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1. The Boy and the Heron (2023)

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

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: 51,658

2. Belle (2021)

PG | 121 min | Animation, Adventure, Drama

Suzu is a shy high school student living in a rural village. For years, she has only been a shadow of herself. But when she enters "U", a massive virtual world, she escapes into her online persona as Belle, a globally-beloved singer.

Director: Mamoru Hosoda | Stars: Kaho Nakamura, Ryo Narita, Shôta Sometani, Tina Tamashiro

Votes: 17,210

3. Mirai (2018)

PG | 98 min | Animation, Adventure, Drama

A young boy encounters a magical garden which enables him to travel through time and meet his relatives from different eras, with guidance by his younger sister from the future.

Director: Mamoru Hosoda | Stars: Rebecca Hall, Daniel Dae Kim, John Cho, Koji Yakusho

Votes: 18,141 | Gross: $0.81M

4. 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: 16,351 | Gross: $2.42M

5. 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: 321,620 | Gross: $5.02M

6. The Boy and the Beast (2015)

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

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: 26,978 | Gross: $0.45M

7. Tabi no robo kara (2015)

9 min | Animation, Short, Comedy

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: 428

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: 48,060 | Gross: $0.77M

9. 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: 99,052 | Gross: $5.21M

10. 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: 54,145 | Gross: $1.51M

11. Wolf Children (2012)

PG | 117 min | Animation, Drama, Family

After her werewolf lover unexpectedly dies in an accident while hunting for food for their children, a young woman must find ways to raise the werewolf son and daughter that she had with him while keeping their trait hidden from society.

Director: Mamoru Hosoda | Stars: Aoi Miyazaki, Takao Osawa, Haru Kuroki, Yukito Nishii

Votes: 49,595

12. 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: 52,160 | Gross: $1.00M

13. A Letter to Momo (2011)

Not Rated | 120 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy

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: 8,160

14. Onigamiden - Legend of the Millennium Dragon (2011)

PG-13 | 100 min | Animation, Adventure, Family

A 15-year-old boy goes 1200 years back in time to find his unlikely destiny as the savior to end the war between humans and demons.

Director: Hirotsugu Kawasaki | Stars: Kenshô Ono, Satomi Ishihara, Takashi Kondô, Shôtarô Morikubo

Votes: 1,266

15. 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: 104,641 | Gross: $19.20M

16. 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: 163,943 | Gross: $15.09M

17. Into the Blue - Perfect Blue Relay Interview File (2008 Video)

30 min | Documentary, Short

Different cast and crew members discuss 'Perfect Blue'.

Stars: Hideki Hamasu, Nobutaka Ike, Junko Iwao, Satoshi Kon

Votes: 6

18. Paprika (2006)

R | 90 min | Animation, Drama, Fantasy

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: 97,217 | Gross: $0.88M

19. 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: 44,271 | Gross: $0.05M

20. Naruto the Movie 3: Guardians of the Crescent Moon Kingdom (2006)

TV-14 | 95 min | Animation, Action, Adventure

Naruto, Kakashi, Sakura, and Rock Lee are assigned to protect Michiru, the prince of the Land of the Moon, while he travel the world. The prince purchased a tiger Sham and the whole circus, which became the team's protection.

Director: Toshiyuki Tsuru | Stars: Junko Takeuchi, Chie Nakamura, Yôichi Masukawa, Kazuhiko Inoue

Votes: 4,757

21. One Piece: Baron Omatsuri and the Secret Island (2005)

88 min | Animation, Action, Adventure

The Straw Hat Pirates received an advertisement on a recreational island. The offers all looked promising, so they sailed to the island for an opportunity to kick back and relax from their ... See full summary »

Director: Mamoru Hosoda | Stars: Takeshi Aono, Shô Ayanokôji, Kôhei Fukuhara, Keiji Hirai

Votes: 3,094

22. 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: 450,725 | Gross: $4.71M

23. Paranoia Agent (2004– )

TV-MA | 25 min | Animation, Drama, Horror

Seemingly unconnected citizens of Tokyo are targeted for bludgeoning by a boy with a golden baseball bat. As detectives try to link the victims, they discover that following the assaults, the victims' lives have improved in some way.

Stars: Shôzô Îzuka, Toshihiko Seki, Mamiko Noto, Michael McConnohie

Votes: 14,287

24. 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

25. Paranoia Agent (2004–2005)
Episode: Enter Lil' Slugger (2004)

TV-MA | 24 min | Animation, Drama, Horror

Tsukiko Sagi, a character designer, is under pressure and feels trapped, when suddenly her worries are put to rest when she is assaulted by who she describes as an elementary school kid with a golden bat.

Directors: Takayuki Hirao, Satoshi Kon | Stars: Mamiko Noto, Haruko Momoi, Shôzô Îzuka, Toshihiko Seki

Votes: 535

26. Paranoia Agent (2004–2005)
Episode: The Golden Shoes (2004)

TV-MA | 24 min | Animation, Drama, Horror

For Yuichi "Ichi" Taira, life is good. He's the most popular kid in his school and excels in academics and sports and plans to run for Student Council president. But then he is suspected of being Lil' Slugger.

