Norio Wakamoto

Graduated from Waseda University.

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Ninja Scroll (1993)

TragicAction-packedWeirdCrude

Jubei is a masterless ninja who travels the land alone, lending his services to those with gold—or a worthy cause. His fearsome abilities have served him well, but a plot to overthrow the government threatens to end his wandering ways—and possibly his life.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yoshiaki Kawajiri
CAST:  Koichi Yamadera  •  Emi Shinohara  •  Takeshi Aono  •  Daisuke Gori

Jubei is a masterless ninja who travels the land alone, lending his services to those with gold—or a worthy cause. His fearsome abilities have served him well, but a plot to overthrow the government threatens to end his wandering ways—and possibly his life.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yoshiaki Kawajiri
CAST:  Koichi Yamadera  •  Emi Shinohara  •  Takeshi Aono  •  Daisuke Gori

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

Burn Up (1991)

To the unsuspecting eye Maki, Reimi and Yuka may not look like ace crime fighters, which might explain why they're stuck on traffic patrol instead of more "exciting" police duties. All that changes when Yuka gets herself kidnapped by a white slave organization run ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yasunori Ide
CAST:  Kumiko Nishihara  •  Yumiko Shibata  •  Norio Wakamoto  •  Hirokazu Hiramatsu

To the unsuspecting eye Maki, Reimi and Yuka may not look like ace crime fighters, which might explain why they're stuck on traffic patrol instead of more "exciting" police duties. All that changes when Yuka gets herself kidnapped by a white slave organization run ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yasunori Ide
CAST:  Kumiko Nishihara  •  Yumiko Shibata  •  Norio Wakamoto  •  Hirokazu Hiramatsu

Odin: Starlight Mutiny (1985)

Odin centers around the novice crew of the laser sailing space schooner Starlight as they embark on an historic interstellar test flight. They are intercepted by what seems to be a wrecked spaceship only to find that it contains a lone survivor; a young woman named ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Toshio Masuda  •  Takeshi Shirato  •  Eiichi Yamamoto
CAST:  Keiko Han  •  Toshio Furukawa  •  Hideyuki Hori  •  Katsuji Mori

Odin centers around the novice crew of the laser sailing space schooner Starlight as they embark on an historic interstellar test flight. They are intercepted by what seems to be a wrecked spaceship only to find that it contains a lone survivor; a young woman named ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Toshio Masuda  •  Takeshi Shirato  •  Eiichi Yamamoto
CAST:  Keiko Han  •  Toshio Furukawa  •  Hideyuki Hori  •  Katsuji Mori

Giant Robo: The Day the Earth Stood Still (1992)

An adolescent with the ability to control a looming war-golem becomes entangled in the Experts of Justice's fight against the infamous group Big Fire.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yasuhiro Imagawa
CAST:  Kappei Yamaguchi  •  Sumi Shimamoto  •  Shozo Iizuka  •  Kazue Komiya

An adolescent with the ability to control a looming war-golem becomes entangled in the Experts of Justice's fight against the infamous group Big Fire.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yasuhiro Imagawa
CAST:  Kappei Yamaguchi  •  Sumi Shimamoto  •  Shozo Iizuka  •  Kazue Komiya

Mezzo Forte (2000)

The target of hitgirl Mikura is a wealthy baseball team owner, but he turns out to be a powerful underworld boss. Mikura and her team are beset by countless heavily armed bodyguards and the boss' vicious daughter.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yasuomi Umetsu
CAST:  Tomoko Kotani  •  Takumi Yamazaki  •  Taichiro Hirokawa  •  Shozo Iizuka

The target of hitgirl Mikura is a wealthy baseball team owner, but he turns out to be a powerful underworld boss. Mikura and her team are beset by countless heavily armed bodyguards and the boss' vicious daughter.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yasuomi Umetsu
CAST:  Tomoko Kotani  •  Takumi Yamazaki  •  Taichiro Hirokawa  •  Shozo Iizuka

Black Magic M-66 (1987)

A freelance reporter stumbles on a desperate military operation. An army chopper has crashed and its cargo has been activated. Now there are two killer androids running loose in the wilderness and have the daughter of their inventor as their target. Can the army ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hiroyuki Kitakubo  •  Masamune Shirow
CAST:  Ichiro Nagai  •  Shinji Ogawa  •  Yoshiko Sakakibara  •  Kozo Shioya

A freelance reporter stumbles on a desperate military operation. An army chopper has crashed and its cargo has been activated. Now there are two killer androids running loose in the wilderness and have the daughter of their inventor as their target. Can the army ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hiroyuki Kitakubo  •  Masamune Shirow
CAST:  Ichiro Nagai  •  Shinji Ogawa  •  Yoshiko Sakakibara  •  Kozo Shioya

