Masashi Sugawara

Castle in the Sky (1986)

BeautifulAdventurousOriginalRomantic

A young boy and a girl with a magic crystal must race against pirates and foreign agents in a search for a legendary floating castle.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hayao Miyazaki
CAST:  Keiko Yokozawa  •  Mayumi Tanaka  •  Minori Terada  •  Kotoe Hatsui

A young boy and a girl with a magic crystal must race against pirates and foreign agents in a search for a legendary floating castle.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hayao Miyazaki
CAST:  Keiko Yokozawa  •  Mayumi Tanaka  •  Minori Terada  •  Kotoe Hatsui

Naruto the Movie: Guardians of the Crescent Moon Kingdom (2006)

Naruto Uzumaki, Kakashi Hatake, Sakura Haruno, and Rock Lee are assigned to protect the prince of the Land of the Moon, Michiru, during his world trip; other escorts had been hired, but quit due to being treated poorly. The Land of the Moon is a very wealthy nation ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Toshiyuki Tsuru
CAST:  Junko Takeuchi  •  Chie Nakamura  •  Yōichi Masukawa  •  Kazuhiko Inoue

Naruto Uzumaki, Kakashi Hatake, Sakura Haruno, and Rock Lee are assigned to protect the prince of the Land of the Moon, Michiru, during his world trip; other escorts had been hired, but quit due to being treated poorly. The Land of the Moon is a very wealthy nation ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Toshiyuki Tsuru
CAST:  Junko Takeuchi  •  Chie Nakamura  •  Yōichi Masukawa  •  Kazuhiko Inoue

Macross 7: The Galaxy is Calling Me (1995)

Basara, on one of his frequent trips across the galaxy to spread the message of his music, folds in on an icy planet. The natives are hostile, and take him prisoner until he begins to sing for them and a little boy named Pedro recognizes his voice. They release ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tetsuro Amino
CAST:  Tomo Sakurai  •  Satomi Korogi  •  Nobutoshi Canna  •  Michiko Neya

Basara, on one of his frequent trips across the galaxy to spread the message of his music, folds in on an icy planet. The natives are hostile, and take him prisoner until he begins to sing for them and a little boy named Pedro recognizes his voice. They release ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tetsuro Amino
CAST:  Tomo Sakurai  •  Satomi Korogi  •  Nobutoshi Canna  •  Michiko Neya

Broken Blade: Edge of the Line of Death (2011)

Fifth Break Blade Movie. Girge is questioned by Narvi over his surprise attack against Borcuse forces and has him detained so he does not repeat his antics again. Later Loggin, Rygart and Nile learns about True's death but Nile is unsure whether to tell the true to ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Nobuyoshi Habara  •  Tetsuro Amino
CAST:  Kohsuke Toriumi  •  Yuichi Nakamura  •  Kana Hanazawa  •  Yuhko Kaida

Fifth Break Blade Movie. Girge is questioned by Narvi over his surprise attack against Borcuse forces and has him detained so he does not repeat his antics again. Later Loggin, Rygart and Nile learns about True's death but Nile is unsure whether to tell the true to ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Nobuyoshi Habara  •  Tetsuro Amino
CAST:  Kohsuke Toriumi  •  Yuichi Nakamura  •  Kana Hanazawa  •  Yuhko Kaida

Vampire Wars (1990)

The rural American west is the setting for this OVA, in which a bizarre and brutal attack on a NASA base in Arizona attracts the attention of a French secret service agent, Monsieur Lassar, when a dead CIA agent is found floating on the Seine in Paris. Lassar is ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kazuhisa Takenouchi
CAST:  Masashi Sugawara  •  Yuka Koyama  •  Takeshi Aono  •  Toshiya Ueda

The rural American west is the setting for this OVA, in which a bizarre and brutal attack on a NASA base in Arizona attracts the attention of a French secret service agent, Monsieur Lassar, when a dead CIA agent is found floating on the Seine in Paris. Lassar is ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kazuhisa Takenouchi
CAST:  Masashi Sugawara  •  Yuka Koyama  •  Takeshi Aono  •  Toshiya Ueda

Sword for Truth (1990)

Shurannosuke Sakaki is a masterless samurai with a razor-sharp katana and a cold-hearted personality. Whenever you see the mark of two crossed scythes on his back, death is sure to follow. Because of his exceptional swordsmanship, Shurannosuke is hired by the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Osamu Dezaki
CAST:  Kazuhiko Inoue  •  Rei Sakuma  •  Tessyo Genda  •  Yuko Mizutani

