Shinobu Adachi

Pokémon: The First Movie (1998)

Determined to prove its superiority, a bio-engineered Pokémon called Mewtwo lures Ash, Pikachu and others into a Pokemon match like none before.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kunihiko Yuyama
CAST:  Rica Matsumoto  •  Mayumi Izuka  •  Yuji Ueda  •  Ikue Otani

Determined to prove its superiority, a bio-engineered Pokémon called Mewtwo lures Ash, Pikachu and others into a Pokemon match like none before.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kunihiko Yuyama
CAST:  Rica Matsumoto  •  Mayumi Izuka  •  Yuji Ueda  •  Ikue Otani

Mobile Suit Gundam: Char's Counterattack (1988)

In UC 0093, the Federation has recovered from its defeat and has created a new anti-colonial special forces unit to deal with rebel forces: Londo Bell. Elsewhere in space, Char Aznable reappears out of self-imposed hiding with a declaration that he now commands his ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yoshiyuki Tomino
CAST:  Shuichi Ikeda  •  Toru Furuya  •  Fuyumi Shiraishi  •  Hirotaka Suzuoki

In UC 0093, the Federation has recovered from its defeat and has created a new anti-colonial special forces unit to deal with rebel forces: Londo Bell. Elsewhere in space, Char Aznable reappears out of self-imposed hiding with a declaration that he now commands his ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yoshiyuki Tomino
CAST:  Shuichi Ikeda  •  Toru Furuya  •  Fuyumi Shiraishi  •  Hirotaka Suzuoki

Patlabor 2: The Movie (1993)

A Japanese police unit who use giant anthropomorphic robots (called Labors) is caught up in a political struggle between the civilian authorities and the military when a terrorist act is blamed on an Air Force jet. With the aid of a government agent, the team gets ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mamoru Oshii
CAST:  Mina Tominaga  •  Toshio Furukawa  •  Ryusuke Ohbayashi  •  Yoshiko Sakakibara

A Japanese police unit who use giant anthropomorphic robots (called Labors) is caught up in a political struggle between the civilian authorities and the military when a terrorist act is blamed on an Air Force jet. With the aid of a government agent, the team gets ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mamoru Oshii
CAST:  Mina Tominaga  •  Toshio Furukawa  •  Ryusuke Ohbayashi  •  Yoshiko Sakakibara

Nintama Rantarou Movie: Ninjutsu Gakuen Zenin Shutsudou! no Dan (2011)

A young boy named Rentaro and other ninja apprentices attend Ninjutsu Gakuen - a top ninja academy. Rentaro is determined to become an elite ninja!  (more)

DIRECTION:  Masaya Fujimori
CAST:  Teiyu Ichiryusai  •  Minami Takayama  •  Mayumi Tanaka  •  Toshihiko Nakajima

A young boy named Rentaro and other ninja apprentices attend Ninjutsu Gakuen - a top ninja academy. Rentaro is determined to become an elite ninja!  (more)

DIRECTION:  Masaya Fujimori
CAST:  Teiyu Ichiryusai  •  Minami Takayama  •  Mayumi Tanaka  •  Toshihiko Nakajima

Shimajiro and Fufu's Great Adventure: Save the Seven-Colored Flower! (2013)

Shimajiro to Fufu no Daibōken: Sukue! Nanairo no Hana (しまじろうと フフの だいぼうけん ~すくえ!七色の花~?, Shimajiro and Fufu's Great Adventure: Save the Seven-Colored Flower!) is a 2013 Japanese children's live action/anime film. It's the first film to feature the character Shimajirō. ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Isamu Hirabayashi
CAST:  Yuuichi Harada  •  Omi Minami  •  Naoto Nojima  •  Mei Satô

