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1. Dragon Ball Z (1996–2003)
TV-PG | 24 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
With the help of the powerful Dragonballs, a team of fighters led by the saiyan warrior Goku defend the planet earth from extraterrestrial enemies.
Stars: Doc Harris, Christopher Sabat, Scott McNeil, Sean Schemmel
Votes: 148,569
2. Dragon Ball (1986–1989)
TV-14 | 25 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
Son Gokû, a fighter with a monkey tail, goes on a quest with an assortment of odd characters in search of the Dragon Balls, a set of crystals that can give its bearer anything they desire.
Stars: Masako Nozawa, Jôji Yanami, Brice Armstrong, Stephanie Nadolny
Votes: 66,482
3. Dragon Ball (1995–2003)
TV-14 | 24 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
Dragon Ball tells the tale of a young warrior by the name of Son Goku, a young peculiar boy with a tail who embarks on a quest to become stronger and learns of the Dragon Balls, when, once all 7 are gathered, grant any wish of choice.
Stars: Brice Armstrong, Steve Olson, Stephanie Nadolny, Zoe Slusar
Votes: 65,390
4. Dragon Ball Z (1989–1996)
TV-PG | 24 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
The adventures of Earth's martial arts defender, Son Goku, continue with a new family and the revelation of his alien origins. Now Goku and his allies must defend the planet from an onslaught of new extraterrestrial enemies.
Stars: Jôji Yanami, Kyle Hebert, Masako Nozawa, Sean Schemmel
Votes: 88,191
5. Dragon Ball Z Kai (2009–2015)
TV-14 | 24 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
Goku is settled with his family and is living in peace. Unfortunately, his peaceful time is momentary as a visitor crashes into the planet claiming to be his brother.
Stars: Masako Nozawa, Jôji Yanami, Sean Schemmel, Doc Morgan
Votes: 24,736
6. Interstella 5555: The 5tory of the 5ecret 5tar 5ystem (2003)
Not Rated | 68 min | Animation, Adventure, Music
A continuation of the story told in the Daft Punk music videos "One More Time," "Aerodynamic," "Digital Love," and "Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger."
Directors: Daisuke Nishio, Hirotoshi Rissen, Leiji Matsumoto, Kazuhisa Takenouchi | Stars: Romanthony, Thomas Bangalter
Votes: 15,610
7. Dragon Ball: Curse of the Blood Rubies (1986)
TV-PG | 50 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
Goku and his friends must stop King Gurumes from destroying the city for blood rubies and gathering the seven Dragon Balls.
Director: Daisuke Nishio | Stars: Masako Nozawa, Hiromi Tsuru, Naoki Tatsuta, Naoko Watanabe
Votes: 3,507
8. Halo Legends (2010 Video)
PG-13 | 120 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
The universe of the Halo video game series is expanded in seven short animated films from Japan's greatest anime directors and studios.
Directors: Frank O'Connor, Shinji Aramaki, Hideki Futamura, Toshiyuki Kanno, Tomoki Kyôda, Kôichi Mashimo, Yasushi Muraki, Daisuke Nishio, Mamoru Oshii, Kôji Sawai, Hiroshi Yamazaki, Keiichi Sugiyama, Takahiro Tanaka | Stars: Jessie James Grelle, Brittney Karbowski, Luci Christian, David Matranga
Votes: 5,976
9. Dragon Ball Z: Bardock - The Father of Goku (1990 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 48 min | Animation, Action, Drama
The tale of Bardock, the father of Goku, and his rebellion against his master the mighty Frieza.
Directors: Mitsuo Hashimoto, Daisuke Nishio | Stars: Masako Nozawa, Kazuyuki Sogabe, Yûko Mita, Takeshi Watabe
Votes: 6,253 | Gross: $0.54M
10. Dragon Ball Z: Cooler's Revenge (1991)
Not Rated | 47 min | Animation, Action, Sci-Fi
Frieza's older brother Cooler travels to Earth to take revenge against Goku for Frieza's defeat on planet Namek.
