Tomoko Kaneda

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Digimon Tamers: Battle of Adventurers (2001)

Omnimon confronts Mephistomon (who was formed from Apocalymon's data) in a dark corner of the Digital World over Mephistomon's attempt to destroy both the Digital World and the Real World and incorporate the data in order to become truly invincible. They fight, but ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tetsuo Imazawa
CAST:  Fumiko Orikasa  •  Makoto Tsumura  •  Mayumi Yamaguchi  •  Kotono Mitsuishi

Omnimon confronts Mephistomon (who was formed from Apocalymon's data) in a dark corner of the Digital World over Mephistomon's attempt to destroy both the Digital World and the Real World and incorporate the data in order to become truly invincible. They fight, but ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tetsuo Imazawa
CAST:  Fumiko Orikasa  •  Makoto Tsumura  •  Mayumi Yamaguchi  •  Kotono Mitsuishi

Crayon Shin-chan: Invoke a Super Storm! The Hero of Kinpoko (2008)

Charming

A sinister force is invading the neighborhood, and Shinnosuke is the only one who notices -- until a kid named Mata appears to help him save the day.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mitsuru Hongo
CAST:  Akiko Yajima  •  Miki Narahashi  •  Keiji Fujiwara  •  Satomi Korogi

A sinister force is invading the neighborhood, and Shinnosuke is the only one who notices -- until a kid named Mata appears to help him save the day.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mitsuru Hongo
CAST:  Akiko Yajima  •  Miki Narahashi  •  Keiji Fujiwara  •  Satomi Korogi

Blue Remains (2001)

In a world laid waste by nuclear war, Amamiku guards the seeds that hold the genetic code of the planet and can be used for its rebirth. Living underwater and protected from the radioactive atmosphere above, she impatiently waits for the earth to be ready for the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Toshifumi Takizawa  •  Hisaya Takabayashi
CAST:  Kazue Fukiishi  •  Tomoko Kaneda  •  Kazuya Ichijo  •  Takehito Koyasu

In a world laid waste by nuclear war, Amamiku guards the seeds that hold the genetic code of the planet and can be used for its rebirth. Living underwater and protected from the radioactive atmosphere above, she impatiently waits for the earth to be ready for the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Toshifumi Takizawa  •  Hisaya Takabayashi
CAST:  Kazue Fukiishi  •  Tomoko Kaneda  •  Kazuya Ichijo  •  Takehito Koyasu

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

Digital Juice (2002)

A series of short animations that show different worlds and different characters. These episodes are designed to take the viewer into a psychological world of fantasy and mystery.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hiroaki Ando  •  Koji Morimoto  •  Hidekazu Ohara  •  Kazuyoshi Yaginuma  •  Tatsuyuki Tanaka  •  Osamu Kobayashi
CAST:  Hirofumi Tanaka  •  Hisao Egawa  •  Keisaku Baba  •  Tomoko Kaneda

A series of short animations that show different worlds and different characters. These episodes are designed to take the viewer into a psychological world of fantasy and mystery.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hiroaki Ando  •  Koji Morimoto  •  Hidekazu Ohara  •  Kazuyoshi Yaginuma  •  Tatsuyuki Tanaka  •  Osamu Kobayashi
CAST:  Hirofumi Tanaka  •  Hisao Egawa  •  Keisaku Baba  •  Tomoko Kaneda

Azumanga Daioh: The Very Short Movie (2001)

In this short movie featuring familiar characters from Azumanga Daioh, Osaka is yet again having a strange dream of Chiyo-Chan's pigtails being posessed. As Chiyo-Chan's pigtails bounce out of the window, who knows if young Chiyo will ever be happy again.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hiroshi Nishikiori
CAST:  Chieko Higuchi  •  Houko Kuwashima  •  Rie Tanaka  •  Tomoko Kaneda

