Sort by Popularity - Most Popular Movies and TV Shows With Kô Matsuo

1. My Hero Academia (2016– )

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

A superhero-admiring boy enrolls in a prestigious hero academy and learns what it really means to be a hero, after the strongest superhero grants him his own powers.

Stars: Daiki Yamashita, Justin Briner, Nobuhiko Okamoto, Clifford Chapin

Votes: 78,133

2. Perfect Blue (1997)

R | 81 min | Animation, Crime, Drama

A pop singer gives up her career to become an actress, but she slowly goes insane when she starts being stalked by an obsessed fan and what seems to be a ghost of her past.

Director: Satoshi Kon | Stars: Junko Iwao, Rica Matsumoto, Shinpachi Tsuji, Masaaki Ôkura

Votes: 95,150 | Gross: $0.78M

3. Dororo (2019)

Not Rated | 30 min | Animation, Action, Adventure

A father in pursuit of power gives parts of his new-born son to a host of demons. Years later, the son battles those demons to regain what is rightfully his.

Stars: Jason Douglas, Rio Suzuki, Mugihito, Chaney Moore

Votes: 19,986

4. Banana Fish (2018)

TV-MA | 22 min | Animation, Action, Adventure

The story captures the war between a mafia boss named Dino and a young gang leader searching for redemption.

Stars: Yuma Uchida, Jun Fukuyama, Toshiyuki Morikawa, Makoto Furukawa

Votes: 8,424

5. Terror in Resonance (2014)

TV-14 | 231 min | Animation, Crime, Drama

Tokyo has been decimated by a terrorist attack, the only clue to the culprit's identity is a bizarre internet video. Two mysterious children form Sphinx, a clandestine entity determined to pull the trigger on this world.

Stars: Kaito Ishikawa, Sôma Saitô, Atsumi Tanezaki, Shunsuke Sakuya

Votes: 13,688

6. Thundercats (2011–2012)

TV-PG | Animation, Action, Adventure

After his home kingdom is destroyed by the ancient devil priest Mumm-Ra, the young Thundercat Lord Lion-O leads a team of survivors as they fight evil on Third Earth.

Stars: Will Friedle, Matthew Mercer, Kevin Michael Richardson, Emmanuelle Chriqui

Votes: 7,605

7. 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: 32,021 | Gross: $0.19M

8. Noragami (2014–2015)

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

A minor god seeking to gain widespread worship teams up with a human girl he saved to gain fame, recognition and at least one shrine dedicated to him.

Stars: Hiroshi Kamiya, Maaya Uchida, Yûki Kaji, Jason Liebrecht

Votes: 18,929

9. Record of the Lodoss War (1990–1991)

TV-14 | 25 min | Animation, Action, Adventure

A group of medieval adventurers must participate in a war against dark forces in the land of Lodoss.

Stars: Takeshi Kusao, Yumi Tôma, Kappei Yamaguchi, Hideyuki Tanaka

Votes: 2,855

10. Orange (2016)

TV-PG | 24 min | Animation, Drama, Romance

High school student Naho Takamiya receives a letter from her future self that warns her to avoid mistakes she will make involving a new transfer student, Kakeru Naruse, a troubled boy whom she meets and begins to fall in love with.

Stars: Jill Harris, Jeannie Tirado, Jason Liebrecht, Micah Solusod

Votes: 4,609

11. Durarara!! (2010)

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

Tired of his mundane life, Mikado Ryugamine decides to move to Ikebukuro, a district in Tokyo, when a friend invites him. With everything from invisible gangs to rumored beings, Ikebukuro is full of connected mysteries where people's pasts intertwine with the present.

Stars: Yuri Lowenthal, Kari Wahlgren, Bryce Papenbrook, Johnny Yong Bosch

Votes: 7,906

12. Blood Blockade Battlefront (2015–2017)

TV-MA | 24 min | Animation, Action, Adventure

The hit show from the creator of Trigun continues its crime-fighting, otherworldly adventure in the chaotic city of Hellsalem's Lot.

Stars: Daisuke Sakaguchi, Kazuya Nakai, Ian Sinclair, J. Michael Tatum

Votes: 2,609

13. Texhnolyze (2003)

TV-MA | Animation, Drama, Sci-Fi

In a man-made underground society, descendants of a banished generation vie for control of the crumbling city of Lux. Ichise, an orphan turned prize fighter, loses a leg and an arm to satisfy an enraged fight promoter.

