Isamu Tanonaka

Isamu Tanonaka

was a Japanese voice actor from Taitō, Tokyo. He was best known for voicing Medama Oyaji in nearly every adaptation of Shigeru Mizuki's GeGeGe no Kitarō made during his lifetime. During his life he had been attached to Gekidan Tōgei and then Theatre Echo; he was attached to Aoni Production at the time of his death. He had a naturally deep voice but became famous for voicing characters with a high pitched voice. In addition to GeGeGe no Kitarō, he also had prominent roles in Tensai Bakabon (as the first voice of Honkan-san), Mazinger Z (as Mucha), Paul's Miraculous Adventure (as Doppe), Magical Princess Minky Momo (as Sindbook), Akuma-kun (as Youaltepuztli), Dr. Slump & Arale-chan (as Gara and Akira Toriyama), Dragon Quest: Dai no Daibōken (as Brass), and the Shin Megami Tensei: Persona series (as Igor).

  • Title: Isamu Tanonaka
  • Popularity: 12.001
  • Known For: Acting
  • Birthday: 1932-07-19
  • Place of Birth: Setagaya, Tokyo, Japan
  • Homepage: https://www.aoni.co.jp/search/tanonak-isamu.html
  • Also Known As: 田の中 勇
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Isamu Tanonaka Movies

  • 2013
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    PERSONA3 THE MOVIE #1 Spring of Birth
    PERSONA3 THE MOVIE #1 Spring of Birth

    7.1 2013 HD

    In the spring, male student Makoto Yuki transfers to Gekkoukan High School. However, as he heads to his new dormitory, listening to the music on his...

    Genre: Adventure

    Cast: Akira Ishida

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  • 1983
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    Dr. Slump and Arale-chan: Hoyoyo! The Great Race Around The World
    Dr. Slump and Arale-chan: Hoyoyo! The Great Race Around The World

    7 1983 HD

    Arale and her friends learn of a World Grand Prix being organised by the Radial Kingdom. The prize is marrying Princess Front (a dead ringer to Ms....

    Genre: Action

    Cast: Kenji Utsumi

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  • 2001
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    Slayers Premium
    Slayers Premium

    6.1 2001 HD

    Lina and Gourry visited the town in a certain beach. In that town, a mysterious incident which is that the person who had eaten the octopus was not...

    Genre: Adventure

    Cast: Megumi Hayashibara

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  • 1993
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    Ursa Minor Blue
    Ursa Minor Blue

    7.1 1993 HD

    This adventurous story of a boy named Uri and an old man takes place in the cosmic Milky Way where the starfish live. This is the tale of their...

    Genre: Animation

    Cast: Ichiro Nagai

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  • 1971
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    Animal Treasure Island
    Animal Treasure Island

    6.6 1971 HD

    A Japanese adaption of Robert Louis Stevenson's Treasure Island, featuring animals as the majority of the cast. By chance Jim comes upon a map of...

    Genre: Family

    Cast: Minori Matsushima

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  • 2016
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    PERSONA3 THE MOVIE #4 Winter of Rebirth
    PERSONA3 THE MOVIE #4 Winter of Rebirth

    7.9 2016 HD

    "The time of destruction is coming ever closer without a doubt. It cannot be stopped." To know death, to gaze at death, to face death. Makoto and his...

    Genre: Adventure

    Cast: Akira Ishida

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  • 1976
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    Puss 'n Boots Travels Around the World
    Puss 'n Boots Travels Around the World

    6.5 1976 HD

    Brave cat Pero once had a bet with treacherous multimillionarie Grumon that he can travel around the world in 80 days. The stake is high, in case of...

    Genre: Animation

    Cast: Osami Nabe

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  • 2014
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    PERSONA3 THE MOVIE #2 Midsummer Knight's Dream
    PERSONA3 THE MOVIE #2 Midsummer Knight's Dream

    7.4 2014 HD

    After realizing the value of life and the importance of his own allies, Makoto finally got his smile back. As spring turns into summer, he finds...

    Genre: Adventure

    Cast: Akira Ishida

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  • 1971
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    Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves
    Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves

    6.2 1971 HD

    A peasant boy and 38 cats band against the tyrannical Ali Baba the 33rd and his cat-phobic genie.

    Genre: Action

    Cast: Chikao Ohtsuka

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  • 1999
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    Spooky Kitaro: Kitaro's Ghost Train
    Spooky Kitaro: Kitaro's Ghost Train

    5 1999 HD

    A 3D movie originally screened in Hanayashiki and some other amusement parks on 20.03.1999. The movie was later rerun at Toei's anime festival...

