Japon Animation Films 2000-2009
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1. 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: 849,951 | Gross: $10.06M
2. 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: 449,704 | Gross: $4.71M
3. 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: 163,612 | Gross: $15.09M
4. 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: 96,984 | Gross: $0.88M
5. The Girl Who Leapt Through Time (2006)
TV-PG | 98 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
A high-school girl named Makoto acquires the power to travel back in time, and decides to use it for her own personal benefits. Little does she know that she is affecting the lives of others just as much as she is her own.
Director: Mamoru Hosoda | Stars: Riisa Naka, Takuya Ishida, Mitsutaka Itakura, Ayami Kakiuchi
Votes: 70,886
6. 5 Centimeters per Second (2007)
TV-PG | 63 min | Animation, Drama, Family
Told in three interconnected segments, Takaki tells the story of his life as cruel winters, cold technology, and finally, adult obligations and responsibility converge to test the delicate petals of love.
Director: Makoto Shinkai | Stars: Kenji Mizuhashi, Yoshimi Kondou, Satomi Hanamura, Ayaka Onoue
Votes: 63,800
7. The Cat Returns (2002)
G | 75 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
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: 64,555
8. Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children (2005)
PG-13 | 101 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
An ex-mercenary is forced out of isolation when three mysterious men kidnap and brainwash the city's children afflicted with the Geostigma disease.
Directors: Tetsuya Nomura, Takeshi Nozue | Stars: Takahiro Sakurai, Ayumi Ito, Shôtarô Morikubo, Maaya Sakamoto
Votes: 58,218
9. 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: 46,777 | Gross: $0.13M
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: 44,230 | Gross: $0.05M
11. Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence (I) (2004)
PG-13 | 100 min | Animation, Drama, Mystery
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: 40,318 | Gross: $1.04M
12. Summer Wars (2009)
PG | 114 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
A student tries to fix a problem he accidentally caused in OZ, a digital world, while pretending to be the fiancé of his friend at her grandmother's 90th birthday.
Director: Mamoru Hosoda | Stars: Ryunosuke Kamiki, Nanami Sakuraba, Mitsuki Tanimura, Takahiro Yokokawa
Votes: 31,787 | Gross: $0.08M
13. Resident Evil: Degeneration (2008)
R | 98 min | Animation, Action, Horror
Leon S. Kennedy and Claire Redfield must battle a rogue warrior seeking revenge after unleashing the deadly G-Virus, whilst a mutated monster goes on a rampage.
Director: Makoto Kamiya | Stars: Paul Mercier, Alyson Court, Laura Bailey, Roger Craig Smith
Votes: 33,206
14. 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: 32,086 | Gross: $0.19M
15. 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: 27,660 | Gross: $0.11M
16. 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: 24,901 | Gross: $0.13M
17. Metropolis (2001)
PG-13 | 108 min | Animation, Adventure, Drama
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: 22,621 | Gross: $0.64M
18. Appleseed (2004)
R | 101 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
In a utopian society created at the end of the third world war, a female warrior who has been plucked from the badlands begins to see cracks in this new facade. And what does this community have planned for the rest of humankind?
Director: Shinji Aramaki | Stars: Ai Kobayashi, Jûrôta Kosugi, Yuki Matsuoka, Mami Koyama
Votes: 18,542 | Gross: $0.13M
19. Redline (2009)
Not Rated | 102 min | Animation, Action, Sci-Fi
A story about the most popular racing event in the galaxy, the Redline, and the various racers who compete in it.
Director: Takeshi Koike | Stars: Takuya Kimura, Yû Aoi, Tadanobu Asano, Yoshiyuki Morishita
Votes: 17,224
20. Steamboy (2004)
PG-13 | 126 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
In 1860s Britain, a boy inventor finds himself caught in the middle of a deadly conflict over a revolutionary advance in steam power.
Directors: Shinji Takagi, Katsuhiro Ôtomo | Stars: Anna Paquin, Patrick Stewart, Alfred Molina, Anne Suzuki
Votes: 18,726 | Gross: $0.41M
21. Sword of the Stranger (2007)
Not Rated | 103 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
A swordsman from a strange land is caught in a struggle between morality, righteousness, and devotion as he reluctantly agrees to take a raggedy boy and his dog to a remote, Buddhist temple.
Director: Masahiro Andô | Stars: Tomoya Nagase, Yuri Chinen, Kôichi Yamadera, Akio Ôtsuka
Votes: 18,310
22. Ghost in the Shell 2.0 (2008)
TV-14 | 83 min | Animation, Action, Crime
A hacker known as the Puppet Master is hunted by a female cyborg cop and her partner. This film is a revised version of Ghost in the Shell (1995).
