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Mori no Ongakukai

Movie · 1953 · Comedy

Synopsis: During a concert in the forest, the big bad wolf begins to annoy the other animals with his foul smoking, noisy interruptions and destruction of the grounds. The other animals band together and eject the wolf for poor manners.

★ 3.2

Why

Movie

Synopsis: A boxing ring turns into a stage for abstract animation where the punches thrown in the match and the halftone dots in reprographics gradually become indistinguishable. Tanaami shot a boxing match on a Motordrive camera, made two thousand offset prints, and rephotographed each of…

★ 4.3

Beautiful Planet

Utsukushii Hoshi

Movie

Synopsis: Furukawa Taku film made for UNICEF.

Ojamanga Yamada-kun

TV · 1980 · Comedy, Slice of Life

Synopsis: TV anime adaptation of Hisaichi Ishii's comedy manga "Ojamanga Yamada-kun".

★ 5.2

Mock & Sweet

Dorimogu Daa!!

TV · 1986 · Adventure, Fantasy

Synopsis: Mock and his sister, Sweet, are curious about the fuss on the earth and eventually decide to come out of the ground. They save the poor, the innocent and the brave whenever and wherever these people need help. Mock and Sweet get rid of tyrants, evil kings and notorious emperors, …

★ 4.5

Sonoda

SONODA Video: Spring / Summer / Fall / Winter

Movie · Slice of Life

Synopsis: A soundless stop-motion paint on glass by Koji Yamamura showcasing the seasons. It is stated to have been created in 1988 early in his career but it is unknown if it was ever publicly showcased prior to Yamamura uploading this piece to his own YouTube channel in 2019.

★ 3.3

Defenders of Space

Phoenix King

Movie · Action, Mecha, Sci-Fi

Synopsis: Nicholas, a hypocritical ruler of the Zinba Empire, wants to expand his territory. His plan is to turn the Earth into his own private colony. His detailed plan starts by cutting off all of Earth's defense forces by destroying the city of Orion. Meanwhile. a group of youngsters ar…

★ 4.7

Hoshi no Ko Poron

TV short · 1974 · Sci-Fi

Synopsis: Poron/Polon is an alien child who comes in a flying saucer from the distant reaches of space to Earth. There, he soon encounters the native life-forms, although as a new arrival, he is unaware that he has ignored humans, and instead befriends a rabbit, a bear, and a fox. This lit…

★ 4.1

The Monkey and the Crab

Nihon Mukashi-banashi: Sarukani

Movie · Fantasy

Synopsis: An adaptation of an old Japanese folk tale also titled "Saru Kani Gassen." The story involves the two main characters: a crab and a monkey. Through the chance of luck, the crab finds a rice ball simultaneously as the monkey finds an apricot seed. The monkey does not want the apri…

★ 4.0

FreshWater

Tansui

Movie · Psychological

Synopsis: Early experimental film by Koji Yamamura.

★ 3.2

Motion Lumine

Movie

Synopsis: Furukawa Taku film.

★ 5.7

Captain Gekijouban

Movie · 1981 · Sports

Synopsis: The movie focuses on a game between Sumiya 2 and Aoba Gakuin.

Kyuubi no Kitsune to Tobimaru (Sesshoseki)

Movie · 1968 · Fantasy

Synopsis: The film was adapted from a novel by Okamoto Kidou based on a legend surrounding a sterile patch of land at the foot of Mt. Chausu, an active volcano located in Tochigi Prefecture. Since the Heian period the spot has been known to exude poisonous gas (hydrogen sulfide, sulfur dio…

★ 4.8

Bouken Korobokkuru

TV · 1973 · Adventure

Synopsis: The adventures of a human and three little gnomes. (Source: AniDB)

★ 3.9

S＝13

Movie

Synopsis: An abstract short film by Nobuhiro Aihara that combines the movement of abstract lines and the motif of an apple.

★ 4.0

Sleepy

Movie

Synopsis: Furukawa Taku film.

★ 3.4

Head Spoon

Movie

Synopsis: Furukawa Taku film.

Gekisou! Rubenkaiser

TV · 1977 · Sports

Synopsis: A race car driver competes around the world in a race car left to him by his father. (Source: AniDB)

★ 4.8

The Monkey King and the Fruit of Immortality

Renshen Guo

Movie · Adventure

Synopsis: Sun Wukong and the group arrive at a monastery, where the Daoist lads offer Sangzang some ginseng fruits, shaped inexplicably like babies. Incensed he has not been offered one, Wukong steals three, and shares them with his brothers. (Source: TMDB)

★ 3.7

Oxed-Man

Ushi Atama

Movie

Synopsis: Furukawa Taku film.

★ 4.6

Marine Boy

Ganbare! Marine Kid

TV · 1966 · Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi

Synopsis: An expansion of the original Dolphin Ouji series. Character names were altered, (changing 'Dolphin Prince' to 'Marine Kid' and 'Neptuna' to 'Neptina'), characters were added and concepts expanded. In order to distance the new series from the original trial episodes, the series wa…

★ 4.1

BROOTS

Special · Mecha, Sci-Fi

Synopsis: The original six-minute "pilot" featured a slightly different version of Might Orbots called Broots (pronounced "Brutes"). Rob and Ono looked similar to their 'finished' selves, though definitively more late 70s-like. The Orbots, while having the same names as in the finished pro…

★ 5.0

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…

★ 4.8

Dr. Slump: Arale-chan - Penguin Mura no Shouboutai

Special · 1984 · Comedy, Sci-Fi

Synopsis: The cast of Dr. Slump: Arale-chan help promote fire safety.