    Genre: Adventure

    Cast: Yoko Matsuoka

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  • 2015
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    PERSONA3 THE MOVIE #3 Falling Down
    PERSONA3 THE MOVIE #3 Falling Down

    7.3 2015 HD

    The season turns to autumn. The fight of the protagonist and his group S.E.E.S. with the strange monsters called ‘Shadows’ is getting...

    Genre: Adventure

    Cast: Akira Ishida

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  • 1984
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    Dr. Slump and Arale-chan: Hoyoyo! The Treasure of Nanaba Castle
    Dr. Slump and Arale-chan: Hoyoyo! The Treasure of Nanaba Castle

    6 1984 HD

    Senbei Norimaki finds the secret treasure named “Eye of Rainbow” of the legendary Nanaba Castle in the mountain. This treasure makes...

    Genre: Comedy

    Cast: Kenji Utsumi

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  • 1997
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    Spooky Kitaro: Ghost Nighter
    Spooky Kitaro: Ghost Nighter

    6 1997 HD

    A film adaptation of the 'Spooky Kitaro' story of the same name.

    Genre: Animation

    Cast: Yoko Matsuoka

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  • 2008
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    Spooky Kitaro: Japan Explodes!!
    Spooky Kitaro: Japan Explodes!!

    6.5 2008 HD

    Movie based on the 2007 TV anime with an original plot.

    Genre: Action

    Cast: Minami Takayama

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  • 1997
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    Spooky Kitaro: Yokai Express! The Phantom Train
    Spooky Kitaro: Yokai Express! The Phantom Train

    7 1997 HD

    Kitarou, a ghost, spends his afterlife helping humans in need of his skills. He thwarts the plans of evil spirits who live to torment humanity. In...

    Genre: Fantasy

    Cast: Yoko Matsuoka

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  • 1996
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    Spooky Kitaro: The Great Sea Beast
    Spooky Kitaro: The Great Sea Beast

    5.7 1996 HD

    Kitaro is a yōkai boy born in a cemetery and, aside from his mostly decayed father, the last living member of the Ghost Tribe (幽霊族 yūrei...

    Genre: Animation

    Cast: Yoko Matsuoka

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  • 1981
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    Dr. Slump and Arale-chan: Hello! Wonder Island
    Dr. Slump and Arale-chan: Hello! Wonder Island

    6.7 1981 HD

    Professor Senbei finds a videotape of his deceased father providing instructions on how to create a love potion. The main ingredient is a tear of the...

    Genre: Comedy

    Cast: Kenji Utsumi

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  • 1982
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    Dr. Slump: Hoyoyo! Space Adventure
    Dr. Slump: Hoyoyo! Space Adventure

    6.1 1982 HD

    When local teacher Midori Yamabuki receives an emergency summons to her home planet it turns out to be a trap devised by galactic warlord Dr....

    Genre: Animation

    Cast: Kenji Utsumi

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  • 1985
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    Spooky Kitaro
    Spooky Kitaro

    6.7 1985 HD

    Movie based on the 1985 TV anime.

    Genre: Animation

    Cast: Keiko Toda

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  • 1986
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    Spooky Kitaro: The Great Yokai War
    Spooky Kitaro: The Great Yokai War

    7 1986 HD

    The second movie based on the 1985 TV anime.

    Genre: Animation

    Cast: Isamu Tanonaka

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  • 1999
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    Kindaichi Case Files Movie 2: Deep Blue Massacre
    Kindaichi Case Files Movie 2: Deep Blue Massacre

    8.7 1999 HD

    Kindaichi, Miyuki and Fumi are invited to the resort of the Deep Blue Island by their senpai Akane, the daughter of the president of the Aizawa...

    Genre: Animation

    Cast: Taiki Matsuno

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  • 1968
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    Spooky Kitaro
    Spooky Kitaro

    6.5 1968 HD

    Kitarō, a ghost, spends his afterlife helping humans in need of his skills. He thwarts the plans of evil spirits who live to torment humanity. A...

    Genre: Animation

    Cast: Masako Nozawa

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  • 1980
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    Spooky Kitaro: The All Seeing Eye
    Spooky Kitaro: The All Seeing Eye

    7 1980 HD

    Yasui is the president of a large company. After the war, he wandered into the world of evil spirits, where he obtained a hidden treasure...