In this short movie featuring familiar characters from Azumanga Daioh, Osaka is yet again having a strange dream of Chiyo-Chan's pigtails being posessed. As Chiyo-Chan's pigtails bounce out of the window, who knows if young Chiyo will ever be happy again.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hiroshi Nishikiori
CAST:  Chieko Higuchi  •  Houko Kuwashima  •  Rie Tanaka  •  Tomoko Kaneda

Origin: Spirits of the Past (2006)

It is 300 years into the future. Earth's environment had been devastated by mankind's own foolish plans and humankind is beleaguered by the sentient forests which they have awoken. The world balance is tipped when a young boy named Agito stumbles across a machine ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Keiichi Sugiyama
CAST:  Ryo Katsuji  •  Aoi Miyazaki  •  Yuko Kotegawa  •  Masaru Hamaguchi

It is 300 years into the future. Earth's environment had been devastated by mankind's own foolish plans and humankind is beleaguered by the sentient forests which they have awoken. The world balance is tipped when a young boy named Agito stumbles across a machine ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Keiichi Sugiyama
CAST:  Ryo Katsuji  •  Aoi Miyazaki  •  Yuko Kotegawa  •  Masaru Hamaguchi

Genius Party (2007)

The seven short films making up GENIUS PARTY couldn’t be more diverse, linked only by a high standard of quality and inspiration. Atsuko Fukushima’s intro piece is a fantastic abstraction to soak up with the eyes. Masaaki Yuasa, of MIND GAME and CAT SOUP fame, ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Masaaki Yuasa  •  Hideki Futamura  •  Atsuko Fukushima  •  Yoji Fukuyama  •  Shoji Kawamori  •  Shinji Kimura  •  Shinichiro Watanabe
CAST:  Tomoko Kaneda  •  Rinko Kikuchi  •  Lu Ningjuan  •  Taro Yabe

The seven short films making up GENIUS PARTY couldn’t be more diverse, linked only by a high standard of quality and inspiration. Atsuko Fukushima’s intro piece is a fantastic abstraction to soak up with the eyes. Masaaki Yuasa, of MIND GAME and CAT SOUP fame, ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Masaaki Yuasa  •  Hideki Futamura  •  Atsuko Fukushima  •  Yoji Fukuyama  •  Shoji Kawamori  •  Shinji Kimura  •  Shinichiro Watanabe
CAST:  Tomoko Kaneda  •  Rinko Kikuchi  •  Lu Ningjuan  •  Taro Yabe

Precure All Stars Movie DX3: Deliver the Future! The Rainbow-Colored Flower That Connects the World (2011)

Disturbing

Precure All Stars Movie DX3: Deliver The Future! The Rainbow-Colored Flower That Connects The World is the third movie in the series, released on March 19, 2011, starring all the Cures from the previous series, including those introduced in Suite PreCure, as well ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Takashi Otsuka
CAST:  Ai Maeda  •  Ai Nagano  •  Akiko Nakagawa  •  Ami Koshimizu

Precure All Stars Movie DX3: Deliver The Future! The Rainbow-Colored Flower That Connects The World is the third movie in the series, released on March 19, 2011, starring all the Cures from the previous series, including those introduced in Suite PreCure, as well ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Takashi Otsuka
CAST:  Ai Maeda  •  Ai Nagano  •  Akiko Nakagawa  •  Ami Koshimizu

Pikachu, What's This Key? (2014)

Appearing before Pikachu and friends is the keyring Pokemon, Klefki. Inserting a mysteriously shaped key into the keyhole floating in the air, a very mysterious portal appears! Klefki has the key to go to various worlds. What kind of world will the key that Pikachu ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kunihiko Yuyama
CAST:  Megumi Satou  •  Ikue Otani  •  Yuji Ueda  •  Megumi Hayashibara

Appearing before Pikachu and friends is the keyring Pokemon, Klefki. Inserting a mysteriously shaped key into the keyhole floating in the air, a very mysterious portal appears! Klefki has the key to go to various worlds. What kind of world will the key that Pikachu ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kunihiko Yuyama
CAST:  Megumi Satou  •  Ikue Otani  •  Yuji Ueda  •  Megumi Hayashibara