Director: Mitsuo Hashimoto | Stars: Masako Nozawa, Toshio Furukawa, Mayumi Tanaka, Naoki Tatsuta
Votes: 8,310
11. Dragon Ball Z: Dead Zone (1989)
Unrated | 41 min | Animation, Short, Action
Gohan is kidnapped by Garlic Jr.'s men so he can have Gohan's Dragon Ball to grant him immortality. Goku and his friends try to stop Garlic Jr. and save the world.
Director: Daisuke Nishio | Stars: Masako Nozawa, Toshio Furukawa, Hiromi Tsuru, Mayumi Tanaka
Votes: 7,997
12. Dragon Ball Z: The World's Strongest (1990)
Not Rated | 59 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
The Z-Fighters must stop a mad scientist out to take over the world.
Director: Daisuke Nishio | Stars: Masako Nozawa, Toshio Furukawa, Mayumi Tanaka, Hiromi Tsuru
Votes: 7,321
13. Dragon Ball Z: The History of Trunks (1993 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 47 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
In a dark future where the Androids have taken over Earth, Gohan and his student Trunks are the last defense against these deadly killing machines.
Directors: Yoshihiro Ueda, Daisuke Nishio | Stars: Masako Nozawa, Mayumi Tanaka, Hiromi Tsuru, Ryô Horikawa
Votes: 6,142
14. Dragon Ball Z: The Tree of Might (1990)
Not Rated | 60 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
A group of aliens visit Earth to plant the Tree of Might, a plant that grants cosmic power by draining the Earth's life force.
Director: Daisuke Nishio | Stars: Masako Nozawa, Mayumi Tanaka, Tôru Furuya, Hirotaka Suzuoki
Votes: 8,585
15. Dragon Ball Z: Super Android 13! (1992)
TV-PG | 46 min | Animation, Action, Sci-Fi
The death of Dr. Gero at the hands of Androids 17 and 18 prompts the activation of Androids 13, 14, and 15. They try to kill Goku, who fights them with the help of Trunks, Piccolo, Vegeta, Krillin, and Gohan.
Director: Daisuke Nishio | Stars: Masako Nozawa, Toshio Furukawa, Mayumi Tanaka, Takeshi Kusao
Votes: 7,894
16. Dragon Ball Z: The Return of Cooler (1992)
Not Rated | 45 min | Animation, Action, Fantasy
Cooler has resurrected himself as a robot and is enslaving the people of New Namek. Goku and the gang must help.
Director: Daisuke Nishio | Stars: Masako Nozawa, Toshio Furukawa, Mayumi Tanaka, Ryô Horikawa
Votes: 8,510
17. Dragon Ball: Sleeping Princess in Devil's Castle (1987)
TV-14 | 45 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
Goku and Krillin want to be trained in the martial arts by the great Master Roshi. The only way he will agree to train them is if they go to Devil's Castle to find the Sleeping Princess, who is being held prisoner by Count Lucifer, and bring her back to his island.
Director: Daisuke Nishio | Stars: Masako Nozawa, Tôru Furuya, Mami Koyama, Mayumi Tanaka
Votes: 2,818
18. Dragon Ball Z: Lord Slug (1991)
Not Rated | 43 min | Animation, Action, Fantasy
A Super Namekian named Lord Slug comes to invade Earth and only Goku can stop him .
Director: Mitsuo Hashimoto | Stars: Masako Nozawa, Toshio Furukawa, Mayumi Tanaka, Hiromi Tsuru
Votes: 6,621
19. Pretty Cure (2004–2005)
TV-PG | 25 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
Two young girls, Nagisa and Honoka, find mysterious "fairies" that grant the girls the ability to transform into the legendary warriors known as Pretty Cure and combat the forces of darkness.
