Anime catalog

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Found: 735

Chibikuro Sambo no Tora Taiji

Movie · 1956

Synopsis: Little Black Sambo was screened at the first Vancouver International Film Festival in 1958, and won the Best Film award in the Films for Children section. (Source: AniDB)

Son Gokuu ga Hajimaru yo: Koufuu Daiou no Maki

Movie · 1966 · Comedy, Fantasy

Synopsis: In this film, because of complaints from children that Goku is depicted as too much of an eager student, he is instead portrayed as a very naughty modern boy. It then received so many complaints from the PTA about its bad language that it was forced out of the show after all. (So…

Ima demo Senchou to Yobarete iru Senchou no Yoru

Music · Adventure, Slice of Life

Synopsis: A sea captain enjoys a nice night slumber at home. But he ponders about all the adventures he'd had before finally drifting off.

Yamakagashi

Movie · Psychological

Synopsis: This work, the title of which refers to a species of venomous snake, focuses on interactions between troops and sex workers near Naval Air Facility Atsugi (Kanagawa Prefecture), animated from a child’s perspective. Aihara’s works of this period often incorporate a documentary vie…

Zhao Xiao Gege

Movie

Waga Na wa Cowboy

Music

Synopsis: A child plays cowboy with their wooden horse.

Chiisai Aki Mitsuketa

Music

Synopsis: Children play hide-and-seek.

Kaguya-hime

Movie · Fantasy

Synopsis: A silhouette animation version of Princess Kaguya, also known as The Tale of the Bamboo Cutter, a 10th century folk tale.

Bing Shang Yuxian

Movie

Synopsis: Little Bear was learning to skate for the first time. With the guidance of expert skaters Little Squirrel and Little Rabbit, he quickly mastered the forward and backward skating techniques. Later, Little Badger suggested that Little Rabbit perform a figure skating show. Little Ra…

Yoninme no Ousama

Music

Synopsis: A song about the three wise men, and how there was a fourth one but he was really easy going and never ended up going on the journey to meet the newborn Jesus.

Sabu to Ichi Torimono Hikae Pilot Film

Special · Action, Drama

Synopsis: The pilot film for Sabu to Ichi Torimono Hikae.

Don Pepe no Uta

Music

Synopsis: Music video for the song Don Pepe no Uta by Ado Mizumori and Japanese folk group The Shadracks that was featured on NHK's Minna no Uta program. The video was also animated by Ado Mizumori.

Hyokkori Hyoutanjima

Movie · 1967 · Adventure

Synopsis: A group of kids are stranded on a volcanic deserted island. (Source: AniDB)

The Extinction of Landscape

Fuukei no Shimetsu

Movie

Synopsis: This animated documentary is derived from footage shot at the site of the Sanrizuka struggle opposing the construction of Narita Airport. In addition to scenes evidently shot before and after the Nihon Genyasai Festival in Sanrizuka, it features time-lapse sequences showing aband…

Tsubiregg Tsuburegg March

Music

Synopsis: Anthropomorphic eggs go through a march.

Haru wo Yobu Yume

Music

Synopsis: A boy takes a walk outside as he notices little bits of spring starts to appear. Though in the end, it turns out he is merely dreaming it and winter is at its peak. The music video was re-aired after 44 years due to being lost media. The Minna no Uta Hakkutsu Project (Minna no Ut…

Watashi no Kamifuusen

Music

Synopsis: The original rendition of Watashi no Kamifuusen sung by Akai Tori and animated by Mouri Atsushi. Due to the copyright law of the time, price of film reels, and overwriting tapes, Watashi no Kamifuusen from 1971 remains to be one that is missing both its audio tape and video tape,…

Pan no March

Music

Synopsis: Music video about making bread that was featured on NHK's Minna no Uta.

Winter Of Three Hairs

Sanmao Liulang Ji

Movie · Comedy

Hoshi to Niji to

Music

Synopsis: Stars twinkling in the sky and a bright rainbow crossing the sky. There's no need for tears with a world so beautiful. The music video invokes these thoughts through stop-motion paper cut-outs with a shadow puppet flair.

Tanjoubi no Chachacha

Music

Synopsis: Japanese school children merrily sing about Happy Birthday songs, not "the" Happy Birthday song, but songs the children created specifically for the birthday person.

The Magical Brush

Shen Bi

Movie

Uchuu Shounen Soran (Movie)

Movie · 1965 · Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi

Kobito to Aomushi

Movie

Synopsis: A musical movie about a tiny village with tiny people. A tiny child fed a starving caterpillar his last rice cake. There was a race held soon after to determine who the king will be. The caterpillar had become a butterfly and as a thank you, pulled the tiny child's race car.