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First Squad: The Moment of Truth
First Squad: The Moment of Truth (Первый отряд) is a 2009 Japan-Russia-Canada animated film by Studio 4°C and Molot Entertainment about Soviet teen psychics fighting Nazi occultists on the WWII Eastern Front.
From Up on Poppy Hill (コクリコ坂から)
From Up on Poppy Hill (コクリコ坂から, Kokurikozaka kara) is Studio Ghibli's 2011 animated drama directed by Goro Miyazaki, scripted by Hayao Miyazaki and Keiko Niwa from a 1980 manga, set in 1963 Yokohama, released July 16, 2011 by Toho.
Genius Party (ジーニアス・パーティ)
Genius Party (ジーニアス・パーティ) is a 2007 STUDIO4℃ omnibus anime film of seven original shorts by Fukushima, Kawamori, Yuasa, Watanabe and others, released July 7, 2007 by Nikkatsu, followed by Genius Party Beyond (2008).
Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence (イノセンス)
Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence (イノセンス) is Mamoru Oshii's 2004 Production I.G anime sequel to Ghost in the Shell, set in 2032, following cyborg Batou investigating murderous gynoids; first Japanese anime in Cannes competition, Japan SF Grand Prize winner, 4K re-release 2025.
Gintama: The Movie (劇場版 銀魂 新訳紅桜篇)
Gintama: The Movie (劇場版 銀魂 新訳紅桜篇), also Gekijōban Gintama: Shin'yaku Benizakura-hen, is Sunrise's 2010 animated film retelling the Benizakura arc, directed by Shinji Takamatsu, released April 24, 2010 by Warner Bros., grossing ¥1.07 billion in Japan.
Gintama: The Movie—Be Forever Yorozuya
Gintama: The Movie—Be Forever Yorozuya (劇場版銀魂 完結篇 万事屋よ永遠なれ) is a 2013 Sunrise anime film, the second Gintama movie, an original Sorachi Hideaki story in which Gintoki visits a ruined future Edo; it grossed about ¥1.7 billion.
Hal (ハル) (2013 film)
Hal (ハル) is a 2013 Japanese animated romance-science fiction film, WIT Studio's first theatrical work, directed by Ryotaro Makihara, about robot Q01 becoming Robo-Hal to comfort grieving Kurumi in near-future Kyoto.
Hellsing Ultimate
Hellsing Ultimate (ヘルシング アルティメット), also called the Hellsing OVA, is a 10-episode 2006–2012 anime adaptation of Kouta Hirano's Hellsing manga by Satelight, Madhouse, and Graphinica, faithful to the manga unlike the 2001 Gonzo TV series.
Howl's Moving Castle (ハウルの動く城) (film)
Howl's Moving Castle (ハウルの動く城, Hauru no Ugoku Shiro) is Studio Ghibli's 2004 Miyazaki fantasy film adapted from Diana Wynne Jones's novel, about cursed hatmaker Sophie, wizard Howl, and Calcifer; ¥19.6 billion Japan gross, Oscar-nominated.
Inuyasha the Movie: Affections Touching Across Time (犬夜叉 時代を越える想い)
Inuyasha the Movie: Affections Touching Across Time (犬夜叉 時代を越える想い) is the first Inuyasha theatrical film, released December 15, 2001 by Toho; a 100-minute original story directed by Toshiya Shinohara in which Inuyasha and Kagome fight the continental demon Menomaru.
Jin-Roh: The Wolf Brigade (人狼)
Jin-Roh: The Wolf Brigade (人狼) is a 1999 Japanese animated political thriller directed by Hiroyuki Okiura, written by Mamoru Oshii, produced by Bandai Visual and Production I.G, set in German-occupied alternate postwar Japan, released in Japan 3 June 2000, and remade in Korea in 2018.
Kara no Kyoukai: The Garden of Sinners Chapter 1
Kara no Kyoukai: The Garden of Sinners Chapter 1, Fukan Fuukei (Overlooking View), is a 2007 48-minute ufotable anime film directed by Ei Aoki, adapting Kinoko Nasu's novel; Shiki Ryougi investigates schoolgirl suicides with her Mystic Eyes of Death Perception.
King of Thorn (いばらの王 king of Thorn)
King of Thorn (Ibara no Ō, いばらの王) is a 2010 Sunrise anime film directed by Kazuyoshi Katayama, adapting Yuji Iwahara's manga about Medusa-virus survivors waking in a thorn-covered Scottish cold sleep facility.
List of One Piece films
The One Piece films are a series of theatrical anime features produced by Toei Animation, based on Eiichiro Oda's manga, with the first released in 2000.
Lupin the Third vs. Detective Conan: The Movie
Lupin the Third vs. Detective Conan: The Movie (ルパン三世vs名探偵コナン THE MOVIE) is a 2013 Toho-distributed anime crossover film directed by Hajime Kamegaki, sequel to the 2009 TV special, grossing over ¥4.23 billion.
