Sort by Popularity - Most Popular Movies and TV Shows With Setsuya Tanabe

1. Howl's Moving Castle (2004)

PG | 119 min | Animation, Adventure, Family

When an unconfident young woman is cursed with an old body by a spiteful witch, her only chance of breaking the spell lies with a self-indulgent yet insecure young wizard and his companions in his legged, walking castle.

Director: Hayao Miyazaki | Stars: Chieko Baishô, Takuya Kimura, Tatsuya Gashûin, Akihiro Miwa

Votes: 449,905 | Gross: $4.71M

2. Your Name. (2016)

PG | 106 min | Animation, Drama, Fantasy

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: 320,844 | Gross: $5.02M

3. Code Geass (2006–2008)

TV-14 | 24 min | Animation, Action, Drama

After being given a mysterious power to control others, an outcast prince becomes the masked leader of the rebellion against an all-powerful empire.

Stars: Jun Fukuyama, Takahiro Sakurai, Johnny Yong Bosch, Yukana

Votes: 80,292

4. Ponyo (2008)

G | 101 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy

A five-year-old boy develops a relationship with Ponyo, a young goldfish princess who longs to become a human after falling in love with him.

Director: Hayao Miyazaki | Stars: Cate Blanchett, Matt Damon, Liam Neeson, Tomoko Yamaguchi

Votes: 163,694 | Gross: $15.09M

5. Kiki's Delivery Service (1989)

G | 103 min | Animation, Family, Fantasy

A young witch, on her mandatory year of independent life, finds fitting into a new community difficult while she supports herself by running an air courier service.

Director: Hayao Miyazaki | Stars: Kirsten Dunst, Minami Takayama, Rei Sakuma, Kappei Yamaguchi

Votes: 165,719

6. The Secret World of Arrietty (2010)

G | 94 min | Animation, Adventure, Drama

The Clock family are four-inch-tall people who live anonymously in another family's residence, borrowing simple items to make their home. Life changes for the Clocks when their teenage daughter Arrietty is discovered.

Director: Hiromasa Yonebayashi | Stars: Bridgit Mendler, Amy Poehler, Will Arnett, Mirai Shida

Votes: 104,497 | Gross: $19.20M

7. Sailor Moon (1992–1997)

TV-PG | 30 min | Animation, Action, Adventure

A group of schoolgirls discover they are incarnations of super-powered alien princesses, and use their abilities to defend the earth.

Stars: Stephanie Sheh, Kotono Mitsuishi, Kate Higgins, Aya Hisakawa

Votes: 7,571

8. When Marnie Was There (2014)

PG | 103 min | Animation, Drama, Family

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: 47,987 | Gross: $0.77M

9. The Tale of The Princess Kaguya (2013)

PG | 137 min | Animation, Drama, Family

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: 54,066 | Gross: $1.51M

10. Tales from Earthsea (2006)

PG-13 | 115 min | Animation, Adventure, Fantasy

In a mythical land, a man and a young boy investigate a series of unusual occurrences.

Director: Gorô Miyazaki | Stars: Timothy Dalton, Willem Dafoe, Mariska Hargitay, Jun'ichi Okada

Votes: 44,244 | Gross: $0.05M

11. From Up on Poppy Hill (2011)

PG | 91 min | Animation, Comedy, Drama

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: 52,085 | Gross: $1.00M

12. Little Nemo: Adventures in Slumberland (1989)

G | 85 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy

Each night, young Nemo goes to Slumberland and has adventures and befriends the king of Slumberland, Morpheus. But one night Nemo discovers Nightmare Land, and the evil nightmare king, throwing Slumberland and Nemo himself into danger.

Directors: Masami Hata, Masanori Hata, William T. Hurtz | Stars: Gabriel Damon, Mickey Rooney, Rene Auberjonois, Danny Mann

Votes: 8,273 | Gross: $1.37M

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

PG | 103 min | Animation, Adventure, Family

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: 16,220 | Gross: $2.42M

14. The Tigger Movie (2000)

G | 77 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy

Tigger goes looking through the hundred-acre-wood to find his family.

