INDUSTRY ROUTE · JAPAN
Japanese cinema
Animation and live action on one shelf, tracked by studio and era.
87 titles from this industry are in the hand-verified BRYME catalogue, years 1950 to 2025, each entry carrying an official trailer checked against YouTube’s oEmbed record. This is a shelf, not an encyclopedia: what is listed here is what the desk has actually verified.
Directors appearing more than once: Hayao Miyazaki, Makoto Shinkai, Haruo Sotozaki.
The shelf
Every title, newest first
- Sakamoto Days
The world's greatest hitman retires, gets married, gains weight — and can't stop getting dragged back in. - Demon Slayer: Infinity Castle
The Corps is pulled into Muzan’s fortress of shifting rooms. Haruo Sotozaki’s theatrical continuation of Demon Slayer is a movie, not a recap episode. - Chainsaw Man: Reze
The Reze Arc, as a movie. Tatsuya Yoshihara directs; Kikunosuke Toya returns as Denji. A theatrical Chainsaw Man chapter, not a recap of the TV season. - Dandadan
A boy who believes in ghosts and a girl who believes in aliens team up — and both are right. - Kaiju No. 8
A man who dreams of joining the anti-kaiju defense force becomes a kaiju himself. - Look Back
Two girls bond over drawing manga — a poignant short from the creator of Chainsaw Man. - Solo Leveling
Based on the Korean web novel and manhwa by Chugong. Sung Jinwoo, the weakest E-Rank hunter, survives the double dungeon and awakens a mysterious leveling… - Godzilla Minus One
Japan, post-war, zero hope. And then the sea begins to move. The best Godzilla film in decades. - The Boy and the Heron
A boy, a grey heron that talks, and a tower that leads to the land of the dead. Miyazaki returns. - The Apothecary Diaries
A poison-testing girl in the imperial court solves medical mysteries with wit and chemistry. - Frieren: Beyond Journey's End
An elf mage outlives her adventuring party and journeys to understand the humans she loved. - Hell's Paradise
A condemned ninja is sent to a mysterious island to find the Elixir of Life — and face its horrors. - Mashle: Magic and Muscles
In a world ruled by magic, a boy with impossible muscles punches his way to the top. - Nope
A horse ranch, a UFO, and a question: what do you feed a predator that lives in the sky? - Blue Lock
Three hundred strikers compete in a ruthless program to create Japan's ultimate egoist forward. - Chainsaw Man
Denji is a broke teenager who merges with his chainsaw devil to survive — and becomes a Public Safety Devil Hunter. - Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero
The Red Ribbon Army returns with a new army of androids. Piccolo and Gohan step up while Goku and Vegeta train — the highest-rated Dragon Ball film ever. - One Piece Film: Red
Uta, the world's greatest diva, reveals her identity at her first live concert — and Luffy's crew is in the crowd. - Spy x Family
A spy, an assassin and a telepath form a fake family — each hiding their true identity from the others. - Suzume
A girl and a mysterious young man travel Japan closing doors that let disaster through. Makoto Shinkai. - Drive My Car
A theatre director forms a quiet bond with the driver assigned to him while preparing a multilingual production. - Horimiya
A popular girl and a quiet boy discover each other's hidden sides. A warm, funny romance. - Jujutsu Kaisen 0
The prequel: Yuta Okkotsu, cursed by his childhood friend's spirit, joins Tokyo Jujutsu High. - Jujutsu Kaisen
Yuji Itadori swallows a cursed finger and becomes the host of Sukuna, the King of Curses — and joins Tokyo Jujutsu High to fight curses. - Alice in Borderland
Ryohei Arisu, a bored young gamer, and his two friends are suddenly transported to a deserted, alternate-reality Tokyo where survival depends on completing… - Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba
Tanjiro Kamado joins the Demon Slayer Corps to cure his sister Nezuko and avenge his family. - Fire Force
Special firefighters battle spontaneous human combustion in a world where flames are the enemy. - Kaguya-sama: Love Is War
Two geniuses who love each other refuse to confess — it's a battle of wits and pride. - Vinland Saga
Thorfinn joins a Viking mercenary crew to avenge his father — and the journey changes everything. A historical masterpiece. - Weathering with You
A boy who can make it rain meets a girl who can clear the sky. Makoto Shinkai's follow-up to Your Name. - Dragon Ball Super: Broly
The Legendary Super Saiyan Broly returns, retold for the modern era with gorgeous animation. - Shoplifters
A family living at the edges of Tokyo takes in a young girl and confronts what family means beyond blood. - That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime
A man reincarnates as a slime with the power to absorb anything — and builds a monster nation. - Violet Evergarden
A former child soldier becomes an Auto Memory Doll, writing letters that help others — and learning what love means. - Get Out
A Black man meets his white girlfriend's family. They're very welcoming. Too welcoming. - Black Clover
In a world where magic is everything, Asta — born without it — aims to become the Wizard King. - Your Name
Two strangers swap bodies across time. One comet, one fate, and a name they cannot remember. - A Silent Voice
A former bully seeks redemption with the deaf girl he tormented. One of anime's most moving films. - Mob Psycho 100
A powerful psychic boy just wants a normal life. From the creator of One Punch Man. - My Hero Academia
In a world where 80% of people have quirks, Izuku Midoriya inherits the power of the world's greatest hero and enters U.A. High. - Re:Zero – Starting Life in Another World
Subaru is transported to a fantasy world with one power: when he dies, time rewinds and he remembers everything. - Dragon Ball Super
Goku and Vegeta reach god-level power against Beerus, Zamasu and the Tournament of Power. - One Punch Man
Saitama can defeat any enemy with a single punch — and he's bored. The comedy-action masterpiece from ONE and Yusuke Murata. - Overlord
A powerful wizard stays logged into a dying game and rules the world as its new overlord. - Haikyu!!
