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Shozo Iizuka has 9 titles in the CriticCrunch catalog across a career spanning the 1970s through the 2010s. 1 ranks in the Top 10%, led by Memories.
Fate/stay night: Heaven's Feel I. Presage Flower
2017
Action · Animation
Three back-to-back anime films by three different directors make up this sci-fi trilogy three years in the making.
Dir. Katsuhiro Otomo, Koji Morimoto, Tensai Okamura · With Tsutomu Isobe, Koichi Yamadera, Shozo Iizuka
Documentary filmmaker Genya Tachibana has tracked down the legendary actress Chiyoko Fujiwara, who mysteriously vanished at the height of her career. When he presents her with a key she had lost and thought was gone forever, the filmmaker could not have imagined that it would not only unlock the long-held secrets of Chiyoko’s life... but also his own.
Dir. Satoshi Kon · With Miyoko Shoji, Mami Koyama, Fumiko Orikasa
The great King Gurumes is searching for the Dragon Balls in order to put a stop to his endless hunger. A young girl named Pansy who lives in the nearby village has had enough of the treachery and decides to seek Muten Rōshi for assistance. Can our heroes save the village and put a stop to the Gurumes Army?
Dir. Daisuke Nishio · With Masako Nozawa, Hiromi Tsuru, Naoki Tatsuta
as Shitsuji (voice) · Voice
Prime Video · Rent
Goku and Kuririn are given an assignment by Kame-Sen'nin: "Retrieve the sleeping princess from Lucifer and I will take you as my students." But the mission proves to be more perilous than originally thought.
Dir. Daisuke Nishio · With Masako Nozawa, Mayumi Tanaka, Nachi Nozawa
Orphaned Remi gets hired out to a traveling street entertainer Vitalis when her foster parents fall on hard times.
With Masako Sugaya, Yōsuke Kondō, Hiroko Suzuki
Musashino, Tokyo. An elementary schooler repeatedly attacks people in the streets. Known only to the public as "Lil Slugger", none of the victims can recall the young boy's face and only three distinct details are left in their memories: golden inline skates, a baseball cap, and the weapon: a bent golden baseball bat. Detectives Ikari and Maniwa set out to track down the perpetrator and put an end to his crimes.
Dir. Satoshi Kon · With Mamiko Noto, Daisuke Sakaguchi, Haruko Momoi
Tekkaman Blade takes place in the year 2300 AD. On a certain moment, the Radam attack Earth. A few months after the beginning of the invasion, a Tekkaman appears, he calls himself Blade and with the help of the Space Knights, Blade starts to fight the Radam. But there are a few things that Blade isn't telling about his past.
With Hirotaka Suzuoki, Chisa Yokoyama, Yuko Mizutani
as Flinch (voice) · Voice
While attempting to win the affections of a beautiful rival, a master thief risks death to learn the secret intentions of a wealthy and seemingly immortal, but certainly ruthless, recluse.
Dir. Soji Yoshikawa · With Yasuo Yamada, Kiyoshi Kobayashi, Eiko Masuyama
The magical kingdom of Lucis is home to the world’s last remaining Crystal, and the menacing empire of Niflheim is determined to steal it. King Regis of Lucis commands an elite force of soldiers called the Kingsglaive. Wielding their king’s magic, they fight to protect Lucis. As the overwhelming military might of the empire bears down, King Regis is faced with an impossible ultimatum – to marry his son, Prince Noctis to Princess Lunafreya of Tenebrae, captive of Niflheim, and surrender his lands to Niflheim rule. Although the king concedes, it becomes clear that the empire will stop at nothing to achieve their devious goals, with only the Kingsglaive standing between them and world domination.
Dir. Takeshi Nozue · With Go Ayano, Shioli Kutsuna, Ayumi Fujimura
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