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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…

★ 5.0

One Day of Noa

Noa no Ichinichi

OVA · Comedy, Slice of Life

Synopsis: Noa Izumi is the pilot of an Ingram Patrol Labor, a law-enforcing robot suit. On a day off from work, Noa plans to attend a concert. However, due to a series of setbacks, Noa is running later and later.

★ 4.0

FreshWater

Tansui

Movie · Psychological

Synopsis: Early experimental film by Koji Yamamura.

★ 3.8

Venus

Movie

Synopsis: Film by Takashi Ito.

★ 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)

Nippon Seimei CM

Special

Synopsis: 3 short collaboration commercials between Japan life insurance and Ashita no Joe.

★ 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)

Bucket de Gohan

TV · 1996 · Comedy, Slice of Life

Synopsis: The animals at Uenohara Zoo love their jobs, and their jobs involve acting like animals when human beings are watching and getting on with very human lives when they're not. Paramount among them is Ginpei the penguin, who is eternally getting into trouble with the giraffes, lions…

★ 4.7

Magical★Taruruuto-kun: Sukisuki♡Takoyaki!

Movie · Adventure, Comedy, Ecchi

Synopsis: The third movie of Magical Taruruuto-kun

★ 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…

★ 5.8

Biriken Nandemo Shoukai

TV · 1989 · Comedy

Synopsis: The sequel to Biriken series.

★ 4.3

Karasu

Movie · Horror

Synopsis: Movie that uses a crow as a motif and Kyoto scenes that were taken in time-lapse, and color flicker is added to create a disturbing atmosphere. Matsuo Ono is in charge of the tape collage.

★ 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…

★ 5.4

Yukiwatari

Movie · 1994 · Fantasy

Synopsis: In folklore, there are many tales about people being deceived by cunning and mischievous foxes. But what if those are humans who simply attribute these traits to foxes and look upon them with suspicion? One winter day, Shirou and his little sister Kanko go out to play in the fiel…

★ 4.8

KNYACKI!

TV short · 1995 · Comedy, Drama, Fantasy

Synopsis: Two caterpillars investigate objects on a kitchen counter while searching for food. One of them finds a piece of pasta and is intrigued by the fact that there's a hole in the middle. They are having fun until a big mean caterpillar arrives. It's time for a major show down...

★ 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…