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Plot Summary:
Based on "Unico and the Kingdom of the Sun," which was newly written as a theater version, this animated film features a battle between the wizard Kukuruku and Unico. Kukuruku builds a castle using dolls transformed from men as building parts. The story revolves around the sorrow and terror of men who have been transfigured into dolls, and a girl named Cherry who wishes to recover the kindness in her brother, who is a student of Kukuruku. This work reminds us of the fact that "transformation" or "transfiguration" --- favorite themes of Tezuka Osamu --- involves not only material aspects, but also man's immaterial heart [Taken from AniDB].
IMDB Rating: 7.6
IMDB Votes: 574
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Family, Fantasy
Country: Japan
Duration: 91 min
Plot tags: anime
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Twelve Months (1980)
Plot Summary:
A young queen requests a bouquet of snowdrop flowers for New Year's Day in exchange for a reward. One greedy woman sends her stepdaughter, whom she does not like, to look for the flowers in a cold forest, knowing the task will be impossible for her. The girl almost freezes to death in the forest, but she is rescued by the spirits of the Twelve Months, who create spring around her. The girl is able to deliver the bouquet to the queen, but others want a share of the reward.
IMDB Rating: 7.3
IMDB Votes: 415
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Family, Fantasy
Country: Japan
Duration: 65 min
Plot tags: anime, fairy tale
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Hamtaro: Adventures in Ham-Ham Land (2001)
Plot Summary:
Hamtaro is a kind Ham-Ham with a big heart. He lives happily with his owner Laura and his other Ham-Ham friends until... One day, while Hamtaro and the other Ham-Hams are out tunnel-digging, they accidentally stumble upon the entrance to a legendary place called Ham-Ham Land. Ham-Ham Land is a wondrous place where only hamsters live. Legend has it that somewhere in Ham-Ham Land, there is a magical sunflower seed that gives hamsters the power to talk with humans... So, with great excitement, Hamtaro sets out on a big adventure in search of the magical sunflower seed that will give him the power to share his thoughts with Laura. The great little adventure of Hamtaro in Ham-Ham land is about to begin! Will Hamtaro find the amazing magical sunflower seed of his dreams?.
IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 30
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Family
Country: Japan
Duration:
Plot tags: anime
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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.
IMDB Rating: 7.8
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Romance
Country: Japan
Duration: 79 min
Plot tags: anime, shoujo
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Triton of the Sea (1979)
Plot Summary:
5,000 years ago, the Triton Family was living peacefully in Atlantis until the Poseidon Family destroyed them all. Triton, of the Triton Family line, embarks on an adventurous life in the sea fighting the Poseidon Family.
IMDB Rating: 7.3
IMDB Votes: 136
Genere: Animation, Action, Adventure, Drama, Fantasy
Country: Japan, Canada
Duration: 74 min
Plot tags: anime
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The Life of Guskou Budori (2012)
Plot Summary:
Remake of The Life of Guskou Budori (1994). The fairy tale follows a young man named Guskou in the Tohoku forests of northeastern Japan in the 1920s. After an onslaught of droughts and natural disasters, Guskou is forced to leave his home and search for a better life elsewhere. Guskou joins a group of scientists at the Ihatov Volcano Department, which deals with the same natural disasters that drove Guskou from his home.
IMDB Rating: 5.4
IMDB Votes: 304
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Family, Fantasy
Country: Japan
Duration: 108 min
Plot tags: anime, tense, captivating, fairy tale, super sentai
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The Fantastic Adventures of Unico (1981)
Plot Summary:
Unico the Unicorn has the amazing power to make anyone he meets happy. Whether it's because of his personality or the powers of his horn, no one knows. However, the gods become jealous of Unico, thinking that only they should be able to decide or allow people to be happy. Unico is banished to the Hill of Oblivion, and the West Wind is ordered to take him there. She can't stand giving this fate to Unico, so Unico's adventures begin, as the West Wind takes him from one place and time to the next, in a neverending journey to escape the wrath of the gods.
