Acting
Atsuko Tanaka
Born November 14, 1962 · Maebashi, Gunma, Japan
Died August 20, 2024 · aged 61
Atsuko Tanaka (田中 敦子, Tanaka Atsuko, November 14, 1962 – August 20, 2024) was a Japanese voice actress and narrator. Born in Maebashi, she became interested in acting during her youth, and while educated at Ferris University, worked as a background extra at Shochiku. After spending years working as an office lady for a Tokyo executive, she enrolled in the Tokyo Announcement Academy and joined the …
Known For
Ghost in the Shell · 1995Ghost in the Shell
★ 7.91995
MovieActionAnimation
In the year 2029, the barriers of our world have been broken down by the net and by cybernetics, but this brings new vulnerability to humans in the form of brain-hacking. When a highly-wanted hacker known as 'The Puppetmaster' begins involving them in politics, Section 9, a group of cybernetically enhanced cops, are called in to investigate and stop the Puppetmaster.
I Want to Eat Your Pancreas · 2018I Want to Eat Your Pancreas
★ 8.22018
MovieAnimationDrama
After his classmate and crush is diagnosed with a pancreatic disease, an average high schooler sets out to make the most of her final days.
Detective Conan: The Scarlet Bullet · 2021Detective Conan: The Scarlet Bullet
★ 6.52021
MovieAnimationAction
At the opening ceremony of the WSG (World Sports Games) Tokyo Games, a sports festival held once every four years, it is announced that the world's first vacuum superconducting maglev with a maximum speed of 1,000 kilometers per hour will open. While attracting attention from around the world, top executives of large companies are kidnapped from the party venue where WSG tournament sponsors gather. Conan moves toward a solution and eventually finds a connection with the WSG abduction case that occurred 15 years ago in Boston, USA.
The Piano Forest · 2007The Piano Forest
★ 7.12007
MovieMusicAnimation
Shuhei Amamiya transfers to Moriwaki Elementary filled with hope and ambition. But it doesn't take long before he gets picked on by the class bullies, and gets involved in a dare to play the mysterious piano in the forest. Igniting his meeting with an equally enigmatic child, Kai Ichinose, who seems to be the only one capable getting sound out of the thought to be broken piano.
Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence · 2004Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence
★ 7.32004
MovieAnimationDrama
Cyborg detective Batou is assigned to investigate a series of murders committed by gynoids—doll-like cyborgs, which all malfunctioned, killed, then self-destructed afterwards. The brains of the gynoids initialize in order to protect their manufacturer's software, but in one gynoid, which Batou himself neutralized, one file remains: a voice speaking the phrase "Help me."
Hermes - Winds of Love · 1997Hermes - Winds of Love
★ 8.01997
MovieAnimationDrama
The creator of the world orders Hermes to defeat the evil King Minos, tyrant of Crete. With his beautiful wife, Aphrodite, by his side, he bravely responds to the challenge. A battle between good and evil rocks the heavens as Hermes fights to unite Greece!
Doraemon: Nobita and the Island of Miracles – Animal Adventure · 2012Doraemon: Nobita and the Island of Miracles – Animal Adventure
★ 6.82012
MovieFamilyAnimation
Nobita and Doraemon use time tree Mochi and catch a big bird, which has been extinct for 500 years ago. To protect the animal, Nobita and Doraemon go to Beremon Island, overseen by a golden beetle named Herakles.
Batman Ninja · 2018Batman Ninja
★ 5.92018
MovieAnimationAction
Batman, along with many of his allies and adversaries, finds himself transported to feudal Japan by Gorilla Grodd's time displacement machine.
Movies
Ghost in the Shell · 1995Ghost in the Shell
★ 7.91995
MovieActionAnimation
In the year 2029, the barriers of our world have been broken down by the net and by cybernetics, but this brings new vulnerability to humans in the form of brain-hacking. When a highly-wanted hacker known as 'The Puppetmaster' begins involving them in politics, Section 9, a group of cybernetically enhanced cops, are called in to investigate and stop the Puppetmaster.
