Kôichi Yamadera

Country: Japan
Total Credits at Criticker: 137 (Actor)
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A tanker truck is blown to smithereens in the middle of a busy street, and a deadly viral infection is released with the explosion. The Bebop crew - Spike Spiegel, Jet Black, Faye Valentine, and Edward Wong Hau Pepelu Tivrusky IV - are instantly after the culprit when the gargantuan reward of 300,000,000 woolongs is announced. But the case gets stranger and stranger as the cold-blooded Vincent Volaju, who supposedly has been dead for ten years, seems to be the prime suspect... (imdb)
Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence is set in 2032, when the line between humans and machines has been blurred almost beyond distinction. Batou, a cyborg detective for the government's covert anti-terrorist unit, is investigating the case of a gynoid - a hyper-realistic female robot created specifically for sexual companionship - who malfunctions and slaughters her owner. (Go Fish Pictures)
In this unique epic adventure, the lines between the past and the present, and truth and fiction, are blurred when a documentary filmmaker fulfills his quest to find the legendary actress Chiyoko Fujiwara, and learn why she mysteriously vanished at the height of her brilliant career. (Go Fish Pictures)
The story takes place in 1999, the Year of Destiny, and the beginning of the end of the world. The future of the universe rests on one young man... (imdb)
A ninja-for-hire is forced into fighting an old nemesis who is bent on overthrowing the Japanese government. His nemesis is also the leader of a group of demons each with superhuman powers.
A female cyborg cop and her partner hunt a mysterious and powerful hacker called the Puppet Master (imdb)
A young witch, on her mandatory year of independent life, finds fitting into a new community difficult while she supports herself by running an air courier service. (imdb)
When a machine that allows therapists to enter their patient's dreams is stolen, all hell breaks loose. Only a young female therapist can stop it: Paprika. (imdb)
A.D. 2034. It has been two years since Motoko Kusanagi left Section 9. Togusa is now the new leader of the team, that has considerably increased its appointed personnel. The expanded new Section 9 confronts a rash of complicated incidents, and investigations reveal that an ultra-wizard hacker nicknamed the "Puppet Master" is behind the entire series of events.
When cyborgs and human launch coordinated attacks on the government headquarters in Olympus, Deunan, Briareos, and Tereus swing into action against a mysterious enemy. (Amazon)
The Evangelion saga from TV is artfully recounted, with some additional scenes, in part one see: "Shin Seiki Evangelion" (1995) Part two starts immediately afterward, where the NERV organization has outlived its usefulness. The shadowy covenant of SEELE launches an all-out commando assault against the ill-defended headquarters. Asuka, semi-comatose, is placed in her EVA for safety, while Misato and company struggle to find Shinji and Rei before they're assasinated by SEELE's forces. (imdb)
Hunted by the Mings from China, young Kotaro and his dog meet a nameless samurai ("Nanashi") who is constantly being haunted by dreams of the past which lead him to seal his sword. Among the Mings is a fiercesome Western fighter named Rarou, who desires only to find a worthy opponent. When both groups clash with a Sengoku-era feudal lord, a proud general, and monks torn between faith and survival, the reason behind the Mings' pursuit tests the bond between Kotaro and Nanashi. (animenewsnetwork.com)
Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex - The Laughing Man (2005) - Direct-to-Video
Alerted to a possible conspiracy active amongst the highest levels of the Police, the members of Section 9 discover that a previously inactive but elite hacker may be involved in the blackmailing of several key business and government leaders. As the conspiracy stretches to affect all levels of society, time is running out for Major Motoko Kusanagi and her team to uncover the truth and capture the elusive Laughing Man. (Wikipedia)
Ghost in the Shell: S.A.C. 2nd GIG - Individual Eleven (2005) - Direct-to-Video
The year is 2030, and an influx of refuges have effortlessly transformed themselves into a terrorist organization known as the "Individual Eleven." With a sadistic intent of mass destruction, will they triumph in victory or discover the gloomy pitfalls of defeat? The Individual Eleven tells the story of the entire second season of Stand Alone Complex as a 2-hour film. (mania.com/ghost-shell-stand-alone-complex-2nd-gig-individual-11_article_79809.html)
Char and Amuro's rivalry comes to a close when Char, leading Neo-Zeon, attempts to send an asteroid to Earth.
This second installation of the four-part Rebuild series sets itself an almost impossible task: To condense seven hours of the TV anime, episodes 7 to 20, into a single 108-minute feature.
A hacker known as the Puppet Master is hunted by a female cyborg cop and her partner.
Detonator Orgun (1991) - TV Mini-Series
Fleeing from his own race, Orgun - an alien being with superhuman abilities and unearthly weapons - travels to Earth to find an answer to his origin. There, he bonds with a young man named Tomoru to defend Earth against the Evoluders, who seek nothing but destruction of other civilizations. (Anime News Network)
Clinging to an unfinished letter written by her recently deceased father, Momo learns that the strange and supernatural things happening on Shio Island are connected in some way to her father's mysterious letter. A sensitive coming-of-age story that deals with loss and imagination.
