Junko Iwao
Biography: From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Junko Iwao (岩男 潤子, Iwao Junko, born February 18, 1970 in Beppu, Ōita) is a Japanese voice actress and singer. Her most notable role is in Cardcaptor Sakura, providing the voice to Sakura's best friend and cousin, Tomoyo Daidōji. She also voiced lead character Mima Kirigoe in Perfect Blue,[3] Ceres in Ceres, Celestial Legend, and Kikyo in Hunter x Hunter. In video games, she voiced Pai Chan in Virtua Fighter, Mint in Tales of Phantasia and Serika in To Heart.
Place of Birth: Not available
Birthday: February 18, 1970
Deathday: N/A
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Perfect Blue
1998-02-28
Perfect Blue
Overview: Encouraged by her managers, rising pop star Mima takes on a recurring role on a popular TV show, when suddenly her handlers and collaborators begin turning up murdered.
Genres: Animation Thriller
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1998-02-28
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Tenchi the Movie 2: The Daughter of Darkness
1997-08-02
Tenchi the Movie 2: The Daughter of Darkness
Overview: Mayuka is a girl who appears one day and claims to be Tenchi's daughter. As the initial shock wears off, everyone in the Masaki household gets used to Mayuka's presence. However, things only become more interesting as Washu tries to discover Mayuka's background. What Washu found involves demon, the Prince of Jurai, and unrequited emotions.
Genres: Animation Science Fiction Comedy Adventure
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1997-08-02
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X: The Movie
1996-08-02
X: The Movie
Overview: It's the year of destiny, and 15 year old Kamui Shiro, a powerful psychic, has returned to Toyko after a 6 year absence, having left when he was very young. He wants to be with his childhood friends, Fuma (his best friend) and Kotori, Fuma's little sister (and Kamui's possible girlfriend). He wants to protect them from all dangers, but destiny and fate are haunting Kamui and pulling in himself and his beloved childhood friends. It is his destiny and his sole decision to decide the fate of the world, no matter if he wants the role or not. Now it is a matter of if he will join the side of the Seven Seals and become the Dragon of Heaven to save mankind or join the Seven Angels and become the Dragon of Earth to destroy all civilization so the earth can heal itself from man's destruction.
Genres: Action Animation Fantasy
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1996-08-02
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Get Going! Godzilland: Counting 1-2-3!
1994-02-01
Get Going! Godzilland: Counting 1-2-3!
Overview: Join Godzilla and his Monster Island buddies as they learn how to count.
Genres: Animation
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1994-02-01
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Get Going! Godzilland: Hiragana
1994-01-01
Get Going! Godzilland: Hiragana
Overview: Join Godzilla and his Monster Island buddies as they learn how to read hiragana.
Genres: Animation
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1994-01-01
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Into the Blue - Perfect Blue Relay Interview File
1998-01-01
Into the Blue - Perfect Blue Relay Interview File
Overview: Different cast and crew members discuss 'Perfect Blue'.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1998-01-01
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Love, Chunibyo & Other Delusions! Take On Me
2018-01-06
Love, Chunibyo & Other Delusions! Take On Me
Overview: Yuuta and Rikka are in their third year of high school. One day in Spring, Touka declares that she will take Rikka to Italy with her, as her job has stabilized there and thinks they should migrate together as a family. Touka is also worried about Rikka not being competent enough to advance to universities in Japan. The gangs from the club suggested Yuuta, who doesn't want to be separated, to elope with Rikka!! A runaway drama throughout Japan begins.
Genres: Animation Comedy Fantasy
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2018-01-06
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Super Atragon
1995-12-18
Super Atragon
Overview: At the end of World War II, a top-secret Japanese submarine and an American submarine have a fatal encounter and both are lost. Fifty years later the descendants of the submarines' officers are sent by the United Nations in a new secret submarine to investigate mysterious incidents in the Antarctics that could be linked to the old submarines' disappearances, and could also be the precursor to an invasion by aliens from deep inside the Earth
Genres: Animation Science Fiction
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1995-12-18
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Princess Minerva
1995-05-01
Princess Minerva
Overview: Princess Minerva enters a tournament that offers the winner a fortune. But when her bodyguard gets kidnapped by an evil sorceress, things really start to heat up.