Director: Mamoru Oshii | Stars: Atsuko Tanaka, Akio Ôtsuka, Kôichi Yamadera, Tesshô Genda
Votes: 15,255
23. The Place Promised in Our Early Days (2004)
TV-PG | 90 min | Animation, Drama, Romance
In an alternate postwar timeline, Japan is divided into the Union-controlled North and the US-controlled South.
Directors: Makoto Shinkai, Yoshio Suzuki | Stars: Hidetaka Yoshioka, Masato Hagiwara, Yuka Nanri, Unshô Ishizuka
Votes: 15,142
24. Pokémon 3 the Movie: Spell of the Unown (2000)
G | 93 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
In the town of Greenfield, a young, lonely girl's dreams and wishes are brought into reality by a collective of reality-warping Pokémon.
Director: Kunihiko Yuyama | Stars: Veronica Taylor, Eric Stuart, Rica Matsumoto, Ikue Ôtani
Votes: 15,258 | Gross: $17.05M
25. Tekkonkinkreet (2006)
R | 111 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
Two boys defend Treasure Town and Yakuza try to take over and clear it for new development.
Directors: Michael Arias, Hiroaki Andô | Stars: Kazunari Ninomiya, Yû Aoi, Yûsuke Iseya, Kankurô Kudô
Votes: 14,561
26. Blood: The Last Vampire (2000)
Not Rated | 48 min | Animation, Action, Horror
Saya is a Japanese vampire slayer whose next mission is in a high school on a US military base in 1960s Japan, where she poses as a student. She uses a katana/samurai sword to kill vampires.
Director: Hiroyuki Kitakubo | Stars: Yûki Kudô, Saemi Nakamura, Joe Romersa, Stuart Robinson
Votes: 13,308
27. Mind Game (I) (2004)
Not Rated | 103 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
After a deadly encounter with two yakuza, a loser with a crush on his childhood girlfriend goes to heaven and back, embarking on a psychedelic self-discovery experience with her and his friends.
Directors: Masaaki Yuasa, Kôji Morimoto | Stars: Kôji Imada, Sayaka Maeda, Takashi Fujii, Seiko Takuma
Votes: 10,707 | Gross: $0.04M
28. Fullmetal Alchemist the Movie: Conqueror of Shamballa (2005)
PG-13 | 105 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
Edward Elric, an alchemist from an alternate world, races to prevent the Thule Society from harnessing alchemy to wage war on his home.
Director: Seiji Mizushima | Stars: Vic Mignogna, Aaron Dismuke, Jason Liebrecht, Kelly Manison
Votes: 12,100
29. Appleseed: Ex Machina (2007)
PG-13 | 105 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
With Brialeos convalescing after a mission, Deunan is assigned a new and remarkably familiar partner as a strange wave of terrorist attacks plague Olympus.
Director: Shinji Aramaki | Stars: Ai Kobayashi, Kôichi Yamadera, Yûji Kishi, Kong Kuwata
Votes: 9,840
30. Pokemon 4Ever: Celebi - Voice of the Forest (2001)
G | 75 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
Ash must stop a hunter who forces the mythical Pokémon Celebi to help him destroy a forest.
Directors: Kunihiko Yuyama, Jim Malone | Stars: Veronica Taylor, Rica Matsumoto, Rachael Lillis, Ikue Ôtani
Votes: 9,353 | Gross: $1.73M
31. Vexille (2007)
PG-13 | 109 min | Animation, Action, Sci-Fi
Japan, 2077: A female agent named Vexille is dispatched to Tokyo to investigate whether Japanese are developing robotic technology, which has been banned by the U.N. due to its potential threat to humankind.
Director: Fumihiko Sori | Stars: Meisa Kuroki, Shôsuke Tanihara, Yasuko Matsuyuki, Akio Ôtsuka
Votes: 7,869
32. Naruto the Movie: Ninja Clash in the Land of Snow (2004)
TV-14 | 82 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
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: 8,004
33. Pokémon Heroes (2002)
G | 71 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
Two thieves take control of an ancient weapon designed to defend the canal city of Altomare.
Directors: Jim Malone, Kunihiko Yuyama | Stars: Eric Stuart, Madeleine Blaustein, Rachael Lillis, Veronica Taylor
Votes: 6,831 | Gross: $0.75M
34. Wan pisu firumu: sutorongu warudo (2009)
TV-14 | 113 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
Straw Hat Pirates must save their navigator and stop the legendary Pirate, Shiki the Golden Lion from conquering East Blue.