Stars: Michael Forest, Liam O'Brien, Patrick Seitz, Shizuka Itou

Votes: 3,101

14. Carole & Tuesday (2019)

TV-MA | 22 min | Animation, Drama, Music

Two girls, from different backgrounds but sharing a love for music, meet and change history with their united musical talent.

Stars: Miyuri Shimabukuro, Kana Ichinose, Akio Ôtsuka, Celeina Ann

Votes: 2,447

15. X (2001–2002)

Not Rated | 24 min | Animation, Action, Drama

Kamui Shirou and Fuuma Monou have been best friends ever since they were kids. Fate, however, separates them when Fuuma's mother died under a mysterious circumstances. Fast forward, 6 years... See full summary »

Stars: Ken'ichi Suzumura, Jun'ichi Suwabe, Mitsuaki Madono, Ryôka Yuzuki

Votes: 1,851

16. Kids on the Slope (2012)

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

Two different students - a successful but aloof academic and a rebellious but kindhearted delinquent - form a friendship through their love for music.

Stars: Brittney Karbowski, Luci Christian, David Matranga, David Wald

Votes: 3,350

17. Monthly Girls' Nozaki-kun (2014)

TV-PG | 23 min | Animation, Comedy, Romance

Chiyo Sakura confesses her feelings to her schoolmate Nozaki. Due to a misunderstanding, Nozaki thinks Chiyo is just a fan. She then discovers Nozaki's other identity; a shojo manga artist.

Stars: Yûichi Nakamura, Ari Ozawa, Masumi Tazawa, Sawako Hata

Votes: 4,098

18. Gosick (2011)

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

Gosick is set in the fictional European country of Sauville in the 1920s. Kazuya Kujo is a transfer student to St. Marguerite Academy, a place where myths and superstitions are abundant. ... See full summary »

Stars: Aoi Yûki, Takuya Eguchi, Matt Shipman, Apphia Yu

Votes: 1,519

19. X (1996)

R | 100 min | Animation, Action, Fantasy

In 1999, a battle takes place between two factions of divine warriors for the fate of the world.

Director: Rintarô | Stars: Tomokazu Seki, Junko Iwao, Ken Narita, Tôru Furusawa

Votes: 2,818 | Gross: $0.14M

20. Mobile Suit Gundam: Hathaway (2021)

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

Hathaway Noa, still haunted by his past actions, joins a terrorist organization called Mufti and adopts the alias "Mufti Nabiyy Erin". Mufti is fighting a terrorist campaign against the Earth Federation government.

Directors: Hidekazu Hara, Kô Matsuo, Shûkô Murase, Mitsuhiro Yoneda, Sankaku | Stars: Kenshô Ono, Reina Ueda, Jun'ichi Suwabe, Sôma Saitô

Votes: 1,919

21. Mobile Suit Gundam Thunderbolt: December Sky (2016)

70 min | Animation, Sci-Fi, War

Follows the decisive battles in Thunderbolt sector around the debris of Side 4 during the One Year War, between Earth Federation's prototype Full Armor Gundam and Zeon's prototype Psycho Zaku.

Director: Kô Matsuo | Stars: Yûichi Nakamura, Ryohei Kimura, Toa Yukinari, Sayaka Ôhara

Votes: 704

22. Rozen Maiden (2004–2006)

TV-14 | 24 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy

A young boy's life is about to change when he finds a doll.

Stars: Karen Strassman, Rebecca Forstadt, Mela Lee, Mona Marshall

Votes: 750

23. Kobato. (2009– )

TV-PG | 24 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy

Follow the journey of a mysterious girl, as she must complete her given task to fulfill her wish. To obtain her wish she must pass the test within four seasons.

Stars: Tetsu Inada, Tomoaki Maeno, Kana Hanazawa, Fumiko Orikasa

Votes: 266

24. Dragon Pilot: Hisone and Masotan (2018)

TV-14 | 30 min | Animation, Fantasy, Sci-Fi

When a young girl with a personality disorder meets a dragon, her life is set on a new course. To learn how to fly this dragon and work on her disorder (to accidentally say innocent things ... See full summary »

Stars: Misaki Kuno, Tomoyo Kurosawa, Matsunojo Kanda, Yûki Kaji

Votes: 609

25. Natsuyuki Rendezvous (2012)

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

Hazuki is secretly in love with his florist boss, but his chances of a successful romance seem slim when he not only has to overcome shyness, but also the possessive ghost of her dead husband.