The new frontier of Venus has degenerated into a dystopia ravaged by the civil war between Ishtar and Aphrodia. Bubbly reporter Susan Sommers arrives in the capitol of Aphrodia just before it's captured by Ishtar. She falls in with a bunch of teen-agers who live for a sort of motorcycle version of Roller Derby. Daredevil rider Hiro and his friends reluctantly join the struggle to free Aphrodia from the invaders. (imdb)
Magnetic Rose (1995) - Short Film
"Magnetic Rose" is about what happens when a deep space corporate freighter is called upon to investigate a distress signal from what ought to be a derelict space station.
In the year 2220 A.D., the Earth Federation launches a plan to evacuate Earth when discovering that a traveling black hole capable of destroying anything in its path is on course towards the solar system. (imdb)
Jubei, the juvenile delinquent, is caught for his crimes and sent to the Pterodactyl Juvenile Reformatory until his trial date. Jubei shares a cell with the 16-year-old killer Shinosuke Suzuki, and also comes gets into conflicts with warden Ishihara. Ishihara organises the prison baseball Juvie League and wants Jubei to be on the prison's team, known as the Pterodactyl Gauntlets. The first team the Gauntlets take on is St. Black Dahlia High School team, composed of young female psycho-butchers.
The story involves the town of Kabuki-cho, home of a resistance faction called Messiah. In the futuristic setting, Kabuki-cho is one of the last places of freedom because the Persona Century Corporation has taken control of the majority of the Earth. Kabuki-cho is hence known as "The Dark Side of Tokyo". Furthermore a mysterious stranger called Darkside appears to protect the citizens of Kabuki-cho. (Wikipedia)
Mermaid Forest (1991) - Direct-to-Video
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. (imdb)
ARIEL (1989) - Direct-to-Video
The Earth is being invaded by aliens. Fortunately, the aliens are so concerned about budgets and the cost of the invasion that they haven't succeeded yet. To defend the Earth, Dr Kishida has designed ARIEL, a giant robot shaped in the likeness of a woman with body-armor. Unfortunately, he has selected his relatives (his grand-daughters Aya and Kazumi Kishida, and his niece Mia Kawai) to be the pilots, and they are far more interested in their own lives. (animenewsnetwork.com)
Apocalypse Zero (1996) - Direct-to-Video
Kakugo and Harara are two siblings who have been trained to fight demons, monsters, and other creatures that are now roaming about in the post-apocalyptic 21st century. Along with their superior fighting techniques and specialized skills, they were also given special suits called Zero armor, which were made from the souls of dead warriors. Unfortunately Harara succumbs to evil within the Zero armor, and Kakugo is the only human alive that has the skills and equipment to defeat his sibling. (Anime News Network)
Elf Princess Ren (1995) - Direct-to-Video
Gou has woved to find the legendary treasure of Salamander. Searching for it he meets Ren, a fairy, who is looking for the four treasures of Heart. Gou's childhood friend Mari is frustrated with Gou running after treasures, but befriends with another fairy Rin. Gou and Ren's treasure hunt messes with a secret project led by Mari's father. It turns out Salamander isn't what Gou thought it was in the first place... (animenewsnetwork.com)
Green Legend Ran (1992) - Direct-to-Video
Two youths fight for survival in this futuristic environment after alien objects have transformed Earth into a desert. The Rodoist cult controls the meager water supply, and their opposing group is the Hazzard. A boy named Ran searches for the man who killed is mother, but his quest shifts when he tries to save the kidnapped silver-haired Aira (animenewsnetwork.com)
Guy: Double Target (1990) - TV Mini-Series
A simple salvage operation turn into a nightmare journey to the Prison Planet Geo; where evil warden Helga has built an illegal empire based on slavery and exploitation. Dr. Vail, also a resident of Planet Geo, has discovered a new process to turn the inmates in vicious monsters. The appetites of the monsters and Helga's own insanity transform Geo in a literal hell but Guy and Reina know just how to handle it... (animenewsnetwork.com)
Hajime no ippo: Champion Road (2003) - TV Movie
As the new Champion, Ippo now must protect his title against some of the best boxers available. (imdb)
Harlock Saga: The Ring of Nibelung: The Rhinegold (1999) - TV Mini-Series
Captain Harlock is drawn into a saga of intergalactic proportions when the son of a deceased comrade unwittingly forges the Ring of the Niebelung. Evil forces gather to wage war against the last remaining superpowers of the galaxy led by a demented outcast. Harlock must counter the amassed armadas that threaten the last gods and recover the ring before Paradise is lost. (animenewsnetwork.com)
St. Claire's Elementary School is a prestigious private school with a long history and tradition. But the school has another face. After hours, when no one is in the classrooms, piano music drifts down the corridors. A blue-white light comes from the digital room, and a scream is heard from the darkness of the toilets. There's also the small matter of the talking anatomy figure in the science room, who is determined to keep people away from the school at night! (glasgowfilm.org)
Sword Art Online: Extra Edition (2013) - TV Movie
