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1. 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: 95,331 | Gross: $0.78M
2. Akira (1988)
R | 124 min | Animation, Action, Drama
A 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.
Director: Katsuhiro Ôtomo | Stars: Mitsuo Iwata, Nozomu Sasaki, Mami Koyama, Tesshô Genda
Votes: 205,097 | Gross: $0.55M
3. Vesper (2022)
Not Rated | 114 min | Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi
Struggling to survive with her father after the collapse of Earth's ecosystem, 13-year-old Vesper must use her wits, strength and bio-hacking abilities to fight for the future.
Directors: Kristina Buozyte, Bruno Samper | Stars: Raffiella Chapman, Eddie Marsan, Rosy McEwen, Richard Brake
Votes: 22,392
4. Memories (1995)
PG-13 | 113 min | Animation, Sci-Fi, Thriller
An animated science fiction anthology from the visionary anime director, Katsuhiro Otomo.
Directors: Kôji Morimoto, Tensai Okamura, Katsuhiro Ôtomo | Stars: Marc Swint, Robbie Daymond, Frank Todaro, Laura Post
Votes: 21,357
5. Jojo's Bizarre Adventure (1993–2002)
Not Rated | Animation, Action, Adventure
Three members of the Joestar family, a clan of psychic fighters, set out on a quest to destroy their family's ancient enemy.
Stars: Chikao Ôtsuka, Jûrôta Kosugi, Michael Bennett, Abie Hadjitarkhani
Votes: 1,807
6. 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: 22,603 | Gross: $0.64M
7. 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: 18,707 | Gross: $0.41M
8. Neo Tokyo (1987)
50 min | Animation, Adventure, Fantasy
A trilogy of separate stories. In "Labyrinth labyrinthos", a girl and her cat enter a strange world. In "Running Man", a racer takes on the ultimate opponent. In "Construction Cancellation Order", a man must shut down worker robots.
Directors: Yoshiaki Kawajiri, Rintarô, Katsuhiro Ôtomo | Stars: Hideko Yoshida, Masane Tsukayama, Yû Mizushima, Iemasa Kayumi
Votes: 4,276
9. Magnetic Rose (1995)
PG-13 | 45 min | Animation, Drama, Horror
"Magnetic Rose" is about what happens when a deep space corporate freighter is called upon to investigate a distress signal from what ought to be a derelict space station. The space station... See full summary »
Director: Kôji Morimoto | Stars: Alexa N. Careccia, Shigeru Chiba, Robbie Daymond, Martha Harms
Votes: 3,348
10. Roujin Z (1991)
PG-13 | 80 min | Animation, Comedy, Drama
A compassionate young nurse is determined to help an elderly invalid strapped to a revolutionary health care bed but there are unexpected consequences.
Director: Hiroyuki Kitakubo | Stars: Shinji Ogawa, Shinsuke Chikaishi, Chisa Yokoyama, Hikojirô Matsumura
Votes: 3,184
11. Spriggan (1998)
R | 90 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
An elite superhuman agent must stop a foreign military unit from seizing control of an ancient artifact that holds the key to ultimate power.
Directors: Hirotsugu Kawasaki, Norihiko Sutô, Katsuhiro Ôtomo | Stars: Shôtarô Morikubo, Ryuji Aigase, Takehito Koyasu, Katsumi Suzuki
Votes: 4,212 | Gross: $0.01M
12. Robot Carnival (1987 Video)
Unrated | 90 min | Animation, Comedy, Drama
A collection of short stories, made by different animators with "robot" as the working title.
Directors: Atsuko Fukushima, Hiroyuki Kitakubo, Hiroyuki Kitazume, Kôji Morimoto, Takashi Nakamura, Yasuomi Umetsu, Manabu Ôhashi, Hidetoshi Ômori, Katsuhiro Ôtomo | Stars: Kôji Moritsugu, Yayoi Maki, Keiko Hanagata, Kumiko Takizawa
Votes: 2,950
13. Akira
102 min | Action, Drama, Mystery | Announced
The leader of a biker gang tries to save his kidnapped friend from a powerful supernatural experiment.
Director: Taika Waititi
14. Wonderland (2011)
Unrated | 80 min | Action, Fantasy, Horror
A new drug grants its users the ability to place their consciousness into the bodies of other people. Soon, a serial killer begins to use the drug as a way to live and die as other people by forcing his victims to kill themselves.
Director: Brandon Slagle | Stars: Keith Kraft, Devanny Pinn, Rachel Grubb, Brandon Slagle
Votes: 371
15. The South Bank Show (1978– )
53 min | Documentary
ITV's long-running arts series presented by Melvyn Bragg.
Stars: Melvyn Bragg, Ian McKellen, David Hockney, Victoria Wood
Votes: 216
16. Mushi-Shi: The Movie (2006)
131 min | Drama, Fantasy
A wandering mystical doctor passes through remote regions of Japan uncovering supernatural creatures called the Mushi and curing people of their effects.
