Videoteca

The Ventures Live in Japan 1990 2005
Vintage Japanese import DVD featuring The Ventures' 1990 concert recorded on September 9th at the Matsudo Shiminkaikan Hall.

Dynamite Out 2005
More of Ringo's Dynamite! Exceptional Japanese chanteuse Shiina Ringo is musically charged once more leading the Tokyo Incidents to a triumphant live spectacle. Filled to the brim with their absorbing tunes, this release offers overall 22 hits including "Eki mae" ("In front of the station"), "Sabisu" ("Service"), "Kokoro" ("Heart") as well as the brand new smash hits "Transparent World" (written by Kameda Seiji with lyrics by Ringo) + "Superstar" plus more! No true fan should miss this spectacular music extravaganza!

Spirit of Wonder: Miss China Short Stories 2004
Three short stories featuring Miss China: "Shrinking of Miss China", "Planet of Miss China" and "Sake Cup of Miss China".

Sheena Ringo: Electric Mole 2003 star_border 6
"Electric Mole" is a concert film that documents Sheena Ringo's nationwide "Sugoroku Xstasy" tour in the summer of 2003. It marks the start of Sheena's band, Tokyo Jihen (albeit only as a backing band for Sheena at the time.)

Sheena Ringo: Baishou Xstasy 2003
"Baishou Xstasy" was a concert event held to commemorate the release of Sheena Ringo's third album, "Kalk Samen Kuri no Hana." Unlike the typical Sheena Ringo event, this event was performed by the "Noraneko Orchestra," led by Neko Saito. This event was linked to the short film "Kaleidoscope" and the official website "Saga."

ULTIMATE CRASH '02 LIVE AT BUDOKAN 2003
ULTIMATE CRASH '02 LIVE AT BUDOKAN is Onitsuka Chihiro's second live DVD, and is a recording from her one-night show on November 5, 2002 at the Nippon Budokan. It featured songs from her first three albums (although the last had not yet been released) and one cover.

UH Live Streaming 20 Dai wa Ike Ike! 2003
Footage of the online event (talk session and studio mini gig) celebrating Hikaru Utada's 20th birthday on January 19, 2003.

Blue Gender: The Warrior 2002 star_border 5.6
It is a time of chaos. Earth is no longer what it used to be. It has been infested with a bug like species called the Blue. Yuji Kaido, who has a mysterious disease, is put into suspended animation until a cure is found. When he wakes up Yuji learns that its been more than 20 years since he was put into suspended animation, and the world is now controled by these creatures. He joins a group of soldiers equipped with powerful mechas to fight against the Blue for hope of a better future.

CRADLE ON MY NOISE L*I*V*E -LIVE INSOMNIA VIDEO EDITION 2001
CRADLE ON MY NOISE L*I*V*E -LIVE INSOMNIA VIDEO EDITION is Onitsuka Chihiro's first live DVD, and consists mostly of songs from her Insomnia era. Both versions of "Gekkou" sung were close to the album version arrangements, with the difference being that the first time singing the song she started acapella. It was shot at SHIBUYA-AX on April 28, 2001.

Spirit of Wonder チャイナさんの縮小 2001

Sawayaka Na Ensou 2001
Recorded live at Toshiba EMI Studio in April 2001. This work was directed and edited by Shutoku Mukai, a vocalist and guitarist of Number Girl.

Sheena Ringo: Gokiritsu Japon 2000 star_border 6
Sheena Ringo's secret live house tour held from June to July 2000, performed under the band name of "Hatsuiku Status." The band and the songs performed on this tour were named after words relevant to child-care, botany, or gardening. Unlike normal live video works, it was recorded with direct sound quality without stereo processing because Sheena wanted listeners to feel the live atmosphere as it was.

