Ryūji Saikachi

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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

Dragon Ball Z: Fusion Reborn (1995)

Not paying attention to his job, a young demon allows the evil cleansing machine to overflow and explode, turning the young demon into the infamous monster Janemba. Goku and Vegeta make solo attempts to defeat the monster, but realize their only option is fusion.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Shigeyasu Yamauchi
CAST:  Masako Nozawa  •  Takeshi Kusao  •  Hiromi Tsuru  •  Ryusei Nakao

Not paying attention to his job, a young demon allows the evil cleansing machine to overflow and explode, turning the young demon into the infamous monster Janemba. Goku and Vegeta make solo attempts to defeat the monster, but realize their only option is fusion.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Shigeyasu Yamauchi
CAST:  Masako Nozawa  •  Takeshi Kusao  •  Hiromi Tsuru  •  Ryusei Nakao

Tokyo Godfathers (2003)

On Christmas Eve, three homeless people living on the streets of Tokyo discover a newborn baby among the trash and set out to find its parents.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Satoshi Kon
CAST:  Aya Okamoto  •  Yoshiaki Umegaki  •  Tohru Emori  •  Satomi Korogi

On Christmas Eve, three homeless people living on the streets of Tokyo discover a newborn baby among the trash and set out to find its parents.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Satoshi Kon
CAST:  Aya Okamoto  •  Yoshiaki Umegaki  •  Tohru Emori  •  Satomi Korogi

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

Night on the Galactic Railroad (1985)

Giovanni currently lives a dreary life of near non-stop work. At school, his peers ridicule him incessantly, and his employer at work is distant and cold. As his isolation from society becomes unbearable, he suddenly finds himself on a train heading far away from ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Gisaburō Sugii
CAST:  Mayumi Tanaka  •  Chika Sakamoto  •  Junko Hori  •  Ayumi Ishijo

Giovanni currently lives a dreary life of near non-stop work. At school, his peers ridicule him incessantly, and his employer at work is distant and cold. As his isolation from society becomes unbearable, he suddenly finds himself on a train heading far away from ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Gisaburō Sugii
CAST:  Mayumi Tanaka  •  Chika Sakamoto  •  Junko Hori  •  Ayumi Ishijo

Roujin Z (1991)

Mr. Takazawa, an elderly invalid who is cared for at his home by Haruko, a young nursing student, is chosen by the Japanese Ministry of Public Welfare to test the Z-001, a computerized hospital bed with robotic features that allegedly displays more efficiency and ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hiroyuki Kitakubo
CAST:  Shinji Ogawa  •  Chie Sato  •  Chisa Yokoyama  •  Hikojirō Matsumura

Mr. Takazawa, an elderly invalid who is cared for at his home by Haruko, a young nursing student, is chosen by the Japanese Ministry of Public Welfare to test the Z-001, a computerized hospital bed with robotic features that allegedly displays more efficiency and ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hiroyuki Kitakubo
CAST:  Shinji Ogawa  •  Chie Sato  •  Chisa Yokoyama  •  Hikojirō Matsumura

Galaxy Express 999: The Movie (1979)

In the future, one can achieve immortality by obtaining a mechanized body. Orphaned, young Tetsuro hitches a ride on the space train Galaxy Express 999 in the hope of obtaining a cyborg body to avenge his mother's death. Along the way, he meets Maetel, who is the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Rintaro
CAST:  Masako Nozawa  •  Masako Ikeda  •  Yoko Asagami  •  Miyoko Asô

In the future, one can achieve immortality by obtaining a mechanized body. Orphaned, young Tetsuro hitches a ride on the space train Galaxy Express 999 in the hope of obtaining a cyborg body to avenge his mother's death. Along the way, he meets Maetel, who is the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Rintaro
CAST:  Masako Nozawa  •  Masako Ikeda  •  Yoko Asagami  •  Miyoko Asô

Legend of Lemnear (1989)

After her village is destroyed and all its residents slaughtered by the evil wizard Gardein and his master The Dark Lord, a warrior known as Lemnear, The Silver Champion, vows to find and kill them both to avenge the massacre.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kinji Yoshimoto
CAST:  Eiko Yamada  •  Keiko Yokozawa  •  Ryusei Nakao  •  Iemasa Kayumi

After her village is destroyed and all its residents slaughtered by the evil wizard Gardein and his master The Dark Lord, a warrior known as Lemnear, The Silver Champion, vows to find and kill them both to avenge the massacre.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kinji Yoshimoto
CAST:  Eiko Yamada  •  Keiko Yokozawa  •  Ryusei Nakao  •  Iemasa Kayumi

Gauche the Cellist (1982)

