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Movies by Lists - 150 Great Anime Movies (109 [153])
TitleYearDirectorGenreRatingRuntimeAdded
5 Centimeters Per Second [Byôsoku 5 senchimêtor]Told in three interconnected segments, we follow a young man named Takaki through his life as cruel winters, cold technology, and finally, adult obligations and responsibility converge to test the delicate petals of love.2007Makoto ShinkaiAnimation, Drama, Family, Romance7.6 (55.6K votes)6320211228
AkiraA secret military project endangers Neo-Tokyo when it turns a biker gang member into a rampaging psychic psychopath who can only be stopped by a teenager, his gang of biker friends and a group of psychics.1988Katsuhiro Ôtomo (*)Animation, Action, Drama, Fantasy, Sci-Fi, Thriller8.0 (178.1K votes)12420211228
Angel's Egg [Tenshi no tamago]A mysterious young girl wanders a desolate, otherworldly landscape, carrying a large egg.1985Mamoru OshiiAnimation, Drama, Fantasy, Mystery, Sci-Fi7.7 (8.6K votes)7120211228
Animatrix, TheA collection of nine short films featuring stories related to The Matrix (1999).2003Peter Chung, Andrew R. Jones, Yoshiaki Kawajiri, Takeshi Koike, Mahiro MaedaAnimation, Action, Sci-Fi7.4 (76.8K votes)10020211228
Appleseed [Appurushîdo]In a vast futuristic city, built on the ashes of the third world war, a police officer and her cyborg partner fight terrorism.1988Kazuyoshi KatayamaAnimation, Action, Crime, Drama, Sci-Fi6.3 (3K votes)7120240511
Appleseed Ex MachinaWith Brialeos convalescing after a mission, Deunan is assigned a new and remarkably familiar partner as a strange wave of terrorist attacks plague Olympus.2007Shinji AramakiAnimation, Action, Adventure, Drama, Family, Sci-Fi, Thriller, War7.1 (9.6K votes)10520211228
Barefoot Gen [Hadashi no Gen]A powerful statement against war, Barefoot Gen is a disturbing story about the effect of the atomic bomb on a boy's life and the lives of the Japanese people.1983Mori MasakiAnimation, Biography, Drama, History, War8.0 (7.9K votes)8320220731
Battle Angel [Gunnm]In a distant future, a the young cyborg Gally is found on a scrapheap by the Cyberdoctor Daisuke Ido, who rebuilds her and becomes her surrogate father.1993Hiroshi FukutomiAnimation, Action, Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller7.2 (5.4K votes)020220731
Belladonna of Sadness [Kanashimi no Beradonn]After being raped by an evil feudal lord and subsequently getting banished from her village, a peasant girl makes a pact with the Devil to gain magical powers and take her revenge.1973Eiichi YamamotoAnimation, Drama, Fantasy7.4 (5.5K votes)8620211228
Berserk The Golden Age Arc II - The Battle for DoldreyFor three years, Guts believed his mission was to pursue Griffith's dream together with him. But in order to become Griffith's equal and truly be called his friend, Guts realizes he will have to leave the Band of the Hawk. At the sam2012Toshiyuki KubookaAnimation, Action, Adventure, Drama, Fantasy, Horror7.7 (10.2K votes)9520220423
Berserk The Golden Age Arc III AdventA year has passed since Guts parted ways with Griffith. The Band of the Hawk is plotting a rescue mission to save Griffith who is confined to prison.2013Toshiyuki KubookaAnimation, Action, Adventure, Drama, Fantasy, Horror7.8 (9.9K votes)11020220423
Black Magic M-66 [Burakku Majikku M-66]A freelance reporter discovers that two killer androids are running loose and have a little girl for a kill target.1987Hiroyuki Kitakubo, Shirow MasamuneAnimation, Action, Sci-Fi, Thriller6.4 (1.3K votes)4820240820
Blood - The Last VampireSaya is a Japanese vampire slayer whose next mission is in a high school on a US military base in 1960s Japan, where she poses as a student. She uses a katana/samurai sword to kill vampires.2000Hiroyuki KitakuboAnimation, Action, Horror6.6 (13.1K votes)4820220912
Boy and the Beast, The [Bakemono no Ko]When a young orphaned boy living on the streets of Shibuya stumbles upon a fantastic world of beasts, he's taken in by a gruff warrior beast looking for an apprentice.2015Mamoru HosodaAnimation, Action, Adventure, Drama, Fantasy7.6 (22.8K votes)11920211228
Castle in the SkyA young boy and a girl with a magic crystal must race against pirates and foreign agents in a search for a legendary floating castle.1986Hayao Miyazaki (*)Animation, Adventure, Family, Fantasy8.0 (160.6K votes)12520211228
Castle Of Cagliostro, TheA dashing thief, his gang of desperadoes and an intrepid cop struggle to free a princess from an evil count, and learn the secret of a treasure that she holds part of the key to.1979Hayao Miyazaki (*)Animation, Action, Adventure, Fantasy7.6 (29.7K votes)10220211228
