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Bagi: The Monster of Mighty Nature (1984)

Tezuka Osamu's tale of a genetically engineered pink American Mountain-lion named Bagi and the friendship she develops with Ryo, a lonesome bike gang member.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Osamu Tezuka
CAST:  Saeko Shimazu  •  Kazuhiko Inoue  •  Katsuji Mori  •  Kazuteru Suzuki

Tezuka Osamu's tale of a genetically engineered pink American Mountain-lion named Bagi and the friendship she develops with Ryo, a lonesome bike gang member.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Osamu Tezuka
CAST:  Saeko Shimazu  •  Kazuhiko Inoue  •  Katsuji Mori  •  Kazuteru Suzuki

Techno Police 21C (1982)

The year is 2001 and the criminals have taken over Centinel City. The Police have lost control. The citizens are terrified... and no one can stop the madness. Even the Techno Police, a special anti-crime squad, find the situation hopeless until a wise cracking cop ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Masashi Matsumoto
CAST:  Kumiko Takizawa  •  Yoshito Yasuhara  •  Junpei Takiguchi  •  Kenji Utsumi

The year is 2001 and the criminals have taken over Centinel City. The Police have lost control. The citizens are terrified... and no one can stop the madness. Even the Techno Police, a special anti-crime squad, find the situation hopeless until a wise cracking cop ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Masashi Matsumoto
CAST:  Kumiko Takizawa  •  Yoshito Yasuhara  •  Junpei Takiguchi  •  Kenji Utsumi

Talk of the Town Tora-san (1978)

After a chance encounter with Hiroshi's father on a bus, Tora decides to get serious and reflect on the mortality of man. His plans are derailed when a beautiful lady starts working at Toraya.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yoji Yamada
CAST:  Kiyoshi Atsumi  •  Chieko Baisho  •  Gin Maeda  •  Chishū Ryū

After a chance encounter with Hiroshi's father on a bus, Tora decides to get serious and reflect on the mortality of man. His plans are derailed when a beautiful lady starts working at Toraya.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yoji Yamada
CAST:  Kiyoshi Atsumi  •  Chieko Baisho  •  Gin Maeda  •  Chishū Ryū

Parasite Dolls (2003)

Beauty is only skin deep, but when you can’t see beneath the skin, how can you know what you’re really dealing with? In a world where perfect androids called Boomers have infiltrated every aspect of society, it’s the job of Branch to maintain peace between the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Naoyuki Yoshinaga  •  Kazuto Nakazawa
CAST:  Kazuhiko Inoue  •  Akemi Okamura  •  Masaru Ikeda  •  Somei Uchida

Beauty is only skin deep, but when you can’t see beneath the skin, how can you know what you’re really dealing with? In a world where perfect androids called Boomers have infiltrated every aspect of society, it’s the job of Branch to maintain peace between the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Naoyuki Yoshinaga  •  Kazuto Nakazawa
CAST:  Kazuhiko Inoue  •  Akemi Okamura  •  Masaru Ikeda  •  Somei Uchida

Iria: Zeiram the Animation (1994)

A monster hunter goes after a beast that could be her brother.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tetsuro Amino
CAST:  Wataru Takagi  •  Aya Hisakawa  •  Jurota Kosugi  •  Mika Kanai

A monster hunter goes after a beast that could be her brother.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tetsuro Amino
CAST:  Wataru Takagi  •  Aya Hisakawa  •  Jurota Kosugi  •  Mika Kanai

Sin: The Movie (2000)

It is the near future, and the city of Freeport teeters on the verge of total collapse. The twin tides of rampant crime and ruinous graft face only one barrier: the elite strike force HARDCORPS. Led by Colonel John Blade, HARDCORPS is the last force for justice in ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yasunori Urata
CAST:  Kaori Yamagata  •  Kikuko Inoue  •  Koji Ishii  •  Ayako Kawasumi

It is the near future, and the city of Freeport teeters on the verge of total collapse. The twin tides of rampant crime and ruinous graft face only one barrier: the elite strike force HARDCORPS. Led by Colonel John Blade, HARDCORPS is the last force for justice in ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yasunori Urata
CAST:  Kaori Yamagata  •  Kikuko Inoue  •  Koji Ishii  •  Ayako Kawasumi

Lupin the Third: Episode 0: First Contact (2002)

The stickup that started it all! Lupin III and Fujiko are both after an ancient artifact Jigen is supposed to protect, while Goemon happens to be searching for his clan’s lost treasure nearby. Of course, Inspector Zenigata isn’t far behind. This is the story of our ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Minoru Ohara
CAST:  Kanichi Kurita  •  Kiyoshi Kobayashi  •  Eiko Masuyama  •  Shūichirō Moriyama