Director: Jun Falkenstein | Stars: Jim Cummings, Nikita Hopkins, Ken Sansom, John Fiedler

Votes: 20,374 | Gross: $45.55M

15. The Hunchback of Notre Dame II (2002 Video)

G | 68 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy

Quasimodo goes into action when a magician seeks to steal one of the bells of Notre Dame.

Director: Bradley Raymond | Stars: Jason Alexander, Jennifer Love Hewitt, Tom Hulce, Paul Kandel

Votes: 7,958

16. Sailor Moon R: The Movie: The Promise of the Rose (1993)

TV-14 | 61 min | Animation, Action, Comedy

Fiore, an old friend from Mamoru's lonely childhood who couldn't survive on Earth, returns with flowers he promised Mamoru. But, the evil flower Kisenian overpowered Fiore's weak mind and ... See full summary »

Director: Kunihiko Ikuhara | Stars: Kotono Mitsuishi, Tôru Furuya, Michie Tomizawa, Aya Hisakawa

Votes: 2,863

17. An American Tail: The Treasure of Manhattan Island (1998 Video)

G | 79 min | Animation, Adventure, Family

The Fievel mouse discovers the secret world of mice lying deep beneath the city.

Director: Larry Latham | Stars: Thomas Dekker, Dom DeLuise, Pat Musick, Nehemiah Persoff

Votes: 2,068

18. Bleach the Movie: Hell Verse (2010)

TV-14 | 94 min | Animation, Action, Adventure

When Ichigo's sister Yuzu is kidnapped by sinners & he is asked to do something for them in order to get his sister released. Ichigo must find a way to take his sister back from hell with the help of Rukia, Renji & Uryu.

Directors: Noriyuki Abe, Yuzuru Tachikawa | Stars: Masakazu Morita, Fumiko Orikasa, Kazuya Nakai, Noriaki Sugiyama

Votes: 3,168

19. Buddha: The Great Departure (2011)

111 min | Animation, Adventure, Biography

2005 years ago in India, a boy named Siddhartha Gautama of the kingdom Shakya is born. At that time various kingdoms were continuously raging wars with each other. When the boy attained ... See full summary »

Director: Kôzô Morishita | Stars: Hidetaka Yoshioka, Sayuri Yoshinaga, Tomo Adachi, Kenji Akabane

Votes: 491

20. Detective Conan: Captured in Her Eyes (2000)

100 min | Animation, Adventure, Crime

Three Police officers get murdered. Then, Ran saw the murderer murder her best friend and she lost her memory. Now Conan and Inspector Megure are trying to find the murderer.

Director: Kenji Kodama | Stars: Minami Takayama, Wakana Yamazaki, Kappei Yamaguchi, Gara Takashima

Votes: 3,052

21. Okko's Inn (2018)

PG | 94 min | Animation, Adventure, Drama

After losing her parents in a car accident, Okko starts living in the countryside with her grandmother who runs a traditional Japanese inn. While she prepares to be the next owner of the inn, Okko can somehow see friendly ghosts.

Director: Kitarô Kôsaka | Stars: Seiran Kobayashi, Nana Mizuki, Satsumi Matsuda, Rina Endô

Votes: 2,317 | Gross: $0.13M

22. The Moment You Fall in Love (2016)

63 min | Animation, Comedy, Drama

Based on Vocaloid songs from "Kokuhaku Jikko Iinkai ~Renai Series~" by HoneyWorks, the movie is the second film based on the songs, following Tetsuya Yanagisawa's previous anime, "Zutto Mae Kara Suki Deshita".

