Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex - Solid State Society (
2007) | IMDb:
7.8
The story takes place in the year 2034, two years after the events in Ghost in the Shell: S.A.C. 2nd GIG. Female cyborg Major Motoko Kusanagi has left Public Security Section 9, an elite counter-terrorist and anti-crime unit specializing in cyber-warfare, which has expanded to a team of 20 field operatives with Togusa acting as the field lead.
Starring:
Atsuko Tanaka
,
Osamu Saka
,
Koichi Yamadera
,
Akio Otsuka
,
Yutaka Nakano
,
Takashi Onozuka
Steamboy (
2004) | IMDb:
6.8
After receiving a package from his grandfather, Ray, a young inventor who lives in England during the mid-19th century, finds himself caught in the middle of a deadly conflict related to a revolutionary advance in steam power.
Starring:
Keiko Aizawa
,
Aiko Hibi
,
Manami Konishi
,
Anne Suzuki
,
Sanae Kobayashi
,
Katsuo Nakamura
Patlabor 2: The Movie (
1993) | IMDb:
7.5
A Japanese police unit who use giant anthropomorphic robots (called Labors) is caught up in a political struggle between the civilian authorities and the military when a terrorist act is blamed on an Air Force jet. With the aid of a government agent, the team gets close to a terrorist leader to stop things from going out of control when after the military is impelled to impose martial law.
Starring:
Mina Tominaga
,
Toshio Furukawa
,
Ryusuke Ohbayashi
,
Yoshiko Sakakibara
,
Michihiro Ikemizu
,
Daisuke Gori
Porco Rosso (
1992) | IMDb:
7.7
In Italy in the 1930s, sky pirates in biplanes terrorize wealthy cruise ships as they sail the Adriatic Sea. The only pilot brave enough to stop the scourge is the mysterious Porco Rosso, a former World War I flying ace who was somehow turned into a pig during the war. As he prepares to battle the pirate crew's American ace, Porco Rosso enlists the help of spunky girl mechanic Fio Piccolo and his longtime friend Madame Gina.
Starring:
Shūichirō Moriyama
,
Tokiko Kato
,
Bunshi Katsura
,
Tsunehiko Kamijō
,
Akemi Okamura
,
Akio Otsuka
Lupin the Third: The Castle of Cagliostro (
1979) | IMDb:
7.6
After a successful robbery leaves famed thief Lupin the Third and his partner Jigen with nothing but a large amount of expertly crafted counterfeit bills, he decides to track down the forgers responsible—and steal any other treasures he may find in the Castle of Cagliostro, including the 'damsel in distress' he finds imprisoned there.
Starring:
Yasuo Yamada
,
Kiyoshi Kobayashi
,
Eiko Masuyama
,
Makio Inoue
,
Gorō Naya
,
Sumi Shimamoto