Mitsutaka Itakura

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

The Girl Who Leapt Through Time (2006)

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When 17-year-old Makoto Konno gains the ability to, quite literally, "leap" backwards through time, she immediately sets about improving her grades and preventing personal mishaps. However, she soon realises that changing the past isn't as simple as it seems, and ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mamoru Hosoda
CAST:  Riisa Naka  •  Takuya Ishida  •  Mitsutaka Itakura  •  Fumihiko Tachiki

When 17-year-old Makoto Konno gains the ability to, quite literally, "leap" backwards through time, she immediately sets about improving her grades and preventing personal mishaps. However, she soon realises that changing the past isn't as simple as it seems, and ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mamoru Hosoda
CAST:  Riisa Naka  •  Takuya Ishida  •  Mitsutaka Itakura  •  Fumihiko Tachiki

Colorful Ninja Iromaki (2016)

Third-grader Himeno moves to a huge mansion in the country. However, she soon finds out it's a ninja house! The ninjas Akamaki, Aomaki, and Kiiromaki mistake Himeno for a princess and begin solving problems for her with their own unique skills. But that is not the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kentarou Kobayashi
CAST:  Hazuki Shimizu  •  Inuko Inuyama  •  Kintarou.  •  Maria Naganawa

Third-grader Himeno moves to a huge mansion in the country. However, she soon finds out it's a ninja house! The ninjas Akamaki, Aomaki, and Kiiromaki mistake Himeno for a princess and begin solving problems for her with their own unique skills. But that is not the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kentarou Kobayashi
CAST:  Hazuki Shimizu  •  Inuko Inuyama  •  Kintarou.  •  Maria Naganawa