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Foundation date 23 august 1983
Bandai Visual Co., Ltd. (バンダイビジュアル株式会社, Bandai Bijuaru Kabushiki Gaisha), is a Japanese anime, film production and distribution enterprise, established by Bandai Company, Limited and a subsidiary of Bandai Namco Holdings, Inc., which is based in Minato, Tokyo, Japan. Since the reorganisation of Bandai Namco Holdings in 2006, Bandai Visual now heads the group's Visual and Music Content Strategic Business Unit. Its subsidiaries include the Emotion Music Company, Limited, (whose logos also include the Moai from Easter Island), and Lantis Company, Limited music publishing labels.
It is involved in the production and distribution of several anime titles, including those it has directly produced itself and anime series produced by the anime studio Sunrise, a subsidiary of Bandai.
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Filmography of Bandai Visual (39 films)
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Kikujiro (1999)
, 2h1Directed by Takeshi Kitano
Origin Japon
Genres Drama, Comedy, Comedy-drama
Themes Films about children, Films about families, Seafaring films, Transport films, Le thème des vacances, Films about automobiles, Road movies
Actors Takeshi Kitano, Kayoko Kishimoto, Yūko Daike, Masayuki Suzuki, Kazuko Yoshiyuki, Akaji Maro
Masao, who lives alone with his grandmother in an old Shitamachi area of Tokyo, receives a package, and in looking for a seal finds a photo of his long lost mother. He finds her address in Toyohashi, several hundred miles to the west. Leaving home to see his mother, he meets his grandmother's neighbors, Kikujiro and his wife. Kikujiro's wife forces Kikujiro to accompany Masao on a journey to see his mother, telling Masao's grandmother that they are going to the beach.
, 1h8Genres Science fiction, Action, Adventure
Themes Sports films, Martial arts films, Superhero films
Actors Aya Sugimoto, Hiroshi Tsuburaya
The members of Super-GUTS (Super Global Unlimited Task Squad) track a monster to the moon, where it battles Ultraman Dyna. This creature proves resilient to Dyna's usual finishing moves (Solgent Ray). The next round of fight is very short because the monster abruptly vaporized in large yellow beam that unleashed from mysterious space-battleship.
Fireworks (1997)
, 1h43Directed by Takeshi Kitano
Origin Japon
Genres Drama, Thriller, Crime
Themes Mafia films, Seafaring films, Sports films, Transport films, Martial arts films, Yakuza films, Gangster films
Actors Takeshi Kitano, Kayoko Kishimoto, Ren Osugi, Susumu Terajima, Hakuryu, Kanji Tsuda
Kitano plays Nishi, a violent and unpredictable police detective who quits the force after a terrible incident results in his partner, Horibe (Ren Osugi), needing to use a wheelchair. After his retirement, he spends much of his time looking after his wife Miyuki (Kayoko Kishimoto), who has leukemia. The film moves at a deliberate pace and devotes much time to exploring their relationship. Nishi has also borrowed money from the Yakuza to pay for his wife's needs, and is having difficulty repaying them. Meanwhile, Horibe takes up painting and creates works of art that are surrealistic.
Suzaku (1997)
, 1h35Directed by Naomi Kawase
Origin Japon
Genres Drama
Themes Seafaring films, Transport films
Actors Machiko Ono, Jun Kunimura
Set in the mountainous Nishiyoshino region of Nara Prefecture, the film sketches the dissolution of a family suffering from the economic decline of their village. A vital railroad project was to have been constructed, employing the father of the family, but it was cancelled.
Junkers Come Here (1994)
, 1h40Directed by Jun'ichi Satō
Origin Japon
Genres Animation
Actors Shinnosuke Furumoto, Ao Takahashi, Kappei Yamaguchi, Misako Konno, Mitsuaki Madono, Mayumi Iizuka
Junkers Come Here suit l'histoire d'Hiromi Nozawa et de son chien Junkers. Alors qu'Hiromi plonge dans la solitude et la tristesse face au divorce de ses parents, Junkers essaye de la réconforter. En effet, Junkers n'est pas un chien comme les autres : doué de la parole, il lui accorde trois souhaits.
Sonatine (1993)
, 1h34Directed by Takeshi Kitano
Origin Japon
Genres Drama, Thriller, Comedy-drama, Action, Crime
Themes Mafia films, Seafaring films, Sports films, Transport films, Martial arts films, Yakuza films, Gangster films
Actors Takeshi Kitano, Susumu Terajima, Ren Osugi, Kenichi Yajima, Houka Kinoshita, Christopher Britton
Kitano plays Murakawa, an enforcer for the Tokyo-based yakuza tired of gangster life. He is sent by his boss to Okinawa, supposedly to mediate a dispute between their allies, the Nakamatsu and Anan clans. Murakawa openly suspects the assignment is an attempt to have him removed and even beats up one of his colleagues, Takahashi, whom he distrusts, but ends up going with his men. He finds that the dispute is insignificant, and while wondering why he was sent to Okinawa at all, the group's temporary headquarters are bombed and they are then ambushed in a bar, leaving several of his men dead.
, 1h59Genres Drama, Science fiction, Animation
Themes Transport films, Aviation films
Actors Patricia Ja Lee, Bin Shimada, Kazuyuki Sogabe, Michael Forest, Hirotaka Suzuoki, Masahiro Anzai
On an alternate Earth, an industrial civilization is flourishing amid an impending war between two bordering nations: the Kingdom of Honneamise and "The Republic".