Director: Munehisa Sakai | Stars: Felecia Angelle, Bryan Baker, Jeff Banks, Christopher Bevins
Votes: 7,184
35. 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: 5,908
36. Naruto Shippuden: The Movie - Bonds (2008)
TV-14 | 98 min | Animation, Action, Fantasy
A mysterious group of ninja called the Sora-nin from the Sky Country makes a surprise attack on Konoha. This is because Konoha nearly destroyed the Sky Country during the last Shinobi World... See full summary »
Director: Hajime Kamegaki | Stars: Junko Takeuchi, Chie Nakamura, Noriaki Sugiyama, Unshô Ishizuka
Votes: 5,287
37. Pokémon: Lucario and the Mystery of Mew (2005)
Unrated | 103 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
When Pikachu is taken to the Tree of Beginnings by the playful Mew, Ash Ketchum and friends are guided to the tree by Lucario, a time-displaced Pokémon who seeks answers regarding the betrayal of his master.
Director: Kunihiko Yuyama | Stars: Veronica Taylor, Eric Stuart, Amy Birnbaum, Madeleine Blaustein
Votes: 5,210
38. Naruto the Movie 2: Legend of the Stone of Gelel (2005)
TV-14 | 97 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
Naruto, Shikamaru and Sakura are on a mission to deliver a lost pet to a village when a mysterious knight appear to confront them.
Director: Hirotsugu Kawasaki | Stars: Junko Takeuchi, Shôtarô Morikubo, Chie Nakamura, Gaamon Kai
Votes: 5,141
39. Origin: Spirits of the Past (2006)
Not Rated | 94 min | Animation, Adventure, Drama
It is 300 years into the future. Earth's environment had been devastated by mankind's own foolish plans and humankind is beleaguered by the sentient forests which they have awoken. The ... See full summary »
Directors: Makoto Bessho, Kentarô Mizuno, Ken'ichi Shimizu, Keiichi Sugiyama, Kaoru Suzuki, Yukio Takahashi, Hitoshi Haga | Stars: Ryô Katsuji, Aoi Miyazaki, Yûko Kotegawa, Masaru Hamaguchi
Votes: 4,858
40. Bleach: Memories of Nobody (2006)
TV-14 | 87 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
In Karakura Town, unidentifiable spirits begin appearing en mases. While attempting to deal with these strange souls, Ichigo Kurosaki and Rukia Kuchiki meet Senna, a mysterious shinigami ... See full summary »
Director: Noriyuki Abe | Stars: Masakazu Morita, Fumiko Orikasa, Hiroki Yasumoto, Noriaki Sugiyama
Votes: 4,864
41. Naruto Shippûden: The Movie (2007)
Not Rated | 94 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
A powerful spirit that once threatened to destroy the world is back! Naruto's mission is to protect a priestess named Shion, who is the only one with the power to seal away the monster.
Director: Hajime Kamegaki | Stars: Junko Takeuchi, Chie Nakamura, Yôichi Masukawa, Kôichi Tôchika
Votes: 4,814
42. 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: 4,742
43. One Piece: The Movie (2000)
TV-PG | 51 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
There once was a pirate known as the Great Gold Pirate Woonan, who obtained almost 1/3 of the world's gold. Over the course of a few years, the pirate's existence faded, and a legend grew ... See full summary »
Director: Junji Shimizu | Stars: Akemi Okamura, Kappei Yamaguchi, Kazuya Nakai, Mayumi Tanaka
Votes: 6,184
44. Dead Leaves (2004)
Not Rated | 55 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
Two aliens awaken on Earth with no recollection of their past and embark on a devastating crime spree but are sent to an infamous lunar penitentiary named Dead Leaves.
Director: Hiroyuki Imaishi | Stars: Kappei Yamaguchi, Takako Honda, Yûko Mizutani, Mitsuo Iwata
Votes: 4,415
45. Naruto Shippûden: The Movie 3: Inheritors of the Will of Fire (2009)
Not Rated | 95 min | Animation, Action, Fantasy
Ninjas with bloodline limits begin disappearing in all the countries and blame points toward the fire nation. By Tsunade's order, Kakashi is sacrificed to prevent an all out war. Naruto fights through friends and foes to prevent his death.
Director: Masahiko Murata | Stars: Junko Takeuchi, Chie Nakamura, Satoshi Hino, Shôtarô Morikubo
Votes: 4,372
46. Escaflowne: The Movie (2000)
PG-13 | 98 min | Adventure, Animation, Drama
A grim retelling of the television series "The Vision of Escaflowne".
Directors: Kazuki Akane, Yoshiyuki Takei | Stars: Shin'ichirô Miki, Jôji Nakata, Maaya Sakamoto, Tomokazu Seki
Votes: 3,815
47. Detective Conan: The Phantom of Baker Street (2002)
98 min | Animation, Adventure, Drama
Conan and his friends were invited to the premier of an new virtual computer game. But someone programmed the game, that if they can't answer the riddle in the game, they all have to die.