Yui wants to see a whale with Kirito during an underwater quest in Alfeim Online. During the quest however, it is revealed Leafa cannot swim. Asuna and the other female characters decide to train Suguha in a real-world pool to help her in ALO. Meanwhile, Kirito meets a certain someone. (myanimelist.net)
Possessions (2012) - Short Film
A man seeking shelter from a storm in a dilapidated shrine encounters a series of household objects inhabited by goblin spirits. (oscar.go.com)
Lupin is given a job to return 6 treasures to their original areas for an old friend of his, so Lupin can receive an even better treasure to gain. (imdb)
Miki is a normal school girl until mysterious warriors appear to blast Miki into another dimension. She flees her captors only to find herself trapped in a world of monsters and madmen who plot the downfall of Earth. The only power that can possible save her and the world is that of the mysterious Mask of Zeguy. Miki must embark on a life-or-death quest for this talisman, with the villains who kidnapped in hot pursuit. (animenewsnetwork.com)
Megazone 23: Part 3 (1989) - TV Series
Eiji Takanaka is a B Level hacker who has been accepted into EX. However, before his first day on the job, he becomes embroiled in a network war, a legendary figure named EVE, and a plot to re-inhabit the Earth. (imdb)
When Prince Kirin of the 7 Lucky Gods shows up at the Tendo dojo looking for his bride-to-be, guess who's accidentally holding the scroll that signifies his future mate? Why, Akane, of ... (imdb)
With the Tendos, the Saotomes, Ryoga, Shampoo and Ukyo misinterpreting Tatewake Kuno's invitation to his two loves, Akane and "The Pig Tailed Girl", to try his new yacht, a whole new ... (imdb)
Photon (1997) - Direct-to-Video
Photon, a young man with a kind heart and superhuman strength, leaves his village on Sandy Planet (a desert world) in search of a runaway friend. (imdb)
Ranma ½ Special: Yomigaeru kioku (1994) - Direct-to-Video
A news report on TV sends Akane's mind racing back to a holiday the Tendo's had to a remote region of Japan, where she got lost and was saved from a monster by a young boy... (tv.com)
After the dreadful events related to her mother, Katsumi Liqueur has just one thing in mind: To leave this horrible town as fast as possible, a town where she knows nobody and has no friends. But she soon faces serious obstacles as Rally Cheyenne, the commander of the Attacked Mystification Police, hasn't given up her plan to recruit Katsumi for her team in order to defend the citizens against the Lucifer Hawk demons. (animenewsnetwork.com)
Space Battleship Yamato 2199 (宇宙戦艦ヤマト2199 Uchū Senkan Yamato Ni-ichi-kyū-kyū?) is a 2012 Japanese military sci-fi anime television series that is a remake of the first Space Battleship Yamato TV series created by Yoshinobu Nishizaki with production design and direction by Leiji Matsumoto in 1974, known in the United States as Star Blazers. (Wikipedia)
The Special Duty Combat Unit Shinesman (1996) - TV Mini-Series
In what is essentially a Seiyū (or voice actor) parody take on "Super Sentai" / Power Ranger style shows, five heroes clad in red, gray, moss green, sepia and salmon pink must defend the world from - GASP - invading aliens. (animenewsnetwork.com)
Sonic Soldier Borgman: Lover's Rain (1990) - Short Film
The OVA series Sonic Soldier Borgman serves as a sequel to the 1980s television series about an elite squad of bio-enhanced, crime-fighting humans known as Borgmen. Picking up several years after the dissolution of the original Borgman team, this volume reunites the three remaining members--rocket scientist Ryo, his girlfriend Anise, and police officer Chuck Sweager-for the emotionally-driven episode "Lover's Rain," which finds the trio facing an army of the undead bent on a rampage of murder... (imdb)
It has been three years since the end of the series. Ryo works for NASA as an engineer on a large rocket project. Anise, fellow Borgman and lover, has been reduced to flipping burgers in a restaurant. So naturally, when she gets a letter offering her a professional job in a big, Japanese, high-tech project, she jumps at the chance. Ryo, however, is as indecisive as ever and so she leaves for Japan without him. Chuck Sweager, the third Borgman, is a police officer, as is his girlfriend Miki... (imdb)
Sonic Soldier Borgman 2: A New Century 2058 (1993) - Direct-to-Video
In 2058, the menace of the Youma (demons) returns under the evil leadership of the Master. A new generation of Borgman, under the leadership of Chuck Sweager, is mankind's only hope of stopping the plague of evil before it consumes all of Megalocity. But Ken, an unwilling recruit to the Borgman, may have more in common with the enemy than with humankind... (imdb)
While working in a cinema, Gintoki comes upon a "movie thief". After scolding the movie thief for his actions, he finds himself warped into another world via the camera lens. (imdb)
Tokyo Babylon (1992) - TV Mini-Series
Subaru Sumeragi, a young Onmyouji sorcerer, investigates a series of unusual murders with the aid of his twin sister and fellow Onmyouji Seishirô. (imdb)
Seven Cities Story: Arctic Front (1994) - Direct-to-Video
In 2086, Earth's axis tilted 90 degrees and after three years span, approximately ten billion people died. One million colonists who had moved to the moon prior to the disaster escaped what later became known as "The Great Fall". At the moon, they established the Panhuman World Government and organized the recolonization of the world. Seven locations were chosen for cities as starting points for this massive project. (animenewsnetwork.com)