I Want to Eat Your Pancreas · 2018I Want to Eat Your Pancreas
★ 8.22018
MovieAnimationDrama
After his classmate and crush is diagnosed with a pancreatic disease, an average high schooler sets out to make the most of her final days.
Detective Conan: The Scarlet Bullet · 2021Detective Conan: The Scarlet Bullet
★ 6.52021
MovieAnimationAction
At the opening ceremony of the WSG (World Sports Games) Tokyo Games, a sports festival held once every four years, it is announced that the world's first vacuum superconducting maglev with a maximum speed of 1,000 kilometers per hour will open. While attracting attention from around the world, top executives of large companies are kidnapped from the party venue where WSG tournament sponsors gather. Conan moves toward a solution and eventually finds a connection with the WSG abduction case that occurred 15 years ago in Boston, USA.
The Piano Forest · 2007The Piano Forest
★ 7.12007
MovieMusicAnimation
Shuhei Amamiya transfers to Moriwaki Elementary filled with hope and ambition. But it doesn't take long before he gets picked on by the class bullies, and gets involved in a dare to play the mysterious piano in the forest. Igniting his meeting with an equally enigmatic child, Kai Ichinose, who seems to be the only one capable getting sound out of the thought to be broken piano.
Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence · 2004Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence
★ 7.32004
MovieAnimationDrama
Cyborg detective Batou is assigned to investigate a series of murders committed by gynoids—doll-like cyborgs, which all malfunctioned, killed, then self-destructed afterwards. The brains of the gynoids initialize in order to protect their manufacturer's software, but in one gynoid, which Batou himself neutralized, one file remains: a voice speaking the phrase "Help me."
Hermes - Winds of Love · 1997Hermes - Winds of Love
★ 8.01997
MovieAnimationDrama
The creator of the world orders Hermes to defeat the evil King Minos, tyrant of Crete. With his beautiful wife, Aphrodite, by his side, he bravely responds to the challenge. A battle between good and evil rocks the heavens as Hermes fights to unite Greece!
Doraemon: Nobita and the Island of Miracles – Animal Adventure · 2012Doraemon: Nobita and the Island of Miracles – Animal Adventure
★ 6.82012
MovieFamilyAnimation
Nobita and Doraemon use time tree Mochi and catch a big bird, which has been extinct for 500 years ago. To protect the animal, Nobita and Doraemon go to Beremon Island, overseen by a golden beetle named Herakles.
Batman Ninja · 2018Batman Ninja
★ 5.92018
MovieAnimationAction
Batman, along with many of his allies and adversaries, finds himself transported to feudal Japan by Gorilla Grodd's time displacement machine.
Fate/stay night: Heaven's Feel I. Presage Flower · 2017Fate/stay night: Heaven's Feel I. Presage Flower
★ 7.42017
MovieActionAnimation
Ten years after the Fourth Holy Grail War, a devastating clash between Masters and Servants, another war erupts. Shirou Emiya, whose father fought in the first battle, was leading a peaceful life with the warmhearted Sakura Matou. But when hidden forces begin to stir, Shirou resolves to fulfill his father’s dying wish, protect Sakura, and fight for the Holy Grail.
Eikou e no Spur: Igaya Chiharu Monogatari · 1997Eikou e no Spur: Igaya Chiharu Monogatari
1997
MovieAnimationDrama
3-Nen D-Gumi Glass no Kamen: Tobidase Watashitachi no Victory Road · 20173-Nen D-Gumi Glass no Kamen: Tobidase Watashitachi no Victory Road
★ 7.02017
MovieComedy
A "VR film" presented on a stage as if it were a stage play, with the characters projected on the stage using live holographic technology.
Detective Conan: The Scarlet Alibi · 2021Detective Conan: The Scarlet Alibi
★ 6.32021
MovieAnimationDrama
Compilation film combining footage from various television anime episodes that center on the Akai family.