    Genre: Horror

    Cast: Masako Nozawa

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  • 1969
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    Flying Phantom Ship
    Flying Phantom Ship

    6.6 1969 HD

    Hayato's home city is under attack from a gigantic robot. His parents are lying dead in the rubble and the only remaining friend is his dog. His only...

    Genre: Animation

    Cast: Masako Nozawa

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  • 1980
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    Botchan
    Botchan

    6.5 1980 HD

    Based on Soseki Natume's 1906 novel, which was one of Japan's best-selling books. The novel included autobiographical elements: Natsume once taught...

    Genre: Animation

    Cast: Hideki Saijo

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  • 1973
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    Mazinger Z vs. Devilman
    Mazinger Z vs. Devilman

    5.6 1973 HD

    Mazinger Z vs. Devilman is a 1973 animated movie that crossed over two then-popular Anime series, both of which were created by Manga artist Go...

    Genre: Animation

    Cast: Ryoichi Tanaka

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  • 1986
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    Spooky Kitaro: Crash!! The Great Rising of Demons from Another Dimension
    Spooky Kitaro: Crash!! The Great Rising of Demons from Another Dimension

    6 1986 HD

    Kitaro's worries about a typhoon that came during the unseasonable winter turn out to be true. A typhoon known as a mysterious weather event that...

    Genre: Animation

    Cast: Keiko Toda

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  • 1974
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    Mazinger Z vs The Great Dark General
    Mazinger Z vs The Great Dark General

    6.8 1974 HD

    Kouji and his friends have defeated Dr. Hell and are now enjoying a break, but suddenly a strange prophet appears and warns everyone of an oncoming...

    Genre: Animation

    Cast: Hiroya Ishimaru

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  • 1986
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    Spooky Kitaro: The Strongest Ghost Army! Landing in Japan!!
    Spooky Kitaro: The Strongest Ghost Army! Landing in Japan!!

    6 1986 HD

    A monster appeared out of nowhere, transformed into a human, and began selling strange cloth. Becoming suspicious, the cat girl follows him and...

    Genre: Animation

    Cast: Keiko Toda

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  • 2008
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    Spooky Kitaro: Youkai Japan Rally 3D
    Spooky Kitaro: Youkai Japan Rally 3D

    1 2008 HD

    A 3D film attraction featured at Sanrio Puroland. It was produced by Toei as a tie-in to the 2007 Spooky Kitaro anime adaptation.

    Genre: Adventure

    Cast: Minami Takayama

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  • 1981
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    The Fantastic Adventures of Unico
    The Fantastic Adventures of Unico

    7 1981 HD

    When Unico, a young unicorn, is banished from his family by a pantheon of manipulative gods, his powers of joy and happiness are tested as he...

    Genre: Animation

    Cast: Katsue Miwa

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  • 2008
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    Kirato Saw Honorable Death With No Surrender ~ Mizuki Shigeru's War
    Kirato Saw Honorable Death With No Surrender ~ Mizuki Shigeru's War

    1 2008 HD

    Genre: War

    Cast: Teruyuki Kagawa

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  • 1988
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    Tatakae!! Ramenman
    Tatakae!! Ramenman

    8 1988 HD

    Theatrical film of the anime series Tatakae!! Ramenman, based on the manga chapter "Strike the Darkness".

    Genre: Animation

    Cast: Isamu Tanonaka

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  • 1983
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    I Am A Dog: Don Matsugorou's Life
    I Am A Dog: Don Matsugorou's Life

    1 1983 HD

    Mr. Matsuzawa is a novelist who lives in Chiba Prefecture. Only his daughter Kazuko knows that the family dog, Don Matsugorou, can talk. Don is...

    Genre: Animation

    Cast: Yasuo Yamada

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  • 2001
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    One Piece: Clockwork Island Adventure
    One Piece: Clockwork Island Adventure

    6.927 2001 HD

    Relaxing on a cozy beach, the Straw Hat Pirates are taking a rest from their quest. Right until Luffy noticed the Going Merry has been hijacked and...

    Genre: Action

    Cast: Mayumi Tanaka

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  • 1969
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    The Wonderful World of Puss 'n Boots
    The Wonderful World of Puss 'n Boots

    7.1 1969 HD

    His goal is to help the weak and defenseless, but his saving a mouse makes him the most wanted in all the land. On the run from incessant, dim-witted...

    Genre: Family

    Cast: Susumu Ishikawa

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  • 1972
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    The Three Musketeers in Boots
    The Three Musketeers in Boots

    6.7 1972 HD

    Pero is back in Go Go Town, a fearful place in the Wild West that desperately awaits for a sheriff to come. In this town of no law and order, Pero...