Gauche is a diligent but mediocre cellist who plays for a small town orchestra and the local cinema in the early 20th century. He struggles during rehearsals and is often berated by his conductor during preparations for an upcoming performance of Beethoven's Sixth ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Isao Takahata
CAST:  Hideki Sasaki  •  Fuyumi Shiraishi  •  Kazue Takahashi  •  Keiko Yokozawa

Gauche is a diligent but mediocre cellist who plays for a small town orchestra and the local cinema in the early 20th century. He struggles during rehearsals and is often berated by his conductor during preparations for an upcoming performance of Beethoven's Sixth ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Isao Takahata
CAST:  Hideki Sasaki  •  Fuyumi Shiraishi  •  Kazue Takahashi  •  Keiko Yokozawa

Psychic Wars (1991)

When brilliant surgeon Ukyo Retsu removes a cancer from a mysterious old woman, he doesn't realize that the cancer is a 5000 year-old demon. Ukyo must then assume the role of protector of the Earth.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tetsuo Imazawa  •  John Wolskel
CAST:  Hideyuki Tanaka  •  Hiromi Tsuru  •  Shigeru Chiba  •  Junko Hagimori

When brilliant surgeon Ukyo Retsu removes a cancer from a mysterious old woman, he doesn't realize that the cancer is a 5000 year-old demon. Ukyo must then assume the role of protector of the Earth.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tetsuo Imazawa  •  John Wolskel
CAST:  Hideyuki Tanaka  •  Hiromi Tsuru  •  Shigeru Chiba  •  Junko Hagimori

Harmagedon (1983)

From the depths of space he is coming... Ancient beyond understanding, his power is immeasurable. He has destroyed half the universe and is on his way here. He is… Genma. Only two people are aware of the imminent catastrophe: Princess Luna, a modern day prophetess ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Rintaro
CAST:  Toru Furuya  •  Mami Koyama  •  Masako Ikeda  •  Keiko Han

From the depths of space he is coming... Ancient beyond understanding, his power is immeasurable. He has destroyed half the universe and is on his way here. He is… Genma. Only two people are aware of the imminent catastrophe: Princess Luna, a modern day prophetess ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Rintaro
CAST:  Toru Furuya  •  Mami Koyama  •  Masako Ikeda  •  Keiko Han

Cyber City Oedo 808 (1990)

In the city of Oedo 2808a.d., three Cyber criminals are given two choices, to either rot in jail or to join a special force of the Cyber Police to get possibly one more chance at freedom ever again. For each criminal apprehended, and for each successful mission ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yoshiaki Kawajiri
CAST:  Hiroya Ishimaru  •  Kaneto Shiozawa  •  Tessyo Genda  •  Mitsuko Horie

In the city of Oedo 2808a.d., three Cyber criminals are given two choices, to either rot in jail or to join a special force of the Cyber Police to get possibly one more chance at freedom ever again. For each criminal apprehended, and for each successful mission ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yoshiaki Kawajiri
CAST:  Hiroya Ishimaru  •  Kaneto Shiozawa  •  Tessyo Genda  •  Mitsuko Horie

Anne of Green Gables: Road to Green Gables (2010)

Anne is an orphan full of imagination. When she arrives at her new home she learns that sometimes you have to be a sensible person too; at the same time her unique character changes, or at least attracts, the people around her. The story covers Anne's growth from ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Isao Takahata
CAST:  Eiko Yamada  •  Fumie Kitahara  •  Ryūji Saikachi  •  Kazuhiko Inoue

Anne is an orphan full of imagination. When she arrives at her new home she learns that sometimes you have to be a sensible person too; at the same time her unique character changes, or at least attracts, the people around her. The story covers Anne's growth from ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Isao Takahata
CAST:  Eiko Yamada  •  Fumie Kitahara  •  Ryūji Saikachi  •  Kazuhiko Inoue

White Fang Story (1982)

White Fang is born on the planes of Alaska to a wolf father and a half-wolf, half-dog mother. One day he and his mother run into an Alaskan inuit boy Mit-sah, who has long dreamed of a dog of his own, and by a marvellous twist of fate, the wolves are taken in by ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Soji Yoshikawa
CAST:  Mayumi Tanaka  •  Hiroko Maruyama  •  Jun Hongō  •  Osamu Saka

White Fang is born on the planes of Alaska to a wolf father and a half-wolf, half-dog mother. One day he and his mother run into an Alaskan inuit boy Mit-sah, who has long dreamed of a dog of his own, and by a marvellous twist of fate, the wolves are taken in by ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Soji Yoshikawa
CAST:  Mayumi Tanaka  •  Hiroko Maruyama  •  Jun Hongō  •  Osamu Saka