Wild 7 (1994) - TV Mini-Series
An elite police crime fighting team is formed using convicted criminals. Using their first hand knowledge of the criminal mindset, the Wild 7 are first sent after a gang of Bank robbers. Then in Wild Biker Knights they are sent after a huge crime syndicate that has many high powered government officials in its deep pockets. (animenewsnetwork.com)
Compiler (1999) - Direct-to-Video
When a world of 2-D beings discovers the existence of our universe, they send a team of beautiful Domni-Matrixes into our world to prepare it for total integration. However, once liberated from their flat and dreary 2-D existence, Compiler and Assembler quickly discovered that cybersex with a couple of 3-D guys is a lot more fun than world conquest. (animenewsnetwork.com)
Compiler 2 (1999) - Direct-to-Video
Compiler and Assembler have been given 3 days to return the the 2-D world. If they do not return the council has sworn to destroy it. How will the they spend their last days on earth. Will they be able to confess their love. If only things were that simple. Now a mysterious character is eliminating other individuals from the 2-D world. Can Compiler and Assembler stop this new fiend and be together with those they love. (animenewsnetwork.com)
Geobreeders 2: Breakthrough (2000) - TV Mini-Series
The Kagura Total Security Inc. gang is back with more guns and firepower then ever before. Taba and the Girls of Kagura Total Security Inc. are at it again. This time they have to battle a Gang of Phantom Cats and a mysterious enemy and assassin. And there are the run ins with the Government, the need for a new office, as well as sorting out the past to deal with. Luckily, they've got a stock pile of weapons and super technology to help. (imdb)
Cowboy Bebop (1998) - TV Series
The futuristic misadventures and tragedies of an easygoing bounty hunter and his partners. (imdb)
When Ash, Pikachu, and their friends visit a desert city by the sea, they meet the Mythical Pokémon Hoopa, who has the ability to summon things-including people and Pokémon-through its magic ring. After a scary incident, they learn a story about a brave hero who stopped the rampage of a terrifying Pokémon long ago. Now, the threat that has been bottled up for years is in danger of breaking loose again! (imdb)
Mashin eiyûden Wataru (1988) - TV Series
A 9-year-old boy named Wataru Ikusabe is magically transported to a magical realm of the gods called Soukaizan which he is supposed to save. In his quest to save the realm, he manages to transform a clay sculpture into a somewhat autonomous (small) Super Robot. (myanimelist.net)
In Okinawa, Ayaka Kurenai was born in the world's greatest legendary Karate family. When she was a child, her family was attacked by a mysterious gang that seeks legendary black belt. Her father Soujiro Kurenai was killed and her younger sister was taken in front of her. Time has passed. In Yokohama, she was spending her life as a normal high school girl, hiding her real name and her status as a heir of the legendary Karate family. (letterboxd.com)
Dragon Ball Super (2015) - TV Series
Reuniting the franchise's iconic characters, Dragon Ball Super will follow the aftermath of Goku's fierce battle with Majin Buu as he attempts to maintain earth's fragile peace. The continuing adventures of the mighty warrior Son Goku, as he encounters new worlds and new warriors to fight. (imdb)
Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex (2002) - TV Series
In the not so distant future, mankind has advanced to a state where complete body transplants from flesh to machine is possible. This allows for great increases in both physical and cybernetic prowess and blurring the lines between the two worlds. However, criminals can also make full use of such technology, leading to new and sometimes, very dangerous crimes. (myanimelist.net)
Lupin & co. attempt to steal two face plates from millionare Michael Sizuki, thinking that they will lead to an ancient treasure when brought together. However, it soon becomes apparent that there is more behind the plates then meets the eye.
It is a cross over between the series Lupin III and Detective Conan and takes place after the television special Lupin the 3rd vs Detective Conan. The plot follows Conan Edogawa who sets out to apprehend Arsène Lupin III, the suspect of stealing a jewel called Cherry Sapphire. (myanimelist.net)
A traveler is confronted by spirits in an abandoned shrine; a story of honor and firefighting in ancient Japan; a white bear defends the royal family from a monstrous red demon; ragtag soldiers battle a robotic force in futuristic Japan. (imdb)
Ninja Scroll: The Series (2003) - TV Series
Fourteen years after defeating the immortal warrior Himuro Genma and thwarting the Shogun of the Dark's evil plans, Kibagami Jubei continues to roam all over Japan as a masterless swordsman. During his journey, he meets Shigure, a priestess who has never seen the world outside her village. But when a group of demons destroys the village and kills everyone, Jubei becomes a prime target after acquiring the Dragon Jewel--a stone with an unknown origin. (myanimelist.net)
The film will be a continuation spinoff of the 2012 "Lupin III: The Woman Called Fujiko Mine" television anime series.