Director: Kenji Kodama | Stars: Minami Takayama, Hideyuki Tanaka, Wakana Yamazaki, Kappei Yamaguchi
Votes: 3,954
48. Bleach the Movie 2: The DiamondDust Rebellion (2007)
TV-14 | 92 min | Animation, Action, Thriller
After the treasured Ouin is stolen, Toshiro Hitsugaya disappears and becomes suspected of treason. When the Soul Society calls for his capture and execution, Substitute Soul Reaper Ichigo Kurosaki vows to prove Hitsugaya's innocence.
Director: Noriyuki Abe | Stars: Masakazu Morita, Fumiko Orikasa, Hiroki Yasumoto, Yuki Matsuoka
Votes: 3,488
49. 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: 3,047
50. Pokémon Ranger and the Temple of the Sea (2006)
TV-Y7-FV | 105 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
Our heroes must protect the Prince of the Sea, Manaphy, from the evil pirate Phantom, and return the young Pokémon to the Sea Temple with the help of the the People of the Water and Jackie the Pokémon Ranger.
Director: Kunihiko Yuyama | Stars: Sarah Natochenny, Michele Knotz, Kayzie Rogers, Bill Rogers
Votes: 2,961
51. King of Thorn (2009)
TV-MA | 120 min | Animation, Adventure, Horror
A virus begins to grip the Earth's population and a group of hopeful survivors are cryogenically frozen in attempt to find a cure. But when the group awakens they are flung into a horrifying situation.
Director: Kazuyoshi Katayama | Stars: Kana Hanazawa, Toshiyuki Morikawa, Eri Sendai, Sayaka Ôhara
Votes: 2,909
52. Inuyasha the Movie: Affections Touching Across Time (2001)
Not Rated | 100 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
During their journey, Inuyasha, Kagome and their party are attacked by Menoumaru, a monster who is looking for Tessaiga, Inuyasha's sword, to an unknown end.
Director: Toshiya Shinohara | Stars: Kappei Yamaguchi, Satsuki Yukino, Kôji Tsujitani, Houko Kuwashima
Votes: 2,823
53. Pokémon: Giratina and the Sky Warrior (2008)
Not Rated | 100 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
When a new Pokèmon emerges able to create parallel dimensions, it's up to Ash Ketchum and his friends to stop a mysterious stranger from using its powers for evil!
Director: Kunihiko Yuyama | Stars: Rica Matsumoto, Amy Palant, Ikue Ôtani, Yûji Ueda
Votes: 2,885
54. Pokémon: Arceus and the Jewel of Life (2009)
TV-Y7 | 95 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
Arceus, creator of the world, comes to pass judgement on humanity for the theft of the Jewel of Life, but Ash Ketchum and his friends are sent back in time to discover and possible reverse the events that led to Arceus' vendetta.
Director: Kunihiko Yuyama | Stars: Sarah Natochenny, Michele Knotz, Emily Bauer, James Carter Cathcart
Votes: 2,879
55. Detective Conan: Countdown to Heaven (2001)
100 min | Animation, Action, Crime
Multiple murders has been committed while the Black Organization members are roaming around Conan and his friends. Are they responsible for the killings? Or Is it someone else?
Director: Kenji Kodama | Stars: Minami Takayama, Wakana Yamazaki, Kappei Yamaguchi, Akira Kamiya
Votes: 2,910
56. The Garden of Sinners: Overlooking View (2007)
49 min | Animation, Action, Crime
September 1998: A recent spate of unusual suicide incidents where several high school girls fell to their death, but left no suicide note and had apparently no reason to commit suicide. In ... See full summary »
Director: Ei Aoki | Stars: Maaya Sakamoto, Ken'ichi Suzumura, Takako Honda, Ayumi Fujimura
Votes: 2,755
57. One Piece: Clockwork Island Adventure (2001)
55 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
Relaxing on a cozy beach, the Straw Hat Pirates are taking a rest from their quest. Right until Luffy noticed the Going Merry has been hijacked and sailed off from the beach. This leads ... See full summary »
Director: Junji Shimizu | Stars: Akemi Okamura, Hiroaki Hirata, Kappei Yamaguchi, Kazuya Nakai
Votes: 3,069
58. Bleach: Fade to Black, I Call Your Name (2008)
TV-14 | 94 min | Animation, Action, Drama
An explosion happens in the middle of Seireitei, and Rukia has a memory loss. Then Urahara tries to seek the background of the events.