Ghost in the Shell 2.0 · 2008Ghost in the Shell 2.0
★ 7.42008
MovieActionAnimation
In the year 2029, Section 9, a group of cybernetically enhanced cops, are called in to investigate and stop a highly-wanted hacker known as 'The Puppetmaster'.
Black Butler: Book of the Atlantic · 2017Black Butler: Book of the Atlantic
★ 7.52017
MovieAnimationAction
Ciel learns of a "Aurora Society", that is rumored to be researching how to bring the dead back to life. Their next meeting is scheduled to be conducted on the ship Campania, voyaging across the Atlantic Ocean. Much to Ciel's dismay, Elizabeth "Lizzy" Midford, is taking the same ship, thus leaving him with no choice but to get aboard as well.
Bayonetta: Bloody Fate · 2013Bayonetta: Bloody Fate
★ 6.92013
MovieAnimationAction
Bayonetta is an ancient witch who awakens from a five hundred-year slumber with no memory of her life. Armed with a gun in each limb, she embarks on a journey to rediscover her past, defeating all bloodthirsty angels that stand in her way.
Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex - The Laughing Man · 2005Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex - The Laughing Man
★ 7.72005
MovieScience FictionAnimation
The year is 2030 and six years have passed since a criminal known only as "The Laughing Man" swept through top medical nanotechnology firms committing acts of cyber-terrorism, kidnapping, and espionage leaving no known suspects. New information is revealed, as Section 9 enters the hunt for a suspect capable of unfathomable actions in this compilation of Stand Alone Complex content.
Ghost in the Shell: S.A.C. 2nd GIG - Individual Eleven · 2006Ghost in the Shell: S.A.C. 2nd GIG - Individual Eleven
★ 7.62006
MovieAnimationScience Fiction
The year is 2030, and an influx of refuges have effortlessly transformed themselves into a terrorist organization known as the "Individual Eleven." With a sadistic intent of mass destruction, will they triumph in victory or discover the gloomy pitfalls of defeat?
Ghost in the Shell: SAC_2045 Sustainable War · 2021Ghost in the Shell: SAC_2045 Sustainable War
★ 6.92021
MovieAnimationAction
In the year 2045, after an economic disaster known as the Synchronized Global Default, rapid developments in AI propelled the world to enter a state of "Sustainable War". However, the public is not aware of the threat that AI has towards the human race. A compilation film with newly added footage.
Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex - Solid State Society · 2007Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex - Solid State Society
★ 7.52007
MovieAnimationAction
The story takes place in the year 2034, two years after the events in Ghost in the Shell: S.A.C. 2nd GIG. Female cyborg Major Motoko Kusanagi has left Public Security Section 9, an elite counter-terrorist and anti-crime unit specializing in cyber-warfare, which has expanded to a team of 20 field operatives with Togusa acting as the field lead.
TEKKEN: Blood Vengeance · 2011TEKKEN: Blood Vengeance
★ 6.82011
MovieActionAnimation
Set in the rich Tekken universe, Tekken: Blood Vengeance 3D follows Xiaoyu Ling, seasoned martial artist and high school student, tasked by the G Corporation to infiltrate an international school in Kyoto to gather information on the mysterious student Shin Kamiya. Before she can make any progress in the investigation, Shin is kidnapped by an unknown assailant. Digging deeper into Shin’s background in an attempt to rescue him, Xiaoyu learns about the frightening underbelly of the Mishima Zaibatsu. Jin Kazama, Kazuya Mishima… and the late Heihachi Mishima’s conspiracy that’s stained with blood.
ACCA: 13-Territory Inspection Dept. - Regards · 2020ACCA: 13-Territory Inspection Dept. - Regards
★ 7.22020
MovieMysteryDrama
Set in the capital city of Badon one year after the events of the TV anime, Jean and the rest of the ACCA department are preparing for the one-year anniversary of the establishment of the new order. For the characters — caught between rumors of unrest, unchanging days, new crossroads, gazes remembered in memories, and days of new beginnings — time once again begins to move forward.