Genres: Animation Adventure Comedy
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1995-05-01
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Puella Magi Madoka Magica the Movie Part III: Rebellion
2013-10-26
Puella Magi Madoka Magica the Movie Part III: Rebellion
Overview: Following Madoka's rewriting of the universe, sacrificing herself and her happy normal days to save all magical girls from the cruel fate that awaited them by wiping witches out of existence, the despair still manifest into creatures known as nightmares. Magical girl Homura Akemi continues to fight alone in the hope that she will be able to see Madoka smile again.
Genres: Mystery Animation Fantasy
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2013-10-26
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City Hunter Special: Goodbye My Sweetheart
1997-04-01
City Hunter Special: Goodbye My Sweetheart
Overview: A mysterious soldier known only as Professor takes his revenge on the government that betrayed him - and Tokyo is brought to its knees! Unless the government pays the Professor an impossible ransom, downtown Tokyo will be completely destroyed, and the Professor's beautiful sister will be the first to go! Only City Hunter, expert detective and shameless ladies' man, can keep Tokyo from being blown sky high!The bullets fly furiously, and the women have never been tempting as City Hunter takes it to the edge in this action-packed animated feature. Explosive action will rock your senses as you witness City Hunter's greatest challenge ever!
Genres: Action Animation Comedy Crime
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1997-04-01
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Puella Magi Madoka Magica the Movie Part I: Beginnings
2012-10-05
Puella Magi Madoka Magica the Movie Part I: Beginnings
Overview: Madoka Kaname, an ordinary middle-schooler, along with her best friend Sayaka Miki, are offered the chance to have any wish they want granted by the mysterious Kyubey, and become magical girls and fight witches. However, fellow magical girl Homura Akemi seems intent on stopping Madoka from becoming a magical girl at any cost. Puella Magi Madoka Magica the Movie Part I: Beginnings is a retelling of the first half of the TV anime series.
Genres: Thriller Animation Fantasy
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2012-10-05
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Puella Magi Madoka Magica the Movie Part II: Eternal
2012-10-13
Puella Magi Madoka Magica the Movie Part II: Eternal
Overview: As the young girls have discovered the truth about the cruel fate of a magical girl, one magical girl after another is destroyed. Throughout it all, there is one magical girl who continues to fight alone - Homura Akemi. Puella Magi Madoka Magica the Movie Part II: Eternal is a retelling of the second half of the TV anime series.
Genres: Thriller Animation Fantasy
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2012-10-13
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Cardcaptor Sakura: The Sealed Card
2000-07-15
Cardcaptor Sakura: The Sealed Card
Overview: All of the Clow Cards have been captured, and Sakura Kinomoto, the new Master of the Cards, is preparing to play the lead in the play for the town festival. However, a new evil force is causing mysterious events all over Tomoeda, including the disappearance of Sakura's cards. With Syaoran's help, Sakura must figure out the cause of these events, and save her town.
Genres: Animation Adventure Fantasy Romance
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2000-07-15
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Cardcaptor Sakura: The Movie
1999-08-21
Cardcaptor Sakura: The Movie
Overview: Sakura Kinomoto, a Card Captor, wins a game of chance and is awarded a trip to Hong Kong, along with her best friend Tomoyo and her rival, Syaoran Li. It turns out that the ancient rival of Clow Reed, the creator of the mysterious and powerful Clow Cards, summoned them, and she's out for revenge. A battle ensues, and secrets are revealed about Clow Reed's shady past and Sakura's connection to him.
Genres: Fantasy Animation Adventure
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1999-08-21
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Neon Genesis Evangelion: Death and Rebirth
1997-03-15
Neon Genesis Evangelion: Death and Rebirth
Overview: Originally a collection of clips from the Neon Genesis Evangelion TV series, Death was created as a precursor to the re-worked ending of the series. Rebirth was intended as that re-worked ending, but after production overruns Rebirth became only the first half of the first part of The End of Evangelion, with some minor differences.
Genres: Animation Drama Science Fiction
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1997-03-15
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Working!!! Lord of the Takanashi
2016-03-30
Working!!! Lord of the Takanashi
Overview: The light-hearted Working!! franchise comes to a close in this final episode of the concluding season. Will Aoi Yamada get the closure she so desperately needs with her distant mother? Will the relationship between Yachiyo Todoroki and Jun Satou continue to remain stagnant and awkward? Perhaps even Souta Takanashi and Mahiru Inami will take a step forward in deepening their eccentric friendship. And in the end, Wagnaria Restaurant might finally get a new chief! Beautifully connected, all these events intertwine to give these characters a final ending to their stories.