The stickup that started it all! Lupin III and Fujiko are both after an ancient artifact Jigen is supposed to protect, while Goemon happens to be searching for his clan’s lost treasure nearby. Of course, Inspector Zenigata isn’t far behind. This is the story of our ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Minoru Ohara
CAST:  Kanichi Kurita  •  Kiyoshi Kobayashi  •  Eiko Masuyama  •  Shūichirō Moriyama

Sakura Wars: The Movie (2001)

Following in the aftermath of a terrible Demon-Human war, turn of the century Japan is preparing a new fighting force in case the demons decide to return. A squadron of giant robots are built to be controlled by the spirit of the pilot, but it is discovered that ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mitsuru Hongo
CAST:  Kumiko Nishihara  •  Michie Tomizawa  •  Mayumi Tanaka  •  Kazue Ikura

Following in the aftermath of a terrible Demon-Human war, turn of the century Japan is preparing a new fighting force in case the demons decide to return. A squadron of giant robots are built to be controlled by the spirit of the pilot, but it is discovered that ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mitsuru Hongo
CAST:  Kumiko Nishihara  •  Michie Tomizawa  •  Mayumi Tanaka  •  Kazue Ikura

WXIII: Patlabor The Movie 3 (2002)

Set in the year 2000 (between the events of Patlabor and Patlabor 2), when the level of Labor accidents begin to escalate around Tokyo Bay, police detectives Kusumi and Hata are assigned to investigate. What they discover leads to a series of government cover-ups, ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Fumihiko Takayama
CAST:  Katsuhiko Watabiki  •  Hiroaki Hirata  •  Atsuko Tanaka  •  Ryusuke Ohbayashi

Set in the year 2000 (between the events of Patlabor and Patlabor 2), when the level of Labor accidents begin to escalate around Tokyo Bay, police detectives Kusumi and Hata are assigned to investigate. What they discover leads to a series of government cover-ups, ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Fumihiko Takayama
CAST:  Katsuhiko Watabiki  •  Hiroaki Hirata  •  Atsuko Tanaka  •  Ryusuke Ohbayashi

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

Yakyukyô no uta (1977)

Live-action adaptation of Shinji Mizushima's manga.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Akira Kato
CAST:  Midori Kinouchi  •  Asao Koike  •  Masakazu Kuwayama  •  Jūkei Fujioka

Live-action adaptation of Shinji Mizushima's manga.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Akira Kato
CAST:  Midori Kinouchi  •  Asao Koike  •  Masakazu Kuwayama  •  Jūkei Fujioka

Dokidoki! Pretty Cure the Movie: Memories for the Future (2013)

One day, Mana Aida receives a wedding dress from her mother and grandmother that they had worn in the past. While thinking about who she would wear this beside someday, a mysterious man named Marsh appears, and Mana is thrown back into the past. She was happy to ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Naoyuki Ito
CAST:  Mai Fuchigami  •  Minako Kotobuki  •  Kanako Miyamoto  •  Rie Kugimiya

One day, Mana Aida receives a wedding dress from her mother and grandmother that they had worn in the past. While thinking about who she would wear this beside someday, a mysterious man named Marsh appears, and Mana is thrown back into the past. She was happy to ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Naoyuki Ito
CAST:  Mai Fuchigami  •  Minako Kotobuki  •  Kanako Miyamoto  •  Rie Kugimiya

Lupin the Third: Alcatraz Connection (2001)

Secretly operating his cruiser as a casino at sea isn’t enough for mafia don Lukino Marcano. He’s also looking for the gold-laden boat wreckage worth the budget of a small country! Lupin sniffs out the plan to recover this long-lost treasure and brings along his ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hideki Tonokatsu
CAST:  Kiyoshi Kobayashi  •  Kanichi Kurita  •  Eiko Masuyama  •  Makio Inoue

Secretly operating his cruiser as a casino at sea isn’t enough for mafia don Lukino Marcano. He’s also looking for the gold-laden boat wreckage worth the budget of a small country! Lupin sniffs out the plan to recover this long-lost treasure and brings along his ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hideki Tonokatsu
CAST:  Kiyoshi Kobayashi  •  Kanichi Kurita  •  Eiko Masuyama  •  Makio Inoue

Metropolis (2001)

Kenichi and his detective uncle, Shunsaku Ban, leave Japan to visit Metropolis, in search of the criminal, Dr. Laughton. However, when they finally find Dr. Laughton, Kenichi and Shunsaku find themselves seperated and plunged into the middle of a larger conspiracy. ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Rintaro
CAST:  Yuka Imoto  •  Kei Kobayashi  •  Kohki Okada  •  Tarō Ishida

