Kiyoshi Kawakubo
Also Known As: not available
Biography: Biography not available
Department: Acting
Place of Birth: Yokohama, Japan
Adult: No
Birthday: November 18, 1929
Age: 95 years old
Gender: Male
Deathday: April 16, 2019
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King Fang
Overview: The main character of the story is Fang, who was born to a hunting dog and a circus-runaway European wolf. Although Fang was raised by a human family, he is a wild animal after all, and is destined to live amongst nature. The story reaches its climax when Fang returns from the circus and faces his foe, a giant brown bear which killed his family.
Genres: Animation Adventure
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1978-09-23
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Cybernetics Guardian
Overview: A freak accident unleashes a demonic spirit within researcher John Stalker - transforming him into Saldo, a mythical cyber-beast fueled by hate and evil.
Genres: Science Fiction Animation Action Thriller
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1989-10-31
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Silent Möbius
Overview: In a futuristic Tokyo, several policewomen fight a monster. One of them, Katsumi Liqueur, remembers where she saw it before... Katsumi Liqueur, an American-born woman of Japanese descent, travels to Tokyo to visit her mother, Fuyuka, who is sick in the hospital. She takes a shortcut through an alley after her taxi gets stuck in traffic, only to encounter a monster and two policewomen fighting it. Later, she meets their chief, Rally Cheyenne, who, it seems, has been expecting her, though Katsumi has never met her before. The policewomen want Katsumi to help them fight the monster, but Katsumi, who does not want to believe in magic, resists.
Genres: Animation Action Science Fiction
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1991-01-07
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Scramble Wars
Overview: Take the characters from a number of sci-fi based animes, a stage not unlike "Wacky Races," super deformed madness, and general insanity and what you get is Scramble Wars. While Scramble Wars does include characters from the original Bubblegum Crisis, Gall Force and Genesis Survivor Gaiarth, it also has a few other characters from other animes such as AD Police and Riding Bean.
Genres: Science Fiction Comedy Action Animation
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1992-10-28
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Cosmic Fantasy: Galaxy Cougar's Trap
Overview: Yuu and Saya are two of the top Cosmic Hunters in the galaxy, and Yuu is enjoying a bit of fame after his most recent adventure. The two are on a date when they are interrupted from a distress signal from their "ally", the feline pervert Nyan. In the meantime, the space pirate Belga begins attacking space freighters in an attempt to lure out Yuu, so she can take him to bed with her. Of course, when he spurns her, she decides that if she can't have him, then no one can.
Genres: Fantasy Animation Science Fiction
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1994-08-04
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Gurren Lagann the Movie: Childhood's End
Overview: Simon and Kamina live in an underground city monitored by the village chief. When Simon stumbles upon an artifact and beastmen invade from the surface, Simon and Kamina rebel against them.
Genres: Action Comedy Animation
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 2008-09-06
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The Little Prince and the Eight-Headed Dragon
Overview: In this influential cult-classic animated film based on Japanese folklore, Susano is the youngest son of Izanagi and Izanami, the heavenly couple who created the Earth. Still a young boy, Susano is devastated by the passing away of his mother. Determined to find her despite the reprimands of his father, he embarks on a journey to find his brother and his sister for spiritual guidance.
Genres: Animation Family Adventure Fantasy
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1963-03-24
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The Tale of Osamu Tezuka: I'm Son-Goku
Overview: A semi-autobiography of Tezuka Osamu combined with a 30 minute science-fiction setting of Journey to the West.
Genres: Animation
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1989-08-27
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Arabian Nights: The Adventures of Sinbad
Overview: Two young aspiring adventurers, Sindbad and Ali, find an old sailor who has washed up on the shore. With his final breath, the sailor tells them a tale of a hidden treasure and hands over the map he had held on to through his trials. And so, the two would-be heroes are off for adventure. But the road to riches is paved with hardships: their travels lead from stowing away on a ship to the sultan's dungeons -- only to escape with the sultan's daughter in tow!
Genres: Action Adventure Animation Fantasy
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1962-07-21
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Slayers Great
Overview: All Laia Einburg wants for her golem-making father Galia and her equally ambitious brother Huey is to end a long running feud. But her world gets turned upside down when short-stature Lina Inverse and overly endowed Naga the Serpent save Laia from a rampaging golem. A grateful, but smitten, Galia asks Lina to be a model for his work. Not to be outdone, Huey makes a similar request to Naga. The results are towering remote-controlled golems in the image of our favorite sorceresses! Huey gets all the proportions right, but Galia's taste is just weird. Adding insult to injury, Galia turns Lina into a magical battery pack! Officially, Lords Haizen and Granion commissioned these golems for a contest to determine the ruler of the city of Stoner. But the lords are secretly planning to use the golems as prototypes for an army of conquest! Can Lina and Naga save the city from tyranny?
Genres: Animation Adventure Comedy Fantasy
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1997-08-02
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Shuten Doji - The Star Hand Kid
Overview: Student Jiro Shutendo is unaware that he has mystical powers which could lead mankind to heaven or hell.
Genres: Mystery Fantasy Animation Adventure Horror
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1989-01-01
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3000 Leagues in Search of Mother: The Movie
Overview: A young Italian boy named Marco is devastated when his mother must leave home to work in Argentina to pay off the family debt. She sends the family letters, but soon the messages stop coming, which worries Marco and sets him off on an epic quest to find her.
Genres: Animation Adventure
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1980-07-19
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Alakazam the Great!
Overview: A monkey king who learns the secrets of magic goes on a spree and causes no end of aggravation for the gods, who finally imprison him. In order to make up for all the trouble he's caused, he is sent on a mission to accompany a prince who is the son of the gods on a journey through a land filled with dangers, monsters, cannibals and demons.
Genres: Animation Fantasy Adventure
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1960-08-14
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Rain Boy
Overview: A lonely kid who lives in the countryside meets a strange boy who has a ragged umbrella over his head and there is always rain pouring over him. The rain boy is dazzled by the other kid's boots and offers three wishes in exchange for them.
Genres: Animation Fantasy
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1983-12-24
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The Cherry Tree
Overview: In postwar Tokyo, while his mum works, Taichi spends his days alone and misses his dad who was killed in the war. Through his friendship with an old man who tends a seemingly dead cherry tree, Taichi learns about the tree and gradually becomes more positive.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1983-07-14
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