Macross Frontier: The False Songstress
Macross Frontier: The False Songstress is a 2009 Japanese animated film, the first of two theatrical retellings of the Macross Frontier TV series, directed by Shôji Kawamori.
Mai Mai Miracle (マイマイ新子と千年の魔法)
Mai Mai Miracle (マイマイ新子と千年の魔法) is a 2009 Madhouse anime film directed by Sunao Katabuchi, adapted from Nobuko Takagi's autobiographical novel, about a 1950s Yamaguchi girl imagining her town 1,000 years earlier.
Metropolis (メトロポリス) (2001 film)
Metropolis (メトロポリス) is a 2001 Japanese anime film directed by Rintaro, scripted by Katsuhiro Otomo from Osamu Tezuka's 1949 manga, animated by Madhouse, released by Toho; detective Kenichi and Tima in a divided robot-human city.
Mind Game (film)
Mind Game (マインド・ゲーム, Maindo Gēmu) is a 2004 Japanese experimental animated film by Masaaki Yuasa, his Studio 4°C feature debut, adapted from Robin Nishi's manga; it won the 2004 Japan Media Arts Festival Grand Prize and reached US audiences via GKIDS in 2018.
My Neighbors the Yamadas (ホーホケキョ となりの山田くん)
My Neighbors the Yamadas (Hōhokekyo Tonari no Yamada-kun) is a 1999 Studio Ghibli anime comedy by Isao Takahata, adapted from Hisaichi Ishii's yonkoma manga Nono-chan; Ghibli's first fully digital film, watercolor style, ¥1.55 billion box office.
Naruto Shippuden the Movie: Blood Prison
Naruto Shippuden the Movie: Blood Prison (劇場版 NARUTO ブラッド・プリズン) is the 2011 eighth Naruto theatrical film, directed by Masahiko Murata, in which Naruto is framed and imprisoned in Hozuki Castle with his chakra sealed.
Naruto the Movie: Ninja Clash in the Land of Snow (劇場版 NARUTO -ナルト- 大活劇!雪姫忍法帖だってばよ!!)
Naruto the Movie: Ninja Clash in the Land of Snow (劇場版 NARUTO 大活劇!雪姫忍法帖だってばよ!!) is the first theatrical Naruto anime film, released by Toho in Japan on 21 August 2004. Directed by Tensai Okamura, it follows Team 7 escorting actress Yukie Fujikaze to the Land of Snow against Doto Kazahana.
Oblivion Island: Haruka and the Magic Mirror (ホッタラケの島 〜遥と魔法の鏡〜)
Oblivion Island: Haruka and the Magic Mirror (ホッタラケの島 〜遥と魔法の鏡〜) is a 2009 Japanese full-CG animated fantasy by Shinsuke Sato and Production I.G for Fuji TV's 50th anniversary, following 16-year-old Haruka into a world of forgotten items to recover her late mother's hand mirror from the Baron.
One Piece Film: Strong World (ONE PIECE FILM STRONG WORLD)
One Piece Film: Strong World (ONE PIECE FILM STRONG WORLD, ワンピース フィルム ストロングワールド) is the 10th One Piece theatrical anime film, released December 12, 2009. Directed by Sakai Munehisa with an original story by creator Eiichiro Oda, it earned 4.8 billion yen in Japan and features the legendary pirate Shiki.
One Piece: The Movie
One Piece: The Movie (ワンピース) is the first Toei theatrical One Piece film, released March 4, 2000, a 50-minute non-canon East Blue adventure in which Luffy's four-member crew chases Woonan's gold against the sound-voiced pirate El Drago.
Origin: Spirits of the Past (銀色の髪のアギト)
Directed by Keiichi Sugiyama, Origin: Spirits of the Past (Gin'iro no Kami no Agito) is a 95-minute Japanese science fiction film produced by GONZO and released in 2006.
Paprika (パプリカ) (2006 film)
Paprika (パプリカ) is Satoshi Kon's 2006 Madhouse anime adaptation of Yasutaka Tsutsui's novel, about a stolen dream-entering device, screened in competition at Venice and Kon's final completed feature.
Ponyo (崖の上のポニョ)
Ponyo (Gake no ue no Ponyo) is a 2008 Japanese animated fantasy film by Hayao Miyazaki and Studio Ghibli about a goldfish princess who wants to become human.
Ponyo on the Cliff by the Sea
Ponyo on the Cliff by the Sea (崖の上のポニョ) is a 2008 Studio Ghibli animated fantasy by Hayao Miyazaki, released July 19, 2008 by Toho; a fish girl's stolen magic floods a seaside town, and the film topped Japan's 2008 box office.
Professor Layton and the Eternal Diva (レイトン教授と永遠の歌姫)
Professor Layton and the Eternal Diva (レイトン教授と永遠の歌姫) is a 2009 Toho anime film, the first feature film based on the Level-5 Nintendo DS puzzle game series, directed by Masakazu Hashimoto with an original story about a puzzle game for eternal life.