Shurannosuke Sakaki is a masterless samurai with a razor-sharp katana and a cold-hearted personality. Whenever you see the mark of two crossed scythes on his back, death is sure to follow. Because of his exceptional swordsmanship, Shurannosuke is hired by the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Osamu Dezaki
CAST:  Kazuhiko Inoue  •  Rei Sakuma  •  Tessyo Genda  •  Yuko Mizutani

Stray Dog: Kerberos Panzer Cops (1991)

Detective Kouichi Todome head of the elite Kerberos police squad escapes after the unit is marked for destruction by the government. Three years later, Inui, a member of the squad, is released from prison with one goal: to find his former master. But the trail to ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mamoru Oshii
CAST:  Shigeru Chiba  •  Takashi Matsuyama  •  Eaching Sue  •  Yoshikatsu Fujiki

Detective Kouichi Todome head of the elite Kerberos police squad escapes after the unit is marked for destruction by the government. Three years later, Inui, a member of the squad, is released from prison with one goal: to find his former master. But the trail to ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mamoru Oshii
CAST:  Shigeru Chiba  •  Takashi Matsuyama  •  Eaching Sue  •  Yoshikatsu Fujiki

Avengers Confidential: Black Widow & Punisher (2014)

When the Punisher takes out a black-market weapons dealer, he stumbles upon a far-reaching terrorist plot devised by a group known as Leviathan.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kenichi Shimizu
CAST:  Miyuki Sawashiro  •  Tessyo Genda  •  Hideaki Tezuka  •  Hiroki Touchi

When the Punisher takes out a black-market weapons dealer, he stumbles upon a far-reaching terrorist plot devised by a group known as Leviathan.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kenichi Shimizu
CAST:  Miyuki Sawashiro  •  Tessyo Genda  •  Hideaki Tezuka  •  Hiroki Touchi

Broken Blade: The Time of Awakening (2010)

In the continent of Cruzon, an impending war between the Kingdom of Krisna and the nation of Athens is brimming. The people of this land are able to use quartz for whatever purpose they desire. Yet one person, Rygart Arrow, is not. He is an "un-sorcerer," a person ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Nobuyoshi Habara  •  Tetsuro Amino
CAST:  Hiroshi Kamiya  •  Yuichi Nakamura  •  Chiwa Saito  •  Kenichi Ogata

In the continent of Cruzon, an impending war between the Kingdom of Krisna and the nation of Athens is brimming. The people of this land are able to use quartz for whatever purpose they desire. Yet one person, Rygart Arrow, is not. He is an "un-sorcerer," a person ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Nobuyoshi Habara  •  Tetsuro Amino
CAST:  Hiroshi Kamiya  •  Yuichi Nakamura  •  Chiwa Saito  •  Kenichi Ogata

Broken Blade: The Split Path (2010)

Second Break Blade movie. The narration begins by revealing Athens invaded the Krisna Kingdom for allowing the Orlando Empire to cross into their land to attack Athens during their power struggle over Assam but the true purpose of the invasion is to take over the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Nobuyoshi Habara  •  Tetsuro Amino
CAST:  Hiroshi Kamiya  •  Yuichi Nakamura  •  Chiwa Saito  •  Yuhko Kaida

Second Break Blade movie. The narration begins by revealing Athens invaded the Krisna Kingdom for allowing the Orlando Empire to cross into their land to attack Athens during their power struggle over Assam but the true purpose of the invasion is to take over the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Nobuyoshi Habara  •  Tetsuro Amino
CAST:  Hiroshi Kamiya  •  Yuichi Nakamura  •  Chiwa Saito  •  Yuhko Kaida

Yawara! Go Get 'Em, Wimpy Kids!! (1992)

Yawara helps a group of timid grade school kids overcome their fears and compete in a judo competition.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hiroko Tokita
CAST:  Megumi Hayashibara  •  Toshihiko Seki  •  Akira Kamiya  •  Yuko Minaguchi

Yawara helps a group of timid grade school kids overcome their fears and compete in a judo competition.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hiroko Tokita
CAST:  Megumi Hayashibara  •  Toshihiko Seki  •  Akira Kamiya  •  Yuko Minaguchi

Blue Butterfly Fish (1994)

