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Iemasa Kayumi has 7 titles in the CriticCrunch catalog across a career spanning the 1980s through the 2000s. 2 sit in the Top 1% of all titles we track — including Warriors of the Wind.
2012
Action · Animation

After a global war, the seaside kingdom known as the Valley of the Wind remains one of the last strongholds on Earth untouched by a poisonous jungle and the powerful insects that guard it. Led by the courageous Princess Nausicaä, the people of the Valley engage in an epic struggle to restore the bond between humanity and Earth.
Dir. Hayao Miyazaki · With Sumi Shimamoto, Ichiro Nagai, Gorō Naya

In the year 2029, the barriers of our world have been broken down by the net and by cybernetics, but this brings new vulnerability to humans in the form of brain-hacking. When a highly-wanted hacker known as 'The Puppetmaster' begins involving them in politics, Section 9, a group of cybernetically enhanced cops, are called in to investigate and stop the Puppetmaster.
Dir. Mamoru Oshii · With Atsuko Tanaka, Akio Otsuka, Iemasa Kayumi

as Dolbal (voice) · Voice
Hyoga is missing somewhere in Asgard... When Seiya and the others are looking for him, Athena is kidnapped and they have to rescue her from Dolvar and some mysterious warriors.
Dir. Shigeyasu Yamauchi · With Toru Furuya, Hirotaka Suzuoki, Koichi Hashimoto

Set on the distant planet Zi, the story unfolds in a world where biomechanical creatures called Zoids serve as powerful weapons in the long-standing conflict between the Helic Republic and the Guylos Empire. A fragile ceasefire holds, but rising tensions and the return of ancient Zoidian technology threaten to plunge both nations back into war. The story follows Van Flyheight, a young boy who discovers Fiona, a mysterious girl with no memory, and Zeke, an Organoid capable of enhancing a Zoid’s combat abilities. Traveling with the resourceful Moonbay and the reserved mercenary Irvine, the group searches for clues to Fiona’s past. Their journey leads them across the Republic and eventually into the heart of a renewed conflict that will shape the future of Zi.
With Daisuke Kishio, Makiko Ohmoto, Mitsuki Saiga

Archeologist and avid puzzle solver Professor Layton and his assistant Luke are caught up in an adventure when a masked figure steals an entire opera house and forces those in attendance to play a high-stakes game. The winner will receive eternal life, but it could mean death for the losers.
Dir. Masakazu Hashimoto · With Yo Oizumi, Maki Horikita, Saki Aibu

as Bucho (segment "Construction Cancellation Order") (voice) · Voice
Crunchyroll · Included
A trilogy of separate stories. In "Labyrinth labyrinthos", a girl and her cat enter a strange world. In "Running Man", a racer takes on the ultimate opponent. In "Construction Cancellation Order", a man must shut down worker robots.
Dir. Rintaro, Yoshiaki Kawajiri, Katsuhiro Otomo · With Banjo Ginga, Masane Tsukayama, Hideko Yoshida

as Paragus (voice) · Voice
Crunchyroll · Included
While the Saiyan Paragus persuades Vegeta to rule a new planet, King Kai alerts Goku of the South Galaxy's destruction by an unknown Super Saiyan.
Dir. Shigeyasu Yamauchi · With Bin Shimada, Masako Nozawa, Ryo Horikawa
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