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Found: 1,331

Golden Warrior Gold Lightan

Ougon Senshi Gold Lightan

TV · 1981 · Mecha, Sci-Fi

Synopsis: When a young boy called Hiro finds what appears to be a broken lighter in an empty field, it changes his life forever. This lighter is actually the Gold Lightan, a robot that fell to Earth from the Robot Dimension. When called upon to defend the Earth from Ivalda the Great's evil…

★ 6.1

Kashi no Ki Mokku

TV · 1972 · Adventure, Fantasy

Synopsis: This version of Pinocchio tells a story of an extremely gullible, naive and morally confused wooden doll brought to life by a mystical blue fairy. Pinocchio (Mokku) is characterized as having many character faults which he must learn to overcome in order to be worthy of being gra…

★ 4.7

Ubasuteyama

Kyoikusenga Ubasuteyama

Movie

Synopsis: Once upon a time, there was a lord in Shinano Province who hated old men. In accordance with the rules of the province, a person was exiled to an island when they turned 60 years old. On the night of August 15th, there was one such farmer woman, but her son loved her, and took he…

★ 3.9

Spring Song

Haru no Uta

Movie · Action

Synopsis: Short movie from 1931.

★ 3.6

Crazy World

Baka Baka Baka na Sekai

Movie · 1968 · Comedy

Synopsis: An absurd film by Kuri Youji.

★ 4.9

Uchuu Enban Dai-Sensou

Movie · 1975 · Action, Mecha

Synopsis: The pilot movie of Grendizer. It is about Duke Fleed, a fugitive of the planet fleed, who was kicked out of his planet by the Armies of Vega. Fleed and the daughter of the king of Vega were in love before the war between their planets. The armies of Vega continue their fight with…

★ 6.0

School of Love: Heart's Story

Ai no Gakko Cuore Monogatari

TV · 1981 · Drama

Synopsis: Enrico Pocchini is a kind-hearted schoolboy with a strong sense of justice who lives in the Italian town of Torino. As a new term starts, he loses his beloved teacher, Miss Delacci, who is replaced by the stern Sr. Pelboni. Eventually, the boys in Enrico's class come to respect S…

★ 6.1

Majokko Tickle

TV · 1978 · Comedy, Mahou Shoujo

Synopsis: On Chiiko's 11th birthday, her father gives her a special book. Inside the book is a trapped witch, Majokko Tickle. When Chiiko frees Tickle from the book, she uses her magic to pass off as Chiiko's twin sister. (Source: ANN)

★ 5.5

Chie The Brat

Jarinko Chie (TV)

TV · 1981 · Comedy, Drama, Slice of Life

Synopsis: Jarinko Chie is a movie directed by Takahata in 1981. Based on the very popular manga by Etsumi HARUKI, it is about ten year old Chie, "the most unfortunate girl in Japan," who manages her family diner while her unemployed yakuza father and her mother are separated. This sounds r…

★ 3.5

?/Rhythmic Triangles/Fighting Cards

?/Sankaku no Rhythm/Trump no Arasoi

Movie

Synopsis: Four short vignettes in this early animated film. In the first, shadows pull away to reveal a puddle, and automobile and bicycle tires pass through it. In the second, cutout shadows of a variety of shoes of people walking are seen. The third is a flurry of geometric forms. In the…

★ 6.4

Puss-in-Boots: Travels Around the World in 80 Days

Nagagutsu wo Haita Neko: 80 Nichikan Sekai Isshuu

Movie · 1976 · Adventure, Fantasy

Synopsis: Brave cat Pero once had a bet with treacherous multimillionarie Grumon that he can travel around the world in 80 days. The stake is high, in case of success Grumon will give all of his fortune to Pero, but in case of failure Pero becomes slave of Grumon for the rest of his life. …

★ 4.6

Murder

Satsujin MURDER

Movie · Mystery

Synopsis: Short animated film by acclaimed multi-talented artist Makoto Wada.