Cat Returns, theAfter helping a cat, a seventeen-year-old girl finds herself involuntarily engaged to a cat Prince in a magical world where her only hope of freedom lies with a dapper cat statuette come to life.2002Hiroyuki MoritaAnimation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Romance7.2 (54.1K votes)7520211228
Children Who Chase Lost Voices [Hoshi o ou kodomo]A coming of age story involving young love and a mysterious music, coming from a crystal radio left as a memento by an absent father, that leads a young heroine deep into a hidden world.2011Makoto ShinkaiAnimation, Adventure, Drama, Fantasy7.1 (15.3K votes)11620220731
Chinese Ghost Story, A - The Tsui Hark Animation [Xiao Qian]A young man falls in love with a ghost and must avoid a variety of ghostbusters out to eliminate her and each other.1997Andrew ChanAnimation, Adventure, Fantasy, Horror, Romance6.5 (844 votes)8420231101
Colorful [Karafuru]A sinful spirit is granted the opportunity to prove worthy for rebirth, inhabiting the body of a student who killed himself.2010Keiichi HaraAnimation, Drama, Fantasy, Mystery7.4 (6.8K votes)12620231001
Cowboy Bebop - The MovieA terrorist explosion releases a deadly virus on the masses, and it's up the bounty-hunting Bebop crew to catch the cold-blooded culprit.2001Shin'ichirô Watanabe, Tensai Okamura, Hiroyuki Okiura, Yoshiyuki TakeiAnimation, Action, Crime, Drama, Sci-Fi7.9 (47K votes)11520211228
Dead Leaves [Deddo ribusu]Two aliens awaken on Earth with no recollection of their past and embark on a devastating crime spree but are sent to an infamous lunar penitentiary named Dead Leaves.2004Hiroyuki ImaishiAnimation, Action, Adventure, Comedy, Sci-Fi7.1 (4.3K votes)5520231013
Disappearance of Haruhi Suzumiya, The [Suzumiya Haruhi no shôshitsu]A week before Christmas, Kyon wakes up in a world where the SOS Brigade doesn't exist. Mikuru and Yuki don't recognize him, and Haruhi and Itsuki seem to have vanished.2010Tatsuya Ishihara, Yasuhiro TakemotoAnimation, Drama, Family, Mystery, Romance, Sci-Fi8.0 (7.7K votes)16220230806
Evangelion 1.0 - You Are Not AloneThe fate of the world is threatened by seemingly monstrous entities known as Angels. NERV is an organisation set up to counter this threat and it is up to young pilots to protect Earth but exactly what are the real motives behind NER2007Masayuki, Kazuya Tsurumaki, Hideaki AnnoAnimation, Action, Drama, Sci-Fi7.7 (22.4K votes)9820211228
Final FantasyA scientist makes a last stand on Earth with the help of a ragtag team of soldiers against an invasion of alien phantoms.2001Hironobu Sakaguchi, Motonori SakakibaraAnimation, Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Romance, Sci-Fi6.4 (81.5K votes)10620211228
Fist of the North Star - New Saviour Legend [Shin kyûseishu densetsu Hokuto no Ken - Raô den - Jun'ai no shô]A practitioner of the deadly martial art "Hokuto Shinken" allies with two children and an expert in "Nanto Suicho-Ken" to fight against the rivals who kidnapped his lover and threaten the prosperity of mankind.1986Toyoo AshidaAnimation, Action, Drama, Fantasy7.3 (6.6K votes)11020211228
From Up On Poppy HillA group of Yokohama teens look to save their school's clubhouse from the wrecking ball in preparations for the 1964 Tokyo Olympics.2011Gorô MiyazakiAnimation, Comedy, Drama, Family, Romance7.4 (41.2K votes)9120211228
Fullmetal Alchemist the Movie_ Conqueror of Shamballa [Gekijô-ban hagane no renkinjutsushi_ Shanbara wo yuku mono]Edward Elric, an alchemist from an alternate world, races to prevent the Thule Society from harnessing alchemy to wage war on his home.2005Seiji MizushimaAnimation, Action, Adventure, Drama, Fantasy7.3 (12K votes)10520240214
Garden of Sinners, The - Paradox Spiral [Gekijô ban Kara no kyôkai_ Dai go shô - Mujun rasen]A teenage demon hunter uses her mystical powers to investigate supernatural events.2008Takayuki HiraoAnimation, Action, Crime, Drama, Horror, Mystery, Thriller7.9 (2.1K votes)11420240210
Gauche The CellistA cellist in a small orchestra receives help from animals to help him practice his music.1982Isao TakahataAnimation, Fantasy, Music7.0 (1.5K votes)6020211228
Ghost in the Shell 2 - Innocence [Innocence]In the year 2032, Batô, a cyborg detective for the anti-terrorist unit Public Security Section 9, investigates the case of a female robot--one created solely for sexual pleasure--who slaughtered her owner.2004Mamoru OshiiAnimation, Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller7.4 (39.7K votes)10020231001
Ghost In The Shell.A cyborg policewoman and her partner hunt a mysterious and powerful hacker called the Puppet Master.1995Mamoru OshiiAnimation, Action, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller8.0 (138.3K votes)8320211228
