Direction: Nanako Shimazaki

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


Paranoia agent (TV Series)

2004 · Series · 316 min. · Japan

Direction Satoshi Kon · Takuji Endo · Hiroshi Hamazaki · Takayuki Hirao

Plot TV series (2004). 1 season. 13 episodes. An elementary school boy on rollerblades dubbed Lil' Slugger (Shounen Bat) is said to be responsible for a series of mysterious hit-and-run assaults...

7.4

6K votes

7.4

6K votes

Chobits (TV Series)

2002 · Series · 30 min. · Japan

Direction Morio Asaka · Fumiharu Kamanaka · Hideki Inoue · Hiroshi Kimura

Plot In the future, personal computers have developped into "Persocons", mobile computers that look like human beings. Hideki Motosuwa, a prep school student, desperately wants to buy a Persocon but cannot...

6.7

1K votes

6.7

1K votes

Aria the Animation (TV Series)

2005 · Series · 24 min. · Japan

Direction Junichi Sato · Daisuke Tsukushi · Kazunobu Fusegi · Keiji Gotoh

Plot On the planet Aqua lies the watery city of Neo Venezia, a tourist hub in which people travel around in gondolas. Professional gondoliers known as Undines are well-revered as they...

5.8

45 votes

5.8

45 votes

Ultra Maniac

2002 · Movie · 29 min. · Japan

Direction Nanako Shimazaki

Plot High school student and girls' tennis club leader Ayu Tateishi bumps into transfer student Nina Sakura, who is crying apparently because she has lost something. Later on, Ayu finds a...

5.6

26 votes

5.6

26 votes

Monster Rancher (TV Series)

1999 · Series · 30 min. · Japan

Direction Nanako Shimazaki · Sachio Okazaki · Tomio Yamauchi

Plot Genki is a boy who loves playing video games. One day he's zapped into the world of Monster Rancher and meets the girl Holly and the monsters Mochi, Suezo, Golem,...

5.1

800 votes

5.1

800 votes

CLAMP School Detectives (TV Series)

1997 · Series · 22 min. · Japan

Direction Osamu Nabeshima · Masakatsu Iijima · Harume Kosaka · Nanako Shimazaki

Plot CLAMP School has all the size and resources of a small city. Over 10,000 people - students and their families - live, work, and study within its self-sufficient campus. Any...

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Bad Teacher's Equation (TV Miniseries)

1994 · Movie · 54 min. · Japan

Direction Nanako Shimazaki

Plot OVA Mini-series (1994 - 1995). 2 Episodes. Atsushi Arisawa enrolls at Jougaouka High School to be near Masami Shibata (Ma-chan) who was his childhood crush. Unbeknownst to Atsushi, however, Masami...

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Direction Nanako Shimazaki

Plot Taka(Tamahome) and Miaka has started their lives as a married couple. While waiting for their child to be born, Tamahome and Miaka are faced with a new challenge. A new...

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My My Mai

1993 · Movie · 90 min. · Japan

Direction Osamu Sekita · Hiromichi Matano · Nanako Shimazaki

Plot Mai's a super counselor with blazing sex appeal who specializes in solving her clients' bedroom problems - and male clients are preferred!

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Sugar Sugar Rune (TV Series)

2005 · Series · 22 min. · Japan

Direction Hideaki Anno · Yukihiro Matsushita · Akira Shimizu · Masayuki Matsumoto

Plot Chocolate and Vanilla are two best friends since they were born, they live in a magical place not on earth. When Vanilla's mother, the queen, is about to give her...

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