Kaori Yamagata

Summer Wars (2009)

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A student tries to fix a problem he accidentally caused in OZ, a digital world, while pretending to be the fiancé of his friend at her grandmother's 90th birthday.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mamoru Hosoda
CAST:  Mitsuki Tanimura  •  Nanami Sakuraba  •  Sumiko Fuji  •  Ayumu Saito

A student tries to fix a problem he accidentally caused in OZ, a digital world, while pretending to be the fiancé of his friend at her grandmother's 90th birthday.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mamoru Hosoda
CAST:  Mitsuki Tanimura  •  Nanami Sakuraba  •  Sumiko Fuji  •  Ayumu Saito

Spirited Away (2001)

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A young girl, Chihiro, becomes trapped in a strange new world of spirits. When her parents undergo a mysterious transformation, she must call upon the courage she never knew she had to free her family.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hayao Miyazaki
CAST:  Rumi Hiiragi  •  Miyu Irino  •  Mari Natsuki  •  Takashi Naito

A young girl, Chihiro, becomes trapped in a strange new world of spirits. When her parents undergo a mysterious transformation, she must call upon the courage she never knew she had to free her family.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hayao Miyazaki
CAST:  Rumi Hiiragi  •  Miyu Irino  •  Mari Natsuki  •  Takashi Naito

TEKKEN: The Motion Picture (1998)

All of your favorite Tekken characters are here as they battle their way through each other to win the Iron Fist tournament, where fighters of unequaled strength from around the world gather to test their strength in the gladitorial arena. Of course, intrigue and ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kunihisa Sugishima
CAST:  Kazuhiro Yamaji  •  Yumi Touma  •  Akio Nakamura  •  Daisuke Gori

All of your favorite Tekken characters are here as they battle their way through each other to win the Iron Fist tournament, where fighters of unequaled strength from around the world gather to test their strength in the gladitorial arena. Of course, intrigue and ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kunihisa Sugishima
CAST:  Kazuhiro Yamaji  •  Yumi Touma  •  Akio Nakamura  •  Daisuke Gori

Asura (2012)

Abandoned in the barren wasteland of Kyoto, a savage, enraged orphan does whatever it takes to survive in the wild. When he crosses paths with civilization, he must learn to tame the beast within.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Keiichi Sato
CAST:  Masako Nozawa  •  Hiroaki Hirata  •  Kinya Kitaoji  •  Megumi Hayashibara

Abandoned in the barren wasteland of Kyoto, a savage, enraged orphan does whatever it takes to survive in the wild. When he crosses paths with civilization, he must learn to tame the beast within.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Keiichi Sato
CAST:  Masako Nozawa  •  Hiroaki Hirata  •  Kinya Kitaoji  •  Megumi Hayashibara

Sin: The Movie (2000)

It is the near future, and the city of Freeport teeters on the verge of total collapse. The twin tides of rampant crime and ruinous graft face only one barrier: the elite strike force HARDCORPS. Led by Colonel John Blade, HARDCORPS is the last force for justice in ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yasunori Urata
CAST:  Kaori Yamagata  •  Kikuko Inoue  •  Koji Ishii  •  Ayako Kawasumi

It is the near future, and the city of Freeport teeters on the verge of total collapse. The twin tides of rampant crime and ruinous graft face only one barrier: the elite strike force HARDCORPS. Led by Colonel John Blade, HARDCORPS is the last force for justice in ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yasunori Urata
CAST:  Kaori Yamagata  •  Kikuko Inoue  •  Koji Ishii  •  Ayako Kawasumi

Tibetan Dog (2011)

Jiantan is a young boy who has to leave Xi'an after the death of his mother to go deep into the Tibetan prairies to start living with the father he barely remembers. His dad, LaGeBa, is a busy doctor who decided to depart from the city and reside in Tibet where he ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Masayuki Kojima
CAST:  Tatsuomi Hamada  •  Hiroshi Iwasaki  •  Norio Wakamoto  •  Toshio Kakei

Jiantan is a young boy who has to leave Xi'an after the death of his mother to go deep into the Tibetan prairies to start living with the father he barely remembers. His dad, LaGeBa, is a busy doctor who decided to depart from the city and reside in Tibet where he ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Masayuki Kojima
CAST:  Tatsuomi Hamada  •  Hiroshi Iwasaki  •  Norio Wakamoto  •  Toshio Kakei

Book Girl (2010)

Konoha Inoue and Tōko Amano, the Literary Girl, as she calls herself, are the sole members of their high school literature club. Their lives will be altered when Konoha's past, forgotten for a long time, reaches the present, involving them in a whirlwind of ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Shunsuke Tada
CAST:  Kana Hanazawa  •  Miyu Irino  •  Aki Toyosaki  •  Asami Shimoda

Konoha Inoue and Tōko Amano, the Literary Girl, as she calls herself, are the sole members of their high school literature club. Their lives will be altered when Konoha's past, forgotten for a long time, reaches the present, involving them in a whirlwind of ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Shunsuke Tada
CAST:  Kana Hanazawa  •  Miyu Irino  •  Aki Toyosaki  •  Asami Shimoda

Go! Princess Precure The Movie Go! Go!! Gorgeous Triple Feature!!! (2015)

Go! Princess Pretty Cure: Go! Go!! Gouka Sanbon Date!!! is the 12th of 19th movie produced by Toei Animation. The movie was released in Japanese cinemas on October 31, 2015.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yukio Kaizawa  •  Hiroshi Miyamoto  •  Akifumi Zako
CAST:  Hibiku Yamamura  •  Masumi Asano  •  Miyuki Sawashiro  •  Yu Shimamura

Go! Princess Pretty Cure: Go! Go!! Gouka Sanbon Date!!! is the 12th of 19th movie produced by Toei Animation. The movie was released in Japanese cinemas on October 31, 2015.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yukio Kaizawa  •  Hiroshi Miyamoto  •  Akifumi Zako
CAST:  Hibiku Yamamura  •  Masumi Asano  •  Miyuki Sawashiro  •  Yu Shimamura

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DIRECTION:  Fumikazu Sato
CAST:  Marie Miyake  •  Daisuke Ono  •  Junya Enoki  •  Tessyo Genda

The Legend of Basara

In a small village, twins are born: a boy, Tatara, and a girl, Sarasa. A prophet declares Tatara the chosen one who will free Japan from the tyrannical rule of the King and his four sons. But when the ruthless Red King slays Tatara, Sarasa must take on her ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Noboru Takemoto
CAST:  Akiko Kimura  •  Kazuhiko Inoue  •  Kaneto Shiozawa  •  Tessyo Genda

In a small village, twins are born: a boy, Tatara, and a girl, Sarasa. A prophet declares Tatara the chosen one who will free Japan from the tyrannical rule of the King and his four sons. But when the ruthless Red King slays Tatara, Sarasa must take on her ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Noboru Takemoto
CAST:  Akiko Kimura  •  Kazuhiko Inoue  •  Kaneto Shiozawa  •  Tessyo Genda