Osamu Kato

A Taxing Woman's Return (1988)

Ryōko Itakura returns as the tough-as-nails government taxing agent. This time she must figure out a way to expose a fanatical religious cult lead by a corrupt sociopath.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jūzō Itami
CAST:  Nobuko Miyamoto  •  Masahiko Tsugawa  •  Tetsurō Tamba  •  Toru Masuoka

Ryōko Itakura returns as the tough-as-nails government taxing agent. This time she must figure out a way to expose a fanatical religious cult lead by a corrupt sociopath.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jūzō Itami
CAST:  Nobuko Miyamoto  •  Masahiko Tsugawa  •  Tetsurō Tamba  •  Toru Masuoka

Pom Poko (1994)

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The Raccoons of the Tama Hills are being forced from their homes by the rapid development of houses and shopping malls. As it becomes harder to find food and shelter, they decide to band together and fight back. The Raccoons practice and perfect the ancient art of ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Isao Takahata
CAST:  Shinchou Kokontei  •  Makoto Nonomura  •  Yuriko Ishida  •  Norihei Miki

The Raccoons of the Tama Hills are being forced from their homes by the rapid development of houses and shopping malls. As it becomes harder to find food and shelter, they decide to band together and fight back. The Raccoons practice and perfect the ancient art of ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Isao Takahata
CAST:  Shinchou Kokontei  •  Makoto Nonomura  •  Yuriko Ishida  •  Norihei Miki

Silent Service (1995)

Codename: Seabat. The most dangerous submarine ever created. Explosively nuclear and manned by a crew that is officially dead, the Seabat is the most closely guarded military secret in the world. And it has just gone rogue.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ryousuke Takahashi
CAST:  Masane Tsukayama  •  Akio Otsuka  •  Osamu Kato  •  Kan Tokumaru

Codename: Seabat. The most dangerous submarine ever created. Explosively nuclear and manned by a crew that is officially dead, the Seabat is the most closely guarded military secret in the world. And it has just gone rogue.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ryousuke Takahashi
CAST:  Masane Tsukayama  •  Akio Otsuka  •  Osamu Kato  •  Kan Tokumaru

Mazinkaiser vs Great Darkness General (2003)

Mazinkaiser vs the Great general of darkness is a retelling of 1974's Mazinger Z vs. The Great General of Darkness. The new Mazinger Team is overwhelmed by the surprise assault of the subterranean Mykene empire resulting in many casualties, but Mazinkaiser ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Masahiko Murata
CAST:  Sayaka Aida  •  Hiroya Ishimaru  •  Ai Uchikawa  •  Akiko Hiramatsu

Mazinkaiser vs the Great general of darkness is a retelling of 1974's Mazinger Z vs. The Great General of Darkness. The new Mazinger Team is overwhelmed by the surprise assault of the subterranean Mykene empire resulting in many casualties, but Mazinkaiser ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Masahiko Murata
CAST:  Sayaka Aida  •  Hiroya Ishimaru  •  Ai Uchikawa  •  Akiko Hiramatsu

Document: Fang of the Sun Dougram (1983)

In Space Century (SC) 152, the planet Deloyer, Earth's only colony, is home to a growing independence movement. The Fang of the Sun are a small team of guerillas fighting against Earth's occupation. To counter Earth's Combat Armors, they have a lone Combat Armor of ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ryousuke Takahashi
CAST:  Kazuhiko Inoue  •  Ryoichi Tanaka  •  Banjo Ginga  •  Kenichi Ogata

In Space Century (SC) 152, the planet Deloyer, Earth's only colony, is home to a growing independence movement. The Fang of the Sun are a small team of guerillas fighting against Earth's occupation. To counter Earth's Combat Armors, they have a lone Combat Armor of ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ryousuke Takahashi
CAST:  Kazuhiko Inoue  •  Ryoichi Tanaka  •  Banjo Ginga  •  Kenichi Ogata

Oishinbo: Ultimate vs. Supremacy (1992)

Culinary journalists Shirou Yamaoka and Yuuko Kurita must prepare the menu that will represent the Touzai Newspaper on an upcoming competition against the Teito Newspaper. The theme: food that promotes longevity. For a better research, both journalists head to ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yoshio Takeuchi  •  Iku Suzuki
CAST:  Kazuhiko Inoue  •  Mayumi Shou  •  Chikao Ohtsuka  •  Osamu Saka

Culinary journalists Shirou Yamaoka and Yuuko Kurita must prepare the menu that will represent the Touzai Newspaper on an upcoming competition against the Teito Newspaper. The theme: food that promotes longevity. For a better research, both journalists head to ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yoshio Takeuchi  •  Iku Suzuki
CAST:  Kazuhiko Inoue  •  Mayumi Shou  •  Chikao Ohtsuka  •  Osamu Saka

