Anime catalog
Found: 491
★ 5.4Memory
Memory
Movie · 1964 · Mystery
Synopsis: This is a short, privately produced animated film. While elucidating the mystery and fuzziness as well as merits and demerits of memory in idealizing reality, the story develops into a tale of destruction of human beings, turning the existence of the earth into a memory of the un…
★ 5.3Koneko no Rakugaki
Koneko no Rakugaki
Movie · 1957 · Comedy
Synopsis: A young cat is enjoying drawing pictures on a wall. However, when his pencil is stolen, he has no choice but to enter the world of his drawings in order to get it back.
★ 5.1The Spider and the Tulip
Kumo to Tulip
Movie · 1943
Synopsis: A spider attempts to lure a ladybug into his web. When she manages to escape and hide in a tulip, a storm comes that batters the spider, while the ladybug remains safe.
★ 4.5The Black Cat
Kuro Nyago
Movie · Fantasy
Synopsis: A short movie from 1929 about four children who dream of having a pet cat. Their wishes are answered when they encounter a black cat who proceeds to sing them a song about how he and his tabby brother are descended from tigers.
★ 5.4Magic Boy
Shounen Sarutobi Sasuke
Movie · 1959 · Adventure, Fantasy
Synopsis: "Magic Boy" was the first ever Japanese animation to be released theatrically in North America. Sasuke, a boy vexed by an evil witch, studies magic and uses his powers to defeat her. (Source: bcdb)
★ 5.3The Phantom Ship
Yuurei-sen
Movie · 1956 · Supernatural
Synopsis: Film about a ghost ship. There is no dialogue, just music and a choir.
★ 4.7The Hare and the Tortoise
Kyouiku Otogi Manga Usagi to Kame
Movie · Fantasy
Synopsis: A retelling of the classic Aesop Fable, The Tortoise and the Hare. (Source: AniDB)
★ 5.0The Drop
Shizuku
Movie · 1965 · Comedy
Synopsis: A man trapped on a raft in the middle of the ocean is in desperate need of water. Luckily for him, a few drops of rain water are about to fall from the raft's mast. Comedy ensues as the thirsty man attempts to drink the few small drops of water. (Source: ANN)
★ 5.5Pictures at an Exhibition
Tenrankai no E
Movie · 1966 · Comedy
Synopsis: A series of short animated segments, without dialog, explore major characters of modern society, such as the plastic surgeon, the fashion-obsessed woman, the rumor-monger, and others, leading to a concluding comment on the progress of civilization. (Source: ANN)
★ 3.2Aos
Aos
Movie · Fantasy
Synopsis: Surrealist explanation of reality. People enclosed in a room.
★ 4.5The Quack Infantry Troop
Ahiru Riku Sentai
Movie · Action
Synopsis: Ducks get into a conflict with frogs and start a war.
★ 5.7Kitty's Studio
Koneko no Studio
Movie · 1959 · Comedy
Synopsis: The kitten from Yasuji Mori's earlier Koneko no Rakugaki returns, this time putting his talents toward directing a samurai film starring his mouse friends.
★ 5.3Cyborg 009 and the Monster Wars
Cyborg 009: Kaijuu Sensou
Movie · 1967 · Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Synopsis: After escaping from Black Ghost, the cyborgs that once rebelled against the nefarious organization are living their lives peacefully all over the world. However, when a strange dinosaur-like monster starts using sound waves to attack people and cities, Dr. Isaac Gilmore deduces t…
★ 4.0Taro Urashima
Urashima Tarou (1931)
Movie · Action
Synopsis: Urashima Taro is based on a well-known Japanese folk tale about an honest fisherman who is invited to an underwater castle after saving a sea turtle on a beach from bullies. (Source: forum.bcdb.com)
★ 4.6Manual of Ninja Martial Arts
Ninja Bugeichou
Movie · 1967 · Action, Drama, Supernatural
Synopsis: Also known as Manual of Ninja Martial Arts, the only animation from Japanese New Wave maestro Nagisa Oshima is as provocative as one would expect from such a remarkable filmmaker. The film follows Sanpei Shirato's classic comic story about the son of an assassinated feudal lord i…
★ 5.28 Man
8 Man
TV · 1963 · Action, Drama, Mecha
Synopsis: A private investigator working a routine case involving stolen technology is mortally wounded. His only hope for survival comes from sacrificing his humanity to become 8Man—a powerful cyborg crime-fighter enhanced with a living human brain. Resurrected as the ultimate high-tech v…
★ 4.2The National Anthem Kimigayo
Kokka Kimigayo
Movie
Synopsis: The chrysanthemum crest opens as the song progresses, and reveals the creation gods Izanagi and Izanami on the Ama no Ukihashi (heavenly bridge). They thrust the Ama no Nuboko (heavenly spear) into the sea, and the water droplets falling from the spear become the islands of Japan…
★ 4.3Momotaro's Sea Eagles
Momotarou no Umiwashi
Movie · 1943
Synopsis: Momotaro sends a sneak aircraft attack to sink the ships of Demon Island, using his animal companions as crew members and pilots.
★ 4.4A Story of Cigarettes
Kemurigusa Monogatari
Movie · Comedy
Synopsis: The oldest recovered film by Noburou Oofuji that combines paper cutout animation with live action shots. In front of a girl with the traditional Japanese hairstyle, a small man on a desk says, "women descended from tobacco." The girl laughs at him and traps him under a glass. The…
★ 4.3Harvest Festival
Mura Matsuri
Movie
Synopsis: A few minutes long black and white anime which shows the traditional Japanese harvest festival, featuring a song by Eiko Hirai.
★ 4.4Kujira (1952)
Kujira (1952)
Movie · 1952 · Fantasy
Synopsis: Remake of Oofuji's earlier film from the year 1927. (Source: AniDB)
★ 5.3Kaguya-hime (1961)
Kaguya-hime (1961)
Movie · Drama, Fantasy
Synopsis: A short puppet animation movie by Kazuhiko Watanabe.
★ 4.3Burglars of Baghdad Castle
Baguda-jou no Touzoku
Movie · Adventure, Romance
Synopsis: In order to win the hand of a princess, a man must defeat an evil dragon and claim its treasured magic stone. Upon his return, Baghdad has been invaded and he must use the stone to defeat his new enemy. (Source: AniDB, edited)
★ 5.6Wan Wan Chuushingura
Wan Wan Chuushingura
Movie · 1963 · Action, Adventure, Drama
Synopsis: The homeless dog Rock swears to take to revenge on a tiger named Killer in the zoo, who had killed his mother. The dogs in town, troubled by the atrocities of Killer, join forces to support Rock. Changing the target of revenge to the murderer of the main character's mother made i…
