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Horus, Prince of the Sun
Horus, 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 Miyazaki on scene design, based on Fukazawa Kazuo's Ainu-tradition puppet play, later reevaluated as Toei's masterpiece.
Kiki's Delivery Service (魔女の宅急便)
Kiki's Delivery Service (魔女の宅急便, Majo no Takkyūbin) is Studio Ghibli's 1989 animated film directed by Hayao Miyazaki, adapted from Eiko Kadono's novel about a 13-year-old witch; it was Japan's top Japanese film of 1989.
Kimagure Orange Road: I Want to Return to That Day (きまぐれオレンジロード あの日にかえりたい)
Kimagure Orange Road: I Want to Return to That Day (きまぐれオレンジ★ロード あの日にかえりたい, Ano Hi ni Kaeritai) is a 1988 Studio Pierrot anime film directed by Tomomi Mochizuki, an original 69-minute story concluding the Kyosuke, Madoka, and Hikaru love triangle, released by Toho on October 1, 1988.
Lupin III: Dead or Alive (ルパン三世 DEAD OR ALIVE)
Lupin III: Dead or Alive (Rupan Sansei: Deddo oa Araibu) is a 1996 Japanese animated film, the sixth theatrical feature in the Lupin III franchise, directed by Monkey Punch.
Lupin III: Farewell to Nostradamus
Lupin III: Farewell to Nostradamus (ルパン三世 くたばれ!ノストラダムス) is a 1995 Toho-distributed theatrical anime film, 97 minutes, pitting Lupin against a Nostradamus cult; Kanichi Kurita's debut as Lupin's voice.
Lupin III: The Castle of Cagliostro
Lupin III: The Castle of Cagliostro (ルパン三世 カリオストロの城) is Hayao Miyazaki's 1979 feature directorial debut, a 100-minute TMS anime caper in which gentleman thief Lupin III pursues counterfeit Gothic bills to the Duchy of Cagliostro and rescues Princess Clarisse from Count Cagliostro.
Lupin III: The Mystery of Mamo
Lupin III: The Mystery of Mamo (ルパン三世 ルパンVS複製人間), also The Secret of Mamo, is the first theatrical Lupin III anime film, released December 16, 1978, directed by Soji Yoshikawa, pitting Lupin against the immortal clonemaker Mamo.
Lupin the Third: The Legend of the Gold of Babylon
Lupin the Third: The Legend of the Gold of Babylon (ルパン三世 バビロンの黄金伝説) is the third Lupin III theatrical film, released July 13, 1985 by Toho. Co-directed by Seijun Suzuki and Shigetsugu Yoshida after Mamoru Oshii was replaced, it follows Lupin's New York treasure hunt against Mafia boss Marciano and Zenigata's female ICPO patrol.
Macross: Do You Remember Love? (超時空要塞マクロス 愛・おぼえていますか)
Macross: Do You Remember Love? (超時空要塞マクロス 愛・おぼえていますか) is a 1984 theatrical anime film reworking the Super Dimension Fortress Macross TV series with all-new footage, directed by Shoji Kawamori and Noboru Ishiguro, famous for Minmay's song and the 2025 4K remaster.
Magic Boy (少年猿飛佐助)
Magic Boy (少年猿飛佐助, Shōnen Sarutobi Sasuke) is a 1959 Toei Animation feature directed by Taiji Yabushita and Akira Daikuhara; Japan's first CinemaScope anime, Venice San Marco Lion winner, and MGM's 1961 US release.
Memories (1995 film)
Memories (メモリーズ) is a 1995 Japanese animated sci-fi anthology by Katsuhiro Otomo with segments Magnetic Rose, Stink Bomb, and Cannon Fodder, directed by Morimoto, Okamura, and Otomo; 4K remaster released 2025.
Mobile Suit Gundam (機動戦士ガンダム) (1981 film)
Mobile Suit Gundam (機動戦士ガンダム) is the 1981 Shochiku-distributed anime film, first of a trilogy re-editing the 1979 TV series' episodes 1–14 with new cuts, directed by Yoshiyuki Tomino.
Mobile Suit Gundam F91 (機動戦士ガンダムF91)
Mobile Suit Gundam F91 (機動戦士ガンダムF91) is a 1991 Yoshiyuki Tomino theatrical anime, Sunrise's second original Gundam film, set in UC 0123, originally planned as a TV series and condensed into a 115-minute Shochiku release.
Mobile Suit Gundam: Char's Counterattack (機動戦士ガンダム 逆襲のシャア)
Mobile Suit Gundam: Char's Counterattack (機動戦士ガンダム 逆襲のシャア) is a 1988 Tomino-directed anime film, the fourth Gundam theatrical work, set in U.C. 0093, depicting Amuro Ray versus Char Aznable and Neo Zeon's Axis drop.
Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind (風の谷のナウシカ) (film)
Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind (風の谷のナウシカ) is Hayao Miyazaki's 1984 animated film based on his Animage manga, produced by Isao Takahata at Topcraft; its success founded Studio Ghibli, and its cut US version Warriors of the Wind shaped Ghibli's no-edits policy.