Directors: Takuji Endo, Satoshi Kon | Stars: Mamiko Noto, Haruko Momoi, Mayumi Yamaguchi, Makoto Tsumura

Votes: 512

27. Paranoia Agent (2004–2005)
Episode: Double Lips (2004)

TV-MA | 24 min | Animation, Drama, Horror

After being attacked by Lil' Slugger, Yuichi's name is cleared and he can finally relax. However, Harumi Chono, Yuichi's tutor and an assistant at a local university, has problems of her own.

Directors: Takuji Endo, Satoshi Kon | Stars: Mamiko Noto, Haruko Momoi, Kotono Mitsuishi, Ryûji Saikachi

Votes: 539

28. Paranoia Agent (2004–2005)
Episode: A Man's Path (2004)

TV-MA | 24 min | Animation, Drama, Horror

After the strings of attacks by Lil' Slugger, it is discovered that each victim has some sort of relationship with previous victims. Meanwhile, the life of Masami Hirukawa, a police officer, is about to be changed forever.

Directors: Takuji Endo, Satoshi Kon | Stars: Mamiko Noto, Shôzô Îzuka, Toshihiko Nakajima, Toshihiko Seki

Votes: 456

29. Paranoia Agent (2004–2005)
Episode: The Holy Warrior (2004)

TV-MA | 24 min | Animation, Drama, Horror

Ikari and Maniwa interrogate Lil' Slugger who turns out to be in the eighth grade. Still, he admits to the attacks. However, he confuses reality and believes that the world around him is a medieval-style role-playing game.

Directors: Satoshi Kon, Nanako Shimazaki | Stars: Shôzô Îzuka, Daisuke Sakaguchi, Toshihiko Seki, Kenji Utsumi

Votes: 451

30. Paranoia Agent (2004–2005)
Episode: Fear of a Direct Hit (2004)

TV-MA | 24 min | Animation, Drama, Horror

Ikari and Maniwa find the old homeless woman while a hurricane is about to make landfall. There, they discover something from the old woman that turns the entire case around. Meanwhile, a girl named Taeko is reminiscing over her life.

Directors: Satoshi Kon, Kôjirô Tsuruoka | Stars: Mamiko Noto, Shôzô Îzuka, Toshihiko Seki, Nana Mizuki

Votes: 425

31. Paranoia Agent (2004–2005)
Episode: MHz (2004)

TV-MA | 24 min | Animation, Drama, Horror

Ikari and Maniwa receive word of Taeko's attack. Masami is devastated by Taeko's amnesia as Ikari pursues the investigation from another angle since it happened in a different district.

Directors: Hiroshi Hamasaki, Satoshi Kon | Stars: Mamiko Noto, Shôzô Îzuka, Toshihiko Seki, Daisuke Sakaguchi

Votes: 418

32. Paranoia Agent (2004–2005)
Episode: Happy Family Planning (2004)

TV-MA | 23 min | Animation, Drama, Horror

Three Internet buddies form a pact to meet and commit suicide together. But as these poor souls bungle their numerous kamikaze attempts, they become close to each other.

Director: Satoshi Kon | Stars: Mîna Tominaga, Yasunori Matsumoto, Kiyoshi Kawakubo, Ryûji Saikachi

Votes: 516

33. The Animatrix (2003)

Unrated | 100 min | Animation, Action, Sci-Fi

A collection of nine short films featuring stories related to The Matrix (1999).

Stars: James Arnold Taylor, Julia Fletcher, Dwight Schultz, Kevin Michael Richardson

Votes: 82,130

34. Tokyo Godfathers (2003)

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

On Christmas Eve, three homeless people living on the streets of Tokyo discover a newborn baby among the trash and set out to find its parents.

Directors: Shôgo Furuya, Satoshi Kon | Stars: Tôru Emori, Yoshiaki Umegaki, Aya Okamoto, Shôzô Îzuka

Votes: 46,852 | Gross: $0.13M

35. The Animatrix (2003)
Episode: A Detective Story (2003)

Unrated | 10 min | Animation, Action, Sci-Fi

A private detective is hired to track down the computer hacker known as Trinity. But as he gets close his goal, reality takes a weird turn for him.

Director: Shin'ichirô Watanabe | Stars: James Arnold Taylor, Carrie-Anne Moss, Terrence 'T.C.' Carson, Matt McKenzie

Votes: 5,650

36. The Animatrix (2003)
Episode: Kid's Story (2003)

Unrated | 15 min | Animation, Action, Sci-Fi

A teenager's dreams which conclude with him falling off a building, lead him to believe that the reality he lives in, may not be so real after all.

