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Amazon Prime Video
81
7.9
/169912/
80
/9412/
79
/3691/
4.1
/373585/
95
/62/
89
/4415/
76
/14/
8.2
/354836/
cc age 15+

Ghost in the Shell (1995)
In the year 2029, the barriers of our world have been broken down by the net and by cybernetics, but this brings new vulnerability to humans in the form of brain-hacking. When a highly-wanted hacker known as 'The Puppetmaster' begins involving them in politics, Section 9, a group of cybernetically enhanced cops, are called in to investigate and stop the Puppetmaster.
poster
Amazon Prime Video
80
7.8
/15908/
78
/1268/
74
/441/
3.6
/7933/
100
/8/
82
/65/
7.9
/40638/
cc age 16+

Ghost in the Shell 2.0 (2008)
In the year 2029, Section 9, a group of cybernetically enhanced cops, are called in to investigate and stop a highly-wanted hacker known as 'The Puppetmaster'. Ghost in the Shell 2.0 is a reproduced version of its original 1995 counterpart. Among a numerous enhancements, for the film's 2.0 release, were a number of scenes were overhauled with 3D animation, visual improvements, and soundtrack rerecorded in 6.1 surround sound.
poster
77
7.5
/14659/
74
/734/
77
/480/
4.1
/93907/
82
7.7
/66864/

Angel's Egg (1985)
In the ruins of a strange city, a young girl takes care of a large egg she holds carefully in her arms. She bonds with a boy who is searching for a bird he saw in a dream.
poster
78
75
7.5
/5018/
76
/254/
73
/140/
4.2
/10566/
84
/108/
8.0
/19247/

Patlabor 2: The Movie (1993)
A Japanese police unit who use giant anthropomorphic robots (called Labors) is caught up in a political struggle between the civilian authorities and the military when a terrorist act is blamed on an Air Force jet. With the aid of a government agent, the team gets close to a terrorist leader to stop things from going out of control when after the military is impelled to impose martial law.
poster
73
7.4
/42201/
75
/2124/
73
/932/
3.9
/40055/
65
/98/
80
/1416/
68
/27/
7.7
/92737/
cc age 15+

Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence (2004)
Cyborg detective Batou is assigned to investigate a series of murders committed by gynoids—doll-like cyborgs, which all malfunctioned, killed, then self-destructed afterwards. The brains of the gynoids initialize in order to protect their manufacturer's software, but in one gynoid, which Batou himself neutralized, one file remains: a voice speaking the phrase "Help me."
poster
73
72
7.0
/6135/
71
/351/
70
/168/
3.7
/12411/
82
/7549/
7.5
/22657/

Patlabor: The Movie (1989)
A mysterious suicide and a series of unmanned robot run-aways sparks off a Police investigation into the suspicious software on-board thousands of industrial robots around Tokyo.
poster
69
6.4
/14022/
67
/462/
65
/336/
3.3
/5762/
83
/6/
73
/365/

Avalon (2001)
In a future world, young people are increasingly becoming addicted to an illegal (and potentially deadly) battle simulation game called Avalon. When Ash, a star player, hears of rumors that a more advanced level of the game exists somewhere, she gives up her loner ways and joins a gang of explorers. Even if she finds the gateway to the next level, will she ever be able to come back to reality?
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The Roku Channel
68
66
6.7
/6114/
66
/273/
67
/167/
3.6
/4872/
80
/10/
58
/279/
7.2
/25906/

The Sky Crawlers (2008)
Youngsters called Kildren, who are destined to live eternally in their adolescence. The Kildren are conscious that every day could be the last, because they fight a war as entertainment, organized and operated by adults. But as they embrace the reality they are faced with, they live their day-to-day lives to the full.
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Amazon Prime Video
68
65
6.5
/6318/
67
/276/
73
/165/
3.3
/5247/
72
/282/

Halo Legends (2010)
The universe of the Halo video game series is expanded in seven short animated films from Japan's greatest anime directors and studios.
poster
78
65
7.4
/2425/
75
/91/
72
/94/
4.0
/5117/
91
/347/
7.8
/10312/

Urusei Yatsura: Beautiful Dreamer (1984)
As the perpetually lecherous Ataru and his friends prepare for a carnival at Tomobiki High School, they gradually realize the days are literally repeating themselves. Any effort to break the pattern dumps them back where they started.
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The CW
68
49
6.7
/884/
67
/51/
60
/42/
3.4
/1879/
78
/352/
7.0
/6579/

Urusei Yatsura: Only You (1983)
Six-year-old Ataru steps on Elle's shadow during an impromptu game of shadow-tag; in Elle's culture, this is viewed as a marriage proposal. Eleven years later, Elle returns to Earth in order to marry Ataru — by which time not only had he forgotten the events of his childhood, but he was also going out with Lum. The rest of the plot focuses on Lum's attempts to prevent the marriage.
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68
40
6.4
/1022/
70
/44/
64
/39/
3.7
/3580/