Director: Tetsuya Yanagisawa | Stars: Sora Amamiya, Momo Asakura, Kana Asumi, Natsuki Hanae

Votes: 564

23. Tiny Toon Adventures: How I Spent My Vacation (1992 Video)

Not Rated | 79 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy

A direct-to-video feature-length film released on VHS and LaserDisc between the broadcast of Tiny Toon Adventures seasons 2 and 3. Featuring the characters from the Tiny Toon Adventures animated series, the plot follows their summer break.

Directors: Rich Arons, Ken Boyer, Kent Butterworth, Barry Caldwell, Alfred Gimeno, Art Leonardi, Byron Vaughns | Stars: Charlie Adler, Tress MacNeille, Joe Alaskey, Don Messick

Votes: 2,953

24. Steel Angel Kurumi (1999–2000)

TV-MA | 15 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy

During Japan's Taisho Era (1912-1926), a scientist named Ayanokoji developed the Steel Angel-an artificial humanoid with superhuman physical abilities. While the Imperial Army wanted to use... See full summary »

Stars: Kira Vincent-Davis, Jason Douglas, Vic Mignogna, Greg Ayres

Votes: 195

25. The Cockpit (1993– )

72 min | Animation, Drama, War

Three aviation focused war stories of Axis participants.

Stars: Ken'yû Horiuchi, Hikaru Midorikawa, Dean Wein, Kirk Thornton

Votes: 348

26. Dragon Slayer (1992 Video)

Not Rated | 45 min | Animation, Action, Adventure

With the help of his old mentor Rias, sorceress Sonya, wizard Roe, and warriors Galen and Ryunan, brave young prince Serios must free his people from the tyrannical rule of warlock Ackdam and his demon army led by gargantuan dragon Zaggy.

Directors: Noriyuki Nakamura, Jack Fletcher | Stars: Steve Bulen, John DeMita, Julia Fletcher, Hideyuki Hori

Votes: 36

27. Gekijouban Fate/Stay Night: Unlimited Blade Works (2010)

TV-14 | 107 min | Animation, Action, Drama

The war for the Holy Grail is on. Master/Servant team pairs made up of Magi and the summoned spirits of legendary warriors do battle to the death in their quest for the right to claim the ... See full summary »

Director: Yûji Yamaguchi | Stars: Noriaki Sugiyama, Jun'ichi Suwabe, Kana Ueda, Ayako Kawasumi

Votes: 1,750

28. Lupin III: Farewell to Nostradamus (1995)

TV-PG | 100 min | Animation, Action, Adventure

Lupin must rescue a young girl from a doomsday cult seeking a book of prophecies hidden by the girl's father, a wealthy US Presidential candidate.

Directors: Takeshi Shirato, Nobuo Tomizawa, Shun'ya Itô | Stars: Kan'ichi Kurita, Kiyoshi Kobayashi, Makio Inoue, Eiko Masuyama

Votes: 931

29. Tiger & Bunny: The Rising (2014)

TV-14 | 108 min | Animation, Action, Adventure

Kotetsu T. Kaburagi, a.k.a. Wild Tiger, and Barnaby Brooks Jr. resume their careers as heroes fighting crime. But their partnership comes to a sudden end when Apollon Media's new owner Mark... See full summary »

Directors: Kiyotaka Suzuki, Yoshitomo Yonetani | Stars: Hiroaki Hirata, Masakazu Morita, Yûichi Nakamura, Hôchû Ôtsuka

Votes: 415 | Gross: $0.03M

30. Lupin III: Island of Assassins (1997 TV Movie)

PG | 93 min | Animation, Action, Adventure

Lupin infiltrates the Tarantulas, an elite gang of assassins from a secret island base, over an incident from his past.

