Kazumi Tanaka

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Akira (1988)

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A secret military project endangers Neo-Tokyo when it turns a biker gang member into a rampaging psychic psychopath that only two teenagers and a group of psychics can stop.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Katsuhiro Otomo
CAST:  Mitsuo Iwata  •  Nozomu Sasaki  •  Mami Koyama  •  Tessyo Genda

A secret military project endangers Neo-Tokyo when it turns a biker gang member into a rampaging psychic psychopath that only two teenagers and a group of psychics can stop.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Katsuhiro Otomo
CAST:  Mitsuo Iwata  •  Nozomu Sasaki  •  Mami Koyama  •  Tessyo Genda

Dragon Ball: Curse of the Blood Rubies (1986)

The great King Gurumes is searching for the Dragon Balls in order to put a stop to his endless hunger. A young girl named Pansy who lives in the nearby village has had enough of the treachery and decides to seek Muten Rōshi for assistance. Can our heroes save the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Daisuke Nishio
CAST:  Tomiko Suzuki  •  Hiromi Tsuru  •  Masako Nozawa  •  Naoko Watanabe

The great King Gurumes is searching for the Dragon Balls in order to put a stop to his endless hunger. A young girl named Pansy who lives in the nearby village has had enough of the treachery and decides to seek Muten Rōshi for assistance. Can our heroes save the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Daisuke Nishio
CAST:  Tomiko Suzuki  •  Hiromi Tsuru  •  Masako Nozawa  •  Naoko Watanabe

Dragon Ball: Sleeping Princess in Devil's Castle (1987)

Goku and Kuririn are given an assignment by Kame-Sen'nin: "Retrieve the sleeping princess from Lucifer and I will take you as my students." But the mission proves to be more perilous than originally thought.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Daisuke Nishio
CAST:  Mayumi Tanaka  •  Nachi Nozawa  •  Hiromi Tsuru  •  Masako Nozawa

Goku and Kuririn are given an assignment by Kame-Sen'nin: "Retrieve the sleeping princess from Lucifer and I will take you as my students." But the mission proves to be more perilous than originally thought.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Daisuke Nishio
CAST:  Mayumi Tanaka  •  Nachi Nozawa  •  Hiromi Tsuru  •  Masako Nozawa

Vampire Hunter D (1985)

In a far-future time ruled by the supernatural, a young girl requests the help of a vampire hunter to kill the vampire who has bitten her and thus prevent her from becoming a vampire herself.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Toyoo Ashida
CAST:  Kaneto Shiozawa  •  Michie Tomizawa  •  Seizô Katô  •  Ichiro Nagai

In a far-future time ruled by the supernatural, a young girl requests the help of a vampire hunter to kill the vampire who has bitten her and thus prevent her from becoming a vampire herself.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Toyoo Ashida
CAST:  Kaneto Shiozawa  •  Michie Tomizawa  •  Seizô Katô  •  Ichiro Nagai

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

One Pound Gospel (1988)

Hatanaka Kosaku is a young boxer who has a major flaw, he can't stop eating. That weakness puts him into into heavier weight classes that put him against stronger boxers and even worse, he's prone to throw up when he gets a body blow, which drives potential ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Osamu Dezaki
CAST:  Hiromi Tsuru  •  Toru Furuya  •  Kaneto Shiozawa  •  Masaharu Sato

Hatanaka Kosaku is a young boxer who has a major flaw, he can't stop eating. That weakness puts him into into heavier weight classes that put him against stronger boxers and even worse, he's prone to throw up when he gets a body blow, which drives potential ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Osamu Dezaki
CAST:  Hiromi Tsuru  •  Toru Furuya  •  Kaneto Shiozawa  •  Masaharu Sato

Grappler Baki: The Ultimate Fighter (1994)

His name is Baki Hanma. No one knows where he came from or where he learned his unique fighting style. When it comes to Karate, Baki Hanma is just plain GOOD. He can defeat an opponent with a single blow and he's taking the Karate Championship by storm. In a ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yuji Asada
CAST:  Kappei Yamaguchi  •  Kaneto Shiozawa  •  Kazumi Tanaka  •  Koji Totani

His name is Baki Hanma. No one knows where he came from or where he learned his unique fighting style. When it comes to Karate, Baki Hanma is just plain GOOD. He can defeat an opponent with a single blow and he's taking the Karate Championship by storm. In a ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yuji Asada
CAST:  Kappei Yamaguchi  •  Kaneto Shiozawa  •  Kazumi Tanaka  •  Koji Totani

Riding Bean (1989)