Unico in the Island of Magic (1983)

A young unicorn named Unico must fight an evil magician and save everyone who's trapped under his spell.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Moribi Murano
CAST:  Katsue Miwa  •  Chieko Baisho  •  Sumi Shimamoto  •  Fujio Tokita

A young unicorn named Unico must fight an evil magician and save everyone who's trapped under his spell.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Moribi Murano
CAST:  Katsue Miwa  •  Chieko Baisho  •  Sumi Shimamoto  •  Fujio Tokita

Mermaid Forest (1991)

There is a legend in Japan that if one eats the flesh of a mermaid, one will become immortal. This anime recounts the story of Yuhta and Mana, an immortal boy and girl, and their experiences with a family struggling to achieve immortality at any cost.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Takaya Mizutani
CAST:  Koichi Yamadera  •  Minami Takayama  •  Mika Doi  •  Aiko Konoshima

There is a legend in Japan that if one eats the flesh of a mermaid, one will become immortal. This anime recounts the story of Yuhta and Mana, an immortal boy and girl, and their experiences with a family struggling to achieve immortality at any cost.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Takaya Mizutani
CAST:  Koichi Yamadera  •  Minami Takayama  •  Mika Doi  •  Aiko Konoshima

Prelude Maison Ikkoku: When the Cherry Blossoms Return in the Spring (1992)

Kyoko Otonashi is a 22-year-old widow. Six months have passed since the sudden death of her husband, Soichiro. In her resolve to move on, she has recently taken over the management of a boarding house owned by her father-in-law. She now finds herself reminiscing ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Shigeharu Shiba
CAST:  Sumi Shimamoto  •  Hideyuki Tanaka  •  Issei Futamata  •  Ryūji Saikachi

Kyoko Otonashi is a 22-year-old widow. Six months have passed since the sudden death of her husband, Soichiro. In her resolve to move on, she has recently taken over the management of a boarding house owned by her father-in-law. She now finds herself reminiscing ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Shigeharu Shiba
CAST:  Sumi Shimamoto  •  Hideyuki Tanaka  •  Issei Futamata  •  Ryūji Saikachi

Crying Freeman 6: The Guiding Light of Memory (1994)

CRYING FREEMAN: FINAL CHAPTER -- THE GUIDING LIGHT OF MEMORY (1993) is the sixth and last volume in the OAV series of Japanese anime adaptations of the "Crying Freeman" manga. A hard-hitting tale of violent criminals engaged in a brutal turf war, it is easily the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Shigeyasu Yamauchi
CAST:  Chiharu Kataishi  •  Toshio Furukawa  •  Bin Shimada  •  Akiko Matsuda

CRYING FREEMAN: FINAL CHAPTER -- THE GUIDING LIGHT OF MEMORY (1993) is the sixth and last volume in the OAV series of Japanese anime adaptations of the "Crying Freeman" manga. A hard-hitting tale of violent criminals engaged in a brutal turf war, it is easily the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Shigeyasu Yamauchi
CAST:  Chiharu Kataishi  •  Toshio Furukawa  •  Bin Shimada  •  Akiko Matsuda

Coo of The Far Seas (1993)

After a storm hits their island, Yusuke (driving his jet-ski) finds a baby dinosaur. He show it to his dad, they keep it and call it Coo. But there are other parties interested in a 65 million year old creature...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tetsuo Imazawa
CAST:  Akira Kamiya  •  Hiroko Emori  •  Masatô Ibu  •  Yuta Yamazaki

After a storm hits their island, Yusuke (driving his jet-ski) finds a baby dinosaur. He show it to his dad, they keep it and call it Coo. But there are other parties interested in a 65 million year old creature...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tetsuo Imazawa
CAST:  Akira Kamiya  •  Hiroko Emori  •  Masatô Ibu  •  Yuta Yamazaki

Kamen Rider Amazon: The Movie (1975)

The Kamen Rider Amazon movie is a theatrical version of episode 16, Garander's Tokyo Sea of Flames Operation!!, depicting Gengoro Beastman's attempt to execute Garanda's Tokyo Sea of Flame plan.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Issaku Uchida
CAST:  Tōru Okazaki  •  Akiji Kobayashi  •  Youji Matsuda  •  Mariko Matsuoka

The Kamen Rider Amazon movie is a theatrical version of episode 16, Garander's Tokyo Sea of Flames Operation!!, depicting Gengoro Beastman's attempt to execute Garanda's Tokyo Sea of Flame plan.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Issaku Uchida
CAST:  Tōru Okazaki  •  Akiji Kobayashi  •  Youji Matsuda  •  Mariko Matsuoka
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