Lupin the Third: Princess of the Breeze - Hidden City in the Sky (2013)

After a chaotic heist, Lupin and Jigen find themselves becoming caretakers of a baby boy, while a young sky pirate called Yutika is after their loot. Yutika is an inhabitant of the city-state of Shahalta, which has recently fallen to a shady minister. Soon, Lupin's ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Takaomi Kanasaki
CAST:  Kanichi Kurita  •  Daisuke Namikawa  •  Kiyoshi Kobayashi  •  Miyuki Sawashiro

After a chaotic heist, Lupin and Jigen find themselves becoming caretakers of a baby boy, while a young sky pirate called Yutika is after their loot. Yutika is an inhabitant of the city-state of Shahalta, which has recently fallen to a shady minister. Soon, Lupin's ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Takaomi Kanasaki
CAST:  Kanichi Kurita  •  Daisuke Namikawa  •  Kiyoshi Kobayashi  •  Miyuki Sawashiro

Li'l Spider Girl (2012)

This story involves the shopkeeper Suzuri of Kokumondou who sells historic books and Mizuki, granddaughter of the land owner. When Mizuki releases a somewhat cute young spider demon out of a sealed book, the pair investigate the origins behind it.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Toshihisa Kaiya
CAST:  Tomoko Kaneda  •  Hiroshi Tsuchida  •  Mitsuaki Hoshino  •  Asami Shimoda

This story involves the shopkeeper Suzuri of Kokumondou who sells historic books and Mizuki, granddaughter of the land owner. When Mizuki releases a somewhat cute young spider demon out of a sealed book, the pair investigate the origins behind it.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Toshihisa Kaiya
CAST:  Tomoko Kaneda  •  Hiroshi Tsuchida  •  Mitsuaki Hoshino  •  Asami Shimoda

Heartcatch Precure! Movie: Fashion Show in the City of Flowers!? (2010)

Sakura Kurumi, Erika's mother, is preparing for a fashion show in Paris. The girls of the school's fashion club are going to model there, including some high school students. While in Paris, they meet a mysterious boy named Oliver. However, Baron Salamander of the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Rie Matsumoto
CAST:  Nana Mizuki  •  Fumie Mizusawa  •  Houko Kuwashima  •  Aya Hisakawa

Sakura Kurumi, Erika's mother, is preparing for a fashion show in Paris. The girls of the school's fashion club are going to model there, including some high school students. While in Paris, they meet a mysterious boy named Oliver. However, Baron Salamander of the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Rie Matsumoto
CAST:  Nana Mizuki  •  Fumie Mizusawa  •  Houko Kuwashima  •  Aya Hisakawa

One Piece: Strong World Episode 0 (2010)

The introductory chapter to the movie, Strong World, which depicts the events surrounding Gold Roger's execution.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Takashi Hashimoto
CAST:  Mayumi Tanaka  •  Naoto Takenaka  •  Akemi Okamura  •  Chikao Ohtsuka

The introductory chapter to the movie, Strong World, which depicts the events surrounding Gold Roger's execution.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Takashi Hashimoto
CAST:  Mayumi Tanaka  •  Naoto Takenaka  •  Akemi Okamura  •  Chikao Ohtsuka

The River's Light (2009)

A story of a rat family who have to leave their home because humans start a construction site. Now the rats are searching for a place to stay.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tetsuo Hirakawa
CAST:  Fumiko Orikasa  •  Tomoko Kaneda  •  Koichi Yamadera  •  Aya Hirano

A story of a rat family who have to leave their home because humans start a construction site. Now the rats are searching for a place to stay.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tetsuo Hirakawa
CAST:  Fumiko Orikasa  •  Tomoko Kaneda  •  Koichi Yamadera  •  Aya Hirano

Digimon Tamers: Runaway Locomon (2002)

Six months after the D-Reaper was destroyed, the Tamers are planning to throw Rika a surprise party, but Rika finds out. Suddenly a train-Digimon named Locomon begins to race around the tracks, causing havoc. The Tamers respond to this, as Takato digivolves Guilmon ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tetsuharu Nakamura
CAST:  Touko Aoyama  •  Yoko Asada  •  Susumu Chiba  •  Yuka Imai

