Animation
Tenku no shiro Rapyuta (1986)

Movie: Tenkû no shiro Rapyuta (1986)

“A young boy stumbles into a mysterious girl who floats down from the sky. The girl, Sheet, was chased by pirates, army and government secret agents. In saving her life, they begin a high flying adventure that goes through all sorts of flying machine, eventually searching for Sheet’s identity in a floating castle of

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Mimi wo sumaseba (1995)

Movie: Mimi wo sumaseba (1995)

“A young girl finds that all the books she chooses in the library have been previously checked out by the same boy. Later she meets a very infuriating fellow… could it be her “friend” from the library? The boy’s grandfather has a violin sales and service shop. The boy wants to be a violin maker

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Byosoku 5 senchimetoru (2007)

Movie: Byôsoku 5 senchimêtoru (2007)

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  • Director: Makoto Shinkai
  • Release Date: 3 March 2007 (Japan)
  • Run Time: Japan:63 min (original version)
  • Country: Japan
  • Genre: Animation , Drama , Romance

Tagline: A chain of short stories about their distance

Trivia: Four months to the day after the DVD release in America, ADV Films announced they were discontinuing release of the film.

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Tonari no Totoro (1988)

Movie: Tonari no Totoro (1988)

“Two young girls, Satsuke and her younger sister Mei, move into a house in the country with their father to be closer to their hospitalized mother. Satsuke and Mei discover that the nearby forest is inhabited by magical creatures called Totoros (pronounced toe-toe-ro). They soon befriend these Totoros, and have several magical adventures. Written by

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Mind Game (2004)

Movie: Mind Game (2004)

“The film follows Nishi, a loser who has a crush on his childhood girlfriend. After an encounter with the Japanese mafia, the film follows Nishi as he journeys to heaven and back, and ends up trapped in an even more unlikely place. Nishi (and some friends) attempt to break out of their trap, and discover what

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Toy Story (1995)

Movie: Toy Story (1995)

“A little boy named Andy loves to be in his room, playing with his toys, especially his doll named “Woody”. But, what do the toys do when Andy is not with them, they come to life. Woody believes that he has life (as a toy) good. However, he must worry about Andy’s family moving, and what

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The Incredibles (2004)

Movie: The Incredibles (2004)

“Mr. Incredible (A.K.A. Bob Parr), and his wife Helen (A.K.A. Elastigirl), are the world’s greatest famous crime-fighting superheroes in Metroville. Always saving lives and battling evil on a daily basis. But fifteen years later, they have been forced to adopt civilian identities and retreat to the suburbs where they have no choice but to retire of

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Hotaru no haka (1988)

Movie: Hotaru no haka (1988)

“Setsuko and Seita are brother and sister living in wartime Japan. After their mother is killed in an air raid they find a temporary home with relatives. Having quarreled with their aunt they leave the city and make their home in an abandoned shelter. While their father’s destiny who was a soldier is unknown the

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Coraline (2009)

Movie: Coraline (2009)

“A young girl walks through a secret door in her new home and discovers an alternate version of her life. On the surface, this parallel reality is eerily similar to her real life – only much better. But when her adventure turns dangerous, and her counterfeit parents (including Other Mother) try to keep her forever, Coraline must

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Sen to Chihiro no kamikakushi (2001)

Movie: Sen to Chihiro no kamikakushi (2001)

“Chihiro and her family are on their way to their new house in the suburbs when her father decides to take a shortcut along a lonely-looking dirt road. After getting out of the car and walking along a path for a while, they discover an open-air restaurant filled with food but with no

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