    Genre: Animation

    Cast: Yasushi Suzuki

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  • 1976
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    Steel Jeeg
    Steel Jeeg

    7.9 1976 HD

    Hiroshi Shiba is a car racer who is mortally wounded in a laboratory accident, but restored to life by his father, Professor Shiba.

    Genre: Animation

    Cast: Toru Furuya

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  • 1974
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    Mazinger Z
    Mazinger Z

    7.883 1974 HD

    Mazinger Z, known briefly as Tranzor Z in the United States, is a Japanese super robot manga series written and illustrated by Go Nagai. The first...

    Genre: Action & Adventure

    Cast: Joji Yanami

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  • 1985
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    Dr. Slump
    Dr. Slump

    7.943 1985 HD

    Follows the humorous adventures of the little girl robot Arale Norimaki, her creator Senbei Norimaki, and the other residents of the bizarre Penguin...

    Genre: Animation

    Cast: Isamu Tanonaka

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  • 1977
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    Paul's Miraculous Adventure
    Paul's Miraculous Adventure

    1 1977 HD

    Paul is a young boy whose friend Nina is kidnapped by Belt Satan, the demonic ruler of another world. He daringly goes on a mission to rescue his...

    Genre: Animation

    Cast: Sumiko Shirakawa

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  • 2007
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    Twin Princess of Wonder Planet
    Twin Princess of Wonder Planet

    6 2007 HD

    Genre: Animation

    Cast:

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  • 2003
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    Ninja Scroll: The Series
    Ninja Scroll: The Series

    7.639 2003 HD

    Fourteen years after defeating the immortal warrior Himuro Genma and thwarting the Shogun of the Dark's evil plans, Kibagami Jubei continues to roam...

    Genre: Sci-Fi & Fantasy

    Cast: Rikiya Koyama

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  • 1978
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    Witch Girl Tickle
    Witch Girl Tickle

    8 1978 HD

    Majokko Tickle is a 1970s magical girl manga and anime by Go Nagai. Unlike Nagai's earlier Cutie Honey, Majokko Tickle is closer to the more...

    Genre: Animation

    Cast: Rihoko Yoshida

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  • 1998
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    Cackling Kitarou
    Cackling Kitarou

    8 1998 HD

    Kitarou, a ghost, spends his afterlife helping humans in need of his skills by thwarting the plans of evil spirits who live to torment humanity. A...

    Genre: Animation

    Cast: Isamu Tanonaka

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  • 1992
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    Dragon Quest: The Adventure of Dai
    Dragon Quest: The Adventure of Dai

    8.2 1992 HD

    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....

    Genre: Animation

    Cast: Toshiko Fujita

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  • 1969
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    Cackling Kitarou
    Cackling Kitarou

    8.3 1969 HD

    Kitarou, a ghost, spends his afterlife helping humans in need of his skills. He thwarts the plans of evil spirits who live to torment humanity.

    Genre: Action & Adventure

    Cast: Youko Ohkushi

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  • 1972
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    アパッチ野球軍
    アパッチ野球軍

    1 1972 HD

    Genre: Action & Adventure

    Cast: Souji Yamamoto

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  • 2014
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    Persona 4 The Golden Animation
    Persona 4 The Golden Animation

    7.333 2014 HD

    In the spring when the cherry blossom petals fall, Yū Narukami moves to Yaso Inaba to live with his uncle and cousin due to his family's...

    Genre: Animation

    Cast: Daisuke Namikawa

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  • 1970
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    The Genie Family
    The Genie Family

    6.7 1970 HD

    An old bottle has found its way into the household of a modern family, which consists of a boy named Kan and his parents. A genie, Hakushon, and his...

    Genre: Animation

    Cast: Toru Ohira

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  • 1981
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    Hoero! Bun Bun
    Hoero! Bun Bun

    6 1981 HD

    Genre: Animation

    Cast: Minori Matsushima

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  • 1981
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    Tomorrow's Joe
    Tomorrow's Joe

    7.9 1981 HD

    Joe Yabuki is a troubled youth, whose only solution to problems is throwing punches at them. What he lacks in manners and discipline, he makes up for...

    Genre: Animation

    Cast: Teruhiko Aoi

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  • 2008
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    Graveyard Kitaro
    Graveyard Kitaro

    8.333 2008 HD

    Kitarō is a yōkai boy born in a cemetery, and aside from his mostly-decayed father, the last living member of the Ghost tribe. He is missing his...

    Genre: Animation

    Cast: Masako Nozawa

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  • 2009
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    Cackling Kitarou
    Cackling Kitarou

    8.7 2009 HD

    Kitarou, a ghost, spends his afterlife helping humans in need of his skills by thwarting the plans of evil spirits who live to torment humanity.

    Genre: Animation

    Cast: Minami Takayama

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  • 1972
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    Cackling Kitarou
    Cackling Kitarou

    9 1972 HD

    2nd TV anime of Shigeru Mizuki's "Gegege no Kitarou".

    Genre: Animation

    Cast: Masako Nozawa

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  • 1988
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    Cackling Kitarou
    Cackling Kitarou

    10 1988 HD

    3rd TV anime of Shigeru Mizuki's "Gegege no Kitarou".

    Genre: Animation

    Cast: Keiko Toda

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  • 1996
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    Chouriki Sentai Ohranger
    Chouriki Sentai Ohranger

    7.6 1996 HD

    It is the year 1995. The Machine Empire of Baranoia, led by Emperor Bacchus Wrath, has invaded Earth with the intention of wiping out all human life...

    Genre: Sci-Fi & Fantasy

    Cast: Masaru Shishido

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  • 1972
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    Tensai Bakabon
    Tensai Bakabon

    6 1972 HD

    A comedy about a former genius who has now become very eccentric and senile. His family deals with all the crazy problems he and his old friends...

    Genre: Animation

    Cast: Keiko Yamamoto

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  • 1991
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    Dragon Quest: Legend of the Hero Abel
    Dragon Quest: Legend of the Hero Abel

    5.75 1991 HD

    In the Ariahan village, on her 15th birthday, Tiala receives a red jewel from the elder Yogi. The jewel is the key to awaken the Great Dragon, whose...

    Genre: Animation

    Cast: Masako Katsuki

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  • 1968
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    Animal 1
    Animal 1

    1 1968 HD

    Genre: Animation

    Cast: Ryusei Nakao

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  • 1970
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    もーれつア太郎
    もーれつア太郎

    1 1970 HD

    Genre: Animation

    Cast: Ichiro Nagai

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  • 1969
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    ウメ星デンカ
    ウメ星デンカ

    1 1969 HD

    Genre: Animation

    Cast: Masako Sugaya

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  • 1971
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    Norakuro
    Norakuro

    1 1971 HD

    Norakuro is a black dog enlisted in the "Mokenrentai" (Fierce Dog Brigade), an Imperial army of dogs fighting in a war against the enemy Monkey Army....

    Genre: Animation

    Cast: Nobuyo Oyama

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  • 1972
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    Kunimatsu-sama no Otoridai
    Kunimatsu-sama no Otoridai

    1 1972 HD

    A comedy about a group of kids forming a school baseball team, with the leader being very stubborn and argumentative.

    Genre: Animation

    Cast: Isamu Tanonaka

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  • 1989
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    Transformers: Super-God Masterforce
    Transformers: Super-God Masterforce

    8.2 1989 HD

    Transformers: Super-God Masterforce aired on Japanese television from 1988 to 1989. Taking place after Transformers: Headmasters, it is the story of...

    Genre: Animation

    Cast: Hiroshi Takemura

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  • 1988
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    Tatakae!! Ramenman
    Tatakae!! Ramenman

    8 1988 HD

    This is a kungfu action story which unfolds in the old and strange land of China.Lomien-man, whose parents were murdered when he was a small boy, was...

    Genre: Animation

    Cast: Isamu Tanonaka

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  • 1977
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    UFO Robot Grendizer
    UFO Robot Grendizer

    7.483 1977 HD

    The story revolves around Duke Fleed who is a survivor of the Vega Star, raised by Dr. Umon as his adoptive son, and known as Daisuke Umon on Earth....

    Genre: Action & Adventure

    Cast: Kei Tomiyama

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  • 2005
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    Monster
    Monster

    8.5 2005 HD

    Kenzou Tenma, a Japanese brain surgeon in Germany, finds his life in utter turmoil after getting involved with a psychopath that was once a former...

    Genre: Animation

    Cast: Hidenobu Kiuchi

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  • 2012
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    Persona4 the ANIMATION
    Persona4 the ANIMATION

    7.586 2012 HD

    Persona4 the ANIMATION is a television anime series produced by AIC ASTA and directed by Seiji Kishi, based on the Persona 4 video game by Atlus. The...

    Genre: Animation

    Cast: Daisuke Namikawa

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