Bean Bandit and his partner Rally Vincent are couriers for hire - transporting clients and delivering goods in his custom sports car "Roadbuster" for a hefty price. But when they are hired to escort a kidnapped girl named Chelsea to her home, they don't realize ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yasuo Hasegawa
CAST:  Megumi Hayashibara  •  Chieko Honda  •  Michitaka Kobayashi  •  Jurota Kosugi

Bean Bandit and his partner Rally Vincent are couriers for hire - transporting clients and delivering goods in his custom sports car "Roadbuster" for a hefty price. But when they are hired to escort a kidnapped girl named Chelsea to her home, they don't realize ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yasuo Hasegawa
CAST:  Megumi Hayashibara  •  Chieko Honda  •  Michitaka Kobayashi  •  Jurota Kosugi

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

Kenya Boy (1984)

This animated feature, based on a popular manga, centers on an 11-year-old boy who goes to Africa with his father in 1941. Because he is Japanese, the father is detained by the British. The boy joins up with a beautiful native girl, and the adventure begins, a sort ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Nobuhiko Obayashi  •  Tetsuo Imazawa
CAST:  Tomoyo Harada  •  Eiko Masuyama  •  Ichiro Nagai  •  Kyouji Nanami

This animated feature, based on a popular manga, centers on an 11-year-old boy who goes to Africa with his father in 1941. Because he is Japanese, the father is detained by the British. The boy joins up with a beautiful native girl, and the adventure begins, a sort ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Nobuhiko Obayashi  •  Tetsuo Imazawa
CAST:  Tomoyo Harada  •  Eiko Masuyama  •  Ichiro Nagai  •  Kyouji Nanami

Tale of the Earth (1984)

A youngster, Wil had a dissatisfaction to the society which the computer controls the total life of a person. One day he catches a strange telepathy from outer space.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Shigeyuki Yamane
CAST:  Yu Mizushima  •  Kiyoshi Kobayashi  •  Rokuro Naya  •  Kohei Miyauchi

A youngster, Wil had a dissatisfaction to the society which the computer controls the total life of a person. One day he catches a strange telepathy from outer space.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Shigeyuki Yamane
CAST:  Yu Mizushima  •  Kiyoshi Kobayashi  •  Rokuro Naya  •  Kohei Miyauchi

Spooky Kitaro: The Great Yokai War (1986)

The second movie based on the 1985 TV anime.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Takeshi Shirato
CAST:  Isamu Tanonaka  •  Kei Tomiyama  •  Keiko Toda  •  Hidekatsu Shibata

The second movie based on the 1985 TV anime.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Takeshi Shirato
CAST:  Isamu Tanonaka  •  Kei Tomiyama  •  Keiko Toda  •  Hidekatsu Shibata

M.D. Geist (1986)

Geist (the main character) is MD-02, a Most Dangerous Soldier, genetically engineered to function as a killing machine, but every one of the MDS units went homicidally insane. As a result Geist was placed in suspended animation in a stasis pod orbiting the planet ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Koichi Ohata  •  Hayato Ikeda
CAST:  Norio Wakamoto  •  Akio Nojima  •  Fumi Hirano  •  Takeshi Watabe

Geist (the main character) is MD-02, a Most Dangerous Soldier, genetically engineered to function as a killing machine, but every one of the MDS units went homicidally insane. As a result Geist was placed in suspended animation in a stasis pod orbiting the planet ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Koichi Ohata  •  Hayato Ikeda
CAST:  Norio Wakamoto  •  Akio Nojima  •  Fumi Hirano  •  Takeshi Watabe

Girl Detective Club (1986)

Our heroine has been kidnapped and her two somewhat ditzy friends decided to save her in a war machine they found in her house. Unfortunately they have little idea of how it works so let the random destruction begin.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Masaharu Okuwaki
CAST:  Masako Miura  •  TARAKO  •  Yuriko Yamamoto  •  Hiromi Tsuru

Our heroine has been kidnapped and her two somewhat ditzy friends decided to save her in a war machine they found in her house. Unfortunately they have little idea of how it works so let the random destruction begin.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Masaharu Okuwaki
CAST:  Masako Miura  •  TARAKO  •  Yuriko Yamamoto  •  Hiromi Tsuru

Urban Square: In Pursuit of Amber (1986)

Ryou Matsumoto is a screenplay writer that runs into a man and witnesses his murder. Unknown to him, he gets caught up in an illegal antique ring along with a girl he meets named Yuki. In order to survive, he ends up acting out the "action hero" role that he writes ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Akira Nishimori
CAST:  Kazuhiko Inoue  •  Akiko Hiramatsu  •  Eiko Yamada  •  Reiko Suzuki