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

The Five Star Stories (1989)

"The Five Star Stories" is a well created Japanese anime film.Among the 5 star systems known as the Joker Systems, there are many kingdoms. There are knights within the kingdoms and these knights who control giant robots, Mortar Heads, are called Headliners. Bound ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kazuo Yamazaki
CAST:  Ryo Horikawa  •  Maria Kawamura  •  Hideyuki Tanaka  •  Kazuhiko Inoue

"The Five Star Stories" is a well created Japanese anime film.Among the 5 star systems known as the Joker Systems, there are many kingdoms. There are knights within the kingdoms and these knights who control giant robots, Mortar Heads, are called Headliners. Bound ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kazuo Yamazaki
CAST:  Ryo Horikawa  •  Maria Kawamura  •  Hideyuki Tanaka  •  Kazuhiko Inoue

Bayonetta: Bloody Fate (2013)

Based on the 2009 video game, Bayonetta: Bloody Fate follows the story of the titular heroine, an ancient witch who awakens from a five hundred-year slumber with no memory of her life. Armed with a gun in each limb, Bayonetta embarks on a journey to rediscover her ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Fuminori Kizaki
CAST:  Atsuko Tanaka  •  Mie Sonozaki  •  Wataru Takagi  •  Tessyo Genda

Based on the 2009 video game, Bayonetta: Bloody Fate follows the story of the titular heroine, an ancient witch who awakens from a five hundred-year slumber with no memory of her life. Armed with a gun in each limb, Bayonetta embarks on a journey to rediscover her ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Fuminori Kizaki
CAST:  Atsuko Tanaka  •  Mie Sonozaki  •  Wataru Takagi  •  Tessyo Genda

Mardock Scramble: The First Compression (2010)

Rune Ballot is a down-and-out teen prostitute in Mardock City. One day, she's picked up by an ambitious casino manager named Shell who gives her everything she could want. Renewed by a false innocence, a false past, and now the false life Shell has given her, ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Susumu Kudou
CAST:  Megumi Hayashibara  •  Norito Yashima  •  Hiroki Touchi  •  Kazuya Nakai

Rune Ballot is a down-and-out teen prostitute in Mardock City. One day, she's picked up by an ambitious casino manager named Shell who gives her everything she could want. Renewed by a false innocence, a false past, and now the false life Shell has given her, ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Susumu Kudou
CAST:  Megumi Hayashibara  •  Norito Yashima  •  Hiroki Touchi  •  Kazuya Nakai

Tetsujin 28: Morning Moon of Midday (2007)

Japan, ten years after World War II. Boy detective Shotaro solves mysteries and fights crime with the help of Tetsujin 28, the 50-foot tall giant robot left for him by his late genius father. But one day he's shocked to learn that his father also adopted and raised ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yasuhiro Imagawa
CAST:  Motoko Kumai  •  Yuji Mikimoto  •  Fumihiro Awano  •  Minoru Inaba

Japan, ten years after World War II. Boy detective Shotaro solves mysteries and fights crime with the help of Tetsujin 28, the 50-foot tall giant robot left for him by his late genius father. But one day he's shocked to learn that his father also adopted and raised ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yasuhiro Imagawa
CAST:  Motoko Kumai  •  Yuji Mikimoto  •  Fumihiro Awano  •  Minoru Inaba

Urotsukidōji: Legend of the Overfiend (1989)

Legend has it that the human race is not the only dominant civilization living on Earth. Two other races exist in this world: the Makai (a demon race) and the Jujinkai (a half-man, half-beast race). Once every 3,000 years, a supreme being known as the "Choujin" ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hideki Takayama
CAST:  Tomohiro Nishimura  •  Tsutomu Kashiwakura  •  Kenyu Horiuchi  •  Maya Okamoto

Legend has it that the human race is not the only dominant civilization living on Earth. Two other races exist in this world: the Makai (a demon race) and the Jujinkai (a half-man, half-beast race). Once every 3,000 years, a supreme being known as the "Choujin" ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hideki Takayama
CAST:  Tomohiro Nishimura  •  Tsutomu Kashiwakura  •  Kenyu Horiuchi  •  Maya Okamoto

Appleseed (1988)

In the futuristic city of Olympus, built on the ashes of the third world war, a police officer and her cyborg partner fight terrorism.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kazuyoshi Katayama
CAST:  Masako Katsuki  •  Yoshisada Sakaguchi  •  Toshiko Sawada  •  Kumiko Takizawa

