Non-Original Anime Films
Anime films (non-originals) adaptations from another media (books, mangas, videogames, etc.).
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- DirectorGisaburô SugiiStarsKôjiro ShimizuKenji HagaMiki FujitaniA crime boss searching for the world's best fighters pursues a talented Japanese drifter and his American ex-classmate, while an Interpol agent and a US Army captain seek to bring him down."Street Fighter II"
by Capcom - DirectorShigeyasu YamauchiMasahiro HosodaJoe RomersaStarsKane KosugiKazuya IchijôYumi TômaA dark power threatens to consume famed fighter Ryu, who is visited by a long-lost little brother. Meanwhile, a mad scientist wishes to harness this power for himself."Street Fighter Alpha 2"
by Capcom - DirectorIkuo KuwanaStarsYasuyuki KaseYuri AmanoEiji HanawaA prequel to "Street Fighter Alpha (1999)", Ryu, Ken and Sakura meet Gouken and encounter the demonic looking Gouki who has killed his master Goutetsu using the dangerous "Raging Demon" technique."Street Fighter Alpha 2"
by Capcom - DirectorTsuji HajikiStarsMayo SuzukazeShanon WeaverMiki FujitaniThe war against the Tokugawa Shogunate ended years ago. But there are some who are not happy with the outcome. Takimi Shigure watched his friends and family get cut down in the name of freedom and prosperity. Now he and a band of desperate rebels have sworn to settle one final score. Only one man stands in their way: Kenshin Himura. But when Shigure discovers Kenshin's true identity as the Hitokiri Battosai, his fight becomes a personal vendetta."Rurōni Kenshin: Meiji Kenkaku Roman Tan"
by Nobuhiro Watsuki - DirectorHayao MiyazakiStarsSumi ShimamotoMahito TsujimuraHisako KyôdaWarrior and pacifist Princess Nausicaä desperately struggles to prevent two warring nations from destroying themselves and their dying planet."Kaze No Tani No Nausicaä"
by Hayao Miyazaki - DirectorIsao TakahataStarsTsutomu TatsumiAyano ShiraishiAkemi YamaguchiA young boy and his little sister struggle to survive in Japan during World War II."Hotaru No Haka"
by Akiyuki Nosaka - DirectorHayao MiyazakiStarsKirsten DunstMinami TakayamaRei SakumaA 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."Majo No Takkyūbin"
by Eiko Kadono - DirectorIsao TakahataStarsMiki ImaiToshirô YanagibaYoko HonnaA twenty-seven-year-old office worker travels to the countryside while reminiscing about her childhood in Tokyo."Omoide Poro Poro"
by Hotaru Okamoto
& Yuko Tone - DirectorHayao MiyazakiStarsShûichirô MoriyamaTokiko KatôBunshi Katsura VIIn 1930s Italy, a veteran World War I pilot is cursed to look like an anthropomorphic pig."Hikōtei Jidai"
by Hayao Miyazaki - DirectorTomomi MochizukiStarsNobuo TobitaToshihiko SekiYoko SakamotoAs a young man returns home after his first year away at college he recalls his senior year of high school and the iron-willed, big city girl that turned his world upside down."Umi Ga Kikoeru"
by Saeko Himuro - DirectorYoshifumi KondôStarsYoko HonnaIssei TakahashiTakashi TachibanaA love story between a girl who loves reading books, and a boy who has previously checked out all of the library books she chooses."Mimi Wo Sumaseba"
by Aoi Hiiragi - DirectorIsao TakahataStarsYukiji AsaokaTôru MasuokaMasako ArakiThe life and misadventures of a family in contemporary Japan."Tonari No Yamada-kun" or "Nono-chan"
by Hisaichi Ishii - DirectorHiroyuki MoritaStarsChizuru IkewakiYoshihiko HakamadaAki MaedaAfter 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."Neko No Ongaeshi"
by Aoi Hiiragi - DirectorHayao MiyazakiStarsChieko BaishôTakuya KimuraTatsuya GashûinWhen 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."Howl's Moving Castle" (novel series)
by Diana Wynne Jones - DirectorGorô MiyazakiStarsTimothy DaltonWillem DafoeMariska HargitayIn a mythical land, a man and a young boy investigate a series of unusual occurrences.The Earthsea Cycle (novel series)
by Ursula K. Le Guin - DirectorKazuyoshi KatayamaStarsKana HanazawaToshiyuki MorikawaEri SendaiA 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."Ibara No Ou"
by Yūji Iwahara - DirectorHiromasa YonebayashiStarsBridgit MendlerAmy PoehlerWill ArnettThe 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."The Borrowers" (novel series)
by Mary Norton - DirectorGorô MiyazakiStarsSarah BolgerChris NothAnton YelchinA group of Yokohama teens look to save their school's clubhouse from the wrecking ball in preparations for the 1964 Tokyo Olympics."Kokuriko-zaka kara"
by Tetsurō Sayama (Writer)
& Chizuru Takahashi (Illustrator) - DirectorHayao MiyazakiStarsHideaki AnnoHidetoshi NishijimaMiori TakimotoJiro 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."Kaze Tachinu"