Halo Legends · 2010Halo Legends
★ 7.42010
MovieAnimationWar
The universe of the Halo video game series is expanded in seven short animated films from Japan's greatest anime directors and studios.
Phoenix: Earthkeepers · 2006Phoenix: Earthkeepers
2006
MovieAnimationDrama
In a future Earth where cities have been buried by global warming and the environment essential for humanity has been devastated, a lonely hero named Kai lives without any friends to connect with. One day, guided by the “Phoenix”, he ventures into the desolate landscapes of what was once a thriving planet. What fate awaits Kai when he encounters a girl in this barren world?
Detective Conan: The Scarlet School Trip · 2019Detective Conan: The Scarlet School Trip
★ 6.32019
MovieAnimationAction
TV Shows
JUJUTSU KAISEN · 2020JUJUTSU KAISEN
★ 8.62020
SeriesAnimation
Yuji Itadori is a boy with tremendous physical strength, though he lives a completely ordinary high school life. One day, to save a classmate who has been attacked by curses, he eats the finger of Ryomen Sukuna, taking the curse into his own soul. From then on, he shares one body with Ryomen Sukuna. Guided by the most powerful of sorcerers, Satoru Gojo, Itadori is admitted to Tokyo Jujutsu High School, an organization that fights the curses... and thus begins the heroic tale of a boy who became a curse to exorcise a curse, a life from which he could never turn back.
Frieren: Beyond Journey's End · 2023Frieren: Beyond Journey's End
★ 8.82023
SeriesAnimation
After the party of heroes defeated the Demon King, they restored peace to the land and returned to lives of solitude. Generations pass, and the elven mage Frieren comes face to face with humanity’s mortality. She takes on a new apprentice and promises to fulfill old friends’ dying wishes. Can an elven mind make peace with the nature of life and death? Frieren embarks on her quest to find out.
JoJo's Bizarre Adventure · 2012JoJo's Bizarre Adventure
★ 8.62012
SeriesAnimation
Follow the intergenerational feud between the Joestar Family and various forces of evil, the most prominent of which is Dio Brando and his followers.
Naruto Shippūden · 2007Naruto Shippūden
★ 8.52007
SeriesAnimation
After 2 and a half years Naruto finally returns to his village of Konoha, and sets about putting his ambitions to work. It will not be easy though as he has amassed a few more dangerous enemies, in the likes of the shinobi organization; Akatsuki.
Monster · 2004Monster
★ 8.52004
SeriesAnimationDrama
Kenzou Tenma, a Japanese brain surgeon in Germany, finds his life in utter turmoil after getting involved with a psychopath that was once a former patient.
Black Butler · 2008Black Butler
★ 7.72008
SeriesAnimationComedy
In Victorian London, 12-year-old business magnate Ciel Phantomhive thwarts dangers to the queen as he's watched over by his demon butler, Sebastian.
Cowboy Bebop · 1998Cowboy Bebop
★ 8.51998
SeriesAnimation
In 2071, roughly fifty years after an accident with a hyperspace gateway made the Earth almost uninhabitable, humanity has colonized most of the rocky planets and moons of the Solar System. Amid a rising crime rate, the Inter Solar System Police (ISSP) set up a legalized contract system, in which registered bounty hunters, also referred to as "Cowboys", chase criminals and bring them in alive in return for a reward.
Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex · 2002Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex
★ 8.22002
SeriesAnimation
In the future when technological enhancements and robotics are a way of life, Major Motoko Kusanagi and Section 9 take care of the jobs that are too difficult for the police. Section 9 employs hackers, sharpshooters, detectives and cyborgs all in an effort to thwart cyber criminals and their plans to attack the innocent.
