Kow Otani Movies

A look at the unrecognized work of the talented artists and craftsmen who've maintained the tradition of Japanese special-effects. Highlighted is...

Famous rockstar Kouji Nanjou has fallen in love with Izumi Takuto, a soccer player with dreams of seeing "real" soccer in Italy. In angsty boy-love...

Upon reaching the train station to death, a dejected soul is informed that he is lucky and will have another chance at life. He is placed in the body...

Godzilla has become a distant memory for Japan when the destruction of a US submarine raises alarms for Admiral Tachibana. His estranged daughter...

The story centers on the adventures of Digital Tokoro, his trusted sidekick dog Indy, a cross-eyed husky with a nasty poodle cut, who is more of a...

When a zombie named Euphrosyne awakens after a century-long slumber, she finds herself coming face-to-face with a group of five university students...

The movie is more or less a retelling of the first few episodes of the series that is not much more than a slightly padded director's cut. You do...

A ship runs aground on a mysterious atoll leading to an investigation by insurance representative Kusanagi, who discovers an ancient bead that he...

There's a war going on in ancient Kyoto. A war fought in shadows, between the forces of the Shogunate's armed enforcers, the Shinsengumi, and the...

Yuko dreams of being a best selling children's author, but as an adult she has made little progress. In her depression, she bonds with Ginko, a...

Based on actual events that occurred in Hokkaido, Japan, 1915. Rimeinzu: Utsukushiki yuusha-tachi tells the story of a group of bear hunters that are...

A close look at the inner workings of Japan's political underbelly.

After Colony (A.C.) 196. One year after the events of the "Gundam Wing" television series, peace has spread through the Earth Sphere and the...

A biographical story of Tomoatsu Godai, the influential entrepreneur of the Meiji era who laid the foundation of the modern Japanese economy.

As Kiyomaro races to catch the bus to seaside camp, little does he know that Dr. M2, a demonic magic scientist from the future, has sent out a robot...

A strange meteor lands in Japan and unleashes hundreds of insect-like "Legion" creatures bent on colonizing the Earth. When the military fails to...

Have you ever heard of the Vampiyans? One noble family of such vegetarian vampires have been banished from Monster Land for their inability to scare...

Chieri is a sixth grade girl whose only friend is a stuffed toy named Cherry, which she found while hiding in the cellar during her father's funeral....

A japanese singer believes her father has been kidnapped. She goes to Hong Kong to find him.

With the Gyaos re-emerging, Gamera's ties to humanity have been severed with his bond to Asagi broken. Nagamine and Asagi investigate while an...