Action/Movie/Modern Titles

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Action: (Genre) Lots of shooting, explosions, and the like. Contains subcategories of more specific types such as "Gun-Action", "Martial Arts", and "Swordplay"; see also: "Fighting".

Movie: (Type) Self-explanatory. This should only apply to movies released in the theater.

Modern: (Setting) These are titles which have a modern feel to them; the story takes place in the present day (of the creation of this anime), give or take a few years.

Title Rating Synopsis
B

Bishoujo Senshi Sailor Moon S Movie: Kaguya-hime no Koibito
Buy The senshi are called upon to defend the Earth again, this time from the cruel Ice Queen, whom a fanciful and romantic astronomer names Princess Kaguya, after the Goddess whom he believes lives in the Moon. Luna falls in love with him, and their destinies become intertwined in the struggle for Earth.
Blood Rent See Blood: The Last Vampire

Blood: The Last Vampire
Rent Shortly before the Vietnam conflict, an American Airbase in Japan hides a deadly secret, and an even deadlier girl. Who is Saya? What is her connection to the U.S. Airbase? Does she even exist?
C

City Hunter (Live-Action Movie)
Rent Ryo Saeba, a womanizing private detective, is hired to find the runaway daughter of a wealthy businessman. Ryo's pursuit of the girl leads him to a cruise ship. Through coincidence, and a plot device borrowed from Die Hard, the ocean liner is hijacked, leaving Ryo to contend with the hostage takers as well as the elusive daughter.
D

Death Note (live-action movie #1)
Rent Yagami Light is a brilliant college student who, one day, finds a notebook simply titled "Death Note." Inside of this book is a list of rules and details as for the use of the "Death Note." When he realizes the power he holds, he decides he's going to make over the world. He wants to make it into a better place by killing those who do others harm. He has been nicknamed by the police "Kira." L, a brilliant detective who lives in secrecy, rises from the shadows and puts his life on the line trying to capture Light. Both L and Light believe themselves on the side of Justice, and the two match wits trying to show exactly which of them is "good" and which of them is "evil."
G

Gekijouban Shakugan no Shana
Rent

This movie is a retelling of the first story arc from Shakugan no Shana. Sakai Yūji is a normal high school student until one afternoon, time stops and a giant baby doll begins to consume the life force of the people around, Yuji being the only one not effected by the time freeze. Seeing him as special, the doll goes to consume him but is stopped by a young girl with fire-red hair and a katana. Yuji learns the horrifying truth about his own existence as a Torch, to say nothing of the horrors in this world as he is enlisted by this young girl, a Flame Haze, to bring out the entity responsible for having so many humans consumed. He names this girl "Shana" after her katana's name and she takes over the life of one of his female classmates who'd been consumed by the doll in order to stick close to him. Together, they must learn why there are so many Torches in the city as well as who's been killing the other Flame Haze's before its to late.


Golgo 13: The Professional
Rent Golgo 13 (a.k.a Duke Togo) is one of the world's most renowned assasins for hire. He charges fantastic fees, always gets his man, and has sex with countless women in the process. But the hunter becomes the hunted when the multi-millionaire Leonard Dawson, father of one of his victims, swears revenge. This man has the influence needed to bring the FBI, CIA, and the Pentagon into his service, plus he hires several assasins of his own who just might be even better than Golgo 13.
I

Inukami the Movie
Watch In 2007, the Punishment of Sexual Perversions Law came into effect. The city is surrounded by strange troops wearing protective suits and they begin to arrest anyone who looks like a pervert. No wonder that Inugami Master Keita and Inukami Youko are wanted for Class A perversions! What will happen to Keita, Youko, Kaoru’s Inukami, and the other lovely perverts? And what about Karina?
K
Kino no Tabi Movie 1 Rent See Kino no Tabi: the Beautiful World - life goes on

Kino no Tabi: the Beautiful World - life goes on
Rent Having taken the name of a stranger who died protecting her, Kino now lives in the forest with Shishou and trains hard at being an expert shot with a pistol. But she would like to find Kino’s village or family, and tell them of his fate, but with only a name and a distinctive coat that was worn by him, she does not have much to go on. With the assistance of Hermes, her talking motorcycle, they begin a strange adventure traveling to different countries and encountering exotic people, while chasing down leads.
Kino's Journey Movie 1 Rent See Kino no Tabi: the Beautiful World - life goes on
L
Lupin III: Dead of Alive See Rupan Sansei: Dead Or Alive
Lupin III: Farewell to Nostradamus Rent See Rupan Sansei: Kutabare! Nosutoradamusu
Lupin III: To Hell with Nostradamus! Rent See Rupan Sansei: Kutabare! Nosutoradamusu
Lupin the 3rd: Dead or Alive See Rupan Sansei: Dead Or Alive
Genre
Action Comedy(1) Comedy(5) Drama(5) Horror(2)
Mystery(3) Romance(4) Suspense(1) Tragedy(1)
Setting
Fantasy(4) Sci-Fi(3)
Demographic
Kid at heart(1) Shoujo(1)
Style
Acquired Taste(1) Weird(2)
Keywords
Adventure(5) Competition(2) Dark(2) Ecchi(2)
Fan Service(2) Fighting(3) Friendship(1) Gun-action(2)
High School(2) Live Action(3) Magic(1) Mahou Shoujo(1)
Martial Arts(3) Mecha(1) Pervert(1) Police(2)
Sequel(3) Sports(1) Supernatural(2) Vampires(1)
Video-game inspired(1) Violent(2) Vulgar(1)
Type
Release Year
2008(1) 2007(2) 2006(1) 2005(2) 2002(1) 2000(1) 1996(3) 1995(1)
1994(1) 1992(2) 1983(1)
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