This $20 million animated adventure/fantasy quickly became the highest grossing Japanese film in Japanese film history (making $150 million in Japan during its first seven months). Set in the 14th century, the ecology-themed epic was directed by Hayao Miyazaki whose previous films were acquired by Disney for U.S. distribution plus other ...
Veteran animator Hayao Miyazaki directs this buoyant children's adventure yarn about a young witch striking out on her own. At her mother's behest, 13-year-old Kiki sets out on a year-long apprenticeship with her black cat in tow. With a shaky command of her broom, she ends up in a charming little coastal town that looks like a cross between the ...
Master animator Hayao Miyazaki directs this tale about a former World War I flying ace who is also a pig. Slouching toward middle age, Porco Rosso makes his living by flying about in his bright red bi-plane and fighting sky bandits who prey on cruise ships sailing the Adriatic. When he's not engaging in dogfights, this porcine pilot lives on a ...
One of the most influential examples of anime, Akira is based on the manga (comic book) by Katsuhiro Otomo. The story is set in the post-apocalyptic community of Neo-Tokyo. Tetsuo is a fiercely individualistic member of a scroungy motorcycle gang. The despotic authorities, the robot-like police, and even the cycle gang pursue Tetsuo when he's ...
In the year 2029, the world has become interconnected by a vast electronic network that permeates every aspect of life. That same network also becomes a battlefield for Tokyo's Section Nine security force, which has been charged with apprehending the master hacker known only as the Puppet Master. Spearheading the investigation is Major Motoko ...
This animated Japanese film is a dark, adult-oriented thriller. A peace treaty between the Earth and the Black World, a parallel universe of spider-like aliens is coming to an end. Two cops, Taki, a human male, and Maki, a female alien, are assigned to protect a diplomat who will help secure another treaty. A radical group of aliens from the Black ...
This installment to the Sailor Victory series follows a disgraced city official's fateful decision to join forces with the evil Margarita, who would like nothing more than to destroy the Sailor Victory crew. With his help, Margarita believes she can annihilate the "fair city" in which the girls cohabitate. Of course, Sailor Victory has no ...
This animated Japanese feature is aimed at adult audiences and features bloodshed and nudity. The story is set in a grim and distant future wherein vampires dominate what is left of the human race. The story centers on a young woman who hires a famous vampire hunter after she is bitten by one herself. If D should fail her, the girl will be forced ...
Adventure is only limited by imagination in this exciting animated fantasy from The Goonies writer Chris Columbus. Warmly welcomed to the Kingdom of Slumberland by the king himself, young Nemo is christened heir to the throne and given a magical key that will open any door in the kingdom. Though Nemo is warned not to open the one door with the ...
This Sailor Moon S movie begins with a giant snow storm during Christmas vacation. Serena and the Sailor Scouts find out the Snow Queen, Kaguya, has returned to earth with her evil Snow Dancers. The Sailor Scouts have to thwart Kaguya's plans to freeze the earth with a magic crystal. Meanwhile, the guardian cat, Luna, falls in love with a ...
The internationally popular toy, comic book, and video game characters who stormed the big screen in the surprise hit Pokemon: The First Movie are back in this Japanese anime feature. Lawrence III, who collects the elusive creatures known as Pokemon, will become the greatest Pokemon trainer on Earth if he can capture and tame Lugia, a huge Pokemon ...
Pokémon, the lovable little characters who have become favorites in video games, TV cartoons, comic books, and toys, comes to the big screen with this animated feature film. In a fantastic alternate universe, there are 151 different varieties of the creatures called Pokemon, each with its own unique talents. Many humans attempt to capture the ...
A strange disease is decimating the land and it's up to the Hero cloud to emerge from solitude and defeat a new breed of enemy in the computer animated feature that picks up where Final Fantasy VII left off. It has been two years since the events of Final Fantasy VII, and though the ruins of Midger still stand to show the sacrifices made for peace ...
This animated film is based on the Sailor Moon series of television and comic-book adventures that have found enormous popularity in the United States as well as Japan. Usagi is a young girl who possesses a mystical brooch that imbues her with a special power. Upon uttering the phrase, "Moon Prism Power, Make Up," she is transformed into the ...
Debuting on Japanese television in 1992, the series Yu Yu Hakusho Ghost Files managed to include most of the ingredients near and dear to the hearts of animé fans: clever teenagers, ghosts, mystery, and super-heroics. The leading character is 14-year-old Yusuke Urameshi, who while trying to save a younger child gave up his own life. Once he ...
In a future where the War on Terror is being fought in cyberspace, and elite counter-terrorism task force charged with keeping the internet safe must catch a hacker whose remarkable skills are unlike anything they have ever encountered. In the year 2034, terrorists have taken on a decidedly hi-tech persona. The job of Public Security Section 9 is ...
Long a favorite with Japanimation aficionados, Vampire Hunter D is based on the third of Hideyuki Kikuchi's novels about a futuristic human-vampire hybrid warrior. In the year 12,090, vampires are the rulers of the night, something to which Vampire Hunter D is helping to put an end. After the daughter of a rich man is kidnapped by vampire Meier ...
In the process of releasing Dragonball Z on DVD in the U.S., some episodes have been released in edited form. While many DVD releases simply came with episodes playable in either their original, slightly more violent and complex form or in an edited version geared for American TV, some episodes were changed so dramatically during this process that ...
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