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Osu

Movie · 1962 · Slice of Life

Synopsis: A cat just wants some alone time with his girl, but is interrupted by his stressed owner. Can't those stupid humans just keep things like relationships simple?

★ 6.3

Kyojin no Hoshi

TV · 1968 · Drama, Sports

Synopsis: The story is about Hyuma Hoshi, a promising young baseball pitcher who dreams of becoming a top star like his father Ittetsu Hoshi in the professional Japanese league. His father was once a 3rd baseman until he was injured in World War II and was forced to retire. The boy would j…

★ 6.6

Sabu & Ichi's Arrest Warrant

Sabu to Ichi Torimono Hikae

TV · 1968 · Action, Adventure, Drama

Synopsis: The series follows the adventures of Sabu, a young Edo bakufu investigator traveling with the blind master swordsman Ichi. In their travels, they assist the common people in solving mysteries and righting wrongs (usually committed by bandits or corrupt officials). Sabu is engaged…

★ 6.3

Nozomi In The Sun

Sasurai no Taiyou

TV · 1971 · Drama, Music

Synopsis: Two baby girls were born in the same hospital: one of them is the daughter of an aristocratic family while the other belongs to a deprived household which lives in the slums of the city. However, the nurse-in-charge, Michiko, secretly switches the two babies due to a personal gru…

★ 5.9

Osomatsu-kun

TV · 1966 · Comedy

Synopsis: A wacky comedy about identical sextuplets causing wild pranks. Each episode features 2 stories. (Source: AniDB)

★ 4.5

Momotaro, Sacred Sailors

Momotarou: Umi no Shinpei

Movie · 1945 · Action

Synopsis: A monkey, a dog, a pheasant, and a bear travel southward after resting in their villages at the foot of Mt. Fuji. A squadron flies to Onigashima under the command of Momotarou. Parachutes blossom in the sky. Momotarou and company will take over the island after a swift and succes…

★ 5.9

The Legend of Ninja Kamui

Ninpuu Kamui Gaiden

TV · 1969 · Action, Adventure

Synopsis: Kamui is a ninja from the Edo period who has decided to leave his clan. After doing so he is pursued relentlessly by the members of his former clan; who consider him to be a traitor and therefore wish to kill him. Kamui then wanders around Japan to escape from them by using his i…

★ 6.2

Marvelous Melmo

Fushigi na Melmo

TV · 1971 · Adventure, Comedy, Drama

Synopsis: After losing her mother in a tragic car accident, nine-year-old Melmo Watari now faces a big challenge: taking care of her two younger brothers, the preschooler Totoo and baby Touch. Watching from Heaven and concerned about her kids' terrible situation, their mother decides to ap…

★ 5.8

Golden Bat

Ougon Bat

TV · 1967 · Action, Sci-Fi

Synopsis: A golden warrior wearing a cape and a scepter, Ougon Bat was a protector spirit from Atlantis reanimated by a scientist and his friends (specially the sweet Marie) from his tomb covered in hieroglyphics. His entry was heralded by a golden bat and a sinister laugh and he would put…

★ 6.4

SASUKE

Sasuke

TV · 1968 · Action

Synopsis: Sasuke is the son of a very skilled ninja, whose name is Ozaru. After the defeat of their lord, Yukimura Sanada, Tokugawa's and Hattori's ninjas begin to persecute all their enemies still alive: that means Ozaru and Sasuke must leave their house and start a violent struggle for t…

★ 5.4

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…

★ 5.7

Ryu the Primitive Boy

Genshi Shounen Ryuu

TV · 1971 · Adventure, Romance

Synopsis: When Ryuu is born his tribe tries to sacrifice him to a Tyrannosaurus named Shirano because of the color of his skin. He is however saved by a monkey who raises him as her own son. Meanwhile Ryuu's mother has left the tribe and is out on a quest to find Ryuu. 16 years later Ryuu …

★ 5.3

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.

★ 5.1

The 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.

★ 5.6

Judo Boy

Kurenai Sanshirou

TV · 1969 · Action, Sports

Synopsis: Young Sanshiro Kurenai is the proud heir of a judo dojo. One day, he finds his beloved father dead and a glass eye not too far from the corpse. Ready to avenge his father and take his honour back, Sanshiro and his friend Ken start searching for the mysterious one-eyed murderer...…

★ 4.5

The 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.

★ 5.4

Magic 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)

★ 5.9

Triton of the Sea

Umi no Triton

TV · 1972 · Adventure, Fantasy

Synopsis: 5000 years ago, the Triton Family was living peacefully in Atlantis until the Poseidon Family destroyed them all. Triton, of the Triton Family line, embarks on an adventurous life in the sea fighting the Poseidon Family. (Source: AnimeNfo)

★ 6.3

Gegege no Kitarou (1971)

TV · 1971 · Adventure, Supernatural

Synopsis: Kitarou, a ghost, spends his afterlife helping humans in need of his skills. He thwarts the plans of evil spirits who live to torment humanity.

★ 6.1

Moomin (1972)

TV · 1972 · Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy

Synopsis: A remake of the 1969-70 Moomin series. This version is more closely based on the books by the Finnish illustrator and writer Tove Jansson.

★ 6.5

The Gutsy Frog

Dokonjou Gaeru

TV · 1972 · Comedy

Synopsis: When Hiroshi was fighting against his rival Gorillaimo, he stumbled over a stone and fell on to a frog. To be surprised, the frog was still alive and it named itself Pyonkichi. (Source: AniDB)

★ 5.3

The Phantom Ship

Yuurei-sen

Movie · 1956 · Supernatural

Synopsis: Film about a ghost ship. There is no dialogue, just music and a choir.

★ 4.7

The 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)

★ 5.8

Humanoid Monster Bem

Youkai Ningen Bem

TV · 1968 · Horror

Synopsis: In the dark corners of a mysterious laboratory, an out-of-control slurry of cellular material gives birth to the horrifying Humanoid Monsters - Bem, Bela, and Belo! Contrary to their grotesque exteriors, the blood of justice somehow runs thick through their veins. Be it simple hu…