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1. Grave of the Fireflies (1988)
Not Rated | 89 min | Animation, Drama, War
A young boy and his little sister struggle to survive in Japan during World War II.
Director: Isao Takahata | Stars: Tsutomu Tatsumi, Ayano Shiraishi, Akemi Yamaguchi, Yoshiko Shinohara
Votes: 310,769
2. Shin Godzilla (2016)
Not Rated | 120 min | Action, Drama, Horror
Japan is plunged into chaos upon the appearance of a giant monster.
Directors: Hideaki Anno, Shinji Higuchi | Stars: Hiroki Hasegawa, Yutaka Takenouchi, Satomi Ishihara, Ren Ôsugi
Votes: 36,499 | Gross: $1.92M
3. Neon Genesis Evangelion (1995–1996)
TV-MA | 24 min | Animation, Action, Drama
A teenage boy finds himself recruited as a member of an elite team of pilots by his father.
Stars: Megumi Ogata, Megumi Hayashibara, Kotono Mitsuishi, Spike Spencer
Votes: 85,413
4. The Wind Rises (2013)
PG-13 | 126 min | Animation, Biography, Drama
Jiro Horikoshi studies assiduously to fulfill his aim of becoming an aeronautical engineer. As WWII begins, fighter aircraft designed by him end up getting used by the Japanese Empire against its foes.
Director: Hayao Miyazaki | Stars: Hideaki Anno, Hidetoshi Nishijima, Miori Takimoto, Masahiko Nishimura
Votes: 98,901 | Gross: $5.21M
5. Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind (1984)
PG | 117 min | Animation, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Warrior and pacifist Princess Nausicaä desperately struggles to prevent two warring nations from destroying themselves and their dying planet.
Director: Hayao Miyazaki | Stars: Sumi Shimamoto, Mahito Tsujimura, Hisako Kyôda, Gorô Naya
Votes: 182,668 | Gross: $0.50M
6. Neon Genesis Evangelion: The End of Evangelion (1997)
TV-MA | 87 min | Animation, Action, Drama
Concurrent theatrical ending of the TV series Neon Genesis Evangelion (1995).
Directors: Hideaki Anno, Kazuya Tsurumaki | Stars: Megumi Ogata, Megumi Hayashibara, Yûko Miyamura, Kotono Mitsuishi
Votes: 64,362
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. Angel's Egg (1985 Video)
Not Rated | 71 min | Animation, Drama, Fantasy
A mysterious young girl wanders a desolate, otherworldly landscape, carrying a large egg.
Director: Mamoru Oshii | Stars: Mako Hyôdô, Jinpachi Nezu, Keiichi Noda
Votes: 12,021
9. Evangelion: 3.0+1.01 Thrice Upon a Time (2021)
TV-MA | 154 min | Animation, Action, Drama
Misato and her anti-NERV group WILLE arrive in Paris, a city now red from core-ization. Crew from the flagship Wunder land on a containment tower.
Directors: Mahiro Maeda, Katsuichi Nakayama, Kazuya Tsurumaki, Hideaki Anno, Joe Fria | Stars: Megumi Ogata, Megumi Hayashibara, Yûko Miyamura, Akira Ishida
Votes: 14,219 | Gross: $0.83M
10. Shin Kamen Rider (2023)
Not Rated | 121 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
Hongo Takeshi awakens to discover he has been transformed into a grasshopper-hybrid cyborg. Becoming the Masked Rider, he must fight the mysterious evil organization SHOCKER to protect all of mankind.
Director: Hideaki Anno | Stars: Sôsuke Ikematsu, Minami Hamabe, Tasuku Emoto, Shin'ya Tsukamoto
Votes: 2,861
11. FLCL (2000–2001)
TV-14 | 151 min | Animation, Action, Comedy
Mysterious things start happening when 12-year-old Naota meets a strange woman on a Vespa wielding a big guitar.
Stars: Jun Mizuki, Mayumi Shintani, Izumi Kasagi, Suzuki Matsuo
Votes: 19,732
12. Evangelion: 1.0 You Are (Not) Alone (2007)
PG-13 | 98 min | Animation, Action, Drama
The fate of the world is threatened by seemingly monstrous entities known as Angels. NERV is an organization set up to counter this threat and it is up to young pilots to protect Earth but exactly what are the real motives behind NERV?
Directors: Hiroshi Haraguchi, Masayuki, Kazuya Tsurumaki, Hideaki Anno, Kôbun Shizuno | Stars: Megumi Ogata, Megumi Hayashibara, Kotono Mitsuishi, Yuriko Yamaguchi
Votes: 27,670 | Gross: $0.11M
13. Shin Ultraman (2022)
118 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
As the threat of giant unidentified lifeforms known as "S-Class Species" worsens in Japan, a silver giant appears from beyond Earth's atmosphere.