Oishinbo: The Japan-America Rice War (1993)

The Oishinbo gang takes time off from the normal culinary wars to get involved with a political dispute about American rice imports. The economic conflict between a pushy US Senator from California and a nationalistic Japanese politician is further complicated by ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yoshio Takeuchi
CAST:  Kazuhiko Inoue  •  Mayumi Shou  •  Osamu Kato  •  Ako Mayama

The Oishinbo gang takes time off from the normal culinary wars to get involved with a political dispute about American rice imports. The economic conflict between a pushy US Senator from California and a nationalistic Japanese politician is further complicated by ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yoshio Takeuchi
CAST:  Kazuhiko Inoue  •  Mayumi Shou  •  Osamu Kato  •  Ako Mayama

Mazinger Z vs The Great Dark General (1974)

Kouji and his friends have defeated Dr. Hell and are now enjoying a break, but suddenly a strange prophet appears and warns everyone of an oncoming danger, mechanical beasts never seen before start appearing all around the world wrecking havoc. Its up to Kouji and ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Nobutaka Nishizawa
CAST:  Hiroya Ishimaru  •  Ryoichi Tanaka  •  Kazuko Sawada  •  Chikao Ohtsuka

Kouji and his friends have defeated Dr. Hell and are now enjoying a break, but suddenly a strange prophet appears and warns everyone of an oncoming danger, mechanical beasts never seen before start appearing all around the world wrecking havoc. Its up to Kouji and ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Nobutaka Nishizawa
CAST:  Hiroya Ishimaru  •  Ryoichi Tanaka  •  Kazuko Sawada  •  Chikao Ohtsuka

That's a UFO! The Flying Saucer (1975)

UFOs and aliens from beyond the stars are common themes in media, entertainment, and other forms of science fiction; however, many individuals have sworn they have seen UFOs and have been abducted in real life! Sit back and watch as the makers of Mazinger take you ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kazukiyo Shigeno
CAST:  Keaton Yamada  •  Chiyoko Kawashima  •  Katsuji Mori  •  Osamu Kato

UFOs and aliens from beyond the stars are common themes in media, entertainment, and other forms of science fiction; however, many individuals have sworn they have seen UFOs and have been abducted in real life! Sit back and watch as the makers of Mazinger take you ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kazukiyo Shigeno
CAST:  Keaton Yamada  •  Chiyoko Kawashima  •  Katsuji Mori  •  Osamu Kato

Puss 'n Boots Travels Around the World (1976)

Brave cat Pero once had a bet with treacherous multimillionarie Grumon that he can travel around the world in 80 days. The stake is high, in case of success Grumon will give all of his fortune to Pero, but in case of failure Pero becomes slave of Grumon for the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hiroshi Shidara
CAST:  Osami Nabe  •  Eiko Masuyama  •  Takuzou Kamiyama  •  Chikao Ohtsuka

Brave cat Pero once had a bet with treacherous multimillionarie Grumon that he can travel around the world in 80 days. The stake is high, in case of success Grumon will give all of his fortune to Pero, but in case of failure Pero becomes slave of Grumon for the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hiroshi Shidara
CAST:  Osami Nabe  •  Eiko Masuyama  •  Takuzou Kamiyama  •  Chikao Ohtsuka

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

Galaxy Express 999: Can You Live Like a Warrior!! (1979)

Recap of TV episodes 12 & 13  (more)

DIRECTION:  Masayuki Akehi  •  Nobutaka Nishizawa  •  Shuuji Iuchi
CAST:  Masako Ikeda  •  Masako Nozawa  •  Kaneta Kimotsuki  •  Miyuki Ueda

Recap of TV episodes 12 & 13  (more)

DIRECTION:  Masayuki Akehi  •  Nobutaka Nishizawa  •  Shuuji Iuchi
CAST:  Masako Ikeda  •  Masako Nozawa  •  Kaneta Kimotsuki  •  Miyuki Ueda

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

Mr. Pen Pen (1986)

Pen-Pen, the hat-and-tie-wearing prince of Penguin Land, turns up unexpectedly on little Mika's doorstep. and invites himself and his zany friends to stay.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ken Baba
CAST:  Yoko Asagami  •  Yuji Mitsuya  •  Joji Yanami  •  Yoku Shioya

Pen-Pen, the hat-and-tie-wearing prince of Penguin Land, turns up unexpectedly on little Mika's doorstep. and invites himself and his zany friends to stay.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ken Baba
CAST:  Yoko Asagami  •  Yuji Mitsuya  •  Joji Yanami  •  Yoku Shioya