Ichiko Hashimoto

Barbara is an adult-orientated fantasy tale filled with love and the occult from Osamu Tezuka's reimagining of "The Tales of Hoffmann". Its story deals with the erotic and bizarre experiences of a famous novelist called Yosuke Mikura whose life is tossed upside down by a mysterious girl named "Barbara".

The war between Euro Britannia and the European Union continues. New orders are given to the W-0 Unit. To land in the middle of the enemy territory as a diversion. The pilots of the W-0 Unit consist only of the commanding officer, Leila, the only surviving Japanese from their last battle, Akito, and the three that escaped from the Eleven ghettos and lived in the underworld, Ryou, Yukiya, and Ayano. With everyone holding their respective expectations, the operation moves forward. On the other side in Euro Britannia, Shin, who made his benefactor commit suicide with the mysterious power of “Geass”, is appointed the leader of the Knights of St. Michael. As Shin steadily advances for the sake of his own ambition, he and his subordinates in the Ashura squad are given orders to deploy. The one that lives in order to fight, and the one that fights in order to live.

A história se passa em 2017 a.t.b.. Uma unidade de Knightmare composta de meninos e meninas da Zona Onze é colocada em uma operação militar com 5% de chance de sobrevivência. Eles devem resgatar uma unidade aliada deixada para trás na fronte de guerra européia.

Ayato Kamina foi separado da garota que amava. Três anos depois sua cidade é subitamente atacada, e Ayato conhece Haruka Shitow uma Agente da TERRA, que conta a ele a verdade sobre o mundo. Esse é o começo de uma série de eventos estranhos, que vão desde da ativação de um mecha gigantesco conhecido como Rahxephon, e dimensões alternativas até a constatação de que o próprio Ayato pode não ser humano.

An experimental drama with the motif of "experimental film". What does it mean to be reproduced on film? Under the theme of fundamental questions, it will express the relationship between men and women with a mysterious visual beauty. The story gradually increases in illusion, and the audience is brought into the world of the hero's heart.

In a future where World War II never ended, Japan is decimated by nightly bombings. The only building left standing is known as the Media Station, a broadcasting center responsible for all of Japan's entertainment.

Third part of the Elements series. A world without dialogue, which is developed with the motif of "Earth". The camera submerged on the ground continues to descend like an elevator, and strange images develop one after another. It is a work that shows the "shadow" of human beings like a panorama. A special style that transcends the time and space of the story and shows 80 scenes in one cut.

Second part of the Elements series with the motif of "water". A beautiful swamp image is displayed at the beginning. An allegorical story of sisters and lovers living at the bottom of the water is developed in an experimental narrative that does not depend on dialogue. Aesthetic images and music highlight the dazzling atmosphere.

A fortuneteller tells Hidari Taisho that he must hunt down 1000 foxes in order to conquer the country. So Akuemon, who is disliked by everybody, is hired to do the foxhunting. In response, the foxes send a female fox to Akuemon's house disguised as his wife. A story unfolds between Akuemon, who has never loved anyone, and the female fox, who slowly discovers true love in him even while tormented by sorrow over her comrades' death. This is the 6th work in "The Lion Books" series. It is also the first attempt by visualist Tezuka Makoto, Tezuka's older son, to render an original of his father's into an animated version.

Ammonites were a kind of snail-like precursor to today's mollusks, common in the seas of the Cretaceous period, many millions of years ago. They are among the most commonly found fossils, so they must have been extremely plentiful. In this meditative and largely unstructured first feature, a young geologist is traveling by train to visit his sister in the countryside after having received a disturbing and mysterious letter from her. As he travels, he remembers his childhood fixation with rocks, nurtured by his mother, and his very strong affection for his sister.

First part of Tezuka's Elements films series representing "fire".