Directors: Shinji Higuchi, Ikki Todoroki | Stars: Takumi Saitô, Masami Nagasawa, Hidetoshi Nishijima, Daiki Arioka
Votes: 3,732
14. Evangelion: 2.0 You Can (Not) Advance (2009)
TV-14 | 112 min | Animation, Action, Drama
In the face of increasingly bizarre and powerful Angel attacks, Shinji Ikari and his partner Rei Ayanami are assisted by two new pilots: the fiery Asuka Langley Shikinami and the mysterious Mari Illustrious Makinami.
Directors: Masayuki, Kazuya Tsurumaki, Hideaki Anno, Joe Fria | Stars: Kotono Mitsuishi, Megumi Ogata, Megumi Hayashibara, Yûko Miyamura
Votes: 24,913 | Gross: $0.13M
15. Gunbuster (1988–1989)
PG | 30 min | Animation, Action, Drama
A young pilot, daughter of a deceased space captain, is selected to pilot a gigantic robot as a key point of Earth's defense during a space war.
Stars: Noriko Hidaka, Rei Sakuma, Norio Wakamoto, Maria Kawamura
Votes: 2,016
16. Urusei yatsura (1981–1986)
TV-PG | 23 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
An unlucky, womanizing high schooler becomes the unwilling target of a vivacious alien girl's affections after winning an interplanetary game of tag against her.
Stars: Fumi Hirano, Toshio Furukawa, Saeko Shimazu, Akira Kamiya
Votes: 1,263
17. The Taste of Tea (2004)
143 min | Comedy, Fantasy
A spell of time of a rural family's slightly surreal life.
Director: Katsuhito Ishii | Stars: Maya Banno, Takahiro Satô, Tadanobu Asano, Satomi Tezuka
Votes: 7,200
18. Ritual (2000)
128 min | Drama
A disillusioned filmmaker has an encounter with a young girl who has a ritual of repeating "Tomorrow is my birthday" everyday. He tries to communicate with her through his video camera.
Director: Hideaki Anno | Stars: Shunji Iwai, Ayako Fujitani, Jun Murakami, Shinobu Ôtake
Votes: 2,699
19. Neon Genesis Evangelion: Death & Rebirth (1997)
Not Rated | 101 min | Animation, Action, Drama
A recap of the first 24 episodes of Neon Genesis Evangelion, followed by a 30-minute continuation of the plot that would later form the first third of The End of Evangelion.
Directors: Hideaki Anno, Ken Andô, Naoyasu Habu, Hiroyuki Ishidô, Tsuyoshi Kaga, Masayuki, Shôichi Masuo, Seiji Mizushima, Tensai Okamura, Keiichi Sugiyama, Akira Takamura, Kazuya Tsurumaki, Tetsuya Watanabe, Minoru Ôhara, Masahiko Ôtsuka | Stars: Megumi Ogata, Megumi Hayashibara, Yûko Miyamura, Kotono Mitsuishi
Votes: 15,637
20. Evangelion: 3.0 You Can (Not) Redo (2012)
TV-14 | 96 min | Animation, Action, Drama
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: 18,509 | Gross: $0.17M
21. Super Dimension Fortress Macross (1982–2002)
TV-PG | 25 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
An alien spaceship crash lands on Earth and her secrets lead to a desperate war against an alien enemy sent to retrieve the ship.
Stars: Arihiro Hase, Mari Iijima, Vic Mignogna, Monica Rial
Votes: 2,306
22. Macross Plus (1994)
Not Rated | 35 min | Animation, Adventure, Drama
Two old friends/rivals find themselves rival test pilots in competing projects while a mutual old flame returns to them with her own secrets.
Stars: Edward Mannix, Bryan Cranston, Michael Forest, Paris Themmen
Votes: 4,009
23. Nadia: The Secret of Blue Water (1990–2003)
TV-14 | 25 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
A teen acrobat of mysterious origins and a young inventor find themselves entangled in a sinister plot that involves the fate of the world.
Stars: Noriko Hidaka, Nathan Parsons, James Arnold Taylor, Guy Roberts
Votes: 2,048
24. 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
25. Mobile Fighter G Gundam (1994–1995)
TV-PG | 30 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
It is the year Future Century 60 and most of humanity has migrated to orbiting space colonies, leaving behind the polluted Earth. To prevent war, the colonies came up with the tournament ... See full summary »
Stars: Mark Gatha, Tomokazu Seki, Matt Embry, Jonathan Love
Votes: 1,138
26. Love & Pop (1998)
110 min | Drama
A high school girl engages in compensated dating in order to buy an expensive ring before the day ends.
Director: Hideaki Anno | Stars: Tadanobu Asano, Mitsuru Fukikoshi, Megumi Hayashibara, Akira Ishida
Votes: 1,872
27. Space Battleship Yamato 2199 (2012–2013)
TV-14 | Animation, Action, Adventure
In the year 2199, the space battleship Yamato embarks on a voyage to the planet Iscandar, to retrieve a device that will rejuvenate a war-ravaged Earth.