Director: Noriyuki Abe | Stars: Masakazu Morita, Fumiko Orikasa, Aya Hirano, Hiroshi Kamiya
Votes: 2,692
59. 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: 3,081
60. One Piece: Dead End Adventure (2003)
TV-14 | 95 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
Luffy and his gang finds out about and joins the death race DeadEnd and the ex-marine Gasparde and the bounty hunter Shuraiya clash as the conspiracy of the race unfolds.
Director: Kônosuke Uda | Stars: Sarah Chaney, Hiroaki Hirata, Shûichi Ikeda, Tarô Ishida
Votes: 2,746
61. InuYasha the Movie 3: Swords of an Honorable Ruler (2003)
Not Rated | 99 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
After 700 years the sword Sounga, who belonged to the Great Dog Demon, is unleashed, tearing a rift in the barrier between the underworld and the earth and stirring the restless souls.
Director: Toshiya Shinohara | Stars: Kappei Yamaguchi, Satsuki Yukino, Kôji Tsujitani, Houko Kuwashima
Votes: 2,398
62. InuYasha the Movie 2: The Castle Beyond the Looking Glass (2002)
Not Rated | 99 min | Animation, Action, Comedy
After seemingly defeating their common enemy, Naraku, what appears to be the near-end of their journey instead leads Inuyasha and Kagome facing against a new threat.
Director: Toshiya Shinohara | Stars: Kappei Yamaguchi, Satsuki Yukino, Kôji Tsujitani, Houko Kuwashima
Votes: 2,340
63. Detective Conan: Crossroad in the Ancient Capital (2003)
108 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
Five people get murdered by a sword and and also a important Buddha statue gets stolen, so Conan tries to find the murderer and the statue.
Director: Kenji Kodama | Stars: Minami Takayama, Wakana Yamazaki, Kappei Yamaguchi, Akira Kamiya
Votes: 2,375
64. Detective Conan: Magician of the Silver Sky (2004)
108 min | Animation, Action, Comedy
An actress reached out to Kogoro Mori as she received a letter from the thief Kaito Kid about stealing an important Gem. Conan is faced with a difficult task of Stopping Kaito Kid who is disguised as Shinichi Kudo.
Director: Yasuichirô Yamamoto | Stars: Minami Takayama, Akira Kamiya, Wakana Yamazaki, Megumi Hayashibara
Votes: 2,299
65. One Piece: The Cursed Holy Sword (2004)
TV-14 | 95 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
The Straw Hat Pirates learn about the Shichiseiken on Asuka Island. Zoro disappears and the marines attack the island. Luffy and his gang fight off the marines when they find happen to find Zoro in enemy lines.
Director: Kazuhisa Takenouchi | Stars: Takeshi Aono, Hiroaki Hirata, Masami Hisamoto, Kazuya Nakai
Votes: 2,429
66. Summer Days with Coo (2007)
138 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
A boy befriends an orphaned water spirit, or Kappa, he found dried up and buried in a riverbank. He and his family help the creature adjust to life in the modern world.
Director: Keiichi Hara | Stars: Kazato Tomizawa, Takahiro Yokokawa, Naoki Tanaka, Naomi Nishida
Votes: 2,157
67. Clannad (2007)
TV-PG | 94 min | Animation, Comedy, Drama
Okazaki Tomoya is a delinquent who finds life dull and believes he'll never amount to anything. Along with his friend Sunohara, he skips school and plans to waste his high school days away.
Director: Osamu Dezaki | Stars: Kenji Nojima, Mai Nakahara, Ryôtarô Okiayu, Kikuko Inoue
Votes: 2,142
68. Meitantei Conan: Shikkoku no chaser (2009)
111 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
The police superintendent, disguised by black suits (IRish), checked that Conan and Shinichi are 98% identical! Conan is getting into danger...! Would that police superintendent tell Gin ... See full summary »
Director: Yasuichirô Yamamoto | Stars: Minami Takayama, Wakana Yamazaki, Akira Kamiya, Kappei Yamaguchi
Votes: 2,205
69. The Garden of Sinners: Paradox Spiral (2008)
TV-MA | 114 min | Animation, Action, Crime
A teenage demon hunter uses her mystical powers to investigate supernatural events.
Director: Takayuki Hirao | Stars: Maaya Sakamoto, Ken'ichi Suzumura, Takako Honda, Ayumi Fujimura
Votes: 2,099
70. The Garden of Sinners: A Study in Murder - Part 1 (2007)
61 min | Animation, Action, Crime
August 1995: Mikiya first meets Shiki in a white kimono during a snowing day. Later on, at the high school freshmen ceremony, Mikiya sees Shiki in the crowd and chases after her, ... See full summary »
Director: Takuya Nonaka | Stars: Maaya Sakamoto, Ken'ichi Suzumura, Takako Honda, Hiroki Tôchi
Votes: 2,060
71. One Piece: Episode of Alabasta - The Desert Princess and the Pirates (2007)
PG-13 | 90 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
A re-telling of the Alabaster Arc from One Piece (TV). Luffy and his crew come to rescue a land in the midst of a civil war, due to a powerful devil fruit user.
