Sort by Popularity - Most Popular Movies and TV Shows With Ei Inoue

1. The Boy and the Heron (2023)

PG-13 | 124 min | Animation, Adventure, Drama

7.6

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91 Metascore

In the wake of his mother's death and his father's remarriage, a headstrong boy named Mahito ventures into a dreamlike world shared by both the living and the dead.

Director: Hayao Miyazaki | Stars: Soma Santoki, Masaki Suda, Kô Shibasaki, Aimyon

Votes: 50,318

2. Suzume (2022)

PG | 122 min | Animation, Action, Adventure

7.6

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77 Metascore

A modern action adventure road story where a 17-year-old girl named Suzume helps a mysterious young man close doors from the other side that are releasing disasters all over in Japan.

Director: Makoto Shinkai | Stars: Nanoka Hara, Hokuto Matsumura, Eri Fukatsu, Shôta Sometani

Votes: 38,029

3. Your Name. (2016)

PG | 106 min | Animation, Drama, Fantasy

8.4

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81 Metascore

Two teenagers share a profound, magical connection upon discovering they are swapping bodies. Things manage to become even more complicated when the boy and girl decide to meet in person.

Director: Makoto Shinkai | Stars: Ryunosuke Kamiki, Mone Kamishiraishi, Ryo Narita, Aoi Yûki

Votes: 319,139 | Gross: $5.02M

4. Paprika (2006)

R | 90 min | Animation, Drama, Fantasy

7.7

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81 Metascore

When a machine that allows therapists to enter their patients' dreams is stolen, all hell breaks loose. Only a young female therapist, Paprika, can stop it.

Director: Satoshi Kon | Stars: Megumi Hayashibara, Tôru Emori, Katsunosuke Hori, Tôru Furuya

Votes: 96,634 | Gross: $0.88M

5. Weathering with You (2019)

PG-13 | 112 min | Animation, Drama, Fantasy

7.5

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72 Metascore

Set during a period of exceptionally rainy weather, high-school boy Hodaka Morishima runs away from his troubled rural home to Tokyo and befriends an orphan girl who can manipulate the weather.

Director: Makoto Shinkai | Stars: Kotaro Daigo, Nana Mori, Tsubasa Honda, Sakura Kiryu

Votes: 55,349 | Gross: $7.80M

6. The Cat Returns (2002)

G | 75 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy

7.1

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70 Metascore

After helping a cat, a seventeen-year-old girl finds herself involuntarily engaged to a cat Prince in a magical world where her only hope of freedom lies with a dapper cat statuette come to life.

Director: Hiroyuki Morita | Stars: Chizuru Ikewaki, Yoshihiko Hakamada, Aki Maeda, Takayuki Yamada

Votes: 64,362

7. The Tale of The Princess Kaguya (2013)

PG | 137 min | Animation, Drama, Family

8.0

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89 Metascore

Kaguya is a beautiful young woman coveted by five nobles. To try to avoid marrying a stranger she doesn't love, she sends her suitors on seemingly impossible tasks. But she will have to face her fate and punishment for her choices.

Director: Isao Takahata | Stars: Chloë Grace Moretz, James Caan, Mary Steenburgen, James Marsden

Votes: 53,893 | Gross: $1.51M

8. When Marnie Was There (2014)

PG | 103 min | Animation, Drama, Family

7.6

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72 Metascore

Anna, a shy 12-year-old girl, is sent to spend time with her aunt and uncle who live in the countryside, where she meets Marnie. The two become best friends. But Anna gradually discovers that Marnie is not quite who she appears to be.

Director: Hiromasa Yonebayashi | Stars: Sara Takatsuki, Kasumi Arimura, Nanako Matsushima, Susumu Terajima

Votes: 47,758 | Gross: $0.77M

9. From Up on Poppy Hill (2011)

PG | 91 min | Animation, Comedy, Drama

7.4

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71 Metascore

A group of Yokohama teens look to save their school's clubhouse from the wrecking ball in preparations for the 1964 Tokyo Olympics.

Director: Gorô Miyazaki | Stars: Sarah Bolger, Chris Noth, Anton Yelchin, Christina Hendricks

Votes: 51,878 | Gross: $1.00M

10. Maboroshi (2023)

TV-14 | 111 min | Animation, Drama, Fantasy

6.3

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Following an explosion at a factory that mysteriously freezes a town in time, two students encounter a mysterious feral child, spurring an impulse of love fueled by the frustration of their daily lives that begins to upend their world.

Directors: Mari Okada, Seimei Kidokoro | Stars: Junya Enoki, Reina Ueda, Misaki Kuno, Zeke Alton

Votes: 1,468

11. Jin-Roh: The Wolf Brigade (1999)

R | 102 min | Animation, Action, Drama

7.3

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59 Metascore

A traumatized member of an elite para-military police force falls for the sister of a female terrorist courier who died in front of him on duty.