Director: Katsuhiro Ôtomo | Stars: Joe Odagiri, Nao Ômori, Yû Aoi, Lily
Votes: 1,185
17. Akira
Animation, Action, Drama | Announced
An anime TV series based on the manga 'Akira', it will be a direct adaptation.
18. Short Peace (2013)
TV-MA | 72 min | Animation, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
A traveler is confronted by spirits in an abandoned shrine; a story of honor and firefighting in ancient Japan; a white bear defends the royal family from a monstrous red demon; ragtag soldiers battle a robotic force in futuristic Japan.
Directors: Hiroaki Andô, Hajime Katoki, Kôji Morimoto, Shûhei Morita, Katsuhiro Ôtomo | Stars: Kôichi Yamadera, Aoi Yûki, Takeshi Kusao, Saori Hayami
Votes: 1,841
19. Crusher Joe: The Movie (1983)
132 min | Action, Animation, Sci-Fi
Amid a supposedly simple escort mission, Joe and his crew experience a failure during their warp travel. They wake up just to find out that the passengers are missing. To make things worse,... See full summary »
Directors: Yoshikazu Yasuhiko, Jim Terry | Stars: Hiraku Takemura, Run Sasaki, Noriko Ohara, Kiyoshi Kobayashi
Votes: 351
20. Wârudo apâtomento horâ (1991)
97 min | Comedy, Horror
A Yakuza underling is given the assignment to rid an apartment of its tenants within a week. He tries a variety of desperate tactics to no avail. Soon his problems get worse as an evil ... See full summary »
Director: Katsuhiro Ôtomo | Stars: Sabu, Jazz Cutz, Kaei Okina, Mohammed Abdul Sahib
Votes: 343
21. Hollywood Insider (2018– )
Talk-Show
A show focused on substance and meaningful entertainment while staying away from gossip and scandal.
Stars: Pritan Ambroase, Leonardo DiCaprio, Tom Holland, Margot Robbie
Votes: 1,412
22. Harmagedon (1983)
135 min | Animation, Adventure, Fantasy
A Transylvanian princess, a Japanese high school student and a 2000 year old warrior are selected to be part of a small force of powerful psionic warriors assembled to be the defenders of ... See full summary »
Director: Rintarô | Stars: Tôru Furuya, Mami Koyama, Masako Ikeda, Keiko Han
Votes: 445
23. Freedom (2006– )
30 min | Animation, Short, Sci-Fi
Based on characters designed by Katsuhiro Otomo, 3 bike racing teenagers born on the Moon uncover a terrible secret about the fate of their original homeworld earth and seek to uncover the ... See full summary »
Stars: Michael Sinterniklaas, Robby Sharpe, Johnny Yong Bosch, Kyle Hebert
Votes: 454
24. Stink Bomb (1995)
PG-13 | 40 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
A hapless Japanese man unwittingly transforms himself into a bio-weapon.
Director: Tensai Okamura | Stars: Kira Buckland, Bill Butts, Aaron Campbell, E.A. Castillo
Votes: 1,590
25. Cannon Fodder (1995)
PG-13 | 22 min | Animation, Short, Sci-Fi
A day in the life of a young boy living in a country that routinely fires large cannons at an unknown enemy.
Director: Katsuhiro Ôtomo | Stars: Jack Britton, E.A. Castillo, Hisao Egawa, Jim Foronda
Votes: 1,588
26. The Akira Project (2014)
5 min | Short, Action, Sci-Fi
A trailer for a fan-made live-action Akira.
Director: Nguyen-Anh Nguyen | Stars: Osric Chau, Phi Huynh, Steve Kasan, Simon Fletcher Li
Votes: 137
27. 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: 1,265
28. Orbital Era
Animation, Action, Adventure | Announced
Story of some boys in a society in the near future on a space colony under construction who keep living their lives while they're being tossed about by fate.
Director: Katsuhiro Ôtomo
29. Ah! My Goddess: Bad Goddess The Anime Video Comic (2017–2021)
Animation, Adventure, Comedy
When Planet Earth is destroyed in a Nuclear Holocaust, the Goddesses and the Nekomi Gang are forced to relocate to the futuristic world of Planet Belldandy, where they find themselves ... See full summary »
Stars: Kevin Neece, Alan Smithee, Mara Buddhist Demon of Nightmares, Skolde Nornir
Votes: 26
30. Sexy Bike Man (Akira) (2018)
Animation, Short, Action
A scene from Akira using highly exaggerated art.
Stars: Johnny Yong Bosch, Joshua Seth
Votes: 6
31. A Farewell to Arms (2013)
25 min | Short, Action, Drama
In a post-apocalyptic future, a group of soldiers is sent to a ghost city to destroy an automated sentry.
Director: Hajime Katoki
Votes: 40
32. The Order to Stop Construction (1986)
18 min | Animation, Short, Sci-Fi
A salary man is sent by his boss to go to the jungle to stop a construction job.