A Certain Scientific Railgun · 2009A Certain Scientific Railgun
★ 7.32009
SeriesAnimation
Misaka's electro-manipulation skills - and her delightfully destructive railgun projectile movement - make her a rock star in Academy City. The techno-metropolis is filled with supernaturally powerful students known as Espers, including Misaka's flirtatious friend and roommate, Shirai Kuroko. She uses her teleportation skills as a member of the Judgment law enforcement team, fighting crime alongside fellow agent Uiharu. Joined by their friend Saten, a spunky Level 0 Esper, Misaka, Kuroko, and Uiharu have a blast taking on danger whenever and wherever it arises.
The Irregular at Magic High School · 2014The Irregular at Magic High School
★ 7.82014
SeriesAnimation
Siblings Tatsuya and Miyuki enroll at Magic High School, where Miyuki's honors status comes between her and her underachieving older brother.
Your Lie in April · 2014Your Lie in April
★ 8.62014
SeriesAnimationComedy
Kousei Arima was a genius pianist until his mother's sudden death took away his ability to play. Each day was dull for Kousei. But, then he meets a violinist named Kaori Miyazono who has an eccentric playing style. Can the heartfelt sounds of the girl's violin lead the boy to play the piano again?
Knights of Sidonia · 2014Knights of Sidonia
★ 7.72014
SeriesAnimation
An alien race called Gauna has destroyed Earth. leaving humanity struggling to survive aboard the spaceship Sidonia. Even though it’s been a century since the last encounter with the Gauna, military service is mandatory. For Nagate Tanikaze, whose grandfather secretly hid him in the forgotten bowels of Sidonia, it’s a strange new world as he’s forced to come to the surface. Yet his recruitment comes just in time, for the Gauna have suddenly reappeared.
Parasyte -the maxim- · 2014Parasyte -the maxim-
★ 8.32014
SeriesAnimationDrama
A species of parasitic aliens descends on Earth and quickly infiltrates humanity by entering the brains of vulnerable targets; insatiable beings that gain total control of their host and are capable of transforming themselves to feed on unsuspecting prey. High school student Shinichi Izumi falls victim to one of these parasites, but the creature fails to take over his brain and ends up in his right hand.
Kokoro Connect · 2012Kokoro Connect
★ 6.72012
SeriesAnimationComedy
Five members of the school culture club—Taichi Yaegashi, Iori Nagase, Himeko Inaba, Yui Kiriyama, and Yoshifumi Aoki—encounter a bizarre phenomenon one day when Aoki and Yui switch personalities without warning. The same begins to happen to the other club members, throwing their daily lives into chaos. At first the five students find some amusement among the confusion, but this connection also exposes the painful scars hidden within their hearts... When their calm lives are shattered, the relationships between the five students also begin to change!
Umineko: When They Cry · 2009Umineko: When They Cry
★ 7.02009
SeriesAnimationSci-Fi & Fantasy
As customary per year, the entire family is gathering on the island for a conference that discusses the current financial situations of each respective person. Because of the family head's poor health, this year involves the topic of the head of the family's inheritance and how it will be distributed.
However, the family is unaware that the distribution of his wealth is the least of Ushiromiya Kinzo's concerns for this year's family conference. After being told that his end was approaching by his longtime friend and physician, Kinzo is desperate to meet his life's true love one last time: the Golden Witch, Beatrice. Having immersed himself in black magic for many of the later years in his life, Kinzo instigates a ceremony to revive his beloved upon his family's arrival on Rokkenjima.
Kenichi: The Mightiest Disciple · 2006Kenichi: The Mightiest Disciple
★ 8.42006
SeriesAnimation
Yeah, Kenichi’s a total wimp. He’s always getting picked on and doesn’t have a lot of friends to stick up for him. The guy needs motivation if he hopes to graduate in one piece. Well, Miu’s the perfect motivation. She’s hot, she accepts him, and she just so happens to live at a dojo with six martial arts masters. You could say fate has led Kenichi to their door, or you could say he was just following the hottie. Either way, he’s about to get whipped into serious shape. If he can survive some hard-core training, he might survive another day at school. He might even score with Miu. Yeah, you could call Kenichi a wimp. But let’s go with underdog instead.