Directors: Seiji Mizushima, Hiroyuki Yano | Stars: Kan'ichi Kurita, Kiyoshi Kobayashi, Makio Inoue, Eiko Masuyama

Votes: 550

31. Lupin the Third: Dragon of Doom (1994 TV Movie)

Unrated | 90 min | Animation, Action, Adventure

Chinese Kingpin Chin Chin Chu is after a dragon figurine that's a key to creating an alloy said to be greater than Goemon's Zantatsu Sword. The dragon figurine is located in the depths of ... See full summary »

Director: Masaharu Okuwaki | Stars: Yasuo Yamada, Kiyoshi Kobayashi, Makio Inoue, Eiko Masuyama

Votes: 508

32. Lupin III: Dead or Alive (1996)

95 min | Animation, Action, Adventure

When Lupin heads to the kingdom of Zufu to pilfer its treasure, he incurs the wrath of its psychotic ruler General Headhunter, who places a dead-or-alive bounty on his head.

Directors: Monkey Punch, Jun Kawagoe | Stars: Kan'ichi Kurita, Kiyoshi Kobayashi, Makio Inoue, Eiko Masuyama

Votes: 693

33. DNA²: Dokokade nakushita aitsu no aitsu (1994)

TV-14 | 25 min | Animation, Comedy, Sci-Fi

A female time traveler must work with a teenage boy who is in danger of becoming a future menace because of her interference.

Stars: Keiichi Nanba, Mîna Tominaga, Hiroko Kasahara, Hekiru Shiina

Votes: 381

34. Lupin III: Voyage to Danger (1993 TV Movie)

TV-PG | 90 min | Animation, Action, Comedy

Lupin takes on a gang of arms dealers, but must deal with a new complication: Inspector Zenigata is taken off the Lupin case and replaced with a new officer who wants Lupin dead.

Director: Masaaki Ôsumi | Stars: Brice Armstrong, Dameon Clarke, Derek Garrison, Banjô Ginga

Votes: 621

35. Toki no Tabibito (1986)

91 min | Animation, Fantasy

Time Stranger is the story of a bunch of teenagers getting transported back in time through Japan's history, and getting mixed up with samurai shenanigans.

Director: Mori Masaki | Stars: Keiko Toda, Hiromi Murata, Mitsuo Iwata, Seiji Kumagai

Votes: 137

36. Lupin III: The Pursuit of Harimao's Treasure (1995 TV Movie)

TV-PG | 90 min | Animation, Action, Adventure

Lupin scrambles to uncover a master thief's eight-billion-dollar treasure. But also on the chase is a band of German soldiers and a retired British agent.

Director: Osamu Dezaki | Stars: Kan'ichi Kurita, Eiko Masuyama, Gorô Naya, Kiyoshi Kobayashi

Votes: 474

37. A Sumo Wrestler's Tail (2010)

13 min | Animation, Short, Comedy

It tells the story of an old man and his wife who help out some mice who engage in sumo. As a reward, one of the mice gives them enough gold on which to live for the rest of their lives.

Director: Akihiko Yamashita | Stars: Tomo Adachi, Sawako Agawa, Aiko Hibi, Yukiko Kurihara

Votes: 55

38. Figure 17 (2001–2002)

Not Rated | 780 min | Animation, Adventure, Drama

After a young girl's mother dies she is moved from the city to the country where she accidentally meets a synthetic alien 'Figure' that takes the guise of a twin sister and begins attending school with her.

Stars: Akiko Yajima, Fumiko Orikasa, Rikiya Koyama, Jun Mizuki

Votes: 122

39. Hashire Melos! (1992)

107 min | Animation, Drama

A story about the friendship between two men, during the reign of Dionysius II, at Syracuse, Sicily. Selinteus firmly believes that Melos (a strange friend) will keep his promise. But many forces are at work against.

Director: Masaaki Ôsumi | Stars: Takuma Gôno, Megumi Hayashibara, Akiji Kobayashi, Aki Mizusawa

Votes: 104

40. Brain Powerd (1998)

TV-PG | 30 min | Animation, Action, Adventure

Hime, a seemingly normal girl, has her life forever changed when she witnesses the birth of an antibody (a type of mecha) and becomes its pilot. A new life full of danger, excitement, and intrigue awaits. But is that what she wants?