Giovanni's Island [Jobanni no shima]A dramatic yet heart-warming story of cross-cultural friendship among children in the aftermath of WWII, presented by Tokyo-based award-winning animation studio Production I.G. Based on true events.2014Mizuho NishikuboAnimation, Drama, History, War7.4 (2K votes)10220211228
Girl Who Leapt Through Time, The [Toki o kakeru shôjo]A high-school girl named Makoto acquires the power to travel back in time, and decides to use it for her own personal benefits. Little does she know that she is affecting the lives of others just as much as she is her own.2006Mamoru HosodaAnimation, Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Family, Fantasy, Mystery, Romance, Sci-Fi7.7 (64.3K votes)9820211228
Golgo 13 - The ProfessionalAfter killing the son of a powerful oil tycoon, an infamous hit-man becomes the target of American soldiers and superhuman killers.1983Osamu DezakiAnimation, Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller6.8 (3K votes)9120211228
Grave of the FirefliesA young boy and his little sister struggle to survive in Japan during World War II.1988Isao TakahataAnimation, Drama, War8.5 (260.2K votes)8920211228
Gundam Wing - The Movie - Endless Waltz [Shin Kido Senki Gundam Wing Endless Waltz]After Colony 196, Treize Kushrenada is dead and the 5 young soldiers known as the Gundam pilots have brought peace between Earth and the Colonies through Operation me. Now they move on with their lives and their Gundams are being ...1998Yasunao Aoki, Nana HaradaAnimation, Action, Drama, Sci-Fi7.7 (2.7K votes)9020240820
Gyo - Tokyo Fish Attack [Gyo]The friends Kaori, Erika and Aki are on a vacation to celebrate their upcoming graduation, when suddenly an infestation of mysterious walking fish forces them to reevaluate everything they care about in order to stay alive.2012Takayuki HiraoAnimation, Horror5.5 (1.8K votes)7020231001
Highlander The Search For VengeanceAn anime continuation of the HIGHLANDER saga, following immortal Colin MacLeod's quest for revenge in the future.2007Yoshiaki Kawajiri, Takuji EndoAnimation, Action, Fantasy, Romance, Sci-Fi6.8 (3.7K votes)8520211228
Horus - Prince of the Sun [Taiyô no ôji Horusu no daibôken]A boy with a mythical sword wants to protect a Norse village from an evil ice wizard and his minions, who destroyed his family's village. However, the villagers don't fully trust him and a mysterious girl with a dark secret befriends1968Isao TakahataAnimation, Action, Adventure, Drama, Family, Fantasy6.6 (2.2K votes)8220211228
Howl's Moving CastleWhen an unconfident young woman is cursed with an old body by a spiteful witch, her only chance of breaking the spell lies with a self-indulgent yet insecure young wizard and his companions in his legged, walking castle.2004Hayao Miyazaki (*)Animation, Adventure, Family, Fantasy8.2 (369.3K votes)11920211228
In This Corner of the World [Kono sekai no katasumi ni]Set in Hiroshima during World War II, an eighteen-year-old girl gets married and now has to prepare food for her family despite the rationing and lack of supplies. As she struggles with the daily loss of life's amenities she still ha2016Sunao KatabuchiAnimation, Drama, Family, History, War7.8 (10.2K votes)12920211228
Jin Roh The Wolf BrigadeA traumatized member of an elite para-military police force falls for the sister of a female terrorist courier who died in front of him on duty.1999Hiroyuki OkiuraAnimation, Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller7.4 (16.4K votes)10220211228
Kiki's Delivery ServiceA young witch, on her mandatory year of independent life, finds fitting into a new community difficult while she supports herself by running an air courier service.1989Hayao Miyazaki (*)Animation, Family, Fantasy7.9 (136.9K votes)10320211228
KiteA young girl, orphaned at an early age, carries out assassinations at the behest of her mentor.1998Yasuomi Umetsu, Yûki Iwai, Keizô KusakawaAnimation, Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller6.6 (5.4K votes)120240820
Kizumonogatari Part 1 - Tekketsu [Kizumonogatari I_ Tekketsu-hen]Follows Araragi's encounter with the vampire Kiss-shot Acerola-orion Heart-under-blade and his journey back into humanity from being a vampire.2016Tatsuya Oishi, Akiyuki ShinbôAnimation, Action, Comedy, Fantasy, Horror, Mystery, Romance7.3 (3.5K votes)6420231213
Kizumonogatari Part 2 - Nekketsu [Kizumonogatari II_ Nekketsu-hen]In the spring of his second year of high school, Koyomi Araragi met the beautiful vampire Kiss-shot Acerola-orion Heart-under-blade. Koyomi saved Kiss-shot, who was on the verge of death with all four of her limbs cut off, but onl...2016Tatsuya Oishi, Akiyuki ShinbôAnimation, Action, Drama, Horror7.6 (3.1K votes)6820231213