Stars: Mallorie Rodak, Monica Rial, Jamie Marchi, Mike McFarland
Votes: 1,178
28. Macross: Do You Remember Love? (1984)
Not Rated | 114 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
Earth braces for an invasion of giant male bionoids and their enemy, giant female bionoids.
Directors: Noboru Ishiguro, Shôji Kawamori, Katsuhito Akiyama, Tatsuya Kasahara | Stars: Arihiro Hase, Mari Iijima, Mika Doi, Michio Hazama
Votes: 3,432
29. The Kingdom of Dreams and Madness (2013)
Not Rated | 118 min | Documentary
Follows the routines of those employed at Studio Ghibli, including filmmakers Hayao Miyazaki, Isao Takahata, and Toshio Suzuki as they work to release two films simultaneously, The Wind Rises and The Tale of the Princess Kaguya.
Director: Mami Sunada | Stars: Hayao Miyazaki, Yumiko Miyoshi, Toshio Suzuki, Shinsuke Nonaka
Votes: 5,663
30. Megazone 23 (1985 Video)
Not Rated | 81 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
In 1980s Tokyo, a young motorcycle enthusiast discovers that the transforming bike/mecha entrusted to him by his murdered friend holds the key to the true nature of his world.
Directors: Yasuo Hasegawa, Noboru Ishiguro, Ichirô Itano | Stars: Masato Kubota, Maria Kawamura, Mîna Tominaga, Mayumi Shô
Votes: 726
31. Cutie Honey (2004)
94 min | Adventure, Comedy, Sci-Fi
The adventure of Cutie Honey, a super heroine who can transform into anything using her necklace to switch on and say "Honey Flash!".
Director: Hideaki Anno | Stars: Eriko Satô, Mikako Ichikawa, Jun Murakami, Mitsuhiro Oikawa
Votes: 1,998
32. Wings of Honneamise (1987)
Unrated | 121 min | Animation, Drama, Sci-Fi
In an alternative Earth, a young astronaut participates in a controversial fledgling space program.
Director: Hiroyuki Yamaga | Stars: Leo Morimoto, David Thomas, Mitsuki Yayoi, Heidi Lenhart
Votes: 5,761 | Gross: $0.06M
33. Naisu no mori: The First Contact (2005)
150 min | Comedy, Fantasy
An outrageous collection of surreal, short attention span non-sequiturs largely revolving around Guitar Brother, his randy older sibling, and the pair's portly Caucasian brother.
Directors: Katsuhito Ishii, Hajime Ishimine, Shunichirô Miki | Stars: Andrew Alfieri, Hideaki Anno, Moyoco Anno, Tadanobu Asano
Votes: 2,731
34. Baoh the Caller (1989 Video)
50 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
Doress, a Japanese "black projects" organization, has been gathering psionics and making biological weapons to "make Japan superior". When one of the biological experiments, BAOH, escapes ... See full summary »
Director: Hiroyuki Yokoyama | Stars: Jim Clark, Sandy Clubb, Chuck Denson Jr., Mark Franklin
Votes: 826
35. Death Kappa (2010)
Not Rated | 79 min | Action, Comedy, Sci-Fi
Scientists create amphibious supersoldiers and detonate a nuclear bomb. In the midst of the fallout, a monster arrives, leaving Japan defenseless. Mankind's only hope is an irradiated water goblin with death on its mind.
Director: Tomoo Haraguchi | Stars: Daniel Aguilar, Matt Alt, Hideaki Anno, Shigeru Araki
Votes: 350
36. His and Her Circumstances (1998–1999)
TV-14 | 24 min | Animation, Comedy, Drama
TV series that tells the every-day stories of a group of teenagers in high-school, focusing on their romances and personal problems.
Stars: Veronica Taylor, Megan Hollingshead, Dick Rodstein, Christopher Nicholas
Votes: 1,690
37. Re: Cutie Honey (2004)
120 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
A mysterious organization known as Panther Claw make their presence known by terrorizing Tokyo and giving the cops a run for their money. Police are further baffled by the appearance of a ... See full summary »
Stars: Yui Horie, Hideo Ishikawa, Junko Noda, Kazue Ikura
Votes: 362
38. Magical Shopping Arcade Abenobashi (2002– )
TV-14 | 24 min | Action, Adventure, Animation
Two kids whose families own businesses in a shopping arcade that's scheduled to shut down are thrown into a series of dimensions, each one a parody of some form of anime or video game, and try to find their way home.