Kenichi and his detective uncle, Shunsaku Ban, leave Japan to visit Metropolis, in search of the criminal, Dr. Laughton. However, when they finally find Dr. Laughton, Kenichi and Shunsaku find themselves seperated and plunged into the middle of a larger conspiracy. ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Rintaro
CAST:  Yuka Imoto  •  Kei Kobayashi  •  Kohki Okada  •  Tarō Ishida

Document: Fang of the Sun Dougram (1983)

In Space Century (SC) 152, the planet Deloyer, Earth's only colony, is home to a growing independence movement. The Fang of the Sun are a small team of guerillas fighting against Earth's occupation. To counter Earth's Combat Armors, they have a lone Combat Armor of ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ryousuke Takahashi
CAST:  Kazuhiko Inoue  •  Ryoichi Tanaka  •  Banjo Ginga  •  Kenichi Ogata

In Space Century (SC) 152, the planet Deloyer, Earth's only colony, is home to a growing independence movement. The Fang of the Sun are a small team of guerillas fighting against Earth's occupation. To counter Earth's Combat Armors, they have a lone Combat Armor of ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ryousuke Takahashi
CAST:  Kazuhiko Inoue  •  Ryoichi Tanaka  •  Banjo Ginga  •  Kenichi Ogata

Beaten by Black Rain (1984)

Many years after the atomic bombing of Hiroshima, the survivors (called hibakusha in Japanese) are still physically and emotionally devastated by the event. Kuroi Ame ni Utarete tells the interlocking stories of a group of survivors who frequent Stand Akauma, a ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Takeshi Shirato
CAST:  Hideki Saijo  •  Kae Shimamura  •  Keiko Han  •  Takeshi Ōbayashi

Many years after the atomic bombing of Hiroshima, the survivors (called hibakusha in Japanese) are still physically and emotionally devastated by the event. Kuroi Ame ni Utarete tells the interlocking stories of a group of survivors who frequent Stand Akauma, a ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Takeshi Shirato
CAST:  Hideki Saijo  •  Kae Shimamura  •  Keiko Han  •  Takeshi Ōbayashi

Romance of the Three Kingdoms (1985)

Sangokushi is set in the waning days of the Han dynasty. Central rule has disintegrated, and the land is controlled by multiple warlords. Liu Bei Xuande is a warrior who aspires to build a just state and to serve the people.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tetsuo Imazawa
CAST:  Kazuhiko Inoue  •  Kei Tomiyama  •  Fumi Hirano  •  Masaru Ikeda

Sangokushi is set in the waning days of the Han dynasty. Central rule has disintegrated, and the land is controlled by multiple warlords. Liu Bei Xuande is a warrior who aspires to build a just state and to serve the people.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tetsuo Imazawa
CAST:  Kazuhiko Inoue  •  Kei Tomiyama  •  Fumi Hirano  •  Masaru Ikeda

Dirty Pair: Affair on Nolandia (1985)

The Dirty Pair are traveling to the planet of Ookbar in search of a missing girl. Kei and Yuri have traced Missinie to the forest of Nolandia, but their investigations have stalled thanks to the less than helpful Chief of Security. But the Dirty Pair have never let ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Masaharu Okuwaki
CAST:  Kyoko Tongu  •  Saeko Shimazu  •  Keiko Han  •  Toshiko Fujita

The Dirty Pair are traveling to the planet of Ookbar in search of a missing girl. Kei and Yuri have traced Missinie to the forest of Nolandia, but their investigations have stalled thanks to the less than helpful Chief of Security. But the Dirty Pair have never let ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Masaharu Okuwaki
CAST:  Kyoko Tongu  •  Saeko Shimazu  •  Keiko Han  •  Toshiko Fujita

Cosmos Pink Shock (1986)

Micchi thrusts though space on her spacecraft Pink Shock, hoping to be reunited with her long lost lover.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yasuo Hasegawa  •  Keisuke Matsumoto
CAST:  Daisuke Gori  •  Masaru Ikeda  •  Kaneta Kimotsuki  •  Kazue Komiya

Micchi thrusts though space on her spacecraft Pink Shock, hoping to be reunited with her long lost lover.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yasuo Hasegawa  •  Keisuke Matsumoto
CAST:  Daisuke Gori  •  Masaru Ikeda  •  Kaneta Kimotsuki  •  Kazue Komiya

Romance of the Three Kingdoms II: Tensho's Heroes (1986)

The sequel to 'Romance of the Three Kingdoms' (1985)  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tetsuo Imazawa
CAST:  Kazuhiko Inoue  •  Kei Tomiyama  •  Fumi Hirano  •  Masaru Ikeda

The sequel to 'Romance of the Three Kingdoms' (1985)  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tetsuo Imazawa
CAST:  Kazuhiko Inoue  •  Kei Tomiyama  •  Fumi Hirano  •  Masaru Ikeda
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