Shimajiro to Fufu no Daibōken: Sukue! Nanairo no Hana (しまじろうと フフの だいぼうけん ~すくえ!七色の花~?, Shimajiro and Fufu's Great Adventure: Save the Seven-Colored Flower!) is a 2013 Japanese children's live action/anime film. It's the first film to feature the character Shimajirō. ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Isamu Hirabayashi
CAST:  Yuuichi Harada  •  Omi Minami  •  Naoto Nojima  •  Mei Satô

Shimajiro and the Song of the Whale (2014)

Shimajiro, who helped an injured baby whale Kuu-chan, takes care of Kuu-chan who wants to return to her mother and keeps her in touch. In order to return Ku-chan, who was about to be sent to the aquarium, to her mother, Shimajiro rides on her back and sets out on a ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Isamu Hirabayashi  •  Hiroshi Kawamata
CAST:  Bae Jin Young  •  Omi Minami  •  Takumi Yamazaki  •  Miki Takahashi

Shimajiro, who helped an injured baby whale Kuu-chan, takes care of Kuu-chan who wants to return to her mother and keeps her in touch. In order to return Ku-chan, who was about to be sent to the aquarium, to her mother, Shimajiro rides on her back and sets out on a ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Isamu Hirabayashi  •  Hiroshi Kawamata
CAST:  Bae Jin Young  •  Omi Minami  •  Takumi Yamazaki  •  Miki Takahashi

Shimajirou the Movie: Great Adventure on Magic Island (2018)

Shimajiro and his friends set out on an adventure to the Magical Island. Spring comes every year but, for some reason, it did not come this year, and the wizard Aura and the villagers were in trouble. Shimajiro and his friends help try to bring spring together.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hiroshi Kawamata  •  Hiro Takashima
CAST:  Omi Minami  •  Takumi Yamazaki  •  Miki Takahashi  •  Saori Sugimoto

Shimajiro and his friends set out on an adventure to the Magical Island. Spring comes every year but, for some reason, it did not come this year, and the wizard Aura and the villagers were in trouble. Shimajiro and his friends help try to bring spring together.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hiroshi Kawamata  •  Hiro Takashima
CAST:  Omi Minami  •  Takumi Yamazaki  •  Miki Takahashi  •  Saori Sugimoto

The Wonderful Adventures of Nils (1981)

Nils Holgersson is a young boy on a farm who is cruel to the animals. But when he catches the farm's little goblin it becomes one prank too many. He is magically shrunk and suddenly the farm animals are out for revenge. He flees on the back of the goose Morten and ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mamoru Oshii  •  Hisayuki Toriumi  •  Masami Anno  •  Yuji Nunokawa
CAST:  Mami Koyama  •  Shinobu Adachi  •  Shigeru Chiba  •  Tessyo Genda

Nils Holgersson is a young boy on a farm who is cruel to the animals. But when he catches the farm's little goblin it becomes one prank too many. He is magically shrunk and suddenly the farm animals are out for revenge. He flees on the back of the goose Morten and ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mamoru Oshii  •  Hisayuki Toriumi  •  Masami Anno  •  Yuji Nunokawa
CAST:  Mami Koyama  •  Shinobu Adachi  •  Shigeru Chiba  •  Tessyo Genda

Tsushima Maru: Goodbye, Okinawa (1982)

A documentary anime retelling the shipwreck of the freight boat Tsushima Maru, which was carrying 836 schoolchildren home in July 1944 when it was attacked and sunk by an American submarine. Produced by the surviving family members of the Tsushima Maru.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Osamu Kobayashi
CAST:  Mayumi Tanaka  •  Yuko Maruyama  •  Shinobu Adachi  •  Yoshito Yasuhara

A documentary anime retelling the shipwreck of the freight boat Tsushima Maru, which was carrying 836 schoolchildren home in July 1944 when it was attacked and sunk by an American submarine. Produced by the surviving family members of the Tsushima Maru.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Osamu Kobayashi
CAST:  Mayumi Tanaka  •  Yuko Maruyama  •  Shinobu Adachi  •  Yoshito Yasuhara