Lupin and Jigen have their sights set on a treasure worth stealing called the Little Comet which is located in the country of East Doroa. The country has fortified its border after a singer named Queen Malta got assassinated in the neighboring country of West Doroa upon visit.
Despite the two countries being enemies, Lupin and Jigen still plan to steal the treasure. (myanimelist.net)
Lupin's latest heist involves stealing a pair of jewels that hold the secret to an even greater treasure, but unfortunatly there's a lot of obstacles in Lupin's way. The smallest one involves Maki, a 14 year old girl who wants Lupin to teach her to be a thief. But what is her connection to the treasure and the mysterious girl Misa. The secrets behind the treasure reach back even into Lupin's own past. (myanimelist.net)
Lupin the III: Another Page (2012) - TV Movie
Lupin has become a suspect in the murder of a professor named Theo Argent. The professor had just discovered the missing page of Marco Polo's Record of Observations of the East travel journal. As Lupin is being pursued by the police, he ends up getting unlikely help from the granddaughter of Theo Argent, Lisa. (myanimelist.net)
Lupin III: Princess of the Breeze (2013) - TV Movie
The story is set in Shahalta, a tiny European city-state floating in the air with practically no contact with the outside world for years. The government is transitioning from a monarchy to a republic, and to celebrate the occasion, a national treasure exhibition is being held. Lupin infiltrates the exhibition for the secret royal treasures, but not before sky pirates snatch them first. (myanimelist.net)
The special's story centers on the kidnapping of Rebecca Rossellini, a beautiful business owner who is a featured character in the new Lupin III TV anime series that is currently airing. Upon hearing of her kidnapping, Lupin rushes to her rescue. Additionally, Lupin receives a written challenge from a mysterious person named "The Masked Count" suggesting a contest: who can obtain the "inheritance of Count Cagliostro" first. (myanimelist.net)
Lupin III: Part IV (2015) - TV Series
Lupin is the main character in this series which takes place in Italy and San Marino.
Reflecting its setting, the anime debuted in Italy before it aired in Japan. Lupin III fans will note that the titular thief now dons a blue coat, following his earlier appearances in green (first series and some OVAs), red (the second series as well as most films and television specials) and pink (third series). (myanimelist.net)
Rumic Theater: Mermaid Forest (2003) - TV Series
According to an ancient legend, mermaid's flesh can grant immortality if eaten. 500 years ago, Yuta unknowingly ate a piece of mermaid's flesh. For centuries, he travels across Japan, hoping to find a mermaid, thinking she may be able to make him a normal human again. When he finally finds one, he discovers that she and her companions have been raising a girl to be their food so they can eat her and take on her youthful looks. That is how mermaids stay young. (myanimelist.net)
Space Pirate Captain Harlock: The Endless Odyssey (2002) - TV Mini-Series
On an archaelogical mission to the end of the known universe, Professor Daiba unwitting unleashes an ancient horror from its confines. Five years later the malevolent alien force sets in motion a plan which reunites the various crewmembers of the Arcadia to sail the stars once more as well as bring Tadashi Daiba to meet Harlock for the first time (again). (myanimelist.net)
Sôten no Ken (2006) - TV Series
A mysterious man known as "the King of Death" roams the streets of pre-war Shanghai in this action-packed prequel to Fist of the North Star.
Shanghai in the 1930s is a dangerous place. Foreign governments and Chinese factions have carved the city into different quarters, each with its own laws and government, and all rife with corruption. As the major powers vie for political control, the streets are left to local gangs. Life is cheap, and death is always near. (myanimelist.net)
Lightning Trap: Leina & Laika (1990) - Direct-to-Video
In present day Tokyo, traveling has never been more comfortable than aboard the Lightning L808, Japan's new luxury passenger plane. One day, on what seemed to be a routine flight, Haruka Leina and the plane's passengers... (The Movie Database)
Goemon and the Lupin gang set out on a quest of vengeance against a deadly adversary named Hawk, who is responsible for the death of Goemon's boss.
