The best Hideaki Anno’s science fiction movies
We present our ranking of the best Hideaki Anno’s movies. Do you love cinema? Or are you looking for a movie of your favorite actor to watch tonight? Surely you have some to see or that you did not know yet about Hideaki Anno.
Shin Godzilla
6.8/10
When a massive, gilled monster emerges from the deep and tears through the city, the government scrambles to save its citizens. A rag-tag team of volunteers cuts through a web of red tape to uncover the monster's weakness and its mysterious ties to a foreign superpower. But time is not on their side - the greatest catastrophe to ever befall the world is about to evolve right before their very eyes.
Japan Sinks
5.6/10
In the aftermath of a major earthquake, scientists predict that Japan will sink into the sea. As further disasters follow, politicians plead with other countries to take refugees, while scientists struggle to save Japan itself.
Funky Forest: The First Contact
6.6/10
An outrageous collection of surreal, short attention span non-sequiturs largely revolving around Guitar Brother, his randy older sibling, and the pair's portly Caucasian brother.
Death Kappa
4.6/10
When military experiments go haywire and trigger an atomic bomb, the consequences are of epic proportions. A monster arrives in the midst of the nuclear fallout, and Japan's defenses are helpless against it. Mankind's only savior is an irradiated water goblin from Japanese folklore called the "Death Kappa." The two rival monsters must go head-to-head in the ultimate battle between good and evil!
Daicon Film's Return of Ultraman
6.8/10
The final fan-made Ultraman short film directed by Hideaki Anno. Based on The Return of Ultraman series.
Orochi Strikes Again
The mythical eight-headed serpent Orochi was created by aliens, which invaded Earth in ancient times. 2000 years later, they dispatch the Orochi again to destroy Japan and the rest of the world. Only a team of the Japan Self-Defense Forces and a scientist can destroy it.
Ultraman
Hideaki Anno's first Ultraman fan film, an 8mm short made at Osaka University of Arts in 1980. Using only sound effects, Hideaki Anno acts out an episode of the classic series where he portrays Ultraman. It would be followed by the more well known Return of Ultraman short in 1983. A partial recreation of this short was featured in the Blue Blazes (Aoi Honō) TV series.