In the futuristic city of Olympus, built on the ashes of the third world war, a police officer and her cyborg partner fight terrorism.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kazuyoshi Katayama
CAST:  Masako Katsuki  •  Yoshisada Sakaguchi  •  Toshiko Sawada  •  Kumiko Takizawa

Virgin Fleet (1998)

In the pre-WWII era, Nakano Naval Academy's special school for girls is codenamed "Virgin Fleet". These girls are gifted with a special form of power known as "Virgin Energy". With the fear of another Russo-Japanese war imminent, rookie pilot Shiokaze Umino must ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Masahiro Hosoda
CAST:  Chinami Nishimura  •  Kousuke Okano  •  Satsuki Yukino  •  Sumi Shimamoto

In the pre-WWII era, Nakano Naval Academy's special school for girls is codenamed "Virgin Fleet". These girls are gifted with a special form of power known as "Virgin Energy". With the fear of another Russo-Japanese war imminent, rookie pilot Shiokaze Umino must ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Masahiro Hosoda
CAST:  Chinami Nishimura  •  Kousuke Okano  •  Satsuki Yukino  •  Sumi Shimamoto

Gintama: The Movie (2010)

Odd Jobs Gin has taken on a lot of odd work in the past, and when you're a Jack of All Trades agency based in a feudal Japan that's been conquered and colonized by aliens, the term "Odd Jobs" means REALLY ODD jobs. But when some more than slightly suspicious ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Shinji Takamatsu
CAST:  Rie Kugimiya  •  Tomokazu Sugita  •  Daisuke Sakaguchi  •  Shinji Takamatsu

Odd Jobs Gin has taken on a lot of odd work in the past, and when you're a Jack of All Trades agency based in a feudal Japan that's been conquered and colonized by aliens, the term "Odd Jobs" means REALLY ODD jobs. But when some more than slightly suspicious ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Shinji Takamatsu
CAST:  Rie Kugimiya  •  Tomokazu Sugita  •  Daisuke Sakaguchi  •  Shinji Takamatsu

Black Jack: The Movie (1996)

Black Jack is a master surgeon who possesses impeccable skills, enabling him to perform operations that are impossible for even the finest surgeons. He now is faced with his most difficult task to date and must challenge the limits of medical science...before it's ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Osamu Dezaki
CAST:  Akio Otsuka  •  Yuko Mizutani  •  Mayo Suzukaze  •  Issei Futamata

Black Jack is a master surgeon who possesses impeccable skills, enabling him to perform operations that are impossible for even the finest surgeons. He now is faced with his most difficult task to date and must challenge the limits of medical science...before it's ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Osamu Dezaki
CAST:  Akio Otsuka  •  Yuko Mizutani  •  Mayo Suzukaze  •  Issei Futamata

Blue Gender: The Warrior (2002)

It is a time of chaos. Earth is no longer what it used to be. It has been infested with a bug like species called the Blue. Yuji Kaido, who has a mysterious disease, is put into suspended animation until a cure is found. When he wakes up Yuji learns that its been ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Koichi Ohata
CAST:  Kenji Nojima  •  Houko Kuwashima  •  Chizu Yonemoto  •  Hisayoshi Suganuma

It is a time of chaos. Earth is no longer what it used to be. It has been infested with a bug like species called the Blue. Yuji Kaido, who has a mysterious disease, is put into suspended animation until a cure is found. When he wakes up Yuji learns that its been ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Koichi Ohata
CAST:  Kenji Nojima  •  Houko Kuwashima  •  Chizu Yonemoto  •  Hisayoshi Suganuma

Ultraman Zero: The Revenge of Belial (2010)

Ultraman Zero, the rookie Ultraman from Tsuburaya Productions’ 2009 theatrical movie returns, and getting full-fledged. However, he is confronted with the empowered Kaiser Belial, back from the evil Ultraman Belial whom he and other Ultraman warriors battled so ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yuichi Abe
CAST:  Tatsuomi Hamada  •  Yū Koyanagi  •  Tao Tsuchiya  •  Tamotsu Ishibashi

Ultraman Zero, the rookie Ultraman from Tsuburaya Productions’ 2009 theatrical movie returns, and getting full-fledged. However, he is confronted with the empowered Kaiser Belial, back from the evil Ultraman Belial whom he and other Ultraman warriors battled so ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yuichi Abe
CAST:  Tatsuomi Hamada  •  Yū Koyanagi  •  Tao Tsuchiya  •  Tamotsu Ishibashi
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