Anime catalog

Year to: 1978 Reset

Found: 1,046

Towards the Rainbow

Niji ni Mukatte

Movie · Romance

Synopsis: Film by Okamoto Tadanari, winner of the Ōfuji Noburō Award in 1977 for the 32nd Mainichi Film Awards in recognition of animation excellence. The story of two villages on either side of a river who come together to build a bridge to connect their villages and thereby permit a youn…

★ 3.9

Neko Funjatta

Music

Synopsis: A song for the Minna no Uta segment, it adapts "Flohwalzer" (Flea Waltz) is a simple German piano piece, often one of the first learned because its fingering is simple and it allows beginners to perform a piece that is harmonically and rhythmically pleasing. It has different name…

★ 4.5

Manga Hajimete Monogatari

TV · 1978 · Adventure, Comedy

Synopsis: An educational program for children featuring various historical events, showing both animation and live action footage. A reoccurring "older sister" and the pink mole Mogutan, will take you on a journey through time.

★ 4.4

Kinken Chochiku Shiobara Tasuke

Movie · Comedy, Drama

Synopsis: "Industrious farmer Tasuke makes the necessary sacrifices to advance his station in life from a farmer to a store-owner. Based on a well-known kabuki tale Shiobara Tasuke ichitai-ki (The Life Story of Shiobara Tasuke), this parable about the virtues of hard work is based on a tru…

Kyojin no Hoshi: Shukumei no Taiketsu

Movie · 1970 · Drama, Sports

Synopsis: Fourth Kyojin no Hoshi movie.

★ 4.6

Kyojin no Hoshi: Ike Ike Hyuuma

Movie · 1969 · Drama, Sports

Synopsis: Second Kyojin no Hoshi movie.

Onbu Obake

Movie · 1955 · Supernatural

Synopsis: Short movie by Ryuuichi Yokoyama.

★ 4.0

Ten Little Indians

Juu-nin no Chiisa na Indian

Music

Synopsis: Short film by Tadanari Okamoto set to the tune of "Ten Little Indians".

Chingou Muchabee

TV · 1971 · Adventure, Comedy

Synopsis: A goofy comedy series with various stories featuring the same set of characters. (Source: AniDB)

Sekai Monoshiri Ryouko

TV short · 1971 · Comedy

Synopsis: An educational documentary series that depicts a variety of real life places around the world in short 5 minute segments. The series aired Monday through Saturday. (Source: AniDB)

Manga Nihon Emaki

TV · 1977

Synopsis: Animated adaptations of traditional and historical Japanese stories. Each episode features 2 different stories. (Source: AniDB)

The Affectuous Family

Hoka Hoka Kazoku

TV short · 1976 · Comedy

Synopsis: Short comedic stories about events and the daily lives of the members of a large multi-generational family. (Source: AniDB)

★ 3.0

Artificial Paradise

Jinkou no Rakuen

Movie

Synopsis: Psychedelic –and at times sinister– music by Shinpei Kikuchi accompanies a disorienting display of reproduced imagery taken from magazines and posters of sunny beaches and bikini models. Tanaami made positive and negative reprographic prints of these images onto transparent cel s…

Hana no Kakarichou

TV · 1976 · Comedy, Slice of Life

Synopsis: A wacky comedy about a man from a noble ancestry of long ago, but who in modern times is just a lowly salary man that is constantly being humiliated by his family and co-workers. (Source: AniDB)

Anime Document: München e no Michi

TV · 1972 · Sports

Synopsis: A short series based on volleyball at the Munich Olympics. The series features a mix of live action blended with animation. (Source: AniDB)

★ 3.7

Chase

Tsuiseki

Movie · Psychological

Synopsis: Experimental animation by Manabe Hiroshi, member of the Animation Sannin no Kai pioneer group of independent animation.

★ 3.7

Clarinet Kowashichatta

Music

Synopsis: A Minna no Uta video for a song from Dark Ducks.

★ 4.1

Nihiki no Sanma (Color Version)

Movie · Adventure, Sci-Fi

Synopsis: The international version of Ni-hiki no Sanma that is colored, redrawn, and edited.

★ 4.0

Spotlight

Sarasoujuu no Hana no Iro

Movie · Drama

Synopsis: Independent animation by Tsukioka Sadao.

★ 4.4

The Tree of Courage

Mochi Mochi no Ki

Movie · Drama

Synopsis: An adaptation of a popular children's story by Okamoto Tadanari using a traditional storytelling style of narration.

Manga Ijin Monogatari

TV · 1977

Synopsis: From Genghis Khan to Thomas Edison, each episode in this series focuses on the life and achievement of two of history's greatest and most important persons. (Source: ANN)

★ 5.1

Kaiketsu Tamagon

TV short · 1972 · Adventure, Comedy

Synopsis: Tamagon is a cute monster who is fond of eggs. He acts as a counselor to those in trouble, asking only eggs in payment. He goes to work as soon as he has eaten his fee. However, despite his schemes, his service usually ends in total failure and he winds up being chased by his ira…

★ 3.5

77 Danui Bimil

Movie · Action, Drama

Synopsis: Sang-ho and Sun-ja are kidnapped by someone and live in brutal abuse while performing acrobatics in a circus troupe called the "77th Dan". One day their uncle comes to visit them and they try to escape, but when Sun-ja is captured by the circus, a black hooded person, the object …

★ 6.2

Donkikko

TV · 1967 · Comedy

Synopsis: A comedy about the mischievous adventures of a young boy. Each episode contains 2 stories. (Source: AniDB)