, 1h30Origin Japon
Genres Comedy, Animation
Actors Brooke Adams, Chelsea Field, Samantha Mathis, Linda Hamilton
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.hack//Beyond the World (2012)
, 1h52Directed by Hiroshi Matsuyama
Genres Science fiction, Action, Animation
Themes Films set in the future, Films based on video games
Actors Nanami Sakuraba, Saki Fujita, Tori Matsuzaka, Nobuyuki Hiyama, Marina Inoue, Masako Katsuki
The story, taking place in 2024 Summer Olympics, follows the life of Sora Yuki, a 14-year-old girl persuaded by her friends to play the popular game called "The World". Due to an incident in The World, anomalies start occurring in the real world.
Loups=Garous (2010)
, 1h39Genres Drama, Science fiction, Thriller, Animation
Actors Marina Inoue, Hiromi Igarashi, Yutaka Aoyama
Based on the original novel by Natsuhiko Kyogoku, the story takes place sometime in the future. A deadly virus that has spread worldwide, has drastically reduced the world's population. Now, people have to eat synthetic food made out of sunflower seeds and must avoid any physical contact whatsoever. Only community centers (once called schools) exist and people can only communicate online. However a group of girls have pursued real contact outside of the society. When a series of brutal murders occur, it is up to them to see the dark secrets hidden in the closed off world they live in.
, 2hDirected by Seiji Mizushima
Genres Drama, Science fiction, War, Action, Animation
Themes Films set in the future, Films about extraterrestrial life, Space opera, Films about extraterrestrial life, Alien invasions in films, Disaster films
Actors Mamoru Miyano, Shin-ichiro Miki, Hiroyuki Yoshino, Hiroshi Kamiya, Haruka Tomatsu, Miyu Irino
Two years after the second season, an unknown alien fragment landed on a research station and reactivates it, causing it to head towards Earth. In Celestial Being's Asteroid Base, Ian Vashti greets his wife, Linda, after her 2-year assignment and unloads two new GN Drives and a new incomplete Gundam, the GNT-0000 00 Qan[T].
, 2h44Directed by Tatsuya Ishihara
Genres Drama, Science fiction, Comedy, Fantasy, Animation, Romance
Actors Tomokazu Sugita, Aya Hirano, Minori Chihara, Yūko Gotō, Daisuke Ono, Wendee Lee
Following on from the events of The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya anime series, the story takes place from December 16 until December 24, a month after the cultural festival. The SOS Brigade, led by Haruhi Suzumiya (Aya Hirano), makes plans to have a nabe party for Christmas. However, on the morning of December 18, Kyon (Tomokazu Sugita) arrives at school and finds that the very nature of his reality has changed; Haruhi and Itsuki Koizumi (Daisuke Ono) are missing, Ryoko Asakura (Natsuko Kuwatani) has mysteriously returned, Mikuru Asahina (Yūko Gotō) does not recognize him and Yuki Nagato (Minori Chihara) is an ordinary human. Only Kyon is aware that everything is different and no one else remembers anything about Haruhi or the SOS Brigade. The only clue Kyon manages to find is a bookmark left by the alien version of Yuki before everything was changed, telling him to gather "keys" to run a program. While wondering about this clue, he gets to know the new Yuki, who appears to be quite fond of him. As December 20 comes, Kyon learns from Taniguchi (Minoru Shiraishi) that Haruhi was at another high school the whole time, along with Itsuki and others formerly from his school. By revealing his identity to her as 'John Smith', an alias he had used when he travelled back in time to assist a young Haruhi, Kyon manages to convince Haruhi to believe his story. With her assistance they gather the SOS Brigade together in the club room, thus bringing the keys necessary for a program built by alien Yuki.
, 1h45Directed by Kenji Kamiyama
Origin Japon
Genres Science fiction, Thriller, Action, Crime, Animation
Themes Films about computing, Films set in the future, Political films, Cyberpunk films, Dystopian films
Actors Atsuko Tanaka, Akio Ōtsuka, Kōichi Yamadera, Osamu Saka, Yutaka Nakano, Tōru Ōkawa
In 2034, two years after the events of 2nd GIG, Public Security Section 9 is investigating a string of mysterious suicides by refugees from the Siak Republic. Chief Aramaki conducts a raid to arrest the refugee dictator only to find him already dead. In retaliation, a Siak operative plans a terrorist attack with a micromachine virus. Batou is sent to intercept the Siak operative and encounters Kusanagi, who is conducting her own investigation. Before they can apprehend the operative, he dies while attacking them. Kusanagi takes a case of virus ampules and warns Batou to stay away from the Solid State Society before leaving.
Innocent Seven (2005)
, 1h47Directed by Iizuka Minoru
Genres Drama, Comedy, Crime
Themes Films about families, Seafaring films, Transport films
Actors Hitomi Takahashi, Iizuka Minoru, Yōko Ishino, Kaoru Mizuki
Cutie Honey (2004)
, 1h34Directed by Hideaki Anno, Shingo Araki
Origin Japon
Genres Martial arts, Comedy, Action, Martial arts
Themes Seafaring films, Sports films, Transport films, Martial arts films
Actors Eriko Sato, Jun Murakami, Mayumi Shintani, Ryō Kase, Kyūsaku Shimada, Suzuki Matsuo
Honey Kisaragi, modeste employée de bureau très naïve, est en fait une gynoïde capable de se transformer en Cutie Honey, la Guerrière de l'Amour. Quand Sister Jill et son organisation criminelle Panther Claws apparaît, Cutie Honey s'oppose à elle. Elle sera aidée par une inspectrice, et un mystérieux journaliste.