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<SHORT PEACE> COMBUSTIBLE/ POSSESSIONS/ GAMBO/ A Farewell to Weapons (2013)
- Director
- Cast
- HAYAMI Saori, MORITA Masakazu, YAMADERA Koichi
Omnibus animation film themed on Japan, comprised of four parts: COMBUSTIBLE, the depiction of a massive fire in Edo by AKIRA's Otomo Katsuhiro, and Grand Prize winner at the 17th Japan Media Arts Festival; near-future action film A Farewell to Weapo...
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The Wind Rises (2013)
- Director
- MIYAZAKI Hayao
- Cast
- ANNO Hideaki, TAKIMOTO Miori, NISHIJIMA Hidetoshi
A film by maestro Miyazaki Hayao, who won Best Animated Feature at the 75th Academy Awards for Spirited Away. It presents a finely crafted portrayal of the dreams, reality, and romantic fortunes of a young aircraft designer obsessed with airplanes, a...
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the Garden of sinners / Thanatos. (Overlooking View) 3D (2013)
- Director
- AOKI Ei
- Cast
- SAKAMOTO Maaya, SUZUMURA Kenichi, HONDA Takako
The first in a seven-part series of animated features based on Nasu Kinoko's fantasy novel, converted to 3D. With a mysterious touch, it tells the story a girl with the uncanny ability to see the deaths of all things who investigates a strange string...
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Pokémon: Eevee and Friends (2013)
- Director
- YUYAMA Kunihiko
- Cast
- INUYAMA Inuko, INUYAMA Inuko
Short film about a sleepover featuring one-of-a-kind Pokémon. Screened along with Pokémon the Movie: Genesect and the Legend Awakened. Narration by the popular actress Maeda Atsuko. One summer day, Pikachu (voice: Otani Ikue) and friends head deep i...
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Pokémon the Movie: Genesect and the Legend Awakened (2013)
- Director
- YUYAMA Kunihiko
- Cast
- OTANI Ikue, INUYAMA Inuko, MIYANO Mamoru
Director Yuyama Kunihiko's 16th feature film, and 3rd film in the Best Wish series. Features the fastest speed battle in the history of Pokémon. Guest voice performances by Takashima Reiko and the comedy duo Heisei Nobushi Kobushi. Satoshi (voice: M...
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MINNADE TEASOBI ANPANMAN TO ITAZURAOBAKE (2013)
- Director
- HIMAKI Yuji
- Cast
- TODA Keiko, NAKAO Ryusei
An animated film that invites the audience to participate and clap along while watching. It follows the escapades of three mischievous ghosts. Screened together with Fly! Handkerchief of hope. Deroron, Dororon, and Zuroron amuse themselves by scarin...
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Fly! Handkerchief of hope (2013)
- Director
- YANO Hiroyuki
- Cast
- TODA Keiko, NAKAO Ryusei, MOTOKARIYA Yuika
The 25th film in the popular animated franchise that celebrated its 25th year on television in 2013. It presents a heartwarming depiction of a tiny boy elephant's gradual growth through his friendship with Anpanman. Its story is provided by manga cre...
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Yasai no Yosei Quize Gekijo (2013)
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A feature version of an animated television series based on a picture book by illustrator Amano Yoshitaka. The everyday lives of vegetable pixies living in a New York kitchen is cutely rendered by watercolor-style 3D computer animation. It is an eve...
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Glass of Mask Desuga (2013)
- Director
- TANI Azuma
- Cast
- NAKANE Kumiko, NAKANE Kumiko, SHIRAISHI Haruka
Gag anime feature film that spoofs "Glass Mask," the popular comic by Miuchi Suzue. The characters veer wildly from the original storyline as they put their wham-bang shenanigans on display. Legendary spy Tsukikage Chigusa a.k.a. "the Moon (voice: N...
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Ghost in the Shell ARISE border: 1 Ghost Pain (2013)
- Director
- KISE Kazuchika
- Cast
- SAKAMOTO Maaya, JYUKU Ikkyu, MATSUDA Kenichiro
The first film in a new animated series based on Shirow Masamune's science fiction manga "Kokaku Kidotai". It depicts the origin of anti-cyber crime unit Public Security Section 9. Popular science fiction author Ubukata Tow provides the screenplay. ...
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The Garden of Words (2013)
- Director
- SHINKAI Makoto
- Cast
- IRINO Miyu, HANAZAWA Kana, HIRANO Aya
Animation director Shinkai Makoto, who has garnered popularity within Japan and abroad for the exquisite drama and visual aesthetics in films like 5 Centimeters per Second, depicts his first love story set in contemporary Tokyo. Production crew bring...
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THE BURNING BUDDHA MAN (2012)
- Director
- Ujicha
- Cast
- IGUCHI Yuka, TERADA Minori, HARA Chisako
One-of-a-kind animated film with direction, screenplay and cinematography handled by newcomer creator Ujicha, who resides in Kyoto. Uses a spooky touch to depict bizarre events sparked by life forms that fuse human beings and Buddha statues. Audaciou...
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SAINT YOUNG MEN (2013)
- Director
- TAKAO Noriko
- Cast
- MORIYAMA Mirai, HOSHINO Gen, SUZUKI Reiko
An animated adaptation of Nakamura Hikaru's hit manga that won the 13th Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize Short Story Award in 2009 and has sold an estimated 10 million copies. It presents a comical depiction of Jesus Christ and Buddha on vacation on Earth...