Stars: Tomokazu Seki, Issei Futamata, Hitomi Nabatame, Yukana
Votes: 303
20. Crying Freeman (1988–1994)
TV-MA | 60 min | Animation, Action, Crime
Brainwashed by the yakuza he sheds a tear for every target he assasanated.
Stars: Toshio Furukawa, Chiharu Kataishi, Steve Bulen, Kôji Totani
Votes: 1,101
21. 3x3 Eyes (1991–1992)
TV-MA | 110 min | Animation, Fantasy, Horror
A demon girl's quest to become human, with the help of an unwitting boy named Yakumo.
Stars: Mayumi Tanaka, Akio Ôtsuka, Megumi Hayashibara, Ai Orikasa
Votes: 818
22. The File of Young Kindaichi (1997–2000)
Animation, Action, Crime
Kindaichi Hajime, a lazy, perverted student with an IQ of 180, and the grandson of famous detective Kindaichi Kosuke, is often put into situations where he must discover the killer and their trick.
Stars: Taiki Matsuno, Kazuyuki Aijima, Emi Uwagawa, Airi Takeda
Votes: 227
23. Tanken Driland (2012– )
Adventure
Due to the influence of someone who visited her town when she was a child, Princess Mikoto of Elua decides to become a hunter and search for treasure all over the land of Driland. She sets ... See full summary »
Stars: Kôki Uchiyama, Yôko Hikasa, Kenji Nojima, Kanako Miyamoto
Votes: 19
24. Futari Wa Pretty Cure Max Heart (2005–2006)
TV-PG | 25 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
Shortly after the fall of the Wicked King, the Queen of the Garden of Light lost her memory and came to Earth, in the form of a 12-year-old girl named Hikari Kujou. Now, she with the help ... See full summary »
Stars: Tomokazu Seki, Ami Koshimizu, Kaori Nazuka, Yukana
Votes: 80
25. Yes! Precure 5 (2007–2008)
TV-PG | 24 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
Nozomi Yumehara, a regular middle school student, finds a magical book called the Dream Collet in the library and meets Coco, a creature from the Palmier Kingdom. Nozomi decides to help ... See full summary »
Stars: Yûko Sanpei, Junko Takeuchi, Mariya Ise, Ai Nagano
Votes: 67
26. The File of Young Kindaichi Returns (2012–2016)
24 min | Animation, Mystery
One day, Hajime and his girlfriend Miyuki visit Hong Kong for a fashion event, where Miyuki is mistaken for someone else and kidnapped. Trying to save Miyuki will lead to an altogether different criminal case.
Stars: Taiki Matsuno, Akiko Nakagawa, Jûrôta Kosugi, Ken'ichi Ono
Votes: 92
27. Air Master (2003–2004)
TV-14 | 24 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
"Maki Aikawa is tall, with a nice model-like figure, but is also quiet and looks like an ordinary high school girl. However, her unique life style includes being a street fighter within the... See full summary »
Stars: Romi Park, Katie Griffin, Andrew Sabiston, Rod Wilson
Votes: 191
28. Patalliro! (1982–1983)
Animation, Adventure, Comedy
The adventures of Patalliro, the wild and uncontrollable infant king of Malynera.
Stars: Fuyumi Shiraishi, Kazuyuki Sogabe, Toshiko Fujita, Eiko Masuyama
Votes: 34
29. Dragon Ball (1989 TV Movie)
100 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
One of the very first attempts to release Dragon Ball in North America, this film combines footage from Dragon Ball: Curse of the Blood Rubies and Dragon Ball: Mystical Adventure.
Directors: Ahmed Agrama, Daisuke Nishio, Kazuhisa Takenouchi | Stars: Barbara Goodson, Wendee Lee, Clifton Wells, Michael McConnohie
Votes: 707
30. Aoki Densetsu Shoot! (1993–1994)
30 min | Animation, Action, Comedy
In the life as in soccer, one must fight until the end to win.
