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Crew: Bandai Visual

Cowboy Bebop: The Movie (2001)

14 August 200317 May 2020
Cowboy Bebop: The Movie (2001) poster

Anime/Future Bounty Hunters

Categories: Science Fiction.
Ratings: 2.
Directors: Shinichiro Watanabe.
Crew: Shinichiro Watanabe and Bandai Visual.
Themes: Anime, Animation, Cyborgs, Cyberpunk, Biowarfare, Nanotechnology, Journeys Inside the Solar System, Films Based on TV, Japanese Cinema and Films of 2001.

Ghost in the Shell (1995)

30 July 200217 August 2021
Ghost in the Shell (1995) poster

Cyberpunk Anime

Categories: Science Fiction.
Ratings: 4.
Directors: Mamoru Oshii.
Crew: Mamoru Oshii, Kazunori Ito, Shirow Masamune, Kenji Kawai, Bandai Visual and Manga Entertainment.
Themes: Anime, Animation, Cyberpunk, Cyborgs, Artificial Intelligence, The Internet and Cyberspace, Virtual Reality, Altered Memory, Avatar Bodies, Comic-Book Adaptations, Cult Films, Film Series and Sequels, Japanese Cinema and Films of 1995.

Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence (2004)

24 July 200517 August 2021
Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence (2004) poster

Cyberpunk Anime

Categories: Science Fiction.
Ratings: 4.
Directors: Mamoru Oshii.
Crew: Mamoru Oshii, Shirow Masamune, Kenji Kawai, Production I.G., Studio Ghibli, Tokuma Shoten, Bandai Visual and Dentsu.
Themes: Anime, Animation, Cyberpunk, Cyborgs, Androids, Virtual Reality, Avatar Bodies, Mind Upload, Comic-Book Adaptations, Film Series and Sequels, Japanese Cinema and Films of 2004.

Ghost in the Shell: Arise (2013-2014)

22 December 201417 August 2021
Ghost in the Shell: Arise (2013-2014) poster

Cyberpunk Anime

Categories: Science Fiction.
Ratings: 4.
Directors: Tow Ubukata and Kazuchika Kise.
Crew: Tow Ubukata, Kazuchika Kise, Shirow Masamune, Production I.G., Bandai Visual, Dentsu and Toho.
Themes: Anime, Animation, Cyberpunk, Cyborgs, The Internet and Cyberspace, Altered Memory, Robots, Virtual Reality, Androids, Mecha, Film Series and Sequels, Japanese Cinema, Films of 2013 and Films of 2014.

Jin-Roh: The Wolf Brigade (1998)

3 October 199922 January 2020
Jin-Roh: The Wolf Brigade (1998) poster

Anime/Werewolf Anti-Terrorist Squad

Categories: Fantasy.
Ratings: 2.5.
Directors: Hiroyuki Okiura.
Crew: Hiroyuki Okiura, Mamoru Oshii, Bandai Visual and Production I.G..
Themes: Anime, Animation, Werewolves, Fairytales, Nazis, Alternate Histories, Asian Horror, Japanese Cinema and Films of 1998.

Memories (1995)

9 March 20017 January 2025
Memories (1995) poster

Anime Anthology

Categories: Science Fiction.
Ratings: 3.5.
Directors: Koji Morimoto, Tensai Okamura and Katsuhiro Otomo.
Crew: Katsuhiro Otomo, Koji Morimoto, Tensai Okamura, Satoshi Kon, Bandai Visual and Shochiku.
Themes: Anime, Animation, Simulation, Biowarfare, Alternate Realities, Japanese Cinema and Films of 1995.

Short Peace (2013)

10 May 20175 November 2020
Short Peace (2013) poster

Anime Anthology

Categories: Fantasy.
Ratings: 3.
Directors: Shuhei Morita, Katsuhiro Otomo, Hiroaki Ando and Hajime Katoki.
Crew: Shuhei Morita, Katsuhiro Otomo, Hiroaki Ando, Hajime Katoki and Bandai Visual.
Themes: Anime, Animation, Anthologies, Portals, In the Woods, After the Holocaust, Robots, Warfare, Japanese Cinema and Films of 2013.

Spriggan (1998)

14 October 20011 May 2020
Spriggan (1998) poster

Anime/Alien Artefact/Psychic Kid Amok

Categories: Science Fiction.
Ratings: 3.
Directors: Hirotsugu Kawasaki.
Crew: Hirotsugu Kawasaki, Katsuhiro Otomo, Bandai Visual and Toho.
Themes: Anime, Animation, Psychic Powers, Gifted Children, Alien Artefacts, Biblical and Christian Themes, Secret Government Agencies, Genetic Engineering, Cyborgs, Weather Control, Japanese Cinema and Films of 1998.

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  • Religion in Fantastic Cinema
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  • Films That Make Dubious Claims to Being True Stories
  • Coming of Age Stories in Fantastic Cinema
  • Films About Cryogenics and Suspended Animation
  • Alternate History Films
  • Disturbed Psychology as Portrayed on Film
  • Law Enforcement in Fantastic Cinema
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