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Porco Rosso Director: Hayao Miyazaki | |
From Amazon.com Porco Rosso (The Crimson Pig, 1992) ranks as Hayao Miyazaki's oddest film: a bittersweet period adventure about a dashing pilot who has somehow been turned into a pig. Miyazaki once said, "Initially, it was supposed to be a 45-minute film for tired businessmen to watch on long airplane flights... Why kids love it is a mystery to me." The early 1930s ... more Buy from Amazon |
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The Princess Blade Actors: Hideaki Ito, Yumiko Shaku, Yoichi Numata Director: Shinsuke Sato | |
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Lone Wolf and Cub 2: Baby Cart at the River Styx Director: Kenji Misumi | |
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Escaflowne: The Movie (Ultimate Edition) | |
From Description Gaia is a mythical realm ruled by a sword and sorcery and immersed in blood and violence. Thrust into a conflict she doesn't quite understand, Hitomi helps aid the young Prince Van as they embark upon their journey of discovery. The battle over a legendary suit of dragon armor, Escaflowne, has begun. This ultimate edition, 3 disc set, contains a movie ... more Buy from Amazon |
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Voices of a Distant Star Directors: Makoto Shinkai, Steven Foster | |
From Amazon.com Although it looks like a studio work, Voices of a Distant Star is a personal film, made almost entirely by a single artist, Makoto Shinkai. Mikako and Noboru are separated at the beginning of high school in 2046. She's accepted into the training program for mecha pilots to fight the aliens who attacked human settlements on Mars. As she moves across ... more Buy from Amazon |
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Pokemon - The Movie 2000 Director: Kunihiko Yuyama | |
From Amazon.com Thanks to a greedy Pokémon collector, Earth's weather patterns are askew and its population doomed unless Pokémon trainer Ash can return three glass balls to their proper place in this second Pokémon feature. Unlike the television show, the movie features little violence and no Pokémon battles in the classic sense. Instead, the focus is an environmental one: what happens when humans ... more Buy from Amazon |
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Returner Actors: Takeshi Kaneshiro, Anne Suzuki, Goro Kishitani Director: Takashi Yamazaki | |
From Amazon.com There's not a single original idea in Returner, but that doesn't stop this Japanese sci-fi action thriller from being a whole lotta fun. Combining elements of (what else?) The Matrix, E.T., The Terminator, and Independence Day, plus a dash of Back to the Future (among others), the mayhem begins when scruffy survivor Milly (Anne Suzuki) uses a time portal to leap ... more Buy from Amazon |
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Riki-Oh - The Story of Ricky Director: Ngai Kai Lam | |
From Description When mild-mannered Ricky takes revenge on the drug pushing thugs who killed his girlfriend, he is sentenced to a maximum security prison. Within these walls lies a penitentiary like no other, run by a host of evil characters. A sadistic warden, his sniveling assistant, and the powerful Gang of Four all control the inmates through terror and brutal death! ... more Buy from Amazon |
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Kite Director: Yasuomi Umetsu | |
From Amazon.com In Japan cartoons and animated features do not encompass fantasy or slapstick personification of animals, but instead delve into the wondrous serendipity and the dark purposes of human interaction. Kite is a prime example of their expression within this genre. With its darkly disturbing La Femme Nikita-style story line, this film begs to be more than the 45-minute event that it ... more Buy from Amazon |
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Lone Wolf and Cub 3: Baby Cart to Hades Director: Kenji Misumi | |
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