Stars: Luci Christian, Jessica Boone, John Gremillion, Yuki Matsuoka
Votes: 723
39. Last Letter (I) (2020)
120 min | Romance
It is only at their sister's and mother's funeral when a woman meets her niece after many years. The niece is now a grown girl. The sister takes on the task of informing the deceased's ... See full summary »
Director: Shunji Iwai | Stars: Hideaki Anno, Masaharu Fukuyama, Suzu Hirose, Ryunosuke Kamiki
Votes: 1,315
40. Giant Robo the Animation: The Day the Earth Stood Still (1992–1998)
TV-PG | 339 min | Animation, Action, Comedy
A super-hero organization battles a super-villain organization that is bent on destroying the world by using a recently discovered perfect source of energy named the Shizuma Drive, which powers the entire planet.
Stars: Kappei Yamaguchi, Michelle Newman, Eva Kaminsky, Sumi Shimamoto
Votes: 488
41. Doomed Megalopolis (1991– )
47 min | Animation, Fantasy, Horror
The plot concerns a spiritual battle being waged within the capital of Tokyo during the turn of the 20th century. In 1908, Japan is undergoing an enormous process of industrial renovation ... See full synopsis »
Stars: Peter Marinker, Milton James, Yôko Asagami, Clifton Wells
Votes: 370
42. Evangelion: Death (True)² (1998)
Not Rated | 69 min | Animation, Action, Drama
A recap of the first 24 episodes of Neon Genesis Evangelion.
Directors: Ken Andô, Hideaki Anno, Naoyasu Habu, Hiroyuki Ishidô, Tsuyoshi Kaga, Masayuki, Shôichi Masuo, Seiji Mizushima, Tensai Okamura, Keiichi Sugiyama, Akira Takamura, Kazuya Tsurumaki, Tetsuya Watanabe, Minoru Ôhara, Masahiko Ôtsuka | Stars: Megumi Ogata, Kotono Mitsuishi, Megumi Hayashibara, Yûko Miyamura
Votes: 235
43. Metal Skin Panic MADOX- 01 (1987 Video)
Not Rated | 48 min | Animation, Comedy, Sci-Fi
Koji Kondo is a young mechanic who finds the Madox-01. He gets stuck inside the machine before he finishes reading the manual. He must now evade the government and find his girlfriend before she disappears forever.
Director: Shinji Aramaki | Stars: Yasunori Matsumoto, Michael McGhee, Scott Simpson, Yôko Asagami
Votes: 373
44. The Sky Crawlers (2008)
PG-13 | 122 min | Animation, Drama, Sci-Fi
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: 5,909
45. Gunbuster 2: Diebuster (2004–2006)
27 min | Animation, Action, Comedy
A young girl leaves her home to be a space pilot. She meets top pilot Lal'C during a space monster attack and joins the Solar Defense Force.
Stars: Yukari Fukui, Maaya Sakamoto, Miyuki Sawashiro, Mitsuo Iwata
Votes: 658
46. Robotech: The Movie (1986)
PG | 87 min | Animation, Action, Music
Re-edited version of a Japanese TV serial combined with a direct-to-video anime, released in the U.S. as a feature.
Directors: Noboru Ishiguro, Carl Macek | Stars: Kerrigan Mahan, Iona Morris, Diane Michelle, Gregory Snegoff
Votes: 459
47. The Dragon Dentist (2017– )
TV-14 | 90 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
Welcome to Dragon Country. Nonoko is a newly appointed dentist and her mission is to protect the dragon, the guardian of the country, from tooth-cavity bacteria. One day, amid increasingly ... See full summary »
Stars: Kenjirô Tsuda, Todd Haberkorn, Keith Silverstein, Barbara Goodson
Votes: 387
48. Doomsday: The Sinking of Japan (2006)
PG-13 | 135 min | Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi
Japan will sink down to the deep sea. The governments only hope is evacuate all Japanese to some other countries.
Director: Shinji Higuchi | Stars: Tsuyoshi Kusanagi, Kô Shibasaki, Etsushi Toyokawa, Mao Daichi
Votes: 1,546
49. Macross Plus Movie Edition (1995)
115 min | Animation, Action, Drama
Two rival test pilots strive to be the best there is at what they do and also to win the heart of the woman behind the AI pop sensation Sharon Apple. Movie compilation of the acclaimed four-chapter OVA with additional scenes.
Directors: Shôji Kawamori, Yûji Moriyama, Shin'ichirô Watanabe | Stars: Steve Blum, Rica Fukami, Banjô Ginga, Show Hayami
Votes: 690
50. Battle Royal High School (1987 Video)
60 min | Animation, Action, Drama
Hyoudo Riki is just an ordinary guy who likes to wear a tiger mask while Kung-Fu fighting, which means he fits in real well at BATTLE ROYAL HIGH SCHOOL.
Director: Ichirô Itano | Stars: Shin Aomori, David Arnold, Ralph Brownewell, Pierre Brulatour
Votes: 276