Neo Tokyo (film)
Neo Tokyo, original title Meikyū Monogatari (迷宮物語, Labyrinth Tales), title card Manie-Manie, is a 1987 Japanese animated sci-fi anthology with segments by Rintaro, Yoshiaki Kawajiri, and Katsuhiro Otomo, based on Taku Mayumura's linked stories.
Night on the Galactic Railroad (銀河鉄道の夜) (1985 film)
Night on the Galactic Railroad (銀河鉄道の夜, Ginga Tetsudō no Yoru) is a 1985 Group TAC anime film directed by Gisaburo Sugii, adapting Kenji Miyazawa's novella via Hiroshi Masumura's cat manga, with music by Haruomi Hosono; it won the 1985 Noburo Ofuji Award.
Ninja Scroll (獣兵衛忍風帖)
Ninja Scroll (獣兵衛忍風帖, Jūbē Ninpūchō) is Yoshiaki Kawajiri's 1993 Madhouse anime film about rogue ninja Jubei Kibagami fighting the Eight Devils of Kimon; a 1990s Western cult classic, 4K-restored and re-released theatrically in 2026.
Ocean Waves (海がきこえる)
Ocean Waves (海がきこえる, Umi ga Kikoeru) is Studio Ghibli's 1993 made-for-television film, directed by Tomomi Mochizuki from Saeko Himuro's Animage-serialized novel, about Taku, Rikako, and Matsuno in Kochi and Tokyo; the first Ghibli film by neither Miyazaki nor Takahata.
Otaku no Video (おたくのビデオ)
Otaku no Video (おたくのビデオ) is a 1991 two-part Gainax mockumentary OVA directed by Takeshi Mori and scripted by Toshio Okada, blending animated fiction about otaku becoming the "Otaking" with staged live-action interviews.
Perfect Blue (パーフェクトブルー)
Perfect Blue (パーフェクトブルー) is Satoshi Kon's 1997 Madhouse anime debut, a psychological thriller based on Yoshikazu Takeuchi's novel about idol-turned-actress Mima Kirigoe, a stalker, and blurred reality; released in Japan February 1998, sold to 21 countries, and influential on Darren Aronofsky.
Pom Poko
Pom Poko (平成狸合戦ぽんぽこ, Heisei tanuki gassen ponpoko, The Raccoon War) is Isao Takahata's 1994 Studio Ghibli animated film about shape-shifting tanuki resisting Tokyo's Tama New Town development; released July 16, 1994, 119 minutes, top Japanese film of 1994.
Porco Rosso (紅の豚)
Porco Rosso (紅の豚, Kurenai no Buta) is a 1992 Studio Ghibli anime film written and directed by Hayao Miyazaki, based on his manga Hikōtei Jidai, about a pig-faced WWI ace hunting air pirates in the Adriatic; released July 18, 1992 by Toho.
Princess Mononoke (もののけ姫)
Princess Mononoke (もののけ姫, Mononoke Hime) is Studio Ghibli's 1997 Muromachi-era fantasy by Hayao Miyazaki about Ashitaka, San, and Lady Eboshi; it became Japan's then highest-grossing film and a landmark of animated environmental storytelling.
Project A-Ko (プロジェクトA子)
Project A-Ko (プロジェクトA子) is a 1986 Japanese theatrical anime sci-fi comedy directed by Katsuhiko Nishijima, 83 minutes, about superhuman schoolgirl A-Ko, rival B-Ko, friend C-Ko, and an alien invasion of Graviton City; originally a Cream Lemon project, named after Jackie Chan's Project A.
Ramayana: The Legend of Prince Rama
Ramayana: The Legend of Prince Rama (ラーマーヤナ ラーマ王子伝説) is a 1992 Japan-India anime based on Valmiki's epic, directed by Yugo Sako, Koichi Sasaki, and Ram Mohan, re-released in 4K in India in 2025.
Ranma ½: Big Trouble in Nekonron, China (らんま1/2 中国寝崑崙大決戦! 掟やぶりの激闘篇!!)
Ranma ½: Big Trouble in Nekonron, China (らんま1/2 中国寝崑崙大決戦!) is the first Ranma ½ theatrical anime film, released 2 November 1991, 75 minutes, directed by Shuji Iuchi, in which Akane is kidnapped by Prince Kirin over a magic scroll.
Ranma ½: The Movie, Big Trouble in Nekonron, China
Ranma ½: The Movie, Big Trouble in Nekonron, China (らんま1/2 中国寝崑崙大決戦!) is a 1991 Studio DEEN anime film, the first Ranma ½ theatrical feature, directed by Shuji Iuchi, in which Prince Kirin kidnaps Akane over a magic scroll.
Robot Carnival (ロボットカーニバル)
Robot Carnival (ロボットカーニバル, Robotto Kānibaru) is a 1987 A.P.P.P. anime anthology film of nine robot-themed shorts, bookended by Katsuhiro Ōtomo and Atsuko Fukushima, released on VHS 21 July 1987 and first shown in the West in 1991.
Roujin Z (老人Z)
Roujin Z (老人Z) is a 1991 Japanese animated sci-fi comedy directed by Hiroyuki Kitakubo, written by Katsuhiro Otomo, about a nuclear-powered robotic nursing bed that runs amok with an 87-year-old patient; it won the Mainichi Film Concours Animation Film Award.