31. Lupin III: The Castle of Cagliostro ( Rupan sansei: Kariosutoro no shiro )
Year of Release: 1979
Overall Rating: 3.0 out of 4 stars
Language: Japanese
Genre: Anime/Adventure
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Director: Hayao Miyazaki
Actors: Bob Bergen, Yasuo Yamada, Eiko Masuyama, Kiyoshi Kobayashi, Gorô Naya, Tarô Ishida
Plot: A princess kept in the clutches of an evil count holds the key to finding a fabulous treasure. Master thief Lupin III and his gang hatch a plan to free the princess and get their hands on the riches.
32. Only Yesterday ( Omohide poro poro )
Year of Release: 1991
Overall Rating: 3.0 out of 4 stars
Language: Japanese
Genre: Anime/Drama
MPAA Rating: PG
Director: Isao Takahata
Actors: Miki Imai, Toshirô Yanagiba, Youko Honna, Mayumi Iizuka, Chie Kitagawa, Yuki Minowa
Plot: An office-worker quits her job and moves to the countryside, where she finds a new life and inspiring romance in the provinces.
33. Metropolis ( Metoroporisu )
Year of Release: 2002
Overall Rating: 2.8 out of 4 stars
Language: Japanese
Genre: Anime/Adventure
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Director: Rintaro
Actors: Yuka Imoto, Kei Kobayashi, Kouki Okada, Tarô Ishida, Jamieson Price, Kousei Tomita
Plot: A story of a young boy, and his uncle from Japan are on the hunt for a mad doctor who supposedly uses human body parts to creating new robots. But in the midst of the investigation, Kinichi.. nephew to his great detective uncle finds himself kneeling face to face to a small girl who the mad scientist himself had created.
Now both are on the run from a hit squad lead by a boy named Rock who must hunt them down to cover for his adopted father's tracks against humanity. Sealed within this girl however is a fail safe switch if she was ever to come to harm. If it activates, it would mean all life on earth would be wiped out in eighteen hours.
34. Inuyasha the Movie 3: Swords of an Honorable Ruler ( Inuyasha - Tenka hadou no ken )
Year of Release: 2005
Overall Rating: 3.0 out of 4 stars
Language: Japanese
Genre: Anime/Fantasy
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Toshiya Shinohara
Actors: Kappei Yamaguchi, Satsuki Yukino, Kôji Tsujitani, Houko Kuwashima, Kumiko Watanabe, Ken Narita
35. Dragon Ball Z: Wrath of the Dragon ( Doragon bôru Z 13: Ryûken bakuhatsu!! Gokû ga yaraneba dare ga yaru )
Year of Release: 2006
Overall Rating: 2.9 out of 4 stars
Language: Japanese
Genre: Anime/Action
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Mitsuo Hashimoto
Actors: Masako Nozawa, Takeshi Kusao, Mayumi Tanaka, Hiromi Tsuru, Masaharu Satô, Yûko Minaguchi
Plot: The Z warriors are surprised when a mysterious being named Hoy arrives with a portent of destruction by the great monster Hildegarn. He says the only way to stop it is to use the Dragon Balls to free an ancient warrior, Tapion, and stop the beast. But Hoy isn't all he appears to be - and soon the warriors come to know the true threat.
36. Origin: Spirits of the Past ( Gin-iro no kami no Agito )
Year of Release: 2006
Overall Rating: 2.9 out of 4 stars
Language: Japanese
Genre: Anime/Drama
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Keiichi Sugiyama
Actors: Ryo Katsuji, Aoi Miyazaki, Yûko Kotegawa, Masaru Hamaguchi, Toshikazu Fukawa, Kenichi Endo
37. End of Evangelion ( Shin seiki Evangelion Gekijô-ban: Air/Magokoro wo, kimi ni )
Year of Release: 1997
Overall Rating: 2.9 out of 4 stars
Language: Japanese
Genre: Anime/Drama
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Hideaki Anno, Kazuya Tsurumaki
Actors: Spike Spencer, Amanda Winn Lee, Tiffany Grant, Allison Keith, Sue Ulu, Tristan MacAvery
Plot: With the angels defeated, SEELE begins their Human Instrumentality Project, but are betrayed by Gendo Ikari who has plans of his own. A brutal attack on NERV HQ commences and it's up to a broken Shinji to act before humanity is destroyed.
38. Inuyasha the Movie: Affections Touching Across Time ( Inuyasha - Jidai wo koeru omoi )
Year of Release: 2001
Overall Rating: 3.0 out of 4 stars
Language: Japanese
Genre: Anime/Adventure
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Toshiya Shinohara
Actors: Kappei Yamaguchi, Satsuki Yukino, Kumiko Watanabe, Kôji Tsujitani, Richard Ian Cox, Moneca Stori
Plot: 200 years ago, InuYasha's father sealed away a powerful demon from China named Hyoga. A Shikon Jewel shard awakens Hyoga's son, Menomaru, inspiring him to absorb the remains of his father's power to take control of the world. It's up to InuYasha and his friends to stop this nearly invincible foe!
39. Millenium Actress ( Sennen joyû )
Year of Release: 2003
Overall Rating: 2.8 out of 4 stars
Language: Japanese
Genre: Anime/Drama
MPAA Rating: PG
Director: Satoshi Kon
Actors: Miyoko Shôji, Mami Koyama, Fumiko Orikasa, Shôzô Îzuka, Shouko Tsuda, Hirotaka Suzuoki
Plot: After 30 years, a reclusive, aged actress grants an interview with a journalist as the studio she worked for is torn down. Her tales of cinema are interweaved with the story of finding a young artist she met as a young girl.
40. Evangelion: 1.0 You Are (Not) Alone ( Evangerion shin gekijôban: Jo )
Year of Release: 2008
Overall Rating: 2.9 out of 4 stars
Language: Japanese
Genre: Anime/Sci-Fi
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Director: Masayuki, Kazuya Tsurumaki, Hideaki Anno
Actors: Megumi Ogata, Megumi Hayashibara, Kotono Mitsuishi, Yuriko Yamaguchi, Fumihiko Tachiki, Akira Ishida
Plot: The first in a line of four films that will re-imagine the Neon Genesis Evangelion TV series. You Are (Not) Alone cover approximately episode 1 - 6 dealing with Shinji Ikari coming to terms with being an EVA pilot and battling Angels, dealing with his estranged father Gendo, his new roommate Lt. Colonel Misato Katsuragi and the cool, distant pilot Rei Ayanami.
