Direction: Rintaro
The best movies, series, and documentaries directed by Rintaro. Explore exceptional titles that showcase a unique filmmaking vision.
Titles found: 43
Galaxy Express 999: The Signature Edition
1979 · Movie · 126 min. · Japan
Direction Rintaro
Synopsis The adventures of a brave young boy who travels from planet to planet in a determined quest to avenge his mother's death.
7.1
60 votes
7.1
60 votes
Metropolis
2001 · Movie · 109 min. · Japan
Direction Rintaro
Synopsis In Metropolis (2001), a dazzling animated sci-fi film, the story unfolds in a futuristic city divided between humans and robots. A young detective and his nephew investigate a mysterious girl named Tima, who holds the key to a powerful secret....
6.9
6K votes
6.9
6K votes
The Adventures of Captain Harlock (TV Series)
1978 · Series · 24 min. · Japan
Direction Rintaro · Akinori Orai · Masayuki Akehi · Johei Matsuura
Synopsis The year is 2977. Mankind has become complacent and stagnant. All work is done by machines, while humans spend all their time on entertainment. But when a mysterious invader from the stars catches Earth unawares, only the legendary space pirate...
6.8
859 votes
6.8
859 votes
Adieu, Galaxy Express 999: Last Stop Andromeda
1981 · Movie · 135 min. · Japan
Direction Rintaro
Synopsis Adieu presents an entirely new storyline (not based on the manga or television series), which takes place three years after the destruction of Planet Maetel. The Machine Empire now has even more of a stranglehold over the Galaxy. Rumors are...
6.7
50 votes
6.7
50 votes
Manga Sekai Mukashi Banashi (TV Series)
1976 · Series · 30 min. · Japan
Direction Mao Lamdao · Osamu Dezaki · Rintaro · Yoshiaki Kawajiri
6.7
26 votes
6.7
26 votes
Dragon Quest: Dai's Great Adventure (TV Series)
1991 · Series · 26 min. · Japan
Direction Nobutaka Nishizawa · Rintaro
Synopsis After the defeat of the demon lord Hadlar all of the monsters were unleashed from his evil will and moved to the island of Delmurin to live in peace. Dai is the only human living on the island. Having been...
6.7
2K votes
6.7
2K votes
Neo-Tokyo (Labyrinth Tales)
1987 · Movie · 52 min. · Japan
Direction Katsuhiro Ōtomo · Rintaro · Yoshiaki Kawajiri
Synopsis NEO-TOKYO is a short (50-minute) anime feature dating from 1987 that had a brief theatrical release in the U.S. around 1993 on the strength of the name value of director Katsuhiro Otomo, following his big-screen success stateside with AKIRA. This...
6.5
701 votes
6.5
701 votes
Space Pirate Captain Herlock: The Endless Odyssey (TV Miniseries)
2002 · Series · 390 min. · Japan
Direction Rintaro
Synopsis On an archaelogical mission to the end of the known universe, Professor Daiba unwitting unleashes an ancient horror from its confines. Five years later the malevolent alien force sets in motion a plan which reunites the various crewmembers of the...
6.5
67 votes
6.5
67 votes
Labyrinth (S)
1986 · Movie · 12 min. · Japan
Direction Rintaro
Synopsis A girl and her cat fall through a looking-glass into a dark labyrinth full of strange people.
6.4
178 votes
6.4
178 votes
The Dagger of Kamui
1985 · Movie · 132 min. · Japan
Direction Rintaro
Synopsis A young boy named Jiro finds his mother and sister murdered in his home. Falsely accused of the crime, he flees from his village and meets a priest named Tenkai, who has him kill a rogue ninja named Tarouza. After...
6.4
25 votes
6.4
25 votes
Mighty Atom (Astro Boy) (TV Series)
1963 · Series · 22 min. · Japan
Direction Osamu Tezuka · Rintaro · Eiichi Yamamoto · Gisaburô Sugii
Synopsis Astro Boy is a science fiction series set in a futuristic world wherein androids co-exist with humans. Its focus is on the adventures of the titular "Astro Boy" (sometimes called simply "Astro"), a powerful robot created by the head of...
6.2
160 votes
6.2
160 votes
X: The Movie
1996 · Movie · 100 min. · Japan
Direction Rintaro
Synopsis It's the year of destiny, and 15 year old Kamui Shiro, a powerful psychic, has returned to Toyko after a 6 year absence, having left when he was very young. He wants to be with his childhood friends, Fuma (his...
6.0
214 votes
6.0
214 votes
Doomed Megalopolis
1991 · Movie · 190 min. · Japan
Direction Rintaro · Kazuyoshi Katayama
Synopsis When an evil wizard bent on conquering the "greatest city on earth" uses dark powers to awaken a demon, Masakato, the "guardian" of Tokyo, four heroes must stand against him.
5.7
179 votes
5.7
179 votes
Armageddon: The Great Battle with Genma
1983 · Movie · 135 min. · Japan
Direction Rintaro
Synopsis A Transylvanian princess, a Japanese high school student and a 2000 year old warrior are selected to be part of a small force of powerful psionic warriors assembled to be the defenders of Earth against a nihilistic alien entity bent...
5.1
88 votes
5.1
88 votes
Wolverine (TV Series)
2011 · Series · 24 min. · Japan
Direction Hiroshi Aoyama · Rintaro
Synopsis TV Series (2011). 12 Episodes. Logan learns that his girlfriend, Mariko Yashida, who disappeared a year ago, has been taken to Tokyo by her father Shingen, who is the head of a Japanese crime syndicate and a supplier of AIM.
5.0
131 votes
5.0
131 votes
Final Fantasy: Legend of the Crystals (TV Miniseries)
1994 · Series · 120 min. · Japan
Direction Rintaro · Naoto Kanda · Tomihiko Okubo
Synopsis A continuation of the events from Final Fantasy V. 200 years after Bartz and his friends saved two worlds from the threat of ExDeath, a threat arises and seeks to take the Crystals for itself. Linaly, a descendant of Bartz,...
5.0
160 votes
5.0
160 votes
Jetter Mars (TV Series)
1977 · Series · 23 min. · Japan
Direction Rintaro
Synopsis The storyline is set in the year 2015. Two scientist, Dr. Kawashimo and Dr. Yamanoue, have created a robot with advanced capabilities. Dr. Kawashimo created his miraculous artificial intelligence, making him almost human, while Dr. Yamanoue created the robot's body,...
4.2
84 votes
4.2
84 votes
Lupin VIII (TV) (S)
2012 · Movie · 25 min. · Japan
Direction Rintaro
Synopsis Five generations after Lupin the 3rd, Lupin the 8th plies his trade in an airship that flies above a futuristic Paris.
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Manga Nippon mukashi banashi (TV Series)
1976 · Series · 30 min. · Japan
Direction Gisaburô Sugii · Shiro Fujimoto · Mihoko Magoori · Osamu Dezaki
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Download: Namu Amida Butsu wa Ai no Uta
1992 · Movie · 47 min. · Japan
Direction Rintaro
Synopsis Based on the PC Engine game created by Wataru Nakajima.
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