Anime catalog

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Found: 418

Yasuji Murata's Monkey and the Crabs

Saru Kani Gassen

Movie · Action

Synopsis: A father crab Kanisuke and his son Kanitaro sow persimmon seeds in their garden that they got from Sarukichi the monkey. A large sprout begins to grow, and it turns into a tree which then bears a lot of fruit. Watching Kanisuke, Sarukichi notices that the father crab is having di…

★ 4.7

Tabako to Hai

Movie · 1965 · Adventure

Synopsis: In the summer of 2000 in Hollywood, Spielberg's Dreamworks Film Corp. made the film "Chicken Run" with Nick Park, the great master of clay-figure animation, and it became a big hit. A chicken was the main character, and the story unfolded like the masterpiece "The Great Escape." …

★ 4.6

Tie Shan Gongzhu

Movie · Action, Adventure, Fantasy

Synopsis: Tang Sanzang and his three protectors—Sun Wukong, Zhu Bajie, and Sha Wujing—are journeying far to the west when they encounter "Fire Mountain." The flames of Fire Mountain are so ferocious that no man dares to brave its scorching flames; unfortunately, there is no other path to t…

★ 4.3

Corporal Norakuro

Norakuro Gocho

Movie · Adventure

Synopsis: The Fierce Canine Army has been given the day off, but Norakuro has no home to return to. After he goes to a yakitori (fried chicken) shop for a drink, he goes to the park to take a short nap. Just then, soldiers from the Mountain Monkey Army, who have stolen some secret document…

★ 5.5

Mu Di

Movie · Music

Synopsis: The story is about a relationship between a cow herding boy with an extraordinary flute playing ability and his buffalo companion. The boy dreams that he loses the buffalo, and when the buffalo won't move from his hiding place, the boy uses a flute melody to bring him back. (Sour…

★ 4.4

Princess Katsura

Katsura-hime

Movie

Synopsis: Short film about a princess being kidnapped.

★ 4.6

The Spider's Thread

Kumo no Ito

Movie · Fantasy

Synopsis: An adaptation of the classic tale of the spider silk, where a man sentenced in Hell tries to escape by climbing a string of spider silk hanging from above.

★ 3.8

Kintarou Taiiku Nikki

Movie · 1940 · Comedy

Synopsis: A young man in a leotard leads a group of animals in a sumo wrestling match. The bear is the final victor of all the animals, but then loses when he must face Kintaro.

★ 4.3

Sports Day at Animal Village

Taiiku Day

Movie · Sports

Synopsis: Short movie from 1932.

★ 3.2

An Expression

AN EXPRESSION

Movie

Synopsis: Symbolized an urban man with a triangle figure, a country woman with a circle, and represented the encounter between the two by movement. Director Shigenji Ogino tried to naturally color the movie via the kinema color technique. Due to being an early work, the technique isn't smo…

★ 4.0

The Golden Flower

Kogane no Hana

Movie · Action, Adventure, Fantasy

Synopsis: A man has a strange adventure on a hill as he returns from the village festival.

★ 6.6

The Amazing 3

Wonder 3

TV · 1965 · Action, Adventure, Comedy

Synopsis: Wonder 3 is an Osamu Tezuka manga and a black and white anime series. It involved the adventures of three agents from outer space who were sent to Earth to determine whether the planet, a potential threat to the universe, should be destroyed. The instrument of destruction is a de…

★ 4.5

Benkei tai Ushiwaka

Movie · Action, Comedy

Synopsis: Benkei tai Ushiwaka is a short animated Japanese film made in 1939 by Kenzō Masaoka. It is based on the legendary encounter between Saitō Musashibō Benkei, who was collecting swords for the Buddha, and Minamoto no Yoshitsune, who was called Ushiwaka in his youth. (Source: Wikiped…

★ 4.3

Mabo as Tokichiro Kinoshita

Maabou no Kinoshita Toukichirou

Movie

Synopsis: A boy works hard to please his lord and gain advancement. Short film from 1938.

★ 3.7

Olympic Games on Dankichi Island

Dankichi-jima no Olympic Taikai

Movie · Comedy, Sports

Synopsis: Short movie from 1932.

★ 4.3

My Ski Trip

Oira no Ski

Movie · Comedy, Sports

Synopsis: The sun rises, but snow begins to fall immediately. Two rabbits wearing skis emerge from two houses covered in snow. The two rabbits go to wake Tanuko, the sleepy raccoon dog, and invite him to go skiing. Tanuko, who does not know how to ski, is apprehensive at first, but decides…

★ 3.3

Fashion

Movie · Comedy

Synopsis: Experimental anime from animation pioneer Yoji Kuri from 1960.

★ 5.3

The Black Woodcutter and the White Woodcutter

Kuroi Kikori to Shiroi Kikori

Movie · 1956 · Fantasy

Synopsis: Within a wintry forest live two woodcutters: one clad in black and the other in white. While the black-clad woodcutter sees no consequences for exploiting the forest's resources as much as he can, the white-clad woodcutter strives to live in harmony with the forest creatures. As …

★ 4.1

Private Norakuro in Boot Camp

Norakuro Nitouhei: Kyouren no Maki

Movie · Action, Adventure

Synopsis: The Company and Regimental Commanders engage in an idle chit-chat, blithely ignorant of the troops forging ahead under the previous "Forward March" command. Norakuro and his fellow recruits march gamely forward, regardless of the obstacles that may lie in their way. However, a ho…

★ 4.6

Tora-chan no Kankan Mushi

Movie · Drama

Synopsis: Tora-chan and Miike are working on the side of a tuna steamship and manage to run afoul of the short-tempered captain. But the captain makes plenty of trouble on his own!

★ 4.4

Danemon's Monster Hunt at Shojoji

Shoujouji no Tanuki-bayashi Ban Danemon

Movie · Supernatural

Synopsis: A young samurai accepts a job to clear out a haunted castle, only to find it inhabited by beautiful women. The women are secretly a group of tanuki that try to divert the young warrior from his mission. (Source: AniDB)

★ 4.6

The Bat

Kaumori

Movie · Drama

Synopsis: Once upon a time, the birds and the beasts fought each other in a war. It was a terrible conflict, and the clever bats would side with the birds when the birds were looking victorious, and then they would become allies of the beasts when that side was winning battles. At last the…

★ 4.1

Private Norakuro in Training

Norakuro Nitouhei: Enshuu no Maki

Movie · Adventure

Synopsis: Norakuro keeps getting his allies and enemies mixed up while on training maneuvers. What he had thought to be a successfully eliminated enemy tank turns out to be the tank carrying the Regimental Commander. (Source: AniDB)

★ 3.6

The Three Fearless Frogs

Kaeru San Yuushi

Movie · Adventure, Comedy

Synopsis: Frogs fight crime in a bizarre world.