This is the story of how Ash and Pikachu first met. At first, Pikachu was disobedient towards Ash, but Ash only wanted to be friends with Pikachu. On the day they set out from Pallet Town, both of them saw a Ho-Oh flying and they made a vow to meet it. (myanimelist.net)
Robot on the Road (2015) - Short Film
A perverted robot hitchhikes cross-country with an attractive woman in hopes of photographing her naked. (imdb)
The Dragon Dentist (2014) - Short Film
A girl comes there to become a dentist of dragon. She is with other new freshman applicants, but there is no announcement from a senior as a guidance. They are confused and taken along with the senior. The only way is just to walk through freshman's path, which is dark and strange. They do not know where they are. Not knowing what to do, she is approaching to the secret of dragon, but she does not realize yet. The adventure has already begun. (letterboxd)
The Dragon Dentist (2017) - TV Movie
The story takes place in Dragon Country. Nonoko is a newly appointed dentist and her mission is to protect the dragon, the guardian of the country, from tooth-cavity bacteria. One day, amid increasingly fierce battles with the neighboring country, Nonoko finds on the dragon's tooth an unconscious boy soldier from the enemy country. (myanimelist)
Carnage (2014) - Short Film
Only the dead body remained. A one-armed woman who has a ghastly past. She dyes the wasteland in blood in order to achieve revenge on the one-eyed man. (letterboxd)
Cassette Girl (2015) - Short Film
In the year 20XX, the world was encased in deep snow. And in that dark and cold world of eternal winter, all its citizens and mediums were being monitored. (imdb)
Rapid Rouge (2015) - Short Film
Revolutionaries from the Yatsushima nation try to rescue their surrendered master. (themoviedb)
The strange adventure of a woman that shrinks to the size of a cockroach. (imdb)
I Can Friday by Day! (2015) - Short Film
A schoolgirl is also a war vessel piloted by tiny animals. (themoviedb)
Yamadeloid (2015) - Short Film
"I sing with all my heart." A lone, robotic, samurai travels from town to town up until he falls in love with a beautiful maiden. But then she gets kidnapped by the yakuza. (letterboxd)
Power Plant No. 33 (2015) - Short Film
A sleeping gigantic electric generation kaiju NO.33, so-called ELEKI-MAGMA, which the city relies on its electric power. One day, a mysterious giant robot PROTO-TAITAN appeared in the sky and destroyed the city! An accumulation of electricity, which lost its way in the body, has finally awakened ELEKI-MAGMA (themoviedb)
Batman, along with a number of his allies and adversaries, finds himself transplanted from modern Gotham City to feudal Japan. (imdb)
Sex & Violence with Machspeed (2015) - Short Film
A shark detective named Machspeed, his sex doll Sex, and his monkey henchman Violence deal with an unusual client. Features music from independent electronic music label "Attack the Music". (letterboxd)
Monster Strike: The Movie serves as a prequel to the net anime series based on the game of the same name. The anime tells the story of Ren, who returns to his hometown with no memories of having lived there. When a a cell phone repairman installs the Monster Strike app on his phone, Ren finds himself pulled into a real-world version of the game and begins piecing his memories together again. (imdb)
Goku and Vegeta encounter Broly, a Saiyan warrior unlike any fighter they've faced before.
Bakuen Campus Guardress (1994) - TV Series
Within a high school is hidden the gate to the netherworld. Its students and teachers must fight demons who want the gate opened. (imdb)
Nineteen 19 (1990) - Direct-to-Video
19-year-old Kubota is ready to find a girlfriend. The perfect chance arises when he meets Masana Fujisaka, his first love, in a club. She's just broken up with her longtime boyfriend and is surprised to run into Kubota, who sees that the perfect opportunity has just arisen. (imdb)
A story about the friendship between two men, during the reign of Dionysius II, at Syracuse, Sicily. Selinteus firmly believes that Melos (a strange friend) will keep his promise. But many forces are at work against. (imdb)
gen:LOCK (2019) - TV Series
Earth, 2068. City by city, free society is being forcibly absorbed into a vast autocracy. One military force holds the line. One pilot could turn the tide.
Theatrical anime movie created from the OVA 'Gosenzosama Banbanzai', written and directed by Mamoru Oshii.
Ghost in the Shell: SAC_2045 (2020) - TV Series
In the year 2045, the world has entered a systematic "Sustainable War." Hired as a mercenary unit, the former members of Japan's elite Section 9 are faced with the sudden appearance of "Post-Human," a being with tremendous intelligence and physical capabilities. (Netflix)
Is Lupin Still Burning? (2018) - Direct-to-Video
A memorial anime episode to celebrate the 50th anniversary of Monkey Punch's Lupin the Third manga series.
Lupin III: Prison of the Past (2019) - TV Movie
To rescue a famous criminal from imprisonment, Lupin and his team infiltrate the Kingdom of Dorrente. While the skillful thieves from around the world are gathering, Lupin tries to reveal the secret hidden in the kingdom.
Lupin III goes on a grand adventure to uncover the secrets of the Bresson Diary, which is tied to the legacy of his famous grandfather.
The Gigolo (1993) - Direct-to-Video
Jin is one horny hunk, a twenty-two-year-old stud with lady killer looks. He's challenged by gorgeous Ai Mizushima to "make me scream with pleasure". It's a wager he can't refuse, especially when the prize is a brand new sports car. (imdb)
Chokin Senshi Cashman (1997) - Direct-to-Video
An adaptation by V-Jump Festa of a one-shot manga by Akira Toriyama.
After meeting one bright, sunny day, a shy boy who expresses himself through haiku and a bubbly but self-conscious girl share a brief, magical summer.
Eden (2021) - TV Series
A human girl secretly raised by robots starts to uncover the dark secrets behind her lush, utopian world where humanity has all but vanished. (imdb)
Lupin III: Part 6 (2021) - TV Series
Legendary thief Lupin III comes to London and challenges a shadowy British organization for its treasures.
Space Battleship Yamato 2199 (2012) - TV Series
In the year 2199, the space battleship Yamato embarks on a voyage to the planet Iscandar, to retrieve a device that will rejuvenate a war-ravaged Earth.
