The third film finds Ataru transformed into a pink hippopotamus, which sends Lum chasing after the wicked magician responsible, with catastrophic results. With Lum gone, her friends decide that there is no reason to remain, and so Tomobiki slowly returns to normal. The highlight of the film is a high speed chase scene with an angry Lum flying after the mysterious Ruu through the city at night and into a hall of mirrors (and illusion ). Ataru's true feelings for Lum are probably more obvious in this film than any of the others.

Space Battleship Yamato: The New Voyage

1979

Japanese

6.7

♡ 13

86%

Toshio Masuda Director

Masatô Ibu as Deslar / Heikurô Tôdô

Ichirô Nagai as Dr. Sakezô Sado

Kôji Yada as Talan

Makio Inoue as Tetsu Kitano

Time to ease up ... not! Although the Yamato's crew has witnessed the end of the long, hard-fought Comet Empire War, a peaceful future will have to wait. While Dessler gathers together the shattered remnants of his Gamilus Empire, new forces are at work in the universe that could augur in another conflict. Seems the Black Star Empire has invaded Dessler's homeworld and is decimating it, all the while gathering power for its war machine.

Arion

1986

Japanese

6.4

♡ 11

71%

Yoshikazu Yasuhiko Director

Ichirô Nagai as Lykaon

Hideyuki Tanaka as Prometheus

Mayumi Tanaka as Seneca

Fumihiko Tachiki as (voice)

The story follows Arion, a young man kidnapped by Hades as a child and raised to believe that his mother was blinded by Zeus and that killing the ruler of Mount Olympus will cure her.

The Sun's Burial

1960

Japanese

6.9

♡ 3

60%

Nagisa Ôshima Director

Yûsuke Kawazu as Gang member

Isao Sasaki as New gang member Takeshi

Masahiko Tsugawa as Shin, leader of gang

Ichirô Nagai as The 'lance'

In Osaka's slum, capricious folks without futures engage in pilfering, assault and robbery, prostitution, and the trading of ID cards and blood.

Summer Wars

2009

Japanese

7.4

♡ 32

81%

artificial intelligence

artificial intelligence (a.i.)

Mamoru Hosoda Director

Mitsuki Tanimura as Kazuma Ikezawa

Ichirô Nagai as Mansuke Jin'nouchi

Cherami Leigh as Mao Jin'nôchi

Hiroyuki Endô as (voice)

Teenage math whiz Kenji Koiso agrees to take a summer job at the Nagano hometown of his crush, Natsuki. When he arrives, he finds that her family have reunited to celebrate the 90th birthday of their matriarch. His job: pretend to be Natsuki's fiancé. Meanwhile, his attempt to solve a mathematical equation causes a parallel world's collision with Earth.

Urusei Yatsura 4: Lum the Forever

1986

Japanese

6.4

♡ 5

Kazuo Yamazaki Director

Tomohiro Nishimura as Additional Voices

Ichirô Nagai as Cherry

Michihiro Ikemizu as Onsen-mark Sensei

Machiko Washio as Sakura

While performing in a student film, Ataru cuts down Tarozakura, a large, ancient cherry tree. Strange things begin to happen all across Tomobiki: a mountain appears out of nowhere, spring changes to winter, and Lum loses her powers, while those around her act as if she doesn't exist.

One Piece: Dead End Adventure

2003

Japanese

7.1

♡ 8

72%

Kônosuke Uda Director

Ichirô Nagai as Biera

Mayumi Tanaka as Monkey D. Luffy

Akemi Okamura as Nami

Kappei Yamaguchi as Usopp

Desperate for cash, the Straw Hat Pirates enter a secret race between pirate crews known as the Dead End Competition. There, they must battle against powerful people, including the bounty hunter who wants to kill Gasparde and a climatic battle with Marine-turned-pirate Captain Gasparde.

Ninja Scroll

1993

Japanese

7.8

♡ 83

90%

Yoshiaki Kawajiri Director

Joe Romersa as Bandit Lackey / Walla

Ichirô Nagai as Doujin

Daisuke Gôri as Genma Himuro

Toshihiko Seki as Yurimaru

Jubei is a masterless ninja who travels the land alone, lending his services to those with gold—or a worthy cause. His fearsome abilities have served him well, but a plot to overthrow the government threatens to end his wandering ways—and possibly his life.

Wicked City

1987

Japanese

6.7

♡ 60

Yoshiaki Kawajiri Director

Ginzô Matsuo as Demon A

Bin Shimada as Demon B / Mr Shadow's Thugs

Ichirô Nagai as Giuseppe Mayart

Yûsaku Yara as Renzaburo Taki

A peace treaty between the Earth and the Black World, a parallel universe of demons, is coming to an end. Two cops, Taki, a human male, and Maki, a female demon, are assigned to protect a diplomat who will help secure another treaty. A radical group of demons from the Black World are out to assassinate the diplomat and prevent the treaty; only the bond that forms between the two cops can save the Earth from destruction.

