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Norakuro Ittouhei

Movie

Synopsis: When the captain decides to test their military base's new hot air balloon nobody notices it isn't tied down and the wind blows him away. The captain flies over the land of the monkey army and gets captured. Norakuro goes to rescue him.

Maegami Tarou

Special · 1979 · Adventure

Synopsis: This is a folk-tale-like adventure story of an active boy on a quest for the Water of Life. The boy sets out on this quest after learning that the Water of Life is needed to make his village happy. On the way, he meets gods, demons... Soon, he discovers that the evil snake has st…

★ 5.1

Doraemon (1979) Specials

Special · 1979 · Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy

Futago no Monchhichi

TV short · 1980 · Comedy

Synopsis: Monchichi-chan, the twin sister, loves her twin brother very much. She is a crybaby and always follows her brother. Monchichi-kun, the twin brother, protects his sister. He is a brave adventurer and a fishing champion but sometimes becomes a hasty boy. They enjoy wonderful and my…

★ 4.2

Uriko-hime to Amanojaku

Movie

Synopsis: A short puppet animation movie by Tadahito Mochinaga.

★ 4.7

Jeremy no Ki

Movie · 1983 · Drama, Fantasy

Synopsis: Based on a children's picture book of the same name. A Christmas tale about a bird who was raised by tree after it was abandoned. The tree was then cut down for people in the city to use for Christmas celebrations. The bird desperately is trying to find its adoptive tree mother w…

A Biblical Fantasy: Adam and Eve

Seisho Gensoufu: Adam to Eve

Movie · Drama

Synopsis: One of Oofuji's first films shot in colour.

★ 3.8

Osamishi Tani no Wakare Uta

Movie · Music

Synopsis: Short movie by Tadanari Okamoto.

★ 4.8

Shunmao Monogatari Tao Tao

Movie · Comedy, Fantasy

Synopsis: TaoTao is an anime series about the eponymous Taotao, a small panda. In the stories, Taotao has adventures with his animal friends and listens to the stories of his mother, the mommy panda. (Source: AniDB)

Nihon Meisaku Douwa Series: Akai Tori no Kokoro

TV · 1979

Synopsis: A collection of children's stories originally printed in the popular magazine Akai Tori, which was published from 1918 to 1936. (Source: AniDB)

★ 4.1

Norakuro Nitouhei

Movie

Synopsis: A dangerous tiger is spotted near where Norakuro and his friends are stationed, so he and the other soldiers move out to capture the wild animal.

★ 4.1

Frypan Jiisan

Movie · Adventure

Synopsis: An old frying pan accidentally gets tossed out and ends up encountering many animals in his journey.

★ 4.8

Jinhou Xiangyao

Movie · Adventure

Synopsis: The latest film from the trilogy about adventures of the Monkey King.

★ 4.1

Torero Kamomiro

Music

Synopsis: An adaptation of the winning song from the 10th Zecchino d'Oro in 1968, an Italian hosted international children's song festival. The song was "Il torero Camomillo" by Michele Grandolfo.

★ 4.5

Wasurerareta Ningyou

Movie

Synopsis: A short film by Okamoto Tadanari, blending puppet and drawn animation.

Uchuujin Pipi

TV · 1965

Synopsis: An alien from another world lands on Earth and befriends a human boy. Pipi tends to help his human friends by giving them sound advice and sometimes using his advanced technology when needed. This is a drama which is mostly live actors and scenery. The main character, Pipi, and m…

Tsushima Maru: Sayounara Okinawa

Movie · 1982

Synopsis: Based on the same-named book by Ooshiro Tatsuhiro. A documentary anime retelling the shipwreck of the freight boat Tsushima Maru, which was carrying a class of schoolchildren home in July 1944 when it was attacked and sunk by an American submarine. Produced by the surviving famil…

★ 3.7

Amaryllis

Music

Synopsis: The final nine measures of the first ballet, labelled "Le son de la clochette auquel Circé sortit de son jardin" (the sound of the bell at which Circe leaves her garden), contain a tune that forms the basis of a nineteenth-century arrangement by Henry Ghys, which the latter mista…

★ 3.8

Bucket no Ana

Music

Synopsis: A music video for the song by Kazuo Kumakura and NHK Tokyo Children's Choir that was featured on NHK's Minna no Uta Program.

Shounen Ninja Kaze no Fujimaru: Nazo no Arabiya Ningyou

Movie · 1964 · Action, Adventure

Synopsis: Kidnapped and rescued by a Ninja, Fujimaru has mastered martial arts over the years. Now he sets off on a journey to find his mother and also locate an old tome containing secret martial arts techniques. (Source: AniDB)

Donbe's Story

Donbe Monogatari

Special · 1981

Synopsis: Researcher Mutsugoro takes his family to a remote and uninhabited island near Hokkaido, to study the local population of wild bears. Nearby poachers make his life difficult, and he "inherits" an orphaned bear cub, whom the family call Donbe and raise as one of their own.

Ponsuke no Udekurabe

Movie · 1951 · Action

★ 4.9

URACON III Opening Animation

Movie · 1984 · Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi

Synopsis: The animation was independently produced by Shinji Aramaki and his manga club during their time at Okayama University. The animation premiered at the URACON III sci-fi convention in 1984.

★ 4.1

Daruma-san ga Koronda

Music

Synopsis: A music video for the song Daruma-san ga Koronda by Kozue Saitou that was featured on NHK's Minna no Uta program.