Six months after the D-Reaper was destroyed, the Tamers are planning to throw Rika a surprise party, but Rika finds out. Suddenly a train-Digimon named Locomon begins to race around the tracks, causing havoc. The Tamers respond to this, as Takato digivolves Guilmon ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tetsuharu Nakamura
CAST:  Touko Aoyama  •  Yoko Asada  •  Susumu Chiba  •  Yuka Imai

Kingdom Hearts χ Back Cover (2017)

In the age of fairy tales, the Master of Masters and his six Keyblade-wielding apprentices reside in Daybreak Town and guard the world’s light. Foreseeing the Keyblade War, the Master of Masters gives his apprentices different roles to follow and vanishes, leaving ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tetsuya Nomura
CAST:  Tomokazu Sugita  •  Kenjiro Tsuda  •  Yuuichirou Umehara  •  Subaru Kimura

In the age of fairy tales, the Master of Masters and his six Keyblade-wielding apprentices reside in Daybreak Town and guard the world’s light. Foreseeing the Keyblade War, the Master of Masters gives his apprentices different roles to follow and vanishes, leaving ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tetsuya Nomura
CAST:  Tomokazu Sugita  •  Kenjiro Tsuda  •  Yuuichirou Umehara  •  Subaru Kimura

A Journey Through Fairyland (1985)

A boy, the son of famous musicians, is kicked out of a music university when he spends too much time with tending plants. A flower fairy helps him out as thanks for his treatment of the plants.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Masami Hata
CAST:  Masachika Ichimura  •  Tomoko Kaneda  •  Asei Kobayashi  •  Mizuki Nakajima

A boy, the son of famous musicians, is kicked out of a music university when he spends too much time with tending plants. A flower fairy helps him out as thanks for his treatment of the plants.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Masami Hata
CAST:  Masachika Ichimura  •  Tomoko Kaneda  •  Asei Kobayashi  •  Mizuki Nakajima

Mouse Story: The Adventures of George and Gerald (2007)

Nezumi Monogatari is the story of two mice called George and Gerald who embark on a journey together with three friends to find the “Dragon of Light”.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Masami Hata
CAST:  Chika Fujimura  •  Megumi Hayashibara  •  Inuko Inuyama  •  Mika Kikuchi

Nezumi Monogatari is the story of two mice called George and Gerald who embark on a journey together with three friends to find the “Dragon of Light”.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Masami Hata
CAST:  Chika Fujimura  •  Megumi Hayashibara  •  Inuko Inuyama  •  Mika Kikuchi

Halo Legends (2010)

The universe of the Halo video game series is expanded in seven short animated films from Japan's greatest anime directors and studios.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mamoru Oshii  •  Shinji Aramaki  •  Hideki Futamura  •  Tomoki Kyoda  •  Keiichi Sugiyama  •  Kouichi Mashimo  •  Daisuke Nishio  •  Takahiro Tanaka  •  Hiroyuki Kawasaki  •  Yasushi Muraki  •  Toshiyuki Kanno  •  Kouji Sawai  •  Hiroshi Yamazaki  •  Megumi Shimizu
CAST:  Luci Christian  •  David Wald  •  Emily Neves  •  Shelley Calene-Black

The universe of the Halo video game series is expanded in seven short animated films from Japan's greatest anime directors and studios.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mamoru Oshii  •  Shinji Aramaki  •  Hideki Futamura  •  Tomoki Kyoda  •  Keiichi Sugiyama  •  Kouichi Mashimo  •  Daisuke Nishio  •  Takahiro Tanaka  •  Hiroyuki Kawasaki  •  Yasushi Muraki  •  Toshiyuki Kanno  •  Kouji Sawai  •  Hiroshi Yamazaki  •  Megumi Shimizu
CAST:  Luci Christian  •  David Wald  •  Emily Neves  •  Shelley Calene-Black
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