Genres: Comedy Romance Animation
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2016-03-30
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Love, Chunibyo & Other Delusions! Rikka Version
2013-09-14
Love, Chunibyo & Other Delusions! Rikka Version
Overview: Summary of the first season of the show, as seen from Rikka's perspective with new elements.
Genres: Comedy Animation Drama Romance
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2013-09-14
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Leave it to Kero!
2000-07-15
Leave it to Kero!
Overview: Following the events of Cardcaptor Sakura Movie 2: The Sealed Card, Kero and Spinel share a plate of takoyaki (octopus balls). They get into a fight over who gets the last piece, and in the process send it flying out the window. They both chase the takoyaki, and each other, in a mighty effort to be the "takoyaki captor".
Genres: Comedy Animation
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2000-07-15
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Tomoyo's Cardcaptor Sakura Video Diary!
1998-10-25
Tomoyo's Cardcaptor Sakura Video Diary!
Overview: The first OVA of the anime series of Cardcaptor Sakura. This is a video of Tomoyo Daidouji previewing the making of the first opening video of Cardcaptor Sakura (the Catch You Catch Me video).
Genres: Animation
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1998-10-25
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Gatchaman OVA
1994-10-01
Gatchaman OVA
Overview: An enormous dragon-shaped warship decimates a city with plasma beams and giant robotic arms. Its target is the Mantel Plan, a network unifying the world's energy resources. As the sinister ship heads for its next target a team of specialists rise to the rescue: the Gatchaman. Piloting their ship, the Phoenix, the Gatchaman launch a counterattack. Once inside the enemy ship they come face to face with the Galactor's entire army of assassins.
Genres: Adventure Animation Science Fiction
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1994-10-01
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Hyper Speed GranDoll
1997-08-23
Hyper Speed GranDoll
Overview: Mad science runs in her family, but Hikaru has always been an ordinary girl. It’s a dream come true when she discovers that she’s really a super powered alien! With her hyper-speed battle mecha, the Grandoll Armor, she is humanity’s last hope against a hideous alien invasion.
Genres: Science Fiction Action Animation Comedy Adventure
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1997-08-23
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Idol Fighter Su-Chi-Pai II
2003-06-26
Idol Fighter Su-Chi-Pai II
Overview: A bunny alien, a maid-dominatrix, a cyborg, a magical girl, and a transforming super hero set out to vanquish a set of monsters to retrieve a set of magical Mahjong tiles known as the Pai - these ancient artifacts will grant the one who gathers them a wish, and these girls aren't going to let anything stand in their way - monsters, or each other!
Genres: Action Animation
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2003-06-26
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Go! Anpanman: Yakisobapanman and Black Sabotenman
2000-07-29
Go! Anpanman: Yakisobapanman and Black Sabotenman
Overview: SL-Man transports food to the city, guarded by Melonpanna and Yakisobapanman. The train is ambushed by a gang of robbers led by Dokinchan, intent on robbing the food. The gang is driven away by Yakisobapanman, but Baikinman transforms the cactus man into Black Sabotenman and forces it to attack SL-Man as he passes through the oasis. Will the food arrive safely and will the cactus man return to normal?
Genres: Animation Family
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2000-07-29
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Psycho Diver: Soul Siren
1997-05-21
Psycho Diver: Soul Siren
Overview: Yuki Kano has it all: fame, wealth, the world at her feet. There's also something very wrong with her... from time to time, she's totally unable to sing (which, for a pop star, is not good). Enter Bosujima, a "psycho diver" with the capability to enter people's heads and straighten out what's wrong with them. Well, most of the time, anyway.
Genres: Animation Action Science Fiction Thriller
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1997-05-21
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Evangelion: 2.0 You Can (Not) Advance
2009-06-26
Evangelion: 2.0 You Can (Not) Advance
Overview: Under constant attack by monstrous creatures called Angels that seek to eradicate humankind, U.N. Special Agency NERV introduces two new EVA pilots to help defend the city of Tokyo-3: the mysterious Makinami Mari Illustrous and the intense Asuka Langley Shikinami. Meanwhile, Gendo Ikari and SEELE proceed with a secret project that involves both Rei and Shinji.
Genres: Animation Science Fiction Action Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2009-06-26
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Evangelion: 1.0 You Are (Not) Alone
2007-09-01
Evangelion: 1.0 You Are (Not) Alone
Overview: After the Second Impact, Tokyo-3 is being attacked by giant monsters called Angels that seek to eradicate humankind. The child Shinji’s objective is to fight the Angels by piloting one of the mysterious Evangelion mecha units. A remake of the first six episodes of GAINAX’s famous 1996 anime series. The film was retitled “Evangelion: 1.01” for its DVD release and “Evangelion: 1.11” for a release with additional scenes.