Director: Takahiro Imamura | Stars: Mayumi Tanaka, Kazuya Nakai, Akemi Okamura, Kappei Yamaguchi
Votes: 2,213 | Gross: $0.01M
72. Detective Conan: The Private Eyes' Requiem (2006)
111 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
Conan and Kogoro Mori was tasked to solve a crime on a given time. The lives of their loved ones(as well as their own) are on the line. Solving the mystery means saving everyone.
Director: Yasuichirô Yamamoto | Stars: Minami Takayama, Wakana Yamazaki, Akira Kamiya, Chafûrin
Votes: 2,096
73. One Piece: Chopper's Kingdom in the Strange Animal Island (2002)
56 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
As the Straw Hat Pirates sail through the Grand Line. Chopper has been teased by Usopp about him not being brave enough to face dangers like a real pirate. They spot an upcoming island, and... See full summary »
Director: Junji Shimizu | Stars: Takeshi Aono, Masashi Ebara, Toshiko Fujita, Daisuke Gôri
Votes: 2,265
74. Inuyasha the Movie 4: Fire on the Mystic Island (2004)
Not Rated | 89 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
The past catches up with the world of Inuyasha and Kagome's present in a form they could never have anticipated.
Director: Toshiya Shinohara | Stars: Kappei Yamaguchi, Satsuki Yukino, Kôji Tsujitani, Houko Kuwashima
Votes: 1,995
75. Detective Conan: Strategy Above the Depths (2005)
108 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
A murder was committed on a ship. To solve the case, Conan will need to open a case from 15 years ago.
Director: Yasuichirô Yamamoto | Stars: Minami Takayama, Akira Kamiya, Wakana Yamazaki, Megumi Hayashibara
Votes: 2,028
76. The Garden of Sinners: Remaining Sense of Pain (2008)
58 min | Animation, Action, Crime
July 1998: Mikiya finds a confused Fujino Asagami crouched in an alley and noticing she is suffering from pain in her abdomen. Mikiya accompanies her to his apartment where she falls asleep... See full summary »
Director: Mitsuru Obunai | Stars: Maaya Sakamoto, Ken'ichi Suzumura, Takako Honda, Ayumi Fujimura
Votes: 1,962
77. Detective Conan: Full Score of Fear (2008)
116 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
6yr ago there was a talented youth being killed. his fiancée Reiko Akiba is now a very popular Soprano. the people who killed Reiko's fiancé are all killed by the point of "Definite Perfect... See full summary »
Director: Yasuichirô Yamamoto | Stars: Minami Takayama, Wakana Yamazaki, Akira Kamiya, Kappei Yamaguchi
Votes: 1,944
78. Gurren Lagann the Movie: Childhood's End (2008)
TV-PG | 112 min | Animation, Action, Comedy
Simon and Kamina, brothers in arms, take upon themselves to venture beyond the borders of their world, reality and imagination. Venturing further and further into a hidden truth that has kept humanity prisoners for millennia.
Directors: Hiroyuki Imaishi, Shin Itagaki, Tarô Iwasaki, Osamu Kobayashi, Hiroshi Kurimoto, Takayoshi Morimiya, Katsuichi Nakayama, Shôji Saeki, Hiroaki Tomita, Akitoshi Yokoyama, Masahiko Ôtsuka | Stars: Johnny Yong Bosch, G.K. Bowes, Brianne Brozey, Doug Erholtz
Votes: 1,858
79. The Garden of Sinners: The Hollow Shrine (2008)
46 min | Animation, Action, Crime
June 1998: Shiki has had a near death experience. Awakening from a coma, she has lost something very important to her, leaving a great void in her soul. A void that some beings from the ... See full summary »
Director: Teiichi Takiguchi | Stars: Maaya Sakamoto, Ken'ichi Suzumura, Takako Honda, Yuuichi Ishigami
Votes: 1,793
80. Piano no mori (2007)
101 min | Animation, Drama, Family
The son of a prostitute and the son of a professional musician develop a bond of friendship through their love of playing the piano.
Director: Masayuki Kojima | Stars: Aya Ueto, Ryunosuke Kamiki, Hiroyuki Amano, Mayuko Fukuda
Votes: 1,749
81. Cardcaptor Sakura: The Sealed Card (2000)
Not Rated | 79 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
Sakura Kinomoto, mistress of the Clow Cards, faces not only the wrath of an unsealed Clow Card, but her own feelings for friend Syaoran Li who returns from Hong Kong for a visit.
