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Adieu Galaxy Express 999 (さよなら銀河鉄道999 アンドロメダ終着駅)
Adieu Galaxy Express 999 (さよなら銀河鉄道999 アンドロメダ終着駅) is the 1981 Toei anime sequel to Galaxy Express 999, directed by Rintaro, following Tetsuro and Maetel to the machine empire's terminus on Great Andromeda; 4K revival screenings announced for December 2026.
Akira (1988 film)
Akira (アキラ) is Katsuhiro Otomo's 1988 cyberpunk anime film, adapted from his manga, about Kaneda and Tetsuo in Neo-Tokyo 2019; Toho, July 16, 1988, ~1 billion yen budget, US release December 25, 1989.
Alakazam the Great (西遊記)
Alakazam the Great (西遊記, Saiyūki) is Toei Animation's 1960 animated feature adapting Tezuka Osamu's Boku no Son Goku; released August 14, 1960, 88 minutes, it won a Venice children's film award and reached the US in 1961 via American International Pictures.
Angel's Egg (天使のたまご)
Angel's Egg (天使のたまご, Tenshi no Tamago) is a 1985 Japanese OVA fantasy film written and directed by Mamoru Oshii with art direction by Yoshitaka Amano, about a girl guarding an egg in a drowned city; a 1985 flop turned cult classic, restored in 4K in 2025.
Barefoot Gen (はだしのゲン) (1983 film)
Barefoot Gen (はだしのゲン, Hadashi no Gen) is a 1983 Japanese anime film directed by Mori Masaki, adapted from Keiji Nakazawa's autobiographical Hiroshima bombing manga, produced by Gen Productions and Madhouse, released 21 July 1983, with a 1986 sequel.
Barefoot Gen 2 (はだしのゲン2)
Barefoot Gen 2 (はだしのゲン2, Hadashi no Gen 2) is a 1986 Madhouse anime film directed by Toshio Hirata, sequel to the 1983 Barefoot Gen, following Gen in postwar Hiroshima as his mother sickens from radiation.
Be Forever Yamato (ヤマトよ永遠に)
Be Forever Yamato (ヤマトよ永遠に, Yamato yo Towa ni) is a 1980 Japanese animated film, the third theatrical Space Battleship Yamato feature, known for its mid-film Warp Dimension format change and its 2024 REBEL3199 remake.
Belladonna of Sadness (悲しみのベラドンナ)
Belladonna of Sadness (哀しみのベラドンナ, Kanashimi no Beradonna), also called Belladonna, is Eiichi Yamamoto's 1973 Mushi Production anime, the final Animerama film, adapted from Michelet's La Sorcière, told largely through panned watercolor paintings, a 1973 box-office failure restored in 4K in 2016.
Castle in the Sky (天空の城ラピュタ)
Castle in the Sky (天空の城ラピュタ, Tenkū no Shiro Rapyuta), also Laputa: Castle in the Sky, is a 1986 Hayao Miyazaki animated adventure and Studio Ghibli's first film, about Sheeta and Pazu's search for the floating island Laputa from Gulliver's Travels.
Cleopatra (クレオパトラ) (1970 film)
Cleopatra (クレオパトラ, Kureopatora) is a 1970 Japanese adult animated film by Osamu Tezuka and Eiichi Yamamoto, the second Mushi Pro Animerama feature, released September 15, 1970 by Nippon Herald; in 1972 it was retitled Cleopatra, Queen of Sex in the US.
Crayon Shin-chan: Action Kamen vs. Haigure Mao
Crayon Shin-chan: Action Kamen vs. Haigure Mao (アクション仮面VSハイグレ魔王), aka Action Kamen vs. Leotard Devil, is the first Crayon Shin-chan movie, a 1993 Toho anime directed by Mitsuru Hongo in which Shinnosuke fights the leotard-obsessed Haigure Mao in a parallel world.
Detective Conan: The Fourteenth Target
Detective Conan: The Fourteenth Target (名探偵コナン 14番目の標的) is the 1998 second theatrical film of Detective Conan, directed by Kenji Kodama, with attacks on Kogoro Mouri's associates counted down by playing-card numbers in their names; it grossed ¥1.85 billion.
Detective Conan: The Time-Bombed Skyscraper
Detective Conan: The Time-Bombed Skyscraper (名探偵コナン 時計じかけの摩天楼), also Case Closed: The Time-Bombed Skyscraper, is the 1997 first theatrical Detective Conan film, directed by Kenji Kodama, 95 minutes, released by Toho, about a bomber targeting architect Moritani's buildings.
Doraemon: Nobita's Dinosaur (ドラえもん のび太の恐竜) (1980 film)
Doraemon: Nobita's Dinosaur (映画ドラえもん のび太の恐竜), the first Doraemon theatrical film, released March 15, 1980 by Toho; directed by Hiroshi Fukutomi, it follows Nobita raising the Futabasaurus Piisuke and returning it to the Cretaceous.
Doraemon: Nobita's Great Adventure into the Underworld (ドラえもん のび太の魔界大冒険)
Doraemon: Nobita's Great Adventure into the Underworld (ドラえもん のび太の魔界大冒険) is the fifth Doraemon theatrical film, released March 17, 1984: Nobita's Moshimo Box wish creates a magic world threatened by the Demon Realm.
Dragon Ball Z: Dead Zone (ドラゴンボールZ)
Dragon Ball Z: Dead Zone (ドラゴンボールZ オラの悟飯をかえせッ!!) is the 1989 Toei anime film, fourth Dragon Ball feature and first DBZ film, in which Garlic Jr. kidnaps Gohan seeking immortality.