A short volleyball player with a huge jump joins his school's team and aims for nationals. - The Seven Deadly Sins
A princess recruits seven legendary knights to save the kingdom of Britannia. - Tokyo Ghoul
A college student becomes half-ghoul after a transplant and must survive between two worlds. - Your Lie in April
A pianist who can't hear his own music meets a free-spirited violinist who changes everything. - Attack on Titan
The dark fantasy masterpiece by Hajime Isayama. Eren Yeager joins the Survey Corps to fight man-eating Titans — and discovers the truth about his world is far… - The Wind Rises
The fictionalized life of Jiro Horikoshi, designer of the Zero fighter. Miyazaki's farewell (first time). - JoJo's Bizarre Adventure
Generations of the Joestar family battle supernatural threats with the power of Stands. - Kuroko's Basketball
The phantom sixth man of a legendary team returns to high school basketball with a new teammate. - Sword Art Online
Players trapped in a VR death game must clear all 100 floors to escape — or die in real life. - Hunter x Hunter
Gon Freecss becomes a Hunter to find his father — and encounters an impossible world of Nen, Chimera Ants and more. - Steins;Gate
A self-proclaimed mad scientist accidentally invents time travel and must face the consequences of changing the past. - Fairy Tail
The wizards of the Fairy Tail guild take on impossible jobs — with friendship as their real power. - Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood
Two brothers search for the Philosopher's Stone to restore what they lost in a forbidden alchemical ritual. Widely called the best anime ever made. - Departures
A cellist returns home and takes work preparing bodies for funerals, gradually finding dignity and purpose in an unexpected profession. - Soul Eater
Weapon and meister pairs hunt evil souls at Death Weapon Meister Academy. - Toradora!
A gentle giant and a tiny dragon team up to help each other win their crushes. - Code Geass
A genius student gets a power that lets him command anyone — and uses it to overthrow an empire. - Gintama
An alien-invaded Edo era, a lazy samurai, and the most chaotic comedy in anime. - Paprika
A therapist uses a device that lets her enter dreams — until it's stolen. Satoshi Kon's masterpiece. - Bleach
Ichigo Kurosaki becomes a Soul Reaper and defends the living world from evil spirits called Hollows. - Howl's Moving Castle
A young woman cursed into old age finds refuge in a wizard's magical walking castle. Miyazaki. - Samurai Champloo
A waitress hires two swordsmen to find 'the samurai who smells of sunflowers' — hip-hop meets Edo Japan. - Naruto
The classic shonen anime by Masashi Kishimoto. Naruto Uzumaki, the village outcast, trains to become Hokage while chasing his rival Sasuke — a story of ninjas,… - Spirited Away
A girl wanders into a spirit world and must work in a bathhouse to save her parents — and herself. - Battle Royale
A class of students is forced into a deadly state-sanctioned contest on a remote island. The thriller examines authority, fear and survival. - One Piece
The legendary anime based on Eiichiro Oda's manga. Monkey D. Luffy sets sail to find the One Piece and become King of the Pirates, gathering a crew of dreamers… - Cowboy Bebop
Bounty hunters in space, a jazz soundtrack, and one of the greatest endings in anime. 'See you space cowboy.' - Trigun
The pacifist gunslinger Vash the Stampede, worth sixty billion double-dollars, is hunted across a desert planet. - Princess Mononoke
A prince, a wolf-girl, and a war between humans and the forest. Miyazaki's greatest epic. - Perfect Blue
A pop idol leaves music for acting and begins to question what is real as pressure and obsession close in. - Whisper of the Heart
A bookish schoolgirl discovers a boy who shares her dreams — and finds her own path. Ghibli's quiet gem. - Slam Dunk
A delinquent joins his school's basketball team for a girl — and discovers a passion. - Porco Rosso
A World War I ace cursed with a pig's face fights air pirates in the Adriatic. - Dragon Ball Z
Goku defends Earth from increasingly cosmic threats — Frieza, Cell, Majin Buu. The most famous shonen of all time. - Kiki's Delivery Service
A young witch leaves home to start her own delivery service in a seaside city. - Akira
In a future Tokyo, a teenager gains destructive power while his friend tries to stop the consequences. It is a landmark animated science-fiction story. - Grave of the Fireflies
Two siblings struggle to survive in Japan at the end of World War II. Studio Ghibli's most devastating film. - My Neighbor Totoro
Two sisters befriend a gentle forest spirit in the countryside. Ghibli's most beloved film. - Castle in the Sky
A boy and a girl search for the legendary floating city of Laputa. Ghibli's first masterpiece. - Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind
A princess fights to save her valley and the poisoned world from war and the toxic jungle. - Seven Samurai
Farmers hire masterless samurai to defend their village from bandits. The epic action drama examines duty, class and collective survival. - Tokyo Story
An elderly couple visits their adult children in Tokyo and discovers how time and responsibility have changed family life. - Rashomon
Several witnesses describe the same violent event in conflicting ways. The film is a classic study of memory, perspective and truth.