★ 5.2

Jack And The Beanstalk

Jack to Mame no Ki

Movie · 1974 · Fantasy

Synopsis: An old fairy tale gets some new wrinkles in this fanciful animated adaptation. After young Jack is conned into trading his family's prize cow for a handful of beans, he plants them and discovers they produce a magical vine that rises through the clouds. Climbing the beanstalk, Ja…

★ 6.6

Huckleberry no Bouken

TV · 1976 · Adventure, Drama

Synopsis: Based on Mark Twain's well known masterpiece about Huckleberry Finn, the bright and merry orphan, this film is full of life, laughter, and will be loved by children around the world. When Huckleberry runs away from his orphanage, he teams up with an escaped slave. Together, they …

★ 5.1

Bara no Hana to Joe

Movie · 1977 · Drama

Synopsis: It's a Sanrio picture that feels partly like an anime art film and partly like a Warner Bros. cartoon. The film features some very creative imagery, a groovy 70's jazz score, and very little spoken dialogue. It's a story about a dog named Joe that falls in love with a rose and pr…

My Dear Coco

Mon Cheri CoCo

TV · Romance

Synopsis: A young woman aims to become a famous fashion designer. (Source: AniDB)

★ 6.2

Charlotte Holmes

Joou Heika no Petite Angie

TV · 1977 · Mystery

Synopsis: 19th century London. Angie is a 12-year-old girl, descended from nobility. She once helped to solve the Queen’s jewel robbery case and since then, the Queen has appointed her to work on particularly difficult cases. Her brilliance and courage overwhelm many grownups. She is assis…

★ 5.2

Suteneko Tora-chan

Movie · 1947 · Music

Synopsis: A family of cats find a homeless kitten and take him in to their home. But one of the siblings becomes jealous about the attention the new cat gets from her mother and runs away from home. The new member of the family goes looking for her. Can he bring her back home safely and ge…

★ 3.3

Heya

Movie · Comedy

Synopsis: Short experimental film from 1967 from animator Yoji Kuri.

★ 2.7

Captain of Cosmos

Uju Heukgisa

Movie · Action, Sci-Fi

Synopsis: There exists the Cosmos Warriors, a team tasked with the duty of protecting freedom, justice, and peace of the universe. When the Master of the Cosmos Warriors was killed onboard a traveling spaceship and the rest of the passengers were kidnapped by the sinister Green People, Cap…

★ 4.6

Tabi

Movie · Fantasy, Psychological

Synopsis: Surreal cutout (kiri-gami) animation following a young girl's physical journey, which is also an inner voyage through which she will learn all the pain and joy of life. She travels to an anonymous Western city, a bizarre dreamscape cluttered with elements from works by Dali, Magr…

★ 5.7

The Wild Swans

Sekai Meisaku Douwa: Hakuchou no Ouji

Movie · 1977 · Fantasy

Synopsis: When a widower king loses his way in a dangerous forest, he is forced to take a witch's daughter as a second wife in order to escape. However, the newly crowned queen Greta quickly becomes jealous of the time the king spends with his children and vows her revenge. In the middle o…

★ 6.4

Kaibutsu-kun (1980)

TV · 1980 · Comedy, Horror

Synopsis: Kaibutsu-kun and his companions, Dracula, Wolfman, and Franken, travel from Kaibutsu Land to the Human Realm, where they encounter and battle several monsters, mainly assassins from the demon group Demonish. (Source: Wikipedia)

★ 4.8

Madame Butterfly's Illusion

Ochou Fujin no Gensou

Movie · Drama

Synopsis: Butterfly, a faithful Japanese wife, waits patiently in Nagasaki for the return of her American husband, Pinkerton. She sees the Stars and Stripes fluttering atop an approaching ship and rightly surmises that Pinkerton is onboard. However, the feckless foreigner is arriving in th…