by Tatsuo Hori
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A homage to Jiro Horikoshi - DirectorIsao TakahataStarsChloë Grace MoretzJames CaanMary SteenburgenKaguya 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."Taketori Monogatari" or "Kaguya-hime No Monogatari"
- DirectorHiromasa YonebayashiStarsSara TakatsukiKasumi ArimuraNanako MatsushimaAnna, 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."When Marnie Was There"
by Joan G. Robinson - DirectorRintarôStarsToshio FurukawaScott WeingerYuka ImotoKenichi and his uncle Shunsaku Ban must find the mystery behind robot girl Tima."Metropolis"
by Osamu Tezuka - DirectorMamoru OshiiStarsRinko KikuchiRyô KaseShôsuke TaniharaThe 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."Sukai Kurora" (novel series)
by Hiroshi Mori - DirectorKatsuhiro ÔtomoStarsMitsuo IwataNozomu SasakiMami KoyamaA secret military project endangers Neo-Tokyo when it turns a biker gang member into a rampaging psychic psychopath who can only be stopped by a teenager, his gang of biker friends and a group of psychics."Akira"
by Katsuhiro Otomo - DirectorKeiichi HaraStarsKumiko AsôChris AyresGreg AyresA sinful spirit is granted the opportunity to prove worthy for rebirth, inhabiting the body of a student who killed himself."Karafuru"
by Eto Mori - DirectorKeiichi HaraStephanie ShehMichael SinterniklaasStarsYutaka MatsushigeAnne WatanabeErica LindbeckThe life and works of Japanese artist and ukiyo-e painter Katsushika Hokusai, as seen from the eyes of his daughter, Katsushika O-Ei."Sarusuberi"
by Hinako Sugiura - DirectorFuminori KizakiStarsAtsuko TanakaMie SonozakiMiyuki SawashiroThe witch Bayonetta wakes from a 500-year slumber on the bottom of a lake with no memories, and battles hordes of angels to rediscover her past."Bayonetta"
by PlatinumGames - DirectorKôzô MorishitaStarsTôru FuruyaHirotaka SuzuokiHideyuki HoriEris, the goddess of chaos, uses the body of Elien, Hyoga's friend, to revive herself. She obtains the Golden Apple of Discord in order to drain Athena's power, make herself complete and bring chaos to the world."Saint Seiya"
by Masami Kurumada - DirectorShigeyasu YamauchiStarsTôru FuruyaHirotaka SuzuokiKôichi HashimotoHyoga is missing somewhere in Asgard... When Seiya and the others are looking for him, Athena is kidnapped and they have to rescue her from Dolvar and some mysterious warriors."Saint Seiya"
by Masami Kurumada - DirectorShigeyasu YamauchiStarsTôru FuruyaHirotaka SuzuokiHideyuki HoriThe Sun God Abel returns to life, bent on punishing the humans and cleansing Earth from their presence. When Athena joins him, leaving humans to their fate, the Bronze Saints must defend the world in their greatest battle yet."Saint Seiya"
by Masami Kurumada - DirectorMasayuki AkehiStarsTôru FuruyaHirotaka SuzuokiKôichi HashimotoLucifer has been awakened from his slumber by Eris, Abel and Poseidon. He has come to destroy Athena and fulfill his heart's desire: becoming the strongest of all the gods."Saint Seiya"
by Masami Kurumada - DirectorDaisuke NishioStarsMasako NozawaHiromi TsuruNaoki TatsutaGoku and his friends must stop King Gurumes from destroying the city for blood rubies and gathering the seven Dragon Balls."Dragon Ball"
by Akira Toriyama - DirectorDaisuke NishioStarsMasako NozawaTôru FuruyaMami KoyamaGoku and Krillin want to be trained in the martial arts by the great Master Roshi. The only way he will agree to train them is if they go to Devil's Castle to find the Sleeping Princess, who is being held prisoner by Count Lucifer, and bring her back to his island."Dragon Ball"
by Akira Toriyama - DirectorKazuhisa TakenouchiStarsMasako NozawaMami KoyamaTôru FuruyaGoku and Krillin are invited to participate in a martial arts tournament taking place in the country of Mifan, where a desperate emperor needs help."Dragon Ball"
by Akira Toriyama - DirectorDaisuke NishioStarsMasako NozawaToshio FurukawaHiromi TsuruGohan is kidnapped by Garlic Jr.'s men so he can have Gohan's Dragon Ball to grant him immortality. Goku and his friends try to stop Garlic Jr. and save the world."Dragon Ball"
by Akira Toriyama - DirectorDaisuke NishioStarsMasako NozawaToshio FurukawaMayumi TanakaThe Z-Fighters must stop a mad scientist out to take over the world."Dragon Ball"
by Akira Toriyama - DirectorDaisuke NishioStarsMasako NozawaMayumi TanakaTôru FuruyaA group of aliens visit Earth to plant the Tree of Might, a plant that grants cosmic power by draining the Earth's life force."Dragon Ball"
by Akira Toriyama