Anime catalog

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Found: 735

Hikoichi's Wits

Hikoichi Tonchi Banashi

Movie · Slice of Life

Synopsis: Hikoichi and Osato, who are selling the many watermelons they harvested, in front of the castle, happen to meet a chief counselor named Chuemon. Chuemon was at his wits end because a messenger from a neighboring country had come to him with an unreasonable demand and he was looki…

Kuakou de Qingwa

Movie · Fantasy, Slice of Life

Synopsis: The story is about a proud frog who likes to boast. The frog competes with other animals and boasts about being the best at different things—even flying.

★ 3.7

Doubutsu Mura no Kodomo-tachi

Movie · Slice of Life

Synopsis: Animal Village has built some roads with a lot of cars running through. In order to keep everyone safe, traffic rules were put into place.

★ 3.9

Tanoshii ne

Music

Synopsis: Three girls have fun playing hand-clapping games.

Kamen no Marionette-tachi

Movie · Psychological

Synopsis: Screened at the 1st Sogetsu Animation Festival in 1965, the film was made in 35mm using the animation equipment owned by animator Yoji Kuri. (Source: Collaborative Cataloging Japan)

Mako-chan no Koutsuu Anzen

Movie

Synopsis: An educational film about traffic safety.

Ousama to Nightingale

Movie · Fantasy

Synopsis: A stop-motion adaptation of Hans Christian Anderson's The Nightingale.

Santa Claus ni Present

Music

Synopsis: Music video for the song Santa Claus ni Present by Fusako Amachi that was featured on NHK's Minna no Uta program. It is considered to be lost media.

Hitoribocchi

Movie · 1969 · Drama

Synopsis: A short film that was screened at the 1969 Toei Manga Matsuri.

Mukashi Mukashi Momotarou

Movie · Fantasy

Synopsis: A stop-motion film about the classic Japanese tale of Momotarou.

Jizhi de Shanyang

Movie

Synopsis: A puppet stop motion animation adapted from a Chinese folk tale about a witty goat who hides in a cave from a tiger. The goat lies to the tiger that it is the king of the mountain and eats tigers, scaring the tiger off. The tiger meets a fox at the bottom of the mountain and tell…

★ 3.9

Funiculì funiculà: Tozan Densha

Music

Synopsis: The Japanese version of the 1880 Neapolitan song Funiculì funiculà, originally composed by Luigi Denza, with lyrics from Peppino Turco. It was written to commemorate the opening of the first funicular railway on Mount Vesuvius. A Japanese rendition of the song performed by Duke A…

Mutou Guniang

Movie · Fantasy

Synopsis: Carpenters, painters and silversmiths crafted a piece of fine wood into a beautiful girl that miraculously turns into a young living woman. Then the quarrel begins...

Nonki na Tou-san Ryuuguu Mairi

Movie · Supernatural

Synopsis: 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 and heads off to the seaside to spend the day fishing. There is a brief live-action shot of the sea swelling before the film re…

Lightning Atom

Movie · Action

Synopsis: The story of a young boy who uses his electric super powers to help the innocent.

Kaijuu ga Yattekuru

Music

Synopsis: Animals at a zoo hear that a kaijuu is coming. Like a game of "Telephone" they hear bits and pieces of what the kaijuu looks like which gets distorted each time the information is passed on. In the end, it was just a normal zoo animal joining the exhibits.

★ 3.6

Mama Gomennasai

Music

Synopsis: A little boy apologizes to his mom about all the bad pranks he's been pulling.

★ 3.9

Warai Kawasemi ni Hanasu na yo

Music

Synopsis: A music video for the song "Warai Kawasemi ni Hanasu na yo" by Toshie Kusunoki (楠トシエ). Aired as part of NHK's Minna no Uta program.

★ 3.9

Koinu no Plue

Music

Synopsis: A man plays with his puppy through the different seasons but the dog passes away. The man feels blue that he lost his best friend but doesn't regret the time he spent with it.

The War of Great Monsters

Gwisu Daejeonjaeng

Movie · Action, Supernatural

Synopsis: An animated Korean movie about a monster invasion.

Chinsetsu Yoshida Goten

Movie

Chibikuro Sambo to Futago no Otouto

Movie · 1957 · Slice of Life

Synopsis: A short puppet animation movie.

★ 4.0

Yurikago no Uta

Music

Synopsis: Music video about craddling a baby to sleep for song by Bonny Jacks featured on NHK's Minna no Uta.

Dalie Ji

Movie

Synopsis: The puppet film tells about the adventures of the lazy, inept hunter Cheng Sang, who hoped for a successful hunt, without trying to put the necessary work into it.