Kizumonogatari Part 3 - Reiketsu [Kizumonogatari III - Reiketsu-hen]Part 3 of Kizumonogatari (Wound Tale) trilogy, based on a light novel by Nisio Isin.2017Tatsuya Oishi, Akiyuki ShinbôAnimation, Action, Drama, Fantasy, Horror7.9 (3.1K votes)8320231213
Little Nemo - Adventures in Slumberland [Little Nemo]Each night, young Nemo goes to Slumberland and has adventures and befriends the king of Slumberland, Morpheus. But one night Nemo discovers Nightmare Land, and the evil nightmare king, throwing Slumberland and Nemo himself into da...1989Masami Hata, Masanori Hata, William T. HurtzAnimation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Musical7.1 (8.3K votes)8520240416
MemoriesAn animated science fiction anthology from the visionary anime director, Katsuhiro Otomo.1995Amber Lee Connors, Kôji Morimoto, Tensai Okamura, Katsuhiro ÔtomoAnimation, Sci-Fi, Thriller7.6 (17.4K votes)11320211228
MetropolisKenichi and his uncle Shunsaku Ban must find the mystery behind robot girl Tima.2001RintaroAnimation, Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi7.2 (21.1K votes)10820211228
Millennium Actress [Sennen joyû]A TV interviewer and his cameraman meet a former actress and travel through her memories and career.2001Satoshi KonAnimation, Drama, Fantasy, Romance7.9 (26.4K votes)8720211228
Mind GameAfter a deadly encounter with two yakuza, a loser with a crush on his childhood girlfriend goes to heaven and back, embarking on a psychedelic self-discovery experience with her and his friends.2004Masaaki Yuasa, Kôji MorimotoAnimation, Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Mystery, Romance7.7 (9.5K votes)10320220723
Momotaro, Sacred Sailors [Momotarô - Umi no shinpei]This animated film--Japan's first--was a propaganda piece made to show the Japanese public how the Japanese military had achieved such decisive victories in the South Pacific. It tells the story of young Japanese boys from their scho1945Mitsuyo SeoAnimation, Adventure, Family, Musical, War5.6 (298 votes)7420211228
My Neighbor TotoroWhen two girls move to the country to be near their ailing mother, they have adventures with the wondrous forest spirits who live nearby.1988Hayao Miyazaki (*)Animation, Comedy, Family, Fantasy8.2 (320.1K votes)8620211228
My Neighbors the YamadasThe life and misadventures of a family in contemporary Japan.1999Isao TakahataAnimation, Comedy, Family7.2 (13.6K votes)10420211228
Nausicaa of the Valley of the WindWarrior and pacifist Princess Nausicaä desperately struggles to prevent two warring nations from destroying themselves and their dying planet.1984Hayao Miyazaki (*)Animation, Adventure, Sci-Fi8.1 (163.7K votes)11720211228
Neo Tokyo [Meikyû monogatari]A trilogy of separate stories. In "Labyrinth labyrinthos", a girl and her cat enter a strange world. In "Running Man", a racer takes on the ultimate opponent. In "Construction Cancellation Order", a man must shut down worker robots.1987Yoshiaki Kawajiri, Rintaro, Katsuhiro ÔtomoAnimation, Adventure, Fantasy, Horror, Sci-Fi7.1 (3.5K votes)5020211228
Neon Genesis Evangelion - The End of Evangelion [Shin seiki Evangelion Gekijô-ban_ Air_Magokoro]Concurrent theatrical ending of the TV series Neon Genesis Evangelion (1995).1997Hideaki Anno, Kazuya TsurumakiAnimation, Action, Drama, Sci-Fi8.1 (60.7K votes)8720231001
Night Is Short, Walk on Girl [Yoru wa mijikashi aruke yo otome]In this comedy about one epic night in Kyoto, a college sophomore goes on a series of surreal encounters with the local nightlife, all the while unaware of the romantic longings of her classmate Senpai.2017Masaaki YuasaAnimation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Romance7.6 (4.7K votes)9220211228
Night on the Galactic RailroadTwo kittens go on a metaphysical journey on a magical railroad train.1985Gisaburô Sugii, Arlen TarlofskyAnimation, Adventure, Drama, Family, Fantasy, Mystery7.1 (1.9K votes)11320211228
Ninja Scroll - The MovieA vagabond swordsman is aided by a beautiful ninja girl and a crafty spy in confronting a demonic clan of killers - with a ghost from his past as their leader - who are bent on overthrowing the Tokugawa Shogunate.1993Yoshiaki KawajiriAnimation, Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Thriller7.9 (36.5K votes)9420211228
Ninja Scroll [Jûbê Ninpûchô]A vagabond swordsman is aided by a beautiful ninja girl and a crafty spy in confronting a demonic clan of killers - with a ghost from his past as their leader - who are bent on overthrowing the Tokugawa Shogunate.1993Yoshiaki KawajiriAnimation, Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Thriller7.9 (36.5K votes)9420211228