Director: Katsuhiro Ôtomo | Stars: Robert Axelrod, Iemasa Kayumi, Michael McConnohie, Yû Mizushima
Votes: 16
33. Domu (2016)
7 min | Animation, Short, Drama
A series of murders take place at an apartment complex.
Director: Katsuhiro Ôtomo
34. Masters of Fantasy (1994–1998)
25 min | Documentary
A biographical series profiling well-known creators of science fiction and fantasy media.
Stars: Roger Corman, Ray Hamberger, Bob Burns, Gale Anne Hurd
Votes: 7
35. Combustible (2012)
12 min | Animation, Short
Follows the story of honor and tradition caught between the roaring flames of a village set on fire.
Director: Katsuhiro Ôtomo | Stars: Shelley Calene-Black, Luci Christian, Saori Hayami, Carl Masterson
Votes: 271
36. So What (1988)
98 min | Drama, Music
In a small town, high school students in their final year try to balance their studies while also playing together in a rock band.
Director: Naoto Yamakawa | Stars: Kazuki Minabuchi, Mikihisa Azuma, Kanako Fukaura, Risa Honda
Votes: 18
37. Manga! (1994 TV Movie)
30 min | Documentary, Animation
Documentary about Japanese comic books (Manga) and the Anime films inspired by them.
Stars: Jonathan Ross, Helen McCarthy, Hayao Miyazaki, Buichi Terasawa
Votes: 15
38. Nosferatu vs. Father Pipecock & Sister Funk (2014)
134 min | Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy
A man goes to visit Count Orlock, a deviant, adulterous, shape-shifting Transylvanian vampire.
Directors: Tony Watt, John Migliore, Vivita | Stars: Max Schreck, Vivita, Tony Watt, John Migliore
Votes: 160
40. Yamanaka Sadao ni Sasageru Manga Eiga Nezumikozo Jirokichi (2023)
25 min | Animation, Short, Drama
The story of Japanese filmmaker Sadao Yamanaka and his work on Nezumikozô Jirokichi: Edo no maki (1933).
Director: Rintarô | Star: Mami Koyama
Votes: 13
41. Akira: Production Report (1988 Video)
Not Rated | 52 min | Documentary, Animation
A behind the scenes making of the classic 1988 anime Akira.
Director: Yuichi Shintani | Stars: Katsuhiro Ôtomo, Toshiharu Mizutani, Kimie Yamana, Mitsuo Iwata
Votes: 26
42. Bird of Steel!
Animation | Completed
The 'Bird of Steel' movie, is based on the satirical 'immature audience' underground comix series supplement, as seen in filmmaker/cartoonist: Tex Watt's infamous "Space Chick & Nympho: Vampire Warrior Party Girl Comix".
43. High School Erotopia: Red Uniforms (1979)
63 min
Director: Shin'ichi Shiratori | Stars: Jun Takahashi, Kanji Kume, Hiroshi Fujino, Etsuko Hara
Votes: 11
44. Shuffle (1981)
34 min | Short
A cop chases a punk who had a fight with his girlfriend through every kind of urban setting, going on so long the punk starts hallucinating.
Director: Gakuryû Ishii | Stars: Yosuke Nakajima, Tatsuya Mori, Shigeru Muroi, Genjiro Arato
Votes: 293
45. Gundam: Mission to the Rise (1998 Video)
3 min | Animation, Short, Action
A short film that was made to celebrate the 20th anniversary of Mobile Suit Gundam in Japan.
Director: Katsuhiro Ôtomo | Star: Ward Sexton
Votes: 37
46. Shin SOS dai Tôkyô tankentai (2007)
Animation
Ryuhei Ozaki is a 5th grader who discovers a journal written by his father Shohei when he was himself a kid: "Tokyo Exploring Records,". Ryuhei informs his online friends and create his own... See full summary »
Director: Shinji Takagi | Stars: Akiko Yajima, Bin Shimada, Issei Futamata, Kikumi Umeda
Votes: 64
47. The American Akira (2008)
2 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
A comedy cartoon featuring Kaneda from Akira.
Star: Harry Partridge
Votes: 17
48. The Memory of Robot Carnival: A Look Back at the History of the Classic Anthology (2018 Video)
23 min | Short, Reality-TV
A visual essay on the making, release and restoration of Robot Carnival (1987).
Director: Justin Sevakis | Stars: Mike Toole, Jerry Beck
49. Spriggan: Mudvayne - Not Falling (2006 Music Video)
Animation, Short, Music
An Anime Music video using footage from Spriggan and featuring the song Not Falling by Mudvayne.
50. Animax Special: The Making of 'Metropolis' (2002 Video)
33 min | Documentary, Short, Family
Documentary of the making of the animated film Metropolis.
Stars: Toshiyuki Honda, Yuka Imoto, Kei Kobayashi, Minako 'mooki' Obata
Votes: 29