Tadashi Nakamura

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

Reign: The Conqueror Movie (2000)

Prince Alexander, son of King Philip, and heir to the Macedonian empire, must fend off political saboteurs, assassins, and the jealousy of his own father to ascend to the position of king. Once there, he begins his quest to conquer all nations and become known as ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Rintaro  •  Yoshinori Kanemori
CAST:  Toshihiko Seki  •  Daisuke Gori  •  Nachi Nozawa  •  Atsuko Tanaka

Prince Alexander, son of King Philip, and heir to the Macedonian empire, must fend off political saboteurs, assassins, and the jealousy of his own father to ascend to the position of king. Once there, he begins his quest to conquer all nations and become known as ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Rintaro  •  Yoshinori Kanemori
CAST:  Toshihiko Seki  •  Daisuke Gori  •  Nachi Nozawa  •  Atsuko Tanaka

Lupin the Third: Record of Observations of the East - Another Page (2012)

Lupin has become a suspect in the murder of a professor named Theo Argent. The professor had just discovered the missing page of Marco Polo's Record of Observations of the East travel journal. As Lupin is being pursued by the police, he ends up getting unlikely ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hajime Kamegaki
CAST:  Daisuke Namikawa  •  Kiyoshi Kobayashi  •  Miyuki Sawashiro  •  Kanichi Kurita

Lupin has become a suspect in the murder of a professor named Theo Argent. The professor had just discovered the missing page of Marco Polo's Record of Observations of the East travel journal. As Lupin is being pursued by the police, he ends up getting unlikely ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hajime Kamegaki
CAST:  Daisuke Namikawa  •  Kiyoshi Kobayashi  •  Miyuki Sawashiro  •  Kanichi Kurita

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

Lensman (1984)

In this animated adaptation of E. E. Doc Smith's groundbreaking science fiction serial "Grey Lensman" from the 1930s-1950s, Kimball Kinnison, a young man from the agricultural planet Mquie and his Valerian companion, Buscirk find a dying man with a legendary ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yoshiaki Kawajiri  •  Kazuyuki Hirokawa
CAST:  Toshio Furukawa  •  Mami Koyama  •  Chikao Ohtsuka  •  Nachi Nozawa

In this animated adaptation of E. E. Doc Smith's groundbreaking science fiction serial "Grey Lensman" from the 1930s-1950s, Kimball Kinnison, a young man from the agricultural planet Mquie and his Valerian companion, Buscirk find a dying man with a legendary ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yoshiaki Kawajiri  •  Kazuyuki Hirokawa
CAST:  Toshio Furukawa  •  Mami Koyama  •  Chikao Ohtsuka  •  Nachi Nozawa

Wolf Children (2012)

After her werewolf lover unexpectedly dies in an accident, a woman must find a way to raise the son and daughter that she had with him. However, their inheritance of their father's traits prove to be a challenge for her.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mamoru Hosoda
CAST:  Kumiko Aso  •  Aoi Miyazaki  •  Takao Osawa  •  Haru Kuroki

After her werewolf lover unexpectedly dies in an accident, a woman must find a way to raise the son and daughter that she had with him. However, their inheritance of their father's traits prove to be a challenge for her.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mamoru Hosoda
CAST:  Kumiko Aso  •  Aoi Miyazaki  •  Takao Osawa  •  Haru Kuroki

Lupin the Third: The Pursuit of Harimao's Treasure (1995)

The infamous bandit Harimao hid a treasure, and to retrieve it, Lupin and the gang must gather three lost statues. When the Nazi-like group Neo-Himmel make a run for the goods, Lupin reluctantly partners with the aging "double-O" MI-6 agent Sir Archer and his ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Osamu Dezaki
CAST:  Kanichi Kurita  •  Makio Inoue  •  Kiyoshi Kobayashi  •  Eiko Masuyama

The infamous bandit Harimao hid a treasure, and to retrieve it, Lupin and the gang must gather three lost statues. When the Nazi-like group Neo-Himmel make a run for the goods, Lupin reluctantly partners with the aging "double-O" MI-6 agent Sir Archer and his ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Osamu Dezaki
CAST:  Kanichi Kurita  •  Makio Inoue  •  Kiyoshi Kobayashi  •  Eiko Masuyama

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

Doraemon: Nobita's Great Adventure in the World of Magic (1984)

Nobita requests of Doraemon the Moshimo-box and wishes for the world to become a place where the use of magic is possible. Witchcraft replaces science and technology and everyone makes use of it on their daily lives, except for Nobita, who, like usual, isn't very ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tsutomu Shibayama
CAST:  Nobuyo Oyama  •  Noriko Ohara  •  Michiko Nomura  •  Kaneta Kimotsuki

Nobita requests of Doraemon the Moshimo-box and wishes for the world to become a place where the use of magic is possible. Witchcraft replaces science and technology and everyone makes use of it on their daily lives, except for Nobita, who, like usual, isn't very ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tsutomu Shibayama
CAST:  Nobuyo Oyama  •  Noriko Ohara  •  Michiko Nomura  •  Kaneta Kimotsuki

The Woodpecker Plan (1966)

A short animated film by Tadanari Okamoto.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tadanari Okamoto
CAST:  Tadashi Nakamura  •  Shinsuke Chikaishi

A short animated film by Tadanari Okamoto.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tadanari Okamoto
CAST:  Tadashi Nakamura  •  Shinsuke Chikaishi

A Young Female Instructor (1978)

A junior high school teacher is raped by several students inside the school.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Buichi Saitō
CAST:  Masako Izumi  •  Hayato Tani  •  Sakura Kamo  •  Jun Negami

A junior high school teacher is raped by several students inside the school.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Buichi Saitō
CAST:  Masako Izumi  •  Hayato Tani  •  Sakura Kamo  •  Jun Negami

Oyama Karate Kyokushinkai (2005)

The greatest and most comprehensive collection of kyokushinkai karate ever produced! Includes basics,Yakusoku kumite, kata, tameshiwari/breaking, kumite as only kyokushinkai can do it! Spectacular knockouts! Plus a Bonus! Rare footage of Oyama Sensei himself ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  George Alexander
CAST:  Mas Oyama  •  Tadashi Nakamura  •  Shigeru Oyama  •  Dolph Lundgren

The greatest and most comprehensive collection of kyokushinkai karate ever produced! Includes basics,Yakusoku kumite, kata, tameshiwari/breaking, kumite as only kyokushinkai can do it! Spectacular knockouts! Plus a Bonus! Rare footage of Oyama Sensei himself ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  George Alexander
CAST:  Mas Oyama  •  Tadashi Nakamura  •  Shigeru Oyama  •  Dolph Lundgren