  •  Gorō Mutsumi  •  Akiko Nakamura

Cobra, a notorious space pirate, is enlisted by bounty hunter Jane to rescue her sister from the strange being known as Crystal Bowie, but then finds himself drawn into a complex struggle over the fate of a mysterious wandering planet.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Osamu Dezaki
CAST:  Shigeru Matsuzaki  •  Yoshiko Sakakibara  •  Gorō Mutsumi  •  Akiko Nakamura

Doraemon: Nobita and the Island of Miracles - Animal Adventure (2012)

Nobita and Doraemon use time tree Mochi and catches a big bird Moa, which has been extinct for 500 years ago. To protect extinct the animal, Nobita and Doramon go to Beremon Island which is protected by a golden beetle named Herakles. They meet a girl from the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kozo Kusuba
CAST:  Megumi Oohara  •  Subaru Kimura  •  Tomokazu Seki  •  Chiaki Fujimoto

Nobita and Doraemon use time tree Mochi and catches a big bird Moa, which has been extinct for 500 years ago. To protect extinct the animal, Nobita and Doramon go to Beremon Island which is protected by a golden beetle named Herakles. They meet a girl from the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kozo Kusuba
CAST:  Megumi Oohara  •  Subaru Kimura  •  Tomokazu Seki  •  Chiaki Fujimoto

Spirit of Wonder: Miss China's Ring (1992)

Sometime during the late 19th century, a young Asian girl has made a place for herself in a seaside town as the owner and operator of the Tenkai restaurant and boarding house.. Yet "Miss China," as the locals call her, is in the dumps. She's got a Mad Scientist ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mitsuru Hongo
CAST:  Hiroyuki Shibamoto  •  Noriko Hidaka  •  Michio Hazama  •  Akiko Hiramatsu

Sometime during the late 19th century, a young Asian girl has made a place for herself in a seaside town as the owner and operator of the Tenkai restaurant and boarding house.. Yet "Miss China," as the locals call her, is in the dumps. She's got a Mad Scientist ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mitsuru Hongo
CAST:  Hiroyuki Shibamoto  •  Noriko Hidaka  •  Michio Hazama  •  Akiko Hiramatsu

Bio Hunter (1995)

A strange virus known as the Demon Virus, attacks the human genetic code, transforming people into monsters with demonic powers. One particular monster is terrorizing the streets of Tokyo. ripping open young women to devour their livers. A famed psychic holds the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yuzo Sato
CAST:  Toshihiko Seki  •  Yuko Minaguchi  •  Kazuhiko Inoue  •  Tarō Ishida

A strange virus known as the Demon Virus, attacks the human genetic code, transforming people into monsters with demonic powers. One particular monster is terrorizing the streets of Tokyo. ripping open young women to devour their livers. A famed psychic holds the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yuzo Sato
CAST:  Toshihiko Seki  •  Yuko Minaguchi  •  Kazuhiko Inoue  •  Tarō Ishida

Lupin the Third: Green vs Red (2008)

When a Lupin impersonator is arrested for shoplifting in Tokyo, dozens of other copycats converge on the city to clear the name of Arsene Lupin III. The real Lupin is in town too, both to watch the show and to steal a mysterious item called the Ice Cube. But one of ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Shigeyuki Miya
CAST:  Kanichi Kurita  •  Eiko Masuyama  •  Gorō Naya  •  Aya Hirano

When a Lupin impersonator is arrested for shoplifting in Tokyo, dozens of other copycats converge on the city to clear the name of Arsene Lupin III. The real Lupin is in town too, both to watch the show and to steal a mysterious item called the Ice Cube. But one of ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Shigeyuki Miya
CAST:  Kanichi Kurita  •  Eiko Masuyama  •  Gorō Naya  •  Aya Hirano

Lupin the Third: The Secret of Twilight Gemini (1996)

As Lupin's mentor Don Dolune lies on his deathbed, he hands the master thief a gift, the diamond named Twilight. Though it's only half the treasure — the other half of the Twilight can be found in Morocco. Lupin must contend with his on-again-off-again-partner ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Gisaburō Sugii
CAST:  Kanichi Kurita  •  Makio Inoue  •  Kiyoshi Kobayashi  •  Eiko Masuyama

As Lupin's mentor Don Dolune lies on his deathbed, he hands the master thief a gift, the diamond named Twilight. Though it's only half the treasure — the other half of the Twilight can be found in Morocco. Lupin must contend with his on-again-off-again-partner ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Gisaburō Sugii
CAST:  Kanichi Kurita  •  Makio Inoue  •  Kiyoshi Kobayashi  •  Eiko Masuyama

Lupin the Third: The Hemingway Papers (1990)

A bloody civil war is the setting for Lupin's latest caper; the leader for one of the factions holds documents written by Earnest Hemingway and contain the location of a remarkable treasure. With Goemon and Jigen fighting on opposite sides of the war, Lupin must ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Osamu Dezaki
CAST:  Kiyoshi Kobayashi  •  Yasuo Yamada  •  Eiko Masuyama  •  Gorō Naya

A bloody civil war is the setting for Lupin's latest caper; the leader for one of the factions holds documents written by Earnest Hemingway and contain the location of a remarkable treasure. With Goemon and Jigen fighting on opposite sides of the war, Lupin must ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Osamu Dezaki
CAST:  Kiyoshi Kobayashi  •  Yasuo Yamada  •  Eiko Masuyama  •  Gorō Naya

Lupin the Third: Operation: Return the Treasure (2003)

After robbing a Moscow casino right under Zenigata's nose, Lupin is given a job to return 6 treasures to their original areas for an old friend of his, so Lupin can receive an even better treasure to gain.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jun Kawagoe
CAST:  Kiyoshi Kobayashi  •  Eiko Masuyama  •  Gorō Naya  •  Kanichi Kurita