IMDB Rating: 7.4
IMDB Votes: 885
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Family, Fantasy
Country: Japan
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: anime, crying
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Plot Summary:
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IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Drama, Family, Fantasy
Country: Japan
Duration: 119 min
Plot tags: anime, epic fantasy, complex
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Plot Summary:
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IMDB Rating: 6.8
IMDB Votes: 191
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Family, Fantasy
Country: Japan
Duration: 77 min
Plot tags: anime
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Plot Summary:
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IMDB Rating: 7.1
IMDB Votes: 261
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Family, Fantasy
Country: Japan
Duration: 86 min
Plot tags: anime
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Plot Summary:
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IMDB Rating: 7.5
IMDB Votes: 896
Genere: Adventure, Family, Fantasy, Animation
Country: Japan
Duration: 75 min
Plot tags: anime, vintage
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Plot Summary:
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IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Drama, Family, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan
Duration: 111 min
Plot tags: anime, captivating, entertaining, unusual plot structure, mecha
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One Piece: Stampede (2019)
Plot Summary:
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IMDB Rating: 7.5
IMDB Votes: 8000
Genere: Animation, Action, Adventure, Family, Fantasy
Country: Japan
Duration: 101 min
Plot tags: anime, exciting, captivating, feel good, humorous, visually appealing, manga
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Plot Summary:
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IMDB Rating: 6.8
IMDB Votes: 447
Genere: Animation, Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Country: Japan
Duration: 107 min
Plot tags: anime, exciting, captivating, entertaining, semi serious, shounen
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Plot Summary:
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IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 526
Genere: Animation, Adventure
Country: Japan
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IMDB Rating: 5.6
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Family, Fantasy
Country: Japan
Duration: 100 min
Plot tags: anime, exciting, stylized, serious, emotional, epic, crying
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Plot Summary:
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IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 177
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Family, Fantasy
Country: Japan
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IMDB Rating: 7.1
IMDB Votes: 2000
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IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 998
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Family, Fantasy
Country: Japan
Duration: 115 min
Plot tags: anime, light, captivating, entertaining, visually appealing, 2d animation
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Heart and Yummie (2010)
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IMDB Rating: 7.3
IMDB Votes: 927
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Country: Japan
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Plot Summary:
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IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Family, Fantasy
Country: Germany, Australia, Belgium, India
Duration: 85 min
Plot tags: captivating, entertaining, semi serious, fairy tale, 3d animation, computer animated
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Plot Summary:
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IMDB Rating: 7.7
IMDB Votes: 30000
Genere: Animation, Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Country: Japan
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Plot tags: anime, exciting, captivating, touching, entertaining, epic, visual, 2d animation
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Earwig and the Witch (2020)
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IMDB Rating: 4.8
IMDB Votes: 5000
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Family, Fantasy
Country: Japan
Duration: 82 min
Plot tags: anime, atmospheric, stylized, visually appealing, dark fantasy, whimsical
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Kiki's Delivery Service (1989)
Plot Summary:
A young witch, on her mandatory year of independent life, finds fitting into a new community difficult while she supports herself by running an air courier service.
IMDB Rating: 7.8
IMDB Votes: 159000
Genere: Animation, Family, Fantasy
Country: Japan
Duration: 103 min
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The Last Unicorn (1982)
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IMDB Rating: 7.3
IMDB Votes: 29000
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Country: UK, USA, Japan
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Plot Summary:
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IMDB Rating: 7.1
IMDB Votes: 17000
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Drama, Family, Fantasy
Country: Japan
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Plot Summary:
A young boy and a girl with a magic crystal must race against pirates and foreign agents in a search for a legendary floating castle.
IMDB Rating: 8.0
IMDB Votes: 177000
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Family, Fantasy
Country: Japan
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IMDB Rating: 8.2
IMDB Votes: 433000
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Country: Japan
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IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 234
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Fantasy
Country: Japan
Duration: 100 min
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Plot Summary:
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IMDB Rating: 5.2
IMDB Votes: 345
Genere: Animation, Action, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: Japan
Duration: 92 min
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