Ocean Waves [Umi ga kikoeru]As a young man returns home after his first year away at college he recalls his senior year of high school and the iron-willed, big city girl that turned his world upside down.1993Tomomi MochizukiAnimation, Drama, Romance6.7 (15.7K votes)7620211228
One Thousand and One Nights [Sen'ya ichiya monogatari]The incredible and often tragic adventures of Aladdin as he travels through the Middle East in search of love, fortune, and power.1969Eiichi YamamotoAnimation, Action, Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Romance6.6 (641 votes)12820211228
Only YesterdayA twenty-seven-year-old office worker travels to the countryside while reminiscing about her childhood in Tokyo.1991Isao TakahataAnimation, Drama, Romance7.6 (30.6K votes)11820211228
Origin - Spirits of the Past [Gin-iro no kami no Agito]It is 300 years into the future. Earth's environment had been devastated by mankind's own foolish plans and humankind is beleaguered by the sentient forests which they have awoken. The world balance is tipped when a young boy name...2006Keiichi SugiyamaAnimation, Adventure, Drama, Family, Fantasy, Sci-Fi6.3 (4.8K votes)9420231001
PaprikaWhen a machine that allows therapists to enter their patients' dreams is stolen, all hell breaks loose. Only a young female therapist, Paprika, can stop it.2006Satoshi KonAnimation, Drama, Fantasy, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller7.7 (78.9K votes)9020211228
Patlabor - The MovieThe screwball cops of Special Vehicles Section 2 Division 2 must investigate and stop a spree of rampaging construction robots.1989Mamoru OshiiAnimation, Action, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller7.1 (4.9K votes)10020211228
Patlabor 2 The MovieWhen a terrorist attack is blamed on the Air Force, Special Vehicle Unit 2 gets caught in the middle of a growing political conflict.1993Mamoru OshiiAnimation, Action, Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller7.6 (4K votes)11320211228
Perfect Blue [Pafekuto buru]A pop singer gives up her career to become an actress, but she slowly goes insane when she starts being stalked by an obsessed fan and what seems to be a ghost of her past.1997Satoshi KonAnimation, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller8.0 (69K votes)8120211228
Place Promised in Our Early Days, The [Kumo no mukô, yakusoku no basho]In an alternate postwar timeline, Japan is divided into the Union-controlled North and the US-controlled South.2004Makoto Shinkai, Yoshio SuzukiAnimation, Drama, Romance, Sci-Fi6.9 (15.3K votes)9020240614
Pom PokoA community of magical shape-shifting raccoon dogs struggle to prevent their forest home from being destroyed by urban development.1994Isao TakahataAnimation, Comedy, Drama, Family, Fantasy7.3 (28.5K votes)11920211228
PonyoA five-year-old boy develops a relationship with Ponyo, a young goldfish princess who longs to become a human after falling in love with him.2008Hayao Miyazaki (*)Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy7.7 (136.6K votes)10120211228
Porco RossoIn 1930s Italy, a veteran World War I pilot is cursed to look like an anthropomorphic pig.1992Hayao Miyazaki (*)Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy7.7 (85.4K votes)9420211228
Princess MononokeOn a journey to find the cure for a Tatarigami's curse, Ashitaka finds himself in the middle of a war between the forest gods and Tatara, a mining colony. In this quest he also meets San, the Mononoke Hime.1997Hayao Miyazaki (*)Animation, Action, Adventure, Fantasy8.4 (374.2K votes)13420211228
RedlineA story about the most popular racing event in the galaxy, the Redline, and the various racers who compete in it.2009Takeshi KoikeAnimation, Action, Sci-Fi, Sport7.5 (13.3K votes)10220211228
Robot Carnival [Robotto kânibaru]A collection of short stories, made by different animators with "robot" as the working title.1987Atsuko Fukushima, Hiroyuki Kitakubo, Hiroyuki Kitazume, Kôji Morimoto, Takashi NakamuraAnimation, Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Sci-Fi6.8 (2.4K votes)9020220414
Roujin Z [Rôjin Z]A compassionate young nurse is determined to help an elderly invalid strapped to a revolutionary health care bed but there are unexpected consequences.1991Hiroyuki KitakuboAnimation, Comedy, Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller6.9 (2.6K votes)8020211228
Secret World of Arietty, The [Kari-gurashi no Arietti]The Clock family are four-inch-tall people who live anonymously in another family's residence, borrowing simple items to make their home. Life changes for the Clocks when their teenage daughter, Arrietty, is discovered.2010Hiromasa YonebayashiAnimation, Adventure, Drama, Family, Fantasy7.6 (88.5K votes)9420211228
