Shigeru Nishiyama Movies
- 2006
When a typical young high school girl discovers that she has the unique ability to traverse space and time, her efforts to use the power as a means of preserving the relationships she shares with her closest friends reveals the perpetually shifting nature of personal relationships in Digimon: The Movie director Mamoru Hosoda's warmhearted fantasy. ~ Jason Buchanan, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Riisa Naka, Takuya Ishida, (more)
- 2003
- Add Daft Punk & Leiji Matsumoto's Interstella 5555: The 5tory of the 5ecret 5tar 5ystem to QueueAdd Daft Punk & Leiji Matsumoto's Interstella 5555: The 5tory of the 5ecret 5tar 5ystem to top of Queue
The Euro-electro-pop of Daft Punk is married to an epic sci-fi story line in this ambitious anime project conceived by the band, Manga legend Leiji Matsumoto, and director Kazuhisa Takenouchi. Interstella 5555: The 5tory of The 5ecret 5tar System involves the plight of talented musicians from a neighboring galaxy who are brought to earth by an evil corporation. Stripped of their immense talents, they are turned into a band of emotionless, hit-churning automatons named The Crescendolls. As they play arena after arena in increasingly glitzy fashion, the plucky popsters fight to regain their identities to bring the world the sort of tunes they know they can deliver. Told entirely without dialogue, Interstella 5555 features Daft Punk's album Discovery in its entirety. ~ Michael Hastings, All Movie Guide
- 2002
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Based on the Japanese animated series of the same name, Revolutionary Girl Utena involves the plight of Utena into womanhood through fighting techniques and other physical drama. Sexual tension arises between Utena -- the girl who wants to become a prince -- and her friend Anthy, whose character is a more extroverted version of the way she appears in the series. Surreal and moody, the film depicts the strange entanglements of characters Tonga, Akio, and others, and its dream-like ending exceeds any comprehensible expectations. For the American version, English dubbing was supervised by the film's original director. ~ Sarah Sloboda, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Tomoko Kawakami, Yuriko Fuchizaki, (more)
- 1991
This Japanese animated fantasy contains graphic violence and sexually explicit scenes. According to the ancient legend the earth is comprised of Humans, Man-Beasts, and Monster-Demons. In this episode, the wicked Dr. Munihausen endeavors to traverse the boundaries between the realms of Man-Beasts and Monster-Demons to call forth the super-evil Chojiin and his fiendish minions. Years pass and his son decides he wants to usurp the Overfiend and take the power himself. Just before he can, his cousin is accidentally injected with demon's blood and becomes a terrible monster. ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide
