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Redline (レッドライン) (2009 film)
Redline (レッドライン) is a 2009 hand-drawn Madhouse racing anime, the feature directing debut of Takeshi Koike: seven years in production, 100,000 drawings, no CGI, starring Takuya Kimura, Yu Aoi, and Tadanobu Asano, released in Japan October 9, 2010.
Spirited Away (千と千尋の神隠し)
Spirited Away (千と千尋の神隠し, Sen to Chihiro no Kamikakushi) is Studio Ghibli's 2001 Hayao Miyazaki film about Chihiro working in a spirit bathhouse; Japan's then record-grossing film, Golden Bear and Oscar winner.
Summer Wars (サマーウォーズ)
Summer Wars (サマーウォーズ) is a 2009 Japanese animated film by Mamoru Hosoda, his first original feature after The Girl Who Leapt Through Time, in which math prodigy Kenji Koiso and the Jinnouchi family fight the rogue AI Love Machine in the virtual world OZ; it won the Japan Academy Prize for Best Animation Film.
Sword of the Stranger
Sword of the Stranger (ストレンヂア 無皇刃譚, Stranger: Mukou Hadan) is a 2007 Bones anime film directed by Masahiro Ando: a Sengoku-era ronin, Nanashi, guards the boy Kotaro and his dog from Ming Dynasty assassins led by Luo-Lang.
Tales from Earthsea (ゲド戦記) (film)
Tales from Earthsea (ゲド戦記, Gedo Senki) is Studio Ghibli's 2006 animated fantasy film, Goro Miyazaki's directorial debut, loosely adapting Ursula K. Le Guin's Earthsea novels; it earned 7.65 billion yen, topping 2006 Japanese films.
Tekkonkinkreet (鉄コン筋クリート) (2006 film)
Tekkonkinkreet (鉄コン筋クリート) is a 2006 Studio 4°C anime film directed by American Michael Arias, adapting Taiyo Matsumoto's manga about orphans Black and White defending Treasure Town; Venice Osella winner, Japan Academy Best Animation Film 2008.
The Garden of Words (言の葉の庭)
The Garden of Words (言の葉の庭, Kotonoha no Niwa) is Makoto Shinkai's 2013 46-minute anime film from CoMix Wave Films, released May 31, 2013 by Toho, about shoemaker-aspiring teen Takao and teacher Yukino meeting on rainy mornings in Shinjuku Gyoen.
The Girl Who Leapt Through Time (2006 film)
The Girl Who Leapt Through Time (時をかける少女, Toki o Kakeru Shōjo) is a 2006 Madhouse anime film directed by Mamoru Hosoda, adapting Yasutaka Tsutsui's novel as a sequel about high schooler Makoto Konno's time-leap ability; a word-of-mouth hit that won Sitges and Japan Academy awards.
The Place Promised in Our Early Days
The Place Promised in Our Early Days (雲のむこう、約束の場所, aka Beyond the Clouds, the Promised Place) is Makoto Shinkai's 2004, 91-minute debut feature anime from CoMix Wave Films, set in a divided alternate-history Japan where three teens promise to fly to a mysterious Union tower in Hokkaido.
The Sky Crawlers (スカイ・クロラシリーズ)
The Sky Crawlers (スカイ・クロラ) is Hiroshi Mori's novel series of five books plus a short-story collection, and Mamoru Oshii's 2008 Production I.G anime film about the Kildren, eternally adolescent pilots fighting a staged corporate war.
The Tale of the Princess Kaguya (かぐや姫の物語) (film)
The Tale of the Princess Kaguya (かぐや姫の物語) is Studio Ghibli's 2013 animated adaptation of The Tale of the Bamboo Cutter, directed by Isao Takahata: 137 minutes, watercolor style, Hisaishi score, Oscar-nominated, his final film.
The Wind Rises (風立ちぬ)
The Wind Rises (風立ちぬ) is Studio Ghibli's 2013 Hayao Miyazaki anime about Zero designer Jiro Horikoshi, blending Tatsuo Hori's 1937 novel; Japan's 2013 #1 film, Oscar-nominated.
Thermae Romae (テルマエ・ロマエ)
Thermae Romae (テルマエ・ロマエ) is Mari Yamazaki's manga about Roman bath architect Lucius Modestus time-traveling to modern Japan; adapted as a 2012 Flash anime, a 2012 hit live-action film with Hiroshi Abe, and 2022's Thermae Romae Novae.
Tokyo Godfathers (東京ゴッドファーザーズ)
Tokyo Godfathers (東京ゴッドファーザーズ) is Satoshi Kon's 2003 Madhouse anime film, also known by no other common title, in which three homeless people in Shinjuku find an abandoned baby on Christmas Eve and search Tokyo for its parents.
Trigun: Badlands Rumble (劇場版TRIGUN -Badlands Rumble-)
Trigun: Badlands Rumble (劇場版TRIGUN -Badlands Rumble-) is a 2010 Madhouse anime film directed by Satoshi Nishimura, an original story placing Vash the Stampede against thief Gasback in Macca City, set between episodes 10 and 12 of the 1998 Trigun anime.
Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust (吸血鬼ハンターD ブラッドラスト)
Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust (吸血鬼ハンターD ブラッドラスト) is a 2000 Madhouse anime film by Yoshiaki Kawajiri adapting Kikuchi's Demon Deathchase, recorded first in English, with a GKIDS 2027 HD re-release planned.
Vexille (ベクシル 2077日本鎖国)
Vexille (ベクシル 2077日本鎖国) is a 2007 Japanese 3DCG anime film by Fumihiko Sori: in 2077, US agent Vexille of SWORD infiltrates Japan, isolated since 2067 over bio and robot technology.
Welcome to the Space Show (宇宙ショーへようこそ)
Welcome to the Space Show (宇宙ショーへようこそ) is a 2010 A-1 Pictures anime film directed by Koji Masunari, written by Hideyuki Kurata: five schoolchildren and the alien Pochi tour space; premiered at Berlinale 2010, 136 minutes.
Wolf Children
Wolf Children (Ōkami Kodomo no Ame to Yuki) is a 2012 Japanese animated film by Mamoru Hosoda, the first made by Studio Chizu, about Hana raising wolf-human children Yuki and Ame; it earned 4.22 billion yen and won a Japan Academy Prize.
Yona Yona Penguin (よなよなペンギン)
Yona Yona Penguin (よなよなペンギン) is a 2009 Japanese-French full-CG animated fantasy film directed by Rintaro, produced by Madhouse and Denis Friedman Productions, premiered at Venice 2009, released in Japan December 23, 2009 by Shochiku.
Yu-Gi-Oh!: Bonds Beyond Time (10thアニバーサリー 劇場版 遊☆戯☆王 〜超融合!時空を越えた絆〜)
Yu-Gi-Oh!: Bonds Beyond Time (10thアニバーサリー 劇場版 遊☆戯☆王 〜超融合!時空を越えた絆〜), also Yu-Gi-Oh! 3D Bonds Beyond Time, is a 49-minute 2010 Japanese 3D anime film marking the TV anime's tenth anniversary, uniting Yugi, Jaden, and Yusei against Paradox.