Short PeaceA traveler is confronted by spirits in an abandoned shrine; a story of honor and firefighting in ancient Japan; a white bear defends the royal family from a monstrous red demon; ragtag soldiers battle a robotic force in futuristic...2013Hiroaki Andô, Hajime Katoki, Kôji Morimoto, Shûhei Morita, Katsuhiro ÔtomoAnimation, Fantasy, Sci-Fi6.8 (1.9K votes)7220240722
Silent Voice, A [Koe no Katachi]A young man is ostracized by his classmates after he bullies a deaf girl to the point where she moves away. Years later, he sets off on a path for redemption.2016Naoko YamadaAnimation, Drama8.2 (69.6K votes)13020211228
Sky Blue [Wonderful Days]2142: Pollution and climate change wiped out most of Earth's population. Ecoban city is built to withstand this. Suppression results in revolt. A childhood couple find each other as adults on opposing sides.2003Moon-saeng KimAnimation, Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Sci-Fi6.7 (9.2K votes)8620211228
Spirited AwayDuring her family's move to the suburbs, a sullen 10-year-old girl wanders into a world ruled by gods, witches, and spirits, and where humans are changed into beasts.2001Hayao Miyazaki (*)Animation, Adventure, Family, Fantasy, Mystery8.6 (715.3K votes)12520211228
SprigganAn elite superhuman agent must stop a foreign military unit from seizing control of an ancient artifact that holds the key to ultimate power.1998Hirotsugu Kawasaki, Katsuhiro ÔtomoAnimation, Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi, Thriller6.6 (3.8K votes)9020211228
Steamboy [Suchîmubôi]In 1860s Britain, a boy inventor finds himself caught in the middle of a deadly conflict over a revolutionary advance in steam power.2004Shinji Takagi, Katsuhiro ÔtomoAnimation, Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Sci-Fi, Thriller6.8 (18.5K votes)12620240116
sukidoji Legend Of The Overfiend The relative coexistence of the human world, demon world and beast world is soon to be disrupted by The Overfiend, an immensely powerful demon who'll be reborn after 3000 years to remake the world to his own liking.1989Hideki TakayamaAnimation, Action, Fantasy, Horror, Romance6.4 (3.2K votes)10820211228
Summer Days with Coo [Kappa no Kû to natsuyasumi]A boy befriends an orphaned water spirit, or Kappa, he found dried up and buried in a riverbank. He and his family help the creature adjust to life in the modern world.2007Keiichi HaraAnimation, Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Fantasy7.4 (2.1K votes)13820231001
Sword of the StrangerA swordsman from a strange land is caught in a struggle between morality, righteousness, and devotion as he reluctantly agrees to take a raggedy boy and his dog to a remote, Buddhist temple.2007Masahiro AndôAnimation, Action, Adventure7.8 (16.2K votes)10320211228
Tale of the Princess Kaguya, TheFound inside a shining stalk of bamboo by an old bamboo cutter and his wife, a tiny girl grows rapidly into an exquisite young lady. The mysterious young princess enthralls all who encounter her, but ultimately she must confront her 2013Isao TakahataAnimation, Drama, Family, Fantasy8.0 (43.7K votes)13720211228
Time of EveIn a not too distant future, a young man's outlook on his home android begins to change after tracking the android's behavioral log to a mysterious cafe.2010Yasuhiro YoshiuraAnimation, Drama, Romance, Sci-Fi7.3 (3.6K votes)10620211228
To the Forest of Firefly Lights [Hotarubi no mori e]Hotaru is rescued by a spirit when she gets lost in a forest as a child. The two become friends, despite the spirit revealing that he will disappear if he is ever touched by a human.2011Takahiro ÔmoriAnimation, Drama, Fantasy7.8 (21.7K votes)4520240501
Tokyo GodfathersOn Christmas Eve, three homeless people living on the streets of Tokyo discover a newborn baby among the trash and set out to find its parents.2003Satoshi KonAnimation, Adventure, Comedy, Drama7.8 (37.5K votes)9220211228
Urotsukidoji Legend Of The OverfiendThe relative coexistence of the human world, demon world and beast world is soon to be disrupted by The Overfiend, an immensely powerful demon who'll be reborn after 3000 years to remake the world to his own liking.1989Hideki TakayamaAnimation, Action, Fantasy, Horror, Romance6.4 (3.2K votes)10820211228
Urusei Yatsura 2 - Beautiful Dreamer [Urusei Yatsura 2 - Byûtifuru dorîmâ]The night before the school festival, things seem to be repeating themselves. Gradually, all the world functions come to a stop, the only ones that are not affected are a select group of student friends.1984Mamoru OshiiAnimation, Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller7.4 (2.2K votes)9020231101
Vampire Hunter DWhen Doris Lang is chosen as the next bride for the vampire Count Magnus Lee, she will hire a mysterious vampire hunter known only as D in an attempt to escape her ill-gotten fate.1985Toyoo AshidaAnimation, Action, Fantasy, Horror, Sci-Fi7.2 (15.4K votes)8020211228