Directors: Kenji Kamiyama, Hiroyuki Okiura | Stars: Michael Dobson, Yoshikazu Fujiki, Sumi Mutoh, Moneca Stori

Votes: 18,718 | Gross: $0.09M

12. Mary and the Witch's Flower (2017)

PG | 103 min | Animation, Adventure, Family

6.8

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74 Metascore

Based on "The Little Broomstick" by Mary Stewart, a strange flower grants a girl magic powers.

Director: Hiromasa Yonebayashi | Stars: Hana Sugisaki, Ryunosuke Kamiki, Yûki Amami, Fumiyo Kohinata

Votes: 16,124 | Gross: $2.42M

13. Naruto the Movie: Ninja Clash in the Land of Snow (2004)

TV-14 | 82 min | Animation, Action, Adventure

6.6

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Naruto and his team are hired to protect a young actress from three rogue warriors in the Land of the Snow.

Director: Tensai Okamura | Stars: Junko Takeuchi, Chie Nakamura, Noriaki Sugiyama, Kazuhiko Inoue

Votes: 7,982

14. Maquia: When the Promised Flower Blooms (2018)

Not Rated | 115 min | Animation, Adventure, Drama

7.4

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72 Metascore

Escaping war, an immortal girl blessed with Eternal Youth finds a lone surviving infant and decides to raise him as her son.

Directors: Masakazu Hashimoto, Jong Heo, Tadashi Hiramatsu, Tatsuyuki Nagai, Mari Okada, Toshiya Shinohara | Stars: Manaka Iwami, Miyu Irino, Yôko Hikasa, Hiroaki Hirata

Votes: 8,356

15. Metropolis (2001)

PG-13 | 108 min | Animation, Adventure, Drama

7.2

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75 Metascore

Kenichi and his uncle Shunsaku Ban must find the mystery behind robot girl Tima.

Director: Rintarô | Stars: Toshio Furukawa, Scott Weinger, Yuka Imoto, Kei Kobayashi

Votes: 22,594 | Gross: $0.64M

16. Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence (I) (2004)

PG-13 | 100 min | Animation, Drama, Mystery

7.4

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68 Metascore

In the year 2032, Batô, a cyborg detective for the anti-terrorist unit Public Security Section 9, investigates the case of a female robot--one created solely for sexual pleasure--who slaughtered her owner.

Directors: Naoko Kusumi, Mizuho Nishikubo, Mamoru Oshii | Stars: Akio Ôtsuka, Atsuko Tanaka, Tamio Ôki, Kôichi Yamadera

Votes: 40,277 | Gross: $1.04M

17. The Boy and the Beast (2015)

PG-13 | 119 min | Animation, Action, Adventure

7.6

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65 Metascore

When a young orphaned boy living on the streets of Shibuya stumbles upon a fantastic world of beasts, he's taken in by a gruff warrior beast looking for an apprentice.

Director: Mamoru Hosoda | Stars: Koji Yakusho, Aoi Miyazaki, Shôta Sometani, Suzu Hirose

Votes: 26,880 | Gross: $0.45M

18. Evangelion: 3.0 You Can (Not) Redo (2012)

TV-14 | 96 min | Animation, Action, Drama

6.9

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45 Metascore

Fourteen years have passed since the near Third Impact. Most of the world has changed, except for Shinji Ikari, who awakens in a strange new environment without having aged.

Directors: Mahiro Maeda, Masayuki, Kazuya Tsurumaki, Hideaki Anno, Joe Fria, Kiyotaka Suzuki | Stars: Megumi Ogata, Megumi Hayashibara, Yûko Miyamura, Maaya Sakamoto

Votes: 18,437 | Gross: $0.17M

19. The Night Is Short, Walk on Girl (2017)

PG-13 | 92 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy

7.5

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65 Metascore

In this comedy about one epic night in Kyoto, a college sophomore goes on a series of surreal encounters with the local nightlife, all the while unaware of the romantic longings of her classmate Senpai.

Director: Masaaki Yuasa | Stars: Gen Hoshino, Kana Hanazawa, Hiroshi Kamiya, Ryûji Akiyama

Votes: 6,297 | Gross: $0.41M

20. The Deer King (2021)

R | 113 min | Animation, Action, Adventure

6.4

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58 Metascore

The last survivor of a band of warriors is enslaved in a salt mine. One night, savage dogs attack and a mysterious disease wipes out everyone at the mine. The warrior escapes with a little girl, while a gifted physician looks for a cure.

Directors: Masashi Andô, Masayuki Miyaji | Stars: Shin'ichi Tsutsumi, Ryoma Takeuchi, Anne Watanabe, Hisui Kimura

Votes: 935

21. A Letter to Momo (2011)

Not Rated | 120 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy

7.2

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65 Metascore

11-year-old Momo moves with her mother to a small island town after her father dies. When she arrives, she encounters three goblins that others cannot see who try to help her to cope with the loss of her father and the changes in her life.

Director: Hiroyuki Okiura | Stars: Karen Miyama, Yuka, Daizaburo Arakawa, Toshiyuki Nishida

Votes: 8,141

22. Bunny Drop (2011–2012)

TV-PG | 24 min | Animation, Comedy, Drama

8.2

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A man adopts his six-year-old aunt and raises her as his own kid.