Sheena Ringo: Gekokujyo Xstasy 2000
"Gekokujyo Xstasy" is a video album by Japanese singer and songwriter Ringo Sheena, released on 7 December 2000 by Toshiba EMI. It contains a live recording of Sheena during her first tour of the same name. "Gekokujyo Xstasy" was the first nationwide tour for Shiina performed from April 17, 2000 to June 7. The live video takes up two performances at NHK Hall and at Fukuoka Sunpalace mainly from this tour. The stage design of the tour makes a hospital a motif like her single "Honnou." The stage setting imitated an operating room, and an ECG Monitor or an anatomical model of the human body, etc. were arranged on the stage, and the synthesizer and the drum set were laid on operating tables. Shiina wears a white dress looks like gauze bandages with which she blinds her body. Four members of the tour band also wear the white coat.

Ushio and Tora: Comically Deformed Theater 1993
Ushio encounters a strange purple monster that seems to be helpful, Tora deals with a kitten, and finally there is a mass chase, reprising all of the monsters from the OVA series.

Tetsuo II: Body Hammer 1992 star_border 6.2
A Japanese salaryman finds his body transforming into a weapon through sheer rage after his son is kidnapped by a gang of violent thugs.

Spirit of Wonder: Miss China's Ring 1992 star_border 5
Sometime during the late 19th century, a young Asian girl has made a place for herself in a seaside town as the owner and operator of the Tenkai restaurant and boarding house... Yet "Miss China," as the locals call her, is in the dumps. She's got a Mad Scientist named Breckenridge living upstairs who is chronically late with the rent, and she's pining for Jim, a handsome watchmaker's apprentice whom she mistakenly believes is pursuing the local flower girl. But this isn't our world. It is a world that has the Spirit of Wonder, where every so often, just occasionally mind you, amazing things happen. The Mad Scientist actually has come up with an incredible invention, and Jim has an unbelievable plan to use it to give Miss China the most beautiful ring in all the World.

Boyfriend 1992
Takatou Masaki is the second youngest of four sons, and seemingly a delinquent by nature. His hot temper has put a wedge between himself and his strict father, gotten him kicked out of one school, and tossed him at a school notoriously horrible for the one thing he's truly good at, basketball. A chance encounter with the willful Yuuki Kanako may serve as a catalyst for change, as the indefinable connection she feels with him draws them together...

Mahjong Hishouden: Naki no Ryuu - Hiryuu no Shou 1991 star_border 4
An OVA released in 1991. Unlike the previous OVA series, this episode was produced separately by Toshiba.

DRAGON FIST 1991
Born as an aberration different from the expectations of a chief's son, Fei Long has been ostracized by his own people. To prepare for his destined future role as chief of his clan, Fei Long is sent to Japan to complete his schooling and gain experience mingling with humans. In Japan, he discovers not everything is simple.

Valis III 1990
After Yuko has defeated the evil Rogles, peace descended upon Earth and the magical world of Vecanti. But a new threat has arisen: an enigmatic man named Glames from the Dark World, possessor of a sword named Leethus, is planning to conquer both Earth and Vecanti, convinced that there is no other way to save his world from imminent destruction. A young girl from the Dark World named Cham escapes from Glames, and asks Yuko to help her stop him with the aid of her Valis sword.

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Idol Defense Force Hummingbird 1993
When the Japanese government puts civilian organizations in charge of the country's air force, some of these companies decide to put their aspiring idol singers behind the controls of their fighter planes. Among these groups of idol singers is Hummingbird, a five-woman team consisting of the Toreishi sisters: Satsuki, Uzuki, Yayoi, Kanna and Miina. During a taping session, video director Kudo sees some potential in these girls and jumps in to help them reach the top of the charts by directing their debut video.

Genesis Survivor Gaiarth 1992 star_border 9.5
In a post-apocalyptic future, Ital Del Labard sets out to avenge the death of Randis R. Khiezard. Along the way he teams up with a war-roid called Zaxon, and junk-hunter, Sahari.

Ozanari Dungeon: The Tower of Wind 1991 star_border 8
Mocha and her two companions are adventurers for hire. Unfortunately, their quest for wealth is hampered by their inability to finish a job. Just as they are going broke, Mocha contracts to steal a mystic dragon's head from the secluded temple of fire. When the trio finally escapes with the head, it speaks, offering a fortune for abandoning the contract and taking it to a different temple. Mocha readily agrees. They soon find themselves fighting their employer to prevent the end of the world.