Director: Morio Asaka | Stars: Sakura Tange, Motoko Kumai, Aya Hisakawa, Masaya Onosaka
Votes: 1,764
82. Detective Conan: Jolly Roger in the Deep Azure (2007)
106 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
1700 times, Anne Bonny and Mary Read are 2 female pirates which protected their country from being attacked from england. People who sail to sea all fear JOLLY ROGER which was formed by red... See full summary »
Director: Yasuichirô Yamamoto | Stars: Minami Takayama, Wakana Yamazaki, Kappei Yamaguchi, Akira Kamiya
Votes: 1,784
83. Initial D: Third Stage (2001)
TV-PG | 100 min | Animation, Action, Romance
More races and challenges for soon-to-be-graduate/drift racer Takumi Fujiwara. Of course, with all the bells and whistles of a big screen production.
Directors: Shin Misawa, Noritsugu Yamaguchi | Stars: Chris Ayres, Greg Ayres, Christopher Bevins, Steve Blum
Votes: 1,831
84. One Piece: The Giant Mechanical Soldier of Karakuri Castle (2006)
TV-14 | 94 min | Animation, Action, Comedy
The Straw Hat crew salvage a treasure chest but it turns out to be an old lady hiding inside it. To get the Straw Hat Pirates to take her home, she promises them the treasure of a golden crown to Mecha Island.
Director: Kônosuke Uda | Stars: Takeshi Aono, Hiroaki Hirata, Kazue Ikura, Gorô Inagaki
Votes: 1,857
85. Genius Party (2007)
Not Rated | 102 min | Animation, Adventure, Fantasy
Several directors take part in an anthology dedicated to short anime films.
Directors: Atsuko Fukushima, Yoji Fukuyama, Hideki Futamura, Shôji Kawamori, Shinji Kimura, Shin'ichirô Watanabe, Masaaki Yuasa | Stars: Tomoko Kaneda, Rinko Kikuchi, Kaoru Mizuhara, Lu Ningjuan
Votes: 1,692
86. Higashi no Eden Gekijoban I: The King of Eden (2009)
Not Rated | 80 min | Animation, Action, Comedy
Picking up from where the TV series left off, Saki Morimi is back in the United States, trying to find Akira Takizawa. Meanwhile, other Selecao begin to truly play the game, some taking ... See full summary »
Director: Kenji Kamiyama | Stars: Christine M. Auten, Duncan Brannan, John Burgmeier, Leah Clark
Votes: 1,639
87. The Garden of Sinners: A Study in Murder - Part 2 (2009)
120 min | Animation, Action, Crime
February 1999: A new spate of ferocious murders has caught the eye of both Shiki and Daisuke, Mikiya's cousin who investigated the murders occurred in 1995. Shiki wanders the back alleys of... See full summary »
Directors: Ei Aoki, Takayuki Hirao, Hikaru Kondô, Takuya Nonaka, Mitsuru Obunai | Stars: Maaya Sakamoto, Ken'ichi Suzumura, Takako Honda, Ayumi Fujimura
Votes: 1,673
88. Brave Story (2006)
112 min | Animation, Adventure, Fantasy
When eleven-year-old Wataru is told he can change his destiny by entering a magic gateway into another world, he jumps at the chance. But on his quest to find the Tower of Fortune and be granted any wish, he must conjure up all his bravery to battle a world of demons, his own friends and ultimately himself.
Directors: Makoto Bessho, Kôichi Chigira, Mahiro Maeda, Yukio Takahashi, Tomihiko Ôkubo | Stars: Takako Matsu, Eiji Wentz, Joe Cappelletti, Dorothy Elias-Fahn
Votes: 1,559
89. Professor Layton and the Eternal Diva (2009)
Not Rated | 99 min | Animation, Adventure, Crime
Layton and Luke are caught up in an adventure, when a masked figure steals an entire opera house and forces those in attendance to play a high-stakes game. The winner will receive eternal life, but it could mean death for the losers.
Director: Masakazu Hashimoto | Stars: Yô Ôizumi, Maki Horikita, Nana Mizuki, Atsuro Watabe
Votes: 1,588
90. The Garden of Sinners: Oblivion Recording (2008)
59 min | Animation, Action, Drama
January 1999: Meet Azaka Kokuto. She plans to win Mikiya over as her lover despite the presence of a dangerous woman named Shiki Ryogi. There is only one problem - Azaka is his sister. And ... See full summary »
Director: Takahiro Miura | Stars: Maaya Sakamoto, Ken'ichi Suzumura, Takako Honda, Ayumi Fujimura
Votes: 1,572
91. JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Phantom Blood (2007)
100 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
A rivalry between two heirs to an estate escalates into a supernatural quest when one of them becomes a vampire and the other sets out to stop him.