The Red Spectacles (1987)
Summer 1995. With the arrival of the "Age of Cats", the former Kerberos police unit is now disbanded. However one member remains, a stray dog who returns to his old roost after a three-years exile. This wild dog no longer has a master, but now the "Young Lady of Fate" will guide him on his journey.
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65
27
6.1
/601/
67
/27/
64
/21/
3.6
/1427/

Stray Dog: Kerberos Panzer Cops (1991)
Detective Kouichi Todome head of the elite Kerberos police squad escapes after the unit is marked for destruction by the government. Three years later, Inui, a member of the squad, is released from prison with one goal: to find his former master. But the trail to Todome is a twisted one, and when Inui finally finds Todome, he realizes that instead of following his own path, Todome was following the orders of another.
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50
27
4.8
/1490/
54
/144/
46
/49/
3.1
/781/
44
/14/

Garm Wars: The Last Druid (2014)
In a world where clone soldiers from three military tribes are locked in a perpetual battle of air, land and technology, one clone is separated from the battle and finds herself on the run with a group of unlikely companions.
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70
26
6.8
/502/
71
/21/
62
/12/
3.9
/1406/
75
/15/

Talking Head (1992)
After the director of a film in production dissappears, his replacement has to deal with the cast and crew being mysteriously killed off one by one.
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63
24
6.5
/136/
67
/20/
54
/11/
3.4
/766/
6.4
/4051/

Je t'aime (2010)
Set in Tokyo in the near future, when all humanity has been wiped out, a lonely basset hound wanders around a deserted city. Its only wish is to feel the warmth of a human being once more.
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40
22
3.8
/1365/
42
/53/
46
/42/
2.9
/876/
17
/58/

Assault Girls (2009)
Three women and one man - with an assortment of weaponry - wage war against giant mutant sandwhales in a barren digital landscape, all to achieve points within the virtual reality video game called Avalon.
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58
20
6.2
/278/
53
/16/
63
/13/
3.4
/308/
54
/16/
5.3
/366/

Tachigui: The Amazing Lives of the Fast Food Grifters (2006)
Tachigui retells Japan's history from 1945 to 21st century through the feats of self-proclaimed dine and dash professionals - the Fast Food Grifters are the phantoms that rise and fall with the shifting diet-styles. They are the dissenting heroes who carved their names on the dark side of dietary culture with their glare. Now their legend revives, strong as ever...
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61
17
6.3
/153/
60
/8/
58
/5/
3.4
/325/
5.8
/1371/

Open Your Mind (2005)
The plot of Open Your Mind follows the extraterrestrial origin of life, coming from outerspace as six deities (Intermission act), evolving into water (Sho-ho) then emerging to the air (Hyakkin) and to the ground (Ku-nu). Each one of these creatures rules one of the six elements of the godai philosophy, i.e. Earth, Water, Fire, Wind (referred to as kaze in the Hyakkin chant), Sky and Consciousness (referred to as "Awakening" in the movie's title).
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56
12
5.3
/189/
55
/14/
54
/12/
3.2
/580/

Nowhere Girl (2015)
Ai is a student at an all-girls' art high school. She is known to be extremely gifted in the arts, but the adults around her try to use her and her classmates are jealous of her. Ai suffers because of her situation, but doesn't have anywhere to escape. Her daily life becomes like a war and she begins to collapse.
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?
75
/4/
5.6
/138/

The Fullmoon Tradition: Indra (1981)
A pilot film for Mamoru Oshii's television series of the same name, which was cancelled while in production. The Fullmoon Tradition: Indra combines sci-fi ideas with Hindu mythology, creating an interesting hybrid about a group of adventurers led by Shudra, a descendant of the military goddess Indra. They journey to the "Moon Gate" in order to purify their home world of Purusha. The pilot shows a battle with a hydra, plus various conflicts and interactions.
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?
60
/3/

THE NEXT GENERATION パトレイバー 第7章 (2015)
N/A
poster
?
60
/3/

THE NEXT GENERATION パトレイバー 第1章 (2014)
N/A
poster
?
60
/3/

THE NEXT GENERATION パトレイバー 第3章 (2014)
N/A
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?
60
/3/

THE NEXT GENERATION パトレイバー 第4章 (2014)
N/A
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?
5.2
/10/
60
/1/

CONNECTED... (2020)
A collaboration of Mamoru Oshii, Koji Morimoto, and KENWOOD. This short animation is inspired by "Smart Headsets" (earphones with AI assistant) that depicts future life with a unique interpretation, set in a fictitious city where devices have become commonplace.
poster
32
?
5.3
/8/
10
/1/
5.4
/661/

Dallos Special (1985)
An edited compendium of the four OVAs were spliced together to create a movie which aired in theaters. Included within the was also a prologue, which used 50 extra shots that introduced the world of Dallos before the opening credits.
poster
?
5.7
/40/
25
/4/
65
/2/