After robbing a Moscow casino right under Zenigata's nose, Lupin is given a job to return 6 treasures to their original areas for an old friend of his, so Lupin can receive an even better treasure to gain.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jun Kawagoe
CAST:  Kiyoshi Kobayashi  •  Eiko Masuyama  •  Gorō Naya  •  Kanichi Kurita

Lupin the Third: Alcatraz Connection (2001)

Secretly operating his cruiser as a casino at sea isn’t enough for mafia don Lukino Marcano. He’s also looking for the gold-laden boat wreckage worth the budget of a small country! Lupin sniffs out the plan to recover this long-lost treasure and brings along his ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hideki Tonokatsu
CAST:  Kiyoshi Kobayashi  •  Kanichi Kurita  •  Eiko Masuyama  •  Makio Inoue

Secretly operating his cruiser as a casino at sea isn’t enough for mafia don Lukino Marcano. He’s also looking for the gold-laden boat wreckage worth the budget of a small country! Lupin sniffs out the plan to recover this long-lost treasure and brings along his ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hideki Tonokatsu
CAST:  Kiyoshi Kobayashi  •  Kanichi Kurita  •  Eiko Masuyama  •  Makio Inoue

Lupin the Third: Napoleon's Dictionary (1991)

The secret of the Lupin family treasure is out: its location is written inside a dictionary once owned by Napoleon Bonaparte himself! When the dictionary turns up as the prize for a historic motor car race, the notorious Lupin the Third and his criminal cadre race ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Osamu Dezaki
CAST:  Kiyoshi Kobayashi  •  Yasuo Yamada  •  Eiko Masuyama  •  Gorō Naya

The secret of the Lupin family treasure is out: its location is written inside a dictionary once owned by Napoleon Bonaparte himself! When the dictionary turns up as the prize for a historic motor car race, the notorious Lupin the Third and his criminal cadre race ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Osamu Dezaki
CAST:  Kiyoshi Kobayashi  •  Yasuo Yamada  •  Eiko Masuyama  •  Gorō Naya

Crayon Shin-chan: Invoke a Storm! The Kasukabe Boys of the Evening Sun (2004)

At a strange movie theater, everyone gets sucked into the film they're watching. The longer they stay, the less they remember about the real world!  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tsutomu Mizushima
CAST:  Akiko Yajima  •  Miki Narahashi  •  Keiji Fujiwara  •  Satomi Korogi

At a strange movie theater, everyone gets sucked into the film they're watching. The longer they stay, the less they remember about the real world!  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tsutomu Mizushima
CAST:  Akiko Yajima  •  Miki Narahashi  •  Keiji Fujiwara  •  Satomi Korogi

Doraemon: Nobita in the Wan-Nyan Spacetime Odyssey (2004)

An elderly dog goes to a time machine, which he plans to use to drive to the future so he can meet with "someone" who gives him a kendama. However, the machine goes haywire and the dog is regressed back to his infant state, eventually found by a researcher cat.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tsutomu Shibayama
CAST:  Nobuyo Oyama  •  Noriko Ohara  •  Michiko Nomura  •  Kaneta Kimotsuki

An elderly dog goes to a time machine, which he plans to use to drive to the future so he can meet with "someone" who gives him a kendama. However, the machine goes haywire and the dog is regressed back to his infant state, eventually found by a researcher cat.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tsutomu Shibayama
CAST:  Nobuyo Oyama  •  Noriko Ohara  •  Michiko Nomura  •  Kaneta Kimotsuki

Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion – Initiation (2017)

This film is the first on a 3-part theatrical film remake of the first 2 seasons of the parent anime.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Goro Taniguchi
CAST:  Jun Fukuyama  •  Sayaka Ohara  •  Yukana  •  Norio Wakamoto

This film is the first on a 3-part theatrical film remake of the first 2 seasons of the parent anime.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Goro Taniguchi
CAST:  Jun Fukuyama  •  Sayaka Ohara  •  Yukana  •  Norio Wakamoto

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

Transformers: Scramble City (1986)

Taking place after the Second Season of Transformers, Scramble City is a story in which the Cybertrons have built a secret lab hidden inside a mountain to build a new super robot, Metroplex to be a mobile base for them. As Ultra Magnus prepares it the Destrons find ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yûji Endô
CAST:  Tessyo Genda  •  Seizô Katô  •  Keiichi Nanba  •  Banjo Ginga

Taking place after the Second Season of Transformers, Scramble City is a story in which the Cybertrons have built a secret lab hidden inside a mountain to build a new super robot, Metroplex to be a mobile base for them. As Ultra Magnus prepares it the Destrons find ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yûji Endô
CAST:  Tessyo Genda  •  Seizô Katô  •  Keiichi Nanba  •  Banjo Ginga

Galaxy Investigation 2100: Border Planet (1986)

Tezuka Osamu crafts a love story in the time when humans are expanding into space at the end of the 21st century, employing an omnibus form similar to Bradbury's "Martian Chronicle." Leaving the earth after marriage, a woman is left behind in space when her husband ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Osamu Tezuka
CAST:  Kei Tomiyama  •  Yu Shimaka  •  Hirotaka Suzuoki  •  Masako Katsuki

Tezuka Osamu crafts a love story in the time when humans are expanding into space at the end of the 21st century, employing an omnibus form similar to Bradbury's "Martian Chronicle." Leaving the earth after marriage, a woman is left behind in space when her husband ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Osamu Tezuka
CAST:  Kei Tomiyama  •  Yu Shimaka  •  Hirotaka Suzuoki  •  Masako Katsuki
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