Ushio is a freediver with strange powers. He and his friends are at a tropical land in search of a rare fish, the Blue Butterfly. This pursuit leads them to Ayuuru, a local girl who might know where to find the legendary fish.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mamoru Hamatsu
CAST:  Emi Shinohara  •  Nobutoshi Canna  •  Yuri Amano  •  Chafurin

Ushio is a freediver with strange powers. He and his friends are at a tropical land in search of a rare fish, the Blue Butterfly. This pursuit leads them to Ayuuru, a local girl who might know where to find the legendary fish.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mamoru Hamatsu
CAST:  Emi Shinohara  •  Nobutoshi Canna  •  Yuri Amano  •  Chafurin

Yawara! Atlanta Special (1996)

Yawara Inokuma competes for Japan in the Atlanta Olympic Games as she meets with several familiar faces throughout the tournament.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Morio Asaka
CAST:  Yuko Minaguchi  •  Ichiro Nagai  •  Toshihiko Seki  •  Chiyoko Kawashima

Yawara Inokuma competes for Japan in the Atlanta Olympic Games as she meets with several familiar faces throughout the tournament.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Morio Asaka
CAST:  Yuko Minaguchi  •  Ichiro Nagai  •  Toshihiko Seki  •  Chiyoko Kawashima

Bonobono: Secret of the Kumomo Tree (2002)

Bonobono: Kumomo no Ki no Koto was the second theatrical Bonobono movie, released by Amuse Pictures in theaters in Japan on August 10, 2002. It was done completely in 3D.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kōki Kumagai
CAST:  Yuto Uemura  •  Konami Yoshida  •  Kappei Yamaguchi  •  Etsuko Kozakura

Bonobono: Kumomo no Ki no Koto was the second theatrical Bonobono movie, released by Amuse Pictures in theaters in Japan on August 10, 2002. It was done completely in 3D.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kōki Kumagai
CAST:  Yuto Uemura  •  Konami Yoshida  •  Kappei Yamaguchi  •  Etsuko Kozakura

Gintama: The Very Final (2021)

The concluding film to the Gintama animated series, adapting the final chapters of the comic series of the same name by Hideaki Sorachi. The film covers chapters 699–704 of the original comics, with original material added in.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Chizuru Miyawaki
CAST:  Tomokazu Sugita  •  Daisuke Sakaguchi  •  Rie Kugimiya  •  Kazuya Nakai

The concluding film to the Gintama animated series, adapting the final chapters of the comic series of the same name by Hideaki Sorachi. The film covers chapters 699–704 of the original comics, with original material added in.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Chizuru Miyawaki
CAST:  Tomokazu Sugita  •  Daisuke Sakaguchi  •  Rie Kugimiya  •  Kazuya Nakai

Crows (1994)

Bouya Harumichi is a new transfer student to Suzuran all-boys high school, a place where only the worst delinquents assemble. Due to its large amount of delinquents who are hated by the general people for their inauspiciousness, similarly to crows, it is also known ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Masamune Ochiai
CAST:  Hidenari Ugaki  •  Kappei Yamaguchi  •  Akio Otsuka  •  Jurota Kosugi

Bouya Harumichi is a new transfer student to Suzuran all-boys high school, a place where only the worst delinquents assemble. Due to its large amount of delinquents who are hated by the general people for their inauspiciousness, similarly to crows, it is also known ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Masamune Ochiai
CAST:  Hidenari Ugaki  •  Kappei Yamaguchi  •  Akio Otsuka  •  Jurota Kosugi

Detective Conan: Magician of the Silver Sky (2004)

Once again, Kaitou Kid crosses swords with Conan Edogawa in this annual installment of the Detective Conan movie franchise. After receiving a letter from the thief, famous actress Juri Maki seeks the help of private detective Kogorou Mouri to protect the Star ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yasuichiro Yamamoto
CAST:  Minami Takayama  •  Kappei Yamaguchi  •  Wakana Yamazaki  •  Akira Kamiya

Once again, Kaitou Kid crosses swords with Conan Edogawa in this annual installment of the Detective Conan movie franchise. After receiving a letter from the thief, famous actress Juri Maki seeks the help of private detective Kogorou Mouri to protect the Star ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yasuichiro Yamamoto
CAST:  Minami Takayama  •  Kappei Yamaguchi  •  Wakana Yamazaki  •  Akira Kamiya