Foxes of Chironup (1987)

Foxes Ken and Chin become the proud parents of cubs, Koro and Kan, who enjoy a carefree life on the northern Japanese island of Chironup. They befriend a fisherman and his wife but are forced to run for their lives when soldiers on a military exercise decide to ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tetsuo Imazawa
CAST:  Mikiko Otonashi  •  Shinobu Adachi  •  Tsutomu Sasaki

Foxes Ken and Chin become the proud parents of cubs, Koro and Kan, who enjoy a carefree life on the northern Japanese island of Chironup. They befriend a fisherman and his wife but are forced to run for their lives when soldiers on a military exercise decide to ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tetsuo Imazawa
CAST:  Mikiko Otonashi  •  Shinobu Adachi  •  Tsutomu Sasaki

The Curse of Kazuo Umezu (1990)

Two stories: 1. When a gorgeous girl named Rima transfers into Masami's class, she's not only jealous, but also deathly frightened of her. While the boys in class are tripping all over themselves to get to Rima, Masami's having nightmares of a ghastly visitor and ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Naoko Omi
CAST:  Ikuya Sawaki  •  Shinobu Adachi  •  Ai Orikasa  •  Naoko Watanabe

Two stories: 1. When a gorgeous girl named Rima transfers into Masami's class, she's not only jealous, but also deathly frightened of her. While the boys in class are tripping all over themselves to get to Rima, Masami's having nightmares of a ghastly visitor and ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Naoko Omi
CAST:  Ikuya Sawaki  •  Shinobu Adachi  •  Ai Orikasa  •  Naoko Watanabe

Chouriki Sentai Ohranger: The Movie (1995)

Prince Bulldont abducts several children and forces them to act in his deadly realistic film, leaving Ohranger to save the day. Takes place between episodes 8 & 9.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yoshiaki Kobayashi
CAST:  Masaru Shishido  •  Kunio Masaoka  •  Masashi Goda  •  Ayumi Hodaka

Prince Bulldont abducts several children and forces them to act in his deadly realistic film, leaving Ohranger to save the day. Takes place between episodes 8 & 9.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yoshiaki Kobayashi
CAST:  Masaru Shishido  •  Kunio Masaoka  •  Masashi Goda  •  Ayumi Hodaka

Chouriki Sentai Ohranger: Olé vs Kakuranger (1996)

The team-up between Choriki Sentai Ohranger and Ninja Sentai Kakuranger. Its footage was used for the Power Rangers Zeo episodes Rangers of Two Worlds I & II.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Shohei Tôjô
CAST:  Masaru Shishido  •  Kunio Masaoka  •  Masashi Goda  •  Ayumi Asô

The team-up between Choriki Sentai Ohranger and Ninja Sentai Kakuranger. Its footage was used for the Power Rangers Zeo episodes Rangers of Two Worlds I & II.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Shohei Tôjô
CAST:  Masaru Shishido  •  Kunio Masaoka  •  Masashi Goda  •  Ayumi Asô

Calico Cat Holmes and the Lord of the Haunted Castle (1992)

Based on Akagawa Jirou's popular book series about hapless detective Katayama Yoshitaro who lives with his sister Harumi and their cat Holmes, which has a sixth sense when it comes to solve mysteries. In this stand alone OVA the aftershow party of Harumi's acting ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Nobuyuki Kitajima
CAST:  Noriko Hidaka  •  Toshihiko Seki  •  Daiki Nakamura  •  Masashi Ebara

Based on Akagawa Jirou's popular book series about hapless detective Katayama Yoshitaro who lives with his sister Harumi and their cat Holmes, which has a sixth sense when it comes to solve mysteries. In this stand alone OVA the aftershow party of Harumi's acting ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Nobuyuki Kitajima
CAST:  Noriko Hidaka  •  Toshihiko Seki  •  Daiki Nakamura  •  Masashi Ebara