Gakken Movies

A huge solar flare is predicted to fry the Earth. Astronauts aboard the spaceship Helios must go to the Sun to drop a bomb equipped with an...

Aramis fell off her horse and received the aid of a man named Francois. They fell in love with each other at first sight and spent their time happily...

Odin centers around the novice crew of the laser sailing space schooner Starlight as they embark on an historic interstellar test flight. They are...

Adaptation of the classic masterpiece about the relationship between parents and their children.

Six year old Momoko and Motoharu are turned suddenly into High school students. And more than that they have now psychic powers.

Yamahiko, the younger brother, hunts in the mountains, and Umihiko, the older brother, fishes in the sea. One day, Yamahiko loses Umihiko's precious...

A white elephant, adored by his friends, has a mother who is blind. One day, the white elephant is captured at the king's request. However, the king,...

An old donkey, who had been working hard for a farmer, quits his job and heads for the town, where he meets a dog, a cat, and a cat. The four animals...

Red Oni, who is feared because of his appearance, wants to be friends with the villagers. For the sake of Red Oni, Blue Oni becomes a villain and...

Based on the story by Kenji Miyazawa in which two hunters get lost in the woods and discover a strange restaurant which makes a number of...

A stop-motion puppet animation adaptation of Hans Christian Anderson's tale The Ugly Duckling.

A young boy named Takeshi steals an origami crane from his friend Nobu. To Takeshi's surprise the crane begins talking to him and offers to take him...

A traditional Japanese fable telling of a kind old man, his avaricious wife and an injured sparrow. The story explores the effects of greed,...

A short animated film by from 1959.

A short puppet animation movie by Kazuhiko Watanabe.

The Robot Moles is an adorable story about flowers, moles, dumb scientists and a little girl.

A short animated film from 1962.

Gauche is in charge of playing cello in the orchestra. He has a few days left before the concert, but he is unable to play it well. One night, while...

A stop-motion puppet animation adaptation of Hans Christian Anderson's Thumbelina.

A stop-motion adaptation of Hans Christian Andersen's The Snow Queen.