Star: Hikaru Midorikawa
Votes: 220
31. Patalliro: The Stardust Project (1983)
Animation, Adventure, Comedy
Bancoran takes on a madman out to destroy the Earth. Patalliro comes along too for the adventure.
Director: Nobutaka Nishizawa | Stars: Yôko Asagami, Toshiko Fujita, Toshio Furukawa, Tôru Furuya
Votes: 27
32. The World of Dragon Ball Z (2000 Video)
Not Rated | 20 min | Short, Action, Adventure
A review of Dragon Ball Z from the Saiyan Saga all the way to the Trunks Saga.
Director: Daisuke Nishio | Stars: Christopher Sabat, Tiffany Vollmer, Cynthia Cranz, Chris Forbis
Votes: 59
33. Magic Candies (2024)
21 min | Animation, Short
The other kids at the park never ask Dong-Dong to play. That's ok. He's fine just playing marbles on his own. One day, he buys a bag of colorful candies instead of new marbles. The first ... See full summary »
Director: Daisuke Nishio | Stars: Yoshifumi Hasegawa, Hiroshi Iwasaki, Haruto Shima, Sakiko Uran
34. Kindaichi Case Files Movie 1: The Opera House Murders (1996)
95 min | Animation, Crime, Mystery
Director: Daisuke Nishio | Stars: Isshin Chiba, Hiroaki Hirata, Masako Katsuki, Masami Kikuchi
Votes: 20
35. Gegege no Kitarô (1996–1998)
25 min | Animation, Action, Comedy
Stars: Sarah Hauser, Youko Matsuoka, Isamu Tanonaka, Shigeru Chiba
Votes: 20
36. Go! Go! Ackman (1994 Video)
15 min | Animation, Short, Action
A demon child named Ackman who is 200 years old obtains souls for the Dark Devil Lord.
Director: Takahiro Imamura | Stars: Megumi Urawa, Youko Teppozuka, Hisao Egawa, Yôko Kawanami
Votes: 36
37. Dragon Ball Z: Deleted TV Scenes (1997 Video)
Not Rated | Animation, Short, Action
Two deleted scenes that were cut out of the Pioneer dub of 'Dragon Ball Z', included on the DVD release of 'Dragon Ball Z: Dead Zone'.
Directors: Osamu Kasai, Daisuke Nishio, Takao Koyama | Stars: Masako Nozawa, Kôzô Shioya
38. Dr. Slump: Hoyoyo! Space Adventure (1982)
90 min | Animation
Senbei Norimaki, Arale chan and Senbei's students must race after a young teacher to save her after she is called to her home planet however it is a trap from the evil Dr. Mashirito.
Director: Akinori Nagaoka | Stars: Kenji Utsumi, Mami Koyama, Shigeru Chiba, Toshio Furukawa
Votes: 51
39. The File of Young Kindaichi 2: Murderous Deep Blue (1999)
91 min | Animation
Kindaichi, Miyuki and Fumi are invited to the resort of the Deep Blue Island by Akane, the daughter of the president of the Aizawa Group. A group of criminals infiltrate the hotel to kill the members of the Aizawa Group.
Director: Daisuke Nishio | Stars: Gou Aoba, Asako Dodo, Issei Futamata, Tesshô Genda
Votes: 12
40. Aoki densetsu shuto (1994)
25 min | Animation, Short, Sport
Director: Daisuke Nishio | Stars: Nobutoshi Canna, Isshin Chiba, Hisao Egawa, Toshio Furukawa
41. Dragon Ball Z: The Greatest Rivals (1996)
Animation, Action, Fantasy
A compilation of Dragon Ball Z movies 5 and 6 released in the Philippines.
Directors: Mitsuo Hashimoto, Daisuke Nishio | Stars: Mano Abello, Apollo Abraham, Raymond Buyco, R.J. Celdran
Votes: 37
42. The Making of 'Halo Legends' (2010 Video)
60 min | Documentary
A behind the scenes look of the making of Halo Legends.