Stars: Yûichi Nakamura, Sayaka Ôhara, Jun Fukuyama, Yumi Tôma

Votes: 200

26. Mobile Suit Gundam Thunderbolt: Bandit Flower (2017)

90 min | Animation, Action, Drama

Eight months after the One Year War, the Earth Federation attempts to secure and destroy the Psycho Zaku from the hands of a cult called South Seas Alliance.

Director: Kô Matsuo | Stars: Johnny Yong Bosch, Max Mittelman, Cherami Leigh, Tara Sands

Votes: 352

27. Yozakura karutetto (2008)

TV-14 | Animation, Action, Comedy

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Stars: Misato Fukuen, Yûki Kaji, Saki Fujita, Miyuki Sawashiro

Votes: 98

28. Kakumeiki Valvrave (2013– )

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

True Calendar year 71-a new age where 70% of the human population lives in space thanks to the development of "Dyson Sphere", a city in space. The world is divided into two main powers: The... See full summary »

Stars: Asami Seto, Haruka Tomatsu, Ryôta Ôsaka, Ryohei Kimura

Votes: 320

29. Red Garden (2006–2007)

TV-MA | Animation, Drama, Horror

Four girls must work together to learn the secrets of their death - and the means to return to their previous life.

Stars: Kara Greenberg, Melissa Davis, Brittney Karbowski, Maggie Flecknoe

Votes: 213

30. Mobile Suit Z Gundam: A New Translation - Heirs to the Stars (2004)

94 min | Animation, Action, Drama

Ten years after the One Year War, Camille Bidan becomes involved in the conflict against the Titans as the pilot of Zeta Gundam.

Directors: Kô Matsuo, Yoshiyuki Tomino | Stars: Toshio Furukawa, Tôru Furuya, Kazuhiko Inoue, Masako Katsuki

Votes: 292

31. Gundam Reconguista in G (2014–2015)

650 min | Animation, Action, Adventure

The Universal Century has passed. Humanity's prosperity has ushered in a new era of global peace known as the Regild Century. Bellri Zenam, a pilot training with the Capital Guard, is ... See full summary »

Stars: Takehito Koyasu, Takeaki Masuyama, Atsuko Tanaka, Toshiyuki Morikawa

Votes: 168

32. Mobile Suit Z Gundam II: A New Translation - Lovers (2005)

98 min | Animation, Action, Drama

Camille falls in love with the unstable enemy pilot Four Murasame and tries to save her from the destructive influence of the Psycho Gundam.

Directors: Kô Matsuo, Yoshiyuki Tomino | Stars: Nobuo Tobita, Shûichi Ikeda, Tôru Furuya, Hirotaka Suzuoki

Votes: 237

33. Mobile Suit Z Gundam III: A New Translation - Love Is the Pulse of the Stars (2006)

99 min | Animation, Action, Drama

In the trilogy's final saga, alliances are made and broken as the AEUG, Titans and Axis initiate an all-out war for control of the Earth Sphere.

Directors: Kô Matsuo, Yoshiyuki Tomino | Stars: Nobuo Tobita, Shûichi Ikeda, Yoshiko Sakakibara, Bin Shimada

Votes: 284

34. Sola (2007– )

Animation, Action, Drama

High school boy falls for a mysterious girl he meets on the street. Turns out she's a powerful and almost immortal creature damned to walk the Earth alone forever. She is being hunted, so the boy invites her to hide at his place.

Stars: Nobuhiko Okamoto, Mamiko Noto, Mai Nakahara, Yoko Honda

Votes: 203

35. Kurenai (2008– )

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

Kurenai works as a mediator, settling disputes between people. He asks for a bigger job and gets more than he bargained for when he's hired to guard and care for the runaway child of a powerful family, Murasaki Kuhoin.

Stars: Miyuki Sawashiro, Aoi Yûki, Sawa Ishige, Aiko Okubo

Votes: 184

36. Clover (1999)

7 min | Animation, Short, Drama

A short anime film based on the hit manga series by Clamp.

Director: Kitarô Kôsaka | Stars: Sumie Ozawa, Maaya Sakamoto, Kishô Taniyama

Votes: 98

37. Mokei Senshi Gunpla Builders Beginning G (2010)

15 min | Action, Sci-Fi

Haru Irei, who witnessed the 1/1 scale RX-78-2 Gundam in Odaiba, becomes inspired to build Gunpla, which is a portmanteau of Gundam Plastic model kit. Haru purchases a one of a kind gunpla,... See full summary »

Stars: Tsubasa Yonaga, Nobuhiko Okamoto, Mariya Ise, Daisuke Namikawa

38. IDOLM@STER: Xenoglossia (2007)

24 min | Animation, Action, Comedy

The girls of the Idolmaster series are re-imagined as the pilots of giant robots defending the Earth.