The sequel to "Uchuu Senkan Yamato 2202." Note: Uchuu Senkan Yamato 2205 received a special theater screening as a movie duology with 4 episodes spliced together for each movie; "Uchuu Senkan Yamato 2205: Aratanaru Tabidachi - Zenshou - TAKE OFF -" and "Uchuu Senkan Yamato 2205: Aratanaru Tabidachi - Koushou -STASHA-."
2199 AD. Yamato tries to leave behind the Large Magellanic Cloud galaxy after receiving a Cosmo Reverse System at its destination, Iscandar. However, suddenly it encounters a mysterious group at the edge of the Large Magellanic Cloud. The crew finds out that the group is called the Gatlantis, and that its leader is the Gutaba expeditionary force commander who calls hi...
Compilation film of “Space Battleship Yamato 2199” TV series. The year is 2199. The human race has been crushed in their war with the Gamilos, driven into underground cities by the invader’s assault. Scientists estimate they have only a year left. The young officers Susumu Kodai and Daisuke Shima receive a mysterious capsule from a ship that made an emergency landing on Mars and return with it to Earth.
Anime adaptation of the "Otoko wa Tsurai yo (It's tough being a man)" film series by Youji Yamada. Kuruma Torajirou (or Tora-san), a traveling salesman whose sole possessions include only the contents of a small suitcase, the clothes on his back, and some pocket money, wanders from town to town peddling his wares.
OZ (1992) - TV Series
Oz is set in a post-apocalyptic near-future, following World War III. Much of the world has been reduced to desert. The surviving population has fragmented into many nations, and they're all fighting over the planet's declining resources. The only hope seems to be the legendary Oz, a lost laboratory founded by eminent scientists. Filicia Epstein, the surviving daughter of a family of prominent scientists, sets out with a mercenary named Yo Muto on a quest to find Oz and, she hopes, her missing b
Bucchigiri (1989) - Direct-to-Video
To all his schoolmates, Jin comes across as a hot-headed class clown typically barging in late and sleeping the whole way through to always responding to any situation with reckless stupidity. The fact that he used to be the charismatic leader of a legendary biker gang has turned him into an urban legend. However, after starting a rivalry with the captain of the school baseball team, he and two former members, become their star players. But it's not long before his past catches up to him...
Kamen Rider Zero-One: Presidential Special (2020) - TV Mini-Series
Izu suddenly appears before Aruto in Satellite ZEA. However, there seems to be something off abouther appearance and speech! Izu claims she is suffering from a systems failure and has lost all of her data on Zero-One! In order to update Izu's data on Zero-One, Aruto decides to go back and revisit all of their previous battles.
Baku Yumemakura's Twilight Theatre (1991) - TV Mini-Series
Originally released as a feature part of Studio Pierrot's video magazine show Anime V Comic Rentaman along with Abashiri Ikka, Eguchi Hisashi no Kotobuki Gorou Show, and Akai Hayate.
Nadia: The Secret of Blue Water - Nautilus Story I (1991) - Direct-to-Video
The first specially edited memorial episode featuring Jean’s narration. This is a breathtaking sea adventure action animation. The story centers on a series of critical battles by the indestructible submarine, Nautilus, and the conflict between Captain Nemo and the Gargoyle. It’s a shorter, more streamlined version of Nadia called “The Nautilus Story”, which all but eliminates the filler arc and concentrates on the struggle between Nemo and Gargoyle.
Nadia: The Secret of Blue Water - Nautilus Story II (1991) - Direct-to-Video
The second specially edited memorial episode features Jean’s narration. This is a breathtaking sea adventure action animation. The story centers on a series of critical battles by the indestructible submarine, Nautilus, and the conflict between Captain Nemo and the Gargoyle. It’s a shorter, more streamlined version of Nadia called “The Nautilus Story”, which all but eliminates the filler arc and concentrates on the struggle between Nemo and Gargoyle. …
Nadia: The Secret of Blue Water - Nautilus Story III (1991) - Direct-to-Video
The third and final specially edited memorial episode featuring Jean’s narration. This is a breathtaking sea adventure action animation. The story centers on a series of critical battles by the indestructible submarine, Nautilus, and the conflict between Captain Nemo and the Gargoyle. It’s a shorter, more streamlined version of Nadia called "The Nautilus Story", which all but eliminates the filler arc and concentrates on the struggle between Nemo and Gargoyle.
Heart Cocktail Again (2003) - Direct-to-Video
An OVA produced to celebrate the 20th anniversary of Watase Seizou's Heart Cocktail manga.
Goddamn (1990) - TV Mini-Series
A talented but disaster-prone rally-car driver is offered a sponsoring deal by a big-shot car company, which he has to earn through a tough race through Kenya. Car racing anime, based on the manga by Kaoru Shintani serialized in Big Comic Superior from 1988 to 1990.