Director: Jun'ichi Yamamoto | Stars: Tsutomu Isobe, Katsuyuki Konishi, Rikiya Koyama, Hikaru Midorikawa
Votes: 1,522
92. Saint Seiya: Heaven Chapter - Overture (2004)
84 min | Animation, Fantasy
Hades is defeated and Seiya can't wake up from the wounds of that battle, Saori is taking care of him away from the city; meanwhile Artemis comes to earth and claims the lifes of bronze saints for killing a God.
Director: Shigeyasu Yamauchi | Stars: Tôru Furuya, Hirotaka Suzuoki, Kôichi Hashimoto, Ryô Horikawa
Votes: 1,497
93. Doraemon the Movie: Nobita's Dinosaur (2006)
PG | 107 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
After bringing a fossilized egg back to life with the Time Cloth, Nobita finds himself the owner of a baby dinosaur. Everything is fine until it grows up. Nobita and friends use Doraemon's time machine to return it back to its own time.
Directors: Ayumu Watanabe, Kôzô Kusuba | Stars: Misato Fukuen, Eiichirô Funakoshi, Fumihiko Gotô, Gekidan Hitori
Votes: 1,545
94. One Piece: Episode of Chopper Plus - Bloom in the Winter, Miracle Sakura (2008)
TV-PG | 113 min | Animation, Action, Comedy
An alternate retelling of the winter island with no name.
Director: Junji Shimizu | Stars: Takeshi Aono, Hiroaki Hirata, Norio Minorikawa, Kazuya Nakai
Votes: 1,689
95. Arashi no yoru ni (2005)
110 min | Animation, Adventure, Drama
After meeting on a stormy night, a goat Mei and a wolf Gabu become sworn friends. However, trouble sets afoot among the two unlikely friends after their secret gets out, putting them in a perilous yet amazing adventure.
Director: Gisaburô Sugii | Stars: Eiji Bandô, Kaba Chan, Shôzô Hayashiya, Shidô Nakamura
Votes: 1,293
96. WXIII: Patlabor (2001)
R | 102 min | Animation, Action, Crime
Two police detectives and SV2 investigate a series of mysterious acts of deadly destruction occuring in and around Tokyo Bay.
Directors: Takuji Endo, Fumihiko Takayama | Stars: Katsuhiko Watabiki, Hiroaki Hirata, Atsuko Tanaka, Ryûnosuke Ôbayashi
Votes: 1,409
97. Ah! My Goddess: The Movie (2000)
106 min | Animation, Comedy, Drama
A young man and his Angel bride must stop an angry Archangel from destroying Earth by proving that love is the ultimate force in the universe.
Director: Hiroaki Gôda | Stars: Bridget Hoffman, Kikuko Inoue, Masami Kikuchi, Tony Oliver
Votes: 1,208
98. Mai Mai Miracle (2009)
95 min | Animation, Adventure, Drama
Inspired by her grandfather's stories, young Shinko embarks on wild flights of fancy about the history of the little town she lives in. But dreams can't fend off the realities of growing up.
Director: Sunao Katabuchi | Stars: Masao Agawa, Chisa Bandai, Romy Beckman, J. David Brimmer
Votes: 1,198
99. Gurren Lagann the Movie: The Lights in the Sky are Stars (2009)
PG-13 | 126 min | Animation, Action, Drama
Seven years after the defeat of the Spiral King, Simon and the Dai-Gurren brigade must set out to the vastness of space to defeat a new threat and save the universe. The last high-stakes battle for Simon and his team is about to begin.
Directors: Hiroyuki Imaishi, Yasuhiro Geshi, Hiroshi Ikehata, Ryûichi Kimura, Ayumu Kotake, Katsuichi Nakayama, Shôji Saeki, Toshiya Shinohara, Yutaka Uemura, Yorifusa Yamaguchi, Tôru Yoshida, Masahiko Ôtsuka | Stars: Johnny Yong Bosch, G.K. Bowes, Brianne Brozey, Amber Lee Connors
Votes: 1,280
100. Genius Party Beyond (2008)
85 min | Animation
A series of short animations by some of Japan's best animators comments to life in this collage of beautiful works of art.
Directors: Mahiro Maeda, Masahiro Maeda, Kôji Morimoto, Kazuto Nakazawa, Tatsuyuki Tanaka, Shin'ya Ôhira | Stars: Arata Furuta, Akiko Suzuki, Shôko Takada, Urara Takano
Votes: 1,103
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