Anime catalog

Kumo ga Haretara

Kumo ga Haretara

Music

Synopsis: A happy Minna no Uta song reminiscent of 'Singing in the Rain,' this time it's dancing umbrellas. Animation by Taku Furukawa and song by Aya Etsuko.

Shin Dokonjou Gaeru: Dokonjou Yumemakura

Shin Dokonjou Gaeru: Dokonjou Yumemakura

Movie · Comedy, Slice of Life

Synopsis: After Hiroshi daydreams about marrying Kyoko, his chauvinistic behavior puts a strain on his relationship with his closest of friends.

Fushigina Taiko

Fushigina Taiko

Movie · 1957

Synopsis: A short movie based on the children's story by Momoko Ishii.

From Cherry Blossoms with Love

Sakura Yori Ai wo Nosete

Movie

Synopsis: A short film by Okamoto Tadanari about the difficulties of public transport.

Roba Chotto Suneta

Roba Chotto Suneta

Music

Synopsis: A music video for the song by Agnes Chan that was featured on NHK's Minna no Uta program. A boy needs to deliver good and uses his donkey. But it gets sulky easily so he ends up bending over backwards to its whims.

The Bird

Tori

Movie

Synopsis: A short film by Furukawa Taku. After a sleeping man is harassed by a bird, he becomes hell-bend on chasing it down and capturing it for revenge, but the bird turns out to be smarter than it looks.

Raiders of Galaxy

Super Majingga 3

Movie · Action, Mecha, Sci-Fi

Synopsis: A group of young space cadets use a technologically advanced mecha to combat an evil extraterrestrial race that is trying to take over the galaxy. (Source: Internet Movie Database)

Donna Donna

Donna Donna

Music · Slice of Life

Synopsis: A calf goes to a new home while memories of happiness flash by. This is a 1966 Japanese version of an old 1938 Yiddish folk song that was featured in NHK's Minna no Uta.

The Development of the Train

Kisha no Hattatsu

Movie

Synopsis: An educational movie produced based on "The Development of the Train" in a pre-war elementary school Japanese reader (vol. 9). Animation and real-life images are used together to support children's understanding.

M.S. Chanda

Chanda Gou

Movie · Drama

Synopsis: Independent animation by Yanagihara Ryouhei, member of the Animation Sannin no Kai pioneer group of independent animation.

DATA NO.6

DATA NO.6

Music · Sci-Fi

Synopsis: Music video for Data No. 6 by Fence of Defense produced by Gainax.

Kankara Sanshin

Kankara Sanshin

Movie · 1989 · Drama

Synopsis: A film about the Battle of Okinawa during the last days of World War II. During the World War II island hopping campaign there was a fierce battle on Okinawa that devastated the population and ravaged the land and left a mark on the populace of the Okinawan people forever. After …

Gold wing

Hwanggeum Nalgae 1.2.3.

Movie · Action, Mecha, Sci-Fi

Synopsis: Released in Korea in 1978, Gold Wing 123, or Golden Wing 123, is an animated sci-fi superhero feature from Kim Cheong Ki, who also directed the classic Robot Taekwon V (1976) and created the popular Wuroemae series. Like Robot Taekwon V, Gold Wing 123 draws from Japanese genre th…

San Ge Heshang

San Ge Heshang

Movie · Comedy, Music

Synopsis: The film is based on the ancient Chinese proverb "One monk will shoulder two buckets of water, two monks will share the load, but add a third and no one will want to fetch water." The film does not contain any dialogues. (Source: Wikipedia)

Hello Kitty in The Sleeping Princess

Hello Kitty no Mahou no Mori no Ohime-sama

Movie · Adventure, Fantasy

Synopsis: Kitty and Mimmy have to save a kingdom and break a magical spell on a sleeping princess.

Beautiful Name

Beautiful Name

Movie

Synopsis: A special performance for Laforet, the large department store/museum in Harajuku.

Aesop's Fables

Manga Aesop Monogatari

TV short · 1983 · Fantasy

Synopsis: Aesop is a trouble-making young boy who finds himself in another world filled with creatures he never believed to exist, such as fairies and talking donkeys. He sets off to find a way back to the nomal world. On his jouney he befriends many classical creatures from well-known fab…

Photodiary

Shashinki

Movie

Synopsis: Film by Takashi Ito.

Eizou (Kage)

Eizou (Kage)

Movie

Synopsis: A black-and-white flicker film by Nobuhiro Aihara.

Cook no Polka

Cook no Polka

Music

Synopsis: A song for the Minna no Uta segment.

The Gourd-Bottle

Hyoutan

Movie

Synopsis: Independent animation by Suzuki Shinichi.

Gold Pencil And Alien Boy

Gold Pencil And Alien Boy

Movie · Adventure

Synopsis: A Korean animated movie about the boy and his alien friend possessing supernatural powers.

Shiroi Michi

Shiroi Michi

Music

Synopsis: A song featured in NHK's Minna no Uta, it adapts "Concerto No. 4 in F minor, Op. 8, RV 297, "L'inverno" (Winter)" aka the winter segement of Vivaldi's The Four Seasons. This is the 2nd MV out of three made for this song and the only animated MV; the first (1975) and third (1985) …

Sore Ike! Anpanman: Minami no Umi wo Sukue!

Sore Ike! Anpanman: Minami no Umi wo Sukue!

Special · 1990 · Fantasy