Umi no Triton (Movie)
This is a re-edition of the TV series.
Adventure · Fantasy
Anime movies
The Restaurant of Many Orders
The oldest anime adaptation of a famous short story by Japanese writer Kenji Miyazawa. Two young British hunters get lost in the woods and discover a strange…
Supernatural
Anju to Zushioumaru
After their father quarrels with local military men, Anju and Zushio are forced to flee, but they are captured and sold into slavery. When their mother dies,…
Fantasy
Loups=Garous
In a near future, the world's population has decreased dramatically due to a deadly virus that terrorized the whole planet. Now people eat only synthetic food and…
Mystery · Sci-Fi · Thriller
Neighborhood Story The Movie
An alternate retelling of the beginning of the original series. Mikako and Tsutomu lived next door to each other since they were little. They both attend an…
Comedy · Drama · Romance
Komaneko: the Curious Cat
Komaneko is the story of a very curious cat, named Komachan, that attempts to make his own stop motion. He deals with many challenges, but he also…
Slice of Life
Armored Trooper Votoms: Pailsen Files
Alternative release of Armored Trooper Votoms: Pailsen Files OVA. Was aired 2 years later. Created by the original staff of the series, with an all new story…
Mecha · Sci-Fi
The Black Woodcutter and the White Woodcutter
On a winter's night a bear, a fox and a squirrel seek refuge from the cold. They are drawn by the hearths in the homes of two…
Fantasy
Onbu Obake
Short movie by Ryuuichi Yokoyama.
Supernatural
Hana to Chou
An early color animation which uses the color to help tell the story. Three butterflies save a bird that falls out of it's nest during a rainstorm.…
Fantasy
Mori no Ongakukai
During a concert in the forest, the big bad wolf begins to annoy the other animals with his foul smoking, noisy interruptions and destruction of the grounds.…
Comedy
Kujira (1952)
Remake of Oofuji's earlier film (1927). (Source: AniDB)
Fantasy
Action
Fantasy
Mahou no Pen
A western occupation propaganda film in which a boy repairs a western style doll that comes to life and uses a magic pen to rebuild his bleak…
The Book of the Dead
When a young noblewoman, Iratsume, falls into a trance after copying Buddhist sutras and walks to a remote temple that women are forbidden to enter, she stirs…
Drama · Supernatural
Kintarou Taiiku Nikki
A young man in a leotard leads a group of animals in a sumo wrestling match.
Comedy
Maabou no Shounen Koukuuhei
A short film from 1937.
Doubutsu Olympic Taikai
Animals gather to compete in Olympic games. This animation was inspired by the 1928 Olympic Games held in Amsterdam.
Comedy · Sports
A Ship of Oranges
A somewhat historical tale about a famous Japanese businessman who made his fortune by shipping oranges from the farmlands to the capital city of Edo.
Saiyuuki: Son Gokuu Monogatari
The monk Xuanzang goes on a journey to western India to get the Mahayana Buddhist scriptures. In the middle of the journey, Xuanzang helps Sun Wukong who…
Adventure
Nonki na Tou-san Ryuuguu Mairi
One of the first examples of the tale is Hakuzan Kimura's Dreamy Urashima (Nonkinatousan Ryugu Mairi, 1925), in which a lazy man wakes up from his sleep…
Supernatural
The Hare and the Tortoise
The story develops based on The Hare and the Tortoise, a song for kids (lyrics by Wasaburo Ishihara; composed by Benjiro Nosho). The pictures are drawn with…
Fantasy
Dragon Quest Retsuden: Roto no Monshou
The adventures of Arus's childhood.
Action · Adventure · Fantasy