Stars: Miya Asakawa, Brian Drummond, Alex Doduk, Maggie Blue O'Hara

Votes: 99

41. Hell Target (1987 Video)

50 min | Animation, Horror, Sci-Fi

A spaceship is lost near the forbidden planet of Inferno II. Some years later, a second ship with a crew of nine gets there and encounters a monster that rapidly makes mince meat of most of... See full summary »

Director: Keito Nakamura | Stars: Kouichi Chiba, Shingo Hiromori, Katsunosuke Hori, Asami Mukaidono

Votes: 50

42. God Mazinger (1984)

30 min | Animation, Action, Fantasy

Yamato Hino is transported to a magical world to defend it. Unbeknownst to him, he's the only person that can bring the lands stone God Mazinger, to life. He does, and becomes the lands only hope against the evil ruler Dorado.

Stars: Hiroshi Takemura, Shigezô Sasaoka, Hiroya Ishimaru, Eriko Hara

Votes: 47

43. Karasu tengu Kabuto: Ôgon no me no kemono (1992 Video)

40 min | Animation

The Samurai Kabuto has to do battle to rescue Princess Ran and her bodyguard before she falls prey to Tamamushi, an evil sorcerer and Karakuri Jinnai, a Gadget Master, and Rasetsubo, a mecha with unique abilities.

Director: Buichi Terasawa | Stars: Yasunori Matsumoto, Edward Glen, Toshiko Fujita, Liza Ross

Votes: 60

44. GEAR senshi Dendô (2000–2001)

Animation, Action, Adventure

The story takes place in the future where war machines from evil mechanical alien empire Garufa finally reaches Earth. In order to protect earth, an Earth defense organization called GEAR (... See full summary »

Stars: Youko Matsuoka, Naomi Shindô, Kotono Mitsuishi, Tomomichi Nishimura

Votes: 27

45. Zunda Horizon (2017)

24 min | Animation, Short, Action

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Director: Hiroshi Takeuchi | Stars: Satomi Satô, Himika Akaneya, Ibuki Kido, Rika Momokawa

46. Ojisan kaizô kôza (1990)

92 min | Animation

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Director: Tsutomu Shibayama | Stars: Yûsaku Yara, Jôji Yanami, Yukimasa Kishino, Shigezô Sasaoka

47. Pattenrai!! - Minami no Shima no Mizu Monogatari (2008)

90 min | Animation, Biography, History

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Director: Noboru Ishiguro | Stars: Kazuhiko Inoue, Junko Minagawa, Fujiko Takimoto, Yûko Gibu

48. Sailor Moon (1992–1997)
Episode: Usagi's Misfortune! Watch Out for the Rushing Clocks (1992)

TV-Y7-FV | 24 min | Animation, Action, Adventure

The Dark Kingdom creates chaos in Tokyo by distributing cursed clocks that alter the time perception of their owners.

Directors: Harume Kosaka, Jun'ichi Satô | Stars: Kotono Mitsuishi, Keiko Han, Aya Hisakawa, Tôru Furuya

Votes: 150

49. DNA²: Dokokade nakushita aitsu no aitsu (1994)
Episode: Nekkuresu wa dare ni? Ami (1994)

TV-14 | 23 min | Animation, Comedy, Sci-Fi

When Junta asks Ami about what type of present he should get a girl he likes, she tells him to get a necklace.

Directors: Yukio Nishimoto, Jun'ichi Sakata | Stars: Keiichi Nanba, Mîna Tominaga, Hiroko Kasahara, Megumi Hayashibara

Votes: 17

50. Figure 17 (2001–2002)
Episode: Yûki wo dashite mimasen ka (2001)

Not Rated | Animation, Adventure, Drama

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Directors: Kazuya Murata, Naohito Takahashi | Stars: Akiko Yajima, Fumiko Orikasa, Rikiya Koyama