In this reimagining of Alexandre Dumas's classic novel, the musketeer Aramis is secretly a woman in disguise, drawn to the elite corps after exacting revenge on her lover's murderer. Years later, plucky musketeer-in-waiting D'Artagnan is to be hanged for a crime he didn't commit. To exonerate her...
Odin centers around the novice crew of the laser sailing space schooner Starlight as they embark on an historic interstellar test flight. They are intercepted by what seems to be a wrecked spaceship only to find that it contains a lone survivor; a young woman named Sara Cyanbaker. Unknown to the...
A huge solar flare is predicted to fry the Earth. Astronauts aboard the spaceship Helios must go to the Sun to drop a bomb equipped with an Artificial Intelligence and a Japanese pilot at the right time so the flare will point somewhere else.
A young boy named Takeshi steals an origami crane from his friend Nobu. To Takeshi's surprise the crane begins talking to him and offers to take him and his friends to an amusement park in space where children from many planets play. While riding an attraction designed to test the children's...
Based on the story by Kenji Miyazawa in which two hunters get lost in the woods and discover a strange restaurant which makes a number of increasingly strenuous demands.
Gerda and Kai were close friends. But one day, a shard from a mirror that distorts everything it reflects entered Kai's eye. Drawn in by the Snow Queen, he disappeared beyond the icy plains. Gerda set out on a journey to find him, and eventually reunited with Kai in the Snow Queen's castle.
Gauche is in charge of playing cello in the orchestra. He has a few days left before the concert, but he is unable to play it well. One night, while practicing the cello at home, he hears a knock at the door. It is a cat holding a tomato.
Yamahiko, the younger brother, hunts in the mountains, and Umihiko, the older brother, fishes in the sea. One day, Yamahiko loses Umihiko's precious fish hook. Yamahiko goes to a country at the bottom of the sea and somehow finds the hook. But when he returns, he finds his village in ruins.
Educational video that teaches youth about the value of money and importance of financial planning. Part of the series of films produced with cooperation of: Japan's Central Council for Financial Services Information and Bank of Japan Public Relations Department.
An adaptation of Mimei Ogawa's short story. It was a night with a beautiful moon. An optician visited an old lady who was living in a house alone just outside of town. Since she has gotten older and her eyesight has weakened, she bought a pair of large-rimmed glasses made of tortoise shell...
The mayor of the animal village, Mr. Goat, has a big news. He says that a train will run through the animal village and the roads will be widened. Everyone is happy that the village will become more lively, but one after another, traffic accidents occur, and rules are made.
A strange thing happens at the shoe shop of a poor but kindhearted old couple. They prepare the skins for their shoes and go to bed, and the next morning, the shoes are ready. One night, while the old couple was waiting for the shoes to be ready, a group of little children came singing to them.
An old donkey, who had been working hard for a farmer, quits his job and heads for the town, where he meets a dog, a cat, and a cat. The four animals work together to come up with a plan to surprise the thieves.
Red Oni, who is feared because of his appearance, wants to be friends with the villagers. For the sake of Red Oni, Blue Oni becomes a villain and makes the villagers believe that Red Oni is a kind Oni. When Red Oni visits Blue Oni's house...
Hikokazu is walking around selling watermelons when he meets Chuemon, a family retainer, in front of a castle. He was looking for someone with wisdom, as he was troubled by an envoy from a neighboring country who was making unreasonable demands. Hikokazu decides to cooperate with Chuemon on the...
One day, a forest fire broke out in the mountain where birds and acorns were playing happily. His mountain friends are chased down by a cliff, but he decides to use the swing to escape.