Stars: Yui Horie, Yukari Tamura, Yuka Iguchi

Votes: 59

39. Aquarian Age: Sign for Evolution (2002)

24 min | Animation, Action, Romance

Five supernatural factions have been fighting against each other for who knows how many centuries, with the beginning of Aquarian Age always in mind. Kyouta, soon begins to see visions of ... See full summary »

Stars: Vic Mignogna, Monica Rial, Greg Ayres, Chris Patton

Votes: 61

40. 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

41. Red Garden: Dead Girls (2007 Video)

Animation, Mystery

In the Future of New York, Kate, Rose, Rachel, and Claire have normal lives and a new transfer student Louise, comes to their school. Louise, wants to be friends with Kate, but them something happens to Red Garden.

Director: Kô Matsuo | Stars: Akira Tomisaka, Ayumi Tsuji, Miyuki Sawashiro, Ryôko Shintani

Votes: 33

42. Mobile Suit Gundam G40 (2020)

11 min | Short, Action

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Director: Kô Matsuo | Stars: Tôru Furuya, Shûichi Ikeda, Toa Yukinari

Votes: 7

43. Zegapain ADP (2016)

117 min | Animation, Fantasy, Sci-Fi

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Director: Masami Shimoda | Stars: Shintarô Asanuma, Kana Hanazawa, Ayako Kawasumi, Romi Park

44. X (2001–2002)
Episode: A Pledge (2001)

Not Rated | 25 min | Animation, Action, Drama

Sorata attempts to disclose the reason for his arrival, but Kamui violently drives him away. When tragedy strikes at the Monou house - and the Divine Sword is stolen - Kamui may regret his foolhardy attack.

Directors: Kô Matsuo, Yoshiaki Kawajiri | Stars: Crispin Freeman, Barbara Goodson, Wendee Lee, Mitsuaki Madono

Votes: 116

45. Rozen Maiden (2004–2006)
Episode: Fräulein Rose (2004)

TV-14 | Animation, Adventure, Comedy

A party is being held in the bright outside gardens of the home. We see a partially hidden man and his daughter greeting the guests before returning inside to a room of dolls. One doll is ... See full synopsis »

Directors: Kô Matsuo, Morio Asaka | Stars: Miyuki Sawashiro, Asami Sanada, Noriko Rikimaru, Satsuki Tsuzumi

Votes: 17

46. Rozen Maiden (2004–2006)
Episode: Lapislazuri-Stern (2004)

TV-14 | Animation, Adventure, Comedy

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Directors: Hazuki Mizumoto, Morio Asaka | Stars: Laura Bailey, Dorothy Elias-Fahn, Rebecca Forstadt, Jennie Kwan

Votes: 8

47. Rozen Maiden (2004–2006)
Episode: Reiner Rubin (2004)

TV-14 | Animation, Adventure, Comedy

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Directors: Kô Matsuo, Morio Asaka | Stars: Miyuki Sawashiro, Asami Sanada, Noriko Rikimaru, Rie Tanaka

Votes: 11

48. Red Garden (2006–2007)
Episode: Chiisana hikari (2006)

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

The girls get summoned for another fight but Rachel goes crazy and leaves. Kate and the others go after her and they learn from Lula that if one of them strays from the group they will die.

Directors: Takahiro Ikezoe, Kô Matsuo | Stars: Melissa Davis, Brittney Karbowski, Maggie Flecknoe, Kara Greenberg

49. Red Garden (2006–2007)
Episode: Honto no watashi (2006)

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

Lise's father questions Kate about his daughter's diary and later, the four girls attend Lise's funeral, but upon seeing Lula and JC also there, they react with upset. She gives them a red ... See full summary »

Directors: Tetsuo Ichimura, Kô Matsuo | Stars: Melissa Davis, Brittney Karbowski, Maggie Flecknoe, Kara Greenberg

50. Red Garden (2006–2007)
Episode: Ikite aise (2006)

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

Kate, Rachel, Rose, and Claire are getting used to what remains of their so-called lives. While they may never be "normal" again, at least they can count on each other - no matter what.

Directors: Kazuhito Kikuchi, Kô Matsuo | Stars: Melissa Davis, Brittney Karbowski, Maggie Flecknoe, Lesley Tesh