Psycho Doctor (2002) - TV Mini-Series
Are you afraid of heights? Why? Is it just acrophobia? Or, perhaps as a very young child, you witnessed the murder of your father as he was pushed off the veranda of your apartment building and now have a deathly fear of going up to the 20th floor of any building! Psychoanalyst and counselor Kyosuke Kai, a bit quirky with compulsions of his own, ends up finding out more than just the standard medical reasons for his patient's emotional problems.
Kamen Rider Zero-One (2019) - TV Series
Humagears (humanoid robots), created by the leading company for AI, Hiden Intelligence, serve humanity's every convenience. But a cyber-terrorist organization begins hacking the Humagears in a conspiracy that turns them into monsters. Aruto Hiden has taken over at Hiden Intelligence, and along with the CEO's post, he also takes over the responsibility for Kamen Rider Zero-One by using his company's technology.
In the year 2045, cybernetic mercenary Motoko Kusanagi returns to Section 9 to face a dangerous new threat: the posthumans. A feature-length recut of the first season of Ghost in the Shell: SAC_2045.
A compilation film, recapping the Ghost in the Shell: SAC_2045 Season 2 series.
Koiko no Mainichi (1989) - Direct-to-Video
Shinjuku gangster Sabu and his young wife Koiko try to live a normal life, despite the interferences of gang politics and criminal deals. After she saves his life, Sabu’s gang boss, Tominaga, falls in love with Koiko and sends Sabu into increasingly dangerous situations, hoping to cause his arrest, and thus obligate himself to “take care” of Koiko while Sabu is in prison.
Hard & Loose (1992) - Direct-to-Video
Based on the manga by Tsuchiya Garon (aka Marley Carib) and Kawaguchi Kaiji, serialized in Action in the 80s. A detective thriller in which former boxer Shozo is thrown into a web of intrigue when he picks up a ringing phone in a room whose occupant he is supposed to be following.
Saiyuki Premium (1999) - TV Mini-Series
An evil demon, Gyumao, causing all demons to go crazy. Now, Genjo Sanzo, a trash-taking Buddist monk, is given a mission in India. Now, he is teamed up with three demons, Son Goku, Sha Gojyo, , and Cho Hakkai.
Batman Ninja vs. Yakuza League (2025) - Direct-to-Video
Batman is confronted by an invasion from an alternate world of Japan, that has its own version of the Justice League. (imdb)
Meanwhile, Earth is celebrating the success of the magnificent Space Battleship Yamato and its heroic crew. A new generation of promising recruits joins Yamato and its two new support ships, led by Yuki Mori and Shirou Sanada. But not everyone agrees with the past decisions of its captain, Susumu Kodai. During the Yamato's six-month-long training mission and diplomatic meeting with the Gamilans, the crew learns of the recent catastrophe, and against all orders...
In the chaos of the Jinshin-no-Ran civil war of 762, a child with a small horn in his forehead was born. The child's mother condemned him as an oni and cast him away. An elderly shûgenja woman claimed the child and named him Utsunomiko, or 'Divine Child of the Heavens', telling Miko that his horn symbolizes the union of heaven and earth. Miko matured in the wilderness, learning the ways of Shugendô, and soon started venturing into villages out of curiosity.
Angel Heart (2015) - TV Mini-Series
Saeba Ryo is a private detective and gun-for-hire who acts as the arbiter of justice. He is an urban bounty hunter out for good, not exclusively using or deploying noble tactics. His partner is Makimura Kaori, a woman who dies and has her heart transplanted to another woman, Xiang Ying. It is the latter who comes to Ryo now.
Toki-iro Kaima (1989) - Direct-to-Video
Anime adaptation of the same name horror manga by Suzumiya Wayu, serialized in Shogakuan's Weekly Shonen Sunday special issue.
Get the high-voltage thrill ride of Appleseed XIII the series with none of the filler in the first of two action-packed movies that cut down the story to what you want most: bullets, explosions, and total mayhem! In the years after a devastating global war, Deunan and her cyborg partner protect the idyllic city of Olympus as elite members of the paramilitary force ES....
Appleseed XIII: Ouranos (2011) - Direct-to-Video
The action continues in the second Appleseed XIII movie that cuts the anime series down to what you want most: bullets, explosions, and total mayhem! When terrorists begin assassinating bioroids, Deunan might be the only person able to protect the future.
Appleseed XIII (2011) - TV Series
Following World War V, a global-scale conflict fought with non-nuclear weapons that almost halved the earth's population, Olympus, he utopian metropolis, is governed by Gaia, a vast artificial intelligence, and administered by genetically engineered humanoids known as bioroids. However, Olympus seems like a peaceful city on the surface; racial (human vs. bioroids vs. cyborgs), religious, and political conflicts lurk underneath, ...
Samurider: Nazo no Tenkousei (1991) - Direct-to-Video
A mysterious masked biker has arrived in Sapporo, creating havoc with the local motorcycle gangs & police with his destructive antics before being given the moniker "Samurider" due to his armor, helmet, & usage of a katana. Before all of this, though, high school student Masao Mori happened to see an encounter between Samurider & another masked biker, noticing a scar under Samurider's eye. The next day a new transfer student arrives at Masao's school, Tetsuro Sawamura...