Devilman Crybaby · 2018Devilman Crybaby
★ 7.82018
SeriesAnimation
Akira Fudo learns from his best friend Ryo Asuka that demons will revive and reclaim the world from humans. With humans hopeless against this threat, Ryo suggests combining with a demon. With this, Akira becomes Devilman, a being with the power of demon but with a human heart.
Utawarerumono · 2006Utawarerumono
★ 7.22006
SeriesAnimation
Hakuoro has lost his memory after succumbing to serious injuries. But thanks to an elderly woman and her granddaughter Eruruu, he is nursed back to health. His face is covered by a strange irremovable mask and he occasionally sees beastly visions. Eruruu now cares for him as he becomes accustomed to the village and its inhabitants, who all bear strange ears (the women also have tails). Though these people venerate the forces of nature, desecration of an altar forces them to take drastic measures to preserve their lives from the wrath of Mutikapa-sama, guardian of the forest.
Fate/stay night [Unlimited Blade Works] · 2014Fate/stay night [Unlimited Blade Works]
★ 8.02014
SeriesAnimation
This story focuses primarily on the heroine Rin Tohsaka. After her father’s death, Rin enters the Holy Grail War as the sole heir to the prestigious Tohsaka Household, with her servant Archer. But, she soon finds out that Shirou Emiya, a boy from her high school has gotten himself involved in the battles and unexpectedly saves him when he is fatally injured. Before long, Rin sets out to strike down the conspiracies surrounding the Holy Grail War along with Shirou and his summoned servant Saber. And so, the story begins to explore the truth behind Shirou’s powers and the nature behind his unyielding will to become a “hero.”
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Master Keaton · 1998Master Keaton
★ 7.21998
SeriesMysteryAnimation
The amazing Taichi Keaton works on cases around the globe that always lead to adventure! He combines his arsenal of multidisciplinary expertise in investigation, archeology, and survival with his experience as a professor, a Falklands Conflict veteran and a SAS agent to unravel the often dangerous challenges in each riveting episode.
THE iDOLM@STER Cinderella Girls · 2015THE iDOLM@STER Cinderella Girls
★ 5.12015
SeriesAnimationComedy
There are many idols with long-established talent agency 346 Production. And now the company is starting a new program, the Cinderella Project! Girls leading normal lives are chosen to be aspiring idols and see another world for the first time in this Cinderella story. Can they all climb the stairs that lead to the palace?
The magic begins now...
The Heroic Legend of Arslan · 2015The Heroic Legend of Arslan
★ 7.02015
SeriesAnimation
Arslan is the heir apparent of Pars, a strong nation that sits at the hear of the trade route connecting the East and the West. When the pagan nation of Lusitania begins an invasion of Pars, the timid Arslan is confronted with battle for the first time. His worst anxieties are realized the Parsian army falls for a Lusitanian stratagem and are routed. He barely escapes with his life, thanks to the loyal and indomitable warrior Daryun. Together they will stand against the invasion and the cruelties of fate that are about to blow down on Pars.
Mahou Sentai Magiranger · 2005Mahou Sentai Magiranger
★ 8.12005
SeriesSci-Fi & Fantasy
Out of the blue, monsters usually living beneath the Earth’s surface began to attack the terrestrial world. They were called the Underground Hades Empire Infershia. The Ozu Siblings of Makito, Houka, Urara, Tsubasa, and Kai hear from their mother, Miyuki, that they are the Magicians of Justice to stand against the Infershia. The siblings are perplexed by such an unexpected event. However, without hesitation, Miyuki charges at the Infershia, and the Ozu Siblings are forced to come together to fight as one.
Queen's Blade · 2009Queen's Blade
★ 6.12009
SeriesAnimation
Every few years, beautiful female warriors from across the land compete in the Queen's Blade Tournament to become the ruler of the land. It's a series that loves violence as much as it hates clothes and complicated plots.