Direction: Rintaro

The best movies, series, and documentaries directed by Rintaro. Explore exceptional titles that showcase a unique filmmaking vision.


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

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

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

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

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

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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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.

Not rated

Not rated