Vampire Hunter D - BloodlustWhen a girl is abducted by a vampire, a legendary bounty hunter is hired to bring her back.2000Jack Fletcher, Yoshiaki KawajiriAnimation, Action, Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Romance, Sci-Fi7.7 (31.1K votes)10320211228
Venus Wars [Venus Senki]Two thriving colonies, Ishtar and Aphrodia, exist on the planet Venus in the year 2089. War breaks out, and Ishtar invades Aphrodia, sweeping its residents, including motorcycle rider Hiro and his teammates, into the chaos of the con1989Yoshikazu YasuhikoAnimation, Action, Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller6.6 (1.7K votes)10320220423
VexilleJapan, 2077: A female agent named Vexille is dispatched to Tokyo to investigate whether Japanese are developing robotic technology, which has been banned by the U.N. due to its potential threat to humankind.2007Fumihiko SoriAnimation, Action, Sci-Fi6.8 (7.7K votes)10920211228
Voices of a Distant StarThe love of Japanese high school students Mikako Nagamine and Noboru Tera is tested when Mikako is sent to fight aliens in a distant universe and voice mails to and from Earth become months to years in transmission.2002Makoto ShinkaiAnimation, Short, Drama, Romance, Sci-Fi7.2 (8.8K votes)2520211228
Vuelo de la cigüeña, ElA dashing thief, his gang of desperadoes and an intrepid cop struggle to free a princess from an evil count, and learn the secret of a treasure that she holds part of the key to.1979Hayao Miyazaki (*)Animation, Action, Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy7.6 (31.3K votes)10220230126
When Marnie Was ThereDue to 12 y.o. Anna's asthma, she's sent to stay with relatives of her guardian in the Japanese countryside. She likes to be alone, sketching. She befriends Marnie. Who is the mysterious, blonde Marnie.2014Hiromasa YonebayashiAnimation, Drama, Family, Mystery7.7 (37.9K votes)10320211228
Whisper of the HeartA love story between a girl who loves reading books, and a boy who has previously checked out all of the library books she chooses.1995Yoshifumi KondôAnimation, Drama, Family, Romance7.9 (58.9K votes)11120211228
Wicked City [Yôjû toshi]Two agents, a male human and a female demon, attempt to protect a signatory to a peace treaty ceremony between the human world and the demon world from radicalized demons.1987Yoshiaki KawajiriAnimation, Action, Fantasy, Horror, Romance, Sci-Fi, Thriller6.8 (7.4K votes)8220211228
Wind Named Amnesia, A [Kaze no na wa amunejia]After a mysterious gust of wind erases all human knowledge, a rehabilitated young man and an enigmatic woman travel across a ravaged America in search of others like them.1990Kazuo Yamazaki, Yoshiaki Kawajiri, RintarôAnimation, Adventure, Drama, Mystery, Romance, Sci-Fi, Thriller6.5 (1.4K votes)8020231016
Wind Rises, TheA look at the life of Jiro Horikoshi, the man who designed Japanese fighter planes during World War II.2013Hayao Miyazaki (*)Animation, Biography, Drama, Romance, War7.8 (81.2K votes)12620211228
Wings of Honneamise [Ôritsu uchûgun Oneamisu no tsubasa]In an alternative Earth, a young astronaut participates in a controversial fledgling space program.1987Hiroyuki YamagaAnimation, Drama, Sci-Fi7.3 (5.2K votes)12120211228
Wolf Children [Ôkami kodomo no Ame to Yuki]After her werewolf lover unexpectedly dies in an accident while hunting for food for their children, a young woman must find ways to raise the werewolf son and daughter that she had with him while keeping their trait hidden from s...2012Mamoru HosodaAnimation, Drama, Family, Fantasy8.1 (47.8K votes)11720231001
Your Name [Kimi no na wa]Two strangers find themselves linked in a bizarre way. When a connection forms, will distance be the only thing to keep them apart?2016Makoto ShinkaiAnimation, Drama, Fantasy, Romance8.4 (237.6K votes)10620211228
Mushishi Zoku Shou: Mushi-Shi Zoku Shou: Suzu no Shizuku2015Hiroshi NagahamaAnimation, Drama, Fantasy, Mystery, Thriller8.5 (Unkn) Excluded
Tsumiki no ie2008Kunio KatoAnimation, Short, Drama, Family8.2 (Unkn) Excluded
Gekijouban Kuroko no basuke: Last Game2017Shunsuke TadaAnimation, Drama, Sport7.7 (Unkn) Excluded
One Piece Film Z2012Tatsuya NagamineAnimation, Action, Adventure, Fantasy7.7 (Unkn) Excluded
Gekijou-ban Mahou Shoujo Madoka*Magica: [Kouhen] Eien no monogatari2012Yukihiro Miyamoto, Masahiro Mukai, Yûki Yase, Tomoyuki Itamura, Kotono Watanabe, Akiyuki ShinbôAnimation, Fantasy, Mystery, Thriller7.9 (Unkn) Excluded
Interstella 5555: The 5tory of the 5ecret 5tar 5ystem2003Kazuhisa Takenouchi, Leiji Matsumoto, Hirotoshi Rissen, Daisuke NishioAnimation, Adventure, Music, Sci-Fi7.8 (Unkn) Excluded
