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Foundation date 9 may 2005
A-1 Pictures Inc. (株式会社エー・ワン・ピクチャーズ, Kabushiki-gaisha Ē Wan Pikuchāzu) is a Japanese animation studio founded by ex-Sunrise producer Mikihiro Iwata, a subsidiary of Sony Music Entertainment (Japan)'s anime production firm Aniplex.
Filmography of A-1 Pictures (7 films)
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Garakowa -Restore the World- (2016)
Genres Drama, Science fiction, Animation
Actors Yumiri Hanamori, Risa Taneda, Ai Kayano, Ayane Sakura, Shizuka Ishigami, Yumi Uchiyama
Dans un monde virtuel constitué d'une multitude de dimensions, Dual et Dorothy ont pour mission d'éradiquer les virus qui menacent chacun de ces espaces. Et la règle est simple : tout monde infecté doit être systématiquement détruit. C'est leur travail, et elles seules en ont la responsabilité. Un jour, Dual et Dorothy découvrent une jeune fille attaquée par des virus. Elles parviennent néanmoins à la sauver, mais cet être semble rempli de mystère. Qui est-elle ?
Genres Drama, Science fiction, Fantasy, Action, Adventure, Animation
Themes Films about computing, Jeu, Films about video games, Films based on video games, Anticipation
Actors Akira Ishida, Megumi Toyoguchi, Kōsuke Toriumi, Rie Tanaka, Hikaru Midorikawa, Mamiko Noto
The movie starts with Junpei being kidnapped by a member of Strega, Chidori Yoshino, while Makoto and the rest are fighting Takaya, Jin, and the Shadow Arcana Hanged Man. As they're fighting, Makoto is knocked unconscious and sees a vision of Pharos, telling Makoto that he will be leaving despite Makoto's plead for him not to. Awakened, Makoto and his friends succeed in defeating the Shadow Arcana and save Junpei. Following the Shadow's defeat, Takaya and Jin retreat while Chidori is captured by SEES. The next day, Makoto and his friends along with Takeharu Kirijo decide to celebrate their victory for defeating all twelve Shadow Arcana and destroying Dark Hour. However, during the celebration party when the time reaches midnight, the Dark Hour started, shocking them. They then confront Ikutsuki at Tartarus, revealing that he had changed the recordings made by Yukari's father to lead them to defeating the twelve Shadow Arcana, which will bring the end of the world known as "The Fall". Using Aigis' controller, he controls Aigis to capture and crucify all SEES members except Takeharu whom Aigis holds at gunpoint. Takeharu breaks free and shoots Ikutsuki, but he is fatally shot as well by the latter, killing him. Just before Aigis could kill them, she regains control of herself and instead frees her friends. Cornered, Ikutsuki falls to his death from the tower due to his gunshot wound.
The Anthem of the Heart (2015)
Genres Drama, Fantasy, Musical, Animation, Romance
Actors Inori Minase, Kōki Uchiyama, Sora Amamiya, Yoshimasa Hosoya, Taishi Murata, Yō Yoshida
The story takes place in the Japanese city of Chichibu, where the story revolves around a young girl by the name of Jun Naruse. She is a girl who wants to cry out her true feelings, but always hurts people with her words. One day, she meets an egg fairy who claims he can help her with her problem. Jun accepts the fairy's deal to help her, and the fairy seals her words away, so she could never speak again and never hurt people with her words again.
, 2h2Genres Drama, Musical, Animation
Themes Films based on video games
Actors Asami Imai, Eriko Nakamura, Azumi Asakura, Hiromi Hirata, Rie Kugimiya, Asami Shimoda
The film follows the idols of 765 Production and is set after the events of the 2011 anime television series The Idolmaster. The film starts off at the 765 clerk office, beginning with the idols singing the opening song, "Masterpiece". The idols are also going to a fashion show to show off their stage costumes.
, 1h26Directed by Masaya Fujimori
Genres Comedy, Fantasy, Action, Adventure, Animation
Actors Tetsuya Kakihara, Aya Hirano, Rie Kugimiya, Yūichi Nakamura, Cherami Leigh, Sayaka Ohara
Éclair (エクレア, Ekurea), a priestess from Fire Village, escapes a raid from an invading army with one of her village's two mystical Phoenix Stones in her possession, but loses consciousness. Years later, Lucy Heartfilia finds Éclair and her birdlike companion Momon (モモン) collapsed on the streets of Magnolia while returning home from a failed mission to catch a bandit gang leader. Lucy brings the two to Fairy Tail's guildhall to recover and introduces them to her friends Natsu Dragneel, Happy, Gray Fullbuster, Erza Scarlet, Wendy Marvell, and Carla. Hearing a premonition from Carla, Éclair leaves to enter the monster-filled Boundary Forest. Lucy and her friends offer to accompany Éclair to protect her, to which Éclair reluctantly agrees, telling them that she despises wizards and magic.
, 1h33Genres Drama, Science fiction, Fantasy, Action, Adventure, Animation
Themes Films about computing, Jeu, Films about video games, Films based on video games, Anticipation
Actors Akira Ishida, Megumi Toyoguchi, Kōsuke Toriumi, Rie Tanaka, Hikaru Midorikawa, Mamiko Noto
The movie starts with SEES' battle in a full moon phase on July. Junpei Iori, Akihiko Sanada, and Mitsuru Kirijo are fighting the Shadow Arcana Hierophant with Fuka Yamagishi providing tactical support for them. Meanwhile Makoto Yuki and Yukari Takeba are captured by the Shadow Arcana Lovers and under its spell but eventually free themselves from it. Defeating the Hierophant, Junpei, Akihiko, and Mitsuru regroup with Makoto and Yukari, and they defeat the Arcana Lovers. Unbeknownst to them, they are observed by three mysterious people. Makoto and the others goes to Yakushima for a break and they spend most of the day playing at the beach. While trying to flirt with women under Junpei's insistence, Makoto encounters a mysterious blonde haired girl. At night, Mitsuru's father, Takeharu Kirijo, gathers everyone and reveals that the Dark Hour and the Shadows were created by an accident caused by Mitsuru's grandfather Kouetsu Kirijo and Yukari's father Eiichiro Takeba in an attempt to create a device that could manipulate time. He shows a video left by Yukari's father, who reveals that SEES can end the Dark Hour by destroying the twelve Arcana Shadows. This revelation shocks Yukari who feels responsible for her father's sin, but Makoto comforts her. Entering the Dark Hour, Makoto and Yukari are attacked by Shadows and are almost killed until the blonde haired girl from earlier, revealed to be a Persona user, saved them. Shuji Ikutsuki introduces the girl as Aigis, a 7th Generation Anti-Shadow Suppression Weapon developed by the Kirijo Group, and she joins SEES.
Welcome to the Space Show (2010)
, 2h16Directed by Masaaki Yuasa
Genres Science fiction, Animation
Themes Films about extraterrestrial life, Films about extraterrestrial life
Actors Tomoyo Kurosawa, Keiji Fujiwara, Tamaki Matsumoto, Onosaka Masaya, Noriko Hidaka, Banjō Ginga
Welcome to the Space Show, whose story "surpasses Star Wars in its scale" according to its producers, tells of the four adventures of five schoolmates and an alien dog in space during summer vacation.