The Five Star Stories

1989

Japanese

6.1

♡ 14

45%

Kazuo Yamazaki Director

Ichirô Nagai as Archduke Juba Bardaim

Rei Sakuma as Clotho

Kazuhiko Inoue as Colus XXIII

Hideyuki Tanaka as Dr. Clome Ballanche

Among the 5 star systems known as the Joker Systems, there are many kingdoms. There are knights within the kingdoms and these knights who control giant robots, Mortar Heads, are called Headliners. Bound to the knights are fatimas. Human in appearance and mind, the fatimas (mostly female) possess expanded physical capabilities and make it possible for a Headliner to control a Mortar Head. Fatimas cannot reproduce. All this is overseen by Emperor Amaterasu and his Mirage Knights.

Animal Treasure Island

1971

Japanese

6.9

♡ 12

77%

Hiroshi Ikeda Director

Sachiko Chijimatsu as Babu

Hidekatsu Shibata as Cat Sailor A

Kôsei Tomita as Otto

Ichirô Nagai as Pirate Meeting Chairman

A Japanese adaption of Robert Louis Stevenson's Treasure Island, featuring animals as the majority of the cast. By chance Jim comes upon a map of Treasure Island. He leaves the port accompanied by Glan, the rat and Bub, the baby on a strange looking boat of his own make to look for the island. Pirates soon find him and adventure ensues.

Dragon Ball Z: Cooler's Revenge

1991

Japanese

7.0

♡ 11

83%

Mitsuo Hashimoto Director

Masaharu Satô as Doore

Ichirô Nagai as Karin

Mayumi Tanaka as Kuririn / Yajirobe

Masako Nozawa as Son Gokû / Son Gohan / Bardock

After defeating Frieza, Goku returns to Earth and goes on a camping trip with Gohan and Krillin. Everything is normal until Cooler - Frieza's brother - sends three henchmen after Goku. A long fight ensues between our heroes and Cooler, in which he transforms into the fourth stage of his evolution and has the edge in the fight... until Goku transforms into a Super Saiyan.

Demon City Shinjuku

1988

Japanese

6.3

♡ 31

based on novel or book

Yoshiaki Kawajiri Director

Hirohiko Kakegawa as Earth Demon

Yûsaku Yara as Mephisto

Ichirô Nagai as Rai

Kôji Totani as Rapist

Ten Years ago, Genichiro Izayoi died trying to stop the sorcerer Rebi Ra, and as a result Shinjuku became a playground for demons. And now, the day approaches when Rebi Ra will complete his decade-long ritual to plunge the rest of the world into chaos! As Genichiro's son, it falls to Kyoya to venture into the heart of Shinjuku and put an end to the sorcerer his father couldn't beat. Can Kyoya exceed his father's legacy, or will the demons of Shinjuku create Hell on Earth?

Mobile Suit Gundam III: Encounters in Space

1982

Japanese

7.5

♡ 8

edited from tv series

Yoshikazu Yasuhiko Director

Bin Shimada as Asakura

Hidekatsu Shibata as Degin Zabi

Ichirô Nagai as Narrator

Makio Inoue as Slegger Lau

Amuro Ray and the rest of the White Base crew, now denominated the 13th Autonomous Corps, return to outer space to support the rest of the Earth Federation forces for the decisive battle against the Principality of Zeon's forces.

Vampire Hunter D

1985

Japanese

7.0

♡ 74

80%

based on novel or book

bounty hunter

Fantasy

Horror

original video animation

post-apocalyptic future

Sci-Fi

vampire

Toyoo Ashida Director

Luci Christian as Doris Lang

Yûsaku Yara as Greco

Seizô Katô as Lee

Ichirô Nagai as Left Hand / Narrator

In a far-future time ruled by the supernatural, a young girl requests the help of a vampire hunter to kill the vampire who has bitten her and thus prevent her from becoming a vampire herself.

Urusei Yatsura: Only You

1983

Japanese

6.7

♡ 12

Mamoru Oshii Director

Hideyuki Tanaka as Guard A

Noriko Ohara as Oyuki

Machiko Washio as Sakura

Ichirô Nagai as Sakuramboo

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. The film was directed by Mamoru Oshii who was mad at the many requests that the producer made of him to alter the movie. Rumiko Takahashi considers this film her favorite and it is the most true to the original series.

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Urusei Yatsura 3: Remember My Love

Space Battleship Yamato: The New Voyage

Arion

The Sun's Burial

Summer Wars

Urusei Yatsura 4: Lum the Forever

One Piece: Dead End Adventure

Ninja Scroll

Wicked City

The Five Star Stories

Animal Treasure Island

Dragon Ball Z: Cooler's Revenge

Demon City Shinjuku

Mobile Suit Gundam III: Encounters in Space

Vampire Hunter D

Urusei Yatsura: Only You