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Steins;Gate Déjà vu IN THE LOAD AREA (2012)
- Director
- WAKABAYASHI Kanji
- Cast
- MIYANO Mamoru, HANAZAWA Kana, SEKI Tomokazu
A feature film continuation of an animated television series based on a popular science fiction video game with a mysterious world view and an unpredictable plotline. It depicts a university student who happens to invent a tool that has global reperc...
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Detective Conan: Private Eye in the Distant Sea (2013)
- Director
- SHIZUNO Kobun
- Cast
- TAKAYAMA Minami, YAMAZAKI Wakana, KOYAMA Rikiya
Seventeenth installment in the popular anime movie series based on Aoyama Gosho's original story. Elementary school sleuth Edogawa Conan tackles a murder case on the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force's state-of-the-art vessel Aegis. Conan (voice: Ta...
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Crayon Shin-chan: Bakauma B kyu gourmet survival!! (2013)
- Director
- HASHIMOTO Masakazu
- Cast
- YAJIMA Akiko, NARAHASHI Miki, FUJIWARA Keiji
Twenty-first animated feature film in the popular series about the ruckus stirred up by Shinnosuke, a preschooler living in Saitama Prefecture's Kasukabe City, and his family. Depicts Shinnosuke and company as their Kasukabe Defense Force takes a sta...
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AURA KOGA MARYUIN’S LAST WAR (2013)
- Director
- KISHI Seiji
- Cast
- SHIMAZAKI Nobunaga, HANAZAWA Kana
A feature-length animated film based on a novel by Tanaka Romeo. Director Kishi Seiji also helmed another adaptation of Tanaka's work, the animated television series {Jinrui wa Suitai Shimashita}. Sato Ichiro (voice: Shimazaki Nobunaga) has just ma...
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Dragonball Z The Battle of Gods (2013)
- Director
- HOSODA Masahiro
- Cast
- NOZAWA Masako, YAMADERA Koichi, MORITA Masakazu
The latest feature film based on one of Japan's best-loved hit manga which enjoys a broad popularity that transcends generations and national borders. Creator Toriyama Akira helped to devise the plot and character designs, resulting in a completely o...
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Pretty Cure All Stars New Stage 2: Friends of the Heart (2013)
- Director
- OGAWA Koji
- Cast
- NABATAME Hitomi, KOTOBUKI Minako, FUCHIGAMI Mai
The 14th film in the "Pretty Cure" movie series. It takes place at a school for fairies, where a magnificent battle breaks out that involves 32 Pretty Cures from the entire series. One day, Pretty Cures receive an invitation from a fairy school to a...
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Doraemon the Movie: Nobita in the Secret Gadgets Museum (2013)
- Director
- TERAMOTO Yukiyo
- Cast
- MIZUTA Wasabi, OHARA Megumi, KAKAZU Yumi
The 33rd film in the "Doraemon" series based on the nationally popular manga by FUJIKO F. FUJIO. Teramoto Yukiyo returns to direct her third film in the series, and presents an exciting adventure filled with episodes that explore the bond between Dor...
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Alfroethull -Mechanized Elves- (2013)
- Director
- YOSHIHARA Tatsuya
- Cast
- FUKUYAMA Jun, KITAMURA Eri, HIKASA Yoko
The first film produced by Anime Mirai, an Agency for Cultural Affairs project that cultivates animators who represent the future of Japan's animation studios. This science fiction suspense drama was made by production studio ZEXCS, known for their w...
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Death Billiards (2013)
- Director
- TACHIKAWA Yuzuru
- Cast
- MAENO Tomoaki, NAKAMURA Yuichi, HAZUMI Jun
A film produced by Anime Mirai, an Agency for Cultural Affairs project that cultivates animators who represent the future of Japan's animation studios. This work of suspense was created by production studio MADHOUSE, makers of Chihayafuru. A man (vo...
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Little Witch Academia (2013)
- Director
- YOSHINARI Yoh
- Cast
- HAN Megumi, ORIKASA Fumiko, MURASE Michiyo
A film produced by Anime Mirai, an Agency for Cultural Affairs project that cultivates animators who represent the future of Japan's animation studios. This fantasy was created by cutting-edge studio TRIGGER, which was established in 2011. Akko (Han...
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RYO (2013)
- Director
- CHIGIRA Koichi
- Cast
- YUKI Aoi, KOTOBUKI Minako, FUJIWARA Keiji
A film produced by Anime Mirai, an Agency for Cultural Affairs project that cultivates animators who represent the future of Japan's animation studios. This historical epic comes from production house GONZO, known for their work on ORIGIN ~Spirits of...
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Ashita no kibo kanashimi yo arigato Takae Tsuneo monogatari (2013)
- Director
- YAMADA Hisako
- Cast
- MIZUKI Ichiro, TAIRA Yoshie, HOSHINA Yuri
An animated biographical film about the life of Takae Tsuneo, who was dealt a heavy blow when he lost both of his arms but worked to help other people with disabilities. He is voiced by Mizuki Ichiro, a famed singer of theme songs for animated works....