Reiko Yoshida Movies
Aoi Hiiragi's manga about a schoolgirl's adventures with a very unusual feline comes to the screen in this witty anime feature. Haru is a girl who one day saves the life of a cat while on her way to school. To her surprise, Haru learns she came to the rescue of no ordinary cat -- the kitty introduces her to the Kingdom of the Cats, where the feline potentate attempts to arrange a marriage between her and his son. Brought into a world he never knew existed, Haru learns a few lessons about herself as he discovers more about the strange and magical secret world of the cats. Neko No Ongaeshi (aka The Cat Returns) was released in the United States with a dubbed soundtrack featuring the voice talents of Anne Hathaway, Andy Richter, Tim Curry, Peter Boyle, and Elliott Gould. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Chizuru Ikewaki, Yoshihiko Hakamada, (more)
Streetfighter Ryu is destined for a journey of self-discovery. If victorious, he'll be able to control the dark energy threatening to consume him, but there's a problem--Ryu's confidence level isn't what it used to be. Tensions mount as Ryu, along with his allies (some old, some new), presses forward in his efforts to confront Akuma, the bloodthirsty master of the Dark Hadou. United, Ryu's team does what they can to curtail the force that threatens to destroy them all. Street Fighter Alpha is based on the popular Street Fighter II: V series.
~ Tracie Cooper, All Movie Guide
While some children spend their summer vacation playing ball or going to the beach, seven kids use their free time to help save the world in this feature-length animated adventure adapted from the popular television series. While attending summer camp, a group of kids playing with computers are transported into a digital universe, where they make friends with the Digital Monsters, or Digimon, creatures of the electronic world who can transform themselves into more advanced beings at will. However, while the children have been befriended by good Digimon, there are also evil Digimon, and a ruthless Internet Digimon is ravenously swallowing up communications data from around the world. The Internet Digimon has the potential to take over worldwide communications -- including military weapons-launch technology -- if the good Digimon and their human friends cannot stop its schemes. Digimon: The Movie was adapted from two shorter Japanese films using the Digimon characters, and was prepared for U.S. release by the same team who Americanized the original Japanese anime series Dejimon Adobencha. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Lara Jill Miller, Joshua Seth, (more)