Ryou Matsumoto is a screenplay writer that runs into a man and witnesses his murder. Unknown to him, he gets caught up in an illegal antique ring along with a girl he meets named Yuki. In order to survive, he ends up acting out the "action hero" role that he writes ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Akira Nishimori
CAST:  Kazuhiko Inoue  •  Akiko Hiramatsu  •  Eiko Yamada  •  Reiko Suzuki

The Phoenix: Karma Chapter (1986)

The story of two men - sculptor genius Akanemaru, and former bandit Gao. Discover how the lives of the two men cross repeatedly throughout their lives, how they struggle with their own fate, and how they are forced to compete with each other for a great honour, ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Rintaro
CAST:  Katsunosuke Hori  •  Toshio Furukawa  •  Yoko Asagami  •  Mami Koyama

The story of two men - sculptor genius Akanemaru, and former bandit Gao. Discover how the lives of the two men cross repeatedly throughout their lives, how they struggle with their own fate, and how they are forced to compete with each other for a great honour, ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Rintaro
CAST:  Katsunosuke Hori  •  Toshio Furukawa  •  Yoko Asagami  •  Mami Koyama

Crying Freeman 1: Portrait of a Killer (1988)

Emu Hino, a 29-year-old virgin, witnesses a mob hit and fears that the killer will now find her and kill her. Indeed, he sets out to do so; he's Yo Hinomura, a talented potter and artist who's been conscripted against his will to be the prime hitman for the 108 ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Daisuke Nishio
CAST:  Chiharu Kataishi  •  Toshio Furukawa  •  Kohei Miyauchi  •  Masako Katsuki

Emu Hino, a 29-year-old virgin, witnesses a mob hit and fears that the killer will now find her and kill her. Indeed, he sets out to do so; he's Yo Hinomura, a talented potter and artist who's been conscripted against his will to be the prime hitman for the 108 ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Daisuke Nishio
CAST:  Chiharu Kataishi  •  Toshio Furukawa  •  Kohei Miyauchi  •  Masako Katsuki

Blood Reign: Curse of the Yoma (1989)

A terrible war has ravaged the land, and now, fuelled by the blood of numerous fallen warriors the Yoma, demons from hell, emerge once more. A skilled ninja seeks to end the bloodshed these demons inflict upon humanity, but to do this he must fight against his ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Takashi Anno
CAST:  Kaneto Shiozawa  •  Hiromi Tsuru  •  Minako Arakawa  •  Motomu Kiyokawa

A terrible war has ravaged the land, and now, fuelled by the blood of numerous fallen warriors the Yoma, demons from hell, emerge once more. A skilled ninja seeks to end the bloodshed these demons inflict upon humanity, but to do this he must fight against his ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Takashi Anno
CAST:  Kaneto Shiozawa  •  Hiromi Tsuru  •  Minako Arakawa  •  Motomu Kiyokawa

Crying Freeman 2: Shades of Death, Part 1 (1989)

With the blessing of the 108 Dragons, Yo and Emu marry and receive new names, Ron Tayan and Fu Ching Ran. The elders send them to Macau to find out who's behind a new attack. Fu is kidnaped; at the same time, Baya San (the huge granddaughter of the 108 Dragons' ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Nobutaka Nishizawa
CAST:  Chiharu Kataishi  •  Toshio Furukawa  •  Kaoru Matsumoto  •  Kohei Miyauchi

With the blessing of the 108 Dragons, Yo and Emu marry and receive new names, Ron Tayan and Fu Ching Ran. The elders send them to Macau to find out who's behind a new attack. Fu is kidnaped; at the same time, Baya San (the huge granddaughter of the 108 Dragons' ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Nobutaka Nishizawa
CAST:  Chiharu Kataishi  •  Toshio Furukawa  •  Kaoru Matsumoto  •  Kohei Miyauchi

Neo Tokyo (1989)

A trilogy of separate stories. In "Labyrinth labyrinthos", a girl and her cat enter a strange world. In "Running Man", a racer takes on the ultimate opponent. In "Construction Cancellation Order", a man must shut down worker robots.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Katsuhiro Otomo  •  Yoshiaki Kawajiri  •  Rintaro
CAST:  Hideko Yoshida  •  Masane Tsukayama  •  Iemasa Kayumi  •  Hiroshi Ôtake

A trilogy of separate stories. In "Labyrinth labyrinthos", a girl and her cat enter a strange world. In "Running Man", a racer takes on the ultimate opponent. In "Construction Cancellation Order", a man must shut down worker robots.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Katsuhiro Otomo  •  Yoshiaki Kawajiri  •  Rintaro
CAST:  Hideko Yoshida  •  Masane Tsukayama  •  Iemasa Kayumi  •  Hiroshi Ôtake
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