Kan Tokumaru

Vampire Hunter D (1985)

In a far-future time ruled by the supernatural, a young girl requests the help of a vampire hunter to kill the vampire who has bitten her and thus prevent her from becoming a vampire herself.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Toyoo Ashida
CAST:  Kaneto Shiozawa  •  Michie Tomizawa  •  Seizô Katô  •  Ichiro Nagai

In a far-future time ruled by the supernatural, a young girl requests the help of a vampire hunter to kill the vampire who has bitten her and thus prevent her from becoming a vampire herself.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Toyoo Ashida
CAST:  Kaneto Shiozawa  •  Michie Tomizawa  •  Seizô Katô  •  Ichiro Nagai

Windaria (1986)

In a land filled with magic and mystery, two rival kingdoms are readying for war: Isa, the beautiful water-laden city, and Paro, the industrialized wasteland. Windaria follows the tale of two sets of lovers: Marin and Izu, a young pair of farmers who are devoted to ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kunihiko Yuyama
CAST:  Toru Furuya  •  Naoko Matsui  •  Kazuhiko Inoue  •  Waka Kanda

In a land filled with magic and mystery, two rival kingdoms are readying for war: Isa, the beautiful water-laden city, and Paro, the industrialized wasteland. Windaria follows the tale of two sets of lovers: Marin and Izu, a young pair of farmers who are devoted to ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kunihiko Yuyama
CAST:  Toru Furuya  •  Naoko Matsui  •  Kazuhiko Inoue  •  Waka Kanda

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

Zone of the Enders: Idolo (2001)

2167, Deep in a hidden laboratory, the Martians are testing new weapons technology that’s going to blow Earth away! Hotshot pilot Second Lieutenant Radium Lavans is taking charge of the program to lead the fight against Earth’s oppressive rule –or is the program ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tetsuya Watanabe
CAST:  Houko Kuwashima  •  Yoshiko Sakakibara  •  Takehito Koyasu  •  Chiharu Tezuka

2167, Deep in a hidden laboratory, the Martians are testing new weapons technology that’s going to blow Earth away! Hotshot pilot Second Lieutenant Radium Lavans is taking charge of the program to lead the fight against Earth’s oppressive rule –or is the program ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tetsuya Watanabe
CAST:  Houko Kuwashima  •  Yoshiko Sakakibara  •  Takehito Koyasu  •  Chiharu Tezuka

Legend of the Galactic Heroes: Overture to a New War (1993)

Reinhard von Müsel and Yang Wen-li return to their respective homes, one victorious and the other defeated. While Reinhard earns the new name Lohengramm, while Yang and his friends celebrate some welcome news.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Keizo Shimizu  •  Kenichi Maeda
CAST:  Kei Tomiyama  •  Ryo Horikawa  •  Gorō Naya  •  Hideyuki Tanaka

Reinhard von Müsel and Yang Wen-li return to their respective homes, one victorious and the other defeated. While Reinhard earns the new name Lohengramm, while Yang and his friends celebrate some welcome news.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Keizo Shimizu  •  Kenichi Maeda
CAST:  Kei Tomiyama  •  Ryo Horikawa  •  Gorō Naya  •  Hideyuki Tanaka

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

Black Lion (1992)

The year is 1580 and Nobunaga Oda is working to consolidate his power over Japan. In his army are weapons of great destructive power: rapid fire machine guns, lasers, missiles and, most frightening of all, the reputedly immortal ninja Ginnai Doma. Like a sentence ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Takashi Watanabe
CAST:  Yasunori Matsumoto  •  Yusaku Yara  •  Ai Orikasa  •  Kan Fujimoto

The year is 1580 and Nobunaga Oda is working to consolidate his power over Japan. In his army are weapons of great destructive power: rapid fire machine guns, lasers, missiles and, most frightening of all, the reputedly immortal ninja Ginnai Doma. Like a sentence ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Takashi Watanabe
CAST:  Yasunori Matsumoto  •  Yusaku Yara  •  Ai Orikasa  •  Kan Fujimoto

GoShogun: The Time Étranger (1985)

Forty years after the events of the TV series, Remy Shimada, ex-pilot of the GoShogun, suffers a terrible accident while on her way to a meeting with her former robot-piloting comrades. While they rush to the hospital, Remy floats between life and death. She sees ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kunihiko Yuyama
CAST:  Kaneto Shiozawa  •  Daisuke Gori  •  Shôjirô Kihara  •  Hideyuki Tanaka

Forty years after the events of the TV series, Remy Shimada, ex-pilot of the GoShogun, suffers a terrible accident while on her way to a meeting with her former robot-piloting comrades. While they rush to the hospital, Remy floats between life and death. She sees ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kunihiko Yuyama
CAST:  Kaneto Shiozawa  •  Daisuke Gori  •  Shôjirô Kihara  •  Hideyuki Tanaka

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

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

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DIRECTION:  Noriyuki Nakamura
CAST:  Akari Hibino  •  Kouichi Hashimoto  •  Hirotaka Suzuoki  •  Eiko Yamada

Lupin the Third: Greatest Capers (1995)

A double dose of fun and excitement unfolds as Lupin III, the world's most loveable thief, does his best to stay one step ahead of the law, as he presents his two most spectacular capers! Hayao Miyazaki directed both episodes under the pseudonym Teruki Tsutomu.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hayao Miyazaki
CAST:  Yasuo Yamada  •  Kiyoshi Kobayashi  •  Eiko Masuyama  •  Makio Inoue

A double dose of fun and excitement unfolds as Lupin III, the world's most loveable thief, does his best to stay one step ahead of the law, as he presents his two most spectacular capers! Hayao Miyazaki directed both episodes under the pseudonym Teruki Tsutomu.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hayao Miyazaki
CAST:  Yasuo Yamada  •  Kiyoshi Kobayashi  •  Eiko Masuyama  •  Makio Inoue