Anime catalog

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Found: 982

Kikansha Yaemon: D51 no Daibouken

Movie · 1974 · Fantasy

Synopsis: Traditionally animated movie based on a bestseller picture book by Agawa Hiroyuki, illustrated by Okabe Fuyuhiko and published in 1959 by Iwanami Shoten Publishing.

★ 4.3

The Grateful Crane

Tsuru no Ongaeshi

Movie · Fantasy, Supernatural

Synopsis: A puppet animation movie by Kazuhiko Watanabe.

Kaminari Boy Pikkari★bee

TV · 1967 · Adventure, Comedy

Synopsis: A comedy about a mischievous boy. Each episode contains 2 stories. Based on a manga by Murotani Tsunezou. (Source: AniDB)

Oyama no Taishou

Music

Synopsis: A song adaptation of the children's game King of the Hill.

★ 4.1

Illusion City

Genei Toshi

Movie · Psychological

Synopsis: Taking inspiration from reticulated architecture of a real modern skyscraper - characterized by the deafening noise of city traffic - Shimamura succeeds in rendering the idea of urban alienation in the abstract. He goes from optical art to spatial concepts similar to the Escher s…

★ 4.0

Transparent Man

Toumei Ningen

Movie · Psychological

Synopsis: Independent animation by Shimamura Tatsuo.

★ 4.3

Marriage of a Mouse, Mouse's Wedding

Nezumi no Yomeiri

Movie · Comedy

Synopsis: A mouse father seeks the ideal strong husband for his beloved daughter. He goes to talk to the strongest elements. But even the Sun is block by Cloud, and Cloud is moved by Wind, and Wind can't even move the house by an inch no matter how much it blows. Will he ever find a suitab…

★ 3.8

Commotion at Ikedaya

Ikedaya Soudou

Movie

Synopsis: Independent film by Yanagihara Ryouhei, member of the Animation Sannin no Kai pioneer group of independent animation. It tells the story of the Ikedaya raid by the Shinsengumi from the point of view of the neighbors of the Ikedaya.

Iruka to Shounen

TV · 1975 · Adventure

Synopsis: The series presents the adventures of Zoum, a white dolphin and his friends, two children who live with their sailor uncle. The cast includes several animals including a mynah bird (who understands the dolphin language in addition to the language of the other animals and the huma…

★ 3.8

Fushigina Taiko

Movie · 1957

Synopsis: A short movie based on the children's story by Momoko Ishii.

★ 3.9

From Cherry Blossoms with Love

Sakura Yori Ai wo Nosete

Movie

Synopsis: A short film by Okamoto Tadanari about the difficulties of public transport.

★ 4.3

Donna Donna

Music · Slice of Life

Synopsis: A calf goes to a new home while memories of happiness flash by. This is a 1966 Japanese version of an old 1938 Yiddish folk song that was featured in NHK's Minna no Uta.

★ 4.0

The Development of the Train

Kisha no Hattatsu

Movie

Synopsis: An educational movie produced based on "The Development of the Train" in a pre-war elementary school Japanese reader (vol. 9). Animation and real-life images are used together to support children's understanding.

★ 3.8

M.S. Chanda

Chanda Gou

Movie · Drama

Synopsis: Independent animation by Yanagihara Ryouhei, member of the Animation Sannin no Kai pioneer group of independent animation.

★ 3.7

Cook no Polka

Music

Synopsis: A song for the Minna no Uta segment.

★ 4.3

The Gourd-Bottle

Hyoutan

Movie

Synopsis: Independent animation by Suzuki Shinichi.

★ 3.7

The Story of Chinese Gods

Fengshen Bang

Movie · Action, Fantasy

Synopsis: Based on a traditional Chinese novel of the same name. Bewitched by his concubine Daji, who is actually a vixen spirit in disguise as a beautiful woman, King Zhou of Shang oppresses his people and persecutes those who oppose him, including his own subjects who dare to speak up to…

Shisukon Ouji

TV · 1964 · Adventure

Synopsis: Based on a manga by Fujiko (A) Fujio and Fujiko (F) Fujio.

★ 4.1

Ojii-chan ga Kaizoku Datta Koro

Movie · Comedy

Synopsis: Puppet animation by Tadanari Okamoto.

The Happy Prince

Shiawase no Ouji

Movie

Synopsis: Based on the story by written Oscar Wilde. It won the 17th Ministry of Health and Welfare Child Welfare Culture Award for Best Educational Film.

★ 3.8

Kitakaze to Taiyou

Movie · Adventure

Synopsis: A short film released by Gakken. It is based on the Aesop's Fable "The North Wind and the Sun."

Ryuuichi Manga Gekijou: Onbu Obake

TV · 1972 · Supernatural

Synopsis: The mischievous antics of a ghost in an ancient village. (Source: AniDB)

★ 4.3

Yu Tong

Movie · Adventure, Fantasy

Synopsis: Slightly disappointed that he was unable to catch any fish, an old fisherman reluctantly returns home with a beautiful bowl he found instead. However, when the bowl turns out to be an unexpected source of wealth, people with less than honorable motives try to claim the treasure a…

★ 3.9

Mogura no Motoro

Movie · Slice of Life