All Films

Broken Down Film

1985 • 6 min • Japan

A cowboy seeks to rescue, then woo, a damsel in distress. But he is constantly thwarted by the scratches, breaks, and other imperfections present in the film print itself.

Time Trouble

1985 • 53 min • United Kingdom

A child chess prodigy from Liverpool plays the Russian world champion, at a time of crisis in both their lives.

Beloved Woman

1985 • 60 min • Japan

Based on the novel by Tetsuro Miura, this 60-minute PV (Promotional Video) stars Aya Katsuragi.

Bavi Stock I: Fated to Be A Target

1985 • 45 min • Japan

Agent Kate Lee Jackson of the GPP (Space Police) frees the mute girl Muna from a prison on the Bentika Empire, a huge floating satellite. She also frees Bavi Stock, a young boxer jailed after accidentally killing an opponent and is in danger of being killed by the brutal prison regime.

Labyrinth: Rena Kuroki

1985 • 30 min • Japan

The mysterious sensuality of a man and woman who meet in the magical city sparks...

Jane

1985 • 13 min • United States of America

Someone said to me, of this film, that it was really about light; but Jane (who takes it as a portrait – i. e., sees herself in it) said: You gave me the moon and seven stars... and I signed this film, simply, Stan.

Flights

1985 • 55 min

'Imagine. The whole sky filled with silent sportsmen.' Henry is a teacher, and a very good one, but his dream of man-powered flight, and his habit of destroying the odd greenhouse on his test runs, threatens his career. Also there's his daughter Ruth, who would dearly love to retrieve her bicycle wheels from his flying machine.

Suicider

1985 • 54 min • Yugoslavia

Drama. Zagreb at the turn of the 19th and 20th centuries. Officer Ivan Meznar returns home from prison, but his wife and friends do not welcome him as he expected. Convinced that there is no other way out, this honorable man decides to commit suicide, but in the idyll of his native Zagorje, he meets the love of his early youth, which again puts him to the test. Vanca Kljakovic wrote the play Suicide based on Luigi Pirandello's novel Sun and Shadow.

Annie Oakley

1985 • 52 min • United States of America

Young Phoebe Mosey (Jamie Lee Curtis) defies expectations and proves herself to become "Little Miss Sure Shot" Annie Oakley, the legendary sharpshooter and "Wild West" icon.

Lunn Flies into the Wind

1985 • 24 min • Japan

Akira is a lonely middle school boy, ignored by his classmates and bullied by his teacher. He falls in love with the image of a girl on a coffee advertising poster and names her Lunn. Through his "friendship" with Lunn, he gradually finds the strength to pursue his own dreams.

Osaka People

1985 • 60 min • Japan

A man with a wound from the past pops up into a gay bar in the South of Osaka. While sheltering him, the bar's owner falls in love with him.

Kinnikuman: Hour-of-Triumph! Justice Superman

1985 • 60 min • Japan

While performing in a movie at Toei Eigamura, Kinnikuman suddenly disappears. Somehow, he has been sent to Edo Period Japan. In Edo Japan, a villain called Shuten Doji is threatening to destroy the Earth if he is not given Princess Mari. Always willing to impress a pretty girl, Kinnikuman immediately vows to destroy Shuten Doji. Aware of Kinnikuman's situation, Terryman, Robin Mask, and the other Justice Chojins travel to Edo Japan too (via Kinkotsu-obaba's powers).

Spooky Kitaro

1985 • 24 min • Japan

Movie based on the 1985 TV anime with an original plot.

Groper Train: One Minute Before Departure

1985 • 60 min • Japan

Kimiko, who came from the countryside, gets a job at a travel agency, but the manager she is introduced to is Yu, who was the person who molested her on the train. Feeling somewhat responsible, Yu teaches her the job and also gently guides her to become a more urban woman. Kimiko begins to have feelings for him, but is shocked to find out that Yu secretly loves Eri, the secretary to a client's president. Then, due to a certain incident, Kimiko ends up going to a hotel with that client's president, Chikamatsu...

Urban Jungle

1985 • 60 min

Bradford. Journalist Tristan Hanley, up from the south, is told by his paper's proprietor to get the story on a missing girl. His trail leads through the undergrowth of the city....

OL kankin (hakuchū no reipu)

1985 • 60 min • Japan

A taxi driver kidnaps a fare and imprisons her in his apartment.

Prehistoric Beast

1985 • 9 min • United States of America

In a dense forest, a monoceratops-type plant-eating dinosaur is stalked by a carnivorous Tyrannosaurus rex.

Carmen

1985 • 18 min

Carmen was Alexander Payne’s first short film, made while he was studying at UCLA Film School. It is a silent comedy, derived from the opera of the same name. In the film a mentally challenged gas station attendant is put in charge of the store, which leads to love and a tragic-comic end.

Cosmo Police Justy

1985 • 44 min • Japan

In the future humanity is spread throughout the galaxy. In their efforts to combat criminal espers the Cosmo Police are fortunate to have Justy on their side. However the esper criminals also know this and some of them are making plans for Cosmo Policeman Justy. As their leader says "There's only one way to kill the most powerful esper in the galaxy".

Graffiti

1985 • 28 min

A young man who lives in a South American military dictatorship goes out during curfew to make drawings with chalk, for thrills. The film was nominated for an Oscar for Best Live Action Short Film.

Urusei Yatsura: Ryoko's September Tea Party

1985 • 48 min • Japan

Ryoko throws a tea party for her friends. Flashbacks reveal the pasts of Ryoko's various guests.

Kinnikuman: Counterattack! Hidden Space Superman

1985 • 39 min • Japan

As the whole world watches the Choujin Rugby game on TV, the "Underground Space Emperor" Hydra King has his Underground Space Supermen kidnap Robin Mask. Their aim is to lure out the Seigi Choujins and then attack them using the Robin Memo, which contains info on all of the Seigi Choujin's weaknesses. Watching on TV all over the world, Kinnikuman and the Seigi Choujins get together and head for Planet Hydra.

Robotman & Friends

1985 • 42 min

Robotman, Stellar, and Oops are mechanical beings from the planet Robot Land who embark on a mission to help earthlings in need. Their mission is jeopardized by Roboron, an evil robot seeking to capture them and reprogram them to hate, not love.

The Demon Within

1985 • 54 min • Japan

A journalist becomes possessed by a gakidama, a spirit of the dead. Unknown to the man, a demon is now incubating in his stomach, and a mysterious stranger seem to know what afflicts him.