Gekijouban Steins;Gate: Fuka ryouiki no dejavu2013Kanji Wakabayashi, Hiroshi Hamasaki, Takuya SatôAnimation, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller7.8 (Unkn) Excluded
Macross Plus1994nanAnimation, Adventure, Drama, Music, Sci-Fi7.8 (Unkn) Excluded
Chôjikû Yôsai Macross: Ai Oboeteimasuka1984Shôji Kawamori, Katsuhito Akiyama, Noboru Ishiguro, Tatsuya KasaharaAnimation, Action, Adventure, Music, Romance, Sci-Fi, War7.7 (Unkn) Excluded
Gekijouban Mahou shojo Madoka magika Shinpen: Hangyaku no monogatari2013Takashi Kawabata, Yukihiro Miyamoto, Akiyuki ShinbôAnimation, Drama, Fantasy, Mystery, Thriller7.8 (Unkn) Excluded
Gekijou-ban Mahou Shoujo Madoka*Magica: [Zenpen] Hajimari no monogatari2012Yukihiro Miyamoto, Takahiro Majima, Fujiaki Asari, Seimei Kidokoro, Akiyuki Shinbô, Masahiro Mukai, Yûki Yase, Tomoyuki Itamura, Takashi Kawabata, Mamoru HatakeyamaAnimation, Drama, Fantasy, Mystery, Thriller7.6 (Unkn) Excluded
The Last: Naruto the Movie2014Tsuneo KobayashiAnimation, Action, Adventure, Drama, Romance7.6 (Unkn) Excluded
Berserk: Ougon Jidai-hen I - Haou no Tamago2012Toshiyuki KubookaAnimation, Action, Adventure, Drama, Fantasy, Horror7.5 (Unkn) Excluded
Nekojiru-sô2001Tatsuo Satô, Masaaki YuasaAnimation, Short, Comedy, Fantasy, Horror7.6 (Unkn) Excluded
Wan pisu firumu: sutorongu warudo2009Munehisa SakaiAnimation, Action, Adventure, Fantasy7.5 (Unkn) Excluded
Gekijôban Furandaasu no inu1997Yoshio KurodaAnimation, Drama, Family, Romance7.7 (Unkn) Excluded
Samâ uôzu2009Mamoru HosodaAnimation, Action, Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Romance, Sci-Fi7.4 (Unkn) Excluded
Koto no ha no niwa2013Makoto ShinkaiAnimation, Drama, Romance7.4 (Unkn) Excluded
Ginga tetsudô Three-Nine1979RintarôAnimation, Action, Adventure, Drama, Fantasy, Sci-Fi7.4 (Unkn) Excluded
Death Billiards2013Yuzuru TachikawaAnimation, Short, Drama, Mystery, Thriller7.5 (Unkn) Excluded
Gekijô ban Kara no kyôkai: Satsujin kôsatsu (Go)2009Takayuki Hirao, Mitsuru Obunai, Takuya Nonaka, Ei Aoki, Hikaru KondôAnimation, Action, Crime, Drama, Horror, Mystery, Thriller7.5 (Unkn) Excluded
Dragon Ball Z: Moetsukiro!! Nessen Ressen Chô-Gekisen1993Shigeyasu YamauchiAnimation, Action, Fantasy, Sci-Fi7.4 (Unkn) Excluded
Kidô senshi Gandamu: Gyakushû no Shâ1988Yoshiyuki TominoAnimation, Action, Drama, Sci-Fi, War7.3 (Unkn) Excluded
Eiga Keion!2011Naoko YamadaAnimation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Music7.7 (Unkn) Excluded
Wan Pîsu Firumu: Gôrudo2016Hiroaki MiyamotoAnimation, Action, Adventure, Fantasy7.1 (Unkn) Excluded
Gekijô ban Kara no kyôkai: Dai san shô - Tsukakû zanryû2008Mitsuru ObunaiAnimation, Action, Crime, Horror, Mystery, Thriller7.3 (Unkn) Excluded
Fainaru fantajî sebun adobento chirudoren2005Tetsuya Nomura, Takeshi NozueAnimation, Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Sci-Fi7.1 (Unkn) Excluded
Sutorîto faitâ II gekijô-ban1994Gisaburô SugiiAnimation, Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Sci-Fi7.2 (Unkn) Excluded
Momo e no tegami2011Hiroyuki OkiuraAnimation, Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Family, Fantasy7.2 (Unkn) Excluded
Aa! Megamisama! The Movie2000Hiroaki GôdaAnimation, Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Romance6.9 (Unkn) Excluded
Gekijô ban Kara no kyôkai: Dai ni shô - Satsujin kôsatsu (zen)2007Takuya NonakaAnimation, Action, Crime, Drama, Horror, Mystery7.1 (Unkn) Excluded
Piano no mori2007Masayuki KojimaAnimation, Drama, Family, Fantasy, Music7.1 (Unkn) Excluded
Purojekuto A-ko1986Shigeru Morikawa, Katsuhiko NishijimaAnimation, Action, Adventure, Comedy, Sci-Fi6.8 (Unkn) Excluded
Genius Party2007Shôji Kawamori, Shin'ichirô Watanabe, Masaaki Yuasa, Hideki Futamura, Shinji Kimura, Yoji Fukuyama, Atsuko FukushimaAnimation, Adventure, Fantasy6.9 (Unkn) Excluded
Hi no tori 2772: Ai no kosumozôn1980Osamu Tezuka, Taku SugiyamaAnimation, Adventure, Drama, Family, Fantasy, Romance, Sci-Fi6.8 (Unkn) Excluded
Haru2013Ryôtarô MakiharaAnimation, Drama, Family, Romance, Sci-Fi6.7 (Unkn) Excluded
Kamui no ken1985RintarôAnimation, Action, Adventure6.9 (Unkn) Excluded
Hakuja den1958Taiji YabushitaAnimation, Family, Fantasy6.5 (Unkn) Excluded
Panda kopanda1972Isao TakahataAnimation, Short, Comedy, Family6.8 (Unkn) Excluded
Kidô senshi Gundam F911991Yoshiyuki TominoAnimation, Action, Drama, Sci-Fi, War6.4 (Unkn) Excluded
Chumon no ooi ryori-ten1992Tadanari OkamotoAnimation, Short, Fantasy, Horror6.6 (Unkn) Excluded
The Chronicles of Riddick: Dark Fury2004Peter ChungAnimation, Short, Action, Sci-Fi6.5 (Unkn) Excluded
Darosu1983nanAnimation, Sci-Fi6.1 (Unkn) Excluded
Kaito ribereitâ2007Yasuomi UmetsuAnimation, Action, Crime, Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller5.5 (Unkn) Excluded