Directors: Joseph Chou, Jeff Conner, Frank O'Connor | Stars: Shinji Aramaki, Greg Bear, Joseph Chou, Graeme Devine
Votes: 11
43. Dr. Slump and Arale-chan: The Great Round-the-World Race (1981)
Animation, Short, Action
Director: Minoru Okazaki | Stars: Shigeru Chiba, Toshio Furukawa, Tesshô Genda, Mami Koyama
44.
Crying Freeman (1988–1994)
Episode:
Crying Freeman 2: Shades of Death, Part 1
(1988)
TV-MA | 52 min | Animation, Action, Crime
With the blessing of the 108 Dragons, Yo and Emu marry and receive new names, Ron Tayan and Fu Ching Ran. The elders send them to Macau to find out who's behind a new attack. Fu is kidnaped... See full summary »
Directors: Daisuke Nishio, Nobutaka Nishizawa | Stars: Toshio Furukawa, Steve Bulen, Chiharu Kataishi, Edie Mirman
Votes: 296
45.
Dragon Ball Z (1996–2003)
Episode:
Ginyu Assault
(1999)
TV-PG | 26 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
When Goku proves too much for Burter and Jeice to handle on their own, Jeice retreats in search of reinforcements. Now, the real test for Goku and his newly-acquired powers is about to begin as Captain Ginyu enters the fight!
Director: Daisuke Nishio | Stars: Sean Schemmel, Sonny Strait, Christopher Sabat, Tiffany Vollmer
Votes: 1,576
46.
Dragon Ball Z (1996–2003)
Episode:
Incredible Force!
(1999)
TV-PG | 25 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
As the battle between Goku and Captain Ginyu rages on, Gohan and Krillin steal the unguarded Dragon Balls from Frieza's ship. It's a race against time, and our heroes must unlock the power of the Dragon Balls before it's too late!
Director: Daisuke Nishio | Stars: Sean Schemmel, Stephanie Nadolny, Sonny Strait, Christopher Sabat
Votes: 1,558
47.
Dragon Ball Z (1996–2003)
Episode:
Frieza Approaches
(1999)
TV-PG | 25 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
Goku astounds Captain Ginyu with his amazing new powers, but the Captain still has a few tricks up his sleeve! Meanwhile, Frieza arrives at the home of the Eldest Namek and begins a battle with the noble warrior, Nail!
Director: Daisuke Nishio | Stars: Sean Schemmel, Stephanie Nadolny, Sonny Strait, Christopher Sabat
Votes: 1,539
48.
Dragon Ball Z (1996–2003)
Episode:
Trump Card
(1999)
TV-PG | 24 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
The DBZ warriors are in shock that Frieza survived the Kamehameha Attack when Goku powered up to 20 times Kaioken. Goku is exhausted and has used about 90% percent of energy while Frieza ... See full summary »
Director: Daisuke Nishio | Stars: Sean Schemmel, Stephanie Nadolny, Sonny Strait, Christopher Sabat
Votes: 1,590
49.
Dragon Ball Z (1996–2003)
Episode:
Keep the Chance Alive
(1999)
TV-PG | 24 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
Goku's Last Attack on Frieza.
Director: Daisuke Nishio | Stars: Sean Schemmel, Stephanie Nadolny, Sonny Strait, Christopher Sabat
Votes: 1,562
50.
Dragon Ball (1986–1989)
Episode:
Gekitotsu!! Pawâ tai pawâ
(1986)
TV-14 | 24 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
Jackie Chun reveals that the actual target of his Kamehameha wave was the moon, to de-power Goku. With both of them exhausted, they agree on a straightforward finish to the fight.
Director: Daisuke Nishio | Stars: Monika Antonelli, Brice Armstrong, Tôru Furuya, Bradford Jackson
Votes: 488