Stars: Hiroshi Tsuchida, Ayu Matsuura, Atsuko Mine, Noa Sakai

Votes: 3,834

23. Doraemon: Nobita and the Island of Miracles ~Animal Adventure~ (2012)

100 min | Animation, Action, Adventure

6.6

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Nobita and Doraemon use time tree Mochi and catches a big bird Moa, which has been extinct for 500 years ago. To protect extinct the animal, Nobita and Doramon go to Beremon Island which is... See full summary »

Director: Kôzô Kusuba | Stars: Rikako Aikawa, Chiaki, Yuzuru Fujimoto, Issei Futamata

Votes: 600

24. Download: Devil's Circuit (1992 Video)

47 min | Animation, Sci-Fi

6.0

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Part-time monk, part-time skirt-chaser, full-skilled hacker Sid must use all his abilities to stop a brainwashing computer program from infecting the entire megalopolis, and score the love of a femme fatale in the process.

Director: Rintarô | Stars: Issei Futamata, Kôichi Kitamura, Mami Koyama, Seizô Katô

Votes: 46

25. Miss Hokusai (2015)

PG-13 | 93 min | Animation, Biography, Drama

6.7

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74 Metascore

The life and works of Japanese artist and ukiyo-e painter Katsushika Hokusai, as seen from the eyes of his daughter, Katsushika O-Ei.

Directors: Keiichi Hara, Stephanie Sheh, Michael Sinterniklaas | Stars: Yutaka Matsushige, Anne Watanabe, Erica Lindbeck, Richard Epcar

Votes: 3,499 | Gross: $0.22M

26. The Sky Crawlers (2008)

PG-13 | 122 min | Animation, Drama, Sci-Fi

6.7

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The Kildren, a group of eternally young fighter pilots, experience the sudden loss of innocence as they battle the enemy in astonishing dogfights above the clouds.

Director: Mamoru Oshii | Stars: Rinko Kikuchi, Ryô Kase, Shôsuke Tanihara, Megumi Yamaguchi

Votes: 5,907

27. Tabi no robo kara (2015)

9 min | Animation, Short, Comedy

6.8

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A perverted robot hitchhikes cross-country with an attractive woman in hopes of photographing her naked.

Director: Hiroyuki Okiura | Stars: Kôichi Yamadera, Megumi Hayashibara

Votes: 424

28. Comet in Moominland (1992)

70 min | Animation, Adventure, Family

7.6

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Moomin, Sniff and My set out to stop a comet approaching the Moomin valley. Along the way they meet Snusmumriken, the beautiful Snorkfröken, Snorken and a Hemul, who join them in their quest.

Directors: Masayuki Kojima, Hiroshi Saitô | Stars: Rabbe Smedlund, Jyrki Kovaleff, Elina Salo, Ulla Tapaninen

Votes: 2,342

29. Dennou Coil (2007)

TV-14 | Animation, Adventure, Comedy

7.8

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Eleven years after the introduction of internet-connected, augmented reality eyeglasses and visors, Yuuko Okonogi moves with her family to Daikoku City, the technological center of the emerging half-virtual world.

Stars: Hilary Haag, Monica Rial, Tiffany Grant, Brittney Karbowski

Votes: 999

30. Digimon Adventure 02: Hurricane Touchdown!! The Golden Digimentals (2000)

62 min | Animation, Adventure, Fantasy

6.5

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The older DigiDestined mysteriously disappears. At the same time, a strange Digimon is seen wreaking havoc in America. The younger DigiDestined travel to investigate and solve the mystery and stop the strange Digimon.

Director: Shigeyasu Yamauchi | Stars: Kae Araki, Toshiko Fujita, Yuto Kazama, Masami Kikuchi

Votes: 565

31. Riki-Oh: The Wall of Hell (1989 Video)

46 min | Animation, Action, Drama

6.3

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The story of a young man with the strength of 50 men who finds himself inside a harsh prison run by an evil assistant warden and the head boss who secretly has the ability to transform ... See full summary »

Director: Satoshi Dezaki | Stars: Nobuaki Fukuda, Nobuyuki Furuta, Tesshô Genda, Show Hayami

Votes: 237

32. Chibi Maruko-chan Movie (1990)

94 min | Animation, Comedy, Family

7.3

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Directors: Tsutomu Shibayama, Yumiko Suda | Stars: Tarako, Yûsaku Yara, Teiyû Ichiryûsai, Yûko Sasaki

Votes: 88

33. A Journey Through Fairyland (1985)

TV-Y7-FV | 90 min | Animation, Family, Fantasy

6.9

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A boy, the son of famous musicians, is kicked out of a music university when he spends too much time with tending plants. A flower fairy helps him out as thanks for his treatment of the plants.

Director: Masami Hata | Stars: Masachika Ichimura, Tomoko Kaneda, Mizuki Nakajima, Chika Takami

Votes: 140