Dragon Ball Z: Lord Slug (ドラゴンボールZ 超サイヤ人だ孫悟空)
Dragon Ball Z: Lord Slug (ドラゴンボールZ 超サイヤ人だ孫悟空), also called Super Saiya Son Goku, is Toei's 1991 seventh Dragon Ball film: evil Namekian Slug wishes for eternal youth and freezes Earth until Goku's climactic power-up.
Dragon Ball Z: Super Android 13! (ドラゴンボールZ 極限バトル!!三大超サイヤ人)
Dragon Ball Z: Super Android 13! (ドラゴンボールZ 極限バトル!!三大超サイヤ人), also called Extreme Battle!! The Three Great Super Saiyans, is Toei's tenth Dragon Ball film (July 11, 1992, 45 min), in which Goku, Vegeta, and Trunks fight Dr. Gero's Androids 13, 14, and 15.
Dragon Ball Z: The Return of Cooler (ドラゴンボールZ 激突!!100億パワーの戦士たち)
Dragon Ball Z: The Return of Cooler (ドラゴンボールZ 激突!!100億パワーの戦士たち) is Toei's 1992 sixth DBZ film, directed by Daisuke Nishio: Metal Cooler, revived by the Big Gete Star, attacks New Namek; first movie appearance of Vegeta and the series' top Japanese gross to that point.
Dragon Ball Z: The Tree of Might (ドラゴンボールZ 地球まるごと超決戦)
Dragon Ball Z: The Tree of Might (ドラゴンボールZ 地球まるごと超決戦), also known as Chikyū Marugoto Chōkessen, is Toei's 1990 sixth Dragon Ball film: Saiyan pirate Turles plants the energy-draining Tree of Might on Earth, and Goku fights him; non-canon, 60 minutes, directed by Daisuke Nishio.
Dragon Ball Z: The World's Strongest (ドラゴンボールZ この世で一番強いヤツ)
Dragon Ball Z: The World's Strongest (ドラゴンボールZ この世で一番強いヤツ) is the second DBZ theatrical film, released March 10, 1990, directed by Daisuke Nishio, in which Dr. Wheelo seeks Goku's body as a vessel.
Dragon Ball Z: Wrath of the Dragon (ドラゴンボールZ 龍拳爆発!!悟空がやらねば誰がやる)
Dragon Ball Z: Wrath of the Dragon (Ryū-Ken Bakuhatsu!! Gokū ga Yaraneba Dare ga Yaru), also called Explosion of Dragon Punch, is the 13th DBZ film, released July 15, 1995, featuring Tapion, Hirudegarn, and the Dragon Fist debut.
Dragon Ball: Curse of the Blood Rubies (ドラゴンボール 神龍の伝説)
Dragon Ball: Curse of the Blood Rubies (ドラゴンボール 神龍の伝説) is a 1986 Japanese animated film, the first manga adaptation, featuring Son Goku and Bulma seeking the Dragon Balls.
Final Yamato (宇宙戦艦ヤマト 完結編)
Final Yamato (宇宙戦艦ヤマト 完結編, Uchū Senkan Yamato: Kanketsu-hen) is the 1983 Toei-distributed anime film concluding the original Space Battleship Yamato saga: Kodai's Yamato fights the Dinguil Empire as planet Aquarius threatens to flood Earth, with a 150-minute 35mm cut and a 163-minute 70mm version.
Galaxy Express 999 (銀河鉄道999) (film)
Galaxy Express 999 (銀河鉄道999, Ginga Tetsudo 999) is Toei Animation's 1979 anime film directed by Rintaro, based on Leiji Matsumoto's manga; Japan's top-grossing domestic film of 1979, distinct from the 1978 TV series and 1981 sequel.
Ghost in the Shell (攻殻機動隊) (1995 film)
Ghost in the Shell (攻殻機動隊, Kōkaku Kidōtai) is Mamoru Oshii's 1995 Production I.G anime adapting Masamune Shirow's manga, following Major Kusanagi and Section 9 hunting the hacker Puppet Master; first Japanese video to top Billboard's US chart.
Golgo 13: The Professional (ゴルゴ13)
Golgo 13: The Professional (ゴルゴ13) is a 1983 Osamu Dezaki anime film from Tokyo Movie Shinsha adapting Takao Saito's manga, notable as the first feature-length animated film using 3DCG, released in the US by Streamline Pictures.
Grave of the Fireflies
Grave of the Fireflies (火垂るの墓, Hotaru no Haka) is a 1988 Studio Ghibli animated war drama directed by Isao Takahata, adapted from Akiyuki Nosaka's Naoki Prize-winning 1967 story about orphaned siblings Seita and Setsuko in 1945 Kobe.
Gundam Wing: Endless Waltz (新機動戦記ガンダムW Endless Waltz)
Gundam Wing: Endless Waltz (新機動戦記ガンダムW Endless Waltz) is Sunrise's 1997 three-episode OVA sequel to Gundam Wing, re-edited with 15 minutes of new footage into the 1998 90-minute Special Edition film set in A.C. 196.
Hols: Prince of the Sun
Hols: Prince of the Sun (太陽の王子 ホルスの大冒険, Little Norse Prince Valiant) is Toei Animation's 1968, 82-minute feature, Isao Takahata's directorial debut with Hayao Miyazaki on scene design, about a boy, the Sword of the Sun, and the demon Grunwald.