I Can't Stop Biting You (2022)
The story is set at the blood donation club in Kurusu Private High School. There are four girls who are fascinated by the pleasure of having their blood drawn – Maki (Erika Karata), Jinko (Ichika Osaki), Nami (Mikoto Hibi), and Kaoru (Nazuki Amano). One day, Maki meets Mai (Nina Makino), a beautiful girl dressed in black, in the blood donation room. Mai fainted after her rampage against the nurses, and Maki unintentionally carries her into the blood donation club room. Mai then reveals a shocking fact – She is a dropout vampire who could not attack humans! Struck by Mai's fragile expression, Maki and other members decide to feed her with their own blood instead of donating blood…
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?
4.5
/23/
70
/2/

28½ (2010)
Crew and actors prepare for Mamoru Oshii's stage version of Tetsujin 28.
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53
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4.4
/221/
55
/24/
64
/32/

The Next Generation Patlabor: Tokyo War (2015)
An attack takes place on Rainbow Bridge in Odaiba, Tokyo by the fighter helicopter `Gray Ghost`. 2 days earlier, the Gray Ghost was stolen. The perpetrators are followers of Yukihito Tsuge. Yukihito Tsuge planned a coup of Tokyo 13 years earlier. The leader of Special Vehicle Section 2, Keiji Gotoda, sets out to stop the terrorists.
poster
?
10
/1/

Killers (2003)
A 2003 theatrical compilation of five short film thrillers by five different Japanese directors.
poster
?
80
/2/

Chimera
The series follows Kou Ootori, an ordinary high school student who experiences a recurring nightmare of being eaten alive by a beast from within. However, when he meets Reiichi Kuki, an upperclassman who controls the school, the curtain of fate unravels.
poster
?
7.3
/66/
60
/5/
80
/3/

The Wonderful Adventures of Nils (1982)
Nils Holgersson is a young boy on a farm who is cruel to the animals. But when he catches the farm's little goblin it becomes one prank too many. He is magically shrunk and suddenly the farm animals are out for revenge. He flees on the back of the goose Morten and they join up with a flock of wild geese. Together they travel all over Sweden, with Nils hoping to find a way to become big again.
poster
48
?
4.8
/175/
48
/5/
49
/8/

Kill (2008)
Four segments by four different Directors. Kiriko (Takanori Tsujimoto), The Children’s Samurai (Kenta Fukasaku), The Firing Range (Makoto Tahara), and Assault Girl 2 (Mamoru Oshii). Kiriko: the spirit of a murdered assassin takes revenge on the gang that killed her and her sister. Children's Samurai: an educational film narrates the like of a modern grade-school samurai dealing with bullies. Firing Range: the rifle of a Meiji Era soldier and the pistol of a modern police officer are transformed into powerful new weapons when they face off. Assault Girl 2: two guardian angels duel in a wheat field.
poster
49
?
5.4
/30/
50
/7/
40
/3/
5.4
/758/

009: The Reopening (2010)
A short 3D CGI anime of Cyborg 009 directed by Mamoru Oshii.
poster
?
6.7
/53/
65
/6/
85
/2/

The Women of Fast Food (2007)
"Tachiguishi", that is to say, grifters who make it their profession to "eat-and-run", was created by the world-famous filmmaker, Mamoru Oshii. In 2006, he directed "Tachigui -- the Amazing Lives of the Fast Food Grifters", a feature film which was made using a new technique called superlive-mation. It combined fact and fiction to tell daring stories of professional grifters, leaving viewers with a feeling of nostalgia for the Showa era. Following that, another movie has been completed. This new live-action film, "Eat and Run - 6 Beautiful Grifters" was made with the objective of filming its main actresses as beautifully as possible. The film is made up of six episodes directed by five different directors who rose to the challenge, two of which star Oshii himself.
poster
60
?
7.4
/89/
44
/5/
60
/1/
6.3
/653/

MAROKO (1990)
Theatrical anime movie created from the OVA 'Gosenzosama Banbanzai', written and directed by Mamoru Oshii.
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Untitled Third Ghost in the Shell Film
Plot is unknown.
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Female Fast Food Grifter: Foxy Croquette Ogin ~Mortal Struggle in Palestine~ (2006)
Foxy Croquette Ogin disappeared after the protest incident in front of the National Diet building in 1960, but there are rumors of a mysterious Japanese woman amongst a band of guerillas in Palestine...
poster
?

Out-of-range Woman (Director's Cut) (2008)
Riding a scooter with Seven left at home, Keita went on a solo trip. Along the way, he meets a mysterious woman. She behaves strangely and elusively. Keita's scooter broke down, and he has to stay overnight at a hot spring inn. A strong yakuza gives him mysterious advice. (director's cut for episodes 19 and 20 of the 'Cellphone Investigator 7' TV show).


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