Director: Shin'ichirô Watanabe | Stars: Clayton Watson, Keanu Reeves, Carrie-Anne Moss, John DeMita

Votes: 7,252

37. A Tree of Palme (2002)

130 min | Animation, Adventure, Drama

Palme is a puppet created by a man for his sickly wife. After her death, Palme becomes paralyzed with sorrow until he happens to cross paths with a woman being pursued who asks him to ... See full summary »

Directors: Yoriyasu Kogawa, Takashi Nakamura | Stars: Akiko Hiramatsu, Megumi Toyoguchi, Daisuke Sakaguchi, Yurika Hino

Votes: 544

38. Ghiblies: Episode 2 (2002 Video)

G | 24 min | Animation, Short, Comedy

Ghiblies are back!, and we get to see the Ghibli staff eating extra hot curry for lunch and more of Nonaka's first love all in a sequel of one of Studio Ghibli's most unique set of shorts.

Director: Yoshiyuki Momose | Stars: Masahiko Nishimura, Kyôka Suzuki, Arata Furuta, Satoru Saitô

Votes: 291

39. Spirited Away (2001)

PG | 125 min | Animation, Adventure, Family

During her family's move to the suburbs, a sullen 10-year-old girl wanders into a world ruled by gods, witches and spirits, and where humans are changed into beasts.

Director: Hayao Miyazaki | Stars: Daveigh Chase, Suzanne Pleshette, Miyu Irino, Rumi Hiiragi

Votes: 851,479 | Gross: $10.06M

40. Millennium Actress (2001)

PG | 87 min | Animation, Drama, Fantasy

A TV interviewer and his cameraman meet a former actress and travel through her memories and career.

Directors: Satoshi Kon, Kô Matsuo | Stars: Miyoko Shôji, Shôzô Îzuka, Mami Koyama, Fumiko Orikasa

Votes: 32,187 | Gross: $0.19M

41. Final Fantasy Chronicles (2001 Video Game)

T | Action, Adventure, Comedy

A compilation game for the PlayStation 1 featuring Chrono Trigger and Final Fantasy IV.

Directors: Nao Ito, Hironobu Sakaguchi, Kazuhiko Aoki, Katsuyoshi Kawahara

Votes: 17

42. Digimon Adventure: Our War Game! (2000)

TV-PG | 41 min | Animation, Short, Action

A year after the events of the first season, a virus Digimon called Diaboromon appears and starts attacking the Internet. The DigiDestined unites once more in order to prevent him from destroying every communications network on the planet.

Director: Mamoru Hosoda | Stars: Toshiko Fujita, Yûko Mizutani, Yuto Kazama, Umi Tenjin

Votes: 1,136

43. My Neighbors the Yamadas (1999)

PG | 104 min | Animation, Comedy, Family

The life and misadventures of a family in contemporary Japan.

Director: Isao Takahata | Stars: Yukiji Asaoka, Tôru Masuoka, Masako Araki, Hayato Isohata

Votes: 15,992

44. Digimon Adventure (1999)

TV-PG | 20 min | Animation, Short, Action

Late at night, in a seemingly normal neighborhood, a monster appears. The story of the first mysterious encounter with Digimon!

Director: Mamoru Hosoda | Stars: Toshiko Fujita, Kae Araki, Chika Sakamoto, Hiroya Ishimaru

Votes: 1,064

45. The Legend of Black Heaven (1999)

22 min | Animation, Action, Adventure

Hard Rock Saves Space!! Life can crush your dreams. Oji is a middle-management drone whose only grip on sanity in the drudgery of his corporate lifestyle, are the few shreds of hope ... See full summary »

Stars: Kevin Seymour, Emilie de Azevedo Brown, Carolyn Hennesy, Joey Camen

Votes: 332

46. My Dread Is School!, School Is Dreadful! (1999)

46 min | Animation, Horror

Bukida is disliked by all the students in his class because of his unpleasant face. However, he loves a girl named Matsuko and so he stalks her. Though Matsuko rejects him, Bukida fancies ... See full summary »

Director: Yukio Kaizawa | Stars: Kappei Yamaguchi, Omi Minami, Sakura Tange, Haruhi Nanao

Votes: 18

47. 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

48. The Legend of Black Heaven (1999)
Episode: Tengoku e no kaidan (1999)

25 min | Animation, Action, Adventure

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Directors: Yasuhito Kikuchi, Shinji Hashimoto, Kazunari Kume | Stars: Steve Blum, Emilie de Azevedo Brown, Richard Cansino, Carolyn Hennesy

49. The Legend of Black Heaven (1999)
Episode: Hotto hausu (1999)

25 min | Animation, Action, Adventure

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Directors: Akihiro Izumi, Takuya Nonaka, Yasuhito Kikuchi, Shinji Hashimoto, Kazunari Kume | Stars: Emilie de Azevedo Brown, Carolyn Hennesy, Kevin Seymour

50. The Legend of Black Heaven (1999)
Episode: Ôru naito rongu (1999)

25 min | Animation, Action, Adventure

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Directors: Kazunari Kume, Yasuhito Kikuchi, Shinji Hashimoto | Stars: Emilie de Azevedo Brown, Carolyn Hennesy, Kevin Seymour