Genres: Animation Science Fiction Action Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2007-09-01
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Shinkansen Henkei Robo Shinkalion The Movie: The Marvelous Fast ALFA-X That Comes From the Future
2019-12-01
Shinkansen Henkei Robo Shinkalion The Movie: The Marvelous Fast ALFA-X That Comes From the Future
Overview: The new enemies, Nahane and Ohanefu, along with the mysterious new Giant Monstrous Beings appear from space to take over the Earth! Holding the key to these events is Shinkalion ALFA-X, which was secretly developed by the Ultra Evolution Institute...!? For Hayato and Team Shinkalion, who had been living in peace, the battle begins again.
Genres: Animation Action Adventure Science Fiction
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2019-12-01
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Revival of Evangelion
1998-03-07
Revival of Evangelion
Overview: "Revival of Evangelion" combines the movies, "Evangelion: Death (True)²" (a re-edit of "Death" segment from "Death and Rebirth") and "The End of Evangelion," into one long production. It is a "complete" ending.
Genres: Action Animation Drama Science Fiction
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1998-03-07
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Evangelion: 3.0+1.0 Thrice Upon a Time
2021-03-08
Evangelion: 3.0+1.0 Thrice Upon a Time
Overview: In the aftermath of the Fourth Impact, stranded without their Evangelions, Shinji, Asuka and Rei find refuge in one of the rare pockets of humanity that still exist on the ruined planet Earth. There, each lives a life far different from their days as an Evangelion pilot. However, the danger to the world is far from over. A new impact is looming on the horizon—one that will prove to be the true end of Evangelion.
Genres: Animation Action Science Fiction Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2021-03-08
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Satoshi Kon: The Illusionist
2021-07-08
Satoshi Kon: The Illusionist
Overview: A subtle portrait of Japanese director Satoshi Kon by the specialist of Japanese cinema Pascal-Alex Vincent and a dive into a rich work. With interviews of the greatest Japanese, French and American directors inspired by his work.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 2021-07-08
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Evangelion: Death (True)²
1998-03-07
Evangelion: Death (True)²
Overview: A highly experimental film presenting a story out of chronological order taking place 15 years after a near-apocalyptic catastrophe, about four traumatized 14 year olds who are tasked with piloting massive humanoid decisive weapons called Evangelion, the psychologically maladjusted adults who handle and command them, and the events and forces that affect them or which they take part in as they engage massive hostile invaders known as "Angels."
Genres: Animation Science Fiction Action Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1998-03-07
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Super Atragon - Part I
1995-12-21
Super Atragon - Part I
Overview: When the Earth's polar ice caps begin melting at a terrifying pace, the United Nations sends an expeditionary force to investigate... one that is completely destroyed by the vanguard of an invasion from beneath the Earth! As the whole planet watches in horror, the U.N.'s naval armada is crushed beneath the invaders' giant gravitonic rings! The nations of the world are helpless, but even as the enemy's giant cylinders encircle the globe, a secret organization of men and women being to mobilize a last ditch defense, a secret weapon built for, but never used in, World War II. After fifty years in hiding, the ultimate attack sub is finally going to get its baptism by fire... with the fate of all mankind hanging in the balance!
Genres: Animation Action
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1995-12-21
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Super Atragon - Part II
1996-08-01
Super Atragon - Part II
Overview: Prepare yourself for the ultimate showdown as the Avatar's subterranean armada strikes hard in their brutal bid to destroy every human on the surface of the Earth! Between Avatar's giant gravitonic rings, each of which carries the crushing force of a captive black hole, and her monstrous microwave emitting battle cylinders, the combined forces of the world's nations don't stand a chance... but Avatar is mistaken in her belief that her forces are unbeatable. Standing against them is a single amazing ship, the Ra, a Yamato-class battle sub secretly rebuilt after its supposed destruction in World War II by a handful of dedicated warriors who now claim allegiance to no country. Joining them are the mysterious Annette, descendant of a lost civilization, and Go Arisaka, the sole survivor of a vanquished UN Peacekeeping Force who must find a way to work with his estranged father, once missing and presumed dead and now the captain of the Ra.
Genres: Animation Action
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1996-08-01
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