Historical Anime
Congming de Yixiu Zhi Fan Dou Gongzhu
A Chinese film version of the original Japanese Ikkyuu-san anime.
Rennyo to Sono Haha
Rennyo was the key figure responsible for the restoration of Shin Buddhism in Japan, in particular the Honganji lineage, during a slump in its fortunes during the Middle Ages. According to legend, his motivation was a pivotal childhood incident at the age of just six when his mother summoned him and informed him of his destiny to revive the fortunes of the Honganji school to which he was the next in line. She then mysteriously disappeared from the temple. Taking her words to heart, from a background of great poverty and hardship, at the age of 16 he set out to spread the word across the land.
(Source: AniList.co)
Rennyo Monogatari
A dramatization based on the novel "The Story of Rennyo" by Hiroyuki Itsuki.
REACH x Thermae Romae: Pietrada no Kekkon
Thermae Romae short (collaboration with a toothbrush brand REACH) to celebrate the 2nd live action movie. This short is part of an advertising campaign for the Otome Joshi no Tame no Anime Shinsho book series.
Baka Mukashi Banashi Movie: Jijii Wars
Animated adaptation of old Japanese folk tales with the modern twists by Keiko Sootome.
Qin Shi Ming Yue: Dizi Jiang Xi
This special is about a wounded man who finds himself caught up in the lives of twin sisters, and the man that they both fell in love with.
(Source: Wikipedia)
Daisougen to Hakuba
Bataar, a young Mongolian boy, wishes to cure his father's leg that was injured during a war with a neighbouring tribe. One day, a white horse suddenly appears before him and Bataar starts a magical journey through time to rewrite history and to prevent the war from ever happening.
Dasshutsu Gasshapon
The story revolves around Shouta, a regular high school boy whose life is suddenly changed when a creature called a Gasshapon appears in front of him, and claims to come from the future. (The Gasshapon is shaped like Bandai's Gashapon prize-dispensing machines.) The Gasshapon was sent to the past by the future Shouta, from an era in which an alien group called CC (or Cold Cosmo) have made it their mission to change all stars and planets that have light and warmth into dark, cold places like their own. The Gasshapon had intended to take young Shouta to 2080 to save the future, but because time travel had not been fully perfected yet, Shouta is thrown into a completely different time, the era of the Honnouji Incident (1582), where Shouta actually becomes the famous warlord Oda Nobunaga.
(Source: Anime News Network)
David gwa Goliath
A Korean adaptation of the biblical story of David and Goliath.
Dazhentan Fuermosi: Taoyu Dazhuibu
In the late 19th century, the Robin Hood-like thief March kept Scotland Yard busy by robbing the rich to help the poor, but Sherlock Holmes captured him at his illegitimate daughter Kitty's birthday party. Four years later, March attacked Scarface, the prison's chief thief, and escaped by scaling the wall. Holmes, knowing March had ulterior motives, allowed him to fulfill his wish before taking him to surrender. But Scarface suddenly reappeared, pointing his sword at Kitty.
Holmes and Watson, to save the innocent, joined forces with the twin detectives, Lee the Gorilla and Foxy, to rescue her. A life-or-death battle unfolded amidst a sky full of fireworks… The popular Sherlock Holmes book series is brought to the big screen for the first time, combining knowledge and entertainment—a must-see for adults and children alike!
(Source: Douban, translated)
Pika Don
An animation documentary describing the tragic consequences of the A-bomb explosion in Hiroshima on August 6th, 1945. The flash of the A-bomb, 100 times brighter than the sun, is called "PICA", and the enormous shock wave which came right after the flash is called "DON". At the time this film was completed, it was the very first attempt in the world to deal with such a sensitive subject of Hiroshima using animation media. Because of this short film, the City of Hiroshima decided to establish the Hiroshima International Animation Festival in 1984, appreciating animation art as an effective medium.
(Source: flickerfest.com.au)